High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 360: Escaping the Emperor's Pursuit! The Vanguard's Name Spreads Far and Wide! The Inheritance of Yao Guang!

Upon entering that strange space that was isolated from time and cause and effect, Qin Feng's mechanical avatar "Vanguard" saw a figure.

It was not a physical entity, but a humanoid silhouette formed from the pure radiance of laws. It sat quietly in the center of nothingness, surrounded by the illusion of the birth and death of billions of stars, radiating an ancient and vast pressure.

This is the imprint of the will left here by Venerable Yaoguang.

There were no words, no greetings.

The moment Qin Feng's gaze met that illusory figure, a "discussion on the Dao" spanning millions of years had already begun.

This is not a clash of words, but a collision of wills, a dialogue between the great principles.

At the beginning of the discussion, the illusory image of Venerable Yaoguang evolved into a state of chaos at the beginning of the universe, before all laws were born.

Countless threads of the most fundamental laws are born from this, weaving together to form a web that constructs the most basic logic of matter, energy, space, and time.

What is being tested is Qin Feng's fundamental understanding of the "Tao".

Faced with such a grand cosmic panorama, Qin Feng responded without hesitation with his own [Way of Limits].

His path doesn't involve so many complicated and mysterious evolutions.

In Qin Feng's world of will, there is no chaos, only "one".

A pure, infinitely condensed "primordial singularity".

This singularity is everything; it doesn't need to evolve because it contains all possibilities within itself.

The principle of Venerable Yaoguang is "creation," which is to create something from nothing and build a perfect world.

Qin Feng's principle is "return to oneness," meaning that all laws originate from the same source and ultimately return to the limit.

When the spatial laws evolved by Venerable Yaoguang attempted to construct a stable universe, Qin Feng's will transformed into an unreasonable force. Instead of analyzing or bypassing it, it directly pierced and shattered it with the purest power, and then forcibly fused it into a "point" with a higher density.

When Venerable Yaoguang's evolution of the laws of time attempted to reveal the mysteries of the passage of time, Qin Feng's will transformed into an absolutely still barrier. The river of time crashed against it, but instead of shaking it, it was attracted and distorted by its terrifying mass, ultimately coming to a standstill.

This is a way of discussing philosophy that is almost "barbaric".

It is unreasonable and unconventional; it simply uses the core concept of "limit" to cover, assimilate, and end all other laws.

The phantom of Venerable Yao-Guang remained silent for a long time, seemingly trying to understand this unprecedented and extremely domineering path.

For a full 100,000 years, both sides spent their time in this most fundamental confrontation and fusion of laws. Qin Feng's [Path of Limits] underwent unprecedented tempering and verification through constant collisions with the will imprint left by a Venerable-level powerhouse.

After the test of his foundation, Venerable Yaoguang began to interrogate Qin Feng's "heart".

Within the space for philosophical discussions, illusions abound.

Qin Feng is sometimes placed on the eve of the extinction of the human race. Facing an invincible enemy, all his relatives, friends, teachers and comrades die tragically in front of him, leaving him alone to bear endless blood hatred and utter despair.

The test is whether he can maintain his integrity and not fall into madness amidst extreme pain and hatred.

Qin Feng's will transformed into an eternal iceberg, remaining unmoved no matter how the torrent of despair washed over him.

His heart had long been tempered through countless life-and-death trials, making it harder than divine metal.

Pain and hatred will only fuel his progress, not shackles that shake his resolve.

At other times, he is placed at the pinnacle of the universe, having become a god, whose words are law and revered by all races.

A goddess of unparalleled beauty, boundless territories, eternal life, and the power to do as one pleases—all desires can be fulfilled.

The test is whether he can remain clear-headed and not lose himself in the face of extreme power and temptation.

Qin Feng's will simply and indifferently scrutinized all of this.

He pursues power, but is never enslaved by it.

The "path to the limit" he is walking is destined to be an endless and lonely journey. Any external pleasures are just dust on this road and not worth paying attention to.

Even more remarkably, Venerable Yaoguang directly evolved a "shortcut" that was almost identical to the "Path of Limits," but allowed for faster and easier attainment of godhood.

This path only requires Qin Feng to abandon a trace of "purity" and accept some other laws as supplements, which can save him billions of years of hard work.

Faced with this temptation that pointed directly to the foundation of the Great Dao, Qin Feng's will experienced its first violent fluctuation. It wasn't wavering, but rather rage!
The reason why the "Way of Limits" is called "limits" is because of its purity and uniqueness!

A small difference can lead to a huge error!
Any compromise, however slight, will lead to the complete collapse of the foundation of the entire Great Dao!

"My path requires no shortcuts!"

An overwhelming and domineering will swept across the entire space, tearing all illusions to shreds.

The illusory image of Venerable Yaoguang seemed to brighten a bit, revealing a hint of approval.

Over these four hundred thousand years of tempering, Qin Feng's Dao heart was repeatedly hammered and refined, becoming increasingly clear and firm, like a piece of crystal-clear divine iron that had been forged a thousand times and was now free of any impurities.

After passing the dual tests of foundation and character, Venerable Yaoguang finally began his true "preaching".

This time, it's no longer a confrontation or test, but a pure demonstration and instruction.

Venerable Yaoguang began to demonstrate all that he had learned in his life.

A dazzling beam of light shot out from the fingertip of his phantom, constructing a complete model of laws in front of Qin Feng.

This is the core of the [Law of Yao Guang], a powerful law that uses "light" as its carrier and possesses multiple characteristics such as speed, purification, insight, and energy transformation.

Following that were countless astonishing secret techniques created based on the [Yao Guang Law].

There is a movement technique that can traverse countless galaxies in an instant—the Great Evolution Light Escape.

There is a supreme divine art that can purify all negative states and even repair the very essence of the soul—the Purification Chapter.

There is a devastating technique that can transform any energy into the purest beam of attack, with immense power—the "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Annihilation Divine Light".

……

Each of these secret techniques is enough to drive even a powerful emperor-level expert mad.

However, Qin Feng did not immerse himself in learning these secret techniques.

What he did was to analyze and understand, from the perspective of an observer, how Venerable Yaoguang deduced and created such a complex and powerful system of laws step by step from the most basic "Law of Light".

What he is learning is not "fish", but "fishing".

He is verifying and perfecting his own "way of the limit".

Qin Feng's "Way of Limits" is "purity," which is returning from "ten thousand" to "one," achieving ultimate purity.

Although they are completely opposite, they share a similar underlying principle.

Qin Feng absorbed the wisdom of Venerable Yao Guang with great eagerness. Although his [Limit Law] did not improve directly, his understanding of how to "construct" and "perfect" a Great Dao was soaring at an alarming rate.

This laid an incredibly solid theoretical foundation for him to truly push the "Path to the Limits" to a god-like level in the future.

The transmission of the Dharma over 500,000 years is less a matter of inheritance and more a matter of a highly accomplished senior master opening up his great path to a brilliant junior without reservation, allowing him to observe and learn.

Millions of years have quietly passed within the space of philosophical discourse.

After Qin Feng absorbed the last wisp of his understanding of the laws, the illusory image of Venerable Yao Guang became softer than ever before.

He seemed to be conducting a final review, his gaze piercing through the mechanical body of the "Vanguard" and seeing the more powerful and purer human soul hidden behind it.

Finally, the phantom slowly nodded, seemingly letting out a silent sigh, which contained relief, expectation, and a sense of relief after entrusting the inheritance to someone else.

The next moment, the entire space for the discussion began to shake violently.

The phantom of Venerable Yaoguang transformed into countless points of light, like a shower of stars, converging towards the center of the space.

The light condensed and contracted, and finally, a dazzling jade slip, as large as a planet, appeared out of thin air!
The jade slip was imprinted with countless profound Dao patterns, each of which seemed to contain a truth about the birth and death of the universe.

A vast and boundless torrent of information, just by approaching, caused Qin Feng's soul to feel waves of stinging and saturation.

This is the culmination of Venerable Yaoguang's life's work, and the entirety of his legacy!
The moment Qin Feng's consciousness touched the planetary jade slip, before he could even delve into even a fraction of its contents, an irresistible and immense repulsive force suddenly descended upon him.

"Om-!"

His entire consciousness, along with that enormous jade slip of inheritance, was instantly ejected!

……

Outside, in the secret realm of Yao Guang.

A whole year has passed since Qin Feng entered the third level.

Outside the secret realm, a storm was already brewing.

The number of powerful individuals who originally surrounded the entrance to the secret realm has now increased to hundreds of thousands.

One after another, interstellar warships exuding a chilling killing intent, like steel behemoths lurking in the darkness, sealed off this star field completely.

Powerful yet subtle auras intertwined in the void, forming an invisible net.

The name "Vanguard" had already spread throughout dozens of surrounding star sectors within that year.

One move and he instantly killed the Heavenly King, the prodigy of the Divine Path!
He crushed the first two trials of the Yao Guang inheritance!

Become the sole ultimate trial participant!
Everyone assumed that the legacy of Venerable Yaoguang was already his.

This honor also brought him deadly danger.

A complete inheritance at the Venerable level is enough to drive anyone below the Emperor level completely mad. Countless self-proclaimed powerful Kings rushed from all corners of the land upon hearing the news, all with only one purpose—to kill and seize the treasure!
Just as everyone was anxiously waiting, a sudden change occurred!
"Boom--!"

The entire Yao Guang Secret Realm, including the enormous light gate suspended in the universe, began to tremble violently without warning.

The space was like a shattered mirror, with huge cracks spreading wildly across it.

"The secret realm is about to collapse!"

"He succeeded! He obtained the inheritance! This is a sign that the inheritance is coming to an end!"

"Get ready to take action!"

From the crowd, a suppressed roar filled with greed and excitement rang out.

In an instant, hundreds of thousands of eyes were fixed on the exit of the secret realm, and the killing intent boiled to its peak!

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

Just before the secret realm completely collapsed, figures were forcibly teleported out by the violent spatial power.

It was those geniuses and powerful individuals who remained in the secret realm to observe after failing the first and second trials.

They had just appeared in deep space and had not yet recovered from the dizziness of spatial teleportation when they were terrified by the tense and murderous scene before them.

"what happened?!"

"So many powerful individuals... what are they waiting for?"

Immediately afterwards, a figure enveloped in dazzling light was also teleported out.

He was tall and imposing, his entire body made of a strange material that shimmered with metallic luster, and his aura was unfathomable. He was none other than Qin Feng's incarnation—Vanguard!
Before him, a semi-transparent jade slip, the size of a planet, flashed by and was instantly absorbed into his body.

Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, the vast aura of a venerable being was clearly captured by all the powerful figures present!

"It's a jade slip for inheritance!"

"He really succeeded! He obtained the Venerable One's inheritance!"

From the crowd, someone suddenly let out a hysterical roar.

That sound was like the fuse that ignited a powder keg.

"kill!"

"Hand over the inheritance!"

"The legacy of the Venerable One belongs to the virtuous! You, a machine race of unknown origin, are not worthy of it!"

Greed completely triumphed over reason.

Almost simultaneously, more than 100,000 powerful kings launched a long-planned, deadly attack from all directions!

"boom--!!!"

In an instant, the universe was stained with blood!

Hundreds of thousands of law attacks transformed into a law storm that swept across the entire starry sky.

Divine light, demonic flames, sword energy, blade aura... a torrent of destructive energy of various colors converged from all directions, completely engulfing the central area where Qin Feng was located. That space was instantly torn apart and annihilated, turning into a chaotic void.

Such terrifying concentrated fire would kill even a newly ascended emperor, let alone a king, if they were unprepared!
However, in the center of that destructive storm, a cold voice rang out clearly, devoid of any emotion.

"court death."

Before the words were finished, a pure black divine light suddenly erupted from the core of the storm!
The black light was not large, nor was it dazzling; in fact, it was somewhat dim.

But the moment it appeared, all the violent laws and energies around it seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and were forcibly erased and returned to nothingness!
[Ultimate Divine Light]!
The black light flashed and disappeared in an instant, clearing out a large fan-shaped area.

Within that region, thousands of powerful kings, along with their attacks, were completely "erased" from the universe before they could even utter a scream, leaving not a trace of their existence!
This terrifying and bizarre scene caused the previously frenzied wave of attacks to freeze for a moment.

In that instant of hesitation, Qin Feng moved.

His mechanical body unleashed unparalleled speed, like a black lightning bolt, directly charging towards a battle formation on the left composed of hundreds of prodigies.

The leader of that battle formation was none other than the Heartless Demon Child, who was hailed as one of the three most likely to obtain the inheritance in the Yao Guang Secret Realm, and who "fed pain"!

"You dare to be a vanguard!"

The Heartless Demon Prince was both shocked and furious. He hadn't expected that his opponent, instead of fleeing in such a desperate situation, would dare to launch an attack!
He roared, and a monstrous black demonic aura surged around him. Behind him, a terrifying dharma image of ten thousand demons wailing appeared, pointing a finger at Qin Feng.

"Ten Thousand Demons Corroding Heart Finger!"

This single finger strike contained endless pain and resentment capable of shattering the Dao heart of a powerful King-level expert.

However, Qin Feng completely ignored his law-based attacks.

In millions of years of philosophical discourse, his will has long been tempered to be impervious to all laws.

The demonic energy, powerful enough to corrode the soul, couldn't even get close to his body.

Faced with a finger that could pierce through the stars, Qin Feng's choice was simple and brutal.

He clenched his fist and threw a punch.

There are no fluctuations of laws, no radiance of energy, only pure physical force to the extreme.

His fist collided violently with the fingertips of the Heartless Demon in the vacuum!

"Crack——!"

A crisp, teeth-grinding cracking sound rang out.

Under the incredulous gaze of the Heartless Demon Prince, his fingers, which were comparable to top-tier king-level treasures, broke off inch by inch!

An unparalleled and terrifying force utterly destroyed his protective demonic energy and surged into his body.

"puff!"

The Heartless Demon Prince's entire body exploded into a cloud of blood mist, just like a watermelon being smashed by a giant hammer!
Along with the dozens of prodigies behind him, their bodies were also shattered by the aftershocks of the punch, and they died on the spot!

One punch, and he annihilated the top genius on the King Ranking, the Heartless Demon Prince!
This bloody and shocking scene was like a bucket of ice water poured over all the crazed heads.

"The Demon Child...is dead?"

"One punch? How is that possible! That's the Heartless Demon Child!"

After a brief period of deathly silence came an even greater panic.

But Qin Feng's killing spree had only just begun.

He turned and, like a tiger among sheep, charged into another army formation composed of countless powerful warriors.

His fighting style abandons all fancy techniques.

It's just the simplest kind of collision, punch, and sweep.

No enemy could withstand a single blow from him, whether they were a peak-level King or a prodigy possessing extraordinary treasures. His mechanical body was incredibly tough; countless King-level treasures bombarded it, only producing a string of sparks, leaving not even a white mark.

With each punch he throws, a powerful king-level expert is inevitably blasted into a shower of blood and flesh.

Each of his sweeping attacks clears out a large vacuum area.

In an instant, rivers of blood flowed, and the world was stained with blood!

This is no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre!

"Crazy! He's a crazy person!"

"Run! We're no match for him! His strength has definitely reached the Emperor level!"

"Even Fairy Linglong was trampled to death by him! Run!"

Fear spread like a plague.

The once formidable army of hundreds of thousands collapsed completely under Qin Feng's bloody slaughter in less than ten minutes.

Countless creatures were horrified and turned to flee, wishing they had two more legs.

Qin Feng coldly watched the figures scatter and flee, without continuing the pursuit. His purpose was to establish his authority and intimidate, not to kill them all.

However, just as he was about to leave the battlefield, an oppressive force far more terrifying than all the previous enemies combined descended without warning!
"Om-!"

Four beams of light, like pillars of heaven, pierced through the void from four different directions in the universe and arrived instantly!
As the light faded, four imposing figures emerged, their auras as deep as the sea, their mere presence enough to make the surrounding stars tremble.

They come in various forms: the Feather Clan with golden wings, the Flame Demon Clan whose bodies are made of lava, the Void Clan whose shapes are ever-changing like nebulae, and the Undead Clan who ride on a throne of bones.

However, the terrifying aura emanating from them—auras that transcended kings, whose words carried the weight of law, and who wielded the power of a universe—was exactly the same!
Confer the title of Emperor!

Moreover, it was four supreme emperors of all races who arrived together!

"Heh, what a show of power. A mere newly crowned king dares to slaughter the pride of my clan."

The Feather Clan Emperor spoke coldly, his voice seemingly containing the power of supreme judgment.

"Hand over the Yao Guang inheritance and commit suicide here, and I, the Emperor, may grant you a complete corpse."

The Flame Demon Emperor's voice was like billions of volcanoes erupting simultaneously, filled with a destructive will.

They had clearly received the news long ago and had been lying in wait in the shadows, waiting for the final "fruit" to ripen.

Seeing Qin Feng display such terrifying combat power, they finally decided not to wait any longer and chose to take to the field themselves!

Data streams flashed wildly in Qin Feng's mechanical eyes, instantly analyzing the current situation—a dead end!

He might be able to manage to deal with a powerful emperor.

But facing the combined attack of four Emperor-level beings, he had no chance of winning.

The Four Emperors joined forces to seal off space, sever the path to life, lock away souls, and destroy the very foundation of existence!

This was a deadly trap, a top-level siege targeting a king, worthy of being recorded in the annals of all races.

Faced with this desperate situation, data streams surged through Qin Feng's electronic eyes at a speed exceeding the speed of light by billions of times, calculating trillions of possibilities. The final result, however, pointed to the same word—"death." Conventional methods offered no hope of survival.

Therefore, we can only resort to unconventional methods.

"Ultimate Divine Light".

The voice was cold and devoid of any emotion.

This time, what erupted from his body was no longer a cluster of black light, but a black "spherical" explosion with no blind spots from all 360 degrees!
He unleashed the power of the Ultimate Divine Light in all directions simultaneously in an extremely wasteful and brutal manner!
That pure, conceptual power of "erasure" clashed most fiercely with the power of the laws of the four emperors.

"Zizzi-"

The spatial blockade was removed, revealing a brief opening.

The apocalyptic lava was wiped out, leaving behind an absolute vacuum.

The sword of judgment was erased, vanishing halfway through its journey.

The Withering Curse was also forcibly washed away by this domineering power, temporarily severing its connection with the Bone Emperor.

In just a moment, Qin Feng created a fleeting "absolutely safe" gap for himself.

However, the cost is also enormous.

The reckless detonation of the ultimate divine light caused his recently recovered soul essence to feel a tearing pain once again, and the energy core of his mechanical body was instantly consumed by nearly 30%!
But he didn't hesitate at all.

"Buzz!"

Behind the mechanical body, countless intricate components deform and combine, instantly constructing a pair of enormous metal wings.

This is not decoration, but a short-range burst propulsion device that he created based on the principles of the captured [Crimson Gold Wings] and his own understanding of mechanics.

With a flap of his wings, Qin Feng's body transformed into a streak of light that could not be captured by sight, plunging headfirst into the spatial gap that had been forcibly torn open!
"Stop him!"

The Feathered Clan Emperor roared in anger.

However, it's too late.

The direction Qin Feng chose to break through was not the flat expanse of deep space, but a "chaotic sea of ​​stars" that had long been disturbed by the gravity of celestial bodies.

This place is filled with countless high-speed meteorites, shattered planetary debris, and extremely unstable spatial turbulence.

For a powerful emperor of such immense size, this is an extremely poor battlefield for pursuit.

But for Qin Feng, who was agile, this place was the best refuge.

A bloody cosmic hunt spanning three thousand years has begun.

After entering the Chaotic Star Sea, Qin Feng did not get a real chance to catch his breath.

Although the four emperors could not enter the narrow and chaotic area at the same time, they chose a strategy of splitting up and attacking together.

The Lord of Nothingness constantly shifts space around, attempting to "pack up" the entire starry sea and take it away.

The Flame Demon Emperor continuously ignited meteorites and abandoned stars, turning them into infernal fireballs for indiscriminate carpet bombing.

Meanwhile, the fastest of the Feather Clan's Emperor personally entered the arena, transforming into a golden bolt of death lightning to directly hunt down Qin Feng amidst the meteorite cluster.

"boom!"

A massive meteorite with a diameter of over three thousand kilometers was silently split in two by the wings of the Feathered Clan Emperor, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

Qin Feng's figure narrowly escaped through the cut.

He dared not linger for even a moment; every thruster of his mechanical body was operating at overload, performing extreme evasion maneuvers unimaginable to mortals amidst the impenetrable rain of meteorites.

Behind him, a golden stream of light relentlessly pursued him; each flash represented a section of the starry sky being purified by the light of judgment.

For three hundred years, Qin Feng spent his time in this intense pursuit and escape.

His computing power was pushed to the limit; every instant he had to process billions of pieces of information from the outside world to calculate the only way out.

During this time, he was struck head-on three times by the Judgment Sword of the Feathered Clan's Emperor.

The first time, his left arm was severed at the shoulder, and golden flames burned at the cut, constantly corroding his body.

Without hesitation, he decisively detonated his entire left arm, using the shockwave to propel himself further away before barely managing to escape.

The second time, his back thrusters were pierced, greatly reducing his mobility.

He was forced to land on an abandoned mining planet, where he used the complex terrain to wage guerrilla warfare against the Feathered Clan's Emperor.

Ultimately, he detonated the core of the entire mineral planet, creating a massive catastrophe comparable to a supernova explosion, before finally escaping back into darkness.

The third time, his head was grazed by the light of judgment, half of his mechanical head was instantly vaporized, and even the core processor was affected, causing his movements to freeze for a moment.

In that instant, the true form of the Feather Clan's Emperor descended before him.

"It's over, you bug."

The Feather Clan Emperor coldly pronounced his verdict, pointing a finger at his head.

At that critical moment, the Bone Emperor, who had been lurking on the periphery, seemed to feel that victory was in his grasp and launched an attack in order to seize the credit.

A curse of "soul shackles" crossed space, attempting to imprison Qin Feng's soul.

However, this curse became Qin Feng's lifeline.

Two different types of royal-level power clashed subtly within Qin Feng.

The Light Law of the Feathered Clan's Emperor and the Death Law of the Bone Emperor are inherently mutually exclusive.

This 0.001-second clash of laws bought Qin Feng a precious chance to catch his breath.

Qin Feng's mangled body was blasted away like a cannonball, disappearing completely into the deeper depths of the chaotic star sea.

In the first millennium, Qin Feng, at the cost of an arm, a thruster, and half a head, successfully tore a gap in the most dangerous frontal encirclement.

After escaping the chaotic sea of ​​stars, Qin Feng was not safe.

His body had already been marked with tracking marks by the four Emperors in different ways.

No matter where he fled, the other side could roughly pinpoint his location.

The hunt continues.

However, after a thousand years of attrition and Qin Feng's endless life-risking methods, the four Emperors became more cautious and no longer easily formed a pincer movement. Instead, they adopted a strategy of taking turns hunting and constantly wearing each other down.

This gave Qin Feng a chance to catch his breath and launch a counterattack.

He began to wander like a true cosmic wanderer, traversing between various desolate, remote, and dangerous star systems.

He had spent fifty years in the "Ghost Nebula," taking advantage of the nebula's ability to shield against divine detection.

During this time, he repaired his damaged body while frantically analyzing the "judgment mark" that was tracking his soul.

In the end, he created a perfect decoy, successfully fooling the Flame Demon Emperor's devastating search and buying himself a precious century of time.

He also once lingered on the edge of the "temporal tides".

The flow of time there is extremely unstable, sometimes as fast as lightning, sometimes as slow as stillness.

With his powerful computing ability and keen perception of space and time, he traversed the gaps in the tides, leaving the Void Lord who was pursuing him behind on several occasions.

On one occasion, he even used a violent time-space reversal to directly destroy a spatial cage set up by the Lord of Nothingness, causing it to roll back and briefly trap the Lord of Nothingness himself.

The most dangerous time was when he was cornered by the Bone Emperor in an ancient battlefield ruin called the "Graveyard of Ten Thousand Bones".

The Bone Emperor is perfectly at home here.

He summoned hundreds of millions of ancient vengeful spirits and an army of skeletons, turning the entire graveyard into his absolute domain.

Qin Feng was overwhelmed by the endless army of undead, and the energy of his mechanical body was being consumed at an alarming rate.

In a desperate situation, he made a crazy decision.

Instead of fleeing, he charged towards the very center of the Graveyard of Ten Thousand Bones, where the skeleton of a colossal beast, suspected to be of Venerable level, lay dormant for countless eons.

Using his own body as a catalyst, he activated the last remaining trace of undying obsession within the giant beast's skeleton with his remaining energy!
"Roar--!"

A roar that transcended time and space resounded from the massive skeleton.

A terrifying aura of a Venerable One erupted suddenly!

The awakened remnant soul of the behemoth, indiscriminate in its attacks on all living beings within its domain, regardless of friend or foe.

The undead army summoned by the Bone Emperor burst like bubbles in the face of this oppressive force.

Even the Bone Emperor himself was so intimidated by that aura of a Venerable One that he retreated repeatedly, not daring to confront it head-on.

Qin Feng, relying on his exquisite control of the [Ultimate Divine Light], created a tiny "absolute vacuum" area around himself, isolating most of the oppressive impact, and took advantage of the chaos to escape once again.

In the second millennium, Qin Feng was like a lone wolf struggling in the darkness, using all his wisdom, courage, and madness to escape from the scythe of death time and time again.

His mechanical body was dilapidated, with almost no intact parts, but his will was tempered and hardened by this extreme test of survival.

After a three-thousand-year chase, even a powerful emperor like Feng Huang felt a sense of fatigue and frustration.

The "vanguard" is like an unkillable cockroach, slippery beyond imagination.

They expended tremendous effort, yet were still unable to deliver the final blow.

And in the year 3012, a golden opportunity seemed to have appeared.

Qin Feng was successfully surrounded by the four of them on a lonely red giant star that was about to reach the end of its life.

This time, the Lord of Nothingness directly sealed off all space within a million light-years of the red giant, cutting off all possibilities of jumping.

The Flame Demon Emperor further activated the core of the Red Giant Star, causing it to enter the countdown to its supernova explosion ahead of schedule.

The Feather Clan's Emperor and Bone Emperor stood at opposite ends, locking onto all of Qin Feng's auras.

This seems to be an unsolvable deadlock.

"This time, let's see where you can run to!"

The voice of the Feathered Clan bestowing the title of Emperor resounded throughout the starry sky.

On the surface of the red giant star, Qin Feng's battered mechanical body floated silently, seemingly having given up resistance.

Surrounded by four powerful emperors, he simply raised his head slowly, a resolute look flashing in his electronic eyes that no one could understand.

"boom--!!!"

Before the Four Emperors could launch their final attack, Qin Feng's mechanical body, along with the energy core within him, exploded!

An energy storm, billions of times more terrifying than a supernova explosion, swept across the surface of the red giant!
That was the final burst of the [Ultimate Divine Light], in which he completely and without reservation detonated all the remaining soul power, energy, and that King-level mechanical body in the same instant!

The black light of destruction instantly engulfed the entire red giant.

The violent energy even broke through the spatial blockade of the Lord of Nothingness, creating a cosmic catastrophe that swept across a small part of the star sector.

The Feather Clan Emperor and Bone Emperor, who were the first to be hit, were blasted backward by the sudden, mutually destructive self-destruction. Their protective divine light flickered violently, and they looked extremely disheveled.

When everything settled down, all that remained of that star field was a gigantic black hole that kept devouring the surrounding matter.

The red giant star has disappeared.

The aura of the "vanguard" has completely and utterly vanished from this universe.

"died?"

The Flame Demon Emperor could hardly believe it.

The Lord of Nothingness remained silent for a moment, examining the object carefully several times before finally shaking his head slowly: "A talent of the Mechanical Race."

"Hmph, the machine race is really hard to kill."

The Bone Emperor snorted coldly, but there was also a hint of seriousness in his tone.

The Feather Clan Emperor stared at the void with a gloomy expression, showing no joy whatsoever.

"pity."

In the end, the Feather Clan Emperor waved his hand unwillingly, and the figures of the four Emperors slowly disappeared into the depths of the universe.

In reality, what Feng Huang said was both right and wrong.

If it were just the mechanical race's innate talent, it might not be enough to escape from this level of pursuit.

This is a smattering of Qin Feng's understanding of the [Yao Guang Inheritance] during his three thousand years of escape, combined with his mechanical race talent and twin masks, that he comprehended as "Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell".

He abandoned his already ravaged mechanical body, but his soul remained intact.

Even the emperor couldn't detect where his soul had gone.

……

Soon after, a bounty order issued by the Supreme Council of the Alliance of All Races spread to every corner through the Cosmic Will Network.

[The Hunt Order of All Races - Sequence: Godslayer]

Target: "Vanguard", a mechanical race member, a King-level fighter, suspected of possessing Emperor-level strength, and carrying the complete inheritance of the Yao Guang Venerable.

Charges: Disrespecting the emperor's majesty, possessing valuable treasures, and threatening the balance of the universe.

Bounty details (meeting any one of the following is sufficient):
Those who provide their exact whereabouts, and whose whereabouts are verified, will receive three top-grade king-level treasures, a wealth of resources, and personal guidance from a powerful emperor.

The one who kills the "Vanguard" and brings back its core remains and inheritance jade slip will directly obtain the prototype of a royal-level secret treasure, permanent ownership of a large star sector, and the qualification to be a disciple of the strongest beings in the universe, such as the Feather Clan Emperor!

The moment this bounty was issued, the entire universe was in an uproar.

Countless lone, powerful kings, large-scale pirate groups, and even some ancient families with deep roots have all been tempted by it.

The name "Vanguard" has become a legend, a walking treasure trove full of deadly allure.

Countless powerful beings began to wander the universe, searching for any clues that might be related to them.

……

Blue Jupiter
At the end of an inconspicuous spiral arm in the universe, in a barren galaxy named "Cthulhu".

A life-bearing planet, its surface displaying alternating patterns of azure and dark green, is quietly orbiting its parent star.

This planet is named "Blue Jupiter".

It lacks a powerful cultivation civilization; even the strongest beings there are only at the level where they can barely traverse the atmosphere with their physical bodies.

Much of its area is covered by pristine forests and vast oceans.

In the southern hemisphere of the planet, at the bottom of a dark trench more than 30,000 meters deep.

The water pressure here is terrifying, enough to crush steel into thin sheets, and no light can reach it; it is an absolute no-man's land.

A metal fragment the size of a fingernail, after lying dormant for countless years, suddenly trembled slightly.

The "camouflage of light" energy membrane that enveloped it finally exhausted its last bit of energy and quietly dissipated.

A wisp of true spirit, fainter than dust, dissipated from it.

"Success..."

The thought arose in the true spirit.

It was Qin Feng.

He succeeded.

He survived.

But this is only the beginning.

Qin Feng did not rush to act. Instead, he controlled the wisp of true spirit and silently infiltrated into the rock strata at the bottom of the trench, creating a tiny, imperceptible place to hide.

Then, he began a long period of recovery and reflection.

Time is his most precious asset at this moment.

He began to calm his mind and devote all his consciousness to the planet-sized jade slip of inheritance that was already bound to his true spirit.

During his three thousand years of escape, he only managed to comprehend some life-saving techniques piecemeal under the pressure of life and death.

Now, he finally has the time to systematically and completely comprehend the vast wisdom left behind by a venerable master.

His consciousness seemed to transform into a student, entering a boundless palace composed of light and laws.

He witnessed the life of Venerable Yaoguang.

How does a gifted youth gradually comprehend the Law of Light, endure hardships, and advance to become a King, an Emperor, a Saint, and finally reach the threshold of Venerable One?

He witnessed how Venerable Yaoguang created the astonishing secret techniques such as "Dayan Guangdun" and "Jingshi Pian". These were not inspirations that came overnight, but rather the crystallization of wisdom that took shape only after countless deductions, failures, and improvements.

Qin Feng's consciousness was completely immersed in this process of "creating" and "perfecting" the Great Dao.

He was not in a hurry to learn those powerful killing techniques.

What he was interested in was Venerable Yaoguang's most fundamental understanding of the "laws" themselves.

"So, light is not just about speed and energy. It can also be a carrier of information, a scale of space, and even a measure of time..."

"My 'Way of Limits' pursues pure 'force' and 'matter.' The Way of Yao Guang, on the other hand, pursues the infinite possibilities of 'light.' The paths are different, but fundamentally, they are both explorations of the original rules of the universe..."

Qin Feng's true spirit, in this ocean of knowledge, was eagerly absorbing nourishment.

His soul, which had become extremely weak due to the stripping away of his essence, began to grow stronger again in this profound enlightenment at an extremely slow but incredibly solid pace.

The outside world is in turmoil because of the bounty on the head of the "Vanguard".

But at the heart of all this storm, at the bottom of the trench on this untouched, ordinary life-bearing planet, a profound transformation is taking place.

Before him lies a high-stakes gamble concerning his future.

"Mount Wudou, a ten-thousand-year deadline..."

Qin Feng silently calculated the time.

More than three thousand years have passed since his first challenge.

There are still more than 96,000 years left.

There is still plenty of time.

What he needs to do is to digest the legacy of Venerable Yaoguang during this period and push his strength to a new peak once again.

Then, before the deadline, return to Mount Wudou and, as the "Vanguard," complete the unfinished challenge and seize the cosmic artifact that will determine his future path—[Dou]!
At the bottom of the deep trench, the eternal stillness returned once more.

Only that single spark of the soul burns quietly in the darkness, awaiting the day it will reignite the heavens.

(End of this chapter)