The liver is a late bloomer!

In this major battle, the Star Sea Domain displayed an overwhelming advantage.

But precisely because of this, the strong on the path of resistance use every means at their disposal in battle.

Even if it costs them their own divine essence and forces them to unleash the power of the Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure, they are determined to fight to the death against the powerful figures on the Great Dao of the Star Sea Domain.

In this battle, three Xuanhuang treasures were damaged.

Even the damaged Xuanhuang Treasure could not be exchanged for by Xu Chen using the military merits he gained in this battle.

"How about we borrow some from my older brother?"

Looking at his own military merits, plus those of his eldest, second, and third brothers, Xu Chen figured he should be able to barely exchange them for a damaged Xuanhuang Treasure.

With this in mind, Xu Chen contacted Zun Hai.

Inside a magnificent hall.

Xu Chen played chess with Zun Hai.

"Brother, are there any treasures in the Star Sea Domain Treasury that catch your eye?" Xu Chen asked tentatively.

"Tell me, how much do you want to borrow?" Zun Hai, who was playing chess, raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xu Chen.

"The power of the Xuanhuang Treasure of the Golden Dao of my human race is too weak. It needs to devour Xuanhuang Treasures of its own kind to enhance its power."

"I see there is a damaged Golden Dao Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure in the treasure vault, but it requires too much military merit."

"I need to add the military merits of my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother to redeem it," Xu Chen said, rubbing his hands somewhat embarrassedly.

“Simple, I will transfer my military merits and those of my second and third brothers to you right now.”

"By the way, can a damaged Xuanhuang treasure be repaired?"

After Zun Hai sent a message, Xu Chen received three military merits, which were just enough to exchange for the Xuanhuang Treasure with the broken Golden Dao.

"It can be repaired, but after it is repaired, its power will only be 6 to 8% of the original."

"If it's a stronger Xuanhuang treasure, it's fine, but a weaker one, after being repaired, will be much worse in battle than a Xuanhuang treasure of the same level."

Upon hearing this, Zun Hai's eyes lit up.

"Brother, your weapon-refining skills truly deserve to be called the best in the Star Sea Domain," Zun Hai said excitedly.

"The military merits required for a complete Xuanhuang treasure are several times that required for a damaged one."

"Even if the repaired device only has 6-8% of its original power, it's still a profit."

"Brother, if you ever come across a suitable damaged Xuanhuang treasure in the future, just hand it over to me for repair. I guarantee it will retain more than 70% of its original power," Xu Chen immediately said.

“I’m definitely thinking of my brother about this,” Zun Hai laughed.

"Hurry up and exchange that damaged Xuanhuang Treasure, lest someone else snatch it up first."

Hearing Zun Hai's reminder, Xu Chen quickly contacted the Star Sea Domain Treasure Vault.

At this moment, Xu Chen suddenly discovered that all the damaged Xuanhuang treasures had been exchanged.

"what!!"

"All three damaged Xuanhuang treasures have been exchanged!" Xu Chen exclaimed in disbelief.

"It should be the Lord of Shanglin. After advancing to the fourth realm, he was able to refine Xuanhuang treasures, so cultivating Xuanhuang treasures should be no problem for him as well."

"Would you like me to ask around for you?"

Zunhai then contacted the Shanglin Divine Lord.

"As expected, it is Lord Shanglin. If you wish, you can visit his temple and see if there is any hope of salvaging the situation."

Hearing Zun Hai's words, Xu Chen pointed to himself.

"Me? Go to visit the Shanglin Divine Lord?"

Although he can now rival the experts at the first or second level of the Great Dao, he is still a tiny ant in front of the Shanglin Divine Lord at the fourth level, who could crush him with a single thought.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Although your strength is nothing in the eyes of the Shanglin God Lord."

"But he values ​​your worth."

"Go ahead, if all else fails, just give me some coordinates." Zun Hai gave Xu Chen a knowing look.

"This is a jade talisman with coordinates to the Divine Palace. You can enter the Divine Palace with it."

“I have contacted Lord Lin, and he has given you permission to visit him.”

Xu Chen felt a warmth in his heart when he heard how thoughtful his older brother had been in making the arrangements.

Located at the core of the Star Sea, it gathers the essence of the entire Star Sea.

As Xu Chen stepped inside, he felt an extremely rich source of divine energy from the Great Dao. A group of spirits of heaven and earth, condensed from the divine energy of the Great Dao, flew across the sky, radiating immense power.

Xu Chen walked on a road that seemed to be formed by the convergence of countless rivers, at the end of which stood a magnificent temple.

Not far from the temple, a young man was watering a thirty-sixth-grade Great Dao Divine Lotus with an unknown spiritual liquid.

"You've arrived?" The boy looked at Xu Chen, his eyes filled with the youthful vigor unique to young people.

Although this scene seemed a bit strange to Xu Chen, it didn't stop him from knowing that the young man in front of him was the Lord of Shanglin.

"Greetings, Lord God."

"No need to be so polite." Lord Shanglin waved his hand and plucked two lotus leaves from the Thirty-Sixth Grade Great Dao Divine Lotus.

"Your timing is perfect. This divine lotus has just ripened and is excellent for brewing tea with the Divine Water of Life."

A tea table appeared not far away.

The shrine priest of Shanglin and Xu Chen took their seats.

"My Lord, I wish to exchange for that Xuanhuang Treasure in your possession, the one with the broken Golden Dao," Xu Chen said cautiously after taking his seat.

"But what can you offer?"

The Shanglin deity was brewing tea, and within that teapot seemed to be nurturing a world of life, radiating an extremely vigorous life force.

The two lotus leaves fell into it, and a qualitative change occurred immediately.

The life-giving water in the teapot gave birth to a small world, and the life-giving water divided into the principles of Yin and Yang.

"The military merits that can be exchanged for the damaged Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure, plus the coordinates of a star field," Xu Chen said after considering for a moment.

"Have you explored that star field?" Lord Shanglin picked up the brewed tea and poured a cup for Xu Chen.

"I dare not venture deeper, for I know there are no experts of the fourth realm there." Xu Chen respectfully accepted the teacup.

"Interesting. I'll pass on the military merit, but I want the star system coordinates."

A damaged, golden, profound treasure floated in front of Xu Chen.

Xu Chen also condensed a jade slip containing the coordinates of a star field and respectfully handed it to the Shanglin God Lord.

"The deal is done, let's have some tea." The Shanglin Divine Lord gestured for them to proceed.

Xu Chen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt a light yet powerful life force emanating from within him.

"Blessed with the perfected state of the Invincible Saint Venerable, you will need to wait for more than 300 billion years. During these 300 billion years, Jiu Yuan, who has been lusting after your body, is very likely to advance to the fourth realm."

"I will lock onto you with the power of the four realms. Even if you escape to the chaos, the Nine Abyss will still be able to lock onto you."

The Shanglin God took a sip of tea and looked at Xu Chen with a meaningful gaze.

"Are you ready?"

"Many seniors in the Star Sea have already said they will protect the juniors, and even if they cannot protect them, they can protect the human race behind them."

"When that day comes, I will flee far away from the chaos and try my best not to be found by Jiuyuan."

Running away when you can't win is a timeless principle.

“That’s one way, but it will eventually fall into the clutches of Jiuyuan, so you need to prepare more backup plans.”

“I don’t like Jiu Yuan’s style of doing things along the way, but I understand his desire to become stronger.”

"As top experts in the same star field, we can become stronger as our star field grows stronger, so our interests are aligned."

"For the sake of stability, unless you can offer even greater benefits in the future, the top experts in the Star Sea Domain will not easily side with you," said the Shanglin God Lord in a leisurely tone.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen's mind stirred. "Thank you for your guidance, Divine Lord," Xu Chen said, bowing slightly in respect.

Within the territory of the human race, in the Great Xu Cave.

Xu Chen handed the damaged Golden Dao Xuanhuang Treasure to Da Xu.

"The power can be increased even more, not bad."

Da Xu examined the damaged Xuanhuang treasure and mentally deduced how to restore it.

"By the way, the two Xus have gone out again. Before they left, they told me to tell you that it would be best to find a Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure Flying Boat so that he can travel in the Chaos and find ways to search for more treasures."

“The two Xus are no longer satisfied with just searching for treasures in various star regions.” The eldest Xu said this with a smile on his face.

"The Xuanhuang Supreme Treasure Flying Boat..." Xu Chen murmured, stroking his chin.

“Flying boat-type Xuanhuang treasures are not easy to find, and most of them are in the hands of experts who have reached the third or even fourth realm of the Great Dao.”

"If you want to take it from them, you'll have to wait until I advance to the Great Dao."

Xu Chen sighed as he spoke. Since he advanced to the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, he found that there were more and more things that frustrated him, and he also felt that he was getting poorer and poorer.

"There's always a way." Da Xu patted Xu Chen on the shoulder, and with the damaged Xuanhuang treasure in his hand, entered the treasure factory.

Inside Xu Chen's cave, a group of people were having a lively reunion dinner.

Everyone was talking about their experiences in their star system.

“Father, I discovered an extremely unique spirit of heaven and earth in that star field, which seems to be the embodiment of the rules.”

Xu Xuanshen gently raised his hand, and a small world appeared in his palm.

There is a creature in the world that looks like both a dog and a bear, and it is playing happily.

Xu Chen looked at the creature, and suddenly a power of rules appeared before him.

"This creature can actually grow into a top-tier divine beast by following the rules, and there is even a slight chance that it can advance to the Great Dao."

"interesting!"

Xu Chen waved his hand, and a world floated in front of him in his palm.

"Logically speaking, your star field is extremely ordinary, and such beings that defy the rules should not have been born in your star field."

"Where did you find it?" Xu Chen asked, a hint of interest in his eyes.

Within the palm-sized world, the puppy-like creature was surrounded by numerous spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, all of which were necessary for its advancement.

"Ow~"

Upon seeing these spiritual creatures, the creature seemed to have its most primal desires awakened, and began to devour them.

As these spiritual objects were swallowed one by one, the creature began to advance, transforming from an ordinary mortal into a celestial being.

Subsequently, it transformed from a celestial embryo into a Dao embryo, and its strength began to gradually increase step by step.

In the end, it became a divine beast that roared between heaven and earth, possessing the strength of an invincible Saint Venerable.

"I can only cultivate it up to this point, because with my current strength, I am no longer able to discover the spiritual objects that will advance to the Great Dao."

As Xu Chen spoke, he returned the world in his palm to Xu Xuanshen.

"After we finish eating, take me to see your star system."

"Good father!"

Within the star field where Xu Xuanshen was located, in a special star field imbued with chaotic energy, Xu Chen stood for a long time.

"Strange, this is the first time I've sensed the aura of chaos in the star field."

Xu Chen gently waved his hand, and that wisp of chaotic energy gathered in his hand.

“Father, that's where we found that little bear.”

"We discovered it was just an egg, and within the egg was a trace of chaotic energy," Xu Xuanshen reported from the side.

Xu Chen nodded and waved gently.

The immense power of time sealed off the surrounding star systems, causing a reversal of the current.

A phantom image traveled backwards with the flow of time, until the moment the egg was discovered.

"It is a special divine beast, which also contains the power of rules. No wonder it can form such a unique creature."

"Let me see that little bear again."

A world in the palm of his hand appeared before Xu Chen, and the little bear, who had already reached the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, could already sense Xu Chen's presence.

"Waaah~"

The divine beast, which had grown into a giant bear, cried out to Xu Chen, its voice carrying a hint of affection.

"You little bear are quite sensible; you know who to please."

With a gentle tap of his finger, Xu Chen shattered the world in his palm, and the giant bear detached itself from it.

In an instant, the chaotic energy of this star field converged towards the giant bear.

Within this chaotic energy, there was also a trace of rule power that Xu Chen could not see through.

As the giant bear absorbed more and more chaotic energy, its own aura gradually increased.

Xu Chen, who had been observing the changes quietly from the sidelines, began to show emotion, which eventually turned into a solemn expression.

At this rate, it won't be long before the giant bear divine beast is able to advance to the Great Dao.

"Father~" Xu Xuanshen looked at Xu Chen questioningly.

"Just wait quietly. The great power of the Beast Taming Dao cannot be mixed in," Xu Chen explained.

Xu Xuanshen nodded and stepped aside to wait.

As the last trace of chaotic energy in this star field returned to the body of the giant bear divine beast.

The giant bear's aura seemed to have reached a critical point, unleashing a terrifying power of the Great Dao.

"He has actually advanced to the Great Dao!" Xu Xuanshen murmured to himself.

What I could only dream of, this creature obtained so easily.

"To obtain the creation of the star field."

The giant bear, a divine beast that had already advanced to the Great Dao, stood in the star field looking at Xu Chen, its huge bear eyes unpredictable.

A terrifying killing intent emanating from the Great Dao enveloped Xu Chen.

"I never expected that I could advance to the level of a powerful expert above the Great Dao so easily in this cycle."

"To thank you, I formally invite you to merge into my body."

The divine beast giant bear grew larger and larger, its body rapidly occupying this part of the star field.

His eyes were like the sun, his mouth like an abyss, and his aura exploded to its limit.

"By merging with me, you can glimpse the realm beyond the Great Dao."

"Come on~" The expression of the divine beast giant bear grew increasingly ferocious.

Xu Xuan, standing to the side, struggled to move his body and tried his best to use his protective powers to protect Xu Chen.

"At a time like this, instead of running away, you're still thinking about me?" Xu Chen's voice, both amused and exasperated, rang in Xu Xuanshen's ears.

A powerful spatial force entangled Xu Xuanshen and dragged him into an unknown void.

A primordial spiritual treasure, a battle bow, appeared in Xu Chen's hand.

"Little Bear, I don't care how many lifetimes you've been through."

"But in this life, when you were just awakened and your strength was not yet strong, you bared your teeth at me as soon as you advanced to the Great Dao."

Twenty top-tier innate treasure-level spirit arrows appeared behind Xu Chen.

"Have you thought about the consequences?!" (End of Chapter)