"An almost ultimate hammer technique? As expected of a renowned Venerable!"
Above the mountain range, Su Heng split off a portion of his awareness and saw Mist Hammer Venerable unleash a heavy blow with his treasured hammer.
That single strike dealt considerable damage to the Ancient Beast's divine body. It had not reached 1%, but that was only because the Ancient Beast's divine body was simply too enormous.
If it had been a human Venerable of the same level, it would probably have lost 4% to 5%!
Kan Deli, too, lived up to his title as Chaos City's guardian. The secret technique he used had truly crossed the threshold into an Ultimate Skill!
His full-force attack left the Ancient Beast in misery, forcing it to burn part of its divine body in exchange for greater divine power!
"So this is what a true Universe Venerable is like!" Su Heng smiled.
Although his teacher, Mother Ancestor, was a Universe Overlord, Su Heng had almost never seen her fight with her full strength!
Before breaking through to immortality, he had not known many Venerables either.
After becoming immortal, he had still taken pride in his own strength, believing himself capable of matching geniuses like Luo Feng from the original work.
It turned out that he had merely been theorizing on paper!
What mattered for a Universe Venerable was not merely the apparent strength of their divine body!
Reality was far beyond what a few sparse lines in the original work could ever describe!
"We got it. Retreat quickly!" Nine Swords Venerable transmitted to the three from afar.
Seeing this, Kan Deli hurriedly unleashed another Ultimate Skill to drive back the Ancient Beast, then had Su Heng and Mist Hammer Venerable teleport away first.
He was the last to teleport away.
Inside a cave.
Nine Swords Venerable smiled and took out a tower-shaped treasure.
"This is that top-tier Sealed Treasure. Its power is fairly decent. It should be worth around 40 Treasure Points within the race." Looking at the little tower, Nine Swords Venerable smiled.
He had already imprinted his life mark within the treasure, so he naturally understood its power and effects very clearly.
"Does any of you want this treasure? If not, I'll give you equivalent-value Seven Profound Sky Water instead." Nine Swords Venerable looked at the three and asked.
Mist Hammer Venerable and Kan Deli both shook their heads. Although a Sealed Treasure was extremely useful, it was not particularly suitable for them.
After all, for high-level Venerables, top-tier treasures were already somewhat unable to keep up with their strength.
"Give it to me." Seeing that neither of them wanted it, Su Heng spoke.
A Sealed Treasure was useless to Kan Deli and the others, but it was quite suitable in his hands.
His comprehension of laws was inferior to that of a Universe Venerable, which also meant that his Space Lockdown and teleportation were weaker than a Venerable's!
A Sealed Treasure could make up for his shortcomings in Space Lockdown!
If he had possessed a Sealed Treasure when he fought that elementary alien Universe Venerable, he would not have allowed the other party to escape!
"Alright. Just give us Treasure Points of equivalent value." After dispersing his imprint, Nine Swords Venerable tossed the little tower to Su Heng.
He did not particularly need this Sealed Treasure either. Even if Su Heng had not wanted it, he would have exchanged it with the race for Treasure Points.
Forty Treasure Points divided evenly meant ten each. Su Heng gave the three of them Seven Profound Sky Water worth ten points apiece.
After imprinting his life mark within the little tower, Su Heng also learned how to use it and its name.
The Sen Yun Pagoda had two layers of sealing secret techniques. The first required comprehension of the Wood and Space Laws and could seal enemies who had lost 30% of their divine body.
The second required complete comprehension of the Law of Space. When activated at full force, it could seal enemies who had lost 10% of their divine body!
Of course, all this assumed the enemy was only a Universe Venerable. If it were a Universe Overlord, there was no point even considering it. Even if its divine body had been depleted by over 70%, it was not something the Sen Yun Pagoda could suppress and seal!
"Ten percent... If I work hard enough, even a middle-level Universe Venerable might not be impossible. But the prerequisite is still creating an Ultimate Skill." Su Heng put away the Sen Yun Pagoda as he thought to himself.
At present, his law comprehension was insufficient for the second layer, while in terms of strength, he could at most deplete the divine body of an elementary Venerable. Even then, he would most likely have to force the opponent to burn their divine body to meet the requirement.
"Let's continue exploring!" Once the Sealed Treasure had been divided, Nine Swords Venerable proposed again.
Su Heng and the other three nodded, then teleported away from the cave.
Time passed quietly, and another hundred years went by.
Within the Primal Secret Realm of the Primal Universe.
Luo Feng had just returned from a Desperate-level mission. After resting for several days, he immediately entered the Virtual Universe to look for his second and third brothers.
Over the past hundred-odd years, all four secret realms had held one Cosmic-level secret realm qualification battle.
With Luo Feng's strength, he was considered exceptionally formidable even within the Primal Secret Realm, so he had not fallen into the Primal Chaos Secret Realm.
Thanks to the opportunity Su Heng had given him and the assistance of Blood Luo Crystals, Hong had also successfully remained in the Primal Chaos Secret Realm. Moreover, his comprehension of laws had now surpassed those who came before him, reaching the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge!
Even within the Primal Chaos Secret Realm, he was considered one of the leading geniuses!
Perhaps in the next one or two qualification battles, he might even charge into the Primal Secret Realm.
As for Lei Shen, he had successfully advanced from the Doomsday Secret Realm into the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm. Following Su Heng's arrangements as well, he had entered Blood Luo World to obtain resources.
"Third Brother!" In a public area of the Virtual Universe, Lei Shen waved at Luo Feng's figure.
"Big Brother, Second Brother." Luo Feng smiled as he looked at Lei Shen and Hong.
Over the past century, many of the geniuses from their batch had died while undertaking Dangerous-level and Desperate-level missions!
As long as his eldest and second brothers were safe, everything was fine!
"Third Brother, I heard that Mo Luo set you up? How about it? Do you need our help?"
After Luo Feng took his seat, Lei Shen spoke softly.
"No!" At the mention of Mo Luo, Luo Feng's expression immediately darkened, but he still shook his head.
That fellow Mo Luo was not worth the three brothers joining forces against him!
"By the way, Third Brother, your true strength should be close to that of the Domain Lord-level geniuses in the Primal Secret Realm by now, right?"
Hong nodded approvingly, then said with a smile.
Several decades ago, Su Heng had returned to the Primal Secret Realm through God Kingdom teleportation and given Luo Feng three portions of Seven Profound Sky Water, each enough to increase one's genes tenfold.
By now, they were no longer Earth natives, so they understood very clearly just how precious such a rare treasure was!
Take peak King-level experts, for example. One such rare treasure would be enough to bring them into the realm of King-level Invincible, perhaps even beyond!
Even for Universe Venerables, it could greatly increase their strength!
So just how precious was such a rare treasure to the three of them, who had yet to fully grow?
Originally, they had not wanted to accept Su Heng's gift, but Su Heng had said something to them.
"My current genes can no longer be enhanced by this kind of rare treasure. As for trading it with other Venerables, it would not be enough to obtain anything that interests me. But if I give it to you, perhaps your futures will become broader!
"Besides, you are all my disciples! If you still feel indebted to me, then wait until you become Universe Overlords or Universe Lords and repay me several times over!"
After saying that, Su Heng left the Primal Universe and continued exploring secret realms.
Yet after hearing those words, the three of them deeply felt how highly Su Heng regarded them!
Universe Overlords, Universe Lords!
One had to know that everyone's expectations for the three of them now only extended as far as Marquis-level or King-level immortals!
No one even dared hope for Universe Venerables!
Yet Su Heng believed they possessed the potential to become Universe Overlords, or even Universe Lords!
Such regard made the three of them stop refusing Su Heng's gift. Just as Su Heng had said, instead of being overly sentimental, they should wait until they had grown stronger and repay their teacher many times over.
The tenfold increase in their genes immediately brought a qualitative change to the three of them. In particular, their comprehension of laws became several times clearer than before!
Moreover, their increased strength made their exploration of Blood Luo World much easier!
Although Hong and Lei Shen did not have avatars as convenient as Luo Feng's, they still seized more than ten Blood Luo Crystals and successfully became Blood Warriors, making their comprehension of laws twice as clear once more!
Their strength improved greatly again as a result, allowing them to undertake more missions and seek out more opportunities.
This virtuous cycle was the reason their strength had improved so dramatically!
Back to the matter at hand.
Hearing Hong's question, Luo Feng nodded slightly. "The ninth level of the Tongtian Bridge is no problem. With the Golden Horned Beast's consciousness strength, even the tenth level is nothing."
The Domain Lords of the Primal Secret Realm were only around the ninth, tenth, and eleventh levels.
Even if he entered the Domain Lord level now, he would not feel any pressure.
"Then there's no problem. Besides, if you return to the Gan Wu Universe Kingdom, you can look after Earth as well." Lei Shen laughed heartily at this.
The reason the three had gathered in the Virtual Universe this time was because Luo Feng was hesitant about advancing to the Domain Lord level!
With Luo Feng's strength, remaining in the Primal Secret Realm might allow him to obtain some opportunities, but it might also simply be a waste of time!
Unable to make up his mind, Luo Feng chose to discuss it with his eldest and second brothers first. If that did not work, he would seek out True Yan King and Su Heng.
"I agree with Second Brother. With your current strength, staying at the Cosmic-level is too wasteful. You need to broaden your horizons. Secret realm missions are ultimately controlled by us humans!"
Hong also advised him from the side.
As long as they did not pursue the opportunities within Desperate-level and Dangerous-level missions, the points earned by completing such missions meant nothing to the three of them!
Yet once they pursued the opportunities within those missions, even immortals could die. For Cosmic-level beings like them, it was simply far too dangerous!
Moreover, these opportunities might be great opportunities for them now, but what about after they advanced to immortality?
In the end, since these missions were controlled by humanity, once they reached a certain status, they would be able to obtain these opportunities safely anyway. There was no need to risk their lives for them now.
Besides, the one or two opportunities they had already obtained had given them sufficient foundations.
Anything more would merely be icing on the cake!
"That's right. Wasting time and life on missions simply isn't worth it. Just like Teacher—once he advanced to immortality, he could freely explore even universe secret realms. With a casual move, he could obtain an invaluable rare treasure!"
With Hong and Lei Shen's reminder, Luo Feng quickly saw his own heart clearly.
After chatting with Hong and Lei Shen a little longer, he returned to reality and began breaking through to the Domain Lord level!
Within the Yuan Yin Secret Realm.
"Hm? That kid Luo Feng is actually about to break through to the Domain Lord level? That's much earlier than in the original work. And without that incident involving Hong, he's still preparing to advance to the Domain Lord level?"
Su Heng looked at an email and thought to himself.
He had not intervened in this matter at all!
Giving Luo Feng Seven Profound Sky Water had been a deliberate intervention on his part. After Luo Feng's genetic level increased, the genes that the Nine Calamity Manual could improve would also become greater.
This could also be considered an indirect acceleration of Luo Feng's growth. After all, he could not possibly favor Hong and Lei Shen while refusing to give Luo Feng anything, could he?
Although one portion of Seven Profound Sky Water was still precious to him now, investing in the three to see whether they would change because of it was even more important.
After becoming stronger, Su Heng was no longer so overly cautious.
He wanted to see whether anyone would intervene because of this.
We'll see tomorrow. There will most likely still be three chapters, but the update time is uncertain. I updated 5,000 words today, and still have 10,000 words left to make up.
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