Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 285 Sweeping Away the Trap
The Black Pepper Secret Realm has a maximum diameter of over 19 million light-years, making it one of the larger secret realms in the vast universe.

After all, although there are countless cosmic wonders in the vast universe, most of them are only a few hundred thousand or a few million light-years in diameter.

The Black Pepper Secret Realm is so vast that it naturally contains many opportunities and dangers.

Although the original Black Pepper Secret Realm was fraught with danger, it still attracted many powerful individuals to venture there.

However, as the leader of the Black Pepper Clan broke through to the level of the Lord of the Universe, many opportunities in the Black Pepper Secret Realm were taken over by the Black Pepper Clan. When other powerful individuals came to the Black Pepper Secret Realm, they could only explore the areas that were not controlled by the Black Pepper Clan.

Moreover, these powerful individuals will voluntarily retreat if they encounter any powerful members of the Black Pepper Clan during their explorations.

After all, the entire Black Pepper Secret Realm has been tacitly recognized as the territory of the Black Pepper Clan. If a conflict were to occur with a powerful member of the Black Pepper Clan within the Black Pepper Secret Realm, it would certainly offend the Black Pepper Lord.

At this time, the Lord of Black Pepper had already fallen, and it was no longer possible for the Black Pepper Clan to seize the opportunities within the Black Pepper Secret Realm.

After the fall of the Black Pepper Lord, many of the Black Pepper Clan's Universe Venerables immediately took action.

Some advocated leading their tribe to live in more remote cosmic territories, while others advocated relying on the Liulan Alliance behind the Black Pepper tribe to continue occupying the Black Pepper Secret Realm and its surrounding territories...

Of course, while discussing these matters, they were also consciously preparing a way out for the entire tribe.

After all, once the Black Pepper Clan's most powerful leader, and only Lord of the Universe, fell, they were no longer a powerful clan.

Even though the Black Pepper Clan has six cosmic overlords, it can still only be considered a relatively powerful ordinary clan.

But just as they were still hesitating, disaster struck!
……

One of the dangerous areas in the Black Pepper Secret Realm is within the 'Misty Galaxy'.

This misty galaxy contains numerous islands, which from time to time give birth to cosmic treasures, some of which are even comparable to priceless treasures.

Before the Black Pepper Clan became a powerful clan, some special life forms originally lived in this Misty Galaxy, the most powerful of whom even possessed the strength of a Cosmic Venerable.

However, even these special life forms find it difficult to completely occupy this Misty Galaxy. Therefore, many powerful beings in the universe come to explore this Misty Galaxy. Some perish as a result, while others return with a full harvest.

Later, after the leader of the Black Pepper Clan became the ruler of the universe, he quickly wiped out the special life forms living in this Misty Galaxy. Then, the Black Pepper Clan occupied the core and important place in this Misty Galaxy, 'Mist Island'.

Although Misty Island is called an island, it is actually a very large landmass with a diameter of more than 90 million kilometers.

At the heart of this Misty Island stands a psychedelic fruit tree. This tree blossoms once every ten million epochs, bears fruit once every ten million epochs, and the fruit matures once another ten million epochs later.

Every 30 million epochs, the Psychedelic Fruit Tree will produce ten Psychedelic Fruits, each of which is comparable to an ordinary treasure (equivalent to one treasure point in the human race).

For this reason, Misty Island can be said to be the most core area in the Misty Galaxy. Even an ordinary cosmic venerable would not be qualified to occupy it.

After wiping out the special life forms that originally lived in the Misty Galaxy, the Black Pepper Clan transformed Misty Island into one of their strongholds, where a cosmic overlord would always be stationed.

At this moment, on an ordinary island within the Misty Galaxy, a hazy light suddenly shone, and dozens of figures emerged from it.

Among these dozens of figures, one stood out: Lu Qingshan, who was clad in purple-gold armor and had a resolute expression. He was a high-level cosmic venerable.

The powerful figures around Lu Qingshan were naturally his many teammates during his sweep of the Black Pepper Secret Realm, with the leaders being five cosmic overlords, including Venerable Yaoguang, Venerable Zifeng, and Venerable Beiyue.

"Everyone!"

Among the five cosmic overlords, Venerable Beiyue quickly smiled and said, "We have now arrived at the Misty Galaxy within the Black Pepper Secret Realm!"

"Hahaha!"

Feeling the environment within the Misty Galaxy, the Radiant Venerable, clad in silver armor, couldn't help but exclaim, "We were able to be assigned to this mission in the Misty Galaxy this time, all thanks to you, Beiyue!"

"Yes!"

Venerable Zifeng also smiled and said, "This time, our four top races joined forces to sweep through the Black Pepper Secret Realm. Among the many key areas allocated to our human race, the resources in the Misty Star River are definitely among the top. We've made a small profit by being assigned here!"

"Actually, I just happened to wander through this Misty Galaxy before I became a Cosmic Venerable!"

Venerable Beiyue quickly smiled and said, "At that time, the core area, Misty Island, had already been occupied by the 'Orange Heaven Venerable' of the Black Pepper Clan. I certainly didn't dare to go there, so I could only wander around in this remote area. Before leaving, I also left behind a divine power token to assist life here!"

"All right!"

Another cosmic overlord quickly said, "Let's discuss our next move!"

"Actually, we only have two main objectives for this operation!"

Venerable Yaoguang quickly spoke up: "The first task is to kill Venerable Chengtian and the other five Universe Venerables beside him. This is the most important task. We must not let them escape. Otherwise, if even one Universe Venerable escapes, it may bring great trouble to our human race in the future."

The second objective is the Hallucinogenic Fruit Tree, which can produce Hallucinogenic Fruit. If we can bring it back to our human race intact, we will definitely gain more contribution points!

"The first thing isn't difficult!"

Venerable Beiyue quickly spoke up, "We have five cosmic overlords and fifty cosmic venerables here. Once we pinpoint the location of Venerable Chengtian and the others, it will be impossible for them to escape!"

"As for the second matter, it's more troublesome. If the strong members of the Black Pepper Clan see that they are no match for us, they might destroy the hallucinogenic fruit tree!"

"This is easy to solve!"

The Purple Wind Venerable quickly said, "We can teleport directly to the vicinity of that Illusion Fruit Tree later. I have a flying palace-type treasure here, which can protect the Illusion Fruit Tree. Even the Orange Heaven Venerable won't be able to damage it in the slightest!"

"That's a good idea!"

Venerable Yaoguang quickly nodded and said, "Then let's set off now. Perhaps the other teams have already started making their moves. It wouldn't be good if Venerable Chengtian got the news in advance!"

"Alright! I'll perform the unified teleportation!"

Venerable Zifeng quickly said, "Everyone, for the sake of our human race, let's set off!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Venerable Zifeng quickly released his divine power and enveloped Lu Qingshan and his group.

With Lu Qingshan and the others not resisting, Venerable Zifeng quickly led them away from their original location via teleportation to the core of the Illusion Island.

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Teleportation is absolutely forbidden on Misty Island, the core area of ​​the Misty Galaxy!
Although many powerful individuals on Misty Island who have been recognized by the fundamental laws of space are capable of teleportation, none of them use it in their daily lives.

Even if they want to travel to other regions, they rely directly on space travel.

Although most areas in the cosmic secret realm cannot be accelerated to the speed of light to enter the dark universe, some areas that have been swept away by powerful individuals are naturally without any problems.

The Black Pepper Clan occupied Misty Island, and naturally also cleared out many areas in the skies above the island that could be used for space travel.

As for teleportation, it is generally only used by powerful alien races who come to Misty Island to steal treasures, because it is the fastest method.

As long as the powerful beings living on Misty Island do not use teleportation, then once they detect spatial fluctuations caused by teleportation, it will naturally mean that an alien race has arrived on Misty Island.

However, under normal circumstances, no one would come to this Misty Island to steal treasures, since it is guarded by super strong members of the Black Pepper Clan.

"There are alien races!"

"Are they aliens?"

On Misty Island, dozens of powerful individuals who sensed the teleportation fluctuations opened their eyes.

Meanwhile, in the core area of ​​Misty Island, within the temples surrounding the psychedelic fruit tree, the cosmic venerables of the Black Pepper Clan instantly sensed this teleportation fluctuation.

"Alien?"

Inside one of the temples, the Black Pepper Clan's super-strong member, 'Orange Heaven Venerable,' who sensed the spatial fluctuations caused by the teleportation, suddenly opened his eyes: "I didn't expect that not long after our leader fell, an alien race would dare to provoke my Black Pepper Clan!"

But just after Venerable Orange Sky released his Law Domain, his expression changed drastically. He discovered that dozens of densely packed figures had instantly appeared beside the Illusion Fruit Tree.

As soon as these figures appeared, one of them waved his hand and released a magnificent purple palace that completely enveloped the hallucinogenic fruit tree.

Upon seeing that the other party intended to seize the Illusion Fruit Tree, Venerable Orange Sky had no intention of stopping them. Instead, he wanted to quickly escape from this place and reunite with the other powerful members of the Black Pepper Clan.

Because those dozens of figures were all at the level of Universe Venerables, and the leaders among them were even stronger than him. They were Lu Qingshan and his group who had teleported from a remote area of ​​the Misty Star River.

But at the same moment those dozens of figures teleported in, the surrounding space was completely sealed off, making it impossible for him to escape quickly.

Seeing this, Venerable Orange Sky could only quickly fly out of the mansion, and the other five Universe Venerables of the Black Pepper Clan also flew out of the mansion one after another, and then followed behind Venerable Orange Sky.

"Fellow members of the human race!"

Orange Heaven Venerable looked directly at Lu Qingshan and his group, and then asked very politely, "I wonder why you have come to the important territory of my Black Pepper Clan? If it is for the Illusion Fruit Tree, please feel free to take it!"

In fact, the moment Orange Sky Venerable saw dozens of powerful humans appear, he already had a bad feeling.

However, things haven't reached the final stage yet, so naturally he won't make the first move.

"Everyone, let's make our move!" Venerable Zifeng immediately transmitted his voice to Lu Qingshan and the others.

boom! boom! boom……

With a command from Venerable Zifeng, Lu Qingshan and his group instantly ignited their divine power and simultaneously unleashed their soul attacks.

However, their soul attack was not aimed at Venerable Orange Sky, but at another Venerable Universe beside him.

This was something they had discussed before they took action.

After all, Venerable Orange Heaven is a cosmic overlord, and he must have at least a soul-type treasure protecting him. Although there are more than fifty of them, not many of them are skilled in soul attacks. If they join forces, it will be difficult to kill Venerable Orange Heaven by relying solely on soul attacks.

Therefore, their first target after making their move was the weakest Universe Venerable beside Orange Heaven Venerable.

Seeing Lu Qingshan and the others burn their divine power, Venerable Orange Sky and his group naturally also instantly burned their own divine power.

Even so, the cosmic venerable who was targeted by Lu Qingshan and his group didn't even have time to self-destruct before being completely annihilated by their soul attack.

"Damn humans, you're asking for death!"

Seeing his fellow clansmen perish before his very eyes, Orange Heaven Venerable was immediately consumed by boundless rage.

He knew that the moment of life and death for the Black Pepper Clan had arrived, and so had his own.

Even if it means death, he will make these despicable human powerhouses pay the price.

Unfortunately, facing the siege of dozens of cosmic venerables, including several who were no weaker than him, it would be very difficult for him to make Lu Qingshan and his group pay the price.

"Chengtian, you must run! Your people need your protection!"

A cosmic venerable from the Black Pepper Clan simply sent a telepathic message to Venerable Orange Sky before charging directly towards Lu Qingshan and the others.

Before Lu Qingshan and his group could launch their soul attacks into his body, he chose to self-destruct in anger.

Rumble!
The endless shockwaves swept in all directions in an instant, their terrifying power even enough to severely injure an ordinary cosmic venerable.

However, Lu Qingshan's group consisted of more than fifty Universe Venerables, including five Universe Overlords.

With five cosmic overlords forming the core of the defense, the self-destruction of this Black Pepper Clan cosmic venerable caused no harm to Lu Qingshan and his group; it only slightly slowed their speed.

Just as Lu Qingshan and his group were about to continue attacking the other Universe Venerables of the Black Pepper Clan...

boom! boom! boom!
In order to stop Lu Qingshan and his group, and to buy more time for Orange Sky Venerable to escape, the other three Universe Venerables of the Black Pepper Clan also chose to self-destruct one after another!
Rumble!
Endless shockwaves swept outwards in all directions. Under such terrifying power, even the Misty Island below could not withstand it, and huge cracks appeared.

Of course, despite the combined efforts of Lu Qingshan and his group, the self-destruction of these three Cosmic Venerables did not cause them any harm.

After Lu Qingshan and his group completely eliminated the effects of the three Universe Venerables' self-destruction, the Orange Heaven Venerable did not escape very far, and his speed was extremely slow.

Because at this moment, Venerable Zifeng had already unleashed his domain-type supreme treasure. Although Venerable Chengtian was also a cosmic overlord, he did not have a domain-type supreme treasure to protect him. Under such circumstances, it was not impossible for him to move an inch, but it was also impossible for him to escape.

"With so many of you acting together, this must be a collective action of your entire human race!"

The Orange Sky Venerable roared, "Our Black Pepper Secret Realm is so far away from the territory of your human race, why are you attacking us?"

"Furthermore, although our leader has fallen, our Black Pepper Clan is still a member of the Liulan Alliance. Aren't you humans afraid of incurring the wrath of the great Liulan Star Lord by doing this?"

"Lord Orange Heaven!"

As Venerable Zifeng led Lu Qingshan and the others to quickly pursue Venerable Chengtian, he said coldly, "This time, it's a joint operation by our four top clans, aiming to open up this Black Pepper Secret Realm into the eleventh extraterrestrial battlefield. Do you think the Liulan Alliance behind you will still intervene? So you might as well obediently accept your death!"

"The four top-tier races are acting together? Opening up a battlefield beyond the realm?"

After hearing what Venerable Purple Wind said, Venerable Orange Sky was also filled with utter despair.

Before he broke through to the level of a Universe Venerable, he also ventured into the extraterrestrial battlefields where powerful figures were numerous and endless killings were commonplace.

Many places within that extraterritorial battlefield contain numerous relics left by the indigenous people.

However, most of the original inhabitants who originally lived on the battlefield outside the domain have been completely wiped out. Even those who survived are merely eking out a living on some remote mineral planets or in the divine kingdoms of powerful beings.

If the attack on the Black Pepper Clan was carried out by the human race, then the Black Pepper Clan might still have a glimmer of hope.
But this operation is a joint effort by the four top clans, so even the Liulan Alliance behind them wouldn't dare to have any objections!

"Lord Orange Sky, you can't escape!"

"Orange Sky, you might as well just obediently accept your death!"

Within the human race, one after another, the cosmic venerables attacked Venerable Orange Sky using various methods.

Those skilled in soul attacks unleash them; psychic masters, on the other hand, manipulate telekinetic weapons for ranged attacks…

With the aid of the domain-type treasures, Lu Qingshan and his group were able to surround the Orange Heaven Venerable in a very short time.

However, this time, in order to prevent Orange Heaven Venerable from self-destructing, the weaker intermediate and primary universe Venerables stayed further away, leaving only the five universe overlords and many high-level universe Venerables to continue besieging Orange Heaven Venerable.

It should be noted that even in a one-on-one situation, cosmic overlords like the Radiant Venerable are able to gain the upper hand in battles against the Orange Heaven Venerable.

Not to mention that at this moment, the five of them were attacking together, and there were even many high-level universe venerables such as Lu Qingshan assisting them.

However, since the Orange Heavenly Venerable was wearing a supreme treasure armor, it would take them quite some time to completely annihilate his divine power, so they ultimately chose to suppress him.

But just as he was about to be suppressed, Venerable Orange Heaven went completely mad.

"Ahhh!"

The Orange Sky Venerable roared madly: "Damn humans, you want me dead, you want to wipe out my Black Pepper Clan, you won't get away with this either, explode!"

Rumble!
The power contained in the instantaneous self-destruction of a cosmic overlord is terrifying, even comparable to a casual strike from a weaker cosmic lord.

Endless waves of energy surged outwards in an instant.

"He really did self-destruct!"

"Block!"

Upon seeing Venerable Orange Sky self-destruct, Lu Qingshan and his group, who were prepared, immediately joined forces to defend themselves.

　Well, after thinking about it for a long time, I still realize my skills aren't up to par; I can't capture the grand scale of a war. Please bear with me.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)