"Eh? I didn’t expect you to be quite tenacious."
Zhang Xiaoman withdrew the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder.
In the area previously occupied by the Demon Clan, a figure was still trembling and standing, not directly destroyed, but it looked like it was at the end of its rope.
Wu Qi no longer had the spirited appearance he had at the beginning, looking utterly miserable.
The Purple Cloud Divine Thunder caused him great damage; had he not used some secret technique, he would have been killed outright just moments ago.
"You, who exactly are you... How can you possess the power of ’Destruction’... Could it be... No, that’s impossible! It’s absolutely impossible!"
Wu Qi seemed oblivious to his injuries, staring at Zhang Xiaoman with shock and disbelief.
He was a Peak Level Lower God who had already comprehended the ’Immortal’ Divine Domain.
Ordinary attacks should not be able to kill him.
At most, they could only push him to the brink of death, much like the Plague God once was.
Yet the damage Zhang Xiaoman inflicted on him was nearly enough to kill him outright. Wu Qi could truly feel how close he was to death.
If he hadn’t paid a huge price to use a secret technique, he would have already been truly dead by now.
Currently, Wu Qi’s body was covered with wounds; he could not even activate his talent for quick recovery, forced to remain in this state of near-death, barely clinging to life.
What he did not know was, even if he had comprehended the Undying Series, even a Middle-level God who had understood the Immortal Series could be killed by Zhang Xiaoman’s attack; this was the nature of the Ultimate Item.
"You mean... Destruction?"
Zhang Xiaoman was surprised at this moment, curious about how the opponent could speak of his ability.
A member of the Demon Clan coming from the Demon Realm shouldn’t know the characteristics of the ring, not even people within the Star Alliance knew, so how could he say those two words?
Feeling something was amiss, he immediately activated the Dimension Gate of the Original Realm to envelop Wu Qi.
Wu Qi, now in a near-death state, had no power to resist and could only let Zhang Xiaoman draw him in.
"How did you know about Destruction? Never mind, I’ll see for myself."
Zhang Xiaoman initially intended to ask directly for the answer, but upon reconsideration, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Anyway, in this place, he was an invincible presence; he only needed a thought to do what he pleased, provided this world supported his use of such ability.
The boundary value of the Original Realm was already not low now; though it still fell short of the First Universe, compared to when it was first developed, it was already vastly different, at least capable of performing a Mind Reading Technique now.
The subject of this mind reading was a Peak Lower God, and Zhang Xiaoman had to rely on the Original Realm to accomplish this.
He directly activated the power of the rights to start reading Wu Qi’s memories; despite the latter’s efforts to resist, he still managed to acquire a portion.
Instantly, a vast memory flooded into Zhang Xiaoman’s mind.
These were experiences of Wu Qi throughout his long life; for ordinary people or even those at an Extraordinary Level, they would already be overwhelmed by such memory, leading to a situation where self-perception was overridden by the vast memory.
But as the Master of the Original Realm, backed by the Spirit Star Ring, Zhang Xiaoman did not have to worry about such occurrences; he extracted much valuable information from this memory.
Initially, most of the memories depicted Wu Qi’s actions of plundering other civilizations over countless years.
Ruthless, bloody, violent, cold-blooded.
It could be said he fully lived up to his title.
The Master of the Original Realm’s power prevented Zhang Xiaoman from being corrupted by such bloodshed, allowing him to swiftly move past this page as an observer, unfazed.
Subsequently, a wealth of knowledge accumulated by Wu Qi over many years was also successfully plundered.
This knowledge included various observations within the universe, the languages of various civilizations, developmental timelines of various technologies, and even insights and techniques he comprehended on his cultivation path.
Undoubtedly, this was a surprising gain; regardless of whether it could be put to use now, it held substantial value as a reserve of knowledge.
Finally, Zhang Xiaoman found the information he sought: the reason Wu Qi could utter the ability of his Star Ring.
In fact, after gaining some understanding, he realized he had initially misunderstood the opponent.
This fellow knew nothing about the Star Ring, and the reason he could say the two words "Destruction" was not reference to the ring of the Master of Destruction, but an ability within the Upper God Domain.
It turned out that this guy had once been very lucky to show his face in front of the certain being within the Demon Clan and thus learned a bit about the Upper God Domain, and the "Destruction" Series was something he learned during that chance encounter.
Normally, not to mention a Lower God, even Middle-level Gods like Huan Cai and Ora rarely had opportunities to know about information pertaining to the Upper God Domain—specifically the top ten ranked series known as the Supreme Series.
This was evident when the Observer previously disclosed some intelligence about the "No Breath" Supreme Series and both appeared very excited.
For a Middle-level God, obtaining information about the Supreme Series undoubtedly offered a chance to advance further along their path.
Thus, the fact that Wu Qi, a Lower God, could directly state its name naturally aroused astonishment.
Even Zhang Xiaoman, who had mastered all the series, couldn’t name the domains corresponding to them.
Since names are given by people, while he could communicate with all Dark Spirit Series, including the Supreme Series, he hadn’t heard their names from others, so he couldn’t name them.
However, the names here refer to universally acknowledged titles; similar to the Divine Domain of Strength, if Zhang Xiaoman wished, he could give these Supreme Series new names as he pleased.
Now, after reading Wu Qi’s memory and combined with previous intelligence obtained from Huan Cai, he knew the universally accepted names of two Supreme Series, one being the Seventh Rank "No Breath", and the other being the Fourth Sequence "Destruction".
"The Fourth Sequence... This is a very forward sequence, it seems the person Wu Qi encountered should be the Demon Lord, otherwise, how many in this world could reach such levels..."
Zhang Xiaoman speculated internally.
This was all the information he acquired from Wu Qi; after all, despite the other being a Peak Lower God, Zhang Xiaoman’s Original Realm powers could easily kill him, but fully reading his memories was still rather challenging.
"Since you managed to block my strike, I shall fulfill my promise to grant you the chance to face judgment."
Zhang Xiaoman sealed all of Wu Qi’s powers with the authority, ensuring he remained in this half-dead state, then directly used telepathy to connect with Aogu, far away in the First Universe.
Indeed, Aogu was the one whose civilization was destroyed by Wu Qi.
As the last survivor of the Thunder Giant tribe, Aogu’s homeland and people were wiped out by Wu Qi, and he was sealed for tens of thousands of years—a feud not shared under the same sky.
Zhang Xiaoman had not forgotten that when he helped Aogu break the seal and invited him to join the Star Alliance, he promised to help him exact revenge one day, and now was the time to fulfill that promise.