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Chapter 418 The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Phenomena stopped 500 meters outside the spherical space membrane.
Lu Sheng was hiding behind the wreckage of the warship, a kilometer away.
Through his sensory anchor, he clearly saw the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Phenomena suspended in space, his gaze fixed on the spherical space membrane.
Those ordinary eyes, which were otherwise unremarkable, suddenly flashed with an extremely complex light.
Greed, excitement, caution.
The Celestial Venerable of All Things raised his right hand and gently touched the surface of the spherical space membrane.
hum-
The threads of law vibrated slightly.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations withdrew his finger. He looked down at his fingertip.
"Ancient Law Threads." His voice rang out for the first time in space. The voice wasn't loud, but through the transmission of the laws, it clearly reached Lu Sheng's ears.
"Extremely high quality. The weaving technique is in the style of ancient times."
He circled halfway around the spherical space, his gaze falling on the ancient metal armor plates embedded on the outside of the membrane.
"Artificial defenses have also been added."
The corner of the Venerable of Myriad Manifestations' mouth curled up slightly.
"Interesting. This kid's quick."
He raised his head and called out in the direction of the ship graveyard:
"Lu Sheng, come out. You've concealed your aura quite well; someone at the mid-stage of the Spirit Saint realm might not have been able to detect you. But before me—"
He tilted his head, his gaze precisely locking onto the direction where Lu Sheng was hiding.
"Your little tricks aren't enough."
Lu Sheng's heart sank.
Was discovered.
Without hesitation, he stepped out from behind the wreckage of the warship.
Fourteen dragon wings unfurled behind him. His dark golden vertical pupils met the calm eyes of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations.
"The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations," Lu Sheng said.
"Lord of Blue Star." The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations sized him up. "Younger than I expected."
"You're shorter than I imagined."
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations paused for a moment, then smiled.
"Interesting." His smile was faint. "You're the first person to tell me to my face that I'm short."
"That means everyone who met you before was too polite."
The smile of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations vanished.
"Lord Lu, I gave you a chance. I was willing to discuss the matter of the Seed of Origin with you properly. You simply didn't know what was good for you."
"You call this a proper discussion?" Lu Sheng's tone turned cold. "You came in demanding a share of my star sector right away. You asked for my ancient metal formula right off the bat. And the third thing is even more outrageous—you asked me to find what you were looking for, and then you wanted a share of it after finding it. You call this a discussion?"
"So how do you want to discuss this?"
"I've already stated my conditions. Will you agree or not?"
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations looked at him.
"Your conditions are too demanding."
"And what's your proposal?"
"My plan is simple." The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations raised his hand, pointing to the spherical space behind him. "I want what's inside. Move aside."
Lu Sheng didn't move.
"Should we let them pass or not?"
"No."
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations nodded. "I admire your backbone. But backbone—cannot be used as strength."
His aura of law was suddenly released.
boom!
An overwhelming pressure descended. Under this pressure, the wreckage of the warships in space began to shatter, twist, and turn to dust.
Lu Sheng's dragon wings tightened abruptly, and he unleashed his full power of late-stage Spirit Saint laws to counteract the suppression.
He held on.
But it was very difficult to carry.
The wreckage beneath his feet, protected by his power of law, did not shatter, but was already trembling violently.
"Late-stage Spirit Saint." A glint flashed in the eyes of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable as he observed Lu Sheng's reaction. "As expected, late-stage. Three months ago you were still in the middle stage. Now you're in the late stage."
"You're growing too fast."
"Is this your reason for taking action?" Lu Sheng said through gritted teeth.
"This is the reason I have no choice but to take action." The tone of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable changed. It was no longer the condescending casualness of before, but rather a hint of seriousness. "If you're left unchecked, in a few years you'll be at the peak of the Spirit Saint realm. In a few decades, you might even reach the Spirit Immortal realm. At that point—what will I have to offer you in our negotiations?"
"So you have to make your move while I'm still weak."
"Not weak. A late-stage Spirit Saint is already among the top 100 in the entire known universe," said the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations. "However—I am only in the top ten."
His aura of law and power has increased by another layer.
Lu Sheng's knees bent slightly.
But he did not kneel.
He punched his thigh, using the pain to straighten his knee.
"You talk too much nonsense," Lu Sheng said.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations glanced at him.
"you're right."
next second.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations moved.
His figure vanished from five hundred meters away—not by teleportation, but by spatial manipulation. He traversed five hundred meters in a single step, appearing three meters in front of Lu Sheng.
He struck out with his palm.
This palm strike was devoid of any fancy moves. It was simply pure, compressed power of the laws, concentrated in the palm, and aimed at Lu Sheng's chest.
Wherever the palm strike passed, the space shattered like glass.
Lu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.
fast!
too fast!
His body reacted instinctively—dragon scales instantly covered his entire body, activating his human-dragon state!
All attributes doubled!
Golden dragon scales covered his entire body, his vertical pupils shone brightly with golden light, and two dragon horns broke through the skin on his forehead.
He crossed his arms in front of his chest.
boom!!
The palm struck his arms.
Lu Sheng's body flew backward like a cannonball.
300 meters. 500 meters. 800 meters.
His back slammed through the wreckage of two warships before he managed to steady himself on the third.
A sharp pain shot through both arms. A piece of the golden dragon scale had shattered.
"Such a tough body." The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations stood still, looking at his palm. "I didn't hold back with this palm strike. If it were an ordinary late-stage Spirit Saint, their bones would be shattered. You only cracked a few scales."
Lu Sheng shook his numb arms.
It hurts. But the bones aren't broken.
The physical strength of the Dragon God sequence, in its human-dragon state, is indeed ridiculously tough.
"Is this all you've got?" Lu Sheng grinned. There was blood at the corner of his mouth.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations shook his head.
"Young man, being stubborn won't help."
His figure disappeared again.
This time, Lu Sheng was prepared. His perception was doubled in his human-dragon form, allowing him to detect the spatial folding trajectory of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable—
To the left rear!
Lu Sheng suddenly turned around and threw out his right fist!
Five laws were simultaneously activated on the fist—law resonance!
A gray ball of light, the size of a bean, flew out from the fist, pierced through space, and headed straight for the direction where the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations had appeared!
The figure of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations solidified to his left rear. The moment he saw the gray sphere of light, his brows furrowed for the first time.
"Resonance of Laws?"
He didn't take the hit head-on. He dodged to the side.
The gray orb grazed his sleeve and struck a massive piece of warship wreckage behind him.
A silent explosion.
A piece of the wreckage was erased from the physical level.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations looked at the circular hole, then at Lu Sheng.
"That's quite an interesting move." His tone held more importance. "Mastering Law Resonance at the late-stage Spirit Saint level... your talent is indeed remarkable."
"Are you going to fight or not?" Lu Sheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Or are you just talking the talk but not walking the walk?"
The Heavenly Venerable of Myriad Manifestations' gaze turned cold.
"Alright. Then I won't stand on ceremony."