My classmates chose martial arts and fantasy, but I chose the prehistoric world.

Outside the Star Tower, the atmosphere was tense and oppressive!

Meng Chuan stood in the void before the tower gate, his clothes stained with blood, yet his aura remained eerily calm...

For him, clearing the Star Tower was just a formality, requiring little effort at all.

Dugu Zui's gaze fell on Meng Chuan. From the moment Meng Chuan appeared, his divine sense swept over every inch of the other's body like an invisible tentacle.

He had expected to see an opponent who was on his last legs...

After all, normally speaking, if someone were to face the guardian of the ninth level of the Star Tower and try to survive for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they would inevitably be injured or even suffer a huge loss of energy!

This is his understanding of the Star Tower, and also his past "experience".

But now, Meng Chuan stood before him, and apart from the dried bloodstains on his clothes and the healed wound on his hand, he showed none of the depleted magical power and weak aura he had expected...

How is this possible?!

Dugu Zui's face darkened, and his heart was filled with turmoil.

After he cleared the ninth level, he was only half as strong as he used to be!

And this Meng Chuan, a late-stage Immortal Emperor, stood in front of him as if nothing had happened after passing the ninth level.

unless……

He took some extremely precious healing medicine!

"What a nouveau riche, a real snobbish bumpkin!"

Dugu Zui cursed inwardly; this was the most reasonable explanation he could find.

After all, the other party is someone who obtained the Great Dao Emperor Weapon, and may also have obtained other legacies of the Slaughtering Emperor who left behind the Emperor Weapon.

Among the Emperor's legacy, high-grade pills that could restore the injuries and mana of a late-stage Immortal Emperor in a very short time were not unusual to him.

Thinking of this, he felt another surge of jealousy!

Why doesn't he have such good luck?

However, even if the other party was not as badly injured as he guessed, he did not intend to let them go!

He was determined to obtain that Emperor-level weapon of the Great Dao of Slaughter!

With this thought in mind, Dugu Zui stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Meng Chuan, and said indifferently:

"Fellow Daoist Meng Chuan, congratulations on clearing the Star Tower and obtaining the title of Immortal Venerable..."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly resonated throughout the star field: "I am the Celestial Venerable Slaughterer, Dugu Zui! I am also the commander of the Tianyan Legion under the Tianyan Star Domain Lord."

He went straight to the point, "I've heard that you possess a Great Dao Emperor Weapon with the attribute of slaughter, which perfectly matches my laws."

"I wish to borrow this weapon from you, fellow Daoist, to comprehend the mysteries of its killing principles."

"Once I have finished comprehending it, I will definitely return it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the surrounding cultivators instantly turned strange.

borrow?

Everyone knows that treasures of this caliber can never be returned once they're lent out.

Moreover, Dugu Zui was renowned throughout Tianyan Star Domain, and no one had ever seen the things he "borrowed" returned.

This is blatant robbery, just disguised as "borrowing"!

Meng Chuan stood in the void, his expression unchanged upon hearing the other party's words.

He merely glanced at Dugu Zui indifferently, as if he were looking at an insignificant passerby.

Then, he spoke slowly and deliberately:

"No."

The two words were spoken in an extremely flat tone.

The moment he finished speaking, the surrounding air seemed to tremble, and the temperature plummeted!

Dugu Zui's face instantly darkened.

He roamed the Tianyan Star Domain for over 30,000 years, and his status was second only to the Domain Lord. Even those veteran Immortal Emperors at their peak had to respectfully address him as "Lutian Immortal Venerable" when they met him.

This Meng Chuan actually rejected him without hesitation in front of so many people?

"Fellow Daoist Meng Chuan, you should think this through carefully."

Dugu Zui's voice turned cold. "I am not only an Immortal Venerable, but also the number one person under the Domain Lord. You are currently in the Tianyan Star Domain. If you can gain the Domain Lord's favor, your future status in this star domain will be limitless. Otherwise..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the threat was already obvious.

Upon hearing this, Meng Chuan couldn't help but sneer!

"You are indeed the Domain Lord's right-hand man... but if the Domain Lord truly wanted to help you, he would probably have already come here in person by now, wouldn't he?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you definitely approached the domain lord, hoping he could help you... and he most likely doesn't want to take action against me because of your selfish desires!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Zui's face darkened even further.

He hadn't expected that Meng Chuan could even guess this!

In an instant, the gazes of the surrounding cultivators also began to become subtle.

These gazes became the fuse at that moment, igniting the anger in Dugu Zui's heart!

He stopped wasting words, his eyes blazing with killing intent, and the aura of the Law of Slaughter erupted from his body!

"You won't lend it? Then don't blame me for coming to collect it myself!"

He had barely finished speaking when he launched his attack!

A long, dark red sword appeared in his hand. The blade was narrow and long, with a layer of blood-red light flowing around the edge, exuding a strong bloody aura.

The supreme innate imperial weapon—the Heaven-Slaying Blade!

With a single slash, a blood-red blade of light tore through the void, carrying a murderous intent that seemed capable of annihilating all life, and cleaved down towards Meng Chuan!

Almost at the same moment, three subtle auras erupted simultaneously from the void surrounding the Star Tower!

Three figures charged out from three different directions!

Each of them possessed the cultivation level of a peak Immortal Emperor, exuding a profound aura, clearly indicating that they were veteran powerhouses who had been renowned for a long time.

The three attacked from tricky and ruthless angles, their teamwork impeccable, clearly indicating they had practiced countless times before—blocking all of Meng Chuan's possible escape routes and forming a perfect encirclement with Dugu Zui's frontal strike!

Four peak-level Immortal Emperors surrounded and killed one late-stage Immortal Emperor!

Even though this late-stage Immortal Emperor had just obtained the title of Immortal Venerable, to onlookers, it was still a sure-kill situation!

Because among the four peak Immortal Emperors who surrounded and killed him, one of them was also an Immortal Venerable, and he was an existence who had obtained the title of Immortal Venerable 30,000 years ago, a veteran Immortal Venerable!

At this moment, the surrounding cultivators also changed color and subconsciously retreated, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire.

"snort!"

With a cold snort, accompanied by a violent bolt of lightning, it crashed into the battlefield from the side!

Lei Hong's figure, like a purple meteor, crashed head-on into the strongest of the three reinforcements Dugu Zui had brought. His giant axe, imbued with immense thunder, cleaved down with a single blow!

boom--!!

The lightning collided with the figure, unleashing a deafening roar!

The peak Immortal Emperor was forced back by this axe blow, revealing a look of surprise and uncertainty.

Lei Hong stood with his axe in hand, flanking Meng Chuan. His face was cold and stern, and his gaze swept over the four people opposite him, his eyes filled with fighting spirit!

Dugu Zui's gaze fell on Lei Hong, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Lei Hong, do you want to be my enemy?"