Giant Axe? Fallen?

The East Emperor Ancestor closed his eyes, reading through the vast and immense memory information he had received. Meanwhile, Bei Zhen Star Master watched nervously from the side. He knew very well how much the East Emperor Ancestor valued this transaction, and any mishap would be troublesome: “The Ancestor only occasionally appears throughout the endless cycles of reincarnation. But this time, for the Duan Dong River lineage's inheritance, he has appeared frequently, even stating several times that he would spare no cost. I hope this memory stone fulfills the Ancestor's wishes!” A long time passed. The East Emperor Ancestor browsed at high speed, immeasurably faster than Luo Feng, quickly skipping over many foundational cultivation experiences and starting his reading directly from a level higher than the Universe's Foremost. Silence. The grand hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. “Hmph!” The East Emperor Ancestor's eyes snapped open, terrifying flames erupting within them. “Ancestor?” Bei Zhen Star Master spoke. “Damn that human Yinhe! Damn him!” The East Emperor Ancestor gnashed his teeth. “Ancestor, this memory stone?” Bei Zhen Star Master's heart trembled. “This memory stone indeed contains information surpassing the Universe's Foremost,” the East Emperor Ancestor sneered. “And it's quite rich. However, the cultivation experience recorded on this memory stone is not as profound as my own! At best, this cultivation experience is rather unique, simply following a special path!” “It hasn't even reached my level, what use is it to me? What use is it to me?” The East Emperor Ancestor's icy voice made the surrounding space tremble. Bei Zhen Star Master immediately said with a face full of fury: “Ancestor, this human Yinhe dares to toy with our East Emperor Holy Land, dares to swindle two supreme treasures from us! We must make him regret it!” “How will he regret it?” The East Emperor Ancestor looked at Bei Zhen Star Master. “Will you go to the Original Universe?” Bei Zhen Star Master choked. No powerful being from other reincarnation eras, including the two great Holy Lands, dared to trespass into the Original Universe. Any non-Original Universe being entering it would be courting death. “Then, he just gets two supreme treasures for free?” Bei Zhen Star Master was also unwilling. The East Emperor Ancestor, however, pondered coldly. Perhaps Bei Zhen Star Master was unwilling to part with the two supreme treasures, feeling heartache. But what kind of vision did the East Emperor Ancestor possess? He didn't care about those two supreme treasures at all... losing two was nothing. What angered him was his long-held desire; he had originally thought he would see a memory stone containing more profound cultivation experience, but the cultivation level within the memory stone turned out to be inferior to his own. His hopes were dashed! He was unwilling! Should he fall out with Luo Feng? However, the East Emperor Ancestor also understood that Luo Feng was unable to view cultivation experiences beyond the Universe's Foremost level. This meant that Luo Feng had indeed presented a 'profound' memory stone with 'sincerity.' It was just that Luo Feng himself couldn't determine how profound the cultivation experience within the memory stone truly was. “Perhaps it was just bad luck? Or perhaps Luo Feng had other memory stones with even more profound cultivation experiences?” The East Emperor Ancestor still held a sliver of hope. Immediately, a token appeared in his palm. It was a communication token. “Luo Feng!” The East Emperor Ancestor directly sent a message. ... In the distant Initial Universe, within the City Lord's Mansion. Luo Feng was drinking alone in a quiet hall. One end of the hall opened to an outer railing, from which he could gaze upon nearly half of Chaos City. Seemingly at ease, in reality, over 99% of his consciousness was within the inheritance space of the Tomb Mausoleum Boat. A divine power avatar was diligently comprehending the 'Path of the Beast God' there. Luo Feng had long since caused his 'divine power avatar' in the Ninth Abyss to self-destruct, because the so-called supreme ultimate techniques in the Ninth Abyss... could be found in a more detailed and systematic secret pattern lineage within the Duan Dong River inheritance, offering a vast amount of secret patterns for him to comprehend. The fastest way for him to improve his strength now was to become a Universe Master as soon as possible! However... Even if one reached a bottleneck with ample foundation, truly breaking through could take anywhere from hundreds or thousands of years to dozens of epochs. Of course, with luck, one might succeed in a single stroke, but Luo Feng hadn't reached a true bottleneck yet; he had paused his cultivation when he was close to it. “With the inheritance space's ten thousand times time acceleration!” Luo Feng murmured. “One year inside is equivalent to one epoch outside! Even if it's slow, it won't take more than a few decades for me to become a Universe Master.” “Hmm?” Luo Feng frowned. “The token Bei Zhen Star Master gave me? Why is he contacting me now? Could it be that the memory stone I gave them has yielded results?” He had long prepared the three memory stones for the transaction with the East Emperor Holy Land, all containing cultivation experiences surpassing the Universe's Foremost. However, since these three weren't qualified to be categorized as 'core inheritance,' it was destined that no matter how profound the cultivation experience, it wouldn't be that profound. At the very least, it was probably inferior even to Duan Dong River's strength. Because cultivation experiences at Duan Dong River's level were all categorized within the core inheritance. With a flip of his hand, the token appeared in his palm. “Luo Feng.” The message came through. “Bei Zhen.” Luo Feng replied. “I am East Emperor.” The message continued. Luo Feng froze, then a shiver ran through him. East Emperor? The oldest existence in the entire Universe Ocean? Judging by the size of his miniature universe, he should also be the most powerful existence in the Universe Ocean? “I didn't expect the East Emperor Ancestor to contact me, and even directly address me by my true name. It is truly my honor,” Luo Feng said. Generally, beings from other reincarnation eras referred to him more often as 'human Yinhe'; very few called him Luo Feng. “How about the two supreme treasures?” the East Emperor Ancestor asked. “Very good,” Luo Feng replied. “It's just a pity that one of them is a staff-type offensive supreme treasure. If it were replaced with a domain-type or another palace-type, that would be much better.” “I fulfilled your request. But my request... you have greatly disappointed me,” the East Emperor Ancestor messaged. “Although the memory stone you gave me contains cultivation experience surpassing the Universe's Foremost, it is pitifully meager and utterly useless to me.” Luo Feng quickly said: “I am truly sorry, but I am also unable to view content beyond the Universe's Foremost level. Therefore, I naturally don't know how profound it truly is. Whatever you say, East Emperor Ancestor... I cannot refute.” “Are you implying that I am lying?” The East Emperor Ancestor had a hint of anger. “That's not what I mean,” Luo Feng defended. “I'm just saying that I only know the cultivation experience in that memory stone definitely surpasses the Universe's Foremost level, nothing more.” “I guarantee with my reputation that the cultivation experience in your memory stone doesn't even reach my current level,” the East Emperor Ancestor said. “It's completely useless to me, so... I demand that you give me another memory stone, and I am unwilling to offer any supreme treasures as collateral.” Luo Feng had been surprised earlier, wondering why the East Emperor Ancestor would bring up his reputation. Now he understood. This East Emperor Ancestor didn't want to offer supreme treasures anymore; he wanted to get the next memory stone for free. “East Emperor Ancestor, that won't do,” Luo Feng quickly said. “Firstly, I don't know if you're being truthful. You want to get a second memory stone without paying any price? No way!” Luo Feng said. “Furthermore, we had an agreement from the start: the first time involved two supreme treasures as collateral. If you want a second one, you must pay four supreme treasures; not one less.” “I told you, your first one was completely useless to me!” the East Emperor Ancestor said. “Would I lie to you?” The East Emperor was furious. If he weren't truly eager to obtain more profound cultivation experience, why would he waste so many words on Luo Feng? He held himself in high regard; how could he possibly look favorably upon Luo Feng? The only thing about Luo Feng that he valued was the Duan Dong River lineage's inheritance. “I don't care whether the East Emperor Ancestor is lying or not,” Luo Feng said bluntly. “In short, everything proceeds as originally agreed. If you want a second memory stone, bring four supreme treasures.” “Hmph!” The East Emperor Ancestor was enraged and immediately cut off the communication. Luo Feng looked at the communication token in his palm, then shook his head with a smile and put it away with a flick of his hand. “East Emperor?” Luo Feng sneered. “An old geezer who can never leave his Holy Land Universe, your reputation is worthless to me! It's not even comparable to a single heavy treasure, yet you want to get a second memory stone with empty words?” “We'll see.” Luo Feng murmured. He had known all along that this East Emperor Ancestor clearly desired more profound experience. So, as long as that desire was strong enough... that longing heart would ultimately make the East Emperor Ancestor agree. “It just depends on who has more patience,” Luo Feng secretly thought. ... In the vast Original Universe, at a certain point on its cosmic membrane. “Boom!” A majestic figure directly burst out of the cosmic membrane. A small void appeared on the cosmic membrane but quickly healed itself. This majestic figure had two massive, curved horns pointing upwards, blood-red long hair, a body covered in a layer of cyan scales, black scales on its chest, six eyes on its face, and a pair of tiny, tiny ears hidden beneath seemingly pointed ones. He held a strange weapon and looked around. “It's still most satisfying to just charge straight out of the Original Universe from my God Kingdom. Having to go all the way to the universe's largest black hole... that's too far,” the Ba Shi Master muttered hoarsely. “Alright, time to depart for the Tilted Peak Sector.” Whoosh! He then advanced by teleporting. After only about half an hour, the Ba Shi Master suddenly stopped amidst the vast chaotic currents. He saw a majestic and enormous miniature universe in the distance. “This is the miniature universe of the Giant Axe Creator. Every time I go to the Tilted Peak Sector, I pass by here. Why does it feel... off this time?” the Ba Shi Master muttered. Because of the distance, and the fact that the Giant Axe Creator's miniature universe had only just begun to collapse, its internal space was completely shattered, and some cracks and voids had appeared on its surface. However, it still largely maintained a complete spherical shape, and the voids and cracks were small, inconspicuous from afar. However... The feeling was different. In the past, the miniature universe was filled with majesty and vitality. But now, this miniature universe had no vitality whatsoever, and that oppressive aura was gone, naturally making the Ba Shi Master feel that something was wrong. “Hmm?” The Ba Shi Master immediately teleported, appearing directly near the miniature universe. “Ah!!!” The Ba Shi Master's six eyes widened as he looked at the enormous miniature universe before him. Its surface was covered with mottled cracks and voids, and chaotic currents from the Universe Ocean were continuously pouring in. Through these voids, his vision could even discern some shattered continents that had already collapsed inside. “Giant Axe? Fallen?” The Ba Shi Master was instantly stunned.