For Universe Masters, Heavy Treasures were easily damaged.
Moreover, in battles between experts of the same tier, they were essentially useless.
This was one of the reasons why the gap between Heavy Treasure Points and Supreme Treasure Points was so enormous.
In fact, very few people truly exchanged Supreme Treasure Points for Heavy Treasure Points.
However, for Luo Fan, these Heavy Treasure materials were quite useful.
At present, his incarnations could forge Heavy Treasures with ease.
After refining a Heavy Treasure and applying multiple enhancement processes, Luo Fan could effectively obtain a high-grade Supreme Treasure.
High-grade Supreme Treasures could still play a significant role in battles between Universe Masters.
Right now, many incarnations within both the Original Universe and the Original Universe clone were continuously forging Heavy Treasures.
Luo Fan's temporary objective was to equip every incarnation with high-grade Supreme Treasures.
This would likely require several thousand to ten thousand years.
For an expert of his level, such a period was not long at all.
While the incarnations explored the Universe Boat and Flowing Heavy Mountain, Luo Fan's original body encountered a minor situation.
...
Beside the abyss.
Because the abyss floor continuously eroded divine bodies, and Luo Fan's original body was not particularly large, he had no intention of descending personally.
Having a clone below was sufficient.
Although divine power was not precious to Luo Fan, saving some whenever possible was still preferable.
Just as Luo Fan waited for the Supreme Treasure to emerge, his domain-type Supreme Treasure suddenly detected someone entering its outer boundary.
Ever since entering Inkling Peak Realm, he had kept his domain treasure fully deployed.
Aside from reconnaissance and detecting danger or treasures, it also served to prevent ambushes.
Exploration within the Universe Sea was already dangerous, especially within aquatic regions.
Underwater, even divine power sensing could not extend very far.
If someone launched a long-range secret technique attack from beyond detection range, Luo Fan might be injured if caught unprepared.
Thus, ever since entering Inkling Peak Realm, he had maintained his domain treasure at maximum range as a precaution.
Now, he discovered someone intruding at the edge of his domain.
The moment the intruder entered, Luo Fan immediately recognized the other party's identity.
The newcomer made no attempt to conceal himself and brazenly charged directly into Luo Fan's domain.
At the boundary of Luo Fan's domain stood a figure resembling a massive volcano.
Its body was enormous, composed entirely of dark red rock.
Terrifying flames burned atop it.
Its entire form radiated scorching heat.
Yet this "volcano" possessed a peculiar feature.
It had sixteen lava-formed tentacles.
These molten appendages extended outward from cavern-like openings across its body.
From these unmistakable characteristics, Luo Fan instantly identified the intruder.
It was a special lifeform of the Ancestral God Sect from the First Reincarnation Era - Flame Mountain.
Flame Mountain was born with a genetic level reaching an astonishing eight thousand times.
It was the only Flame Mountain lifeform of the First Reincarnation Era.
He was a Universe Master belonging to the Ancestral God Sect.
As a special lifeform, he disliked cultivation.
However, his temperament was extremely violent, and he greatly enjoyed combat.
Every battle he fought was a fight to the death.
He simply did not understand restraint.
His divine body was enormous, measuring eighty million kilometers.
He also possessed a Peak Supreme Treasure armor perfectly suited to him.
This made killing him extraordinarily difficult.
Additionally, during the Original Universe era, he belonged to the Ancestral God Sect and possessed powerful backing.
This allowed him to survive until now.
Because a Universe Strongest stood behind him, even other Universe Strongest experts rarely bothered targeting him.
Even for a Universe Strongest, completely erasing such a massive divine body required considerable time.
Furthermore, he possessed incarnation secret techniques.
As long as his incarnations were not entirely destroyed, he would not truly die.
Most importantly—
He had no soul.
Even a Universe Strongest could not truly kill him.
Since that was the case, few saw any reason to attempt it.
Flame Mountain was essentially an immovable hard stone.
Ordinary Universe Masters avoided him whenever possible.
Even within the First Reincarnation Era, he was considered notoriously mad.
Once combat began with him, he would pursue it endlessly.
Seeing that the intruder at his domain boundary was this individual, Luo Fan could not help but sigh inwardly at his bad luck.
"Sigh…"
After letting out a breath, Luo Fan still transmitted his voice.
"Lord of Blazing Flame, I arrived here first."
The Universe Master title of Flame Mountain was precisely Lord of Blazing Flame.
As if he had heard nothing, the opponent's sea-of-fire domain treasure continuously pressed against Luo Fan's domain.
Although both domains were Top-Tier Supreme Treasures, endless flames poured from Lord of Blazing Flame's body and merged with the fiery domain.
This allowed his domain's power to rival that of a Peak Supreme Treasure.
"Hmph!"
"I don't recall seeing you before."
"And I've never heard your name."
"Judging by your appearance, you're human?"
"I know all human experts from the First and Second Reincarnation Eras."
"But you're not among them."
"You must be a newly advanced human Universe Master from the Third Reincarnation Era."
"First time entering the Universe Sea?"
"No wonder you're so naive."
"Supreme Treasures belong to the strong!"
"Get lost!"
A deep, rumbling voice echoed from one of the cavern openings in his body.
Luo Fan paid little attention to the insult.
Instead, he found himself wondering where exactly the opponent's speaking organ was located.
Was that cavern its mouth?
Others might fear this living volcano.
But Luo Fan did not.
No matter how large the divine body or how vast the divine power—
Could it surpass his?
Eighty million kilometers might seem enormous to others.
To Luo Fan, it was merely average.
Even his clones possessed larger divine bodies.
If his incarnations had already broken through to Universe Master level, Lord of Blazing Flame might not even possess more divine power than they did.
"Hmph."
"Then let's test it."
Luo Fan showed no fear.
Retreat was impossible in such a situation.
Moreover, Lord of Blazing Flame still did not know what lay beneath the abyss.
Luo Fan had no intention of letting him descend.
If they fought at the abyss floor, the environment would disadvantage Luo Fan.
The abyss below was a vast magma lake.
Its terrifying heat would harm Luo Fan to some extent.
But for a volcanic lifeform like Lord of Blazing Flame, it could instead become reinforcement.
That magma lake might even be absorbed by him.
To Lord of Blazing Flame, it would be equivalent to a Peak Supreme Treasure.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan unleashed Annihilation Divine Light.
Whoosh!
A terrifying beam shot forward, piercing straight toward Lord of Blazing Flame.
The latter clearly had not expected such decisive aggression.
The beam arrived before him almost instantly.
A lava tentacle gripped a massive warhammer and smashed directly toward the incoming light.
The collision produced a deafening explosion.
Boom!
Space itself twisted violently.
Because Lord of Blazing Flame reacted hastily, he suffered a slight disadvantage in this exchange.
His enormous body was blasted backward.
However, supported by the sea-of-fire domain, he did not retreat far.
Taking advantage of the moment, Luo Fan summoned his Space Worm clone to replace his original body.
Since the opponent possessed such a massive divine body—
He would respond with one even larger.
Lord of Blazing Flame was a Fourth-Tier Universe Master.
Although naturally gifted, his true combat strength was not exceptionally refined.
Many special lifeforms were like this.
Born powerful, they could break through bottlenecks easily even without diligent cultivation.
As a result, many preferred other pursuits over training.
Many innate Beast Gods had fallen for the same reason.
From birth until death, they remained at Fourth-Tier strength without meaningful improvement.
Had they reached Fifth-Tier power, they might not have died so easily.
"You little insect.. you've angered me!"
Lord of Blazing Flame roared in fury.
He had not expected Luo Fan to attack first.
Yet inwardly, he was shocked.
Initially, seeing Luo Fan as an unfamiliar newcomer to the Universe Sea, he assumed Luo Fan possessed only Third-Tier strength.
Unexpectedly, Luo Fan's power rivaled his own.
Caught off guard, he had even fallen slightly behind in their first clash.
After switching positions with the Space Worm clone, Luo Fan felt completely at ease.
The Space Worm wore Peak Supreme Treasure armor.
Combined with the Hold Fast innate secret technique—
Its ten-billion-kilometer divine body could stand motionless while Lord of Blazing Flame attacked endlessly without exhausting it anytime soon.
Luo Fan intended to let this stubborn rock experience what others once felt when facing him.
Lord of Blazing Flame raised his warhammer.
A terrifying phantom hammer manifested before him.
Flames erupted violently from his body.
They merged with the sea-of-fire domain treasure, wrapping around the hammer projection as it smashed toward Luo Fan.
Luo Fan responded instantly, once again unleashing Annihilation Divine Light.
Boom!
Compared to the colossal hammer phantom, the beam appeared extremely small.
Upon collision, Luo Fan watched in surprise as the Annihilation Divine Light was completely annihilated.
The hammer phantom nearly dissipated as well, and the surrounding sea of fire vanished entirely.
The remaining fragment struck Luo Fan's body, causing virtually no damage.
Still, he felt slightly astonished.
He had not expected Lord of Blazing Flame's attack to be this powerful.
He immediately understood the reason—
The opponent had combined both weapon treasure and domain treasure amplification.
Luo Fan silently took note.
When creating future secret techniques, he would develop one capable of simultaneously unleashing the full power of both weapon-type and domain-type Supreme Treasures.
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