"Human Void River Master has seized the treasure in the palace…"
Mie Jin Master was first stunned, then raised his head slightly and said, "You may leave."
"Yes."
Overflowing Devil Master and Yu Chi Master, upon hearing this, transformed into streams of light and flew towards the nearest vortex channel, not daring to linger on this Original Star.
Not long after.
1411th Original Star, which had originally gathered eight Universe Masters, four of whom were Fifth-rank Universe Masters, was now only left with Mie Jin Master.
Mie Jin Master stood in the sky, overlooking the golden palace that was about to sink into the Original Star, his eyelids lowered.
"The growth rate of that Human Void River Master is truly terrifying; in such a short time, his strength can already suppress Overflowing Devil Master and Yu Chi Master."
He pondered inwardly, "He hasn't been a Universe Master for long, yet his strength has increased astonishingly."
The strength of a Universe Master is composed of life gene level, treasure configuration, Immortal Energy volume, and secret technique Rank.
It is easy for a First-rank Universe Master to advance to Second-rank; they just need to raise their life gene level to a thousand times and then equip themselves with top-tier Heavy Treasure weapons and armor.
As for secret techniques, any Universe Master can create ultimate secret techniques with some time.
Although the ultimate secret techniques created by Second-rank Universe Masters only just cross the threshold of ultimate secret techniques, they are enough to be considered Second-rank.
From Second-rank Universe Master to Third-rank… is a threshold.
There are many Second-rank Universe Masters in the Universe, but the number of Third-rank Universe Masters is significantly smaller.
The thresholds further up are even higher, strength improvement is more difficult, and the number of Strongest becomes increasingly scarce!
For example, in the Human Alliance, the qualification to become a Palace Master is Peak Second-rank, and most Palace Masters are also Peak Second-rank.
Third-rank Universe Masters are not weak in terms of life gene level, treasure configuration, or secret technique Rank.
For example, Banff Master, due to his proficiency in Soul illusion path, his frontal combat strength is only ordinary Third-rank.
His life gene level is close to two thousand times, his treasures are at least of the highest quality, top-tier Heavy Treasure weapons, and his secret techniques are also Pinnacle ultimate secret techniques.
As for a Peak Third-rank like Overflowing Devil Master, his Immortal Energy volume, life gene level, and secret technique Rank all surpass Banff Master, with only his treasure configuration being similar.
As for Peak Third-rank Universe Masters, their life gene level, treasures, and secret technique Rank are all close to Fourth-rank Universe Masters.
Therefore, the former can suppress Peak Third-rank Universe Masters!
...
"Although Void River Master's talent is Heaven-Defying, it's impossible for the Human Race to equip him with Pinnacle Arcana Treasure weapons and armor,"
Mie Jin Master mused, "Because the combined value of the two is equivalent to a top-tier Domain-type Arcana Treasure."
Excluding the possibility of Pinnacle Heavy Treasure, then the Human Void River Master's rapid increase in strength can only be attributed to raising his life gene level and creating the highest Rank secret techniques.
Life genes are easy to improve in the Early Stage, but the higher the life gene level, the more difficult it becomes to improve.
Many Third-rank Universe Masters have life gene levels of several thousand times.
Only a few Peak Third-rank and Fourth-rank or higher Universe Masters have managed to raise their life gene level to ten thousand times.
According to the data, the Human Void River Master's life gene level is quite high, surpassing Banff Master, estimated to have reached six thousand times or more.
A life gene level of six thousand times is very difficult to improve, so this aspect of improvement can also be ruled out.
Excluding two possibilities, the only remaining one is the creation of higher Rank secret techniques!
Then, without a doubt, only by creating the Strongest Secret Technique could the Human Void River Master have the strength to suppress two Peak Third-rank Universe Masters!
"If a Peak Third-rank Universe Master resists with all his might, even if I continuously use Fusion Strongest Secret Techniques, it would still take several moves to kill him."
Mie Jin Master silently said, "A Peak Third-rank Universe Master is even stronger; it would take at least ten moves to possibly kill him…"
The killing here refers to the opponent not escaping, not hiding in a flying palace Arcana Treasure… fighting him with all their might!
But the problem is, how could a Peak Third-rank or Pinnacle Universe Master not escape or hide when facing a Fifth-rank Universe Master, who holds a transcendent position and strength in the Universe?
As long as one can be a Third-rank, they at least possess a high-Rank flying palace Arcana Treasure.
Even if it's of the lowest quality, a Fifth-rank Universe Master would still need some time to break through it.
If it were a top-quality one like Sky Wolf Palace, it would require even more effort.
Even if the opponent's faction's Strongest were slow to rescue, they would still arrive before the top-quality high-Rank flying palace could be breached.
Sky Wolf Master could roam the Universe with Sky Wolf Palace precisely because Fifth-rank Universe Masters found it troublesome and unwilling to waste Immortal Energy.
"The Human Void River Master's wings are fully grown!"
Mie Jin Master sighed inwardly, "As long as he doesn't appear in the Universe Ocean, it will be too difficult for my Demon Clan to kill him."
In fact, high-Rank flying palace Arcana Treasures can be dealt with using high-Rank suppression palace-type treasures.
But the problem is that such treasures are relatively rare, and the opponent needs to be powerless to resist before such treasures can be used for suppression.
The Human Void River Master has the ability to Clone; whether he can be suppressed depends on whether his massive Clone, capable of self-detonation, is willing.
A Universe Master with an Immortal Energy body over ten thousand kilometers tall and several thousand times the life gene level self-detonating—that power is terrifying to the extreme!
"I'll report this to the two Demon Ancestors."
Mie Jin Master shook his head inwardly, "It's difficult to kill the Human Void River Master within the Original Universe."
...
Demon Clan Territory, Demon Ancestor Secret Realm.
When Mie Jin Master, through his Immortal Energy Avatar, reported the news to Shock Demon Ancestor in the Virtual Universe covering the entire Demon Ancestor Secret Realm, Dream Demon Ancestor's Immortal Energy Avatar descended.
In front of Shock Demon Ancestor's palace complex.
"Shock Demon Ancestor."
The silver serpent, winding its way over, spoke to the serrated-shelled beast coiled below, "The Human Void River Master has grown too fast. In just over a thousand epochs, he not only became a Universe Master but also created the Strongest Secret Technique."
"His wings are fully grown. Even if we pay the price to invite the True God, we will most likely only be able to kill one of his Clones."
"And killing one Clone won't fundamentally harm him; at most, it will cause the loss of treasures on his Human Clone and reduce the time he spends active in the Universe."
Dream Demon Ancestor sighed lightly, "He has created the Strongest Secret Technique, and the Human Race is also willing to lend him treasures. Killing a Clone is meaningless…"
"I have already told Mie Jin Master to give up on the assassination."
Shock Demon Ancestor said softly, "I have also notified the Mechanical side, and they will most likely also abandon the assassination plan."
"Aren't you notifying the Empress?" Dream Demon Ancestor asked.
"No, the Empress has probably reached a deal with the Human Race, exchanging the abandonment of the assassination of the Human Void River Master for Banff Master's safe departure from the Human Territory."
Shock Demon Ancestor said, "After all, our four Pinnacle races have been fighting for endless years, and assassinating Geniuses, trading, and cooperating are common occurrences."
"I see…" Dream Demon Ancestor nodded his massive silver snake head upon hearing this.
"I will have the clan spread the news that the Human Void River Master has created the Strongest Secret Technique."
Shock Demon Ancestor sighed, "It's not that our three races don't want to kill the Human Void River Master, but rather that Void River Master's wings are fully grown, making him difficult to kill."
A Peak Third-rank Universe Master who has created the Strongest Secret Technique is already not easy to kill, let alone Ender, who also has the ability to Clone.
As long as the news is spread, other forces will naturally understand the Demon Clan's difficulties upon learning of Ender's strength and will not think that the Demon Clan has lost face.
The Human Race, Demon Clan, Zerg, and Mechanical Race, the four Pinnacle races, have adjacent territories and have been fighting for endless years. None can destroy the other, and the current struggle is more about face.
The underlying reason is that all four Pinnacle races have True God overseeing them.
As long as the True God do not fall, no one truly wishes to annihilate any particular race.
Once a True God goes berserk, the destruction caused is too terrifying, and no race is willing to bear it!
The three races target the Human Race, seeking to kill the Human Race's super Genius, because they don't want to see the Human Race produce another super Strongest.
Similarly, when the other three races produce super Geniuses, the other two races will also unite with the Human Race to assassinate them; this has become the norm in the four races' struggle.
For example, when the Human Race annihilated the Muqi Alliance, the three races stood by.
Although Sitting Mountain Guest's intervention was a factor, it was more that all three races did not want to see another super force in the Universe.
And after the Human Race conquered the Muqi Alliance, the three races then dispatched a large number of Universe Venerables to the Extraterritorial Battlefield to put on a show.
Struggle, assassination, cooperation, trade… this is the struggle of the four Pinnacle races!
...
After Ender and Primal Chaos City Lord left the Original Star, Ender split a sliver of his consciousness and entered Hong Alliance City, sending the video of Flame Emperor taking three moves from Liu Lan Star Master to the alien Palace Masters who had requested it.
Virtual Universe, Hong Alliance Hall.
When Ender's consciousness arrived, he saw an group of alien Palace Masters in silent stillness.
"What's wrong?"
Ender sat on his throne and asked Flint Master, who was closest to him.
"Void River, is Flame Emperor really that formidable?"
Flint Master first asked, then said in a deep voice, "He actually withstood Liu Lan Star Master's strongest Fusion secret technique, performed by burning his Immortal Energy, and only lost less than 50% of his Immortal Energy!"
" Flame Emperor is formidable? He's just propped up by treasures."
Ender shook his head inwardly upon hearing this, "If the level of the secret techniques he created were higher, he would have lost even less Immortal Energy. He's wearing the Robbery Armor, which can reduce material attacks to one hundred-thousandth."
"Didn't you see the video?"
After muttering to himself, Ender said softly, "Liu Lan Star Master didn't use his full strength; this was just a Fusion of his Strongest Secret Techniques created years ago."
"Liu Lan Star Master didn't use his full strength?!"
Flint Master was slightly stunned, but then he thought about it and found it normal.
In terms of strength, status, and reputation, Liu Lan Star Master was no less than Primal Chaos City Lord, the Human Alliance's leader.
There was indeed no need to use full strength against an Flame Emperor.
The other alien Palace Masters also nodded in agreement, acknowledging Liu Lan Star Master's widely recognized reputation.
"Void River, have you come out of the Original Star?"
An alien Palace Master asked, "Aren't you continuing to search for treasures on the Original Star? The three races should no longer target you."
"I'll rest for a bit and go again after some time."
Ender smiled, "The news of me creating the Strongest Secret Technique hasn't spread throughout the Universe yet, but I estimate it will soon."
The various alien Palace Masters nodded in agreement, believing caution was wise.
Anyway, the news should spread soon, and at worst, the Human Alliance could actively release the information.
...
Several years later.
Nine Territories Alliance Territory, Flame God Secret Realm.
Due to taking three moves from Liu Lan Star Master, Flame Emperor suffered significant Immortal Energy loss and was currently in secluded Cultivation to recover his Immortal Energy and create secret techniques.
In his battle with Liu Lan Star Master, he discovered his shortcomings, which was the poor level of his secret techniques.
With three top-quality Pinnacle Heavy Treasures on him, he was not in a hurry to go to the Original Star to search for treasures; recovering Immortal Energy and creating secret techniques were more urgent.
However, when Flame Emperor, through his Immortal Energy Avatar, learned from the Nine Territories Alliance that Ender had created the Strongest Secret Technique, he was immediately stunned!
"The Human Void River has created the Strongest Secret Technique… How long has he been Cultivating?!" Flame Emperor's eyes showed jealousy.
The Strongest Secret Technique, that was a profound secret technique he currently found difficult to even touch.
One should know that the prerequisite for creating the Strongest Secret Technique often requires a creative idea, and then gradually perfecting it step by step.
Although there were Universe Masters who experienced Epiphany in the Universe, rapidly and directly creating the Strongest Secret Technique, such instances were extremely rare!
In each Reincarnation Era, there were probably only a few such cases.
"Having created the Strongest Secret Technique, it seems I can't do anything to him."
Flame Emperor's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, "Since I can't do anything to him, then I'll target those Universe Overlords, Top-tier Universe Overlords, and Universe Masters with weaker strength!"
Human Alliance, Demon Clan Alliance, Northern Territory Alliance…
The various Universe Masters who personally witnessed him being ravaged by Liu Lan Star Master were at least Peak Third-rank existences.
Even dealing with Peak Third-rank alone was quite difficult for him, so naturally, he couldn't retaliate against the individuals involved.
But he could, in his capacity as North Prison Master, attack those Universe Overlords and weaker Universe Masters.
North Prison Master, this was an existence like Blood Cloud Palace Master, a public enemy of the Universe, who could recklessly attack Strongest from all factions without worrying about differences in strength or status.
"Hmph hmph! Just wait until my Immortal Energy recovers."
Flame Emperor exuded a tyrannical aura, and the sharp glint in his eyes intensified, "That will be the time for North Prison Master… to emerge!"
...
Seventh Extraterritorial Battlefield, Special Space within the Star Tower.
Sitting Mountain Guest, through his Immortal Energy Avatar, learned the latest news circulating in the Universe from his eldest Disciple, Pu Ti.
"He has already created the Strongest Secret Technique…"
Sitting Mountain Guest silently said, "According to the usual practice of creating the Strongest Secret Technique in the Original Universe, it would take at least thousands or tens of thousands of epochs to create."
"Thus, the possibility of it being him has increased by another point…"
"Whether it's him or not, ultimately depends on whether he will go to — Flowing Overlapping Mountains!"
...
Decades passed in a flash.
The Original Star continued to be a battleground, though mostly for the emergence of Heavy Treasures; the appearance of top-tier set Heavy Treasures and Arcana Treasures was extremely rare.
The news of Ender becoming a Universe Master and creating the Strongest Secret Technique first spread from the Demon Clan and Mechanical Race.
After the Zerg received the news, they also fanned the flames, making the news spread even wider.
Coupled with the confirmation of the news's authenticity by Overflowing Devil Master of the Northern Territory Alliance and Yu Chi Master of the Yuan Chen Alliance, within just a few years, all major forces in the Universe had learned of this news.
The name of Void River Master had become synonymous with the Strongest among Universe Masters in the Original Universe.
Perhaps it was due to his rapid growth rate and astonishing progress in strength.
His reputation was no less than that of those veterann Peak Third-rank Universe Masters, even slightly surpassing them.
This also made the Human Void River Master a renowned Strongest in the Universe!