"A limit King?"
The peak Immortal King's expression shifted dramatically as realization struck, but it was already far too late to escape.
The massive Star Stream Sea clone materialized with overwhelming force, its enormous form swallowing the surrounding thousands of Immortal Kings into its watery depths. Between the Star Stream Sea's innate control, the oppressive power of the Flame Pool domain, and the crushing weight of Han Jue's world projection, these Kings found themselves completely unable to break free. All of them became trapped within the vast water sphere.
But that wasn't the end of it.
The Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass burst forth from Han Jue's inner world!
With a divine body stretching millions of kilometers and power rivaling a peak Immortal King, the massive plant life immediately entangled the surrounding early and high-level Kings. These weaker immortals became its primary targets, their struggles futile against the parasitic plant's crushing grip.
The remaining dozen or so peak Kings would be dealt with by Han Jue personally.
Swoosh!
The Ice Erosion Longbow materialized within the Star Stream Sea, carried forward by the powerful currents.
This ranged attack treasure lacked matching arrows. If it possessed a complete set of arrows of similar grade, its power would likely rival that of a pinnacle arcana. But Han Jue had devised his own solution to this problem.
He would use himself as the arrow!
The [Star Stream] innate secret technique activated!
Combined with the pinnacle technique he'd modified from the Lord of Ice Peak's "Ice Sword Qi", the "Ice Arrow"!
Streams of water condensed into arrow shapes, forming ice crystal projectiles under the combined influence of the Ice Erosion Longbow and his secret technique. Each arrow stretched tens of thousands of kilometers long, capable of easily tearing through space itself. The sheer cold emanating from them was enough to affect most Marquis-level immortals.
Han Jue's Star Stream Sea clone possessed a base power 3,000 times that of a World Master!
With the added body amplification from the Frost Secret Manual, this reached 130,000 times the power of a World Master, comparable to a peak Immortal King.
Adding the ranged attack technique perfectly suited to his creation, the power of these ice crystal arrows could be compared to the invincible strike of a limit King.
"A special lifeform!" The demon race's peak King was utterly shocked by this revelation.
"A powerful figure from the Hong Alliance?" Blackwater King exclaimed with delight, recognizing that this newcomer was on humanity's side.
Neither the Star-Eating Grass nor the Star Stream Sea attacked the human faction's Kings. Instead, they forced the human immortals out of the Star Stream Sea, removing them from the battlefield entirely!
After being expelled from the water sphere, Blackwater King didn't immediately leave. Instead, he warily surveyed the surrounding area and gathered the other human Kings together, waiting to see how events would unfold.
Han Jue caught a glimpse of this defensive positioning and understood Blackwater King's intentions perfectly.
The human Kings were waiting for an opportunity to assist.
Fourteen ice crystal arrows formed from the Star Stream Sea's water, each one corresponding to one of the fourteen alien peak Kings trapped within!
These peak Kings sensed the mortal threat and frantically burned their divine power, fleeing in every direction and attacking the surrounding water indiscriminately. But they couldn't escape Han Jue's Star Stream Sea clone.
Han Jue was, after all, only a World Master, and this clone carried no armor-type treasures. Simultaneously attacked by so many peak Kings, his divine body was rapidly diminishing. If this continued, even Han Jue's clone would perish.
[Star Sea] and [Star Stream], the two great innate secret techniques activated simultaneously!
Drops of seawater transformed into heavy stars, bombarding and compressing these peak Kings at incredible speed, controlling their movements and limiting their options.
Time accelerated within the water sphere!
The ice crystal arrows finally arrived!
All of this transpired in just a few seconds.
"BOOM!"
Instantly, several peak Kings with weaker divine bodies were severely injured by the devastating attack, their consciousness forced into deep sleep as their bodies collapsed!
The Machine race's peak King, with its sturdy mechanical divine body, proved more resilient. Han Jue simply flung it out of the Star Stream Sea clone and threw it directly in front of Blackwater King and the other human immortals.
Blackwater King instantly understood and attacked without hesitation!
Cooperating with the other human Kings, they struck down the heavily injured Machine King before it could even react, giving it no chance to self-destruct.
Next, Han Jue worked in coordination with Blackwater King, sending the severely injured peak Kings out of the Star Stream Sea one by one. Through their combined efforts, they annihilated all the alien peak Kings!
After dealing with those powerful enemies, Han Jue, with the help of the Star-Eating Grass, eliminated all the high-level and low-level Kings still trapped within his body. He also collected their equipment and accumulated wealth.
Once everyone was dealt with, Han Jue shrank his body, stored away the Star-Eating Grass, and the water condensed into human form. He transformed into a giant approximately ten thousand kilometers tall, looking down at Blackwater King and the others.
"My lord, these are your spoils of war." Blackwater King collected the items he had stripped from the peak Kings and respectfully handed them to Han Jue. "May I ask which King of the Hong Alliance you are?"
Han Jue didn't stand on ceremony. He accepted the items, then tossed his World Ring to Blackwater King and the others.
"You can divide these among yourselves. I haven't joined the Hong Alliance yet."
Blackwater King was somewhat surprised. "Thank you, my lord. You haven't joined the Hong Alliance yet?"
"No," Han Jue replied while examining the most important treasure.
The Seven-Colored Rainbow Light Sword!
As soon as the longsword entered his hand, Han Jue immediately understood its nature. This was a weapon perfectly suited for cultivators of the fundamental Law of Light. Coincidentally, Han Jue had already gained recognition from the fundamental Law of Light, allowing him to use this weapon to its fullest potential.
"My lord, I would like to invite you to join the Hong Alliance," Blackwater King said respectfully.
Based on the strength Han Jue had displayed, he was definitely a powerhouse among peak Kings, though perhaps a step short of the truly limit Kings.
After all, a genuine limit King wouldn't have needed their assistance to easily deal with those dozen or so alien peak Kings.
Regardless, those at the peak King level were already among the strongest figures in the Sixth Battlefield!
"Alright." Han Jue nodded slightly.
Joining the Hong Alliance with this identity was already part of his plan.
"Another peak King has appeared in the Hong Alliance? And a special lifeform at that, directly trapping more than ten peak Kings? They couldn't even self-destruct inside?"
Longdu King received this devastating news while still en route, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
"Ice Arrow King? Star Stream King?" Longdu King murmured to himself, pondering the implications.
The human camp had always been at a disadvantage in the Sixth Battlefield.
The most obvious manifestation was the number of top-tier experts. The human camp possessed only half the number of peak Kings in the Sixth Battlefield compared to the other three major camps combined!
Otherwise, the human camp wouldn't have struggled to even compete for the Seven-Colored Rainbow Light Sword, a top-tier treasure.
This time, the human camp had gained a new peak King!
Moreover, among peak Kings, this was clearly a formidable individual, someone who could touch the level of limit Kings.
The human camp's disadvantageous situation would likely change dramatically because of this newcomer.
All the immortals who witnessed the battle at Rainbow Mountain relayed this news back to their respective races.
Meanwhile, Han Jue, led by Blackwater King, was preparing to join the Hong Alliance.
"The Hong Alliance is a highly inclusive alliance, formed by the human race and numerous other races throughout the universe," Blackwater King explained as they traveled. "Joining is never forced, but once you join... you must not betray the alliance. Lord Star Stream King, are you willing to join?"
Han Jue had already decided on his title during the brief conversation with Blackwater King. Since he possessed a Star Stream Sea clone and had used ice arrows as his primary attack method, combining these elements seemed appropriate.
Star Stream King.
The title felt right.
"I'm willing," Han Jue responded simply.
His journey on the extraterritorial battlefield was just beginning, and the Hong Alliance would provide the perfect foundation for achieving his goals.