The Netherworld Sect's headquarters, deep within an underground cave.
In the dimly lit palace, the Demonic Hand Divine Lord slumped to the ground, his face pale. His right arm was severed at the root, and not only that, but a force was also eroding his divine body from the wound, causing his already severely damaged divine body to continue to be worn down.
Veins bulged on his face, his left hand clenched tightly, and his whole body trembled.
"My treasure, my gloves----"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord roared.
"That's the greatest opportunity of my life, I absolutely can't let it slip away, I can't let it slip away!!"
"You're about to lose your life, and you're still thinking about treasure!"
A cold, calm voice rang out, followed by the Divine Lord Heart Demon, whose entire body was covered in a black robe, slowly walking over.
" Heart Demon, with your abilities, you were able to save me back then, so why didn't you bring me back with the treasure? Are you afraid that my becoming a personal disciple would affect your status?"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord roared.
"Madness!!"
The Divine Lord Heart Demon was speechless. He hadn't expected the Demonic Hand Divine Lord to be so foolish, as if he had lost his mind.
"You don't understand the situation at the time. If it weren't for me, you would have certainly died. I was the one who saved you."
The Divine Lord Heart Demon walked up to the Demonic Hand Divine Lord, his gaze icy. He continued, "Besides, in that situation, saving you was already my limit. If I had touched that treasure again, Xue You would have surely come after us. At that point, whether we could have escaped would have been uncertain. I risked so much to help you, and you don't even feel a shred of gratitude?"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with resentment.
"But that treasure, that treasure is more important than my life. Heart Demon, you don't know what that treasure means to me."
"Of course I know!"
The Divine Lord Heart Demon shook his head. "You, Demonic Hand Divine Lord, were able to become one of the top three inner disciples, comparable to a personal disciple, all because of that treasure. Without that treasure, you would never have had any hope of becoming a personal disciple."
"That's not all!"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord roared.
"That treasure is incredibly powerful. Even now, I haven't fully unlocked its potential. It's not just my hope of becoming a direct disciple, but my hope for the future."
You want to take it back?
The Divine Lord Heart Demon interrupted him.
"Certainly."
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord spoke without hesitation.
"You've witnessed the strength of the Divine Lord Xue You of the Flame Ruins Sect. He easily withstood your ultimate move. Even if you and I joined forces at our peak, we might not have been able to defeat him. Now that you're in this state, how can you possibly take it back?"
The Divine Lord Heart Demon spoke calmly.
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord fell silent. He recalled the scene from the previous battle, in which he had instantly burned nearly half of his divine body to unleash that ultimate move. In his view, that move was enough to defeat almost all the direct disciples of the Netherworld Sect. However, because the price was too high, he had never used it.
Such a powerful move should have easily killed a near-disciple, but unexpectedly, the Divine Lord Xue You not only withstood it but also counterattacked, nearly killing him with two consecutive strikes.
If it weren't for the Divine Lord Heart Demon's intervention at the last moment, he would probably be a corpse by now.
That Divine Lord Xue You is too powerful. Unless he can get several of the Netherworld Sect's direct disciples to join forces, he might have a chance to kill him.
But how could the Demonic Hand Divine Lord not know that he simply did not possess such an ability?
How arrogant are the direct disciples of a sect!
Although he claimed to be comparable to a direct disciple, he was ultimately not a direct disciple. Even the Divine Lord Heart Demon was only superficially polite to him.
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord looked up at the Divine Lord Heart Demon again and said, "Just now, you asked me if I wanted to take it back, and if I had a way?"
"There is a way, but it's very difficult." The Divine Lord Heart Demon smiled slightly.
"Explain!"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord was unwilling to miss any opportunity to reclaim his treasure.
"I know your teacher, the Great Sage Ghost, possesses a treasure called the Ghostly Ghost Seal. If you are willing to persuade your teacher to give me that treasure, I will help you retrieve the glove."
" The Ghostly Ghost Seal?"
The Demonic Hand Divine Lord silently uttered the name, his expression subtly changing. This was the most powerful treasure his teacher possessed when he was at the Eternal True God Level, and his teacher's title originated from it.
This treasure may be of little use to the teacher now, but it is of great significance to him. Although the teacher takes good care of him, he is still not sure if the teacher will agree to his request.
Seeing that the Demonic Hand Divine Lord hesitated, the Divine Lord Heart Demon continued to coax him, " Demon Hand —your teacher values you highly. As long as you sincerely beg him, exchanging an insignificant treasure for your future and revenge is still a worthwhile deal."
" Heart Demon, are you sure that once you get that treasure, you can kill Xue You and reclaim it for me?"
I'm sure!
The Divine Lord Heart Demon spoke with absolute certainty.
"After countless years of seclusion, I have reached the true limit of Eternal True God and created eight techniques at the Chaos Realm —it can be said that I am only a hair's breadth away from becoming Chaos Great Sage. As for why I volunteered to come to this Scarlet Fire Chaos Prefecture, it was to see if I could accumulate resources here to break through, but now it seems difficult. The Netherworld Ghost Seal is perfectly aligned with my path. Possessing that treasure will greatly increase my probability of controlling Chaos, and my combat power will double. At that time, dealing with a mere Divine Lord Xue You will be quite simple—"
He smiled as he spoke.
"I can swear an oath that if I fail to fulfill my promise, the treasure will be returned in its original form. With my talent and potential, you shouldn't worry that I will break my oath!"
Whether they are direct disciples of the Netherworld Sect or the Flame Ruins Sect, they all have a certain chance of breaking through to the Chaos Great Sage realm. Their future is clear, so they naturally attach great importance to their oaths, unlike those who have given up and have no future. They don't care about their future, so naturally they don't attach much importance to their oaths.
Upon hearing this, the Demonic Hand Divine Lord ceased his doubts. He gritted his teeth, slowly rose, and said, "I will now return to the Netherworld Sect and personally seek an audience with my master."
I'm waiting for your good news.
The Divine Lord Heart Demon watched the Demonic Hand Divine Lord leave, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
What he said to the Demonic Hand Divine Lord was half true and half false.
As one of the most senior direct disciples of the Netherworld Sect, the Divine Lord Heart Demon's methods are far more complex than he claims. The Demon Hand's proactive attack, the loss of the treasure glove, and the current promise—all of this is part of his calculations.
" Ghostly Ghost Seal ----"
He murmured.
"For the sake of his disciple's future, the Great Sage Ghost might agree to give me this treasure. Once I obtain it, my strength will undoubtedly increase significantly, and my chances of breaking through to the Chaos Realm will also rise. At that time, killing Xue You and retrieving the glove will be a simple matter."
He had witnessed the battle between Divine Lord Xue You and Demonic Hand Divine Lord.
Divine Lord Xue You's divine body is indeed very strong, but his secret techniques are limited—his swordsmanship is only somewhat sharp. He is certain that Divine Lord Xue You is probably no match for him now. Even if the other party is hiding something, nothing unexpected will happen after he obtains the Ghostly Ghost Seal.
Thinking of this, the Divine Lord Heart Demon didn't say anything more, but simply closed his eyes slightly.
Lihuo City, a first-class cave dwelling.
Lu Qingshan sat cross-legged in the cultivation chamber, with a dark gold glove inlaid with six gems floating in front of him.
Although the gloves had an owner, once they fell into Lu Qingshan's hands, he easily removed the remaining Life Imprint and divine power of the Demonic Hand Divine Lord.
"This treasure contains absolutely no information."
Lu Qingshan was somewhat surprised.
Generally, master craftsmen will leave information about the treasures they create. Even if they want to remain anonymous, they will at least leave detailed information about the treasure. Otherwise, the user will have to figure out how to operate it on their own.
But there was no information inside this treasure.
Having witnessed how the Demonic Hand Divine Lord used it, Lu Qingshan naturally had a general idea of how to operate this treasure.
He slowly poured his divine power into it, and then he could sense where his Divine Power Flow —to the different colored gems on the glove. He could choose to let the power flow to one gem or to all of them at the same time.
Lu Qingshan manipulated the Divine Power Flow into a gem on his thumb.
Then, with a casual flick of his wrist, a gray ripple spread out, instantly destroying everything around him.
If he hadn't withdrawn in time, the entire cave would probably have been completely destroyed by that move.
"So powerful!"
Lu Qingshan took a deep breath.
He knew that this was the move that the Demonic Hand Divine Lord had used at the beginning, the same move that had severely injured City Lord Qin Chuan. Under this move, everything within a certain area would be annihilated, and the range was related to the divine power injected.
Moreover, this move can also be used for defense.
He raised his hand again.
This time, a light shield formed in front of him. This light shield had a very strong defensive capability, comparable to the Eternal True God Limit.
This offensive and defensive maneuver is merely the effect of the first gem on the glove, and there are five more such gems on the glove.
Lu Qingshan began to try the second and the third...
After trying out all six gems' abilities, Lu Qingshan finally confirmed that this treasure could indeed unleash six kinds of primal attacks.
The Time Origin, the Space Origin, the Karma Origin, the soul----
These six origins can exist independently, or they can combine in pairs or trios, resulting in many variations and significant changes. Each of these...
The different styles exhibit different abilities and have different powers.
The most powerful ultimate move is to activate all six gems and unleash them simultaneously, which would unleash the most powerful attack, the very move that the Demonic Hand Divine Lord used last. Lu Qingshan didn't try it, not because he was stingy with his divine power, but because if he tried that move here, the entire Grade A cave area of Lihuo City would probably be completely destroyed. Lu Qingshan might not be able to retreat in time from such a powerful attack.
After all, he was just a novice who had only recently begun studying this treasure.
"This treasure is indeed powerful; it's something no weapon-refining master at the Eternal True God Level could possibly create. The primordial runes alone are beyond the comprehension of Eternal True God!"
Lu Qingshan took a deep breath.
Even he only possesses two fundamental runes. To master six, and six with completely different directions, what level of Eternal True God is that? It's simply impossible.
Lu Qingshan guessed.
This treasure was at least crafted by Chaos Great Sage, or even by God King himself.
For example, the Wu Qi God crafted by the Sitting Mountain Guest is an absolutely invincible Mechanical Flow Secret Treasure at the True God Level. This glove is the same. Even if it is not truly invincible at the Eternal True God stage, and cannot compare to himself and Luo Feng who eventually reach the Eternal True God Limit, it can still be said to be invincible.
Moreover, this treasure likely still has some untapped potential.
Lu Qingshan could vaguely sense that this treasure likely held some secret, but he didn't know much about it yet, not even...
Because we couldn't push it to its limits, we didn't discover it.
"That Demonic Hand Divine Lord is truly lucky to have acquired such a fine treasure. But now that it's in my hands, that guy will definitely be resentful."
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly.
He knew how precious this treasure was, Demonic Hand Divine Lord, having studied it even more, naturally understood this as well.
Leaving aside the Demonic Hand Divine Lord, even I, if I lost such a treasure, would try every means to find it again.
Unfortunately, once this treasure fell into his hands, Lu Qingshan had no intention of handing it over.
This item would only be considered a top-tier treasure in the hands of the Demonic Hand Divine Lord, but it can be put to its full potential in the hands of Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan put the glove on his right hand.
Instead of flaunting the treasure like the Demonic Hand Divine Lord, he quietly concealed it within his divine body, only revealing it when Lu Qingshan needed to use it.
From now on, I'll call you the Infinity Gauntlet.
Lu Qingshan gave this unknown glove a name that he was familiar with.
Several days later, Qin Chuan, the Lihuo City Lord, came to pay his respects.
After the last battle, Qin Chuan clearly had more respect for Lu Qingshan. He stepped forward, bowed, and said, " Divine Lord Xue You, these are the spoils of war from the previous battle."
The City Lord of Qin Chuan presented a treasure chest and then said, "As instructed by the Divine Lord Fire Saint, of the spoils of war, we left one portion for Lihuo City as a settlement, the Divine Lord Fire Saint left three portions, and the other six portions are here."
"Yes, that's fair."
Lu Qingshan picked up the treasure chest and glanced at it. Inside were Cosmic Sand and the remains of various Mechanical Flow Treasure, totaling about 3.8 million Cosmic Sand. This amount was already an astronomical figure for Eternal True God.
In that battle, although he defeated the Demonic Hand Divine Lord, the subsequent pursuit and spoils were all done by the Fire Saint and the Eternal True God of Lihuo City. It was already quite a lot for him to take 60% of it.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Lu Qingshan put away the treasure chest, smiled slightly, and said, "After this battle, the Netherworld Sect shouldn't attack for a while. In the meantime, continue investigating the Netherworld Sect's base. If you find their lair, I will personally take action."
"It's Divine Lord Xue You."
The city lord of Qin Chuan nodded.
Previously, they had suffered repeated defeats against the Netherworld Sect and retreated to Lihuo City. Now it was finally their turn to fight back.