Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 257 Each Strategizes in Their Own Battle
"This...how is this possible?"

Upon seeing the powerful aura emanating from the three-story, crimson pagoda, the Iron Eagle Venerable, who was inside the Storm Temple, suddenly froze.

"This should be the Crimson Fire Tower of Venerable Greedy Moon, one of the cosmic overlords of the demon race!"

Upon seeing the three-tiered pagoda that Venerable Azure Wolf had taken out, Venerable Mad Blade's face quickly turned solemn: "How did Venerable Greed Moon's Crimson Fire Pagoda end up in Venerable Azure Wolf's hands? Did he borrow it?"

"Oh no! We're in big trouble now!"

The Storm Temple in the hands of the Gale Venerable was obtained by him from the human race's treasury at the cost of over three hundred treasure points, and it was already considered a top-grade treasure among flying palaces.

Since he redeemed this precious flying palace-type treasure, it has indeed saved him from many deadly crises.

Even when he encountered the 'Heavenly Cry Venerable' from the demon race, who possessed the strength of a high-level cosmic venerable, he ultimately managed to escape unscathed!
Even powerful flying palaces are not invincible!
In the vast universe, there are generally three ways to deal with enemies hiding in flying palace-type treasures...

The first method is to rely on superior strength to break through the palace-type treasures, thus making it impossible for enemies hiding inside to hide.
However, this method is extremely difficult. Generally, one must possess the strength of a cosmic overlord to break through even the most ordinary flying palace-type treasure while burning immortal divine power.
The second method is to rely on powerful soul attacks to kill enemies hiding in palace-type treasures, since most palace-type treasures have a negligible weakening effect on soul attacks.

However, this method is also very difficult, because there are very few strong people who are good at soul attacks, and many strong people will also be equipped with soul-type treasures for protection.

The third option is to rely on even more powerful sealing treasures to seal the opponent!

This method is the simplest, but it requires possessing a sealing treasure of a higher level than the flying palace treasure used by the enemy!
To seal the Storm Temple in the hands of the Mad Blade Venerable, it should theoretically be at least a top-tier treasure.

The Crimson Fire Tower is one of the most precious treasures in the hands of the demon race's universe overlord, the 'Greedy Moon Venerable.' It is indeed a top-tier treasure, and one of the finest among them.

If Lu Qingshan and his two companions continue to hide inside the Storm Temple, they will be easily suppressed by the Crimson Fire Tower, as they will be unable to resist.

While Venerable Gale sensed something was wrong, Venerable Dragon Sable outside was also slightly bewildered.

"Blue Wolf!"

The Dragon Sable Venerable couldn't help but ask in a puzzling voice, "How did the Crimson Fire Tower of the Greedy Moon Venerable end up in your hands?"

"Of course I borrowed it!"

The Azure Wolf Venerable quickly replied, "When the Greedy Moon Venerable was adventuring on the Primordial Star, he lost a lot of his divine power, so he has been staying in our demon race territory to cultivate in seclusion and slowly recover his divine power!"

"I have some connections with Venerable Greedy Moon and know that he doesn't need this Crimson Fire Tower recently, so before inviting you, I went to Venerable Greedy Moon to borrow this top-tier treasure of the flying palace category!"

"This Crimson Fire Tower also has a sealing function; I didn't expect it to be used so soon!"

"This is wonderful! What a pleasant surprise!"

After hearing what Venerable Azure Wolf said, Venerable Dragon Sable quickly laughed and said, "It seems that these three human scum are in for a lot of trouble! Especially that Venerable of Myriad Realms, this time we must at least kill his main battle avatar!"

"Do not worry!"

The Azure Wolf Venerable quickly transmitted his voice, saying, "However, we cannot be careless. These few human scum cannot simply stay in a palace-type treasure and be suppressed by us. We will have to fight them!"

"Once they leave the Storm Temple, we'll have to take matters into our own hands!"

As he said this, Venerable Azure Wolf instantly burned his divine power to activate the Crimson Fire Tower.

Instantly, the Crimson Fire Tower flew directly above the Storm Temple, and then an invisible, powerful suction force acted directly on the Storm Temple, beginning to frantically absorb it.

Rumble!
The powerful suction force acted on the Storm Temple, instantly causing it to teeter on the brink of collapse.

Inside the Temple of Storms.

"This time we are in big trouble!"

Mad Blade Venerable quickly said, "It looks like we really have to fight to the death this time!"

"It doesn't matter!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable quickly remarked, "Adventures in the universe are never always smooth sailing. We've gained so much this time, it's worth the risk!"

"Ok!"

Mad Blade Venerable nodded slightly, then immediately looked at Lu Qingshan and said, "Myriad Realms, we will definitely have to go out and fight against that Azure Wolf Venerable and the others!"

"Battles between cosmic beings usually involve burning divine power, but the divine bodies of the three of them are much larger than ours, so we must control the speed at which we burn our divine power!"

"I have already sent a distress message to Venerable Xinfeng and his two companions who are also adventuring in this Azure Phoenix Secret Realm. They are on their way quickly. Once they arrive, we will be safe!"

"However, the surrounding spacetime has been completely sealed off, so it will take them some time to get here. Therefore, we must hold out for this period of time!"

After hearing what Mad Saber Venerable said, Lu Qingshan didn't take it to heart.

If the three divine bodies of the Azure Wolf Venerable and his companions, which are over ten kilometers tall, are considered enormous, then what about the clone within his World Ring that is split from the Endless Divine Sea clone and has a diameter of 100,000 kilometers?
This crisis may be troublesome for Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable, but it poses no threat to him.

Firstly, his current strength should be the strongest among the six powerful individuals present; secondly, his divine body is also the largest among the many powerful individuals present.

So what is he afraid of?
Just as Lu Qingshan was about to speak, the Iron Eagle Venerable quickly said, "That's right, as long as we hold out for a while, we'll be fine!"

"The three of them, the Azure Wolf Venerable, are not very strong, especially the Black Wolf Venerable, who has only recently broken through!"

"Wan Jie, although your strength is not bad, you have only recently broken through. I'll leave the Black Wolf Venerable to you. As for the Azure Wolf Venerable and the Dragon Sable Venerable, I and Kuang Dao will deal with them!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred.

It should be noted that in this vast universe, it is extremely rare for a supreme being to perish.

After all, most of the cosmic sovereigns are aware of each other's strength, and if they encounter an enemy whose strength can overwhelm them, they would probably run far away long ago.

Of course, if the difference in strength is too great, then being killed is unavoidable.

When the strength difference is not significant, you need to take advantage of information gaps to kill the enemy.

For example, the Crimson Fire Tower that Venerable Azure Wolf has just brought out has clearly caused Lu Qingshan and his two companions to suffer a loss.

And what about Lu Qingshan?
Whether it's the massive divine power he carries with him or his strength, which has almost reached the limit of a mid-level universe venerable, these are all methods he has never revealed.

"The Black Wolf Venerable?"

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but think to himself, "I remember that this Black Wolf Venerable used to only have the strength of a low-level Universe Venerable. Even if his strength has improved a bit now, he's probably only barely comparable to a mid-level Universe Venerable!"

"I just don't know what level of armor he's wearing! If it's just a regular treasure-level armor, then even if he has a large divine body, I should still have a chance to kill him!"

In fact, in a one-on-one situation, even if the Black Wolf Venerable was wearing top-tier armor, Lu Qingshan would still have a chance to kill him with his massive divine power.

However, with the Crimson Fire Tower in place, the Black Wolf Venerable will flee frantically if he senses trouble. To kill him successfully, we must do so in a short time and plan carefully!
Of course, the telepathic communication between Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable, as well as Lu Qingshan's plan, seemed to take a long time, but in reality, it only took a moment.

Then...

boom! boom! boom!
Lu Qingshan and the other two unleashed their divine power and left the Storm Temple.

Although the Crimson Fire Tower had a strong suction power, it was impossible for Lu Qingshan and his companions to be absorbed into it before they had the strength to resist.

Therefore, after seeing that Mad Blade Venerable had put away the Storm Temple, Azure Wolf Venerable also quickly put away the Crimson Fire Tower.

"Human scum!"

The Azure Wolf Venerable, who had also burned his divine power, quickly mocked, "You've finally decided to come out of that tortoise shell. Now I want to see what you can do without its protection."

Before he finished speaking, the Azure Wolf Venerable once again stomped down on Lu Qingshan and the other two with a claw strike in mid-air.

call!
The figures of Lu Qingshan and his two companions instantly dispersed.

However, the Azure Wolf Venerable focused his main attack on the Mad Blade Venerable who had just used the Storm Temple.

"You scum of the human race, prepare to die!" Venerable Dragon Sable roared in response.

Then...

Rumble!
Suddenly, the world was plunged into an endless black light, which was none other than the Dragon Sable Venerable's domain-type treasure.

Enveloped in endless black light, Lu Qingshan and his companions instantly felt as if they were submerged in seawater, and their speed was somewhat affected.

Of course, the Dragon Sable Venerable's domain-type treasure was of a relatively low level, so the weakening effect on Lu Qingshan and the other two was negligible.

"Black Wolf!"

The Dragon Sable Venerable directly transmitted his voice to the Black Wolf Venerable: "Hold off the Iron Eagle Venerable of the human race for a while. Although he is stronger than you, your divine body is enormous, and you have my Black Light Sea to assist you. He can't do anything to you!"

"After I kill that bastard, Venerable of Myriad Realms, I'll help you deal with that bastard, Iron Eagle!"

Hearing what Venerable Dragon Sable said, Venerable Black Wolf was quite hesitant.

Actually, he had originally planned to face Lu Qingshan, whose strength was similar to his own. However, since Venerable Long Diao had already spoken, even though he was somewhat unwilling, he still nodded and said, "Alright!"

On the other side, after seeing that Venerable Dragon Sable had gained the upper hand by using a domain-type treasure, Lu Qingshan was about to use his own domain-type treasure, 'Imitation Lightning Sea', to defend against it.

But at this moment...

"Iron Eagle, it's up to you now!" Mad Blade Venerable shouted from not far away.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

No sooner had the Iron Eagle Venerable finished speaking than suddenly...

Centered on the Iron Eagle Venerable, a vast galaxy instantly pierced through the surrounding space-time, and then continuously impacted the endless black light.

The vast galaxy and endless black light collided continuously, like two oceans crashing against each other. "Is it a domain-type treasure?"

Upon seeing the vast starry river appear, a hint of surprise flashed through the Dragon Sable Venerable's mind: "When did this Iron Eagle Venerable obtain a domain-type treasure?"

"Hahaha!"

Standing in the center of the vast starry river, the Iron Eagle Venerable laughed loudly, "Dragon Sable, do you think you're the only one who can possess a domain-type treasure?"

This domain-class treasure was recently obtained by him from the human race's treasury after spending over two hundred treasure points accumulated over many years. Although it is not considered top-tier among ordinary domain-class treasures, it is still quite good.

Actually, at first, Venerable Iron Eagle intended to exchange for a life-saving flying palace-type treasure.

However, he often travels with Mad Blade Venerable, and Mad Blade Venerable had already exchanged for a flying palace-type treasure. So after thinking it over, he finally decided to exchange for a support-type domain-type treasure.

Now it seems he really made the right choice in exchanging for that domain-level treasure.

Before he finished speaking, the Iron Eagle Venerable's wings flapped, and he actually charged towards the Dragon Sable Venerable.

At the same time, Venerable Iron Eagle transmitted his voice to Lu Qingshan, saying, "Myriad Realms, you only need to block that Venerable Black Wolf!"

The battle between cosmic beings is full of surprises.

The Azure Wolf Venerable's Crimson Fire Tower was similar, as was the domain-type treasure that the Iron Eagle Venerable brought out.

Unfortunately, these people are all of similar strength, so it is difficult for them to bring out a decisive treasure to secure victory.

For example, a single domain-specific treasure is enough for one side to completely suppress or even annihilate the other.

"Damn Iron Eagle Venerable!"

When Venerable Dragon Sable saw that his plans had been disrupted by Venerable Iron Eagle, he was furious.

Although his domain-type treasure was similar in power to that of the Iron Eagle Venerable's domain-type treasure, the Iron Eagle Venerable was a winged human, and was definitely more skilled in movement techniques, thus gaining some initiative in the battle.

"Humph!"

The Dragon Sable Venerable snorted coldly and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll kill you first, and then deal with that Myriad Realms Venerable!"

Thinking of this, Venerable Dragon Sable quickly transmitted his voice to Venerable Black Wolf: "Black Wolf, I'm leaving Venerable Myriad Realms to you. He broke through in a shorter time than you, so you must not let him get away!"

"rest assured!"

Black Wolf Venerable responded with a telepathic message, and then quickly flew towards Lu Qingshan's location.

At this moment, Venerable Black Wolf was in a fairly good mood. After all, if he were to fight Venerable Mad Blade and Venerable Iron Eagle, although he could withstand their attacks with his massive divine body, he would still be somewhat overwhelmed.

But Lu Qingshan, the Venerable One of Myriad Realms, is different!

In Black Wolf Venerable's view, although Lu Qingshan was invincible as a king before, he had only just broken through. Even if he barely entered the level of a mid-universe venerable, his strength was at most about the same as his.

However, with his enormous divine body, he was able to easily crush and even had the opportunity to kill Lu Qingshan.

Sure enough, the Venerable One of Myriad Realms didn't even dare to fight him, but instead fled into the distance.

Upon seeing this, the Black Wolf Venerable immediately used his movement technique to give chase.

Unbeknownst to him, Lu Qingshan was secretly communicating with Mad Saber Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable.

"Mad Blade, Iron Eagle!"

Lu Qingshan transmitted his voice very seriously: "I might have a chance to kill this Black Wolf Venerable. You two must help me!"

"what?"

"How can this be?"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Mad Blade Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable, who had originally wanted Lu Qingshan to get closer to them so they could take care of each other because of his escape, were instantly stunned.

"Don't worry, I'm confident!" Lu Qingshan said again via telepathy.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Mad Blade and Venerable Iron Eagle were instantly invigorated.

Although they didn't know whether Lu Qingshan could actually do it, or how he would do it, Lu Qingshan was a disciple of the Ice Peak Master, so perhaps he really did have some special methods.

With this in mind, Mad Blade Venerable and Iron Eagle Venerable quickly and actively cooperated.

"Myriad Realms!"

Mad Blade Venerable quickly transmitted his voice, saying, "Just tell me what to do, and Iron Eagle and I will definitely cooperate with you!"

"That's right!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable excitedly transmitted his voice, "Myriad Realms, if you can really kill that Black Wolf Venerable, these demon scum will suffer a great loss this time!"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Qingshan also smiled and transmitted his voice, "The main reason I'm fleeing now is to lure away this Black Wolf Venerable, so that he won't quickly hide in the Crimson Fire Tower controlled by the Azure Wolf Venerable after I unleash my power, and then I won't be able to do anything about it!"

"Mad Blade, Iron Eagle, after I unleash my full power, please do your best to hold off Venerable Azure Wolf and Venerable Dragon Sable, so that I have enough time to kill Venerable Black Wolf!"

"rest assured!"

Mad Blade Venerable immediately assured them, "Even if it costs us our lives, Iron Eagle and I will stop them!"

"That's right!"

The Iron Eagle Venerable also said, "These two bastards are about as strong as the two of us. They are only relying on their enormous divine bodies. Although we can't do anything to them, we can still stop them!"

"Next, it's time to see how powerful you are, myriad realms!"

At this moment, both the Iron Eagle Venerable and the Mad Blade Venerable were filled with anticipation.

It should be understood that in this vast universe, unless something major happens, it is generally very difficult for a cosmic being to perish.

After all, even for the most powerful races, the Cosmic Venerables are an absolute backbone of the force.

If Lu Qingshan can really kill the Black Wolf Venerable, their pressure will be greatly reduced, and they may even be able to force the Green Wolf Venerable and the others to retreat.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan was also paying attention to the depletion of his divine power while fleeing.

In fact, under normal circumstances, if he wanted to kill Black Wolf Venerable, he would naturally be as far away as possible.

However, since the Iron Eagle Venerable and the Mad Blade Venerable were much smaller than the Azure Wolf Venerable and the Dragon Sable Venerable, he naturally couldn't delay too long, otherwise the Mad Blade Venerable and the other two would easily encounter danger.

Battles between the strong are undoubtedly extremely swift!

So in just over ten seconds, Lu Qingshan had already lost five percent of his divine power.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingshan and Black Wolf Venerable had already rushed to an area more than four million kilometers away from Iron Eagle Venerable and the others.

Although their pursuit did not exceed the speed of light, Iron Eagle Venerable and Mad Blade Venerable were deliberately creating opportunities for Lu Qingshan during their battle.

So, after more than ten seconds, the area where Lu Qingshan and Black Wolf Venerable were fighting had already reached more than four million kilometers away.

"almost!"

Looking at the Black Wolf Venerable relentlessly pursuing him, Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "If we keep running, Iron Eagle and Mad Blade will suffer huge losses!"

"If this Black Wolf Venerable was wearing ordinary heavy-grade armor, even if he had other methods, this distance would be enough for me to kill him twice;

But if he's wearing top-tier, high-grade armor, even from ten times the distance, I'd still have a hard time dealing with him!

Heavy armor can generally reduce the power of an attack to one percent of its original value;

Top-tier heavy armor can generally reduce the power of an attack to one-thousandth of its original value!

This may seem like just a tenfold difference, but there's a real question of whether the defense can be breached!
With Lu Qingshan's current strength, even if he were to unleash his full power, it would be difficult for him to reach the limit of the top-tier heavy treasure armor.

However, ordinary heavy treasure armor is different. With Lu Qingshan's current strength, coupled with the top-level heavy treasure longsword 'Purple Lightning Frost Sword', once he goes all out, he can instantly reach the limit of its endurance.

In this way, the ordinary heavy armor can at most reduce his attack power to one-fifth or even one-half of the original.

With a difference of hundreds of times, even if the Black Wolf Venerable's divine body is relatively large, how many moves can he withstand?

　I fell asleep while typing last night.

　　Well, writing about this battle was quite an effort.

　　After all, battles between Venerables are not like battles between Immortals, which have the experiences in the original work as a reference.

　　This chapter mainly references the battles of Luo Feng stealing the sword He Luo, Luo Feng killing Tian Yang Venerable, and the plot of Luo Feng comprehending the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation being suppressed, etc.

　　I know that the book says it's difficult for the Lord of the Universe to have a top-level domain-type treasure (the Thousand Treasures River), but it shouldn't be difficult to get an ordinary domain-type treasure. Those with stronger abilities should be able to get a high-level one.
　　Besides, it's difficult for a cosmic overlord to obtain domain-level treasures, but obtaining top-tier treasures or other heavy treasures is not a problem.

　　Therefore, based on my understanding of the original work, powerful treasures of the same level in a domain can resist each other, while those of a higher level can crush each other, so they are not very useful.

　　Just like an ordinary universe lord facing a Chaos City Lord, even if he has a high-level class treasure, it would be useless to take it out;
　　Therefore, when Lord Yuan Ao dealt with Luo Feng and others, the Flame Sand Cup was useless because there was a supreme treasure of the peak domain type at that time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)