Chapter 1014: Chapter 1014

On the Martial Arts Tree, the Lightning Dao disappeared, replaced by Ninth Rank Speed Extreme, standing alongside Power Extreme.

"Indeed, beyond the Great Universe, there are other universes... Perhaps within those pure white bubbles lies the Land of the Stars, and the Great Universe is a cage, with a certain power binding the beings within. Cultivators who have reached the extreme speed should be able to feel it," Lu Chenzhou said.

Stars have gravity, and to escape the gravity of stars, one needs to reach different cosmic velocities.

The Great Universe is the same; it also has some kind of binding force, restricting the beings of this world.

Only by surpassing a certain speed limit or fulfilling other conditions can one break free from the Great Universe’s constraints and rush towards unknown vastness.

Or perhaps, by smuggling through some Black Star Passage, just like the Evil God of Stars arrived.

"After the Heaven and Earth Creation of the Great Universe, stars were born from the primordial chaos; after a star’s death, black holes are formed, returning to chaos. This powerful gravity warps time and space, capturing light... By chance, it can tear open a corner of the Great Universe’s cage or open a passage to other Great Universes."

Lu Chenzhou thought of the words of the Greedy Demon. He felt that the demon did not deceive him about this matter and had no reason to do so.

"But what are those powerful figures, nearly parallel to the universe itself?"

Just a moment ago, Lu Chenzhou caught a glimpse of many figures near other Great Universes.

They might be gods or other powerful cultivators; in any case, they have leapt out of the universe’s cage.

Especially the figure on the golden throne. Just a casual glance, across countless universes, was enough to almost shatter Lu Chenzhou’s will.

"This is definitely a realm higher than the divine..."

Among the Evil God of Stars, the strongest are the witches, but their power is likely no match for those figures.

Because the witches do not have the power to break free from the universe’s cage, otherwise, they would not be trapped in the Great Wilderness, nor would they be suppressed by the Divine Court.

"Unfortunately, in this Great Universe, cultivators cannot even break through the Tenth Realm, let alone imagine the scenery beyond."

Lu Chenzhou sighed, feeling like a frog in a well, and he too longed to be as free as those figures.

But he didn’t even know what that realm was.

Withdrawing his thoughts, he looked at the Martial Arts Tree.

The Lightning Dao transformed into the Ninth Rank Speed Extreme Dao and gave birth to a Great Divine Power, named [Universal Golden Light].

Universal Golden Light, without considering the divine, is the fastest divine skill in the Great Universe, bar none.

This is the crystallization of the Sun Chasing Dragon Emperor’s life’s blood and wisdom.

The Dragon Emperor, on the foundation of the Great Divine Power of [Kua Zu] and [Wind Thunder Golden Peng], took it even further.

When the divine skill is activated, it truly transforms into a beam of light, traveling nearly a million miles in a flash.

Even the naturally expanding speed of the Power of Dao does not compare to it.

Even the Dao must adhere to the speed limit confines of the Great Universe.

With both reaching the speed extreme, Lu Chenzhou ran first; before his stamina was exhausted, he couldn’t be caught.

"The Holy Lord should be dead too."

Lu Chenzhou returned to the Dao Palace, where the area previously spread by the Poisonous Dao was all assimilated into poisonous entities.

The poison mist covered the sky, poison water was everywhere, and poisonous insects ran rampant.

The Holy Lord’s aura was still present but extremely weak.

A pitch-black, deep, indescribably divine rhomboid crystal hovered.

Inside the semi-transparent crystal was a vast, boundless universe, with stars of shapes unlike anything in this world.

A massive serpent coiled among the stars, its breath creating poisonous mists that overwhelmed countless stars, creating many powerful beings.

"This is the Holy Lord’s divine rank." Lu Chenzhou transformed into the Great Demon Prison Hand and grabbed the rhomboid crystal, which did not resist.

Countless messages flooded his mind, from the Heaven and Earth Creation to being hunted down, to warring with the Divine Court, and finally, to the Holy Lord’s fall.

This was the Holy Lord’s life.

The continuous flow of Poisonous Dao Essence was absorbed by the Martial Arts Tree.

Before long, the Poisonous Dao went from Eighth Rank to the Eighth Rank Extreme, then to Ninth Rank, to the Ninth Rank Middle Stage, nearing the Chaos Dao.

The Chaos Dao also surged wildly, nearing the Ninth Rank Late Stage.

"No surprise, the core of a True God is overwhelmingly effective."

Previously, Lu Chenzhou estimated that advancing from the Ninth Rank Middle to Late Stage would take at least a dozen upper demigods.

Judging by the trend, it would only take a few years for him to reach the Ninth Rank Late Stage.

[You have seized the Ultimate Great Divine Power·Serpent Nation]

[Through the Poisonous Dao Essence, form eight serpents with the power of the Ninth Rank Dao. Combined, they have the strength of a lower True God.]

"Ultimate Great Divine Power?" Lu Chenzhou heard of this level for the first time.

Generally, top-level divine skills are already of Four Emperor Level might.

For example, his Great Star-picking Hand was enough to threaten a True God.

The Hundred Tribulations Lotus, with over three hundred kinds of Dao, is also a top-level divine skill.

The just-born Universal Golden Light is a top-level divine skill of the Speed Dao.

The Ultimate Great Divine Power seems to surpass the Four Emperor Level, comparable to lower True God arts.

The Holy Lord used this divine power previously to easily pulverize Lu Chenzhou, who could only revive thanks to his Immortal Body.

"Not bad, summoning eight Great Powers at will as henchmen is quite practical."

The combined eight serpents could deal with a True God for some time, far stronger than the current Dragon King.

The drawback is that the power of this divine skill lacks growth potential, even if Lu Chenzhou advances to the God Realm, he can still only summon Ninth Rank serpents.

In contrast, the Great Demon Prison Hand and Great Star-picking Hand can be used continuously, growing in power with his increasing strength.

The Martial Arts Tree continued to absorb the God of Poison, but the growth of Chaos Dao and Poison Dao had already slowed down.

Having resolved the issue with the Holy Lord, Lu Chenzhou finally had time to carefully examine the Dao Palace.

As he stepped into the Dao Palace, a faint, invisible will descended.

A dignified voice echoed in his mind.

[Would you be willing to become the master of the Poisonous Dao Palace, wield the Poison Dao Rule, and ascend to the rank of Poison God?]

Lu Chenzhou knew that he had acquired the Holy Lord’s Divine Rank and that his power was already close to that of a Divine, hence he once again had the opportunity for Divine Enthronement.

If he wished, with just a thought, he could become the master of the Dao Palace, and from then on, all beings would revere him as the God of Poison.

"It’s a pity, becoming a god is not my desire..."

Lu Chenzhou turned and left, feeling no attachment to the Dao Palace whatsoever, hesitating even for a second would be disrespectful to Martial Arts.

He was now almost certain that once one becomes a god, they would be bound by the Great Universe, and although they could live forever, they would lose their freedom.

Having witnessed the splendor beyond the Great Universe and seen the figure on that golden throne, his vision expanded.

He thought of the Dragon King, who, from the start, was resolute in pursuing the Dao of Transcendence, and he vaguely understood.

Perhaps the Dragon King had seen the marvels beyond the Great Universe early on, which is why he sought to transcend the universe.

"Can my Dao achieve the same?" Lu Chenzhou pondered for a moment, then left the path of the Dao.

"The Holy Lord is dead." The Witch withdrew her gaze, her expression indifferent.

This was the first true god to fall since the end of the Ancient Divine War.

"The Divine Rank, Lu Chenzhou took it, right?" The Crone sighed.

"There’s no choice; when a Divine falls, the Divine Rank naturally disperses, which benefits Lu Chenzhou." The Blood God also looked discontent.

"From now on, abandon all unnecessary actions and quietly await our descent together," said the Witch Master.

Lu Chenzhou absorbed the Holy Lord’s Divine Rank and will likely experience another surge in strength, nearing the Ninth Rank Late Stage Dao.

This kid, when facing a True God of the Holy Lord’s level, would not even need the Five Elements Annihilation Array to win.

Among the assembled divines, only two could steadily defeat Lu Chenzhou, while for other divines, there were uncertainties.

The Witch had to admit that from now on, Lu Chenzhou was about to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and he must be treated as the ultimate adversary.

In fact, compared to the Golden Crow Emperor, Lu Chenzhou was even more unfathomable.

This person harbors great secrets. Initially, the Witch thought he was the Divine Court’s backup plan.

Now he realized that it certainly wasn’t the case.

The Divine Court doesn’t have such means; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been defeated by his group that fled from the Land of the Stars.

"It’s likely the existence from that realm..." The Witch’s expression was complex.

Though the Witch was very powerful and could crush most of the True Gods of the Stars with one hand, he remained still a god, at the Tenth Realm.

As he knew, beyond the God Realm in the Land of the Stars, there lies another realm, called the Supreme Realm, which is almost on par with a universe.

The Supreme, with a single thought, could kill a group of True Gods and nurture ten directions of worlds.

He was infinitely close to the Supreme but couldn’t hold out long in front of a Supreme.

He had been strategizing endlessly in this Great Universe, devouring a group of True Gods to merge Dao, all in pursuit of the Supreme Realm.

Initially, the Witch was full of confidence because this universe had no Supreme Realm, except for the Great Cosmic Will itself.

But the Great Cosmic Will was not a living being, and it couldn’t directly intervene in the operation of everything.

However, the resistance from the Divine Court and the cultivators made this battle more challenging than he anticipated.

And ultimately, he suspected that the Great Cosmic Will had also stepped in to intervene.

When it seemed that the Stars were about to be victorious, the Divine Court’s contingency sealed them in the Forbidden Zone.

If it weren’t for the help of the Great Cosmic Will, they couldn’t have achieved that.

For a long time, the Witch had been fighting against the Great Cosmic Will.

Ordinary divines of the Stars ultimately aspire only to secure a divine position in this universe to continue their dream of immortal life.

But the Witch harbored greater ideals and ambitions; he wanted to replace the Great Cosmic Will, ascending to the Supreme in this way.

Then he would essentially become the Great Universe itself, standing at the pinnacle among countless universes.

He could freely alter the rules of the universe, making it run according to his will; this was his envisioned "Law of the Stars."

This time, coming back, the Witch always thought his greatest adversary was the Great Cosmic Will.

Now, there was also Lu Chenzhou.

"Come, let me uncover the secrets within you. This Supreme path can only have one victor."

The Witch’s mind was as firm as iron, and he had no way back, after all, not even home.

The starry sky’s internal world.

The Yaochi Immortal watched as Lu Qianfan, who was already a graceful young lad, earnestly displayed his Fist Technique.

He wasn’t even of age and was already a Martial Arts Polymath.

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"Mother, when is Dad coming back?" Lu Qianfan, after finishing his punches, looked into the distance.

"Soon, soon..." The Yaochi Immortal murmured, with a trace of worry in her heart.