LRAB Chapter 186, 3 Strikes
Chapter 186, 3 Strikes
On the original star numbered 10023, amidst the starlight of the Starry Realm, three high-ranking Venerables of the Hong Alliance stood there, not daring to offend the Shadow Blade Venerable hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
With just one supreme treasure, the Shadow Blade Venerable easily killed ten Venerables of similar strength, which was nothing short of a horror movie for them!
"You are a disciple of the Demon Ancestor, and you are qualified to take my blade." Surrounded by starlight, Ye Muxuan looked at the Giant Scythe Venerable and slowly spoke, drawing over the treasures left behind by the ten deceased Venerables.
"Human, you didn't appear on the Primordial Star as a clone of the Jade Beast? Just wait, several cosmic lords of my race are on their way!" The Giant Scythe Venerable grabbed two blue hammers with his enormous claws and roared as he slammed them down one after another, trying to smash the starlight apart.
Ye Muxuan drew his sword, the Twilight Frost, a straight and slender blade entirely black, unsheathed. A line of light flashed, and it exploded with a bang onto the giant scythe-wielding venerable's massive carapace.
The Giant Scythe Venerable is a member of the Zhenyao Ancestor's clan. He is a strange beast with serrated armor and a divine body that reaches a size of ten kilometers. Under the protection of the high-grade treasure armor, even some top cosmic overlords cannot harm him.
However, when this slash landed, the Giant Scythe Venerable trembled violently. The power directly exceeded the limit that the high-grade treasure armor could withstand, and it acted on his divine body.
The aura of the Giant Scythe Venerable suddenly weakened. Even the three high-level Venerables of the Hong Alliance, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, could sense that the Giant Scythe Venerable had lost at least 30% of his divine body!
The ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe, "Seventh," emphasizes "penetration" in its power. It is unstoppable, and its power is concentrated without dissipating. Even if there is a supreme treasure armor blocking it, it can penetrate the armor and directly act on the divine body.
"Impossible!" Feeling the loss of 32% of his divine body, the Giant Scythe Venerable went mad. His divine body was not weak, measuring ten kilometers in size, and it was protected by a high-grade treasure armor. Even those top cosmic overlords could not possibly cause him to lose 32% of his divine body in a single move!
Could it be that this Shadow Blade Venerable has not appeared for millions of years and has already advanced to the position of Universe Lord?
How is that possible!
"Teacher! Save me!" In the heart of the Demon Alliance, an avatar roared loudly in front of a palace. Before the powerful figures inside the palace could react, with a soft "bang," the avatar vanished into nothingness.
On the original planet, the Giant Scythe Venerable, with only 3% of his divine body remaining, self-destructed in despair.
For these cosmic overlords, even if only 1% of their divine bodies remain, they can remain conscious, making it extremely difficult to induce a deep slumber. Once they realize they have no chance of escape, they will self-destruct, a phenomenon that even the most powerful domain treasures cannot suppress.
Anyway, he is a disciple of the Demon Ancestor of the Demon Clan, so he will definitely be resurrected. But if he is killed and taken away into a deep sleep, then there is absolutely no hope.
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"Giant Scythe is dead. It was the human Mu Xuan himself who killed him." In the core of the demon race, there was a circle of thrones. On the golden throne in the middle of the top three thrones, a huge and majestic bird-shaped phantom looked around. "It only took three strikes."
"This is impossible! That human, Mu Xuan, is only at the level of a top-tier cosmic overlord. There's absolutely no way he could kill Giant Scythe in just three strikes!" On another silver throne, a phantom of a celestial wolf roared, "Giant Scythe is protected by a high-grade treasure armor. Even if I were to make a move, it would take at least three strikes!"
"Are you saying that the human Mu Xuan is stronger than me now?"
"I'm stating the facts, not arguing about whether it's possible. If you have any doubts, ask the Dream Demon Ancestor after he resurrects the Giant Scythe." The avian phantom on the golden throne glanced at the Sirius phantom. "What we need to discuss now is whether or not to continue the assassination attempt on the human Mu Xuan."
Mu Xuan, a human with the strength of a top-tier cosmic overlord, can only take action against a cosmic master. Ordinary cosmic overlords are useless, and even if a top-tier cosmic overlord were to take action, the probability of success would be too small.
Most importantly, that human, Mu Xuan, also has a clone of the Tengchong, which, without a soul, is impossible to enslave. As for killing it by force, the Tengchong divine body is enormous and possesses the innate secret technique "Eternal Solidification." If the human race provides it with a high-grade treasure armor for protection, even a universe lord might not succeed! Moreover, the Tengchong has amassed considerable wealth over the years; it might even be able to exchange for a top-tier treasure armor from the human treasury.
Could it be that we need to get Demon Ancestor Zhen and Demon Ancestor Meng to take action?
The strongest being in the universe would attempt to assassinate a cosmic venerable? That strongest being in the universe would be utterly shameless!
"We must kill him!" the phantom of Sirius muttered to himself before roaring out.
"You're going?" On another silver throne, a phantom of a cosmic ruler, stretching for tens of kilometers, glanced at the phantom of Sirius and spoke slowly.
Sirius's phantom image froze.
"Let the two demon ancestors decide." Among the dozen or so phantom images of universe lords present, a blood-red phantom from the three golden thrones at the top spoke, "The current situation of this human, Mu Xuan, is beyond our control."
"Alright, next question." It was the same avian phantom that spoke first. "Since the opening of the Primordial Star, 122 High-Level Venerables and 16 Cosmic Overlords have fallen. Some have been resurrected, and others need to be resurrected by you."
"You can plan and arrange your own schedules." The illusory bird glanced at the dozen or so illusory figures of universe lords present. "As for the high-level Venerables who fell in the Alliance, let their respective universe lords be resurrected for now. Those without universe lords will be put on the waiting list. As for those overlords, we'll leave that to the two demon ancestors to arrange."
Reviving a Venerable One is relatively easy for a Universe Lord, and even a High-Level Venerable One isn't difficult. However, reviving a Universe Overlord is much harder, usually requiring the strongest being in the universe to intervene. As for top-tier Universe Overlords, only the strongest being in the universe can handle it; even if a Universe Lord were to attempt to revive one, there's a chance the Overlord would perish immediately!
"Okay, let the Venerables in the Alliance who were assigned to us have their clansmen wait. They're busy now. We'll talk about it when they're available." Many of the illusory figures of the Universe Lords agreed.
Since their own clan's Venerable Ones haven't been resurrected, the Venerable Ones of the Alliance's alien races can only be relegated to the back of the list, even if they have any grievances, they have to keep them to themselves.
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Ye Muxuan didn't issue any gag order, so the three Venerables of the Hong Alliance couldn't help but brag about it to their friends. Before long, the entire Hong Alliance knew that the Human Shadow Blade Venerable had annihilated at least 95% of the divine body of the Demon Ancestor Universe Overlord Giant Scythe Venerable with three strikes, forcing him to self-destruct.
This single stone stirred up a thousand waves, causing a stir among the Venerable Hongmeng.
Among the cosmic overlords of the Hong Alliance, the Giant Scythe Venerable's strength was extremely high, not far from that of a top-tier cosmic overlord. Now, having at least 95% of his divine body annihilated by the Shadow Blade Venerable's three strikes and forced to self-destruct, doesn't that mean the Shadow Blade Venerable has become even stronger after a million years?
Could it be that he has broken through to become the Lord of the Universe?
Even the most powerful cosmic overlords couldn't do that. The most terrifying of the human race's top cosmic overlords, the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master, also had a record of killing an alien overlord, but there was a coincidence involved, and that alien overlord's strength was far inferior to that of the Giant Scythe Venerable.
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PS: I'm experiencing writer's block. The main issue is that besides the treasure hunt on the Primordial Star (the timeline of the second setting), there's not much other plot at this stage. I'm tired of constantly hunting for treasures, and having to come up with names for the treasures is pointless. Exploring secret realms is meaningless (the best treasures in secret realms are only minor and common treasures, so going to the Primordial Star is better). I personally feel my strength for going to the Cosmic Sea is still a bit lacking, unless I'm like the Demon Clan's Changjiu Lord, with Chaos and the others acting as babysitters. Writing slice-of-life scenes would be considered filler. So, if anyone has any good plot ideas, we can crowdfund them; I honestly can't think of anything else.
P.S.: I went to see Mission: Impossible 8 last night. All I can say is Tom Cruise is still got it. I felt like Lex Luthor didn't die in the end. Yeah, that's all.