Chapter 265: Forced Retreat

At the very moment Lu Qingshan struck down Hei Lang Zunzhe, three more figures appeared in the void over a hundred million kilometers away from Lu Qingshan and the others.

The leader stood over twenty meters tall with extremely muscular limbs, and three eyes grew upon his head, constantly flashing with a chilling light that made the heart tremble.

If Lu Qingshan and the others had seen this figure, they would have immediately recognized his identity: he was none other than 'Xin Feng Zunzhe' of the Human Race's Cosmic Mercenary Alliance!

Xin Feng Zunzhe possessed the strength of a High-Grade Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe; his power was quite formidable. Although he lacked a supreme treasure to protect himself, among the many High-Grade Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe of the Human Race, he could already be considered mid-tier.

Previously, after Qing Lang Zunzhe retrieved the Yan Chihuo Tower, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe had already sent a distress message to Xin Feng Zunzhe and his group, who were also exploring this Qing Kong Secret Realm.

Although the Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe of the Human Race engaged in internal strife, they remained very united when facing external enemies.

Thus, having just received Kuang Dao Zun Zhe's distress message and learning that the opponents were merely Qing Lang Zunzhe and two others, posing no pressure on him, Xin Feng Zunzhe immediately led two companions of Mid-Grade Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe strength to rush over swiftly.

Initially, they possessed accurate coordinate information and could travel via teleportation, which was naturally extremely convenient and fast.

However, the cosmic space within the combat zone of Lu Qingshan and the others had been completely sealed off, so after arriving in the void one hundred million kilometers away from Lu Qingshan and the others, they could only approach the battlefield slowly by flying.

A distance of one hundred million kilometers, even if they flew at sub-light speed with full effort, would still require at least several minutes to reach the battlefield.

This meant that Lu Qingshan and the other two had to hold out against Qing Lang Zunzhe and the others for several minutes.

Originally, Xin Feng Zunzhe had thought that Kuang Dao Zun Zhe and the other two would suffer quite a bit at the hands of Qing Lang Zunzhe of the Meng Yao Zu, but as soon as he arrived nearby, before he could perceive the specific situation of the two fighting sides, he suddenly felt a violent explosion directly spreading over tens of millions of kilometers.

"Not good! A powerful expert has self-detonated!"

One of Xin Feng Zunzhe's companions hurriedly asked anxiously, "Xin Feng, what is going on? What exactly happened?"

At this moment, they were still over a hundred million kilometers away from the combat zone and could not perceive the specific situation occurring within the battle area through divine power or spatial fluctuations.

As for the detection by large-scale detectors, it had been blocked by the small detectors carried by Qing Lang Zunzhe and the others.

However, although they could not perceive the specific situation within the combat zone, they were able to feel the terrifying impact force following that powerful expert's self-detonation.

In fact, this impact force was not overly powerful in terms of might, but its scope of influence was extremely vast, clearly distinguishing it from a powerful expert's attack, so they instantly recognized this as the might belonging to a powerful expert's self-detonation.

"I don't know either!"

Xin Feng Zunzhe quickly transmitted his voice to his two companions, saying, "It has only been a dozen or so seconds since Kuang Dao Zun Zhe sent me the distress message; in such a short time, they must surely be able to hold out!"

"Could it be that Qing Lang Zunzhe and the others have broken through in strength? Or has some other situation arisen? Never mind, let us hurry over quickly!"

After saying this, Xin Feng Zunzhe quickly flew rapidly toward the area where Lu Qingshan and the others were located together with his two companions.

On the other side.

"This, this..."

After seeing Lu Qingshan force Hei Lang Zunzhe into self-detonation, Qing Lang Zunzhe and Long Diao Zunzhe of the Meng Yao Zu were completely stunned.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

Qing Lang Zunzhe, relying on his massive divine body, blasted Kuang Dao Zun Zhe back with a single claw strike, then his eyes bulged wide, and endless flames burned within his pupils: "You are seeking death!"

It must be known that the Tianlang lineage, as one of the Meng Yao Zu imperial families, owed much more to Lord Tianlang, who was a Cosmic Master.

And apart from Lord Tianlang, there were not many Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe in the Tianlang lineage; there were only seventeen in total, and this even included Hei Lang Zunzhe and Tian Hua Zunzhe, who had only broken through recently.

Although Hei Lang Zunzhe's strength was relatively weak, his relationship with Qing Lang Zunzhe was very good.

Precisely because of this, Qing Lang Zunzhe had brought him along this time while exploring the Cosmic Secret Realm.

But now, Hei Lang Zunzhe had just begun acting alongside him and fell so easily into the hands of a powerful expert of the Human Race, and moreover, he fell right before his eyes!

How could he explain this to the leader, and how could he not go mad?

Although Hei Lang Zunzhe could be resurrected by Lord Tianlang reversing time and space after his fall, as a Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe, the cost of resurrection was also extremely high.

Moreover, he currently held the supreme treasure of the top-tier flying palace type, the 'Yan Chihuo Tower', yet in the end, he still let Hei Lang Zunzhe fall; this was absolutely a manifestation of incompetence!

Precisely because of this, Qing Lang Zunzhe was now completely mad, roaring wildly toward Lu Qingshan.

"Hahaha!"

After hearing Qing Lang Zunzhe's words, Lu Qingshan felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he directly held the Purple Lightning Green Frost Sword and charged to kill Qing Lang Zunzhe: "Foolish Meng Yao Zu scum, I will not only kill that Hei Lang, but I will kill you too!"

"Kill me? Arrogant!"

Qing Lang Zunzhe instantly swung his sharp claws and roared as he charged toward Lu Qingshan's direction.

Seeing this, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe on the side wanted to help, but was interrupted by Lu Qingshan's voice transmission.

"Kuang Dao!"

Lu Qingshan then transmitted his voice, saying, "Leave Qing Lang Zunzhe to me; you go help Tie Ying!"

"Good!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's voice transmission, Kuang Dao Zun Zhe immediately nodded and replied, "Wan Jie, then be careful!"

He had seen all the methods Lu Qingshan used to strike down Hei Lang Zunzhe just now; his strength was definitely superior to his own, so naturally, he had no worries.

"Receive my strike!"

After Kuang Dao Zun Zhe rushed over to support Tie Ying Zunzhe, Lu Qingshan also let out a furious roar at Qing Lang Zunzhe.

Whoosh!

A brilliant purple sword light instantly lit up, then shot explosively toward Qing Lang Zunzhe, who was charging toward him from a distance.

The claw slash unleashed by Qing Lang Zunzhe in his anger possessed endless might, while the purple sword light struck by Lu Qingshan carried overwhelming, sky-high might.

Boom—Boom—Boom!

At the instant the two collided, the powerful might turned a vast surrounding area completely into a vacuum void, sweeping even the most basic spatial particle flows away.

Immediately after...

Qing Lang Zunzhe's four hooves exploded backward in succession, while Lu Qingshan only retreated three steps.

"Hahaha!"

Having stabilized his figure, Lu Qingshan immediately charged toward Qing Lang Zunzhe again: "Qing Lang Zunzhe, your strength is not that impressive!"

"Damn it!"

Facing Lu Qingshan's frenzied attacks, Qing Lang Zunzhe was also extremely furious in his heart, but he never expected to find himself at a disadvantage in the battle.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

At the level of a Universe Venerable, how swift is the combat.

Lu Qingshan and the Green Wolf Venerable clashed head-on time and again; in merely a few seconds, they had exchanged over a hundred blows, and every single time the Green Wolf Venerable was being suppressed by Lu Qingshan!

Until after the two clashed once more, the Green Wolf Venerable, perceiving that Lu Qingshan's Divine Body had not weakened in the slightest, finally used the rebounding force from the exchange to charge toward the Long Diao Venerable, who was being suppressed by the Mad Blade Venerable and the Iron Eagle Venerable not far away.

Whoosh!

During the flight, a crimson three-story treasure pagoda quickly appeared behind the Green Wolf Venerable; it was precisely the top-tier flying palace-class heavy treasure, the 'Yan Chihuo Tower'!

The moment the Yan Chihuo Tower appeared, it flew straight toward the Green Wolf Venerable; subsequently, the Green Wolf Venerable also used the impact force from the clash to instantly dodge into the Yan Chihuo Tower, and then controlled the Yan Chihuo Tower to fly toward the Long Diao Venerable not far away.

Seeing this, the Long Diao Venerable also quickly launched a series of attacks to temporarily blast back the Mad Blade Venerable and the Iron Eagle Venerable, and then similarly dodged into the Yan Chihuo Tower.

"Green Wolf!"

The moment the Long Diao Venerable appeared inside the Yan Chihuo Tower, he immediately said, "I never expected that Wan Jie Zunzhe's strength would be this great, and that he would dare to carry other avatars with him!"

"It seems he either has confidence in protecting his life, or he has a third avatar!"

"We have been defeated by this scum this time; not only did we lose a great deal of Divine Power, but we also lost Hei Lang!"

In fact, even in a one-on-two fight, the Long Diao Venerable, with his massive Divine Body, was not at all afraid of the Mad Blade Venerable and the Iron Eagle Venerable; it was just that being trampled upon was very unpleasant.

However, he not only possessed a massive Divine Body but also had a top-tier heavy treasure armor protecting him; if the battle truly continued, the first to be unable to hold out would still be the Mad Blade Venerable and the Iron Eagle Venerable.

It was just that now that the situation had developed to this point, it was impossible for them to snatch the treasure from Lu Qingshan and the other two.

Since that was the case, it was better to stop fighting as soon as possible and conserve some Divine Power.

On the other side.

Lu Qingshan, the Mad Blade Venerable, and the Iron Eagle Venerable, seeing that the Meng Yao Zu's Green Wolf Venerable and Long Diao Venerable had hidden inside the Yan Chihuo Tower, also quickly stopped burning their Divine Power and did not intend to continue attacking the opponent.

After all, since the two were hiding inside the Yan Chihuo Tower, if they did not possess a higher-level sealing-class heavy treasure, even a Universe Hegemon would be unable to do anything to them, let alone them.

"Hahaha!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable directly transmitted his voice, saying, "Today was truly exhilarating! Not only did we obtain three Void Sands, but we also made these Meng Yao Zu scum suffer a great loss; even that Hei Lang Venerable was killed by Wan Jie!"

"Who would say otherwise!"

At this moment, the Mad Blade Venerable also wore a smile on his face: "Usually, these Meng Yao Zu scum, relying on their massive Divine Bodies, act without restraint; today, we finally made them taste bitterness!"

And just as the Mad Blade Venerable and the other two were joyfully transmitting voices to each other...

"Sneaky Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

The Green Wolf Venerable inside the Yan Chihuo Tower quickly roared, "Just you wait! We Meng Yao Zu, we of the Lord Tianlang lineage, will definitely not let you off!"

"Not let me off?"

Lu Qingshan said with utter disdain, "I'd like to see what tricks your Meng Yao Zu have; if you have the ability, don't hide inside the Yan Chihuo Tower; come out and fight me again!"

Hearing these words, the Long Diao Venerable and the Green Wolf Venerable inside the Yan Chihuo Tower also felt a surge of anger in their hearts.

When they first met, it was Lu Qingshan and the other three who hid inside palace-class heavy treasures, but now it had become them, and even the Hei Lang Venerable had perished.

With the situation reversed so drastically, their hearts were naturally filled with great anger.

And the chief culprit behind all of this was the sneaky and cunning Lu Qingshan, who had deliberately concealed his true strength from the very beginning.

"Green Wolf, I know you are very angry right now, but do not fall for Wan Jie Zunzhe's trickery!"

The Long Diao Venerable, while transmitting a voice to comfort the Green Wolf Venerable, also spoke to Lu Qingshan outside, "Wan Jie Zunzhe, we are now inside the Yan Chihuo Tower; if you have any techniques, just use them!"

"Unfortunately, even if your strength were ten times or a hundred times greater, you could only stare helplessly!"

"Foolish Meng Yao Zu!"

Before Lu Qingshan could open his mouth, the Mad Blade Venerable beside him had already spoken: "You are only capable of showing off your verbal strength!"

"You..."

Hearing the words of the Mad Blade Venerable and the Iron Eagle Venerable, the Long Diao Venerable also felt a surge of anger in his heart.

However, reason told him that continuing to fight would bring him no benefit, so he did not reply; instead, he spoke directly to the Green Wolf Venerable beside him: "Green Wolf, continuing to fight obviously brings us no benefit anymore; moreover, this Qing Kong Secret Realm is, after all, within the territory of the Human Race. Once other powerful figures of the Human Race arrive, it will be troublesome for us to leave!"

"Very well!"

Hearing the Long Diao Venerable's words, the Green Wolf Venerable quickly canceled the spatial blockade; after leaving a final threat for Lu Qingshan and the others, he immediately teleported and vanished.

Lu Qingshan and the other two did not deploy a spatial blockade to block the opponent's departure; after all, the cost to deal with the Green Wolf Venerable and the others hiding inside the Yan Chihuo Tower would certainly be very high.

Even if they could invite other powerful figures of the Human Race, the owner of that Yan Chihuo Tower, 'Tan Yue Zunzhe', would certainly arrive; at that time, a great battle might break out.

If it were for a great benefit, it would be one thing, but the cause of this incident was merely three Void Sands; for a Universe Hegemon, it was truly not worth starting a great battle.

Moreover, once such a great battle broke out, the outcome would be hard to predict!

Furthermore, this time Lu Qingshan and the other two not only did not suffer a great loss but actually obtained three Void Sands and even killed the Hei Lang Venerable; naturally, they should stop while they were ahead.

And just after the Green Wolf Venerable and the Long Diao Venerable departed, the Xin Feng Zunzhe and the other two, who had felt the spatial fluctuations dissipate in the distant void, immediately teleported to Lu Qingshan and the other two.

"Mad Blade!"

The moment Xin Feng Zunzhe appeared, he immediately asked, "Are you all alright? Where are the Meng Yao Zu's Green Wolf Venerable and the others?"

"Hahaha! Of course we are alright!"

The Mad Blade Venerable immediately said with a smile, "Xin Feng, you came too late this time; you didn't witness the scene where Wan Jie forced that Meng Yao Zu's Hei Lang Venerable to self-destruct!"

"This..."

Hearing the Mad Blade Venerable's words, Xin Feng Zunzhe was somewhat stunned: "Mad Blade, are you saying that the explosion of power just now was because the Meng Yao Zu's Hei Lang Venerable self-destructed, and that the opponent self-destructed because of Wan Jie Zunzhe?"

Xin Feng Zunzhe's two companions also wore expressions of shock at this moment; subsequently, they all looked at Lu Qingshan beside them with disbelief.

"How could there be any doubt?"

The Iron Eagle Venerable beside him quickly said, "That Hei Lang Venerable self-destructed right before our eyes; he is dead beyond any doubt!"

"This..."

After receiving a definite answer, Xin Feng Zunzhe quickly looked at Lu Qingshan with surprise on his face.

He also knew a little about that Meng Yao Zu Hei Lang Venerable; a powerful figure of the Lord Tianlang lineage with a Divine Body over ten kilometers tall, even he would not find it easy to kill the opponent.

But now, Lu Qingshan has only just broken through a little over ten million years ago, yet his strength is already this formidable?

Thinking of this, Xin Feng Zunzhe quickly said, "Wan Jie Zunzhe, I never expected you to have attained such astonishing strength!"

"Actually, it was mainly because that Hei Lang Zunzhe was wearing an ordinary heavy treasure armor!"

Lu Qingshan quickly said with a smile, "If the opponent had been wearing a top-tier heavy treasure armor, I would have had no way to deal with him!"

"So that is how it is!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's reply, Xin Feng Zunzhe suddenly understood, yet he quickly added, "Even so, Wan Jie Zunzhe, your strength is already extremely formidable!"

"Indeed!"

One of Xin Feng Zunzhe's companions quickly said, "Even within our Human Race, there are many Universe Zifeng Zunzhe who have never slain an alien Universe Zifeng Zunzhe!"

"Wan Jie Zunzhe, to be able to slay that Hei Lang Zunzhe after cultivating for such a short time is simply too astonishing!"

"Hahaha!"

Kuang Dao Zun Zhe, standing nearby, quickly said with a laugh, "Xin Feng, this time we must thank you three for coming to support us!"

"Kuang Dao, you are too polite!"

Xin Feng Zunzhe quickly said, "We are all powerful figures of the Human Race; naturally, we must help one another!"

"Moreover, we did not actually help much this time. That Qing Lang Zunzhe and Long Diao Zunzhe were both forced to retreat by you yourselves, and even Hei Lang Zunzhe perished at the hands of Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

"However, being able to witness Wan Jie Zunzhe slaying that Hei Lang Zunzhe this time means our journey was not in vain!"

It must be known that, aside from special places like the Primitive Star, Universe Zifeng Zunzhe rarely perish when roaming the universe.

And now, the Primitive Star has only just concluded, and powerful figures of all races are still recovering and resting.

Lu Qingshan slaying that Hei Lang Zunzhe at this moment would count as a matter of some significance within both the Human Race and the Meng Yao Zu.

"Everyone, this is not a place for chatting!"

Kuang Dao Zun Zhe quickly said, "Why not return to the Human Race's territory first, and continue our conversation later?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan and Tie Ying Zunzhe had no objections, and Xin Feng Zunzhe and the other two naturally nodded in agreement very quickly.

After all, for them, exploring a Secret Realm was originally a matter of luck; arriving a bit earlier or later made no difference.

And this time, Lu Qingshan slaying that Meng Yao Zu's Hei Lang Zunzhe was absolutely a matter worth celebrating; naturally, they were willing to return to the Human territory with Lu Qingshan and others to celebrate and spend more time with Lu Qingshan.

Thus, everyone quickly returned via the Divine Kingdom teleportation to the Virtual Universe Company's All-Universe Headquarters Continent within the Human Race's territory, and then held a small banquet at Kuang Dao Zun Zhe's residence.

(End of this chapter)