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Chapter 171, Unrivaled King

However, although he is no weaker than the Venerable in some aspects, there is still a gap between his strength and that of the Venerable.

A true cosmic master is powerful in every way.

Their attack methods, defense methods, speed, and spiritual attainments all reached the Venerable level.

Even in terms of understanding the laws, mastering combat, and anticipating crises, it completely surpasses the Immortal in every aspect.

While being crowned king and invincible only means reaching the threshold of the Venerable in one aspect, one remains at the Immortal level in other aspects.

Such beings can contend with ordinary Venerables, can save their lives in front of Venerables, and can even make Venerables feel troubled.

But how can one defeat the Venerable One head-on?

It's as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Only those extremely powerful and invincible kings, though possessing immortal bodies, are monsters whose all-around qualities reach or even surpass those of ordinary Venerables.

Only then can one truly defeat, or even kill, the Cosmic Venerable.

But such beings are far too few.

Even in the entire history of the primordial universe, such a heaven-defying and invincible kingship is extremely rare.

The vast majority of them are unique and extraordinary life forms that are born with terrifying potential far exceeding that of ordinary life forms.

Jiang Ming's current strength is still far from that level.

His "Three Forbidden Techniques" reached the level of ultimate secret arts, and his attack power crossed the threshold of becoming invincible as a king.

However, in other aspects, he is still at the level of being crowned king.

"With my current strength, I can only be considered one of the weaker groups among those who are invincible in the King of Kings."

Jiang Ming has a clear understanding of his own abilities.

Reaching the threshold for becoming an invincible king means that he has the means to threaten the invincible king.

But this does not mean that he can defeat those veteran champions who are invincible.

"With this kind of strength, he can only move up ten places at most when trying to break into the Glory Ranking. It will be difficult for him to even enter the top thirty."

Jiang Ming shook his head.

He is currently ranked forty-second, and there are only three or four people ahead of him who are not invincible.

Even if one can be ranked among the invincible kings, it is still not enough compared to those old monsters.

Moreover, the "Three Forbidden Techniques" are moves that Jiang Ming has used in public, and Jiang Ming does not intend to link them to the identity of the King of the Knife River for the time being.

"If I want to improve my strength now, it seems I need to focus more on the Path of the Beast God."

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

He has almost reached the pinnacle of the basic laws, so even if he were to acquire one or two more ultimate secret techniques, they would be of little use.

To improve one's strength, one must start with treasures and fusion techniques, or with life genes.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ming's gaze fell into the depths of his inner world.

There, a colossal creature was sleeping.

Domruddo.

This peculiar life form has devoured the blood of the Golden Sky Beast God.

"The Path of the Golden Void Beast God..."

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Jiang Ming sat cross-legged in front of Domrudo, his third eye slowly splitting open between his brows.

A dazzling silver divine light cascaded down like a waterfall, enveloping the entire behemoth.

After experiencing the feeling of "becoming a space", when he looked at those blood-red patterns again, he saw more than just the erosion process of the Golden Sky Beast God's blood.

He saw something deeper.

The golden runes contained within those crimson patterns are not merely transforming Domru's life essence.

They themselves are the embodiment of the Golden Void Beast God's Way.

Each rune represents a certain understanding of the fusion of the fundamental laws of metal and the fundamental laws of space by the Golden Void Beast God.

Those understandings, in the form of runes, were imprinted in the blood of the Beast God, becoming an eternal and indelible mark.

"If I could decipher these runes and understand how the Golden Void Beast God fused the Law of Metal with the Law of Space."

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A hint of anticipation flashed in Jiang Ming's eyes.

The Way of the Beast God.

That is the path to integrate the lower-level laws with the higher-level laws.

The Golden Void Beast God was the one who fused the fundamental laws of metal and space to their extreme, ultimately becoming a peak existence comparable to the Lord of the Universe.

Jiang Ming, on the other hand, had already reached an extremely high level in both the fundamental laws of metal and the fundamental laws of space.

"If I can extract even a fraction of the Golden Sky Beast God's Path from Domrudo's body, my strength can advance even further."

Jiang Ming calmed his mind and pushed the analytical power of his Heavenly Eye to its limit.

Time flew by during the analysis.

The sky over Chaos City remained that hazy, chaotic color.

Chaos City, Central Square.

Figures flew in from all parts of the city and landed on the square.

Some of them chatted in twos and threes, some stood alone in a corner with their eyes closed, and others looked up at the gray sky with complex emotions in their eyes.

Luo Feng, Bo Lan, Rong Jun, Long Yun, Qian Shui, Jiang Mo... These names, who emerged from the peak genius battle thirty years ago, are all gathered here now.

Thirty years have passed, and everyone's temperament has undergone tremendous changes.

Berlan was still dressed in white, carrying a blood-red longsword on his back.

But his aura was no longer that of the brilliant swordsman he once was; it had become more restrained and profound.

It is as deep as a peerless divine sword hidden in its sheath.

Luo Feng has changed the most.

Although he still appears as that black-haired youth, if an immortal powerhouse were to perceive him carefully, they would discover that he possesses an indescribable life force, as vast as the universe itself.

The essence of a special life is slowly awakening within him.

Thirty years, how time flies.

"Yes, that's fast."

Luo Feng replied, his gaze sweeping across the crowd in the square.

Of the thousand geniuses from back then, fewer than nine hundred remain today.

Although Chaos City is one of the safest places for humans, many of these geniuses have fallen victim to Chaos Beasts while hunting them, ending up surrounded by them.

"Everyone is here."

A gentle voice came from the void.

Everyone looked up and saw a spaceship shaped like a large fish slowly descending from the sky above Chaos City.

The hatch opened, and the figure of the Nine Swords Venerable appeared before everyone.

"Your term is up, it's time for you to leave."

The Nine Swords Master's voice was calm and gentle.

"Let's get on the ship."

The geniuses filed in and boarded the giant fish-shaped spaceship.

Luo Feng walked last. Before stepping into the cabin, he looked back at the ancient city where he had lived for thirty years.

"Hasn't Brother Jiang come out?"

In the thirty years of Chaos City, Jiang Ming has been practically a bug-like existence, passing the Heavenly Bridge 15 on his first challenge.

Such geniuses naturally receive different treatment than others.

So no one was surprised to see that Jiang Ming was not among them.

As long as one is willing to spend points in Chaos City, one can stay for a long time; these ordinary geniuses don't have many points.

But Jiang Ming had cleared all fifteen levels of the Sky Bridge, and with the tenfold reward, he had accumulated quite a few points.

If one wishes, one can naturally remain in Chaos City for an extended period.

But in reality, Jiang Ming, whom Luo Feng was so fond of, had already left Chaos City long ago.

A spaceship resembling a palace emerged from the dark universe.

Jiang Ming sat in the control room, gazing at a vast, seemingly endless continent suspended in the void in the distance through an outdoor simulation.

The entire continent was shrouded in a layer of clouds.