Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 343 Retreat and Snatching Food from the Tiger's Mouth
There are thousands of cosmic venerables among the human race, but fewer than twenty cosmic lords.

In the vast universe, the proportion of humankind as cosmic venerables and cosmic masters is already quite high.

This means that it is extremely difficult for even a Cosmic Venerable to advance to the level of Cosmic Lord.

Whether it's the Path of the Beast God or the Path of Time and Space, they are the same!

Especially in the Path of the Beast God, progress might be faster for those in the early stages of becoming a Universe Venerable due to the guidance of their lineage.

However, reaching the final bottleneck, whether it is fully comprehending the Way of the Beast God or grasping the most difficult Beast God Heart, is an extremely difficult task.

Although there are clues to follow in the seventh level of the Path of the Beast God, it is extremely difficult to even step into it, let alone fully comprehend it.

As for the Heart of the Beast God, it is even more ethereal and elusive, impossible to find. Sometimes one can break through it naturally, but other times one can never comprehend it.

Throughout the long years, in addition to focusing on comprehending the Way of the Beast God, Lu Qingshan has also been trying to comprehend the Heart of the Beast God.

He even communicated with some Beast God inheritors who had comprehended the Beast God's Heart, and even the Lords of the Universe, within the Ancestral God Sect, but he was never able to gain any insight.

But now, after a fierce battle with the Four-Sided Venerable who had comprehended the Heart of the Beast God, he suddenly had an epiphany and finally seized the opportunity to comprehend the true Heart of the Beast God.

Of course, comprehending the Heart of the Beast God does not guarantee entry into the realm of the Lord of the Universe, as comprehending the complete Path of the Beast God is an extremely difficult task.

Just like this Four-Sided Venerable, after comprehending the Heart of the Beast God, he never fully grasped the complete Path of the Beast God, thus failing to enter the realm of the Lord of the Universe.

However, with the help of the enlightenment enhancement function in the chat group, Lu Qingshan didn't need to worry about this at all.

"Venerable Four-Sided One, thank you so much this time!"

Once he came to his senses, Lu Qingshan quickly looked at the Four-Sided Venerable who was still attacking him, and thought to himself.

If his opponent hadn't fought him so fiercely, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to seize the opportunity to comprehend the Way of the Beast God.

In order to repay the other party, Lu Qingshan quickly increased his attack frequency.

To be honest, although comprehending the Heart of the Beast God did not increase my strength, it made me more free and unrestrained in using secret techniques.

Previously, Lu Qingshan, who wielded the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword, was clearly not much different in strength from the Four-Sided Venerable, but he was slightly at a disadvantage in the battle.

Now, however, they have truly achieved a balance of power.

And so, Lu Qingshan and the Four-sided Venerable, both possessing terrifying reserves of divine power, continued their battle, and more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"What kind of avatar did this Venerable One of Myriad Realms give birth to?"

Seeing that he couldn't kill Lu Qingshan for so long, the Four-Sided Venerable was extremely shocked: "After fighting for so long, my 'Mountain' clone has already lost 10% of its divine body, yet this Myriad Realms Venerable can still withstand it?"

It should be noted that the Mountain Avatar was an avatar conceived by the Four-Sided Venerable when he was at the stellar level. Although his life gene level was relatively ordinary, his divine body was extremely large, with a diameter of more than 100,000 kilometers.

Now, the mountain clone he carried with him for this trip to the Azure Light Palace has already consumed 10% of his divine body, yet Lu Qingshan still shows no sign of panic whatsoever.

"That's it!"

Seeing that he couldn't kill Lu Qingshan after a long time, the Four-Sided Venerable finally changed his mind: "Let's seize the three treasures on this level first, and then talk about other things!"

Thinking of this, Venerable Four-Sided immediately shifted his attention to the three supreme treasures in the core area of ​​the central square.

call!
Using the recoil from his rematch with Lu Qingshan, Venerable Four-Sided immediately used his movement technique to fly swiftly toward the three treasures.

"Ok?"

Upon noticing the Four-Sided Venerable's actions, Lu Qingshan immediately understood the other's thoughts. He then used his movement technique to chase after him and continued to wield the Lone Goose Shadow Sword to attack the other.

boom! boom! boom!
The Four-Sided Venerable originally planned to use his massive divine body to withstand several attacks from Lu Qingshan before seizing the treasure.

However, Lu Qingshan's burst speed was too fast. Even though he used the recoil to rush towards the center of the square, Lu Qingshan was still able to quickly catch up and stop him.

Of course, it would be difficult for Lu Qingshan to seize the treasure by speed, since his strength was not much different from that of the Four-sided Venerable.

"The Venerable One of All Realms!"

After fighting Lu Qingshan for more than an hour, the naturally violent and bloodthirsty Four-sided Venerable finally calmed down completely: "If you give me all three treasures on this floor, I can let you enter the next floor smoothly!"

"Four-sided Venerable One, have you lost your mind?"

After hearing the Four-Sided Venerable's telepathic message, Lu Qingshan quickly sneered, "There are three high-grade treasures here, and the next level might even see a Universe Lord!"

"Why don't you give me all three of these treasures, and then I can let you enter the next level!"

"Venerable One of the Myriad Realms, don't push your luck!" Venerable Four-Sided immediately roared.

"Humph!"

Lu Qingshan stopped his attack and then sneered, "Four-sided Venerable, you were the one who attacked first! Now you dare to say I'm going too far? So what if I am?"

"You..." Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Venerable Four-Sided was filled with anger.

However, he did not choose to make a move again, since Lu Qingshan was now considered a super being on the same level as him.

After a moment's thought, knowing he couldn't bypass Lu Qingshan to seize the treasure, the Four-sided Venerable quickly spoke up: "Venerable of Myriad Realms, then what do you suggest?"

"The Four-Sided Venerable!"

Lu Qingshan immediately said, "Since neither of us can bypass the other to take the treasures, you will give me two of the treasures, and then you can take the other one. After that, I will not stop you from entering the next level!"

"Venerable One of the Myriad Realms, do you think I'm a fool?" Venerable Four-Sided One roared immediately.

You should know that, according to the rules of this Azure Light Palace, the most precious treasure on the next level should be the Azure Light Divine Sword, and a universe master will definitely appear then.

If the Four-Sided Venerable were to enter, not only would he fail to obtain the treasure, but he might also risk perishing.

Although he still has other clones, if this main battle clone were to perish, it would be a huge loss, both in terms of the massive amount of divine power and the many treasures he carried.

Thus, while Lu Qingshan and the Four-Sided Venerable were locked in a stalemate, they were also constantly negotiating and compromising.

In the end, after Lu Qingshan reached an agreement with the Four-Sided Venerable, the Four-Sided Venerable obtained two supreme treasures and then took out three ordinary supreme treasures from his person and gave them to Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan, on the other hand, obtained a supreme treasure and the qualification to enter the next level.

For Lu Qingshan, who possessed the Chaos Returning to Ruins Tower, even if he encountered some universe masters after entering the next level, he would still have the ability to protect himself, so he was not too worried.

Moreover, if the situation on the next level is special, he might be able to obtain some treasures through his various methods.

After Lu Qingshan and the Four-Sided Venerable took the treasure in the center of the square, a vortex passage leading to the next level of space quickly appeared on the spot.

"Venerable One of Myriad Realms, good luck!"

Because of the previous agreement, Venerable Four-Sided did not continue to stop Lu Qingshan.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Four-Sided Venerable, the next level of space definitely contains beings at the level of the Lord of the Universe, and Lu Qingshan might suffer a great loss if he enters it.

"Venerable Four-Sided One, we shall meet again when the opportunity arises!"

After leaving a message, Lu Qingshan quickly stepped into the vortex passage leading to the next level.

After entering the vortex passage, Lu Qingshan soon found himself in a blue world that was almost identical to the one before, but much larger.

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 this azure world, there was only a single azure longsword radiating endless cold light.

This longsword looks very ancient, and at the same time it exudes an astonishing aura, appearing to be even more powerful than the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword in Lu Qingshan's hand.

However, since the Lone Goose Reflecting Shadow Sword has already been recognized as its master by Lu Qingshan, its aura is contained, and it is difficult to feel its power unless one is fighting.

"This should be the last supreme treasure in this Azure Light Palace, the Azure Light Divine Sword!" Looking at the azure longsword in front of him, Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "I wonder what kind of opponents I will encounter on this level. If there is no Lord of the Universe, I might as well try to compete for this supreme treasure!"

As various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, the cyan light barrier blocking his body quickly dissipated.

After all, he had fought the Four-sided Venerable for several hours on the previous level, so other powerful individuals qualified to enter this level must have arrived long ago.

As the light barrier dissipated, Lu Qingshan immediately noticed two other towering figures, each emanating an extremely terrifying aura.

"The Lord of the Universe?" Lu Qingshan was startled.

Of the two figures, one was over a thousand kilometers tall, wearing a light blue robe, with a cold face and naturally exuding an extremely cold aura. He was none other than the Snow Heaven Palace Master of the Crystal Clan Alliance.
The other was a terrifying beast with a body length of over two thousand kilometers, wings like canopies covered with black feathers, which was none other than the Black Feather Lord of the Northern Frontier Alliance.

"It's the Black Feather Lord of the Northern Frontier Alliance and the Snow Heaven Palace Master of the Crystal Clan Alliance!"

After recognizing the identities of these two cosmic lords, Lu Qingshan felt a little calmer.

It should be noted that Lu Qingshan's current strength is comparable to that of some newly broken-through Universe Lords, who are generally at the first-tier combat power level.

However, most first-order universe masters do not appear in the universe, since their life gene level is mostly only a hundred times that of ordinary life in the universe, and even their combat secrets, protective treasures, etc. are very ordinary.

Generally, newly ascended Universe Lords will cultivate in seclusion for a period of time, at least creating the ultimate secret technique for Universe Lords, before they begin to venture into the universe.

After such secluded cultivation, the universe masters can generally raise their own life gene level by thousands of times. If they also have a good treasure to protect them, they can be called second-order universe masters.

The Black Feather Lord and the Snow Heaven Palace Master are considered to be of relatively ordinary strength among the Lords of the Universe, roughly only at the second-tier combat power.

Moreover, they come from powerful clans, and all resources must be fought for and seized by themselves!

Although they joined super powers like the Northern Frontier Alliance and the Crystal Clan Alliance, they were not qualified to receive any gifts, so they could not possibly have any precious treasures to protect them. Naturally, they could not do anything to Lu Qingshan, who possessed a high-level palace-type treasure.

"Lord of Black Feathers!"

The Snow Heaven Palace Master paid no attention to Lu Qingshan, but instead looked directly at the Black Feather Lord not far away and said, "I didn't encounter that Black Mist bastard, it seems he has fallen into your hands!"

"Humph!"

After hearing what the Snow Heaven Palace Master said, the Black Feather Lord quickly said in a cold voice, "That Black Mist fellow still wants to compete with me for the chance to enter this level? He's really overestimating himself!"

"And you, you're no match for me at all. Don't humiliate yourself!"

As he said this, the Lord of Black Feathers also paid no attention to Lu Qingshan, who was not far away.

After all, in their eyes, Lu Qingshan was just a minor cosmic overlord, someone they could easily crush. It was already quite generous of them not to cause trouble for Lu Qingshan, so why would they care?

Lu Qingshan remained completely unmoved by the Black Feather Lord and the Snow Heaven Palace Master's disregard.

After all, the law of the jungle is the rule of this universe, and he has long understood it after wandering in the universe for so many years.

Moreover, with the help of chat groups and enlightenment enhancement functions, his future achievements will definitely far surpass those of the Black Feather Lord and the Snow Heaven Palace Master. Why would he care about their opinions?

Furthermore, the situation is still unsettled, and the Azure Light Divine Sword has not yet fallen into anyone's hands, so he is not without a chance.

"Lord of Black Feathers, your words have gone too far!"

After hearing the Black Feather Lord's words, the Snow Heaven Palace Master immediately said coldly, "If you want to take the treasure from me, then we'll see if you have the ability!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the Snow Heaven Palace Master charged toward the Black Feather Lord.

"Hahaha, good time!"

The Lord of Black Feathers laughed loudly and then went to meet him as well.

In fact, the Snow Heaven Palace Master and the Black Feather Lord are of similar strength, and it is difficult for either of them to defeat the other.

Since we've run into each other, the best way to resolve this is through negotiation.

However, a top-tier treasure is still very precious. Even if they want to resolve the issue through negotiation, they still need to fight a battle beforehand to determine who will have the upper hand during the negotiation.

"You're courting death!" the Lord of Black Feathers roared in anger.

Then...

boom!
A strange fluctuation suddenly appeared in this vast space, and after Lu Qingshan was bound by this strange fluctuation, it was as if he was being held by an invisible hand.

Even with the protection of a high-grade treasure armor, Lu Qingshan's divine power was constantly being depleted.

This is the ability of the Lord of the Universe to control a spacetime. Even though Lu Qingshan was not deliberately targeted by the Lord of Black Feathers, he was still affected to some extent.

Of course, Lu Qingshan's divine power was depleted relatively slowly, and he could sustain himself for a long time even without any replenishment of divine power.

After all, he is now among the top of the universe overlords. If the universe lord only uses his ability to control a certain spacetime, it will be difficult for him to do anything.

"Humph!"

The Snow Heaven Palace Master snorted coldly, and then an equally terrifying wave descended instantly, enveloping the entire azure world: "Lord Black Feather, enough nonsense, let's fight!"

Rumble!
Lu Qingshan felt the entire cyan space trembling slightly, clearly indicating that the Snow Heaven Palace Master and the Black Feather Lord were vying for control of this space-time.

Although neither of them intentionally attacked Lu Qingshan, neither of them held back, so some of their power still descended upon Lu Qingshan.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan's strength is already extremely powerful, so there is no need for him to hide in the Chaos Returning Ruins Tower for the time being.

Soon, the Snow Heaven Palace Master and the Black Feather Lord were engaged in battle.

The battle between the two cosmic rulers was truly earth-shattering.

Even a casual attack from either of them far surpassed the power of Lu Qingshan's full-force attack.

And so, Lu Qingshan quietly watched the battle between the Snow Heaven Palace Master and the Black Feather Lord.

When the Snow Heaven Palace Master and the Black Feather Lord clashed once again with their ultimate moves...

"It's now!"

With a thought, Lu Qingshan's divine body instantly began to burn wildly.

Subsequently, endless divine power surged wildly into the domain-type supreme treasure, the Extreme Universe Void Disc, and the flight-assisting supreme treasure, the Floating Light and Shadow Boots, which he carried with him.

Wow!
With the combined support of the Extreme Void Disk Domain and the Floating Light and Shadow Boots, Lu Qingshan's speed instantly soared to the speed of light, and he flew swiftly toward the Azure Light Divine Sword in the center of the square.

"How brave!"

"court death!"

As Lu Qingshan made his move, the Black Feather Lord and the Snow Heaven Palace Master, who were engaged in battle, also noticed his actions and instantly became furious.

boom! boom!
The Lord of Black Feathers and the Palace Master of Snow Heaven simultaneously controlled a space-time, putting pressure on Lu Qingshan.

During the flight, Lu Qingshan suddenly felt immense pressure descending upon him. However, the Black Feather Lord and the Snow Heaven Palace Master were quite far away from him at this time, and their power to control a certain space-time could only slightly affect his speed at most.

"Netherworld Slash!"

Lu Qingshan swung his Lone Goose Shadow Sword and slashed out fiercely, instantly breaking through the layers of space in front of him, and naturally breaking the restrictions on controlling a certain space-time.

call!
Lu Qingshan was extremely fast, and since he was already quite close to the Azure Light Divine Sword, he arrived in front of it in an instant.

hum!
A wisp of divine power seeped into it, and Lu Qingshan quickly completed the recognition of the sword as his master. Then, he casually put the Azure Light Divine Sword into the world ring he carried with him.

(End of this chapter)