Chapter 338: Qingguang Palace: Divine Might Unleashed

On the other side, as the Qingguang Palace opened, Lu Qingshan was racing toward a location where a treasure was emerging.

Even the two teams fiercely battling over the emerging treasure, upon seeing the famed Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe appear, prepared to withdraw voluntarily.

But at that moment, the entire Original Star numbered 09642 began to tremble slightly.

At the same time, Lu Qingshan felt a message emanating from the Qingguang Stone in his hand.

"You're lucky, the lot of you!"

Lu Qingshan gazed far off toward the treasure's emergence site.

The treasure had not yet fully emerged, and the Qingguang Palace had already opened—he had no time left to reach it and seize it.

Soon, massive amounts of green light erupted from the Qingguang Stone in Lu Qingshan's hand, completely enveloping his figure, and then Lu Qingshan vanished instantly from his spot.

"What was that?"

"It's definitely the Qingguang Palace! The Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe must have obtained its token!"

"The Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe entered the Qingguang Palace—this news must be relayed to our clan immediately!"

Although the opening of the Qingguang Palace was the most important event on this Original Star, both elite squads were High Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe and dared not approach the Qingguang Palace to participate in such a major affair.

But now that they had seen Lu Qingshan's figure vanish, relaying the news to their allied powerhouses was only natural.

Of course, they now had something more urgent to do: seize the treasure that had fully emerged.

"Alien scum, do you really think you can compete with me for this treasure?"

"Damned aliens, die!"

In an instant, the six High Cosmic Zifeng Zunzhe from the two teams clashed again.

……

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan's figure was engulfed by countless green lights, he soon appeared in a vast, boundless green world.

At the center of this green world stood a massive, entirely green square, with a raised platform in its middle bearing dozens of swords of varying designs.

Hum!

Lu Qingshan immediately released a thread of divine power into them, quickly learning the information about the dozens of swords.

"Just ordinary heavy treasure swords?"

Lu Qingshan immediately scanned the surroundings for traces of other powerhouses, but found nothing.

At that moment, the Qingguang Stone he carried emitted another message—this one detailing the rules of the Qingguang Palace.

It turned out that the 108 powerhouses holding tokens, upon entering the Qingguang Palace, each appeared in a separate space, each containing some treasures as a basic reward for every powerhouse.

After obtaining the reward, a vortex channel capable of transporting to the next level would automatically appear within the space.

However, to pass through the channel smoothly, one absolutely could not be disturbed by other powerhouses.

Moreover, each channel could transport only one person to the next level.

That meant if another powerhouse appeared, only one could proceed further.

Those who failed to proceed would remain in their original space, to be transported out together when the Qingguang Palace closed.

"Good—my divine power replenishment is unaffected!"

After understanding the Qingguang Palace's rules, Lu Qingshan immediately burned a trace of immortal divine power, then used his world ring's infinite divine sea avatar to split his body and restore his divine power to full capacity.

In these rules, one token allowed only one powerhouse to enter the Qingguang Palace—even if other powerhouses were within the world ring, they could not emerge at all.

If any other powerhouse appeared, even a division of a token holder, they would be immediately expelled and suppressed.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan's two avatars shared the same origin and could replenish divine power across the world ring, which was permitted under the rules.

And just then…

Boom—

Directly ahead of Lu Qingshan, a pitch-black vortex channel slowly formed.

Whoosh!

Once the vortex channel stabilized, Lu Qingshan's figure flashed forward and stepped into it.

Entering the channel, Lu Qingshan felt a dizzying whirl, then found himself in another green world identical to the previous one.

At the center of this green world stood another massive square, with over ten swords radiating heavy, dense energy.

"These must be top-tier heavy treasure swords!"

Lu Qingshan thought inwardly: "But I'll likely encounter other powerhouses here—what level will they be?"

"Forget it—I'll worry about that later. Since I arrived first, I should secure the treasure first!"

But as Lu Qingshan prepared to fly toward the central square, a green light barrier blocked his path.

Simultaneously, a message appeared in Lu Qingshan's mind: before the barrier vanished, he could not leave its enclosed area.

The green barrier would only disappear once all other powerhouses arrived at this level, or if no new powerhouse entered within one day.

Thus, after waiting only moments, the green barrier ahead of Lu Qingshan vanished completely.

At that moment, Lu Qingshan spotted another figure sharing this world with him.

"It's the Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe of the Insect Alliance!" Recognizing the identity, Lu Qingshan felt a flicker of surprise.

The Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's strength was formidable, fully comparable to Lu Qingshan's own before he obtained the Guhong Zhao Ying Sword.

Moreover, the Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's divine body was enormous, stretching over three hundred meters—had Lu Qingshan been his former self, killing him would have required immense effort and time.

"The Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe of the Hong Alliance?"

The Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe had also noticed Lu Qingshan, and immediately his face darkened with deep wariness.

In pure strength, he believed he was not inferior to the Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe before him;

but Lu Qingshan's reputation—having escaped unscathed from two top Cosmic Overlords of the Northern Frontier Alliance—had spread across the cosmos, something he himself could never accomplish.

"If I truly fight this Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, my chances of victory are slim!"

The Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe thought inwardly: "But before that, I should first secure these treasures—if this Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe advances to the next level, I won't be too badly off."

Thinking of this, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe quickly rushed toward the dozen or so long swords at the center of the square, simultaneously activating a supreme treasure of the domain type he carried with him.

Seeing Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe strike first, Lu Qingshan felt no ripple in his heart.

For after exchanging for the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword, his strength had changed significantly compared to before; killing this Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe should not be too troublesome.

Hum!

With a thought from Lu Qingshan, the supreme treasure of the domain type, the Extreme Cosmos Great Void Disc, was instantly activated, then began to counteract Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's domain.

"Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe spoke first: "If you are willing to yield the treasures of this floor to me, I can give up the chance to enter the next floor!"

"You want me to give up the treasures?"

Lu Qingshan waved his hand; the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword behind him instantly appeared in his grasp. Then, looking coldly at Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe, he said, "Then let us see if you, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe, have the ability!"

For Lu Qingshan at this moment, the top-tier heavy treasures, the long swords in this world, were no longer important; what he valued more were the precious treasures carried by Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe.

Such as high-grade supreme treasure weapons, armor, and ordinary supreme treasures of the domain type, and so on!

If Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe were difficult to deal with, that would be one thing, but now that he had sufficient ability to annihilate the opponent, he naturally could not give up.

"Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, you are too arrogant!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe directly erupted with dazzling blue light, and his entire person's speed instantly surged to the extreme.

However, his target was not Lu Qingshan, but the dozen or so top-tier heavy treasure long swords at the center of the square.

"Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe, prepare to die!" Lu Qingshan likewise burned his divine power, then directly wielding the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword, unleashed his self-created ultimate supreme art.

Hum!

A brilliant sword light instantly sliced through layers of space, directly blasting toward Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe.

"Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, you fool!"

At this moment, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe, having moved closer to the dozen or so top-tier heavy treasure long swords at the center of the square due to acting first, directly intended to withstand Lu Qingshan's attack head-on, then use this opportunity to seize the treasures first.

But just after the sword light struck the armor on Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's body, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's face instantly changed drastically.

For that attack, which originally did not seem too powerful in his eyes, even after being weakened by his high-grade supreme treasure armor, its terrifying power still raged within his body.

"This is impossible!"

Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe looked at Lu Qingshan's direction with extreme terror: "My divine body has directly lost one percent; how is this possible?"

In Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's view, with his own massive divine body, even if he withstood Lu Qingshan's full-force strike, he would lose at most one-thousandth, or even less, of his divine power.

But now Lu Qingshan had annihilated one percent of his divine body with a single strike; this was absolutely something only a top-tier universe hegemon could achieve.

"Has Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe's strength already crossed into the top-tier universe hegemon level?"

At this moment, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe no longer had the intention to continue fighting for the treasures; instead, he directly exploded backward in the direction opposite to Lu Qingshan.

If it were other top-tier universe hegemons, he would not fear them too much; after all, the opponent would need to pay a huge price to kill him, and in the end, might not waste too much divine power and time on him.

But Lu Qingshan was different!

After all, many powerful figures in the universe now knew the news that Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe possessed an extremely astonishing reserve of divine power, so for Lu Qingshan, spending some effort to kill him was very simple, and it would not affect the subsequent struggle for supreme treasures at all!

"Trying to run now? It's too late!"

Lu Qingshan sneered coldly, then immediately activated his movement technique to chase after him.

With the assistance of the Floating Light Gliding Shadow Boots, his current movement technique was completely capable of crushing Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe.

Just like that, Lu Qingshan swung sword after sword, continuously unleashing brilliant sword lights to blast toward Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe.

At this time, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe no longer dared to withstand Lu Qingshan's attacks head-on as before; instead, he activated his self-created ultimate supreme art to block.

But Lu Qingshan, relying on his powerful movement technique, directly employed a tactic of exchanging injuries for injuries.

In merely a few minutes, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's divine body was already less than thirty percent.

And the rapid consumption of divine power also caused Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's strength to continuously decline, which in turn made the rate of divine power consumption even faster.

"Damn Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe!"

"Just wait, you just wait for me; once I cross into the Lord Realm, I will definitely seek revenge on you!"

After his divine body was reduced to twenty percent, Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe roared angrily: "Explode, explode, explode!"

At this moment, besides self-detonation, he had no other choice.

Although he possessed a top-tier heavy treasure of the flying palace type, Lu Qingshan held a supreme treasure of the flying palace type with suppression functions; if he hid inside a flying palace treasure, he would likely be suppressed by Lu Qingshan very quickly, so he could only choose to self-detonate.

Boom boom boom!

The remaining divine body of Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe instantly exploded.

And at the same time as the self-detonation, he also completely destroyed everything on his person that could be destroyed.

In an instant, the universe space surrounding tens of millions of kilometers directly turned into the most basic particle streams, and terrifying shockwaves swept outward in all directions.

However, since Lu Qingshan wore high-grade supreme treasure armor, the power of Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's self-detonation felt to him like a gentle breeze brushing his face.

Then...

Before the aftereffects of the explosion had even completely dissipated, Lu Qingshan's mighty divine power already spread out, gathering all the numerous treasures left after Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's self-detonation into his grasp.

"The harvest from killing a strong one is indeed great!"

Looking at the numerous treasures just obtained, Lu Qingshan sighed inwardly: "The spoils left behind after Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's fall are far more precious than the treasures inside the Green Light Hall!"

After Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe's fall, he left behind only five treasures in total, including a high-grade supreme treasure weapon, high-grade supreme treasure armor, an ordinary supreme treasure of the domain type, a top-tier heavy treasure of the flying palace type, and a top-tier heavy treasure of the soul type.

Among them, even the most ordinary top-tier heavy treasure of the flying palace type, if contributed to the Human Race's treasure vault, would yield about two supreme treasure points.

The total value of all five treasures combined absolutely exceeded forty supreme treasure points!

"If this were outside, it would definitely be impossible for me to kill Bluefin Zifeng Zunzhe, but inside this Green Light Hall, he cannot invite allies to arrive for support, which has given me the opportunity!"

Lu Qingshan inwardly looked forward: "I hope to encounter some enemies with substantial wealth next; even if I cannot obtain the final top-tier supreme treasure, my harvest will definitely be astonishing!"

Whoosh!

After gathering all the treasures in this layer of space, Lu Qingshan quickly flashed into the vortex channel leading to the next layer of space.

The layout within the third layer's space remained extremely similar to that of the first and second layers, except the treasures on the high platform in the center of the square had become three ordinary Supreme Treasures.

Moreover, contrary to Lu Qingshan's expectations, the powerful figure he encountered this time was actually an alien powerhouse within the Hong Alliance named 'Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe'!

Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe's strength was not particularly great, roughly equivalent to Lu Qingshan's senior brother, Venerable Yao Guang.

However, the opponent's divine body was extremely massive, reaching over a hundred kilometers, and with a High-Grade Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao armor protecting him, even most top-tier Universe Hegemons would feel despair upon encountering him.

"Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe?" Seeing Lu Qingshan, Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe was obviously quite surprised.

"Hahaha!"

Lu Qingshan quickly smiled and said, "I truly never expected to meet you, Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe, within this Green Light Hall!"

"I also never expected to meet you, Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, here!"

Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe also smiled and said, "But since I have met you, Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, then my journey here should end now!"

"If Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe you can share one Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao with me, I am willing to directly give up the opportunity to proceed to the next layer!"

Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe did not intend to fight Lu Qingshan for the opportunity to proceed to the next layer; after all, his strength was originally inferior to Lu Qingshan's, and he was a member of the Hong Alliance, which was dominated by the Human Race!

However, he was also unwilling to return empty-handed, so he proposed the request for Lu Qingshan to share one Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao with him.

After all, this layer had a full three Supreme Treasures, so his demanding one was reasonable.

Of course, if Lu Qingshan did not share even one Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao with him, he would not dare to engage Lu Qingshan in a fight; at most, he would just harbor some resentment in his heart!

But just as various thoughts flashed through Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe's mind...

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan merely waved his hand, and the three Supreme Treasures in the center of the square suddenly flew to his front.

At the same time, Lu Qingshan also smiled and spoke: "Since you, Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe, have given the opportunity to proceed to the next layer to me, then these three Supreme Treasures shall all belong to you!"

The moment divine power wrapped around the Supreme Treasures, Lu Qingshan had already understood all the information of the three Supreme Treasures; they were merely three ordinary Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao weapons.

If contributed to the Human Race's treasure vault, the three Supreme Treasures combined could at most be exchanged for four to five Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao Points.

This would count as an astonishing harvest for an ordinary Universe Hegemon, but for Lu Qingshan, it was nothing.

Since this Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe gave him so much face, voluntarily giving up the opportunity to enter the next layer at the very start, he naturally had to give the other party face in return.

"This..."

Looking at the three Supreme Treasures hovering before him, Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe also felt Lu Qingshan's respect for him.

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan merely waved his hand, and immediately two of the three Supreme Treasures flew toward Lu Qingshan; at the same time, Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe quickly spoke: "Wan Jie Zifeng Zunzhe, your strength is greater than mine; I am already content to have obtained one Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao!"

"As for these remaining two Supreme Treasures, you should keep them yourself!"

Just like that, Lu Qingshan and Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe politely yielded to each other once more; ultimately, Lu Qingshan took one Ordinary Ordinary Zhibao, while Zi Peng Zifeng Zunzhe very happily accepted the two Supreme Treasures.

(End of this chapter)