"The offspring of the Human's Star Sea Venerable?"
A seductive voice sneered through the oppressive darkness.
Han Huan's expression turned cold as he pinpointed the source through the surrounding void. Though darkness engulfed him completely, his enhanced senses could still trace where the voice originated.
"Ten times life gene level, possessing supreme treasures and numerous high-grade artifacts... Your teacher is Ripple Venerable, merely an ordinary Universe Overlord. These supreme treasures must have been gifted to you by Star Sea Venerable himself. It seems he values you quite highly."
The voice continued with mocking amusement.
"Unfortunately, you'll soon become one of my Insect race's pawns. Ghost Sword King, invincible among Kings in less than ten thousand years. Although you can't compare to your father's monstrous talent, you're still quite remarkable."
"Source Heart Venerable, make your move!" Another voice, tinged with impatience, rang out.
"Gu Heart King, don't command me!" Source Heart Venerable's reply carried dissatisfaction, though he obeyed nonetheless.
Boom!
A strange purple light erupted from the vertical pupil above Source Heart Venerable's head, lancing directly toward Han Huan. The beam invaded his consciousness with overwhelming force, attempting to enslave his very soul.
"Useless? How is that possible!" Source Heart Venerable's eyes widened with disbelief, his carefully constructed confidence shattering in an instant.
It was one thing that such attacks failed against Han Jue, the man who forced the Sky Wolf Lord to deploy the Heavenly Wolf Palace, but why, why was it ineffective even against his offspring? This was merely an ordinary Invincible King, not some transcendent genius!
Source Heart Venerable, currently wanted by the Ancestral God Sect, had been resurrected specifically for this mission and sent to the extraterritorial battlefield to deal with Han Jue's two children.
As a Universe Overlord skilled in illusion techniques and proficient in soul manipulation, he theoretically should have had no difficulty enslaving immortals below the Universe Venerable realm. Even Invincible Kings typically fell to his abilities within moments.
But now, another failure!
Source Heart Venerable felt deeply discouraged, seriously doubting whether there was something fundamentally wrong with his strength. His Dao heart nearly collapsed from the psychological blow.
"Don't panic," Gu Heart King interjected at this critical moment, her tone measured and analytical.
"This Ghost Sword King actually possesses a top-tier soul defense treasure. Combined with his exceptionally strong willpower, your initial failure is completely normal."
"Phew~"
Source Heart Venerable breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this explanation.
He had almost begun doubting his own cultivation, a potentially disastrous development that could affect his future breakthroughs and comprehension. Such psychological damage sometimes proved more devastating than physical injuries.
Han Huan observed the exchange silently, his expression betraying nothing.
He did indeed possess a top-tier soul defense treasure, one gifted to him by Han Jue, but that wasn't the real reason he'd blocked Source Heart Venerable's attack. The true source of his defense came from the general souls Luo Feng had brought back from the Star Tower.
These general souls amplified Han Huan's soul strength a hundredfold!
His soul, already at the upper limits achievable for immortals, now rivaled that of a Universe Venerable after this hundredfold amplification. Combined with the top-tier soul defense treasure, Han Huan's naturally strong willpower, his consciousness cultivation, and his soul defense techniques, the multiple layers of protection allowed him to completely ignore Source Heart Venerable's soul enslavement attempts.
More importantly, Source Heart Venerable hadn't even deployed his supreme treasure or burned his divine power yet.
If he had burned his divine power and fully unleashed his capabilities, Han Huan wouldn't have been able to ignore the attack so casually.
"Gu Heart King, did Star Sea Venerable have two children?" Source Heart Venerable suddenly asked, as if remembering something important.
"Yes, he does have two children," Gu Heart King confirmed with a nod.
She had been active on the Sixth Battlefield back then and knew about the Demon race's ambush targeting Han Huan and Han Xi. She naturally understood that Han Jue had two offspring.
"What about the other one? Why isn't she here?" Source Heart Venerable pressed.
"The other one is Jade Harp King. She escaped," Gu Heart King replied with a helpless shake of her head.
"Back then, three other Invincible Kings attacked them together. Even with a palace-type treasure borrowed from the clan, we only managed to capture one. That treasure has already been returned to the clan, so there's probably no chance of capturing the other one now."
"I see."
Source Heart Venerable wasn't in a hurry to resume his enslavement attempts. Instead, he engaged in casual conversation. They stood within a palace-type treasure, unless a Universe Overlord or higher power intervened, there was virtually no chance of anyone discovering their location.
Han Huan's communication devices and intelligent computer systems had been destroyed, severing any possibility of him seeking help through the Virtual Universe network.
However, both captors had overlooked one critical problem.
Both Han Huan and Han Xi possessed emergency tokens given to them by Venerable Ripple!
The moment they were attacked, especially when Han Huan was captured, Han Xi had crushed her token. It was only a matter of time before Venerable Ripple arrived to mount a rescue!
First Battlefield of the Extraterritorial Battlefield
Through divine kingdom teleportation, Han Jue's figure materialized instantly on the First Battlefield.
Had his travels through the universe been a waste of time?
Absolutely not.
Beyond the improvements to his state of mind and law comprehension, Han Jue had strategically left divine power tokens throughout his journey, establishing coordinates across human territory, portions of the Hong Alliance's domain, and various extraterritorial battlefields. These formed an extensive teleportation network that allowed him to traverse vast distances in moments.
"Dad! Go save Han Huan!" Han Xi's voice carried urgent desperation as she appeared before him.
Han Jue nodded slightly. "Where is he now?"
"I don't know his exact location, but among those who captured him is Gu Heart King," Han Xi reported.
"Gu Heart King?" Han Jue's divine power immediately swept across the entire First Battlefield in a massive wave of consciousness.
Hmm?
Found it!
Gu Heart King's palace-type treasure!
Although Source Heart Venerable was a Universe Overlord, he didn't possess any palace-type treasures or supreme artifacts. As a member of the Zerg Alliance, he only wielded a psychic weapon-type supreme artifact, a rather pitiful arsenal for someone of his rank.
Whoosh!
Carrying Han Xi with him, Han Jue instantly teleported directly beside the palace, his divine body expanding to its full height of over 90,000 kilometers!
He stretched out his massive hand and grasped the palace-type treasure.
"Boom!!"
With a deafening roar that shook space itself, the palace-type treasure crumbled like fragile porcelain in Han Jue's grip!
It should be noted that the attack power of a Universe Overlord was sufficient to destroy a top-tier treasure. This was precisely why Universe Overlords so desperately needed supreme artifacts for both offense and defense.
The defensive capabilities of a palace-type treasure were comparable to top-tier armor treasures. Han Jue's strength had been comparable to a top-tier Universe Overlord even when he was merely immortal. Now, having reached the Universe Venerable realm, his power had grown exponentially. Crushing an ordinary treasure was trivial!
"Whoosh!"
As debris scattered through space, Han Huan materialized safely in Han Jue's palm, the protective divine power having shielded him from the palace's destruction.
"Star Sea Venerable!"
Source Heart Venerable's face filled with shock that quickly transformed into fury, then fear.
The moment Gu Heart King's figure appeared outside the shattered palace, she fled without the slightest hesitation.
'Wind and Thunder Radiance'!
A golden sphere of concentrated energy shot from Han Jue's hand, instantly piercing through Source Heart Venerable who had barely managed to react. The attack completely annihilated his divine body in a single strike. The sphere then flashed again, arriving behind the fleeing Gu Heart King and detonating with tremendous force!
"Boom!"
Gu Heart King's divine body sustained catastrophic damage, over seventy percent of her form obliterated in the explosion!
"Han Xi, you can enslave her soul, correct?" Han Jue asked calmly, as if he'd merely swatted away insignificant insects.
"I can do it! Thank you, Dad!" Han Xi's voice brimmed with excitement and gratitude.
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