Chapter 526: The Cosmic Venerable

Although at the time in the Rasao World, Chu Yang had publicly displayed multiple principles he had comprehended.

But for someone like Bei Qiu, whose cultivation has not even reached the Realm Master level, they only know that Chu Yang is strong, yet they do not know just how strong he is.

In Bei Qiu's view, a Cosmic Venerable is equivalent to an elder of the Golden Horn clan, and elders symbolize supreme power and status.

He knows Chu Yang is an Immortal Divine, but how could an Immortal Divine be a match for a Cosmic Venerable? Chu Yang merely gave him a glance, said nothing more, and instead caused Zan Duo to halt.

The ship's speed dropped rapidly, soon breaking free of the Dark Cosmos until it came to a complete stop.

Before long, Zan Duo said in a deep voice, "Master, he's here!"

Chu Yang also lifted his head at the same time, murmuring, "I'll go out and play with him…"

Zan Duo opened the hatch, and under Bei Qiu's shocked gaze, Chu Yang solemnly stepped out of the ship, standing on the cosmic space with his hands behind his back.

Just a few dozen seconds later, a terrifying aura descended, instantly enveloping the entire Zan Duo vessel, and then a man in a golden robe appeared before Chu Yang.

He is a Human, or more precisely, a branch of the Human Race—the Bolongna clan.

The most obvious trait of the Bolongna clan is a human body with a lion's head; the golden‑robed man stood over five meters tall, bearing a lion's head, six eyes, a long mane, and emitting a shimmering golden light.

Around the golden‑robed man, the cosmic space subtly warped, and three pairs of eyes seemed to have stars revolving within them.

Space‑sect Cosmic Venerable! Mid‑tier Cosmic Venerable! No wonder, even after I displayed multiple Cosmic Origin Laws and even fused some, he still came alone to hunt me.

Even someone like Zhen Yan King, who is almost invincible at the Immortal Divine level, is not a match for a Mid‑tier Cosmic Venerable.

Of course, the premise is that this Cosmic Venerable possesses at least one priceless treasure.

What piqued Chu Yang's curiosity was that the alien behind the golden‑robed man must be well aware that, even for a Mid‑tier Cosmic Venerable, keeping him would not be easy.

After all, even if Zhen Yan King were sent, even if he couldn't be defeated, he could still manage to escape.

So…

He probably carries more than one priceless treasure, perhaps even a means to prevent Chu Yang from escaping! "Surprisingly, you actually knew I was coming!"

The golden‑robed man spoke slowly, his voice deep and resonant, "What's even more surprising is that, knowing I was coming, you still didn't flee!"

Chu Yang gave a calm smile, said nothing more, and slowly raised both hands, black and white lights coiling around his arms, eventually forming 【Heavenly Gate】 and 【Fengdu】, which leapt into his palms.

The golden‑robed man's gaze hardened, and he let out a heavy, cold snort.

Clearly, in his eyes, an Immortal Divine— even one who is invincible as a crowned king, even one who simultaneously masters multiple Cosmic Origin Laws, even one of extraordinary talent—

Yet when facing this Mid‑tier Cosmic Venerable, he brandished a weapon outright, an unmistakable provocation! The golden‑robed man lifted his palm and slowly applied a void pressure toward Chu Yang; the surrounding tens of kilometers of cosmic space suddenly solidified, then began to quake violently.

Space Blockade!

Space Resonance!

Space Strangulation!

With the three combined, the terrifying spatial force instantly caused the cosmic space in Chu Yang's area to warp severely, then slowly collapse, as if trying to tear him apart! The attack unleashed the three great mysteries of the Space Origin Law, among which Space Resonance is a branch of the Teleportation Mystery.

Two hazy glows ignited on Chu Yang's body, then merged into the Soul‑Slicing Blade in his hands.

Immediately after, the tips of the two swords each condensed into a filament‑like beam of light.

Black and white filaments intertwined behind Chu Yang's head, swiftly forming a scroll composed of secret patterns.

The scroll unfurled, an invisible domain enveloping his body!

Although it only covered a radius of about three meters, it caused the rapidly collapsing cosmic space to suddenly solidify.

Chu Yang seized the chance, leapt out, and directly broke free of the golden‑robed man's Space Blockade.

A flash of surprise crossed the golden‑robed man's eyes; evidently he did not expect Chu Yang to wield a domain technique.

Moreover, that domain was bizarrely potent, capable of weakening his law attacks! He was using the Space Origin Law, an upper‑level law, and his own realm was far superior to the opponent's.

Yet even under these circumstances, the strange domain still produced a weakening effect.

The golden‑robed man could even imagine that, in a battle between equals, the opponent's domain might cause law suppression!

Such suppression can reduce the power or effect of law techniques by at least thirty percent! This was the method Chu Yang originally tried in Chaos City, attempting to combine the Return Void with Reincarnation, using it as a medium, and through the pull of two ultimate genes, fusing the techniques formed by the origins of the two Soul‑Slicing Blades.

Chu Yang named this domain "Equality of All Beings"! Although he initially failed to combine the Soul‑Slicing Blade's primal divine skill with the Cosmic Origin Law, this Equality of All Beings domain became a breakthrough.

Since the Soul‑Slicing Blade's divine skill still cannot merge with the Cosmic Origin Law, we will directly fuse the Blade's post‑fusion essence with the power of the Cosmic Origin Law! It now has a certain prototype; once he comprehends the Space Origin Law and merges the Space and Time Origin Laws,

Finally, integrating the Space‑Time Origin Law into the Equality of All Beings domain will bring it to completion!

This will also be one of Chu Yang's future cultivation paths!

Stage One is the current preliminary result.

Stage Two will be based on the Space‑Time Origin Law.

Stage Three, the final stage, Chu Yang intends to use the "Chaos Law" as the source of power for the Equality of All Beings domain!

But that is a distant matter; for now there's no need to consider it.

The instant Chu Yang burst through the Space Blockade, the golden‑robed man's figure vanished from its spot, and when he reappeared, he was already above Chu Yang's head.

Teleport!

Chu Yang's charge remained unabated, the 【Heavenly Gate】 in his hand flashing white, as if this strike were about to miss.

Yet while charging forward, he reversed the 【Fengdu】 in his other hand, swinging it behind him, stirring a cascade of dazzling colors.

Time Stands Still!

But the opponent is a Cosmic Venerable, also mastering upper‑level origin laws, so after a brief pause, his palm continued to strike toward Chu Yang.

【Fengdu】 met the palm, erupting with myriad black rays that oddly felt radiant.

The black rays converged, finally focusing on a point that struck the golden‑robed man's palm.

"Bang!"

A somewhat muffled sound rang out, then the golden‑robed man suddenly threw his head back and roared, a lion‑like bellow that turned Bei Qiu's complexion pale aboard the Zan Duo vessel.

If Zan Duo had not instantly shielded the ship with Immortal Divine power, that single roar might have pulverized Bei Qiu into ash!

Nevertheless, Bei Qiu still stared wide‑eyed at the scene outside the ship. Chu Yang kept charging forward, while behind him the golden‑robed man stepped back several steps, his entire right arm shredded by sword aura.

The severed shoulder's flesh was charred, apparently affecting the re‑coagulation of his divine body.

He finally understood why Chu Yang did not flee, because even when facing a Cosmic Venerable, the master he follows also possesses a battle‑level force! He broke the seal with his domain, then a sword severed the Cosmic Venerable's primary arm; most importantly, the opponent was only a mid‑rank Cosmic Venerable! Is this truly something an Immortal can achieve?

Perhaps other Immortal deities cannot, but for Chu Yang this battle, though difficult, he is confident of victory! Extreme Sword Art·Night Bloom! That was the very sword just now, only that compared with when he first used it on Yanjing Star, the Night Bloom has again "metamorphosed".

Although Chu Yang has always focused on comprehending principles, he has never abandoned the development of Extreme Sword Art.

During his time in Chaos City, he successively grasped a sword move from the Thunder‑Lightning Origin Law, the Wind Origin Law, the Light Origin Law, the Gold Origin Law, and the Time Origin Law.

The "Arc Light" move that Chu Yang used to slay the Heavenly Evil God with a single sword in his early Dou Qi days was created by integrating the Thunder Origin Law.

But Chu Yang soon realized that these sword moves, each fused with a single Origin Law, at best barely brushed the threshold of Cosmic Venerable‑level secret arts.

Only the "Night Bloom" that incorporated the Time Origin Law reached the level of an ordinary Cosmic Venerable's supreme technique.

Later he added the Wind Origin Law, and after completing the fusion of the Wind and Time Origin Laws, the "Night Bloom" finally attained great attainment.

The "Night Bloom" he wielded on Yanjing Star was already the fully realized form, comparable to a top‑level Cosmic Venerable supreme technique! Now he has also added the Thunder‑Lightning Origin Law; although it is not yet a fused law, it still raises Night Bloom's power a notch higher.

It is precisely these repeated experiments that have finally led Chu Yang to find a path for Extreme Sword Art toward its pinnacle.

Fusion Law!

And continuously deducing sword moves based on various Origin Laws and various Fusion Laws, integrating them into Night Bloom! Of course, this is only a sword move dominated by the Time Origin Law.

When he later fully comprehends the Space Origin Law, he will need to create a dominant sword move that can stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with Night Bloom.

Chu Yang thinks that as long as he follows this path, when one day he refines the two sword moves to their utmost, perhaps even merging them into one and integrating the Chaos Law, what a scene it will be! If he then merges that Chaos‑Law‑infused sword move with the Soul‑cutting Blade Origin Divine Skill, how terrifying would that be? At this moment Chu Yang is still soaring forward, and his speed keeps increasing.

At the same time, the Lu Bai Sword Gourd hovers above his head, golden small swords flashing out one after another.

Watching him fly farther away, the gold‑robed man's face turned cold as he raised his hand; but this time he did not attack with his bare hands, instead he summoned…

A massive golden pair of scissors!

The scissors are entirely bright gold, exuding a terrifyingly sharp aura, yet they cause the surrounding space to warp slightly.

This is a priceless treasure that combines the Gold Origin Law with the Space Origin Law!

Unfortunately, the two laws contained within are sharply distinct and are not a Fusion Law.

Otherwise, the value of this treasure would likely rival that of the Lu Bai Sword Gourd.

Nonetheless, it is unquestionably a top‑tier treasure! At the same time, the gold‑robed man finally dispelled the law energy on his shoulder, re‑formed his right arm, and raised his hand to hammer his own chest heavily.

This scene left the low‑rank crew inside the spaceship dumbfounded.

What kind of self‑hammering is this? But the next moment, he understood the gold‑robed man's intention.

After the punch landed, the gold‑robed man was unharmed; instead, a protective heart mirror appeared on his chest, and an almost ultimate spatial fluctuation surged outward.

Space Seal!

The ultimate Space Seal! Or rather…

Space Solidification!

Centered on the gold‑robed man, within a radius of several tens of kilometers, the cosmic space seemed to freeze; all cosmic dust ceased drifting and moving.

Zan Duo and Bei Qiu experienced the same; they both found themselves unable to move a hair, as if bound by invisible shackles.

Chu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly, still maintaining his charge, though he too was confined by space.

The Heavenly Gate in his hand swallows and emits white light, radiating astonishing sword intent.

The myriad golden small swords in the sky trembled violently, trying to break free of the Space Seal, but to no avail.

"Give me death!"

The gold‑robed man roared, and with a bare hand he threw the golden scissors.

The incredibly sharp scissors actually cut a slit through the cosmic space, as if slicing a curtain.

Through that "slit" one could see the middle layer and the Chaos Space.

Immediately, the golden scissors drew the spatial fragments from the crack, turning them into a spatial storm that howled toward Chu Yang.

Each spatial fragment was coated with a faint golden sheen, as if imbued with a sharp "enchantment".

Since Chu Yang knows the opponent possesses powerful restrictive techniques yet still dares to confront him head‑on, he must have a countermeasure.

He does not intend to rely on the Unified Venerable for help; setting aside whether the opponent truly follows him, if even a mid‑rank Cosmic Venerable cannot be dealt with, how will he protect himself on an outer‑realm battlefield later? Chu Yang knows clearly that to alien races, he is like a wandering star, his brilliance too dazzling and too conspicuous.

Once his trail is discovered, those aliens will spare no expense, doing everything to eliminate him!

In an instant of mental transference, the white light of the Heavenly Gate in Chu Yang's hand surged dramatically; just as he prepared to envelop himself with the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to break the Space Seal, he suddenly showed surprise.

Chu Yang halted his action, lowered his gaze to his chest.

He had not yet activated his Bankai, yet the Space Seal was already broken!

His sight instantly pierced his clothing, seeing a dark red mark on the skin of his chest.

The mark was a single stroke, yet it seemed naturally formed, as if connected to heaven and earth.

This is…

Demon Seal?

Yet after the Holy Heart Demon‑refining Formula was completed, the demon seal had already fully merged with his heart, why does it still appear externally?

Most importantly, how can the demon seal possess such power? No!

Within this demon seal seems to be a trace of…

Beast God Power?!?

Chu Yang suddenly recalled that when he first obtained the Blood Luo Crystal gifted by the Lord of Chaos City in the Primordial Secret Realm, he had tried to directly fuse one.

But nothing happened then, so he ignored it… (End of chapter)