Chapter 431: Fire-Departed Crystal

"System, analyze this Fire Law treasure before me."

【100 billion Wish Gold Coins have been deducted!】

【Fire-Departed Crystal, formed by the condensation of the Fire Law, can be used as core material to forge the Strongest Supreme Treasure; it possesses unfathomable explosive power and can rapidly burn and dissolve Divine Power.】

【The wish has been fulfilled.】

Immediately, Xiao Yu's right hand turned entirely into Fire Divine Power, and then he grasped the Fire-Departed Crystal floating amid the endless flames.

A strange heat surged swiftly along the right hand; the hand, being Fire Divine Power, like the Fire-Departed Crystal, both stem from the Fire Law, and this heat entered his body, causing Xiao Yu to feel as if his Divine Body were about to melt.

Xiao Yu stared at his right hand in sudden shock, "The strange heat contained in this Fire-Departed Crystal can actually incinerate me?"

In an instant, a Divine Avatar appeared opposite, and with a thought, Xiao Yu, together with the Fire-Departed Crystal, moved into the Inheritance Space.

Outside, the Divine Avatar and its true form both manifested inside Cold Cliff Fortress, then accelerated time ten thousandfold.

When Xiao Yu's true form left the Inheritance Space, a year had already passed in the outside world.

That is to say, even though the World Seed underwent two growth cycles, it still took ten thousand years to fully absorb this Fire-Departed Crystal.

"The World Seed has become four colors, and even after swelling dozens of times, it is still far smaller than ordinary particles," Xiao Yu sighed.

With a wave of his hand, he cancelled the time acceleration, and the Divine Avatar was drawn back into his body.

"Huh?" Xiao Yu sensed a ripple from afar, as if two Strongest Beings were battling.

"Let's go see," Xiao Yu thought, curious which two Strongest Beings were fighting.

After all, to provoke a clash between two Strongest Beings, it must be at least a Peak Treasure, especially one located in this perilous mountain interior.

……

In the mountain interior, endless flames erupted intermittently, their power enough to fell a Lord of the Universe.

The Giant Axe Founder, clad in black armor like a Ye Ren, transformed into a streak of light and exited a cavern.

"Not here, let's check the next one," the Giant Axe Founder muttered, then became a black streak of light rushing toward a cavern tens of thousands of kilometers away.

On the cavern walls, spanning only a few thousand kilometers in diameter, were densely etched unknown and arcane Secret Patterns.

"Ha ha, there must be treasure here," the Giant Axe Founder, quite experienced, noted; such caverns usually imply a find unless the treasure has already been taken by others.

The Giant Axe Founder cautiously ventured deeper into the cavern, as such places generally also signify danger.

In a short while, the Giant Axe encountered a barrier.

Just as the Giant Axe Founder was about to enter the barrier to investigate.

"Ha ha, there must be a treasure here. Huh? Someone's already entered; whoever it is, they can't snatch the treasure from me, Jinhuang," a booming voice echoed into the cavern.

"Jinhuang?" the Giant Axe Founder naturally recognized Jinhuang, the so‑called Jinhuang Demon God, a Strongest Being of the Dream‑Eclipse Clan from the Second Reincarnation Era.

His combat power was decent; crucially, later due to certain opportunities, his genetic makeup altered, giving him a golden‑carved demonic child appearance with thirteen pairs of arms, and he could split into thirteen avatars.

Moreover, this Jinhuang Demon God possesses a palace‑type Strongest Supreme Treasure, granting him extremely high survivability.

The Giant Axe immediately withdrew; regardless, now is not the time to explore for treasure—if danger lies within and he is gravely wounded, it would be perilous.

"Jinhuang Demon God, what are you doing? I, a human, arrived here first; even if there is treasure, it belongs to the Human Race," the Giant Axe Founder shouted.

"Human?" Jinhuang Demon God's pupils narrowed, and he saw that the one soaring out was not the Creator Lord but the Giant Axe Founder.

The Giant Axe Founder had once clashed with the Divine Eye Clan; Jinhuang had heard of it. He admitted the Giant Axe was stronger than him, yet he was not that fearful.

"Giant Axe, so it's you. That day you fought the Star Lord and Azure‑Eyed Lord of the Divine Eye Clan—what a display," Jinhuang Demon God roared, while thinking silently, "The Giant Axe is spoken of as if Yuan Zu were still alive…"

A flood of thoughts surged in Jinhuang Demon God's mind.

"You humans are too arrogant; the treasure hasn't even appeared yet, yet you claim it's yours," Jinhuang Demon God roared, "Since you are so overbearing, I, as a senior of your Primordial Universe, will teach you a lesson."

"Do you really intend to fight?" the Giant Axe Founder, now unafraid of any challenge, had no lingering worries; battling various Strongest Beings was exactly what he wanted.

Strongest Beings seeking to improve must constantly duel, so that during combat they can discern the strengths and weaknesses of secret techniques.

"Battle!" Jinhuang Demon God roared, his whole body steaming with Divine Power, and instantly a towering, colossal aberration appeared, resembling an octopus with thirteen tentacles, its entire body formed from weapon‑like condensations.

"Jinhuang Beast," the Giant Axe Founder, the second Strongest Being of the Human Race, who knows the Cosmic Sea best, naturally understood some of these Strongest Beings' hidden cards.

The Giant Axe Founder thought, and instantly within the endless sea of fire, space-time twisted; within the warped space, stars materialized out of thin air, endless stars exuding boundless pressure.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Countless stars, like meteors, slammed onto the beast's body; its thirteen tentacles flailed wildly, striking at each meteor.

The domain cast by the Star Realm could not inflict substantive damage on Jinhuang Demon God.

The combat shockwave rippled through the surrounding cavern, propagating along the space-time fluctuations.

From afar, several Strongest Beings sensed the battle here.

"Strongest Beings are fighting, go see."

Each Strongest Being that sensed the fight rode a palace‑type Ultimate Treasure, rushing over at speed.

They came either to fish in the chaos, to witness the combat, or to gather intelligence, among other motives.

The Giant Axe Founder naturally noticed these distant observers, but he cared not; not only he, but even Jinhuang Demon God cared not.

"I didn't expect the Creator Lord to entrust this Star Realm to you; your Human Race is truly united," Jinhuang Demon God roared.

"Our Human Race is naturally united; otherwise we wouldn't have made it this far," the Giant Axe Founder sneered, "If you retreat now, I will stand down."

"Even if you possess the Star Realm, this domain‑type…" Jinhuang Demon God roared, then his thirteen tentacles whirled wildly, lunging at the Giant Axe Founder.

"Since you so desire battle, I will not hold back," the Giant Axe Founder roared, raising his Divine Axe, "Thirteenth!"

In an instant, within the twisted endless space-time, massive axe shadows materialized—thirteen axe shadows, each like a world of its own. (End of Chapter)