Star Tower

Yan Ning stared at the figure.

So strong!

This feeling absolutely surpassed his teacher, Golden Feather Venerable. In other words, a Universe Overlord, or even a Universe Master!!

Within the Hong Alliance, all members' strength was assessed solely based on their combat achievements.

Newly joined members were all rated one star.

Two stars were considered strong among Sealed Kings, roughly at the high-level Sealed King tier.

Three stars were Peak Kings.

Four stars were Sealed King Invincible, and even low-level Universe Venerables fell into this tier.

Five stars were mid-level Universe Venerables.

Six stars were high-level Universe Venerables.

Seven stars were Universe Overlords, and the weakest Universe Masters were also at this tier.

Currently, Yan Ning should be three stars.

But since he hadn't killed any Peak Kings yet, and he had just joined, he was only one star.

His actual strength was absolutely solid Peak King level.

The King Armor's defense could block all attacks with power not exceeding ten times the peak of a Realm Lord's full force, and soul attacks not exceeding the peak of a Sealed King were completely blocked; anything beyond that would be reduced by ninety percent.

Standard divine power combustion state.

Self-created secret technique, the Yan God Codex.

Yan God Clan secret technique, Yan God Transformation.

Divine power amplification of ten times!

That's right, his divine power amplification had now reached ten times!

Within the Peak King tier, he was absolutely invincible!!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Yan Ning had spent a hundred years on the Flame Sacrifice Continent.

Over these hundred years, he had continuously hunted and killed Sealed Kings from other races on the Flame Sacrifice Continent.

But perhaps it was a matter of luck, almost all the aliens he killed were from the Demon Clan.

As a result, he was placed on a bounty by several Demon Clan Peak Kings, and there were even rumors that a Sealed King Invincible had set their sights on him.

In the eastern part of the Flame Sacrifice Continent, atop a mountain range stretching millions of kilometers high.

Yan Ning sat cross-legged on the peak.

He was tallying the gains from the battle he had just fought.

Every battle netted him a considerable haul.

Over the past hundred years, he had accumulated nearly ten trillion Hunyuan Units.

"Any news on the bounties?" Yan Ning asked.

"Master, not yet for now."

Yan Ning nodded.

Decades ago, he had started posting bounties in the Virtual Universe and the Hong Alliance for the coordinates of Sealed Kings on the Flame Sacrifice Continent.

Anyone who provided coordinates would receive a million Hunyuan Units.

For a period afterward, his efficiency in killing Sealed Kings had greatly increased.

But the aliens weren't fools either. Knowing that Yan Ning was hunting them, they naturally wouldn't casually reveal their coordinates.

After all, Yan Ning's strength had been widely recognized—he was an absolute Peak King.

In this region of the Flame Sacrifice Continent, Peak Kings were almost the pinnacle.

Except for those few Sealed Kings who wanted his life, no one else would willingly expose their coordinates and invite Yan Ning's pursuit.

"What a hassle. Should I go take out those who put bounties on me first?"

After thinking it over, Yan Ning gave up on the idea.

Those who had placed bounties on him were almost all among the strongest Peak Kings, or even Sealed King Invincible.

Even if he could defeat them, he couldn't kill them.

And if he got caught by those Sealed King Invincible, he'd be in danger.

No need.

He didn't want to expose his Black Hole Clone just yet.

It was being saved for a critical moment.

"It looks like I have no choice but to head to the Star Tower."

Compared to the Star Tower, the number of Kings on the Flame Sacrifice Continent was pitifully small.

The total number of Kings on the Flame Sacrifice Continent was negligible, but the Star Tower gathered hundreds of thousands of Kings from the four major powers.

After all, the entire Hong Alliance only had a little over three million King-level experts.

It was only because of the existence of the Star Tower that so many Kings could be attracted to gather here.

He waved his hand and opened a projection.

It was the Star Tower.

As a Divine King-level supreme treasure left by Sitting Mountain Guest for his disciples of the Earth lineage.

The tower had nine floors, nine light-years tall, and had been placed here eons ago, before this battlefield was even opened.

For countless years, it had been absorbing endless cosmic energy without pause.

Within it formed the Nine-Spiral Nebula.

The further inward one went, the stronger the tearing force.

At the fourth spiral, even a Sealed King Undying could barely hold on.

Only Venerables could move freely.

And by the seventh floor, even Universe Venerables would be torn apart—that alone showed how terrifying it was!

Beyond that, there was another thing that made Yan Ning's mouth water.

That was the Sealing Star.

He couldn't possibly obtain the Star Tower itself.

But he could still get his hands on some Sealing Stars.

"Alright, time to move!"

Three months later.

When the spacecraft emerged from the Dark Universe, a dazzling light suddenly blazed outside the porthole.

"We're here."

Yan Ning stood in the cockpit, his gaze piercing through the reinforced glass toward the awe-inspiring sight in the distance.

The Star Tower!

A towering giant nine light-years tall stood in the starry sky, its entire body a bronze color. The tower's surface was carved with countless complex and profound secret patterns, each line seeming to contain the ultimate truths of the universe.

Even more stunning was the nine layers of massive nebula vortices surrounding the tower. Each layer emitted a different color of light, from the pale blue of the outermost ring to the deep purple of the innermost, breathtakingly beautiful.

"So this is... the Star Tower!"

Yan Ning's pupils contracted slightly. Even though he had mentally prepared himself, seeing it with his own eyes still made his soul tremble.

The pressure radiating from the tower seemed to silently declare: This is a supreme creation, not to be defiled by mortals!

Yan Ning took a deep breath. "It truly lives up to its reputation."

He maneuvered the spacecraft closer, while also noticing.

Countless wreckage floated around the tower—spaceship fragments, weapon debris, and even many bones!

These were the tombstones left by the powerful beings who had tried to conquer the Star Tower over billions of years.

"Beep!"

The communicator suddenly rang, and a message from the Hong Alliance popped up: [Demon Flame King, you have been detected arriving at the Star Tower region]

[Special reminder: Do not approach within the fifth vortex. Survival rate for Peak Kings is less than 1%]

[Current number of alien Kings inside the tower: approximately 270,000]

Yan Ning grinned. "270,000? That's plenty for me to kill!"

He put away his spacecraft, flickered, and flew toward the very bottom of the Star Tower.

The Star Tower was surrounded by nebula vortices.

But there were no vortices at the base.

At the bottom, there were nine entrances.

Many alien Kings and even Marquises entered the tower from here.

"I'm here."

Yan Ning flew out of the spacecraft and casually put it away.

He reached out and touched the tower's surface.

Nothing could be sensed except a wave of biting cold.

So massive—truly worthy of a God King-level treasure.

Just as Yan Ning was about to enter, a shout suddenly came from behind him.

"Demon Flame King."

Yan Ning turned around in confusion.

It was a figure clad in purple battle armor.

"Demon Wheel King!"

"I didn't expect you to come to the Star Tower too."

Demon Wheel King walked closer with a smile.

He was also a human King, roughly at the high-level King stage.

Yan Ning gave a slight nod. "I've nearly killed off all the Kings on the Flame Sacrifice Continent, so I had to come here to try my luck."

Demon Wheel King burst into laughter. "Hahaha, that's just like you!"

Yan Ning's fondness for slaughtering alien races had spread far and wide across the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Almost everyone knew of it.