Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

virtual universe.

"You mean... after you broke through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, you also created a fifth-order secret technique?"

The Lord of Chaos City said with a look of shock.

"This, how is this possible?"

Lord Qingdong stared wide-eyed, saying in disbelief, "Divine Axe, are you sure you're not joking?"

"Of course I'm not kidding."

"If I didn't have fifth-tier strength, how could I possibly have killed the Lord of Azure Edge?"

Ye Xingkong said with a smile.

"Right."

The Lord of Chaos City and the Lord of Qingdong thought for a moment and then nodded subconsciously.

The Lord of Azure Edge is quite powerful; without the strength of a fifth-order Universe Lord, it would be difficult to defeat him in a short time.

"A prodigy! A genius!"

"I'm completely convinced!"

"Divine Axe, in your presence I am like a green recruit!"

The Lord of Qingdong couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, and said with complete admiration.

At first, he had doubts about Ye Xingkong's talent.

But now, with the facts laid out before us, what else is there to say?

A fifth-order universe master is already considered one of the most powerful beings among universe masters.

Of the nineteen universe lords in the entire human race, only three are fifth-order universe lords: the Lord of Chaos City, the Lord of Penggong, and the Lord of Darkness.

"Incredible!"

"Divine Axe, how many years have you cultivated? Even considering time acceleration, have you reached ten thousand epochs?"

"This is outrageous! This is monstrous! To create a fifth-order secret technique in just ten thousand epochs?"

The Lord of Qingdong was deeply shocked, feeling both excited and conflicted.

Despite his incredibly long years of cultivation, he only managed to create the strongest secret technique of the universe master, thus gaining third-tier strength.

But in the face of absolute genius, these are simply not enough!
"Our human race shall rise!"

"The Divine Axe is absolutely qualified to challenge for the title of the strongest in the universe!"

A bright light burst forth from the eyes of the Chaos City Lord.

If the human race could have one more strongest being in the universe, the overall strength of the race would increase significantly.

"Chaos, if you had said this before, I would have scoffed at it."

"But now, I believe it!"

The Lord of Qingdong looked convinced and said, "Divine Axe, with this talent, you might even become the second Primal Ancestor!"

"Chaos, Azure East!"

"You're praising me so much, I'm getting embarrassed!"

Ye Xingkong laughed and said in a relaxed manner.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

"To create a fifth-order secret technique right after breaking through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, there has never been such a person throughout history."

The Lord of Chaos City smiled as he looked at Ye Xingkong, his heart filled with joy and excitement.

The human race... is truly about to rise again thanks to the Lord of the Divine Axe!

"Since the Divine Axe possesses fifth-tier strength, our strategy must also change accordingly."

The Lord of Chaos City's gaze became majestic, and his expression turned serious.

"Chaos, what are your plans?"

The Lord of Qingdong said with a hint of eagerness.

Today is different from the past!
Now, the human side possesses two fifth-tier combatants, giving them a significant advantage in strength and greatly increasing their chances of ultimately capturing the Northern Nether Palace.

"Divine Axe, take advantage of the fact that there aren't many powerful figures outside who know of your strength yet."

"If we encounter these universe lords, it would be best to kill them directly!"

A sharp glint flashed in the eyes of the Chaos City Lord as he compiled a list.

Ye Xingkong glanced at the list, which contained eight Universe Lords, all of whom had refined the Northern Nether Pearl.

"To acknowledge the Northern Netherworld Palace as its master, one must possess the Northern Netherworld Pearl."

"The Northern Nether Pearl is a very crucial factor."

The Lord of Chaos City spoke in a calm and steady voice.

"Okay, I understand."

Ye Xingkong nodded, gradually realizing that the Northern Nether Pearl was the key to obtaining the Northern Nether Palace.

"Qingdong and I are both doing our best to find a way to the second level."

"If there is an opportunity, it would be best to meet up."

"Divine Axe, you must be careful as you are traveling alone."

Then, the Lord of Chaos City gave another instruction.

……

The second level of the Northern Netherworld Palace is the "Flame Prison".

Ye Xingkong's consciousness exited the virtual universe.

"The eight cosmic lords... are all powerful figures who command respect throughout the universe!"

Ye Xingkong frowned slightly, his tone somewhat wistful.

The nine forces and twenty-seven universe masters naturally chose the strongest universe master to refine the Northern Nether Pearl.

Of these eight universe masters, apart from Hengjian, Xueying, and Jiguang, who are all fifth-tier universe masters, the rest are all fourth-tier universe masters.

"Killing a fourth-tier universe lord is much more difficult than dealing with the Azure Edge Lord!"

Ye Xingkong shook his head and activated his Eye of the Void to investigate the situation on the second floor.

"Two universe lords have already reached the second level: the Lord of Youyu of the Snow Frontier Alliance and the Lord of Black Steel of the Thorn Ring Alliance."

Ye Xingkong's eyes gleamed.

The first level of the Northern Netherworld, the Snowfield World, is approximately ten light-years in diameter.

With such a vast area and 10081 passages scattered throughout, you really might not be able to find one without a bit of luck.

Who can reach the fourth level first is not primarily determined by strength, but mainly by luck.

Perhaps, even until the battle for the Northern Nether Palace ends, some universe lords may still be stuck at the first level.

"The Lord of the Universe is a third-order Universe Lord, and the Lord of the Black Steel is a fourth-order Universe Lord."

"Neither of these forces should know my strength yet, but neither of these two universe lords is carrying the Northern Nether Pearl."

A thoughtful look flashed in Ye Xingkong's eyes, and he chose to remain still.

"hold on!"

"The Eye of the Void's detection range covers the entire second layer. Once a Lord of the Universe enters, none of them can escape my eyes."

Ye Xingkong simply found a secluded place to hide, sat cross-legged on the ground, and continued to study the secret techniques.

His current task is to seize the Northern Nether Pearl as much as possible, not to kill the Lord of the Universe, so there is no need to rush into action.

"The Starfire Illuminates the Sky combat technique, although it has been deduced to the fifth level."

"But after all, it was only a temporary breakthrough in a major battle, and there are still many areas that need improvement."

Ye Xingkong was engrossed in creating the secret technique, but he spared a wisp of his consciousness to pay attention to his surroundings.

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Time flies.

Unbeknownst to us, a century has passed.

The second level of the Northern Netherworld Palace is the "Flame Prison".

In a place engulfed in a sea of ​​fire, a pitch-black vortex suddenly appeared in the space.

A moment later, a towering figure appeared in the vortex passage.

"Phew!" "After wandering the first level for a hundred years, I've finally found a spatial passage!"

A giant whose entire body was made of rock and whose divine body was 100,000 kilometers tall breathed a sigh of relief.

His name is Lord of the Giant Rock, and he possesses the strength of a fourth-tier Universe Lord. He is the strongest Universe Lord on the side of the Thorn Ring Alliance.

"The snowy world is so vast!"

"In addition, the spatial suppression is so great that we can only fly slowly, and the probability of finding a spatial passage is extremely low."

While thinking to himself, the Lord of the Giant Rock secretly contacted the other two Lords of the Thorn Ring Alliance, only to find that they were still wandering around aimlessly on the first level.

"It seems that my progress of taking a hundred years to enter the second level is relatively fast."

"The second level, the 'Fire Prison'... also has 10081 passages?"

The Lord of the Giant Rock flew swiftly above the sea of ​​fire, his divine power slowly dispersing as he surveyed the surrounding environment bit by bit.

He wore a yellowish-brown rock armor, its surface covered with numerous mysterious runes forming a star pattern, completely ignoring the scorching flames.

Roar!Roar!Roar!
"Ok?"

The Lord of the Giant Rock turned to look at the sea of ​​fire not far away, somewhat surprised.

Within the sea of ​​fire, clusters of flames gradually coalesced like flowing water into giant fire figures nearly ten thousand kilometers tall.

"According to the information in the Northern Nether Pearl, the second level, the 'Flame Prison,' contains many dangers."

"It seems that this fire giant is one of the dangers."

The Lord of the Giant Rock snorted coldly, showing no fear whatsoever in the face of the four fire giants attacking him.

"Awoo Gebole~"

The four fire giants murmured in unintelligible words, took a step, and instantly arrived in front of the Lord of the Rocks.

"what!"

"These fire giants can actually ignore the spatial blockade of the Northern Nether Palace!"

The Lord of the Giant Rock was quite surprised.

boom! boom! boom!
The next second, the four fire giants swung their enormous fists, which slammed into the body of the Rock Lord like exploding stars.

Wow~
Sparks flew everywhere, and the Lord of the Giant Rock was sent flying backward like a shooting star.

"hateful!"

"These fire giants can teleport, while we can only fly slowly. It's not fair at all!"

The Lord of the Giant Rock gritted his teeth, his heart filled with rage.

Although the attacks of these four fire giants were only average, barely reaching the level of a universe master.

These attacks struck the Rock Lord's divine body but failed to cause any damage whatsoever.

However, the fire giants kept teleporting and attacking, and the Rock Lord had no way to dodge them.

Being constantly kicked around like a football made him very unhappy.

"These fire giants are so annoying!"

We need to find a way to get out of this area!

The Lord of the Giant Rock thought to himself.

However, what he didn't know was that at this very moment, he was being secretly observed by a powerful figure.

"The Lord of the Giant Rock... truly worthy of being the strongest cosmic lord sent by the Thorn Ring Alliance."

"As recorded in the clan's database, his defense is astonishing, and it is difficult for ordinary strongmen to break through his defense."

Ye Xingkong couldn't help but sigh.

The moment the Lord of the Giant Rock appeared on the second level, Ye Xingkong was actually observing him in secret.

Among the powerful individuals from the eight factions who refined the Northern Nether Pearl, three were fifth-order universe masters, and the remaining five were fourth-order universe masters.

These fourth-order universe lords are all extremely powerful; otherwise, they wouldn't have become the leaders of their respective forces vying for control of the Northern Nether Palace!
After analysis, Ye Xingkong concluded that the Lord of Giant Rock was the easiest of the eight universe lords to deal with, and that he had the highest probability of killing him.

"It is said that the Lord of the Giant Rock does not have the ability to create clones. He dared to enter this Northern Nether Palace entirely because his defensive capabilities are too heaven-defying!"

"He is a special rock-type life form with an extremely large divine body and naturally strong defensive capabilities."

"In addition, he also possesses a top-grade armor treasure that can reduce attacks to one ten-thousandth of their original value."

Ye Xingkong's mind was filled with a lot of information about the Lord of the Giant Rock.

One is born with a divine body that is very good at defense, and the other is protected by top-quality armor. The combination of the two makes their defensive power unparalleled.

Many cosmic lords encountered the Lord of the Giant Rock in the Cosmic Sea, burning their divine power to unleash their strongest attacks.

The Lord of the Giant Rock remained motionless, taking the blow head-on.

As a result, many cosmic lords discovered that the divine power they consumed to cast secret spells was even greater than the divine power they used to annihilate their opponents.

If you take a hit and lose more health than your opponent, how can you fight like that?
"However, the Lord of the Giant Rock is only abnormally strong in defense."

"In terms of attack methods and escape methods, they are considered weak even among fourth-order universe masters."

Ye Xingkong muttered to himself, looking down at the Dragon Slayer Axe in his hand that emitted a dark golden light.

I just don't know if my extreme attack can break through the Rock Lord's extreme defense!
boom! boom! boom!
The Lord of the Rock was repeatedly bombarded by the four fire giants, rolling around like a football, which made him extremely angry.

He has strong defense, but his ability to dodge while flying is very average, so he can only passively take hits.

Whoosh!
At this moment, a burly figure appeared in the distance, walking step by step through the flames.

"Ok?"

"Is it that strange universe master from among humanity?"

The Lord of the Giant Rock wasn't particularly afraid of Ye Xingkong. He said in a rough voice, "Human, come and help me. I'll reward you after it's done."

"help you?"

Ye Xingkong's lips curled into a playful smile as he said, "This is the Northern Nether Palace, where everyone is a competitor. You want me to help you?"

"If you're not going to help me, why did you come here in the first place?"

The Lord of the Giant Rock said with some displeasure.

"I'm here to kill you, you big dummy!"

Ye Xingkong said with a smile.

"kill me?"

The Lord of the Giant Rock widened his eyes as if he had heard a joke, and laughed loudly, saying, "Even the Chaos City Lords of your human race wouldn't dare to say such a thing. Where do you, a newly promoted Universe Lord, get your confidence?"

"You'll know right away."

Ye Xingkong didn't bother with any more words. The endless divine power within his divine body converged on the Dragon-Slaying Axe like a great river.

hum~ hum~ hum~
The dark golden axe blade gleamed with a cold light, and an extremely terrifying and dangerous aura emanated from it.

boom!
Ye Xingkong moved swiftly and swung his axe at the Lord of Giant Rock.

With this swing of the axe... it seemed as if there was only a single golden axe blade piercing through the heavens and earth, carrying unparalleled destructive power.

For a moment, the world seemed to fall silent.

Bang!
With a loud bang, the Lord of the Giant Rock was sent flying backward like a meteor, traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers before finally coming to a stop.

"That axe blow was powerful!"

From the void came the gruff voice of the Lord of Giant Rocks.

"Ok?"

Ye Xingkong was also slightly taken aback.

When he struck with his axe, the divine body of the Lord of Giant Rocks was not weakened much.

"This defensive capability is outrageous!"

Ye Xingkong was secretly alarmed.

"Human, I take back what I just said."

"You are indeed very strong! This axe technique has probably reached the fifth level, right?"

The Lord of the Giant Rock spoke with a hint of envy, "You humans are truly favored by the universe! Primal Ancestor, Giant Axe, Chaos... so many geniuses have been born!"

"However, even though you've reached the fifth level, you can't kill me!"

The Lord of the Giant Rock said confidently. (End of Chapter)