bookbashuk Chapter 15: The Wasteland, Let's have a match!
Chapter 15: The Wasteland, Let's have a match!
Virtual Universe
In the endless darkness, faint starlight flickers in the distance.
A simple temple floated in mid-air
Great Ax Temple!
Gao Ya didn't actually want to come here, after all, he wasn't a powerful figure who rose step by step from the bottom of the five major forces, and he wasn't a direct descendant.
But the Lord of Chaos City insisted on bringing him along, saying that it was a major event for the race when one of the five major powers had a Venerable break through to the Universe Lord level. He explained that the Giant Axe Conference was held every time such an event occurred, primarily to allow the other Universe Lords to get to know each other and truly join the top echelons of the human race.
When he and the Universe Lord, who was affiliated with the Virtual Universe Company, arrived here, they saw a long stone table on the not-too-large open space in front of the temple.
There was only one stone chair at the head of the long stone table, but there was a row of stone chairs on each side, and now these stone chairs were occupied by imposing figures.
The lords of the universe are divided into four factions and are talking to each other.
"chaos."
"Chaos, you have arrived."
"chaos"
At this moment, a ferocious-looking creature, covered in complex scales and with three sharp horns on its head, resembling a humanoid beast at first glance, stood up and its gaze fell on Gao Ya.
"You must be the infamous Star Lord of Chaos City, looking down on even the core members of the four secret realms of the Virtual Universe Company, yet you've taken in a piece of trash who hasn't even grasped the laws of space as your personal disciple. What, do you have some opinion about our human geniuses?"
The previously peaceful atmosphere inside the hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.
"Whoosh—" More than a dozen gazes, powerful enough to crush an ordinary immortal, focused on him like searchlights.
The representatives of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank and the First Cosmic Bank, Lord Qingdong and Lord Penggong, had deep, expectant eyes, as if they were watching a good show.
The Void Gold Lord of the Giant Axe Arena had a gaze as sharp as a knife, as if trying to peel away all his disguises and see through his true thoughts.
The Dragon Lord, Dark Lord, Ice Peak Lord, and Netherworld Lord, among others from the Virtual Universe Company, frowned slightly.
"You idiot, it's not your place to question people from my Virtual Universe Company," the Chaos City Lord said in a deep voice, standing next to Gao Ya.
The giant with three sharp horns and scales remained unmoved, chuckling, "Chaos, I only address matters, not individuals. Every strong member of our human race bears the responsibility of making our race strong. Who here hasn't trained core disciples? Even if we don't accept them as personal disciples, nominal disciples would be fine. But this one beside you seems unwilling to even accept nominal disciples, only thinking about that worthless 10 Chaos Yuan."
As he spoke, the giant with three sharp horns and scales stared at Gao Ya, his gaze almost tangible!
Just as the Chaos City Lord was about to speak up again to defend the city—
"Haha," Gao Ya suddenly laughed, the sound exceptionally clear in the deathly silence of the empty space, even carrying a hint of relief that broke the heavy atmosphere.
He slightly raised his eyelids, his gaze calmly meeting that of the three horned, scaled giants. His voice was clear and unhurried: "Lord of the Wasteland, is it? Let's have a fight."
These words were like a stone thrown into a still lake!
The Lord of the Desolate Mirror's eyes narrowed, and the other Universe Lords also subtly changed their expressions, seemingly scrutinizing the Scaled Giant.
"Hey kid, come here!"
Lord of the Wasteland's fighting spirit soared. As the leader of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, battle was his daily meal, and slaughter was the main course of every meal!
"I'll teach Chaos a lesson, so you'll know what it means to respect the strong!"
He, a fourth-tier Universe Lord, couldn't possibly defeat a top-tier Universe Overlord who had just broken through to the Universe Lord realm?
"Heh, hold on, I have a request."
"explain!"
"I want a top-tier treasure."
Lord of the Desolate Realm: "Very well, the clan will reward every powerful individual who becomes a Lord of the Universe with a top-tier treasure. I promise you!"
The scene suddenly changed; the simple temple had transformed into a vast green grassland.
"Let's begin!" Gao Ya charged forward, wielding his top-tier treasured battle blade.
"Infinite Sand Sea!" The Lord of Desolation unleashed a domain-type supreme treasure, and countless water droplets and particles appeared out of thin air, instantly coalescing into an ocean of quicksand.
Gao Ya's body suddenly sank, his originally lightning-fast movements becoming as if he were stuck in quagmire, and even his own strength was forcibly suppressed, unable to be fully utilized.
"A domain-specific treasure?"
A slight smile played on his lips, and in that instant, a strange, hazy halo appeared beneath his feet.
"Fleeting Light and Shadow!"
"Time-Space Pressure!"
Whoosh!
His speed suddenly increased!
At the same time, a powerful force of spacetime descended like a mountain crashing down, forcefully dispersing the ocean surrounding Gao Ya and reducing the suppression of the treasure on him.
"Swish! Swish!"
Gao Ya's figure left behind afterimages that were slightly sluggish yet still swift in the sea of sand.
Although the secret technique couldn't completely eliminate the suppression, he had broken free from most of the restraints and recovered ninety percent of his strength.
"The strongest secret technique of speed! The strongest secret technique of control!" Lord of Desolate Mirror was surprised, never expecting that such a secret technique could be created during the time of Venerable Gao Ya.
"No wonder you dared to fight me."
"However, if you rely solely on this, you probably won't be able to beat me!"
The Lord of the Desolate Realm, wielding a greatsword in each hand, strode forward with thunderous strides towards Gao Ya.
"Time-Space Slash!"
"Nine Swords of Time!"
The two sides clashed instantly.
"Boom!"
Lord of the Wasteland remained motionless, while Gao Ya took three steps back.
"How is this possible!" the Lord of the Wasteland exclaimed in horror.
Gao Ya laughed and said, "If you rely solely on this, you probably won't be able to beat me."
Having broken through to the level of Universe Lord and with the support of a top-tier treasured battle blade, his combat power has reached the fourth-tier Universe Lord level.
If the Lord of Desolate Mirror, a veteran fourth-tier universe lord, is only capable of this much, he has no right to object to the matter of him taking on disciples.
"Ha!" The Lord of Desolation sneered when he saw him return the words verbatim, and charged forward.
"I'd like to see how long your divine body can last."
The cosmic rulers watching the battle were all observing it intently.
"The most powerful secret technique created based on the laws of spacetime—the Lord of the Stars truly knows how to hide it."
"His attack power has reached the fourth tier, that's terrifying."
"So what? In a contest of divine physique, the Lord of the Stars will surely lose!"
"Look, what is the Lord of the Stars doing!"
On the field
Gao Ya's footsteps were as ethereal as clouds, leaping repeatedly across the nodes of time and space, always managing to evade the Lord of the Wasteland's attacks by the slightest margin.
"All you do is run away!" The Lord of Desolation was furious. Compared to this chase, he would much rather Gao Ya fight him head-on, because that would consume more of his divine body and make Gao Ya lose faster.
Who knew this guy was like an eel, impossible to hit, constantly using speed-based techniques, consuming far less divine power than him. If this continued, he would be the one to wear himself down first.
"Running away is a skill in itself. If you're so capable, come and fight me!"
The Lord of the Wasteland, enraged, shouted: "Die!"
"Boom!"
"boom!
One after another, attacks formed from the most powerful secret techniques landed on Gao Ya a second ago, but his true form had already flashed out of the attack range.
Gradually, a sense of enlightenment welled up in Gao Ya's heart, and his steps became even more ethereal, as if he were going against the current in the river of time.
One second ago, an illusion appeared; two seconds ago, an illusion appeared; three seconds ago, an illusion appeared... Hundreds of illusions at different spatial coordinates and time points appeared one after another behind his true form.
The Lord of the Wasteland was completely dumbfounded!
"This... spacetime fusion, damn it!"
His perception and predictions were instantly thrown into chaos by these hundreds of illusory "past" forms, making it impossible for him to distinguish which was the real "present" and which was the now useless "past."
"Break!" The Lord of the Wasteland swept his sword across all the "High Asias," blocking their path.
Peng!
Yet the sword light still pierced through "Gao Ya's" body and sliced through the void, as if it had struck thin air.
Several universe lords exclaimed in surprise.
"This is... the strongest speed-based fusion technique!"
"The Lord of the Stars has achieved enlightenment!"
"Creating soul-type, speed-type, and control-type secret techniques is extremely difficult. Among humans, there are probably few with the comprehension of the Star Lord."
The Chaos City Lord's tense brows relaxed.
The outcome is decided!