Sky Wolf Master's rage erupted like a volcano.
The two Kou Tribe Venerables watched in stunned disbelief as the confrontation unfolded before them.
When had an Immortal ever dared to fight a Universe Master?
Yet somehow, Sky Wolf Master couldn't seem to gain any advantage over Han Jue.
"Hmph!"
Han Jue's divine body had taken a direct hit from Sky Wolf Master, and his aura visibly weakened. But with the combined defenses of his World Projection and Eternal Day Primordial Armor, the fact that he could withstand such a blow without dying spoke volumes about his capabilities.
Divine power from his Divine Kingdom rapidly repaired his wounds. This reserve came from a fragment of his Star Stream Sea clone's divine body, more than enough for his main body to use freely in battle.
"Impossible!"
Sky Wolf Master was stunned. He'd considered various possibilities, that Han Jue might deploy a flying palace treasure to block the attack, or that Ice Summit Master might suddenly intervene. But he never expected Han Jue to tank the blow with just his body!
Even though Han Jue's divine body had been severely damaged and weakened, he still had the audacity to mock, "Sky Wolf, is that all you've got?"
The Eternal Day Primordial Armor remained in its damaged state, but it was still Top Arcana. Weakening the attacks of Sky Wolf Master, a second-tier Universe Master who wasn't particularly gifted in offense, to a fraction of their original power was well within its capabilities.
Sky Wolf Master didn't even possess a Universe Master Ultimate technique. He only wielded a peak-level technique, barely stronger than Han Jue's Five Evolutions Sword Aura. In terms of raw attack power, he was only one level higher than Han Jue.
Han Jue's attacks were comparable to the weakest first-tier Universe Masters.
Of course, first-tier Universe Masters were practically nonexistent, they represented those who had just broken through and would quickly advance to the second tier with time.
"Human!" Sky Wolf Master glanced at Si Bo Wa standing behind him. Losing face in front of his clan's genius filled him with rage, yet also left him feeling helpless.
In terms of pure strength, he was top-tier among second-tier Universe Masters, approaching third-tier in survivability.
But his true offensive power? Only at the level of an average second-tier Universe Master.
That attack just now had been his full-power strike under normal conditions!
If he couldn't instantly kill Han Jue with that, was he supposed to burn divine power and fight to the death?
Impossible!
A dignified Universe Master having to burn divine power to deal with a mere Immortal? Sky Wolf Master felt he might as well crash into the nearest star and end it all.
Not only would such a thing make him a laughingstock if word got out, but even within the Monster Race, his reputation as a veteran Universe Master would be completely ruined. Sky Wolf Master himself couldn't accept such humiliation.
But Han Jue wasn't about to give Sky Wolf Master time to think.
The Five Evolutions Wild Sword materialized in his hand!
With a thought, Han Jue directly burned his divine power!
With the divine power replenishment from his Star Stream Sea clone, even without a divine power burning technique, he didn't need to worry about the loss. Burning divine power increased its intensity tenfold, not a true tenfold increase in strength, but still incredibly terrifying.
Han Jue was merely an Immortal. The quality gap between an Immortal's divine power and that of a Universe Venerable or Universe Master was vast. Even a tenfold increase wouldn't bridge that chasm completely. But it did push Han Jue's strength firmly past top-tier Universe Overlords, reaching a level close to actual Universe Masters.
In a battle of this magnitude, even slightly narrowing the gap meant it would be that much harder for Sky Wolf Master to defeat Han Jue!
"Boom!"
Flames erupted across Sky Wolf Master's body, his fur wreathing in fire as he roared and charged at Han Jue!
He was determined to teach Han Jue an unforgettable lesson, no matter what!
"Five Evolutions Sword Aura!"
Han Jue didn't hesitate, pouring all his divine power into the Five Evolutions Wild Sword. Gold, azure, crimson, blue, brown, five-colored sword aura condensed into existence!
The five sword auras merged together, their laws intermingling and fusing, multiplying their power a hundredfold. Countless streams of divine power poured from Han Jue into the weapon, activating the secret runes engraved on this High Arcana treasure and causing ripples of law to emerge!
"Whoosh!"
The sword aura tore through space!
The entire starry sky trembled at the appearance of this sword aura. The entire Ice Prison Star Belt was blanketed by the aura of the five fundamental laws. The Kou Tribe members on Ice Prison Star trembled in fear, even the two Kou Tribe Venerables.
"How is this possible?" Venerable Green Dou Kou murmured.
"His attack has definitely reached the level of a top-tier Universe Overlord, comparable to the weakest Universe Masters. This human is absolutely not to be provoked, in fact, we should treat him as a Universe Master from now on. Once he breaks through to Universe Venerable, he might even be able to match or surpass Sky Wolf Master." Venerable Purple Dou Kou saw further and more clearly than his companion.
"Let's hope that after Sky Wolf Master leaves, he won't make things difficult for us," Venerable Purple Dou Kou added quietly.
If Han Jue decided to attack them, they weren't Universe Masters, weren't even Universe Overlords. They absolutely couldn't withstand him!
"Boom!"
The Five Evolutions Sword Aura struck the Sky Wolf Palace, causing the entire palace to tremble slightly. Yet ultimately, it failed to breach the palace's defenses, not even leaving a scratch.
Sky Wolf Master's expression was ugly. He was actually afraid!
He wasn't unable to withstand that attack.
In reality, even if Han Jue's Five Evolutions Sword Aura landed directly on Sky Wolf Master's head, it wouldn't cause much damage, at most reducing Sky Wolf Master's divine body by less than five percent.
After all, there was still a two-tier gap between an Immortal and a Universe Master.
Perhaps a World Master could kill a Universe Venerable, but an Immortal couldn't kill a Universe Master.
However, Sky Wolf Master didn't want to be injured by an Immortal!
Being injured by an Immortal would be utterly humiliating in Sky Wolf Master's eyes.
So he'd deployed the Sky Wolf Palace to block Han Jue's attack.
Though it was also humiliating for a Universe Master to be forced to use Top Arcana to block an Immortal's attack, there were other ways to explain that away. It was better than actually taking damage.
At this moment, Si Bo Wa was trembling, not daring to tell his ancestor anything about the Beast God Inheritance Token.
Sky Wolf Master was clearly enraged!
With a thought, the Sky Wolf Palace materialized out of thin air, pressing down toward Han Jue's head to forcibly suppress him!
Han Jue's expression changed, he'd forgotten about this. He didn't possess any palace-type Top Arcana to withstand the Sky Wolf Palace's suppression.
He activated the Star Flow Domain at full power!
The Star Flow Domain and Sky Wolf Palace resisted each other. Though both were Top Arcana of the same level, Sky Wolf Master controlled the palace with his Universe Master-level divine power. The divine power gap gave him the upper hand, and the Sky Wolf Palace quickly began suppressing the Star Flow Domain.
"Heh." Sky Wolf Master was about to speak mockingly when he heard a voice beside him.
"Sky Wolf, why bother attacking this junior?"