An Yong Master and Luo Feng

Deep within the dim waters of the Tilted Peak Sector, two towering figures were locked in a fierce battle. An Yong Master wielded a golden scepter, at times using it as a long staff, at others as a heavy hammer. Regardless of its form, the secret technique he unleashed was always the 'strongest secret technique.' And with every clash... An Yong Master completely disregarded Suishi Master's attacks, fully committing to trading blows. “Madman.” “Everyone from the First Cosmic Era is a madman, and An Yong Master is the maddest of them all.” “Ahhhhhh!” Suishi Master roared in pain and fury. He desperately tried to keep his distance, aiming to prolong the intervals between clashes as much as possible to buy more time. However, within this 'Ice Sand Sea,' his speed was significantly hampered, and he was at an absolute disadvantage in combat, naturally being caught by An Yong Master again and again. “Suishi of the Primal Universe Human Alliance, fall peacefully, become a sacrifice on my eternal path.” An Yong Master's voice was soft, yet his scepter seemed to pierce through cosmic space with a thunderous roar. The golden scepter delivered a direct thrust, its head an elliptical sphere, with a pointed tip resembling a gourd's mouth at its very top! Rip! The scepter whistled through the air, twisting space-time, easily evading the long shuttle that Suishi Master roared and swung. The tip of the scepter then directly slammed into Suishi Master's chest. Without the obstruction of a supreme treasure weapon, the full might of An Yong Master's attack slammed into Suishi Master's chest. Crack, crack—his armor vibrated, Suishi Master's chest jolted violently, and faint cracks appeared on his divine body. At the same time, he was sent rapidly flying backward, utterly defenseless. Of course, before he was sent flying, his long shuttle also struck An Yong Master. “Thump!” This strike produced an incredibly deep thud. An Yong Master's divine body strength was immediately affected by the blow, but it quickly recovered. He merely paused for a moment before continuing his assault. ... “Madman.” “A super madman, how did I end up encountering him! Even if I met other powerhouses from the First Cosmic Era, I wouldn't be this miserable.” Suishi Master seethed with resentment as he was sent flying. In terms of strength, he, Suishi Master, was among the peak ranks of Universe Masters, comparable to existences like Blaze Emperor. An Yong Master's supreme treasure was superior, and his divine body slightly stronger, making his overall strength one level above Suishi Master's. Suishi Master was at the peak level. An Yong Master was at the top-tier level, comparable to humanity's 'Ice Peak Master'! Logically, a mere one-level difference shouldn't pose a mortal danger... but An Yong Master's fighting style was 'trading blows,' purely relying on rapid divine body consumption. Even powerhouses at his own level would find this troublesome, let alone Suishi Master, who was a level below him. Back then, Luo Feng had clashed with Star River Master. Star River Master's strongest ultimate move, 'River Under the Night,' even with Luo Feng using the 'Star Tower' to block, still caused some divine body depletion. If he hadn't used the ultimate supreme treasure 'Star Tower' to block first, and instead traded blows... a single move would likely have annihilated Luo Feng's divine body! Trading blows... It wasn't something one could simply do. If Suishi Master's giant axe was incredibly powerful, capable of blocking the opponent's scepter every time, then An Yong Master naturally wouldn't be able to trade blows. But the reality was that An Yong Master had a greater advantage in secret techniques. He rotated through several sets of strongest secret techniques, at times using them as a hammer, at others as a staff, or even a spear... his moves were unpredictable, and each strike possessed terrifying power, making it impossible for Suishi Master to block most of them. Daring to trade blows. One also needed sufficient confidence in their defense and divine body, for while one was attacking the opponent, the opponent was also attacking them. If one's divine body was too weak, failing to wear down the opponent and instead wearing oneself out would be a joke. “Suishi, I dare not recklessly intrude into the covered area of this Ice Sand Sea. I cannot help you; you must rely on yourself.” A voice transmitted through the waters. “Lang'an Master.” Suishi Master was initially delighted, but then disappointment set in. It was useless. Lang'an Master's strength was comparable to his own. Within the several light-year range covered by the Ice Sand Sea, teleportation was impossible, and simply flying would take too long to save him. Even if he could fly there... Lang'an Master's strength wouldn't be enough. “No one can save you. Your divine body has less than 50% remaining. I estimate ten more moves will be enough to annihilate you.” An Yong Master, scepter in hand, arrived instantly with a smile. “Damn it.” “Isn't he just relying on his armor and his clone divine body?” Suishi Master roared inwardly. The reason he had fled at first sight was because he knew An Yong Master's fighting style. An Yong Master's armor was a top-grade item among peak armors, rumored to reduce attacks to one hundred-thousandth of their original power! An Yong's divine body had a life gene level nearly ten thousand times higher! An Yong carried a clone with him, a plant lifeform with a massive divine body millions of kilometers tall. Even when 'trading blows,' the constant replenishment from the plant lifeform's enormous clone allowed him to use this move with incredible freedom. ... “My divine body is also a special lifeform divine body, also a hundred thousand kilometers tall. If I were to block him with weapons, it would probably take a very, very long time to wear me down to death. But trading blows... the divine body consumption rate is clearly hundreds or thousands of times faster.” Even as Suishi Master fought with all his might, he still took a hammer blow. Boom! His divine body was sharply decreasing: 42%—37%—31%— “Accept your death willingly.” An Yong Master smiled. “No, no—” Suishi Master tried everything, either rapidly dodging or strenuously blocking with his weapons, but it was useless! An Yong Master's instantaneous switching between several sets of secret techniques was utterly unpredictable, making him impossible to guard against. ... Lang'an Master, in the shallow waters, gazed at the endless Ice Sand Sea and could only sigh: “Suishi, besides Peng Gong Master and Chaos City Lord possibly arriving to save you, no one else can help you.” Boom! A figure appeared out of thin air beside him. “Lang'an Master.” A familiar voice rang out. Lang'an Master's massive head snapped around, only to see a figure appear beside him—a black-haired human clad in silver armor. “Luo Feng?” Lang'an Master was immediately disappointed, and quickly transmitted a message: “Luo Feng, Suishi Master is currently being hunted by An Yong Master. Unless Peng Gong Master and Chaos City Lord appear, we have no way to help. Don't rush in either; once you're trapped in that Ice Sand Sea, you'll be in danger too.” “I might not be able to defeat An Yong Master, but I'm not afraid of him either,” the black-haired human stated directly. “Hmm?” Lang'an Master was somewhat taken aback. Immediately after— Hazy, endless golden light instantly appeared in the boundless waters. As this golden light emerged, boom!—violent golden flames surged and spread, instantly filling the area. Under the enhancement of the 'Golden Kingdom,' the surging golden flames shattered the Ice Sand Sea with overwhelming force. Shi Wu Wings, Flame Sand Cup... the two combined! ... Despair. Suishi Master truly despaired. His divine body was depleted to only 20% remaining, and his resistance capability had significantly weakened. “Perish.” An Yong Master continued to advance with a smile. Suddenly— An Yong Master's expression changed drastically. “Who is it!!!” An Yong Master roared in fury. Boom!—like heaven and earth collapsing, the 'Ice Sand Sea' that had heavily trapped Suishi Master like a quagmire, making his movement ridiculously slow, instantly disintegrated. The surrounding boundless waters transformed into an 'ocean of flames,' and under the shroud of endless fire, Suishi Master's expression immediately turned to one of excitement. “Suishi Master, why aren't you leaving yet!” A voice rang in his ear. “That voice...” Suishi Master was startled. A familiar voice—wasn't it Luo Feng, the human he had once reprimanded and taught a lesson? “Hurry and leave! Quickly!” The voice urged. Whoosh! Suishi Master immediately fled for his life, and this escape instantly filled him with exhilaration. Previously, in the Ice Sand Sea, he had been like one trapped in a quagmire. But now, the endless golden flames offered no obstruction; instead, they continuously aided him, pushing him from behind and causing his speed to soar. An Yong Master's fate, however, was the opposite. His speed sharply decreased! “Who is it!” An Yong Master roared in fury. “This is the Flame Sand Cup of your Primal Universe's Yuan Ao Master! And that golden light domain can actually manipulate space-time! Who exactly are you!” His divine power was clearly stronger than Luo Feng's, yet he was at a disadvantage. This was because supreme treasures, secret techniques, and so on, had different requirements for divine power. Both supreme treasures and secret techniques had minimum thresholds and maximum limits. For example, with the move 'Miniature Universe,' Luo Feng only reached the threshold at the Immortal level, and each use consumed a minimum of 10% of his divine body—that was the minimum threshold. But as Luo Feng's strength continuously increased... he would get closer and closer to the maximum limit! If Luo Feng became a Universe Master and his divine body soared a hundredfold again, then even the maximum consumption rate of the strongest secret technique 'Miniature Universe' wouldn't reach 10% of his divine body per use! For Universe Masters, repeatedly using their strongest secret techniques also had limited consumption. Ultimate secret techniques and strongest secret techniques naturally consumed different amounts of divine power instantly. Supreme treasures were the same. One could only wield them after reaching a certain strength threshold. The higher one's strength, the greater the power of the supreme treasure; however, the power of supreme treasures had limits. That's why 'ordinary supreme treasures' were discarded by Universe Masters; they coveted peak supreme treasures and even ultimate supreme treasures more. Top-tier supreme treasures. Peak supreme treasures. Ultimate supreme treasures. “If only I had a peak domain supreme treasure, how could I let you escape?” An Yong Master was extremely enraged, and at the same time, he instantly revoked the space lockdown. Whoosh! Suishi Master, fleeing in the distance, was overjoyed and immediately teleported directly to the shallow waters. “I'd like to see who it is.” An Yong Master, relying on his spatial perception, naturally sensed that 'Suishi Master' had only teleported a few light-years away... so, whoosh, An Yong Master immediately teleported after him. ... Luo Feng and Lang'an Master were in the waters, and beside them, Suishi Master appeared out of thin air. Upon seeing Luo Feng, Suishi Master immediately felt a bit awkward: “Luo—” “We'll talk later,” Luo Feng said, his expression subtly changing. Because another figure had appeared not far away... a human-shaped creature wielding a scepter, glowing with a hazy white light, with rings of white halos behind its head, and a one-eyed phantom within the halos—it was An Yong Master. An Yong Master's eyes were filled with fury as he stared at Luo Feng, who had spread his wings. “A human? I've never seen you before!” An Yong Master said furiously. “You will know me later.” Luo Feng glanced at An Yong Master. Whoosh! Luo Feng and the other two immediately teleported. This time, they teleported directly out of the water region, fleeing far away. “Human, silver-winged, black-haired human!” An Yong Master let out a somewhat crazed, sharp roar, his voice filled with rage.