Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 174 The Great Battle Ends

The Lord of the Caverns' astonishing actions can truly be described as utterly insane.

With the rare black divine wood in hand, this Lord of Yuan'ao is definitely a top-tier fifth-order existence.

Moreover, due to the characteristics of rare objects, most top-tier fifth-order beings would find it difficult to gain an advantage in a one-on-one confrontation with the Lord of Yuan'ao.

However, this was only a one-on-one situation. If they were to besiege the Lord of Yuan'ao, he would almost certainly be suppressed. Clearly, the Lord of Yuan'ao was only thinking about dying at this moment.

With a whoosh, endless seawater surged and swept across the land, and the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds made the first move.

The other cosmic lords were not in a hurry to make a move; their goal was to seize the treasure. Only the Nine Nether Lord of the Ancestral God Sect came with a mission.

"Extremely arrogant, even carrying forbidden items into the primordial universe, truly ignorance is bliss."

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds' eerie voice rang out, and a colossal wave, spanning millions of kilometers, surged in the void, directly impacting the Lord of Yuan'ao.

Lord Yuan Ao also frantically unleashed his strongest secret technique, "Incineration," using the power of the wondrous object to unleash a top-tier fifth-order attack.

Boom!

The surging seawater formed a huge whirlpool, completely engulfing the Lord of Yuan'ao within it.

The endless, enormous vortex first expanded suddenly, then contracted like a star exploding and then turning into a neutron star.

After the massive vortex expanded rapidly, it contracted violently, unleashing a torrent of divine power at that moment!

There is no difference between the self-destruction of an ordinary cosmic lord and the explosion of a star; both are releases of energy.

However, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds had self-destructed too many times, gaining ample experience.

With the help of experience, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds created the Nine Netherworld Sea Eye technique based on self-destruction, greatly reducing the power of self-destruction and opening it up as a secret technique, with its power reaching the peak of the fifth rank.

"Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, I've come to your aid."

Shen Mu's figure flickered, and ten pairs of silver wings swept out behind him. A magnificent domain, like chaotic currents, began to spread, with ten-colored streams of light intertwining and sweeping out.

Now that Shen Mu has begun to comprehend the third layer of the Eternal Wings' secret runes, he is naturally able to unleash even greater power.

Although the Eternal Wings are not yet perfect, with only five layers of runes, their power is already terrifying.

As a unique mechanical treasure, its most distinctive feature is that it grants the user a simplified version of higher-level abilities.

For example, a cosmic master can usually comprehend the first level of secret runes and unleash a spacetime distortion domain, which is a pseudo-control of spacetime and can suppress all ultimate moves such as teleportation and time stop.

If one is the master of the universe, one can comprehend the second layer of secret runes and unleash a level of control over space and time that surpasses that of the master of the universe. Although one cannot achieve the same effect as a true god, it is still sufficient.

Shen Mu gently raised his hand, and the chaotic divine light surged and compressed, forcibly compressing back the energy storm that erupted from the Nine Nether Sea Eye!

In an instant, the intensity of that terrifying energy storm increased tenfold, reaching the sixth level of power.

"Damn it, humans!"

In the void storm formed by the collapse of spacetime, the Lord of Yuan'ao's expression changed drastically. Even though his divine body shrank to the size of a fist in that instant to try to avoid taking too much damage, it was still to no avail.

In just an instant, the power of the Nine Nether Sea Eye, a sixth-level energy source, caused him to lose one-thousandth of his divine body, which is incredible.

It should be known that the divine body of the Lord of Yuan'ao is also a million kilometers tall.

If it were an ordinary cosmic lord whose divine body was only tens of thousands of kilometers in size, even a fifth-order powerhouse would be severely injured by this attack.

"Hahaha, what a great opportunity! Hand over the treasure!"

The avatar of the Flame God Clan let out a wild laugh, and his golden figure transformed into a streak of light, directly rushing into that terrifying energy vortex.

Boom!

The endless stream of energy particles, accelerating to a rapid speed, bombarded the golden armor of the Flame God Clan avatar. If it were an ordinary universe lord, he would likely have already perished by now.

However, the Divine Armor, which is immune to attacks from sixth-order matter, had absolutely no effect on the Flame God Clan's clone, and its divine power remained completely undamaged.

"Oh no! That Yan Emperor is trying to seize the rare treasure, Hunyuan! Quickly release the suppression of your domain, otherwise no one will be able to break in!" The Golden Horn Lord shouted urgently!

Under Shen Mu's domain restriction, the terrifying energy storm was confined to a range of 100,000 kilometers and could not be released naturally.

Unless Shen Mu disperses the suppression of his domain, it will be difficult to reduce the power that is enough to instantly annihilate a third-order universe master in the short term.

"Human Hunyuan, are you willing to watch Yandi seize the rare treasure?!" The Demon Lord of the Prison Clan hurriedly asked.

Shen Mu laughed and said, "Just because you can't get in doesn't mean I can't."

As soon as he finished speaking, silver light flowed from the ten pairs of wings, condensing into a dazzling silver armor on Shen Mu's body. The armor was covered with intricate carvings and exuded an extremely powerful aura.

In the next instant, Shen Mu transformed into a silver streak of light and rushed directly into the energy storm that resembled a miniature universe exploding.

"This...this domain treasure can actually condense armor at the level of a supreme treasure; it must be a top-grade supreme treasure!"

One of the Machine Race's universe rulers watched this scene in disbelief.

Generally, domain-type treasures have special abilities. For example, the Sword River Luo that Shen Mu obtained can condense a longsword that is no weaker than a peak treasure.

However, the supreme treasure and the pinnacle treasure are completely different levels of treasures.

Generally, even if a treasure is considered a powerful auxiliary or defensive item, it will not reach the level of a truly powerful treasure, even if it has offensive capabilities.

For example, the gauntlets formed from the golden armor of the Yan Emperor are at most comparable to the peak-level treasure weapon of a set, but are far from reaching the level of the strongest treasure.

Boom!

Within the terrifying energy storm, Shen Mu's figure emerged, joining forces with his Yan God Clan clone to jointly annihilate the Lord of Yuan'ao.

"Emperor Yan, the wondrous artifact belongs to our human race!"

As Shen Mu spoke, his will coalesced, transforming into ethereal divine lightning that struck the Lord of Yuan'ao.

The mere aftershocks caused the many cosmic lords watching the battle to feel waves of intense pain and numbness at the soul level.

As for the Lord of Yuan'ao, he was a guy enslaved by his soul, and his will was quite ordinary, belonging to the standard level of a cosmic lord.

In an instant, the will of the Lord of Yuan'ao collapsed, his mind went blank and crashed, and his divine body, which had shrunk to the size of a fist, naturally returned to normal.

At this moment, both the Yan Emperor and the Lord of Yuan'ao stood frozen in the void.

"receive!"

A simple, ancient palace with red walls and vermilion doors, double eaves and red pillars, appeared out of thin air in Shen Mu's palm. The palace plaque bore the ancient seal script character: Doushuai.

The strongest function of the Tushita Palace is sealing and refining. In terms of sealing, it is absolutely no weaker than the sealing ability of non-sealing palace-type supreme treasures.

Shen Mu's target for suppression was not the Lord of Yuan'ao, but the strange black wood artifact in his possession.

The Tushita Palace crashed down, shattering the arm of the Lord of Yuan'ao into a divine form, and successfully pocketed the black wooden artifact.

call out!

The Tushita Palace transformed into a stream of light, entered Shen Mu's brow, and returned to the Jade Capital, becoming a component of the most powerful and precious treasure.

Having obtained the rare item, Shen Mu immediately withdrew his domain suppression.

Boom!

A terrifying energy shockwave erupted instantly, drawing in numerous cosmic lords who had been watching the battle.

The majority of them were not targeting the Lord of Yuan'ao who brought the artifact into the primordial universe, but rather Shen Mu who seized the artifact.

Shen Mu, clad in silver armor, surveyed his surroundings, the ten pairs of wings on his back once again radiating a chaotic glow.

"What, are you going to fight me now?"

A powerful, oppressive force swept outwards, causing many of the powerful individuals present to feel waves of intense pain erupting from the depths of their souls, and their thought processes to slow down considerably.

The speed at which one's mind works greatly affects the performance of one's abilities. When one's mind becomes weak, any secret techniques, skills, or even laws will be greatly affected, making it impossible to unleash one's peak strength.

This is a very simple principle: when a person is dizzy and has a terrible headache, their fighting ability will naturally be greatly weakened.

suddenly--

In the endless void, an inexplicable pressure descended, and the pressure of a true god-level will swept out (pressure, not impact), causing the expressions of the universe lords present to become solemn!

"He is the strongest being in the universe." The Golden Horned Lord looked up at the void.

"I wonder which strongest being has descended." The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds frowned slightly.

Wow!

A blurry figure gradually solidified in the endless void.

This is a figure clad in deep black armor, within which golden flames form a humanoid shape. Behind him, in the void, there is a colossal phantom with countless stars undulating within it, resembling a universe.

"Black Universe!"

"He is the founder of the Black Universe!"

The cosmic rulers of all factions recognized that great being, and faced with the strongest being in the universe, they were completely suppressed in terms of aura.

The Black Cosmic Founder is one of the strongest lone wolves in the universe, without any faction or territory. He possesses the supreme treasure, the Black Cosmic Divine Armor, which is comparable to the Divine Armor in terms of defensive power.

"The Founder of the Black Universe".

Shen Mu also looked over, somewhat surprised that the Black Universe Founder would show up after he had obtained the artifact. Could it be that he intended to snatch the artifact from him, a high-ranking human?

"I wonder what brings the Founder of the Black Universe here today?" asked the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

"I have come for this wondrous divine tree." The golden flames within the black armor gradually coalesced into a fiery head, uttering a voice.

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their gaze toward Shen Mu.

Shen Mu remained indifferent as his dazzling ten-colored domain slowly expanded, unleashing a wave of pressure from the will of the Black Universe's creator.

"Does the Founder of the Black Universe intend to snatch the wondrous artifact from my hands?"

The Black Universe Founder sighed when he saw the armor on Shen Mu's body that exuded the aura of a supreme treasure.

In the primordial universe, no one could harm the owner of the supreme treasure armor who possessed the will of a true god.

"Lord Hunyuan, please don't misunderstand. I didn't know you had already obtained this rare item before I came. However, I am willing to exchange it for a precious treasure of equal value."

Just then, the Lord of Nagaoku also recovered from his mental lapse.

His will was only at the level of an ordinary universe master. After being directly impacted by Shen Mu's will, he could not recover instantly and needed a certain amount of time.

"I have another treasure... a fragment of a map left behind by the long-deceased strongest being in the universe, 'Xuan Yuan'—the Fragment of the Peak-Tilting Realm Map!"

"Black Universe, you helped me annihilate the Human Chaos Origin, not only are the rare artifacts yours, but even this fragment of the Peak-Swept Realm map is yours!"

Upon hearing this, a flicker of emotion finally appeared in Shen Mu's calm eyes.

This fragment of the map of the Inclined Peak Realm is the direct cause of the fall of the Giant Axe Founder!

Shen Mu had a very favorable impression of the founder of the Giant Axe. For no other reason than his personality.

Upon hearing this news, the many cosmic lords around, including the creator of the Black Universe, were all moved, their gazes toward Lord Yuan'ao burning with fervor.

"How do you prove the existence of the fragmented map of Xuan Yuan's Peak Realm?"

"He was facing certain death, so he lied to protect himself!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Unless you can prove you truly possess the 'Fragmentary Map of the Peak Realm' left behind by Xuan Yuan, who would believe your map!"

The cosmic rulers of all factions responded with indifference, but even the creator of the Black Universe was in no hurry to take action at this point.

The Peak Realm is one of the three forbidden lands of the Cosmic Sea, vast and boundless. If it contains fragments of maps of the outermost area, it is of no value at all.

The value of a fragmented map that records something deep within the map is extremely high, and the value also varies depending on whether the recorded area is small or large.

The strongest being in the universe, "Xuan Yuan," was a true god from the previous era of reincarnation. His greatest hobby was adventure and exploration, and the fragments of the map of the Peak Realm he left behind are naturally invaluable.

With this incomplete map, it is entirely possible to obtain a large number of treasures, and even the most powerful treasures.

"This is a 'Silk-Pulling Map.' Silk is an extremely precious material used to create a map. Do you still doubt the truth of my words?"

A piece of black and gold mottled silk appeared in the Lord of Yuan'ao's hand. "If it weren't for this fragment of the map of the Tilted Peak Realm, I wouldn't have been able to obtain this wondrous item in the universe!"

The Black Universe Founder looked around, snorted coldly, and unleashed a terrifying aura that intimidated everyone.

"I cannot annihilate Hunyuan, but if you give me the fragmented map of the Qingfeng Realm, I will guarantee your life," the Black Universe Founder said.

"You can't save it!"

"Let's do it!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Powerful auras surged into the sky, and the super experts from the nine major forces erupted instantly. The Lord of Golden Horn and the Lord of the Demonic Eyes simultaneously launched a combined attack on the Founder of the Black Universe.

They are top-tier beings from the Starry Sky Beast Alliance and the Prison Clan Universe Lords, respectively, and are fully capable of restraining the Black Universe Founder who is bound by the Primal Universe. Many other Universe Lords are joining forces to seal away the Lord of Yuan'ao.

"Rip!"

Amidst the astonished gazes of many universe lords, Lord Yuan Ao suddenly tore it apart, ripping the Thread Diagram into dozens of pieces that scattered in all directions.

"You want to kill me? You want to steal my treasure? Then take it all!" Lord Yuan Ao roared madly, then tried to escape.

"They actually tore it?"

"That damned Gaki Oku!"

More than ten universe lords from various forces were all furious and rushed to compete for the fragments of the Pulling Silk Diagram. Although they were just fragments, each fragment recorded a part of the diagram and was still extremely valuable.

"Senior brother, let's quickly seize the fragments of the Silk-Pulling Diagram!" Luo Feng hurriedly transmitted his voice to Shen Mu.

Shen Mu immediately replied telepathically: "We have already obtained the rare item, so it is no longer appropriate for us to make a move, otherwise we will incur the wrath of the masses. However, it is not entirely hopeless!"

The next instant, a dazzling golden light flashed, withstanding the attacks of countless peak and top-tier universe lords, forcefully seizing most of the fragmented map of the Peak Realm, and then quickly fleeing into the distance.

"Damn it, it's Emperor Yan!"

"Chase down Emperor Yan!"

The powerful figures from the nine super forces were furious. Half of them continued to fight for the other fragments of the Peak Realm map, while the other half chased after Emperor Yan.

The Black Universe Founder hesitated for only a moment, glanced at Shen Mu, and then chased after Shen Mu's Yan God Clan clone.

"Senior brother, the Black Universe Founder possesses a supreme treasure capable of sealing palaces. What if your Flame God Clan avatar is suppressed..."

The death of the clone is nothing, but the supreme treasure armor on the Yan God Clan clone is lost.

Shen Mu nonchalantly replied, "If it really doesn't work out, then we'll just abandon that map and run away. As for now..."

As he spoke, Shen Mu's gaze fell upon the Lord of Yuan'ao, and a crystal-white longsword appeared in his palm.

The boundless chaotic energy field continued to churn, and the pure ten-colored divine light enhanced the crystal-white longsword in Shen Mu's palm, causing it to unleash an even sharper aura.

Unfortunately, the attack power of Eternal Wings has not yet reached the level of a supreme treasure.

Because the most powerful and core piece of this treasure is the pair of wings that bring about killing and attack.

Only by obtaining the final wing can the Eternal Wings possess extremely strong offensive power.

The moment Shen Mu's gaze fell upon him, an immense pressure surged from the depths of the Lord of Yuan'ao's heart.

"There's no way to escape, there's absolutely no way to escape!"

"How could such a powerful monster have been born in the primordial universe, possessing the ability to sway wills?!"

"He will surely become an obstacle to our great master; kill him!"

The Lord of the Cave suddenly roared madly, "You want me dead! Then you won't have it easy either!"

boom!

The divine body of a cosmic master, millions of kilometers tall, exploded in an instant, possessing divine power that could reach the peak of the sixth rank, far stronger than the Nine Nether Sea Eye of the Nine Nether Lord!

An endless shockwave, seemingly capable of shaking the universe, erupted and instantly surged in all directions.

"Gaki Otsu has self-destructed."

"Protect the silk thread diagram!"

"Stop it! We can't let that shockwave destroy the silk thread diagram."

The surrounding billions of spaces were all transformed into spatial particle streams. The cosmic lords of various forces did their utmost, either using supreme treasures of the peak domain or burning divine power to form a huge barrier, for fear that the shock wave would destroy the Puzzle Diagram.

Shen Mu raised his hand and directly put Luo Feng into his world ring, while he himself directly withstood the shockwave with the help of his supreme armor.

The treasures left behind after the fall of the Lord of Yuan'ao were also blasted away in different directions due to the immense power of the self-destruction of the divine body.

"Junior brother, my Flame God Clan clone has already obtained half of the Silk-Pulling Map, so there's no need to compete with them anymore."

"Let's first collect the other treasures from Lord Yuan'ao, and then we'll leave the battlefield directly."

Luo Feng nodded quickly: "No problem."

Putting aside the rare items, the Lord of Yuan'ao is also a being no weaker than the Lord of Ice, and he still possesses many valuable items.

Of course, the only things that Shen Mu could barely take a liking to were the top-tier domain-class treasure, the Flame Sand Cup, and the strange black armor on his body that flowed like water. It was a top-grade armor that was barely comparable to a peak treasure.

Shen Mu simply made up an excuse.

Although the avatar of the Flame God Clan is powerful and possesses the most powerful treasure armor, it still needs to be treated with caution when facing a true god who possesses a sealing treasure.

Next, Shen Mu could legitimately use the excuse of being caught up by the Black Universe Founder to abandon the Silk Thread Map.

Although the reasons are somewhat far-fetched, the founders of the Giant Axe would certainly not delve into the reasons behind them.

Taking this opportunity, Shen Mu could make Yan Di's identity disappear, conveniently using the excuse of being suppressed by the founder of the Black Universe.

(End of this chapter)