"The Star Sea King is merely an avatar of that human genius? No wonder a powerful Special Lifeform like him would join the Hong Alliance!" The Serpent Neck King's eyes widened as understanding dawned.
Han Jue swept his gaze across the battlefield and spotted the Poison King. A cold smile curved his lips.
"Poison King, you resurrected quickly. Must hold quite the position among the demon race to warrant such speed!"
Poison King's expression flickered between rage and uncertainty. Even at his peak, he'd been no match for Han Jue. Now, bound within Han Jue's domain, escape seemed impossible.
"Don't worry, Poison King," the Water Lion King rumbled, his voice full of bravado. "With two invincible Kings here, we can still escape even if Thunder King isn't present. Even if his strength has improved, we'll manage."
The Poison King noted that Water Lion King said "escape," not "kill." That didn't inspire much confidence.
The Serpent Neck King silently stepped back, positioning Poison King behind him as a shield. His voice remained steady as he addressed Han Jue.
"Star Sea King, whether you're truly the human genius Han Jue or not, the Venerables of my demon race are already en route to the Sixth Battlefield. Whatever changes occurred in Lotus Ancient City, if these Venerables fail to uncover the truth, it will inevitably attract the attention of a Universe Master."
His eyes glinted coldly. "You and I are both geniuses of our respective races, with excellent chances of advancing to Venerable status. There's no need for us to fight to the death here. If a Universe Master arrives, even you won't escape with your life!"
In the eyes of the universe's powers, Lotus Ancient City was a treasure vault no less valuable than the Star Tower itself. A Universe Master, even one of the strongest beings in the universe, could be drawn to such a prize.
If a Universe Master from another race were to attack, Han Jue's survival would indeed be uncertain.
However, Han Jue merely smiled.
"Killing you all before they arrive is more than enough time."
His domain exploded outward, Ten Directions Lotus Sea!
Through his innate secret technique Star Stream, a vast sea of stars expanded to a diameter of one hundred million kilometers, instantly enveloping both the Serpent Neck King and Water Lion King. The seawater shimmered like countless stars, combining with the Ten Directions Lotus Sea domain to transform into blooming lotus flowers.
Endless torrents of Star Stream water and lotus flowers converged, forming a colossal lotus bloom tens of thousands of kilometers across. It detonated upon both Kings, petals scattering into thousands of individual strikes, each one delivering the full-force attack of a limit King. Combined, even a Universe Venerable would be severely wounded!
"What?!"
The Serpent Neck King's face contorted in fury. He tried to burn his divine power to escape, only to discover that despite burning his energy reserves, his strength hadn't increased in the slightest!
The Annihilation Soul Secret Technique had taken hold.
This utterly disgusting ability, when used on enemies, brought Han Jue immense satisfaction.
His aura surged higher. The giant lotus reformed and exploded again. Countless petals bombarded the two Kings, annihilating their divine bodies and depleting their divine power reserves. Within moments, their auras plummeted!
BOOM!
The sea of stars contracted violently.
Endless seawater carrying lotus petals compressed inward, crushing and annihilating most of both invincible Kings' divine bodies. They teetered on the edge of forced slumber!
Han Jue, author of The Ethereal Soul Codex, stirred his consciousness and attempted to enslave both demon Kings.
Unfortunately, the Serpent Neck King possessed a top-tier soul defense treasure. The enslavement attempt failed.
Only the Water Lion King succeeded in being bound.
"Master," the Water Lion King said respectfully, his eyes now vacant of rebellion.
Han Jue completely annihilated what remained of the Serpent Neck King's divine body, seized the treasures from his corpse, and handed them to the Water Lion King.
"Restore your divine body, then return to the demon race camp. If anything changes within their ranks, inform me immediately. Also, when you encounter those four on the Sixth Battlefield, " he gestured toward Han Huan and the others nearby, ", treat them as you would treat me."
"Yes, Master," the Water Lion King nodded.
At least until the Serpent Neck King was resurrected, the demon race would remain ignorant that the Water Lion King had been enslaved.
"Star Sea King... you... you possess Venerable-level combat power?"
The two remaining Kings, Poison King and Silver Dragon King, stared at Han Jue in abject terror.
Terror directed entirely at him.
The most trusted Serpent Neck King was dead. Even the Water Lion King had been enslaved. What fate awaited them? How long before they'd be resurrected again?
"Venerable?" Han Jue chuckled softly.
He hadn't even used the Five Evolutions Savage Sword yet. If some low-level Universe Venerables appeared, Han Jue was confident he could kill them outright.
His true self, far away in Primal Chaos City, had already created a peak Universe Overlord-level secret technique corresponding to spatial laws and the five lower-level laws. The Primordial Sword Qi was already sixty percent complete.
Next, Han Jue planned to create an entirely new secret technique based on these five lower-level laws in conjunction with the Five Evolutions Savage Sword.
He would call it: Five Evolutions Sword Qi.
After casually killing the Poison King and Silver Dragon King, who possessed nothing of value, Han Jue finally turned his attention to the four spectators watching the battle.
"Dad!" Han Xi said embarrassedly. "I'm sorry. I made you expose your identity."
"It's fine," Han Jue patted her head with a smile. "I was planning to leave the extraterritorial battlefield anyway."
"Little Jue, can you actually kill a Universe Venerable now?" Lei Shen couldn't help but ask.
"Maybe not quite yet. We'll know after I fight one." Han Jue withdrew a large collection of treasures from his spatial storage.
"Here. Han Huan, Han Xi, these are yours. Master, this is for you. Brother Hong, this is yours." He distributed treasures among the group, ensuring all four were fully equipped with top-tier soul defense treasures, armor, and domain-type treasures.
"There's even one for me?" Hong accepted the treasures with a smile. "Thank you."
"Little Jue, did you plunder some cosmic treasure vault?" Lei Shen asked in amazement.
"More or less," Han Jue smiled.
The treasure vault of Lotus Ancient City did belong to him now, so it wasn't exactly looting.
"With these treasures and some caution, you should all possess peak King-level combat power. As long as you don't encounter an invincible King, you'll be fine. Even if you do, you can ask the Water Lion King for help." Han Jue paused, considering. "The Sixth Battlefield will become extremely dangerous soon. Leave here as quickly as possible and head to other extraterritorial battlefields. I'll have the Water Lion King accompany you."
"No problem," Hong nodded.
All four of them had now earned King-level titles on the extraterritorial battlefield through their own strength.
However, in places where Universe Venerables roamed freely, their power was still insufficient. They'd need to retreat even when facing invincible Kings.
After seeing the four off, Han Jue's figure vanished from his original position, returning to the lake above where he'd first discovered the entrance to Lotus Ancient City.
A massive gathering of King-level experts had already assembled there.
Even,
"The Venerable Yuming!"
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