Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 118, Seventh Trial Tower, cleared! (Part 2)
The next moment, Lu Jin regained consciousness.

'What an amazing allure!'

While secretly marveling at his performance, Lu Jin quickly turned around, leaving behind several spatial illusions, and once again dodged the dozen or so Zerg squads that were rushing towards him.

This time, it was fortunate that he had cultivated the soul-suppressing secret technique, "Soul-Suppressing Bell."

Furthermore, his understanding of the laws of the higher space was not too shallow, and the illusory bell formed in his sea of ​​consciousness was very strong for a stellar-level life form; otherwise, he would have really fallen for the Zerg Queen's trick in the hive.

five minutes later.

Amidst the ravages of the blizzard, over 250 of the 300 Zerg squads led by Blood Mantis have been slaughtered.

The remaining less than fifty Zerg squads won't be able to keep up for much longer.

Once the Zerg warriors are all slaughtered, the Zerg Queen inside the hive will have no choice but to await her fate.

After all, the Zerg Queen has two methods of attack: one is the Zerg warriors created by the hive, and the other is the Queen's own soul-based attacks.

With his Zerg warriors all slaughtered and his own soul techniques unable to harm Lu Jin, he had no choice but to await his death.

However, just when Lu Jin thought the outcome was decided, suddenly—

*Whoosh!* *Whoosh!* *Whoosh!*

A series of whooshing sounds filled the air as a massive number of Blue Mantis Warriors and Blood Mantis Warriors surged forth from the enormous Zerg mother hive once again.

In a short while, ten thousand Green Mantis Warriors and three hundred Blood Mantis Warriors appeared in the Trial Tower.

Immediately, the newly emerged Zerg army broke into smaller groups, each led by a hundred Blood Mantises, and divided into three hundred Zerg squads, once again attacking Lu Jin from three directions: the air, the ground, and the desert underground.

Seeing this, Lu Jin was somewhat shocked.

How can the Hive produce Zerg warriors so quickly?
Every five minutes, a Zerg warrior legion of over ten thousand would arrive.

So outrageous?

Did you cheat?!
Lu Jin was certain that Virtual Universe Company had deliberately increased the difficulty of this final layer.

With an additional Zerg army of over ten thousand appearing every five minutes, it's no wonder that these seven trial towers leave the impression that no one can pass them.

'If someone did manage to beat the game, how did they do it? Did they ignore the Zerg army and brutally kill the Queen?'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

Lu Jin does not believe that he is currently the strongest star-level being in the history of the human race.

After all, he has only been cultivating for a short time. If he were given another ten years to cultivate, even if his level remained the same, he would definitely be able to easily defeat him now.

Just because he couldn't kill a stellar-level genius Zerg army of over ten thousand in five minutes right now doesn't mean he can't do it ten years from now.

Even so, killing a genius-level Zerg legion and the queen within the hive within five minutes is an extremely difficult task.

You should know that he is a mentalist, and his efficiency in slaughtering soldiers is far beyond that of a martial artist.

If it were a stellar-level martial artist, it would probably require a genius world master to be reborn and rely on their extraordinary understanding of the laws to kill this genius insectoid army within five minutes.
Therefore, the best way to pass this level is to use extraordinary agility to withstand the pressure of the Zerg army, forcefully destroy the mother hive, and carry out a decapitation tactic against the Zerg queen inside the mother hive.

The next moment, Lu Jin's mind changed, and the ice crystal snowball that was releasing an ice storm flew back to his front. Then, he used the ice storm to clear a path and rode the Water Cloud Shuttle towards the distant Zerg mother nest.

"Whoohoo-"

The extreme cold from the blizzard spread all the way, freezing all the Zerg warrior squads blocking Lu Jin's path, which then turned into ice crystals and dissipated.

Lu Jin used his spatial illusion to evade the Zerg warrior squads that were attacking from other directions.

Soon, Lu Jin, braving the icy storm, wiped out the Zerg warrior squad blocking his way and charged straight to a spot not far from the mother hive.

"Space shatters, solidifies!"

In an instant, the ice crystal snowball that was releasing the ice and snow storm collapsed and turned into ice cones. Combined with the more than 1,300 small blue cones that the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon shot out again, they condensed into a six-foot-long blue-gold crystal ice cone.

The fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon—Space Shattering!
"call out--"

Driven by telekinesis, a sharp whooshing sound rang out as the blue-gold crystal ice cones transformed into streaks of light and shot towards the massive Zerg mother hive.

Seeing that a powerful attack was about to land on the mother nest, the Blue Mantis and Blood Mantis warriors guarding the front of the mother nest immediately used their own bodies to meet the incoming blue-gold crystal ice spikes.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

"boom--"

The Zerg warriors' loyalty to the Queen is beyond question, but their actions are futile, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Wherever the blue-gold crystalline ice spikes passed, the Zerg warriors were all pulverized, and then they crashed directly onto the massive mother hive, unleashing a deafening roar.

As expected, Lu Jin failed to destroy the mother nest in one blow.

It is, after all, the Zerg Queen's most fortified refuge, and it is a modified version with artificial enhancements; the sturdiness of the hive is beyond human imagination.

However, due to the limitations of the hierarchy, the sturdiness of the mother nest is also limited.

A fifth level of the Heavenly Frost Divine Weapon, 'Space Shattering,' struck down, and although the enormous mother nest was not destroyed, a crater with a diameter of over thirty meters appeared.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

When the first attack failed, Lu Jin, driven by his telekinetic power, continued to bombard the sturdy mother nest with blue-gold ice spikes.

At the same time, the Zerg Queen inside the hive also used all her skills, constantly releasing illusions and soul attacks at Lu Jin.

Fortunately, within Lu Jin's sea of ​​consciousness, there was an illusory bell formed by the soul secret technique "Soul Suppressing Bell," rendering all of the Zerg Queen's moves futile.

Even after he had focused his attention on defense, the Zerg Queen's illusions couldn't even cause Lu Jin to momentarily lose his senses.

As for the large number of Zerg warriors that came to swarm in, the Myriad Threads Flow technique played a crucial role.

Looking at the numbers alone, ten thousand doesn't seem like much.

But in reality, once the number of people exceeds ten thousand, it can be considered a sea of ​​people.

The same applies to the more than ten thousand Green Mantis and Blood Mantis warriors that currently exist.

*Swish!* *Swish!* *Swish!* *Swish!*

Amidst the swarming insects, thousands of figures of the road brocade could be seen.

Space avatars were constantly being destroyed by the Zerg warriors, and new space avatars were constantly being created.

Despite appearing to be in grave danger, Lu Jin, with his extraordinary agility, handled the situation with ease.

"boom--"

Soon, accompanied by another violent roar, the Zerg hive, which had withstood seven 'space shattering' attacks in succession, finally gave out and was blasted apart by the blue-gold ice spikes, with a small portion of the hive destroyed.

"call out--"

"Bam—"

The next moment, the blue-gold ice spike swept across again, piercing straight through the shattered nest and the beautiful head of the Zerg Queen, whose face was filled with terror.

To be honest, the Zerg Queen is very beautiful. Her whole body is as white and translucent as crystal, with beautiful transparent butterfly wings. Coupled with her alluring and charming eyes, it is no exaggeration to call her a peerless beauty. One can't help but feel an urge to hold her in one's arms and cherish her.

'Tsk~, should we grab a few queens to serve tea and water from now on?'

Lu Jin thought to himself. At the same time, the Zerg Queen fell, and all the Zerg warriors who had not yet died in the Trial Tower froze, then turned into illusions and disappeared into the Trial Tower.

This is a special mechanism of the Trial Tower: once the Queen in the Mother Nest dies, regardless of how many Zerg warriors are left in the Trial Tower, they are all considered to have cleared that level of the Trial Tower.

In fact, Lu Jin's previous guess was correct. The very few geniuses in human history who cleared the seventh level of the seventh trial tower all used the decapitation tactic to kill the Queen Mother.

A Zerg army of over ten thousand can be spawned every five minutes. If a genius with only a stellar level were to fight the Zerg army to the death, how many could he kill?

Before you could wipe out the first Zerg army, the second Zerg army had already joined the battle.

‘Shua——’

Lu Jin appeared in front of the Trial Tower, which had the number '7' on its gateposts.

Looking down at the screen on his arm guard, and seeing himself at the top of the leaderboard with a whopping 70 billion points next to his name, Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction before exiting the Trial Tower space.

The first through sixth trial towers?
Having cleared the seventh Trial Tower, securing first place and proving one's worth, there's no need to attempt the previous six.

With a spatial shift, Lu Jin appeared in the central square, where the immortal leaders from various cosmic nations around him looked over with inquisitive expressions.

The many immortal leaders present knew that as long as this little guy didn't die young, his future achievements would surely surpass theirs.

"Haha~, good lad!"

Just then, Barn walked over, his mouth practically twitching with a grin.

"Lord Barn."

"You really gave me a big surprise, kid. You actually managed to pass the seventh trial tower."

For countless ages, following a great being, you are the first genius to clear the seventh Trial Tower.

But don't get too cocky, kid. A genius is just a genius. If you want to become a strong person, you still have a long way to go.

While praising him, Barn didn't forget to give Lu Jin a word of advice.

A great being?

To those with limited knowledge, immortal gods are already great beings.

But these words came from the mouth of Barn, a peak immortal being who was granted the title of Marquis. Such a great being would most likely be a cosmic lord who controls time and space.

Since Barn is a divine general under the Heavenly Frost King, he should understand the difference between a Universe Venerable and a Universe Lord, and wouldn't use such titles carelessly.

As expected, the seventh trial tower of the Genius Battle is extremely valuable.

Lu Jin bowed and nodded: "Yes, Lord Barn."

Without Luo Feng, he would most likely have become arrogant.

But with Luo Feng, who could become the Lord of Hunyuan in the future, he really couldn't get carried away, nor could he stay aloof.

After all, although Luo Lao Er didn't use any cheat codes, he was better than someone who did.

If he dares to get cocky, he'll probably have to call Luo Feng "Brother Feng" from now on, which is absolutely unacceptable!

Everyone knows that the eldest brother is successful, but who knows the pressure he endures?

Barn nodded in satisfaction: "Very good!"
This phase of the trial is estimated to last at least another year. In the time that follows, you are free to choose to stay here or leave the virtual universe.

When logging into the virtual universe later, you can enter here through the assistive intelligence.

But remember to keep your communication channels open. I'll email you when the trial is over, so don't miss it.

You can leave the virtual universe during the Genius Battle, but if you don't show up when it's your turn to play, it will be considered an automatic forfeit.

"I remember."

Lu Jin nodded.

Afterwards, Lu Jin didn't intend to stay there and exited the virtual universe directly.

This is only the first day of the trial phase. The vast majority of the geniuses participating in the trial are still in the first trial tower, and not a single one has been eliminated yet.

Apart from him, there were only some servants and immortals leading the teams in the entire plane. There wasn't even a familiar face. He might as well log off and focus on cultivation.

In the divine kingdom where the sky displays eight colors, an eight-colored temple stands atop a massive floating mountain range.

"Amazing, as expected of my master~"

Inside the temple, Zi Nishang smiled and spoke to Lu Jin, who had just exited the virtual universe.

"That is!"

Lu Jin straightened his back.

After a pause, Lu Jin said, "Ni Chang, let's celebrate."

The Zerg Queen inside the Trial Tower was very alluring, and Lu Jin felt quite agitated at the moment.

Before focusing on your practice, do some exercise that is good for your physical and mental health; after all, it's important to balance work and rest.

"celebrate?"

Zi Ni Chang blinked.

Soon, the temple gates closed tightly, and Lu Jin, at the peak of the ninth level of the Stellar Realm, bravely challenged a Marquis-level Immortal.

However, this challenge was forced to end in less than a day.

It wasn't that Lu Jin lost so quickly, but rather that Pang Dun informed him that someone had sent him an email through internal channels of the Virtual Universe Company.

—【Lu Jin, I watched your video of conquering the Trial Tower. You used the Frostfire Divine Weapon very well.】

I can see that you are on the path of analyzing the mysteries of the fundamental laws.

The "Snowfall Secret Manual" and "Bloodfall Secret Manual" that you purchased are indeed the best secret manuals for analyzing the mysteries of the fundamental laws of water and space.

If you have any questions, you can come to the Heavenly Frost Temple to ask me. Address: XXX—Heavenly Frost.

The email came from within the Virtual Universe Company, signed "Tian Shuang," and it was also found that he had purchased "The Snowfall Manual" and "The Bloodshed Manual." Needless to say, the sender of the email must be the ruler of Tian Shuang Kingdom.

After all, he purchased the manual through a non-human service. Even within the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, only the head of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank's branch in the Tian Shuang Cosmic Kingdom, or a Cosmic Venerable, would have the authority to view it.

"Take my Star Eaters with you too."

Inside the temple, Zi Ni Chang handed Lu Jin a world ring.

Inside the World Ring are the Immortal-grade Cloud Vine, Bloodthorn, and Star-Eating Grass that she has recognized as her master.

Lu Jin shook his head: "No need. He is a Universe Venerable. If he really wants to harm me, the Star-Eating Grass and the others won't be able to stop him at all. Besides, I'm going to become his disciple, not to venture into a dragon's den or a tiger's lair."

Although the King of Tianshuang did not explicitly state in the email that he wanted to take him as a disciple.

But Lu Jin knew that this email was for accepting apprentices.

You can ask him anything you don't understand, and he even gave you his physical address, making it clear that he wants to take you on as an apprentice.

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