Within the nascent stages of a crumbling miniature universe, floating continents fractured, and the fabric of space tore open, a scene of apocalypse, though this was merely the very beginning of the collapse. All living beings that once inhabited this miniature universe had already perished silently, leaving behind only floating divine bodies.

"Of my humans." "It belongs to my humans. Come now, all of you, come forth." A black pyramid was seen speeding through the void, its base unleashing a gaping black hole that ravenously devoured everything in its path, swallowing treasures whole, and even drawing in the divine bodies of Universe Masters and even Universe Venerables.

For those divine bodies might still hold treasures like divine armor. Plunder!

An indiscriminate, furious sweep! Even the Dark Master, despite his composure, felt an immense surge of satisfaction: "The Thunderstorm Race has only one Universe's Strongest.

In terms of stored treasures and wealth, they are comparable only to us humans. If only we could one day eliminate a superpower like the God Eye Race, that wealth would truly be astonishing." Humanity was undeniably poor.

Before Luo Feng achieved his great fortune, even the Giant Axe Creator possessed only a single ultimate treasure. The Thunderstorm Race, too, had one ultimate treasure, and having existed for a longer period, they possessed more peak treasures than humans.

"Let Giant Axe fall—this is your end." The black pyramid accelerated, then instantaneously shifted position, finally stripping the entire miniature universe bare. The Dark Master then departed, brimming with exhilaration, leaving behind a miniature universe in utter defeat, scraped "clean." Not long after.

A streak of golden light flashed, plunging into the remnants of the collapsing miniature universe. "Nothing!" "Gone!

Everything is gone! Who was it?

They arrived even faster than me, cleaning out the entire miniature universe, leaving not a single thing behind." A foreign race expert, radiating golden light, hovered amidst the disintegrating cosmos, deeply frustrated. "I rushed here as fast as possible; even gathering the spoils takes time.

Could it be that as soon as that old fellow Haolei died, his miniature universe was looted? Ugh...

it seems highly likely it was the humans." With that, he reluctantly transformed into a beam of gold, teleporting several times before shooting out of the miniature universe. Just then, two more streaks of light materialized externally.

"Rampaging Demon God, you beat us to it!" "Rampaging Demon God, you cannot claim the entirety of the Thunderstorm Race's stored treasures for yourself!" The two streaks halted, both revealing themselves as pinnacle palace treasures, emitting sound simultaneously. The departing Rampaging Demon God immediately let out a howl: "Lou just arrived, not long ago!

The Thunderstorm Race's inventory within this miniature universe was already completely cleared out. I didn't manage to snag a single thing." "Rampaging Demon God, you are a lone wolf.

Is there any need to keep it all to yourself?" "Rampaging, stop lying! How long has it been since Master Haolei fell?

Clearing out an entire miniature universe takes ages. You claim you got nothing?

Who would believe that?" The Rampaging Demon God exploded in anger. Being wrongly accused felt undeniably awful.

"You two are idiots! If I say I got nothing, then I got nothing.

Do you think I need to lie? I don't have time for your nonsense.

I'm leaving!" The Rampaging Demon God howled once, then vanished in a flash. This particular Demon God had a peculiar temperament; owing to his innate preference for consuming rock and metal, his carapace had condensed essences of too many minerals and metals, rendering it golden.

Furthermore, he possessed the ultimate treasure armor, the "Blood Sea Demonic Armor." While the Blood Sea Demonic Armor should have radiated endless crimson light, the Rampaging Demon God had forced its color to turn golden. Everywhere he passed, light became a stretch of pure gold...

utterly dazzling. "That brute, Rampaging, wouldn't bother lying.

Could it truly not have been him?" "Perhaps it was the humans! Luo Feng's battle with Master Haolei might have been an elaborate setup, one that succeeded in the end.

Thus, after Haolei perished fighting the humans, they even looted his miniature universe. What a harvest that must have been." With that thought, they too departed.

In the ensuing time, several more factions arrived with their experts, but all they found was a desolate, barren miniature universe. In the Virtual Universe, atop Thunder Island.

A gathering of Human Race Universe Masters convened. Luo Feng, having been completely focused on the brutal fight, had not taken the time to enter the Virtual Universe.

"I wonder if Luo Feng succeeded." "Killing a Universe's Strongest requires some luck; no one can claim certainty of success." Chaos City Master, Lord Long Xing, Lord Xu Jin, Lord Huang Jian, and others were all seated upon their respective thrones, waiting with anxiety and trepidation. A moment later, an item appeared before the Chaos City Master.

He tapped it lightly, examined its contents, and a look of pure joy spread across his face. "Master Haolei Star is...

dead!" The Chaos City Master surveyed the surrounding Universe Masters, whose faces were etched with anticipation. "Dead!" "Hahahaha..." "Too insane..." "Simply unbelievable." The Human Universe Masters went wild.

A Universe Master slaying a Universe's Strongest—this was a miracle! The slain Master Haolei Star and the Thunderstorm Race were naturally utterly tragic victims, but Luo Feng and the Human Race were ecstatic.

"The Dark Master is currently inside Master Haolei Star's miniature universe, collecting some ownerless items," the Chaos City Master stated calmly. "Our race was lacking in that regard; this resolves the issue nicely." Haolei's death had a massive impact!

A Universe's Strongest, killed just like that? In the entire vastness of the Universe Sea—across the three Great Reincarnation Eras and the two Sacred Lands—the death of a Universe's Strongest was exceedingly rare.

Even when they did fall, it was usually in the core regions of the three ultimate forbidden zones due to environmental factors, or killed by other powerful beings; such instances were few and far between. "We must find out!" "Find out the cause of Haolei's death!" "If we don't clarify this, perhaps the next one will be us." At once, major factions, and even certain lone, powerful experts, could no longer sit still.

They all began heading toward the Xuanze Sea to investigate. Within the seven days following the battle between Luo Feng and Master Haolei Star, two Universe's Strongest had already arrived to conduct meticulous inquiries.

Within half a year of the battle, a total of twelve Universe's Strongest had visited the site, analyzing the residual combat traces to uncover precisely how Luo Feng managed to kill Master Haolei Star. If they could not understand it, how could they feel secure?

"Judging by the location." "This battle occurred near the core vortex. Furthermore, Master Haolei Star was protected by an ultimate treasure armor.

To kill him outright, even a Universe's Strongest could not manage it. It is almost certain...

that the core vortex caused Haolei Star's demise. The real focus is why he failed to evade the core vortex.

We can only conclude that Luo Feng orchestrated a scheme that prevented Haolei Star from escaping the vortex." "Galaxy Lord Luo Feng must possess a secret ultimate move..." "Galaxy Lord likely excels in one specific technique, one involving binding or restriction powers. The greatest probability for this power lies in a 'restriction-type' peculiar treasure he obtained from the inheritance lineage of Duan Dong River." Time flowed onward.

The death of one Universe's Strongest placed all major factions in the Universe Sea on high alert and focused their attention! They all speculated that Luo Feng possessed some form of 'restriction' ability.

Without such a method, a Universe's Strongest, capable of fighting or retreating at will, should never have perished. However, the exact nature of Luo Feng's restriction technique remained unknown.

Even so, all parties grew increasingly wary of Luo Feng. Anyone capable of killing a Universe's Strongest, regardless of the means, was an existence that demanded extreme caution!

"The Purple Moon Sacred Land is in trouble now." "The Purple Moon Sacred Land has been battling humanity, even utilizing other forces in the original universe to suppress our development. They even issued kill orders against our own people.

Now, Luo Feng, merely a Universe Master, used some hidden, special technique to cause the death of a Universe's Strongest. If he is allowed to become a Universe's Strongest, he might become even more terrifying than Yuan Zu.

If this continues, the Purple Moon Sacred Land is truly going to suffer losses!" "The Purple Moon Sacred Land is an eternal existence; why should they suppress humanity? They have provoked a great enemy now." "You all overestimate humanity.

The Purple Moon Sacred Land is, after all, a Sacred Land Universe. Even if they are temporarily at a disadvantage, as eternal beings, they will still be immensely powerful after several reincarnation eras.

It's uncertain if the Human Race can even survive three reincarnation eras." The fallout from Master Haolei Star's demise lingered. Luo Feng, who had captured the attention of powers throughout the Universe Sea, suddenly vanished!

For three full centuries, no expert detected his whereabouts; he disappeared completely. Despite this, Luo Feng was still designated as "one of the most terrifying existences" and would be eternally remembered by the powerful beings across the Universe Sea.

Universe Masters? Flee if you can, hide if you must.

If escape is impossible, immediately bow your head in submission; do not even think of resistance. Universe's Strongest?

You should also be cautious, preferably choosing locations far from dangerous environments, and never let your guard down lest you become the "Second Haolei Star." Smack! Inside the Star Tower.

A drop of blood was suspended in one of its internal dimensions. "The treasures Master Haolei Star carried, many of them precious materials...

there were quite a few. The top-tier materials are almost completely depleted, but having consumed two pinnacle treasures, the Shi Wu Wings have finally forced out another drop of divine blood." Luo Feng turned to look beside him.

On the wing of the Golden Horned Beast next to him, only a scar remained, along with a smear of blood. Luo Feng turned, looking out from the Star Tower into the external world.

The boundless expanse of the Universe Sea now faintly revealed the immense outline of the original universe. "Original Universe, I have returned," Luo Feng murmured, a slight smile playing on his lips.

During these three hundred-plus years, he had altered the exterior of the Star Tower, returning stealthily until he exited the Universe Ark. During this long period, his time had been dedicated entirely to cultivation, wholly immersed in studying the 'divine power gene.' At times, he utilized the innate secret technique 'Creation' from the boundless Youhai within the original universe to conduct various experiments.

Three hundred years translated to roughly three hundred epochs of research; he performed over 80,000 trials alone. While he achieved some breakthroughs, the difficulty of this path left Luo Feng feeling exhausted.

"I'll return first to replenish my divine body." "Then, I'll present a congratulatory gift to my Teacher." Luo Feng felt a stirring of anticipation. His Teacher, the Chaos City Master, had shown him immense kindness.

Master Haolei Star's ultimate treasure armor would serve as a thank-you gift once Luo Feng became stronger, especially since he had already gifted an ultimate treasure to the Dark Master and Master Peng Gong.