Chapter 298

Within the Yigao Gorge region of the Purple Snow Secret Realm.

Even as Bai Hua Zunzhe eagerly anticipated the outcome, the distance between Lu Qingshan and Long Ya Zunzhe had shrunk to less than two hundred thousand kilometers.

At this moment, both Lu Qingshan and Long Ya Zunzhe were within Long Ya Zunzhe's Golden Sand Sea realm, so Lu Qingshan naturally had a slight speed disadvantage.

Yet although realm-type treasures possessed astonishing power, to a Cosmic Sovereign they merely hindered movement slightly—they could not fully suppress.

Thus, once he drew close to Lu Qingshan, Long Ya Zunzhe swiftly struck.

"Blood Edge Slash!"

Long Ya Zunzhe let out a low roar; instantly, a blood-colored battle blade brimming with the stench of blood appeared in his claw, then he slashed violently.

Immediately, an incredibly brilliant blood-colored blade light cut across the sky, shattering the void and sending crimson flames swirling.

What troubled Lu Qingshan most was the bizarre trajectory of that blood-colored blade light, and the erratic flow of time within its region—suddenly accelerating tenfold, then slowing tenfold the next instant!

Under this strange time flow, Lu Qingshan had not even reacted when the bizarre blood-colored blade light had already slashed toward his face.

The power of this blood-colored blade light was terrifyingly immense, and swirling threads of flame clung to it—any ordinary Cosmic Venerable facing this blade light would likely be instantly annihilated.

Whoosh!

At this final moment, Lu Qingshan swung his Lei Yaozhen Killing Sword violently, unleashing his strongest technique: "Annihilation Slash."

An overwhelmingly brilliant purple blade light surged forth from Lei Yaozhen Killing Sword, filling the void with dense lightning serpents that surged toward the terrifying blood-colored blade light.

Boom—

The purple blade light and blood-colored blade light clashed repeatedly, annihilating each other, while the surrounding space continuously shattered into fundamental particle streams.

Yet ultimately, the blood-colored blade light held the upper hand; after completely annihilating Lu Qingshan's purple blade light, its residual power still crashed down upon Lu Qingshan like a sky-covering storm.

Under this terrifying assault, the void around Lu Qingshan's divine body exploded violently, and he himself was blasted backward.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe, is that all you've got?" Long Ya Zunzhe stood upon the void, his gaze toward Lu Qingshan brimming with contempt.

Though this exchange had merely suppressed Lu Qingshan without inflicting effective damage, Long Ya Zunzhe had only used his self-created peak secret technique.

In Long Ya Zunzhe's eyes, merely using his peak secret technique was enough to suppress Lu Qingshan—once he unleashed his self-created Cosmic Sovereign ultimate technique, he would surely have a chance to kill Lu Qingshan.

Watching the frenzied Long Ya Zunzhe, Lu Qingshan felt no concern.

In truth, the secret technique Long Ya Zunzhe had just used was barely more profound than Lu Qingshan's own "Annihilation Slash"; Long Ya Zunzhe merely held a high-grade treasure weapon, which gave him the edge in power.

Yet even so, it posed no threat to Lu Qingshan, who wore the Nine Dragon Sovereign Armor.

And just then…

"Wan Jie Zunzhe, die!"

"Dragon Fang Slash!"

At this moment, Long Ya Zunzhe's aura had surged to its absolute limit, and he swung his blood-colored battle claw with full force.

If his previous strike had been a single blood-colored blade light, this strike unleashed an entire brilliant river of stars.

And this brilliant river of stars was no longer crimson—it had turned pure, blinding white.

Long Ya Zunzhe had originally broken into the Venerable Realm using the complete Shi Shi Jian Ben Yuan Law; after eons of painstaking cultivation, he had fully comprehended the Time Origin Law.

Once he could fuse its three branches into one and fully comprehend the complete Time Origin Law, he could break through again and ascend to the exalted status of Cosmic Master.

This technique, "Dragon Fang Slash," was the strongest secret art he had created over countless eons—its power was boundless.

…

Far away, the Meng Yao Zu warriors, though distant, could clearly sense the scene of their clash.

"Long Ya Zunzhe is about to unleash his ultimate technique!"

"I remember last time on the Primordial Star, Long Ya Zunzhe used this single move to annihilate a High Cosmic Venerable from the Mechanical Clan, scaring the other two Cosmic Venerables into immediate flight!"

"That's nothing! I personally witnessed Long Ya Zunzhe use this technique to outright annihilate Zhong Zhan Zunzhe of the Insect Clan—Zhong Zhan Zunzhe was a Cosmic Sovereign!"

"Actually, Zhong Zhan Zunzhe's divine body was just too small."

"A large divine body grants advantages in battle—but only when combatants are evenly matched! If the power gap is too great, even a divine body as vast as a Star Beast is useless!"

"Watch! When Long Ya Zunzhe unleashes his full power, that Human Clan's Wan Jie Zunzhe is doomed! Even if he survives, he'll be grievously wounded!"

Seeing Long Ya Zunzhe fully unleash his power, the distant Meng Yao Zu warriors exchanged telepathic messages.

…

On the other side, seeing a brilliant river of stars, brimming with boundless power, charging toward him, Lu Qingshan knew he was no match—but relying on the incredible defense of the Nine Dragon Sovereign Armor, he remained calm.

"It's an ultimate technique!"

Lu Qingshan silently marveled: "A high-grade treasure weapon, a Cosmic Sovereign ultimate technique—Long Ya Zunzhe's strength surpasses Venerable Yao Guang's. He likely rivals the peak combat power of Tian Shi Palace Lord's true body!"

"But this poses no threat to me."

Even as thoughts flashed through his mind, Lu Qingshan unleashed his strongest technique once more: "Annihilation Slash!"

Yet against the vast, roaring river of stars, his blade light was instantly annihilated, and the residual power slammed violently into Lu Qingshan.

Boom—

The overwhelming power pounded relentlessly against Lu Qingshan, hurling him backward—but he remained bound by the surrounding Golden Sand Sea realm.

"This power seems slightly stronger than Tian Shi Palace Lord's true body at full force!"

As he was flung back, Lu Qingshan felt the damage to his divine energy and sighed: "When Tian Shi struck before, he annihilated three-thousandths of my divine body; yet Long Ya Zunzhe just annihilated four-thousandths—every supreme warrior who roams the cosmos is not to be underestimated!"

Yet this was perfectly normal.

After all, Tian Shi Palace Lord's primary battle body was a special life avatar; his true body naturally wielded weaker artifacts.

But Long Ya Zunzhe's true body was his meticulously crafted primary battle form; though he too wielded a high-grade treasure weapon, its power slightly surpassed Tian Shi Palace Lord's true body's treasure gauntlets.

Moreover, Long Ya Zunzhe had cultivated far longer than Tian Shi Palace Lord, so he had refined his techniques more meticulously. Though both were ultimate-level, their power was similar, yet subtle differences remained.

Of course, for Lu Qingshan, now standing over two hundred meters tall, losing four-thousandths or three-thousandths of his divine energy was negligible damage.

He could withstand it purely with his own body—let alone with the endless divine sea's split bodies supplying him with endless divine energy.

Even as Lu Qingshan's thoughts raced, Long Ya Zunzhe, who had been utterly confident from afar, froze in stunned disbelief upon seeing Lu Qingshan's aura show no sign of weakening.

"This... how is this possible?"

Long Ya Zunzhe looked at Lu Qingshan, who had been knocked flying into the distance, his face full of disbelief: "Even if he has a Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor protecting him, my full-power strike should be enough to reach the armor's limit of endurance. Being able to weaken the attack's power to one percent would already be very good! Even if his divine power is quite vast, he should have consumed at least some of it!"

"Could it be that he is wearing a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor? But he is a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe who has only cultivated for a short time; even if he became a disciple of Bing Feng Zhi Zhu, it is impossible for him to obtain a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor, right?"

For a moment, various thoughts flashed continuously through Long Ya Zunzhe's mind.

You must know that a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor is already extremely precious; within the Human Race, it is worth at least ten-plus Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao Points.

Even if Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters are very fond of their disciples, they basically will not bestow such precious treasures.

After all, without fighting for their lives, even for Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters to obtain a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor is not an easy thing.

Just like in the original story, after Luo Feng obtained the Jian He Luo components on the Origin Star, it once provoked the Mo Fan Zhi Zhu of the Northern Frontier Alliance to act, and after Luo Feng contributed the Jian He Luo to the Human Race's treasure vault, he only received ten-plus Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao Points.

Of course, this also includes the reason that the Jian He Luo components are top-tier Domain-type Supreme Treasures; if placed in the hands of a powerhouse at the level of a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe master, the value it can generate would naturally be far more than ten-plus Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao Points.

And he, Long Ya Zunzhe, has wandered the universe for endless ages, plus possessing the advantage of a clone, has never been completely annihilated; now he has only accumulated wealth equivalent to thirty-plus Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao Points within the Human Race.

Now, this Lu Qingshan has only just broken through not long ago, and hasn't even made a name for himself in the universe, yet he can possess a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor?

While Long Ya Zunzhe was shocked in his heart, a group of Meng Yao Zu powerhouses in the distance also completely exploded into chaos.

"What happened?"

"Long Ya Zunzhe even unleashed his Universe Zifeng Zunzhe Ultimate Ultimate Art, and that Wan Jie Zunzhe's move just now didn't have any effect; he completely tanked it. How is it possible he is unscathed?"

"This is truly unbelievable!"

Nearly ten Meng Yao Zu powerhouses all looked at Lu Qingshan in shock.

"Truly amazing!"

"Wan Jie Zunzhe's offensive power isn't that great, but his defensive ability is truly too heaven-defying!"

"Yes! I'm afraid only a top-tier Universe Zifeng Zunzhe acting would have a chance to kill him!"

"His life-saving armor must be a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao, and it must have already been activated to its third form!"

A divine body two hundred meters tall, plus a Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor activated to its third form, is enough to make most Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters feel despair. Unless a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe master or one of those top-tier Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters acts, there is only then a chance to kill such a powerhouse!

"Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

Long Ya Zunzhe stared fixedly at Lu Qingshan, then looked at the crowd of Meng Yao Zu powerhouses around him, and immediately formed a plan in his heart.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe's defense is indeed very strong; even my attack power cannot reach his limit of endurance!"

"But he doesn't necessarily possess a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor for protection!"

"Try once more, to see if he can still withstand it!"

Thinking of this, Long Ya Zunzhe quickly contacted the crowd of Meng Yao Zu powerhouses around him.

And the crowd of Meng Yao Zu powerhouses who were originally watching the battle on the side, after hearing Long Ya Zunzhe's telepathic transmission, also became moved one by one.

"Bai Hua Zunzhe was actually killed?"

"The two Supreme Treasures on Bai Hua Zunzhe's body fell into the hands of that Wan Jie Zunzhe?"

"Long Ya Zunzhe invited us to deal with that Wan Jie Zunzhe together?"

These Meng Yao Zu powerhouses, after receiving Bai Hua Zunzhe's distress signal, still dared to rush over, so naturally they all possessed shocking strength.

Even if they are not Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters, they are all outstanding figures among High-Grade Universe Zifeng Zunzhe.

Now that they join hands, perhaps they really have a chance to kill Lu Qingshan.

Thinking of this, these Meng Yao Zu powerhouses immediately sent a wisp of consciousness into a temporary conference hall created by Long Ya Zunzhe.

Temporary conference halls are frequently used by many powerhouses in the Borderlands or in Secret Realms.

Although the Meng Yao Zu have the worst communication methods among the four peak races, since these Meng Yao Zu powerhouses are all in the same area, building such a temporary conference hall is naturally not very troublesome.

"Everyone, now that Wan Jie Zunzhe is trapped by my Jin Sha Sea Domain, we must act quickly, otherwise the opponent is very likely to invite other powerhouses from the Human Race to come!"

Long Ya Zunzhe said in a low voice: "If anyone has any good ideas, just speak them out!"

"Long Ya Zunzhe!"

A Meng Yao Zu Immortal on the side, whose entire body was covered in black scales, immediately said: "Wan Jie Zunzhe's defense is truly too terrifying; even you cannot do anything to him, let alone us!"

"So what?"

Another Meng Yao Zu Universe Zifeng Zunzhe master immediately said: "With Long Ya's Jin Sha Sea, we will be able to occupy absolute initiative during the battle!"

"We now have four Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters including Long Ya, and the others are all outstanding figures among High-Grade Zifeng Zunzhe!"

"As long as we launch an attack together, even if we are not as good as top-tier Universe Zifeng Zunzhe masters, we probably won't be far off; I don't believe Wan Jie Zunzhe can still withstand it!"

"Well said!"

Hearing these words, the other Meng Yao Zu powerhouses nodded in agreement one by one: "San Yang Zunzhe speaks correctly!"

"If we join hands, we need not fear anyone below a top-tier Universe Zifeng Zunzhe master; perhaps we can really kill that Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

"Hahaha..."

"Gaga, being able to personally participate in killing a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe master, and having Supreme Treasures as spoils of war, is absolutely a matter worth celebrating!"

For a moment, nearly ten Meng Yao Zu powerhouses emitted strange laughter, echoing within this temporary conference hall.

They all appeared very excited; every powerhouse's heart was filled with desire, desire to annihilate Lu Qingshan, desire for a large amount of spoils of war!

Just after these Meng Yao Zu powerhouses finalized their plan, they began to move directly toward the area where Lu Qingshan and Long Ya Zunzhe were fighting.

However, since there was a spatial blockade around them, they could only rely on flying to approach slowly.

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan saw many powerhouses approaching continuously, a trace of vigilance rose slightly in his heart.

According to reason, his best choice at this moment should be to seek help from other powerhouses of the Human Race.

But Lu Qingshan temporarily had no such intention; after all, he had already learned the data on most of these Meng Yao Zu powerhouses, among whom the strongest was Long Ya Zunzhe; even if they all joined hands, they would be fundamentally unable to bring him any threat.

After a moment, the many Meng Yao Zu also all approached Lu Qingshan.

"Attack!"

Long Ya Zunzhe gave the order, then immediately unleashed his most supreme technique.

"Excellent! Everyone, attack together!"

"Kill this Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

One after another, the Meng Yao Zu experts unleashed their most supreme techniques.

"Trivial tricks!"

Facing the siege of the Meng Yao Zu experts, Lu Qingshan showed no surprise; instead, he directly unleashed his most supreme technique, 'Ji Mie Zhan', striking at a high-ranking Meng Yao Zu Zunzhe, barely blocking the assault from that direction.

Immediately afterward, a series of terrifying impacts slammed into Lu Qingshan's divine body.

Once everything dissipated, all returned to calm in the void surrounding him.

"My divine body has lost eight-tenths of one percent?"

Lu Qingshan quickly detected the damage to his divine power under the collective assault: "It seems these people's strength is quite impressive!"

Just as Lu Qingshan sighed inwardly...

The Meng Yao Zu experts besieging Lu Qingshan all froze; then, they all ceased burning their immortal divine power, and even Long Ya Zunzhe did the same.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan naturally ceased burning his immortal divine power as well.

Although he could have continued to grapple with Long Ya Zunzhe and the others, Long Ya Zunzhe possessed a supreme treasure of the domain type, meaning he could fight or leave at will; thus, Lu Qingshan naturally saw no need to continue battling the opponent.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

Long Ya Zunzhe quickly waved his hand to withdraw the Jin Sha Sea domain filling the surrounding void, then spoke first: "I did not expect your defense to be so terrifying; even with so many of us joining forces, we could not cause your aura to drop significantly!"

"I fear that even a true top-tier Universal Hegemon would not be able to deal with you in a short time!"

"With this single move, you have earned the right to roam the universe; Bai Hua Zunzhe met his end at your hands without injustice!"

Seeing that the united Meng Yao Zu could not overcome Lu Qingshan, Long Ya Zunzhe no longer wished to continue fighting him.

Although he could invite the Shuangshou Yaodiao lineage, or even other top-tier Universal Hegemons of the Meng Yao Zu, Lu Qingshan could likewise invite the Human Race or the Hong Meng Alliance's top-tier Universal Hegemons.

If this were for some supreme treasure or a struggle over territory, launching such a great war would be acceptable;

but now, it is merely for a Bai Hua Zunzhe and the treasures on his person; such a massive mobilization is naturally not worth it.

"Everyone, lift the spatial blockade!" Lu Qingshan's voice was very calm.

The moment Lu Qingshan finished speaking, the Meng Yao Zu experts who had cast the spatial blockade immediately revoked it.

Feeling the surrounding space return to normal, Lu Qingshan looked once more at the Meng Yao Zu experts present.

These were all supreme existences famous throughout the vast universe, yet facing his gaze, only Long Ya Zunzhe and a few other Universal Hegemons dared to meet his eyes.

"This is the feeling of power!" Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh inwardly.

Killing two Universal Zunzhe with a flip of his hand, then withdrawing unscathed from the siege of the Meng Yao Zu experts.

When he originally set out for the Chaos City with a determination to fight to the death to comprehend the Dao, how could he have ever imagined a scene like today?

"Those I previously felt were untouchable are now powerless against me!"

In an instant, Lu Qingshan's heart swelled with heroic spirit: "In the near future, my strength will grow even stronger, until I become a supreme powerhouse in this vast universe!"

"Everyone!"

Lu Qingshan glanced around at the many Meng Yao Zu experts, his voice echoing through the void: "Since matters have concluded, I shall not keep you company any longer!"

Voom...

Under the gaze of the Meng Yao Zu experts, Lu Qingshan, clad in purple-gold battle armor, instantly teleported, then vanished completely.

(End of this chapter)