Chapter 495: Withdrawing Unscathed, Gaining Rewards, Yet Unresolved

Hum!

With a thought, Lu Qing summoned the silver battle knife into his hand.

Looking at the silver battle knife in his hand, Lu Qing felt a deep sense of emotion.

This silver battle knife had been given away by him long ago when he sought guidance from the Star Beast, and its power ranked among the finest of peak-grade weapon treasures; if contributed to the Human Clan’s treasure vault, it might fetch around three thousand treasure points.

Yet Lu Qing never expected this blade would return to him in such a manner.

“Master of All Worlds!”

The Primordial Star Beast casually glanced at the powerful figures gathered nearby, then said: “Since this matter is settled, I’ll take my leave first!”

Before his words had fully faded, the Primordial Star Beast’s figure flickered and appeared before the three figures of Golden Horn Master.

“Primordial One!”

“Primordial One!”

Seeing the Primordial Star Beast before them, Golden Horn Master and the other two immediately bowed respectfully.

But the Primordial Star Beast directly ordered: “Let’s go!”

“Primordial One!”

Hearing the Primordial Star Beast’s command, Hui Suo Master could not help but speak up: “Are we really just leaving like this?”

“What else can we do?”

The Primordial Star Beast coldly replied: “Should we keep fighting the Master of All Worlds and hand the victory to other factions?”

Without waiting for Golden Horn Master and the others to respond, the Primordial Star Beast immediately unleashed a surge of divine power, enveloping the three, and flew off into the distance.

Golden Horn Master and the other two dared not resist, and allowed the Primordial Star Beast to take them away.

After the Primordial Star Beast departed with Golden Horn Master and the others, Lu Qing glanced at the surrounding powerful figures, then instantly transformed into a streak of light and flew off in another direction.

And at that moment…

Splash!

A vast white field suddenly blocked Lu Qing’s path, followed by a gentle voice entering his mind: “Master of All Worlds, please wait a moment—my sect’s True Master wishes to meet you!”

“Hmm?”

Lu Qing immediately turned toward the source of the voice: “Master Mi Di of the Divine Eye Clan?”

“Master Mi Di!”

Lu Qing quickly sent a mental message: “I have urgent matters to return to the Original Universe. After I settle them, I will visit your True Master—how about that?”

Upon hearing this, Master Mi Di couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.

The Divine Eye Clan’s Third and Seventh True Masters were already en route, specifically to claim the Supreme Treasure in the Master of All Worlds’ possession; how could he let this one slip away so easily?

Yet with the Master of All Worlds’ current power, he was far beyond what Mi Di could oppose, so he could only devise other means to delay.

“Master of All Worlds!”

Master Mi Di immediately sent another mental message: “Please grant my Divine Eye Clan some face!”

“Hahaha, is this how your Divine Eye Clan invites guests?”

Lu Qing activated the Map of Ten Thousand Realms Unification in an instant, and within moments, shattered the white field blocking his path.

Master Mi Di was merely a fourth-grade Cosmic Master; even as a Divine Eye Clan member, he lacked a peak-grade domain treasure for protection, and his top-tier domain treasure could not withstand the Map of Ten Thousand Realms Unification.

Yet Lu Qing did not seize the opportunity to attack Mi Di and the others.

First, attacking them would waste his time and might attract other powerful figures to arrive;

second, Lu Qing’s relationship with the Divine Eye Clan’s Cosmic Masters remained cordial, and he had future plans involving them, so he had no desire to break ties now.

Thus, Lu Qing merely shattered Mi Di’s domain and once again transformed into a streak of light, flying off into the distance.

On the other side, other powerful figures who had intended to block Lu Qing immediately abandoned their plans upon seeing Mi Di’s domain instantly destroyed.

Those who arrived so quickly were all powerful figures who had been exploring within the Zi Yang Realm.

Among those who roamed the Zi Yang Realm, the strongest were typically at Mi Di’s level; if even Mi Di and his two companions could not stop Lu Qing, others stood no chance.

Of course, although Lu Qing departed without hindrance, the many powerful figures present quickly relayed news of this event to their respective factions.

…

After shedding the other factions’ powerful figures, Lu Qing altered his flight path multiple times to avoid pursuit.

Fortunately, the journey proceeded smoothly; until he exited the Zi Yang Realm and could no longer teleport, he encountered no other powerful figures.

Once teleportation became possible, travel became far easier.

After multiple teleports and several transmissions through space wormholes, Lu Qing swiftly returned to the Original Universe.

In the Original Universe, a remote, desolate void.

Whoosh!

Lu Qing waved his hand, and Hao Shan Master and Qing Sang Master, who had been hiding inside his personal world ring, appeared before him.

“Master of All Worlds!”

“Master of All Worlds!”

As soon as Hao Shan Master and Qing Sang Master materialized, they immediately bowed respectfully toward Lu Qing.

Their deference was as profound as if facing the strongest Cosmic Beings.

After all, Hao Shan Master and Qing Sang Master were indeed powerful, and they commanded the Three Mountains Alliance behind them.

But Lu Qing had just fought the Primordial Star Beast for dozens of minutes—and even forced the Primordial Star Beast to retreat.

A being of such caliber could easily eradicate them both, or even their entire Three Mountains Alliance, if he wished.

Thus, they naturally showed him even greater respect than before.

“Hao Shan Master, Qing Sang Master!”

Lu Qing looked at the two respectfully standing before him and smiled: “We have now returned to the Original Universe. Next, I must return to the Human Clan’s territory. Let us part ways here.”

Upon hearing this, Qing Sang Master immediately understood and respectfully handed Lu Qing a world ring, saying: “Master of All Worlds, these are all the treasures we obtained from that vault!”

“Hmm.”

Lu Qing nodded slightly, then reached out and took the world ring, swiftly sending a thread of divine power into it.

In truth, for Lu Qing now, merely creating a sixth-grade top-tier secret art from this opportunity was sufficient; the treasures within the ring mattered little.

Still, since he contributed so much, he naturally claimed his rightful share.

Qing Sang Master had already withdrawn his seal from the world ring, so Lu Qing’s divine power quickly revealed all the treasures inside.

Among them: one peak-grade soul treasure, one peak-grade domain treasure, three peak-grade armor treasures, four peak-grade weapon treasures, and over ten top-tier treasures…

To most powerful figures, these treasures were extremely precious; to Lu Qing, they were insignificant.

Yet when his gaze fell upon the ancient, plain green bronze mirror, a flicker of surprise crossed his face.

This ancient bronze mirror was one of the most valuable treasures among them—a peak-grade soul treasure.

Ordinarily, a peak-grade soul treasure meant little to Lu Qing; yet within it floated a faint, illusory figure—apparently the lingering image of its former owner.

Still, Lu Qing did not immediately examine it closely. Instead, he turned to Hao Shan Master and Qing Sang Master and said: “This vault was left by at least one Cosmic Strongest. Our gains have been quite substantial.”

“I’ll take this peak-grade soul treasure, plus two peak-grade armor treasures and two peak-grade weapon treasures.”

Lu Qing quickly withdrew several treasures from the world ring and continued: “These together amount to roughly half our haul. You two may divide the rest.”

With that, he waved his hand and returned the world ring to Hao Shan Master and Qing Sang Master.

But upon seeing this, neither Hao Shan Master nor Qing Sang Master reached out to take the world ring.