Eternal Reverence Chapter 1011

The Quicksand Star Domain lay a great distance from the Crosswise River Star Domain, requiring Li Fuchen several days to traverse.

In Li Fuchen's assessment, the Crosswise River Primogenitor was a standard unparalleled lord, and his inability to hold on for more than a few days would indicate a critical weakness.

After all, a lord was not a native of the Forbidden Grotto.

Beings within the Forbidden Grotto lacked the dense Qi of lords and were also comparatively dull-witted.

The moment Li Fuchen sensed the Crosswise River Primogenitor and the Dusk God Lord, the Dusk God Lord also became aware of Li Fuchen's presence.

"Is he here to aid the Crosswise River Primogenitor?" The Dusk God Lord's brow furrowed.

"Crosswise River Primogenitor, I have arrived." With a swift movement, Li Fuchen materialized near the conflict.

"Primary Extreme Lord." The Crosswise River Primogenitor exhaled in relief, his emotions stirred.

He had not anticipated Li Fuchen's rapid arrival, having assumed Li Fuchen might show some hesitation.

"Dusk God Lord, grant me this favor and release the Crosswise River Primogenitor." Li Fuchen addressed the Dusk God Lord.

The Dusk God Lord let out a sneer and retorted, "You should be the one showing me deference. Depart now and do not meddle in my affairs."

"Does this mean there is no possibility of negotiation?" Li Fuchen drew his Primary Extreme Sword.

If dialogue yielded no results, further discussion was pointless. Action would have to suffice.

"Seeking your own demise."

Witnessing Li Fuchen's audacious demeanor, the Dusk God Lord seethed, feeling utterly disrespected.

"A mere twelfth-ranker believes he can challenge the heavens?" the Dusk God Lord mused internally.

With a shift of his hand, a black rod materialized in his grasp.

When confronting the Crosswise River Primogenitor, the Dusk God Lord had not exerted his full might.

Crucially, he had never anticipated anyone would intervene.

Boom Boom Boom Boom…

Without further words, the two combatants commenced a fierce engagement. The devastating shockwaves radiated outward, even disrupting the universal laws.

"A Tier 7 Extreme-grade weapon."

His arms tingling from the impact, the Dusk God Lord was forced to retreat repeatedly, his gaze fixed on Li Fuchen's Primary Extreme Sword.

A Tier 7 Extreme-grade weapon was exceedingly rare; his own Death Ink Rod was merely Tier 6.

"Energy Halo."

A violet halo emanated from the Dusk God Lord's form, causing his entire Qi presence to intensify.

"Fall back!"

Wielding the Death Ink Rod, the Dusk God Lord assumed the posture of a deity, unleashing a relentless barrage of rod strikes upon Li Fuchen.

"Just in time."

Li Fuchen's Primary Extreme Sword weaved through the air, effortlessly parrying every assault from the Dusk God Lord.

"What? I cannot suppress him." The Dusk God Lord was visibly stunned.

He was already fighting with his full strength, yet he was still incapable of overwhelming Li Fuchen, who showed no signs of disadvantage.

"The Primary Extreme Lord's might surpasses that of the Dusk God Lord." The Crosswise River Primogenitor observed with awe.

While Li Fuchen's Qi presence might have been inferior, his raw strength was clearly superior.

"Dusk God Lord, will you not cease your assault?" Li Fuchen called out.

"Speed Halo, Concentration Halo, Thorns Halo…"

The Dusk God Lord became adorned with a spectrum of colored halos, each bestowing a distinct enhancement. The Speed Halo augmented his agility, the Concentration Halo sharpened his perception, and the Thorns Halo reflected a portion of incoming damage…

The prowess of the God Race was no mere legend; in terms of innate abilities, no other race could rival them.

"Receive my rod strike!" Resplendent with his myriad halos, the Dusk God Lord brought his rod crashing down towards Li Fuchen.

"Infinite Sword Body." Perceiving the escalation, Li Fuchen ceased holding back. Unleashing a surge of power 20-fold, he brandished his sword with formidable force.

Rumble!

Like a cataclysmic tsunami and earthquake, the very fabric of space within several light-years trembled violently.

Bang Boom!

The halos surrounding the Dusk God Lord were utterly annihilated, and he was propelled backward through space.

"If you seek a fight, then fight!"

Li Fuchen capitalized on his advantage, pursuing with lightning-fast speed and unleashing a flurry of successive slashes against the Dusk God Lord.

One hundred swords, one thousand swords, ten thousand swords…

The Dusk God Lord felt disoriented by the relentless onslaught. Though he was indeed of the God Race, and ten thousand swords only marginally depleted his Qi, the experience of being struck so many times was far from pleasant.

"Dusk God Domain!"

The surrounding universal laws were forcibly expelled by the Dusk God Lord, replaced by the oppressive laws of dusk, a realm suspended between light and shadow.

The moment Li Fuchen's sword impacted this dusk law, its momentum drastically slowed, as if ensnared in quicksand.

Seizing this critical opening, the Dusk God Lord immediately created distance between himself and Li Fuchen.

"Most commendable, you have actually compelled me to employ my Dusk God Domain."

The Dusk God Lord, a supreme being ruling the twilight realm, surveyed Li Fuchen from his elevated position.

This god domain was a manifestation of the divine race's inherent power, their halos.

Upon mastering the transformation of these halos into a god domain, a member of the divine race ascended to the status of an unmatched lord at the apex of power.

For lords of the divine race possessing god domains, the ability to expel local universal laws and seal off the universe's source energy was effortless. This prevented adversaries from weaponizing the universe's laws and its fundamental energy in combat.

However, wielding the god domain came at a significant cost, drastically escalating energy expenditure and limiting its sustained use.

Had this not been the case, the Dusk God Lord would not have maintained the Dusk God Domain for so long.

"It appears I must not take the divine race lightly," Li Fuchen mused, his brows furrowing.

Engaging the Dusk God Lord was akin to confronting a water dao cultivator within the Water God Tomb; victory was only possible if the confrontation occurred beyond the domain's influence.

"So this is the strength of the divine race?"

Despite his immeasurable age, the Crosswise River Primogenitor had never crossed paths with any of the divine race. Their might had always existed in the realm of speculation for him, and only now did he comprehend why they were hailed as the universe's foremost race, superior even to the formidable titan race.

"Despair!"

The Dusk God Lord unleashed his power, plunging the Dusk God Domain into an abyss of night that instantly expanded its reach for dozens of light-years.

Within this dominion, all universal laws, save for the law of dusk, were banished. Likewise, all universe source energy, except for that of dusk, was rendered inaccessible.

Combatants within the Dusk God Domain found their power diminished by one to two levels. While the Dusk God Lord's already immense strength couldn't be amplified by such a margin, it could still be boosted by half a level.

Such a considerable advantage made it feasible to severely wound Li Fuchen, and with complete disregard for consequence, even to end his life.

"Do you truly believe you hold an advantage over me?" Li Fuchen withdrew the Primary Extreme Sword and channeled calamity power, unleashing a fist strike towards the Dusk God Lord.

With the Hand of Calamity at the intermediate stage, Li Fuchen's body refinement prowess was not significantly inferior to his mastery of the sword dao. Clad in the Calamity Immortal Body, he possessed the capability to contend with opponents possessing superior strength.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Fearsome shockwaves erupted as the Dusk God Lord and Li Fuchen exchanged a multitude of blows.

"Impossible!"

The Dusk God Lord was already greatly astonished when Li Fuchen shifted his energy source mid-combat. However, this particular energy source remained undiminished within his Dusk God Domain.

"Hand of Devil? You are familiar with the Hand of Devil?"

While the Dusk God Lord recognized the Hand of God, within the divine race, the signature technique of the Perennial God was known as the Hand of Devil, not the Hand of God.

The intense battle raged on, with the Dusk God Lord exerting pressure on Li Fuchen. Yet, his assaults proved ineffective against Li Fuchen's Calamity Immortal Body.

After several days, both combatants had expended a substantial amount of their energy.

Had the confrontation continued to a fight to the death, the victor remained uncertain.

"Primary Extreme Lord, I concede that you possess the merit to be taken seriously."

Casting a glance at the Crosswise River Primogenitor, the Dusk God Lord declared, "I shall spare the Crosswise River Primogenitor if he surrenders the inception copper key. Otherwise, I will not cease until one of us dies."

"Inception copper key?" Li Fuchen turned his gaze toward the Crosswise River Primogenitor.

The Crosswise River Primogenitor elaborated, "Within the Inception Star Domain lies a perilous and mystical location known as the Land of Inception, brimming with extraordinary treasures. Deep within the Land of Inception resides the Inception Palace, which contains numerous chambers. Each chamber houses a universe treasure, and the inception copper key serves to unlock these rooms. Furthermore, superior inception silver keys and inception golden keys exist, their total number unknown, scattered throughout the universe."

"I understand," Li Fuchen nodded.

He was aware of the Inception Star Domain, rumored to be the universe's primordial star domain. Its substance and energy were exceptionally dense, even more so than the universe's laws. Most major power factions had established their strongholds within the Inception Star Domain.

Li Fuchen also knew of the Land of Inception, recognized as the most enigmatic perilous region in the Inception Star Domain, and arguably within the entire universe, though its status as the absolute most dangerous hazard land remained unconfirmed.

The inception keys were the sole enigma Li Fuchen had yet to unravel. Logically, anyone who acquired such keys was bound to attract trouble, leading possessors to maintain absolute secrecy. Conversely, individuals possessing knowledge about them would refrain from disseminating it, anticipating their own potential future acquisition and hoping for fewer competitors.

“From what I understand, the Land of Inception only manifests once every ten million years. The next opening is still two million years away.”

Li Fuchen harbored minimal interest in the inception copper key. Having cultivated for approximately two thousand years, he anticipated reaching a demigod state by the time the Land of Inception next opened, rendering cosmic treasures obsolete to him.

The Crosswise River Primogenitor interjected, “While the next opening might be two million years off, the Land of Inception can also be triggered prematurely if nine inception keys are found. I recall several instances within the past hundred million years where more than nine keys were discovered.”

“Is that so?” Li Fuchen gained enlightenment.

With each inception key linked to a unique universe treasure, the temptation was almost irresistible, even for Li Fuchen.

His prior lack of temptation stemmed from the distant two-million-year wait for the next opening; the duration was simply too vast.

“Primary Extreme Lord, I recognize your predicament. However, relinquishing the inception copper key to the Dusk God Lord would be a tragic squandering of a fated encounter for me. I would much prefer to entrust it to you. What are your thoughts on this proposition?” the Crosswise River Primogenitor inquired of Li Fuchen.

Li Fuchen countered, “And what do you seek in return?”

The Crosswise River Primogenitor responded, “I desire the opportunity to comprehend the World Fruit for one hundred thousand years.”

“Very well, I give you my word.”

Li Fuchen saw no reason to forgo such a chance. Even if not for his own benefit, he felt compelled to consider those he cared about.

Li Fuchen was unconcerned about potentially offending the Dusk God Lord.

He reasoned that simply handing over the inception copper key would not foster goodwill from the Dusk God Lord. In fact, once the Dusk God Lord felt secure, he might very well seek to eliminate Li Fuchen.