Zhutian: Start from Devouring the Stars and Becoming a God

Chapter 357 The Shocking Human High-Ranks

The primordial universe, the territory of the human race.

In a vast, empty starry sky within the primeval realm, there wasn't even a speck of cosmic dust; the only thing that existed was a magnificent palace.

The palace is crystal clear, imposing, and uniquely shaped, with intricate engravings and a faint aura of coldness. It is the residence of the Lord of the Ice Peak.

At this moment, in a world within the palace, two towering figures stood together, namely the true form of the Ice Peak Lord and his main battle avatar.

"This is really bad luck!"

As the Lord of Ice Peak felt the damage to the divine power of his main battle avatar, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "I was just about to get my hands on that top-tier treasure battle blade when that Five Chaos Lord of the Divine Eye Clan suddenly appeared!"

"Fortunately, I had the Ice Mountain Palace protecting me, and Senior Brother Chaos arrived in time, otherwise I might have suffered a great loss at the hands of that Lord of Five Chaos!"

The Lord of the Five Chaos is a fifth-order universe lord of the Divine Eye Clan, a super power in the universe sea. His own strength is extremely terrifying, and the Divine Eye Clan behind him has as many as seven of the strongest beings in the universe. He can definitely be considered a hegemon in the universe sea.

Furthermore, the Divine Eye Clan belongs to the first cycle of reincarnation and is now facing the end of their lifespan, so their usual behavior is naturally extremely crazy.

Although the human race could dominate in the primitive universe, it is nothing compared to the vast ocean of space.

"I failed to seize the treasure this time and also lost a lot of divine power, so it's quite a loss!"

The Lord of Ice Peak thought to himself, "Fortunately, I escaped unscathed this time, and the losses weren't too great. With the help of a primordial treasure, I should be able to recover my divine body in no time. It won't be too late to venture into the Cosmic Sea then!"

"And those scum of the Divine Eye Clan, let's see if you will perish when this cycle of reincarnation ends!"

Thinking of this, a trace of worry quickly arose in the heart of the Ice Peak Lord.

Because in the vast universe, apart from the two holy lands, no other force can survive three cycles of reincarnation.

Although the human race is still in the primitive universe period, it is necessary to plan ahead.

"It's a pity that the teacher was suppressed by the primordial will of the universe!"

The Lord of Ice Peak thought to himself, "Otherwise, with my teacher's talent and ability, he would surely be able to create a new holy land in that cosmic sea!"

It should be noted that before the Primordial Ancestor was suppressed by the original will of the universe, he was undoubtedly the strongest being in the universe.

Even the strongest being in the current universe, the first true lord of the Divine Eye Clan, would have to take the initiative to retreat upon seeing the Primordial Ancestor!
At that time, the human race was undoubtedly the number one power in the original universe, and even the Ancestral God Cult had to back down!
Just as various thoughts flashed through the mind of the Ice Peak Lord, he suddenly saw his disciple Lu Qingshan appear in the main hall of his mansion on Thunder Island in the virtual universe.

"Qingshan?"

Upon sensing Lu Qingshan's presence, the Ice Peak Lord was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized something: "Could it be about the token of the God-Slaying Temple?"

Lawrence obtained the God-Slaying Temple token together with Star Fury Venerable from the Giant Axe Arena. Although the token was given to Lawrence for disposal, Star Fury Venerable also informed the other powerful figures in the Giant Axe Arena of this news. Therefore, the news of the God-Slaying Temple token naturally became known to many powerful figures of the human race.

However, what emerged from the God-Slaying Palace was merely a top-tier domain-type treasure, and it was extremely incomplete. Even if one obtained the main components, it would require a long time and a very high cost to collect the other components. Therefore, a fourth-order universe lord like the Ice Peak Lord would not be too tempted.

Of course, if we consider the probability of obtaining the treasure, it would be better to hand over the token of the God-Slaying Temple to the universe master of the human race.

Even in the original story, Luo Feng did not have the Qijing Stone forcibly taken by the human race after obtaining it, let alone the token of the God-Slaying Temple that Lu Qingshan has now obtained.

So far, only Lord Youhou and Lord Lanzang, who are quite interested in the Temple of Gods Execution, have sent emails to Lu Qingshan.

With this thought in mind, the Lord of Ice Peak appeared in the main hall of the temple atop Thunder Island.

"Disciple pays homage to teacher!"

Inside the temple hall, Lu Qingshan greeted the Lord of Ice Peak respectfully upon his arrival.

"Ok!"

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded slightly, then said directly, "Qingshan, did you come here to see me this time because of the token of the God-Slaying Hall?"

"Don't worry, our human race is still very united. As long as you are unwilling, the other universe lords will definitely not force you to hand over the token of the Temple of Godslaying!"

"teacher!"

After hearing what the Ice Peak Lord said, Lu Qingshan quickly replied, "This disciple has just broken through to the Universe Lord realm!"

"What did you say?"

As soon as Lu Qingshan finished speaking, the Ice Peak Master's face immediately showed disbelief.

It wasn't that he was naive; it was simply that this matter was too unbelievable!

"This disciple has just broken through to the realm of the Lord of the Universe!" Lu Qingshan answered affirmatively once again.

"Qingshan, are you telling the truth?" At this moment, the voice of the Ice Peak Lord had become extremely excited.

"Yes!"

Lu Qingshan nodded firmly and said, "My clone has already rushed to your residence, Master!"

Next, Lu Qingshan's second clone quickly arrived at the Ice Peak Lord's residence and then displayed special abilities such as controlling a space-time area in front of the Ice Peak Lord.

Although Lu Qingshan broke through to the Universe Lord realm with the complete Thunder-Time Fusion Law, special abilities such as controlling a spacetime and reversing time to revive powerful beings are privileges bestowed upon the Universe Lords by the original universe. Therefore, Lu Qingshan naturally mastered them after breaking through to the Universe Lord realm.

After witnessing Lu Qingshan's power to control a space-time region, the Ice Peak Lord was completely dumbfounded.

He had thought that Lu Qingshan might break through to the realm of the Lord of the Universe in the future, but he never thought that day would come so soon!

"Qingshan!"

Once he came to his senses, the Ice Peak Lord quickly asked, "Does anyone else know about your breakthrough?"

"no!"

Lu Qingshan quickly shook his head and said, "When I broke through, the fundamental laws descended upon my divine kingdom, so no one could detect it at all!"

"That's good!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks said directly, "Don't tell anyone about this yet. I'll inform the higher-ups of my human race right now!"

"Yes, teacher!" Lu Qingshan replied respectfully.

At this moment, the Lord of Ice Peak quickly informed the Founder of Giant Axe and the other Universe Lords of the human race of Lu Qingshan's breakthrough.

……

In the virtual universe, within a majestic temple atop Thunder Island.

A tall, thin figure with ears that curved upwards like two scythes, a vertical eye between his brows, and wearing a set of dark blue scale-like armor sat high on the throne.

This person is none other than the super strongman of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, the Lord of Youhou, and on his back he carries his iconic Youhou Thorn.

"That Venerable One of Myriad Realms hasn't replied to my message yet. It seems he's planning to venture into the Temple of Godslayer on his own!"

Lord Youhou couldn't help but think to himself, "Although that Venerable of Myriad Realms can barely unleash the strength of a top-tier universe overlord, he is relying entirely on that top-tier treasure weapon. It would be a waste for him to venture into the God-Slaying Palace!"

It should be noted that what emerged from the God-Slaying Hall was a top-tier domain-level treasure. Although it was incomplete, it was still very precious!
Even Lord Youhou himself only felt confident enough to venture into the God-Slaying Palace because his strength had recently improved considerably and he had also exchanged for a high-grade palace-type treasure in the clan's treasury.

Unfortunately, Lu Qingshan had no intention of giving him the token of the God-Slaying Palace.

However, Lord Youhou only felt a little regretful and did not have much of an opinion about Lu Qingshan.

After all, if he had obtained the token of the God-Slaying Temple, he certainly wouldn't have been willing to give it up to other powerful figures.

"I've gained quite a lot from the opening of the Primordial Star this time, and I even managed to exchange for a high-level palace-type treasure!"

Lord Youhou thought to himself, "Since the Venerable of Myriad Realms is unwilling to hand over the God-Slaying Palace to me, then I shall cultivate in seclusion for a while! If I can create the strongest secret technique of the Lord of the Universe, then my strength will definitely increase by a large margin!"

Just as various thoughts were flashing through Lord Youhou's mind, he suddenly received an important email.

"An important email from the Lord of Ice Peaks?"

Lord Youhou's mind raced, and he quickly opened the email he had received. But after reading the contents, he froze on the spot.

"That Venerable One of Myriad Realms has actually broken through to the level of the Lord of the Universe?"

At this moment, Lord Youhou finally understood why Lu Qingshan was unwilling to give him the token of the God-Slaying Temple!
……

In the primordial universe, within the Chaos City, in a vast and desolate world within the City Lord's Mansion.

Corpses are scattered throughout this world, some as large as planets, others smaller than humans, but all exude a terrifying aura that sends chills down your spine.

Directly in front of this vast land, two figures were conversing.

One of them was wearing dark red, ancient armor, with a long, scaly tail behind him, and exuded a vast aura.

The other person was a bald man wearing a fiery red robe, with a faint smile on his face.

These two were none other than the Lord of Chaos City, the head of the Virtual Universe Company, and his second disciple, Venerable Guiyi.

"teacher!"

Venerable Guiyi said very respectfully, "When I was adventuring on the Primordial Star, I encountered Venerable Zixin of the Zixin Clan. When Venerable Zixin spoke with me, he seemed to intend to lead the Zixin Clan to join my Hong Alliance!"

"The Zixin Clan?"

After a moment's thought, the Chaos City Lord quickly said, "That Venerable Zixin is quite powerful, and he also has the ability to create clones. He can be considered a rather powerful cosmic overlord in the universe!"

"Since he intends to lead the Zixin Clan to join my Hong Alliance, then you should communicate with him more. If you need anything, you can come to me!"

"Yes!" Venerable Guiyi quickly bowed respectfully.

At that moment, the Lord of Chaos City was suddenly taken aback, because he had also received the important email from the Lord of Ice Peak.

"The Venerable One of Myriad Realms has actually broken through to the level of the Lord of the Universe?"

With a thought, the Lord of Chaos City instantly grasped the entire primordial universe and then sensed Lu Qingshan's true form, who was in the living room of his mansion: "The pressure hasn't increased? Right, this Venerable of Myriad Realms should have a Great Divine Body clone. It seems that the divine body of this clone hasn't transformed yet!"

Just then, Lu Qingshan, who was inside the mansion, seemed to sense something and whispered, "Uncle-Master Chaos?"

"it's me!"

The voice of the Chaos City Lord rang in Lu Qingshan's ears: "Lord of Myriad Realms, congratulations on breaking through to the realm of the Lord of the Universe!"

At this moment, the Lord of Chaos City had no more doubts in his heart. After all, if Lu Qingshan had not broken through, he would not have been able to detect his probing at all.

"Thank you, City Lord!" Lu Qingshan said from afar.

"I never imagined that even Junior Brother Bingfeng would have a disciple who has broken through to the Universe Lord realm!"

After confirming that Lu Qingshan had indeed broken through, the Lord of Chaos City was quite impressed.

Among the many disciples under the Primordial Ancestor, only he, the Lord of Darkness, and the Lord of Ice Peak broke through to the realm of the Lord of the Universe.

Among the three brothers, the Lord of Chaos City was always the strongest.

However, both the Lord of Darkness and the Lord of Ice Peak have disciples who have broken through to the level of Lord of the Universe, while the Lord of Chaos City does not have any disciples at the level of Lord of the Universe.

Thinking of this, the Chaos City Lord quickly looked at Venerable Guiyi in front of him: "Guiyi, you may go down first!"

"While the matter of the Zixin Clan is quite important, you must not forget your own cultivation. Your master looks forward to the day when you step into the realm of the Lord of the Universe!"

Upon hearing these words from the Lord of Chaos City, Venerable Guiyi was slightly taken aback.

It should be noted that the Lord of Chaos City has not paid attention to his cultivation for a long time, after all, he has been stuck at the level of the Universe Overlord for countless years.

However, Venerable Guiyi quickly and respectfully replied, "Yes, Master, this disciple will certainly strive to do my best!"

After saying this, Venerable Guiyi respectfully withdrew from this world.

"chaos!"

After Venerable Guiyi left, a communication screen quickly appeared in front of the Chaos City Lord, displaying the phantom of a savage strongman.

"Big axe!"

Upon seeing the suddenly pop-up communication screen, the Chaos City Lord's voice became slightly respectful.

Among the entire human race, there are only two people who can communicate with him directly without his consent, and the creator of the giant axe is one of them.

"Chaos, have you heard the news that one of your Virtual Universe Company's Myriad Realms Venerables has broken through?"

The Giant Axe Founder said with great pleasure, "Now all the other universe lords of my human race have also received Ice Peak's email. I am now preparing to hold a supreme meeting to discuss the breakthrough of the Myriad Realms Venerable. Do you agree?"

"Agreed!" The Chaos City Lord quickly nodded and said.

The birth of a ruler of the universe is an absolutely momentous event for the human race!
……

Virtual universe, atop Thunder Island.

In the endless chaotic air currents, there was a huge, ancient, bluish-gray round table, and next to this round table were six huge stone chairs. Each stone chair had intricate carvings on its back, and even the bluish-gray ancient stone table was carved with special scenes.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan had followed the Lord of Ice Peak slowly to the tabletop of this simple, bluish-gray stone.

"Qingshan!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks sat down on a stone chair and then pointed to the second seat on the left: "You sit there!"

"is teacher!"

Lu Qingshan quickly sat on the stone chair designated by the Lord of Ice Peak, but the carvings behind his stone chair were far fewer than those behind the other stone chairs.

On the stone table in front, strange scenes were engraved: three powerful figures were respectfully bowing to one powerful figure; a single powerful figure was slaughtering his way through the enemy lines; and two powerful figures were joining forces to face a group of powerful figures...

These carvings were rather blurry, and Lu Qingshan could only make out that one of them was his teacher, the Lord of Ice Peak.

"Qingshan, I believe you've already guessed it!"

The Lord of Ice Peaks looked at Lu Qingshan, then smiled and said, "Our human race's highest council has unanimously approved that you are now our human race's eighteenth Universe Lord!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan couldn't help but smile, then asked with slight surprise, "The eighteenth?"

It's important to know that when Luo Feng rose to prominence in the original story, the human race already had eighteen Universe Lords.

"It seems that before Luo Feng appears, our human race will be able to give birth to at least one more Lord of the Universe!"

Lu Qingshan thought to himself, "Moreover, it seems that this newly born Lord of the Universe will hide himself away, just like the Lord of Darkness in the original story!"

After all, according to what Lu Qingshan knew before, since the Azure Phoenix Lord broke through, the human race already had fifteen Universe Lords on the surface.

Now, including him, there are a total of eighteen, naturally only two of whom are universe lords who are hiding their identities!
Are you puzzled by the number of cosmic masters in our human race?

The Lord of Ice Peaks quickly smiled and said, "No matter which faction it is, there are always some secrets. So naturally, there are also some undisclosed cosmic lords among my human race!"

"Not counting you, our human race has a total of 17 Universe Lords. Among them, my Virtual Universe Company has five, the Giant Axe Arena has five including the Azure Phoenix Lord, the Universe First Bank has three, and the Universe Mercenary Alliance and the Universe Galaxy Bank each have two!"

Lu Qingshan listened attentively.

This was largely consistent with the information he had previously gathered. The Virtual Universe Company had only four members on the surface, but being familiar with the original work, he naturally knew about the Lord of Darkness.

As for the Universe's First Bank, all he knew was the ruler of Qingdong and the Lord of Yanshan who created the Yanshan Chaos Stele.

It now seems that the First Bank of the Universe should have another hidden Lord of the Universe, and the new Lord of the Universe in the future should be from the side of the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

After all, when Luo Feng rose to power in the original novel, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance should have had three Cosmic Lords on its side.

(End of this chapter)