Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

primordial universe.

A vast expanse of space, infinitely far from the borders of humankind.

This is the territory of the powerful Karom race in the universe. Planets and continents float in the starry sky, inhabited by countless metallic life forms.

The Karom race is a vast metallic life form, with a territory roughly one-third the size of the human realm.

At this moment.

The sacred land of the Karom tribe—Azure Peak Realm.

High above the heavens, in a majestic and ancient palace that shines eternally like a star.

"I never imagined that my true self would perish so easily!"

A deep, resonant sigh echoed through the empty palace.

A towering black mountain, stretching for 300,000 kilometers, loomed in the center of the palace, radiating boundless divine power.

Rumble~
A dazzling blue light appeared before the black mountain, and a figure emerged from the light after only a moment.

It was Ye Xingkong who killed the Lord of Qingfeng in the Northern Nether Palace!
"Humans...Master of the Divine Axe..."

"How could a newly ascended universe master create such a terrifying secret technique?"

The Lord of Qingfeng looked on with surprise and uncertainty, his inner shock was beyond words.

He's already this strong after just breaking through to the Universe Master level. Imagine what he would be like if he were given the Divine Axe Master level to cultivate for a while longer.
"Regardless, let's report this to the Alliance first!"

"The treasure I lost in this battle must be compensated to me by the Alliance, otherwise my loss will be too great!"

The Lord of Qingfeng felt a pang of heartache.

He has two divine bodies: one is this Karom body, which is also his true self, and the other is this majestic mountain avatar.

Although the mountain clone's divine body is enormous, it is almost immobile and its combat power is quite limited.

Under normal circumstances, the Karom Clan clone is the main battle clone of the Azure Edge Lord, and most of the supreme treasures are concentrated on this clone.

With the main battle avatar perishing, the loss of the Azure Edge Lord is unimaginable. Even if he travels through the universe for hundreds of millions of epochs, he would probably find it difficult to earn back these treasures.

"I am the sole ruler of the universe for the Karom race, and the entire Karom race depends on me alone."

"My strength has been weakened, and my clan's status in the Nine Domains Alliance will also be affected."

The Lord of Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh.

This is the current situation for the vast majority of races in the universe.

The life, death, rise and fall of a tribe rests entirely on the shoulders of its strongest member.

Throughout history, many powerful races have gradually become weaker, subservient to other races, or even perished because their strongest members fell.

"Born into a top-tier clan...once you become the master of the universe, you will receive a supreme treasure."

"But for our races, if we want to obtain the most precious treasures, we must fight and scramble for them!"

The Lord of Qingfeng shook his head.

The territory of the Karom tribe is actually quite large, accounting for a full third of the human territory.

Such a vast territory, yet it gave birth to only one ruler of the universe.

This is actually related to a very special phenomenon in the universe.

That is, in the primordial universe, the concentration of the fundamental laws of the universe was not evenly distributed.

In some regions, the fundamental laws of the universe are more concentrated, and the fluctuations of these laws are clearer, naturally increasing the chances of the birth of powerful individuals and geniuses.

In some regions, the fundamental laws of the universe are relatively thin, making it less likely for powerful individuals to emerge.

The richest and most central territories of the entire primordial universe were basically occupied by the six dominant races.

Why do the four races—humans, demons, insects, and machines—fight each other every day for territory, even to the point of a devastating war?
It should be noted that the vastness of the primordial universe was more than enough for the four dominant races to multiply.

However, the protracted war between the four major ethnic groups has almost never stopped.

What the four peak forces are fighting for is not just ordinary territory, but the most core and richest territory in the entire primordial universe!
Territory is the potential of an ethnic group!

Only larger and richer territories can give birth to more powerful individuals!
The territory of the Karom race may seem vast, but in reality, the probability of producing powerful individuals is even lower than that of a single cosmic nation of the human race.

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Original star.

The Northern Netherworld Palace, located in the snowy realm.

Ye Xingkong sat cross-legged in a secluded place, with two treasures emitting a soft glow floating in front of him.

"A top-tier treasure longsword and a top-tier treasure armor."

"These two treasures... are all the wealth of the Lord of Azure Edge."

Ye Xingkong carefully examined the spoils of this battle.

He was a master craftsman, and even without using the virtual universe, he could accurately assess the value of the two treasures.

"The Qingfeng Sword is considered the finest among top-tier treasured longswords."

"If we contribute it to the clan, we can get about two hundred treasure points."

"As for this top-tier treasure armor, it's rather ordinary; at most, you can get 120 treasure points."

Ye Xingkong nodded, a satisfied look on his face.

A top-tier treasure longsword can usually be obtained with 80 or 90 treasure points.

The Azure Edge Sword is worth two hundred Treasure Points, and its power is obviously extraordinary. No wonder the Lord of Azure Edge is known for his "powerful attack" among the third-tier Universe Lords.

It was just bad luck that he encountered Ye Xingkong; otherwise, he could have held his own against a fourth-tier universe master for a long time.

"Unfortunately, palace-type and domain-type treasures cannot be used in the Northern Nether Palace."

"The Lord of Qingfeng did not bring these two treasures with him before entering the Northern Nether Palace."

Although Ye Xingkong thought this way, he didn't really care.

After all, given the wealth of the Lord of Qingfeng, he probably doesn't possess any powerful domain-type or palace-type treasures.

"The biggest gain from this battle was pushing 'Starfire Illuminates the Sky' to the fifth-order secret technique level!"

"After the fall of the Lord of Qingfeng, he will probably tell the higher-ups of the Nine Domains Alliance that I possess fifth-tier strength."

A thoughtful look flashed across Ye Xingkong's eyes.

The fact that he was able to easily kill the Lord of Qingfeng was also related to the fact that the other party was unaware of his strength at the beginning and was careless.

Otherwise, if the Lord of Qingfeng saw Ye Xingkong from afar and knew he was no match for him, he would immediately turn around and run away.

The two are separated by hundreds of thousands of kilometers. Even though the seal inside the Northern Nether Palace is extremely strong, they are both masters of the universe, so their speeds are actually about the same.

You run, I chase... You run, I chase...

Even Ye Xingkong would find it difficult to catch up with the master of Qingfeng.

"Once everyone knows my strength, it won't be so easy to kill the Lord of the Universe."

Ye Xingkong thought to himself.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, opened the "Eye of the Void" to explore, and found that there were no secrets within a one-light-year radius around him.

"The snowy world is so vast that its diameter is probably several light-years."

"The range that the Eye of the Void can detect alone contains 2021 channels and six universe lords."

Ye Xingkong thought to himself.

These six cosmic lords were actually drawn here by the previous great battle, but unfortunately, the Chaos City Lord and the Azure East Lord were not among them.

"I now have two choices."

"First, while the major powers are still unaware of my strength, I will try my best to kill as many universe lords as possible."

"The more universe masters you kill, the fewer competitors you will have in the end to compete for the Northern Nether Palace."

"The second option is to use the information advantage of the 'Eye of the Void' to go directly to the fourth level."

For a moment, Ye Xingkong was caught in a dilemma.

Both of these options have their advantages and disadvantages.

Killing the Lord of the Universe seems to directly reduce competitors.

However, it is also possible that because of too much killing, they will be targeted by various forces.

The Nine Domains Alliance has now lost one Universe Lord, leaving only two, making their hopes of seizing the Northern Nether Palace seem extremely slim. However, if the Nine Domains Alliance becomes enraged and joins forces with other powers to target the human race, it would be a case of more harm than good.

I cannot have it myself, nor can I allow the human race to have the Northern Nether Palace!

As for the second option...

Heading directly to the fourth floor of the Northern Netherworld Palace is no problem at all.

However, Ye Xingkong himself had not refined the Northern Nether Pearl, so even if he reached the fourth level, he would not be able to be the first to recognize the Northern Nether Palace as his master.

Each of the nine factions possesses only one Northern Nether Pearl, and only those who refine the Northern Nether Pearl can claim ownership of the Northern Nether Palace.

On the human side, it was naturally the Lord of Chaos City who refined the Northern Nether Pearl.

"Fine! Let's go to the fourth floor first."

"I'll wait on the fourth floor, like a hunter lying in wait, and kill them one by one as they come up!"

"With the strength of the Chaos City Lord, he should be able to enter the fourth level very soon."

Having finalized his plan, Ye Xingkong slowly rose and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the nearest entrance to the passage.

……

Whoosh!
Ye Xingkong entered the passage and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in a terrifying world filled with endless flames.

The pitch-black flames scorched everything, and even through the Xuan You Crimson Flame Armor, Ye Xingkong could still feel the terrifying high temperature around him.

"The second level of the Northern Nether Palace is called the 'Flame Prison'."

"The first level, the 'Snowy World,' at most imprisons some weak people; it is not dangerous in itself."

"But the second level, the 'Fire Prison,' is different; this level contains many terrible dangers."

Ye Xingkong's eyes flashed, and without wasting any words, he directly activated the Eye of the Void.

Boom~
"The second layer seems to be much smaller than the first layer, with a diameter of two light-years, which is just enough to be covered by the Eye of the Void."

A look of joy appeared on Ye Xingkong's face.

The second floor of the North Netherworld also contains 10081 passageways.

After passing through these passages, you can choose to go to the third floor or return to the first floor.

"Chaos, Qingdong, I have entered the second level of the Northern Nether Palace."

In the virtual universe, Ye Xingkong said with a smile.

This was something they had agreed upon beforehand: if anything happened, they should contact each other immediately.

"So fast?"

The Lord of Qingdong said with great surprise, "I'm wandering around the Snowfield World now!"

"Ha ha!"

“I was lucky; there was a passageway nearby.”

Ye Xingkong is lying through his teeth.

"Divine Axe, be careful."

The Lord of Chaos City spoke in a calm voice, then smiled and said, "I have good news for you. The Azure Edge Lord of the Nine Domains Alliance has just fallen."

"What? A universe master has fallen just as we entered?"

"Who did it? The Lord of Blood Shadow, the Lord of Aurora, or the Lord of Eternal Sword?"

The Lord of Qingdong was taken aback and quickly asked.

"The Lord of Qingfeng... is quite a ruthless character!"

The Lord of Qingdong was deeply shocked.

Don't be fooled by how easily Ye Xingkong killed the Lord of Qingfeng just now; in reality, the Lord of Qingfeng is no weakling.

At least in a direct confrontation, the Lord of Qingdong would be somewhat suppressed by the Lord of Qingfeng.

"do not know."

The Lord of Chaos City shook his head, also feeling somewhat puzzled.

This Lord of Qingfeng is incredibly unlucky; he encountered a fifth-tier universe lord the moment he teleported into the Northern Nether Palace.

"Chaos, is the information reliable?"

At this moment, the Lord of Qingdong asked in a deep voice, his heart sinking.

This is the brutal battle for the ultimate palace-type treasures; the Lord of the Universe fell just like that.

Ye Xingkong also looked at the Lord of Chaos City, feeling very puzzled.

He had just killed the Lord of Qingfeng, how come the Lord of Chaos City found out so quickly, only a few minutes later?

Logically speaking, the Nine Domains Alliance should have tried their best to cover up the loss of a Universe Lord, even if they knew that Ye Xingkong was responsible. How could they possibly publicize it so much?

“Very reliable.”

"The message came from a human spy hidden within the Nine Domains Alliance. It's a very high-level spy who only contacts me."

The Lord of Chaos City said with a smile.

"I see."

The Lord of Qingdong suddenly realized.

Ye Xingkong was also very surprised.

Unexpectedly, the human race has an intelligence network within the Nine Realms Alliance, and it seems to be of a fairly high level.

But on second thought, it's not surprising.

As one of the nine super powers, the human race is far more than just a force on paper; its comprehensive strength is reflected in every aspect.

Intelligence is one of the greatest advantages of the human race.

The fact that the spy from the Nine Domains Alliance was able to obtain news of the fall of the Azure Edge Lord so quickly clearly indicates that he is one of the high-ranking members of the Nine Domains Alliance, and perhaps even a Lord of the Universe.

It's highly unlikely that this Lord of the Universe would directly betray the Nine Domains Alliance.

However, the fact that one can earn such a hefty reward simply by secretly passing on some messages will inevitably tempt some cosmic rulers.

This is a common problem among forces like the Nine Domains Alliance: a lack of unity!

"The Nine Domains Alliance only has two Universe Lords left, which basically means they have lost their qualification to compete for the Northern Nether Palace. We have also lost one of our competitors."

"We could even offer the Nine Domains Alliance some benefits, secretly forming an alliance to get them to help us seize the Northern Nether Palace!"

The Lord of Chaos City laughed heartily, in a very good mood.

"That... is actually quite unlikely."

Ye Xingkong suddenly said weakly, "Actually, I killed the Lord of Qingfeng!"

"It doesn't matter who killed the Lord of Qingfeng..."

"Wait! What did you say?!"

The Lord of Chaos City, who had been calm and composed just moments before, suddenly stood up from his throne and teleported in front of Ye Xingkong with lightning speed, his face filled with disbelief.

"After entering the Northern Nether Palace, I accidentally broke through to the level of the Lord of the Universe."

"If you encounter the Lord of Qingfeng, kill him!"

Ye Xingkong scratched his head and said somewhat embarrassedly.

The Lord of Chaos City was utterly shocked and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Listen to this, is this even human language?
What does it mean to accidentally break through to the level of the Lord of the Universe?
What does it mean to kill someone on sight?
Is the Lord of the Universe just a stray dog ​​on the roadside, someone you can kill at will?

"Divine Axe, are you telling the truth?"

The Lord of Chaos City stared intently at Ye Xingkong, his tone extremely serious.

But in reality, he already believed most of it.

After all, there's no need to lie about this kind of thing; it can be easily found out later.

Furthermore, given the dignity and pride of a ruler of the universe, it is utterly inconceivable that he would lie! (End of Chapter)