TL: Etude
âI remember now,â the Spirit of the Nether King Temple mentioned to us after we returned. âA genius from this cosmic era achieved the highest assessment score and obtained our clanâs Nether King Secret Manual! Now it seems that person is indeed him! His soul realm is definitely not much weaker than that of Ming Dong!â
Nether King Supreme stared at Ye Tian, suddenly enlightened.
The Master of the Primordial Era chuckled, âNether King Supreme, youâre suffering the consequences of your own actions. If you hadnât brought out the Nether King Secret Manual, such an unexpected turn wouldnât have happened today!â
In terms of strength, Nether King Supreme was far inferior to the Master of the Primordial Era, but he still dared to retort, âMaster of the Primordial Era, I didnât expect anyone to complete the highest assessment. Also, the legacy left in the Nether King Temple was meant for unexpected situations. If the techniques had flaws, the inheritance canât be cut off, right? Moreover, I discovered through powerful soul secret techniques that this human named Ye Tian has an aura similar to yours. He must have obtained your inheritance as well.â
The Master of the Primordial Era frowned, then stared at Ye Tian, calculating something. He exclaimed in surprise, âThe Heavenly Origin True Method!â
In terms of value, the Heavenly Origin True Method was not at all inferior to the Nether King Secret Manual, perhaps even surpassing it.
Suddenly, the Master of the Primordial Era fell silent.
On the arena.
Ming Dong was somewhat surprised that Ye Tian withstood his soul attack but was only slightly astonished.
Just now, he had only used a minor secret technique and hadnât gone all out.
âSoul Realm, Descend!â Ming Dong truly took action, employing his powerful secret technique.
Boom!!!! A phantom Soul Realm descended, with countless soul laws covering the area.
Next, chains of souls flew from the depths of the Soul Realm, attacking Ye Tian.
âWhat a marvelous soul secret technique, definitely not from the Nether King Secret Manual!â Ye Tian thought.
He knew his soul power was somewhat weaker than Ming Dongâs, and the soul secret techniques he mastered were far inferior.
If he relied on soul power, he would definitely lose to Ming Dong.
Of course.
His true combat strength didnât rely on soul power; soul methods were just a form of support.
Although Ming Dong was a Child of the Era, Ye Tian had many ways to kill him.
However, he couldnât fully display his strength; otherwise, he would easily become a target. Without understanding the forces of the twelve cosmic eras, he wouldnât rashly put himself in danger.
âI canât expose my Super God-level time talent, nor can I fully reveal my powerful physical strength. Iâll use saber techniques then!â Ye Tian pondered.
He only employed the ultimate saber technique, the Heavenly Moon Saber, controlling its power to show the combat strength comparable to an ordinary Child of the Era.
âHeavenly Moon Saber, Slash!â
An attack imbued with the power of the Great Dao struck the soul chains. Even though the soul chains were illusory, they shattered upon contact with the ultimate technique of the Heavenly Moon Saber.
Simultaneously, Ye Tian also mobilized his soul power to prevent the soul influence from affecting him.
The battle between the two lasted for a while, almost reaching a stalemate.
Suddenly.
Ye Tian erupted with the power of time, but only revealed the strength of a high-level time talent, employing a great divine ability of timeâthe Wheel of Time.
This great divine ability could trap someone in a time loop, possibly forever.
If Ye Tian used the Wheel of Time at full power, it would surely entrap Ming Dong in the time loop. But he didnât go all out; even a restrained Wheel of Time momentarily ensnared Ming Dongâs consciousness in the time loop.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Tian delivered a critical blow with his saber, severely injuring Ming Dong.
The bodies of the Nether Race were not strong. Even though Ming Dong, as a Child of the Era, had a robust physical constitution, it was still too weak for Ye Tian, exposing a vulnerability.
Moreover, the physical talents of the Nether Race were poor, and their recovery speed was slow. Otherwise, the Nether Race would have been invincible long ago.
Thus, after being severely injured by Ye Tianâs strike, Ming Dong found it difficult to recover and was in a dire situation.
Even though Ming Dong erupted with soul secret techniques, forcefully breaking out of the time loop, he still couldnât avoid defeat.
Just as Ye Tian was about to kill Ming Dong, an unexpected event occurred.
Boom!!! A terrifying force enveloped Ming Dong, directly taking him out of the arena.
âWe surrender!â
Nether King Supreme declared on behalf of Ming Dong.
Ye Tian frowned but didnât say anything. This level of conversation was not for him to interfere in; it was naturally for the Supremes to discuss.
However, the Underworld Clanâs supreme forcefully intervening in a Galaxy-level duel undoubtedly broke the rules.
The First Divine Lord of the Immortal Race spoke up, âNether King Supreme, what do you mean by this?â
âThe junior lost, and I surrendered on his behalf,â Nether King Supreme replied.
âSurrender? This duel was at the Galaxy level. What do you mean by interfering? Are you implying you canât afford to lose and donât want your Child of the Era to fall? If so, then werenât the deaths of our two Galaxy-level fighters in vain?â
Nether King Supreme sneered, âHow can those two Galaxy-level fighters of yours compare to Ming Dong? They were just sacrificial pawns with no real value.â
The First Divine Lord of the Immortal Race, seeing Nether King Supremeâs stance, turned to the Master of the Primordial Era. âMaster of the Primordial Era, this duel was initiated by you. Now that your side has broken the rules, what do you propose?â
âWeâll discuss and give you a response shortly,â the Master of the Primordial Era said.
âFine,â the First Divine Lord nodded.
After a few minutes, it seemed that the Master of the Primordial Era and Nether King Supreme had a slight disagreement and appeared to be arguing. However, their discussion was conducted through voice transmission and was shielded, making it impossible to know what they were saying.
Suddenly, the Master of the Primordial Era spoke again, âHow about this: you lost two matches and should pay the price of 200 star fields. Now, you only need to pay 100 star fields. How about that?â
The First Divine Lord of the Immortal Race didnât want to agree, wishing not to give up a single star field. But he knew the forces of the twelve cosmic eras wouldnât accept it. If things escalated, it would definitely be disadvantageous for them.
Therefore, the Supremes of the Immortal Race, Demon Race, and other major cosmic clans discussed briefly and agreed to this decision.
âAlright, we agree!â The First Divine Lord of the Immortal Race announced.
Subsequently, they signed a cosmic agreement, and the forces of the twelve cosmic eras declared that they would not take action against any cosmic races for the next hundred thousand years.
âYe Tian, you have done a great service this time, well done!â Kunwu Supreme said with a smile.
âKunwu Supreme, I was just doing it for myself,â Ye Tian replied modestly.
âLetâs go to the Divine Demon Heaven. We canât miss out on the benefits that the Divine and Demon Races promised us!â Kunwu Supreme laughed.
âThe Divine Demon Heaven!â Ye Tian showed an excited expression and followed Kunwu Supreme towards the Divine Demon Heaven.