"I... I..." Thunder Giant Lei Dian looked around. The eleven Universe Masters surrounding him deliberately kept their distance, clearly enjoying the spectacle of the Thunder Giant's misfortune. These alien Universe Masters had also figured it out... Luo Feng sought out this Thunder Giant precisely because of a personal grudge!

Indeed, since entering the Universe Boat, Galaxy Lord Luo Feng had never engaged in wanton slaughter. For him to suddenly single out just one among them now... could only be explained by personal enmity.

"Thunderstorm Race!" Luo Feng looked down upon the figure below, fixing his gaze on the Thunder Giant. "Lord Lei Suo!"

"I... I..." Lord Lei Suo was terrified and anxious, stuttering, "Galaxy Lord, I have never met you before. We hold no grudges. May I ask why Lord Luo Feng is seeking me out?"

No matter how courageous he usually was, facing someone capable of easily extinguishing him made his heart tremble.

"No grudges?" Luo Feng scoffed. "If there were no grudges, why would I seek you out?"

The eleven Universe Masters watched from the sidelines. They had no deep connection with Lord Lei Suo. Moreover, they were competitors vying for the imminent appearance of an ultimate treasure. They were happy to see Luo Feng deal with Lei Suo. Besides, given Luo Feng's might... not a single one of the eleven dared to interject.

To get involved would only bring disaster upon themselves, leaving no time for regret.

"Galaxy Lord, I—" Lord Lei Suo began again.

"No need to explain."

Luo Feng said coldly.

"Come in!" Luo Feng roared. Instantly, a black hole appeared in the base of the Star Tower suspended nearby, and a tremendous suction force instantly enveloped the Thunder Giant below.

"No!" the Thunder Giant shrieked, struggling desperately, while roaring out, "I am of the Thunderstorm Race! My clan's Ancestor is the Vast Thunder Star Master! Luo Feng, if you kill me... you make an enemy of my Thunderstorm Race, and an enemy of the Vast Thunder Star Master!"

The roar shook the surrounding void; the Thunder Giant was clearly hysterical.

"I am his enemy!" Luo Feng replied ruthlessly.

Whoosh!

Although the Thunder Giant resisted with all his might, he was still inexorably drawn toward the base of the Star Tower, whereupon he was completely sucked in and vanished. This sight sent chills down the spines of the onlooking alien Universe Masters; every one of them fell silent, too frightened to utter a sound. The mighty 'Lord Lei Suo' had been absorbed by the Star Tower just like that.

Though they knew of Luo Feng's power, witnessing it firsthand filled them with dread.

"This Luo Feng is too... too insane."

"He actually shows no regard for the Vast Thunder Star Master! The Vast Thunder Star Master is one of the most formidable true experts from the First Reincarnation Era. Even races like the God Eye Race are reluctant to antagonize the Thunderstorm Race—a race small in number yet immensely powerful," they muttered, chilled to the bone.

Luo Feng, holding the Star Tower, slowly descended, causing the expressions of the eleven Universe Masters to change drastically.

What now?

The Galaxy Lord had captured Lord Lei Suo; why wasn't he leaving?

Luo Feng's feet touched the ground, and he surveyed the distant, powerful Universe Masters surrounding him. Most of these masters had reached the Fifth Step, the weakest being at the peak of the Fourth Step. He spoke directly, "I captured Lord Lei Suo precisely because of the Vast Thunder Star Master! You can help me spread the word~~ tell them that I, Luo Feng, await the Vast Thunder Star Master in the center of the Whirlpool Sea for ten years! If the Vast Thunder Star Master does not appear within ten years, I will kill Lord Lei Suo!"

"Did you all hear?" Luo Feng's gaze swept over them.

"Rest assured."

"Galaxy Lord, such a small matter, we will certainly spread the news." How could these alien Universe Masters dare defy Luo Feng? How domineering! He was directly challenging the Vast Thunder Star Master. They, as mere Universe Masters, certainly did not wish to get entangled.

Spreading a message was all.

Even if Luo Feng hadn't ordered it, they would have spread it anyway.

"Then please continue waiting for the treasure to appear; you don't need to concern yourselves with me." Luo Feng waved his hand. The Star Tower, previously in his palm, landed on the ground, rapidly expanding until it reached a height of hundreds of millions of kilometers, standing tall in the center of the giant reef. Luo Feng then entered the Star Tower to begin his long wait.

"Lord Lei Suo, if your clan's Vast Thunder Star Master fails to come, don't blame me if you die," Luo Feng's psychic transmission was cold and indifferent.

Lord Lei Suo, imprisoned within the Star Tower, remained utterly silent.

Luo Feng was already one of the focal points of the three major Reincarnation Eras and two Holy Lands of the Universe Sea. His every action would attract attention. After being in the Universe Boat for so long without targeting anyone, he suddenly acted, capturing a Universe Master from the Thunderstorm Race and publicly announcing that he would wait for the Vast Thunder Star Master in the Whirlpool Sea with a ten-year deadline!

"True Universe Masters can easily bypass limitations in speed. No matter where they are in the Universe Sea, they could arrive at the Universe Boat's 'Whirlpool Sea' within a year if they exerted maximum speed. Luo Feng granting a ten-year period clearly allows ample time."

"Why did Luo Feng intentionally provoke the Vast Thunder Star Master?"

"Who knows!"

The news spread rapidly. That same day, in a distant area near the core of the Crushing Peak Realm, close to the 'Dim Abyss'... within the Ten Thousand Waves Water Domain.

The Ten Thousand Waves Water Domain was a region in the core of the Crushing Peak Realm, famous for its 'illusionary nature.' Even protected by an Ultimate Supreme Treasure Palace, escape was difficult once one became lost within. Of course, the 'Ten Thousand Waves Water Domain' was far better than the 'Dim Abyss,' from which no one had ever escaped.

Rumble~~~

An ancient, massive ship floated amidst the waves.

On the grand ship lay coiled a massive mountain-like creature, a steel lifeform, and a Thunder Giant.

They were the three famous existences of the First Reincarnation Era: Ancestral God Qiuyan, King Zhenjia, and the Vast Thunder Star Master.

"Hao Lei (Vast Thunder), that human brat has captured another Universe Master from your race and openly spread the word, saying he'll wait for you in the Whirlpool Sea for ten years! He gave a full ten-year deadline... With the might of a True Master, ten years is enough to reach the Whirlpool Sea from anywhere in the Universe Sea. If you don't go, you risk becoming a laughingstock across all the powers in the Universe Sea," Ancestral God Qiuyan coiled up, his voice booming.

"Hao Lei, are you going?" The eyes of King Zhenjia rotated like two scorching fireballs.

The Thunder Giant sat cross-legged: "Go!"

"Hao Lei, if you don't go, it will be a great joke. However, what we are doing here is extremely important..." Ancestral God Qiuyan said. King Zhenjia added, "Yes, if another True Universe Master shows up, the two of us alone might not succeed. Last time, even the three of us working together barely managed to deal with Giant Axe."

"Hmph!" The Thunder Giant snorted angrily. "In just a few decades, a True Master might not arrive. Furthermore, this Luo Feng dares to challenge me; how can I not go? He's just a Universe Master, relying on a powerful treasure, daring to disregard a True Universe Master like this—he's courting death. If I can take this chance to kill him... it will be a great help to our transcendence of reincarnation."

"Kill that human brat?"

Ancestral God Qiuyan and King Zhenjia both shook their heads.

Are you kidding? Even if a large assembly of True Universe Masters gathered across the entire Universe Sea, they couldn't deal with Luo Feng.

"Hao Lei... why is Luo Feng targeting you specifically? Does he know that Giant Axe's demise was related to us?" Ancestral God Qiuyan boomed.

"Giant Axe's fall... perhaps before falling, he informed his human race," King Zhenjia added. "If that's the case... then Luo Feng seeking trouble with you is normal. If that's true... then my race's Universe Masters are also in danger."

"Regardless of whether Giant Axe told the human race before his fall, it has no bearing on us," the Vast Thunder Star Master said coldly. "Without even a single True Master, how can they possibly harm us? Moreover, our limit is approaching; we are from the First Reincarnation Era... we must seize this final opportunity."

King Zhenjia and King Zhenjia both nodded in agreement.

"I am leaving. I will return quickly after dealing with that Luo Feng," the Vast Thunder Star Master declared, then boarded a Palace Supreme Treasure and rapidly transformed into a streak of light, departing at high speed.

King Zhenjia and Ancestral God Qiuyan exchanged glances, then simultaneously issued orders to the Universe Masters of their respective races.

"Those inside the Universe Boat, leave the Universe Boat immediately."

"If you cannot leave in a short time, hide yourselves in concealed spots within the Universe Boat. Under no circumstances are you to encounter Luo Feng," King Zhenjia's divine avatar in his small universe immediately issued the order, and Ancestral God Qiuyan did the same.

Time flowed.

The Whirlpool Sea, on the reef.

The Star Tower stood silently waiting in the center, but already, eight Universe Masters had gathered nearby. Evidently, the impending appearance of the ultimate supreme treasure in the Whirlpool Sea was known to many experts. Since Luo Feng was not aggressively killing, and the temptation of the treasure was high, two Universe Masters had arrived.

Purple Moon Holy Land Universe.

"Feixing, your strength has reached the Fifth Step! You are qualified to leave the Holy Land Universe," a Universe Master of the Purple Moon Holy Land with three faces and eight arms spoke in a powerful voice. "Congratulations, congratulations."

A man with four faces and sixteen arms showed excitement on all four countenances. "Finally, I can go to the Universe Sea! I've heard so many legends about the Universe Sea, but could never go. Haha, this is wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"

Whoosh!

In his excitement, he instantly transformed into a streak of light, soaring rapidly through the void.

Sometimes teleporting, sometimes flying at high speed, he left the Holy Land Universe in a flash.

"The Universe Sea!" Looking at the endless chaotic currents surrounding him, and then looking back at the massive Holy Land Universe behind him, the man with four faces and sixteen arms was overwhelmed with excitement. "I have been in the Purple Moon Holy Land Universe for eighteen reincarnation eras, and finally, I enter the Universe Sea! So this is the Universe Sea... and the three great ultimate perils!"

Excitement.

The newly ascended Universe Master, 'Lord Feixing,' was brimming with excitement.

"Back then, during the competition for the inheritance lineage of Duandong River, Lord Lu Chong and that batch of Universe Masters all perished, which gave me this opportunity." Lord Feixing was thrilled. Due to the limited carrying capacity of the Holy Land Universe, the number of Universe Masters it could support was restricted, which had previously kept Lord Feixing and others trapped as Venerables, unable to break through.

The competition for the Duandong River lineage inheritance, which led to the demise of Lord Lu Chong and others...

Naturally, it gave opportunities to these 'Quasi-Universe Masters.' Based on strength, the Purple Moon Progenitor ultimately selected some Quasi-Universe Masters and permitted them to break through. Only then could they ascend to become Universe Masters.

"I can finally enter the Universe Sea." Lord Feixing unfurled four black wings behind him, and his entire body was enveloped in black armor as he gazed toward the infinite void.

"I, Lord Feixing, shall forge a mighty reputation!"

Lord Feixing was filled with soaring ambition!

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... (To be continued)