Chapter 824: Sub-Saint Weapon

"Sovereign Brother Xinyuan, allowed," Commander Cang Er said. "Then I will deduct your 100 billion Immortal Merits."

Immediately, Li Yuan received the message transmitted by the Immortal Order.

Following that, a dazzling light flashed, and the soul-defense Emperor Weapon named "Thousand-Heart Emperor Ring" fell slowly and was grabbed directly by Li Yuan in his palm.

It emitted a hazy brilliance throughout its body, as if transparent, and had a trace of mysterious Void Realm fluctuations. If Li Yuan were not a Void Realm cultivator, he would probably not be able to sense it.

In terms of aura, it was far inferior to the other three top-tier Emperor Weapons Li Yuan exchanged for, but it appeared more mysterious and elusive.

Li Yuan's heart stirred, forcibly suppressing its origin power, and branded it with his life imprint.

"Soul-defense top-tier Emperor Weapon, obtained," Li Yuan was overjoyed in his heart. "Other Supremes might not necessarily have such a special Emperor Weapon."

Thousand-Heart Emperor Ring.

According to the information Li Yuan obtained from its origin, it was refined by combining the soul origin essence of over a thousand Emperor Realm powerhouses with an extremely special Void Realm material. Once it is integrated into one's own soul origin, it can significantly improve soul defense.

"If I used Eternal Crystals to exchange for the Thousand-Heart Emperor Ring, it would require nearly two trillion Eternal Crystals. I couldn't afford it at all," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Among these four hundred-plus top-tier Emperor Weapons, there were over a dozen soul-type ones, and the most expensive one was this piece.

Since he wanted to exchange, naturally he would exchange for the most expensive one.

"In this way."

"When the Abyss Sacrificial Sea opens, my strongest main battle true body will be equipped with the Demon Blood Divine Spear, Imitation Heavenly Venerate Sacred Armor, and Thousand-Heart Emperor Ring, and I will cultivate the 'Hundred Dao Sacred Body' myself, plus the Red Heart Disk and Sacred Heart Mark, two major secret treasures for defense," Li Yuan thought to himself. "The life-saving ability can be said to be maxed out."

"Even if there is great danger in the depths of the Abyss Sacrificial Sea, it should not be able to hurt me."

According to Li Yuan's plan, when venturing into the Abyss Sacrificial Sea, such a strongest true body would be outside, while the other true bodies would hide in the cave magic treasure, appearing at critical moments.

In reality.

With Li Yuan's current achievements in the Heart-Weapon Dao, his own soul origin had already become powerful enough to be close to a Sovereign. It could be said that his soul defense was already extremely terrifying, and even a Supreme could not kill him with a soul attack in one move.

But he still wanted to exchange for the Thousand-Heart Emperor Ring, why?

It was to guard against the dangers he might face in the depths of the Abyss Sacrificial Sea. After all, that place was once a place where Eternals fought, and what was left behind was something even the Gold-Robed God Lord and the others could not predict.

Soul defense means cannot be too strong.

"Sovereign Brother Xinyuan."

"Using Eternal Crystals to exchange for top-tier Emperor Weapons is also the first time in the history of my Immortal God Temple, and it is also specifically ordered by the God Lord," Commander Cang Er said again. "After this, there will be no such opportunity."

"Understood," Li Yuan nodded.

He was clear that this was definitely a special case opened by the Gold-Robed God Lord for him—it was impossible to let him come and exchange infinitely, otherwise, he could completely exchange all the top-tier Emperor Weapons in the Immortal God Temple's treasury through secret transactions with many Sovereigns and even Supremes.

If that were really the case, I'm afraid the Gold-Robed God Lord would also be punished.

"Being able to let me exchange for three top-tier Emperor Weapons with Eternal Crystals, I am already extremely grateful," Li Yuan said. "Then I will not disturb you anymore and leave first. If there is anything, the Commander can also send a message to me directly."

"Good, I will send you out," Commander Cang Er laughed.

After sending Li Yuan away, Commander Cang Er returned to the highest level space-time of the Second Immortal God Temple.

"God Lord, this true body of Sovereign Brother Xinyuan has already left the Immortal Heaven and Earth," Commander Cang Er said.

"Hmm."

"You go to the 'Star City Space-Time Hall' and take out the Star City numbered 4," the Gold-Robed God Lord said calmly. "It is the Star City that Sovereign Brother Xinyuan is about to open. I will personally grant it authority."

"Star City numbered 4?"

Commander Cang Er was stunned when he heard this. Even though he had a good relationship with Li Yuan, he couldn't help but say: "God Lord, the Star Cities numbered in the top five are all Immortal Star Cities. By logic, one must be a Sub-Saint to be qualified to open them."

"With Sovereign Brother Xinyuan's authority, at most give him a Supreme Star City."

Various universe forces all thought that Star Cities were only divided into ordinary Star Cities and Supreme Star Cities, but in reality, within the Immortal God Temple, above Supreme Star Cities, there are "Immortal Star Cities," which have more powerful origins, stronger defensive arrays, and higher authority and power.

It's just that.

In endless years, the Immortal Heaven and Earth had only appeared twice, and there were few records, so the major forces of the current generation did not know about it.

After all, although many Sub-Saints were born in history, most Sub-Saints were unwilling to have too deep a tie with Eternal organizations, so naturally, few were willing to open Immortal Star Cities.

"If only a Supreme Star City is given."

"Once he opens the Star City, Supreme Han Xing will definitely come to attack. Does Sovereign Brother Xinyuan have the certainty to hold it?" The Gold-Robed God Lord shook his head. "Only an Immortal Star City can give Sovereign Brother Xinyuan the ability to protect himself."

"In reality."

"From Sovereign Brother Xinyuan's perspective, he doesn't need to be in such a hurry to open a Star City," the Gold-Robed God Lord said calmly. "With his growth speed, at most in a few tens of thousands of years, he will not fear Supremes. By then, it will not be too late to open a Star City, and it will have no influence at all."

Commander Cang Er immediately remembered.

The matter of opening a Star City was initiated by the God Lord, and Li Yuan did not need to pay any price. Of course, he still felt it was a bit strange.

Now it seemed that this was completely planned by the God Lord in advance.

"Let Sovereign Brother Xinyuan open it in advance, Supreme Han Xing will definitely come to attack," the Gold-Robed God Lord said calmly. "By then, Sovereign Brother Xinyuan will be able to protect himself by borrowing the power of the Star City, and my Immortal God Temple will appear to make Supreme Han Xing retreat. In this way, Sovereign Brother Xinyuan will naturally feel more and more grateful in his heart, and when the Abyss Sacrificial Sea comes, he will be more dedicated."

Commander Cang Er finally understood the God Lord's intention.

"As for the Immortal Star City?" The Gold-Robed God Lord said: "If he finally becomes a Sub-Saint, it is equivalent to giving it to him in advance—if he doesn't, after he falls, we can take it back, and we won't lose anything."

"But the authority of the Immortal Star City—" Commander Cang Er continued to ask.

The most important function of a Star City is not fighting and killing.

It is to assist those Quasi-Saints who are reaching their limits and have been venturing into Eternal Relics for a long time to cultivate. After obtaining the authority granted by the Immortal Heaven and Earth, it can significantly increase their cultivation efficiency.

And this kind of "authority," in reality, will consume the power of the Immortal Heaven and Earth.

"It's just letting the Quasi-Saints under him consume a little more of the Immortal Heaven and Earth origin—how much more can an Immortal Star City consume?"

The Gold-Robed God Lord shook his head.

"Moreover, I observe that Sovereign Brother Xinyuan attaches great importance to his relatives and friends."

"The more important the Immortal Star City is to his relatives and friends and subordinates, the more reluctant he will be to part with the Immortal Star City, and his relationship with us will naturally be more harmonious," the Gold-Robed God Lord said.

"God Lord is wise," Commander Cang Er flattered.

Having exhausted all kinds of rare treasures obtained from the Sacrificial Realm catastrophe and exchanged for four top-tier Emperor Weapons, Li Yuan did not have any other actions.

Instead, he continued to cultivate in seclusion.

In the blink of an eye, eight years passed.

In the magnificent and ancient palace of Supreme Hong Ying's hall, the soul pillars remained, and the large-bodied Jin Yuan was still standing in the hall waiting.

The soul pillars on both sides stood tall, and under a soul pillar with an exceptionally vigorous aura at the end of the hall, the true body of Li Yuan, who was trapped here, still had his eyes closed, his aura restrained, as if he had fallen into a slumber, and also as if he were thinking about something.

Suddenly.

"Break for me!" Li Yuan opened his eyes abruptly. His whole body was faintly releasing brilliance, his eyes flashing with divine light, and his whole person erupted with powerful will power.

Boom!!

Will fluctuations appeared, affecting reality, causing ripples in the void. This will power was even more powerful, violent, and unshakable than during the battle of the Sacrificial Realm.

"The final soul pillar, finally passed," Li Yuan looked up at this exceptionally tall soul pillar: "As expected of a soul pillar left behind by a Sovereign-limit powerhouse, it was indeed more difficult than the previous ones."

Whoosh!

A figure streaked across the sky and landed in front of Li Yuan instantly. It was Jin Yuan, who had a look of surprise on his face. At this moment, he was looking at Li Yuan, his eyes very bright.

"Congratulations, Brother Xinyuan."

"I really didn't expect that in such a short time, you actually passed the test left by a Supreme with the body of a God King. Truly incredible, incredible!" Jin Yuan sighed with emotion.

As the spirit of the hall left behind by Supreme Hong Ying.

He appeared immortal, but in reality, he was also trapped here forever, until the day the Star City was completely destroyed. What he feared most was that on the day the Star City was destroyed, he still hadn't seen anyone pass the test left by the Supreme. That would be his greatest regret.

"Jin Yuan, you don't know."

A childish voice sounded: "Do you know, in the outside world, Brother Xinyuan is now respected by countless experts in the universe as 'Sovereign Brother Xinyuan'."

It was Xiao Mu's voice. Although his Sacred Spirit body had left, he also left behind a puppet body with a residual consciousness.

It was just that it could not be manifested externally, and his perception of the outside world had become extremely weak.

"Sovereign? Respected as a Sovereign while in the God King Realm?" Jin Yuan was stunned.

Immediately, amidst Li Yuan's bitter smile, Xiao Mu told the story of the period of time Li Yuan had experienced, from the battle in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River against Black Guling, to the joint killing of a Sovereign in the Three Flame Mountains, to the battle in the Sacrificial Realm catastrophe suppressing Sovereign Yun Jing, to the life-and-death killing of the Abyss Demon Lord—

It made Jin Yuan shocked.

"How much time has passed, and you have grown to this level?" Jin Yuan was shocked and speechless: "You haven't been cultivating for ten thousand years, right."

"Hmm." Li Yuan was very calm.

"Less than ten thousand years, reaching such a level, such talent, I'm afraid none of the many Sub-Saints born since the opening of the universe can compare to you," Jin Yuan sighed sincerely.

"That is natural."

"The Sovereigns and Sovereigns from all sides in the outside world, and even the high-level Eternal organizations, have all recognized that Brother Xinyuan is the number one genius since the opening of the universe," Xiao Mu's voice was filled with pride.

Li Yuan smiled helplessly. He had long understood Xiao Mu's temperament.

It seemed that he had experienced endless years, but in essence, Xiao Mu had a childlike mood. This was the essence of his consciousness, which was difficult to change no matter how many years he had experienced.

"Haha, in that case, the 'Sub-Saint Weapon' left by the Master can be handed over to you, and I can be considered to have no regrets," Jin Yuan sighed.

"Sub-Saint Weapon?" Li Yuan was shocked.

"What? Supreme Hong Ying had a Sub-Saint Weapon?" Xiao Mu was even more stunned, which was clearly beyond his expectations.

"Hmm."

"You have always wanted to know what the Master left behind, right?" Jin Yuan said: "You have passed the test, so you are qualified to obtain it."

"What the Master left behind is a treasure that transcends top-tier Emperor Weapons."

"Transcends top-tier Emperor Weapons?" Li Yuan was thoughtful: "Is it an Eternal Dao Weapon?"

Top-tier Emperor Weapons were the strongest treasures Li Yuan had been able to come into contact with so far.

"No!"

"Eternal Dao Weapons are essentially still Emperor Weapons, but they are endowed with a trace of special Dao rhyme by Eternal existences, giving them some special functions," Jin Yuan shook his head. "But unless they are battle treasures, otherwise, their power in killing will not be much greater than top-tier Emperor Weapons."

Instantly, Li Yuan thought of the "Void Transformation Dao Diagram." Its greatest function was to enable cultivators to transform into a "Void Realm Body."

This was indeed the power endowed by Eternal existences.

Otherwise, no matter how peerless Li Yuan's talent was, he would not be able to cultivate it.

"And Sub-Saint Weapons, they do not contain Dao rhymes endowed by Eternal existences, and in some special uses, they are not as good as Eternal Dao Weapons."

"However!"

"Their origin profundity far exceeds top-tier Emperor Weapons."

"Although they are not Eternal Sacred Weapons, they are enough to be called main battle weapons in the hands of Sub-Saints," Jin Yuan said. "You should also know that top-tier Emperor Weapons have very little use for Sub-Saints—a casual strike from a Sub-Saint exceeds the power of a top-tier Emperor Weapon."

"Like the 'Demon Abyss Stele' in the Eighth Dark Domain, like the 'Hundred Dao God Wheel' in the Immortal Heaven and Earth, they can all be called Sub-Saint Weapons," Jin Yuan said.

Li Yuan suddenly understood.

Demon Abyss Stele, Hundred Dao God Wheel, they all belonged to the category of Sub-Saint Weapons.

At this moment, Li Yuan could hardly hide the excitement in his heart. Having missed the Hundred Dao God Wheel back then made him feel quite regretful and unwilling, and he had no way to do anything about it.

He didn't expect.

Things would take a turn for the better, and Supreme Hong Ying actually left behind such an incredible treasure?

"Take a look." Jin Yuan pointed remotely into the void.

Whoosh!

The void trembled slightly, and a huge golden sphere appeared out of thin air. Its surface was engraved with countless slightly ferocious Dao patterns, as if they were chains.

When it appeared, a wave of surging and vast aura diffused. Even if it hadn't erupted, it was enough to make any Emperor Realm powerhouse feel palpitations and fear.

"This is?"

"Ancient Universe Realm?" Li Yuan was stunned.

Because, if his sensing was not wrong, this "Sub-Saint Weapon" in Jin Yuan's mouth was clearly the top-tier Emperor Weapon Ancient Universe Realm that he had already recognized as his master.

"No!"

"Not quite right." Li Yuan immediately noticed the difference: "My connection with the Ancient Universe Realm is extremely deep. If it were really the Ancient Universe Realm, at close range, the sensing would not be so weak—moreover, its appearance and Dao rhyme aura have completely changed. The Ancient Universe Realm is only a part of it."

Li Yuan immediately made a judgment.

"That's right."

"Sovereign Brother Xinyuan," Jin Yuan smiled. "The Ancient Universe Realm is a Sub-Saint Weapon, but a Sub-Saint Weapon is not the Ancient Universe Realm—more accurately, the Ancient Universe Realm is only a part of the Sub-Saint Weapon, and also the most important foundation."

"And the other part."

"Named 'Heavenly Net Tribulation Chain,' it is also a top-tier Emperor Weapon—only by passing the test are you qualified to fully control them."

"Now, the two are combined, and only then do they have the power that transcends top-tier Emperor Weapons," Jin Yuan said. "It can be called the Heavenly Net Tribulation Realm."

"Now, it belongs to you." ===== CHAPTER 825 =====

"'The Name-Trembling Heaven-Net Tribulation Chain' is also a top-tier Imperial Weapon—only by passing the test are you qualified to fully control them."

"Now, the two of them are combined into one, only then possessing the power to surpass a top-tier Imperial Weapon," Jin Yuan said. "It can be called the Heaven-Net Tribulation Realm."

"Now, it belongs to you."