The Undying Venerable, who was said to be able to Undying even the Universe Master, was blasted into dust by Zhang Junbao's Eight Beast Gods and was beyond dead.
In Zhang Junbao's eyes, the Undying Venerable's secret method was similar to his " The Withering and Flourishing of Wood," except that the Undying Venerable had only pushed the Law involving life to an extremely deep level, but conversely, the Path of Destruction was very lacking.
Within the Universe Laws, there also exists a balance of yin and yang, and the coexistence of life and death. The seemingly invincible Undying Secret Technique is full of flaws in the face of Zhang Junbao, who has witnessed the Law of Destruction of the World Beast and comprehended the Law of Life and Destruction.
In Zhang Junbao's view, the Undying Venerable's Life Gene Level was inferior to his, his Divine Power was inferior, and his secret techniques were completely suppressed. How could he possibly fight against him?
Winning is only natural.
The Undying Venerable's secret techniques might be incredibly mysterious to others, but to Zhang Junbao, they weren't particularly remarkable. That's why he asked the Undying Venerable to broaden his horizons and look at the entire universe.
Zhang Junbao remained calm, which was to be expected, but the other powerful figures saw it differently.
The shock spread as rapidly as a storm, sweeping across the entire Human Territory and even spreading throughout the universe at a speed exceeding the speed of light.
Countless powerful factions and groups are watching this unprecedented gamble that humanity is waging.
Inside the Hall of Gods, the Undying Venerable remained silent, neither sad nor happy, lost in thought. More than his defeat, he was concerned about Zhang Junbao's words.
"He completely cracked my Undying Secret Technique. Could the Eight Beast God Paths truly represent the essence of the Universe Origin? I don't follow the Path of the Beast God, and I've encountered real Beast God before, yet they couldn't crack my secret technique so easily. What exactly is the difference between Zhang Junbao's Path of the Beast God and the real Beast God?"
The Undying Venerable raised his head, his eyes filled with confusion and madness.
"This is bad! The Undying Venerable is in trouble. He's doubting whether the Path of Undying he cultivates is truly correct. If this continues and he can't break free, it will drive him completely insane!"
The Universe Overlord within the Hall of Gods, upon witnessing the Undying Venerable's state, immediately understood that Zhang Junbao had shattered his confidence. His Undying Secret Technique, which he had been so proud of since the beginning of his cultivation, had been easily broken by this junior, Zhang Junbao —something even the Universe Master couldn't accomplish!
What cultivators fear most is falling into self-doubt. If ordinary people encounter a bottleneck, at most they will be unable to continue their cultivation and will stagnate.
However, someone like the Undying Venerable, who has already cultivated to the level of Universe Overlord, has wavered in his original heart, which will bring about an unprecedented life-and-death crisis.
A breakthrough would bring a surge in power, but if a breakthrough is not achieved, humanity might lose a Universe Overlord.
"I am Undying being, even the Universe Master cannot kill me, so why was he able to break my secret technique so easily?"
The universe Undying, Undying I!
"The universe is endless, how could it possibly die?"
Within the Hall of Gods, the Undying Venerable's body began to become illusory, seemingly present yet absent—a sign that his will could no longer maintain the connection to the Virtual Universe.
" The Undying Venerable's secret technique has been broken, and his soul is now in a state of chaos. We beg the Universe Master to intervene!" A Universe Overlord friend beside the Undying Venerable pleaded.
This is a high-level meeting of the Human Race, where all the strongest humans have gathered. Naturally, they cannot stand by and watch the Undying Venerable's soul collapse.
" Lord of Void Gold!"
Since the Undying Venerable is from the Giant Axe Arena, the Giant Axe Arena will naturally take action.
" Undying common, and it's not uncommon for secret techniques to be broken. Stabilize your soul. You are the Universe Overlord; how can you be defeated by such a setback?"
In reality, within a dimly lit Cosmic Secret Realm, the Lord of Void Gold arrived beside the Undying Venerable and enveloped him with his own soul power.
The Lord of Void Gold the Giant Axe Arena made his move. He was Giant Axe's disciple and the actual controller of the Giant Axe Arena, with a status comparable to the Chaos City Lord.
Seeing that he had taken action, the other Universe Venerable naturally felt relieved.
But their eyes started to look strange.
"Did Aurora King break the Undying Venerable's secret technique? How did he do it? Did you understand?"
"I don't understand. He's clearly using the Path of the Beast God, so how can he break the Undying Venerable's Undying Secret Technique?"
"I only see numerous secret runes appearing on those Beast God Phantom, but I can't understand the meaning of those Secret Pattern Diagram at all; they're far too complex. My Beast God Inheritance has already reached the Fourth Layer!"
In Venerable Guiyi's lecture hall, a group of King-level Immortal and Universe Venerable eagerly watched Venerable Guiyi, waiting for him to explain how Zhang Junbao had cracked the secret technique of the Undying Venerable.
However, at this moment, Venerable Guiyi stopped explaining and closed his eyes to think. In his mind, countless Law Secret Patterns flashed by, seemingly simulating the attacks of Zhang Junbao's Eight Beast Gods.
Soon, Venerable Guiyi discovered that no matter how he tried to simulate it, he could not create the Eight Beast Gods like Zhang Junbao.
In other words, he didn't understand what Zhang Junbao's attack had just done either.
That's awkward!
Below, a group of powerful individuals who had paid the fee were all waiting for Venerable Guiyi to explain the mysteries of the Law, but even he couldn't understand them, so how could he possibly explain them?
"Now that the Undying Venerable is trapped in a soul predicament, let's see how the Universe Master of our clan resolves this!" Venerable Guiyi decisively threw this question to the elder of the clan.
If we can't understand it, do we think even the Universe Master can't understand it?
However, at this moment, a Giant Axe Arena.
The reason is simple: the Lord of Void Gold discovered that he was unable to stabilize the soul of the Undying Venerable. His will was trapped in a constant state of self-denial, and even if outsiders forcibly strengthened his soul, they could not save it from its impending collapse.
"Teacher, the Undying Venerable's situation is extremely unusual. His will seems to have been completely shattered by the Aurora King, and I am powerless to reverse it. Please, Teacher, intervene!"
Left with no other option, the Lord of Void Gold had to seek help from the Giant Axe Founder.
We can't just stand by and watch humanity, a Universe Overlord, perish completely because of a single bet.
Even if Undying Venerable were to Reverse Time and Space and be resurrected after their fall, they would still fall into collapse once their memories return.
The only way is to have the Undying Venerable strengthen his will.
While other powerful individuals could find ways to strengthen his soul, willpower is the most ethereal and intangible thing, and outsiders simply cannot help him strengthen his willpower.
"Kindness?"
The Giant Axe Founder instantly descended into the secret realm where the Undying Venerable was located. When he saw the Undying Venerable's condition, his expression also turned solemn.
"This situation resembles the collapse of the God Kingdom after the fall of a powerful being. The Undying Venerable's God Kingdom has begun to experience violent turmoil, a sign that his soul is already in a state of annihilation!"
Even the Giant Axe was caught off guard by this situation. If the problem with the Undying Venerable was a problem with his soul, it could be repaired, but what about a problem with his will?
The problem now becomes: how to wake up someone who doesn't want to wake up.
While Venerable Guiyi and the others were waiting for the Universe Master to resolve the issue of the Undying Venerable and answer their questions, Zhang Junbao had already dealt with the opponents of the other Universe Overlord. What he didn't know was that the Undying Venerable was currently facing a life-or-death crisis.
" Chaos, the Undying Venerable's will collapsed after being attacked by Zhang Junbao, causing him to completely lose faith in his own secret techniques and thus fall into a state of utter annihilation. Do you know how to deal with this?"
Seeing that he couldn't solve the Undying Venerable's problem either, Giant Axe asked the Chaos City Lord for help. Giant Axe was the strongest among Human Race, and annihilating the soul of a powerful figure was very easy for him, but saving someone was a bit of a challenge for him.
"A collapse of will?" The Chaos City Lord was also somewhat surprised. Although they had all been defeated, none of the other overlords had fallen into self-doubt like the Undying Venerable.
"His Undying Secret Technique was broken by Zhang Junbao in front of him, which can be said to have fundamentally negated the results of his cultivation over countless eons. Such an outcome is even more painful than killing him outright."
" Undying's spirit is extremely proud. If it were broken by Universe Master, that would be one thing, but for it to be broken by Immortal like Zhang Junbao, the test of mental fortitude and willpower will likely be difficult to overcome."
Giant Axe Axe's expression was serious. Even he hadn't expected that a gambling battle in the Virtual Universe Network could result in death.
Moreover, he is Undying Venerable in the Giant Axe Arena, and he has a very good chance of becoming a Top Universe Overlord.
"Willpower is the most peculiar characteristic of all life, closely related to one's own consciousness, and cannot be interfered with by outsiders. Although you and I are stronger than the Undying Venerable, the only way to restore his willpower is to untie the Undying in his heart." The Chaos City Lord said slowly after thinking for a while.
Every Universe Overlord is a precious asset to the Human Race. The fall of a Universe Overlord means a huge loss of resources for the race, which is absolutely unacceptable.
"The one who tied the knot must untie it. Since Junbao put him in danger, why not let him give it a try?"
"Even we can't solve this, so what can an Immortal like him do?"
"Both of us could easily kill Undying, but fundamentally breaking his secret technique might not be so easy. But Junbao did it. Trust him!"
Destroying a Universe Overlord is extremely difficult, often requiring a vast amount of time to erode their Divine Power. Moreover, the will of Universe Overlord is incredibly unwavering, and ordinary attacks cannot sway them.
However, Zhang Junbao directly deciphered the Undying Venerable's proud Undying Secret Technique, causing him to fall into self-doubt and ultimately collapse.
Now even Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord are helpless; only Zhang Junbao, the culprit, can solve the problem.
Just as Zhang Junbao had dealt with the last Universe Overlord and was preparing to face the only Top Universe Overlord, the Star Prison Demon Lord, the betting match was called off.
" Junbao, the battle is suspended. There's an urgent matter that requires your attention."
"Huh? Senior Brother Chaos, what's the matter that requires us to specifically suspend the betting match?" Zhang Junbao asked, puzzled. Although he knew that the Undying Venerable seemed to have encountered a problem, the Universe Master had already taken action, so naturally it was none of his business.
" The Undying Venerable has fallen into a state of mental collapse, causing his soul to crumble as well. Both the Giant Axe and I are helpless. He fell into this state because of you, and perhaps only you can restore him," said the Chaos City Lord.
" The Undying Venerable's will has collapsed?"
"If it were just a collapse of the soul, we could easily help him repair it, but a collapse of the will is the most troublesome. That is the foundation of the soul. Without the will, even if the soul is intact, he is nothing but a useless person," the Chaos City Lord said solemnly.
Even if you lose a bet and lose Supreme Treasure Point, you'll just remain among the strong humans. But if it leads to the fall of a Universe Overlord, that would be a huge loss for your race.
Unfortunately, the Undying Venerable was experiencing a problem with his will, leaving a group of Universe Master helpless.
"Actually, restoring his will is not difficult. We only need to help the Undying Venerable rebuild his confidence and free him from doubts about his own secret techniques."
At this point, the Chaos City Lord looked at Zhang Junbao with a strange expression.
To have one's secret technique completely deciphered in front of the Undying Venerable is indeed quite a blow.
He wasn't blaming Zhang Junbao, but rather wondering how he had managed to do it. Not only the Chaos City Lord, but even the Giant Axe was filled with doubt; they hadn't understood Zhang Junbao's secret technique.
Although it was a secret technique derived from the Path of the Beast God, what they saw was far beyond the secret techniques that ordinary Beast God could display.
In terms of power, it is probably comparable to the Peak Secret Technique of the Universe Master.
Could Immortal God deduce the secrets of the Universe Master? In the past, no one would have dared to believe it, but the facts were right before their eyes.
"I'll give it a try to help the Undying Venerable rebuild his will."
" The Lord of Void Gold has arrived in Chaos City. Go with him to the Giant Axe Arena; the Undying Venerable is there."
"Very well, then the wager will have to be suspended, and the Star Prison Demon Lord will have to wait."
"Don't worry, the betting is a minor matter; the Undying Venerable's life is the real issue."
The Giant Axe, the Chaos City Lord, and the Lord of Void Gold jointly announced a suspension of the gambling war and temporarily assigned Zhang Junbao an important task.
The Universe Venerable within the Hall of Gods exchanged bewildered glances. Wasn't this just a wager in the Virtual Universe Network? How did it involve real-world life and death?
The Star Prison Demon Lord had no complaints, after all, it was a joint declaration by multiple Universe Master, so he naturally had to comply.
"Just how powerful is he?" The Star Prison Demon Lord no longer dared to underestimate Zhang Junbao. He recalled the battle between Zhang Junbao and the Undying Venerable. The combined attack of the Eight Beast Gods was something even he might not have been able to withstand unscathed.
He didn't care about the failures of other Universe Venerable, even though Zhang Junbao had successively killed several High Venerable. But the swift defeat of the Undying Venerable, and even the collapse of his will, gave him a severe shock.
" Tian Shi Palace Master, based on your understanding of the Aurora King, how did he break the Undying Venerable's secret technique? Even I, if I wanted to defeat the Undying Venerable, could only forcibly annihilate his divine body and soul, not choose to break his secret technique."
"Haven't you realized it yet? I didn't believe the rumors that the Path of the Beast God was just a method to aid his cultivation, but now it seems that's true. The Aurora King's comprehension of the Origin of Laws has probably already surpassed our imagination."
"Even though I don't sense he's strong, any secret technique seems to be full of loopholes in front of him. Even a secret technique at the level of Universe Master might be able to forcefully kill him with its power, provided that he isn't given enough time to devise a countermeasure."
"He gives me the feeling of being the very origin of the Universe Origin!"
The Tian Shi Palace Master didn't continue, knowing his explanation was utterly absurd. How could a mere human exert pressure on these Top Universe Overlord, a pressure akin to the Universe Origin?
"That's right, we all had the opportunity to travel to the Universe Origin. At that time, we felt that many mysteries of the universe were contained within the origin. And when Aurora King was fighting, the feeling I got was very similar to the Universe Origin!" Star Prison Demon Lord grinned and said excitedly.
"Hahaha, I'm getting more and more excited for my battle with him. Immortal God Divine Power, but the power of secret techniques is never measured by the amount of Divine Power they possess."
Suppressing him with endless Divine Power is too boring. Suppressing him with equal Divine Power, and slaying all opponents—that is my path to becoming the Universe Master!
The Star Prison Demon Lord's side silenced the other Universe Venerable.
One question they needed to consider was: if they couldn't suppress Zhang Junbao with overwhelming Divine Power, how long could they hold out against him?
No one could guarantee that they could defeat Zhang Junbao with the same Divine Power. What's even more frightening is that, in terms of Divine Power, Zhang Junbao seems to be no less powerful than them.
With Zhang Junbao's current Law Comprehension, it won't be long before he reaches the realm of Universe Venerable. At that time, with his heaven-defying comprehension, how many people present can be his match?
"Once Aurora King reaches the Venerable, he will undoubtedly possess combat power at the level of Universe Master!"
"He has only cultivated for a few hundred thousand years, yet that's enough for you to crush us."
For a time, many Universe Venerable felt extremely complicated emotions, including bitterness, helplessness, envy, and jealousy.
That's just a King-level Immortal!
It actually reached a height that even a group of Universe Venerable had to look up to.
The betting war is now suspended. Others may not know why, but do they? The human Universe Master is helpless against the state of the Undying Venerable and actually needs Zhang Junbao, King-level Immortal, to help him.
Everyone now had only one thought in their minds: Why did they have to be so sarcastic and challenge Zhang Junbao!