Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 243 Analyzing Strange Objects
The already fierce battle for control accelerated even further due to Qi Yuan's sudden outburst.

Although the Black Universe Founder has departed, the existence of a threat no less powerful than the Black Universe Founder has made the various universe lords from different forces extremely anxious.

After all, even if the founder of the Black Universe wanted to take action against them, he would still be subject to the restrictions of the operating rules, but Qi Yuan was not subject to these restrictions!
With his ability to make his words come true and his own formidable strength, if he really wanted to compete with them, he might have a chance to snatch most of the remaining Thread of Silk Diagrams!

"Master of the Strange Fate Pavilion, you've already obtained that wondrous item, surely you're not still greedy for this Thread-Connecting Diagram?"

"That's right, Master of Qiyuan Pavilion, you should be content with that rare item!"

"Humans, don't go too far!"

Within this spatial interlayer, nearly 20 Universe Lords from various forces roared and unleashed their power to frantically vie for the fragments of the flying silken diagram!

Even when they occasionally collide in the struggle for a particular piece of the silk thread diagram, the time is controlled to be extremely short. If they see no chance, they immediately give up and turn to fight for another piece.

However, their worries were completely unnecessary.

Qi Yuan was never interested in the fragments of the Thread-Pulling Diagram that concealed a huge trap, especially since he had already obtained the most coveted treasure.
Therefore, while the major powers were fighting fiercely for those fragments of the Silk-Pulling Diagram, he did not make any further moves, except for cooperating with Lei Guanghai and Luo Feng to obtain several treasures and other precious materials left behind after the fall of the Lord of Yuan'ao.

woohoo~~~
The entire battle for control proceeded extremely quickly.

There were only so many fragments of the Pulling Silk Diagram, and nearly 20 Universe Lords fought desperately for them. In just a moment, they all fell into the hands of those Universe Lords. Even some other treasures and trivial materials that were scattered after the Lord of Yuan'ao self-destructed were swept away.

This time, the nine forces gained more or less.

The Starry Sky Beast Alliance received as many as 11 portions!
The Nine Realms Alliance received the fewest, with only 3!
Of course, we can't judge it that way either.

Because the fragments of the silk thread diagram vary in size, perhaps one large one is worth several small ones.

Just like the Demon Lord of the Heavenly Wolf and the Lord of the Netherworld, who together only have six parts, if their fragments of the Thread-Connecting Diagram were pieced together, the area would probably be no smaller than that of the Starry Sky Beast.

"The Starry Sky Beast Alliance has a Golden Horned Lord."

"The Prison Clan has a Lord of the Eye Demon."

"The demon race actually brought two powerful treasures from the Dream Demon Ancestor. They have seized more than half of them, probably more than one-sixth for each of them!"

The rulers of the universe have a clear understanding of the battlefield and how much they themselves have gained.

In this battle, apart from the Black Universe Founder who left early and the Universe Lords of the nine major forces, some may have felt angry, unbalanced, and felt that they were at a disadvantage compared to other powerful beings. However, overall, they can all be said to have gained a great advantage!

Each of them gained something, but the one who truly suffered was the Lord of the Cave who self-destructed.

However, to the surprise of the universe lords, throughout the entire battle, the human race, which originally held a great advantage, did not actually participate in the struggle for the Silk Thread Diagram, except for the Galaxy Lord who made a few moves when competing for the treasure left behind by the Lord of Yuan'ao.

"Humans, so magnanimous?"

"Such a precious thing as a silk map, you're just going to say you won't steal it?"

Each of the universe's rulers was somewhat surprised.

Of course, as surprising as it may seem, the fact that the human race did not participate meant that each side would receive significantly more fragments of the Thread-Connecting Diagram than expected, which naturally pleased them.

Hua Hua Hua~~~
The battle ended quickly.

Each of the universe's lords broke through space and quickly returned to the Mysterious Realm of the Wall.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, the Lord of Younan, and the Lord of the Dark Python of the Ancestral God Sect landed directly in front of Qi Yuan and Luo Feng.

At this moment, the three, including the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, looked at Qi Yuan with slightly unusual expressions.

After all, a cosmic ruler who could make his words law was, in their eyes, truly astonishing.

As the representatives of the original will of the primordial universe, only three of their Ancestral Gods were directly granted the privilege of 'words becoming law' by the original will of the primordial universe. Other universe lords, even the guardian beast gods who have inherited the positions of the eight great beast gods, do not have this ability.

Now, this human race's Master of the Wonderful Encounters has displayed such an ability. Doesn't that mean that the other party is almost like the three Ancestral Gods of the Ancestral God Sect?

And that is indeed the case.

The three Ancestral Gods at most possessed a 'Sixth-Order Secret Technique' bestowed by their Origin Will, making them slightly stronger in attack. In other aspects, this Master of the Strange Fate Pavilion was almost no different from the three Ancestral Gods!
"Incredible! How did this extraordinary Lord of the Pavilion manage to do this? I wonder if the three Ancestral Gods are aware of any such matters?"

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds looked puzzled, but smiled and spoke to Qi Yuan:

"Master of Qiyuan, thank you for holding back this time. If you had also participated in the competition for the Thread-Pulling Diagram, our gains would have been significantly reduced."

Hearing his words, Qi Yuan just smiled faintly and casually explained, "Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is too kind. Our human race has already obtained that rare item and many treasures from Lord of Yuan'ao. We can't be too greedy."

"The owner of Qiyuan Tower truly possesses extraordinary bearing."

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, dressed in a magnificent robe, gave a polite compliment, but then looked at Luo Feng beside him and asked, "Luo Feng, shall we go to the Ancestral God Sect together?"

“Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, I have already reported to the Ancestral God that this mission has been completed. Since the Ancestral God is already aware of this, I do not need to rush over.”

Luo Feng laughed and said, "I still need to go back to my human territory."

"In that case, Lord of the Wonderful Fate Pavilion and Lord of the Galaxy, let's part ways here."

The Lord of Difficulty and the Lord of Dark Serpent stood beside the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

Wow!
As the golden light shone, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, the Lord of Younan, and the Lord of the Dark Serpent all flew directly into the golden light and then disappeared.

"Let's go too."

Qi Yuan nodded to Luo Feng.

"it is good."

Soon, a bright green light appeared, and the two of them quickly left through the divine kingdom's teleportation, returning to the human realm.

As they watched their figures disappear into the light of the divine kingdom's teleportation, the gazes of the other universe lords who had not yet left all flickered slightly.

"That Master of the Mysterious Pavilion can actually make his words come true! How did he do that? It's unbelievable!"

"The Lord of the Human Race's Strange Fate has only made a few moves, but every time he does, he brings tremendous surprise to the outside world."

"His words become law, and his own strength is formidable enough. In this primordial universe, this Master of the Mysterious Fate Pavilion can almost be regarded as a true strongest being in the universe!"

"It's not just the Master of the Strange Fate Pavilion, but also Luo Feng. He has reached the level of a Universe Lord in just 10 years of cultivation, which is quite exaggerated! And his supreme treasure, that endless golden light, actually controls spacetime, even more so than a Universe Lord's control over a spacetime!"

"His winged treasure... may be slightly less powerful than a peak domain-class treasure, but it can actually control space and time, which is truly incredible. In terms of value, it is completely comparable to a peak domain-class treasure! The human race is really generous to bestow such a treasure upon him!"

"Humanity... In the same era, humanity has produced two such freaks at the same time. Their luck is truly extraordinary!"

One by one, the rulers of the universes were filled with either sighs or shock... while the rulers of the universes of the Zerg, the Demon Race, and the Machine Race, who were top-tier forces with deep-seated hatred for the human race, felt immense fear and resentment.

Soon, one by one, the lords of the universe departed.

As they returned to their respective tribes and factions, details of the battle began to circulate among the high-ranking members of each tribe.

Qi Yuan's reputation once again shook the entire primordial universe!
Human territory, the Great Axe Realm.

Qi Yuan's figure appeared directly in the most magnificent palace in the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

"The founder of the giant axe".

Qi Yuan looked at the towering figure on the enormous throne.

"Haha, I'm back!"

The savage-like giant axe-wielding founder rose directly from his enormous throne to personally greet him.
"You've really intimidated all the major powers this time! Before you even returned, all the strongest beings in the universe came to me to inquire about you. Those guys all asked me if you had broken through to become the strongest in the universe!"

"To be honest, not only them, but I am also extremely surprised. In the history of the primordial universe, apart from the three from the Ancestral God Sect, you are the only universe master whose words can become law!"

The Giant Axe Founder stared at Qi Yuan, his eyes gleaming with astonishing brilliance. "With this ability, you are already practically invincible within the primordial universe!"

"The founder of the Giant Axe is overrated. There are countless powerful beings in the universe, with numerous strange and wonderful abilities. Who dares to claim to be truly invincible?"

Qi Yuan smiled modestly, then took out the black divine wood he had seized from the Lord of Yuan'ao and handed it directly to the Giant Axe Founder.
"The giant axe, this is the wondrous artifact obtained by the Lord of Yuan'ao. Now it is yours to deal with."

"Oh?"

The founder of the giant axe received the black divine wood in his hands, gently stroking it with a large hand, a look of admiration appearing on his face.
"This is a rare treasure, second only to the most powerful treasures, even more powerful than top-tier set treasures. It's truly a miraculous treasure!"

"Qi Yuan, this time I won't hold back!"

The giant axe smiled and said, "I'll use this wonder for now. With this wonder and the supreme treasure palace you lent me last time, I'm confident that I can venture into some dangerous places in the Cosmic Sea that I wouldn't have dared to enter before, and the chances of obtaining treasures will greatly increase. If I'm lucky enough to obtain a supreme treasure, I'll be able to return the Soul Suppressing Tower to you sooner."

"Of course, if you need to use this strange wood while you are adventuring in the Cosmic Sea, you can contact me. Anyway, this thing cannot be brought back to the original universe. Normally, it will be controlled by you, me, Chaos and a few others while we are adventuring in the Cosmic Sea."

"You can arrange the giant axe yourself, I have no objection." Qi Yuan nodded.

"Ah."

The Giant Axe Founder temporarily stored the black divine wood in his world ring, then asked with a slight hint of doubt,
"By the way, you told me before that there was something wrong with the Thread-Pulling Diagram that Lord Yuan Ao brought out, and that it was best not to participate in the competition for the Thread-Pulling Diagram, saying that there might be some unexpected schemes involved. What exactly is going on?"

"this?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan feigned seriousness and explained, "My clone has been adventuring in the Cosmic Sea and has gotten to know many Universe Lords from the First and Second Cycles. Not long ago, I received news that there seem to be powerful figures in the Cosmic Sea secretly plotting against the powerful figures in my Primal Universe, and the Lord of Yuan'ao seems to have had contact with those behind-the-scenes manipulators."

"Considering his recent exposure of the strange artifact and the tangled map, it strongly suggests that he is carrying out some kind of plan. That's why I strongly advised against fighting over the tangled map. After all, a map of the three perilous places that is difficult to distinguish from the real one could potentially lead people directly to their doom!"

Qi Yuan solemnly said, "Anyway, now that our human race has the supreme treasure palace and this wonder, we are no longer afraid of other major forces. There is no need to take risks in this regard."

He knew who the mastermind behind the Lord of Yuan'ao was, but he couldn't reveal the existence of the World Beasts, so he could only make up a reason at random.

"So that's true!"

The founder of the giant axe did not believe that Qi Yuan would deliberately deceive him.

However, if what Qi Yuan said is true, there really is a force secretly targeting the original universe. Holding the power of such a force is not to be underestimated. After all, even a universe lord like the Lord of Yuan'ao can be abandoned so easily. What ordinary force has such courage?

“You did a good job on this matter. A map of the three perilous places that is both real and fake and difficult to distinguish directly is indeed a hidden danger. It would have been better if you hadn’t gotten it at all.”

The founder of the giant axe said solemnly, "The information you provided is very important. I will also inform the Lord of the Hongmeng Universe who is venturing in the Cosmic Sea to be extra careful recently. Also, the rewards for your and Luo Feng's contributions in this operation will be issued after I and the Virtual Universe System have jointly evaluated them."

"Well, now that things are over, I'll be leaving."

Qi Yuan smiled and took his leave, but before he actually left, he casually reminded him once more.
"By the way, Giant Axe, I seem to have vaguely heard that the masterminds behind the scenes who are secretly targeting the Primal Universe seem to have their headquarters near the Dark Land. Therefore, it is best for our human race's strongmen not to venture into the vicinity of the Dark Land in the short term."

"A dark place?"

The founder of the giant axe nodded upon hearing this, "Okay, I understand, I will inform them!"

The inner domain of the Cosmic Ship, one of the three forbidden zones of the Cosmic Sea.

A magnificent palace, entirely azure blue and covered with endless starlight, was flying through swirling vortexes of flames.

Inside the palace, Qi Yuan's Yuqing and Shangqing clones sat cross-legged.

Suddenly, Yuqing's clone's consciousness stirred slightly—

"call!"

A colossal, jet-black sacred tree with obvious broken branches appeared in his hand.

"This is a wondrous object, a strange piece of wood nurtured native to the Origin Continent. The Origin Continent truly lives up to its reputation as the core of the three-thousand-dimensional universe; even a single piece of naturally grown wood possesses power nearly comparable to an ordinary supreme treasure."

Yuqing's clone carefully examined the black divine wood in his hand, a faint glimmer of light emanating from his eyes.

"I wonder if the Chaos Pearl can now analyze such a powerful substance."

He murmured something, then directly put the black divine wood into the mysterious Chaos Pearl that accompanied Yuqing's clone.

"Chi chi chi~~~"

At the moment of receipt, an invisible force descended upon the black sacred tree, attempting to break it down into its most microscopic particles in order to analyze its structure.

However, the level of this black sacred tree was simply too high.

"Buzz buzz~~~"

The entire black sacred tree trembled continuously, resisting the invisible force of disintegration. However, despite its resistance, it was unable to resist being slowly 'digested'.

"The parsing speed is so slow."

Qi Yuan sighed inwardly.

"However, since it's a substance born from the Origin Continent, it's alright if it's slow. As long as it can be analyzed, that's fine. I wonder if this strange object will bring me any unexpected gains once it's fully analyzed."

(End of this chapter)