Inside the golden, majestic palace.
Soon after Ender entered the palace, he flew along the passage engraved with secret patterns. Every so often, there was a hall door within the palace passage.
Since he couldn't open them, he didn't know what was inside.
However, according to the intelligence he had gathered, those hall doors would open one by one. The side halls within usually stored Heavy Treasures or precious resources, with a very small chance of containing ordinary Arcana Treasures.
"The treasures in those side halls aren't important; what's important are the treasures within the Main Hall."
Ender flew rapidly along the passage. "The Main Hall's opening time is uncertain. I can't waste time waiting for the side halls to open. I must get to the Main Hall as soon as possible!"
After flying for about ten more seconds, Ender's Immortal Energy Avatar received a message in the Virtual Universe.
"A Universe Master entered the palace at the last moment before the palace door closed, riding a flying palace Arcana Treasure, identity unknown?"
The content of the message made him frown slightly. "A Universe Master of unknown identity has entered the palace…"
If the other party's identity were recognized, even if it were a Third-rank Universe Master, Ender wouldn't feel too much trouble.
What he feared was that unknown identity. If it were a Fourth-rank Universe Master, he wouldn't dare say he could seize a Top-tier Arcana Treasure from him even if he unleashed his full power.
Fourth-rank Universe Masters generally possessed Pinnacle Supreme Treasures, or set Supreme Treasures with power comparable to Pinnacle Supreme Treasures.
However, his protective armor was only a top-grade Top-tier Arcana Treasure. Its upper limit for weakening attack power was inferior to a Pinnacle Arcana Treasure, which would lead to a huge consumption of his Immortal Energy when clashing with a Fourth-rank Universe Master.
If the other party's Divine Body was small, perhaps he could rely on his Divine Body's size and the branch he carried to replenish his Immortal Energy, winning through a war of attrition.
But the problem was that most Fourth-rank Universe Masters possessed high-grade flying palace Supreme Treasures of no low quality, or even Top-tier flying palace Supreme Treasures.
If the other party hid within a flying palace Arcana Treasure, then the probability of him seizing a treasure from him would be extremely, extremely low!
"It's truly not easy to obtain a Top-tier Arcana Treasure…"
Ender sighed inwardly. "Only True God like Huge Axe Creator, with his immense strength, can acquire a large number of Arcana Treasures in the Universe Ocean."
Almost half of the treasures in the Treasure Vault of the Race were selflessly contributed by Huge Axe Creator, which showed how efficient he was at acquiring Supreme Treasures.
"As the saying goes, when soldiers come, generals block; when water comes, earth covers."
Ender thought to himself, "The number of Fourth-rank Universe Masters in the Original Universe is scarce. I don't believe I'll encounter a Fourth-rank Universe Master so soon after arriving at Original Star!"
After flying along the passage for not long, he had already reached the end of the passage.
It was a spacious hall, with four passage entrances visible, clearly representing the palace's four large doors.
At this moment.
Within this hall, approximately one hundred kilometers in diameter, Yu Chi Master, Overflowing Devil Master, and Mi Yu Master had all arrived. There were three Universe Masters in the room controlling space-time, interfering with and canceling each other's authority.
When Ender entered the hall, he immediately attracted the attention of the three Universe Masters.
However, the three Universe Masters merely glanced at him, continuing to focus their attention on the hall door.
Ender also cast his gaze there. At the end of the hall was a square staircase leading through a tightly closed golden hall door.
The hall door was about ten kilometers high, entirely golden, with exotic beasts drawn on its surface by intricate Law secret patterns, emitting a faint glow.
"That is the Main Hall…"
Ender knew that the tightly closed door led to the palace's Main Hall, where a Top-tier Arcana Treasure was stored.
"Currently, everyone is getting along…"
He muttered, "But when the Main Hall opens, it will undoubtedly be a great battle!"
When the Main Hall opened, the strong one who entered the Main Hall first would have a very high chance of obtaining the treasure.
Therefore, in order to enter the Main Hall first, the battle would first begin within this hall.
"I received news not long ago that at the last moment before the palace door closed, a Universe Master entered the palace riding a flying palace Arcana Treasure."
Overflowing Devil Master suddenly spoke, "That is to say, besides us present, there is also a Universe Master in the dark who can truly participate in the treasure Scramble."
"I also received the news, but…"
Yu Chi Master asked in confusion, "Your Northern Territory Alliance has a large number of people. Doesn't anyone know the identity of that Universe Master?"
The Northern Territory Alliance was the Alliance with the most races in the Universe. The number of Universe Venerables alone was a hundred times that of the Hong Alliance, and there were also a hundred Universe Masters.
The multitude of races and strong ones made the Northern Territory Alliance's intelligence network extremely developed, only slightly inferior to humanity's in the Universe.
"The flying palace Arcana Treasure that Universe Master is riding should rarely be revealed in the Universe."
Overflowing Devil Master said in a deep voice, "Under such circumstances, not only my Northern Territory Alliance, but I think even humanity doesn't have intelligence on that Universe Master."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Master and Mi Yu Master looked at Ender.
"Humanity doesn't have intelligence on that Universe Master's flying palace Arcana Treasure. It's estimated that it has never been revealed in the Universe," Ender replied.
"That Universe Master is hiding, probably wanting to seize the treasure."
Mi Yu Master said softly, "He seems very confident in his strength, believing that as long as he strikes from hiding, he will surely be able to seize that treasure."
"From the current situation, the other party's objective is indeed this."
Yu Chi Master nodded, "But the problem is… you and I cannot give up competing to enter the Main Hall first just because of that hidden Universe Master."
Upon hearing this, Ender and the others fell silent. Clearly, Yu Chi Master's words were correct; they could not give up competing for the treasure because of the Universe Master in the dark.
"Actually, solving this problem… is very simple!" Ender suddenly said.
"Oh, simple?"
Mi Yu Master became interested. "Tell me."
Yu Chi Master and Overflowing Devil Master also looked over, wanting to see why Ender would say it was simple.
"When the Main Hall door opens, we compete for ours. If that Universe Master in the dark makes a move…"
Ender's eyes flashed with sharpness. "Then we will jointly deal with him. Even if we don't make him fall, we must make him suffer heavy Immortal Energy losses!"
"Indeed simple, and a good method."
Overflowing Devil Master nodded slightly, then looked at Ender and said, "But there's still another problem…"
"What problem?"
Ender saw the other party looking at him, somewhat confused.
"If the other party is a Universe Master of the Demon race, Zerg, or Mechanical Race, and their goal is to cause you trouble…"
Overflowing Devil Master said in a deep voice, "Your four races' territories are close, and there is deep hatred between you. I will not participate in the disputes between your four races."
"No problem."
Ender nodded, "If that hidden Universe Master is indeed a Universe Master of the Demon race, Zerg, and Mechanical Race, you don't need to intervene."
"Good, then it's settled."
Yu Chi Master spoke, "As long as that hidden Universe Master dares to seize the treasure, we will jointly deal with him."
"That's how we'll do it." Mi Yu Master nodded slightly.
Actually, he didn't want to participate in the joint effort, but the problem was that among the four strong ones present, he was the weakest. If he didn't participate in the joint effort, he would inevitably be targeted by Ender and the others.
"Let's wait for the Main Hall to open."
After Overflowing Devil Master finished speaking, he said no more, turning his attention back to the Main Hall door.
…
When the four strong ones outside the Main Hall door made their agreement and waited for the Main Hall to open.
Within a passage far from the hall, a black, tower-shaped flying palace Arcana Treasure was quietly suspended in the air.
Inside the tower-shaped flying palace Arcana Treasure.
"Northern Territory Alliance's Overflowing Devil Master, Yuan Chen Alliance's Yu Chi Master, Thorn Ring Alliance's Mi Yu Master, and… hmph hmph!"
A strong one emanating a powerful aura, with eyes faintly showing signs of brutality, sat on the throne, muttering, "No rush, no need to rush." "This is a rare opportunity. Let them fight first over the opening of the palace's Main Hall, and then I'll make my move!"
"Fight! Grab! Go contend for the Top-tier Arcana Treasure in that palace."
"As long as I find the right moment, I might be able to kill one person. At that time…"
That strong one felt regret, "Too bad, the weakest among these four is Mi Yu Master, otherwise it would be a good opportunity for revenge."
…
Inside the golden palace, while the Main Hall had not yet opened.
Other side halls opened one by one, and to contend for the treasures within the side halls, numerous strong ones engaged in brutal slaughter!
In a side hall.
"Get lost! The treasure is mine!"
Venerable Hansha of the Northern Territory Alliance charged directly towards the treasure within the side hall, completely ignoring the other Universe Overlords.
Although the space within the side hall was extremely limited, he couldn't display his enormous Divine Body, which was over a hundred kilometers in size.
But after shrinking his Divine Body, relying on his astonishing Immortal Energy and his ordinary set Arcana Treasure, whose defense and attack were comparable to high-grade Supreme Treasures, he became rampant for a time.
In addition, with the assistance of the Northern Territory Alliance's strong ones, he seized multiple Heavy Treasures in several side halls, gaining much prominence.
"Courting death!"
A Top-tier Universe Overlord, upon hearing this, burned his Immortal Energy, intending to launch a fierce attack.
But the problem was that the Northern Territory Alliance's Universe Overlords had multiple Universe Overlords working together, directly blocking him and preventing him from approaching Venerable Hansha.
The side hall had only been open for an instant, and already numerous Universe Overlords and even Top-tier Universe Overlords were fighting and slaughtering within it.
The strong ones of the Northern Territory Alliance were quite fanatical. To contend for the treasures, they each fought desperately, not yielding in the slightest!
Boom boom boom…
In the hall in front of the Main Hall.
Ender stood in the air, still gazing at the Main Hall door, sensing the waves of energy fluctuations continuously transmitted from the four passages.
"Those Universe Overlords are fighting quite brutally to contend for the treasures; I can sense strong energy fluctuations even here."
He muttered, "I wonder what percentage of the strong ones will survive when the palace door opens…"
"When the Main Hall opens, this place will also become a battlefield, and the battle will be far more intense than the slaughter between Universe Overlords."
"To contend for a Top-tier Arcana Treasure, a Universe Master might even fall."
Ender still remembered the Universe Master hidden in the dark. As long as he wasn't targeting him, he would inevitably have to endure the encirclement of four Universe Masters.
If the other party was strong enough, it would be fine, but if his strength was too weak, he might fall during the encirclement.
"I wonder when the Main Hall will open. I hope it's as early as possible."
According to some records, the opening time of the Main Hall in the palace was uncertain, ranging from several years to a few days.
Although the Main Hall's opening time was uncertain, the palace door usually took several years to open.
This was because the Main Hall and numerous side halls within all needed to be opened, and the latter, due to their large number and random opening times, often took a very long time.
Ender waited quietly in the hall, his eyes fixed on the Main Hall door, constantly paying attention to any changes in the door.
…
Eight months later.
In the hall in front of the Main Hall.
Ender stood in the air, still gazing at the door. He had grown accustomed to it.
Compared to before, the frequency of energy fluctuations transmitted had significantly decreased, only becoming intense when a side hall opened.
Suddenly—
On the golden Main Hall door, the exotic beast drawing, formed by Law secret patterns, changed!
As if it had come alive, the exotic beast actually moved, raising its head and letting out a silent roar.
And the golden light emitted by the hall door at this moment clearly became more intense, as if responding to the exotic beast's roar.
"The Main Hall is finally about to open." Ender's eyes held a hint of excitement.
This was his first time participating in the contention for a Top-tier Arcana Treasure, and it was a crucial one!
A Top-tier Arcana Treasure, even the cheapest Top-tier Arcana Treasure weapon, would earn at least 70 Arcana Treasure Points when offered to the race.
His goal was to acquire a Pinnacle Arcana Treasure armor or a comparable Top-tier set Arcana Treasure during the Original Star's opening period.
This was no small goal, and achieving it would not be easy.
Therefore, he had to strive as much as possible for every valuable treasure.
"This Top-tier Arcana Treasure…"
Ender's eyes were sharp, "I'm taking it!"
When the golden light of the Main Hall door reached its Pinnacle—
Rumble…
Suddenly, a tremor sounded. The light seemed to shoot out and vanish without a trace, revealing the entrance to the Main Hall.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Ender and the other three moved simultaneously, transforming into streaks of light and shooting towards the Main Hall entrance.
"Hmph, trying to snatch my treasure!"
Overflowing Devil Master snorted coldly, burning his Immortal Energy to activate his Domain type Arcana Treasure. The Domain light around him flared, attempting to erode the others' Domains.
Mi Yu Master's Domain type Arcana Treasure was of inferior quality. Because he had only recently broken through to become a Second-rank Universe Master, he was using an ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure.
Even if he burned his Immortal Energy, he was still suppressed by Overflowing Devil Master' Domain type Arcana Treasure, and his speed immediately dropped significantly.
However, the effect of Overflowing Devil Master' Domain type Arcana Treasure was only that much!
His Domain type Arcana Treasure was also high-grade, and his Immortal Energy purity was even slightly inferior to Ender's, making it impossible to suppress Ender's Domain.
And Yu Chi Master was also a Third-rank Universe Master, naturally using a high-grade Domain type Arcana Treasure, completely unafraid of suppression from a Domain type Arcana Treasure of the same level.
"Hmm?"
Overflowing Devil Master was somewhat surprised to see Ender unaffected by the Domain suppression.
The quality of Ender's Domain type Arcana Treasure was somewhat beyond his expectations; it wasn't the ordinary Arcana Treasure mentioned in the intelligence.
"Since mere Law Domain and Domain type Arcana Treasure suppression are ineffective, I'll supplement it with space-time control!"
With this thought, Overflowing Devil Master unleashed his space-time control ability, fully suppressing Ender.
Yu Chi Master did not use space-time control to interfere, merely protecting himself and continuing to rush towards the Main Hall entrance.
"Space-time control, you think this can suppress me?"
Ender poured Immortal Energy into his high-grade Domain type Arcana Treasure, Emerald Feather Mountain. The Domain around him, fused with Law Domain, shone brightly.
The illusory yet real feathers within the emerald light continuously condensed and dispersed at a very fast speed, resisting Overflowing Devil Master' Domain erosion and suppression.
When Ender fought Banff Master, burning his Immortal Energy prevented the other party's space-time control from suppressing him.
Now that he had become a Universe Master with a hundredfold increase in Immortal Energy purity, he could break free from space-time control even without burning Immortal Energy.
"Still useless? Not even forcing out the burning of Immortal Energy…"
Overflowing Devil Master' eyes flashed with a sharp glint. "Since Domain suppression is ineffective, then let's just fight!"