The Path of Nine Heavens Lies Beneath My Feet!

The endless Black Flames burned fiercely, and in the blink of an eye, the figure of the black-haired youth reappeared.

Shock, anger, shame, hatred—a complex mix of emotions overwhelmed the Zerg Empress and Ancestor Zhen Yao as they watched this bizarre scene, even feeling a sense of powerlessness.

He spent his days hunting geese, but in the end, the geese pecked out his eyes!

This was originally planned as a "lion hunting a rabbit, giving it its all" strategy. They did not underestimate Lin Yan and were determined to eliminate this human genius with all their might. However, the development of events still exceeded their expectations.

How exactly did they manage to do that?

They cultivated for countless years, traversing the Cosmic Sea, learning countless secrets of the cosmos, and gaining an extraordinary understanding of the universe.

But at this moment—

They couldn't see through what secrets this human genius, who was rising at an astonishing speed, was hiding.

The most reasonable explanation is that Lin Yan carries a clone of Super Divine Body, which can quickly replenish his own divine power. However... clones are not an unfamiliar ability. Ancestor Zhen Yao had clones before breaking through to become the Universe's Strongest, and he recovered by the divine power of the clones. This is very different from the scene before us.

On the contrary, he is somewhat similar to the Universe's Strongest "Fire Source Clan," from the First Reincarnation Era of the Cosmic Sea, the "King Zhen Jia."

As long as the Fire Source Eyes remain extinguished, it will not perish. However, even if it does not perish, the divine power it has lost cannot be directly restored.

Lin Yan was able to unleash that powerful secret technique by Self-destruct, so how could the completely Annihilation divine power be intact? Could it be that, as Lin Yan himself said, he is truly Immortal and Undying?

The thought flashed through my mind.

Reason, however, prevented them from believing it.

There are indeed some incredible and Special Lifeform in the universe, which are extremely difficult and terrifying, such as "Yin Tuo". Any material impact can be directly weakened to one ten-thousandth after passing through the divine body. It is Special Lifeform that can even recover from "Self-destruct". It is truly unheard of.

"Lin Yan, it's not your time to be smug yet!" Ancestor Zhen Yao roared, his eyes burning with flames. "I admit we underestimated you. You are powerful, having unleashed such a move. But the universe is fair. You can't do this without paying a price!"

"I'd like to see if you can really keep this up! If you don't die, what face will our three alliances have left in this Primordial Universe?!"

"Face?" Lin Yan sneered. "Since your three major alliances joined forces to kill me, and now only a few universe lords have fallen, what face do you have to complain? Zhen Jiao, if you can do anything to me, then come and kill me. If you don't have the ability, then go back to your Demon Race's lair!"

He was not polite in the slightest.

"Arrogant!" Enraged, the Ancestor Zhen Yao fused the tip of his tail with the Shattered Domain Cone, which extended across his body to form armor, and charged madly toward Lin Yan.

Without any hesitation, Lin Yan immediately unleashed "The Final Descent" by Self-destruct!

The immense power turned hundreds of millions of kilometers around into a vacuum, dissipating the surging waves of the Mo Shui River and even sweeping away the spatial particle streams.

Faced with this attack, Ancestor Zhen Yao was powerless to retaliate. Powerful divine energy emerged from his body, which steamed and formed small, strange beasts. These beasts, formed from the steaming and burning divine energy, roared and charged forward one after another to resist the attack.

Lin Yan's "Sun Moon Twin Pupils" seized the opportunity to transform into a stream of light and quickly flew into the distance.

Within the World Ring that merged into his eyes, the divine power of another Green Line Devouring Worm clone surged into his Sun Moon Twin Pupils, revealing Lin Yan's figure. In an instant, he reached near-light speed and flew towards the Vortex Passage connecting to the outside world.

Although the divine power supplied by his nearly ten thousand Green Line Devouring Worm clone, combined with his indelible divine body, was enough to make even the Universe's Strongest despair, he could not possibly defeat these two Universe's Strongest, and continuing the fight would be pointless.

The mission has been exceeded. Not only have they proven their strength, but they have also inflicted heavy losses on the Three-Race Alliance, killed several Universe Lords, and obtained their Supreme Treasure.

The Lord of the Universe is different from the Universe Venerable.

Universe Venerable are completely useless in battles at the level of Cosmic Lords. A Cosmic Lord could easily kill thousands of Universe Venerable with a single move. Their true purpose is... to potentially give birth to a Cosmic Lord, and just one is enough.

The loss of several universe masters like this is unprecedented unless it is a large-scale genocide war waged by a major cosmic power.

As Lin Yan flew, Ancestor Zhen Yao and the Zerg Empress were chasing after him.

The Ancestor Zhen Yao occasionally tried to interfere by gathering power with his Peak Domain Supreme Treasure, but Lin Yan was focused on leaving. While resisting, he maintained his Light Speed Flight and was completely unaffected.

Lin Yan kept flying, and after half a day, he finally reached the Vortex Passage and escaped from this Original Star.

Call.

In the silent, pitch-black starry sky, with no stars around, in an instant, this Dark Starry Sky was like an endless ocean, with distorted spacetime forming powerful shock waves, one after another rushing madly towards Lin Yan.

Within the dark, surging tides of time and space, the enormous, faintly visible body of Silver Serpent gradually emerged. This Silver Serpent seemed to traverse the entire Dark Starry Sky, stretching for tens of millions of kilometers, coiling in the void, utterly terrifying.

"Lin Yan, Lin Yan!" Ancestor Meng Yao roared angrily, his roar shaking the starry sky.

When she learned the news, the shame of this defeat filled her with immense anger.

The Ancestor Meng Yao knew that if he didn't kill Lin Yan, he would inevitably trample on the universes where their three alliances had truly made their names! They would bear this shame for eternity, becoming a laughingstock in the vast universe!

Killing Lin Yan is the only way!

"Damn humans." Her icy eyes stared at the figure that stood like a reef in the tides of time. "Although you left the Original Star, once you're outside, the Primordial Universe has fewer restrictions on us. This time, without the Giant Axe to save you, how do you think you can escape?"

During this time, the four Divine Power Clones of the Universe's Strongest have solemnly discussed the current situation.

The inability to teleport or reach the speed of light within the Original Star is too great, making it difficult even to catch up with Lin Yan.

Only by reaching the outside world and Space Lock, with the three Universe's Strongest joining forces, will Lin Yan have no way to escape. They will wear Lin Yan down through sheer attrition.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The figures of the Zerg Empress and the Ancestor Zhen Yao also emerged from the Vortex Passage.

"Lin Yan!" The Zerg Empress's voice was as gentle and alluring as ever. "Even though the Zhuo Yue Master of my Zerg Alliance fell at your hands, to be fair, I admire you. Never before has a Universe Venerable been able to push us to such a desperate situation. Just as you said, you make us feel fear."

They were unsure whether Lin Yan had truly broken through to the level of a Universe Lord. Judging from the power of his Self-destruct, they ultimately concluded that Lin Yan was merely Universe Venerable. If he were a Universe Lord with a divine body, the power of that attack would definitely reach the limit set by the Primordial Universe.

"But!"

"As the Universe's Strongest, we have complete control over the battle. Unless you are truly Immortal and Undying, no matter how strong you are, you cannot change anything."

"The Zerg Empress said softly."

She had barely finished speaking.

Whoosh!

The Ancestor Meng Yao, which had been coiled in the void for tens of millions of kilometers, rapidly shrank its divine body, transforming into a Silver Serpent only 100,000 kilometers long. Its speed immediately soared, becoming terrifyingly fast.

It instantly broke through the speed of light, a speed that is impossible to observe with the naked eye... Only divine power and domain detection can reveal that terrifying speed.

"This is the Universe's Strongest!" Lin Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The Universe's Strongest are, after all, beings on a higher level.

Although the Primordial Universe imposed limitations on them—first, their divine power could only be maintained at the level of a universe master with Ten Thousand Times Gene power; second, their attack power was limited to the Tier 6 peak; third, killing a universe master would result in punishment; and fourth, they would be stripped of their ability to Word is Law— the Universe Origin Law would no longer retreat!

However, some auxiliary methods, such as relying on Ten Thousand Times Gene power and the "secret flight technique at the level of the Universe's Strongest" to achieve extremely high speeds... because although the speed is ten or Hundredfold Light Speed, the impact force generated is still not up to the level of Tier 6 peak combatant, so it is not restricted.

Like resisting the attraction of the Dark Universe, etc...

These are all auxiliary methods.

Other powerful beings travel at near the speed of light in the Primordial Universe, but once they reach that speed, they are transferred to the "Dark Universe"! However, the Universe's Strongest can travel at ten or Hundredfold Light Speed, yet they remain in the Primordial Universe. It is precisely because of these auxiliary means that the Universe's Strongest are extremely difficult to deal with.

Call!

"I refuse to believe that there really is an unkillable Universe Venerable in the world!" Ancestor Meng Yao roared, his speed soaring to an extremely terrifying level. His huge snake tail suddenly swelled up to millions of kilometers in length, directly slicing through the void. Lin Yan gritted his teeth and resisted, and was immediately thrown away.

The Zerg Empress and the Ancestor Zhen Yao are also preparing to join the battle.

With the combined power of the three Universe's Strongest, we are determined to eliminate this scourge!

As Lin Yan threw it away, countless thoughts raced through his mind, and he silently said:

"So far, I have demonstrated my defense, recovery, and strength. Only the last one remains. If I can render them helpless, it will be enough for the entire universe to understand that I, Lin Yan... am an absolutely invincible being in the Primordial Universe, just like the Universe's Strongest!"

Whoosh!

His speed suddenly increased, reaching the speed of light, and he was immediately repelled by the Primordial Universe and transferred to the Dark Universe.

"The Dark Universe?" Upon seeing this, the three Universe's Strongest ceased resisting the attraction of the Dark Universe. "Escaping to the Dark Universe is useless."

"Boom..."

Lin Yan moved slowly through the vast void of the Dark Universe. Once he stopped, he would automatically transfer to his Primordial Universe. Countless points of light, like fireflies, floated around him. The three Universe's Strongest also broke in.

The Ancestor Zhen Yao spoke in an aged voice, "In this Dark Universe, speed can easily break the speed of light, and there is no upper limit to speed. Theoretically, our advantage will be much smaller, but... Lin Yan, give up your foolish idea. The speed burst of the Universe's Strongest flying secret technique is beyond your reach."

"Why not?" Lin Yan grinned. "If I were someone you could understand, how could things have come to this?"

Upon hearing this, they all changed color slightly and instinctively tried to trap Lin Yan in the center.

"Hahaha..."

Lin Yan looked at the endless points of light in the Dark Universe. With his laughter, a golden, ancient warship instantly appeared beneath his feet. The sails were dazzling and flowed with countless mysterious patterns.

The ultimate escape Supreme Treasure: the Sky Liu Sail!

Aside from "Sword River Luo", Sky Liu Sail could be considered his greatest gain in the Original Star, but this was far from the source of Lin Yan.

"Whoosh!"

Before the astonished eyes of the Ancestor Meng Yao, the Ancestor Zhen Yao, Zerg Empress, countless dazzling golden lights appeared in the Dark Universe, and then Lin Yan's speed rapidly increased to an astonishing level, disappearing from their sight.

"How is that possible?"

"Chase!"

They were completely shocked. How could the flight technique of a Universe Venerable be able to burst out with speed and surpass them, the Universe's Strongest!

This is the Dark Universe, not the Original Star. If they can't even catch up with a single Universe Venerable, they might as well just smash their heads against a block of tofu and die.

They each displayed their unique flying skills, chasing after the dazzling golden light ahead.

100 times the speed of light, 300 times the speed of light, 1000 times the speed of light...

10,000 times the speed of light, 100,000 times the speed of light, 1 million times the speed of light...

"Hahaha, that's great, that's great." Standing on the Sky Liu Sail, the dazzling sail was fully unfurled, and the entire ram of the Sky Liu Sail naturally formed a shield-shaped membrane, protecting the entire warship.

However, the Sky Liu Sail is not Palace Supreme Treasure; its strengths lie in escaping and attacking.

"In terms of bursts of speed, how could the creativity of the Universe's Strongest of this Cosmic Sea compare to my Nine Heavens Secret Art?" Lin Yan muttered to himself, a hint of pride in his voice.

In his millions of years of secluded cultivation, besides Law Comprehension and mastering secret techniques, his greatest gain was actually the "Nine Heavens Secret Art." This was System Reward he received when he reached the Universe Venerable level. It was a set of escape techniques that, if cultivated to its peak, could allow one to traverse layers of space and cross nine universes in an instant!

The Nine Heavens Secret Technique is divided into nine volumes, but Lin Yan can only see the first three volumes. He has a thousand times the Time Acceleration and the blessing of the Immortal Primordial Spirit. In these tens of thousands of years, he has only just comprehended the first volume of the Nine Heavens. As for the ultimate combat technique, Myriad Tribulations, he is still far from comprehending it.

The profoundness of these two unique skills is such that even though Lin Yan has thoroughly comprehended the first volume of "Nine Heavens," he only knows how to do them, but not their mysteries. Yet, he has already benefited immensely from them.

The most powerful aspect of this secret technique is its explosive speed!

Furthermore, this is the Dark Universe, the easiest place to accelerate, which makes this advantage even more apparent.

Call.

Lin Yan pushed Sky Liu Sail's speed to its limit. Soon, he felt that he could not increase it any further. At this point, his speed was close to two million times the speed of light!

At this time, although the three Universe's Strongest were still pursuing him relentlessly, they were still some distance behind him, but this distance was gradually being narrowed.

"Although his burst of speed is extremely strong, in terms of sustained acceleration and speed limits, he is only at the first level and still cannot compare to these Universe's Strongest," Lin Yan thought to himself. "Let's return to the Primordial Universe."

Call.

The Sky Liu Sail froze instantly, coming to a stop in the Dark Universe.

The three Universe's Strongest were extremely anxious, but just as they arrived at their location, Lin Yan had already returned to his Primordial Universe.

Seeing the endless starry sky around him again, Lin Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.

"Ha ha..."

"The Nine Heavens Path is right beneath your feet!"

"In terms of this achievement, while I am not the strongest in the universe, even the Star River Master and Senior Brother Chaos are inferior to me by three points. Below the Universe's Strongest... I am invincible!"

That heartfelt joy made him feel extremely happy. Wasn't this great freedom what he sought when he embarked on this path of the strong? Was it to hide his identity and seek a peaceful life in the divine kingdom?

"All these tens of millions of years of cultivation and struggle have been for this very moment!"

"It gives me the strength and confidence to face any desperate situation!"

Rumble...

The surrounding spacetime trembled and distorted.

One spatial vortex after another immediately appeared, instantly forming 10,081 wormholes. These 10,081 wormholes were like a giant beehive, covering all sides of Lin Yan.

Whoosh!

Lin Yan immediately flew towards a wormhole in mid-air and quickly arrived at the other end of the wormhole, which was tens of thousands of light-years away from his previous location!

Such a vast distance is comparable to the teleportation limit of a universe master; even the Universe's Strongest cannot sense his location.

A crystalline palace the size of a palm appeared out of thin air in Lin Yan's hand, exuding an ancient and cold aura. He muttered to himself, "Sky Wolf, oh Sky Wolf, what should I do with you?"

At the same time, an Immortal Plant Lifeform appeared out of thin air, opening the Divine Kingdom Teleportation. Lin Yan walked into the hazy blue light and was directly teleported to the Original Secret Realm.

At the same time.

As Lin Yan departed from the Dark Universe, the three Universe's Strongest — Ancestor Meng Yao, Ancestor Zhen Yao, Zerg Empress —all turned ashen-faced, and the atmosphere froze like ice.

"Give up."

"It's meaningless now. No matter what ability he has, at least in the Primordial Universe... he is already a formidable existence comparable to the Universe's Strongest."

"No one can kill him now."

The Zerg Empress's voice no longer held that allure; only calm remained.

A deathly stillness.