Chapter 209: Sealing the King, Unrivaled

"Not good! This King Lingjian King strikes sword after sword; I fear I will be utterly annihilated in just over ten moves!"

After his Divine Body reformed, Shi Jia Wang could no longer care about the shock in his heart.

At this moment, escaping with his life was the most important thing for him.

Yet he knew clearly in his heart that he had just unleashed his utmost strength; not only could he not block this King Lingjian King, he could not even flee.

Moreover, the King Lingjian King had already burned his own Immortal Divine Power; even if he turned back to wield his blade technique in defense, he could not withstand it for long.

Thinking of this...

Whoosh!

Shi Jia Wang instantly reversed his direction of flight, charging with unbelievable speed straight toward the area where the experts of the Meng Yao Zu camp were gathered.

At the same time, Shi Jia Wang transmitted a voice to the several powerful experts of the Meng Yao Zu side: "Fire Bird King, Black Light King, please save me!"

Fire Bird King and Black Light King were both supreme experts of the Meng Yao Zu camp, their strength already extremely close to that of Hei Fengwang.

Moreover, beside the two of them were gathered many experts of the Meng Yao Zu camp; if they truly intervened, there would certainly be a chance to save Shi Jia Wang.

But unfortunately, neither of them had any close ties with Shi Jia Wang, and now was a critical moment when they were about to contend for a great treasure.

For them, even if Shi Jia Wang could only consume a portion of the King Lingjian King's Divine Power, it would be highly beneficial to them.

So after seeing Shi Jia Wang charge toward their direction, they all, along with their surrounding allies, tacitly dodged aside.

And after Shi Jia Wang witnessed this scene, despair grew even deeper in his heart.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan continued to pursue and hunt down Shi Jia Wang, intent on completely slaying him.

Hoo!

He saw the Purple Lei Tianyi Sword in his hand strike Shi Jia Wang once more.

However, this time, in order to withstand Lu Qingshan's attack, Shi Jia Wang no longer fled wildly; instead, he turned and unleashed a exquisite blade technique to block.

Just as others had predicted, even if Shi Jia Wang were to die, he would cause as much trouble for Lu Qingshan as possible.

And now, for every move he endured, he could consume another portion of Lu Qingshan's Divine Power.

Lu Qingshan naturally understood Shi Jia Wang's intentions, but with the Infinite Divine Sea Avatar carried on his person, how could he worry about his own Divine Power?

Just as Lu Qingshan hunted Shi Jia Wang, a figure of immense stature instantly appeared within the Insect Clan camp.

The moment this person appeared, he instantly drew the attention of the many experts present.

He stood over ten meters tall, his entire body covered in black chitin, with a single black horn on his forehead, and his eyes emitted a faint, eerie glow; he was Hu Jiao Wang of the 'Jiao Chi Clan', a powerful expert at the limit of Hei Fengwang.

Of course, if it were merely Hu Jiao Wang alone, he would not be enough to make the experts present so wary.

The main reason was that Hu Jiao Wang was a Soul Slave, a soul servant controlled by the Immortal-level Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu'.

Since being soul-controlled by the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu', Hu Jiao Wang had always guarded her; since he had appeared, it meant his master, the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu', had also arrived!

There were not many Insect Clan Empresses active on the Outer Realm Battlefield, but almost every one possessed strength close to that of Hei Fengwang.

And the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu' was among the best; among the many soul slaves she enslaved, there were even several experts at the limit of Hei Fengwang, and Hu Jiao Wang was the one with the strongest defense among them.

Therefore, when the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu' usually moved, she would typically let Hu Jiao Wang appear on the surface, while she and her Immortal-level Insect Clan army hid within the World Ring.

And the moment the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu' appeared here, she immediately discovered Lu Qingshan and Shi Jia Wang, who were engaged in battle.

"Master, it is Shi Jia Wang of the Meng Yao Zu camp and the King Lingjian King of the Human camp fighting!" Hu Jiao Wang transmitted directly via Divine Power.

"Hmm!" The Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu', dwelling within the World Ring, nodded slightly.

Originally, she had not paid much attention, but after sensing Lu Qingshan's Divine Power aura, she suddenly froze.

"Could it be him?"

The Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu' looked at Lu Qingshan through the World Ring, and a look of shock quickly appeared on her face: "The 'King Lingjian King' whom I forced to self-destruct back then?"

"Back then, this person's will was extremely strong; even under my soul attacks, he remained clear-headed enough to self-destruct. I never expected him to have made such a huge name for himself now!"

The memories of a Hei Fengwang Immortal were incredibly profound, and the Divine Power aura of any Hei Fengwang Immortal was unique.

So after sensing Lu Qingshan's Divine Power aura, the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu' quickly recognized his identity; he was indeed the King Lingjian King who had perished in her hands over ten million years ago.

But at this moment, Lu Qingshan's strength was far, far greater than it had been over ten million years ago!

"King Lingjian King? King Lingjian King?"

A flash of cold light passed through the Insect Clan Empress's eyes: "Your name is indeed much greater than before! Since that is the case, then let me send you a grand gift!"

Thinking of this, the Insect Clan Empress 'Queen Hongyu' quickly began to secretly arrange things.

On the other side, Lu Qingshan was also attacking the wildly struggling Shi Jia Wang.

At the beginning, Shi Jia Wang could still rely on his exquisite blade technique to block Lu Qingshan's attacks as much as possible.

But even so, relying on his superior foundational strength and the advantage of his great treasure weapon, Lu Qingshan was still able to inflict great damage upon him.

And as Shi Jia Wang's Divine Power aura continued to weaken, it naturally became increasingly difficult for him to withstand Lu Qingshan's attacks.

"King Lingjian King, just wait; I will definitely return to take my revenge!"

After his Divine Power weakened to below fifty percent, Shi Jia Wang's heart was filled with madness.

The moment his words ended, Shi Jia Wang immediately detonated all the remaining Divine Power within his body.

It must be known that Shi Jia Wang's Divine Body was over a thousand meters tall, and he had also cultivated body-augmentation secret techniques; even with his Divine Body having lost over fifty percent, the power of his self-destruction was extremely terrifying.

Boom-boom-boom!

An incredibly terrifying shockwave instantly swept in all directions, but at this moment, Lu Qingshan, clad in great treasure armor, could naturally withstand it easily.

But just at this moment...

Splash!

Within the Insect Clan camp, a breathtakingly beautiful figure suddenly appeared beside Hu Jiao Wang, and behind her were tens of thousands of Immortal-level Insect Clan warriors, densely packed.

Voom!

A wave of ethereal Immortal Divine Power instantly seeped into Lu Qingshan's body; it was the soul attack of the Insect Race Empress, 'Hongyu'.

Yet, when Lu Qingshan's comprehension of the Laws was only at the level of the seventeenth floor of the Bridge to Heaven, he had already been able to withstand this Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu's' soul attack head-on.

Now, his comprehension of the Laws had reached the twentieth floor of the Bridge to Heaven, and his will had crossed into the realm of the Cosmic Venerable; how could a mere Immortal-level Insect Race Empress shake him?

However, the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' was also well aware of Lu Qingshan's powerful soul defense capabilities, so she did not place all her hopes on her soul attack alone.

And immediately following her soul attack came the combined assault of numerous Immortal-level Insect Warriors.

It was seen that...

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The moment the other Insect Warriors appeared, they instantly ignited their Immortal Divine Power, then all launched an attack toward Lu Qingshan's location.

It must be known that the number of Insect Warriors any single Insect Race Empress can control has a limit.

Under normal circumstances, to have every Insect Warrior under command unleash a Law-based attack, one can control at most ten thousand; if the number exceeds ten thousand, it becomes impossible to make every Insect Warrior perform such subtle Law attacks.

And as the number increases, control becomes increasingly crude.

When the controlled number reaches one million, the Insect Race Empress can at best only make countless Insect Warriors attack collectively or retreat collectively, utterly unable to execute any more refined attacks.

At this moment, the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' controlled a total of ten thousand Immortal-level Insect Warriors, then simultaneously ignited their Immortal Divine Power to launch the most refined attack!

It must be known that the combined attack of merely a million Domain Master-level Insect Warriors alone possessed power comparable to a Hei Fengwang-level expert self-destructing;

and now, although the number of Insect Warriors was only ten thousand, they were all Immortal Deities, all ignited their Immortal Divine Power, and all executed the most refined Law attacks; their power was absolutely far more terrifying than even the explosion of the strongest Venerable Huoshen Source Crystal!

An attack of this caliber absolutely ranks as the most terrifying below the Cosmic Venerable, enough to make countless Hei Fengwang Immortals across the universe tremble with fear.

Even if a supreme existence like Huo Huangwang were struck, she would likely suffer grave injuries!

Boom! Boom! Boom...

It was seen that the ten thousand-plus Immortal-level Insect Warriors, in their ignited Divine Power state, all released their accumulated energy attacks; in an instant, the heavens and earth changed color, ten thousand light pillars shot forth, quickly condensing into a single heart-piercing, brilliant radiance that blasted directly toward Lu Qingshan's location.

As the saying goes, 'One force overwhelms ten techniques'!

The attacks of these Insect Warriors were not overly profound, yet with ten thousand attacks merging together, even the space along their path was directly turned into nothingness.

On the other side, Lu Qingshan had already grown wary after Hu Jiao Wang appeared.

After all, among his many enemies, besides Shi Jia Wang, the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu', master of Hu Jiao Wang, was also one of them!

So at the very moment numerous Immortal-level Insect Warriors appeared and the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' launched her soul attack against him, Lu Qingshan had already intended to use a movement technique to dodge her assault.

However, the surrounding space was already sealed; even if Lu Qingshan pushed his movement technique to its absolute limit, he could only dodge just over a thousand attacks, and in the end, he was struck by the remaining nearly nine thousand attacks.

And upon seeing this scene, the crowd of Hei Fengwang Immortals around them all froze in astonishment.

"The power of these Insect Warriors' combined attack is truly too terrifying!"

"This is truly 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind'! Who would have thought that King Lingjian Wang, having just forced Shi Jia Wang into self-destruction, was now ambushed by the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' from the Insect faction!"

"Why do you think the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' ambushed King Lingjian Wang?"

"Who knows? Perhaps the two of them already had a grudge against each other?"

"Why bother with that? We only need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!"

"Indeed! This time, King Lingjian Wang endured a full-force strike from the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu'; even if he does not die, he will surely be gravely injured. With one less opponent vying for the supreme treasure, this is certainly a good thing for us!"

"However, the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu's' attack was truly too terrifying; when the time comes to vie for the supreme treasure, we must be even more vigilant!"

Subsequently, many Hei Fengwang Immortals all turned their gazes with extreme vigilance toward the direction where the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' was located.

This combined strike of the Insect Warriors after igniting their Divine Power had absolutely reached a limit below the Cosmic Venerable.

But who could guarantee that these Immortal-level Insect Warriors released by the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu' represented all of her accumulated forces?

And on the other side...

Facing such a terrifying combined attack from the Insect Warriors, Lu Qingshan could only wield the Purple Lei Tianyi Sword in his hand to block; after barely offsetting a portion of the power, that world-destroying shockwave ultimately struck Lu Qingshan's body.

If Lu Qingshan were still wearing his previous Golden Thread Dark Cloud Armor, this terrifying attack would likely have instantly reached the limit of what he could endure; it probably could not have weakened even half the power, and at that time, his divine body, standing less than two meters tall, would have been instantly annihilated completely.

But now, what Lu Qingshan was wearing was the supreme treasure Lei Long Zhen Tian Armor; even attacks from high-level Cosmic Venerables would struggle to reach its endurance limit, let alone the combined attack of these Immortal-level Insect Warriors.

As long as the attack does not exceed the endurance limit of the Lei Long Zhen Tian Armor, the attack's power will be weakened to one percent of its original.

The terrifying attack, which was just enough to annihilate everything, after being weakened to one percent of its original, was merely slightly greater than the explosion power of a typical Hei Fengwang-level expert.

With Lu Qingshan's current strength, he was fully capable of enduring it.

Therefore, under the frenzied assault of over ten thousand Insect Warriors, Lu Qingshan did not even have his body explode; only a wisp of fresh blood oozed from his mouth.

"Fortunately, I am wearing the Lei Long Zhen Tian Armor!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Otherwise, the Infinite Divine Sea avatar would likely have been exposed prematurely!"

And just as Lu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, countless Hei Fengwang Immortals around him also froze in astonishment; even the Insect Race Empress 'Hongyu', who had just attacked Lu Qingshan, forgot to recall her numerous Insect Warriors.

"Hei Fengwang Invincible! He is Hei Fengwang Invincible!"

Just then, a Hei Fengwang-limit expert from the Meng Yao Zu faction suddenly let out a voice of utter shock.

"That is correct!"

Another Hei Fengwang Immortal from the Meng Yao Zu faction also spoke up in agreement: "Under such a terrifying attack, King Lingjian Wang did not even have his divine body shattered; this defensive power is truly too terrifying!"

"Attack, movement technique, and defense all reached the limit of the Hei Fengwang level; such strength absolutely deserves to be called Hei Fengwang Invincible. If we add his terrifying soul attack, even many Hei Fengwang Invincible experts would be suppressed by him!"

What kind of expert can be called Hei Fengwang Invincible?

Comprehensive!

No weaknesses!

Supreme experts like Sovereign Beihai, Huo Huangwang, and Jin Wu Wang, who can roam the Outer Battlefield, are incredibly powerful, yet even they might encounter crises while wandering the Outer Battlefield.

Just like the combined attack of numerous Immortal-level Insect Warriors launched by the Insect Race Empress Hongyu just now; if any one of Huo Huangwang and the others had to endure it, most would likely suffer grave injuries, or even perish directly.

But what about King Lingjian Wang?

He did not even have his Immortal Divine Body shattered!

Actually, if his defense were merely slightly stronger, it would not be that remarkable; just like the supreme expert 'Bai Hua Wang', who recently rose in the Outer Battlefield on the Meng Yao Zu side, whose defensive power is extremely astonishing.

Yet the Hundred Flowers King was extremely weak in combat secret techniques, so even in attack he could not compare to the Fire Phoenix King and others; naturally, he could not be called an Invincible King!

Only when every aspect is extremely perfect can one be said to possess the strength of an Invincible King.

"Invincible King?" A non-human powerhouse with two short horns growing on his forehead asked with slight confusion.

A Mechanical Race Invincible King-level powerhouse glanced at him, then spoke with a hint of mockery: "Two-Horned King, you come from a weak race; it is normal that you do not know the terror of an Invincible King!"

"Do not think your strength is great; in the hands of a true Invincible King, you would not even withstand a single strike! Moreover, even if you directly self-detonate all your Immortal Divine Power, you would not be able to harm him in the slightest!"

"Exactly!"

Another powerhouse from the Mechanical Race camp chimed in: "Two-Horned King, any Invincible King possesses the strength to preserve his life even against a Universe Venerable!"

"Your entire race has only one Universe Venerable, so naturally you cannot comprehend the strength of an Invincible King! But you must know, with the terrifying strength of this King Lingjian King, even if the Universe Venerable of your Two-Horned Race were to intervene, he might not even be able to force the other to retreat!"

Hearing these words, the Two-Horned King's complexion immediately changed.

"I did not expect that a new Invincible King powerhouse has emerged among the Human Race!"

"Indeed! Who knows if this King Lingjian King will have the chance in the future to become a Universe Venerable?"

The crowd of Immortal Kings filled their eyes with awe.

In the vast universe, Invincible King-level powerhouses within billions of races are countless.

Powerhouses of the level of the Fire Phoenix King are relatively rare, but among peak races, one or two can appear in every era.

Yet throughout endless ages, powerhouses who can be called 'Invincible King' are pitifully few, even far fewer than the number of Universe Venerables!

Many Invincible King-level powerhouses, after secluded cultivation for billions of years, can reach strength close to an Invincible King, yet ultimately there remains a distance between them and an Invincible King.

The gap seems small, but the further one advances in cultivation, the more arduous it becomes; to perfect it further, to raise it further, is absolutely as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Creating one's own supreme arts, comprehension of laws, amplification-type secret techniques, supreme treasures, cunning schemes... every single one is indispensable; only thus can one be called an Invincible King.

And once an Invincible King powerhouse breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, his strength will also be far greater than that of an ordinary Universe Venerable.

(End of this chapter)