Chapter 735: Ancient Universe Realm? Dao-Merging Emperor Weapon?

"Dark Boundary Vortex?" Li Yuan looked into the distance.

He saw a vast dark region appearing abruptly amidst the countless strange glows and water currents of the Shenlun Sea.

Absolute darkness!

It was impossible to observe any matter with the naked eye; it was as if a giant black hole was devouring everything... But based on the intelligence Li Yuan possessed, he knew this dark region was far more terrifying than a black hole.

If it were a black hole in the cosmic space, even some super-large black holes capable of destroying star domains would find it difficult to harm a sixth-rank quasi-saint, let alone Li Yuan.

Yet, the depths of this dark region could cause a seventh-rank quasi-saint to perish.

"Where you are now is the edge of the Dark Boundary Vortex. Once you reach the depths, time and space will become chaotic, and then a terrifying suction force will be born." Xiao Mu's voice sounded again: "The deeper you go, the more terrifying the suction, until you can no longer break free."

"Understood." Li Yuan nodded: "What should I do now?"

"Just fly straight in." Xiao Mu said.

"Are you really sure?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask again. It wasn't that he didn't trust Xiao Mu, but that all seven of his true bodies were here.

If an accident occurred, the perishing of the seven true bodies was a minor matter.

The many heavy treasures carried on his person—the Source Seed, the Abyss-Slaying, the Ancient Universe Realm, the Snow Heart Tower, the Cold Flame Lake, etc. —would all be lost, and even the All-Saint Stone Wall would have to be discarded.

It could be said that almost all of Li Yuan's accumulation since he began cultivation was on his person.

"Rest assured." Xiao Mu said: "Big Brother Beihe has traversed it back and forth several times. All dangers are under my control. With the Ancient Universe Realm, you are in no danger."

Whoosh!

Li Yuan no longer hesitated. He transformed into a stream of light and flew toward the depths of the dark region, simultaneously deploying the Ancient Universe Realm and the Cold Flame Lake.

Hum~

Wisps of hazy flames dispersed and appeared out of thin air in the dark region, but they were immediately eroded by strange forces. The flames were constantly annihilated, yet they constantly grew again.

And the perception of time and space from all directions fed back, giving Li Yuan a sense of certainty.

"Beside the Hundred-Dao Shenlun, I can control an area of hundreds of millions of kilometers. If it were in cosmic space, I fear I could control an area of several light-years..." Li Yuan thought to himself: "But in this dark region, the range of the domain I control is actually suppressed to only ten million kilometers."

The difference was too great.

It showed how severe the time-space suppression of this region was.

"Pitch black; no information can be observed with the naked eye." Li Yuan sighed to himself. In reality, when super experts clash, most rely on time-space control and Dao fluctuations to probe, supplemented by causal and fate analysis.

Naked eye?

Not very reliable.

He flew for a while.

Whoosh~

In the endless darkness, an invisible time-space distortion force, like a tide in the deeper spatial layers, swept toward Li Yuan.

Li Yuan detected it instantly.

"Suppress." Li Yuan's heart moved. He catalyzed the Cold Flame Lake, and the domain power erupted instantly, forcibly suppressing this spatial tide.

Time and space calmed down.

"Li Yuan, this Dark Boundary Vortex collapses layer by layer. Therefore, the deeper you go, the stronger the power of the time-space tide, until it forms a time-space storm... Sometimes, the flow of time will undergo huge changes." Xiao Mu's voice sounded: "This is the only danger of the Dark Boundary Vortex, and also the greatest danger."

"Hmm, let me try again." Li Yuan transmitted his voice.

This kind of time-space tide is essentially a profound application of time-space mysteries... Although Li Yuan had comprehended the Law of Space, he was not very proficient in the Dao of Time and Space.

Every quasi-saint had comprehended the pure Law of Space.

But time was much more mysterious.

The difficulty of fusing time and space into one was terrifyingly high... Among the quasi-saints Li Yuan had encountered since he began cultivation, few had deduced time and space to a very profound level.

Having such an opportunity for realization, Li Yuan naturally did not want to miss it.

Time passed.

Li Yuan moved forward, encountering time-space tides with increasing frequency, and their power became increasingly astonishing. At first, he could easily resist them by manipulating his domain.

Only a few days later, the domain could only weaken a portion of the power.

Li Yuan had to rely on his divine body to withstand it... Until half a month later, when another time-space tide erupted, causing countless fine cracks to appear on Li Yuan's divine body, Li Yuan knew he could no longer be willful.

If the time-space storm here were continuous, it could actually damage even a lower-tier Emperor Weapon.

One could imagine how strong the power was.

"In terms of pure power, it is comparable to the attack of a peak Emperor-level expert... It's just that the moves are too clumsy." Li Yuan concluded.

Of course, with his divine body, it would take thousands of such attacks to potentially shatter it.

But he was unwilling to take further risks.

"Ancient Universe Realm." A silver light appeared in Li Yuan's palm, and then his figure moved and hid inside the silver light sphere.

Whoosh!

The Ancient Universe Realm, no larger than a normal person's fist, was now exposed to the outside world alone, emitting wisps of silver light that permeated the surrounding void.

Zoom!

The Ancient Universe Realm continued to move toward the depths.

"Swish, swish, swish~" The astonishingly powerful time-space tide crashed against the Ancient Universe Realm, just like a monstrous wave trying to annihilate a large iron ball... The momentum was astonishing, but it had no effect.

"Xiao Mu, all my true bodies are hiding here. My perception of the outside world is weak, and I can't deploy the Cold Flame Lake. Which direction should I head in?" Li Yuan transmitted.

The Ancient Universe Realm was indeed first-class for self-protection.

It was simply indestructible.

But at the same time... hiding inside the Ancient Universe Realm meant losing many means of controlling the outside world.

"Haha, don't worry about it."

"Haven't you noticed? These time-space tides are actually pushing you toward the depths, and an invisible suction force has already been born." Xiao Mu laughed: "So, just rest and cultivate for a while... When the time comes, the Ancient Universe Realm will naturally reach its destination."

Li Yuan was dumbfounded. Was it that easy?

Everything was as Xiao Mu had said.

Swish, swish, swish~

The Ancient Universe Realm drifted with the tide, allowing those time-space storms to crash against it, constantly sinking deeper into the Dark Boundary Vortex.

Even the speed of the Ancient Universe Realm was getting faster and faster.

Forward!

Forward!

Li Yuan didn't know how long or how far he had been driving the Ancient Universe Realm.

However.

Regardless of the monstrous winds and waves outside, inside the Ancient Universe Realm, it was peaceful. The countless living beings in those dozens of star domains were still breeding and cultivating as usual, completely unaware of the great terror the world they were in was experiencing.

Reaching the extreme depths of the Dark Boundary Vortex, the ceaseless time-space storms completely shocked Li Yuan.

"Too terrifying."

"Is this Dark Boundary Vortex really formed by the Hundred-Dao Shenlun? This wave of time-space storms could probably annihilate an ordinary Emperor-level expert instantly." Li Yuan gasped.

If his true body were outside, even if he had cultivated the introductory chapter of the "Hundred-Dao Saint Body" refining method, he would probably only be able to last a few seconds before turning into ashes.

"Correct."

"That is why this is a Saint Weapon." Xiao Mu sighed: "Did you think that being able to ignore the Universe Realm Reincarnation Tribulation and the name of Sub-Saint were so easy to forge?"

"Back then, Big Brother Beihe held an Eternal Dao Weapon and considered himself nearly eternal... but 'nearly' was always just 'nearly'."

"And a Sub-Saint is someone who truly dares to add the word 'Saint' to their name." Xiao Mu said: "Even so, logically speaking, a Sub-Saint shouldn't possess such an incredible supreme treasure."

"In short."

"This Dark Boundary Vortex is actually one of the most dangerous regions in the entire Immortal Heaven and Earth. Without Sovereign strength or top-tier life-saving items, one cannot survive it." Xiao Mu said: "Coincidentally, your Ancient Universe Realm is one of them."

"If I had some doubts before and didn't dare to confirm it completely, now I am completely certain."

"It!"

"Is indeed a Dao-Merging Emperor Weapon... belonging to the top-tier Emperor Weapons." Xiao Mu said with extreme solemnity: "And it is a top-tier Emperor Weapon inclined toward time-space and the world."

Li Yuan was stunned.

Top-tier Emperor Weapon? The Ancient Universe Realm is a top-tier Emperor Weapon? If someone else said this, Li Yuan would still doubt it... but the one saying this was Xiao Mu.

In terms of vision, looking across the universe, I fear no Sovereign would dare say they surpass Xiao Mu.

"Why are you so certain?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Haha."

"In fact, I let you take the Dark Boundary Vortex because I wanted to test it. If it were just a special upper-tier Emperor Weapon... and you couldn't fully catalyze it, you could only rely on its own power to withstand it; it would be impossible to withstand the ravages of the Dark Boundary Vortex without a scratch." Xiao Mu said frankly.

Li Yuan understood.

Whether an Emperor Weapon is fully catalyzed or not, the power it erupts is two different concepts.

"But it is indeed without a scratch." Xiao Mu sighed: "Coupled with the uniqueness of its origin, it doesn't belong to any top-tier Eternal Dao... therefore, I am certain it is a Dao-Merging Emperor Weapon."

"It is an origin fused from multiple top-tier Eternal Daos. The one who forged it was definitely a Sovereign." Xiao Mu said solemnly.

Forged by a Sovereign?

"Top-tier Emperor Weapon... indeed, only a Sovereign can forge one. Where did God Emperor Xinmeng get it?" Many thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

The information he had received before said that the Ancient Universe Realm was forged by God Emperor Xinmeng.

The more he knew, the higher his vision... and the more confused Li Yuan felt.

"It seems."

"I can only wait until I open the Heart-Weapon Dao and go see God Emperor Xinmeng to have a chance to ask." Li Yuan thought to himself. Toward God Emperor Xinmeng, he felt gratitude, but also a trace of awe.

The other party was simply too mysterious.

Even now, Li Yuan still didn't know what God Emperor Xinmeng was seeking. Was it to control the legendary Eternal God Palace? But what was the relationship between the Eternal God Palace and God Emperor Xinmeng?

"Xiao Mu." ===== CHAPTER 736 =====