Chapter 2256: The Imperial Ultimate Pill

His mouth twitching, Ao Feng looked dazed.

Weren't these meteors supposed to rampage everywhere with boundless power?

Why had they turned out like this?

"It seems... these meteors have been awakened and tamed..." Luo Qiqi swallowed her saliva.

"I know they've been awakened, but... how long has it been? Can awakening be this fast?" Ao Feng trembled.

A Divine King could awaken objects like weapons, but each time it required immense effort and energy, at least several months, and half his life... How long had it been for this man before them?

Two minutes? Three minutes?

All these meteors had been fully awakened and tamed?

And crucially, he was still vigorous and full of life, without any ill effects...

While they were still in shock, the youth in the meteor lake shot forward again, and wherever he went, a meteor followed behind him. In the blink of an eye, it became a game of Snake, with enormous meteorites trailing longer and longer...

"Senior Zhang... what is he taming these meteors for?"

After watching for a while, seeing that half the meteors were already following the youth, Ao Feng felt dizzy.

Brother, weren't you here to find the Imperial Ultimate Pill?

What are you doing with these meteors?

"He should be... trying to force the Imperial Ultimate Pill to reveal itself!" After a pause, Luo Qiqi guessed.

"Right!"

Ao Feng's eyes lit up: "The Imperial Ultimate Pill, in its pill form, gathers spiritual energy, making it hard for even the strongest to detect. If it hid among these meteors and launched a sneak attack, even Senior Zhang, as a Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King, would find it hard to counter... So Senior Zhang did the opposite, taming and taking away all the meteors at once. If the pill was there, it could no longer hide... What a brilliant method, what a clever plan! Why didn't I think of that!"

By clearing away everything around, there was naturally no place to hide, and no chance of a sneak attack...

"He is profoundly wise, always planning before acting, truly admirable..." Luo Qiqi nodded, the admiration in her eyes growing even stronger.

"Who dares destroy my dwelling? You seek death..."

Just as the two were sighing with emotion, a huge muffled roar sounded, and the entire meteor lake boiled. A giant face abruptly appeared in midair.

"A Sovereign?"

Luo Qiqi's pupils contracted.

She had seen this kind of giant face before, used by Linglong Fairy; it was a unique ability of a Sovereign.

"No, it's that Imperial Ultimate Pill. The spiritual energy here is abundant, the resources rich. I didn't expect it to... have broken through! Now it might... already be a true Sovereign!"

Ao Feng's body trembled.

Luo Qiqi clenched her fists, full of disbelief: "Sovereigns must control a domain or receive the worship of billions to succeed, they say. How can a pill achieve that..."

A true Sovereign must gain the recognition of a domain and bear infinite faith power. For example, Master Kong, to become a true Sovereign, challenged the Eight Sovereigns in succession to gain the recognition of the Divine Realm.

How could a pill, without experiencing any of that, become a Sovereign?

"This is the Tidal Sea, not... the Divine Realm!" Ao Feng paused, then said.

"Not the Divine Realm?"

Startled, Luo Qiqi then nodded.

Indeed, they had entered here from a shattered part of the Divine Realm, meaning this Tidal Sea did not belong to the Divine Realm's domain and could not be defined by its rules.

"Moreover, the Heavenly Sovereign broke through here, then returned to the Divine Realm to seek its recognition!" Ao Feng added, his brow furrowed in disbelief: "But I find it strange. The gap between Sovereign and Divine King is immeasurable. Countless cultivators over countless years in the Divine Realm have failed. How could a mere pill... succeed?"

In fact, not only they, but even Zhang Xuan in the meteor lake was startled.

This ability to condense a giant face in the air was something even he could not do, unless he had reached the pinnacle of control over a region and space.

Could it be that the other party had truly broken through to Sovereign?

Something countless people had failed to achieve, a pill had done?

"No, it's the special environment of the meteor lake..."

Extending his spiritual power, Zhang Xuan quickly understood.

It wasn't that the other party had truly reached Sovereign, but that it had lived in this meteor lake for so long that it had gained control over the entire region's power!

Like a lord of this area, it could easily control the spiritual energy within, combining it with its will to form whatever it desired.

"Seeking death? If you want to kill me, show your true form. This mere thought of yours... doesn't have the strength yet!"

Zhang Xuan flicked his finger.

Crack!

The giant face in the air shattered like ice.

"You..."

Soon, another giant face formed, looking over with fury. Zhang Xuan easily broke it again and continued taming the meteors.

His main purpose in entering here was to find this Imperial Ultimate Pill and refine it to break through to Sovereign. It was already a life-and-death struggle, so there was no need for courtesy.

Moreover, from Ao Feng's tone, this pill had ambushed and killed many Divine Kings over the years. Capturing it would also spare others from danger.

"Boom!"

After two giant faces failed to stop him, the space in the meteor lake twisted, and a young human figure finally appeared before him, with the same face as the giant one, bald, and with a slightly ferocious expression.

"You reckless fool, I gave you a chance. Since you don't appreciate it, die!"

Swish!

A palm struck forward, and Zhang Xuan immediately felt as if he were bound, with gravity from all directions piling onto him, restricting his movements.

"Indeed, not a true Sovereign..."

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Though he had guessed as much, he was still somewhat worried. Although his current strength far surpassed ordinary Enfeoffed Divine Kings, facing a true Sovereign still posed some danger.

The other party, though able to control the region to form a giant face, was still some distance from being a true Sovereign, unable to draw on the power of the Divine Realm's heavens. Its strength was limited; even if it were a Sovereign, it was an impotent version, not worth fearing.

"Go!"

Raising his hand, he waved it fiercely.

The meteors behind him instantly turned into a ferocious dragon, charging toward the youth before him.

With so many awakened meteors appearing at once, the space of the meteor lake was instantly crushed, creating black holes one after another. The palm force the youth struck, upon contact, immediately collapsed.

"You..."

The youth had originally planned to hide among the meteors and launch a sneak attack, but he hadn't expected this man to tame so many meteors in such a short time, essentially uprooting his lair and using his own controlled objects to attack him... Trembling with rage, he was about to explode.

At the same time, he wondered...

Were all Enfeoffed Kings this fierce nowadays?