Chapter 269: with translation of chapter title

Boom!

A wave of ethereal divine power instantly pierced Xiao Yu's mind; while his burning divine power flared, this ethereal divine power tried to forcibly control Xiao Yu.

"Want to control me? Dream on!" Xiao Yu's resolve was firm. In his assessment, this ethereal divine power was only comparable to a High-level Honored One rank, the power of a hundred‑billion‑level Realm Lord; even if his Burning Divine Body's power surged a thousandfold, it would still be nothing.

The Soul Tower can weaken a Honored One‑level soul invasion by 99.99999%; after the Soul Tower's attenuation, this massive ethereal divine power became negligible, unable even to breach Xiao Yu's own soul defense.

It can be said that after the soul‑type defensive ultimate treasure Soul Tower's weakening, Xiao Yu's soul was not affected at all.

The Stone Alien Tribe seemed surprised that they couldn't control this human Time‑Space King. He is a Universe Venerable, yet even his Burning Divine Power couldn't deal with that Time‑Space King.

Boom!

Above Zijing Island, the previously tranquil Five‑colored Aurora Lake suddenly roiled, and streams of aurora rushed down in rapid shafts.

At the same time, Xiao Yu's Heaven‑Crushing Blade flashed with a massive dark blade light, slashing the Stone Alien Tribe's body. The Stone Alien Tribe, still in shock, lost half its body; the remaining husk was flung toward the descending auroras.

Boom!

Xiao Yu stared in shock at the scene and thought, "Five‑colored Aurora Lake, truly the supreme ultimate treasure! Its power is terrifying!"

The recent assassination clearly didn't alter Xiao Yu's itinerary; he continued flying toward the Island Lord's palace instead of teleporting. In his view, today should be safe.

The five‑colored auroras fell rapidly like streams of light arrows, even locking the surrounding space; the Stone Alien Tribe Honored One let out a frantic roar.

"Although we didn't kill that Time‑Space King, Venerable Lei Cha at least probed his limits," Venerable Li Ha thought. "Next time an assassination will be much harder; perhaps only a self‑detonating Divine Body can complete the mission."

All three Venerables were High‑level Honored Ones, and all excelled at soul enslavement.

The mission he originally received was: preferably enslave, but killing was also acceptable. Such a mission never involved any negotiation.

Countless auroras instantly pierced the Stone Alien Tribe Honored One's Divine Body, like ten thousand arrows, and his Divine Body dissolved like foam, disappearing almost entirely in an instant; even the remaining fragments vanished in the blink of an eye.

"That Stone Honored One seems to be a High‑level Honored One from the Demon Race Alliance, Venerable Lei Cha. He really spares nothing!" Xiao Yu sighed, picking up a supreme treasure, two heavy treasures, and the World Ring from the ground, now his loot.

"The human race actually gifted this Time‑Space King a soul‑type ultimate treasure; they really spare nothing! Since they even gave him a soul‑type ultimate treasure, they might also grant a defense‑type ultimate treasure. If that happens, completing the Alliance's mission will be difficult."

Moreover, his soul is guarded by a Soul Tower, and his Divine Body is protected by Venerable Divine Armor, all equivalent to supreme‑treasure level, and among supreme treasures they are among the highest grades.

These two magical treasures, although considered high‑grade artifacts by the system, are still just advanced artifacts.

Venerable Li Ha felt relief, dread, regret, and a swirl of complex emotions.

Other Mechanical Race and Insect Race members also each sent assassins; they acted almost simultaneously. If Venerable Lei Cha hadn't struck a moment earlier, it might have been the Mechanical Race's Venerable Sang Zhi, or perhaps the Insect Race Alliance's Venerable Li Ha.

From afar, Venerable Sang Zhi hesitated, "Venerable Lei Cha's strength is slightly higher than mine; he couldn't kill that Time‑Space King immediately and was counter‑attacked while using a soul attack. That Time‑Space King must possess a soul‑type ultimate treasure, so soul enslavement is now impossible."

He still didn't know that not only the Insect Race had sent assassins.

In another direction, the Insect Race Alliance's Venerable Li Ha also witnessed the scene; had she been a step slower, she would have been the one to vanish.

The five‑colored aurora flew back up to the sky, returning to the Five‑colored Aurora Lake.

The recent assassination thrilled Xiao Yu; his power now exceeds a ten‑billion‑fold Realm Lord's strength, comparable to a Medium Honored One, and with the ultimate secret method, he is not worried about attacks from ordinary Cosmic Venerables.

Everything returned to calm.

"……" - ellipsis.

Suddenly, an alien strongman covered in a keratin layer, wearing a mask and ancient black armor, teleported right in front of Xiao Yu.

"You… you don't also intend to kill me, do you?" Xiao Yu pointed his Heaven‑Crushing Blade at the opponent.

"Time‑Space King, you're lucky to be so valued by the Human Race! We grant you a soul‑type ultimate treasure! But you will certainly die today!" Venerable Sang Zhi said, instantly igniting his Divine Body, increasing his aura a thousandfold.

Venerable Sang Zhi unleashed a full‑force palm strike on Xiao Yu's Divine Body, wielding a hundred‑billion‑fold Realm Lord's power; the Divine Body's burning potency increased a thousand times.

This massive force, after being reduced by Venerable Divine Armor, was only one‑millionth left; moreover, Xiao Yu's Divine Body now exceeds ten‑billion‑fold, with an additional hundred‑fold amplitude.

Even the ultimate reduction by Venerable Divine Armor of a High‑level Honored One's full‑force strike could not affect Xiao Yu in the slightest.

"What? You really have a supreme treasure on you!" Venerable Sang Zhi shouted, ignoring the five‑colored auroras that had already surged behind him.

Xiao Yu never simply endured attacks without retaliation; when struck, his Divine Body ignited, and his Heaven‑Crushing Blade invoked the ultimate secret method "Open Heaven", delivering a full‑force blow.

All of Xiao Yu's comprehended principles were recognized by the Fundamental Law; the Heaven‑Crushing Blade's passive ability 3 activated, boosting the original "Open Heaven" power a hundredfold.

In other words, if originally a single "Open Heaven" strike could annihilate 1% of Venerable Sang Zhi's Divine Body, now one strike can erase it completely.

"Huh? How is that possible?" Venerable Sang Zhi originally intended to self‑detonate before the Five‑colored Aurora Lake could strike him, but suddenly found himself locked, unable to move, and then was hit by Xiao Yu's "Open Heaven".

The force of that single blow made his body vanish rapidly.

Pfft!

In an instant, Venerable Sang Zhi had already disappeared.

The five‑colored aurora, still unreleased, saw the target vanish and flew back into the Five‑colored Aurora Lake.

Xiao Yu collected the loot on the ground and stored the World Ring safely.

"……" - ellipsis.

From afar, Venerable Li Ha shivered, "How could that be? That Time‑Space King is Immortal, yet a single slash killed a High‑level Honored One! He must wield a top‑level supreme treasure."

"Looking at Venerable Sang Zhi's final move, he seemed to try to self‑detonate his Divine Body but couldn't!" Venerable Li Ha thought, "If it were me, could I self‑detonate? My strength is still weaker than Sang Zhi's. This must first be reported to the Alliance before we make any plans."

"……" - ellipsis.

Dead!

"A High‑level Cosmic Venerable just died like that!"

"He didn't even need the Five‑colored Aurora Lake; he killed a High‑level Honored One by himself!"

"One strike erased a High‑level Cosmic Venerable—truly defying the heavens!"

The inheritors watching from a distance were all a bit dazed, and right after them, each one immediately started passing the message to their own forces.

"……" - ellipsis.

In the star‑filled sky, within a region of space‑time cloaked by endless divine power, the Master of Mo Hu learned of the news almost simultaneously.

"Has the Time‑Space King already grown to this extent?"

"We can't let him continue to grow!"

Having just been promoted not long ago, he can already kill a High-level Cosmic Respecter; his current strength is already comparable to that of a Universe Overlord!

Now he's this formidable; once he reaches Venerable Rank, he will surely be another who surpasses Top-level Overlord, comparable to the Cuiyu Palace Master.

High-level Cosmic Respecter cannot kill him; then let the Universe Overlord go, ordinary Overlord won't do, replace with Top-level Overlord.

(End of chapter)