Chapter 1407: Supreme Grade · Unique Lord Talent - Saint Shadow Lord!

Chapter 1407 - To the Supreme·The Sole Sovereign Talent - Master of Holy Shadow!

At this very moment,

the boundless shadow from above descended, casting its gaze upon Zhou Zhan.

It seemed utterly unimpressed, as if it had known of his existence from the very beginning.

Yet the Shadow King, with its crimson supreme deity, stared in astonishment, then suddenly turned sharply to face Zhou Zhan.

"Supreme Sovereign Candidate!"

"How could you be here?!?"

It exclaimed, stunned.

"Could you come, and I not?"

Zhou Zhan smiled faintly.

"Brave indeed!"

The Shadow King's crimson eyes glowed with a cruel laugh. "I had originally planned to wait until I had vanquished the Heaven Blade Supreme God before leaving the Shadow Realm to deal with you."

"Unbelievable—you've come here of your own volition, seeking certain death."

"You think that merely being a copy will make me unable to harm you?"

"I am the Supreme God who wields the Law of Fate and Death.

To annihilate both the copy and the original essence—this is precisely what I excel at."

As he spoke,

He raised a hand, and instantly, a shadow realm surged forth from behind him, expanding rapidly, swiftly engulfing Zhou Zhan within its reach.

Zhou Zhan frowned slightly at this sudden development, immediately activating his Master Rule technique—"The Sovereign's Domain: Every Land Is the Sovereign's."

And suddenly, a vast domain of master-level power erupted around him, spanning the scale of an infinite universe.

This realm radiating nine hues of light appeared instantly, blocking the shadow world of the opponent.

Yet the opponent was a Supreme God. Even though Zhou Zhan's "All Under Heaven Belongs to the Emperor" had managed to stall the incursion of the opponent's world, it was plainly visible that His Lordship's domain was shrinking at an astonishing pace.

When it finally shrank to nothing, that would be the moment when Zhou Zhan would be utterly trapped within the opponent's domain.

At that point, Zhou Zhan would be in a desperate situation.

The Shadow King, Supreme God of Crimson, observed this scene and felt a surge of astonishment.

He could see that Zhou Zhan's domain technique was a Lordship-level domain technique, and even in a cross-level battle, it could greatly suppress other non-Lordship domain realms.

But the crucial point was that He himself was also a Lordship-level deity.

Which Supreme God wasn't a Lordship-level deity? Only the path they chose differed.

As a Supreme God, He should have been able to instantly burst His own domain realm by applying His own law world to suppress the opponent's domain.

Yet this very scene revealed to Him something astonishing: a top-tier main god-level Lordship deity could, through sheer will, barely hold its own against His Supreme God's law world.

This is absolutely absurd!

The Shadow King, Crimson Supreme God, had no notion of this.

With the aid of the Imperial Sovereign's Sacred Sword, a master-tier artifact of the Lord's Law System, the power and efficacy of Zhou Zhan's Lord's Law technique had surged tenfold!

Thanks to this, Zhou Zhan's "All under heaven is the sovereign's" had not immediately exploded under the pressure of his Law World.

Yet even so,

Zhou Zhan's situation remained critically precarious.

But just then—

an unforeseen event occurred.

Suddenly, countless shadow dragons emerged around Zhou Zhan.

These shadow dragons swam freely at his side, firmly repelling any attempt by the Shadow King, Crimson Supreme God's Law World to breach through. Not a single inch of intrusion was possible.

Yingjun, the Crimson Supreme God, his eyes widened instantly at the scene.

Then, with disbelief, he lifted his gaze toward the supreme shadow above, his voice strained and hesitant:

"Lord, why do you protect the designated heir of the Supreme Lord? You are not aligned with any faction, are you?"

"I am indeed an entity of the Central Faction's will," he replied.

"But this young one has a connection with me. There is a royal talent of the Shadow Realm within him. Beyond my domain, I will not interfere with his life or death. But within my realm, I will shield him."

The Will of the Shadow spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, the Crimson Supreme God felt his heart sink.

This designated heir of the Supreme Lord—was he truly connected to the Lord of the Will of the Shadow?!

His teeth ground together in anger.

With the protection of the Will of the Shadow, he would surely be powerless against this one.

How is it that this one is so lucky?

To have ties with the Grand Will, even to have the Grand Will himself personally intervene and protect him.

A pang of envy stirs within him.

For he has licked the Will of Shadow for a long time, offering countless sacred offerings from the highest deities, yet the Will of Shadow has remained indifferent—offering only occasional hints and guidance.

Does he truly think he can, in times of peril, ask the Grand Will to step in and shield him?

Nonsense.

With this thought,

the Red-Heaven Supreme God of Shengjun grows even more bitter.

At the same time,

the mention of the Will of Shadow stirs memories deep within Zhou Zhan.

He paused, instantly pulling up the master talent information of the Shadow Gate, then his gaze settled on the final line.

...

[Specific Talent Effect 4: You are protected by the Will of Shadow, possessing the Talent of the Shadow Laws (Divine God Level).]

...

"By God..."

Zhou Zhan's mind reeled with disbelief.

When he first saw the master talent of the Shadow Gate, he had completely overlooked this specific effect—especially the fourth one.

After all, he was a divine spirit of the master law system, with absolutely no intention of ever venturing down the path of Shadow Laws.

He never expected that the key to this talent lay not in the latter half, but in the very first words.

"Protection by the Will of Shadow."

"How foolish must I have been back then, not to have noticed this innate ability's potential?"

Zhou Zhan murmured to himself.

After all, at the time, Zhou Zhou's level was so far removed from such a being of supreme will that even the slightest spark of thought to exploit this half-sentence never arose.

"Now, with my status as a reserve Supreme Lord, possessing power comparable to a Supreme God and influence rivaling that of the most elite bloodline races, I can finally appreciate the immense value of this Lord's innate ability."

"Power changes one's perspective—there's no denying it."

Zhou Zhan couldn't help but smile.

Then, gazing upon the celestial blade Supreme God puppet bound to the black shadow pillar, ready to be sacrificed at any moment, his confidence grew even stronger.

"Reserve Supreme Lord, Imperial Sovereign of the People, Divine Sun God Nation's divine master avatar—Zhou Zhan, respectfully bows to the Will of Shadow."

Zhou Zhan spoke with solemn reverence.

"Very well."

The Will of Shadow had, rarely, opened its mouth to praise, smiling warmly:

"You carry the lordly gift bestowed upon you by me, and have managed to reach the rank of Supreme Lord Candidate—this truly surpasses my expectations. Yet it has also given me ample honor before the other Supreme Willful Beings."

"Given that, then,"

"I shall bestow upon you a small gift."

And with that, a surge of shadowy airflow erupted from the Sacred Body of the Supreme Shadow Will, rushing with blinding speed and seamlessly merging into Zhou Zhan's body, vanishing without a trace.

At the same time,

The nine avatars—Zhou Zhou, Zhou Zhan, Zhou Wu, Zhou Zheng, all the way to Zhou Jiu—simultaneously saw a line of text appear before their eyes.

[Congratulations, Praja Goddomain—Praja Godmaster. Your epic lordly gift—the Gate of Shadow Realm—has been elevated by the Will of Shadow to the Supreme Grace Level, now becoming the Unique Lordly Gift—the Holy Master of Shadow!]