Meng Qi reached out with his right hand and tried to draw in the Dinghai Pearl, but the miniature universe remained utterly still. It was as if it truly contained countless upside-down star rivers, each filled with countless galaxies and stars, stretching beyond sight.
This was the weight of one of the Twenty-Four Heavens, greater even than that of a legendary universe!
Meng Qi drew a light breath and stopped trying to forcibly move it. Instead, he formed seals with both hands and repeatedly recited the incantations for claiming treasures recorded in the Yuanshi Golden Chapter. Golden lotuses flew everywhere, dark glimmers danced wildly, and little by little, he refined and imprinted his will upon the ownerless treasure.
How could an unparalleled treasure that True Lord Xuan Tan had once used to dominate his era be so easy to claim?
After a full eighty-one days, the miniature universe was surrounded by golden lotuses and wrapped in layers of dark light. Five colors swirled around it as dazzling rays burst forth, and it began to shake violently.
Crash!
A sound like surging water rang out. Star rivers rippled, brilliant as waves, and the radiant five-colored light blazed in splendor, overpowering the dark glimmers and golden lotuses.
Meng Qi abruptly clenched his right hand. The miniature universe quickly contracted, shrinking smaller and smaller until it became a pearl enveloped in five-colored light, with chaos and mist hidden deep within. It flew toward him.
After days of refinement, he had finally completed the task!
Meng Qi reached out and caught the Dinghai Pearl with his right hand. Smiling faintly, he set it behind his head, where a clear, radiant halo rose at once, its five hues blending together as sparkling light scattered down.
Within the halo, mist swirled and billowed, as if it