Chapter 316: The Strong Ones of the Star Beast Alliance

More than a decade later, on Original Star No. 09527.

In a lush mountain forest, a supreme battle blade was slowly emerging.

In the void, Lu Qingshan gazed remotely at the two towering figures blocking the path to the supreme blade.

Lu Qingshan's divine body now stood two hundred meters tall—already quite massive among peers of his level—but before these two figures, he felt like an ant facing a dragon.

For before him stood two supreme powerhouses of the Star Beast Alliance, cosmic overlords: Bao Yan Zunzhe and Xueyu Zunzhe!

Both Bao Yan Zunzhe and Xueyu Zunzhe hailed from the Twelve Peak Bloodlines of the Star Beast Alliance; Bao Yan Zunzhe belonged to the Flame Star Beast lineage, his divine body reaching over a thousand kilometers, while Xueyu Zunzhe came from the Huisuo Beast lineage, his divine body equally towering at over six hundred kilometers.

At this moment, Bao Yan Zunzhe and Xueyu Zunzhe stood before the still-incomplete supreme blade, and nearly ten elite squads of powerhouses dared not approach to seize it.

After Lu Qingshan arrived, these alien powerhouses became even more reluctant to draw near.

After all, when facing Bao Yan Zunzhe and Xueyu Zunzhe, they still had a chance to flee—but if faced with Wan Jie Zunzhe Lu Qingshan, they wouldn't even have the chance to escape.

"Bao Yan Zunzhe, Xueyu Zunzhe!"

Lu Qingshan gazed remotely at the two blocking the emerging supreme blade, then coldly said: "Hand over the supreme blade, and I'll let you leave safely!"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Bao Yan Zunzhe—famous for his fiery temper—laughed loudly: "Wan Jie Zunzhe of the Human Clan, I've long heard you've slain several cosmic overlords!"

"But others fear you—we two don't. If you've got the guts, come and take this supreme blade!"

"Hmph!"

Hearing Bao Yan Zunzhe's words, Lu Qingshan let out a cold snort and immediately swung his Yinxinghen.

Instantly, countless purple law runes spread across the blade's surface, and a terrifying aura erupted from Lu Qingshan.

"Yinming Slash!"

Lu Qingshan muttered, his entire divine power instantly burning, surging furiously into Yinxinghen.

Whoosh!

A brilliant sword light, like a falling star, shot toward the massive Bao Yan Zunzhe; along its path, even the stable space of the Original Star twisted violently, forming visible spatial rifts.

"Good!"

Seeing Lu Qingshan unleash such terrifying power, Bao Yan Zunzhe immediately swung his claws, unleashing his own created supreme technique to block it.

But Bao Yan Zunzhe's supreme technique could not match Lu Qingshan's cosmic-overlord ultimate secret art, and with the gap in supreme blade power, it shattered instantly under Lu Qingshan's assault.

The brilliant sword light then slammed into Bao Yan Zunzhe with its remaining power.

Boom—!

This strike carried overwhelming force!

Under the terrifying impact, Bao Yan Zunzhe's form was blasted backward, but in his divine power-burning state, he quickly reversed direction and crashed heavily onto the Original Star below.

"Such immense power!"

After enduring Lu Qingshan's full-force strike, Bao Yan Zunzhe whispered to Xueyu Zunzhe: "Xueyu, this Wan Jie Zunzhe didn't earn his reputation by accident!"

"His strike just now reached the absolute limit of my supreme armor's endurance—then, even after the power was weakened, it remained devastating, consuming nearly one-thousandth of my divine body! If a cosmic overlord with a smaller divine body had taken that hit, he'd be dead instantly!"

"So one strike consumed one-thousandth of your divine body, Bao Yan?"

Hearing Bao Yan Zunzhe's whisper, Xueyu Zunzhe was startled: "Then this Wan Jie Zunzhe's strength truly cannot be underestimated. Fortunately, the supreme blade is about to fully emerge—once we claim it, we can leave immediately!"

"Of course!"

Bao Yan Zunzhe nodded quickly: "But if he attacks me again, Xueyu, you must help me block it! If he keeps hitting me like that, consuming one-thousandth of my divine body each time, I'll lose too much!"

"Don't worry!"

Xueyu Zunzhe nodded swiftly in reply: "But I think the Wan Jie Zunzhe won't keep fighting—he's got such a tiny divine body; even if he burned it all, he couldn't kill us!"

"Besides, with our coordination and the advantage of position, he has no chance of seizing this emerging supreme blade!"

While Bao Yan Zunzhe and Xueyu Zunzhe communicated, Lu Qingshan far away struck again.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lu Qingshan swung sword after sword, brilliant blade lights cascading continuously toward Bao Yan Zunzhe and Xueyu Zunzhe below.

Lu Qingshan knew these two had enormous bodies—he couldn't kill them in a short time.

But his goal now was merely to drive them back, so he could seize the emerging supreme blade.

Unfortunately, Xueyu Zunzhe was a mentalist; with his mental weapon's interference and Bao Yan Zunzhe's deliberate resistance, Lu Qingshan had no chance to force them away from the supreme blade.

As time passed, the supreme battle blade below had fully emerged.

Whoosh!

Xueyu Zunzhe, standing before the supreme blade, seized it with one claw and instantly completed soul-binding by flooding it with divine power.

"Bao Yan!"

After securing the supreme blade, Xueyu Zunzhe quickly whispered to Bao Yan Zunzhe: "Bao Yan, we've got the blade—let's retreat!"

"No!"

Hearing Xueyu Zunzhe, Bao Yan Zunzhe growled in reply: "That scum Wan Jie Zunzhe attacked us for so long, relying on his strength—I want to teach him a lesson before we leave!"

"This…"

Xueyu Zunzhe urgently whispered: "Bao Yan, we've already got the blade—why keep fighting him? And his strength surpasses both of us—how do you plan to teach him a lesson?"

"By draining his divine power!"

Bao Yan Zunzhe immediately whispered back: "Our divine reserves far exceed his. Even if he can suppress us and consumes less energy than we do, if we keep harassing him, he'll still lose massive amounts of divine power!"

"This…"

Xueyu Zunzhe still wanted to speak, but Bao Yan Zunzhe had already roared and charged toward Lu Qingshan.

Seeing this, Xueyu Zunzhe could only remotely command his mental weapon to swarm and attack Lu Qingshan.

After all, since they operated together, he could not abandon Bao Yan Zunzhe alone.

Whooshing!

The moment Snow Region Zunzhe struck, a dense swarm of telekinetic weapons instantly swept toward Lu Qingshan.

Facing this all-encompassing assault, Lu Qingshan merely casually swung the Meteor Scar in his hand.

Then, a resplendent sword light burst forth across the sky, instantly blasting apart the sky-filling telekinetic weapons.

Immediately after, Lu Qingshan continued to fight together with Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe.

To be precise, it was Lu Qingshan single-handedly trampling Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe.

But the trampled Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe showed no fear whatsoever, because they believed that, with the advantage of their massive divine bodies, as long as the battle dragged on, the first to retreat would surely be Lu Qingshan — powerful in strength, but with a comparatively weaker divine body.

Just like that, Lu Qingshan and Bao Yan Zunzhe fought fiercely for a full half-minute plus.

Then, after enduring Lu Qingshan's full-power strike, Bao Yan Zunzhe was the first to blast himself backward, the fury already gone from his eyes.

"How… how come this Wan Jie Zunzhe's aura still hasn't weakened?"

Bao Yan Zunzhe's heart was filled with disbelief: "I've already consumed five percent of my divine body, yet his aura hasn't weakened in the slightest?"

"It seems this Wan Jie Zunzhe must be carrying his avatar with him!"

Snow Region Zunzhe quickly transmitted: "And that avatar's divine body must be quite massive — otherwise he'd have no reason to keep fighting the two of us!" Retreat had already sprouted in the hearts of Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe, yet Lu Qingshan at this moment was feeling thoroughly exhilarated.

"Wearing me down in divine power?" A cold smile inevitably crept onto Lu Qingshan's face.

At this moment, he was continuously receiving energy replenishment from the divine body split by his Endless Divine Sea avatar within the world ring he carried on him, keeping his own divine power at a constant hundred percent.

In truth, the moment Bao Yan Zunzhe and the other obtained the supreme treasure and did not immediately leave, Lu Qingshan had already guessed their plan.

If he had no avatar ability, or had only nurtured an ordinary massive avatar, then retreating when he could do nothing to Bao Yan Zunzhe and the other would naturally be the better choice.

But he possessed the massive Endless Divine Sea avatar as his power source — even if he were the one being passively beaten, he would not fear divine power consumption in the slightest, let alone being the one holding the advantage.

Just like now, after fighting for over half a minute, even if Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe retreated immediately, they would likely need a very long time to recover their divine power.

But for Lu Qingshan, the expenditure of divine power was a mere drop in the bucket — it would not affect even the tiniest fraction of his strength!

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan could not help but intensify his offensive by several degrees!

"Bao Yan!"

Feeling the pressure increase once more, Snow Region Zunzhe immediately transmitted: "This Wan Jie Zunzhe has gone mad — we can't keep fighting, it's up to you!"

"Relax!"

At this moment, Bao Yan Zunzhe was also beginning to regret his impulsiveness, and hurriedly transmitted back: "Leave it to me!"

Then, with a single thought from Bao Yan Zunzhe, a divine palace radiating endless ghostly light instantly appeared behind him.

The moment this divine palace appeared, it expanded to over ten thousand kilometers, and Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe immediately rushed inside.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan struck the divine palace radiating endless ghostly light with a full-powered sword slash, but it only made it tremble slightly.

"It's actually a top-grade heavy treasure of the flying palace type!"

Looking at the enormous divine palace ahead, Lu Qingshan quickly stopped burning his own divine power.

With his current strength, most ordinary palace-type heavy treasures would surely be damaged under his attack — only top-grade palace-type heavy treasures could remain unscathed beneath his strikes.

And now that Bao Yan Zunzhe and the other had taken shelter inside a top-grade palace-type heavy treasure, there was nothing he could do to them.

"Hahaha!"

Bao Yan Zunzhe's voice quickly rang out from within the ghostly-glowing divine palace: "Wan Jie Zunzhe, I admire you!"

"I originally thought I could rely on my massive body to outlast you in consumption — I never expected you'd actually carry your avatar on you!"

"If not for this top-grade palace-type heavy treasure protecting us, Snow Region and I would probably have had to call on other powerhouses from the alliance for help!"

"Hmph!"

Lu Qingshan immediately snorted coldly: "Bao Yan Zunzhe, Snow Region Zunzhe — next time, you won't have such good fortune!"

After saying this, Lu Qingshan quickly retracted the Black Wind Sea domain spread throughout the surrounding void.

Although activating the Black Wind Sea domain could still obstruct Bao Yan Zunzhe and the other from leaving while hiding inside their palace-type treasure, the opponents could likewise summon their allies to rush over, and would naturally be able to withdraw safely.

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Bao Yan Zunzhe and Snow Region Zunzhe did not speak up to retort.

After all, they were now not only weaker than Lu Qingshan in strength, but also held no advantage whatsoever in divine body consumption.

If they truly angered Lu Qingshan, even if they could call on other powerhouses within the Starry Sky Beast Alliance for help, they would still have to pay a price.

Precisely because of this, the two of them quickly boarded the ghostly-glowing divine palace and slunk away.

Watching Bao Yan Zunzhe and the other depart aboard their palace-type treasure, Lu Qingshan did not pursue to kill, but instead flew off in another direction, quietly pondering as he went.

"The harvests in recent years have been growing fewer and fewer!"

Lu Qingshan could not help sighing inwardly: "Apart from some powerhouses with poor information, all the various powerhouses have now come to understand some of my methods clearly!"

"Those powerhouses with weak life-saving abilities all retreat immediately upon encountering me; those who dare fight me either wear high-grade supreme treasure armor, have palace-type treasures protecting them, or possess massive divine bodies!"

"I can no longer kill alien universe Zunzhe as easily as before!"

"Still, I have gathered quite a few treasures over these years!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself: "I can go to the clan treasury and exchange for a palace-type supreme treasure with sealing functions — that way, when I encounter those with top-grade palace-type heavy treasures again, they'll be much easier to deal with!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately set off to return to the human clan's territory.

……

Virtual universe, inner city of Hong Alliance City, inside an open-air bar.

At this moment, beside a wide round table, over ten figures sat together, drinking and chatting loudly.

"Over twenty years ago, in a mountain forest on Primitive Star number 09432, an incomparably luxurious palace once appeared!"

A burly man with three sharp horns on his head and an extremely massive build drained the fine wine in his cup in one gulp, then smiled at the surrounding crowd: "In front of this divine palace stood an ancient stone stele, which recorded the detailed information of a top-grade supreme treasure — supposedly an auxiliary flight-type supreme treasure, but one that also possessed offensive might!"

"This supreme treasure is called 'Liu Jin Chi' — it's said that whoever possesses it can instantly accelerate to shake off enemies when fleeing, and when fighting, can easily tear through layer upon layer of space to attack the enemy — absolutely an extremely precious top-grade supreme treasure!"

"When this supreme treasure emerged, five universe overlords and over twenty universe Zunzhe immediately rushed in; before the divine palace subsequently closed, another three universe masters, over a dozen universe overlords, and several dozen universe Zunzhe rushed in as well!"

"It was only three years ago that this divine palace reopened, and fewer than half of the powerhouses who entered survived — the 'Liu Jin Chi' was also seized by a universe overlord from the Prison Race Alliance!"

"Zifeng Zunzhe!"

A Universe Venerable seated at the side rose to pour a cup of fine wine for the burly, broad-shouldered man, then said with a smile, "Is what you're saying true or false? Could a Universe Overlord really snatch a treasure from the hands of a Universe Master?"

"That's right!"

The other Universe Venerables also chimed in: "Zifeng, what you're saying is just too outrageous, isn't it? Three Universe Masters acting at the same time — could they really have let a Universe Overlord succeed?"

"What I'm saying is absolutely true!"

Zifeng Zunzhe hurriedly said: "The one who seized that 'Liu Jin Chi' was 'Ankong Zunzhe' of the 'Demon-Slaughter Tribe' within the Prison Race Alliance! That Ankong Zunzhe has mastered an extremely rare innate secret art of the Demon-Slaughter Tribe lineage called 'Domain.' Combined with his formidable strength and the special environment within the divine temple, although snatching the supreme treasure seems unbelievable, there is still a sliver of chance!"

"That makes sense!"

A Universe Overlord seated nearby also spoke up: "I once entered a divine temple to explore when the Primordial Star last opened, and the environment inside really was very special! Moreover, the environment within each divine temple that emerges is not quite the same. That Ankong Zunzhe has many tricks up his sleeve, so there really is some chance of him seizing the supreme treasure!"

At this moment, however, another Universe Venerable seated at the side spoke again: "Even if that Ankong Zunzhe successfully seized the supreme treasure, it would still be very difficult for him to carry it away from the Primordial Star!"

"Of course!"

Zifeng Zunzhe once more raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp, then said again: "The Demon-Slaughter Tribe is itself a powerful race, and the strength of its leader, the 'Lord of Demon-Slaughter,' is considered quite formidable even among Universe Masters! When that divine temple opened again, the Lord of Demon-Slaughter not only rushed there personally, but even invited two close friends to go along. In the end, after a great battle, he successfully guided Ankong Zunzhe out of the Primordial Star!"

"I just heard this news from a close friend myself. Because the time is still short, the news of that Liu Jin Chi has not yet fully spread. After a while, this news is likely to spread throughout the universe!"

"That's more like it!"

A Universe Overlord could not help sighing: "Although we Universe Venerables are not weak in strength, if we have no powerful backers behind us, even if we obtain precious treasures, they will still be snatched away by those Universe Masters!"

Hearing these words, the many Universe Venerables around them nodded one after another.

Universe Masters normally do not lightly make a move against Universe Venerables, but if it is a top-tier supreme treasure, even a Universe Master will be tempted.

Just like in the original work, when Luo Feng obtained the Jianhe Luo component, it drew a Universe Master of the Northern Border Alliance to make a move — let alone a complete top-tier supreme treasure.

This means that for a Universe Overlord without a powerful background — like Lord Jinjiao's elder Xiluoduo and so on — even if by luck they obtain a top-tier supreme treasure, they simply cannot keep it, and may even lose their lives because of it.

(End of this chapter)