Chapter 226: New Plan

I don't know if it's because Zhou Yang switched midway to practice the Stellar Transformations technique, but his newly forged New Universe seems to have undergone some strange changes.

The most obvious point is that his New Universe appears to possess some characteristics of the Divine Kingdom.

Besides the 'entrance' he uses to enter the New Universe, even the locations of other items bearing a trace of his Divine Power imprint can serve as 'anchor points' for his ingress and egress.

He can, like Divine Kingdom Teleportation, instantly and swiftly teleport to each 'anchor point'!

Moreover, his Divine Kingdom Teleportation relies on the New Universe as a relay, so it is not limited to the Original Universe's bounds.

In other words, even while in the Universe Sea, he can instantly teleport back to the Original Universe or to any spot in the Universe Sea where he has left a mark! Yet, because it involves the New Universe's existence, he has never mentioned this secret to anyone.

"Alas, this Demon Race really won't let go; even after I reached the Universe Sea, they can still hunt me down."

In the Temple, Zhou Yang sat high upon the throne, unable to help but sigh softly.

"Now that Meng Yao Zu is guarding Yanfeng Cave, and seems unwilling to leave anytime soon, it looks like I must replan my upcoming itinerary."

He raised his hand, and a holographic three‑dimensional map materialized before him, with green, red, or Jin Shu routes continuously linking together, each accompanied by descriptions of perilous locations.

"I originally intended to train near the Lava Sea, but that now seems impossible. However, having obtained the Qiansi Map from the Lord of Lei Xing, the human race's maps of the Three Great Forbidden Lands are much more complete. At worst, I can venture to the Universe Boat or Liuzhong Mountain, and let Meng Yao Zu wait idly where he is!"

He enlarged the map's hologram before him, studied it carefully, and soon made up his mind.

"Let's go here."

His figure vanished in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already inside a barren planet near the Tuoya Black Hole in the Original Universe.

He had long ago placed a Divine Power talisman here.

Then he passed through the Tuoya Black Hole again into the Universe Sea, and used a series of Natural Wormholes to advance rapidly.

Time passed.

After spending roughly twelve days traversing the boundless Universe Sea, Zhou Yang finally reached one of the Three Great Forbidden Lands, the Universe Boat.

"The place ahead is the Universe Boat."

Zhou Yang teleported continuously for several minutes.

Suddenly the scenery before him shifted; the Chaos Airflow thinned considerably, and an incredibly awe‑inspiring sight emerged in the distance.

"I had anticipated this, yet it is truly shocking."

Zhou Yang stood in the void, gazing at the incredible scenery billions of light‑years away; even though he had seen it in records, seeing the real Universe Boat for the first time was still immensely awe‑inspiring.

The endless towering Universe Boat…

It is a massively damaged, colossal vessel, millions of light‑years tall and a hundred million light‑years long, its hull a blend of deep black and mesmerizing purple, and its hull… even with Zhou Yang a few hundred million light‑years away, he could see countless hundreds of thousands of dense, broken cracks and holes.

It seemed as if a ship had been pierced by countless laser beams and then slashed by innumerable giant blades…

Utterly shattered!

"Rumble—"

A colossal attraction emanated from the Universe Boat, ravenously devouring the surrounding Chaos Airflow, rendering it perpetually thin. By consuming the Chaos Airflow, the Universe Boat continuously emitted boundless might; massive rivers of flame circled it, a vast sea of cold enveloped its periphery, within the chill faintly glimmered crystal‑clear ice like mirrors… simultaneously, gigantic wind vortices raged around it…

Crackle!

Enormous electric serpents, each tens of thousands of light‑years long, rampaged and roared.

Streaks of dazzling multicolored light shone brilliantly.

Massive Mo Lu Se vines crawled over the entire surface of the Universe Boat, appearing eerily tranquil.

…

Flames, cold, wind, thunder and lightning, vines, light…

On the outermost rim, countless 'fragments' constantly whirled around the Universe Boat at high speed—likely pieces broken off from its hull, perpetually soaring.

…

None of this was what shocked Zhou Yang the most.

What truly astonished him lay beneath the Universe Boat. Below it swirled a dense Chaos Airflow, within which flickered golden, red, blue, and cyan electric lights, and embedded in the Chaos Airflow was a massive damaged Small Universe!

Small Universe!

"Consuming the Small Universe. Indeed, consuming the Small Universe."

Although he had read about it in records long ago, seeing it with his own eyes still left Zhou Yang awestruck.

At this moment the upper half of the Small Universe was no longer visible, clearly having been devoured by the Universe Boat.

The Universe Boat itself is only about a hundred million light‑years long.

Although the Small Universe is damaged, its maximum diameter reaches a hundred million light‑years; factoring in height, it would be even larger, yet it was still swallowed by the Universe Boat.

"Even though the Universe Boat is destroyed, its residual might can still devour some broken Small Universes, and its interior still houses relics such as the Black Pattern Stone Pillar that can temper one's will, the Secret Chamber Spaces, the Tomb Ship, and so on—still coveted cultivation relics among countless strong beings of the Universe Sea. I truly wonder how powerful the craftsman who forged this Universe Boat must have been!"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but sigh.

It should be noted that no strong being in the Universe Sea can directly consume Chaos Airflow; only a Small Universe can absorb the Chaos Airflow and convert it into Universe Origin energy.

But— the Universe Boat, merely a war‑base‑like device forged by the Remote Civilization, can constantly devour Chaos Airflow, even consume Small Universes, and transform all absorbed energy into Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, thunder and lightning, Light, Time, Space, and other energies; this even mirrors a fragment of a Small Universe's embryonic form.

To artificially create a powerful relic akin to a Small Universe, one can imagine the sheer magnitude of the creator's strength! "According to the original text, the Universe Boat appears to be the Original Universe's will, with the Supreme Rules' permission, mobilizing the Universe Origin to destroy it. Such a mighty Universe Boat can be easily shattered; it seems the Original Universe's power and mystery far exceed my imagination."

"And what kind of power is the Supreme Rules?"

Zhou Yang's consciousness kept drifting; after a long while, he finally let out a helpless sigh.

"Everyone's become the Universe Master, yet the cultivation path feels just as it did at the beginning. Truly, the stronger one gets, the more the world seems vast."

He gave a wry smile, shook his head, and then, without lingering, instantly teleported into a massive broken fissure of the Universe Boat. (End of chapter)