Wondrous Item

Yuan Ao's thick, powerful arms, one wielding a massive, dark-red circular shield, and the other, his right hand, gripping a long-handled warhammer. The warhammer was entirely bronze-colored, stained with blood, its handle thick, and the hammerhead itself enormous, studded with sharp spikes. “Roar~~~” Flames blazed on the warhammer, carrying boundless might as it descended upon Luo Feng. Even the surrounding space had already dissolved into a stream of particles. Luo Feng's battle blade, 'Jueke,' instantly unsheathed. Jueke was a peak supreme treasure battle blade forged by Zuoshanke, far more potent than the Blood Shadow Blade Luo Feng used when fighting Ban Fu. A good supreme treasure significantly impacts one's strength, and the closer it approaches an 'Ultimate Supreme Treasure,' the more dramatically evident the difference becomes. “Clang!!!” The sharp blade struck the warhammer's long handle. Under the powerful impact, Luo Feng was forced back three steps in mid-air before he could fully dissipate the force. Yuan Ao also took two steps sideways before stopping. “You?” Yuan Ao glared at Luo Feng in fury, roaring, “When you fought Ban Fu, didn't you only gain a slight advantage by using your strongest secret technique? Your blade technique just now wasn't particularly impressive, merely at the ultimate secret technique level of a Universe Master. How could you possibly withstand such a casual strike from me?” Luo Feng sneered, “Cut the nonsense! A 'casual' strike? Then show me your true power!” He spoke boldly, but Luo Feng was keenly aware of Yuan Ao's formidable strength. With the aid of both the 'Golden Kingdom' and the 'Nine Xia River,' he already held an advantage over Yuan Ao before the fight even began! So, while their exchange just now seemed evenly matched, Yuan Ao was indeed stronger than Luo Feng. Compared to his battle with Ban Fu years ago: Firstly, Ban Fu had relied on the 'Floating Mountain Sea' to suppress Luo Feng, holding a complete advantage. Secondly, Luo Feng had used the Blood Shadow Blade at that time. Now, the tables had turned; Luo Feng held the advantage, and his supreme treasure had also changed. Even without relying on 'I Am the Universe,' he could still fight Yuan Ao to a standstill. “Truly arrogant. But to possess such strength after only a dozen or so epochs of cultivation, you have the right to be arrogant. However, you must understand... in the vast cosmos, when powerhouses clash, the duration of your cultivation matters not. I shall show you my true might!” Yuan Ao roared fiercely. Boom~~~~~ Suddenly, a dazzling vortex of flames appeared around Yuan Ao's divine body, like a brilliant nebula, encircling him. The spreading flame vortex exuded incredible power, instantly disintegrating even Luo Feng's Nine Xia River, which was bolstered by the 'Golden Kingdom.' “Such immense power.” Luo Feng watched the sudden, massive flame vortex in the distance with alarm. “It feels comparable to the Star River Master's strongest secret technique, 'Night.'” Rumble~~~ The beautiful, dreamlike, and brilliant flame vortex instantly spun and contracted, gathering completely onto the massive warhammer in the blink of an eye, causing the flames on the hammer to surge dramatically. For a moment... the entire warhammer exuded boundless power, as if it were a peak domain-type supreme treasure. “Annihilation!” Yuan Ao's voice was deep and resonant, imbued with boundless killing intent. Boom!!! A direct strike with the hammer! The massive, spiky warhammer, enveloped in flames, took on a reddish hue. The bloodstains on its surface seemed to be activated, and a monstrous aura of malevolence spread directly, bypassing all defenses to penetrate Luo Feng's body, beginning to assault his will. “Kill, kill, kill!!!” “Die!” Endless roars echoed in Luo Feng's mind. “Hmph.” Yuan Ao smiled coldly. In his view, although Luo Feng was an unparalleled genius among humans, even across the vast cosmos, he had only cultivated for a dozen or so epochs. His 'will,' which required endless time to temper, was likely a weakness. The malevolent aura unleashed at maximum power from his divine hammer might pose little threat to a true Universe Master, but for this human genius with a weaker will, it could be highly effective! Even if it only caused Luo Feng to momentarily freeze, it would be enough to plunge him into a desperate situation. “Bang!” Immediately after, the warhammer reached Luo Feng. Whoosh! Dazzling golden light flared, sharp and cold! It struck directly onto the warhammer's surface. With a tremendous roar and tremor, Luo Feng was blasted backward like a streak of light, flying thousands of kilometers before finally stopping, while Yuan Ao stood in mid-air, stunned. “He blocked it... and his divine body wasn't weakened?” Yuan Ao stood there, dumbfounded. “Hahaha, Yuan Ao, is that your Annihilation?” Luo Feng laughed, but inwardly, he was secretly alarmed. Even with the Nine Xia River and the Golden Kingdom supporting him in that last exchange, he was still at an extreme disadvantage... the power of that move was truly terrifying. Though not as potent as the Star River Master's ultimate technique, it was only slightly weaker. However, unlike his previous battle with the Star River Master, with the Golden Kingdom and Nine Xia River bolstering his Jueke battle blade... and despite not having the Star Tower, Luo Feng, protected by his Tribulation Armor, only lost two ten-thousandths of his divine body. “For Yuan Ao to unleash such a powerful secret technique, the divine power consumed must have been at least one ten-thousandth of his divine body,” Luo Feng mused. “Hmph, with my Tribulation Armor, he thinks he can kill me?” “Good.” “Impressive.” “Truly worthy of being an unparalleled genius of the human race. How long has it been? Not even an epoch since your battle with Ban Fu, and your strength has soared again! To be unharmed by me... I originally intended to wear you down with my superior divine body. But now it seems—you are worthy of me using *it*!” Yuan Ao stared at Luo Feng, twisted madness burning in his single eye. Luo Feng was secretly alarmed. Use *it*? “Haha, anyone can boast. Don't tell me you have an Ultimate Supreme Treasure?” Luo Feng spread his four wings, standing on the surface of the Nine Xia River, gazing at Yuan Ao. “Hmph, since acquiring it, I've used it once in the Universe Ocean, but in the Primal Universe... this will be its first time.” Yuan Ao flipped his hand, and the warhammer instantly vanished. Immediately, a strange black object appeared in Yuan Ao's massive palm. The moment the black object appeared... it radiated boundless power. “Such terrifying power.” Luo Feng was startled, then immediately confirmed through the golden toad, which he had long imprinted with his mark, that the black object was one of his current targets! *That* was a target? “That wondrous item is a target?” Luo Feng was shocked. He had been in the Yuan Ao Secret Realm for so long, killing some Undying Gods and Universe Venerables, but what had always caused the golden toad's eyes to turn red were living beings! According to the Ancestral God's instructions, any such life forms were to be annihilated. His mission here, entrusted by the Ancestral God, was for Luo Feng to investigate what exactly was happening. Luo Feng suddenly felt... ...the source of his current mission's target might very well be that wondrous item! The wondrous item, upon closer inspection, was a massive black piece of wood. One could even see the jagged break at one end. The patterns on the black wood were extremely bizarre, like countless semi-circular arcs intertwining, forming a strange design. The sheer oppressive power emanating from the entire black wood... made Luo Feng's expression change. So powerful! “I've seen many treasures,” Luo Feng mused, “but those that surpass this, perhaps only the Star Tower at full power and the Five-Colored Aurora Lake. The Star Tower is in my possession, but currently, I can only activate a fraction of its power. It seems even that is not as potent as this black wood.” Though no move had been made, the oppressive aura naturally emanating from the black wood the moment it appeared in Yuan Ao's hand already surpassed the pair of supreme treasure maces owned by the Star River Master. Luo Feng even felt it was slightly superior to the set of peak-grade supreme treasures used by the Ancestral God Sect's 'Two-Faced Ancestral God' that he had once seen. “The last time I used it, with just one move, I annihilated a Universe Master,” Yuan Ao said, stroking the black wood. “This is a wondrous item I obtained by sheer luck after countless hardships in a perilous region of the Universe Ocean. I will use it to tear you, this insolent brat, into fragments, destroy this clone of yours, and seize your supreme treasures as punishment. As for the Ancestral God Sect? Haha, I fear not even the Ancestral God himself! Let them all come...” In the distant Demon Race territory. Within the Dream Ancestor Secret Realm, in the void where the Dream Demon Ancestor's endless palace resided, a winding silver serpent floated, gazing towards a certain direction in the cosmos. “A fluctuation.” “It's *that* fluctuation.” “It's in the Yuan Ao Secret Realm. Did Yuan Ao obtain a wondrous item?” the silver serpent slowly mused. “What a fool, to bring such a wondrous item back to the Primal Universe. Doesn't he know the Primal Universe is extremely repulsed by such extraordinary treasures?” Immediately, the silver serpent began issuing orders. “Sirius, Nether Demon, both of you immediately proceed to the Yuan Ao Secret Realm. Should you encounter danger, I will arrive at once.” “Yes.” Sirius Master and Nether Demon Master immediately acknowledged the command. Both of them were extremely ancient beings. Sirius Master was at the peak level with exceptionally strong life-saving abilities, and Nether Demon Master was similarly adept at self-preservation and also at the peak level. Dispatching these two Universe Masters, skilled in survival... was merely to scout ahead. “Such a wondrous item! How rare it is even in the Universe Ocean, and yet it has appeared? Although such an item cannot compare to an Ultimate Supreme Treasure, it is extremely close to one. Even those peak supreme treasure sets likely don't match its power. Hmm, the moment that wondrous item appeared, all the Universe Supreme Masters in the Primal Universe must have sensed it. It's best to send two Universe Masters to investigate first; I can also arrive there instantly at any time.” Soon, the Northern Territory Alliance also dispatched two Universe Masters. The Ancestral God Sect simultaneously dispatched three more Universe Masters. The Bug Tribe also sent one Universe Master. The Starry Sky Behemoth Alliance also dispatched two Universe Masters. One by one, the super-factions dispatched Universe Masters to the location, while behind them, the Universe Supreme Masters silently observed. They all knew that other Universe Supreme Masters were also paying attention to the unfolding events! Conversely, the 'Machine Race' and the 'Human Race' – the Human Race's Giant Axe Founder was in the Universe Ocean, and the Machine Race's Father God was in another universe – neither had sensed it, and thus, neither dispatched any powerhouses.