Chapter 261: Kill the Sovereign

Even among Void Rulers, only a very few possess the Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts.

For the vast majority of Void Rulers, creating Divine Arts based on the vast and complex complete spatial laws is an utterly inconceivable, impossible dilemma.

Furthermore, the ruins of a Level Three Civilization are treasures that would drive even Void Divine Servants mad; ordinary Void Rulers have no hope of contending for them.

Therefore, what Void Rulers desire most is the Seven-Colored Divine Artifact!

For a Void Ruler, a single Seven-Colored Divine Artifact is not merely a matter of raising one's strength by a level; it is an additional thirty-eight million years of lifespan!

"My third Tribulation of Time's Void Demons are approaching soon. My life is nearly half over, yet I still have no hope of creating a Divine Art using spatial laws..."

The silver-haired old man stared fixedly at Lin Qing, his eyes filled with longing and greed. "Without a fortuitous encounter, this life is likely doomed. But... if I had a Seven-Colored Divine Artifact, everything would be completely different!"

He had once been a generation's prodigy, achieving the status of Void Ruler in merely several million years.

But after becoming a Void Ruler, for over ninety million years, he had made no progress.

There was nowhere left to advance.

For Void beings with endless lifespans, strength represents lifespan!

A Void Ruler possessing the strength of the sixteenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan means they can survive six attacks by Void Demons.

But, they have almost reached their limit.

Yet, a single Seven-Colored Divine Artifact could raise one's strength by a major tier, allowing one to withstand the seventh attack by Void Demons!

"Most importantly..."

The silver-haired old man hoped with all his heart, "With just one Seven-Colored Divine Artifact, I could go to the Universal Battlefield to participate in the war between the Void Divine Clan and the Yu Xingyuan Demon Clan, with a chance to earn enough military merit!"

Ordinary Void Rulers like him are countless on the Universal Battlefield; going there would be no different from suicide.

But with a Seven-Colored Divine Artifact, that would be different.

As long as one earns enough military merit, one can enter the treasury of the Void Divine Clan, which is said to hold all the treasures of the universe!

"A Void being possessing a Seven-Colored Divine Artifact? A great opportunity! Perhaps there are even more treasures!"

The silver-haired old man frantically drove the firelight, brighter and more intense than the sun, to attack Lin Qing, as endless spatial power continuously transformed into destructive force.

For a Void Ruler, a single thought can annihilate a star.

And after combining this secret technique with a Divine Art, within the seemingly small firelight lay flames more massive than a star, yet compressed to such a state; its terrifying nature can be imagined!

This was his strongest ambush tactic.

"As expected, it has come." Lin Qing's expression remained calm.

Even though he could not see through the Void Ruler's hidden methods based on complete spatial laws, the changes in Order Level could not be hidden from him.

"Boom!"

With prior preparation, a strange membrane resembling a world barrier instantly condensed into form, easily blocking that concentrated firelight.

"What!" The silver-haired old man could not help but be stunned.

A Void being not only detected his ambush but could also block it so easily?

"Something is wrong..." A bad premonition arose in the silver-haired old man's heart, and he immediately retreated violently, preparing to withdraw first.

"Don't go."

With a thought, Lin Qing fully activated the Starry World, this domain-type Seven-Colored Divine Artifact!

A gene index nearly fifty-eight thousand times the universal standard, plus the foundation of his pre-combined state!

With the support of the Seven-Colored Divine Artifact, solely in terms of domain, he had already reached the threshold of the seventeenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan!

"Boom!!"

In an instant, the endless river of starlight washing over the Void suddenly surged in power by dozens of times!

That excessive power caused the very space to freeze and stagnate at this moment; the terrifying river of starlight completely enveloped the silver-haired old man, frantically binding and suppressing his body.

"This... this is impossible!"

The silver-haired old man was filled with terror, feeling the endless river of starlight frantically washing over and binding him, as if a mortal had fallen into a tsunami-ravaged ocean, completely trapped in a situation beyond his control.

With his strength, although he would not be instantly sealed and suppressed by the domain, movement was extremely difficult, and his strength was reduced by more than half!

Originally, he had intended to flee into the deepest layers of the Void, but now he was forced into a position where he could not do so!

Even though a Void Ruler commands complete spatial laws, manipulating space almost perfectly, able to use space to easily toy with some Void beings at will, the saying goes: 'Overcome laws with sheer force!'

When the power is terrifying enough, even without understanding any spatial mysteries, one can easily twist and tear space!

Similarly, one can also suppress and solidify space, causing even a Void Ruler to lose this advantage!

"How can a Void being possess such strength? What kind of freak is this?!"

The silver-haired old man was utterly shocked in his heart and sensed the scent of death. After frantically struggling and retreating, he quickly transmitted a voice: "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

Unfortunately, under the impact of the endless river of starlight, his speed was pitifully slow; not only could he not increase the distance, but he was getting closer and closer to Lin Qing.

"Misunderstanding?"

Lin Qing smiled, flashed forward to appear before the silver-haired old man, and sneered, "The Seven-Colored Divine Artifact is right here; don't you want it?"

The next moment—

"Boom!!!"

Endless golden light exploded violently; the terrifying power at this instant erupted like a nuclear explosion, wildly impacting and spreading in all directions, instantly transforming into a dazzling great sun!

The silver-haired old man was filled with extreme horror, but under the domain's binding, he had no time to dodge and could only resist desperately.

After the terrifying explosion, the massive golden great sun vanished.

In its place stood a towering, massive World God!

Like an immensely tall divine statue, it stood between heaven and earth; the moment it formed, it threw a thunderous punch, striking directly at the silver-haired old man, whose mind had been blanked by the explosive power!

As a Void Ruler, merely the energy shock from the World God's formation was equivalent to a full-power strike at the same level, so he could still block it.

But the power of the World God's own body was completely different!

Moreover, a darkness capable of extinguishing everything covered that massive fist, frantically eroding and annihilating everything of his!

"Boom!"

With just the first punch, even though the silver-haired elder desperately unleashed his strongest life-saving secret technique and defensive divine art, and even activated a five-colored defensive divine artifact, under the boundless power of this punch, he was instantly severely wounded!

"No!"

The silver-haired elder felt his life force begin to plummet instantly, and he couldn't help but feel terrified beyond measure.

The life-saving secret technique he obtained during his adventure could use life force to offset damage, and for Void Beings, life force could be replenished endlessly; this had become his strongest means of survival.

But now, with life force being consumed so rapidly, he simply couldn't replenish it in time!

"Boom boom boom boom boom——!!"

Lin Qing used his domain to forcibly bind the silver-haired elder, while he himself, as a World God, raged with the Primordial Annihilation, his massive, mountain-like fists seeming to blot out heaven and earth again and again!

Each punch possessed power sufficient to instantly annihilate a star!

Although the domain activated by the seven-colored divine artifact was a technique of the Seventeenth Layer of the Yu Xingyuan, it was ultimately just a domain used for binding; the World God's true form combined with the Primordial Annihilation was the true power that crossed into the Seventeenth Layer in terms of offensive might!

"No! I cannot die!!"

The silver-haired elder felt his life force plummeting wildly, and he couldn't help but grow even more terrified and furious.

"How could this be... I am not dying at the hands of the Yu Xingyuan Demon Clan, but at the hands of a Void Being?"

He had already sensed the arrival of death.

In his final moment, he could only choose to send the enemy's information to the Consortium and all his friends.

Mere breaths later—

"Boom!"

The final mountain-like fist shadow fell upon the silver-haired elder's already tattered body, completely extinguishing his last shred of life force.

A Void Sovereign thus perished.

The Inner Void collapsed, and a vast quantity of items scattered down.

The World God dissipated into a stream of light; after Lin Qing waved his hand to gather these items, he finally let out a slight sigh of relief.

"World God plus Primordial Annihilation, the consumption was truly huge..."

Feeling the energy depletion within his body, Lin Qing couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "Fortunately, the energy reserves of the Void God Clan's bloodline are also greater; otherwise, I couldn't have held out for long."

A Perfect-grade Seven-Phase Combination Divine Art, while possessing such terrifying power, naturally had an equally staggering consumption.

This was the price.

And the advantage of divine artifacts was also quite obvious.

The consumption of activating that seven-colored domain divine artifact was less than one percent of the World God's, and the consumption was even slower than the replenishment speed, yet it was a technique of the same level.

Divine artifacts borrow the resonant power of the Universe's Origin; they can be said to summon the power of the Universe itself.

"If only I had a set of seven-colored divine artifacts..."

Lin Qing thought to himself, "Not only would it raise my strength to another level, but the consumption would also be very, very small."

If I go to the cosmic battlefield between the Void God Clan and the Yu Xingyuan Demon Clan, having no divine artifacts won't work; the consumption is too fast, and without power, it's easy to die.

"I heard from His Highness Su that the Vacuum Great Tomb didn't leave behind a single divine artifact; I wonder what the reason is..."

Lin Qing couldn't help but shake his head inwardly, "Perhaps... only in the Relics of the Kings will there be a chance to find a set of seven-colored divine artifacts..."

Therefore, he must have sufficient certainty before entering the Relics of the Kings.

By the time his true body becomes a Void Sovereign, and at that time, his three avatars occupy all three trials, only then can the benefits be maximized.

The relics of a Level Three Civilization, which even Void God Clerics desperately desire, naturally cannot be wasted.

"Time to go."

Lin Qing glanced around, then immediately transformed into a stream of light and flew away from this space.

At the same time, he also activated the Reincarnation Secret Technique, changing and disguising himself into a new appearance.

Although he could annihilate a Void Sovereign from the Enlightenment Lake Consortium, there was no guarantee that the Enlightenment Lake Consortium wouldn't have even stronger Void Sovereigns.

For instance, a Void Sovereign with a seven-colored divine artifact would definitely be stronger than him.

If a few more people came to besiege him, that would be quite troublesome.

So, it would be better to change his appearance and act.

"However, the hundreds of Void Stars in this Phantom Mist Sea have all been monopolized by the Enlightenment Lake Consortium."

Lin Qing pondered inwardly, "Unless I am willing to spend money to book and purchase a quota, sooner or later a collision will happen again; this is unavoidable..."

After all.

He actually had no background; he was just one who had emerged from a weak civilization that had only been born a thousand years ago, not yet at the stage where revealing his own civilization would make the other party retreat in awe.

Most importantly—

He couldn't stand it.

Even if these Void Sovereigns of the Enlightenment Lake Consortium wanted to be friendly with him, he was unwilling.

In the blink of an eye, over a hundred years had passed.

The Second Universe Network.

Within the subordinate space of the Enlightenment Lake Consortium.

In a vast conference room, figures emitting powerful auras sat behind a huge round table; each figure seemed to represent complete spatial rules, their auras transcendent beyond measure.

It was truly a hundred or so Void Sovereigns!

This was also the highest-level meeting of the Enlightenment Lake Consortium.

"Everyone, the reason for convening this supreme meeting, I believe you all understand."

A handsome gray-haired man with a stern expression swept his gaze over the crowd and said coldly, "Our Consortium has truly encountered a major trouble this time."

Another woman, wearing a black wooden mask that revealed only a pair of scarlet eyes, spoke softly, "Is Ji Zao Zhi Zhu referring to that unknown origin Void Being?"

"Hui An, it's normal you're unclear; you haven't asked about the Group's affairs in all these years."

The Supreme Creator of Creation spoke slowly: "That Void Creature appeared at Void Star 14777 over a hundred years ago, expressing strong dissatisfaction with our Tianqi Lake Group. It not only killed an employee of our Group but later killed Parker."

He paused. "The Lord of the Phantom Mist was also killed before that. The Void Creature that acted back then was likely him."

"A Void Creature with such terrifying strength must be from one of the Three Sacred Lands," another Void Sovereign frowned, saying.

"Perhaps."

The Supreme Creator of Creation spoke in a low voice: "When he killed Parker back then, I made that guess, so I chose not to pursue it further. But he directly destroyed our Group's base on Void Star 14777 and declared that our Tianqi Lake Group is no longer allowed to monopolize the Void Stars."

"Does he have a grudge against our Tianqi Lake Group?"

"Heh... such a peerless genius knows nothing of how hard-won resources are. He simply cannot stand our behavior of monopolizing the Void Stars."

"This is merely business for us. Even the Universe Star Patrol Alliance hasn't intervened; on what grounds does he intervene?"

"But he is ultimately a huge trouble. Such a terrifying peerless genius is someone we cannot provoke."

"Then what do we do? Do we yield first?"

"How can we yield? The one who led the initiative back then was a high-ranking figure from the Starfall Civilization's Imperial Family. Most of our profits were offered to that person. Even if we are willing to yield, that high-ranking figure will not agree."

"Send someone to communicate with him again. At worst, let him state his conditions."

"He is likely from a Sacred Land, possessing not just one but multiple Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts. How could he possibly care about our trifles?"

"Even if we personally station ourselves at those Void Stars, we cannot guard them all."

A group of Void Sovereigns spoke with some bitterness.

In terms of strength, several present actually possess Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts, enough to deal with that Void Creature. But such a peerless genius with such a background is likely a treasure even within the Three Sacred Lands; who dares provoke him?

Even the Supreme Creator of Creation, universally acknowledged as the strongest present, who wields several Seven-Colored Divine Artifacts, possesses various powerful secret arts, and has a genetic index enhanced by a fortuitous encounter, giving him the strength to easily suppress the opponent, still dared not anger him.

"I suggest..."

The Supreme Creator of Creation spoke slowly: "We should still report this to that Void Divine Official from the Starfall Civilization's Imperial Family. It is said the Starfall Civilization also has connections with the Sacred Lands; perhaps we can negotiate?"

(End of this chapter)