Chapter 195: Sword Tomb Emerges

On the vast desolate earth, a chain of mountains stretched to the edge of sight, and above those mountains a spatial vortex swirled; a youth clad in Dark Gold Battle Armor stepped out of it and stood in midair, looking around.

Silence! The entire land is enveloped in an extremely desolate quiet.

According to past experience, in the first few hundred years after a Primordial Star awakens, the probability of treasures appearing is higher, and the strong who have suppressed endless years become more agitated, killing more.

But this higher probability is only relative; sometimes a Primordial Star may go several consecutive years without any Supreme Treasure‑grade treasure appearing.

Thus, in the thousand epochs since a Primordial Star's awakening, for the overwhelming majority of the time the strong lie in wait, striking only when an opportunity appears.

Zhou Yang flew high in the sky, looking down.

More than eighty years have passed since his last battle with ChiLiu, and after that battle his reputation spread throughout the billions of races in the Original Universe.

All major races' Universe Masters know that the Human Race's 'Lord of Reincarnation', though his cultivation years are short, already possesses third‑tier Top-tier Universe Lord combat power, and likely has a Divine Body of enormous size as a Doppelganger that can quickly restore Divine Power.

Therefore, aside from a few top figures among the major powers, the vast majority of ordinary Universe Masters are unwilling to provoke him.

Thus his eight‑plus decades have been rather comfortable.

His true self wanders aimlessly across Primordial Stars; if a Supreme Treasure‑grade artifact appears nearby, he snatches it casually, and if it's too far away, he doesn't force it.

Since the first day he entered a Primordial Star, he has vaguely felt that this Primordial Star is linked by countless threads to the Universe Origin, and that some indescribable Daoic resonance he has not yet comprehended is hidden within.

The Original Universe, as one of the three‑thousand‑dimension great universes of the Universe Sea, has a powerful, mature Universe Origin that gives birth to endless mysterious laws.

Compared with acquiring many treasures, his main goal is to visit as many as 10,081 Primordial Stars, to see if he can perceive something, perhaps a subtle influence on the evolution of the New Universe.

In over eighty years, he has traversed several hundred Primordial Stars, casually obtaining about a dozen Ordinary Supreme Treasures and dozens of Soul Defense Heavy Treasures.

However, perhaps because he has observed too few Primordial Stars, his investigation of that Daoic resonance has not yet yielded much…

After flying for about half an hour.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yang continued to fly above the chain of mountains, and at a glance saw a purple object on a lake within the mountains.

He immediately dived down, then placed both feet on the lake surface and walked toward the target.

"This is…"

Zhou Yang lifted it; it was a purple small bell about a foot tall, and it felt quite heavy in his hand.

Immediately, a strand of Divine Power seeped into his perception, and a message surged within the purple small bell.

The purple small bell is called 'Ding Yuan', and it is an extremely rare Soul Defense Heavy Treasure; Divine Power manipulation can guard the soul, greatly reducing incoming soul attacks.

Although merely a Heavy Treasure, its value rivals that of a fairly good Ordinary Supreme Treasure.

"They say Primordial Stars are littered with Supreme Treasures, you can step on them while walking; now I actually stumbled upon one,"

Zhou Yang felt quite pleased; this was his first time directly 'picking up' a treasure of this grade.

That's how Primordial Stars are; with good luck you can step on Heavy Treasures while walking, and many strong individuals know the stars are rich in artifacts, yet equally many strong ones gather here.

Even if you obtain many treasures, once slain… you become a wedding dress for other strong ones.

Strong power! Only then can one roam the Primordial Stars.

Someone like Zhou Yang, who previously fought ChiLiu and whose fame spread, unless he truly encounters an exceptionally precious Supreme Treasure, even most ordinary Universe Masters are unwilling to tangle with him, let alone the Universe Venerables and Universal Overlords.

Thus he can roam the Primordial Stars at will and easily acquire treasure after treasure.

Zhou Yang wandered the Primordial Star as leisurely as strolling in his own backyard.

Some unknown distance away on another Primordial Star, the sky was dim, and a massive lifeform lay within the vast forest.

It seemed carved from a massive silvery‑gray rock; a ring of crystal‑like protrusions crowned its huge head like a crystal crown, and the armor on its Divine Body was faintly visible. It lay there flat… silently waiting… He, a super‑strong energy‑type life of the 'Bai Qiu' race, acting alone on a Primordial Star, demonstrated his power— a Universal Overlord exists! Among energy‑type lives, a few are naturally immune to soul attacks; the Bai Qiu are one such kind, unafraid of soul attacks, and with a gigantic Divine Body, they are extremely powerful among all Universal Overlords.

Shifeng Zunzhe sat on the forest ground, his aura seeming to merge with the entire earth.

This is a great innate ability of his as a Bai Qiu strongman, allowing him to probe wind and grass movements within a range through the earth.

Suddenly, a faint ripple traveled swiftly through the ground beneath him, instantly catching Shifeng Zunzhe's attention.

"A treasure has appeared?"

Shifeng Zunzhe couldn't help but look toward a direction.

The next moment—

"Boom—boom—boom~~~"

It was as if heaven and earth were overturned; a massive roar echoed from afar!

At the far edge of his sight, the ground slowly split, and endless sword light rose from the fissure, soaring instantly into the sky!

Within that endless sword light, Shifeng Zunzhe seemed to faintly see a massive Sword Tomb silhouette slowly materializing—'Is that the Divine Palace that nurtures Supreme Treasures? My god, it looks like an extraordinary Supreme Treasure is about to appear!'

Shifeng Zunzhe's eyes flashed with wild joy.

When Ordinary Supreme Treasures or High-tier Supreme Treasures appear on a Primordial Star, they are basically birthed directly on the land or lakes of the star.

But when some extremely powerful Top-tier Supreme Treasures appear, they always have a dedicated Divine Palace for cultivation.

Only after the Divine Palace fully manifests can the treasure be seized! In other words, if there is a dedicated Divine Palace, the appearing treasure is certainly the most top‑tier, powerful Supreme Treasure!

Shifeng Zunzhe, whose lifespan is long, naturally knows this information.

The instant he saw that Sword Tomb silhouette, he could no longer restrain himself; his massive rocky body shot skyward, racing toward the sword light soaring into the heavens.

At the same time, throughout the surrounding mountains, lakes, and forests near this forest, numerous figures burst out rapidly, evidently drawn by the disturbance of the treasure's appearance.

A towering six‑armed giant silhouette was the first to appear where the sword light pierced the sky.

"Everyone back off, the treasure is ours of the Northern Frontier Alliance!"

The six‑armed giant roared loudly toward the surroundings.

He is the Northern Frontier Alliance's 'Treasure‑bearing Venerable', a top‑tier Universal Overlord.

"Hmph! What arrogance from a top‑tier Universal Overlord, attack together, kill him!"

Shifeng Zunzhe shouted, "Kill!"

In that instant, at least a thousand figures surged forward from all around, among them many Universal Overlords.

A treasure of at least Top-tier Supreme Treasure level manifested before them, and not a single Universe Venerable could stay calm! Even the Treasure‑bearing Venerable, though a top‑tier Universal Overlord, could not, by himself, intimidate a thousand Universe Venerables; a Universal Overlord could not possibly do so! "Kill! The treasure belongs to our Demon Race!"

Get lost!

Dare to attack me, you're courting death!

Around, more and more powerful fighters rushed to join the fight! At first, everyone was only after the treasure, but as massive casualties began to appear, everyone went berserk! "Kill the scum of the Insect Race!"

"Last time you killed my friend—now leave your life!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The melee intensified rapidly; later, a Universe Master actually appeared!

(End of chapter)