Chapter 1044: Venerable Tianyang

“That explains why the Shiwu Wings I obtained back then, even after establishing a master-servant bond, contained no detailed information. I originally thought it was because the powerful cultivator who created the Shiwu Wings didn’t leave any messages inside. But now it seems the Shiwu Wings are merely a fragment of a supreme treasure!”

“Furthermore, when the Master of Chaos City gave them to me, he said that no other beings in the universe knew of the Shiwu Wings’ existence, and also mentioned that he didn’t create them himself. Clearly, the origin of the Shiwu Wings is quite mysterious.”

“The detailed information about the Shiwu Wings was specially recorded by the Master of Chaos City in a book given to me.”

Luo Feng still remembered that book.

The book detailed some information about the Shiwu Wings, including their three forms—something the Master of Chaos City had discovered after extensive research.

“At the time, the records stated that the origin of the Shiwu Wings was mysterious and that their material was incredibly durable, so much so that even the great Cosmic Sovereigns couldn’t destroy them,” Luo Feng grew more excited. “Right, I had always been puzzled because a true powerful Cosmic Sovereign should be able to break a regular supreme treasure.”

“But the records given to me by the Master of Chaos City insisted that the material was extremely durable and absolutely indestructible!”

“At first, I thought the Shiwu Wings were just made of a slightly special material. Now it seems my Shiwu Wings must actually be a component of some extremely powerful supreme treasure. Naturally, the material of such a component would be of the highest quality.” Some of Luo Feng’s long-held suspicions and doubts now suddenly made perfect sense!

The mutual attraction between two already bonded supreme treasures was in itself inconceivable.

The only explanation was that the two treasures were originally one.

The Gold-Horned Giant Beast looked up at the figure high above, while the eight-armed bald cultivator at the altitude also gazed down at the Gold-Horned Giant Beast.

Both instantly had many thoughts racing through their minds. In truth, during the long years they had used their respective treasure wings, each had sensed something different about them compared to ordinary supreme treasures… but neither had dared to believe that they were merely fragments of a broken supreme treasure, since that was simply too incredible.

Take the Thousand-Treasure River, for example. It was said to be formed from the mutual complementation of over a thousand supreme treasures, its power endless. If completely dismantled, each individual treasure would have flaws… likely only capable of unleashing the might of a top-tier heavy treasure.

Luo Feng’s Shiwu Wings had always felt very smooth and natural to use, clearly a very competent ordinary supreme treasure.

“One fragment of a broken treasure is already this perfect,” Luo Feng mused. “What would it be like if the whole were complete?”

“The Light-Flow Wings have saved my life multiple times. Even now, as a Cosmic Overlord, this treasure, recognized as a regular supreme treasure, has never disappointed me,” the eight-armed bald cultivator looked down at Luo Feng. “So the Light-Flow Wings are actually a fragment of a powerful supreme treasure. No matter what, I must obtain the other piece! Once the two treasures are combined, their power will undergo a qualitative transformation, increasing dramatically!”

The Gold-Horned Giant Beast stared at the figure in midair. It was well known among the human race that many famous Cosmic Overlords in the universe had records of their existence, and Luo Feng naturally remembered them all. Except for a few extremely rare super cultivators who had always remained hidden, Luo Feng could recognize most of them.

“The Cosmic Overlord of the Machine Race—the Venerable Tianyang—is said to possess three supreme treasures: an ordinary supreme treasure armor, an ordinary supreme treasure pair of wings, and the high-grade supreme treasure ‘Eight-Light Shuttle.'”

“He is a candidate for the Divine General of Xingguang and has created the ultimate martial art ‘Eight Shuttles.'”

Luo Feng immediately realized the danger upon recalling these details.

The Venerable Tianyang was a tough opponent.

His strength was formidable, and his escape techniques were even more impressive!

“Although I rely on the Armor of Tribulation to fear no Cosmic Overlord, my offensive power is far inferior. I have difficulty killing even a high-grade Cosmic Sovereign… as for the Venerable Tianyang, the probability of me killing him approaches zero.” Luo Feng felt the opponent was indeed formidable.

“Who is he? The Gold-Horned Giant Beast with golden armor and wings. I don’t recognize him among the known strong cultivators of the Star-Sea Giant Beast Alliance,” the Venerable Tianyang looked down at the Gold-Horned Giant Beast, hesitating slightly. The Star-Sea Giant Beast Alliance was too mysterious, and the cultivators they produced were known for their massive divine bodies and tenacity. To kill a Gold-Horned Giant Beast Cosmic Sovereign?

Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!

The Gold-Horned Giant Beast and the Venerable Tianyang stared at each other, each wanting to seize the other’s treasure wings, yet both sensing the other’s strength.

Luo Feng’s offensive capabilities were simply too weak to do anything against such an opponent… while the Venerable Tianyang simply had no confidence in killing a Gold-Horned Giant Beast whose body was at least a thousand kilometers long.

“I am the Venerable Tianyang,” the Venerable Tianyang slowly descended and landed on a branch, sending his voice over.

“I am the Venerable Golden-Wings,” the Gold-Horned Giant Beast’s voice resonated deeply as it delivered its response.

The Venerable Tianyang slightly raised his head, his gaze like the morning sun falling upon the Golden-Horned Giant Beast as he smiled: “Esteemed Golden-Wings of the Star-Sea Giant Beast Alliance, the treasure wings you possess and mine appear to share a profound connection. I desire your treasure wings… name your price.”

“A top-tier supreme treasure,” the Gold-Horned Giant Beast replied.

“Hmph,” the Venerable Tianyang’s eyebrows furrowed.

A top-tier supreme treasure?

Even the supreme Cosmic Sovereigns might not necessarily possess such treasures. Even if the two pairs of wings were indeed originally one, combining them wouldn’t necessarily make them a top-tier supreme treasure.

“Are you not unwilling to trade either?” the Venerable Tianyang sent his voice.

“You aren’t either?” the Gold-Horned Giant Beast sent back.

As the two exchanged glances, they both understood each other’s determination. Clearly, both valued their treasure wings highly… if they wanted to exchange treasures, they would likely need an extremely high-grade supreme treasure. However, treasures of that level were impossible for either of them to offer, and they likely lacked the capability to even obtain such treasures.

Boom! Boom!

Almost simultaneously, the two moved.

“Then die!” The Venerable Tianyang’s eyes flashed with deadly intent as he burned his divine power. His eight arms simultaneously conjured a six-meter-long sharp shuttle glowing with black light, and he charged forward to attack.

“Is that all you’ve got?” The Gold-Horned Giant Beast roared as it burned its divine body and spread its wings, charging straight at him.

Boom! Boom!

Tree after tree trembled and even collapsed as the two began their fierce close-range battle. They exchanged blows hundreds of times per second. More accurately, it was the Venerable Tianyang attacking the Gold-Horned Giant Beast, while the latter transformed into a form over a kilometer long, enduring the attacks and occasionally counterattacking with its wings, relying on its significantly larger divine body.

“Eight!” The Venerable Tianyang cried out clearly, and the power of the eight shuttles surged instantly.

“Eight!” He shouted again.

“Eight!”

Three times in succession, the voice rang out, soul-shaking. For a moment, the Venerable Tianyang’s face seemed to glow with a kind of holiness, though his eyes still carried a black light that made one’s heart tremble.

The ultimate martial art ‘Eight Shuttles,’ used in a desperate move.

An incomparably beautiful technique…

For a moment, the Gold-Horned Giant Beast was helpless, simply enduring blow after blow. The Venerable Tianyang’s eight arms gripped the eight light shuttles, which seemed like the essence of the universe itself, beautiful enough to steal one’s breath. The Venerable Tianyang’s wings vibrated repeatedly, and the shifting flow of time around him made the light shuttles even more dazzling.

It was a technique so beautiful it was breathtaking!

And also a technique whose power was terrifyingly immense!

“Whoosh!”

The Gold-Horned Giant Beast rolled backward like a heavy mountain, crashing through tree after tree, before quickly rising again.

Meanwhile, the Venerable Tianyang hovered in the distance, staring in disbelief at the Gold-Horned Giant Beast: “You… your divine body wasn’t damaged much at all?”

“Pity, your divine body was damaged,” the Gold-Horned Giant Beast’s deep voice came.

“Big divine body, strong armor, humph, your treasure wings will one day be mine.” A trace of unwillingness flashed in the Venerable Tianyang’s eyes as he flapped his black wings and shot into the sky. He had no choice; he had already unleashed his ultimate move, consuming 3% of his divine body, yet the opponent had completely endured the assault without any damage.

How could he fight like this?

The Venerable Tianyang was right—”big divine body, strong armor”—left him feeling helpless.

“Whoosh!” The Gold-Horned Giant Beast also quickly flew away.

Not long after, the forest where many ancient trees had fallen returned to its original state. Even the previous deep pits were restored, with grass and flowers standing upright again, showing no sign that a battle between powerful cultivators had ever occurred.

After flying away from the forest, the Gold-Horned Giant Beast quietly separated from the Shadow Sea Clone.

After delivering the Shiwu Wings, the Claw Set treasure, the Tower Pearl, the Golden-Line Extreme Light Mirror, the Robe Armor, the Sword River components, and other treasures to the Ocean Clone, the Ocean Clone shrank to approximately nine meters in height and directly settled into a cross-legged position amidst a patch of wild grass on a hillside. Meanwhile, the Gold-Horned Giant Beast flew away without carrying any treasures.

It flew over the wastelands, entered a vast, expansive forest, and landed within it.

“The other treasure wings…” The Gold-Horned Giant Beast lay on the grass, narrowing its eyes.

“My defense is formidable, my divine body is unshakable. Just like the Lord of Nine Nether confronting the mightiest Cosmic Overlords!” Luo Feng declared. “Even though the strongest Cosmic Overlords vastly surpass the Lord of Nine Nether in power, within the Boundless Nether Sea—facing a Nine Nether Sea spanning over ten light-years in diameter—even the most powerful Cosmic Overlords could do nothing but submit to their fate.”

“Yet even so, the Lord of Nine Nether could never hope to slay the mightiest Cosmic Overlords,” Luo Feng mused silently to himself.

That was his weakness.

After all, he was merely an Immortal! Even with the ‘Nine Tribulations Secret Manual,’ which made him a special lifeform verging on defying the heavens, his divine body was comparable to that of a Cosmic Sovereign! Moreover, he possessed the supreme treasure, the Tribulation Armor, for protection! Combined with his massive divine body… it was likely that few Cosmic Overlords could rival his defensive prowess.

Yet no matter how strong his defense was… it couldn’t hide the fact that his offensive power was weak.

Firstly, his comprehension of the laws was too low.

Even with supreme offensive treasures and powerful will and consciousness, he could at best fight against Cosmic Sovereigns without treasures… but against Cosmic Overlords who possessed treasures and had higher comprehension of the laws, he was simply outclassed!

Of course—

Though it was a complete outclassing!

Qi Xue Sovereign consumed 9% of his divine body, while the Gold-Horned Giant Beast consumed about one ten-thousandth of a percent!

Tianyang Sovereign consumed 3% of his divine body, while the Gold-Horned Giant Beast didn’t even consume one ten-thousandth of a percent! He was like an unbreakable, indestructible hard knot.

“But how can I obtain that treasure wing?” The Gold-Horned Giant Beast roared, filled with frustration.

Just then—

“Boom~~”

An inconceivable pressure suddenly descended upon the primal star, spreading outward. The Gold-Horned Giant Beast, lying in the vast forest of the primal star, was as if bound by an invisible force—an absolute control over space-time itself!

“Control over space-time?” A trace of alarm flickered in the Gold-Horned Giant Beast’s eyes. He knew…

A Cosmic Sovereign had arrived!