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His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable power that pierced through the void.
"You know you can't kill me today."
As soon as the words fell, the Nine Dragons Palace trembled slightly, and the nine illusory dragons on its surface let out a silent roar, making its vast aura that suppressed time and space and was impervious to all laws even more prominent.
"I possess the Nine Dragons Palace, a supreme treasure among palace-type artifacts."
Lu Ming's thoughts continued to flow, carrying a hint of cold arrogance.
"Let alone this territory suppressed by the rules of the primordial universe, even in the cosmic sea, it would be extremely difficult for you to kill me!"
"And in the primordial universe..."
Lu Ming paused for a moment, then spoke with a resolute tone.
"You have no chance at all!"
"today."
His voice, like a final verdict, echoed in the shattered starry sky and resonated in the hearts of all the powerful figures watching from the shadows.
You have lost!
There was a brief silence.
The void rippled like water, and endless pressure descended, far more terrifying than when the Lord of Heroes was at his peak!
A blurry yet exquisitely beautiful figure, shrouded in a hazy, seven-colored glow, stepped out from the rippling void.
It was the Zerg Queen herself!
Along with her appeared a massive palace phantom that exuded the same chilling aura, and even surpassed the Nine Dragons Palace in some aspects—the supreme treasure, the Empress Palace!
The illusory image of the Queen's Palace slowly rotated, facing Lu Ming's Nine Dragons Palace from afar. The two terrifying palace-type treasure auras collided silently in the starry sky, causing countless tiny cracks to appear again in the space that had not yet been fully repaired.
The Zerg Queen's eyes, which seemed to contain an endless galaxy, pierced through the void and landed on the Nine Dragons Palace. Her voice, ethereal yet carrying a complex meaning, slowly rang out.
"I was careless."
She readily admitted her miscalculation, her gaze seemingly able to penetrate the palace walls and see Lu Ming inside.
"I never expected this, Lord of the Ember Universe."
The Zerg Queen's voice carried a barely perceptible hint of astonishment.
"You actually possess such a treasure. Your strength far exceeds my expectations."
Chapter 132 What happened today will be repaid tomorrow.
With his Venerable Realm cultivation, he withstood her soul-annihilation attack, reversed the situation to kill the Lord of Heroes, and even brought out a supreme palace treasure that would make even the strongest in the universe envious... All of this has completely exceeded the scope of "genius" and can be called a "miracle"!
Inside the Nine Dragons Palace, Lu Ming let out an undisguised sneer.
"Ah."
"I didn't expect that either."
His voice carried a cold sarcasm.
"The strongest being in the universe, a being who roams the vast universe, actually resorts to such low-level tactics as attacking the soul to deal with a mere universe venerable like me. It truly... opens my eyes."
Faced with this sharp mockery, the Zerg Queen did not get angry. Instead, she let out a soft laugh, a laugh that seemed to bewitch all living beings, yet also carried an indifferent air of looking down on everything.
"Lord of the Ashes Universe, there's no need to provoke me."
She spoke slowly, her gaze still calm: "In the struggle for survival in the universe, in the conflicts between races, what distinction is there between superior and inferior methods? Only success, failure, life, and death are the eternal truths. Today, you are superior in skill, and I, the Emperor, acknowledge this."
Her tone even carried a hint of seemingly sincere admiration: "You are indeed the most incredible person I have ever seen in all my long years."
Lu Ming remained silent for a moment. He knew that what the Zerg Queen said was true. At their level, so-called face and methods were indeed insignificant in the face of the interests of the race and their own path.
The taunts just now were more of a gesture, venting anger at being ambushed, and also testing the other party's attitude.
Clearly, after realizing that she could not break through the Nine Dragons Palace in a short time, the Zerg Queen temporarily abandoned the idea of continuing her attack.
While it is indeed terrifying for the strongest being in the universe to wield an ultimate treasure, under the original rules of the universe, it is almost impossible to capture an existence with a palace treasure of the same level. On the contrary, it may be dragged into a protracted war and cause unexpected complications.
Both of them were exceptionally intelligent and instantly grasped the situation.
The ensuing exchange of thoughts took place in an atmosphere that appeared peaceful but was actually fraught with undercurrents.
They even exchanged a few superficial words about their understanding of the laws, their tone as calm as if the life-or-death struggle that had just taken place had never happened.
But both Lu Ming and the Zerg Queen knew that beneath this brief peace lay a deep-seated murderous intent and scheming.
"Lord of the Ember Universe, I look forward to our next meeting."
The Zerg Queen's ethereal voice rang out again, carrying a profound meaning.
The seven-colored radiance that enveloped her began to recede, the illusory image of the Empress's Palace in her palm gradually faded, and the surrounding space and time began to return to normal, clearly indicating that she was preparing to leave.
The Nine Dragons Palace remained unmoved.
Just before the Zerg Queen's figure was about to completely merge into the void, Lu Ming's cold and firm will, like a vow, was clearly conveyed and imprinted in the hearts of all observers in this starry sky.
"I will remember what happened today."
"Today..."
"There will be a reward!"
The word "repayment" carried an undisguised chilling killing intent and determination, like an invisible sword piercing through the void, pointing directly at the Zerg Queen and the entire Zerg behind her!
The Zerg Queen paused slightly in her departing motion, but did not respond further. Only the corners of her mouth, illuminated by the hazy light and shadow, seemed to curve into an almost imperceptible smile before vanishing completely.
The starry sky returned to complete silence, with only the spatial fragments scattered across millions of light-years and the slowly calming energy turbulence silently telling the story of the earth-shattering battle that had taken place here, in which a cosmic ruler had fallen.
The Nine Dragons Palace transformed into a stream of light, instantly tearing through the cosmic space before disappearing without a trace.
But the name of "Lord of the Ember Universe" Lu Ming, and his terrifying achievement of defeating the Lord of the Universe today, will surely shake the entire primordial universe at a speed exceeding the speed of light by billions of times, and stir up endless waves!
Shortly after Lu Ming departed in the Nine Dragons of the Dawn Palace and the Zerg Queen's figure vanished.
Deep in the universe, in an absolutely hidden dimensional interlayer where even spacetime coordinates seem to have been erased out of thin air.
Several terrifying wills, imbued with boundless majesty and capable of annihilating galaxies, quietly converged here, traversing an immeasurable distance.
Their essence is so sublime that even a mere fluctuation of thought causes this special dimensional interlayer to tremble slightly.
A sharp, cold thought, with a texture like the friction of scales, rang out first, filled with suppressed anger and questioning.
"Failed!"
"I never expected that even with your personal intervention, Your Majesty, you would fail!"
This thought belongs to the Dream Demon Ancestor of the demon race!
The Zerg Queen's ethereal and indifferent thoughts then surfaced, responding calmly without revealing much emotional fluctuation.
Yes, it failed.
"I didn't expect that either."
A hint of solemnity crept into her thoughts.
“He possesses at least one top-tier soul-type treasure to guard his soul, and his will is comparable to that of a cosmic lord. My ‘Soul Annihilation’ failed to achieve its full effect.”
She paused slightly, then her thoughts brought even more astonishing information.
"Moreover... he also possesses a supreme palace-type treasure of the highest grade."
"A supreme, top-grade palace treasure?!"
Another ethereal thought, with a cold, mechanical quality, arose, belonging to the father god of the mechanical race, filled with disbelief.
"How could a human Venerable One possess such a treasure? The creator of the human giant axe was actually willing to entrust such a precious treasure to him?"
The Zerg Queen's mind did not answer this question, for it was also a source of confusion for her.
"Queen!"
The Dream Demon Ancestor's will suddenly became violent, like an enraged cosmic beast, charging directly at the Zerg Queen's will with boundless fury.
"Since he possesses the palace's most precious treasures, and you couldn't do anything to him for the time being, why didn't you save my demon race's hero?! You could have intervened to stop the seal back then, or even forcibly taken him away with your Empress Palace!"
"You stood by and watched as one of my demon race's universe lords fell! What were you really thinking?!"
This question, like a thunderclap, exploded in this space of thought.
The fall of a cosmic ruler is a devastating loss for any top race, and the wrath of the Dream Demon Ancestor is unimaginable.
Faced with this almost accusatory roar, the Zerg Queen remained calm, but beneath that calmness emanated a chilling coldness.
"Dream of Tea".
She directly invoked the name of the Dream Demon Ancestor, her tone utterly indifferent and devoid of any warmth.
Are you questioning me, the Emperor?
Before the Dream Demon Ancestor could respond, she continued, her words as cold as a blade.
"My personal intervention is already a great honor for your demon race. Do you really expect me to withstand the self-destruction of that madman's divine avatar, which is comparable to the strongest being, just to save your demon race's cosmic master?"
Her thoughts even carried a hint of undisguised sarcasm.
Chapter 133 We've Always Been Enemies
"Don't forget, although the three of us are temporarily united because of that human genius..."
"...But we have always been enemies!"
"If I am injured today while saving Yinglong, will you demon race and mechanical race show mercy to my insect race in future territorial battles and explorations of secret realms?"
"Meng Tu, stop with your accusatory act. Survival in the universe is inherently cruel. If anyone's to blame, it's the Lord of the Ashes Universe, who was too unpredictable, and also Ying Long himself... for being too weak!"
"you--!"
The Dream Demon Ancestor's thoughts surged violently, his rage almost tearing this mental space apart. Endless starry illusions were created and destroyed in his thoughts, a manifestation of his extreme anger.
But he could not refute the Zerg Queen's words.
Alliances are inherently fragile, and mutual scheming is the norm.
The Zerg Queen's choice, based on her own interests and those of the Zerg, is understandable, although the result is difficult for the Demon Race to accept.