Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 340 Enemies meet
After the treasures were distributed, Lu Qingshan quickly asked with a smile, "Zipeng, how was your previous harvest?"

"Don't mention it!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Venerable Zipeng quickly shook his head and said, "I encountered the 'Iron Lord' of the Mechanical Race on the previous level. His strength was almost the same as mine. If it weren't for my enormous size, it would have been very difficult to get the chance to enter this level from him!"

"Even so, I gave most of the treasures on the previous level to them!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.

According to the rules of this Azure Light Palace, one must not be affected by other powerful individuals in order to enter the next level.

But achieving this is an extremely difficult thing!
If you can't kill your opponent directly, you'll usually choose to compromise with them.

Just like Venerable Zipeng, even though his overall strength was stronger than that of Lord Burning Iron, he still gave most of the treasures on the previous level to the other party in exchange for the other party's promise not to affect his entry into the next level.

"That Lord of Burning Iron is indeed quite strong!"

Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "However, compared to Venerable Zipeng, he is far inferior!"

Of course, while saying this, Lu Qingshan also felt a little regretful.

After all, if the Lord of Burning Iron were to enter this level, he would gain even more this time.

"That's still far inferior to you, Venerable One of Myriad Realms!"

Venerable Zipeng quickly flattered Lu Qingshan, saying, "Venerable Wanjie, you have achieved such astonishing strength in such a short time of cultivation. Perhaps you will become the next universe master of your human race in the future!"

"Haha, then I'll take your good wishes, Zipeng!"

Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the now fully formed vortex passage, then smiled and said, "Venerable Zipeng, the passage is complete, so I'll head to the next level first. If you have time in the future, you can come to my residence in Hongmeng City for a drink!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's invitation, Venerable Zipeng was delighted.

It should be noted that Lu Qingshan's current strength ranks among the top twenty in the entire human race. If he can build a good relationship with Lu Qingshan, it will be a good thing for the entire race behind him.

Thinking of this, Venerable Zipeng quickly nodded and said, "I hope that Venerable Wanjie will have more gains in the next level. After I leave this Azure Light Palace, I will definitely come to visit you!"

"Ok!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, and then quickly stepped into the vortex passage ahead.

……

In the remote regions of the primordial universe.

"Big brother!"

Just as Lu Qingshan stepped into the next vortex passage, the divine power avatar left behind by Venerable Zipeng within the clan quickly found another cosmic Venerable within the clan, Venerable Heipeng.

The Black Roc Clan, to which Venerable Zipeng belongs, does not have a Universe Lord. The most powerful member of the clan is Venerable Zipeng, a colossal cosmic overlord. In addition, there are five other cosmic overlords, including Venerable Black Roc.

With these six cosmic overlords gathered together, they were enough to lead the Black Roc clan to occupy a territory in the universe and thrive.

The Azure Light Stone in the hands of Venerable Zipeng was obtained by Venerable Heipeng when he was adventuring on the Primordial Star. However, after much consideration, Venerable Heipeng handed over the Azure Light Stone to Venerable Zipeng, who was the strongest in the Black Peng Clan.

"Third brother, didn't you go to explore the Azure Light Palace? Why do you suddenly have time to come and see me?"

Black Roc Venerable quickly asked, "Did you encounter trouble in that Azure Light Palace? If there is great danger, you can simply give up competing for the treasure!"

"We didn't encounter any danger!"

Venerable Zipeng quickly said, "However, after entering the third level of the Azure Light Palace, I encountered a Venerable of Myriad Realms from the human race, and in the end, I had no choice but to give up!"

"The Venerable One of All Realms?"

After hearing what Venerable Purple Roc said, Venerable Black Roc was slightly startled, and then continued, "Third brother, you did the right thing!"

"The Venerable One of Myriad Realms is now considered one of the top twenty strongest beings in the human race, and his teacher is the great Lord of the Ice Peak. We absolutely cannot afford to offend him!"

"Actually, the Venerable One of Myriad Realms has a pretty good personality!"

Venerable Zipeng quickly spoke up, "After I voluntarily gave up the opportunity to enter the next level, I was originally thinking of seeing if I could get a share of the treasures in the third level of the Azure Light Palace from Venerable Wanjie. I didn't expect that he would give me all three ordinary treasures in the third level. However, I only accepted two of them in the end!"

"The Venerable One of Myriad Realms has a good personality?"

Upon hearing Venerable Zipeng's words, Venerable Heipeng was taken aback for a moment, and then continued, "Zipeng, the reason you were able to survive this time is probably because my Heipeng clan is a member of the Hong Alliance!"

"You should know that when the Northern Frontier Alliance was established, the Venerable of Myriad Realms was extremely frenzied in his killing spree on the Primordial Star!"

"Back then, the number of powerful figures who fell at his hands in the Northern Frontier Alliance was far greater than the number of powerful figures in my entire Black Roc lineage. Later, the Northern Frontier Alliance sent two top-tier cosmic overlords in succession, but they still couldn't do anything to him!"

"I know about these things too!"

Venerable Zipeng quickly smiled and said, "It seems I saved Lord Burning Iron's life this time. If he had entered the third level, he would probably have perished at the hands of Venerable Myriad Realms!"

"However, I have now made some connections with the Venerable of Myriad Realms. After this trip to the Azure Light Palace is over, I will visit him in Hongmeng City!"

"That's a good thing!"

Black Roc Venerable immediately nodded and said, "However, Third Brother, you must also be careful. With the Azure Light Palace open, there might be many powerful figures on that Primordial Star numbered 09642!"

"Moreover, news of your entry into the Azure Light Palace will definitely be leaked by the Lord of Burning Iron. Be extra careful when the Azure Light Palace closes. If all else fails, ask other powerful figures in the Hong Alliance for help!"

"Don't worry, brother, I understand!" Venerable Zipeng quickly nodded and said.

……

Inside the Azure Light Palace, in another azure world.

hum!
A terrifying figure, over ten kilometers long, covered in golden scales, with a wolf-like head but a single horn, and complex runes engraved within its scales, suddenly appeared out of thin air. It was none other than the renowned super-strong demon, Venerable Lock Gold.

"I wonder what kind of powerful opponents we'll encounter on this level?"

The Venerable Lock Gold was filled with anticipation: "I hope they are still those cosmic overlords from ordinary races with relatively small divine bodies!"

Venerable Suojin rushed up from the second floor of the Azure Light Hall.

Previously, on the second level, he encountered the leader of an ordinary race, the cosmic overlord 'Hui Li Venerable'!
The strength of Venerable Huili was almost equal to that of Hirodo, the leader of the Golden Horn Clan. Therefore, Hirodo immediately chose to retreat upon seeing Venerable Suojin, and did not even compete for the treasures on the second floor.

However, Venerable Suojin coveted the treasures on Venerable Huili's body, and after a battle, he killed Venerable Huili.

hum!
Once the azure light barrier in front of him dissipated, Venerable Suojin quickly saw the figure in front of him, who was over twenty meters tall and whose entire body was as clear as jade.

"It's actually the Crystal Clan's 'Rainy Venerable'!"

Upon recognizing the other party's identity, Venerable Suojin frowned slightly: "This is troublesome!"

It should be noted that the strength of this Venerable Wrathful Rain is in no way inferior to his.

If it were any other equally powerful opponent, Venerable Suojin could rely on his massive divine body to continuously deplete their divine power until they submit.

But this Venerable Wrathful Rain is different!
The most precious treasure that Venerable Wrathful Rain possesses is a rare flying palace-like treasure. Once the opponent hides inside the flying palace to interfere with him, he will have absolutely no chance of entering the next level of space.

"The Venerable Lock Gold?"

The Crystal Clan's Venerable Angry Rain also noticed Venerable Lock Gold at this moment, and his expression also turned somewhat ugly.

Neither of them chose to make a move, because they both knew they couldn't threaten the other.

"Lock the gold!"

A moment later, Venerable Fury of the Crystal Clan spoke first: "I can give you all three treasures on this level, but you must let me enter the next level smoothly!"

"Angry Rain, are you joking?"

Venerable Suojin immediately said coldly, "I have a domain-type supreme treasure protecting me. If I want, you won't get a single one of the three supreme treasures on this level!"

"However, if you are willing to let me enter the next level, I can give you one of the most precious treasures!"

"Hmph!" Venerable Fury of the Crystal Clan immediately snorted and said, "Locking Gold, the conditions you've offered are simply outrageous!"

"If that's the case, I won't let you enter the next level even if I have to risk everything, including a priceless treasure!"

Thus, while locked in a stalemate, Venerable Suojin and Venerable Nuyu continued to negotiate and compromise.

In the end, the two of them agreed that Venerable Suojin would give all three of his most precious treasures to Venerable Nuyu, and at the same time, they would give Venerable Nuyu many of the great treasures they had obtained in the previous two levels (excluding the treasures obtained after killing Venerable Huili), in order to gain the qualification to enter the next level.

However, despite all the sacrifices made, Venerable Suojin still felt it was all worthwhile.

After all, both he and Venerable Nuyu possess palace-type treasures for protection, making them extremely powerful in terms of survival. As long as they can enter the next level, they will be able to gain something.

Compared to the gains at the next level, he has invested relatively few resources at this point.

After handing over the resources to Venerable Nuyu, Venerable Suojin felt somewhat uneasy.

Although powerful people rarely break their promises, there is nothing he can do if Venerable Nuyu goes back on his word at this moment.

However, if that's really the case, then he will definitely try to invite powerful figures from his own faction to attack Venerable Nuyu in the future.

Fortunately, after obtaining many resources, Venerable Nuyu also gave up the opportunity to enter the next level to Venerable Suojin, just as he had said before.

……

On the other side, after Lu Qingshan stepped into the teleportation channel leading to the fourth floor of the Azure Light Palace, he quickly arrived in an azure world that was almost identical to the one before.

In the vast plaza at the center of the azure world, there was only a longsword exuding a sharp aura, which appeared to have already reached a high level.

"A high-level treasure has appeared so quickly?" Lu Qingshan was quite excited.

However, there is still a blue light barrier blocking his way, so he cannot immediately take the treasure.

And so, as time went by, the cyan light curtain finally dissipated completely after half an hour.

As soon as the light curtain dissipated, Lu Qingshan immediately noticed two other figures exuding astonishing auras.

One of the figures was over a hundred meters tall, dressed in black armor, and exuded a strong aura of blood. He was none other than the renowned cosmic overlord of the Prison Clan, 'Ice Throat Venerable'!
However, Lu Qingshan had no time to pay attention to the Ice Throat Venerable; instead, he was staring intently at another figure.

It was the figure of a powerful being over ten kilometers long, covered in golden scales, with a head resembling a wolf's head but with a single horn, and complex runes engraved within the scales on its head. It was a powerful being from the lineage of the Golden Roc, one of the royal families of the demon race.

"Lord Locked Gold!"

At this moment, Lu Qingshan was undoubtedly quite excited, because this powerful figure from the Fear of Gold Roar lineage was none other than the demon clan expert 'Locking Gold Venerable' who had killed him back then!
Back then, he, Venerable Tianfeng, and Venerable Tiequan were exploring the secret realm of the universe when they encountered Venerable Suojin. In the end, all three of them perished at his hands.

In the long years that followed, Lu Qingshan always wanted to take revenge on Venerable Suojin, but he never had a suitable opportunity.

"Fate is truly unpredictable!"

Lu Qingshan looked at Venerable Suojin from afar, then said coldly, "Venerable Suojin, how have you been?"

"Back when you forced me to self-destruct, I said I would definitely get my revenge. Now that I've met you again, it's your death day!"

Who do we have here?

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Venerable Suojin immediately roared, "So it was that ant I casually crushed back then!"

"What? Venerable One of the Myriad Realms, do you think you can kill me just because you've made a name for yourself in the universe?"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan, Venerable Suojin naturally felt a great sense of disappointment.

After all, Lu Qingshan was powerless against him back then, and quickly perished under his attacks.

But now, Lu Qingshan has already made a great name for himself in the vast universe.

Although Venerable Suojin outwardly showed disdain for Lu Qingshan, he was still extremely wary of him.

After all, Lu Qingshan had managed to escape unscathed from two top cosmic overlords during this period of time, a feat that was truly astonishing.

"Does the Human Race's Myriad Realms Venerable and the Demon Race's Locked Gold Venerable have a grudge?"

Upon witnessing the confrontation between Lu Qingshan and Suojin Venerable, who was not far away, Ice Throat Venerable's heart stirred slightly: "An opportunity, this is definitely my opportunity!"

"Their strength is more comprehensive than mine, but if the two of them fight, even if I can't take the opportunity to enter the next level, I might still have a chance to seize the treasures on this level!"

Thinking of this, Venerable Icethroat hid to the side and waited quietly.

"Lord Locked Gold!"

Lu Qingshan gripped the Lone Goose Shadow Sword on his back and said coldly, "Whether I can kill you or not, you'll find out if you try."

snort!
Venerable Suojin snorted coldly, his figure instantly changed, and then he rushed towards the high-grade treasure in the center of the square.

In his view, after encountering Lu Qingshan, an enemy he had once killed, it would be very difficult for him to enter the next level of the Qingguang Palace.

Since that's the case, we might as well seize the opportunity to get our hands on the treasure of this level first, so that even if we can't enter the next level, we won't be at a loss.

Upon seeing Venerable Suojin's actions, Lu Qingshan immediately took action.

Wow!

As Lu Qingshan swung the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword in his hand, a dazzling sword light suddenly shone.

"court death!"

Upon seeing Lu Qingshan attack him, Venerable Suojin felt a surge of anger: "You scum of the human race, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

With a thought, a long sword emitting a ghostly light appeared in his hand.

Then, Venerable Suojin gripped his longsword and instantly unleashed a chilling blade of light, the strongest move he had created over countless years.

Wow!

Wherever this chilling blade of light passed, the universe cracked inch by inch.

Rumble!
The dazzling sword light and the piercing blade light collided, unleashing terrifying power in an instant, with endless shockwaves sweeping in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, the dazzling sword light completely shattered the fierce blade light, and then continued its relentless attack on the body of the Gold-Locking Venerable.

boom!
The massive divine body of Venerable Suojin was directly blasted away.

Upon seeing this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but smile.

Back then, it was with that fierce blade light that Venerable Lock Gold was forced to self-destruct.

But now, the fierce blade light that he couldn't withstand back then has been easily defeated by him.

the other side……

"How can this be?"

Seeing his strongest technique defeated by Lu Qingshan, Venerable Suojin's face showed disbelief: "Could it be that he has a top-tier treasure weapon?"

It should be noted that he has already achieved the pinnacle of what most cosmic overlords can do.

Lu Qingshan's divine body at this moment was obviously not a special life form, but its attack power was much stronger than his, naturally because it had some advantages over him in terms of supreme treasure weapons.

"Human beings are truly wealthy!"

Having figured it out, Venerable Lock Gold couldn't help but think to himself, "This Venerable of Myriad Realms is just a cosmic overlord, yet he is equipped with a top-tier treasure weapon!"

However, even though Lu Qingshan's strength was slightly higher than his, Venerable Suojin was not too worried, after all, in that attack just now, Lu Qingshan only consumed three ten-thousandths of his divine body.

For Venerable Lock Gold, such consumption is still bearable in the short term.

Moreover, he had already made up his mind that once he obtained the treasure of this level, he would immediately hide in his palace-type treasure and then do everything he could to prevent Lu Qingshan from entering the next level of the Azure Light Palace.

(End of this chapter)