Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 183 Rather than passively taking a beating, it's better to take the initiative.

Strength and weakness are relative, and everyone has a different definition of what constitutes strength.

But these words were spoken by the strongest being in the universe... a mountain dweller who could rival the creator of the giant axe.

Luo Feng was naturally excited: "In the eyes of the alien powerhouses, to be called a super strong person in the universe, one must at least be the master of the universe."

As if sensing Luo Feng's thoughts, a sly glint flashed in the Mountain Hermit's eyes: "By the way, do you remember your senior brother?"

"Huh? Right! Where's Hunzhen? He's here now—"

Luo Feng then realized that Hunzhen had vanished without a trace. He was momentarily dazed before regaining his senses and muttered to himself, "That's right, more than six thousand years have passed."

That's six thousand years!

Six thousand years ago, Hunzhen had already dominated the battlefields beyond the realms. He was invincible against numerous kings, and then he directly defeated tens of thousands of kings and immortal armies, as well as several heaven-defying beings who, despite being immortal, possessed extraordinary Venerable combat power.

Six thousand years later, with Hunzhen's terrifying talent, what level will he reach?

Has it... already become the dominant being in the universe?

The Mountain-Sitting Guest looked at Luo Feng and said calmly, "Over six thousand years have passed, and your senior brother has already stood among the strong."

Luo Feng was startled and raised his head, his gaze searching intently.

Looking at Luo Feng, whose expression was as tense as when receiving a divine inheritance, the Mountain-Sitting Guest finally grinned, somewhat amused: "Thousands of years ago, he killed the Cosmic Lord of the Mechanical Race. Now, he calls himself—the Lord of Time and Space!"

boom!

Luo Feng's mind went blank, his head was buzzing, and he was completely stunned.

Looking at Luo Feng like this, the mountain dweller maintained a smile on his face, but in his heart he was already laughing heartily.

In his eyes, this disciple, who was as resilient as a weed, who repeatedly reached his limits but was never defeated, and who ultimately succeeded in passing the Star Tower inheritance, would naturally not be overwhelmed by such pressure.

The existence of the true essence will surely become the best whip to spur Luo Feng on!

drive!

If Luo Feng knew what the Mountain Guest was thinking, he would be very moved, wouldn't he?

Luo Feng: Thank you so much!

Meanwhile, one of the people who, far away in the cosmic sea, was qualified to receive Luo Feng's gratitude, will also undergo a change.

"Finally couldn't sit still anymore?"

Hunzhen used simulation recording to gain insight into the Yellow Dragon Lord's actions.

The other party attempted to trigger a divine power vibration in an extremely covert way, causing his life force to be revealed.

However, if he anticipates it in advance, he can react in time.

"But my reaction is also a form of evidence."

"The Lord of Huanglong doesn't know that I can cultivate in peace by relying on simulation records. My timely reaction will only make him think that I am always on guard against him."

In any case, the current calm will not last long.

This is just the calm before the storm.

"So, that's enough."

"Continuing might delay things a little longer, but it won't make much difference. Instead, it will only increase the Yellow Dragon Lord's certainty about my identity and put me in a passive position."

"Since that's the case..."

Hunzhen's eyes flashed, and he had already made up his mind.

……

"Um?"

The space trembled slightly, and the Yellow Dragon Lord's expression shifted.

Looking ahead, atop the massive rock, a colossal palace, even closer to the black-patterned stone pillar than he was, suddenly rose up.

"Is this mysterious newcomer about to make another move?"

But the next moment, the Yellow Dragon Lord's expression suddenly changed.

Instead of advancing further, Zixiao Palace rapidly broke through to the outer perimeter.

"not good!"

The Lord of the Yellow Dragon hurriedly activated the palace's treasures to chase after it, while simultaneously reporting the changes to the higher authorities.

"Have I been exposed?"

"The only universe master I ever spoke to was a friend of the Wolf Slayer, so he probably wouldn't leak my information so easily."

"Was there someone else besides him who recognized this palace treasure and secretly relayed the information to this mysterious newcomer, thus arousing his suspicion?"

The Lord of Huanglong couldn't understand it for a moment.

If the identity of the Wolf Extinction Lord as a member of the demon race has made this mysterious newcomer a frightened bird, then the probability that this person is the Lord of Time and Space has actually decreased, because how could such a easily startled person be so bold as to show disrespect to the mechanical race in front of everyone?

He felt it might be for some reason he hadn't considered.

However, he knew he couldn't let this mysterious newcomer escape, otherwise, not only would he miss out on the rewards from the mechanical race, but he might also incur their wrath.

"Instead of confirming the identity of that mysterious newcomer, it aroused their vigilance and caused them to escape?" — He could guess what kind of trash talk some of the universe lords in the Mechanical Race Alliance would say.

As a core member of the Demon Clan Alliance, he was naturally not afraid of the Mechanical Clan Alliance, but rather than being blamed for nothing, he preferred to remain a harmless nobody.

"However, his voluntary departure from the protection of Lord Nabechi Star is also an excellent opportunity to confirm his identity!"

With their own thoughts, both sides passed through the densest chaotic airflow outside the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space, broke away from the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space, and arrived at a relatively safe and peaceful transition area marked on the map—the Inner Domain Spaceship Corridor.

There are no chaotic spacetime environments or dangerous places filled with powerful, distorted laws or strange monsters. The inner domain of the spaceship has many relatively intact areas, which are long corridors with crystalline networks on all four sides.

Lord Huanglong, chasing after Hunzhen, secretly rejoiced: "The section of the spaceship corridor outside the black-patterned stone pillar space, as marked on the map, is relatively safe. There's no need to worry about flying too fast or being too reckless and getting into danger. At the speed of my peak-level treasure palace, I can catch up in no time and complete this mission!"

Just as the Lord of the Yellow Dragon was thinking this, the speed of the palace treasure in front of him suddenly began to slow down.

The Lord of the Yellow Dragon was surprised and suspicious, but he had no reason to let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He activated his divine power, and a golden whip shot out from the palace treasure, attempting to attack the top-level palace treasure not far away!

However, at the very moment he manipulated the golden whip to open an exit of the palace's treasure and release it.

As if by telepathy, the treasure of the palace not far away also opened its doors.

He only had time to see a silver streak flash in the open doorway.

It was impossible to discern its trajectory or the spatial fluctuations of its teleportation, as if its movement had been completely abruptly cut off.

The streak of light had already voluntarily entered his treasured palace.

"What—!?"

The Lord of the Yellow Dragon was greatly alarmed.

He didn't detect any signs of the other party's actions, so he couldn't even detect their life force.

But it was precisely because of this that he was absolutely certain that the mysterious newcomer's true identity was the Lord of Time and Space!

"Such methods, such methods! It's definitely him, it's definitely him!!"

The Lord of the Yellow Dragon felt immense fear rising in his heart.

The palace treasure he borrowed, the "Wolf Heart Tower," has six stories.

To ensure a safe attack, he channeled divine power and treasures downwards layer by layer before launching his attack.

When the whip was fired, only the door to the bottom first floor was open; the connecting passages between the first and second floors and those above were closed by him.

Therefore, when the Lord of Space-Time voluntarily entered the first level, it was equivalent to him accepting the suppression.

But... at this moment, the two of them are approaching each other inside the same tower.

The Lord of Time and Space attacked him from inside the tower, so the extent to which his divine power was weakened was naturally less than if he had attacked from outside the tower.

the most important is……

Even though he could activate the Wolf Heart Tower to exert its suppressive power with just a thought, it would still take that much time.

And given that the opponent's ability to seemingly stop time was genuine, the attack must have already been launched the moment he realized the opponent had disappeared.

Even so, the Lord of the Yellow Dragon still harbored a sliver of hope. The moment he noticed the stream of light disappear from the treasure gate of the opponent's palace, he activated the Wolf Heart Tower to suppress it.

hum!

But just as the Lord of the Yellow Dragon had predicted, by the time he activated the Wolf Heart Tower to suppress the demons, it was already too late.

Before the Lord of the Yellow Dragon could pinpoint the location of his opponent after entering the tower, he couldn't even see the traces of the opponent's attack. The terrifying spacetime fluctuations had already crossed the five-story tower and erupted directly inside the Wolf Heart Tower!

"puff!"

The raging divine power of spacetime surged like a torrent, impacting the supreme treasure armor that had transformed into dragon scales on the Yellow Dragon Lord's body.

The Lord of the Yellow Dragon thought that after being weakened by the five-story tower, and with the advantage of his divine body being one level larger than that of the Lord of Heavenly Heng, he would not be killed in one blow.

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As he sensed his divine body rapidly annihilating, the Lord of the Yellow Dragon finally realized the danger.

"This power... a top-tier sixth-order secret technique!?"

This was the last thought of his clone.

Inside the tower, Hunzhen witnessed the demise of the Yellow Dragon Lord's aura, yet his face showed no surprise.

Even if an attack is launched inside the palace treasure before the power of suppression and sealing is activated, it is still only a part of the protection of the peak palace treasure.

To be able to kill the Yellow Dragon Lord in one strike under such circumstances, the power of Hunzhen's strike must have increased more than tenfold.

When Hunzhen first broke through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, he unleashed his full power without reservation, which was the basic combat strength of an ordinary third-tier warrior. With the support of the Time-Shattering Demon Blade and the Void Ghost Armor, both of which are high-level treasures, he reached the top level of the third tier.

With the blessing of the Omniscient Vision, one can directly reach the ordinary fifth level.

Now, his combat secret technique "Time and Space Strings" is constantly being optimized and improved. This move, "Different Blade Slash," which is also used to attack by manipulating time and space to kill the Lord of Heaven, is now only one step away from the level of the strongest ultimate technique and can be called the top of the fourth tier.

With the upgraded dual-domain ability, it can easily rival the level of the most common fifth-tier ultimate techniques.

It is no exaggeration to say that, with the added blessing of the Omniscient Vision, it is undoubtedly a top-tier sixth-order attack!

Sixth rank!

Logically speaking, only a cosmic master possessing the most powerful treasures can reach this level by relying on the secret runes on those treasures!

Or perhaps it was in the primordial universe, with the help of the three ancestral gods and eight beast gods who possessed the power of the primordial universe's origin.

What remains are the strongest beings in the universe, limited by the original universe.

The Hunzhen Strike is considered top-tier even among sixth-tier fighters!

The Yellow Dragon Lord was astonished that Hunzhen's attack had reached this level!

The Lord of the Yellow Dragon was shocked, amazed, and incredulous. Hunzhen looked at the Time-Shattering Demon Blade in his hand, which had developed cracks, and sighed slightly.

No matter how much it's said to be comparable to "the ultimate treasure," it's ultimately just a description of something like the finest among top-tier treasures.

The Time-Shattering Demon Blade is ultimately a top-tier treasure.

It is a top-tier treasure, and it can activate a fifth-tier top-level secret technique without any problem.

However, the power of a sixth-order secret technique was already beyond its reach.

What the Lord of the Yellow Dragons thought was the pinnacle of the sixth rank was actually still somewhat lacking.

Bearing a force of law beyond one's own capacity not only prevents the perfect unleashing of the secret technique's power, but also causes immense damage to the weapon itself.

The natal treasure is connected to Hunzhen's life; if it weren't for the ability to draw upon the future, Hunzhen wouldn't dare to unleash such an attack so casually.

However, as things stand now, one fact is clear.

As his understanding of the laws of Hunzhen and his combat techniques improved, the level of his weapon became a factor that limited his ability to exert his strength.

The level of the secret technique is still calculated based on the rank of the Lord of the Universe.

Omniscient Vision can raise his combat arcane abilities by approximately 1.5 tiers.

When his combat techniques reach the highest level of ultimate skill, coupled with the enhancement of his domain-like abilities, he will naturally reach the top of the fifth rank, 5.5 rank.

5.5+1.5=7.

A seventh-order secret technique, undoubtedly at the level of a true god.

Ordinary peak treasures can only ensure that they do not hinder the performance of true gods. After all, peak treasures are actually the most advanced treasures at the level of universe lords, while supreme treasures are treasures corresponding to the level of true gods.

If the Cosmic Sea and the Primordial Universe hadn't suppressed the True God's divine power a hundredfold, the True God, who didn't follow the path of divine power, could only unleash the divine power of a perfect genetic universe master. Even the ultimate treasures probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the True God's full-force burst.

This is precisely the problem that Hunzhen will face.

Even if his theoretical limit is the seventh rank, he is limited by the level of his weapon and can only exert the top combat power of the sixth rank.

Hunzhen couldn't help but think of two cases.

The originator and progenitor of the giant axe.

The former was originally at the top of the eighth rank, but after being equipped with the most powerful treasure, he quickly reached the top of the ninth rank, just one step away from reaching the tenth rank.

The latter never possessed the most powerful treasure, yet it still managed to have tenth-tier combat power.

"The talent of the giant axe is beyond question."

"As for the Primordial Ancestor... he could unleash tenth-tier combat power even without the most powerful treasures. His control over power must be at a terrifying level that I cannot even imagine at present."

Thinking of the deeds of the original ancestor, Hunzhen seemed to be deep in thought.

The omniscient nature of his vision dictates that his actual combat strength will be significantly higher than his comprehension of the laws.

Given his current rate of progress and the path he has planned for himself, the basic 5.5 level is just a stepping stone.

Before long, only the most powerful treasures will be able to unleash his full combat power.

However, whether it's obtaining a suitable supreme treasure or evolving the Time-Shattering Demon Blade to the level of a true god treasure, it's not something that can be accomplished simply by having the strength.

After all, even the former progenitor, with tenth-order combat power, who roamed the universe, did not possess any supreme treasures.

"The version of Jin's World's Supreme Treasure is even easier to wait for than the version that's everywhere."

"Before that, the easiest to obtain the most powerful and precious weapon or an item with the same effect was naturally the Yuan Embryo from the Duan Donghe inheritance."

Hunzhen knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, and silently shook his head.

However, while refining the Wolf Heart Tower that still bore the mark of the previous master (the Yellow Dragon Lord had only died as an avatar), he returned the way he came.

His identity has been exposed, but Hunzhen, who should have fled to the ends of the earth, seems to have no intention of retreating at all.

(End of this chapter)