Fallen

In the blink of an eye, it was already Luo Feng's sixteenth year in the Cosmic Sea.

Deep within the waters of the Tilted Peak Sector.

“I’ve been in the Tilted Peak Sector for sixteen years now, and I haven’t seen a single supreme treasure,” Luo Feng mused, leaning against a rock. He watched the white water spirits tens of millions of kilometers away, streaks of white drifting and swirling within. Some were humanoid, others beast-like, these bizarre 'water spirits' drawn together by pure instinct, playfully interacting and occasionally emitting high-pitched, piercing cries as they drifted freely in the depths of the water.

The celestial rock formations in the water were equally colossal. In fact, each celestial rock formation was like a majestic mountain range; a single indentation formed a massive canyon, a protrusion became a towering peak, and its flatter surface areas were vast plains. At least, this was how it appeared to Luo Feng, whose divine body maintained a height of over a thousand kilometers.

“However, the more than a hundred skirmishes over these sixteen years have greatly advanced my Path of the Beast God,” Luo Feng said, feeling quite satisfied.

These hundred-plus encounters were all battles against powerhouses from the First Universe Era and the Second Universe Era.

Because the Original Universe faction (Third Universe Era) was truly weak, the numerous powerhouses from the nine major forces, twelve top-tier forces, and so on, rarely truly fought each other, whether within the Original Universe or in the Cosmic Sea, unless there were treasures or other attractions.

But in the First Universe Era and Second Universe Era...

Even without supreme treasures, they would kill on sight!

New combat styles and schools of thought! Novel applications of laws... all enlightened Luo Feng, allowing him to draw inferences from one instance to another. His progress on the Path of the Beast God was incredibly swift, dozens of times faster than his arduous cultivation in the Original Universe, and even his mastery of the Secret Pattern Flow style advanced rapidly...

“It’s just a pity,”

“I still haven’t been able to create an ultimate secret technique,” Luo Feng mused. “And the third level of the Star Tower remains a distant goal.”

“I’ll wait,”

“Such is life when venturing through the Tilted Peak Sector. Most of the time it’s peaceful, but once an opportunity arises, you have to fight for your life.” Luo Feng immediately transformed into a streak of light, flying silently as he resumed his exploration.

The water region was simply too vast.

Countless powerhouses from the three Universe Eras had spent endless ages without fully exploring the entire water region. Luo Feng was also slowly exploring it...

...

“Last time, I discovered the Flint Master and quietly tracked him. Once I was close enough, I immediately unleashed my domain-type supreme treasure and sealed off space,” An Yong Master sighed, shaking his head in the void. “That oaf, the Flint Master, was perfectly countered by me. I was just about to kill him, but then that human, Luo Feng, from the Original Universe, ruined everything.”

“If I had successfully killed the Flint Master, I would have obtained many supreme treasures, and combined with my own items… I could have probably exchanged them for a peak domain-type supreme treasure,” An Yong Master sighed, shaking his head, filled with unwillingness.

Beside him stood a powerhouse from the God-Eye Clan.

A single eye phantom was visible within the halo behind his head—a characteristic feature of God-Eye Clan powerhouses.

“An Yong, did you gain anything from your venture into the inner region this time?” the God-Eye Clan powerhouse asked.

“The inner region is too dangerous. I only explored some relatively safe areas there, and those places have long since been thoroughly searched. Although I fought more than ten battles, even once forcing an opponent into a desperate situation, they just frantically charged into a dangerous area of the inner region. I dared not pursue further,” An Yong Master said helplessly. “I gained nothing.”

“It’s better to slowly explore the water region; the danger is less, and you might occasionally find treasures, or perhaps even encounter and kill some weaker Universe Masters,” the God-Eye Clan powerhouse suggested.

“Jia Yu, did you have any gains?” An Yong Master asked.

“A small gain,” Jia Yu Master replied with a smile.

...

Jia Yu Master and An Yong Master only conversed briefly before parting ways. It was quite solitary in the Tilted Peak Sector, so members of the same clan usually chatted when they met.

Another two years passed in the blink of an eye.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~”

Jia Yu Master had a handsome face, his entire body emanating a hazy white light. A halo glowed behind his head, within which was a single eye phantom.

He was slowly flying at the very bottom of the water region.

He explored every single peak (protrusions on natural rock formations) and every canyon at the bottom of the water region… without a hint of impatience. As a super powerhouse with endless lifespan, he would remain calm even if he explored like this for tens of thousands of eras.

“A cave.”

Jia Yu Master flew directly into what appeared to be an ordinary cave in a mountain peak.

The cave had a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers and a depth of tens of millions of kilometers. Jia Yu Master flew cautiously inside… Sometimes, seemingly ordinary caves and canyons in the water region could hide treasures.

“Hmm?” Jia Yu Master sensed an extremely faint energy fluctuation.

“Energy fluctuation!”

“Could it be…” Jia Yu Master’s eyes immediately lit up, his entire aura changing. His gaze swept over every area ahead, and he also used his divine power to scan.

He advanced extremely slowly.

Gradually moving forward… The cave was deep and winding. Jia Yu Master suppressed the excitement in his heart, instead slowing down even further.

After nearly six hours—

“What’s that!”

As soon as Jia Yu Master turned a corner, he saw a bright scene at the far end, which made him even more excited.

“Haha, there might be some treasures, or even special gains, hidden in the water region,” Jia Yu Master thought. Although his speed was slow, he quickly arrived before the bright scene.

“Treasures.”

“A great treasure.”

Jia Yu Master looked up, seeing a light screen blocking his path forward. The light screen itself emitted an extremely faint energy fluctuation, but what was strange was… Jia Yu Master had previously scanned with his divine power, yet he hadn't detected this light screen at all.

“A light screen… In the Tilted Peak Sector, only some extremely powerful supreme treasures would cause special phenomena. For example, dangerous areas nearby, or light screens like this that cannot be detected or probed,” Jia Yu Master was incredibly excited. As a powerhouse from the First Universe Era, he naturally had ample experience.

According to past experience, the light screen itself posed no threat.

“Be careful,” Jia Yu Master said, flipping his hand.

Whoosh!

A blue sphere appeared out of thin air. The blue sphere rapidly expanded, reaching tens of thousands of kilometers in height, while Jia Yu Master, maintaining his divine body at a height of over a thousand kilometers, stepped into it in a single stride.

“This is a top-tier sealing palace-type supreme treasure. Hidden inside, even a Universe Supreme Master’s full-force attack couldn’t kill me,” Jia Yu Master was immensely excited. Although he had lived for endless ages and had seen special phenomena caused by certain treasures, those were always discovered with other God-Eye Clan powerhouses.

This was the first time in endless ages that he had claimed such a treasure for himself.

“Such a phenomenon must at least be on the level of a peak domain-type supreme treasure, or perhaps even a wondrous item, or some extraordinary special artifact,” Jia Yu Master thought, controlling the top-tier sealing palace-type supreme treasure.

Whoosh!

He flew slowly.

When he touched the light screen, it was like breaking through a layer of water, without any obstruction.

“Hmm? Another light screen?” Jia Yu Master discovered with shock that behind the light screen was yet another light screen.

Whoosh! He passed through another layer.

“The third layer!” Jia Yu Master grew even more excited and expectant, continuing to pass through.

The fourth layer! The fifth layer! The sixth layer!...

A full nine layers!

“This must be an extraordinary treasure ground, haha, it seems my luck, Jia Yu, is quite good,” Jia Yu Master thought as he passed through the ninth light screen…

“Boom~~~”

“No!!!”

...

All returned to silence.

The deep, winding cave was as quiet as ever, and the light screen remained, completely unchanged. It was as if Jia Yu Master had never entered.

...

In one of the seven miniature universes of the God-Eye Clan from the First Universe Era.

“No!!!” Jia Yu Master’s avatar, moments before, had been filled with excited anticipation, but then only had time to reveal a look of terror.

Bang!

The avatar was annihilated.

The instant this avatar was annihilated… the master of the entire miniature universe, the Third True Master of the God-Eye Clan, immediately detected it.

“Jia Yu… has fallen!” A sigh echoed throughout the miniature universe.

On the supreme continent of the miniature universe.

More than ten Universe Masters, residing in various locations, immediately had their avatars appear.

“Third True Master, Jia Yu Master has fallen?”

“How could Jia Yu Master have fallen?”

“Who killed him?”

“How did he die?”

Immediately, anxious questions poured out.

After all, Jia Yu Master, according to their classification, was also a Fourth-tier Universe Master (top-tier). Even if he encountered a Universe Supreme Master, he would have a chance to save his life for a short period. For the entire God-Eye Clan… the fall of a Universe Master was an event that only occasionally happened over long ages.

“Jia Yu fell instantly; his avatar didn’t even have time to leave detailed information,” a voice came from the sky.

“He fell so quickly that he couldn’t even leave a message. If he had truly encountered an extremely terrifying danger, he should have contacted other powerhouses for help beforehand,” the voice in the sky slowly said. “Therefore… Jia Yu Master likely didn’t detect the danger beforehand, and by the time he discovered the terrifying peril, he had already fallen.”

“We don’t even know the cause of his fall?”

“Even a Universe Supreme Master couldn’t achieve that, could they?”

“How could it be so terrifying?”

“It seems only some terrifying dangers inherent to the Tilted Peak Sector itself could accomplish this; the strength of a powerhouse alone couldn’t reach such a degree.”

All these Universe Master avatars said.

...

The God-Eye Clan, divided among seven miniature universes, naturally maintained contact with each other.

Jia Yu Master’s fall quickly spread throughout the upper echelons of the God-Eye Clan.

“Jia Yu was exploring in the water region.”

“The danger must have come from somewhere in the water region.”

“A danger capable of instantly causing Jia Yu’s fall actually appeared in the water region… It seems this place is quite extraordinary.”

“According to the last traceable information, Jia Yu was in the vicinity of reference system 193293 shortly before his fall… I now command—our clan’s three Universe Masters in the Tilted Peak Sector’s water region, An Yong Master, Buzhen Master, and Suinian Master, are all to proceed to this reference system’s water region for exploration. You must be extremely cautious… If you discover any suspicious or dangerous areas, do not enter directly.”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

An Yong Master, Buzhen Master, and Suinian Master immediately acknowledged the command, rapidly teleporting through the void of the Tilted Peak Sector, then delving deep into the water region to conduct a detailed exploration of the water region around reference system 193293.