Chapter 926

Che Hongzi's expression turned icy; he may be keeping a low profile now, but that doesn't mean he's easy to bully.

Back in the Great Universe, though my cultivation was low, who among those who visited Jinluo Tower didn't give me some respect?

Ding Huan gives me not even an inch of face—does he think Che Hongzi is easy to bully?

Che Hongzi's Dao resonance surged, his domain crashing down upon Ding Huan like a vast, all-encompassing tide.

Behind Ding Huan, the Pojie Dao surged skyward, its blade energy gathering wildly, yet Ding Huan punched forward with a single fist.

This is his territory—even if it isn't inside the Blue Star Divine Land, it still counts as his territory.

Who the hell is Che Hongzi?

How dare he use a domain to bind him on Ding Huan's own ground?

Boom!

The two domains collided, and the cosmic rules of the Blue Star Divine Land's Void Square were instantly shredded inch by inch.

The void tore open into one crack after another.

Endless void blade mists burst forth, ravaging the entire Void Square.

Ding Huan roared in fury, immediately binding those rampaging blade mists with his domain while halting the further collapse of spatial rules.

He didn't care if fights elsewhere caused massive damage.

But this was his territory—the Void Square of the Blue Star Divine Land—if it was reduced to ruins, what was the point of him setting up any barriers here at all?

The Pojie Dao whipped up a sky-covering storm of blade mists and slammed toward Che Hongzi.

The death energy within the blade mists had nearly solidified into substance.

With this single strike, Che Hongzi knew Ding Huan was no weaker than him by even a fraction.

He summoned a golden Xi Tower that instantly blocked Ding Huan's Pojie Dao assault.

Boom! Crack!

Ding Huan's fist tore through Che Hongzi's domain.

The sky-covering blade mists from the Pojie Dao clashed again with Che Hongzi's Xi Tower.

Even though Ding Huan was being careful, the cosmic rules of the Void Square still began to collapse.

The rules shattered; the laws broke.

Beneath the fractured laws lay endless void black holes.

Ding Huan was furious—today, if he didn't kill Jinluo Tower, he'd be betraying all the painstaking effort he'd put into repairing the Blue Star Divine Land.

"Ding Daoist, I have no intention of fighting you. Do you know the Great Universe? That's the true higher universe—I once dwelled there as well…"

Ding Huan sneered coldly, cutting him off: "Is the Great Universe so impressive? I've met Jing Xizhen, Ling Zhuzhen, Xing Jia."

I split a man named Ke, and I killed another named Qu Qu Beige.

The one who called himself Dao Ancestor Quan—I taught him a lesson, and he hasn't dared show his face since.

Not long ago, I kicked a fellow named Huan and told him never to name his cultivation art "Great Universe Art" again.

So who are you, some obscure powerhouse from a backwater corner of the Great Universe? Are you stronger than any of these people? Tell me—what have you actually done that's impressive?

Che Hongzi froze.

What had he done?

It didn't matter—what mattered was that every single person Ding Huan named, even the weakest among them, was stronger than him.

Either Dao Ancestors, Heavenly Emperors, or beings even Dao Ancestors feared.

How was he supposed to play this?

Che Hongzi was known in the Great Universe, yes—but only because he ran Xi Towers.

His Dao was Jinluo Tower.

"Ding Daoist, this…"

Che Hongzi didn't know what to say.

You've named people I can't match even one of—how am I supposed to respond?

He faintly sensed Ding Huan wasn't lying.

"Since you have nothing to say, then die." Ding Huan's domain suddenly surged; the phantom of the Yongshen Wheel now hovered in the void.

This time, even if he had to destroy and rebuild the Void Square of the Blue Star Divine Land, he would kill Che Hongzi.

Che Hongzi was never Ding Huan's match, and now that the Yongshen Wheel's phantom was activated, despair welled up in him.

He knew he was dead.

He'd never been skilled in combat, and now he faced a being who looked like a battle-obsessed madman—what was the point of fighting?

But how did Ding Huan come to possess the Yongshen Wheel? That was said to be the artifact of Yongshen Saint.

Che Hongzi made no move to attack; his Xi Tower merely shielded the space around him, and he spoke with utmost sincerity:

"Ding Daoist, I'll give you a piece of information. If you find it useful, spare my life."

"And I will swear a Dao Oath—I will never oppose you for all eternity, nor ever set foot in this universe again."

He didn't fight because he knew he couldn't win.

He begged for mercy before he truly made an enemy of Ding Huan.

Once they clashed, the grudge would be irreparable—begging then would be meaningless.

Having run Xi Towers for so many years, Che Hongzi understood this lesson well.

Ding Huan's Pojie Dao hung suspended in the void, still gathering blade energy.

The Pojie Dao was for offense; the Yongshen Wheel was for containment.

No matter whether Che Hongzi chose to resist or not, escaping from Ding Huan's territory was impossible.

Not receiving an answer from Ding Huan, Che Hongzi didn't rush—he continued speaking: "Ding Daoist, the Yongshen Wheel is the artifact of Yongshen Saint, said to be one of the Ten Chaos Treasures."

In the vastness, chaotic treasures are not rare, but each one that enters the Top Ten Chaotic Treasures is a force capable of destroying heaven and earth.

Comrade Ding, do you believe the Eternal God Sage already knows his treasure has been taken—and even refined?

Ding Huan blinked; of course he did.

The Eternal God Wheel was once the Eternal God Sage's treasure; he made it his own and refined it—how could the Eternal God Sage not know?

"You're wrong—this treasure no longer belongs to the Eternal God Sage," Ding Huan replied, though he didn't understand Che Hongzi's meaning.

Che Hongzi had run his Xi Lou for so many years, hosting countless powerful cultivators—he clearly understood what Ding Huan meant.

The ownership of Great Dao Treasures is clear, and that is a crucial point.

"Comrade Ding, you haven't grasped my meaning. I mean that a treasure like the Eternal God Wheel—one of the Top Ten Chaotic Treasures—usually has only one master."

"What are you trying to say?" Ding Huan frowned slightly.

He admitted the first to obtain the Eternal God Wheel was the Eternal God Sage.

But the Eternal God Sage losing the Eternal God Wheel doesn't mean it still belongs to him.

Now the Eternal God Wheel is Ding Huan's possession.

Not only that—he has refined it several times.

He has also imprinted his own Dao-idea mark upon the Eternal God Wheel—could the Eternal God Sage still snatch it back?

Moreover, every time his cultivation advances a level, he re-refines the Eternal God Wheel.

Right now, he was nearly certain no trace of the Eternal God Sage's Dao-idea remained on the Eternal God Wheel.

"What I'm trying to say is, your Eternal God Wheel now belongs to you—but the moment the Eternal God Sage appears, the Eternal God Wheel will instantly switch hands and become his treasure again."

"When a treasure of this caliber turns against its master during combat, the consequences are catastrophic—Comrade Ding, you understand far better than I do."

Che Hongzi spoke slowly, word by word, then fell silent, watching Ding Huan.

Ding Huan's heart sank—he had a feeling Che Hongzi wasn't lying to him.

"Che Hongzi, it's not just you who knows I have the Eternal God Wheel. Even my enemies know—but my friends Ling Zhuzhen and Xing Jia also know I possess it.

Why have they never mentioned this? And how do you know?"

To be blunt, among the Great Universe cultivators I've met, your cultivation and strength are among the lowest."

As Ding Huan spoke, he stared fixedly at Che Hongzi—any change in the space's rules, no matter how slight, would betray him the moment Che Hongzi spoke.

Che Hongzi remained calm: "Comrade Ding, my cultivation and strength truly cannot compare to those Dao Ancestors and Heavenly Emperors.

But everyone excels in different fields—I run a Xi Lou. In terms of knowledge, I suspect none of them surpass me.

Moreover, the Eternal God Sage once stayed at my Xi Lou.

Now what I'm saying concerns my very life—do you think I'd lie to you?"

"I swear by the Great Dao: every word I speak is true. If false, my Great Dao shall collapse, my Primordial Spirit shall dissolve, and I shall never be reborn."

This was a deadly oath. Ding Huan halted the gathering of his Po Jie Dao.

To continue gathering the blade's momentum would mean striking.

He decided to hear what Che Hongzi had to say.

If the Eternal God Sage merely stayed at Che Hongzi's Xi Lou and Che Hongzi somehow learned his secrets, then he'd have to be careful about staying at inns in the future.

"Speak," Ding Huan said, his tone softening. "If what you say convinces me, sparing you once isn't out of the question."

Che Hongzi's words were vital.

If Che Hongzi spoke truth, then using the Eternal God Wheel against the Eternal God Sage in the future would be suicide.

Che Hongzi took a deep breath—he knew this was the key to whether he lived or died:

"Chaotic Treasures, once acquired by their first master, are rarely taken away—because no one knows the secrets of Chaotic Treasures.

Those who do know them are killed immediately.

I'm still alive because no one ever knew I knew these secrets…"

Che Hongzi paused again.

Ding Huan understood his meaning—he was warning Ding Huan not to reveal today's secret.

If he did, the owner of the Chaotic Treasure would kill Ding Huan instantly.

Even if Ding Huan were killed, Che Hongzi still wouldn't escape.

They wouldn't leave him alive.

Ding Huan said calmly: "Speak freely. This is within my own Dao-construct barrier—no one else knows what you've said."

Che Hongzi shuddered—he'd overlooked one thing: even if Ding Huan didn't speak, what he said here might still leak out.

Any being who possesses one of the Top Ten Chaotic Treasures is no ordinary person.

But if Ding Huan truly could construct a barrier from his own Dao-construct, perhaps it truly wouldn't leak.

"Brother Ding, can you truly construct a barrier from your own Dao-construct?" Che Hongzi asked, voice trembling.

"What do you think?"

Che Hongzi thought: I think nothing—you can build a Dao-construct barrier? Why would you need the Eternal God Wheel to kill me?

"Brother Ding, secrets lose all value once spoken. Every Chaotic Treasure is singular in existence.

If I'm not mistaken, your Eternal God Wheel contains something else besides the Eternal God Wheel itself, doesn't it?"

Che Hongzi's words exploded like thunder in Ding Huan's mind.

The main body of his Eternal God Wheel was the Eternal God Wheel—but its greatest weapon wasn't in the wheel at all; it was in Lun Sha and Lun Xin.

This…