Myriad Devils-Chapter 271: But this is already mine

The Fellspire Mountains covered more than several hundred thousand miles of the Barren Land of Old, but when compared to the Barren Land of Old in its entirety, this was a really insignificant portion.

The Slaughter Hound retreated into the depths of the Fellspire Mountains, unaware of the realm father, unwilling to let it go.

In one area of the mountain, the secrets of cosmic providence were obscured by a cosmic treasure; the mountains appeared rather ordinary when, in truth, a cosmic fortune was about to be born in that area.

This cosmic fortune came in the form of a cosmic treasure.

Some Supreme Armaments could be forged by otherworldly creatures; however, cosmic treasures were born from the saturation of cosmic providence in one area.

The spirituality mingling in the air had some influence on the type of cosmic fortune to be born from the saturation of cosmic providence.

For example, the Fellspire Mountains were home to more than one elven tribe over the long history of the Barren Land of Old.

However, these tribes were regularly extinguished, causing a deathly spirituality to fester.

Though the spirituality mingling in the air had some influence, at times, this influence did not matter, and a cosmic fortune unrelated to the spirituality could be born.

With the Star-Lock Domination Seal obscuring the secrets of Heaven and Earth, even though Elshen and Ancestor Green appeared close by, the Slaughter Hound had completely evaded their perception.

After all, it had a connection with the Master of Ancient Black Star, so it could easily return within the space dominated by the star-locking seal.

Elshen and Ancestor Green could only locate the Slaughter Hound and the Master of Ancient Black Star if they could see through the obscured secrets of Heaven and Earth.

"The Master of Ancient Black Star is said to have a Star-Lock Seal." Ancestor Green Sighed.

"The Star-Lock Seal is a High-Tier cosmic treasure solely focused on space domination and obscuring the secrets of Heaven and Earth. Outside of Dimension Lords, not just any Realm Father can see through the obscured secrets." He said.

The Master of Ancient Black Star was in the shadows, and they were in the open.

Though he considered Elshen to be powerful, he had already forgotten that Elshen had just read Fate.

So he did not even know why he thought Elshen was powerful.

But he did not realize this oddness.

"The Master of Ancient Black Star is no fool. He will likely remain hidden behind obscurity," he hypothesized.

Elshen nodded to his words.

Cosmic treasures were separated into Low, High, and Top-Tier.

With the secrets of Heaven and Earth obscured by a High-Tier cosmic treasure, no realm father would be able to easily decipher the truth.

Above Top-Tier cosmic treasures were Supreme Top-Tier cosmic treasures.

Naturally, these could only be wielded by Dimension Lords due to the immeasurable power they held.

With only a Supreme Top-Tier cosmic treasure that aligned with them, such a Dimension Lord could dominate others in the same realm, and if they were an Entry-Level Dimension Lord, they might even be capable of crossing realms!

Thinking like this, Elshen chuckled lightly.

"If the secrets of Heaven and Earth were obscured by, let’s say, a Supreme Top-Tier cosmic treasure, then the Slaughter Hound would likely be capable of keeping its life today." He leisurely stated.

"Sadly, this is not the case, and a meager Master of Ancient Black Star is unable to change this preordained Fate..."

.....

Atop one of the mountain spires that encompassed a dark abyss, the aged Master of Ancient Black Star stroked his beard in thought.

The crimson fog was on another mountain spire, and within this crimson fog, the Slaughter Hound nursed its wounds.

"One slash," the Master of Ancient Black Star mused aloud.

Glancing in the direction of the two, Ancestor Green and Elshen, he pondered, "Who is this realm father?"

.....

Under the somewhat doubtful gaze of Ancestor Green, the intricately designed tattoo on Elshen’s glabella began squirming, as if coming alive.

Opening his God’s Eye, he then manifested his Region Dominating Blades.

The entire world grew still, and Ancestor Green felt palpitations coursing through the very depths of his soul within his heart realm...

Staring at an empty chunk of space, Elshen raised both of his blades to the Heavens and then brought them down in one, overwhelming motion!

Boom!

Space vibrated and violently churned, resisting for as long as it possibly could; however, an undying crimson sea of fire exploded with endless might, sweeping over a region of several hundred miles in the blink of an eye...

A rift in space was forcefully torn open, allowing Ancestor Green and Elshen to see with their own two eyes, both the crimson fog and the Master of Ancient Black Star, who sat atop mountain spires that surrounded a black abyss.

The currents of turbulent energies spread for as far as a thousand miles in all directions, but Ancestor Green stood near Elshen and was protected.

The Master of Ancient Black Star sighed.

Though he had an aged appearance, there was no otherworldly creature that was actually losing longevity in a natural manner.

For an otherworldly creature to appear aged, they had either experienced an unspeakable event, or they had merely opted to assume such a form.

An aged form signified a creature of wisdom, so there was more than one otherworldly creature who chose to appear in such a way.

Seeing the course of events, especially after the destruction of his star-locking seal, it was obvious to him that something was not right.

"We are all fellow pursuers of cosmic mysteries." The Master of Ancient Black Star said.

"I wonder why you are so intent on mutual destruction?" He added, "Is it that you do not place me in your eyes, or have you read Fate and have set your sight on this newly born cosmic treasure?"

Naturally, the act of reading Fate wasn’t akin to actually reading something, but the act was proof of one’s brilliance...

Throughout the cosmic space, the ability to read Fate was something that signified one’s entry into the upper echelons of strength.

This was an ability only those who’ve enlightened 10% of Fate can accomplish.

10% enlightenment of a principle was rather ordinary in the greater picture, but the principle of Fate, Destiny, and Inevitability was different.

These principles were rarely, if ever, a creature’s base principle...

Those who can enlighten 10% of Fate through complex comprehension were likely Dimension Lords who had already enlightened 30% or more of another cosmic principle.

Realm Fathers who can achieve this feat were considered pinnacle talents of the cosmic space, and were harder to find than a needle in a haystack throughout the Thirty-Six Heavens in the Elven territory.

It was why Ancestor Green was caught by surprise when Elshen had read Fate right before his eyes.

Elshen inwardly commended the Master of Ancient Black Star.

He had hit the nail on the head almost instantly.

Not only did he not place the Master of Ancient Black Star in his eyes, but he actually completely looked down on him...

Elshen had, well, Anon had already voiced Fate into being, and woven Destiny. This was, naturally, a greater ability than what enlightening 10% could achieve.

So when speaking of this newborn cosmic treasure, truthfully, it should already be considered his own.

However, to say all of this aloud would come across as arrogant, and he, Elshen, was not an arrogant person.

"The aged persona is for those with wisdom, but your words of mutual destruction hint that a confrontation between us would harm me as well," Elshen said.

"Now, that isn’t very wise of you, old man."

As his words fell, the pair of Region Dominating Blades in his hands released a vibrant hum that swept over a region of three thousand miles.

The Cosmic Providence of the Jade Pure Vine World continuously attempted to suppress the area of effect that his power attempted to crush...