"Damn!" Venerable Xi Jiao's expression changed drastically. He knew that everyone in the Human Race was wealthy, but he had never imagined that this fellow had not only High-grade Supreme Treasure armor, but a Palace-type Supreme Treasure as well!
How could he be this obscenely rich!
"I already lost more than thirty percent of my divine power in the fight. Now that Palace Supreme Treasure has rammed another twenty percent out of me."
With less than fifty percent of his divine power remaining, he could not unleash even half his strength, despite having the willpower of a Universe Overlord.
Now, he could not even activate his Domain-type Supreme Treasure at full power.
Even at full power, that Supreme Treasure could not suppress Luohua Hall, much less in his current state.
With life genes equivalent to those of a Special Lifeform, Yang Hao's divine power was immensely potent. Once he burned it, its might was even more terrifying, and Luohua Hall accelerated at an astonishing rate.
Bang!
Moments later, Luohua Hall, piloted by Yang Hao, knocked Venerable Xi Jiao down again.
Their relative speed was lower this time, making the impact slightly weaker, but Venerable Xi Jiao's aura weakened yet again.
"Less than forty percent of his divine power left!" Yang Hao grinned as he watched the holographic image before him in Luohua Hall's control room.
"I'm a damn genius! I actually thought of driving a Palace Supreme Treasure straight into him! Haha!" The more he thought about it, the funnier it seemed. Without giving Venerable Xi Jiao much time, Yang Hao continued accelerating at full power.
"Damn it! What a terrifying human!" Fear appeared in Venerable Xi Jiao's eyes.
Despite having lived for countless years and survived danger time and again, he had never imagined that his own Supreme Treasure would ultimately be his undoing.
"No!" Venerable Xi Jiao roared, and his remaining divine power exploded!
Rumble!
Fortunately, Yang Hao was inside his Palace Supreme Treasure. Otherwise, such a violent explosion would have cost him a considerable amount of divine power.
"Steady!" Even with Yang Hao controlling it at full power, the blast wave sent the palace tumbling.
It tumbled for a million kilometers before he barely managed to stabilize it.
He hurried back to the site of the self-detonation. Several Supreme Treasures were still there!
A suit of armor, a spear, and a strange, lighthouse-like Supreme Treasure floated in midair.
Without its owner controlling it, the floating spear sensed the Mixed Jade Fang and flew toward it at tremendous speed.
Swish!
There was no elaborate assembly process. The two spears merged into one, becoming a double-headed spear.
"What's this?" Looking at the transformed spear in his hands, he found it somewhat unfamiliar. After all, it had possessed only one head before, but now it had two.
Then, as he sensed the information within the new spear, he understood.
"So that's how it is..."
The Mixed Jade Fang had originated on a Primal Star and was originally a High-grade Supreme Treasure weapon. However, an accident had occurred when it emerged, breaking it in half and causing the two halves to appear separately as two spears.
"This is the complete Mixed Jade Fang." Yang Hao looked at the new Mixed Jade Fang in his hands and nodded in satisfaction.
"I'll call you... Hunyuxi." A stronger Supreme Treasure deserved a better name.
He casually swung Hunyuxi around. It certainly felt different now that it was a High-grade Supreme Treasure.
"Looks like I'll have to adjust my secret technique too." Since Hunyuxi's shape had changed so drastically, his secret technique, Natural Disaster, would need some changes as well.
Fortunately, Turbid Abyss Breath's secret patterns were the same as before, so the adjustments would not take too long. A few intense battles should do the trick.
"The universe..." After collecting all the Supreme Treasures and leaving the battlefield, Yang Hao fell into thought.
As a Universe Overlord, Venerable Xi Jiao had been one of his powerful race's highest-ranking members, as well as one of its strongest combatants.
A typical powerful race usually had only one to three Universe Masters, and they were generally not particularly strong ones. Having them resurrect a Universe Overlord would cost more than divine power.
The Supreme Treasures left behind were also a major loss to the race.
Competition between the universe's races was merciless. To obtain good Supreme Treasures and valuable items, one needed formidable combat strength.
Unfortunately, the territories inhabited by most races were nowhere near as rich as those of the Four Peak Races, and the proportion of powerful individuals they produced was extremely low.
The more experts a peak race had and the greater its combat strength, the more treasures and Supreme Treasures it could compete for. Those treasures, in turn, increased its strength. Through this virtuous cycle, the race grew ever stronger.
For a powerful race, losing a Universe Overlord was a devastating blow.
"The path to power is fraught with hardship!" At that moment, Yang Hao's mindset changed slightly, and his resolve became firmer.
The stronger he became, the stronger his race would be. Likewise, the stronger his race became, the more opportunities he would have!
"The first Universe Overlord I've killed. Even if I relied on Supreme Treasures, it still counts as an achievement, right?" Yang Hao smiled faintly.
"How does the Chaos City Lord have nothing but these incomplete Supreme Treasures? I'm impressed." He had never expected to enjoy the benefits of an incomplete Supreme Treasure himself.
Deep within the Qian Wu Secret Realm, Yang Hao's Divine Power Avatar connected to the Virtual Universe.
He described what had just happened to the Chaos City Lord and sent him the battle footage.
"Haha! Qian Wu, I never expected your luck to turn around like this. An ordinary Supreme Treasure turned out to be part of a High-grade Supreme Treasure!" the Chaos City Lord said with a laugh.
"Hmm... You killed a Universe Overlord. With an achievement like that, you qualify as a Universe Overlord yourself, Qian Wu."
The Chaos City Lord nodded, then raised Yang Hao's access privileges by one tier, to the Universe Overlord level.
From that moment onward, Yang Hao was one of the Human Race's Universe Overlords.
"Well? Have you considered taking a post somewhere else?" the Chaos City Lord asked.
After becoming a Universe Overlord, one could usually receive a promotion, such as guarding a Cosmic Secret Realm or taking a position in an influential department of the Virtual Universe Company.
"City Lord, I've been the ruler of the Qian Wu Universe Country for countless years..." Yang Hao said. "For now, I have no plans to do anything else."
"That's fine too. There are several Universe Country Lords who are Universe Overlords anyway." The Chaos City Lord was not surprised.
Qian Wu had recently encountered a tremendous opportunity, and his strength had risen incredibly quickly. Universe Country Lords were rarely busy; most affairs within their Universe Countries were usually handled by immortals who had exhausted their potential.
Compared with guarding a Cosmic Secret Realm, it naturally offered far more freedom. Using that time to improve his strength was what mattered most.
The Chaos City Lord was naturally happy to see Qian Wu's strength advance further.
Long ago, the two had been fairly close, having risen to prominence in roughly the same era. However, as the gap in their strength grew wider, they had drifted apart.
"Haha, Qian Wu, once your strength reaches my level, our story will be one for the ages!" the Chaos City Lord said with a laugh.
They had been good friends in the past. If Yang Hao gained the combat strength of a Universe Master, the Chaos City Lord would not only have another powerful friend, but the Virtual Universe Company would grow stronger as well. Of course, the Human Race would also gain strength.
He could not help recalling those turbulent years, and even his gaze softened considerably.
"City Lord, I'll take that as a good omen!" Yang Hao said with a smile.
Yang Hao held the Chaos City Lord in the utmost respect.
Since Giant Axe, the Human Race's strongest expert, spent most of his time adventuring, the Chaos City Lord handled most of the Human Race's affairs.
At the same time, he possessed extraordinary combat strength, making him the Human Race's most indispensable Universe Master!
"Haha, Qian Wu, you've become a Universe Overlord? Congratulations!"
"Qian Wu, we've been friends for so long, yet you went and got stronger behind my back! Congratulations!"
"Congratulations!"
After receiving word that the Qian Wu Country Lord had become a Universe Overlord, Venerables kept calling to congratulate him.
For a while, his calls simply would not stop!
Fortunately, powerful experts possessed extremely strong consciousnesses. With only the tiniest sliver of his consciousness, he could converse with many experts at once.
"Whew! Qian Wu really is popular!" With the calls coming endlessly, Yang Hao could not help marveling.
Well, obviously. If he were not popular, could he have owed a mountain of unpaid debts without falling out with anyone?
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