Peace Above All
The Phoenix Overlord studied Huang Ji, coveting his technology. But things like the Sea of Learning and quantum matrices used special compression algorithms; the data stored inside them could not be scanned.
And at their level, forcing someone to reveal their technology simply was not done.
He did not even covet the Immortal Substance Huang Ji possessed. There were only a few hundred thousand tons of it. For beings who could effortlessly annihilate countless stars, consuming all of it in an instant would be easy.
The Phoenix Overlord nodded slightly. "Far from an overlord, you say? True. You lack too much of the necessary foundation."
"That Straw Hat fellow fell to you because he was careless... If he'd used his full strength from the start, all your superior technology would have been useless."
Huang Ji smiled. "Do you also think you can crush me through sheer force?"
"Of course," the Phoenix Overlord said confidently. "If I went all out, you wouldn't have a chance to use any of your technology."
"But rest assured, I have no interest in the Milky Way. You're the one I'm interested in. The Low-Dimensional Gate will open soon. I assume you intend to go too? We could travel together."
Huang Ji shook his head. "Fifty-four years ago, you could have killed me if you'd gone all out. Not anymore."
"Is that so?" the Phoenix Overlord said calmly. "I could even detonate all three hundred billion stars in the Milky Way at once. Shall we try it?"
Huang Ji stepped forward. His Star Realm Armor blazed, and ninety-nine suns suddenly vanished.
At the same moment, ninety-nine suns' worth of mass erupted inside the Phoenix Overlord's true combat body, which was made of Unified Matter.
The matter appeared in precisely chosen locations, forming an