Chapter 95: Eradicating the Lord of the Universe, the Banisher of Prohibition Acts

Vast divine power transformed into endless radiance, completely breaking through the Black Prison Abyss's space‑time suppression; in an instant, with the Nine Dragon Hall as its core, it formed a massive star about one hundred million kilometers in size.

Secret runes covered the star, and as it rotated, an incomparably terrifying twisted force naturally arose.

"What is that?"

At this moment, every Universe Venerable within a hundred billion kilometers could eerily see the star and every detail upon it with crystal clarity.

But before they could think further, that terrifying twisted force already descended upon them.

"Me"

Many High‑level Universe Venerables didn't even have a chance to react, and were instantly crushed into void.

Snort! Snort! Snort!

Even Universe Overlords with slightly weaker defenses were swiftly erased of their divine bodies by successive waves of force.

"It's the Lord of the Universe's secret technique, and the Lord of the Universe!!!"

The remaining survivors felt a chill in their hearts; they hid within palace treasures, which at this moment allowed them to temporarily resist the terrifying force.

Many of the Universe Overlords capable of pursuing Zhou Yu possessed palace treasures, and only those with such treasures could hope to catch up to Zhou Yu.

Although they survived for the moment, the twisted force generated by the star's rotation was so terrifying that their palace treasures could not move.

But survival was only temporary; after realizing that the twisted force alone could not suppress those palace treasures, the rotating massive star suddenly fragmented, unleashing streams of terrifying light.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The terrifying force crushed palace after palace, shattering them in an instant, and the exposed Universe Venerables and Universe Overlords all wore expressions of despair.

Yet in the blink of an eye, they were ground down into void.

"This move's power is quite good," Zhou Yu thought, a faint smile appearing on his face within the Nine Dragon Hall.

It is a secret technique created with the Nine Dragon Hall as its core, based on the inheritance "Twelve Transformations of the Stars" from the Star‑void Clone.

Although Zhou Yu has only recently begun to comprehend this inheritance, he now possesses a hundredfold thinking speed, so his rate of creating secret techniques is naturally far faster than before.

The secret technique forged within just a few years already wields terrifying power, representing the pinnacle of the Lord of the Universe's ultimate secret techniques, and is not far from the Lord of the Universe's strongest secret technique.

"There is still a Lord of the Universe?"

At that moment, the golden‑armored figure battling Zhou Yu's Seven‑Star Clone looked at the scene with some surprise.

The twisted force just generated by the massive star affected him, making him feel the terrifying nature of this move—definitely a technique only the Lord of the Universe could unleash.

"The Universe Venerables that just perished must number in the hundreds, at least High‑level Universe Venerables, and nearly a hundred Universe Overlords!" the golden‑armored figure stared at Zhou Yu, sneering:

"These Universe Venerables come from many forces in the universe; you dare to strike them down?"

When the Lord of the Universe kills Universe Venerables, a few deaths are tolerable, but many deaths have great impact.

The pinnacle forces in the universe are not to be taken lightly.

Just as he came to loot treasures this time, he deliberately concealed his identity at first—first for face, second out of fear of human retaliation.

Humans may not retaliate immediately, but they will remember, and perhaps someday deliver a harsh blow.

"We only kill raiders; anyone who wants trouble can go ahead and try," the Seven‑Star Clone of Zhou Yu said calmly:

"On this point, I won't trouble Lord Jiu Xiu,"

Hearing that, the golden‑armored figure's heart sank slightly; indeed, he had just been forced to unleash his own ultimate move against the Seven‑Star Lord, and in an instant was recognized by the opponent.

"And you are wrong about one thing," Zhou Yu said with a faint smile:

"Those we intend to kill are not just these Universe Venerables; even the Lord of the Universe must die as well."

"You dare to kill me? How arrogant!!" Lord Jiu Xiu roared in anger.

Boom!

Lord Jiu Xiu raised a massive axe in his hand with a fierce swing, bringing down a sweeping, raging slash.

"Is it impossible to kill you?"

Zhou Yu's gaze instantly grew three degrees colder; through the duel he gauged his strength to be roughly two ranks lower.

After uncovering Lord Jiu Xiu's true identity, he directly formed a murderous intent.

Lord Jiu Xiu is a solitary Lord of the Universe, meaning that if Zhou Yu kills him, no supreme being of the universe will come to his rescue in the short term.

Although the Black Prison Abyss is formidable at suppressing space‑time, more powerful Lords of the Universe can resist its environment; the supreme beings of the universe act at will, naturally ignoring it.

Therefore, a Lord of the Universe with a background attempting to kill him in the primal universe would find it extremely difficult.

But if the Lord lacks a background, it's a different story.

At this moment, facing Lord Jiu Xiu's raging axe, Zhou Yu remained calm.

Boom!

Black flames instantly surged up on Zhou Yu's Seven‑Star Clone.

Divine Power Burning Secret Art — Destruction Nine Scrolls.

Boom!

Zhou Yu casually swung his sword.

Lord Jiu Xiu's axe was blocked, and the terrifying force even caused him to be involuntarily flung backward.

"What secret technique is this? How can it amplify power so much?" Lord Jiu Xiu wondered mid‑flight.

At that moment, the supreme treasure Divine Sword in Zhou Yu's hand truly erupted.

"Space‑Time Tribulation Annihilation!"

Zhou Yu shouted low.

Boom—

The surrounding space‑time collapsed entirely, turning into terrifying power within this sword.

The two ultimate secret techniques of the Lord of the Universe he previously used against Lord Jiu Xiu—"Space‑Time Tribulation" and "Space‑Time Annihilation"—were merely techniques Zhou Yu had created a thousand years ago.

This "Space‑Time Tribulation Annihilation" is his greatest achievement in a millennium of "Space‑Time Secret Technique".

With the power of Spacetime Tribulation Extinction, it truly deserves to be the strongest secret art of the Lord of the Universe.

Zhou Yu again burned his divine body with the Nine Volumes of Destruction, unleashing inconceivable power; although this avatar's treasure was lacking, this move of his now counts as reaching the level of a Fifth-stage Lord of the Universe.

Boom!

In Lord Jiu Xiu's incredulous gaze, Zhou Yu easily crushed him with a sword, then fiercely bombarded his divine body.

The terrifying power, through Lord Jiu Xiu's armor, rapidly wore down his divine body.

"My divine body? Lost 22%?" Lord Jiu Xiu was completely dazed.

"This Lord of the Seven Stars is absolutely the top among Lords of the Universe; hasn't he always been in a secret realm? How could he create such a secret art and possess such power?" Lord Jiu Xiu's heart filled with disbelief.

Those who become Lords of the Universe are all peerless geniuses, but to create the strongest secret art of the Lords of the Universe is itself extremely difficult.

To reach the strength of a Fifth-stage Lord of the Universe? That's even rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!

Many Lords of the Universe, none without enduring countless trials to create such a secret art.

Die!

Zhou Yu instantly caught up and in a blink unleashed a second sword.

Lord Jiu Xiu dared not meet it head-on; he turned and fled, while a towering black mirror suddenly appeared above him.

As soon as the mirror appeared, it burst forth with strands of black divine light; the light shrouded the surrounding spacetime, instantly making Zhou Yu feel an immense, terrifying pressure.

Whoosh!

In those black lights, Lord Jiu Xiu's speed surged greatly, quickly widening the distance from Zhou Yu.

"A Domain Supreme Treasure?"

Zhou Yu was somewhat surprised; could this terrifying suppressive force be a Supreme Domain Treasure?

Domain Supreme Treasures are hardly inferior in value to Palace-type and Soul-type Supreme Treasures; top-tier Domain Supreme Treasures are rare among Lords of the Universe.

Even the Lord of Chaos City's famed "Thousand Treasures River" is merely a Supreme Domain Treasure.

Of course, the Thousand Treasures River counts as relatively strong among Supreme Domain Treasures; this black mirror may not match it.

But no matter what.

Lord Jiu Xiu suddenly produced a Supreme Domain Treasure, which is utterly unbelievable.

"He never used it before, yet now he suddenly brings it out—could this treasure's origin be illegitimate?" Zhou Yu speculated.

It's not impossible.

Know this: this time Lord Jiu Xiu also came in disguise to raid; if he truly succeeded, wouldn't he gain a High-grade Soul Supreme Treasure?

Who could know that this was done by Lord Jiu Xiu himself?

This raid may not be Lord Jiu Xiu's first time doing such a thing.

"But you think you can escape just like that? You're seriously underestimating me." Zhou Yu inwardly sneered.

The next moment, terrifying divine power erupted again inside the distant Nine Dragon Palace; the surrounding spacetime twisted, and a vast world instantly took shape.

The strongest secret art of the Lord of the Universe—Prison World.

This is an advanced version of Zhou Yu's secret art "Spacetime Formation" from his immortal era.

If Spacetime Tribulation Extinction is Zhou Yu's greatest achievement in spacetime secret arts over the past millennium, then this move, Prison World, is the strongest secret art he created by comprehending the stone tablet given to him by the Lord of Chaos City, walking another path.

Boom!

A terrifying pressure emanating from Prison World suddenly suppressed Lord Jiu Xiu, slowing his speed.

At this moment, the Nine Dragon Palace rushed over and arrived near Zhou Yu's Seven-Star Avatar.

The Seven-Star Avatar swooped into the Nine Dragon Palace.

The Nine Dragon Palace withstood the black light's suppression and directly surged in speed to give chase.

Although the Nine Dragon Palace is merely a High-grade Palace Supreme Treasure, Zhou Yu spent 800 Supreme Treasure points on it, making it a top-tier High-grade Palace Supreme Treasure, and its power is terrifying.

Now that black light obviously cannot fully suppress the Nine Dragon Palace; moreover, the Nine Dragon Palace is actually the core of Zhou Yu's secret art Prison World, and at this moment it can also receive aid from Prison World's power.

The combination of Prison World and the Nine Dragon Palace lets Zhou Yu's burst speed surpass even Lord Jiu Xiu.

In just a moment, the Nine Dragon Palace caught up to the fleeing Lord Jiu Xiu.

Die!

The Seven-Star Avatar suddenly emerged from within and unleashed a vicious sword strike.

No!

Lord Jiu Xiu strained to dodge, but the sweep of Zhou Yu's sword was vast—it fiercely struck his Lord Jiu Xiu.

Pfft!

Lord Jiu Xiu vomited blood and flew backward; at this moment his aura showed a clear decline again.

This time his divine body loss was greater than before, directly losing thirty-three percent of his divine body.

Even a Lord of the Universe, if his divine body loss is too great, his strength will also decline.

"Lord of the Seven Stars, I have no grudge with you; spare my life! Terms can be negotiated!" Lord Jiu Xiu hastily spoke.

He was truly terrified; he had truly been driven to a life-or-death desperate situation.

"My condition is: you must die!"

Zhou Yu sneered; his Seven-Star Avatar acted without mercy, unleashing two moves in succession, each a terrifying killing technique.

Sizzle!

Despite his lingering resentment, Lord Jiu Xiu was utterly annihilated.

……

"Dead?"

"Lord of the Universe, slain?"

The three Ink Wind Venerables in the Nine Dragon Hall were completely shocked at this moment.

It's simply unimaginable.

A universe master was just killed like that.

What's even more terrifying is that they actually witnessed this scene with their own eyes, and considering they had been inside the Nine Dragon Hall all along, saying they personally participated in all of this is not an exaggeration.

And at this moment—

Whoosh!

A towering figure appeared in the hall of the Nine Dragon Hall—it was Zhou Yu's Seven-Star doppelganger.

"Greetings, Seven-Star Lord."

The three Ink Wind Venerables hurriedly bowed; they had personally witnessed that this Seven-Star Lord was incredibly powerful.

He unleashed four swords and killed a universe master.

"Hmm." Zhou Yu's Seven-Star doppelganger nodded.

"You three, go wait in the side hall for a moment; I have some words to say with the Seven-Star Lord." At that moment, Zhou Yu's human doppelganger approached and said.

Upon hearing this, the three did not dare hesitate; after nodding, they whoosh whoosh whoosh flew toward the side hall.

"Is the Realm Lord also a universe master?" The Yunfeng Kingdom's ruler could not help but send a mental inquiry.

"You also saw that divine power aura, that terrifying secret technique—what else could it be but a universe master?" Ink Wind Venerable sighed.

"Although the Seven-Star Lord is powerful, without Zhou Yu's help he probably couldn't have killed that golden-armored universe master."

"Unimaginable." At this moment, the Yunfeng Kingdom's ruler had countless thoughts flash through his mind.

"Ink Wind, you've finally come out on top; your relationship with the Realm Lord is anything but ordinary." The Nine Swords Venerable said, full of envy.

"It's just a slight connection," Ink Wind Venerable waved his hand, saying, "The Realm Lord's teacher is my disciple, the Fire Dragon King—not me."

If it were when Zhou Yu had just broken through to immortality, he would openly acknowledge that Zhou Yu belongs to his lineage.

But after Zhou Yu became a disciple of the Chaos City Master, he rarely mentioned this matter, at most noting that his relationship with Zhou Yu grew closer.

As for now? It's better not to bring it up at all.

However, Ink Wind Venerable also felt excited inside; no matter what, they do have this connection, so his days will surely be much better from now on.

"Zhou Yu actually became a universe master? Truly unimaginable!"

Ink Wind Venerable also felt doubtful and shocked, but regardless of how Zhou Yu achieved it, his status as a universe master is an absolute fact.

"I wonder what reaction Chi Yan would have if he learned the true identity of the Realm Lord?" The Yunfeng Kingdom's ruler suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Ink Wind Venerable and Nine Swords Venerable both fell silent.

It must be said, Chi Yan Venerable's luck is a bit off.

"Chi Yan's earlier decision to leave was understandable; given a universe master's breadth of mind, he likely wouldn't hold a grudge." Ink Wind Venerable speculated.

"No matter what, he has completely missed this opportunity." The Yunfeng Kingdom's ruler sighed, while also pondering in his heart.

The human race has over 6,000 universe venerables, but those with a universe master background are ultimately few; this opportunity, he must seize.

On the other side—

Zhou Yu was also tallying up this harvest.

Although slaying many powerful beings did not gather enough primal energy needed for the simulation, it still advanced the progress considerably.

Moreover, he also obtained many treasures.

"The armor of the Jiu Xiu Lord is also a supreme treasure; no wonder I needed to unleash four swords to kill him." Zhou Yu examined the Jiu Xiu Lord's treasures.

Supreme treasure weapons, supreme treasure armor, supreme treasure domain.

The Jiu Xiu Lord's configuration can be called luxurious.

You should know that even when a human universe master breaks through, they only obtain a single supreme treasure from the clan, and it can only be a supreme treasure weapon or armor—these relatively ordinary supreme treasures.

Thus, supreme treasures are already quite precious.

Many solitary universe masters may not even possess a supreme treasure.

And a solitary universe master with substantial wealth certainly has a reason.

Like the "Crimson Abyss Lord" who left a treasure hoard on the Dark Continent, his love of adventure caused him to amass an especially large amount of treasures.

As for the Jiu Xiu Lord? According to the Hong Alliance's intelligence, there's no record of him ever venturing into the Cosmic Sea, yet he possesses such wealth!

"It seems my guess was correct; this Jiu Xiu Lord is definitely not making his first raid." Zhou Yu thought, and he also began distributing the treasures.

Nominally, his human doppelganger and his Seven-Star doppelganger are two separate beings, but this time they teamed up to kill the Jiu Xiu Lord, so it's only natural for them to divide his treasures together.

"The most precious is this domain supreme treasure; give it to the human doppelganger." Zhou Yu quickly made up his mind.

He had actually planned all along to exchange for a domain supreme treasure for his human doppelganger to use.

The secret art "Prison World" created by his human doppelganger is also a kind of domain-type art; used alone, it consumes heavily and isn't very powerful, but combined with a domain supreme treasure it becomes formidable.

And a supreme domain treasure already far exceeded Zhou Yu's expectations.

Whoosh!

The Nine Dragon Hall shuttled through the Abyssal Dark Prison, and soon the treasures left behind by the deceased universe venerables were all collected by Zhou Yu.

"These treasures added together amount to nearly five hundred treasure points." Zhou Yu also felt quite moved.

A universe overlord might only have two or three ordinary treasures, but with many universe overlords, the number of treasures grows.

Some universe overlords might even possess higher-grade treasures.

Thus, the treasures Zhou Yu collected this time are indeed of high value.

"However, this time I took action also using their attempt to rob me as an excuse; normally, aside from lunatics, no one would carry out such large-scale slaughter." Zhou Yu understood.

Take the Jiu Xiu Lord—even when he raids, he hides his identity and never engages in large-scale slaughter, so he remained unknown; it was just bad luck to run into Zhou Yu that caused him to capsize.

"There are also treasures that cannot be measured in treasure points." Zhou Yu gazed at a black feather he had collected, pondering.

This is a treasure left behind by the Machine Race's "Celestial Yang Venerable," and it is also one of the components of the "Chaos Golden Wings."

These wings, on the surface an ordinary supreme treasure, but once combined with other parts, their value skyrockets; it can be said their potential is limitless.

"It just so happens that the Chaos City Lord's teacher has another set of wings; I'll take these wings to him for a spin when the time comes." Zhou Yu thought.

After seizing numerous treasures, Zhou Yu left the Black Prison Abyss.

After fully activating the Nine Dragons Hall, it was also able to break through the spacetime restrictions of the Black Prison Abyss, so not long after, Zhou Yu left the Black Prison Abyss.

However, just after leaving the Black Prison Abyss, the Nine Dragons Hall, speeding forward in the Dark Universe, suddenly came under a terrifying attack.

Although this attack could not harm the Nine Dragons Hall, it also forced the Nine Dragons Hall to retreat from the Dark Universe.

"Huh?"

Zhou Yu's two avatars were inside the Nine Dragons Hall; he looked out at the starry sky and saw only a towering black great snake coiled there.

The great snake's body exuded a terrifying aura, and its pair of triangular eyes harbored a terrifying will, making anyone who beheld it tremble involuntarily.

"Lord of Annihilation Ban."

Zhou Yu naturally recognized the opponent.

The opponent, among the Monster Race, was also a foremost Cosmic Lord, possessing absolute fifth-stage peak strength, not much weaker than the Chaos City Lord, if at all.

"Most of the Cosmic Venerables I killed this time were from the Monster Race; I never expected this to attract the Lord of Annihilation Ban." Zhou Yu realized.

After all, the ones who initially pursued him were Monster Race Cosmic Venerables, and the Monster Race knew his approximate location in the Black Prison Abyss best.

Thus, when he finally attacked, the majority of the Cosmic Venerables gathered in that region were from the Monster Race.

Whoosh!

Zhou Yu's Seven Stars Avatar instantly appeared in the outside world.

"Seven Stars Lord, do you still dare to come out?" the Lord of Annihilation Ban stared icily at Zhou Yu's Seven Stars Avatar.

"Hahaha, what do I have to fear coming out?" Zhou Yu laughed: "Could it be that you could eat me?"

"Hand over the treasures of our race's venerables!" the Lord of Annihilation Ban said coldly: "Otherwise, you won't be leaving today."

"Just you?"

Zhou Yu gave a cold snort.

"You truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth." the Lord of Annihilation Ban's gaze turned icier by three points, but he did not rush to attack, instead saying:

"If you're going to make a move, there should still be another Cosmic Lord; why don't you show yourself?"

"Lord of Annihilation Ban, let me show myself; you have no qualification." the voice of Zhou Yu's human-race avatar came from within the Nine Dragons Hall.

Feeling the divine power aura in that voice, the Lord of Annihilation Ban was stunned for a moment.

"You are."

The Lord of Annihilation Ban was shocked; he asked, "How is that possible? You've become a Cosmic Lord?"

Since the Lord of Annihilation Ban appeared here, he naturally already understood this matter; as for Zhou Yu, who caused all this, he naturally knew of him.

Yet the Lord of Annihilation Ban never expected that the other Cosmic Lord would actually be Zhou Yu himself.

"Of course it's me."

Zhou Yu's human-race avatar said calmly: "Your Monster Race Cosmic Venerables actually dared to attack me; I naturally will teach them a lesson; you should thank me, for I merely slaughtered them without employing soul enslavement."

"You dare say it wasn't intentional?" the Lord of Annihilation Ban snorted coldly, then said no more.

Since he has appeared here, he naturally wants to take back those numerous treasures.

As for the two Cosmic Lords before him? He didn't even consider them; they were merely newly promoted Cosmic Lords.

Die!

The Lord of Annihilation Ban suddenly erupted; his tail, like a whip, instantly swelled to who knows how many times its size, sweeping over in a mighty surge.

The Lord of Annihilation Ban did not employ his ultimate secret technique; in his view, dealing with a Seven Stars Lord didn't require it.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's Seven Stars Avatar again activated the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique.

Earlier, in his battle with the Bird Cultivation Lord, his divine power had been considerably depleted, but Zhou Yu carried a fragment of the divine body of the Seven Star Vine; replenishing divine power was swift, and he feared no ordinary consumption.

Boom!

Terrifying divine power, combined with Zhou Yu's unleashed "Spacetime Calamity Extinction" move, violently collided with the Lord of Annihilation Ban's tail.

This collision was too terrifying; the vast power's aftershocks spread out, sweeping away everything around.

"What?" the Lord of Annihilation Ban was shocked.

"Seven Stars Lord, a newly discovered Cosmic Lord, how could he possibly be this strong?"

"It's definitely fifth-stage strength." the Lord of Annihilation Ban's heart sank suddenly.

Fifth-stage Cosmic Lords are exceedingly rare.

The Hong Alliance now has another such powerful Cosmic Lord; this news is worse than the death of several Cosmic Overlords.

After all, Cosmic Overlords can die but be revived, whereas the Hong Alliance gaining another such powerful Cosmic Lord means a permanent increase in strength.

"Seven Stars Lord, my strongest move—if you can block it, I'll turn and leave!" the Lord of Annihilation Ban, at this moment not thinking much, let out a low roar as his entire body's divine power surged and boiled.

Of course, he was merely burning divine power ordinarily, which cannot compare to Zhou Yu's specially cultivated divine power burning secret technique that tempers the divine body.

But no matter what, the Lord of Annihilation Ban's full-force burning of divine power produced power that was also terrifyingly immense.

"Lord of Annihilation Ban, let me show you my greatest strength as well." Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed at this moment, his mind stirred.

Instantly, another six Seven Star Vine Gourd avatars appeared there.

"So many avatars? Are they all Cosmic Lords?" the Lord of Annihilation Ban felt even more absurd in his heart.

But at this moment, he had no time to think further; his terrifying move had already fully erupted.

And Zhou Yu did not choose to have the seven avatars merge into one.

In order to maximize the power of the seven great avatars, he specially exchanged for each avatar a set of supreme supreme treasure divine swords and supreme supreme treasure armor.

At this moment, the seven great avatars simultaneously executed the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique and simultaneously unleashed the "Spacetime Calamity Extinction" move.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

An incredibly terrifying great explosion erupted; although the Lord of Annihilation Prohibition's strongest move was strong, it could not withstand the attack of seven Dao, five-tier level.

Whoosh!

A black giant snake was flung out.

"You're ruthless."

The Lord of Annihilation Prohibition deeply glanced at Zhou Yu's seven major seven-star avatars; he moved his thought, took out a palace supreme treasure, and upon entering it he whooshed away.

(End of chapter)