Blaze Emperor's Ambition

Inside the grand hall.

Luo Feng, who had always been annoyed by Blaze Emperor, felt a surge of anger. The Jie Jia is my own item. Whether I can use it, or if I lose it… what does that have to do with you, Blaze Emperor? I came to retrieve the Jie Jia under Master Zuoshanke's command. You, Blaze Emperor, just need to give me the Jie Jia, so why all the fuss?

Though seething with rage, Luo Feng could only suppress it.

Blaze Emperor smiled, looking at Luo Feng: "Junior Brother, cultivate diligently, reach the Universe Knight level as soon as possible, and then you can use the Jie Jia."

"Second Senior Brother," Luo Feng also smiled faintly, "Junior Brother survived countless pursuits from various cosmic powerhouses without the Jie Jia. If I had the Jie Jia… my strength would naturally increase greatly, and I wouldn't die so easily. Second Senior Brother, you don't need to worry about Junior Brother; just give me the Jie Jia."

"Do not harbor such侥幸!" Blaze Emperor suddenly roared, his voice directly shaking Luo Feng's soul.

"The Jie Jia is a super treasure that even Universe Masters covet. How can you be so complacent?" Blaze Emperor stared at Luo Feng, his aura spreading, making Luo Feng feel as if he was being crushed by endless mountains. "Although this Jie Jia is yours, it was ultimately refined by Master Zuoshanke at immense cost. You must absolutely ensure it is not lost."

"Senior Brother is doing this for your own good!"

"Cultivate diligently. Once you reach the Universe Knight level, Senior Brother will personally deliver the Jie Jia." Blaze Emperor's voice boomed, resonating with Luo Feng's soul.

However, Luo Feng's will was extremely firm. Even without a soul pearl guarding him, his will and consciousness were at the Universe Overlord level… And Blaze Emperor, after all, was only a powerful Universe Master specializing in close combat. To make a Universe Overlord change their mind with just a voice was clearly far from enough.

"Second Senior Brother, are you unwilling to give me the Jie Jia?" Luo Feng stared at Blaze Emperor.

"Hmph."

Blaze Emperor's anger immediately flared, and for a moment, the entire hall was engulfed in a tide of boundless fury. The oppressive might directly bore down on Luo Feng. Blaze Emperor's low voice resounded, "Third Junior Brother, Senior Brother is acting under Master Zuoshanke's orders to safeguard this Jie Jia for you for billions of years. I will give it to you when your strength is sufficient! Although you can activate this Jie Jia now, your strength is still very weak. Senior Brother is considering your well-being, for your own good! If the Jie Jia were lost, wouldn't that disappoint Master Zuoshanke?"

"Then there's no need," Luo Feng replied, completely unmoved. "If the Jie Jia is lost, I will explain it to Master Zuoshanke myself."

"Explain? How will you explain?" Blaze Emperor demanded.

"That has nothing to do with Senior Brother," Luo Feng retorted bluntly.

"Truly, a little achievement has made you arrogant," Blaze Emperor shook his head.

Luo Feng, however, looked at Blaze Emperor and said calmly: "Second Senior Brother, let's not say anything else. I came today solely to retrieve the Jie Jia. Are you giving it or not?"

"Your strength is insufficient!" Blaze Emperor had just begun to speak—

"Since Second Senior Brother is unwilling to give it, and Junior Brother is unable to forcibly take it, then Junior Brother can only report to Master Zuoshanke. If Master Zuoshanke believes the Jie Jia should remain with Second Senior Brother, Junior Brother will naturally not disturb you again." Luo Feng bowed slightly. "I'll be leaving now. No need to see me out."

Luo Feng turned and walked away!

Blaze Emperor's expression shifted upon seeing this.

He dared not explicitly say no from beginning to end! He had always wanted Luo Feng to back down on his own… If Luo Feng had truly retreated, Blaze Emperor believed that with Master Zuoshanke's personality, he wouldn't interfere. After all, it would have been Luo Feng himself temporarily giving up on retrieving the Jie Jia.

No matter what… he, Blaze Emperor, could not refuse outright, as that would truly be defying Zuoshanke's command.

"Third Junior Brother," Blaze Emperor called out.

Luo Feng, however, did not stop, flying directly out.

"Stop!" Blaze Emperor let out a low roar, and the surrounding space vibrated. Luo Feng felt a blur before his eyes and found himself back in the grand hall.

Luo Feng looked at Blaze Emperor: "Why is Second Senior Brother forcibly stopping me? I still need to see Master Zuoshanke."

"When did I ever say I wouldn't give you the Jie Jia? I merely said your strength is still very weak," Blaze Emperor frowned and snapped. "Since you insist on demanding it, I, as your Senior Brother, have said all that needed to be said and offered all the advice. If you don't listen to me, there's nothing I can do. If you lose the Jie Jia in the future… don't blame Senior Brother!"

"This is the Jie Jia!"

Blaze Emperor flipped his hand, and a completely transparent, exquisite combat armor, as if carved from a giant diamond, rested in his palm. Subtle secret patterns flowed and shifted on the transparent armor, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden. The entire Jie Jia in Blaze Emperor's palm… felt like an unscalable divine mountain pressing down on Luo Feng's heart, making him hold his breath completely.

Luo Feng stared at the Jie Jia, his heart filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Jie Jia! This was the Jie Jia!

It had given rise to numerous Soldier Armor, General Armor, King Armor, and Emperor Armor. It was a super treasure painstakingly prepared by Zuoshanke for his third disciple. Even Blaze Emperor, who stood among the peak Universe Masters, coveted this Jie Jia, for throughout his long life, he had never managed to obtain a treasure comparable to the Jie Jia or the Blaze God Halberd on his own.

"Aren't you going to take it?" Blaze Emperor said.

Luo Feng immediately reached out, his divine power like silk, directly wrapping around the Jie Jia. A wisp of divine power drilled into the Jie Jia, imprinting his life mark within it. Simultaneously, the 'Jie Jia' instantly transmitted ancient information into Luo Feng's consciousness.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng flipped his hand and stored the Jie Jia into his world ring.

"Second Senior Brother, Junior Brother will be leaving now. If there's an opportunity in the future, I'll come to see Senior Brother again," Luo Feng said with a smile.

"You, Third Junior Brother, are welcome to visit Senior Brother anytime," Blaze Emperor replied.

Luo Feng turned and strode away, quickly leaving the main hall. Moments later, he departed through the passage that parted the endless flames within the ethereal palace complex. Because the ethereal palace complex completely isolated spatial fluctuations from the outside, it was impossible to teleport directly out from within the complex. Perhaps only Blaze Emperor, the master of the palace, could teleport out directly.

Whoosh!

As soon as he exited the palace complex, Luo Feng immediately performed a teleport, swiftly departing. Then, relying on his slave's God Kingdom teleportation… he quickly left the Blaze God Clan territory.

...

Blaze Emperor stood outside the main hall, leaning on the railing, his gaze piercing through space, watching Luo Feng leave via God Kingdom teleportation.

"Hmph."

"Third Junior Brother…" Blaze Emperor murmured, "Truly formidable. The life-and-death inheritance… the previous two heaven-defying candidates died, yet he succeeded."

Though he had verbally dismissed Luo Feng's success as luck, Blaze Emperor knew deep down… Zuoshanke cast a wide net when selecting disciples. Generations of life on Earth were as numerous as cattle, yet after billions of years, only Luo Feng had succeeded. This wasn't just Zuoshanke's cultivation; it was Luo Feng's own exceptional talent.

Blaze Emperor himself had endured many tribulations to reach his current state, and he knew that the challenges Zuoshanke set for him were not as harsh.

The 'life-and-death inheritance' his Third Junior Brother faced was truly terrifying!

"The Jie Jia, after all, has been taken by him." Blaze Emperor gradually calmed down. Although he was wary of Luo Feng, he didn't take him too seriously. After all, even if Luo Feng became a Universe Master and possessed the Star Tower, he would at most be one of the most heaven-defying and terrifying existences among Universe Masters, capable of suppressing him, but still insufficient to kill him.

Unless Luo Feng became a Universe Overlord…

"How rare are Universe Overlords! A race with a Universe Overlord is a peak race! A power with a Universe Overlord overseeing it is a top-tier superpower." Blaze Emperor sighed with emotion. "They can reverse time and space to revive Universe Knights, and easily withstand the cosmic backlash. Their abilities are incredibly heaven-defying… Wherever they go, that place becomes their domain. Their words become law, and even the laws of cosmic operation must temporarily retreat…"

"Master Zuoshanke is one of them."

"Only by becoming an Overlord can one truly be supreme!" Blaze Emperor's eyes burned with desire. He harbored a strong ambition, unwilling to submit. It was this ambition that allowed his strength to advance rapidly. Although Zuoshanke cultivated him, his cultivation breakthroughs were indeed due to Blaze Emperor's own comprehension.

He was now a top-tier existence among Universe Masters.

Just one more step… to ascend to the highest position, that of a 'Universe Overlord'!

What did 'Overlord' mean?

The mere three words 'Universe Overlord' represented its fundamental meaning: absolute supremacy!

Want to lead a force… then one can dominate a cosmic territory! Want to be a lone wolf… then no one in the cosmos dares to provoke! Want to recruit geniuses… even if one rushes into another race's territory to snatch them, no one dares to stop them! This is a Universe Overlord!

"One more step, Master Zuoshanke, and I can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you. But this final step…" Blaze Emperor immediately turned and returned to the main hall.

...

In a starfield within the Ganwu Universe Nation, in human territory.

Demon Killer Luo Feng emerged from a deep crater on a desolate planet.

"From here to my God Kingdom is roughly 3,300 light-years." The Demon Killer Clan body took a step, whoosh!

He was already 1,000 light-years away.

In terms of affinity with space, the Demon Killer Clan body was actually stronger than Universe Knights. After absorbing the essence of a 'Heart of Space' and transforming into a special life form, the Demon Killer Clan body's affinity with space reached an extremely high level, even possessing the innate secret technique 'Domain'. At that time, he could teleport hundreds of light-years in a single jump.

And after reaching Immortal, his divine power, consciousness, and other aspects had strengthened immeasurably, and his sensory abilities were far greater. His teleportation distance was no less than that of a Universe Knight.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three teleports, then tearing space to enter the spatial rift, and another teleport… he arrived directly in his God Kingdom.

...

The God Kingdom was boundless, and the Endless Abyssal Sea was slowly expanding every moment.

Above the Endless Abyssal Sea…

Luo Feng, who had teleported directly into the dazzling golden divine hall, walked out and stepped onto the surface of the Endless Abyssal Sea.

"Jie Jia!" A layer of transparent combat armor faintly appeared on Luo Feng's divine body. The armor perfectly integrated with his divine body, as if every tiny component of the armor had completely fused with every cell of Luo Feng's muscles and organs. A boundless, surging power filled Luo Feng's divine body. This power was immense and incomparably strong.

Luo Feng closed his eyes, intoxicated by its might.

"As expected of the treasure Master Zuoshanke specially prepared for me," Luo Feng sighed softly. He had already received information about it when he recognized the Jie Jia back at Blaze Emperor's place.

The Jie Jia was a very special set of armor.

Unlike other common treasures, which relied on comprehension of laws for activation, the Jie Jia's activation had nothing to do with law comprehension. Instead, it depended on the strength of the divine body! Just like Soldier Armor, General Armor, King Armor, etc., which had extremely high physical requirements, the Jie Jia was the same!

The stronger the divine body, the greater the power the Jie Jia could unleash!

"Boom!" A colossal figure suddenly appeared in the distant sky; it was the Golden Horned Beast.

"Let's test this Jie Jia," Luo Feng smiled.

Whoosh!

A crystalline armor detached from Luo Feng's divine body, transforming into a stream of light, flying directly towards the Golden Horned Beast and merging into its massive divine body.