Originally, the lightning in this thunder region was all repelled outside by Luo Fan's domain, the Koi Domain.
Those weaker lightning bolts could not enter Luo Fan's domain at all.
As for the more powerful lightning bolts, once they entered, they were continuously weakened by Luo Fan's domain.
By the time those lightning bolts struck Luo Fan, their power had already been reduced significantly.
Not only that, many lightning bolts were redirected outside the domain.
But now, a massive amount of lightning suddenly surged into Luo Fan's domain. No, more accurately, it was an entire sea of lightning.
The moment he saw this lightning sea, he knew it was most likely a supreme treasure belonging to a powerful expert.
This lightning sea was quite powerful. Luo Fan could feel his domain gradually being pushed back.
This indicated that the opponent's lightning sea domain was at least a peak domain-type supreme treasure, equal to his own.
Luo Fan began recalling the intelligence the human race possessed about powerful experts in the Universe Sea.
Very quickly, he thought of information about a certain Universe Master.
The Lightning Sea Lord of the First Reincarnation Era.
The opponent was a third-tier Universe Master.
His personal strength was relatively weak, but he possessed a peak domain-type supreme treasure.
That treasure was precisely a lightning sea.
Normally, the Lightning Sea Lord rarely came to explore the Universe Sea.
However, since he would soon perish, he had recently begun exploring the Universe Sea.
Most of the time, he explored the outer regions of the Universe Boat.
Luo Fan guessed that the one he had encountered was likely the Lightning Sea Lord.
Just as Luo Fan was preparing to act, he discovered that the other party was actually retreating on his own.
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The Lightning Sea Lord himself was a special lifeform from the First Reincarnation Era.
He was originally an energy lifeform formed from a bolt of lightning.
His lightning sea domain treasure was his innate companion treasure.
Or rather, the lightning within that sea had originally been his own kind.
For some unknown reason, one of those lightning bolts eventually developed consciousness.
Later, that lightning cultivated all the way to the Universe Master realm and became the current Lightning Sea Lord.
Although the Lightning Sea Lord was a violent bolt of lightning by nature.
His personality was actually extremely timid.
During the previous two reincarnation eras, he never dared to explore the Universe Sea.
After joining the faction of a Universe Strongest, he stayed within that expert's territory and rarely left.
In this reincarnation era, the small universe of that Universe Strongest was about to collapse.
Therefore, the Universe Strongest directly forced all the Universe Masters who relied on his small universe to enter the Universe Sea and search for opportunities on his behalf.
These Universe Masters were bound to him in prosperity and decline.
If that small universe were destroyed, those Universe Masters would also perish.
This was the reason why the naturally timid Lightning Sea Lord had come to explore the Universe Sea.
Previously, he had always explored the outer regions of the Universe Boat.
Recently he heard that this region was filled with lightning everywhere, so he came here to try his luck and see if he could find something suitable for himself.
He had not expected to encounter Luo Fan.
After sensing that Luo Fan's domain treasure was no weaker than his own, the Lightning Sea Lord did not attack like other Universe Masters of the First Reincarnation Era.
Instead, he immediately began retreating.
He knew that in the Universe Sea, he was considered one of the weaker Universe Masters.
So whenever he encountered someone, his first instinct was to run.
The reason his domain treasure had intruded into Luo Fan's domain was actually accidental.
He had been attempting to capture surrounding lightning and merge it into his lightning sea domain treasure, trying to see if he could increase the level of his companion treasure.
Because of that attempt, he had accidentally intruded into Luo Fan's domain.
But after noticing this, he immediately prepared to withdraw.
Seeing this, Luo Fan also did not bother to pursue him.
He was not a bloodthirsty person.
The Lightning Sea Lord had never offended him.
As for killing someone to seize their treasure, Luo Fan had no real need for it.
However, just as the Lightning Sea Lord was preparing to leave—
"Boom!"
"Crack!"
For some unknown reason, the surrounding lightning sea suddenly became somewhat violent.
Not only that, even the Lightning Sea Lord's domain treasure became violent.
Luo Fan could sense that the opponent's domain treasure had actually absorbed some of the surrounding lightning.
Furthermore, the aura of the domain treasure had increased slightly.
This discovery immediately shocked Luo Fan.
He knew that the Lightning Sea Lord's lightning sea domain was a peak supreme treasure domain.
Among peak supreme treasure domains, its quality was considered quite good.
Otherwise, it would not have been able to directly intrude into Luo Fan's domain earlier.
Although the surrounding environment had amplified its power somewhat.
Luo Fan had not thought much of it at the time.
He knew that this lightning sea domain was the Lightning Sea Lord's companion treasure.
It could not have been nurtured in the Universe Sea.
But now, the lightning sea domain was actually resonating with the surrounding lightning.
It could even absorb nearby lightning to improve its own quality.
Did that mean this peak domain treasure might eventually absorb enough lightning to become a True God treasure?
That possibility was not impossible.
Some treasures were indeed nurtured through environmental conditions.
The secret engravings on those treasures were also naturally formed.
In fact, this was very similar to the way some treasures were forged by Luo Fan's Original Universe avatar.
When the Original Universe avatar forged treasures, it did so within its own body.
It specifically created a secret realm dedicated to treasure forging.
When Luo Fan used that secret realm to forge artifacts, he would guide the process.
But sometimes certain treasures would generate their own secret engravings.
This was why forging treasures using the Creation Authority of the Original Universe avatar was much easier than normal artifact refinement.
It was because the Original Universe avatar could control the environment to nurture treasures.
Now, the Lightning Sea Lord's lightning sea domain seemed to be improving itself through environmental influence, just like the treasures Luo Fan forged.
Luo Fan did not know whether this treasure could truly become a True God domain treasure.
However, this situation gave him new inspiration.
Could he also forge treasures in this way?
Especially domain treasures.
Such a method seemed particularly suitable for creating domain-type treasures.
Previously, the treasures he forged were influenced during the forging process before completion.
But in the future, he could try influencing already completed treasures to see whether their quality could be enhanced.
Compared with the Lightning Sea Lord accidentally discovering an environment capable of improving his treasure.
Luo Fan, who possessed the Original Universe avatar, could completely control the conditions within his own body and nurture special secret realms to enhance treasure quality.
Thinking about this made Luo Fan somewhat excited.
He planned to have the Original Universe avatar conduct experiments during this period to see whether higher-level domain treasures could be forged in this way.
Currently, Luo Fan could only barely forge domain treasures at the level of ordinary supreme treasures.
Moreover, they could only be successfully forged if the Original Universe avatar did it personally.
As for the avatars, they could at most forge ordinary supreme treasure weapons and armor.
When forging ordinary domain treasures, even with empowerment and system tasks, Luo Fan would at most obtain a peak domain supreme treasure as a reward.
However, if he could forge high-tier supreme treasure domains.
Then Luo Fan could freely obtain True God domain treasures.
Without hesitation, he immediately instructed the Original Universe avatar to begin experiments.
Although creating such secret realms would consume a considerable amount of universal origin.
Compared with the potential gains, that cost was insignificant.
After observing the increase in the lightning sea's aura for a while, Luo Fan prepared to leave.
After all, the lightning sea domain was still just a peak supreme treasure.
Even if it could absorb the lightning here and eventually rise to the level of a True God treasure, it was not particularly important to Luo Fan.
Therefore, he did not bother to seize someone else's treasure.
For a peak supreme treasure domain to evolve into a True God treasure through passive environmental absorption would require countless eras.
For ordinary Universe Masters or even Universe Strongest experts, such waiting time might still be worthwhile.
But for Luo Fan, it was not worth waiting that long.
Instead of wasting time here, it was better to let the Original Universe avatar research whether this method could produce high-tier treasures.
For an ordinary domain treasure to evolve into a high-tier treasure through environmental nurturing, especially with the direct assistance of the Original Universe avatar, would be far easier and faster than waiting for the lightning sea domain to evolve into a True God treasure.
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Naturally, the Lightning Sea Lord also sensed the change in his lightning sea domain.
As his companion treasure, he understood this lightning sea domain extremely well.
More precisely, since the Lightning Sea Lord was a special lifeform born when a bolt of lightning within the domain developed consciousness, it might be more accurate to say that he himself was the companion lifeform of the domain treasure.
Because of this, he could unleash the lightning sea domain's greatest power.
He was also the one who understood this treasure the best.
This lightning sea domain had accompanied him for more than two reincarnation eras.
Now that it had changed, the Lightning Sea Lord noticed it even earlier than Luo Fan.
When he sensed that his lightning sea domain had absorbed surrounding lightning and slightly improved, his heart immediately filled with wild joy.
He also longed deeply for a supreme pinnacle treasure.
No one in the Universe Sea did not desire such a treasure.
Previously, he had been too weak to dare explore the Universe Sea.
If he had not been forced by the Universe Strongest of the small universe he depended on, he would never have come here.
All he wanted was to slowly enjoy life while he still had time.
Originally, he had planned to idle around the outer regions of the Universe Boat.
He came here only because the environment suited him well.
He himself was formed from lightning.
This place felt extremely comfortable for him, and there were not many dangers.
He never expected that while trying to slack off, he would discover that his treasure still had the potential to evolve.
One had to know that his domain was already a peak domain supreme treasure.
If it improved further, it would become a supreme pinnacle domain treasure.
However, before he could celebrate for long, his naturally cautious personality made him realize something.
He was not alone here.
There was another unfamiliar Universe Master nearby.
Although he had previously received information about Universe Sea experts and treasures from that Universe Strongest.
There was no information about Luo Fan among it.
He did not know anything about Luo Fan.
However, he could sense that Luo Fan's domain treasure was also a peak domain supreme treasure.
Anyone who possessed such a treasure might not be simple.
Originally, the Lightning Sea Lord had planned to leave.
But now his treasure could absorb lightning and evolve.
If only he knew this secret, he could simply hide here and wait patiently.
But earlier, when the lightning sea domain changed, this unfamiliar Universe Master had been right beside him.
Moreover, his lightning sea domain had been very close to Luo Fan at that moment.
As a Universe Master, it was impossible for Luo Fan not to notice the change.
However, knowing that his own strength was relatively weak, the Lightning Sea Lord's first instinct was still to flee.
If necessary, he would request reinforcements.
After all, a peak domain supreme treasure capable of absorbing lightning and evolving into a supreme pinnacle treasure was enough to tempt even Universe Strongest experts.
But the Lightning Sea Lord himself was only a third-tier Universe Master.
Against most Universe Masters in the Universe Sea, he would be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, his first reaction was to run.
But at this moment, he realized that Luo Fan did not seem to be preparing to attack him or seize his lightning sea domain.
He began to speculate.
This unfamiliar Universe Master had appeared recently in the Universe Boat.
He was likely a Universe Master from the Original Universe of the Third Reincarnation Era.
Generally speaking, Universe Masters visiting the Universe Sea for the first time usually only possessed second- or third-tier strength.
Most were third-tier.
Those who had fourth-tier strength on their first visit were relatively rare.
Those who reached fifth-tier strength before coming to the Universe Sea were even rarer.
Thinking this through, he felt that Luo Fan's strength might not be very high.
Perhaps he was just a third-tier Universe Master, or even only second-tier.
That peak domain treasure might simply have been obtained through good fortune.
Just like himself, who had possessed the lightning sea domain since birth.
In the current environment, he actually held a considerable advantage.
Thinking of this, the Lightning Sea Lord felt tempted.
He decided to act.
As a Universe Master, he still possessed the decisiveness required to make such a choice.
Without hesitation, the Lightning Sea Lord fully expanded his lightning sea domain and began compressing Luo Fan's domain.
All the surrounding lightning was drawn into the lightning sea domain and surged toward Luo Fan in attack.
Seeing this, the Lightning Sea Lord was immediately overjoyed.
…
Originally, Luo Fan had been preparing to leave.
But at that moment, the lightning sea that had already begun retreating suddenly surged back toward him.
The surrounding lightning that had resonated with the lightning sea domain also rushed toward Luo Fan.
Seeing this, Luo Fan showed no fear.
He had simply been too lazy to seize someone else's treasure since there had been no enmity between them.
But since the other party had already attacked first, Luo Fan did not mind acquiring a few additional treasures.
He immediately took out the Skysplitting Blade and swung it forward.
In the next instant, a massive blade phantom radiating a terrifying aura suddenly appeared within the sea of lightning.
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