Chapter 275: Plan

Boom—!

Under the impact of endless divine power, the high-grade treasure armor on Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's body instantly flashed with boundless light.

"Divine body damaged by one percent!"

Feeling the loss of divine power, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's eyes turned icy: "This Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe is truly a damned human scum!"

He was wearing a high-grade treasure armor, and his divine body stretched over ten kilometers.

Who else could damage his divine power except the most formidable beings among the cosmic overlords?

Yet now he had been wounded by a cosmic Venerable who had only just broken through.

Though his divine power hadn't suffered much loss, this was still a great humiliation to him!

"Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, wait and see!"

As Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe waved his hand to collect the many treasures left behind by Lu Qingshan's self-destruction, he coldly said: "Next time I meet you, I won't give you such an opportunity again!"

But Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe thought again and soon shook his head.

After all, Lu Qingshan had just self-destructed a massive divine body and lost all his treasures—recovering to his former strength would take an unknown amount of time!

Yet how could he know that this self-destructed divine body was but a drop in the ocean for Lu Qingshan's vast endless divine sea avatar?

After a flurry of thoughts crossed his mind, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe prepared to instantly teleport away from the battlefield.

But just then…

An invisible spatial fluctuation instantly spread across a hundred million kilometers, sealing off all surrounding space and rendering instantaneous teleportation impossible.

At the same time, three figures were rapidly approaching Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe from nearby—three cosmic Venerables of the human race.

"Suo Jin!"

Leading the three human powerhouses was the master of the God-Slaying Hall, Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe, his face filled with fury as he roared: "Leave behind the God-Slaying Hall, and I'll let you leave unharmed!"

The three human powerhouses who had arrived were all at the cosmic overlord level: Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe, Master Ningshuang, and Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe.

Master Ningshuang and Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe had come upon receiving rescue signals from Tian Feng Zifeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe, while Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe had been invited by Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe after learning of Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe's demise.

Remember, Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe had borrowed Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe's God-Slaying Hall.

Now that Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe was dead, the God-Slaying Hall most likely had fallen into Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's hands.

The God-Slaying Hall was a treasure Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe had exchanged for at great cost from the human race's treasure vault—though not his most important possession, it was still immensely valuable, and he could not allow Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe to take it away.

That was precisely why he had invited Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe, his close ally, to come along—to reclaim his God-Slaying Hall from Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe!

"Hahaha!"

Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe activated his mind, and nine million Jin Sha domains instantly spread across the surrounding spacetime: "Master Ningshuang, Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe, Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe—you're far too slow!"

"In the past, I would have feared you three, but now—what can you do to me?"

Seeing Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's confident demeanor, Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe immediately turned to Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe beside him: "Gui Yi, I'm counting on you!"

"Rest assured!"

Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe activated his mind and deployed his personal domain-type treasure.

But unfortunately, once his domain-type treasure appeared, it could only match Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's nine million Jin Sha domains—gaining no advantage whatsoever.

"This…"

Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe was momentarily stunned: "When did Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe acquire a domain-type treasure?"

Remember, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe previously used only a top-tier domain-type heavy treasure—his domain-type treasure should have shattered instantly against mine!

At that moment, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe directly pulled out his Void Tower and stepped inside.

In the past, if he had faced the combined assault of Master Ningshuang and the other two, even if he could withstand it, he would have suffered heavy losses and might have had to beg for help from other Meng Yao Zu cosmic overlords.

But now, with the Void Tower—a palace-type treasure—he could easily escape Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe and the other two.

Indeed, upon seeing Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe retreat into the Void Tower, Master Ningshuang quickly retrieved her sealing-type treasure, attempting to suppress him.

Yet under the suction of Master Ningshuang's sealing-type treasure, the Void Tower remained utterly unmoved.

Only then did Master Ningshuang realize the source of Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's confidence—he possessed a palace-type treasure, exceedingly rare even among cosmic overlords.

Then, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe directly piloted the Void Tower to ram Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe and the other two, laughing loudly as he flew far away.

Though Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe and the other two were furious, they had no way to stop Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe, and ultimately could only watch as he arrogantly departed.

"Damn Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Seeing Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe escape successfully, Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe was the most furious.

"Where the hell did Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe get his domain-type treasure and palace-type treasure?"

Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe couldn't help but sigh: "I remember the last time I fought him—he only used a top-tier domain-type heavy treasure, and didn't even possess a top-tier palace-type heavy treasure!"

With Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's wealth, purchasing an ordinary palace-type heavy treasure would have been effortless.

But ordinary palace-type heavy treasures were utterly useless in cosmic overlord battles—any slightly stronger cosmic overlord could destroy them while burning divine power.

Only top-tier palace-type heavy treasures held any real value for cosmic overlords.

Yet even slightly better top-tier palace-type heavy treasures cost more than one treasure point, and even cosmic overlords found them hard to acquire quickly.

Now Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe suddenly possessed a domain-type treasure and a palace-type treasure—combined worth at least twenty-five treasure points—this was an extremely terrifying development.

After all, most cosmic overlords had total assets of only a few treasure points.

"This matter can be reported to Xingyu Mozhu, Zu Shu Zifeng Zunzhe, and Qing Luan Zifeng Zunzhe."

Gui Yi Zifeng Zunzhe paused, then continued: "Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe's entire fortune likely exceeds fifty treasure points—Xingyu Mozhu and the others might find this interesting."

He had no intention of summoning a cosmic lord.

After all, there were still some unwritten rules in the cosmos.

Under normal circumstances, cosmic lords would not attack cosmic Venerables.

Otherwise, during the opening of the Primordial Star, cosmic lords could simply sweep through the Primordial Star, exterminating cosmic Venerables and even cosmic overlords—accumulating wealth far faster than waiting for treasures to emerge.

Yet even the most powerful solitary cosmic beings never did such things!

After all, doing this is undoubtedly a great disgrace; if the other party had wronged you, or if it were for some precious treasure, that would be one thing, but simply killing someone to seize their treasure rarely happens under normal circumstances.

Upon hearing these words from Guiyi Zifeng Zunzhe, Ningshuang Zifeng Zunzhe beside her was also stirred.

Yet what she considered was not informing Zushu Zifeng Zunzhe and the other three, but rather telling her younger brother, Tian Shi Princess, about this Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe.

After all, the master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace had also nurtured a powerful special life avatar; although his current strength might be somewhat weaker than that of the three Ancestral Tree Venerables, in the future he absolutely had the chance to become a top-tier cosmic overlord on par with the three Ancestral Tree Venerables!

……

On the other side, having escaped Guiyi Zifeng Zunzhe and the other three, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe slowly flew through the Ancient Secret Realm aboard the palace-class ultimate treasure, Xukong Ta, while he himself quietly counted his gains inside the tower.

"Tu Shen Dian!"

Looking at the most important treasure among his spoils, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe could not help but smile: "I originally thought obtaining the Seven-Colored Heart Lotus was already excellent, yet I ended up acquiring this Tu Shen Dian as well!"

"If I contribute this Tu Shen Dian to the clan's treasure repository, the contribution points I receive should be enough to exchange for two ordinary ultimate treasures!"

"And the top-grade heavy treasure weapon left behind by Tian Feng Zifeng Zunzhe after his death is likely worth several hundred treasure points; as for the other treasures, they are quite ordinary!"

"But Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe was truly wealthy! Although he had only just broken through recently, he was equipped with a top-grade heavy treasure weapon, a top-grade heavy treasure armor, a flight-assist heavy treasure battle shoe, a soul-type heavy treasure, a palace-class heavy treasure, and a domain-type heavy treasure!"

"Although all except the weapon and armor were ordinary heavy treasures, even among high-level cosmic Venerables, very few are equipped with such a comprehensive set!"

As the saying goes: treasures are valued for quality, not quantity!

In the cosmos, many cosmic Venerables—aside from those powerful cosmic overlords—usually travel in small groups with friends.

Thus, for auxiliary treasures like palace-class or domain-class ones, they typically equip only one each.

For example, Kuang Dao Zifeng Zifeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe, who once traveled with Lu Qingshan, each exchanged for one palace-class heavy treasure and one domain-class heavy treasure respectively, due to their frequent joint expeditions.

Yet Lu Qingshan this time equipped himself with every possible treasure, albeit all relatively ordinary ones—a rarity even among ordinary cosmic Venerables.

"But since Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe had only just broken through, it's natural he lacked experience; this time, it was my fortune!"

Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe thought inwardly: "Too bad he didn't carry any ultimate treasures; otherwise, my gains would have been even greater!"

……

In the Human Domain, Yanfeng Cosmic Nation, within Lu Qingshan's divine realm.

While Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe was still counting the spoils left behind by Lu Qingshan, Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe, and Tian Feng Zifeng Zunzhe after their deaths, Lu Qingshan's Infinite Divine Sea avatar had already gestated his second main battle avatar once more.

"This time, I suffered a massive loss!"

In the divine palace above his realm, Lu Qingshan reflected on the previous battle: "Soul-type heavy treasure 'Liu Xing Lei'—120 treasure points; top-grade heavy treasure sword 'Zi Dian Qing Shuang Jian'—90 treasure points; top-grade heavy treasure armor 'Jiu Tian Long Lin Jia'—120 treasure points; domain-type ordinary heavy treasure 'Fang Lei Guang Hai'—150 treasure points; flight-palace-type ordinary heavy treasure 'Shan Lei Dun Kong Chuan'—160 treasure points; flight-assist heavy treasure 'Zi Lei Ta Tian Xue'—110 treasure points!"

"Even without accounting for divine power loss, my total loss exceeds 750 treasure points!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan's heart was undoubtedly filled with frustration.

After all, he had spent over a hundred thousand eons exploring the Cosmic Secret Realm and accumulated only slightly more than eight hundred treasure points; now, after one death, he was instantly thrown back to where he was over a hundred thousand eons ago.

Yet Lu Qingshan had long anticipated this scenario.

After all, even beings as powerful as Hun Dun Chengzhu, a fifth-rank cosmic master, might rarely perish in the Original Universe, but during expeditions in the Cosmic Sea, they certainly had lost their main battle avatars before.

Otherwise, after cultivating for such immense spans of time, even if their wealth accumulation rate matched Lu Qingshan's current pace, they would have long since amassed a full set of peak ultimate treasures.

Yet Lu Qingshan is merely a lowly cosmic Venerable, and even among cosmic Venerables, he is far from the top; being slain by stronger opponents is only natural.

"But the unluckiest this time were Tian Feng Zifeng Zunzhe and Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but sigh: "Both had no avatars; after their deaths, not only were all their heavy treasures seized, but they now owe the clan massive debts!"

"Especially Lord Lord Tiequan Zifeng Zunzhe—he borrowed the Tu Shen Dian from Tu Shen Zifeng Zunzhe, and the transaction was verified by the Virtual Universe's justice system; once he is resurrected by reversing time, he will likely have to work for the clan for endless eons just to repay this enormous debt!"

"But no matter what, this grudge must be repaid someday!"

Lu Qingshan inwardly resolved: "Damn Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe—wait. When I grow stronger, I will come for you again!"

Of course, killing Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe is utterly impossible for Lu Qingshan in the short term.

After all, Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe is now among the strongest cosmic overlords; only top-tier cosmic overlords equipped with even stronger sealing treasures, or cosmic masters themselves, could possibly kill him.

Yet for Lu Qingshan, as long as his strength continues to grow, that day will inevitably come.

Just as Fei Yanwang and the Insect Empress 'Hongyu', who once killed him in the immortal stage, were ultimately slain by him in the end?

"But speaking of it…"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "After so many eons of exploring the Cosmic Secret Realm, and now being slain by Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe, I've realized some of my own shortcomings!"

"For me, there's truly no need to equip every type of treasure as I did before!"

"Especially palace-class heavy treasures are useless! With my current strength, my divine body split from the Infinite Divine Sea avatar can easily handle high-level cosmic Venerables—I don't need a palace-class heavy treasure for survival, and ordinary palace-class heavy treasures are utterly useless against cosmic overlords!"

"As for domain-class and flight-assist heavy treasures, I only need one of the two for now—preferably the domain-class one!"

"After all, ordinary flight-assist heavy treasures offer me only minimal enhancement to my movement; top-grade ones are far too expensive and are usually only equipped by cosmic overlords! One domain-class heavy treasure is enough to ensure I don't fall behind—or even gain the upper hand—in battles against high-level Venerables!"

"Moreover, during my future expeditions through the Cosmic Secret Realm, I will likely travel with other cosmic Venerables for extended periods; if they carry domain-class heavy treasures, I have no need to carry one myself!"

"Thus, what I most need are a top-grade heavy treasure sword, a top-grade heavy treasure armor, and a soul-type heavy treasure for survival!"

"If I had only carried these three treasures this time, even if killed by Suo Jin Zifeng Zunzhe, my losses would have been far smaller!"

"Also, when I go to the clan's treasure repository to exchange treasures this time, I should exchange for a better top-grade heavy treasure weapon, to further enhance my offensive power!"

Thinking this, Lu Qingshan's original body within the Chaos City promptly applied to exchange treasures at the clan's treasure repository.

After the application was approved, Lu Qingshan quickly proceeded to the Human Clan's treasure repository, located in the side hall of the Chaos City Master's residence.

Thanks to his prior experience exchanging treasures, Lu Qingshan did not waste much time and soon selected several treasures suited to his use within the clan's repository.

These treasures were: the 'Lei Long Hou Tian Jia' (130 treasure points), the soul-type heavy treasure 'Jiu Lei Xin Deng' (120 treasure points), the domain-type heavy treasure 'Fang Lei Guang Hai' (150 treasure points), and the top-grade heavy treasure sword 'Ri Yue Qian Kun Jian' (280 treasure points)!

Yes, the domain-type heavy treasure Lu Qingshan exchanged this time was still the previous 'Fang Lei Guang Hai'!

This treasure was likely forged by a clan master armorer, and even after Lu Qingshan's exchange, the clan's repository still retained two more.

As for the other treasures, they did not appear to be mass-produced standardized items.

As for other palace-class heavy treasures and flight-assist heavy treasures, Lu Qingshan did not rush to exchange them.

Huah!

After Lu Qingshan selected his treasures and his treasure points were deducted, the large green stone disc before him quickly displayed the treasures he had exchanged.

"A soul-class supreme treasure is absolutely indispensable!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently to himself: "Although with my willpower, combined with secret soul techniques, even soul attacks from the level of a universe hegemon would find it hard to harm me, it is still better to be prepared!"

"Otherwise, once I encounter a supreme expert skilled in soul enslavement, I will be in trouble!"

"Moreover, the quality of this 'Sun Moon Universe Sword' I exchanged this time is also very good; with it, my strength can increase slightly compared to when I used the Purple Lightning Azure Frost Sword before!"

(End of this chapter)