The Guardian of Yuan Ao’s thick, powerful arms held aloft a massive, dark-red circular shield in one, while his other right hand gripped a long-handled mace. This mace was bronze-colored and blood-splattered; the shaft was very thick, and the head was enormous, studded with sharp spikes.
“Roar!!” Fire erupted on the mace, striking toward Luo Feng with endless might, warping the surrounding space into mere streams of particles.
Luo Feng’s battle blade, ‘Jue Ke,’ was instantly drawn.
Jue Ke was a peak ultimate treasure blade forged by Lord of the Mountain, far superior to the Blood Shadow Blade Luo Feng had wielded against the Master of Ban Fu. A quality supreme treasure greatly influenced one's strength; the closer one got to the supreme ultimate treasure tier, the more insane the gap became.
“Clang!!!”
The sharp edge sliced against the mace’s long handle. Absorbing the tremendous kinetic force, Luo Feng was driven back three full steps in mid-air before completely dissipating the impact.
The Guardian of Yuan Ao also staggered two steps to the side before halting.
“You?” The Guardian of Yuan Ao stared at Luo Feng in fury, roaring, “When you fought the Master of Ban Fu, didn’t you only gain the upper hand by using your strongest secret technique? I observed your previous blade work—it wasn't overwhelmingly powerful, merely at the level of a Universe Master’s ultimate secret technique. How dare you block my casual strike?”
Luo Feng sneered, “Enough nonsense! A casual strike? Then show me your real power!”
While shouting this, Luo Feng was acutely aware of the Guardian of Yuan Ao’s formidable strength.
With the aid of his golden domain, the ‘Nine Hounds River,’ Luo Feng already held the upper hand against the Guardian of Yuan Ao even before contact! Thus, although their initial clash seemed evenly matched, the Guardian of Yuan Ao was indeed less capable than Luo Feng.
Compared to his battle with the Master of Ban Fu years ago: One, the Master of Ban Fu had used ‘Floating Mountain Sea’ to suppress Luo Feng, gaining a significant advantage. Two, Luo Feng was using the Blood Shadow Blade back then. This update was first posted by Xiao Yi of the Po Xiao Update Group on Baidu Tieba. Now, the advantage was reversed, and Luo Feng’s treasure had also changed. Even without relying on his ‘I am the Universe’ ability, he could fight the Guardian of Yuan Ao to a standstill.
“Truly arrogant. However, having reached this strength after only a few dozen epochs, you have the right to be arrogant. But you must know… in the vast universe, strength in combat doesn't care about one's cultivation time. I will show you my true might!” The Guardian of Yuan Ao roared suddenly.
Boom~~~~~
Brilliant, fiery vortexes suddenly appeared swirling around the Guardian of Yuan Ao’s divine body, resembling dazzling nebulae encircling him. The pervasive fiery vortex radiated an incredible power, instantly scattering even Luo Feng’s Nine Hounds River, which was enhanced by the Golden Domain!
“Such immense power.”
Luo Feng stared in shock at the massive, sudden fiery vortexes in the distance. “It feels comparable to the strongest secret technique, ‘Black Night,’ cast by the Master of the Star River.”
“Rumble~~~~~”
The beautiful, dreamlike, and dazzling fire vortexes instantly contracted, spinning inward until, in the blink of an eye, they were entirely focused upon the giant mace, causing the flames on the weapon to surge dramatically. For a moment… the entire mace radiated endless might, appearing as if it were a peak domain-type supreme treasure.
“Incinerate!” The Guardian of Yuan Ao’s voice was deep and contained boundless killing intent.
Boom!!!
A single, direct strike!
The massive, spiked mace, shrouded in flame, took on a reddish hue. The bloodstains covering the mace seemed to be stirred, and a heaven-reaching baleful aura immediately permeated the air, penetrating Luo Feng’s body regardless of any defense, beginning to assault his will.
“Kill, kill, kill!!!” “Die!”
Endless roars echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
“Hmph.” The Guardian of Yuan Ao smiled coldly. In his view, although Luo Feng was an unparalleled human genius—a peerless talent even in the vast universe—his cultivation time was short, only a few dozen epochs. Therefore, his ‘will,’ which required infinite time to temper, was likely a weakness. The baleful aura unleashed at maximum power from his divine hammer might not pose much threat to a true Universe Master, but for this relatively young genius with weaker willpower, it could have a great effect! If it could cause Luo Feng a moment of stupefaction, it would plunge him into mortal danger.
“Peng!”
Immediately following, the mace arrived before Luo Feng.
Swish!
Dazzling golden light flared—sharp and chilling—striking directly against the surface of the mace.
Accompanied by a massive roar and vibration, Luo Feng was blasted away like a streak of light, flying backward for thousands of kilometers before finally stopping, while the Guardian of Yuan Ao stood suspended in mid-air, astonished.
“He blocked it… and his divine body wasn't even weakened?” The Guardian of Yuan Ao stood stunned.
“Hahaha, Guardian of Yuan Ao, is that your Incinerate?” Luo Feng laughed, though internally he was shocked. Even with the advantage provided by the Nine Hounds River and the Golden Domain, he was still at an extreme disadvantage in that exchange… that move’s power was terrifyingly great.
Although it was slightly inferior to the ultimate move of the Master of the Star River, it was only a step weaker.
However, unlike when fighting the Master of the Star River, with the Golden Domain and Nine Hounds River augmenting the Jue Ke blade… even without the Star Tower, Luo Feng, protected by the Jie Armor, suffered only two ten-thousandths of damage to his divine body. This update was first posted by Xiao Yi of the Po Xiao Update Group on Baidu Tieba.
“Casting that strongest secret technique must have cost the Guardian of Yuan Ao a tenth of a ten-thousandth of his divine power,” Luo Feng mused. “Hmph, with the Jie Armor protecting me, he thinks he can kill me?”
“Good.”
“Impressive.”
“Worthy of being the human race’s peerless genius. It hasn’t even been an epoch since your battle with the Master of Ban Fu, and your strength has soared again! You can withstand my attack without injury. I originally intended to wear you down, relying on my superior divine body. Now, it seems you deserve to see me use it!” The Guardian of Yuan Ao looked at Luo Feng, his single eye burning with twisted mania.
Luo Feng was alarmed inwardly.
Use it?
“Haha, anyone can boast. Don't tell me you have a supreme ultimate treasure?” Luo Feng spread his four wings, standing on the surface of the Nine Hounds River, gazing across at the Guardian of Yuan Ao.
“Hmph. I have only used it once in the Sea of Chaos. This is the first time I’ve used it in the Primal Universe.” The Guardian of Yuan Ao flipped his hand; the mace in his grasp instantly vanished. A strange black object then appeared in the Guardian of Yuan Ao’s massive palm, which immediately radiated limitless power upon appearing.
“What terrifying power.” Luo Feng was startled, then confirmed through the Golden Toad, upon which he had long placed his mark… that the black object was one of the targets for this mission!
“Is that Mu Xing?”
“That strange item is the target?” Luo Feng was shocked. He had been in the Yuan Ao Secret Realm for a long time, killing many Undying Gods and Universe Venerables, but until now, it was always life that caused the Golden Toad’s eyes to turn red. According to the Ancestral God’s instructions, any such life encountered was to be annihilated.
His purpose in coming here was the Ancestral God’s instruction to Luo Feng… to investigate what was truly happening here.
Luo Feng suddenly felt…
The source of this mission was very likely that strange item!
Upon closer inspection, the strange item appeared to be a massive piece of black wood, the break at the far end still visible. The grain on the wood was extremely bizarre, resembling intertwined semicircular arcs forming a strange pattern. The pressure emanating from the entire black wood was so intense… it made even Luo Feng’s expression change.
So strong!
“I have seen many treasures. But those surpassing this one… perhaps only the Star Tower when it unleashes its full power,” Luo Feng thought. “The Star Tower is in my hands, and even when activating only part of its power, it seems inferior to this black wood.” This update was first posted by Xiao Yi of the Po Xiao Update Group on Baidu Tieba.
Though no fight had yet begun, the pressure naturally emitted by the black wood in the Guardian of Yuan Ao’s hand already surpassed the pair of supreme treasures owned by the Master of the Star River. Luo Feng even estimated it might be slightly inferior to the peak top-grade supreme treasure set he once saw the Ancestral God Race’s ‘Two-Faced Ancestral God’ use.
“The last time I used it, one move annihilated a Universe Master,” the Guardian of Yuan Ao stroked the black wood. “This is a strange item I acquired only through sheer luck and great hardship in a desperate region of the Sea of Chaos. I will use it to shatter you, boy who provoked me, destroy your avatar, and seize your supreme treasures as punishment. As for the Ancestral God Race? Hahaha, I fear not even the Ancestral God! Bring them on, one by one…”
In the distant Demon Race territory.
Within the Dream Ancestor Secret Realm, in the void where the Dream Demon Ancestor’s infinite palace resided, a winding silver serpent floated, gazing toward a direction in the universe.
“The fluctuation.”
“It’s that fluctuation.”
“It’s in the location of the Yuan Ao Secret Realm. Could the Guardian of Yuan Ao have obtained a strange item?” The silver serpent slowly spoke. “What an idiot. To obtain such a rare item and bring it back to the Primal Universe—doesn't he know the Primal Universe strongly repels such rare treasures?”
Immediately, the silver serpent began issuing orders.
“Tianlang, Youmo, you two head to the Yuan Ao Secret Realm immediately. If you encounter danger, I will arrive instantly.”
“Yes.”
Master Tianlang and Master Youmo immediately accepted the command.
These two beings had lived for an extremely long time. Master Tianlang was at the peak level and possessed exceptional survival capabilities, as did Master Youmo, who was also adept at self-preservation and at the peak level. Dispatching these two masters skilled in survival was merely to scout ahead.
“It’s actually that kind of strange item! How rare even in the Sea of Chaos, and now it has appeared? Although such an item cannot yet compare to a supreme ultimate treasure, it comes extremely close. The power of those peak supreme treasure sets might not even match its might. Hmm, once that strange item appeared, the Universe’s Strongest in the Primal Universe must all have sensed it. Sending two Universe Masters to probe the situation first allows me to arrive instantly if needed.”
Soon, the Northern Frontier Alliance also dispatched two Universe Masters.
The Ancestral God Race simultaneously sent three Universe Masters.
The An Race dispatched one Universe Master.
The Giant Beast Alliance also sent two Universe Masters.
Superpowers one after another sent Universe Masters to the location, while the Universe’s Strongest watched from behind, knowing that other Universe’s Strongest were also monitoring events! However, the ‘Machine Race’ and the Human Race’s Giant Axe Creator, being in the Sea of Chaos, and the Machine Race’s Father God being in another universe, neither sensed the event and naturally dispatched no experts.