Ancestor Bodhi and Dao Ancestor Chiming were responsible for studying Sanshou's formation, while Wu Yun could only watch from the sidelines. After all, in terms of cultivation level alone, he was on par with Emperor Xia, who stood beside him.
Ancestor Bodhi and Dao Ancestor Chiming were both Ancestor Immortals who had mastered the Heavenly Dao. Their cultivation levels were far above that of a True God, so naturally they made quick progress in studying Sanshou's methods.
"Sorry for the trouble," Wu Yun said politely. Then he turned to Immortal Juhua. "Once this is over, I'll take you to the Underworld to be reincarnated and bring you into the Dongque Clan."
With his rise, the Dongque Clan had become a major force in the Wujian Gate camp. It was many times stronger than the Xia Mang Clan, with quite a few Celestial Gods and True Immortals among its ranks.
Things had reached a critical point in the Swallowed Star World.
A few King-level Immortals had left after finding nothing in the area, but others had arrived one after another, so the total had remained around two hundred thousand.
That was an enormous number, and all two hundred thousand were High Kings or above. There were no Initial Kings among them. They were organized by camp and divided into squads.
With so many King-level Immortals, ordinary excavation would usually uncover the natives' treasure within half a year.
Over the long years, the four camps had all discovered areas in the Ten Thousand Tribulations Prison where Teleportation was possible. Some King-level Immortals were in remote regions and needed several days of flight before they could teleport here.
King Citian, Seven Seas King, and their group numbered ten King-level Immortals in all. Two were Immortals of the Machine Race itself, while the rest belonged to affiliated races.
"Seven Seas King, are you sure there are natives in this direction?" King Citian was already growing impatient. "You've been leading us all over the place, but I haven't seen a thing."
"Trust me, King Citian. This time, it'll definitely work," Seven Seas King replied softly. He was growing more and more nervous inside. They were about to face a Universe Venerable.
It wasn't easy to counter a Universe Venerable with sheer numbers.
They were still hundreds of millions of kilometers away from Venerable Nuoqi's location, and Seven Seas King was ready to flee at a moment's notice.
Just then, faint spatial fluctuations reached them. King-level Immortals still couldn't freely control where they appeared inside the prison, but a Universe Venerable who had mastered the complete Space Law could go wherever he pleased.
Whoosh!
A crimson rock giant suddenly appeared, his entire body wreathed in faint starfire. It was Venerable Nuoqi, whom Wu Yun had encountered some time earlier.
Seeing so many aliens arrive, Venerable Nuoqi's thoughts of hiding away to perfect his secret technique faded. His eyes were filled with bloodlust.
The endless rage inside him needed an outlet.
"A Universe Venerable?!" King Citian and the others were horrified. They hurriedly took out a dark blue weapon shaped like a bamboo tube. Everyone burned their Immortal Divine Bodies and poured in vast amounts of energy.
Seven Seas King was no exception.
That was a Universe Venerable—a powerhouse whose casual attacks could cover over a hundred million kilometers. Seven Seas King had to join forces with the other King-level Immortals first if he wanted any chance of survival.
Without King Citian here, they probably wouldn't even have had the courage to resist.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Once charged, the dark blue bamboo-tube weapons combined into a small, thirteen-meter-long tower. It released layer upon layer of boundless azure crystals to shield them from the front, boasting even greater defensive power than a Heavy Treasure.
"Even if King Zujin and King Qitian came, they wouldn't be able to break through our defenses," King Citian said confidently. The weakest among their ten-man group was a Peak King.
With Machine Race technology and their burned Immortal Divine Bodies, even an opponent from another camp on the Outer Realm Battlefield who was close to being an Invincible King would have a hard time breaking the blue crystals.
"Aliens, die!"
Venerable Nuoqi extended his hand. It didn't move quickly, but it carried boundless might. In an instant, the whole of space-time blazed with endless flames. Space collapsed and fractured across tens of millions of kilometers, breaking into countless particle streams.
Every King-level Immortal in the entire safe zone was alarmed. They gazed at the terrifying sight from trillions of kilometers away. It was as if countless stars had exploded all at once.
The hand tore through the layer of blue crystals. Then an energy storm swept inside and crashed down on the ten King-level Immortals.
"No!!"
The King-level Immortals let out desperate roars. The Machine Race weapon they had pinned their hopes on had failed to stop the attack. Now, all that awaited them was death.
They scattered in every direction, trying to get as far from the energy storm as possible.
Strange patterns appeared across King Citian's body, and a gray jar enclosed him.
The gray jar was a Heavy Treasure that could greatly weaken attacks from outside. Together with the other Heavy Treasures King Citian had to protect his life, it allowed him to withstand the first wave of power.
The other King-level Immortals used all kinds of methods to save themselves, but none could stand against the might of a Universe Venerable.
A King-level plant lifeform expanded to a million kilometers across, but the energy storm instantly tore it to nothing, killing the King-level Immortal hiding inside as well.
One Peak King after another, along with King-level Immortals at the limit, perished. The moment they touched the energy storm, they were completely vaporized, leaving not even a trace of their Immortal Divine Bodies behind.
The gap between a Universe Venerable and a King-level Immortal was like the gap between heaven and earth. Even the most ordinary Universe Venerable had the foundational strength of ten million times the power of a World Lord's power.
Combined with the complete Space Law, their power could destroy heaven and earth. Even a star system would shatter before them. That was what it meant to be a Universe Venerable.
Only upon reaching this level could one establish oneself in the boundless universe and command a measure of status.
Rumble!!!
The force spread onward. After engulfing those few King-level Immortals, it swept toward Seven Seas King, but when it struck him, it wasn't nearly as unstoppable as expected.
"I'm still alive?!" Seven Seas King couldn't believe it. A faint white light surrounded his body: the Heart Power technique Wu Yun had left behind.
Heart Power was an incredibly mysterious force. It was barely weakened at all in the Primal Universe, and that was one reason Wu Yun could suppress Elementary Venerables.
Without Heart Power at the fifth level, relying solely on the True God's body and his cultivation, Wu Yun would have been no stronger than King Zhenyan. He would only have been able to flee from an Intermediate Venerable.
With Heart Power, however, he could suppress Elementary Venerables at will.
"Hmm?!" Venerable Nuoqi sensed a familiar force on Seven Seas King, one very much like that of the mysterious person he had fought some time ago.
But he didn't pursue Seven Seas King. Instead, he fixed his gaze on King Citian before him. There was a huge difference between the aura of a Peak King and that of someone close to an Invincible King.
Venerable Nuoqi wanted to kill as many powerful enemies as possible. Slaying powerful enemies was the greatest revenge he could take against the aliens. His eyes were bloodshot, and his killing intent soared to the heavens.
A boundless aura of slaughter radiated from him. Released through his Venerable-level Soul Will, it was utterly soul-shaking. Weaker beings might go mad just from looking at him.
"Alien, even a Heavy Treasure can't save your life," Venerable Nuoqi sneered. He had already sealed off the surrounding space, leaving no one able to teleport away.
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