Chapter 245: Chapter 234: 3 Treasures
"Oh my god!!!!"
"Freak... Freak... Freak!!!"
"Damn it!"
The six hundred cosmic martial artists on the Sumeru Celestial Ladder, and the disciples of the three major forces watching the broadcast, couldn’t help but scream.
The Cosmic Monarch standing outside the giant iron gate suddenly became quiet, falling into silence.
Terrifying.
Too terrifying.
To endure such a level of injury and still ascend to the Sumeru Palace, even when the flesh was crushed into powder, leaving only the bones, but with a swirl of green light, his flesh continuously regenerated... using such extremely destructive means, he forcibly crossed the last thousand steps.
The pain involved is enough to make one shudder just by imagining it.
Yet this invincible White Hole Level cosmic martial artist showed no pain, no hesitation in his eyes, as if all the agony was unrelated to him, focusing solely on one direction, charging forward with all his might.
At this moment, everyone felt a genuine respect for Wang Xu rise in their hearts.
"Is this the Sumeru Palace?" As the green light dissipated, Wang Xu’s body completely restored, his gaze fell upon the magnificent, entirely white-bright palace before him.
The palace was grand and atmospheric, luxurious and noble, with a knife-shaped emblem above the palace door.
Wang Xu stepped forward and pushed open the palace doors.
Rumbling——
The golden and resplendent hall appeared in front of Wang Xu as he stepped inside, looking around.
Compared to other palaces Wang Xu had seen, this palace wasn’t particularly unique. In fact, the palaces he had seen in the Heaven-Reaching Pavilion were grander, more spectacular, and even more awe-inspiring.
"You’ve arrived." Suddenly, a powerful voice resounded in the great hall.
This voice was very familiar, precisely the one that announced the Celestial Ladder rules.
Wang Xu’s eyes focused on the seat of honor in the hall, where a transparent figure floated, long white hair dancing in the wind, with handsome features, an ethereal temperament, and an extraordinary demeanor that drew people to him on sight.
This figure was dressed in white, with faint gold hues around the edges, subtle yet without lacking nobility, and with a single glance, Wang Xu understood that this person had an extraordinary background.
"Hello, I am Sumeru," the transparent figure revealed a warm smile.
"Wang Xu." Wang Xu nodded slightly.
"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a talented junior come here," Sumeru smiled and said. "Since my true self perished, leaving only a wisp of soul to guard this place, it has been three billion Law Eras."
Wang Xu knew that one Law Era equaled a hundred million years, three billion Law Eras in other words meant three trillion years.
Just a wisp of soul could exist for such a long time, obviously indicating that this Sumeru was an incredibly powerful being in life.
"You are White Hole Level, so you can receive three rewards. Here are all the available items, choose three from them."
Sumeru waved a hand, and a green holographic screen popped up, listing all the items.
Wang Xu glanced at it, his breath catching slightly.
"Divine Treasure... Divine Ore... Divine Medicine... Perfect Secret Technique..." Each treasure here was extremely rare in the cosmos, even the entire Tai Long Cosmic Country could not produce an item of equivalent value.
Wang Xu also had quite a few divine treasures, all taken from the talents of the Ten Extremes Great Country and the cosmic martial artists of various countries, but compared to the divine treasures here in Sumeru, they still fell short by a long margin.
Divine Ore, Divine Medicine, these were even more incredibly rare in the cosmos.
Ancient medicines over a million years old are top-grade, worth a fortune, and those over ten million years are top of the top, extremely rare. To survive for over a billion years, is almost unheard of in the cosmos.
A billion years is called one Law Era, during which a cosmic Law Era occurs, causing ancient medicine to undergo a revolutionary transformation, becoming true divine medicine.
One divine medicine could make even Celestial God Realm masters salivate for its effects are so strong, almost allowing for resurrection.
Moreover, the well-known law wounds usually take an exceedingly long time to heal, and ordinary ancient medicine can only provide limited aid, but divine medicine can quickly heal law wounds, with extremely significant effects.
In battle, this is a deadly weapon.
Imagine if both sides in a battle suffered law damage creating law wounds that can’t heal; at that moment, one takes divine medicine and instantly restores to peak state... what would the outcome be?
Similarly, the ancient ore stones are the same.
Generally speaking, ancient ore exists longer than ancient medicine, but at a billion years, during a Law Era, it too undergoes a dramatic transformation, and at this point, it’s evolved into divine ore, becoming the object of fierce competition among Celestial God Realm masters.
With divine ore, damaged divine treasures can be repaired, and if it falls into the hands of a master smith, a divine treasure or something even more powerful can be crafted.
"I no longer need secret techniques; divine ore and divine medicine have little significance to me at this stage, but I urgently need a divine treasure," Wang Xu thought to himself.
Gently raising the White Jade Long Saber, though its power was undiminished, after so many battles, fine cracks had begun to appear on the blade’s edge.
Wang Xu needed a knife-type Divine Treasure to replace the White Jade Long Saber.
"I’m looking for a knife-type Divine Treasure, do you have one?" Wang Xu directly asked Sumeru.
Sumeru smiled lightly, needing no thought at all: "Yes, here they are."
With a wave of his hand, the green screen changed, arranging a list of nine knife-type Divine Treasures.
Wang Xu carefully scanned up and down these nine blade-shaped Divine Treasures. Each one had its own characteristics, each one was enough to be coveted. For a moment, Wang Xu found it hard to make a decision.
After hesitating for a while, Wang Xu sorted out each Divine Treasure’s features in his mind, calculating each one, and finally made a decision.
"I’ll choose this one, Double-Headed Dragon Slash." Wang Xu pointed decisively at a long knife with a bifurcated tip.
"Okay." Sumeru pointed a finger, and suddenly, from within the screen, a completely silver-grey long saber emerged, with curves like swimming dragons, emitting a faint cold light.
Wang Xu grabbed it, lightly swung it, and even with hardly any strength, the void had already twisted.
"Do you need anything else?" Sumeru asked as he saw Wang Xu enthralled, continuously waving the Double-Headed Dragon Slash, having completely forgotten about him.
Wang Xu was jolted awake by Sumeru’s words, smiled apologetically, then expanded the list to continue choosing treasures.
But as he chose, Wang Xu still couldn’t make up his mind on which one to take.
"Your power is strong now, but your physical body is not. You need an Imperial Armor." Sumeru, seeing his indecision, reminded him.
Wang Xu nodded in agreement. Sumeru was right, although he had passed the Sumeru Celestial Ladder, he entirely depended on Endless Life to do so. If he were an ordinary Cosmic Martial Artist, relying purely on his physical body, he would not have reached Sumeru Palace.
Moreover, most defensive treasures take time to activate, like Moluo Yue’s Four-sided Copper Bell, Wang Xu’s Oil and Candle Fire. If the opponent’s attack is fast enough, leaving you no time to react, the danger level greatly increases.
And the Imperial Armor solves this problem very well.
The Imperial Armor is always worn, needing no activation. Even if suddenly attacked by an enemy, it can still effectively weaken the attack, giving one enough time to react.
"Alright, let’s go for the Imperial Armor." Wang Xu decided, choosing Imperial Armor as the second treasure.
After scanning his surroundings, Wang Xu finally set his eyes on a transparent Imperial Armor as thin as a cicada’s wing.
Phantom Wing Armor.
"I’ll take it." Wang Xu directly selected it.
Soon, Wang Xu had a transparent Imperial Armor as thin as a cicada’s wing on his body, radiating brilliance, perfect like a work of art.
He reached out to tear it, and with his current strength, he could easily tear apart a star. However, the Phantom Wing Armor didn’t budge, showcasing its remarkable toughness, truly worthy of being a Divine Treasure.
"There’s still one last treasure left." Sumeru reminded.
Wang Xu pondered for a moment, then looked up, "I want a Space Treasure."
Space Treasures are not considered Divine Treasures or Immortal Divine Soldiers; they possess no attack power. Only by entering their space can an enemy’s strength be weakened. But in true combat, who’s foolish enough to step into someone else’s Space Treasure to be at their mercy?
"Space Treasures, though valuable, cannot compare to Divine Treasures, Divine Ore, Divine Medicine. Have you thought it through?" asked Sumeru.
The true value of a Space Treasure cannot match a Divine Treasure, yet Wang Xu was giving up many treasures rare across the Cosmos to choose a Space Treasure, which seemed unwise.
"I’ve decided." Wang Xu nodded seriously.
"Alright then." Sumeru pointed a finger, and immediately, a dark green orb floated in mid-air. Wang Xu stretched out his hand and took it, his spiritual consciousness directly probing within.
Inside this dark green orb was a desolate land, with an area about the size of Earth.
But compared to the small space belonging to the grey-clad man Yu Ru, Wang Xu’s was quite large.
"The three treasures have been given to you, it’s time to leave." Sumeru’s transparent figure distorted and faded, his voice ethereal. Wang Xu’s body was uncontrollably drawn backward until he was outside Sumeru Palace.
Mist and clouds once again enveloped, shrouding the Sumeru Palace.
Crash.
A giant iron door suddenly descended from the sky and swung open with a clang, revealing Princess Bing Qing in the distance.
"Wang Xu!" Princess Bing Qing’s eyes instantly reddened, sprinting quickly, throwing herself into Wang Xu’s arms, sobbing loudly.
"Do you know how worried I was when Ba Donghe and Su Long came out, but you didn’t? I thought you’d die here... thought I’d never see you again... Wuwuwu..." Princess Bing Qing’s tears flowed like a stream, and Wang Xu turned to Tai Long Sovereign with a bitter smile.
"Let’s go, let’s leave this place." Wang Xu said, taking Princess Bing Qing, stepping across the giant iron door, returning to the Thousandfold Main Star, while the other Cosmic Martial Artists were directly transported out.
At the moment the giant iron door closed heavily, Wang Xu turned, taking a deep glance back.
The Qualification Battle had concluded. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to come to to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit to read.)