Even without its core, the Seven Flames Palace remained a treasure of immense value. The palace structure itself, combined with the eight Sacred Flames, still ranked as an ordinary palace-type treasure, and a high-tier one at that.
Han Jue turned toward the Flame Phoenix King, who had been standing silently to one side throughout the claiming process. "Senior Flame Phoenix King, thank you for your assistance."
The Flame Phoenix King let out a soft sigh before nodding. With a gesture, he released the Fire-Sky Sacred Flame, allowing it to float toward Han Jue.
After achieving Invincible King status, the Fire-Sky Sacred Flame had become less critical to the Flame Phoenix King's overall power. It contributed only a small fraction of his current strength and had become somewhat dispensable. Still, the flame remained connected to a treasure of this magnitude, and parting with it hadn't been an easy decision. He'd wrestled with the choice for some time before finally relinquishing it.
"Flame Phoenix King," Han Jue said warmly.
The Flame Phoenix King was, after all, a friend of Silver Moon King, Han Jue's junior martial sister. Maintaining good relations seemed wise. Souring this relationship would benefit no one.
Han Jue searched through his spatial storage and quickly located an appropriate item, a top-tier domain-type treasure perfectly aligned with the fundamental laws of fire. He'd acquired it in Lotus Ancient City after eliminating several alien Immortal Kings, and it had remained unused in his collection since then.
"Thank you, Venerable Starsea!" The Flame Phoenix King accepted the treasure with genuine surprise brightening his features.
Though he'd reached Invincible King status, the Flame Phoenix King didn't possess many treasures, and he'd been lacking a domain-type one in particular.
"I have high expectations for you," Han Jue said, placing a hand on the Flame Phoenix King's shoulder. "Break through to the Universe Venerable realm soon."
"I won't disappoint you, Venerable!" The Flame Phoenix King replied quickly, his voice carrying newfound determination.
In the universe, strength commanded respect above all else. Though Han Jue was far younger than the Flame Phoenix King, his power vastly surpassed the older cultivator's. The Flame Phoenix King felt no shame in showing deference to someone stronger, such was the natural order of their world.
"Alright then, go help with the relocation of the human residents," Han Jue said, waving his hand dismissively. "As for this Seven Flames Palace... well, I suppose we should call it the Holy Flame Palace from now on. I'll be taking it with me. Once the evacuation is complete, you're free to leave this secret realm. You can head to the extraterritorial battlefield or explore other cosmic secret realms as you see fit."
"Yes, Venerable," the Flame Phoenix King said, bowing respectfully before departing.
The Sacred Gods acted with impressive efficiency. As Immortal-level powerhouses, they made short work of the logistical challenges.
Through divine kingdom transportation, they relocated the human inhabitants of the Seven Flames Palace to the continent Virtual Universe Company had constructed for them. The Sacred Gods themselves would remain on that continent alongside the humans, though they retained the option to depart for the extraterritorial battlefield or other cosmic secret realms. They were now official members of Virtual Universe Company, after all.
Only the flame beasts remained within the Seven Flames Palace itself, mindless creatures driven purely by instinct. The strongest among them barely reached Domain Lord level, making them inconsequential. The tribal humans from the chaotic lands would stay as well, their primitive societies adapted to the palace's harsh environment.
After securing the Holy Flame Palace, Han Jue didn't linger. He departed immediately, returning to the Original Universe.
Two clear goals lay before him now.
First, to perfect the secret technique "Five Evolutions Sword Qi" and create a true peak secret technique at the Universe Master level.
Second, to fully comprehend the fundamental laws of space and break through to the Universe Venerable realm.
Achieving either goal would grant him power rivaling, or even surpassing, a Universe Master. Ideally, he'd accomplish both simultaneously. Then he could face the Lord of Sirius again and finish what they'd started.
The Lord of Sirius held a rare distinction: an enemy who'd fought Han Jue twice and survived both encounters.
Neither goal would come easily, though. Both required vast amounts of time and dedicated effort.
Fortunately, Six Eyes could accelerate his comprehension of the spatial laws considerably, shortening his path to the Universe Venerable realm.
The Ancestral God Sect stood as the single most powerful force in the entire universe.
Born at the moment of the universe's creation, it possessed three Ancestral Gods, eight Beast Gods, seventy-two Divine Generals, and three thousand Divine Envoys. These positions remained permanently fixed, the sect's organizational structure never changed. While candidates existed for Divine Envoy, Divine General, and Beast God positions, only one being could hold each of the eight true Beast God positions at any given time. If a current Beast God didn't perish, no new Beast God could be born. The same restriction applied to Divine Generals and Divine Envoys, each of the seventy-two Divine Generals and three thousand Divine Envoys represented a unique, irreplaceable position.
The three Ancestral Gods all ranked as top-tier sixth-order Universe Masters. Within the Original Universe, enhanced by the Original Universe's consciousness itself, they wielded strength comparable to the most powerful beings in existence.
The eight Beast Gods were also Universe Masters, each one a formidable power in their own right.
Beyond these eight Great Beast Gods, the Ancestral God Sect maintained Guardian Beast Gods and Guardian Divine Masters. These Guardian Beast Gods and Guardian Divine Masters were all Universe Masters as well, and each Guardian Divine Master commanded several additional Universe Masters beneath them.
With dozens of Universe Masters in total, the Ancestral God Sect undeniably ruled as the number one power in the Original Universe.
The Ancestral God Mystic Realm stretched across a maximum diameter of 160 million light-years, comparable in size to an entire cosmic kingdom. It ranked as the most dangerous secret realm in the Original Universe. Though roughly equivalent in size to the Eternal Lake Secret Realm, its danger level far exceeded that already treacherous location.
As the highest-level and most perilous secret realm, ordinary dangers here could kill Universe Venerables. Some extremely dangerous areas made even Universe Masters proceed with extreme caution.
Before Han Jue's main body had traveled to Ice Prison Star to battle the Lord of Sirius, his Star Flow Sea clone had already arrived in the Ancestral God Mystic Realm.
"So this is the Ancestral God Mystic Realm?"
Han Jue gazed into the distance. Far ahead, an endless black whirlwind stretched across the starry void like a massive python piercing the heavens. Its width seemed impossible to measure.
Even an ordinary Universe Venerable's divine body would suffer severe injuries, or outright destruction, if caught in that black whirlwind's crushing force. For the Star Flow Sea Avatar's divine body, though, it posed no real threat.
Soon, Han Jue reached the designated coordinates within the Ancestral God Mystic Realm.
He found himself floating in empty void. He didn't have to wait long. The calm space around him began to distort, forming a twisted spatial vortex that swallowed him whole.
When his vision cleared again, an endless, multicolored river surged and roiled in the distance. The vast, colorful river possessed a strange, magical power that drew the eye involuntarily, mesmerizing anyone who gazed upon it.
A Universe Venerable materialized beside him. Though the Star Flow Sea Avatar had shrunk to a hundred times its original size, it still towered nearly a million kilometers tall. Despite this massive scale, the Universe Venerable appeared completely unfazed.
"I am a guide and inheritor of the Ancestral God Sect," the Universe Venerable said in a gentle tone. "Please produce your Beast God Inheritance Token, or you will be eliminated as an intruder."
The Ten Directions Lotus Sea concealed Han Jue's aura, and combined with his enormous divine body, he appeared to be a powerful Universe Venerable, one whose presence even exceeded typical members of that realm. The guide, being merely a Universe Venerable himself, naturally maintained a courteous, friendly demeanor.
Han Jue produced the Beast God Inheritance Token. After the guide confirmed its authenticity, he led Han Jue deeper into the Ancestral God Mystic Realm, toward Bauhinia Island where the Beast God inheritance awaited.
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