Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 148 Top Universe Overlord (Pseudo), Breakthrough to World Lord
In the abyss of purgatory, within the desolate demonic abyss.

The deathly silence did not last long and soon dissipated completely.

After putting away the two Star-Eating Grasses, Lu Jin traveled back to the side of the crimson lake. Gazing at the crimson lake, which was still devouring cosmic energy, Lu Jin fell into deep thought.

Should we take the Blood Lake Treasure now, or wait until it has fully matured?

Needless to say, the former can simply take the treasure and leave.

The latter, however, carries considerable potential risks.

If someone destroys a Venerable-level servant, the other party will most likely not let it go.

The fact that two Star-Eating Grasses could hold off the previous Space Venerable in the Dead Silence Abyss and even kill him with the help of the Dead Silence Wind doesn't mean they can actually compete with the Guardian Venerable.

The previous Space Venerable must have been a weakling among the Universe Venerables. If a stronger one had come, the two Star-Eating Grasses would definitely not have been able to stop him.

Moreover, Lu Jin was certain that the Deathly Wind was not invincible.

If the other party were to borrow a high-grade soul-type treasure to protect their soul, the Deathly Wind might not be able to harm them.

He would then miss out on this invaluable treasure from an ordinary realm.

Just as he was hesitating, Lu Jin suddenly felt a spatial fluctuation around him.

The next second, the scenery in my field of vision became blurry and unreal.

"!!!"

Lu Jin's eyes widened immediately.

Space transformation?

Is the will of the universe really so kind to me?
A few seconds later, the illusory and blurry scenery around them became real and clear.

The original blood-red lake had disappeared, replaced by an unfamiliar, desolate abyss.

Immediately, the Blood God Child's avatar within the Great Luo Heaven World Ring moved his mind and located the Kunlun Token that had been buried in the earth on the shore of the Blood Lake.

The next moment, the perspective shifted from God's point of view to the crimson lake that was still devouring the energy of the universe.

Fortunately, we had a backup plan, otherwise finding the blood-red lake area after the spatial transformation within the Silent Abyss would not have been an easy task.

Looks like I don't need to worry about it anymore~

A smile appeared on Lu Jin's lips. Then, with the help of the Kunlun Mirror's spatial teleportation power, his figure disappeared from the spot and reappeared on the shore of the blood-red lake.

Releasing the Bloodthorn from his World Ring, Lu Jin sat peacefully on the lakeshore, cultivating while waiting for the Blood Lake Treasure to complete its gestation.

After the spatial transformation, Lu Jin refused to believe that the Venerable One who was in charge could still find this place.

If the other party really has this ability, then how could anyone else have a share of the treasures in the Dead Silence Abyss?
When a soul servant falls, its master will naturally notice.

Just as the Crimson Scale Demon Shadow perished in the Deathly Wind, the Black Flame Demon Shadow outside the Deathly Abyss suddenly changed his expression and his face darkened.

Now look what's happened; they've also lost a Venerable Servant, and the subsequent resurrection costs will be enormous.

At this moment, Black Flame Demon was unaware that he no longer needed to pay the resurrection fee.

Because the life that has been captured by the Demon Refining Pot after its fall cannot be resurrected by the Lord of the Universe or a true god through time reversal.

Regarding the series of problems arising from the inability to revive, Lu Jin said, "I don't know about this, don't ask me."

If you are not satisfied with this answer, you can also choose to kill me.

But if you fail to kill me, then be prepared to become a soul slave or have your corpse stuffed into the Demon Refining Pot.

With a somber expression, the Black Flame Demon Shadow stared at the desolate Demon Abyss for a long time before gritting its teeth, making a decision, and sending a wisp of its consciousness into the virtual universe.

Virtual universe, Thunder Island.

Inside the temple halfway up the mountain, above the gate hung the words 'Evil Flame', a demonic figure appeared on the throne.

Lu Jin's prediction was correct. The Abyss Demon Lord he killed by using the Deathly Wind was a Venerable-level soul servant under the guardian of the Purgatory Abyss World—Venerable Evil Flame.

The reason why the image of the Evil Flame Venerable is that he is a demon from the abyss of purgatory, rather than a human from the universe.

This is mainly because before the Evil Flame Venerable entered immortality, he possessed an abyssal demon with six times the genetic potential of a high-level demon.

Among humans, whether a life form is considered a human being in the universe is not determined by its physical race, but by its soul.

For example, Luo Feng, who possessed the Golden Horned Beast, was still a human being, not a cosmic beast, even if he did not create an Earthling clone.

'Whoosh! '

After logging into the virtual universe, Venerable Evil Flame flew out of the temple, his body transforming into a stream of light, and flew towards a majestic temple surrounded by chaotic energy atop Thunder Island.

"Shh!"

Before long, the figure of the Evil Flame Venerable landed in front of the majestic temple.

"Disciple Eyan requests an audience with Master."

Venerable Evil Flame bowed respectfully towards the temple.

"Enter!"

A majestic voice came from inside the hall.

Inside the majestic temple, on the throne surrounded by chaotic energy, stood the Lord of Chaos City, dressed in a golden robe, with patches of blue scales on his head, a face resembling that of an Earthling, and eyes as calm as the endless starry sky, quietly watching the Venerable Evil Flame enter the temple.

"Disciple pays homage to teacher."

Venerable Evil Flame bowed to the Lord of Chaos City once again.

"Why are you looking for me?"

Chaos City Lord asked.

"This disciple begs for your help, Master."

"Oh? Tell me about it~"

"Teacher, it's like this."

Venerable Evil Flame spoke of the matter concerning the treasure of the Blood Lake.

The Lord of Chaos City nodded slightly: "I understand, please wait a moment."

If this were elsewhere, the Lord of Chaos City might not necessarily pay any attention to him.

After all, his disciple was already a high-level universe venerable, and he wasn't facing a life-or-death crisis, so he didn't need any special care from him.

But since the Purgatory Abyss World is located within the Primal Secret Realm, and the Primal Secret Realm has its own Thousand Treasures River clone overseeing it, it wouldn't hurt to lend a hand to my disciple.

Inside a temple in a primeval, hidden realm.

On the throne, a colossal figure, tens of thousands of kilometers tall, with silvery-white skin and thousands of antennae on its head, opened its eyes, which were as large as lakes.

Turning his head towards the direction of the Purgatory Abyss, the Chaos City Lord's gaze traversed space and landed on the desolate Demon Abyss of the eighteenth layer of the Purgatory Abyss.

Before long, the blood-red lake that was constantly devouring the energy of the universe, the figure of a ninth-level Domain Lord who was wearing a mask and dressed in blood and was cultivating, and the strongest Blood Thorn with ten times the life gene level appeared in the Chaos City Lord's sight.

Raising an eyebrow, the Chaos City Lord's gaze passed through the world ring worn by the blood-red figure and landed on two of the strongest Star-Eating Grasses, each with a life gene level tenfold.

Then, the Lord of Chaos glanced at Lu Jin's true form and the Water Qilin clone in a certain demon city castle within the eighteenth level of the Purgatory Abyss, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

A dignified Universe Venerable was actually robbed of his treasure by a mere Domain Lord-level brat, and even lost a Venerable servant in the process. What a disgrace!
Inside the Chaos Temple on Thunder Island in the virtual universe.

"Let's drop the matter of the Evil Flame and the Supreme Treasure."

The Lord of Chaos City spoke to the Venerable Evil Flame who was waiting inside the hall.

Who is he?
He is the current ruler of the Virtual Universe Company, a top-tier fifth-order universe master, and a top-level powerhouse who ranks among the best in the entire Primal Universe!
Tell him to go and tell Lu Jin, "Young man, this treasure was discovered by my apprentice first. Give it back to my apprentice."
Sorry, he can't afford to lose face like that.

My Chaos's face is more valuable than an ordinary domain treasure!
Besides, the apprentice in front of us is one of our own, but that little guy is no stranger either!
In terms of seniority, this little guy should call him Grandmaster!
Venerable Evil Flame: "???"

No, teacher, you don't love me anymore?

At this moment, the Lord of Chaos City said again, "A young fellow has gone to the Abyss of Purgatory for training. When he comes out, please give him some guidance. Alright, go now."

To avoid his apprentice harboring resentment and causing conflict, he did not reveal that the treasure was intercepted by Lu Jin.

But if Evil Flame were to act as if nothing had happened, then his disciple would become a complete scapegoat, which didn't seem right either.

If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Jin should be able to guess that this Blood Lake Treasure was intercepted from Evil Flame.

Instead of pursuing the matter further, Evil Flame even went out of his way to guide you. You should at least remember this favor, right?
If you don't become the master of the universe in the future, fine. But if you do, shouldn't you repay this favor?

A cosmic ruler who possesses the secret technique of creating clones will certainly not be a weakling among cosmic rulers.

For a cosmic ruler like this, a mere ordinary domain treasure or a common high-level treasure would not be of any interest.

Wouldn't that perfectly solve the problem?

As for why it didn't work out?

It's good to let your disciple suffer a loss. If he doesn't suffer a loss at the hands of a mere Domain Lord level kid, who will?

"is teacher."

Venerable Evil Flame responded and then withdrew from the temple.

Although he was very upset, since the teacher had said to give up on the matter, he had no choice but to give up.

Because, given his own teacher's perspective, he certainly sees more than he could.

Since our teacher gave such instructions, there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

It's okay if he doesn't understand; just follow the instructions honestly, and at least the teacher won't harm him.

Damn it, this is a double loss.

Not only did they lose the domain treasure they were about to obtain, but they also lost a Venerable-level servant who was carrying two powerful treasures. It was an absolute loss.

This is a cosmic venerable one! The resurrection fee is not low. He has very few treasure points left in his pocket, and his supreme treasure points have long been reduced to zero. Without selling treasures, he will have to save up for a long time.

No, I have to increase the pressure on the demons in the abyss, otherwise when will I ever be able to collect a full set of supreme treasures?
As for giving pointers to a little guy?

It was just a small, insignificant thing.

Moreover, this little guy is the grand-disciple of Third Uncle and the disciple of Brother Tian Shuang. He has outstanding talent, and it is only right for me, as an elder of Uncle level, to give him some guidance.

Moreover, he also participated in the bet about whether this little guy could become the overlord of the universe within 100,000 epochs, and he was on the side that favored him.

However, the bets were not large, only one major prize point. On that day, the Evil Flame Palace outside the Purgatory Abyss world launched a new business.

—Selling high-ranking demons with three times the life gene and high-ranking demons with six times the life gene, along with a secret technique for possession and proof of human identity, eliminating any worries for customers.

Although this business is only a small amount for Venerable Evil Flame, every little bit counts!
Over the years, it adds up to a considerable income.

On the other side, within the Great Luo Heaven.

Having refined the divine essence of the higher spatial laws, Zi Ni Chang stood atop an endless sea of ​​golden clouds.

Above her head was a colorful vortex that radiated for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are perfectly in harmony. At the core of the vortex, there is nothingness, emanating the aura of the primordial laws of endless space.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

It was like an endless sea of ​​divine power, pouring down from a void with a diameter of over 100,000 kilometers.

Below, a divine body spanning over 90,000 kilometers appeared, and Zi Ni Chang began frantically absorbing the divine power descended from the origin of the universe, undergoing a transformation from an immortal deity to a cosmic venerable.

When an immortal achiever descends, the origin of the universe will manifest in two phenomena.

One path leads to becoming a Space Venerable, where the five-colored vortex of space's fundamental laws descends upon the ocean—gold, green, blue, red, and yellow.

Another path is to become a Time Master, where a three-colored vortex of blue, purple, and white descends upon the ocean of the fundamental laws of time.

The purple robe, having attained the status of a Space Venerable, descended upon a superior ocean of primordial laws, which naturally manifested as a five-colored vortex.

'It's quite a sight.'

Lu Jin, who was watching this scene from a distance, thought to himself.

After a spatial transfer occurred in the Blood Lake Treasure Area within the Dead Silence Demon Abyss, eliminating any worries, Lu Jin sought out Zi Ni Chang and handed her the superior spatial law divine spark he had obtained from killing the Abyss Demon Lord.

Generally speaking, when an Immortal enters the Venerable realm, the ocean of superior primordial laws that descends upon them is approximately one hundred kilometers in diameter.

However, thanks to her perfect genetic divine body spanning over 90,000 kilometers, the commotion caused by Zi Ni Chang's attainment of the Venerable Realm was far greater than that of other Venerable Realm attainers, and the ocean of superior primordial laws that descended upon her had a diameter of hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

The transition from Immortal to Cosmic Venerable grants a hundredfold potential for improvement in one's divine body.

Taking an ordinary human who has transcended to become a Universe Venerable as an example, their divine body has increased from 100,000 times the power of a peak ninth-level World Lord to 10 million times the power of a peak ninth-level World Lord.

But Zi Ni Chang is not considered normal.

First, she possesses perfect genes, and her divine power is 10081 times that of an ordinary life form of the same level.

Secondly, because she did not take the usual path, Zi Ni Chang broke through directly from the peak of the Marquis level to become a Space Venerable. Her improvement in her divine body was not a hundred times, but more than a thousand times.

In other words, the secret techniques and supreme treasures failed to keep up. Otherwise, after becoming a Space Venerable, Zi Ni Chang, with her perfect genes and hundredfold limit amplitude, would definitely be a top-tier cosmic overlord.

Currently, Zi Ni Chang can be described as a potential top-tier cosmic overlord, or a pseudo-top-tier cosmic overlord.

A moment later, the origin of the universe receded, and the colorful vortex that had radiated for hundreds of thousands of miles disappeared.

"Ni Chang, how much has your divine body changed?"

Lu Jinyu stepped forward and asked.

Except when one enters immortality, the origin of the universe will bestow infinite divine power to supply the transformation of the divine body. Regardless of whether one enters the realm of a cosmic venerable or a cosmic lord, the ocean of primordial laws that appears is subject to time limitations.

How much divine power one can absorb in this short period of time depends entirely on one's own abilities.

Generally speaking, when a human immortal enters the realm of cosmic venerables, their divine body transformation can reach about 90%, and a few can achieve 100%.

However, that only applies to ordinary human venerables. The larger the divine body, the more divine power is needed for the transformation, and the lower the transformation ratio will be.

However, even with a lower conversion rate, the divine power absorbed when one enters the Venerable realm far exceeds the total divine power of an ordinary human universe Venerable.

"About 26% has been converted."

"Zi Ni Chang said."

It's not much, but it's still about 74% away from completely transforming from an immortal divine body into a venerable-level divine body.

But it's not a small amount either. Its divine body is over 90,000 kilometers long, and its total divine power of 26% is something that most cosmic venerables can only dream of.

"With such a huge shortage of divine power, let's focus on refining treasures first. Later, I'll see if there's a chance to borrow a primordial treasure."

Lu Jin smacked his lips and said.

Lu Jin couldn't fill such a huge gap in divine power, and it would take Zi Ni Chang quite a while to recover on her own.

Instead of spending energy restoring divine power, it would be better to focus on mastering the secret techniques of treasure refining.

The latter requires effort, and without improving comprehension and strength, efficiency cannot be increased by external means.

If the former possesses a supreme treasure, its efficiency can be increased by a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even a hundred thousand times.

Even if Zi Ni Chang becomes a master of refining treasures of the highest level, and a big shot like the Lord of Chaos City knows that she is in a period of 'divine physical weakness', he will most likely lend her his original treasure to help her restore her divine body.

After all, every master craftsman of the Great Treasure level is equivalent to an endless source of great treasures, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are powerful clan-protecting artifacts that can enhance the combat power of the clan's high-level members.

"Ah."

Zi Ni Chang nodded.

Then, Lu Jin took out a black greatsword and a set of crimson gold armor from his external storage space and handed them to Zi Nishang, saying, "Take these two treasures first. When you are able to refine more treasures later, reforge them and change their appearance."

These two treasures were dropped by the demon lord who was previously killed.

Whether you use it yourself or sell it later, it's necessary to change its appearance to avoid being recognized by the aggrieved party and causing trouble.

As for the treasures that Zi Ni Chang needs?

She can refine them herself. Since she's already embarked on the path of treasure refining, if she can't even be self-sufficient, then she'll have wasted the treasure refining inheritance given to her by the cheat system.

At most, he would use the Virtual Universe Company's channels to collect some materials for Zi Ni Chang to refine treasures.

Moreover, with the Qiankun Cauldron, high-grade materials are not required for refining precious artifacts; G-grade or F-grade metals are also acceptable.

At most, it's just that it's refined into precious materials using the fire of creation, and the required quantity is relatively large.

A month later.

In the Great Luo Heaven, on the Lingxiao Palace, atop the nine-colored throne sat the Netherworld Blood Sea clone, transformed into human form and radiating the aura of spatial laws.

Suddenly, the spatial law aura emanating from the Netherworld Blood Sea clone rose to another small level.

Then, Lu Jin opened his eyes, and his primal force surged out, outlining strands of law in front of him.

As the aura of spatial laws permeated the air, raindrops quickly emerged, and then many raindrops converged, transforming into a picture with a total of 108 raindrops.

This picture is no different from the third picture, the "Rainstorm Picture," on the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.

With his own powerful talent, the Chaos Monument which he could obtain for free, the Blood God Child Token cultivation accelerator, the Gold-level Abyss Grace Mark, and so on, he spent more than 110 years learning the profound mysteries of 108 kinds of spatial origin laws and finally succeeded!
As for the profound mysteries of the fundamental laws governing water?

I fully understood it more than half a year ago.

'It's time to break through to the Realm Lord level!'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh—'

With a thought, Lu Jin's inner world, the vast nine-colored continent spanning nine billion kilometers in length and width, began to frantically devour the endless nine-colored mist surrounding the continent and high above.

In an instant, the nine-colored mist enveloped the entire Nine-Colored Continent.

Compared to previous transformations of the inner world, this time, after absorbing the endless nine-colored mist, the vast nine-colored continent did not expand; instead, it began to shrink rapidly.

"Chi chi chi——"

The more nine-colored mist it devours, the smaller the Nine-Colored Continent itself becomes, but the entire inner world space grows larger and larger.

In just a short while, the diameter of the entire inner world space increased by more than ten times compared to before.

The vast Nine-Colored Continent, originally nine billion kilometers in length and width, gradually shrank as countless nine-colored mists merged into it, eventually evolving into an endless abyss surrounded by a nine-colored mountain range.

The abyss between the two worlds is completed!
"Boom!"

The Abyss of Two Realms hovered in the vast space of the inner world, and on the abyss cliffs of the Abyss of Two Realms, there were countless incredibly complex secret patterns, far more complex than the secret patterns of the golden beast god's head roaring diagram formed by the 'Ultimate Blood Luo Power'.

At the same time that the inner world was undergoing drastic changes, the original core carried by the Netherworld Blood Sea clone also began to undergo drastic changes.

The Soul Crystal, representing the cultivation level of psychic power, and the Force Crystal, representing the cultivation level of primal force, instantly melted into two torrents of liquid under the influence of an invisible force.

"Rumble--"

A deafening roar erupted as the two torrents collided, and in the blink of an eye, the first wisp of world power was born.

As soon as the power of the world was born, it seemed to form a special resonance. Lu Jin's consciousness sensed the origin of the vast universe, and then separated a wisp of consciousness to communicate with that incomparably distant origin of the universe.

In Lu Jin's perception, this was an incredibly vast land, seemingly endless.

And every grain of dust on this endless earth seems to be a vast space, a vast space containing countless cosmic crystals!

'The generous and abundant origin of the universe.'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

Although he could only perceive a small portion of it, Lu Jin knew that, in terms of extravagance, apart from his own cheat system, the Primordial Universe Origin was the most extravagant.

When Lu Jin's consciousness came into contact with the origin of the universe, astonishing changes occurred simultaneously within the primordial core and the inner world of his body.

After the previous upheavals, only the Two Realms Abyss remained of the vast inner world.

But at this moment, it was as if a channel had connected the inner world with the primordial origin of the universe, and endless primordial energy of the universe surged into the inner world.

It was as if a super flood was surging in, and almost instantly, the cosmic energy completely filled the entire inner world space.

It is important to know that before the transformation, the length and width of the inner world were nine billion kilometers.

After the transformation, the diameter of the entire internal world space expanded more than tenfold, reaching a massive hundreds of billions of kilometers.

However, even this vast inner world space was instantly filled with the primordial energy of the universe by the place of origin of the universe.

Clearly, although Lu Jin's inner world space is large, it is completely negligible compared to the generous and rich primordial universe's origin.

On that endless earth, the energy released by the cosmic crystal contained in any speck of dust could instantly satiate Lu Jin's inner world.

(End of this chapter)