Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Yuanxu Universe, Yuanxu Temple.

Like a dormant ancient giant beast, it hangs high above the seventy-two heavens of the Yuanxu Universe, bathed in the clear light cast by billions of stars, stretching across hundreds of millions of cosmic years, as if it has merged into one with the sky of this ancient universe.

The palace walls are made of Nine Heavens Mysterious Gold mixed with star-level iron, emitting a cold metallic luster in the void. Billions of rule runes engraved on them are constantly flowing, sometimes turning into a circling golden dragon, and sometimes condensing into a divine phoenix with spread wings, exuding a majestic momentum that suppresses the universe, taking in the entire Yuanxu universe, and overlooking the cycle of birth and death of all living beings.

Inside the temple, countless continents are suspended above the sea of ​​clouds like emerald pearls, connected to each other by glittering rainbow bridges. Both sides of the rainbow bridges are inlaid with breathing star gems that sparkle day and night.

Temples and pavilions are scattered all over the place, some are simple and majestic, with bell-shaped regular crystals hanging from the eaves, and the slight ringing in the wind resonates with the surrounding regular crystals; some are exquisite and delicate, with chaotic mist as tiles and void spiritual wood as beams, with lifelike stone sculptures of mythical beasts standing in front of the door, with divine flames in their eyes, guarding the secrets within the temple.

At this moment, the Yuanxu Divine Palace was in perfect order. Countless outer disciples, clad in uniform black armor with gold patterns, all possessed Dao King cultivation, their auras condensed like the abyss. Wielding gilded dragon-patterned divine spears inscribed with the Chinese characters "Yuanxu," they marched in unison, patrolling the corridors amidst the sea of ​​clouds.

They form teams of 100 people each, led by inner disciples wearing silver-white armor, all of whom are the masters of their own universe.

There are truly countless Dao Kings, and Lords of the Universe are everywhere. Only the King of the Universe Sea can be considered as a strong one, and can barely be among the high-ranking officials of the Yuanxu Divine Palace.

Suddenly, an irresistible terrifying tremor exploded from the top of the sky above the Yuanxu Divine Palace. The entire palace, which had lasted for hundreds of millions of years, shook violently as if it had been hit by a huge hammer.

The suspended continent shook and collapsed, the rainbow bridge of light broke into pieces, and the star gem fell into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds, making a shrill sound of breaking through the air, as if the sky and the earth were hanging upside down.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying aura of the King of the Universe Sea in the middle stage of the Ninth Heaven came down from the sky like a river pouring down from the sky, carrying the pressure to crush the world and tear apart the universe, and quickly swept through the entire Yuanxu Palace with the force of a crushing blow.

Wherever it passed, the rules were disrupted and the laws collapsed. The runes on the palace walls with black gold patterns dimmed and exploded in an instant. The walls made of Nine Heavens Mysterious Gold and Star Iron crumbled like paper, turned into flying debris, and dissipated into the void.

“Crack…Boom…”

Countless continents collapsed and shattered under the pressure of this breath. The ancient and majestic temples were crushed into dust by the invisible force. The exquisite palaces and the stone sculptures of mythical beasts in front of the gates were vaporized together. The regular crystals on the eaves burst out with the last glimmer of light before being completely annihilated.

The sea of ​​clouds was boiling, and was evaporated into nothingness by this divine power, revealing the broken space-time rift below, and countless empty and dark energy surged in from it.

The patrolling outer disciples were like weeds in the wind under this pressure. Their black armor with gold patterns instantly disintegrated into molten iron. The divine body condensed by the Dao King's cultivation melted like ice and snow, and even their screams were crushed in their throats.

Teams of a hundred men were annihilated in droves, turning into dust in the starry sky, without even a trace of their souls left behind, as if they had never appeared.

Although the inner disciples who led them had cultivation levels far superior to those of the outer disciples and had created their own natal universe, they were not much better than those outer disciples under the vast pressure of the King of the Universe Sea in the middle stage of the Ninth Heaven. They only held on for a moment longer before they all followed in the footsteps of those outer disciples, shattered into slag, turned into bits of debris, and disappeared without a trace. Even reincarnation was a luxury.

"Not good! Enemy attack!"

"This pressure... is from the King of the Nine...Nine Heavens and Oceans."

"Quick, quickly activate the Palace Guarding Formation! Roar! The All Gods Returning Origin Formation is activated!"

......

In an instant, an unspeakable panic spread rapidly within the Yuanxu Divine Palace like a plague, and shrill roars rose from the center of the Yuanxu Divine Palace, mixed with despair and fear.

The next second...

Countless array eyes in the core area of ​​the temple lit up at the same time, and the ancient array patterns that had been silent for hundreds of cosmic epochs spread out from the depths of the earth, covering every inch of the Yuanxu Temple like a spider web.

Billions of divine lights gushed out from the ruins of the collapsed temple and the broken foundations of the continent, gathering into rushing rivers of light, converging towards the top of the temple like a vast ocean.

"Roar......"

Countless dull roars resounded throughout the universe, and tens of thousands of giant phantoms rose from all around the Yuanxu Temple.

These phantoms are tens of thousands of cosmic years tall, wearing ancient armor and holding various magical weapons. Some have three eyes on their faces, and some have six wings on their backs. Each of them exudes a powerful aura that is comparable to the king of the seventh heaven and sea.

"All gods return to their origin and unite!"

Another fierce shout came from the center of Yuanxu Temple, sweeping across the entire Yuanxu Temple.

Immediately afterwards, tens of thousands of giant phantoms were seen approaching each other, divine lights intertwined, runes merged, and their huge bodies reorganized and condensed in the collision.

The arms intertwined, the torsos overlapped, the magical weapons merged into one, and in less than a breath, they merged into a terrifying giant god that was over a hundred million feet tall.

Its entire body is covered in peerless armor forged from billions of universes, with a beating chaos core embedded in its brow. Its face is about 50% similar to that of the Yuanxu God, but more majestic and ancient, as if it is the ultimate incarnation of all the power of the Yuanxu lineage.

As soon as he took shape, he slowly raised his giant hand that covered the sky and pressed lightly towards the sky.

"boom......"

A powerful aura comparable to that of the King of the Universe Sea in the early stage of the Ninth Heaven burst out from the giant god, like an invisible sky curtain, barely resisting the pressure of the King of the Universe Sea in the middle stage of the Ninth Heaven who descended from the sky.

The originally collapsed void stabilized slightly, and the broken continental debris stopped falling. The remaining elders and disciples of Yuanxu Temple were finally able to breathe. Looking at the giant god who protected all living beings, they were like drowning people grabbing the only life-saving straw, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts.

At the same time, in the core area of ​​Yuanxu Palace, the spiritual consciousness of the King of the Six Paths and Eighth Heaven and Sea was constantly communicating and colliding in the void, with fear and confusion.

"Strange, why hasn't the will of the universe revived yet?"

As the only overlord of the Yuanxu Universe, the will of the Yuanxu Universe has long been controlled by their Yuanxu Palace, taking on their shape, a watchdog. Once the Yuanxu Palace is attacked, the will of the universe will surely revive and bring down divine punishment.

"No, why is the aura mixed with that pressure so similar to Master... Could it be that Master..."

"Damn it, Master is not in Yuan Dao Palace. Even Master's incarnations can't be contacted. I'm afraid Master is really..."

"Not good! Palace Guard Formation, quickly, change the formation quickly..."