Devouring the Stars: Blood Sea Demon Lord

Chapter 247 The Emergence of the Myriad Eras

Whoosh~~
Two figures flew swiftly across the plains, jungles, and rivers.

"Underworld!"

On the left, a young man with emerald green hair, wearing jet-black armor and wielding a blood-red longsword spoke to Minghai, whose hair was cascading down his shoulders, on the other side:

"The treasures nurtured by these floating continents surrounding star clusters are closely related to the concentration of cosmic energy. In most cases, the higher the concentration of cosmic energy, the greater the possibility of finding treasures!"

After a pause, the Azure Blood King continued:
"Sometimes, the treasures being nurtured are naturally capable of concealment, deliberately keeping the energy concentration of the surrounding universe constant. In such cases, more meticulous observation is required!"

"However, treasures are not intelligent beings after all. No matter how well they are hidden, they will still reveal various clues. Experienced adventurers can still identify them based on subtle traces!"

"In most cases, you only need to observe which place has a high concentration of cosmic energy, or which has a significant difference in cosmic energy compared to other places, and the probability of finding treasure is relatively high!"

Minghai nodded.

These are the areas where he lacks experience.

Minghai's purpose in venturing into the outer battlefields for adventure and training is simple: to find powerful alien races to fight against, thereby increasing his combat experience and honing his secret techniques, providing inspiration and ideas for his cultivation.

Therefore, they rarely search for treasures on ordinary days.

It wasn't that he disliked treasures, but rather that he had been traveling alone for a long time and lacked experience in searching for them. Finding treasures would be difficult, so it was better to directly fight against powerful alien races. If he could kill an alien race expert, the spoils he obtained would far surpass what he could find by searching on his own.

In the 'Disordered Star Cluster', after searching on his own for twenty years, he couldn't find a single 'Flame Magnetite' ore!
The reason for this is largely due to the fact that Minghai's growth rate is too fast. His adventure experience cannot keep up with the speed of his strength improvement, which leads to a simple and crude understanding that killing alien powerhouses and seizing spoils is enough.

In reality, almost all the powerful individuals devote most of their energy to exploring secret realms and searching for treasures.

As for life-or-death battles, unless there is a lure of profit or a grudge, they will not be easily initiated if the strength difference is not significant.

Where there is battle, there is life and death. Most adventurers have trump cards, and no one can say for sure that they will survive a battle unless the difference in strength is too great. No one can guarantee that they won't be the ones to die.

Therefore, although the universe is governed by the dark laws of survival of the fittest, the time spent fighting and killing is actually far less than the time spent exploring dangerous places and searching for treasures.

Even in the outer battlefields where the death rate is extremely high, although the intensity of battles between the strong is far greater than in other places, the same rule still applies: most of the time is spent exploring and searching for treasures, and fighting is only necessary when needed.

In the universe, this is how most powerful people adventure and train.

In comparison, Minghai is somewhat 'naive', or rather, acts in a simplistic and crude manner.

After 'transforming into a sea of ​​blood', although he always appeared calm and rational, his behavior gradually became more and more violent, bloody, cold-blooded, and ruthless.

He subconsciously took these changes for granted and didn't find them inappropriate.

Not mentioning this.

After recognizing the Azure Blood King, the two embarked on an adventure together in the 'Surrounding Star Cluster'.

Before we knew it, a year had passed.

The Azure Blood King has been exploring the 'star cluster' for tens of thousands of years and is very experienced. Under his leadership, although no particularly valuable treasures were found this year, the Underworld Sea has gained a lot of knowledge.

One day, the Azure Blood King suddenly told the Underworld Sea that he had received a sudden inspiration and needed to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time, asking the Underworld Sea to protect him.

Minghai naturally agreed.

Three days later, the Azure Blood King, with a joyful expression, emerged from his secluded cultivation place and laughed heartily.

"Ninth Senior Brother, you've broken through to the Advanced King level?" Minghai guessed, seeing the happy look on the Azure Blood King's face.

"Forehead!"

Upon hearing this, the Azure Blood King paused in his laughter, looking somewhat embarrassed at the Underworld Sea, and said speechlessly:

"Junior brother, do you think I'm a monster like you? You were able to pass the eighteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven at the Domain Lord level, and now you're almost at the peak of the King-level Immortal realm in terms of understanding the laws!"

"I've only been a primary-level king for over 30,000 years, how could I possibly break through to a higher-level king so easily?"

After a pause, the Azure Blood King shook his head and said:

"I merely created the fourth form of the sword technique, and my mastery of the secret arts has only increased!"

"The fourth move of the sword technique?"

Ming Hai laughed and said:

"Ninth Senior Brother's swordsmanship is quite superb, ranking in the upper echelon among those who have just entered the initial stage of the King-level realm. Now that he has created the third move, he is estimated to have reached the limit of the initial stage of the King-level realm and is only one step away from the advanced stage of the King-level realm. He truly deserves the title of 'a genius who appears once in ten thousand eras'!"

Over the past year, the two have sparred many times in the virtual universe. Minghai is well aware of the secret techniques of the Azure Blood King, who has already reached a very high level of the initial King level. Now that he has created the fourth sword technique, he has most likely reached the limit of the initial King level.

"He's nowhere near as good as my junior brother!"

The Azure Blood King, who was initially overjoyed by his breakthrough in the secret technique, looked at the number one human genius before him and unconsciously became apprehensive and breathless, shaking his head and sighing:
"Your age is only a fraction of mine, yet your secret techniques far surpass mine. Compared to you, my achievements are utterly insignificant!"

The Azure Blood King was known as a genius from a young age. During his time as a Realm Lord, he obtained a great opportunity in a secret realm, where his body fused with a drop of the rare treasure 'Azure Blood Marrow'. His affinity with the laws of time increased dramatically, and his talent reached the level of 'once in ten thousand eras' for the human race.

On one occasion, he encountered the Nine Swords Venerable. At that time, the Nine Swords Venerable had just been promoted to the Universe Venerable and was in a state of great pride. Upon seeing the Azure Blood King, he became very interested in his talent and immediately took him as his disciple.

After becoming a disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable, the Azure Blood King joined the virtual universe and became a member of the Primal Secret Realm. He cultivated diligently for 100,000 years, passed the eighteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven, and then ascended to immortality.

Upon reaching the Immortal realm, one is immediately granted the title of a Junior King!
Such talent truly lives up to the title of a genius who appears only once in ten thousand eras.

But comparisons are inevitable. To conquer the eighteen levels of the Heavenly Bridge after ten thousand years and become a rare immortal king among humans is undoubtedly a testament to exceptional talent and extraordinary brilliance.
However, compared to the Nether Sea, which had passed through the eighteen levels of the Heavenly Bridge less than sixty years after the Genius Battle and was still a Domain Lord, this achievement is truly nothing to boast about.

Especially since Minghai was standing right in front of the Azure Blood King.

"Ninth Senior Brother!"

Seeing that the Azure Blood King's expression changed from joy to some dejection, Minghai felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, asking:
"I heard that all the human race's King-level Immortals have joined the Hong Alliance. You joined too, right? How many human King-level Immortals are in there?"

According to the book "Swallowing the Stars", he actually knew that there were about 100,000 human kings and immortals in the Hong Alliance. Asking this question was just a way to change the subject and ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Junior Brother knows about the Hongmeng?"

The Azure Blood King glanced at the Underworld Sea in surprise, then nodded and said:
"That's true. With your strength, if you weren't still a Realm Lord, you would already be qualified to join the Hong Alliance. It's not surprising that you know this!"

"but……!"

At this point, the Azure Blood King sighed and shook his head, saying:
"You overestimate me. Although the Hong Alliance will recruit humans and Hong Alliance members who are at the core of the human race, the requirements for its members are extremely high. A low-level Immortal King is not qualified to join."

"Such high standards?"

Upon hearing this, Minghai, who had assumed that any human who was granted the title of Immortal King would be invited to join the Hong Alliance, felt somewhat puzzled.

(End of this chapter)