Chapter 592 - 323: Mysterious and Unknown Divine Artifact

The two collided, palm to palm.

An energy storm, many times more powerful than before, erupted from the point of impact. It instantly vaporized the surrounding interstellar dust.

The terrifying force of the impact even cracked the core of a dense white dwarf star several light-years away.

The Divine Venerable staggered back several steps, the void crumbling beneath his feet. His pitch-black Destructive Divine Power was actually beginning to turn against him.

’It’s as if the power wants to break free from my control!’

The Divine Venerable stared at Zhao Rui in horror. The fighting spirit in his eyes had vanished completely, replaced by nothing but endless fear and unease.

He knew that the Solar Divine Power within this young man was limitless, containing the very essence of the life and death of stars!

Not only did it suppress his own Destructive Divine Power, but what was truly terrifying was Zhao Rui’s Divine Dragon Palm Technique. It actually contained the profound principles of the Great Dao that governed the very movement of the stars.

Though it wasn’t one of the Divine Techniques, its power was comparable to Divine Power itself.

But what horrified him now was that Zhao Rui could even turn his own Destructive Divine Power against him.

"Just who in the hell are you!"

The Divine Venerable demanded, his voice laced with an undeniable tremor.

He had lived for countless eons, ruling over an entire Star Realm, yet he had never met an opponent so bizarre and formidable.

Zhao Rui stood amidst the cosmos, twenty Divine Dragons spiraling around him, their bodies shimmering with divine light.

A ceaseless torrent of Solar Power poured into his body. As his robes billowed, he exuded an innate divine might, as if he could look down upon the entire universe.

His expression was impassive, his gaze as cold as ice, utterly devoid of emotion.

"Retreat, or die."

Those three simple words completely ignited the terrified rage in the Divine Venerable’s heart.

As a master of the evil god’s lineage, when had anyone ever treated him with such contempt?

When had he ever faced such an incomprehensible foe?

The Divine Venerable threw his head back and roared. His aura surged violently as his pitch-black Divine Power transformed into a monstrous tsunami, sweeping across the cosmos. The once-brilliant river of stars was shrouded by this dark force, dimming into nothingness.

"Since you don’t know what’s good for you, don’t blame me for being merciless!"

"Did you really think this is all I’m capable of?"

The Divine Venerable slammed his palms together. The boundless Destructive Power around him converged wildly as a massive fissure slowly tore open in the void above him. An aura a hundred times more potent than his previous Blade of Destruction radiated from the opening.

From within the fissure, a colossal battle axe slowly emerged. It was pitch-black and covered in shattered runes. Strange flames coiled around its haft, and the axe head pointed directly at Zhao Rui. The sheer pressure it radiated made Zhao Rui’s heart pound.

"This is a peerless divine artifact I obtained from an Exotic Realm—the Battle Axe of Destruction.

"This axe was nurtured in the Exotic Realm by eons of destructive qi. Today marks the first time it has ever been revealed to the world!"

"The fact that you’ve forced my hand is an honor, even in your inevitable defeat!"

The Divine Venerable roared, seizing the Battle Axe of Destruction and pouring all of his Divine Power into it.

The pitch-black haft of the axe instantly erupted with a blinding dark light. Wielding a power that could annihilate anything, he swung it viciously at Zhao Rui.

A visible tearing force shattered the space in the axe’s path, creating spatial ripples that not even Zhao Rui dared to touch.

Zhao Rui’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t dare to be the least bit careless.

He could feel the terrifying destructive power contained within the axe, far surpassing any of his opponent’s previous attacks.

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!"

Zhao Rui bellowed, and the Tribulation-Breaking Sword shot from its sheath on his back, instantly transforming into a colossal blade that blotted out the sky.

The body of the sword trembled, emitting a strange frequency that made the very fabric of space resonate in harmony with it.

In the distant reaches of interstellar space, countless planets began to collapse. Their blazing cores transformed into longswords that tore through the void, arriving at Zhao Rui’s side in an instant!

The sheer, majestic power of the display instantly suppressed all other turmoil in the void.