Deep within the inner domain of the Universe Ark, an endless expanse of black mire stretched out, resembling a vast, bottomless swamp. Above it hung an immeasurable sea of magma, and with a continuous whoosh, massive sheets of lava plummeted from the heights. During their descent, they rapidly cooled and froze, transforming into black rock before gradually softening, flowing slowly like liquid black mercury to form the swamp.
The sea of magma above. The black mire below.
This was the infamous “Blazing Ice Domain.” Because the deep inner domain contained countless dangerous places—millions of them—the names assigned were often haphazard. However, one must never underestimate these perilous locales due to their seemingly simple titles.
Gurgle, gurgle, nnnn…
In one section of the black mire, bubbles suddenly began to surface.
Soon, the bubbles multiplied, even causing splashes of black mire to fly upward.
Splash, splash, nnm… Ripples of immense scale spread out from this area of the black mire, propagating outwards.
The commotion intensified!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The section of the black mire began to vibrate violently, the sheer scale of the disturbance causing terror.
About ten light-years away from that epicenter, a small, exquisitely pointed palace hovered. Inside this elegant, steadfast palace were three powerful figures. Each bore the shadowy imprint of a single eye behind them—clearly experts from the God-Eye Race!
“Although the environment of the Blazing Ice Domain is harsh and extremely dangerous, the perils here follow discernible patterns. It is a rare, good spot deep within the inner domain of the Universe Ark,” remarked a tall, golden-armored God-Eye Race male with a smile. “Though supreme treasures rarely appear, when they do, they are always on the level of peak domain palaces. Ying'ai, you two have been guarding this area long-term; I truly envy you.”
“It is a good place, but good places draw many scrutinizing forces,” a short God-Eye Race male sneered. “The two Great Sacred Land Universes might not care, but several other factions from our First Reincarnation Era also have powerful entities stationed here. Jin Fang, if you’re truly envious, shall we swap?”
“Jin Fang, how about we exchange the area we guard for yours and your wife’s?” the God-Eye Race female, whose voice was melodious and who wore a loose black robe, said cheerfully.
Master of Ying'ai and Master of Wu Mei were two of the most formidable figures within the God-Eye Race. As a married couple, they typically operated together—one excelling in close combat, the other in soul attacks. United, they roamed the vast expanse of the Cosmic Sea, rarely meeting their match, and their fame was widespread. They had long been stationed here in the Blazing Ice Domain.
“No swap, no swap,” the tall, golden-armored male repeatedly shook his head. “In the entire inner domain of the Universe Ark, there are few spots our God-Eye Race knows well. My brother and I expended considerable effort to earn the right to guard that place. While treasures might not emerge as frequently as near you, it is significantly safer!”
“Cowardly, afraid of death,” Master of Ying'ai scoffed.
“Truly—” The woman was about to speak when her brow suddenly furrowed.
Master of Ying'ai’s eyes lit up, and he sensed carefully.
“That direction!”
“It’s there!”
Masters of Ying'ai and Wu Mei simultaneously turned their heads toward a single direction. The couple exchanged a look, both understanding… there was movement, and it was not small!
“Jin Fang, coming with us?” Master of Ying'ai asked.
“Congratulations, looks like there will be a harvest,” the golden-armored male said. “Go? Of course, I must go. If you both sensed it, it means our God-Eye Race isn't the only one stationed here. You two might not be able to handle it alone; I need to lend a hand.”
“If you can help, you’ll receive benefits. If you can’t, there are no benefits,” Master of Wu Mei stated directly. “Let’s settle that first.”
“Naturally,” the golden-armored male nodded.
“Then, let’s go!”
“Go!”
Clang!
The pointed palace instantly transformed into a streak of emerald-green rainbow light, speeding through the void between the scorching, endless magma sea above and the cold, perilous black mire below.
In another area of the void within the Blazing Ice Domain, a pyramid-shaped structure was also flying.
Inside the tower.
A bald man leisurely sipped wine from a goblet while his gaze swept outward through the palace’s inherent treasures, observing the harsh external environment with a self-satisfied air.
“Hmm?” The bald man’s brow furrowed. “A unique disturbance. Could a supreme treasure be emerging?”
“Am I this lucky?”
“Just on my way back, and I encounter such a fortunate event.”
“Let’s go have a look.”
Whoosh!
The pyramid rapidly flew toward the sensed location.
A tiny speck of blood-red light was steadily advancing within the Blazing Ice Domain at a speed a hundred times that of light.
Core Space.
Luo Feng sat there, his gaze fixed outward, a cup of steaming, pale-green tea in his hand. Within his eyes, subtle mystical patterns flickered.
A minuscule disturbance instantly radiated outward.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s eyes instantly cleared.
“A special fluctuation,” Luo Feng muttered softly. In dangerous locales like the Blazing Ice Domain, spacetime is extremely condensed and stable, making it difficult for the solidified space to tremble and transmit any movement.
“The Universe’s Strongest using sheer force to break the laws? A supreme treasure emerging? A great disaster befalling the Blazing Ice Domain?” Luo Feng murmured softly. “The higher probability is the emergence of a supreme treasure.”
“It’s been nearly a millennium since I entered the Universe Ark. Aside from the Mad Demon Annihilation Armor I took after killing the Lord of Five Chaos, the only true emerging supreme treasure I’ve discovered is the top-tier domain treasure, the Snow Fire Realm. I haven't even seen a single peak palace-level object. It’s about time I found a decent treasure,” Luo Feng thought to himself.
An emergence within the inner domain must yield something exceptional.
The best he had encountered during an emergence was a top-tier domain treasure. In an environment as harsh as the Blazing Ice Domain, top-tier domain treasures (palace-level) and similar items simply could not survive intact; they would be utterly destroyed by the natural environment.
“Let’s go see.”
Whoosh!
Luo Feng also followed the sense, controlling the Star Tower to speed forward.
The Blazing Ice Domain was vast and immense. Teleportation was only possible on the very fringes. Since Luo Feng had already ventured quite deep, he could only maintain continuous flight.
After flying for about a month.
“Hmm?”
Luo Feng frowned. The domain treasure he perpetually maintained, the ‘Snow Fire Realm,’ had brushed against another domain outside—a field of extreme cold.
“Is that Lord of the Galaxy, Luo Feng?” A divine power transmission passed through the domain and reached the Snow Fire Realm.
“It is I. You are—” Luo Feng could not recognize the voice.
“I am Lu Chong!” the divine power transmission continued.
“Master of Lu Chong! To encounter the Master of Lu Chong here is truly my luck, Luo Feng,” Luo Feng immediately replied, though inwardly he was startled. “I didn’t recognize him just by sensing his domain earlier, but now I know. Master of Lu Chong is a powerhouse from the Purple Moon Sacred Land Universe, and a supreme powerhouse at that!”
Master of Lu Chong was an extremely ancient existence, one of the supreme figures reigning at the pinnacle of the Purple Moon Sacred Land Universe.
If Universe Masters were categorized into six tiers, he was a Sixth-Tier Universe Master!
Because…
He possessed a Supreme Ultimate Treasure, a supreme ultimate treasure named the ‘Lu Chong God Armor’!
Luo Feng was secretly astonished. Master of Lu Chong had always been a solitary adventurer, someone who loved taking risks. Most adventurers in the Cosmic Sea tended to die quickly. However, Master of Lu Chong benefited from the intelligence network of the Purple Moon Sacred Land Universe, possessed immense personal strength, and his ultimate treasure was defensive; thus, despite venturing through countless perilous lands, he had survived to this day.
“You also sensed that commotion, right?” Master of Lu Chong asked.
“Correct,” Luo Feng nodded. “I am heading in that direction.”
“Me too. Since we share the same destination, shall we travel together?” Master of Lu Chong proposed.
“Good.”
Luo Feng was straightforward.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A stream of blood-red light and a stream of golden light advanced at high speed.
After flying for three more days.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng looked through the Star Tower towards the shocking scene unfolding in the distance within the endless black mire. A colossal ship was slowly emerging from the black swamp. The vessel was entirely dark, and large amounts of black fluid were slowly dripping from its surface, falling into the mire below. The entire ship was continuously rising, causing the area of the black mire to churn violently. Massive flows of black fluid surged outward with a rumbling sound, creating massive tremors.
And in the sky above, besides the blood-red tower and the pyramid, there was also a pointed palace.
“Is that Ying-Wu?” A grand voice transmitted directly through the domains.
Ying-Wu?
Luo Feng looked at the pointed palace hovering in the distance and quickly confirmed that it must be Master of Ying'ai and Master of Wu Mei.
“Yes, it is my husband and I. I didn’t expect Master of Lu Chong to be here as well,” a clear voice rang out. “Does Master of Lu Chong also frequent the Blazing Ice Domain? And the one next to you—judging by the domain—must be the Lord of the Galaxy.”
“It is me,” Luo Feng’s voice also transmitted.
“The Lord of the Galaxy traveling with Master of Lu Chong—that is rare,” Master of Wu Mei commented.
“We happened to meet, our destinations were the same, so naturally, we came together,” Luo Feng replied.
“Are you unhappy to see us arrive? Tsk, tsk. I, however, am quite pleased. Just on my way back, I encountered the emergence of the Tomb Lair Ship. Haha, what a grand opportunity this is for me,” Master of Lu Chong’s voice echoed.
Hmph. A cold snort came from the other side.
Luo Feng, however, couldn't spare attention for others. He stared in surprise at the dilapidated, massive vessel slowly surfacing from the boundless swamp. Based on visual estimation, the entire ship must exceed ten billion kilometers in length. Previously, just by a superficial glance, Luo Feng’s experience had failed to identify what it was.
He had initially assumed that anything emerging from the black mire would, at minimum, be a peak palace-level supreme treasure.
“It’s the Tomb Lair Ship!” Luo Feng was inwardly shocked.
Among the Human Race, legends about the Tomb Lair Ship were abundant, yet detailed information was scarce.
The Tomb Lair was a legendary location within the inner domain of the Universe Ark.
According to ancient records, the Tomb Lair was the resting place of powerful experts who perished in the Universe Ark epochs before the endless eras. While some experts had managed to enter, no one had ever seen a ‘corpse.’ That place also held treasures left behind by those ancient beings after their fall, along with ancient relics—making it a place immensely desired by strong individuals. But how could the place of the Tomb Lair permit descendants to disturb it casually? Even the Strongest of the Universe could not force entry.
The Tomb Lair Ship, however, offered access.
“This is the legendary Tomb Lair Ship?” Luo Feng scrutinized the ancient ship emerging before him.