Chapter 238: Giants and the Supreme Strongest Treasure

"A figure?"

Zhou Yang's mood couldn't help but become tense.

According to the records he has gathered, within some perilous regions of the Three Great Forbidden Lands of the Universe Sea, there exist certain special lifeforms.

These special lifeforms possess no sentience; they act solely on instinct.

Yet their danger level absolutely ranks among the highest of all perilous places! Take the Water Flow Spirits in the Water Domain of the Outer Realm of the Qingfeng Realm—each Water Flow Spirit in its domain can rival a Universe Master! And the Lava Demon God that Luo Feng encountered in the Extinguishing God Ravine in the original work, when it erupts, even the Universe Strongest who wields a Supreme Strongest Treasure has to flee for its life!

Although the various environments in those perilous places are dangerous, they are ultimately inanimate; with careful avoidance, evading them is still not difficult.

But special beings like the Water Flow Spirits and the Lava Demon God, which can move freely, are filled with far too many uncertainties. "It can't be a special existence like the Lava Demon God, can it?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but become alert.

The towering figure he had just vaguely sensed through New Universe Power was at least over one light‑year tall!

What does a size exceeding one light‑year even mean? Consider that the Lava Demon God in Extinguishing God Ravine, relying only on its bodily attacks, could make the Universe Strongest who possesses a Supreme Strongest Treasure flee in disarray.

And that Lava Demon God's height is only about ten billion kilometers, roughly one‑thousandth of a light‑year!

Even the entire Solar System, counting all its gravitational zones, spans only about two light‑years in diameter.

A towering figure larger than one light‑year—just imagine how massive that is! "Heavens, can a living being truly reach that size?"

In the New Universe, Zhou Yang felt his eyelids twitching incessantly.

Even though he had already witnessed countless colossal beings spanning millions to tens of millions of kilometers in this world, seeing such a towering existence beyond imagination still made his heart tremble.

After a long while, his mind gradually settled.

He observed the towering figure through the 'anchor point' he left in the outside world.

The figure was entirely shrouded in an almost endless sea of silver sword light, with only a very vague humanoid outline faintly visible.

On one side of the figure stood that blade whose edge pierced the heavens, a peerless Divine Sword as if it could split the sky and earth! That Divine Sword was also nearly a light‑year tall, and an endless silver sword‑blade storm continuously spewed from it, flooding Zhou Yang's entire sensing range! Each strand of silver sword light contained power enough to tear apart a Top‑tier Palace Supreme Treasure! "Even casually scattered sword light wields such force. Supreme Strongest Treasure! That Divine Sword is definitely a Supreme Strongest Treasure!"

Zhou Yang's eyes involuntarily reddened.

Supreme Strongest Treasure—that's what drives every Universe Strongest to madness! Even the founder of the Great Axe has no Supreme Strongest Treasure in hand now. Not only him; among nearly a hundred Universe Strongest in the Universe Sea, at least about a third lack a Supreme Strongest Treasure!

Supreme Treasure is hard to obtain, and Supreme Strongest Treasure is rare! To obtain a Supreme Strongest Treasure, one needs not only great power but also sufficient luck! Without enough luck, even a Universe Strongest roaming the Endless Eras may not secure a single Supreme Strongest Treasure! "Great destiny, great destiny!"

Zhou Yang grew increasingly excited.

Now his strength is already brushing the limit of a Universe Master.

To advance further, he must either break through to become a Universe Strongest, or devise a Secret Technique of the Universe Strongest tier, or obtain an even more powerful Supreme Treasure!

And if he could obtain a Supreme Strongest Treasure, it would surely give his power a massive leap!

"But... how can I get close?"

Zhou Yang gazed at the distant, dazzling Divine Sword, "This space is swept by an endless sword‑blade storm; space‑time is completely shattered, making teleportation impossible. Even if I barely manage teleportation using New Universe Power, under the onslaught of that raging sword‑blade storm, the distance New Universe Power can radiate is also limited."

He had just tried, attempting to emulate his earlier swallowing of thunder and lightning, flames in the Gully Channel, trying to ingest those raging sword‑blade storms into the New Universe.

However, no matter how he manipulated New Universe to swallow, the endless sword‑blade storm could not have its trajectory altered even a fraction, let alone be drawn into the New Universe.

"I am about 1.2 light‑years away from that Divine Sword; New Universe Power can radiate and cover roughly eight million kilometers here. In other words, I would need to teleport continuously nearly a million times to reach the vicinity of that Divine Sword!"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but shake his head; not to mention a near‑million attempts, even the terrifying power of that sword‑light storm means a Top‑tier Supreme Treasure can endure less than one ten‑thousandth of a breath.

In such a brief span, the pinnacle can let him teleport only dozens, perhaps up to a hundred times.

Unless he possesses tens of thousands of Top‑tier Palace Supreme Treasures to squander, it is impossible to sustain near that Divine Sword's treasure. "If it were a Peak Palace Supreme Treasure, the duration might be longer, but it would still barely last until reaching the Divine Sword's treasure unless there is a Supreme Strongest Treasure Palace."

"How about first returning to the Original Universe? By now Luo Feng should be about to obtain the Star Tower; perhaps we can ask him for help?"

Zhou Yang hesitated in his mind.

And at that moment, his consciousness couldn't help but ripple gently.

In his sensing, an incredibly swift and fierce Violent Wind happened to sweep past the 'anchor point' left by the New Universe in the outside world.

That Violent Wind was fierce to the extreme, its speed also at the extreme; in Zhou Yang's perception, its velocity was at least close to ten thousand times light speed! Moreover, besides that terrifying speed, most importantly, that Violent Wind suffered no attack or obstruction from the sword‑light storm at all! In a single instant, the gust vanished, disappearing into the endless sea of sword light.

"Huh!"

Zhou Yang's eyes couldn't help but brighten!

"That Violent Wind is completely unaffected by the sword‑light storm's attacks?"

He wielded New Universe Power to swiftly probe the surroundings and soon made a discovery.

It wasn't just the Violent Wind; within this endless sword‑light storm there were also streaks of thunder and lightning, and ribbons of flames constantly flashing like flowing light.

Like the Violent Wind, those thunder and lightning, those flames, were likewise untouched by the sword‑light storm and could easily retain their original forms.

The difference is that the Endless Gale Wind previously blew from the Gully Channel toward a direction behind the Divine Sword, whereas those thunder, lightning, and flames erupted from behind the Divine Sword and entered the Gully Channel, moving in the opposite direction.

"These special energies truly aren't affected by the sword light's attacks?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help murmuring, his thoughts racing even faster.

"If I hide somewhere, perhaps I wouldn't need to go in; just toss a token bearing my Divine Power seal into it, and as the Violent Wind carries it near the Divine Sword, I could directly use New Universe Transmission to reach the spot where the seal resides!"

His thoughts accelerated, repeatedly pondering in his mind, "I don't know whether it's only the Violent Wind that's immune to the sword‑light storm, or if items wrapped by the wind are also unaffected. Moreover, even if they're unharmed by the sword light, the token must at least withstand the Endless Gale Wind's own gust, tearing, to survive."

"Let's try!"

Zhou Yang's initiative is extremely strong!

He sifted through his many collections and finally selected a strange stone about the size of a fist, its whole surface a dull gray riddled with countless tiny holes.

During his nearly thousand‑year voyages aboard the Universe Boat, he naturally acquired some fine treasures along the way.

This odd stone called the 'Wind‑Listening Stone' was harvested from a perilous place named 'Divine Wind Cliff'.

The 'Wind‑Listening Stone' has only two traits: it can vastly amplify sound‑wave and soul attacks, and it is extraordinarily hard—so hard that even many Peak Treasures likely cannot match its hardness! "This Wind‑Listening Stone should barely withstand the Violent Wind's destructive force; it's a material valuable enough to rival a Top‑tier Supreme Treasure."

Zhou Yang couldn't help but sigh.

But having made his decision, he felt no reluctance.

"Hope it works!"

He stopped overthinking and began to wait patiently.

Hiss~~~

From time to time, violent winds would sweep past near the anchor points where the New Universe connects to the outside world.

However, Zhou Yang did not act rashly; he was carefully observing.

In his perception, the speed, direction, etc. of those violent winds were also slightly different.

Some were faster, reaching up to tens of thousands of times light speed; others were slower, only a few thousand times light speed.

Moreover, the final trajectories of some violent winds were farther from where the radiant Divine Sword was located, while others were relatively closer, but even the nearest were still over a hundred million kilometers away.

Zhou Yang patiently observed, and only after a long time did he gain a slight sense of confidence in his mind.

He held the Listening Wind Stone in his hand, but his mind was constantly attentive to the outside, waiting attentively.

Violent winds would from time to time sweep past; occasionally, a mass of thunder and lightning, flames would sweep past near Zhou Yang, who waited silently. Finally, at a certain moment, his consciousness twitched slightly, and a violent wind that perfectly matched his wishes rushed rapidly from the rear cave passage.

"Go!"

Zhou Yang reacted extremely quickly, controlling the New Universe Power at high speed to 'stuff' the Listening Wind Stone, which contained a trace of his Divine Power imprint, into that strand of violent wind! His expression first showed anticipation and tension, but immediately thereafter turned into boundless joy.

All that could be seen was the dull, unremarkable Listening Wind Stone being swept up by a strand of violent wind and flying forward rapidly.

And that terrifying sword-light storm, capable of annihilating all things and even shattering spacetime into particles, paid no heed to the Listening Wind Stone whatsoever, showing no reaction at all.

"Success!"

(End of chapter)