I Truly Am The Villian Chapter 2497 2496: Seizing the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron and the Second Life Lotus

The Nine Cauldrons stand between heaven and earth.

The vast All-Encompassing Mother Qi rushes forth, making one feel extremely comfortable.

Devouring and refining are the most important abilities of this All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.

However, what many people do not know is that anything devoured and refined by this All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron turns into droplets of essence.

It's of great benefit in assisting cultivators in their practice.

The All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron is so massive that it almost covers the entire firmament.

On its body, there are countless Great Dao restrictions.

To be precise, there are one thousand and eight restrictions, transformed into radiant and colorful ancient hymns shimmering on the cauldron body.

Standing in front of the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron, anyone would feel their own insignificance.

Even some powerful individuals with keen perception would find their hair standing on end, deeply apprehensive of this All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.

But Xu Zimei slightly frowned.

Within this All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron, he sensed a hint of a familiar aura.

The cosmic origin power.

Just like the Heavenly Fire within the Heavenly Fire Bead.

It must be cosmic origin; although subtle and not yet activated, Xu Zimei could still sense it.

He didn't understand if this origin power was unique to the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron or if other Epochal Heavy Weapons also possessed it?

However, he had already made up his mind.

He must get an Epochal Heavy Weapon for research.

......

The moment the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron appeared.

At this moment, a sonic boom suddenly came from not far off in the void.

Someone was moving at high speed, creating a sonic boom from friction with the universe.

"Hahaha, the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron is mine," came the long-drawn-out laughter.

"After a long futile search, it turns up with no effort at all."

As everyone reacted, an old man in a black robe had already appeared before the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.

"It's the Star Sea Bandit," Tiger Wing said from the side.

"A notorious figure wandering through the major worlds of the universe."

"This guy is very powerful, often stealing and robbing other passersby."

Quan Shan followed Tiger Wing's words, continuing.

"However, this guy knows how to advance and retreat. He only steals from the smaller worlds.

He never touches the larger worlds, which is why he's survived until today."

"I didn't expect him to be so reckless today, directly trying to seize the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron."

"Wealth stirs the heart," Xu Zimei said with a smile.

The All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron tempted even him, let alone others.

And if one could seize it, then no matter the cost, it would be worth it.

Most importantly, it seemed that many present had the same thought.

But none dared to stand out, except for the Star Sea Bandit, who couldn't hold back as the first.

The appearance of the Star Sea Bandit certainly infuriated the three from Delta World.

"Ant, how dare you," Frenzied Blade was the first to strike.

He wielded his blade with both hands, nearly a kilometer long, its sharpness and dominance striking.

As if one slash could split the entire firmament in two.

As the blade descended, it kicked up countless layers of space disturbances.

But the Star Sea Bandit merely laughed heartily.

His body transformed into numerous shadows spreading in all directions.

Then, these shadows turned into streams of light, bypassing the path of the blade, reforming into the Star Sea Bandit's figure.

Perhaps in an absolute clash of strength, Frenzied Blade had the upper hand.

Yet, the Star Sea Bandit's movement technique was peculiar, seeming heaven-assisted, transforming into flowing light clones.

It was even more refined than the previous Five Elements Shifting Skills.

But it's understandable.

People like them, without some unique skills, would likely have been killed long ago.

At this moment, having avoided Frenzied Blade's attack,

the Star Sea Bandit's hands had already landed on the body of the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.

He actually attempted to lift the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron with his body.

All his power gathered in one place, his forehead, arms, even his entire body popped with veins.

"Lift for me."

The Star Sea Bandit roared.

At that moment, everyone's eyes were on him.

Wanting to see what ability he had to seize the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.

If he could truly seize it, countless would strike in an instant.

Even if it meant offending the Divine Armament World behind the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron, in the face of the immense interests of an Epochal Heavy Weapon,

even risking one's life would be worth trying.

"Ah ah ah..."

The Star Sea Bandit roared, but the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron did not budge at all.

It floated in the cosmic space.

It felt like an ant attempting to overturn a giant.

Filled with absurdity and impracticality.

At that moment, a faint halo began to emit from the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron.

"Slash!"

A vast voice resounded.

The sound was like an explosion from heaven and earth.

Like a response from the Nine Heavens Realm.

In an instant, an invisible blade appeared in the universe.

The sharp blade flew in, slicing the Star Sea Bandit into two in an instant.

But just as the Star Sea Bandit's body split into two and collapsed, a black lotus floated out from his body.

The lotus petals of the black lotus transformed into a black stream of light, suddenly vanishing into the void without a trace.

This sudden change shocked everyone present.

Because the change happened so quickly, many hadn't yet reacted.

"The voice that said 'slash' just now was probably from the Arms Master," Tiger Wing speculated.

"The All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron is the personal supreme treasure of the Arms Master, the Star Sea Bandit attempted to steal the treasure, thus alarming the consciousness left by the Arms Master within the All-Encompassing Mother Cauldron."

"For any Epochal Heavy Weapon with a master, one must kill the owner."

"The Star Sea Bandit thought too simply."

"As long as the Arms Master lives, he could never seize this Epochal Heavy Weapon," Quan Shan added.

"However, the black lotus just now was quite peculiar; I couldn't recognize it."

"That was the Second Life Lotus," Tiger Wing said with some envy.

"This Star Sea Bandit indeed had numerous treasures on him, even possessing such a supreme treasure."

"As the name implies, the Second Life Lotus is a treasure that grants a cultivator a second life."

"It grows in the Heavenly Burial Grounds and is difficult to cultivate, with extreme growth conditions. Currently, it's known that there are no more than twenty Second Life Lotuses."

"It divides one's life into two parts; when facing an otherwise certain death crisis, the Second Life Lotus can forcefully alter cosmic rules, allowing half the life to escape."

Hearing their discussion, Xu Zimei laughed.

"It seems that the Star Sea Bandit wasn't completely foolish."

"At least in doing this, he left himself a way out."

......

Amid the uproar on site.

The three from Delta World also stood up.

Only to hear Frenzied Blade coldly laugh: "Ladies and gentlemen, calm down and listen to us."

"From this day forward, the Star Sea Bandit will be a must-kill for both Divine Armament World and Delta World."

"Anyone who can kill him, or provide clues to his whereabouts, will be heavily rewarded."