A Name Spread Throughout the Virtual Universe

Ten light-years away, the three Venerables, Star Demon, Pan Fu, and Thousand Illusions, along with the Human Race King Rank, watched the chaotic battlefield with tense minds.

Space was like a roaring ocean, and the aftershocks of each collision caused large areas of space to collapse. The oppressive aura transmitted from afar caused the divine bodies of the King Rank to feel a slight stinging pain.

"He can actually stand up to the Skeleton Overlord- on!" The martial arts Venerable Rock Axe, was both shocked and burning with intense fighting spirit, regretting that he couldn't join a battle of this level.

The Venerable Star Demon's expression was somewhat complicated. "That aura of annihilation... the characteristics of his divine power are too strange; it can actually neutralize the power of the Star-Shattering Claw '!"

He almost took Qie Qiong as his disciple back then, and now Qie Qiong is already Universe Overlord?

This person was just one step away from becoming someone like his idol, the "Star Prison Demon Lord."

The Venerable Thousand Illusions's figure was ethereal, his cold eyes fixed on the silver-gold figure weaving through the countless claw shadows.

When the Shadow Erosion, almost blending into space, appeared behind Qie Qiong and launched a deadly sneak attack.

Her heart leaped into her throat. "Watch out!"

Both Star Demon and Pan Fu changed color at the same time.

However, the next moment, something happened that both shocked and relieved them: the Innate Secret Technique that could instantly erode the divine body of Intermediate Universe Venerable had no effect when it pierced into Qie Qiong's body!

Qie Qiong's aura didn't even fluctuate. With a flick of his hand, the terrifying shadow was completely annihilated in the silver light.

"Shadow Erosion, dead?" The Venerable Rock Armor's huge vertical pupils widened, he could hardly believe his eyes.

Just moments ago, it was celebrating with Venerable Shadow Snake, thinking victory was assured.

The Shadow Erosion's Innate Secret Technique required even the Bone Lord to handle with caution, yet this Human Race overlord effortlessly neutralized it and then turned the tables on him?

A bone-chilling cold instantly replaced the previous ecstasy.

"How is this possible?!" The Venerable Shadow Snake's voice was filled with horror. "We still have Lord Skeleton! This human is definitely no match for him! Yes! He can't be a match for him!"

Despite saying that, it didn't even realize that its voice was full of insecurity.

Before they could even comfort themselves...

When that sword light, seemingly containing the meaning of the Return to Ruins, shone forth and struck the massive skeletal divine body...

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Everyone outside looked utterly shocked.

What did they see?

A Universe Overlord, renowned throughout the universe, was annihilated before he could even utter a complete scream under the silver sword light. His divine body was visibly destroyed inch by inch, eventually turning into nothingness, leaving behind only a terrifying black hole that devoured all rules.

The whole process was so fast that no one present could react in time.

Absolute silence enveloped everyone.

Immediately afterwards, ecstasy exploded in the hearts of every Human Race.

"Dead? The Skeleton Overlord was slain by the Venerable!" Venerable Rock Axe exclaimed in shock.

"Star Demon, you've made the right choice this time!" Venerable Thousand Illusions looked at the void black hole and said to Venerable Star Demon.

Without Star Demon's invitation, the three of them would have been in grave danger.

Furthermore, with the fall of the Skeleton Overlord, the ownership of this secret realm is no longer in doubt.

With a roar, Venerable Rock Axe slammed his massive stone axe into the void, creating a thunderous boom. "Haha! Well done! Well done, Venerable!"

His rugged face was flushed with excitement, as if he couldn't wait to rush over and fight alongside him.

In stark contrast to them was the reaction of the Demon Race.

"No!" roared the Venerable Rock Armor, his earthen-yellow vertical pupils filled with fear and despair.

Lord Skeleton is dead?! How is that possible?!

That's Universe Overlord.

That's their biggest asset on this trip!

A chill instantly enveloped the Demon Race camp.

"Run! Run!" The Venerable Shadow Snake reacted the fastest. After saying this, it didn't dare to linger for even a moment and flew away immediately.

All those secret realms and treasures were now completely forgotten!

That Human Race overlord was not an ordinary Universe Overlord at all, but Top Universe Overlord comparable to the Universe Master, whom Human Race had hidden for a long time!

Even the skeletal beings were instantly killed with a single sword strike; those who remain here are simply waiting to die.

Its slender figure instantly transformed into a black Flowing Light, burning with divine power, and flew away. At this moment, it only wanted to escape from this place as quickly as possible.

Just as the Venerable Shadow Snake was fleeing, the Venerable Rock Armor instinctively tried to escape as well.

"Hmph, trying to leave?"

Standing on the edge of the destructive black hole, Qie Qiong looked at the Demon Race forces fleeing in the distance.

"Universe - Abyssal Abyss".

He casually put the Dustfine away.

He simply pointed his fingers together like a sword, aimed at the direction the Demon Race were fleeing, and once again used the Abyssal Abyss.

The silver sword light headed towards the Demon Race.

This silvery sword light streaked across the void, its speed seemingly transcending the concepts of space and time.

It was so understated that it didn't even create the slightest ripple in the space it passed through, as if it were truly just a harmless beam of light and shadow.

Just as the Demon Race were desperately scattering in all directions...

The seemingly harmless silver sword mark silently disappeared into the Demon Race's ranks.

When it appeared within millions of kilometers of Rock Armor, Shadow Serpent, and all the Demon Race King Rank, the sword light began to change.

The space touched by the sword light began to undergo a fundamental change.

Space itself is no longer in its original form, but has been directly decomposed and then seems to have been given the characteristic of annihilation.

It seemed intent on annihilating all the powerful Demon Race in this space.

The Venerable Shadow Snake didn't even have time to react.

Its prized speed seemed utterly meaningless in the face of the annihilating power of pure space.

Its divine body vanished instantly, leaving not a trace.

The Venerable Rock Armor's enormous, mountain-like body, covered in thick rock, seemed to have lost its purpose and became a huge joke at this moment.

Its enormous divine body, from the moment it came into contact with the power of annihilation, disintegrated into atoms at an unimaginable speed, and it couldn't even let out a final roar.

Its proud defenses proved utterly vulnerable before the "Abyssal Abyss," a place where all things Return to Ruins.

As for those Demon Race King-level Immortals, there's not much to say. At least the treasures of the two Demon Race venerables were left behind, while these King Rank left no trace whatsoever.

Millions of kilometers of emptiness transformed into a vacuum.

It's as if this area has always been like this.

Qie Qiong slowly withdrew his gaze, and the terrifying aura around him quickly subsided, returning to calm.

"The Universe · Abyss, what an Abyssal Abyss." The Star Demon's voice carried deep reverence. "You, Venerable One, are already Top Overlord."

He understood that after this battle, the name of Qie Qiong would resound throughout the entire universe, and its deterrent power would probably rival that of the Universe Master.

Qie Qiong collected the combat supplies left behind by the Demon Race.

Go back to before the black hole left behind by the first use of the Abyssal Abyss.

Because of the battle that just happened, even the starting passage to the secret realm has been destroyed.

Standing on the edge of that collapsing, devouring black hole of nothingness.

The light emanating from the Qie Qiong Silver-Gold Heavy Armor seemed to be partially absorbed by the black hole.

In the distance, the Human Race powerhouses were still immersed in the shock of the Skeleton Overlord being instantly killed by a single sword strike, looking at that figure with awe.

Qie Qiong's gaze calmly swept over the space before him, which had been completely torn apart by "Universe Abyssal Abyss".

A black hole with a diameter of tens of millions of kilometers is like a wound in the universe.

It constantly absorbs and annihilates the surrounding power of rules. If someone were to cultivate in this environment, they probably wouldn't be able to comprehend anything at all.

"The commotion is too big; we need to clean it up." He muttered to himself. He had important things to do and couldn't let this empty black hole get in his way.

Before Star Demon and the others in the distance could react, Qie Qiong had already made another move.

This time, there was no trace of annihilation in him.

His hands were clasped in front of his chest, and the invisible Space Law, driven by his will, transformed into countless silver threads interspersed with wisps of gold.

These threads are not physical entities, but rather manifestations of pure spatial primordial power, piercing into that chaotic void black hole.

"Condensation."

With a soft shout, the threads instantly began to forcefully bind together the collapsing void.

The spatial turbulence was pulled by the silver threads, and the shattered space was forcibly stitched back together by an invisible force.

The terrifying black hole, capable of devouring all rules, began to shrink inward at its edges under Qie Qiong's control, and the turbulence gradually subsided.

He absolutely could not have done this before he comprehended the Gold-Space Fusion Law.

After all, destruction is always much easier than repair or creation.

Venerable Star Demon's eyes flashed intensely as he murmured in disbelief, "To forcibly repair such a scale of spatial annihilation using the Gold-Space Law —this level of control is inconceivable!"

As Space Venerable, he knew all too well the terrifying level of spatial mastery required to stabilize a black hole of this magnitude.

Even the usually cold and Venerable Thousand Illusions's eyes showed surprise.

The Venerable Rock Axe exclaimed in a gruff voice, "Goodness, this is much harder than fighting!"

In just a few breaths, the terrifying void black hole was completely closed under Qie Qiong's control.

The area that had been collapsing violently has returned to calm.

Having done all this, Qie Qiong's gaze fell on the location of the previous entrance to the new secret realm.

That place was already affected by the previous great battle.

The aftermath of the battle altered the surrounding space, and the entrance to the secret realm was completely destroyed.

Fortunately, as long as the secret realm is safe and that it is known to be located in another space, reopening it will not be difficult for Qie Qiong.

"The entrance was destroyed in the crossfire." Qie Qiong's voice clearly reached Star Demon and the others. "I've reopened it."

"Open!"

Qie Qiong pointed his fingers like a sword and slashed fiercely into the void!

Sizzle--!

A silver- Golden Light, imbued with the meaning of the creation of Heaven Opening, suddenly shone brightly.

Where the light passed, a brand new and stable spatial passage slowly took shape.

This is the passage leading to the previous secret realm.

"The passage is open." Qie Qiong turned around, his gaze calmly sweeping over the excited Human Race camp in the distance, his voice carrying clearly through space, "Gentlemen, you may enter."

Venerable Star Demon, Venerable Rock Axe, and Venerable Thousand Illusions looked at each other, their eyes still filled with unshaken shock and awe.

Venerable Rock Axe took a deep breath, hoisted his massive stone axe onto his shoulder, and let out a low growl, "Venerable Pan Fu will take his leave first."

He took a step forward, his imposing figure disappearing into the spatial vortex.

Venerable Thousand Illusions nodded slightly to Qie Qiong, his clear, cold voice filled with gratitude. "Thank you for saving our lives, Venerable. We will proceed to explore the way first." With that, he transformed into Flowing Light and entered the passage.

Venerable Star Demon lagged behind, giving Qie Qiong a deep look. His eyes held both the regret of almost taking him as a disciple back then and the respect for the current Top Overlord.

If he hadn't impulsively invited Qie Qiong, the three of them would probably have perished by now.

Even if they are resurrected, they will probably still owe their race a huge debt.

"Thank you, Venerable One." Venerable Star Demon bowed slightly before following closely behind into the secret realm.

The twenty-odd King-level Immortal of the Human Race now looked at Qie Qiong with nothing but reverence, bowing and saying in unison, "Thank you, Venerable One!"

Then they rushed into the secret passage.

They witnessed the birth of a hegemon firsthand, and even personally experienced the war between Universe Overlords! This experience is enough for them to boast about for countless epochs.

Qie Qiong followed them into the secret realm.

As for why he didn't enter first, there wasn't any particular reason; he simply didn't want to.

Furthermore, he believed that these powerful Human Race were not without intelligence and would not take what he rightfully deserved.

When Qie Qiong disappeared at the entrance of the passage, the void returned to its tranquility.

However, other places are not as peaceful as this.

On another level, the Virtual Universe Network, an information storm, has already swept through the core circles of the Human Territory, and even the entire Human Race's upper echelons.

Virtual Universe, atop Thunder Island.

The Chaos City Lord sat on his throne, handling the complex affairs of his clan.

Suddenly, a message marked "[Supreme Emergency - Constant Sand Secret Region]" appeared before him.

The message was extremely concise, yet it sent a jolt through the mind of this ancient being:

[Human Race's newly crowned Universe Overlord, Qie Qiong, slays the Demon Race's Skeleton Overlord with a single sword strike on the outskirts of the Constant Sand Secret Region Realm; the Skeleton Overlord is confirmed dead!]

Appendix: [Battlefield Recordings Excerpt]

This clip was recorded by the Human Race powerhouses when Qie Qiong was fighting the Skeleton Overlord.

The news of this "Divine Artifact" in the Virtual Universe spread among Human Race in less than five minutes.

The Chaos City Lord's eyes, which seemed to be able to see through Space-Time, instantly solidified, shocking even this one of the strongest among the Human Race.

"The skeleton was slain by Qie Qiong?" Even with the composure of the Chaos City Lord, he felt a deep sense of surprise and indescribable joy at this moment.

He knew Qie Qiong; he Universe Venerable from five thousand eras, and after that, apart from clan missions, he spent his time cultivating in the Chaos City.

However, he did not make much progress during these five thousand eras. According to the information he received, he seemed to still be an Intermediate Universe Venerable could not advance any further.

I never expected that this would give him such a big surprise.

After all, killing Universe Overlord with a single sword strike is almost the same as killing Top Universe Overlord.

There are only three Universe Venerable like the Human Race.

I never expected there would be another one, and such a young, Top Universe Overlord at that.

This Qie Qiong might reach his level much faster than the other three.

He immediately clicked on the accompanying battle footage.

In the scene, the silver-gold figure showed no fear in the face of the Skeleton Overlord's "Star-Shattering Claw". The strange Annihilation Divine Power easily neutralized the Shadow Erosion's deadly sneak attack and counterattacked. Finally, the "Universe Abyssal Abyss" sword light, which seemed to be able to reduce all things to Return to Ruins and destroy Space-Time, was clearly displayed in front of him.

"Excellent! Well done, Qie Qiong!" The Chaos City Lord's face showed a gratified smile. "This sword light, the fusion of Gold-Space, has reached an extremely profound level. I never imagined that he would cultivate in Chaos City for five thousand epochs and reach such a realm. Top Overlord!"

"But it's still a bit troublesome; I still need to go."

The Main Combat Clone headed towards the Constant Sand Secret Region.

Virtual Universe, Hongmeng Alliance's exclusive space.

"Star-Mark King," Peak King Immortal belonging to the Virtual Universe Company, was one of the members of the King Rank team that was rescued by Qie Qiong.

Unable to contain his excitement and the sense of pride in witnessing history, he immediately shared some of the battle information with the Hongmeng Alliance members he knew.

This circle instantly exploded!

"What?! The Skeleton Overlord is dead? Slain by one of our Human Race's newly crowned overlords?!"

"Venerable Qie Qiong? I've never heard of that name before."

"My god! To kill Skeleton Overlord with a single sword strike—that's the power of Top Overlord, right? Star Mark, tell me the details!"

"The Constant Sand Secret Region? How come there's a battle involving a Overlord-level opponent there? A new secret realm? Star Mark, what a lucky opportunity!"

"Quickly! Report this to His Excellency!"

"Human Race has gained another Top Overlord! Hahaha, long live Human Race!"

The news spread like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, its ripples spreading at the speed of light, quickly extending from this small circle to the wider Hongmeng Alliance, and then to the entire Human Race and their allied Alien Races.

The Venerable Area in Hongmeng City.

"Star Demon's message confirmed!" An Intermediate Universe Venerable belonging to the Virtual Universe Company looked at the footage sent by Venerable Star Demon showing the Skeleton Overlord being annihilated by the silver-gold sword light and exclaimed happily, "Qie Qiong, he's actually reached this level? Annihilating an Overlord with a single sword strike! It seems I won the bet I made back then, hahaha!"

"I felt he had extraordinary potential back then, but I never expected him to achieve this so quickly," another Venerable said, his tone filled with disbelief and deep emotion.

"Hey, that's not right. I remember you betting on Shi Huo Venerable back then?" the Intermediate Universe Venerable immediately retorted.

The Shi Huo Venerable is one of only two people in these tens of thousands of epochs to become Universe Venerable.

They were also compared by higher-ups, much like Bolan and Luo Feng in the original novel.

Because the two belonged to different camps, there was even more comparison between them among the higher-ups.

Because Qie Qiong had cultivated for a longer time while Shi Huo had cultivated for a shorter time, the higher-ups of the Human Race generally favored Shi Huo.

Only the powerful figures within the Virtual Universe Audit Company, considering their shared allegiance, will bet that Qie Qiong will become even stronger in the future.

But that was just a consolation, after all, one became a Venerable in just over a dozen epochs, while the other took five thousand epochs to become Universe Venerable.

At the moment when Qie Qiong Limit King Rank, the Shi Huo was just born.

I just didn't expect that Qie Qiong would kill the match in this way.