"Lord of Radiance?!"
The moment Tiga stepped into the Cloud Realm of Flowing Heavy Mountain, Lord of Golden Jade, a Human Race powerhouse from the Second Reincarnation Era, spotted him.
Though they were both called the Human Race, the people of the Second Reincarnation Era did not recognize those of the Third Reincarnation Era as their own, and vice versa.
Therefore...
"World-Suppressing Stele!"
Tiga flipped his hand, and a stele-shaped Peak Supreme Treasure appeared. In an instant, it shot toward Lord of Golden Jade, who was not far away.
"Lord of Radiance, what are you doing?"
Seeing this, Lord of Golden Jade immediately moved to defend himself.
After all, he was a powerhouse who had lived through an entire Reincarnation Era. He was not entirely helpless against Tiga's assault.
A defensive Peak Supreme Treasure shaped like a shield appeared in his hand, blocking the suppressive force of Tiga's World-Suppressing Stele.
"Lord of Radiance, what do you mean by attacking me the moment you arrive?!"
Seizing this brief respite, Lord of Golden Jade urgently demanded an explanation.
"Nothing in particular. I just want to get a few more things, that's all!"
As Tiga spoke, he increased the power he was channeling into the Supreme Treasure.
The World-Suppressing Stele had nine faces. According to Noah's assessment, if all nine were gathered, it would surely be an Unrivaled Supreme Treasure.
Unfortunately, Tiga had only seven of them. Even so, with his strength, he could suppress a fourth-tier Universe Master.
Lord of Golden Jade was only a third-tier Universe Master. Even with a Peak Supreme Treasure, he could reach fourth-tier strength at best by staking everything on one desperate gamble.
Under the combined suppression of Tiga's seven World-Suppressing Stele faces, he could not resist at all.
"How dare you—"
Before Lord of Golden Jade could finish speaking, Tiga had already suppressed him. The Peak Supreme Treasure shield naturally fell into Tiga's hands as well.
"A low-grade Peak Supreme Treasure. Against you, it's a fitting match!"
Tiga gave a cold snort and didn't linger. He continued deeper into the Cloud Realm.
"These are the treasures we've collected recently. Please be sure to deliver them to Teacher, Junior Brother!"
In a secluded part of the Cloud Realm of Flowing Heavy Mountain, Tiga took out all the things he didn't need and handed them to Joneas.
"Senior Brother! Thanks for all your effort!" Seeing this, Joneas couldn't help feeling a little pained on Tiga's behalf.
With Tiga's strength, becoming a lone adventurer would have been easy. Yet he had done all this for the sake of their race...
"It's all for the sake of striving for eternity!" Tiga said, a trace of longing flashing in his eyes.
"Sixth Senior Brother..."
"Belial is still in the Universe Boat. It'll probably be a while before he returns. With his strength, you don't need to worry."
Tiga gave him a reassuring look, and Joneas gradually relaxed.
"I heard Teacher say that you've also embarked on the Divine Power Path?"
"Yes! I'm still far behind you, Senior Brother!" Joneas replied modestly.
"It's too risky. With your talent, if you'd followed the Law Path, by now you wouldn't have..."
Tiga was the first being in the current Primal Universe to embark on the Divine Power Path.
Even Noah and Yuan had become True Gods by comprehending the Ten Great Laws of the universe and merging them into the Chaos Law within just a million epochs.
In fact, if Noah hadn't obtained the Plasma Spark Tower and part of the Ancient Civilization's legacy when he crossed over, he couldn't have broken through to the True God level alongside Yuan.
Opportunity, comprehension, and fortune—none of the three could be missing.
"Eldest Senior Brother!" Hearing Tiga's words, Joneas felt somewhat conflicted. He knew how arduous this path was.
But... since there was a better path, why not give it a try?
Besides, once he reached a genetic level of 10,081 times, he could break through to True God at any time. He was now only one step away.
"It's your choice. As your senior brother, I won't oppose any decision you make, but you must also know when to advance and when to retreat.
"After this, I'll send you my insights and experience from these years through the Virtual Universe. But you'll have to decide for yourself how to proceed from there!"
Tiga said no more. He merely patted Joneas on the shoulder, then sent his junior brother some of his insights through the Virtual Universe.
"Thank you, Senior Brother! Also..." Joneas took out a World Ring. "This is what you asked for! Teacher specifically told me to remind you not to overextend yourself!"
"I know. It's only a Silk-Trailing Map. The Universe Sea is vast, but there aren't many places that can keep me there!"
Tiga took the World Ring from Joneas, looking completely at ease.
"Then I'll be going. Take care, Senior Brother!"
After speaking, Joneas took out a flying-ship-shaped Top-tier Supreme Treasure and flew toward the Primal Universe.
As Tiga watched his junior brother disappear into the distance, the easy expression on his face gave way to worry.
"Teacher..."
Tiga put the thought aside and continued deeper into Flowing Heavy Mountain.
According to legend, Flowing Heavy Mountain was the oldest Forbidden Land in the Universe Sea. Even the Two Holy Land Universes had no idea how long it had existed.
The only scant records came from an obituary issued by the Ancestral God Sect on behalf of the Primal Universe's origin will during an unknown Reincarnation Era.
Most people simply knew Flowing Heavy Mountain as the largest and oldest of the Three Great Forbidden Lands.
It was an endless mountain range, and no one had yet explored every part of it.
Clouds formed from countless droplets of water vapor hung between the mountains. People commonly called this the Cloud Realm.
The secluded spot where Tiga had been was merely one barren area among many, already plundered by countless powerful beings.
Each mountain peak had its own peculiar features.
The place Tiga was heading for now, for example, was known as Heavenly Pool Mountain!
"Flowing Heavy Mountain truly lives up to its reputation as a treasure trove. What a strange place!"
Looking up at the mountain before him, which was hundreds of millions of light-years tall, Tiga reached its summit in just a few short blinks.
For a powerhouse whose strength nearly rivaled that of a Void True God, traveling a few hundred million light-years took no more than the blink of an eye.
The main reason was that there were no treasures to find on the outskirts of Heavenly Pool Mountain, so there was little point in exploring them.
"Boundless Heavenly Pool!"
Looking at the expanse of water suspended above the mountaintop—a sphere larger than even the vastest Universe Country in Human Territory—a hint of excitement appeared on Tiga's face.
This was his destination: the Boundless Heavenly Pool!
It was also considered by the powerhouses of the Universe Sea to be one of the main sources of the water vapor in the Cloud Realm!
"I can only hope the information Teacher found back then was accurate!"
Tiga hadn't come here merely to search for treasures. Ordinary Unrivaled Supreme Treasures had long since ceased to be of any use to him.
The only places that stirred his heart were those that offered opportunities to advance further along his Divine Power Path.
This was one such place.
It was said that a treasure existed in the Boundless Heavenly Pool that could increase the amount of divine power contained in a divine body.
There were even rumors that source-type treasures on the level of Unrivaled Supreme Treasures would emerge here.
Those were the treasures Tiga sought—the ones that could take his path one step further!
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