Song Zhong had considered that Immortal Artifacts, too, were existences created under the current Supreme Rule. Perhaps if he possessed an Immortal Artifact, then when the time came to face the existence behind that Supreme Rule, it would also be affected.
Moreover, after he had gone so long without using Immortal Artifacts, he had slowly discovered certain benefits.
For example, without using Immortal Artifacts, every spell was released through his own body. Over time, his understanding of the Great Dao had grown deeper and deeper.
Soon, Song Zhong and the others entered the Island opposite them.
As before, they stayed here for one day. After that day passed.
That majestic voice, so familiar to every cultivator in the entire universe, finally rang out.
"All battles in the Contention Realm have ended. The ten universes that remain are: First Universe, Second Universe, Third Universe, Fourth Universe, Fifth Universe, Sixth Universe, Seventh Universe, Eighth Universe, Ninth Universe, and Universe 3333."
Song Zhong listened to the majestic voice, his expression unchanged.
They had not encountered any of the top-ten-ranked universes before, so in this round of reincarnation, among the top ten universes, apart from the Tenth Universe—which had been eliminated by some unknown universe—the rest of the top ten were all still here.
Of course, those remaining universes had no effect on him.
The majestic voice continued to ring out.
"While you were fighting in the Contention Realm, your universes also suffered attacks from Demonic Beasts.
Now you may return to your universes. One year from now, you will go attack the Abyss, which is the lair of the Demonic Beasts, and exterminate those Demonic Beasts that attacked you.
After you have exterminated all Demonic Beasts, you will accept the final test."
As soon as those words fell, the expressions of the other