Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 351 The Fall of Herodo
It should be noted that the human race currently only has a few thousand cosmic beings.

On average, even over hundreds of millions of epochs, not a single cosmic sovereign would be born.

Therefore, the birth of any cosmic supreme being is a rather important event for the entire human race.

Moreover, Lu Mingrui broke through to the Universe Venerable realm in less than ten million years of cultivation. Although such talent cannot compare to super geniuses like the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master who broke through in hundreds of thousands of years, this breakthrough speed is already considered a very good thing among the human race.

Of course, if that were all, it would only interest many cosmic venerables among the human race.

However, Lu Mingrui is a super being ranked among the top twenty in the human race, and a descendant and personal disciple of Lu Qingshan, the Venerable of Myriad Realms.

Therefore, after Lu Mingrui sent out the banquet invitation, many cosmic venerables from the human race, as well as various forces within Hongmeng City, all began preparing to attend the banquet.

"I never imagined that another cosmic sovereign would be born into our human race so quickly!"

"I've also heard of Lu Mingrui. He just broke through the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, a realm master level, millions of years ago!"

"Then Lu Mingrui's teacher must be the Venerable One of Myriad Realms!"

“That’s right! Lu Mingrui is not only a disciple of the Venerable of Myriad Realms, but also a descendant of the Venerable of Myriad Realms’ family. The Venerable of Myriad Realms will definitely show up at this banquet!”

"The Venerable One of Myriad Realms is not only powerful himself, but even his disciples are so amazing. It's truly enviable!"

"I've never seen the Venerable One of Myriad Realms before, I definitely have to go and join in the fun this time!"

……

A remote region of the universe, extremely far from human territory.

In the vast starry sky, there is a massive landmass with a diameter of trillions of kilometers, which is the sacred land of the Golden Horn Clan, an ordinary race that occupies more than two thousand star fields around it.

Of course, the two thousand-plus starfields occupied by the Golden Horn Clan are completely incomparable to those starfields within human territory.

Even so, the territory of the Golden Horn tribe is the envy of countless ordinary and weak tribes in the surrounding area.

In fact, if the leader of the Golden Horn Clan hadn't been a cosmic overlord, and if the Golden Horn Clan hadn't joined the Hong Alliance, one of the super powers, their territory would have long been invaded by another powerful clan, the Mosquito Snail Clan.

In fact, at the beginning, the overall strength of the Mosquito Snail Clan was even weaker than that of the Golden Horn Clan.

Later, a cosmic venerable of the Mosquito Snail Clan broke through to the realm of cosmic master, and naturally led the Mosquito Snail Clan to become a powerful race in the universe.

With the Lord of the Universe overseeing them, the Mosquito Snail Clan quickly led their people to expand, successively annihilating several weaker clans in the surrounding area, and even seizing parts of the territory of several ordinary clans.

It was precisely because Herodo of the Golden Horn Clan was relatively powerful, and because the Golden Horn Clan had the support of the human race, that the cosmic ruler of the Mosquito Clan did not dare to go too far against the Golden Horn Clan.

However, over the long years, as the Mosquito Snail Clan continued to expand, the friction between them and the Golden Horn Clan naturally increased.

Just as the Lu family was sending out numerous invitation emails regarding Lu Mingrui's breakthrough to the Universe Venerable realm, several figures were sitting together and conversing in a magnificent temple in the core area of ​​the Golden Horn Clan's sacred land.

These figures were all elders of the Golden Horn Clan, with the leader being none other than Herodo, the clan's chief.

However, what Herodo left behind was only an avatar of divine power, while his true self had already gone on an adventure in the secret realm of the universe.

"Clements!"

Herodo quickly said, "I've been exploring the secret realms of the universe lately and haven't been able to concentrate at all. You'll lead the team to offer your congratulations at Venerable Cangming's banquet this time!"

"That Venerable Cangming is a disciple of Venerable Wanjie, and also a descendant of Venerable Wanjie's family. You must cultivate a good relationship with him, so that the relationship between my Golden Horn Clan and Venerable Wanjie will naturally become closer and closer!"

“Yes, Chief!” Clements nodded immediately.

For Clements, giving Lu Qingshan guidance once when he was still a Marquis and Immortal was definitely one of the wisest things he had ever done in his countless years.

It's important to know that as Lu Qingshan's strength continued to grow, his status within the Hong Alliance naturally rose as well.

Over the long years, the Golden Horn Clan has gained many benefits within the Hong Alliance due to their relationship with Lu Qingshan.

For example, the special treasures that the human race originally distributed to the various alien races within the Hong Alliance were originally only a small portion for the Golden Horn Clan. However, because of the relationship between the Golden Horn Clan and Lu Qingshan, they were able to receive a larger share, and so on...

Even Clements himself had met many powerful figures at the numerous banquets hosted by Lu Qingshan.

"The Venerable One of All Realms is none other than my Golden..."

Just as Herodo was about to say something more, a look of horror suddenly flashed across his face, and then his entire divine power clone completely dissipated.

Seeing Herodo's divine avatar disappear, Clements and the others were all stunned.

One or two cosmic venerables even retrieved the tokens that Herodo had left on them, only to find that those tokens were now ownerless.

"This……"

"leader!"

When Clements and the others realized what had happened, their faces showed disbelief. They then contacted other elders of the same race who were at the level of Cosmic Venerables.

A moment later, all nineteen elders of the Golden Horned Clan, excluding Herodo, gathered in the temple.

"Everyone!"

A high-level cosmic venerable, suppressing his grief, said, "All the tokens left by the leader within the clan have become ownerless; he must have perished!"

"Without the protection of our leader, the strength and status of our Golden Horn Clan will surely decline greatly, and we may not even be qualified to occupy this territory anymore. Let's all talk about what should our Golden Horn Clan do next?"

"I think we should suppress the news as soon as possible!"

Another cosmic venerable quickly spoke up, saying, "Once the Mosquito Snail Clan learns of their leader's fall, they will certainly not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass them by, and will definitely launch a large-scale invasion of our territory!"

"Yes!"

Another elder of the Golden Horn Clan spoke up, saying, "Although our Golden Horn Clan is a member of the Hong Alliance, the Mosquito Snail Clan also joined the Demon Clan Alliance before. In terms of background alone, they are in no way inferior to our Golden Horn Clan!"

"Now that our leader has fallen, with our current strength, it will be very difficult for us to lead our people to occupy such a large territory again!"

"I think what we need to do now is to protect the geniuses in our clan!"

Clements also spoke up, saying, "Next, we will ask the Hong Alliance and the human race for help. My Golden Horn Clan has made many contributions to the Hong Alliance and the human race over the countless years, and I believe they will definitely help us overcome this difficulty!"

It is important to understand that in any group, the majority of its strength and wealth is determined by its leader.

Once the leader falls, the strength and status of the entire clan will plummet, as is the case with the Golden Horn Clan now.

After some discussion, the dozen or so elders of the Golden Horn tribe finally made the following decisions.

First: Five elders led most of the immortal gods, some super geniuses, and a group of important clansmen (elders, relatives of the tribes where the immortals reside, etc.) into the divine realm to hide and wait. Once the Golden Horn Clan is destroyed, these people will be the spark for the Golden Horn Clan to rise again in the universe.

Second: Apply to the Hongmeng and the human race for help, and see if there is any chance to ask the human race's Giant Axe Founder to resurrect Herodo;

Third: Send strong individuals to contact those who are on good terms with the Golden Horn Clan, hoping that those individuals can lend a helping hand to the Golden Horn Clan in this critical moment!
After discussing these matters, all the elders of the Golden Horn Clan immediately sprang into action.

Some began contacting numerous immortal powerhouses within their clans to rally their members; others started contacting many friends within the Hong Alliance; still others began assessing the resources currently possessed by the Golden Horn Clan, exploring whether there was an opportunity to persuade the higher-ups of the human race to resurrect Hirodo, and so on...

After all, they are not the strongest among the human race. If they want to ask the creator of the giant axe to reverse time and resurrect Herodo, they need to prepare a lot of resources in advance!
...In the virtual universe, halfway up Thunder Island, in the mansion of Venerable Tianfeng.

"teacher!"

Many immortal gods and a world lord-level powerhouse all bowed respectfully.

These people were all disciples of Venerable Tianfeng. Except for one genius who had just become a disciple of Venerable Tianfeng and was at the World Lord level, all of them had already entered the King level.

"Get up!" Venerable Tianfeng's calm voice rang out.

Upon hearing Venerable Tianfeng's words, the disciples respectfully stood up.

"Cangming King 'Lu Mingrui' has just broken through to the Universe Venerable Realm, and his Venerable Banquet will be held in a little over a month!"

Venerable Tianfeng smiled and said, "This is a rare and momentous event in our human race. Moreover, Venerable Cangming is a disciple and junior member of the Myriad Realms Venerable's family. Naturally, I will go and offer my congratulations!"

"However, this banquet is not very large. Even as a Universe Venerable, I can only bring two people to the banquet at most!"

Upon hearing Venerable Tianfeng's words, many disciples below raised their heads, each hoping that Venerable Tianfeng would choose them.

After all, that was a banquet hosted by a cosmic venerable one!
Those who are able to attend the banquet are undoubtedly the strongest among the entire human race.

If they are chosen by Venerable Tianfeng, they might be able to make the acquaintance of some important figures at the banquet!

"Luo Tian, ​​Clement, you two will come with me this time!" Venerable Tianfeng said after thinking for a moment.

"Yes!" The two immortal kings below nodded in response.

One of the powerful figures, dressed in a golden robe, had a look of great joy on his face. As for the other figure, dressed in cyan armor, although his expression did not change significantly, his feelings were extremely complicated.

The powerful figure in the golden robe was Luo Tianwang, the third disciple of Venerable Tianfeng. After Venerable Tianfeng's fall, it was Luo Tianwang who worked tirelessly for a long time to protect the interests of Venerable Tianfeng's family and forces.
As for the figure wearing cyan armor, it was none other than Clement, the super genius who almost became Lu Qingshan's disciple. Now, after a long period of secluded cultivation, Clement has already passed the twentieth level of the Bridge to Heaven!
At this moment, Clement's feelings were undoubtedly very complicated.

When he first started cultivating, he attracted two cosmic venerables to appear and take him as a disciple after he first entered Chaos City. One of them was the famous Venerable of Myriad Realms.

At that time, Lu Qingshan was far from being as famous as he is now, so he chose to study the same Chaos Stele as Venerable Tianfeng.

He originally thought he could advance smoothly all the way, just like those super geniuses, become an immortal king, a cosmic venerable, or even become a more supreme being in the universe.

But as the endless years have passed, his edges have long been worn down by the passage of time.

Lu Qingshan, who had previously performed rather ordinarily among the Cosmic Venerables, had now gained immense fame, and even a new Cosmic Venerable had emerged among his disciples.

Now, Venerable Cangming Lu Mingrui is already the second Universe Venerable among Lu Qingshan's many disciples, but he is still stuck at the peak of the King-Sealing Realm and has never been able to break through.

For a moment, Clement couldn't help but think to himself, "If I had chosen to become a disciple of the Venerable One of Myriad Realms, I might have had a chance to break through to the level of the Venerable One of the Universe by now!"

At this thought, Clement even remembered Lu Qingshan's most capable assistant, 'King of the Void' Hoggs.

Hoggs's understanding of the laws was not high. Even after a long period of time, he had only passed the nineteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven. He had not even fully comprehended 'Time Stop,' one of the three major branches of the fundamental laws of time.

However, Hoggs' current strength is extremely powerful. Even at the limit of the King-level, he is not weak. His status in the virtual universe is comparable to that of an ordinary King-level invincible powerhouse.

……

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time for Venerable Cangming Lu Mingrui to hold his Venerable Banquet.

On this day, tens of thousands of cosmic venerables appeared at Lu Mingrui's residence on the continent of the Virtual Universe Company's global headquarters.

In addition to the thousands of cosmic venerables belonging to the human race, there are also thousands of cosmic venerables from other races within the Hongmeng Alliance.

Even so, it's because those powerful alien beings from the Hongmeng Alliance need to apply in advance to come to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, a core and important location for the human race.

If Lu Mingrui's Venerable Banquet were held in a virtual universe, the number of powerful figures attending would certainly be more than double.

After all, the number of alien universe venerables within the Hong Alliance far exceeds the number of universe venerables within the human race itself.

Of course, the reason why these alien cosmic venerables were able to attend Lu Mingrui's venerable banquet was largely due to their teacher, Lu Qingshan.

After all, Lu Qingshan had already made many acquaintances with powerful alien races in the Hong Alliance over the past billions of epochs. Coupled with his terrifying strength, it was only natural that he would cause such a stir at his disciple's Venerable Banquet.

Although most of these powerful alien beings came because of Lu Qingshan, this was, after all, a Venerable Banquet for his disciple Lu Mingrui. Therefore, Lu Qingshan did not overstep his bounds and instead handed over the leadership of the banquet to his disciple Lu Mingrui.

At the banquet, Lu Qingshan simply gathered with some familiar Cosmic Venerables for a brief exchange.

But what Lu Qingshan didn't expect was that after the banquet ended and most of the universe venerables had taken their leave, the elder of the Golden Horn Clan, Clements, suddenly approached him.

In a quiet room within the residence of Venerable Cangming Lu Mingrui, two figures sat facing each other; they were Lu Qingshan and Clements.

"Clements!"

Lu Qingshan waved and presented Clements with many alloys and liquid metals that the Golden Horned Clan loved to eat, then asked in confusion, "You stayed behind to see me alone this time, is there something you need my help with?"

"The Venerable One of All Realms!"

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Clements immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Please help my Golden Horn Clan!"

"This is……"

Lu Qingshan quickly reached out to help Clements up, then continued, "Clements, you can tell me what's wrong. I'll definitely help if it's something I can!"

"Lord of All Realms, this is how it is!"

Clements quickly added, "Just recently, my Golden Horn Clan's leader, Hirodo, suddenly perished in a cosmic secret realm..."

Next, Clements recounted all the recent experiences of the Golden Horn Clan, and then continued, "Our Golden Horn Clan has now submitted a request to the Hong Alliance to resurrect Chief Hirodo, but because our Golden Horn Clan's contributions to the Hong Alliance are insufficient, this application has been rejected!"

"Now that our Golden Horn Clan is leaderless, it is almost impossible for us to regain our original territory. So we hope that you, Venerable One of the Myriad Realms, can lend us a hand and see if there is a suitable solution!"

At this moment, the Golden Horn tribe was like ants on a hot pan, trying every possible method to help them overcome the crisis.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan, the Venerable of Myriad Realms, is the most likely super strong person to help them overcome the crisis.

Firstly, Lu Qingshan is extremely powerful and holds a very high position in both the human race and the Hong Alliance.
Secondly, Lu Qingshan has a fairly close relationship with their Golden Horn Clan, so he has every opportunity to help them!

"This……"

After hearing what Clements said, Lu Qingshan did not immediately agree.

After all, his current strength is still far from sufficient. If he wants to help the Golden Horn Clan revive Herodo, or help the Golden Horn Clan in other ways, he needs to plan carefully.

So after a moment's thought, Lu Qingshan quickly said, "Clements, don't worry. I already know about this, and I'll definitely find a way to help you!"

"Thank you, Venerable One of the Myriad Realms!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's assurance, Clements quickly nodded his thanks.

(End of this chapter)