Liu Lan Star Master stared directly at Flame Emperor, whose divine body was almost the same height as his, with eyes as brilliant as stars.
Rumble...
The golden palace, with a maximum diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers, trembled, and its four shimmering gates closed simultaneously.
Immediately after, the golden palace seemed to have completed its mission and gradually sank into the ground of the Original Star.
"First Move, ultimate secret technique."
Liu Lan Star Master did not have the habit of announcing his Moves. His eyes, brilliant as stars, shone with light.
Whoosh, whoosh...!
The endless stars surrounding him flew towards Flame Emperor at the same time, like countless streaks of light.
Due to the extremely close distance between them, they reached Flame Emperor almost instantly.
Flame Emperor held the top-tier Arcana treasure Flame God Halberd with both hands, directly burning his Immortal Energy, his aura and pressure surged dramatically, and he unleashed his ultimate secret technique!
The countless stars struck, like countless streaks of light, yet they all struck the Flame God Halberd at the same time.
Boom!
After taking the blow head-on, Flame Emperor's figure swayed.
Although Liu Lan Star Master was powerful and his treasure configuration was among the top for Universe Master, what he unleashed was ultimately an ultimate secret technique, with limited power.
Flame Emperor had not created a Strongest Secret Technique, but his configuration of weapon-type, armor-type, and Soul-type Arcana treasures was no worse than Liu Lan Star Master's.
Therefore, after taking this blow head-on, his Immortal Energy was not significantly depleted.
The Universe Master observing the battle remained calm after seeing Flame Emperor withstand Liu Lan Star Master's first Move with minimal Immortal Energy loss.
In their opinion, although Flame Emperor's Heart was somewhat lacking, his strength among Third-rank Universe Master was rarely matched, so taking the first Move was normal.
Moreover, Liu Lan Star Master had not burned his Immortal Energy.
...
Above the slowly sinking golden palace.
After the attack, the endless stars instantly transformed into countless light rays and returned to surround Liu Lan Star Master.
"Second Move, Strongest Secret Technique."
Liu Lan Star Master spoke calmly, burning his Immortal Energy, and his aura and pressure surged dramatically.
The surrounding stars gathered in front of him, forming a sphere of light over a thousand kilometers in diameter, with countless stars flickering within it. At first glance, it seemed unremarkable.
But if one stared directly at the light sphere, it was as if one could see endless Space Law and time power converging and rotating within it, driving the countless shining stars inside.
Whoosh!
The light sphere instantly flew out, trailing a long tail, heading straight for Flame Emperor.
Seeing the light sphere, imbued with formidable power, approaching, Flame Emperor's eyes widened in fury. He burned his Immortal Energy and unleashed his ultimate secret technique to defend.
Boom!
The light sphere struck the Flame God Halberd, and its formidable and terrifying power caused Flame Emperor to retreat several steps.
After being blocked by the weapon, the formidable power was slightly weakened before it spread throughout Flame Emperor's body.
Even with the top-tier Arcana treasure armor, Robbery Armor, which could weaken physical attacks below its limit to one hundred-thousandth, Flame Emperor still lost over 3% of his divine body!
This was 3% of an Immortal Energy nearly ten thousand kilometers tall, no small number!
"Just a Strongest Secret Technique made me lose over 3% of my Immortal Energy!"
Flame Emperor was quite shocked, this level of Immortal Energy loss exceeded his expectations.
Even when he faced Ice Summit Master directly, taking a similar blow, his Immortal Energy loss was not this exaggerated.
...
While Flame Emperor was shocked, the Universe Master observing the battle each had their own thoughts.
"After enduring a blow from Liu Lan Star Master burning his Immortal Energy, his aura only changed slightly."
Yu Chi Master secretly marveled, "It seems Flame Emperor's Immortal Energy loss is no more than 5%. His defensive measures are truly remarkable."
Overflowing Devil Master was also surprised, "Impressive. No wonder this Flame Emperor dares to offend so many powerful individuals."
He had thought that Flame Emperor's ability to be rarely matched among Third-rank Universe Master relied on his Pinnacle Arcana treasure weapon and his life gene level.
But he didn't expect his defensive measures to be quite remarkable as well, which also made him suspect that the armor on him was a Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor.
"It seems this Flame Emperor really has some connection with Sitting Mountain Guest."
Wuju Master muttered, "He only became a Universe Master a few million epochs ago, yet he already possesses Pinnacle Arcana treasure weapons and armor."
Pinnacle Arcana treasures are extremely rare, difficult to find even in the Universe Ocean, often requiring deep ventures into the three great Dangerous Lands.
In the Original Universe, Pinnacle Arcana treasures only appear when the Original Star opens, and each time a palace with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers opens, it inevitably brings bloodshed, and the fall of Universe Master is commonplace.
"Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor, huh."
Liu Lan Star Master had excellent eyesight and naturally saw the extraordinary nature of the armor on Flame Emperor.
The secret technique he had just used was a Strongest Secret Technique close to the Fusion Strongest Secret Technique, and it was also used to probe Flame Emperor's true strength.
"The Robbery Armor on Flame Emperor is not just a Pinnacle Arcana treasure; it's a top-tier one with special functions."
Ender heard Liu Lan Star Master's words and thought to himself, "It has the ability to grant the wearer basic strength, and it can also weaken Soul attacks to one-tenth."
The first form of Robbery Armor requires 100 million times the power of a Peak World Master to activate, granting the user 1 billion times the power of a Peak World Master.
The second form requires 100 billion times the power of a Peak World Master to activate, granting the user 1 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master.
The third form requires 100 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master to activate, granting the user 100 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master!
A Universe Venerable who has just Broken through with a 1x life gene only has 10 million times the power of a Peak World Master.
A Universe Master with a 1x gene is only 1 billion times the power of a Peak World Master.
A Universe Master with a thousand-fold gene has 1 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master, and only with a hundred-fold amplitude can they reach 100 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master.
However, after activating the third form of the Robbery Armor, it can directly grant the user 100 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master, which shows its immense power.
"Wearing the top-tier Pinnacle Arcana treasure Robbery Armor, Flame Emperor still lost some Immortal Energy when facing Liu Lan Star Master's Strongest Secret Technique."
Ender secretly shook his head, "How poor must his ultimate secret technique be to lose so much Immortal Energy?"
Flame Emperor was Sitting Mountain Guest's Disciple, and his Cultivation path was originally in the Immortal Energy flow, so his life gene level should be close to, or even reach, ten thousand times.
Even if his life gene didn't reach ten thousand times, Flame Emperor could still activate the third form of Robbery Armor by burning his Immortal Energy, gaining a boost of 100 trillion times the power of a Peak World Master.
Not to mention that Robbery Armor is a top-tier Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor, capable of weakening physical attacks to one hundred-thousandth!
Yet, even so, Flame Emperor still lost a large amount of Immortal Energy, which can only mean that his strength is entirely built on treasures.
Ender thought to himself, "If I had the Robbery Armor, I'd dare to fight Liu Lan Star Master head-on!"
Once he activated the third form of the Dragon Awakening Spear, he would have the attack power of a Fifth-rank Pinnacle, fully qualifying him to fight Liu Lan Star Master head-on.
However, Liu Lan Star Master's Domain type Arcana Treasure was very powerful, so even if Ender could fight him head-on, he would still be suppressed.
"Whether it's the Universe Ocean or the Original Universe, the treasure configurations of Fourth-rank and Fifth-rank Universe Master are not bad."
Ender muttered, "If I want to venture into the three great Dangerous Lands of the Universe Ocean, I need at least Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor, and top-tier Domain-type and palace-type Arcana treasures."
"But the problem is that Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor is very valuable, with the cheapest exchange price exceeding 1500 Arcana Treasure Points."
"And top-tier Domain-type and palace-type Arcana treasures have exchange prices exceeding 2000 Arcana Treasure Points."
"These three types of treasures are difficult to obtain in the Original Universe, and even in the Universe Ocean, they are not easy to acquire, so their exchange prices are very high!"
Ender thought to himself, "Do I have to create a Fusion Strongest Secret Technique, or Breakthrough to Perfect Gene before I can venture into the Universe Ocean...?"
Thinking of this, he envied Luo Feng, who, even before becoming a Universe Master, had a better treasure configuration than a Fifth-rank Universe Master.
For flying palaces, he had the God King Xeon Arcana treasure Star Tower; for Domain-type, he had the Chaotic Golden Wings and stacked Domain Arcana treasures; for armor, he had the Robbery Armor, a Pinnacle Arcana treasure armor.
His weapon was a Pinnacle Arcana treasure, and he could also use the Star Tower as one, with power no less than a Xeon Arcana treasure. Only his Soul type Arcana treasure was somewhat lacking, with only the Tower Bead and a high-grade Soul type Arcana treasure.
"Can't compare..."
Ender sighed, "Luo Feng has Sitting Mountain Guest as his teacher; his Cultivation path has long been arranged, and his treasures are the same."
As he was pondering, Liu Lan Star Master's third Move had already been unleashed, so he turned his attention to the battlefield.
...
Liu Lan Star Master's eyes gleamed with sharpness, and the endless stars around him surged forth, like countless meteors streaking across the night sky, all striking towards Flame Emperor.
The countless meteors converged, forming a rushing river, and those countless stars were the droplets in the river, each droplet having a mass exceeding that of a star!
That meteor river contained endless power, with Space, time, and water Origin Law converging within it, forming an extremely powerful and terrifying Fusion Strongest Secret Technique!
"Ah...!"
Seeing the powerful stellar river approaching, Flame Emperor's eyes showed madness. Holding the Flame God Halberd, he advanced instead of retreating, burning his Immortal Energy and charging directly into the stellar river.
Splash!
The stellar river seemed like a real river, and faintly, one could hear the sound of rushing water.
Flame Emperor was impacted by the stellar river, which was over ten thousand kilometers wide, and his entire body was enveloped within it, constantly being pushed back.
It continuously struck Flame Emperor's body and the Flame God Halberd, rapidly annihilating his divine body.
In an instant.
The surging stellar river had already passed, transforming into endless stars that once again enveloped Liu Lan Star Master.
And several thousand kilometers away, Flame Emperor's body was hunched, standing in the Void with the Flame God Halberd in one hand, his aura visibly weakened, estimated to have lost over 30% of his Immortal Energy!
"Heh... hehe!"
Suddenly, Flame Emperor laughed wildly, the madness in his eyes not diminishing in the slightest.
He had survived!
He had survived the three Moves of Liu Lan Star Master, the Fifth-rank Universe Master and leader of the Thorn Ring Alliance.
"I've survived, so once my Immortal Energy recovers..."
The madness in Flame Emperor's eyes gradually faded, "That will be the time for North Prison Master's revenge!"
This lesson made him realize that without absolute strength, he should keep a low profile!
Therefore, he tried his best to calm his inner emotions, even if it was only a temporary concealment!
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" Flame Emperor is quite formidable!"
Yu Chi Master sighed inwardly, "If that blow had hit me, I would probably have been severely wounded."
In terms of treasures, divine body size, and life gene level, he was inferior to Flame Emperor.
Even Flame Emperor lost so much Immortal Energy; if it were him, though he wouldn't fall, he would definitely be severely wounded.
"In terms of defense, I'm not as good as Flame Emperor, but for him to defeat me... it won't be easy!"
Overflowing Devil Master was confident in his own strength. Although Flame Emperor was powerful, it was mainly in defense.
Because his attack secret technique was not strong enough, even with a Pinnacle Arcana treasure weapon, it could not exceed the maximum endurance of a top-tier Arcana treasure armor.
In Overflowing Devil Master' opinion, Flame Emperor could only bully Second-rank Universe Master like Mi Yu Master, who had very poor treasures and life gene levels.
Mi Yu Master's strength was truly not strong; any Heaven-Defying Top-tier Universe Overlord could match him!
And Ender, not yet a Universe Master, could fight Banff Master head-on, and even without unleashing his full power, he could suppress Mi Yu Master.
This was also why Ender looked down on Mi Yu Master, even being too lazy to pretend.
"The treasures on Flame Emperor seem quite good..."
Mie Jin Master's eyes fixed on Flame Emperor, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Wuju Master observed the crowd and, seeing Mie Jin Master's gaze seemed somewhat unfriendly, flew to Flame Emperor's side.
" Flame Emperor, you have already taken Liu Lan Star Master's three Moves."
Wuju Master said softly, "Hand over the high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure to Liu Lan Star Master, and I will take you back to recover your Immortal Energy."
Flame Emperor heard this, said nothing more, and directly took out a high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure in the shape of a white castle, erased his life imprint, and sent it to Liu Lan Star Master.
"White Flame City..."
Primal Chaos City Lord's expression shifted when he saw the white castle-shaped flying palace Arcana treasure.
"Senior Martial Uncle, this White Flame City you mentioned..."
Ender heard this, looked at the flying white castle, and asked softly, "Is it the treasure given to Flame Emperor by our race?"
"Mm."
Primal Chaos City Lord said softly, "Let's go, it's over."
"Yes."
Ender nodded and flew with Primal Chaos City Lord towards the nearest vortex passage.
"All right, you can go now."
On the other side, Liu Lan Star Master put away the high-grade flying palace Arcana treasure, White Flame City, and then sent a voice transmission, "Wuju Master, what you said is true?"
"Of course it's true, I would never lie about this."
Wuju Master replied with a natural expression via voice transmission, "So Flame Emperor cannot be harmed; this concerns the plan to establish a super force."
"Remember your promise." Liu Lan Star Master reminded him via voice transmission.
"Don't worry, as long as the plan is achieved, your Thorn Ring Alliance will definitely have a place."
Wuju Master took Flame Emperor and fled, "Liu Lan Star Master, thank you for showing mercy."
"Showing mercy..."
Liu Lan Star Master watched Wuju Master enter the vortex passage, "Heh... I didn't show any mercy."
Flame Emperor's defensive measures were stronger than Liu Lan Star Master had anticipated.
Originally, he had expected his three Moves to annihilate at least 60% of Flame Emperor's divine body, but the result was far from what he expected.
Of course, if all three of his Moves had been Fusion Strongest Secret Techniques, he might have been able to kill Flame Emperor.
But Wuju Master's super force plan had convinced him.
This plan had little meaning for him personally.
But for the Thorn Ring Alliance he led, its significance was extraordinary!
Whoosh!
Liu Lan Star Master transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the vortex passage he came from.
Seeing Liu Lan Star Master leave, Overflowing Devil Master and Yu Chi Master also did not linger.
"Wait!"
Just as they transformed into streams of light, they heard Mie Jin Master's voice transmission, "Who among you obtained the treasure in the palace?"
Overflowing Devil Master and Yu Chi Master immediately relaxed a great deal upon hearing this.
"It was Human Void River Master." Yu Chi Master replied via voice transmission.
"Hm?"
Mie Jin Master was slightly stunned upon hearing this.