The First Battle at the Border

Because his willpower had reached the level of the Universe Supreme Being, Lu Yan'an maintained a high frequency of Teleportation, and about a minute later, he arrived at the location he was guarding.

When he arrived here, in the Virtual Universe, a circular area with a radius of 1 million light-years centered on this location turned completely purple.

As he moved again, the purple circle followed him. After another few minutes of Teleportation, he saw an even larger circle, roughly ten times its size.

"So, the garrison areas are divided according to strength? That's quite interesting. But it seems that Venerable Yantian is treating me as High Venerable and assigning me a garrison area! But it doesn't matter. Since I'm already on the battlefield, am I afraid of not having a chance to fight?" Lu Yan'an himself was quite open-minded about this. After all, Venerable Yantian didn't know his true strength, so this arrangement was a way of protecting his safety.

After speaking, Lu Yan'an turned to look at the vast universe, a completely dark universe, where his gaze could no longer see the distant galaxies.

There were practically no stars nearby, and the surrounding universe had been completely emptied, with very little cosmic dust remaining, clearly indicating that it had suffered a devastating blow.

Due to the special environment of the secret realm, and the fact that the Venerable was venturing into a high-level secret realm, the combat power that could be unleashed was limited. However, if placed in the universe, that power would be simply terrifying.

From the Virtual Universe, Lu Yan'an saw that the isolation zone, spanning the diameter of several star fields and with a battle line exceeding one hundred million light-years in length, had become completely empty.

Silence.

Here you can see some wreckage and some broken stars; after all, the power of Venerable is destructive.

Based on the current battlefield, one can imagine how intense the war must have been, with everything instantly reduced to nothingness by the attacks of countless stars in the surrounding sky.

Seeing this, Lu Yan'an could only sigh inwardly. This was the cruelty of cosmic warfare! Even beings at the Venerable Level would be severely injured by the aftershocks of battle if they strayed into the wrong area. Even the stars in the heavens were reduced to stellar debris under the immense power of the Venerable! This was the Line 44, known as the meat grinder, a true forbidden zone for life!

Time flew by, Lu Yan'an's concept of time quickly faded after sitting in the void for a long time.

A sense of loneliness quickly arose in Lu Yan'an's heart. Zooming in on the battle lines in the Virtual Universe, he could see that only he, a single purple circle, was moving around occasionally. The Venerable around him were probably all quietly cultivating or adjusting their state. Clearly, everyone had become accustomed to this situation, which was the norm during this Great Decisive Battle on the border of the territory.

Unlike the previous two bloody battles where the starry sky was filled with piles of bones, the Great Decisive Battle, unique to the Venerable and Overlord, appeared exceptionally peaceful. Although there were casualties, they were negligible compared to battles fought by those below the Venerable level! Moreover, even if the Venerable Overlord who participated in the Great Decisive Battle perished, they would be resurrected by the Universe Master of their respective races.

This has led to a war model primarily focused on depleting the enemy's Divine Body. Some will perish, but many more will have most of their Divine Body consumed. Divine Power Burning was a desperate measure during the Immortal era, but for those at the Venerable, it's merely a basic skill! Why are artifacts that restore physical health so expensive? Because they are necessary for war!

Adhering to the strategy of waging a war of attrition, the four races were constantly wearing each other down, and the resources needed for each to restore their Divine Body were constantly being consumed and rising in price as the war progressed. It wasn't until the later stages of the Great Decisive Battle that the balance between the parties was broken due to the depletion of resources, thus entering the true Great Decisive Battle mode. The level of bloodshed at that time was nothing compared to what we see now.

Suddenly, the Virtual Universe signal receiver on Lu Yan'an's right arm began to vibrate, and the virtual assistant's voice followed. "Master, there is a message for you in the Virtual Universe. It's a warning email from Venerable Yantian! Enemies are advancing in this direction. Venerable Yantian wants you to be careful and protect your safety!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan'an abruptly stood up from the void and excitedly said, "Finally, an opponent has arrived! If this keeps up, I'll have to start retiring."

"Whoosh!"

The next instant, Lu Yan'an vanished from his spot and reappeared 1000 light-years away, then disappeared again, his entire body Teleportation away at an extremely fast speed...

At the same time, a mechanical castle also Teleportation in the vast universe, and a figure on the castle stared intently in Lu Yan'an's direction.

"The latest detectors have detected a faint fluctuation of divine power in this direction. Could it be Venerable newly sent by the human race to be stationed here?"

"If that's the case, then that's wonderful! It's been a long time since I've encountered a newcomer among humans. This time, I'm determined to thoroughly crush him. If he's weak, then..." The Machine Race's Universe Overlord, Venerable Kangjia, had a cold glint in his eyes.

On the other side, guided by the Virtual Universe, Lu Yan'an easily spotted the constantly flashing red dot and headed straight for it without hesitation.

A minute later, after Lu Yan'an finished Teleportation, a mechanical castle emerged from spatial fluctuations about 5 million kilometers ahead. As expected, the atmosphere on the field immediately became serious the moment the two met.

"Space Lockdown!"

"Space Lockdown!"

The newly appeared Venerable Kangjia had a strange expression on its face. If it wasn't mistaken, the aura of this human Venerable seemed to be only at the High Venerable stage? Could this really be a newcomer?

On the other side, Lu Yan'an didn't think so much. He had been waiting for this battle for a long time. He instantly activated a Mental Power Amplitude power instantly entered a burning state. Holding the Supreme Treasure War Blade, he charged directly towards the massive mechanical castle in front of him.

"They do have some guts, but they don't use their brains at all!" Venerable Kangjia commented, as he drove the massive mechanical castle to meet them.

"Can you stop it?"

Lu Yan'an's eyes flashed with a cold light as he unleashed a divine power strike directly at the outer wall of the mechanical castle. The power of the Time Fusion Law erupted instantly! The seemingly impregnable mechanical metal wall was now sliced open like tofu. The divine power spread, and the mechanical castle was instantly destroyed by this simple move!

"What?!" Standing atop the mechanical castle, Venerable Kangjia couldn't help but cry out in surprise. It was well aware of the defensive capabilities of its castle. Although Lu Yan'an's strike hadn't penetrated the castle and injured it, it had directly destroyed the castle. What would it have done if that had landed on itself?

Thinking this, Venerable Kangjia disregarded any prestige of being a powerful figure and instantly fled into the distance, shouting as he ran, "Who are you? How can you only exude the aura of High Venerable?"

"That's quite clever! They started running immediately, instead of being stupid enough to come and confront me head-on."

Lu Yan'an was somewhat surprised. Generally speaking, strong people care a lot about their reputation, that is, the so-called dignity of the strong! As for a strong person like Venerable Kangjia who ran away without even a direct confrontation, it is rare. If the news of this were to get out, he would be doomed.

Little did Lu Yan'an know the terrifying psychological trauma his horizontal slash inflicted on the young mind of Venerable Kangjia. This mechanical castle was the culmination of Venerable Kangjia's countless hours of painstaking effort! Lu Yan'an had merely swung his blade once, and with that single strike, the mechanical castle, whose defenses Heavy Treasure those of Flying Palace-type, was utterly destroyed!

What kind of outrageous attack power is this? To achieve this, it must be an attack power at the level of Universe Master! This is also why Venerable Kangjia ran away without even thinking about it—a human Universe Master disguised as a High Venerable came to hunt down their Machine Race's powerful members, and what's more, he just happened to run into him!

What kind of outrageous plot is this?

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