You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Defense-type divine artifacts are already quite rare, and dominator divine artifacts of the defensive type are even more exceedingly uncommon, their preciousness speaks for itself.

Xiahou Shou also knew that his true form had once brought a large batch of treasures from the Ancient World, but there wasn't a single dominator divine artifact among them!

After all, the core paths of dominator divine artifacts are parts of the Ultimate Path, formed by fusing various transcendence paths that defy the heavens, and the foundation for the operation of the divine artifact is also divine lord level power formed by various divine powers, each divine master has their own unique grasp.

This is different from divine artifacts; dominator divine artifacts basically can only be used with matching divine lord level power and compatible parts of the Ultimate Path.

However, exceptions are the Taichu Divine Power and the Ultimate Path.

The Ultimate Path is an entirety, and after all, parts of the Ultimate Path are just parts; each possessor masters different sections, which are almost all unique to themselves.

This also requires oneself to adjust different divine lord level powers based on different divine powers.

Therefore, for those who prove and transcend with parts of the Ultimate Path, the only way to possess a dominator divine artifact is by using a treasure like 'Heavenly Craft Creation Dew' to create a lifebound sovereign artifact.

Otherwise, only a true divine lord level God could create a dominator divine artifact.

In the Ancient Times, the dominator divine artifacts crafted by divine masters were all bestowed upon the divine race under their command, who inherited the divine bloodline!

And once the master of a lifebound sovereign artifact dies, it also perishes.

Therefore, Xiahou Shou's true form did not acquire any dominator divine artifacts from the Ancient World Lord, as they were simply unusable.

He also understood that the dominator divine artifact used by King Xia Lin Yue before him must originate from two ancient divine masters!

Only the Ultimate Path and Taichu Divine Power could command all divine artifacts at will.

"The advantage of the Ultimate Path is too great..."

Xiahou Shou couldn't help but show a cold gaze, immediately using Divine Thought Transmission to communicate with the Wood Demon Ancestor: "Wood Demon Ancestor, don't conserve divine power, he must know the Heavenly Demon Ancestor will return, yet deliberately didn't escape; he surely has some scheme as well. I'm preparing to use that great weapon bestowed by the Ancient World Lord."

"This..." The Wood Demon Ancestor was shaken to the core and couldn't help but transmit his thoughts: "That was prepared to kill the Second Prince. Once we fully break through the Great Yong Divine Formation, seize the opportunity, even the Second Prince will almost certainly die. Are you sure you want to use it against King Xia?"

"Wood Demon Ancestor, don't you think he's a bigger threat than the Second Prince?"

Xiahou Shou darkly transmitted his thoughts: "If he proves and transcends, our Demon Clan is doomed for extinction, plus the ultimate divine artifact from the Ancient World Lord is still within the Human Ancestor's remains, taken by him. It must be reclaimed, or else our Demon Clan will ultimately be obliterated by Eternal Night."

"...Alright."

The Wood Demon Ancestor responded lowly: "Then let's completely eliminate this King Xia here."

Suddenly, the entire World Tree trembled, and the vast and boundless Green Wood Divine Power surged violently, each branch penetrating the void, stretching deep into the void, slowly stirring.

Layers of invisible void waves rapidly spread out, beginning to transform into an oppressive force heavily binding Lin Yue.

"The power of the World Tree itself?"

Lin Yue slightly raised his eyebrows, immediately feeling a shocking sense of oppression, and the difficulty of moving within the void increased significantly.

This void oppression alone could directly immobilize a typical Divine Son!

And he, too, was under a considerable limitation.

"Fortunately, there are two dominator divine artifacts that can resist the void oppression."

Lin Yue assessed his condition, saying, "I can probably exert eighty percent of my strength."

Although he could only leverage a portion of the dominator divine artifact's power, not as effective as his lifebound artifact, it was still a substantial aid.

"Boom!"

Gigantic hands formed from the branches of the World Tree once again came crashing down.

At the same time, from within Xiahou Shou radiated a twilight glow, affecting the flow of time; simultaneously, an air cut from afar, a rift formed by the dislocations of time and space, slashed towards Lin Yue like a sharp edge!

"Time and space?"

Lin Yue ignored the gigantic hands of the World Tree, merely using the divine artifact battle saber in his hand to unleash a chaotic blade light against the noticeably more threatening temporal rift.

The blade light, enveloped in chaos, swept forth, and the temporal rift gradually dissipated in response.

The gigantic hands formed by the World Tree also struck him simultaneously, but first they touched the hazy white light on his surface, losing some of their power, then struck his black battle attire, further diminishing their power, leaving only a small residual force that merely caused his spiritual body, formed by the Ultimate Path, to tremble slightly, damaging some Essence.

Next, Lin Yue's figure moved, slicing through the void with the blade light, penetrating and escaping the encircling gigantic hands of the World Tree.

"It turns out they are all defense-type dominator divine artifacts..."

Xiahou Shou stared at Lin Yue, his expression growing ever colder.

He also possessed a lifebound dominator divine artifact, enhancing his control over time by several levels; that's why he could barely hold Lin Yue in place for an instant earlier.

However, he hadn't condensed a Divine Heart himself; even with a lifebound dominator divine artifact, his strength wasn't as great as a divine master-level being like the Heavenly Demon Ancestor's son.

Otherwise, he would have confidence in handling Lin Yue by himself.

"Someone who hasn't transcended is actually stronger than me?" Xiahou Shou found it hard to accept.

Despite having a lifebound dominator divine artifact, one's lifebound artifact can only be singular, yet the opponent not only had one but multiple dominator divine artifacts!

This was the crux of his inferiority to the opponent.

"We can't delay this any longer."

Xiahou Shou took a deep breath, then turned over his hand.