Swallowed Star: The Original Secret Realm

Chapter 232 The Despair of the Lord of the Broken Tree, Zhang Yi Arrives! (Two Chapters Combined)

Inside the control room of the Liuguang warship, Zhang Yi stopped his cultivation and came out of the inheritance space.

"I didn't expect to receive a distress signal so soon after arriving in the outer region of the Peak Realm." Zhang Yi was a little surprised.

The virtual universe operates by immediately sending distress messages to nearby powerful members of the Hongmeng Alliance once a member requests help.

Since Zhang Yi was very close to the location of the distress call, the virtual universe system naturally sent the distress message to him.

What surprised him was not that he received a distress call, but the person who made the call.

I never expected it to be him!

"However, since they belong to the Hongmeng, we can't just stand by and watch them die; that's not like him."

Zhang Yi flew out of the Liuguang ship, put the ship away, and then teleported at a high frequency towards the location of the distress call.

In the dimly lit waters of the Peak Realm, two figures were engaged in a fierce battle.

To be precise, one figure was attacking frantically, while another figure was defending with all its might.

The figure that initiated the attack was a giant bird, its entire body covered with thick layers of purple feathers, with a pair of enormous wings on its back, and an oval head adorned with a crown made of blood-red feathers and inlaid with purple gemstones.

His sharp, imposing eyes stared fiercely at the figure ahead, his four enormous hooves constantly reaching out to attack.

It is none other than the Lord of Changjiu of the Demon Clan, a cosmic lord with top-tier fifth-order strength, whose status among the Demon Clan is second only to the Dream Demon Ancestor and the Zhen Demon Ancestor.

Opposite him was a cosmic being that appeared to be a plant-like life form, or more precisely, a giant tree that had broken off at the waist and was now only half intact.

Logically speaking, tree-like life forms are not good at moving and rarely venture out. However, upon closer inspection, this half-tree is different. Below its crown are two thick thighs, and on its trunk are eight huge arms, each with a weapon. With the cooperation of the eight arms, it actually blocked a fierce attack from the Lord of Changjiu.

This cosmic lord who is half a tree is the true form of the Lord of Broken Trees. He looks like a plant-like life form, but he is actually a soulless metallic life form.

"Lord of Changjiu, I have already given you the supreme treasure, why must you be so ruthless?" A large face appeared on the broken tree trunk of the Lord of Broken Tree, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

He was adventuring in the endless waters when he was fortunate enough to discover a high-grade treasure. In his excitement, he had just put the treasure into his possession when the surrounding space was instantly sealed off. An endless domain of crimson feathers enveloped the area within a radius of 15 light-years, which was none other than the peak domain-type treasure, 'Blood Feather Realm'.

He inwardly cried out in alarm; the appearance of the Blood Feather Realm meant that its master, the Lord of Changjiu, had arrived.

As expected, the Lord of Changjiu launched a fierce attack after appearing.

The Lord of the Broken Lord was merely a third-tier Universe Lord, so he was naturally no match for him. Fortunately, he was very skilled in defense, and he used multiple sets of the strongest defensive secret techniques of Universe Lords, as well as the supreme treasure armor protecting him. This time, he held on.

But he knew very well that he was in danger, and his avatar in the primordial universe immediately sent out a distress call in the virtual universe.

After all, once the Lord of Changjiu goes berserk and uses his supreme treasure of the special class—the Purple Gold Crown—his demise will not be far off.

So, after some bargaining, the Lord of the Broken Tree handed over the high-grade treasure, and the Lord of Changjiu agreed to let him leave.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the high-level treasure, the Lord of Changjiu went back on his word and launched an even more ferocious attack. He unleashed the strongest secret technique of the Lord of the Universe, causing the Lord of Broken Tree to tremble and his divine power to be rapidly depleted.

"Broken Tree, you're just as stupid as your human master, utterly stupid. When have we demons ever kept our word?" The Lord of Changjiu's mocking voice echoed throughout the space. His gaze was ferocious, staring at the Lord of Broken Tree as if he were looking at prey.

He was the most extraordinary genius among the demon race. When he first became the Lord of the Universe, he was given some powerful treasures and embarked on adventures in the cosmic sea.

Relying on the power of the supreme treasure, coupled with his own remarkable understanding of the laws, he had a fairly smooth start when he first arrived.

Until they met the Lord of the Ice Peaks.

He clashed with the Lord of Ice Peak over the ownership of a supreme treasure, and the two fought fiercely.

At that time, the Ice Peak Lord was already a top-tier fourth-order combatant, while he was merely a newly arrived Universe Lord, whose strength was only barely at the third order thanks to the power of the treasure.

One of them was cold and taciturn, while the other was arrogant and overconfident due to his extraordinary talent. Naturally, neither of them was willing to back down.

After a fierce battle, the outcome was obvious: even with the supreme treasures bestowed upon him by the two demon ancestors, the Lord of Changjiu was nearly killed by the Lord of Ice Peak.

After all, the Lord of Ice Peak was a disciple of the Primordial Ancestor, and the treasures he possessed were no less impressive.

In this battle, if the Demon Clan's Lord of Annihilation hadn't arrived in time, the true form of the Lord of Changjiu would have perished completely.

It was in this battle that he forged a deep enmity with the Lord of Ice Peak, and at the same time, he harbored extreme resentment towards the entire human race, as well as hatred for the Hong Alliance, which was centered around the human race.

Whenever he encountered a powerful member of the Hong Alliance, even without any treasures to seize, he would still engage in a fierce battle.

Can it bear fruit?
The powerful members of the Hongmeng who dare to venture into the Cosmic Sea are at least at the level of a top-tier third-order Cosmic Lord.

The Lord of Changjiu was naturally no match for him. On several occasions, he encountered several extremely powerful fourth-tier top-tier universe lords, as well as the Lord of Chaos City, Lord Penggong, and others, and was almost killed on several occasions.

Each time, he was saved from danger only thanks to the support of the super strong members of the demon clan alliance.

However, his repeated pleas for help caused chaos throughout the entire demon alliance. If it weren't for the deterrence of two demons, no one would have paid any attention to him, and he also incurred the wrath of several super beings.

All of this made him hate the human race even more and despise the powerful members of the entire Hong Alliance.

Even after he became a super strongman among the demon race, second only to the two demon ancestors, his hatred did not diminish in the slightest.

Every time he encountered a powerful member of the Hongmeng, he would attack them with deadly force, which enraged the founder of the Giant Axe. He tried many times to find an opportunity to kill him, but he could not find a suitable opportunity.

This time, in the outer domain of the Qingfeng Realm, he accidentally discovered the Broken Tree Lord of the Hong Alliance. Overjoyed, he quickly sealed off the space and used a top-tier domain treasure, thinking, "This time I must kill the Broken Tree Lord to vent my resentment."

"Lord of the Broken Tree, give up. It is your honor to die by my hand." The hooves of the Lord of the Vultures enveloped the surrounding space-time. With each swipe of its claws, it was as if a small universe had descended, its power was extremely astonishing.

The Lord of Broken Trees looked at the enormous hooves that kept attacking, and his heart was filled with despair.

The attacks of the Lord of Changjiu's hooves and claws may seem simple, but they actually contain a top-tier fifth-order secret technique that he created based on his own characteristics. Combined with the special, top-tier treasure armor he wears that integrates offense and defense, each claw is incredibly powerful.

Even though he was defending with all his might with eight arms wielding eight supreme weapons, the power of a single claw was transmitted to his divine body through the weapons on his arms, still causing his divine body to be depleted.

What made him most desperate was that his defensive secrets were far less profound than those of the Lord of Changjiu. After a long period of defense, hooves and claws began to strike his divine body directly without the buffer of weapons.

boom!
Another claw struck, and the Lord of the Broken Tree lost a great deal of divine power. This was only because he was wearing a top-tier treasure armor; otherwise, he would have been completely annihilated long ago.

"Let's see how long you can last!" The Lord of Changjiu sneered, his cold eyes flashing with even more ferocity as he intensified his attacks.

He was secretly thinking: I didn't expect the Lord of the Broken Tree to have a top-tier treasure armor, and the effect is quite good. It seems to be able to weaken my attacks to one ten-thousandth. Should I use the Crimson Crown?
With his strength, if he were to unleash the Crimson Crown, this supreme treasure, he could slay the Lord of the Broken Tree, who was clad in a peak-level treasure, in an instant. However, the cost would be enormous, and he had been hesitating. Whoosh! A figure appeared just outside the edge of the Blood Feather Realm's coverage area.

"Broken Tree, our strengths are evenly matched. I dare not enter the area covered by the Blood Feather Realm. You'd better watch yourself." A voice came through the water.

"The Lord of Flint?"

The master of the broken tree was initially delighted, but then became disappointed.

The surrounding space is sealed off. Even if the Flint Lord could arrive, it wouldn't make much difference, let alone how long it would take.
"Lord of Flint?" Lord Changjiu also noticed the newcomer and sneered, "Coward, come in if you dare."

The sound traveled through the Blood Feather Realm to the mind of the Lord of Flint, causing his face to flush red. He longed to rush in and fight, but he forcibly restrained himself.

The Lord of Changjiu was clearly provoking him to enter his domain.

Seeing that the Lord of Flint was not fooled, the Lord of Changjiu continued to attack the Lord of Broken Tree.

Rumble!
A deafening roar echoed through the surrounding space.

The divine body of the Lord of Broken Trees is constantly decreasing: 60% - 54% - 41% - 30%.

"Accept your death willingly. Soon other powerful figures from the Hong Alliance will join you." The Lord of Changjiu revealed a cruel smile.

It seems that it's possible to kill the Lord of the End Tree without activating the Crimson Crown!
at this time.

As time and space shifted, a dark golden figure appeared beside the Lord of the Broken Tree.

At the same time, a long spear was pressed against his descending giant hoof.

Boom! This time, the figure holding the spear didn't move an inch, but he retreated several kilometers.

"Hmm?" The Lord of Changjiu looked at the newcomer with surprise. He was dressed in dark gold armor, holding a dark gold spear, with black hair and black eyes, a typical human powerhouse. "Are you Zhang Yi, the Lord of Time and Space?"

He recognized the person.

"So it was you who could appear in the sealed space in an instant."

Clearly, Zhang Yineng was aware of the intelligence regarding Zhang Yineng's ability to "teleport" within sealed spaces.

The moment Zhang Yi appeared, he understood that he could no longer kill the Lord of the Broken Tree. After all, Zhang Yi could simply teleport away with the Lord of the Broken Tree, and he had no way to stop him.

“The Lord of Changjiu.” Zhang Yi smiled as he looked at the giant, bird-like Lord of Changjiu before him. “What a coincidence.”

The last missing metal piece of his Ten Colors Domain is located in the deep palace of the Changjiu Secret Realm, guarded by the Lord of Changjiu.

"Get lost already, use this special 'teleportation' to run away quickly," the Lord of Changjiu said with feigned disdain.

He was naturally already aware of this newly emerging super genius among the human race.

In a short period of time, they rose to prominence at an alarming speed. According to the intelligence obtained by their demon race, the human genius in front of them, who had entered the level of a universe master tens of thousands of years ago, already possessed the strength of a fifth-order universe master.

He even managed to kill the true form of the Five Chaos Lord, who was of equal strength to him, by taking advantage of the perilous nature of the spaceship itself.

He was naturally even more jealous and hostile towards such a monstrous genius who was also human.

"Heh~" Zhang Yi was too lazy to pay attention to him. This Lord of Changjiu really knew how to deceive himself.

"Lord of the Broken Tree." He looked at the broken tree beside him and spoke with a smile.

"Lord of Time and Space?" The Lord of Broken Trees stared in disbelief at the human man with black hair and black eyes, dressed in dark gold armor. He felt somewhat embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, he never imagined that Zhang Yi would come to his rescue just as he was about to perish.

"Lord of Time and Space, I...I questioned your decision before, yet you still came to save me despite past grievances. I am ashamed," said the Lord of Broken Trees.

"I have no way to repay the great kindness you have shown me in saving my life. From now on..."

“Lord of the Broken Tree, we can express our gratitude later. Let’s deal with the immediate matter first,” Zhang Yi interrupted him.

"Uh-huh." The Lord of Broken Trees was taken aback, then realized, "This Lord of Changjiu is not easy to deal with. Should we leave first?"

Although he knew that Zhang Yi had already reached the top level of the fifth rank, the Lord of Changjiu was also at the top level of the fifth rank, and had cultivated for a longer time and possessed more treasures. He believed that if he continued to fight him, Zhang Yi might not necessarily gain the upper hand.

After all, the natural dangers here pose no threat to the experts at their level.

"Let's go? Don't rush, tell me what happened first," Zhang Yi said with a smile.

After a while.

"A supreme treasure? Lord Changjiu, I'll give you a chance. Hand over this treasure, and I'll spare your life. How about it?"

Zhang Yi chuckled softly, his gentle laughter echoing across the water.

The Lord of Changjiu was stunned, the Lord of Broken Tree was stunned, and the Lord of Flint outside the Blood Feather Realm was stunned.

"What? What did you say?" The Lord of Changjiu said with a gloomy face, "Hand over the high-grade treasure, and you'll spare my life?"

"You human, it seems you've risen too quickly and become foolish. Even your human race's giant axes couldn't kill me, let alone you?"

Although the Lord of Changjiu was arrogant and unruly, and belonged to the opposing camp, the Lord of Broken Tree and the Lord of Flint agreed with his words at this moment.

Because the Lord of Changjiu possesses the Blood Feather Realm, a top-tier treasure of the realm, and the Palace Treasure, as well as the Crown, a rare artifact. Even if the Giant Axe Founder were to arrive, although he could not defeat him, he could still hide inside the Palace Treasure and wait for the support of the demon race.

Moreover, and most importantly, he is extremely skilled in speed. Even if the space is sealed off, he can quickly fly out of the sealed area in a short time and then teleport away.

Therefore, although he is arrogant and disdainful of others, no one dares to provoke him because most of the strongest beings in the universe can't do anything about him.

Zhang Yi couldn't help but smile as he watched this scene.

This Lord of Changjiu is indeed a difficult opponent. Even now that the Giant Axe possesses the most powerful treasure, it will be difficult to kill him directly unless he overestimates his abilities and accepts the challenge.

However, the Lord of Changjiu is precisely the one he can restrain.

(End of this chapter)