Chapter 225: Disappearance

"Meng Yao Zu, you, the illustrious Universe Strongest, would recklessly strike at me like this—are you not afraid of the retaliation of my clan's Great Axe Founder?"

Zhou Yang's voice echoed from the Blood God Palace.

"Great Axe? He doesn't even possess the Supreme Strongest Treasure; do you think I'd fear him?"

The Silver White Great Snake snorted coldly, "As for his going mad to confront the Universe Master of my clan, there will be others to block him!"

"Boom!"

Before its voice faded, a massive silver snake‑tail illusion pierced the endless space‑time and hammered the Blood God Palace once more.

A circular palace then opened its doors, pressing down directly onto the Blood God Palace!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Zhou Yang wielded New Universe Power to wrap the Blood God Palace and continuously teleport, evading the Sealing Supreme Treasure's suppression in the blink of an eye.

"The Universe Strongest's power is so great it makes the very laws of the Universe step aside; here before such a powerhouse I have not even a iota of resistance."

Zhou Yang felt a wave of helplessness; the Universe Strongest, as the highest‑grade life theoretically possible within the Original Universe's dimensions, has forged its own path, its strength reaching a terrifying magnitude.

The Universe Strongest—'Strongest' is no idle boast!

"The Universe Strongest's Space‑time Control spans an immense range; even without the Qingfeng Realm's rule suppression, I doubt I could directly teleport out of Meng Yao Zu's detection range. It seems I can only hide for now."

"Huh!"

As his thought shifted, the entire Blood God Palace vanished instantly into the endless Black Annihilation Divine Wind. "Hmm? Where are the people?"

The Silver White Great Snake, its body coiling over nearly a light‑year, rose, its massive pupils scanning the surroundings with puzzlement.

It examined every nook meticulously, leaving none unchecked. Yet, within its detection, the aura of the Human Race's Zhou Yang seemed to have vanished from this world entirely; no matter how it probed, it found nothing. "Strange, how did he disappear so suddenly?"

A human‑like puzzled expression flickered in the Silver White Great Snake's eyes: "Yanfeng Cave spans tens of thousands of light‑years in diameter and has long been engulfed by my Space‑time Domain; Zhou Yang could not have simply teleported away—he must be hiding somewhere nearby!"

"Boom!"

Meng Yao Zu's domineering Divine Power spread unchecked, soon enveloping a vast region thousands of light‑years wide.

Its Divine Power fragmented into billions of strands, merging into every inch of surrounding space, each massive meteor, even every gust of Black Annihilation Divine Wind; if Zhou Yang belonged to a shape‑shifting race like the Mo Sha Clan, he could very well have transformed into some special object to hide.

Meng Yao Zu scrutinized each speck of space, every meteor, grain of sand, and black wind, yet as time passed, irritation rose in its massive pupils.

"Nothing! Why nothing! Even a shape‑shifting doppelganger couldn't evade my Divine Power's scan!"

Meng Yao Zu roared in fury, but no matter how it bellowed, nothing could be discovered.

The massive body of the Silver White Great Snake coiled and slithered, faintly encircling a vast stretch of surrounding space.

Cold divine light flickered continuously within Meng Yao Zu's gigantic pupils.

"He cannot possibly escape; he's definitely hidden nearby! Anyway, my mission in the Universe Sea is to capture Zhou Yang, so I'll wait here and see whether you find him or not!"

"So I'm just standing guard here?" Zhou Yang, observing the outside world through a subtle sense in the New Universe, felt both amused and exasperated.

He found it hard to articulate: a bona fide Universe Strongest, whose time is so precious, now crouches in Yanfeng Cave as if guarding a treasure.

Nevertheless, its method is indeed effective.

Each time Zhou Yang enters or exits the New Universe, he must leave an 'anchor point' at his original location; if he returns via that anchor, he will inevitably reappear near it, with deviation limited to the spread distance of New Universe Power around the anchor. Meng Yao Zu's steadfast watch makes Zhou Yang rather helpless.

Whenever he wishes to return to the Universe Sea, he cannot avoid encountering Meng Yao Zu, leaving him perpetually on the defensive.

"Why does this Demon Race's powerhouse bear such a grudge against me? I've even fled to the Universe Sea, yet they dispatch the Universe Strongest to hunt me down!"

Seeing Meng Yao Zu outside, relentless as if he must capture him, gave Zhou Yang a slight headache.

"Unless I summon the Great Axe Founder for backup, escaping Meng Yao Zu is virtually impossible. Unfortunately, the New Universe is still unfinished and unstable; otherwise, pulling Meng Yao Zu into the New Universe might allow me to suppress him directly with New Universe Power!"

He couldn't help but shake his head.

Although the New Universe's volume now exceeds that of the Small Universes of other Universe Strongest by many folds, perhaps because it hasn't fully transmuted yet, its interior seems overly fragile.

In Zhou Yang's perception, the New Universe cannot even spawn materials of the 'Supreme Treasure' tier; its energy tier is markedly lower than that of the Original Universe, let alone the Small Universes meticulously crafted by the Universe Strongest.

Plainly put, the New Universe Zhou Yang now commands is abundant in quantity—perhaps surpassing most Universe Strongest—but in quality, it falls a bit short.

At the very least, the Universe Strongest can make the very laws of the Universe step aside with his own power; Zhou Yang cannot yet achieve that.

Under such circumstances, he naturally dares not easily allow other strong beings into his New Universe.

"I also wonder how long the New Universe will take to fully transmute, and what form it will ultimately take—could it become like the Stellar Transformation World, forming three layers of universes?"

Zhou Yang himself was very curious.

His gaze radiated outward, spanning the endless void toward beyond the New Universe's membrane.

The New Universe continues to expand, massive amounts of Chaos Energy being constantly swallowed into it, then transmuted into calmer primordial energies that sustain its consumption.

With each breath, the Chaos Energy the New Universe swallows is colossal.

"I hope the New Universe completes its transmutation soon; then my strength should surge dramatically!"

Zhou Yang slowly withdrew his gaze.

He glanced once more at the Silver White Great Snake still coiled in Yanfeng Cave, a smile tugging at his mouth.

"Hehe, Meng Yao Zu, if you wish to keep guarding, stay here and guard at your own pace; I won't be joining you."

Zhou Yang smiled, raised his hand, and a black portal materialized before him.

He took a step forward, and upon reappearing, found himself inside a towering temple within the Original Universe's Solar System. (End of Chapter)