Chapter 73: Seven‑Star Vine Avatar Acts

The Eleventh Extradimensional Battlefield, the Dark Continent.

Swish!

Zhou Yu appeared once again in the mysterious place.

"Hmm? Time acceleration is slowly decreasing?"

Zhou Yu sensed the surroundings, and his mind became clear.

Naturally formed sites where time flows extremely fast are very rare; previously, time here ran 321 times faster than the outside world. The reason it was 321 times is probably not that it started at that rate, but that over countless ages the flow slowed bit by bit until it reached 321 times.

After all, accelerating time consumes energy; unless it is continuously supplied by the primal universe's source, no place in the primal universe can maintain uninterrupted time acceleration.

And Zhou Yu is now the Lord of the Universe, making it too difficult to accelerate his time.

His arrival naturally puts enormous pressure on the environment; if he stays too long, the time‑acceleration effect here will soon vanish completely.

"Previously, the Crimson‑Obsidian Lord also established an independent spacetime to reside in; normally he does not come to this realm," Zhou Yu understood.

"Time is still very important to me," Zhou Yu decided at once, and resolved to leave a divine avatar here to contemplate.

A mere divine avatar exerts far less pressure on the environment.

He indeed needs time to comprehend the secret techniques of the Lord of the Universe tier; only by truly mastering those techniques can one be a qualified Lord of the Universe.

While Zhou Yu was thinking, a figure swooshed over in an instant.

"Feather Formation King? You arrive just in time; I have something to tell you," Zhou Yu said, looking at the newcomer.

At the same time, deep within the human clan's territory, there lay an inconspicuous living planet.

In fact, this was an intelligence hub established by the insect race.

At that moment, in an underground chamber, a figure in a black robe sprang up, staring at a virtual silhouette below.

"Are you certain the information about No. 1 is accurate?"

"Lord, I happened to hear it from Venerable Ink‑Wind; Venerable Ink‑Wind is deeply connected with No. 1 Zhou Yu, so it should not be false."

"Good, very good! Once this information's authenticity is confirmed, you will have earned a great merit; I will report to the master immediately."

The black‑robed figure reported the news without hesitation.

The owner of the black‑robed figure is actually a Venerable‑rank insect queen mother, who took the matter very seriously upon learning of it.

Previously, the assassination plot against Zhou Yu was merely to find an opportunity to kill him.

Killing Zhou Yu so that the human clan could revive him also benefited them, because the price of resurrecting such a genius even once is enormous.

But now they can learn his whereabouts in advance, which is more than just a one‑time kill; if successful, they might completely eradicate this genius.

"Mystery Realm No. 013476, send someone to investigate immediately."

The insect queen mother made a decision on the spot.

The investigation proceeded smoothly.

"It can be confirmed that the human realm's Domain King is indeed on the Endless Continent of Mystery Realm No. 013476, communicating with the humans there, but not smoothly; he has not yet seen that human tribe's chieftain," the insect queen mother thought, feeling rather intrigued.

She even wanted to go herself.

In such a remote cosmic mystery realm, an assassination—whether successful or failed—allows a calm retreat; essentially there is no risk.

If it succeeds, there could be great gains.

In the cosmic mystery realm known by the insect race as No. 013476.

On the Endless Continent, within the human clan's ancestral lands.

"Honored envoy, this way please."

Zhou Yu's human avatar, guided by an Immortal, arrived at a vast grand hall.

Zhou Yu was not unfamiliar with the hall; it is the "Hall of Merit" built by the humans in this mystery realm, where anyone who has greatly contributed to the clan's development is commemorated with a statue.

Of course, he pretended ignorance, touring the place under the Immortal's guidance.

The Immortal, clearly proud, endlessly narrated the rise of figures in this mystery realm to Zhou Yu.

Especially the deeds of the chieftain "Seven‑Star Venerable," which were recounted at length; Zhou Yu himself did not even know he had done so many things.

Nevertheless, from an outsider's perspective, the "Seven‑Star Venerable" is indeed remarkable; after all, he killed a Universal Venerable while still an Immortal.

That is why, upon learning of this clan's existence, the Chaos City Lord immediately prepared a special delegation to approach this human branch.

There are countless human offshoots nurtured throughout the cosmos; a weak offshoot wishing to merge into the universal human race usually relocates voluntarily, purchasing residences in various cosmic nations, allowing successive geniuses to gradually enter the major human factions, and over time they naturally integrate.

Such direct contact dispatched from the highest level is indeed rare.

"In the end, we're just killing another native; what's there to brag about?" A disdainful sneer rang from not far away.

It was a figure shrouded entirely in darkness, whose arrival in the hall was unknown.

"Who are you? How dare you slander our chieftain?" The Immortal instantly flared with anger, but before he could say more, he felt an ice‑cold gaze that seemed to freeze his very soul.

Fortunately, the figure paid him little attention; its primary target was Zhou Yu.

"Domain King Zhou Yu, do you know who I am?"

The silhouette in the black mist spoke slowly, its strange voice carrying a bizarre void‑forming divine power into Zhou Yu's body.

At that moment, he unleashed his ultimate technique "Heavenly Demon Strange Sound," a pinnacle art of the Universal Venerable and a terrifying illusionary school.

Even an Immortal, let alone a Universal Venerable, could be struck down and collapse.

However, to the figure's surprise, the technique entered Zhou Yu's body, only causing him to furrow his brow, with no further effect.

"Could he possess a Soul Treasure? To block my ultimate move so easily, it cannot be an ordinary Soul Treasure," the figure exclaimed in shock.

High‑grade Soul Treasure?

Such treasures are coveted by Universal Overlords; even the Lord of the Universe may not possess them, let alone an Immortal.

At that moment, Zhou Yu seemed to finally react, bursting into speed and dashing out of the hall.

"Where do you think you're going?"

That figure naturally couldn't let Zhou Yu escape.

His purpose in coming here was originally to first control Zhou Yu with illusionary secret art, then enslave him.

Although he has failed now, he discovered that Zhou Yu might possess a high-grade soul treasure; if he killed Zhou Yu, he could strike it rich.

Boom!

The figure instantly waved his hand, and a silver flying shuttle burst forth, killing toward Zhou Yu.

Although he is the cosmic overlord of the illusionary school, controlling psychic weapon attacks also easily reaches the level of a high venerable.

At this moment, divine power flames emerged on Zhou Yu's body; his armor displayed countless stellar trajectories, and seven thousand black divine cones appeared before him, forming a defense.

But this move merely slightly blocked the silver flying shuttle; the next moment, the shuttle fiercely bombarded Zhou Yu's body.

Boom!

Zhou Yu was blown away in a flurry, but his aura did not weaken.

"What? He's merely immortal; even if his genetic level is high, and he burns his divine body, how could he possibly block my strike?" the figure exclaimed in disbelief.

Suddenly he realized.

"It must be a treasure armor, definitely a treasure armor, and at least a high-grade treasure armor!"

"For the soul treasure." The figure gritted his teeth and also fiercely burned his divine body.

But at this moment—

Hum!

A surge of fluctuation suddenly appeared; in an instant, spacetime completely congealed, and that cosmic venerable was instantly frozen in place, unable to move at all.

"Controlling spacetime? Has the human race's cosmic lord arrived so quickly? Or are they already nearby?" the cosmic venerable thought in disbelief.

Could this actually be a trap? But how idle could the human race's cosmic lord be to set up such a trap?

At this moment, a towering figure about a hundred kilometers high appeared outside the hall.

Although the figure was towering, it still had a human appearance.

"Indeed," the cosmic venerable caught sight of a statue in the hall with his peripheral vision; the towering presence appearing outside was clearly an enlarged version of that statue.

"The chieftain of this remote human lineage is the cosmic lord?" the cosmic venerable fully understood, yet also felt incredulous.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but at this moment he could not speak at all.

"The cosmic venerables I killed before were natives? This time it's not like that, right?" the towering figure spoke calmly.

Hiss!

A burst of power erupted, and that cosmic venerable was instantly annihilated into nothingness.

"Guīyīn Venerable should also count as a great deal of primordial energy from a cosmic overlord." Zhou Yu at this moment was absorbing the primordial energy from Guīyīn Venerable, and he also secretly lamented that killing a few more would bring the next simulation within reach.

(End of chapter)