Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 129 Challenging the Kingship, Crisis Appears Suddenly

After confirming that there were no flaws or shadows in Yu Duan's mind, Lord Youhou breathed a sigh of relief.

In reality, this kind of ordeal is very risky. The terrifying gap in life levels can easily 'frighten' a person and leave psychological trauma.

This is somewhat similar to the so-called 'post-traumatic stress disorder'; once the mind is damaged, potential is also affected.

Throughout the long years of the endless era, the human race has seen its share of geniuses who 'died' due to similar circumstances.

"Senior brother, what level would you say my sword strike is?"

Yu Duan looked at the Lord of Youhou in front of him.

Lord Youhou pondered for a moment, and then said, "It has the outline of an ultimate secret technique, but if you want to create a true ultimate secret technique, you still need more foundation in understanding and applying the laws. Junior Brother needs to accumulate more knowledge."

Creating an ultimate secret technique is extremely difficult at the Immortal stage or the stage of comprehending Immortal-level laws.

In the eyes of Lord Youhou, Yu Duan had already accomplished the most difficult step.

The rest is just a matter of time.

Having thoroughly comprehended the three profound and ultimate techniques of the laws of time, he sculpted a complete A1 material statue based on the application of these laws.

By then, Yu Duan's sword technique should have reached its ultimate level.

"The ultimate secret technique is not so easy to create."

As Yu Duan finished speaking, Lord Youhou couldn't help but smile.

"Of course, the ultimate secret technique is not so easy to achieve, but if Junior Brother crosses this threshold at the World Lord level, his future will be smooth sailing."

The original Lord Youhou created the ultimate secret technique while still in the Immortal Realm.

After breaking through to the realm of the Universe Venerable, Lord Youhou directly became the overlord of the universe.

Not long afterward, Lord Youhou created his own ultimate technique at the level of a hegemon.

Creating secret techniques relies almost entirely on comprehension, making it extremely difficult.

To put it simply, the Ancestral God Cult, the number one power in the universe, has gathered the top geniuses from billions of races across the entire universe, among whom the number of immortal-level inheritors has exceeded one hundred million.

However, among these immortal inheritors, only a handful created ultimate techniques.

It should be noted that any one of these inheritors has the potential to break through to the level of a Universe Venerable, otherwise they would not have been sent to the Ancestral God Sect by their respective clans and forces to receive the inheritance.

If these people were placed within the human race, their potential would be that of a super genius, appearing only once every tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of epochs.

While geniuses comparable to those at the level of Fiery Erosion and Kodi are not ubiquitous among these inheritors, they are not uncommon either.

In the eyes of the higher-ups of the human race, among all the venerable ones and overlords in the race today, the one most likely to achieve the realm of the Lord of the Universe is the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

The reason for this is that the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace created his ultimate technique during the Immortal Era.

"Senior brother, I have a favor to ask..."

Yu Duan shamelessly said, "I want to record the process of my senior brother using the secret technique this time through the virtual universe, so that I can hone my own secret technique."

The direct experience of a cosmic master unleashing their ultimate technique is far more effective than comprehending the aftershocks of billions of epochs in the Axe Mountain Secret Realm.

However, it is taboo to try to figure out someone else's secret techniques.

Unless the relationship is close enough, no one would allow others to watch them repeatedly use their special skills.

Let alone Yu Duan's authority, even other universe lords would not be qualified to reproduce the process of Lord Youhou performing the secret technique in the virtual universe, unless they have Lord Youhou's authorization.

"no problem!"

Lord Youhou readily agreed, a sinister smile appearing on his face: "Junior Brother, work hard in your cultivation. I look forward to the day when we can explore beyond the universe together."

In the primordial universe, no one dared to say that a certain being, if it had not perished, would have become the master of the universe.

However, Yu Duan's potential is already the highest that Lord Youhou has ever seen or heard of, so he naturally has a good chance of reaching this level.

"Alright, Junior Brother will definitely work hard in his cultivation!"

After Lord Youhou left, Yu Duan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged in meditation, emptied his mind, and eased the stimulation on the level of his mind and will.

In just half a day, Yu Duan adjusted her state.

Whether in terms of mindset or willpower, Yu Duan is top-notch, so naturally he wouldn't leave any so-called mental flaws.

"The only difference between me and the ultimate secret technique lies in my mastery of the laws."

"To gain insights into the next level in advance, one needs to cultivate in seclusion in Chaos City for 800 years, but in reality, it shouldn't take 800 years."

"At that time, the understanding of the laws will only be considered to be between the advanced level of the King-level and the initial level of the King-level."

Those who are enfeoffed as high-ranking kings have their divine bodies tempered by the power of laws, and their divine power can reach 30,000 to 40,000 times the power of a realm lord, without a very clear limit.

Therefore, mastering the 18th level of the "Eternal Cycle" can barely be considered as a high-level understanding of the laws of the King realm.

"It's taking too long... This rate of understanding is still too slow."

"I still haven't honed my skills enough, I still haven't killed enough. Only by continuing to hone my skills can I comprehend the laws faster."

……

In the battlefield beyond the realm, in the secret realm of Axe Mountain.

Inside the Great Rift Valley, Yu Duan's figure hovered high, clad in azure armor, blocking the path of an immortal deity at the initial stage of being a King.

This is an immortal of the Demon race, who is considered an ordinary race in the primordial universe. He is neither a member of the Hong Alliance nor a member of any race alliance such as the Demon Race or the Mechanical Race.

Therefore, when powerful members of the Demon Clan arrive at the outer battlefield, they may join the human camp or other camps.

"Star Sword King, do you intend to fight me?"

The Demon King, standing approximately 130 meters tall and covered in dark purple scales, stared at Yu Duan.

Behind him, a pale golden spear appeared.

Yu Duan's features were too obvious: eight arms wielding a sword, clad in azure armor, and his aura was no different from that of an ordinary low-level Immortal Military Lord. "Kill me, or... be killed by me!"

Yu Duan grinned, his back flapping with wind wings, each of his eight arms wielding a black demonic sword, and he charged forward.

Swish!
In an instant, eight jet-black sword lights burst forth.

These sword lights emitted no aura whatsoever, yet wherever they passed, the universe and spacetime dissolved and formed cracks, without a single booming sound.

This means that the power of this sword strike is terrifyingly high, like an iron sword cutting through tofu, so naturally no sound is produced.

"Directly burning divine power? Damn it, this Star Sword King really is a madman!"

Even though the sword light emitted no aura, the King of the Fear Demon Clan judged the power of Yu Duan's sword simply by the ease with which it tore through space. He determined that it was far stronger than the unburned divine power of a King of the Beginner Level.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the aura of the Demon King surged a thousandfold.

Then the golden spear suddenly thrust out, like hundreds and thousands of dazzling golden bridges, directly traversing the universe.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

A terrifying energy burst forth, and countless golden spear rays contained boundless and terrifying power.

But in the blink of an eye, it was annihilated by streaks of dark sword light, and then the power of the sword light was almost undiminished as it shot towards the King of the Terror Demon Clan.

"How can it be!"

The Demon King's expression changed drastically.

How could the difference be so great? Just what realm is this Star Sword King at?!
"Star Sword King, you just wait!"

A ball of brilliant golden liquid detached itself directly from the armor on the chest of the Demon King.

"Master, be careful! It's the auxiliary metal life form Kao, with peak Marquis-level strength. It's about to self-destruct!"

The natural sound immediately reached Duan's ears.

Immediately following, the Moyun Vine spread out instantly, with main vines winding out and intertwining to form a huge vine ball.

"Boom!"

Destructive light emanated from the molten metal.

In an instant, the mass of molten metal collapsed, and the subsequent rebound triggered a devastating explosion.

Moments later, the aftershocks of this destruction subsided.

"Master, are you alright?"

Mo Yun Teng's somewhat weak voice came through.

Over the years of battles, the rate at which Moyun Teng's divine body has been depleted has far exceeded its rate of recovery.

Mo Yun Teng's current strength is less than 70% of its peak.

"I'm fine, it's just a pity that the King of the Fear Demon Clan got away, causing Mo Yun to suffer damage to your divine body for nothing."

Feng Wang Buxiu has too many ways to protect himself, and his movement speed is not much slower than Yu Duan's.

They can all accelerate to the speed of light in a very short time, so even if Yu Duan wanted to catch up, he couldn't.

"If it can prevent the master from getting hurt, then it is not a waste of divine body damage."

The Moyun Vine transformed back into tendrils, wrapping around Yu Duan's body to form a battle robe.

The battle robe that aids in the formation of plant-based life forms will not conflict with the blue armor worn by Yu Duan.

Because the two are based on different principles, the Moyun Battle Robe is not actually a suit of armor, but rather a transformation of the Moyun Vine's divine body, directly using its own divine body to help Yu Duan withstand damage.

"Let's move to a different location first. The commotion here is too great and we'll easily attract attention."

"Yes, Master!"

……

For the next period of time, Yu Duan began to challenge the Immortal King within the Axe Mountain Secret Realm.

According to Yu Duan's intelligence, there are only 27 high-ranking kings inside the Axe Mountain Secret Realm, and the rest are low-ranking kings. Therefore, you only need to avoid these 27 high-ranking kings.

In just six months, Yu Duan fought 67 battles against the Immortal Kings, but failed to kill a single one.

This left Yu Duan somewhat speechless.

The immortal kings had too many ways to save their lives. After realizing that Yu Duan's attack could easily annihilate their divine power, they all ran away without any hesitation.

For those who achieve immortality, reaching the speed of light would only take a few seconds.

If they want to run, Yu Duan really can't catch them, and even if he does, he might not be able to kill them.

"Master, according to the detection signal, there is a fluctuation of the aura of a King-level expert 2.7 million kilometers away."

Inside the spacecraft control room, Yu Duan sat cross-legged to rest, the sounds of nature echoing in his ears.

"Alright, let's head there..."

Before Yu Duan could finish speaking, a piercing alarm sounded.

"Master, an abnormal time flow has been detected. It is impossible to accelerate to the speed of light to enter the dark universe in a short period of time. It is suspected to be time deceleration!"

"Master, we have detected the sudden appearance of four peak-level King-level auras!"

(End of this chapter)