The Universe Masters from all corners of the cosmos were still scouring every Primitive Star, painstakingly searching for the Blood Cloud Palace Master's whereabouts, when sudden news broke: "In the Northern Frontier Alliance, the Star River Master clashed with the Blood Cloud Palace Master!" The two engaged in a direct confrontation, yet under the Star River Master's full assault, the Blood Cloud Palace Master sustained only an extremely minor injury, his aura virtually unchanged, before the Star River Master voluntarily withdrew and left.

"Impossible!" "The Star River Master went all out? If the Star River Master went all out, even I could withstand it... but I would certainly be heavily wounded. And the Blood Cloud Palace Master's aura barely shifted?"

"How could he be that strong?"

"Is the Blood Cloud Palace Master hiding within the Blood Cloud Palace, using it to block the attack? What? He wasn't? He blocked the Star River Master's ultimate move in a direct clash?"

The Universe Masters searching the Primitive Stars were utterly stunned, refusing to believe what they heard. They pressed for details, probing every aspect of that battle. The more these Universe Masters inquired, the clearer the details of that fight became, and the deeper their despair grew. Heavens! The Star River Master used his most cherished ultimate treasure, unleashing his most heaven-defying ultimate move.

The Blood Cloud Palace Master withstood it head-on, his injuries negligible?

Powerless!

A sense of utter futility washed over every Universe Master. Even powerhouses like Feng Huo God Lord, whose confidence was comparable to the Star River Master's, dared not claim they could surpass the Star River Master.

"Let's go."

"Let's head back."

"Just like that, we leave?"

"If we don't leave, then what? If the Star River Master couldn't handle him, then no Universe Master can handle the Blood Cloud Palace Master. Even the Universe's Strongest are only slightly stronger than the Star River Master. Within the Original Universe, the might of the Universe's Strongest is heavily constrained. If the Star River Master couldn't even seriously injure the Blood Cloud Palace Master, what can the Universe's Strongest do? Heavily wound him?"

"Let's go."

One by one, the Universe Masters gave up. After all, this pursuit had made them acutely aware of their own impotence.

"I didn't expect the Blood Cloud Palace Master to become this strong."

"The Blood Cloud Palace Master back then was formidable, certainly, but not this ridiculously so. When existences like the Star River Master went after him, the Blood Cloud Palace Master back then would have long since fled at the first sign of pursuit, never daring to resist."

"Now that his strength has increased, killing him is even harder."

Some Universe Masters began to voluntarily depart.

The universe is this way.

Strength dictates destiny!

No matter how reckless, how unrestrained, or how malevolent one might be, if they can reach the level of the Universe's Strongest, then the major factions will not dare provoke them; instead, they will flock to curry favor! Take, for instance, Sitting Mountain Guest, or the Void True Demon God—a few lone Universe's Strongest individuals with bizarre tempers who kill on a whim, yet not a single faction dares to call for their execution, not even an open utterance. Why?

Never mind reaching the level of Universe's Strongest; merely attaining the tier of the Star River Master is enough to warrant frenzied invitations and worship from the major factions.

Clearly, the Blood Cloud Palace Master, having weathered the Star River Master's strongest ultimate move without serious injury, was already approaching that echelon.

"In the future, don't provoke that madman." "Don't provoke him. He can't be killed, he's superb at escaping, and he has no attachments. Unless one is willing to pay an endless price to suppress and seal him forever, but no faction is willing to bear that cost. After all, the Blood Cloud Palace Master is just an individual, not tied to the survival of any major faction."

One battle settled the status.

The Blood Cloud Palace Master went from being hunted by every major faction in the universe to being an entity they preferred to ignore and avoid provoking.

It wasn't that the major factions didn't want to recruit him; it was just that, judging by history... recruiting the Blood Cloud Palace Master might actually invite his counter-attack or slaughter. He was a certified madman!

... Luo Feng had intended to linger among the Primitive Stars for a few more days, but he hadn't expected the Universe Masters to leave one after another. With the intensity of the search clearly diminished, Luo Feng quietly slipped away from one Primitive Star straight out into the expanse...

Luo Feng's Divine Kingdom.

"Rumble..." Even a calm sea can churn up three-foot waves, and on the boundless, pitch-black ocean spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers, the resulting tides were astonishingly vast, booming like thunder, surging and rolling.

Above the endless dark sea, at the center of the entire Divine Kingdom, within the majestic palace.

Luo Feng stood before the palace, overlooking his boundless Divine Kingdom.

"I'm back."

"It's over."

Luo Feng smiled, feeling an unprecedented sense of ease.

Recalling the events surrounding this famous battle, the catalyst was primarily Void True Demon God's attempt to kill him. He went to kill Venerable Tianhua, only to discover the Venerable was hiding inside a flying palace-type ultimate treasure. This sparked a much larger storm: killing over 800 Universe Venerables, battling a Universe Master, and then wiping out over 6,000 Universe Venerables with a single miniature universe strike—truly cementing his name across the cosmos and striking awe in all directions.

The brief appearance of the Blood Cloud Palace Master caused a massive uproar, completely diverting attention.

"The objective is achieved."

"I am on par with the Master of Banfu, and I even displayed my strongest secret technique. I am unequivocally a Universe Master! And a particularly difficult one to deal with," Luo Feng mused internally. His only weakness was his inability to control a region of space and time. This point might indeed arouse suspicion in some powerful beings.

But what if they were suspicious? Being able to unleash the 'Golden Light' and the 'Miniature Universe' had already showcased Luo Feng's absolute Universe Master combat strength. From the strategic perspective of the universe's major powers vying for dominance, Luo Feng was clearly established as a Universe Master-level combatant, and with several avatars, he was exceedingly difficult to handle.

"Still, the Star River Master is truly strong," Luo Feng sighed softly. "Even with my Jie Armor, if it weren't for the Star Tower's long edge blocking the initial impact... one move might have annihilated my main body."

The Star Tower's long edge blocked first.

Followed by the impact, which the Jie Armor still weakened, yet it still caused a two-thousandth loss to his divine body.

If only the Blood Shadow Blade had blocked it, resulting in a 50% loss to the divine body, that would have been normal. With just a few more moves, he could have been annihilated! Unless he was fully armed!

"Compared to the peak Universe Masters... my divine body is slightly weaker. And my offensive armament is too frail," Luo Feng frowned. "When fighting Universe Masters, the Blood Shadow Blade alone seems insufficient." Master Shen Huo's avatar, for instance, used a matched pair of top-tier ultimate treasure warhammers, granting cumulative power.

And Master Shen Huo wasn't even among the most elite in terms of status and strength within the universe.

Take Yan Emperor, who wielded the 'Yan God Halberd,' which was a top-tier item among peak ultimate treasures! It was on the same level as Luo Feng's 'Jie Armor.'

Chaos City Master... has three avatars; the strongest naturally fights in the vast expanse of the Universe Sea. Even the one in the Original Universe is clad in Thousand Treasure Armor and wields a gem-encrusted staff. The Thousand Treasure Armor is merely a 'domain-type ultimate treasure,' the same tier as the Star River Master's domain-type ultimate treasure. Luo Feng hasn't witnessed his teacher fight, but he estimates the two would be roughly comparable.

"My offensive weapons are lacking."

"Indeed."

"Didn't Teacher say that if I kill ten top-tier Universe Overlords, or one Universe Master, he could forge a peak ultimate treasure for me?" Luo Feng thought, something along the lines of the 'Yan God Halberd,' a pinnacle masterpiece, would suffice.

It didn't necessarily have to be a peak domain-type ultimate treasure.

After all, some peak ultimate treasures in the offensive category hold immense value as well.

Luo Feng flipped his hand and retrieved a piece of bluestone token.

"Teacher." Luo Feng's consciousness entered the bluestone token, transmitting a message. This token was an ordinary ultimate treasure forged by Sitting Mountain Guest for communication. This detail further impressed Luo Feng regarding Sitting Mountain Guest: treasures used for disguise like the Blood Cloud Bead, communication tools like this bluestone token, and extremely demanding items like the Jie Armor and the Star Tower—they were all vastly different from treasures naturally born in the universe.

"Haha, Disciple, I already know everything you did on the Primitive Stars. But why did you directly clash head-on with the Star River Master? Didn't this head-on confrontation scare away the major factions? Now it will be harder to incite a collective siege against you later." A message was quickly transmitted back.

Luo Feng was momentarily speechless.

So that was it...

It made sense why his teacher, in the past, would immediately flee upon encountering extremely powerful beings like the Star River Master, avoiding any confrontation. With his Teacher's ability as a Universe's Strongest, even one avatar could have withstood the Star River Master.

"I didn't expect it, and at that moment, I couldn't escape," Luo Feng admitted.

"That's true. Your escape capabilities aren't sufficient."

When it came to escape techniques, the Blood Cloud Palace Master of the past was Sitting Mountain Guest in disguise, naturally possessing superior evasion skills.

"Why did you seek me out?" Sitting Mountain Guest pressed.

"Teacher, I directly killed an avatar of Master Shen Huo. Should that count as killing a Universe Master?" Luo Feng inquired.

"My disciple, you dream too sweetly," Sitting Mountain Guest replied.

Luo Feng was dumbfounded.

It seemed there was no such easy gain.

"Of course it doesn't count," Sitting Mountain Guest stated.

"But killing a Universe Master's avatar and killing a true Universe Master should be equally difficult, shouldn't they?" Luo Feng argued.

"They are certainly not the same," Sitting Mountain Guest countered. "The Blood Cloud Palace Master's infamy is widespread. Without avatars, he wouldn't dare engage you alone without absolute certainty! But those with avatars, even if slightly weaker in combat power, dare to take risks. Tell me... if Master Shen Huo didn't have avatars, would he dare fight you one-on-one?" Luo Feng was silenced.

Correct.

Many Universe Masters who pursued him later acted in small groups of three or four, and those who acted alone usually had some trump card.

"No one is a fool. Killing a Universe Master is not as easy as you imagine. Only with avatars will they occasionally take chances and give you an opportunity," Sitting Mountain Guest chuckled. "If you want your teacher to forge a peak ultimate treasure for you for free... it's not that simple."

Luo Feng pouted.

Helplessly.

"Teacher, I killed Master Shen Huo's avatar and acquired some ultimate treasures. But I have nowhere to exchange them. If I turn them over to the faction, won't my identity be exposed?" Luo Feng was also concerned about this matter. The treasures seized by the Blood Cloud Palace Master were stolen goods, and many famous ultimate treasures could be identified instantly.

Therefore, fencing them was troublesome.

"That is true."

"Then just hand them over to me. Come to me to exchange for treasures," Sitting Mountain Guest instructed. "Here is the coordinate to my dwelling corner... you can come directly."

A string of coordinates was transmitted... Luo Feng immediately felt anticipation...

Sitting Mountain Guest has been his teacher for so long, yet he had never visited Sitting Mountain Guest's stronghold.

"Yes, your disciple will arrive at the fastest possible speed." Luo Feng couldn't delay; he quickly organized his ultimate treasures and then departed his Divine Kingdom, setting off for Sitting Mountain Guest's lair.