Dragon Cliff.
A massive fragment of rock suspended in the void, its highest peak piercing nearly ten billion kilometers into empty space, while its lowest point still towered over a billion kilometers high.
This ancient cliff served as home to a small race of Demon Dragons, numbering little more than a hundred individuals. Most remained at the World Master level, with only about a dozen having achieved Immortality.
The three arrivals quickly drew the attention of a mid-level Universe Venerable Demon Dragon.
"ROAR!"
The creature's hatred for humanity was palpable. Without hesitation, it unleashed its innate secret technique, a vast demonic domain that swallowed the surrounding space, plunging everything into absolute darkness.
"Star Sea King, this one's yours," Nine Swords Venerable said with a laugh.
He and Kandeli were confident they could defeat the Demon Dragon together, but killing it would prove difficult. Still, protecting Han Jue at a crucial moment wouldn't be a problem.
"Don't worry," Han Jue said, stepping confidently through the spaceship's hatch.
In the distance, the Demon Dragon fixed its gaze on him.
Han Jue's right hand flickered. The Five-Evolution Wild Sword materialized in his grip.
His true body now possessed three supreme treasures: the top-tier supreme treasure Eternal Day Primordial Armor (currently incomplete), the high-grade supreme treasure Five-Evolution Wild Sword, and the ordinary supreme treasure Azure Origin Ring. He also carried a top-tier soul treasure. All he lacked was a palace-type supreme treasure to complete his arsenal, and once he claimed the Seven Flames Palace, even that gap would be filled. Ordinary palace treasures held no interest for him.
As for origin supreme treasures? With his Star Stream Sea clone, Han Jue had absolutely no need for such items.
Annihilation Soul Secret Technique!
Burning Divine Power!
"Five-Evolution Sword Qi!"
His opening move was designed to kill.
With the enhancement of the seventh prison of the Ice Peak Nine Hells Body, Han Jue possessed a 63-fold divine body amplification. Under this powerful enhancement, his normal attacks already possessed over 50 billion times the power of a World Master.
Considering his supreme treasures, his secret technique, and burning his divine body, this single strike had reached or even surpassed the power of a Universe Overlord!
"BOOM!"
The demonic domain sealing off space and time tore apart like wet paper.
The demon dragon, nearly 300,000 kilometers long, clearly staggered. Its attack on Han Jue halted as it turned to dodge the incoming sword energy.
But even accelerating time to its limit and trying to intercept the sword energy proved futile.
This was pure difference in strength.
A five-colored sword light flashed. The sword energy followed.
"Whoosh!"
The blade struck true.
Jet-black scales comparable to a powerful defensive treasure shattered and scattered, drifting through the cosmic void like dark snow.
Behind the wounded dragon, many more Demon Dragons emerged from within Dragon Cliff, but they only dared watch from a distance. None approached.
This single attack had burned 5% of Han Jue's divine body, and cost the Demon Dragon nearly 40% of its own.
With a thought, Han Jue's divine body was instantly replenished by a clone split from his Star Stream Sea within his divine kingdom, restoring him to 100%. This clone carried just 1% of the Star Stream Sea's divine body, yet given the Sea's immense size, even 1% dwarfed Han Jue's entire main body many times over.
Burning divine power? That was merely his standard method of unleashing power.
Han Jue couldn't imagine how he could lose.
"Azure Origin Ring!"
Seeing the Demon Dragon showing signs of fleeing, Han Jue immediately deployed the Azure Origin Ring, which he temporarily used as a sealing treasure.
The Ring possessed two forms, it could function as either a domain-type treasure or a sealing treasure. Right now, in sealing form, it directly trapped the Demon Dragon, restricting its movement and transforming it into prey ready for slaughter.
With another thought, Han Jue teleported directly in front of the dragon.
Before fully comprehending the fundamental laws of space, his teleportation distance was limited to about one light-year. However, once someone comprehended those fundamental laws, as a Space Venerable did, their teleportation distance could reach 1,000 light-years.
He collected the broken scales and some flesh and blood into his inner world. His [Evolution] talent technique could analyze the essence of life genes from them, studying the variations in different life genes. Collecting genes from these special life forms was absolutely necessary.
After collecting the materials, it was time to finish this.
"Unfortunately, the true peak secret techniques of a Universe Master are still beyond me at this level," Han Jue murmured, studying the Demon Dragon's injuries. "These Five-Evolution Sword Qi can only be considered rudimentary, a secret technique created by chance. Its power exceeds an ultimate technique by more than ten times, but it still can't compare to true Universe Master peak secret techniques."
He still needed to continue his cultivation.
Swish!
Burning divine power!
Two consecutive Five-Evolution Sword Qi strikes erupted, instantly dismembering the Demon Dragon. The remaining scales, flesh, and bones were all excellent materials for forging powerful treasures.
On the distant spaceship, Nine Swords Venerable and Kandeli stood nearly stunned.
"He actually killed that Demon Dragon!" Nine Swords Venerable said, disbelief coloring his voice.
Even he couldn't accomplish something like this, yet Han Jue had done it effortlessly. Didn't this mean Han Jue's strength had already surpassed his own?
"His strength should have already surpassed ours," Kandeli also exclaimed in amazement.
Over ten thousand years. In just over ten thousand years, Han Jue had achieved what had taken them tens or even hundreds of millions of epochs to accomplish.
Not only could Nine Swords Venerable not accept it, but even the usually kind-hearted Kandeli found it hard to believe.
"It seems our human race is truly about to gain another great being," Nine Swords Venerable said, looking at Han Jue with emotion.
"Nine Swords! Kandeli!"
Han Jue's voice called out from the distance.
The two exchanged a glance. Nine Swords Venerable stored his spaceship, and they stepped forward together.
"What's wrong?" Nine Swords Venerable asked kindly.
"This Dragon Cliff seems a bit strange," Han Jue said, studying the cliff itself.
"Strange?" Nine Swords Venerable asked suspiciously.
"Yes. To nurture a special life form like the Demon Dragon, Dragon Cliff itself should be at least comparable to a supreme treasure. But it's just like an ordinary cliff, without anything special about it," Han Jue explained.
Upon hearing this, Kandeli also stepped forward to examine it more carefully.
The Immortal-level and World Master-level Demon Dragons in the distance didn't dare approach at all, they'd already fled beyond Dragon Cliff's range.
"Hmm? The cracked part of Dragon Cliff seems like it could be pieced together with Purple Stone Mountain!" After closer inspection, Kandeli indeed discovered something unusual.
"Purple Stone Mountain?" Han Jue asked.
"Purple Stone Mountain is an extremely dangerous place located near the Dance Spirit Starfield, which is a death-level danger zone occupied by a top-tier Universe Overlord called Dance Spirit Venerable," Nine Swords Venerable explained.