Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 292 Annihilation Slaying Lu Zixuan

Virtual universe, atop Thunder Island.

In a training ground within the palace where the Lord of Ice Peak resided, Lu Qingshan's figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.

At this moment, the scene inside the training ground has been simulated as a vast grassland, and in front of Lu Qingshan, there is a terrifying behemoth that is nearly two hundred meters long, similar in size to a black bear, but covered with black scales.

This terrifying behemoth, which looked extremely oppressive, was the two thousandth opponent set up by the Lord of Ice Peak for Lu Qingshan when he created the fifth secret technique: the Demon Ape Venerable!
The Demon Ape Venerable is the leader of the Demon Ape lineage, an ordinary race. He possesses the strength of a cosmic overlord and has also created the ultimate secret technique of a cosmic overlord. His power when fully unleashed is even greater than that of Lu Qingshan's senior brother, the Radiant Venerable.

Of course, the Demon Ape Venerable that Lu Qingshan faced usually only used the fifth ultimate secret technique in battle.

Even so, this Demon Ape Venerable was not someone Lu Qingshan could easily defeat.

For the past eighty million epochs, Lu Qingshan has been creating the fifth sword technique.

But he had already been stuck on the final hurdle of the Demon Ape Venerable more than 20 million epochs ago, and had been unable to defeat him ever since.

Later, Lu Qingshan consulted his teacher, the Lord of Ice Peak, and learned that it was because he had not yet fully comprehended the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God.

Therefore, it wasn't too difficult for Lu Qingshan to raise the fifth sword technique to its peak level, but it was simply impossible for him to raise the secret technique to its ultimate level.

After learning this, Lu Qingshan focused all his attention on improving his understanding of the Path of the Beast God.

Now that he has fully comprehended the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God, he naturally wants to find a way to elevate this fifth sword technique to the ultimate level.

"Roar!!"

The Demon Ape Venerable, surrounded by endless black mist, pounded his chest with both fists and then transformed into a black streak of light, rushing rapidly towards Lu Qingshan's location.

"Well done!"

Facing the crazed Demon Ape Venerable, Lu Qingshan, who had experienced this scene countless times, showed no fear. Instead, he took out his longsword and charged forward.

"Annihilation Slash!"

A large number of purple threads quickly spread from the purple-gold longsword in Lu Qingshan's hand, and then gathered together in the void, directly revealing a terrifying phantom of a beast god.

This move, 'Annihilation Slash,' is the fifth sword technique that Lu Qingshan created based on his understanding of the laws of the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God.

However, he had not fully comprehended the fifth level of the Beast God's Way at that time, so this sword technique was stuck at the last step and could not break through to the ultimate level.

Now that Lu Qingshan has fully comprehended the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God, taking the final step will naturally be much easier.

"Roar!!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan unleash his ultimate move, the Demon Ape Venerable, whose body was shrouded in countless black mists, flashed across endless space in an instant, and then his iron fist, radiating a ghostly light, slammed fiercely towards Lu Qingshan.

But at this moment...

With a thought, Lu Qingshan noticed that the terrifying phantom of the beast god in mid-air quickly swung its sharp claws.

Wow!

With a swift strike of its claws, a dazzling sword beam swept across the sky, carrying incredible power as it hurtled toward the location of the Demon Ape Venerable.

Under this terrifying sword light, the Demon Ape Venerable's body was directly split in two, and then he completely lost his life force.

"Hahaha! After countless years, I have finally raised this fifth sword technique to its ultimate level!"

Seeing the Demon Ape Venerable he had killed with a single sword strike, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but think to himself, "With my current strength, if I were to combine it with a supreme weapon, I should be almost as strong as someone at the level of Herodo!"

It should be noted that the Lord of Ice Peaks once told him that, in terms of power alone, the Fifth Ultimate Secret Technique should be comparable to the Sixth Peak Secret Technique, which had defeated 1,200 opponents.

The sixth form of the "Beast God Weapon" created by Herodo belongs to this level.

Of course, Herodo was the leader of an ordinary tribe, and even though he became an outer member of the Ancestral God Cult, he usually had no one to guide him.

If it were a high-level cosmic venerable or cosmic overlord of the same level among the human race, they would generally be able to elevate the secret technique to the level of defeating 1,500 to 1,800 opponents.

As for the ultimate secret technique that defeated two thousand opponents, it was extremely difficult even for a cosmic sovereign. Even the strongest secret techniques used by many cosmic overlords were only close to the ultimate level.

at this time……

The surrounding space trembled slightly, and then a figure exuding a cold aura appeared in front of Lu Qingshan. It was his teacher, the Lord of Ice Peak.

Upon seeing the Lord of Ice Peak appear, Lu Qingshan immediately bowed respectfully and greeted him, "Teacher!"

"Not bad!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan defeat his two thousandth opponent, the Lord of Ice Peak couldn't help but smile: "Qingshan, it seems you have fully comprehended the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God, having been able to defeat this Demon Ape Venerable!"

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said, "This disciple has indeed fully comprehended the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God, and the Ancestral God Sect has also recruited this disciple as an outer member!"

"The Ancestral God Cult is the spokesperson for the original will of the primordial universe. Being an outer member is still very useful to you!"

After listening to Lu Qingshan's words, the Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly and then continued, "Our human race now has more than 300 people who have joined the Ancestral God Sect. Among them, only more than 60 are Universe Venerables, and even fewer have become peripheral members of the Ancestral God Sect. Including you, there are only eleven people in total!"

"Qingshan, now that you've become an outer member of the Ancestral God Sect, the sect will definitely assign you some tasks in the future. You might even be able to help our human race then!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "Yes, teacher!"

He has now been in the Ancestral God Cult for eighty million epochs, so he is naturally very familiar with the powerful members of the human race who have joined the Ancestral God Cult.

As for the peripheral members of the Ancestral God Cult, they do indeed receive missions from the Ancestral God Cult from time to time. Some of these missions offer special rewards, and some can even cause the primordial will of the universe to favor the human race for a short period of time...

Just like when Luo Feng discovered the Lord of Yuan'ao in the original work, if Luo Feng had known about the strange object in advance, he might have been able to gather many universe lords of the human race to suppress the Lord of Yuan'ao. At that time, the human race would also be able to obtain a strange object that was only slightly inferior to the supreme treasure!

Of course, the "Tethering Silk Diagram" in the hands of the Lord of Yuan'ao, which was said to be a remnant of Xuan Yuan, was a scheme devised by Lord Hao Lei and others. In the end, it led to the fall of the strongest giant axe user, which was something no one had expected.

Fortunately, there is still a long time before this incident occurred, and since Lu Qingshan already knew about it, he naturally wouldn't let it happen again.

"correct!"

The Lord of Ice Peak quickly spoke again, asking, "Qingshan, which guardian deity have you joined as an outer member of the Ancestral God Sect?"

"Reply, teacher!"

Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "This disciple has joined the ranks of the Nine Nether God Lord!"

"Ok!"

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "The relationship between the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds and our human race is quite good, and his methods are rather unique. You've done a decent job serving under him!"

"If the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds orders you to do something, as long as it doesn't involve the interests of my human race or put you in danger, then you might as well agree!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said.

"All right!"

The Lord of Ice Peak continued, "Qingshan, you have now created the fifth ultimate secret technique. Although your understanding of the laws is still somewhat lacking, your strength is already quite impressive!"

"I remember you obtained a high-grade treasure armor within the Ancestral God Sect. You shouldn't have lost it!"

Although the Lord of Ice Peak would occasionally keep an eye on his disciples, he focused more on improving his own strength.

Therefore, he was not sure whether Lu Qingshan had lost any clones during this period of time, or whether that high-grade treasure armor had been lost.

"No!" Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "I did not activate the Nine Dragons Overlord Armor to the third level before, so I have always used a top-level treasure armor when I was traveling in the universe."

"That's good!"

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly, then continued, "Now that your understanding of the laws has continued to improve, Qingshan, it shouldn't be long before you can activate the third form of that supreme treasure armor. At that time, you can exchange for another supreme treasure weapon from the clan's treasury, and your strength will probably be comparable to that of an ordinary universe overlord!"

"Disciple understands!" Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said, "However, disciple still wishes to further refine my movement techniques and soul attack methods, please continue to guide me, Master!"

"That's natural!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks nodded, then said, "Alright, you can go now!"

"is teacher!"

Lu Qingshan immediately bowed respectfully and then disappeared from the spot.

Watching Lu Qingshan's figure disappear, the Ice Peak Lord couldn't help but smile: "Qingshan's talent and comprehension are much stronger than I imagined!"

"Furthermore, given how many glory points he gained in the Ancestral God Sect, there's absolutely no problem for him to comprehend the sixth level of the Beast God Path in the future!"

It's important to know that the human race has thousands of cosmic venerables, but only a little over two hundred cosmic overlords.

Among the many disciples under the Lord of Ice Peak, only three possessed the strength of a cosmic overlord.

The reason why the Lord of Ice Peak accepted Lu Qingshan as a disciple was threefold: first, because of the recommendation of his disciple, Venerable Yaoguang; second, because he had seen Lu Qingshan once when he reversed time to revive Lu Hongyuan, and had some impression of Lu Qingshan; and third, because Lu Qingshan had the ability to create clones.

That's why the Lord of Ice Peak accepted Lu Qingshan as a disciple.

But what he didn't expect was that Lu Qingshan had only been a disciple of his for a short time when he successfully broke through to the level of a Cosmic Venerable and became a Cosmic Venerable with the ability to create clones.

It should be understood that even an ordinary Cosmic Venerable is considered a backbone force for the human race, capable of guarding important locations, let alone a Cosmic Venerable with the ability to create clones.

Therefore, when the Lord of Ice Peak accepted Lu Qingshan as his personal disciple, he bestowed upon Lu Qingshan a fortune exceeding that of his other disciples.

However, at the time, he only thought that Lu Qingshan could use this wealth to quickly gain the strength of a high-level universe venerable, and he did not have much expectation of becoming a universe overlord.

Unexpectedly, in just 80 million epochs, Lu Qingshan's strength had already advanced further, making him the fourth cosmic overlord under his command.

"Let's see how far Aoyama can go in the future!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks thought to himself, "Anyway, he has clones, so even if he encounters some setbacks occasionally, it won't have much of an impact!"

……

Just as Lu Qingshan left the residence of the Ice Peak Lord and was about to continue his cultivation, he suddenly received an email from his third son, Lu Hongwen.

"The third one?"

With a thought, Lu Qingshan quickly appeared in his own private dimension in the virtual universe.

Having one's own exclusive plane in the virtual universe is a privilege reserved for every cosmic venerable of the human race.

When Lu Qingshan appeared in the luxurious palace of his own dimension, his third son, Lu Hongwen, was already waiting in the palace's living room.

"Father!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan, Lu Hongwen quickly stepped forward and respectfully greeted him.

"Ok!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then asked directly, "Third brother, did you come to see me this time because Zixuan has broken through?"

"Yes, Father!"

Lu Hongwen said excitedly, "Just now, Zixuan returned from the extraterrestrial battlefield after completing the mission assigned to the members of the Primal Secret Realm by the Virtual Universe Company, and then chose to break through!"

"Zixuan has now passed the sixteenth level of the Azure Chaos Stele. She broke through to the advanced level of Marquis. In addition, with the many treasures and secret techniques that you prepared for her before, Father, her strength is now comparable to that of a common initial level King!"

"Not bad!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly and said.

In this Devouring Starry Sky, the realm below and above the Immortal Gods are two completely different concepts.

Among humans, those below the level of immortal gods can only live for a maximum of ten million years, while immortal gods can have an eternal lifespan.

At this point, eighty million epochs had passed since Lu Qingshan went to the Ancestral God Sect to cultivate.

This period is naturally extremely short for the Lord of the Universe and the Venerable One of the Universe. Unless they encounter special opportunities, such as suddenly obtaining precious treasures, it is difficult for them to experience a significant increase in strength.

However, for ordinary immortal gods, this period of time is already considered quite long, especially for some geniuses among the immortal gods, who may be able to pass through one or two levels of the Heavenly Bridge.

For example, Lu Qingshan's disciple Streich and Tianfeng Venerable's disciple Clement have already passed the twentieth level of the Bridge to Heaven.

It is worth mentioning that, at this time, Strachey, who had raised his life gene level to a hundred times the limit that the universe could allow by fusing with the Blood Crystal talent, had become the most powerful invincible king among the human race with the help of the protective treasure bestowed by Qingshan. Even when fighting against some universe venerables with relatively ordinary strength, he was only slightly at a disadvantage.

As for those geniuses below the level of immortal gods, their cultivation speed is even more terrifying.

Eighty million epochs have passed, and the number of newly crowned immortals among the human race has reached nearly 20,000.

Unfortunately, the number of King-level Immortals in the human race has not increased much. This is because while new King-level Immortals are emerging, many King-level Immortals, like King Fengyan who went on an adventure in the cosmic secret realm with King Leihuan, have lost the qualification to be resurrected by the race's higher-ups after multiple falls.

As for ordinary immortals and those who were granted titles of nobility, there were even more who were born and who fell!
Lu Qingshan's true form has been guarding the eleventh battlefield outside the domain for the past eighty million epochs, and has witnessed countless amazing geniuses being born and falling.

And this Lu Zixuan is the most outstanding among the younger generation of Lu Qingshan's family throughout the endless years.

In fact, over the long years, the Lu family has produced some outstanding talents, among whom twenty-one have broken through to become immortal gods with the help of the family.

If these twenty-one immortals were born into a family of a king-level immortal, breaking through to become an immortal god would be an extremely difficult thing. However, they were born into the Lu family, and the head of the Lu family, Lu Qingshan, was relatively wealthy and powerful among the universe venerables. Naturally, they also broke through to become immortals with the help of their family.

However, among these twenty-one immortal gods, the strongest one has only just passed the fourteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven and, with the help of his family, possesses strength comparable to a Marquis-level immortal (without immortality).

But Lu Zixuan is different!

Although Lu Zixuan is a member of the Lu family, her father is merely an insignificant member of the Lu family at the cosmic level.

Although they are direct descendants of Lu Qingshan, there are simply too many people in the Lu family, so due to their own limitations, they have little chance of gaining any significant status within the family.

However, Lu Zixuan only cultivated for twenty years before comprehending the Wind Domain, and then his clansmen sent the news back to the clan headquarters.

With Lu Hongwen in charge of management, the Lu family absolutely devotes all its efforts to cultivating the geniuses within the family.

Therefore, under the family's tutelage, Lu Zixuan quickly demonstrated astonishing potential. In just eighty years of cultivation, she raised the Wind Domain to the ninth level, in one hundred years she crossed the threshold of the Wind Origin Law, and in two hundred years she crossed the threshold of the Time Origin Law.

After cultivating for 220 years, Lu Zixuan participated in the Peak Genius Battle organized by the Virtual Universe Company and entered the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Secret Realm as the first place winner of the Peak Genius Battle.

Although some members of the Lu family had previously broken into the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company, they were all members of the Doomsday Secret Realm; none of them had broken into the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.

Now that a genius has finally managed to break into the Primal Secret Realm, Lu Hongwen naturally informed Lu Qingshan of the news.

With Lu Qingshan's attention, Lu Zixuan's cultivation path naturally became much easier.

First, after arriving in Chaos City and choosing to cultivate the Azure Chaos Stele, Lu Qingshan invited a grandmaster of the Azure lineage to take Lu Zixuan as his disciple. Later, at the cosmic level, Lu Qingshan also arranged for Lu Zixuan to go to the Blood Luo Continent. In the end, Lu Zixuan fused with three Blood Luo Crystals and became a Blood Warrior.

Now, millions of years have passed, and Lu Zixuan has finally broken through to the realm of immortal god by comprehending the laws of the sixteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

(End of this chapter)