An ordinary Universe Venerable with a standard 1x life gene level typically possesses divine power equivalent to 10 million times that of a World Master.
At the Universe Venerable level, the difference in raw divine power between practitioners remains relatively modest. Where Universe Overlords and Top-Tier Universe Overlords truly distinguish themselves from Higher-Level Universe Venerables isn't through greater divine bodies, those remain functionally identical. Rather, their superiority manifests through vastly superior life gene levels, secret techniques, amplitude multipliers, and treasures. These advantages elevate them to the Universe Overlord tier.
A typical Universe Overlord's baseline combat power should fall somewhere below 1 billion times that of a World Master.
When Han Jue's life gene level stood at 4,000x, his baseline combat power had already reached 800 million times that of a World Master. Now, with his life gene climbing to an astonishing 9,000x, his baseline power had surged to a terrifying 1.8 billion times that of a World Master, surpassing many established Universe Overlords in raw strength alone.
At the Universe Venerable level, baseline strength differences matter less than one might think. The real disparities emerge from amplitude techniques and treasures.
Coincidentally, Han Jue excelled in precisely these areas.
His divine body amplitude had reached 63 times, a level comparable to some top-tier Universe Overlords, such as Herodo, the renowned Golden Horn Clan's apex powerhouse.
As for treasures, Han Jue possessed three high-grade Arcana, ensuring he would never face a shortage of equipment.
Even his combat techniques had evolved to the embryonic form of a peak-level Universe Master technique.
All of this meant that Han Jue's current true combat power stood firmly at the level of a top-tier Universe Overlord, even surpassing Venerable Lianyi!
After all, Venerable Lianyi hadn't yet succeeded in creating even the embryonic form of a peak-level Universe Master technique. If she had, she would already be classified as a top-tier Universe Overlord, and wouldn't be far from breaking through to the Universe Master level.
Unfortunately...
Thousands of years had passed since he created this embryonic technique, yet Han Jue still couldn't perfect it. With his current comprehension of the laws, it clearly wasn't sufficient for him to continue refining it.
Perhaps completing it would take tens of thousands of additional years.
The further one progressed along the path of law comprehension, the more difficult each step became.
Above peak secret techniques existed three more levels: ultimate secret techniques, strongest secret techniques, and the fusion of strongest secret techniques.
Han Jue wasn't in any hurry.
After all, in less than 20,000 years since his birth, being able to rival a top-tier Universe Overlord was already an incredible achievement.
Moreover, Han Jue currently remained only at the Immortal level.
Once he officially entered the Universe Venerable realm, his strength would multiply a hundredfold!
He had no need to worry about stagnation.
"So... who should I go spar with next?" Han Jue mused.
Creating secret techniques in isolated cultivation clearly wasn't as effective as real combat experience.
Ice Prison Star
Luo Feng, just as in the original timeline, had been discovered stealing the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual and imprisoned in the Ice Prison by Venerable Green Dou Kou of the Dou Kou Tribe.
Actually, Han Jue had wanted to suggest that Luo Feng simply approach the other party for a direct trade, explain the situation clearly, the Primal Chaos City Lord's disciple seeking a seemingly worthless stone tablet. Out of respect for the Primal Chaos City Lord, they might give Luo Feng the useless relic, at most extorting some treasures in exchange.
Fortunately, Luo Feng now possessed invincible combat power at the King level, significantly stronger than in the original story, so there was no need to worry about danger within the Ice Prison.
Or rather, it was the other prisoners within the Ice Prison who should worry about encountering him.
Treating the Ice Prison as a training ground, Luo Feng hadn't told anyone about his imprisonment, only informing Han Jue and asking him to reassure his family that everything was fine.
After all, Luo Feng didn't know how long his stay in the Ice Prison might last.
It seemed there was another genius from the Sky Wolf Clan imprisoned within the Ice Prison?
Han Jue recalled carefully, it appeared that Sky Wolf possessed a Beast God Inheritance Token, which later allowed Luo Feng to visit the Ancestral God Sect and bring along True Yan King. With the help of that Beast God Inheritance Token, True Yan King had broken through to become a Universe Venerable.
He wondered if Luo Feng could defeat that Sky Wolf.
Thinking this, Han Jue moved swiftly.
Teleport!
Wuhua Secret Realm
"Whoosh!"
Han Jue wasn't in a hurry to release Luo Feng. He planned to explore the secret realm first.
The Wuhua Secret Realm, with a maximum diameter of 160,000 light-years, ranked as relatively small among cosmic secret realms, far inferior to the Eternal Lake Secret Realm.
The overall danger level of the secret realm was only moderate. Even Immortal gods could enter and venture within. It contained six extremely dangerous zones where even Universe Venerables could potentially perish.
Luo Feng's Ice Prison Star was located within the Ice Prison Star Belt, one of those six dangerous zones.
Han Jue randomly selected one of the remaining five dangerous zones to enter, intending to enjoy the scenery.
These dangerous zones posed threats primarily to ordinary Universe Venerables!
Even mid-level and high-level Universe Venerables wouldn't face much danger here, far less perilous than the Eternal Lake Secret Realm, which had given birth to both the Lord of Hong Luo and the Lord of Starsea. The Nine Swords Venerable wouldn't even bother exploring such places.
For Han Jue, this was purely sightseeing.
"Hmm, it's been a long time since I felt this relaxed," Han Jue remarked.
His Star Stream Sea clone, awaiting the Beast God Inheritance Token in preparation for visiting the Ancestral God Sect, remained stationed in Primal Chaos City. However, it wasn't continuing to comprehend laws or cultivate secret techniques, simply observing the manifested Origin Laws of the Primal Universe.
His main body had also ceased cultivation, instead observing the wonders and beauty of these cosmic realms. There was a unique charm to it, cleansing Han Jue's soul and elevating his state of mind.
Han Jue suddenly understood.
This was the meaning behind the saying "refining the heart in the mortal world."
It wasn't necessary to experience mortal life directly. Sometimes, simply gazing upon the beauty of these cosmic realms could relax both mind and body. While it might not significantly aid cultivation, it served as a purification of the soul.
Han Jue silently observed the scenery of these cosmic realms, gradually becoming immersed in contemplation.
Within the Ice Prison
"Human! You think you can kill all of us?!"
At the foot of an ice mountain, a large number of alien Immortals had gathered.
Atop the ice mountain's summit stood Luo Feng.
Luo Feng had spent over two thousand years in the Ice Prison!
For more than two millennia, Luo Feng's reputation had spread throughout the Ice Prison!
He'd killed hundreds of Kings, arousing widespread fury. Many Immortals had united with the intention of killing Luo Feng.
However, Luo Feng treated the Ice Prison as a training ground and didn't find it particularly dangerous.
Within the Ice Prison, virtually no one could truly threaten his life.
Therefore, while experiencing survival of the fittest and battling opponents, while creating new secret techniques, Luo Feng's strength had actually improved considerably.
"What wouldn't I dare?"
Luo Feng chuckled. In an instant, countless blade lights flashed!
The alien Immortals below weren't particularly strong, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen to band together. They were swiftly dealt with by Luo Feng.
"I didn't expect the Sky Wolf Clan would be willing to use the Beast God Inheritance Token in exchange for the sensor," Luo Feng murmured to himself.
Perhaps soon, the Sky Wolf Clan would come to retrieve him?