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

Chapter 162 War Preparations, The Demon Lord's Sparring Partner
"There are still 10 years left, and there won't be any significant improvement in the short term."

"The only way is to exchange for a more powerful treasure."

As a cosmic overlord, Yu Duan possesses palaces and soul-type treasures, so his defenses are certainly not a problem.

But in terms of attack... the Eternal Blade of Divided Light is no longer enough.

The Eternal Sword of Divided Light is a top-tier weapon treasure, and one of the most valuable, not because of its immense power, but because of its extremely low usage requirements.

In terms of actual power, it belongs to the bottom tier among top-tier heavy weapons.

"A priceless weapon, I wonder what the rental price would be."

With a thought, Yu Duan connected a wisp of his consciousness to the virtual universe and did some research.

The rental price for ordinary treasure weapons starts at 200 treasure points per era, which is about 5% of the treasure's value.

Aside from ordinary treasure weapons, all other types of treasure rentals require treasure points, though each cost only a fraction of a treasure point.

It has to be said that this rental price is very expensive, and not just expensive.

"If the treasures on Tianchi's body were sold, I wonder how much they would be worth."

The armor and weapons worn by Venerable Tianchi were a complete set of top-tier treasures. Even if their value couldn't compare to that of palace-type or soul-type supreme treasures, they should still be far more valuable than the vast majority of top-tier treasures.

This is because Tian Chi is only a newly promoted Venerable, and it would be too conspicuous to use a supreme treasure directly.

If it takes hundreds of thousands of years for Tianchi's genes and secret techniques to improve, then the Lord of Chi Gods will definitely equip him with supreme weapons and armor, as well as top-quality treasures such as palaces and domains.

……

That same day, Yu Duan's undead demonic avatar returned to Chaos City and headed straight for the city lord's treasure hall.

"Om..."

On the stone slab inside the treasure hall, countless silk threads are intertwined for inspection.

A moment later, a gentle voice rang out: "The Dragon Spear Armor Set is a valuable treasure. Offering it to your clan will grant you 1400 Treasure Points. Confirm your contribution?"

"1400 Treasure Points? Not bad, that's almost as much as my Nine Swords Domain."

Yu Duan's Nine Swords Domain is basically the limit of a heavy treasure. Apart from its poor binding power, it is no different from a supreme treasure domain, and its attack power is even stronger.

"Contribution confirmed!"

As soon as Yu Duan finished speaking, the stone disc suddenly cracked open, engulfing the precious set of treasures.

Instantly, Yu Duan's account balance soared from over 60 Treasure Points to nearly 1500 Treasure Points.

Based on today's exchange rate, this is equivalent to approximately 0.43 Treasure Points.

"Let me see which weapon suits me better..."

Enable the rental feature at the endpoint.

With the authority of a cosmic overlord, one can rent all types of ordinary treasures, as well as high-level weapons and armor treasures.

"Jade Divine Sword, Purple Blade... Starry Blade?"

Yu Duan glanced over the numerous treasures and weapons before looking at the Starry Blade.

This is a rather uniquely shaped sword blade, with only the upper half being sharpened, and its entire body is engraved with complex, star-like patterns.

"Let's take this Starry Blade. Renting it for one era will cost 261 Treasure Points."

In a war between clans, if Yu Duan couldn't acquire two supreme treasures within an era, then he would be letting down his near-top overlord abilities.

"Armor-type treasures require treasure points to rent, never mind."

Yu Duan didn't urgently need a defensive treasure, since he already had a palace-type treasure by his side.

With Yu Duan's current strength, as long as he doesn't reveal his palace-type treasure, which is comparable to a high-grade treasure in terms of sealing ability, he is still qualified to possess it.

"Boom!"

The stone disc suddenly cracked open, and brilliant starlight rippled outwards. As this uniquely shaped sword blade emerged, the surrounding spacetime fluctuations were affected, becoming even sharper.

"Buzz!"

Yu Duan raised his hand and grasped the longsword in his palm, then imprinted his own life mark on it, and the weapon merged into his divine body.

Having acquired a new treasure weapon, the next ten years will be more than enough time to familiarize oneself with it.

He didn't need to unleash the full power of the treasure; just a fraction of it would far surpass his previous Eternal Split Light Sword.

……

Virtual universe, duel space.

Yu Duan's figure appeared out of thin air.

On the other side of Yu Duan was his second senior brother, the Netherworld Demon Venerable.

"Junior brother, are you sure you only want to fight me with your true form?"

The Demon Lord knew the true nature of Yu Duan's original self, possessing a hundred times the genetic level, equivalent to a blank-slate lord.

Even if one could unleash a hundredfold amplitude, that would only be 10 billion times the power of a World Lord, placing one at the mid-level Venerable.

"Senior brother, I am doing this to hone my secret techniques; it wouldn't be appropriate for me to become too strong."

As Yu Duan spoke, he raised his hand, and the Starry Blade appeared.

In the next instant, Yu Duan's figure vanished from the spot.

The magnificent, waterfall-like starlight sword light rippled outwards, raging across an area spanning several light-years in an instant.

The first sword of the Seeking the Path: Eternity!

"Alright, since that's the case, let me see just how strong my junior brother is!"

Even the Demon Lord couldn't go all out; he was just serving as a sparring partner for Yu Duan. Otherwise, Yu Duan's human form would have been instantly killed in one move.

"Boom!" Boundless dark light rippled out, and the figure of the Demon Lord instantly transformed into a giant demon with seventy-two arms, about three kilometers long.

The Demon Lord only became a disciple of the Lord of Darkness after reaching the Immortal Realm; he did not possess any special life form.

Even so, the Lord of Darkness still found various precious treasures for the Demon Lord, modifying his genes and divine body, making him no weaker than most special life forms with a hundred times the genetic potential.

"boom!"

With a single punch, it was as if a dark star had fallen, crashing down with a deafening roar that shook the starry sky, annihilating Yu Duan's sword light almost instantly.

Immediately following, the seventy-two-armed troll roared, and various gauntlets appeared, forming a complete set.

As the power of the suit was activated, countless dark purple flames ignited within a light-year radius.

In the realm of weapon sets, it is similar to Yu Duan's Eternal Sword Domain, but it is a true treasure.

"Boom!"

At this moment, it was as if a star field composed of seventy-two dark stars was rushing towards Yu Duan.

The Time Wings flashing behind Yu Duan were pushed to their limit, but they could only barely offset the domain that was not unleashing its full power.

"The techniques of movement are boundless and timeless..."

In that instant, Yu Duan's figure became illusory, transforming into a vast and boundless ocean that spread in all directions, forming an endless river of time.

In every river of time, the figure of Yu Duan emerges.

This is the second secret technique created by Yu Duan that combines matter and soul. However, it is not an offensive technique, but an extremely strange movement technique that has also reached the ultimate level.

Over ten thousand years have passed, and Yu Duan's mastery of secret techniques has naturally improved significantly.

The move "The Long River of Time" needs no further explanation; it was an ultimate technique long ago and Yu Duan's strongest attack method.

The second sword technique of Seeking the Dao, "Moment," naturally enters the ultimate level as Yu Duan's mastery of the laws improves.

The Soul Illusion Arcane Technique of Reincarnation, amplified by the Primordial Spirit, reaches its ultimate level as one's understanding of the laws of time and fusion deepens.

In addition, Yu Duan created two unique skills.

First, there's the soul defense technique "Eternal Mind," considered the pinnacle of ultimate martial arts. Then there's the illusionary movement technique "Boundless Eternity."

"All of them... in their true forms?"

The Demon Lord, who had transformed into a demon god, was stunned. In his perception and domain feedback, these countless figures at the end of the Dao were actually his true forms.

Every breath it exudes is in no way weaker than the original form.

How can this be?

"Senior brother, this is an illusion."

A million Yu Duan spoke at the same time: "With Senior Brother's ultimate level of will, it is unrealistic for me to control Senior Brother with an illusion."

"But it's just deceiving perception. Even top cosmic overlords would have difficulty detecting my true form."

Having acquired the will of a cosmic master, Yu Duan naturally gained this confidence.

In an instant, billions of swords erupted, their dazzling sword light bursting forth as if shattering the entire starry sea.

"Roar!"

The towering giant roared, its seventy-two fists transforming into a world-destroying giant star, booming and vast, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, instantly annihilating hundreds of Yu Duan.

The attacks unleashed by Yu Duan's illusory avatars caused far more damage to the Nether Demon Venerable than to his true self.

At least in the perception of the Demon Lord, all the 'injuries' on his body came from these illusory bodies.

"Junior brother, without using my true power, I cannot kill you in your human form... This is my strongest technique, the Bloodstained Battle Technique!"

The Demon Lord suddenly spoke, and in the next instant, endless bloody aura spread out, intertwining with the entire domain. Instantly, countless blood-red stars condensed, and then suddenly exploded.

In an instant, the entire starry sky shattered completely, and the turbulent flow of spacetime, carrying countless tiny, blood-red stars, cleaved everything in its path with unstoppable force.

"Boom!"

As the terrifying aftershocks dissipated, the Demon Lord revealed his true form, his aura slightly weakened, clearly a result of burning a large amount of divine power.

As for Yu Duan's original human form, it was naturally beyond dead.

"Buzz!"

With a tremor in spacetime, Yu Duan's figure re-formed in the virtual universe.

"Thank you for sparring with me, senior brother!" Yu Duan quickly stepped forward to express his gratitude.

The Demon Lord sighed, saying, "I can kill a mid-level Venerable without burning my divine power... But you, my human form, although you are a mid-level Venerable even with your full power activated, I need to burn a lot of divine power to launch a saturation attack to kill you."

That illusionary movement technique is simply too overpowered.

The Demon Lord had just reviewed the battle footage recorded in the virtual universe. When the Demon Lord unleashed his domain, Yu Duan's flight speed was suppressed to an extremely slow level.

However, in the perception of the Demon Lord, Yu Duan's true form transformed into billions, each of which 'harmed' the essence of the Demon Lord's divine power.

Even though the Demon Lord knew it was an illusion, he couldn't perceive the real situation. He was fooled by both divine power feedback and domain feedback.

“Junior brother, you are skilled in soul techniques, while I am skilled in close combat and possess a domain-type treasure.”

"But I still feel it's not safe enough, so I plan to invite two more friends."

"First is the Barbarian God Venerable, who possesses a palace-like treasure called the Barbarian God Star. Then there is the Dragon Wing Venerable, who has a pair of extremely precious special wing treasures, whose flight speed is almost unmatched by any cosmic overlord."

After speaking, the Demon Lord turned to Yu Duan and asked, "What do you think, Junior Brother?"

Yu Duan had naturally heard of these two cosmic overlords; they were beings on the same level as the Netherworld Demon Venerable.

That Barbarian God Venerable was the strongest member of the Barbarian Star race and one of the oldest cosmic overlords.

The Dragon Wing Venerable is also an ancient being, but his flight speed is unparalleled. He not only possesses the treasured wings, but also created a supreme-level winged flight technique based on the treasured wings.

(End of this chapter)