Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 396 First Encounter with a Treasure
After the congratulations, the human race and the many universe lords of the Hong Alliance dispersed.

After all, they didn't come to this Cosmic Sea to rest. They returned to this gathering point earlier only to welcome Lu Qingshan, who had just arrived in the Cosmic Sea.

Now that things are over, they will naturally continue their exploration inside the spaceship.

The Lord of Ice Peak did not leave immediately, but looked at Lu Qingshan again.

"Qingshan, I know you have an extremely strong ability to survive; you haven't suffered much loss in the primordial universe!"

The Lord of Ice Peak looked at Lu Qingshan solemnly and said, "But this Cosmic Sea is different from the Primordial Universe. There are powerful figures from the First and Second Cycle Eras here!"

"Especially the universe masters of the first and second reincarnation eras, they failed to break through to the realm of the strongest in the universe during the primordial universe period, so now they can only live in the small universes of the strongest in their own race, and are unable to break through again!"

"If the strongest being in their race can create a sacred universe in the future, then they will be able to exist forever. But if the strongest being in their race fails, they will perish along with them!"

"They are now facing the threat of death and are powerless to change the situation, so they often become even more frantic when fighting against stronger opponents. They might go berserk and fight to the death at any time, sometimes even triggering dangerous situations in desperate situations, without caring about their own lives at all!"

"So you must be careful when you encounter those crazy universe masters!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

"Well!"

After listening to Lu Qingshan's words, the Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly and then said, "I'll go explore first. You must be careful when you act with the Lord of Mantis!"

After saying this, the Lord of Ice Peak nodded to the Lord of Mantis, and then left the gathering place as well.

Actually, before this, the Lord of Ice Peak wanted to take Lu Qingshan with him on his adventures for a while, but Lu Qingshan explicitly refused.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan also possessed the ability to create clones, so even if he were to perish, he would only lose some treasures and divine power, which was not a big deal.

Which of these powerful beings with clones hasn't lost a clone while venturing through the cosmic sea?
The reason Lu Qingshan refused the Lord of Ice Peak was simply because he didn't want to hold the Lord of Ice Peak back.

After all, his greatest advantages right now are his ability to survive and a top-tier domain-level treasure.

Having strong survival abilities is of no help to the Lord of Ice Peak. As for top-tier domain-level treasures, the Lord of Ice Peak already possesses them himself!
After the Lord of Ice Peak left, only Lu Qingshan and the Lord of Mantis remained in the main hall.

"Lord of the Mantis!"

Lu Qingshan smiled and looked at the Lord of the Mantis: "You just said you planned to venture into the Blazing Fire Domain?"

According to the information about the Cosmic Sea that Lu Qingshan had previously obtained, the Flowing Fire Domain was not inside the Cosmic Ship, but rather in another dangerous place near the Cosmic Ship.

In this vast cosmic sea, there are three forbidden lands: the Cosmic Boat, the Peak-Leaping Realm, and the Flowing Mountain!

However, the universe is so vast that, in addition to these three perilous places, there are naturally other dangerous places as well.

However, those dangerous places are far less dangerous than the three forbidden zones, so the opportunities that can appear there are also weaker than those in the three forbidden zones.

The Blazing Fire Domain that the Lord of the Mantis mentioned earlier is one of the many dangerous areas in the Cosmic Sea.

"That's right!"

The Lord of the Mantis quickly said, "Although there are more opportunities inside the Cosmic Ship, there are also many powerful individuals here. Many dangerous places are guarded by Cosmic Lords from other forces, making it very difficult to compete for treasures!"

"So after I came to the Cosmic Sea, I mostly wandered in the Flowing Fire Domain, and only occasionally came to this Cosmic Ship!"

"So that's how it is!" After hearing what the Lord of the Mantis said, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but nod slightly.

To be honest, the Lord of the Mantis has the strength of the third tier, which is still very powerful in the primordial universe, but it is somewhat insufficient in the vast universe where powerful beings abound.

If you're exploring inside a spaceship, the probability of encountering a fourth- or even fifth-order universe master is quite high.

With the strength of the Lord of the Mantis, he might be able to escape from the hands of these powerful universe lords, but it would be very difficult for him to compete with these powerful lords for the supreme treasure.

In that case, even if there are more opportunities inside the spaceship, what's the point if you can't seize them?
Therefore, instead of competing for opportunities with those powerful universe lords inside the spaceship, it would be better to go to other dangerous places where opportunities are less plentiful, as the probability of obtaining opportunities would actually be greater.

"Lord of All Realms!"

Lord Mantis quickly continued, "Don't think that the opportunities in the Flowing Fire Domain are inferior to those here in the Space Ship. In fact, my gains there are far greater than those in the Space Ship!"

"The top-tier palace-type treasure I currently possess, 'Lang'an Palace,' was obtained in that Blazing Fire Domain!"

"Now that you possess a top-tier domain-type treasure and I have a top-tier palace-type treasure, it will definitely be much safer for the two of us to venture into the Flowing Fire Domain than to venture into this spaceship, and we will also reap greater rewards!"

“I understand!” Lu Qingshan nodded quickly.

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, the Lord of the Mantis was slightly taken aback.

In his eyes, Lu Qingshan had just arrived in the Cosmic Sea and must be quite confident in his own strength, and wanted to venture into the three forbidden lands.

Even if he wanted to invite Lu Qingshan to venture into the Flowing Fire Domain, he would have to put in a lot of effort.

To his surprise, Lu Qingshan immediately agreed after he had only given a brief explanation.

After a moment, the Lord of the Mantis, having regained his senses, quickly spoke up: "Lord of all realms, shall we set off now?"

"no problem!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, and then left the spaceship area with the Lord of the Mantis.

Because the distance between the Blazing Fire Domain and the spaceship was relatively short, the two of them did not use the space wormhole to teleport, but instead used teleportation to get to the Blazing Fire Domain directly.

After more than an hour of intense teleportation, Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis finally arrived at an area filled with endless flames.

"Lord of All Realms!"

The Lord of the Mantis looked towards the Flowing Fire Domain in the distance, and then introduced, "The core area of ​​this Flowing Fire Domain is a huge mountain peak, and endless flames spread out from that mountain peak, spreading over a range of hundreds of millions of light-years!"

"This Blazing Fire Domain is full of dangers. In some places, it is impossible to teleport at all. Even the Lord of the Universe can only fly with extreme caution!"

"And in this Blazing Fire Domain, the most common and troublesome danger is the 'Fire Spirits' that are unique to this Blazing Fire Domain! These Fire Spirits have no intelligence or consciousness and usually act on instinct. Once you get too close to them, you will be attacked by their frenzied attacks!"

"These fire spirits are even blessed by the endless flames in this Flowing Fire Domain, and their power is comparable to that of the Lord of the Universe. Moreover, sometimes they will call upon other fire spirits!"

"Therefore, the best course of action when encountering these fire spirits is to quickly kill them or disengage from the battle and escape using a domain-type treasure!"

"I see!"

After hearing what the Lord of the Mantis said, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and replied.

Although he had never ventured into the Flowing Fire Domain, the information he had previously obtained contained a great deal of information about it, some of which was even more detailed than what the Lord of the Mantis had told him.

After all, the Lord of the Mantis is merely the Lord of the alien universe within the Hong Alliance. Even if he can share intelligence with the human race, he can only share a portion of it.

And so, Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantises carefully rushed into the Flowing Fire Domain ahead.

The cosmic sea is so vast that even ordinary cosmic venerables would be instantly annihilated upon entering.

However, some top-tier cosmic overlords with extremely strong survival abilities sometimes venture into the cosmic ocean.

However, the flames within this Flowing Fire Domain are extremely powerful. Even top-tier cosmic overlords would find it difficult to withstand the flames for long without the protection of a top-tier treasure armor.

However, since Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis were both lords of the universe and possessed supreme treasure armor, resisting the flame attack was naturally a very simple matter.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
call!call!
After entering the Blazing Fire Domain, Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis began to switch constantly between teleportation and flight.

Suddenly, the Lord of the Mantis stopped abruptly.

"Energy fluctuation!" The Lord of the Mantis suddenly looked into the distance at a black boulder with a diameter of about 100 million kilometers that they had just passed.

"Energy fluctuations? Could it be?" Lu Qingshan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Not bad!" The Lord of the Mantis quickly looked at Lu Qingshan, then smiled and said, "Judging from this energy fluctuation, it shouldn't be a battle between powerful figures, but rather the birth of a supreme treasure!"

"Lord of all realms, you are truly lucky! You have just arrived in this cosmic sea and have already discovered a treasure!"

Although treasures often appear in the cosmic sea, sometimes if you are unlucky, even if you wait for hundreds or thousands of years in the three forbidden lands, you may not encounter a single treasure appearing.

The Lord of the Mantis had no idea that he and Lu Qingshan would be so lucky to encounter the birth of a treasure so soon after arriving in the Flowing Fire Domain.

"With such a powerful aura, it must be a top-tier treasure!" Lord of the Mantises quickly remarked.

Having already roamed this Blazing Fire Domain for a long time, he was naturally very sensitive to the aura of treasures appearing in the world.

If a top-tier treasure were to be born on a primordial planet, it would undoubtedly attract the attention of numerous cosmic lords who would vie for it.

Now, if there are no other powerful figures around, they can easily take this top-tier treasure into their possession.

"Lord of All Realms, let's hurry over there!"

Lord of the Mantis hurriedly said, "If we are too slow, other powerful individuals might get there first!"

“Okay!” Lu Qingshan nodded immediately.

You should know that he had already spent almost all his wealth on exchanging for treasures, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to venture into this cosmic sea so quickly.

He has just entered the Blazing Fire Domain and has already encountered a top-tier treasure, which is naturally a very good thing for him.

call out!call out!
Because teleportation was impossible in this area, Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis quickly broke through the air and flew away. At the same time, they each released their divine power and began to investigate the exact location of the treasure's birth.

After about ten minutes, Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis finally approached the area emitting energy fluctuations.

"That's it!"

After a brief investigation, Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis quickly discovered the source of the aura.

It was a sea of ​​flames transformed from purple flames. Within the deep purple flames, a mountain peak over three hundred kilometers high was slowly rising, radiating an extremely astonishing aura in all directions.

"A mountain peak? Could it be a palace-type treasure?"

Upon seeing this mountain peak, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred.

It should be noted that the value of a palace-type treasure of the same level is more than ten times, or even dozens of times, that of a treasure weapon.

If this mountain peak is indeed a palace-type treasure, then their harvest this time is astonishing.

Just as Lu Qingshan was about to release a wisp of divine power to penetrate and investigate, a golden stream of light flew rapidly toward Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis from not far away.

"This breath?"

The Lord of the Mantises instantly recognized the newcomer and exclaimed, "Oh no! It's a powerful member of the Skeleton Clan from the First Cycle!"

There are many forces, large and small, in the Cosmic Sea, and the overall strength of the Skeleton Clan is definitely among the top five.

In the first cycle era, the most powerful force was undoubtedly the God-Eye Clan, which possessed seven of the strongest beings in the universe;
However, the God-Eye Clan also had a powerful adversary in the primordial universe: the Skeleton Clan!

The Skeleton Clan possesses four of the strongest beings in the universe. Although their overall strength is somewhat weaker than that of the Divine Eye Clan, the Divine Eye Clan cannot overwhelm the Skeleton Clan.

Moreover, the talents of the Skeleton Clan and the Divine Eye Clan are mutually restraining. In the primordial universe era, the battles between the two clans were far more intense than those between the four peak clans of the primordial universe.

Even after the destruction of the primordial universe, their struggle never ceased.

"The Skeleton Clan?" At this moment, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred slightly.

He never expected that he would encounter the Universe Lord of the Skeleton Clan as soon as he arrived in this cosmic sea.

However, this is considered fairly normal.

After all, the Skeleton Race is one of the top five forces in the cosmic sea, so the number of universe lords is naturally very large.

Furthermore, the commotion caused by the appearance of this supreme treasure was not insignificant, so this powerful member of the Skeleton Clan, who was wandering nearby, naturally had to rush over to investigate.

"Lord of All Realms!"

Upon seeing the appearance of the Skeleton Clan's powerful figures, the Lord of the Mantises quickly transmitted his voice, saying, "Most of the Skeleton Clan's Universe Lords possess formidable strength. Even the weakest among them is probably stronger than the two of us!"

"Fortunately, the other side is much farther away than us. We should hurry up and collect the treasure, then leave as soon as possible!"

“I understand!” Lu Qingshan replied immediately via telepathy.

Although the universe masters of the first cycle era have lost the opportunity to break through to the realm of the strongest in the universe, they have already cultivated for two cycles!

After years of dedicated cultivation, the secret techniques they created were naturally extremely powerful. Coupled with the numerous treasures they accumulated over a long period, they were naturally extremely difficult to deal with.

Unfortunately, the treasure has not yet been fully revealed, so even if Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis wanted to obtain it, it would be impossible.

"It's actually the heartless lord of the Skeleton Clan! This is troublesome!" Soon, the Lord of the Mantis recognized the newcomer's identity and frowned.

"It was him?" A sense of vigilance quickly rose in Lu Qingshan's heart.

Because they were facing the end of their lifespan, the mindsets of the strong individuals in the first cycle of reincarnation underwent some changes.

Some of them wanted to venture into various dangerous places to find possible opportunities for the strongest members of their race in the universe;

Some are extremely ferocious, enjoying the thrill of insane killing;

Some are incredibly greedy, some are extremely wicked, and some are unpredictable...

And the heartless lord before us is one of the most greedy among the many universe lords of the Skeleton Clan!
It is said that billions of years ago, the other party fought a great battle with the universe lord of the primordial universe demon race over a high-level treasure weapon!
It should be noted that while high-level treasure weapons are precious, even the most powerful beings in the universe can possess one or two.

For the supreme rulers of the universe, a high-level treasure weapon would seem extremely ordinary.

But this heartless lord is just like that; he'll risk his life even for a high-level treasure weapon.

If this ruthless lord were weak, it would be one thing, but unfortunately, the opponent is quite powerful.

Although this ruthless lord did not create the strongest secret technique for the fusion of the universe lords, he did create the strongest secret technique for the universe lords.

Moreover, having roamed the universe for countless years, this Lord of Heartlessness has already raised his own life gene level to nearly ten thousand times that of ordinary life in the universe. At the same time, he has also collected many treasures suitable for himself. His strength is in no way inferior to that of Lu Qingshan's teacher, the Lord of Ice Peak.

"So it was the Lord of the Mantis from the primordial universe!"

Just as Lu Qingshan was pondering, the figure of the heartless lord flew over from afar.

"Lord of Heartlessness!" The Lord of the Mantises hovered above the sea of ​​purple flames, calling out to the Lord of Heartlessness.

The Lord of Heartlessness quickly stopped and looked in the direction of Lu Qingshan: "Lord of the Mantis, who is this person beside you? It seems that there is no information about this person in the data collected by my Skeleton Clan!"

"It looks like a human. Could it be the newly born cosmic ruler of your original universe's human race?"

In all three cycles of reincarnation, there were human races, so the Skeleton Clan was quite sensitive to the presence of humans.

"This is the Lord of All Realms of my Hong Alliance!"

The Lord of the Mantis quickly replied with a smile, "Indeed, this is the first time the Lord of All Realms has come to this Cosmic Sea!"

"I didn't expect your Hong Alliance to be so lucky, you've gained another Lord of the Universe!"

The Lord of Heartlessness nodded slightly, then his gaze lingered for a moment on the treasure that had not yet been fully revealed before he calmly looked at Lu Qingshan and the Lord of the Mantis: "Alright, you two can leave now!"

(End of this chapter)