Chapter 451: Intense Battle

"With my current strength, if both my avatars unleash at once, I could easily crush the Lord of Longyuan and the Lord of Zhu Ying!"

Lu Qingshan silently thought to himself: "But if I reveal my full power, they might summon other strong ones to come. If the strongest being of the Bone Clan is nearby, I’m in trouble!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan immediately devised a plan.

He lightly swung the supreme sword in his hand, then unleashed his own created supreme secret technique of a Universe Lord: “Purple Thunder Celestial Slash!”

Among the three supreme secret techniques Lu Qingshan created, “Purple Thunder Celestial Slash,” forged entirely from the Way of the Thunder Time Beast God, was undoubtedly the best at defense.

Now, to deceive the Lords of Longyuan and Zhu Ying, Lu Qingshan decided to conceal his strength—but to reduce mana expenditure, he naturally chose the most suitable defensive technique.

Whoosh!

As Lu Qingshan swung his sword, a brilliant blade of light instantly slashed out, cleaving through the countless spear points and sword beams converging toward him.

Yet those spear points and sword beams surged like a sky-covering tide; even after he shattered part of them with his blade, the remainder slammed into his divine body with terrifying force.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

An unimaginably terrifying power erupted instantly, hurling Lu Qingshan backward with the shockwave—he retreated over a million kilometers before finally stabilizing his form.

“My divine body lost one percent?”

Feeling the damage to his divine power, Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but feel a flicker of shock.

He knew that after acquiring the many treasures left behind by the Fire Void Beast God, “Burn Void,” he had replaced his armor with the “Chaos Mystic Armor,” which reduces incoming attack power to one hundred-thousandth of its original strength!

If he’d still been wearing his previous “Nine Heaven Ultimate Light Armor,” which only reduced attack power to one ten-thousandth, this single strike would have damaged at least ten percent of his divine body.

“The coordination between the Lord of Longyuan and the Lord of Zhu Ying is truly seamless!”

Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: “Together, their attack power exceeds that of two fifth-rank Universe Lords striking simultaneously—and just one blow drained one percent of my divine body!”

One percent might seem small, but Lu Qingshan’s divine body stood over ten thousand kilometers tall.

Moreover, the speed of combat between Universe Lords is unimaginably swift—if one blow drains one percent of your divine body, you won’t last long.

But that was only because Lu Qingshan hadn’t activated his own created supreme fusion technique of the Universe Lords; had he done so, the technique’s deflection would have reduced his damage to negligible levels.

As Lu Qingshan pondered this, the Lords of Longyuan and Zhu Ying, who had been surrounding him, also showed expressions of surprise.

“Brother!”

The Lord of Zhu Ying immediately whispered to the Lord of Longyuan: “This Lord of Myriad Worlds is truly powerful—he endured our full combined strike, yet his divine body shows no obvious damage!”

“That’s normal!”

The Lord of Longyuan quickly replied: “This Lord of Myriad Worlds has survived for so long in the Cosmic Sea—his survival skills are naturally excellent! I’ve heard he possesses avatar abilities and excels at carrying vast reserves of divine power. We cannot afford a prolonged battle!”

“Here’s the plan: we continue overwhelming him with our ultimate techniques. With the aid of Caisa Domain, once we fully suppress him, we can trap him inside a palace-class supreme treasure! Once we bring him back to our Bone Clan’s small universe, he’ll be entirely at our mercy!”

“Agreed!”

After hearing the Lord of Longyuan’s words, the Lord of Zhu Ying quickly responded, then joined him in launching another assault toward Lu Qingshan.

Immediately, waves of vicious crimson spear beams and piercing black sword flashes lit up the surrounding void, occasionally interwoven with brilliant sword rays.

Thus, Lu Qingshan, concealing his true strength, continued fighting the Lords of Longyuan and Zhu Ying.

Though he concealed his power, he still unleashed strength rivaling a top-tier fourth-rank Universe Lord, and with his endless divine power supply, he remained a formidable opponent to the two.

“Brother!”

Seeing Lu Qingshan still withstand their attacks, the Lord of Zhu Ying spoke again: “This Lord of Myriad Worlds is a real nuisance! After all this time, I’ve already lost over five percent of my divine body, yet his power shows no significant decline!”

“With our combined strength, it’s unlikely we can defeat him!”

“Damn this Lord of Myriad Worlds!”

Hearing the Lord of Zhu Ying’s whisper, the Lord of Longyuan cursed inwardly, then called out to the Lord of Cangying, who was hiding within the palace-class treasure: “Lord Cangying, you must join us now to deal with this Lord of Myriad Worlds!”

“Hahaha!”

The Lord of Cangying, who had been hiding within the palace-class treasure, laughed: “Longyuan, you should’ve done this sooner! With me joining, we’ll swiftly subdue this Lord of Myriad Worlds—but I’ll claim my share of the spoils!”

“Don’t worry!”

The Lord of Longyuan nodded quickly: “As long as we capture this Lord of Myriad Worlds, your share won’t be shortchanged!”

“Good!”

The Lord of Cangying nodded in agreement, then prepared himself to strike.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan casually parried the attacks from the Lords of Longyuan and Zhu Ying.

“This is surprisingly easy!”

Lu Qingshan silently thought as he blocked another wave of attacks with a casual sword swing: “The strength I’m showing isn’t strong, and I haven’t used any precious treasures—these Bone Clan and Eye Clan strong ones shouldn’t summon their cosmic superiors to deal with me! Once the Axe Creator arrives, I’ll unleash my true power and break through their encirclement!”

“It’s a pity I can’t have a proper fight with these powerful Universe Lords!”

But just then—

Whoosh!

A flash of blinding light suddenly erupted.

“What?”

Seeing the sudden, blinding light strike toward him, Lu Qingshan was taken aback.

“Die!”

A low voice rang out, and a long-spear weapon pierced directly into Lu Qingshan’s divine body.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Without any weapon or technique to deflect it, Lu Qingshan’s divine body took the full force of the spear’s strike and was instantly flung backward.

His divine aura plummeted immediately—he had clearly sustained serious damage.

In the blink of an eye, his infinite divine sea avatar split off and replenished his body with endless divine power, restoring his strength rapidly.

“It’s the Bone Clan’s Lord Cangying!”

Lu Qingshan coldly shouted as he recognized his attacker: “Lord Cangying! I never thought you’d be so despicable—hiding inside a palace-class treasure to launch a surprise attack!”

“Hahaha!”

Hearing Lu Qingshan’s curse, Lord Cangying laughed loudly: “Lord of Myriad Worlds, I didn’t expect you to survive my full-power ambush—impressive!”

“But now that the three of us are united, your end has come!”

“Cangying!”

The Lord of Longyuan roared: “Stop wasting words with this human! The three of us—strike now and subdue this Lord of Myriad Worlds before complications arise!”

“Understood!” Lord Cangying nodded slightly, then joined the Lords of Longyuan and Zhu Ying as they surged toward Lu Qingshan together.

“Damn the Bone Clan!”

At this moment, Lu Qingshan was also angry.

It wasn’t that he feared he couldn’t handle the three of them—it was that Lord Cangying’s sudden appearance ruined his plan.

Previously, though he’d been suppressed by the combined forces of Longyuan and Zhu Ying, the situation had favored him—he could have prolonged the battle while concealing his strength, waiting until they withdrew or the Axe Creator arrived.

But now, with Lord Cangying appearing, it became difficult for him to handle the three attackers while still preserving his power.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The three Lords of Longyuan, Zhu Ying, and Cangying split into three directions and charged toward Lu Qingshan—long spears slicing through the air, sword beams gleaming fiercely, spear points flooding the heavens.

Simultaneously, the Lord of Longyuan activated his peak palace-class supreme treasure.

A pagoda rapidly expanded, swelling to over a hundred million kilometers tall, its surface covered in endless ancient runes, radiating primordial energy.

The moment the pagoda appeared, it generated a colossal suction force that pulled directly on Lu Qingshan.