Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

The third floor of the North Netherworld Palace.

hum~
A spatial fluctuation arose, and a burly and domineering figure appeared out of thin air.

"The third floor..."

Ye Xingkong looked around calmly and activated his Void Eye, gaining a complete understanding of the situation on the third level.

"Unexpectedly, some lucky universe masters have already made it to the third level!"

"If we had spent a little more time dealing with the Lord of the Giant Rock, he might have already entered the fourth level."

Ye Xingkong felt a little fortunate.

The third floor of the Northern Netherworld Palace is much smaller than the second floor, with a diameter of about 0.1 light-years, and also has 10081 spatial passages.

However, in terms of danger, the third level is far more terrifying than the first two.

Exploding, scorching sea of ​​fire, invisible and intangible gales, and icy, frigid waters...

The terrifying dangers of the third level were so great that even the Lord of the Universe dared not confront them head-on.

Ye Xingkong glanced around and found that there was only one Universe Lord on the third floor at this time, who was the Blood Shadow Lord of the Northern Frontier Alliance.

"It's him?"

Ye Xingkong was a little surprised.

He still remembered the evaluations of him by many universe lords: he was a strongman among fifth-order universe lords, only slightly weaker than the Chaos City Lord.

"If I were to encounter such a powerful opponent under normal circumstances, I would inevitably have to fight him to hone my axe skills."

"However, there are more important things to do now!"

Ye Xingkong shook his head and looked at the void not far in front of him.

The Eye of the Void detected a distorted spatial passage there.

Whoosh!
Ye Xingkong transformed into a streak of light and flew over swiftly.

He dared not waste a single moment; if the Blood Demon Lord found the passage to the fourth level, things would be completely messed up.

Although Ye Xingkong possessed fifth-tier strength, he dared not say that he could definitely defeat the Blood Demon Lord.

A person’s name is like a tree’s shadow!
The Blood Demon Lord is so powerful that he can instill fear in many strong beings throughout the universe, so his combat strength is naturally astonishing.

A few minutes later.

Ye Xingkong successfully entered the fourth level of the Northern Netherworld Palace.

The fourth level... is not a single world, but a vast, boundless palace.

Upon entering this level, Ye Xingkong felt as if he were in the cosmos.

The palace's dome is arched, against a backdrop of deep, endless darkness, where countless stars, emitting faint starlight, move slowly.

"The core of the Northern Netherworld Palace is there!"

Ye Xingkong looked into the distance and saw an ancient stone disc resembling a compass floating in the very center of the palace.

boom!
With the Northern Nether Palace right in front of him, Ye Xingkong didn't care about anything else and used his burning divine body to accelerate and fly over there.

An ancient gray stone disc floats in the starry sky, covered with mottled greenish-blue patterns that form mysterious and unique runes.

However, at the crucial point of the secret pattern, there are nine empty spherical grooves that block the complete secret pattern.

Ye Xingkong examined it carefully and took out the Northern Nether Pearl he had obtained from the Lord of the Giant Rock.

Click~
The Northern Nether Pearl was perfectly embedded in one of the grooves, and a large area of ​​the greenish-blue patterns on the stone disc instantly lit up.

Ye Xingkong sat down cross-legged, guiding his divine power along the patterns to imprint a divine mark on the stone disc.

Rumble~
"It's done!"

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

If other universe lords were to obstruct the process, refining the Northern Nether Palace might not be so easy.

However, thanks to the full vision of the Eye of the Void, Ye Xingkong was the first to enter the fourth level, and everything was naturally very easy.

"The current Northern Nether Palace is not yet in its complete form."

"The remaining eight Northern Nether Pearls... come back!"

A gleam of light flashed in Ye Xingkong's eyes.

After successfully refining the Northern Nether Palace, he naturally gained easy control over the entire Northern Nether Palace.

at the same time.

The Blood Demon Lord, who was diligently searching for a passage on the third floor of the Northern Nether Palace, suddenly changed his expression.

A dark purple light flew out uncontrollably from his divine body. This purple light flashed in the void for only a moment and then disappeared.

The next moment, the Blood Demon Lord lost his connection to the Northern Nether Pearl.

"No!"

"Could it be that someone has already refined the Northern Nether Palace ahead of time?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the Blood Demon Lord's enormous eyes, and his unwilling roar echoed through the endless space.

……

"Huh? Bei Youzhu actually left on her own?"

On the second floor, the Chaos City Lord frowned as he looked at the Northern Nether Pearl, which had broken free of his control.

Almost at the same moment!

All eight universe lords who were refining the Northern Nether Pearl in the entire Northern Nether Palace simultaneously lost their connection to it.

Although they didn't know why this had happened, their hearts sank, and they vaguely guessed the truth.

The Northern Nether Palace... already has an owner!

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Streaks of purple light darted through the void, eventually returning to the ancient stone disc in front of Ye Xingkong.

"This is the Northern Nether Palace at its peak!"

"Not only do they possess the abilities of flight, defense, and sealing, but the nine Northern Nether Pearls can also transform into stars and collide with opponents, with the Northern Nether Palace at their core."

"In terms of offensive capabilities, it is no less than a top-tier psychic weapon."

Ye Xingkong was very happy as he processed the information in his mind.

Among the pinnacle treasures of the palace category, the Northern Nether Palace is considered to be of relatively high quality and also possesses numerous functions.

"If the Nine Luminaries Glazed Palace were not an extremely powerful treasure with a very deep foundation."

"Otherwise, the Northern Nether Palace wouldn't be much worse than the Nine Luminaries Glazed Palace!"

Ye Xingkong slowly stood up, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

With a thought, he was able to control the situation on the fourth floor of the Northern Nether Palace even without the aid of the Eye of the Void.

"Suppress me!"

Ye Xingkong gave a low shout, and a continuous stream of divine power flowed into the Northern Nether Palace through the stone disc.

Boom~Boom~Boom~
In the three layers of the Northern Netherworld, the expressions of the universe lords all changed drastically as they sensed that the sealing power around them had suddenly increased by more than one level.

"What's going on? Why is the pressure so intense!"

"Under such overwhelming suppression, even flying is difficult for me!"

"Why did this happen? Could it be that the Northern Nether Palace has already been refined by someone?"

Each of the universe's rulers felt a chill in their hearts.

This is a supreme treasure of the highest palace type. Even if the strongest beings in the universe were sealed inside, they would not be able to escape easily, let alone these lords of the universe.
hum~ hum~ hum~
God is as powerful as hell!

Ye Xingkong swept his divine power across the entire Northern Nether Palace and found that, under his full control, the sealing power was enough to make it difficult for a third-order universe master to move, and a fourth-order universe master to walk. A fifth-order universe master was only affected to a certain extent.

This is because the sealing power is dispersed across the various levels of the Northern Nether Palace. If it were concentrated in one place, it would be enough to continuously annihilate the divine body of a third-order universe lord, and even ultimately cause his demise.

"It was worth all the trouble I went through to obtain this treasure."

Ye Xingkong nodded, quite satisfied with the power of the Northern Nether Palace.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
The next moment, two figures appeared on the fourth floor of the Northern Nether Palace; they were the Lord of Qingdong and the Lord of Chaos City.

"This is where?"

"Wasn't I just looking for a passage on the first floor?"

The Lord of Qingdong looked around blankly and found that the Lord of Chaos City and Ye Xingkong were both by his side.

"Divine Axe, could it be that you were the first to refine the Northern Nether Palace?" The Chaos City Lord reacted quickly, his face showing excitement.

"Not bad!"

Ye Xingkong smiled broadly.

"what?"

"Divine Axe, you're incredibly lucky!"

The Lord of Qingdong was also very surprised.

It's important to understand that competing for the Northern Nether Palace requires not only strength but also luck.

He, the dignified Lord of Qingdong, wandered aimlessly in the Beiyou Palace for a thousand years, yet he couldn't even find the passage to the second level.

"Haha, I'm lucky, what can I do!"

Ye Xingkong laughed heartily and recounted everything that had happened to him over the past thousand years.

Of course, this is just a simple retelling, while selectively concealing some matters that involve personal secrets.

"Good luck! It means God is blessing our human race!"

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

How many years!

Since the original ancestor was sealed by the primordial cosmic consciousness, the Lord of Chaos City has taken on the heavy responsibility of protecting the human race and has been diligently contributing to the race ever since.

He hadn't been this happy in so many years.

"I want to tell Giant Axe and the others this good news as soon as possible."

The Lord of Chaos City said with a smile.

"Chaos, Qingdong, now we have obtained this super treasure from the Northern Nether Palace."

"However... I still have more than a dozen universe lords from various major forces in my hands. What should I do?"

Ye Xingkong asked calmly.

He successfully refined the Northern Nether Palace, which is equivalent to sealing more than a dozen universe lords. It can be said that life and death are in his own hands.

The Lord of Qingdong's eyes gradually became intense, and his heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

He gradually realized that having more than a dozen universe rulers controlling and exploiting the human race was a huge fortune.

These universe lords are not weaklings like the Lord of Sirius. The weakest among them are at the third rank, and there are many at the fourth and fifth ranks.

The treasures they possess alone could probably be enough to make up twenty or thirty top-tier treasures.

"These cosmic lords... must not be killed!"

"But we can't let it go easily."

The Lord of Chaos City frowned and spoke in a very solemn tone.

If so many universe lords were killed in one fell swoop, the human race would probably offend these forces instantly.

Making too many enemies is not a good choice for a top-tier clan.

Humanity, in particular, has been subtly targeted by various forces in the universe due to the existence of its original ancestor.

"Why don't we have them each hand over their most precious treasures to ransom their people?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Xingkong came up with a relatively safe solution.

"I think so."

The Chaos City Lord glanced at Ye Xingkong and laughed, "Third-tier Universe Lords can gain their freedom by offering a top-tier treasure; fourth-tier Universe Lords can hand over a peak-tier treasure; fifth-tier Universe Lords don't need to hand over any treasures, just let them go."

"chaos!"

"How can a fifth-order universe lord be let go so easily?"

The Lord of Qingdong grew anxious and said, "Even if they were asked to exchange three supreme treasures for their freedom, they would probably be willing!"

For a fifth-order universe lord, ordinary peak treasures are nothing special.

What truly attracts them are the finest among the ultimate treasures, or the ultimate treasures of special categories such as palaces, domains, and souls.

"Qingdong".

The Lord of Chaos City shook his head and said with a smile, "This time, our human race has already made enough money. Making too much money will easily arouse the envy of other forces."

"Of course, with the power of our human race, we don't need to pay too much attention to the attitudes of other forces."

"However, in this universe, it's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy."

The Lord of Chaos City spoke calmly.

Ye Xingkong nodded upon hearing this and said, "I also agree with Chaos's explanation."

If the three fifth-tier universe lords, Blood Demon, Eternal Sword, and Aurora, were to each bring out three top-tier treasures, I believe that with their strength, they would indeed be able to produce them.

However, this inevitably displeased the three cosmic rulers.

But if they were to release them directly, it would be as if they owed the human race an enormous favor.

"Alright, we'll do as you say."

The ruler of Qingdong had no choice but to compromise.

After all, the Northern Nether Palace was obtained by Ye Xingkong, so he had no say in how to deal with these universe lords.

"In that case, I will take the lead in negotiating with the major powers."

The Lord of Chaos City had eyes as deep as a galaxy, and a faint smile played on his lips.

"Alright."

Ye Xingkong nodded.

The Lord of Chaos City is highly respected in the universe and holds a high position among the human race, making him a suitable candidate to represent the city.

……

The next few days.

The Lord of Chaos City held negotiations with powerful figures from various major forces.

Unexpectedly, the dozen or so universe lords in the Northern Nether Palace all agreed.

After all, there's nothing I can do if I disagree; I'm at their mercy!
Moreover, the conditions offered by the human race this time can be described as extremely benevolent.

Among these dozen or so universe lords, some of them do not have avatars, and once they perish, they are truly dead.

Even for cosmic lords with avatars, the treasures they carry are far more valuable than the ransom they pay.

"Lord of the Divine Axe, this gilded armor is a top-tier treasure armor."

"Can you let me out now?"

The Lord of Hanshan of the Northern Frontier Alliance tossed out a gleaming suit of armor and spoke somewhat cautiously.

The "gilded armor" he presented was considered top-grade even among the most precious treasure armors.

In terms of value, contributing it to the human race would yield at least 300 Treasure Points.

"Ok!"

"Yes, it's a good thing."

Ye Xingkong examined it for a moment, nodded happily, and immediately released the suppression of the Northern Nether Palace.

Boom~
The Lord of Hanshan felt the oppressive force, as heavy as a mountain, instantly dissipate, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, according to the requirements of the human race, he could have left with any top-tier treasure.

For example, a top-tier Arcana Blade typically costs around 80 Arcana Points.

The value of this gilded armor is equivalent to three or four ordinary top-tier treasures.

However, the Lord of Hanshan did not have a clone; he only dared to venture into the Northern Nether Palace because he was strong enough.

Once it falls, it's truly dead!

In order not to offend the human race, he was willing to hand over a top-grade treasure, fearing that Ye Xingkong might secretly be displeased and kill him.

“Divine Axe, I have always had a good relationship with your human race’s Lord Peng Gong and Lord Ice Peak.”

"This time, I owe the human race a favor."

The Lord of Hanshan left without looking back after uttering a single sentence. (End of Chapter)