1411th Original Star.
In a high mountain dense forest, Venerable Lingtu and four Advanced Venerables, his good friends, were hiding here.
"It's been several years since the last treasure appeared, why is there still no treasure appearing?"
an Advanced Venerable, who resembled a human with four arms but had skin as rough as rock, muttered softly.
"Lì Mìng, the Original Star has only been open for a few years, and we've already encountered one treasure appearance. Our luck is pretty good."
Another Universe Venerable laughed, "I heard that other Venerable teams have to fight for even ordinary Heavy Treasures, but we obtained a High-level Heavy Treasure."
"Too bad, if we hadn't met two Universe Overlords from the Northern Territory Alliance, the other High-level Heavy Treasure would have been ours as well."
One of the Human Venerables sighed, "Universe Overlords are immensely powerful. Even Ling Tu, the strongest among us, could only barely hold one of them off."
"We teamed up and managed to snatch a High-level Heavy Treasure from two Universe Overlords; that's already a huge gain."
Venerable Lingtu said with relief, "If the Universe Overlords from the Space Beast Alliance hadn't arrived, we definitely wouldn't have been able to escape safely."
That battle was quite dangerous; he still felt a lingering fear when he thought about it!
Those two Northern Territory Alliance Universe Overlords weren't very strong, their power was comparable to the former Venerable Fu Xie.
He alone held off one Universe Overlord, while his four friends teamed up against the other Universe Overlord. But even so, they were still at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, multiple teams arrived, and Universe Overlords from the Space Beast Alliance also came, which allowed the two Northern Territory Alliance Universe Overlords to retreat after seizing a High-level Heavy Treasure.
"It's not easy to venture and search for treasures in the Original Star. Encountering other Universe Venerable teams is fine, or even a Universe Overlord acting alone is fine."
Venerable Lì Mìng lamented, "What we fear most is encountering those who team up, or those extremely powerful Universe Overlords..."
Universe Overlords generally reach the Pinnacle of Universe Venerable in Law comprehension and Secret Technique creation, with strength comparable to a First-rank Universe Master.
However, the strength referred to here is actually the strength of a First-rank Universe Master when he doesn't use an Arcana Treasure.
But the problem is, how could a Universe Master not have an Arcana Treasure?!
Therefore, a Universe Overlord is not an opponent for a First-rank Universe Master.
Only Top-tier Universe Overlords can truly rival a First-rank Universe Master, and truly dare to fight a Universe Master one-on-one.
Even a Second-rank Universe Master would find it difficult to kill a Top-tier Universe Overlord.
And there are also clear differences in the strength of Universe Overlords. The most common ones have a hundredfold amplification and life gene level, their weapons and armor are ordinary Supreme Treasures, and the Secret Techniques they create reach the Universe Overlord level.
Stronger ones possess High-level Supreme Treasures, have a relatively vast Divine Body, or have created Pinnacle Universe Overlord ultimate techniques.
Finally, those approaching Top-tier Universe Overlords either have extremely high-level treasure configurations, or a considerably high life gene level, and have simultaneously created Universe Overlord ultimate techniques.
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Venerable Lì Mìng knew very well that the strongest in their team was Venerable Lingtu.
His strength was close to that of a Universe Overlord, and he could still contend with the most common Universe Overlords.
But upon encountering a Universe Overlord with High-level Arcana Treasures, he could only barely resist for a moment or two. If he couldn't escape, he would ultimately meet his demise.
Therefore, their team was very cautious, having already familiarized themselves with the data of Universe Overlords from various major Universe forces.
When they encountered those powerful Universe Overlords, they would decisively avoid them from afar, trying their best not to provoke them.
"This is the Original Star, the most dangerous place in the Universe. Even Universe Overlords cannot act without restraint here."
That Human Venerable said, "Only those Top-tier Universe Overlords and Universe Masters have the capital to run rampant in the Original Star."
"Ling Tu, will Venerable Void River come to the Original Star to search for treasures?"
Venerable Lì Mìng asked curiously, "If Venerable Void River comes to the Original Star, we can ask him for help if we encounter danger."
The other three Universe Venerables looked at Venerable Lingtu upon hearing this.
Venerable Void River was a Heaven-Defying Top-tier Universe Overlord, who had once fought Banff Master, a long-established figure, for a long time, which showed how immensely powerful he was.
If they had Venerable Void River as a savior, as long as they weren't instantly killed, they would have a chance of survival.
They came to the Original Star to search for treasures, and their treasure configuration was excellent. They even borrowed treasures from friends for self-protection, as no one wanted to fall in the Original Star.
After all, the cost of falling was too high; they would owe contributions to their race or the Hong Alliance, not to mention owing treasures to friends.
"Venerable Void River said he would come to venture and search for treasures, but whether he will come, and when exactly, I'm not sure."
Venerable Lingtu spoke vaguely, thinking to himself: "The news of my Junior Brother becoming a Universe Master has not spread within the race, I wonder if it's intentionally hidden. I cannot reveal my Junior Brother's news."
"Is that so..."
Venerable Lì Mìng felt a little disappointed upon hearing this.
Actually, he also knew that Venerable Void River was too Heaven-Defying and would inevitably be targeted by the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race, so he probably wouldn't come to the Original Star to venture and search for treasures.
The other three Venerables nodded slightly and remained silent upon hearing this.
For them, if Venerable Void River came to the Original Star to venture and search for treasures, they would have an extra layer of safety.
If he didn't come, the Hong Alliance had so many Seven Star Overlords, one less wouldn't make too much of a difference.
"This is..."
"It's a treasure appearing!"
"Such intense fluctuations!"
The sudden appearance of a special aura left Venerable Lingtu and the other four in shock.
No other reason than that the fluctuations of this aura were too strong, countless times stronger than the appearance of the High-level set of Heavy Treasures before!
...
"It's a treasure!"
"A treasure has appeared!"
"Such an intense aura... an Arcana Treasure! Absolutely an Arcana Treasure!"
Not only Venerable Lingtu and the others, but almost all the powerhouses on the entire 1411th Original Star sensed that intense special aura.
And such an intense special aura caused countless powerhouses on 1411th Original Star to turn into streaks of light and rush towards the source of the special aura.
For a time.
On 1411th Original Star, streaks of light darted across the sky, all heading towards one place by common accord.
...
Vast wasteland.
A pointed object, like a small mountain emitting a faint golden light, seemed to be repelled by the Original Star, slowly rising from the sandy wasteland.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!!
Many streaks of light flew above the wasteland, looking down at the pointed object emitting a faint golden light, all awed by its powerful and special aura!
"This aura..."
"Could it be a High-level Arcana Treasure!"
"What kind of treasure is this, after all?"
As more and more powerhouses arrived, the slaughter began in order to seize the treasure and gain the upper hand!
"Get lost, the treasure is mine!"
A Universe Overlord with a vast Divine Body was the first to rush towards the pointed object emitting a faint golden light.
His body was over a hundred kilometers long, enveloped by a yellowish-brown Domain, seemingly covering the sky and sun, dispersing many surrounding powerhouses.
"Dream on!"
"If you want to snatch the treasure from my hands, then go to hell!"
"Venerable Hansha, the treasure can't be yours!"
That Venerable Hansha, a Universe Overlord, indeed had a vast Divine Body, and the Immortal Energy pressure he emitted was terrifying, seemingly capable of crushing ordinary Immortal beings.
But there were many Universe Venerables around, unwilling to let him seize the treasure, so they all attacked.
Boom boom boom...
Whether with close-combat weapons or Spirit Weapons, attacks containing immense power continuously bombarded Venerable Hansha's vast Divine Body.
"Seeking death!"
Attacked by many powerhouses, even though Venerable Hansha had a vast Divine Body and wore a set of armor comparable to a High-level Arcana Treasure, he still lost a considerable amount of Immortal Energy.
"Seeking death!"
Venerable Hansha roared in anger, his aura pressure surged, and his massive body suddenly swung, crashing towards a team of Advanced Venerables.
"Quick, get out of the way!"
"Venerable Hansha is burning his Immortal Energy, we can't take him head-on!"
The Advanced Venerables of that team shouted while trying their best to avoid Venerable Hansha's body collision.
But they were enveloped by Venerable Hansha's Domain, their speed was greatly interfered with, and coupled with the immense resistance in this Original Star, they found it difficult to escape for a while.
The massive body, over a hundred kilometers long, crashed over, its power immensely strong after burning Immortal Energy.
Bang!
The four Advanced Venerables of that team were all struck by the massive body, causing their Divine Bodies to collapse. Although they instantly re-condensed, their aura had significantly weakened.
With just one strike, the least among them lost 10% of their Immortal Energy, while the most lost over 23%!
"Go! Quick, go!"
"Venerable Hansha is too strong, we are simply unable to contend with him."
"Go, we won't contend for the treasure."
The significant loss of Immortal Energy caused that team of Advanced Venerables to use the powerful impact they had just endured to escape far away, no longer daring to participate in the treasure's Competition.
"Die for me!"
Venerable Hansha's massive body swung again, crashing towards two other teams of Advanced Venerables.
Facing the incoming powerful impact, those two teams naturally dared not take it head-on and retreated one after another.
One of the teams took out a flying palace Heavy Treasure, allowing all five Venerables in the team to enter it and hide.
Boom!
Under the impact of the massive body, the flying palace Heavy Treasure was sent flying, and the Advanced Venerables of the other team suffered a significant loss of Immortal Energy.
Venerable Hansha fought against many, moving unhindered among multiple Advanced Venerable teams, unstoppable!
...
Whoosh!
Venerable Lingtu's team arrived, stopping far away and not joining the battle.
"It's Venerable Hansha from the Northern Territory Alliance."
Venerable Lì Mìng clicked his tongue, "He's truly insane, actually charging into the midst of so many Advanced Venerable teams to fight and rampage."
"Venerable Hansha is immensely powerful, and he even has an ordinary set of Supreme Treasures, whose power is no less than a High-level Arcana Treasure."
The human Universe Venerable said in a deep voice, "Furthermore, Venerable Hansha has a vast Divine Body; we simply cannot snatch the treasure from his hands."
According to the information they knew, Venerable Hansha was a special life form, with a life gene level of several hundred times, his strength approaching that of a Top-tier Universe Overlord.
If his life gene level were to increase by another thousand times, he would have the strength of a Top-tier Universe Overlord!
"The treasure that appeared this time is not simple. The intensity of its special aura surpasses most of the treasure appearances I've witnessed."
Venerable Lì Mìng said, "I estimate it should be a High-level Arcana Treasure."
The human Universe Venerable transmitted his voice, "Ling Tu, notify Venerable Void River and see if he can arrive before it appears?"
"No problem, I... Hmm?!"
Venerable Lingtu's eyes widened, "It's actually a palace!!"
...
While Venerable Hansha was rampaging, the pointed object emitting a faint golden light continuously floated upwards, revealing the tip of the iceberg.
"A palace! It's actually a palace!"
"How long has the Original Star been open, and a palace has already appeared."
"It's a palace, and there must be a top-tier Arcana Treasure inside!"
When the treasure revealed the tip of its iceberg, all the powerhouses present who noticed the treasure discovered that the pointed object was actually a rooftop!
And what a rooftop represented... was naturally a palace!
A palace like this, emitting such a strong special aura and causing such a huge commotion upon its appearance, must contain treasures, at least top-tier Supreme Treasures!
Because there's a rule in the Original Star: the greater the commotion upon its appearance, the higher the level of the Arcana Treasure it represents.
"The treasure that appeared this time is actually a palace."
"Notify the powerhouses in the Alliance. There's still some time before the palace fully appears, see if they can make it."
"We must notify the Alliance powerhouses. If we're too slow, this palace will have fully appeared."
Seeing that it was a palace appearing, the Advanced Venerables of various major forces contacted the powerhouses in their Alliance through their Immortal Energy Avatars.
With a palace appearing, the treasures inside were at least top-tier Supreme Treasures, which they, as Advanced Venerables, simply couldn't hope to obtain.
"A palace..."
Venerable Hansha roared in anger, "Why is it a palace!"
Even though he was an extremely powerful Universe Overlord, he still couldn't lay claim to the top-tier Arcana Treasure within the palace.
The struggle for top-tier Supreme Treasures on the Original Star often involved the Top-tier Universe Overlords and Universe Masters, and it was simply not something a Universe Overlord like him could interfere with.
However, what was comforting was that the palace contained not only top-tier Supreme Treasures, but also Heavy Treasures and even a small number of ordinary Supreme Treasures.
Although he couldn't lay claim to the top-tier Supreme Treasures, he could contend for the Heavy Treasures and the rare ordinary Supreme Treasures within.
"Forget it."
Venerable Hansha sighed helplessly, "Since it's a palace appearing, I'd better notify the powerhouses in the Alliance."
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Virtual Universe Thunder Island, Ender's palace.
"Seventh Senior Brother, are you saying that a palace has appeared on 1411th Original Star, where you are?"
Ender quickly asked, "How far along is the palace's appearance now?"
"The roof has just been revealed. At the current rate of appearance..."
Venerable Lingtu estimated the time, "It's expected to fully appear in three minutes."
"Three minutes, that's enough!"
Based on the star chart for this Original Star opening, Ender instantly planned the best route to 1411th Original Star, "I'll head over now, you be careful."
"I will." Venerable Lingtu nodded solemnly.
When a palace appears, it will inevitably attract many powerhouses, including even Top-tier Universe Overlords and Universe Masters.
They, as Advanced Venerables, had to be careful. If they provoked those powerhouses, they would meet their demise.
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Original Star 8.
Ender turned into a streak of light and flew rapidly, heading towards the Original Star Channel 8890 marked on the star chart.
"According to the star chart, if I transfer through Original Star Channel 8890, then through Original Star 133... finally arriving at the palace appearance site on 1411th Original Star, it will take about 2 minutes and 38 seconds."
Each Original Star has 10,081 vortex channels, randomly distributed in the sky of the Original Star. To go to other Original Stars, one can only pass through these vortex channels.
However, the Original Star has a diameter of 100 billion kilometers, and neither teleportation nor Divine Kingdom transmission is possible. One can only fly at sub-light speed.
Therefore, to quickly reach a certain Original Star, one can only transfer multiple times through other Original Stars to arrive at that Original Star as quickly as possible.
Soon after Ender left Original Star 8, a majestic figure emerged from a certain Original Star Channel, with all space-time around him completely under his control!