Chapter 231: The Empress Palace Assault

About ten plus light‑years from Zhou Yang, in a mountain‑wall cave whose diameter exceeds thirty million kilometers, dense Black Mist drifted continuously, blown by the Endless Gale Wind.

Suddenly, the blowing airflow grew stronger, and a thunderous boom echoed from the bottomless Black Cave.

At a certain moment, like a volcanic eruption, the Black Mist in the cave burst outward! Immediately after, a blazing violet‑red thunder‑fire long dragon surged out!

Chichich~~~

Endless thunder and flame, after bursting from the opening, spread wildly, and the ferocious law energy made the otherwise stilled space‑time of Wanku Gorge tremble involuntarily.

However, as the spread continued, the potency of these raging thunder‑electricity and flames gradually waned, the interior thinned, and through the hazy thunder‑fire one could faintly discern a towering Palace Type silhouette emerging.

Hm?

There's movement!

And the movement seems rather significant!

Within several hundred light‑years around the site of the flame eruption, besides Zhou Yang, three groups of Universe Masters lingering here detected this faint energy ripple.

They have guarded this spot for years, waiting for this moment! "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!" "Swoosh!"

At the instant they sensed the energy ripple, silhouettes rushed swiftly toward its direction.

Among them, a dark‑blue spindle‑shaped spacecraft was the fastest.

Inside the craft sat a figure clad entirely in black Scale armor, with stout lower limbs, normal arms, and a massive dragon tail—resembling a humanoid crocodile.

He is the Master of Xialong whom Zhou Yang just sparred with; not only powerful, but famed for speed and agility! "Sensing that energy ripple, it seems extremely close to me; in this region, only the Lord of Reincarnation poses any threat, yet his speed is certainly no match for mine!"

After a brief calculation, the Master of Xialong's mouth curved into a smile.

"The treasure is mine!"

Swoosh! The dark‑blue ship instantly became a streak of light and sped away! "Opportunity arrives!"

Hundreds of light‑years above, through a faint space‑time sense, the Insect Race Empress below wore a highly seductive smile.

But that allure quickly turned into cold murderous intent! "When Zhou Yang battles other strong ones for the treasure, his mind will be scattered; you all, be ready and obey my orders at any moment!"

"As you command, Empress!"

"We understand!"

Below, each beautiful, seductive figure responded in turn.

"Swoosh~"

Zhou Yang piloted the Blood God Palace at high speed.

"Hm?"

Suddenly his brows furrowed; the Jianhe Luo Domain he constantly maintained now brushed against another external domain—a profoundly cold one.

"Haha, Lord of Reincarnation, where are you going? Last battle, I haven't had my fill yet!"

A divine power transmission echoed through the domain, reaching Zhou Yang's ears.

"He really is that guy."

Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile, and transmitted, "Alright, Master of Xialong, shall we keep going and have another bout? I've just created a new Secret Technique and would like to seek your instruction!"

"No rush, no rush. Let me fetch the Supreme Treasure first, then I'll return to spar with you properly, haha. Lord of Reincarnation, you stay behind and fly slowly; I'm taking the lead now!"

The Master of Xialong laughed heartily, instantly commanding the dark‑blue spindle ship to accelerate away.

His ship is a pinnacle‑grade Palace Type Supreme Treasure, its speed limit naturally far exceeding that of Zhou Yang's Blood God Palace.

"Relying on the high grade of a Palace Supreme Treasure?" Zhou Yang's mouth twitched slightly. "I didn't intend to bully anyone, but now it seems to force me to take shortcuts."

He no longer hesitated; New Universe Space‑Time Power surged out swiftly.

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"

Enveloped by the New Universe Space‑Time Power, the entire Blood God Palace began flashing forward at high speed, each flash covering at least tens of millions of kilometers.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yang surged to the front of the Master of Xialong.

"Haha, Master of Xialong, returning your words verbatim, you stay behind and fly slowly; I'm going to fetch the treasure first~"

Zhou Yang's laughter rang out, while the Blood God Palace did not linger and vanished in an instant!

Inside the dark‑blue ship, the Master of Xialong's pupils narrowed slightly.

"What's happening? How can the Lord of Reincarnation teleport within Wanku Gorge? How does he do it?"

Aside from a few beings from the Original Universe, no strong ones in the Universe Sea have ever witnessed Zhou Yang's unique teleportation method.

Displaying it before the Master of Xialong for the first time, it instantly plunged him into deep confusion.

Wanku Gorge, as one of the most perilous spots within the Universe Boat Inner Region, has space‑time within its bounds condensed to the extreme.

Even the Universe Strongest, when here, can only expend massive divine power to force the universal rules to retreat before using teleportation within the limited area.

Yet the Lord of Reincarnation before them, clearly only a Universe Master, how does he manage to teleport within Wanku Gorge?

Suddenly, the Master of Xialong's expression froze.

"If he uses this method when fighting me, my prideful speed would become a joke before him. This guy, even in battle, hides such a huge trump card!"

The Master of Xialong's gaze seemed ready to spew fire; to him, Zhou Yang's act was like fighting a child with his hands bound, a blatant humiliation and contempt! "Damn, Lord of Reincarnation, you dare disdain me so!"

An angry roar rang out, the dark‑blue ship accelerated instantly, chasing rapidly toward Zhou Yang's direction! "Seems Meng Tu's intel was good; Zhou Yang can even teleport in this perilous place."

Within the Empress Palace, reduced to a floating purple speck of light, the Insect Race Empress seated on the throne displayed the expected expression.

She gazed at the six stunning Insect Race matriarchs standing below and the countless Insect Race warriors outside the hall, a beautiful curve forming at the corner of her mouth.

"Hmph, but judging by his performance, his ability in a perilous place like Wanku Gorge is heavily limited; each teleport won't be far, and since he's likely feeling overconfident now, his vigilance also drops."

The Insect Race Empress rose from the throne, her graceful figure exuding endless allure.

"Prepare. You few, control all Insect Race warriors. I will command the Empress Palace to instantly surge near Zhou Yang; the moment the Empress Palace doors open, you immediately launch a mental assault sweeping the area within hundreds of billions of kilometers below, while all Insect Race warriors, sparing no reserves, commence a continuous bombardment until all energy is exhausted!"

"As you command!"

"Kill, kill Zhou Yang!"

Each Insect Race matriarch rose in an excited cheer.

"Okay, let's set off!"

The Insect Race Empress gave a cold smile, and then the entire Empress Palace instantly expanded, expanding directly to a diameter of nearly a hundred billion kilometers!

"Boom~"

A layer of purple fire silently covered the exterior of the Empress Palace; under this purple fire, the operating rules of the surrounding endless space seemed to constantly retreat.

Although the Universe Strongest cannot directly attack the Universe Master using the 'Words Become Law' method, merely using it to shuttle and charge forward is possible! "Hiss~~~"

Under the burning purple fire, the Empress Palace's speed kept accelerating—thousand times light speed, ten thousand times light speed, hundred thousand times light speed, million times light speed. The Empress Palace wrapped in fire seemed to have transcended all limitations of time and space, almost instantly appearing within a distance of less than a hundred billion kilometers above Zhou Yang.

"Boom!"

The passage beneath the Empress Palace burst open with a boom; instantly, the Insect Race Empress, together with the six Universe Master‑level Insect Race Mother Emperors, and the countless ferocious Insect Race warriors that nearly filled the entire Empress Palace, all at once unleashed a violent attack toward Zhou Yang below! (End of chapter)