Black Lotus Battle Armor

Void Gold Venerable did not join the battle. Instead, he stood to one side, his gaze fixed on Venerable Yu Qing, ready to strike at any moment.

Venerable Yu Qing fought as she retreated, but Great Axe Venerable's offensive was as relentless as a raging storm, giving her no chance to break away.

After thirty exchanges, Venerable Yu Qing's divine body had already suffered a 12% loss.

Her expression grew increasingly grim.

In a one-on-one fight, she had never been a match for Great Axe Venerable. What was more, Void Gold Venerable was watching her like a tiger from the sidelines.

"Giant Axe, don't push people too far!"

Venerable Yu Qing gritted her teeth. Silver light surged from her spear, transforming into a silver-white dragon that pounced at Great Axe Venerable with fangs bared and claws outstretched.

Great Axe Venerable snorted coldly. Black radiance erupted from his giant axe, and with a single chop, he cleaved the silver dragon in two.

At the same time, Void Gold Venerable made his move.

He raised a hand and tapped the void. A streak of golden light shot silently toward Venerable Yu Qing.

Unable to evade in time, Venerable Yu Qing was struck in the right shoulder. A bloody hole the size of a bowl exploded through her shoulder.

"You people!"

Venerable Yu Qing's eyes were bloodshot with fury. The damage to her divine body had already exceeded 20%.

"I'll remember today's grudge!"

She gritted her teeth, threw down that threat, and transformed into a streak of silver light that shot toward the secret realm entrance.

"Trying to run?"

Great Axe Venerable took a step forward and gave chase.

But Venerable Yu Qing was, after all, a Top Universe Overlord. Taking another blow from Great Axe Venerable at the cost of raising her divine body's loss to 35%, she finally escaped the Black Heaven Secret Realm.

Great Axe Venerable stood at the secret realm entrance, watching Venerable Yu Qing vanish into the void without continuing the pursuit.

"Black Sky Lord, are you willing to join the Hong Alliance?"

Great Axe Venerable asked Black Sky Overlord. Clearly, he did not yet know that Black Sky Overlord had already acknowledged Fang Yan as her master.

Black Sky Overlord's giant lotus slowly opened, revealing the slender figure at its center.

Her face was pale as paper, and cracks in her divine body stretched from her cheeks all the way down her neck, a horrifying sight.

"Kill Yu Qing, and I'll join!"

Great Axe Venerable nodded, his gaze shifting toward Void Gold Venerable.

In the early days of the Primordial Universe, a Universe Lord was still well worth the Human Race's efforts to recruit.

While the Human Race's higher-ups discussed the matter, Fang Yan settled down in the Black Heaven Secret Realm.

"Big Sister Overlord, how are your injuries?"

Fang Yan flew beside the giant lotus and asked with concern.

Black Sky Overlord opened her eyes and glanced at him.

Within those eyes, as deep as black holes, lay emotions too complex to put into words.

"My name is Hei Lian."

Her voice remained cool and detached, but her tone was much gentler than before.

"Thank you for your concern, Master."

That "Master" made Fang Yan shudder all over. This was a Universe Lord!

"I feel awkward being called Master. Just call me Fang Yan."

(Little Fox Fairy hereby expressed her objection ٩(๑^o^๑)۶)

Black Sky Overlord fell silent for a moment. The corners of her lips lifted slightly, revealing an extremely faint smile.

"Alright, Fang Yan."

Black Sky Overlord raised her hand and lightly tapped the void with her fingertip.

The giant lotus's petals began to fall away, flying one after another toward Fang Yan's human Clone.

As they flew, the petals continuously shrank, transformed, and recombined. In the end, they became pieces of black armor plating that fitted themselves onto Fang Yan's body.

Breastplate, shoulder guards, arm guards, leg guards, combat boots...

Piece after piece of armor fit together seamlessly, encasing Fang Yan's entire human Clone.

The final helmet locked over Fang Yan's head. Its visor fell, leaving only his eyes exposed.

A suit of pitch-black battle armor traced with flowing golden patterns officially took shape.

Black Lotus Battle Armor.

Fang Yan lowered his head, looking at his body as he felt the vast power surging from the battle armor.

The Black Lotus Battle Armor's trait was to merge the wearer's base combat strength with Black Sky Overlord's at 100%.

In other words, once Black Sky Overlord recovered her Universe Lord combat strength, Fang Yan would also obtain Universe Lord combat strength while wearing the Black Lotus Battle Armor.

But if Fang Yan actually went head-to-head with a Universe Lord like that, things would get interesting.

The Black Lotus Battle Armor was not immune to soul attacks...

"This..."

Fang Yan clenched his fist, feeling the power surging through his palm. A trace of disbelief flashed through his eyes.

"It's too powerful."

Black Sky Overlord's voice sounded in his mind, carrying a hint of exhaustion.

"Try it out first. This body of yours is too fragile. Accommodating it consumes a great deal of my concentration."

"With combat strength fused at 100%, I can currently maintain it for only one hour. After that, it will gradually weaken."

Fang Yan took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

"That's enough."

He raised his head and looked toward the Black Heaven Secret Realm's entrance, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The battle at the Black Heaven Secret Realm had concluded, and when the news reached them, the entire Human Race's upper echelon was shaken.

This was the first time within the Hong Alliance that an alien Universe Lord had truly joined.

Its significance was extraordinary, and the Human Race offered the highest standard of sincerity and treatment.

Origin made the decision on the spot, setting the promises to Black Sky Lord.

First, the Black Heaven Secret Realm would henceforth belong to her.

Second, they would help her kill Venerable Yu Qing.

Third, they would grant her an Ordinary Treasure.

Fourth, they would revive her immortal clansmen.

Naturally, Black Sky Lord would also have to shoulder equivalent responsibilities.

In addition, Black Sky Lord would need to leave behind an inheritance for the Human Race and personally forge a Black Heaven Chaos Stele.

In the years to come, she would also have to take on part of the task of reviving Human Race experts.

Within Void Gold Venerable's palace treasure, an enormous star map was spread out.

Every important node in the Rainclear Race's territory was marked on the map. At its very core, a purple planet slowly revolved.

Yuqing Star.

The Rainclear Race's ancestral land, and also Venerable Yu Qing's lair.

"Three days from now, Venerable Yu Qing will leave her lair and head to the Northern Border Starfield to handle an important matter. My teacher and I will ambush her on the way and catch her off guard."

Void Gold Venerable's finger traced a dotted line across the star map, marking Venerable Yu Qing's route.

"My teacher will launch a frontal assault, while I restrain her from the side. Working together, we can suppress her divine body below 20% within thirty exchanges."

"Then Black Sky will make her move and kill her personally!"

The air fell silent for a moment.

Fang Yan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"Understood."

Three days later, at the edge of the Northern Border Starfield.

Fang Yan's human Clone wore the Black Lotus Battle Armor as he stood in the void, the space around him faintly warping.

Fang Yan clenched his fist, feeling the world-destroying power surging through his palm.

I'm going to kill a Top Universe Overlord. Just thinking about it is exciting—I'm even more impressive than Luo Feng was at the World Lord stage!

Hei Lian sensed Fang Yan's heartbeat and softly said one thing.

"Be careful."

The corners of Fang Yan's mouth rose slightly. He said nothing, merely looking toward the patch of dark void in the distant Xingkong.

Great Axe Venerable and Void Gold Venerable had already laid their ambush.

Now, all that remained was to wait for Venerable Yu Qing to walk into the trap.

Time passed second by second.

At last, a silver-white light appeared in the distant Xingkong.

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