Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 150 The Great Injustice: Venerable Evil Flame

Within the Great Luo Heaven, relying on his authority as the Lord of the Heavenly Realm, the Netherworld Blood Sea clone, in human form, reshaped the Lingxiao Palace.

The new Lingxiao Palace is even more magnificent than the previous one, standing at a height of 9,999 zhang.

At the same time, on the left and right sides of the Lingxiao Palace, there is another magnificent hall, each 6,666 feet tall.

Above the lintel of the main hall on the left is the inscription "Heavenly Craftsmanship," and inside is the Qiankun Cauldron, a four-legged, two-eared, eight-sided vessel.

Above the main hall entrance on the right is the inscription "Transformation into Immortality," and inside is the Transformation Pool, which emits ten-colored light.

The interior of the Immortal Transformation Pool is infinitely large, and at this moment, numerous colorful light spots are scattered above the interior space of the Immortal Transformation Pool.

These colored spots include gold, green, blue, red, yellow, cyan, purple, and white, with one spot displaying nine colors, making it extremely dazzling.

The numerous monochromatic light spots are the divine power imprints left by Lu Jin's many immortal servants in the Immortal Transformation Pool.

The light spot that intertwined nine colors—gold, green, blue, red, yellow, cyan, purple, white, and silver—was the divine power imprint left by Zi Ni Chang in the Immortal Transformation Pool.

Depending on the attributes of the laws mastered, the light spots formed by the divine power imprints left in the Immortal Transformation Pool will display different colors.

For example, if one masters the Law of Fire, the light spots formed by the divine power mark will appear red.

Zi Nishang, who possessed the laws of the upper space and the eight lower laws, left behind divine imprints that formed light spots that naturally displayed nine colors.

"Shh!"

Lu Jin raised his hand and waved, and two streams of light, one white and one green, shot out and landed behind the Lingxiao Palace.

Suddenly, two hundred-zhang-long gates, one white and one green, appeared behind the Lingxiao Palace, which were the Peach Garden and the Ginseng Fruit Garden.

The Peach Garden and Ginseng Fruit Garden do not need to be carried around; as long as they are within the Heavenly Realm, no one can take them away.

At the same time, the two gardens that serve as flowerpots are themselves supreme treasures, and no other life forms can enter them without his permission.

"Whoosh!"

He recalled the 10081 peak ninth-level Blood God Child avatars of the Domain Lords outside, and the Netherworld Blood Sea clone descended from the sky, passing through the endless golden cloud sea layer floating in mid-air, and landed on the endless land of the Great Luo Heaven below.

The next moment, the illusionary transformation effect was canceled, and a massive body spanning 90,000 kilometers was revealed.

"Innate Secret Technique, Blood Sea!"

The Netherworld Blood Sea clone unleashed the Blood Sea Innate Secret Technique.

"Boom——"

In an instant, the Netherworld Blood Sea clone's bones, flesh, and blood dissolved, and its enormous body, spanning over 90,000 kilometers, transformed into a monstrous wave of blood that poured down, forming a blood-red ocean with a diameter of nearly a million kilometers.

His body transformed into the Netherworld Blood Sea, signifying that the Netherworld Blood Sea clone would henceforth take root within the Great Luo Heaven.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

A large number of immortal-grade life crystals were poured down into the Netherworld Blood Sea like a torrential downpour.

"Innate Secret Technique, Blood God Child!"

Soon, with the activation of the innate secret technique, amidst the surging energy, 10080 Blood God Child avatars, each over 90,000 kilometers tall and with a life gene level of 1, appeared one after another above the blood-red ocean with a diameter of nearly one million kilometers.

Unlike the Lesser Nether Sea clone created by the Nine Seas, the Blood God Child's avatar has the same size as the Netherworld Blood Sea clone in its initial state.

Even disregarding factors related to the soul, this is the strongest Blood God Child incarnation, a combination of all Blood God Children, whose strength is no weaker than the Netherworld Blood Sea clone in its initial state.

Then, the illusionary divine power was activated, and the size of all the Blood God Child's incarnations rapidly shrank to the size of an ordinary person.

"Shh!"

Through the communication with the Kunlun Mirror, Lu Jin teleported one of the Blood God Child avatars to the blood-red lake in the Deadly Demon Abyss of Purgatory.

At the same time, among the other 10079 Blood God Sons, one Blood God Son transformed and soared into the sky to take up his post in the Lingxiao Palace.

The remaining 10078 Blood God Children flew to the outside of the Netherworld Blood Sea, where the power of the world resonated, and their consciousness entered the origin of the universe to comprehend the laws.

"Innate Secret Technique, Blood God Child!"

Lu Jin activated his innate secret technique once again, and the final 10081st Blood God Child incarnation, with a body over 90,000 kilometers tall, materialized.

This time, Lu Jin did not let the Blood God Child's avatar leave.

Having reached the Realm Lord stage, it's time to begin expanding the size of the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Disperse!

"Whoosh whoosh-"

With a thought, the Blood God Child's enormous body disintegrated, transforming into a massive wave of blood that merged into the Netherworld Blood Sea below.

Visibly, the Netherworld Blood Sea, which was already nearly a million kilometers in diameter, grew even larger.

Immortal-grade life source crystals fell, restoring the energy of the Netherworld Blood Sea. It then activated its innate secret technique to condense the Blood God Child avatar. The Blood God Child avatar disintegrated and merged into the Netherworld Blood Sea, causing the Netherworld Blood Sea to expand continuously.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, this operation will continue until the size of the Netherworld Blood Sea reaches the upper limit that the primordial universe can accommodate.

Of course, Lu Jin didn't intend to keep using Immortal-level Life Source Crystals to expand the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Once Zi Ni Chang has filled the gap in divine power, the Netherworld Blood Sea can be expanded using the divine source liquid produced by the Immortal Transformation Pool.

On the other side, in the void of the primordial secret realm.

After leaving the Abyss of Purgatory, the Shenzhou spaceship, disguised as an evil dragon, transformed back into a thousand-foot-long silver dragon.

Evil styles are only suitable for the Blood God's incarnation.

The original body, the Water Kirin clone, and even the Time Dragon clone that appeared later are all unacceptable.

The Shenzhou spacecraft was very fast, and two hours later, the Evil Flame Palace, which was located in the Abyss of Purgatory, came into view.

Inside the control room, Lu Jin glanced at the simulated Evil Flame Palace in the far distance and decided to take a detour, not intending to stay in the Evil Flame Palace.

After all, he had intercepted the domain treasure of the Venerable One who was in charge of the area and even killed one of the Venerable One's servants. Since they had no prior enmity, Lu Jin felt quite embarrassed and decided not to stay in the Evil Flame Palace.

In case the other party happens to be a friend of his teacher, and out of consideration for Teacher Tian Shuang and his own talent, they might give him some guidance like the Palace Master of Tian Shi did.

Just then, Fatty's voice rang out: "Master, the Evil Flame Palace ahead has sent a tethering signal."

Lu Jin: "???"

After a moment's thought, Lu Jin said, "Reply to them that I have other matters to attend to and will not stay at the Evil Flame Palace."

"Yes, Master."

Fatty responded.

Soon, Fatty's voice rang out again: "Master, the other party has sent a communication request."

"Connect."

'Shuh! '

On the main screen of the spaceship's control room, a man about five meters tall, with a burly build, red scales on his face, and a flame mark between his eyebrows appeared.

The burly Crimson Scale Realm Lord bowed and said, "Your Highness Lu Jin, I am Paluk, the reception envoy of the Evil Flame Palace."

"Hello Mr. Paluk, is there anything I can help you with?"

Lu Jin returned the greeting.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, it is the Venerable One who wishes to see you."

"That's what the Crimson Scale Realm Lord Paluk said."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin's expression turned solemn, and he asked, "May I ask if your name is the same as that of the Evil Flame Palace?"

“Indeed, Your Excellency’s title is ‘Evil Flame’.”

"It is an honor for me to see Venerable Evil Flame."

Lu Jin nodded and said.

After the call ended, Lu Jin felt a little embarrassed.

The fact that Venerable Evil Flame is looking for me means it's definitely not because he knows about the good deeds I've done.

After all, it concerns the lives of the domain's most precious treasures and the Venerable's servants. If they had known it was him who did it, they probably would have already come to kill him.

Since they didn't attack directly, it's likely the same old trick.

To offer some pointers, or perhaps to peek through the cracks in the sand, or to bestow upon someone a precious gift.

After all, as a cosmic venerable, and most likely not even a weak one among them, even a small slip of the finger would be a significant opportunity for a cosmic-level genius.

However, having quietly intercepted someone else's most precious treasure and completely annihilated one of their Venerable servants, I feel uneasy accepting the guidance or gift.
Go back?
That's impossible.

Once a treasure has been acquired, there's no reason to return it. After all, that domain treasure didn't directly bear the other party's life mark, did it?
Moreover, the corpse of this servant of the Evil Flame Venerable has already been put into the Demon Refining Pot, and there is no chance of reversing time and space to revive him. Even if he wanted to repay it, he couldn't afford to.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Jin had an idea.

There happens to be a promising treasure-refining master in the family. If this Evil Flame Venerable comes to us for treasure-refining requests in the future, we'll give him a discount.

Generally speaking, to commission a master craftsman to craft a treasure, you need to provide ten sets of crafting materials before the master will accept the order.

Don't think it's expensive; that's just how the market price is.

Even if you find a skilled treasure-making master to make treasures, even if you prepare ten sets of materials, the treasure-making master may not necessarily accept the order.

Those who lack the strength and status should obediently wait in line.

As for the specific discount, well, we'll talk about that later.

Before long, following the traction signal, the Shenzhou spacecraft arrived at a spacious side hall next to the Evil Flame Hall.

The Palace of Evil Flames is not a single palace, but a complex of palaces, no smaller than the Palace of Eclipse.

The main hall, the Hall of Evil Flames, has six levels, each tens of thousands of kilometers high and hundreds of thousands of miles long and wide, floating in the void, appearing very magnificent.

After putting away the Shenzhou spaceship, Lu Jin saw the Red Scale Realm Lord Paluk not far away, and a demon who was over six meters tall and covered in purple scales next to him.

“Your Highness Lu Jin, this is the Demon Thunder King under the Venerable One’s command.”

Paruk introduced Lu Jin.

"This junior greets King Demon Thunder."

Lu Jin bowed.

"Yes, Master wants to see you. Come with me."

With a slight nod, the Demon King unleashed his divine power, transforming Lu Jin into a streak of light as they flew towards the sixth level of the Evil Flame Palace.

Soon, in a grand hall dominated by black and radiating black flames, Lu Jin met the Evil Flame Venerable.

It has curved black demon horns on its head, wears black battle armor, has dark red demonic patterns on its face, and its whole body is shrouded in a faint black flame.

At first glance, this Venerable Flame appears to be an abyssal demon that gives one the feeling of spatial distortion.

"Meet His Holiness."

Lu Jin bowed and said.

"Little guy, why are you in such a hurry to break through to the Domain Lord level?"

The voice of the Venerable Evil Flame, tinged with doubt, reverberated throughout the hall.

It's been less than six years since the Chaos City era ended, and you've already broken through to the Domain Lord level. Are you rushing to be reincarnated?
"Reporting to the Venerable One, I have recently had a fortunate encounter and my understanding of the laws has greatly improved, so I do not intend to stay at the cosmic level any longer."

Lu Jin replied.

"Have you completed the cultivation task?"

The Evil Flame Venerable didn't ask what the opportunity was, but instead talked about the cultivation mission in the Purgatory Abyss.

In the universe, once it's said to be a matter of chance, those who know their limits won't press further, since no one would willingly reveal their own destiny to others.

As for further questions?

It's either a crime or a theft! We must be extra vigilant. "This junior has completed the task."

As he spoke, Lu Jin's consciousness activated the Gold-level Abyss Blessing Mark within his sea of ​​consciousness.

The next moment, a tiny golden demon head pattern appeared between Lu Jin's eyebrows.

To detect whether someone possesses a Gold-level Abyss Blessing Mark, there's no need to probe the target's sea of ​​consciousness. This thing can actively manifest at the center of the forehead, and powerful individuals with exceptional eyesight or professional instruments can distinguish between genuine and fake marks.

"Not bad!"

Upon seeing the golden demon head rune pattern appearing between Lu Jin's eyebrows, Venerable Evil Flame nodded and said, "According to the rules, those who obtain the Gold-level Abyss Blessing Seal will have the authority to enter the Purgatory Abyss world at any time until they reach the Immortal level."

This is an access token; please keep it safe.

As he spoke, Venerable Evil Flame flipped his hand, and a palm-sized black demon head token materialized in his hand, then flew towards Lu Jin.

Once a member reaches the level of Domain Lord, they will no longer be able to accept cultivation missions for training.

Given that the Abyss's Blessing Mark has a time limit, Virtual Universe Corporation has made this specific stipulation.

Any genius who can obtain a Gold-level Abyss Blessing Mark can enter the Purgatory Abyss world to kill Abyss Demons and maintain the effect of the Abyss Blessing Mark before reaching the Immortal level.

"Thank you, Venerable One."

Lu Jin took the Demon Token and put it away.

"Little one, your teacher and I are good friends. There are 108 profound laws governing the origin of space. Which ones have you failed to comprehend?"

With a flick of his hand, Venerable Evil Flame conjured an invisible energy, and a stone tablet inscribed with the "Rainstorm Diagram" of the Nine Universes Chaos Tablet materialized in mid-air within the hall.

Lu Jin: "."

"This junior thanks the Venerable One for the guidance, but this junior has already comprehended the 108 kinds of spatial mysteries."

Lu Jin bowed and said.

"Hmm? You've figured it all out?"

Venerable Evil Flame couldn't help but say with a look of surprise.

Although he hadn't paid attention to Lu Jin in recent years, he had seen the battle video of Lu Jin breaking through the Nine Heavens Bridge before leaving Chaos City.

With his keen eye, it was not difficult for him to see Lu Jin at that time, and he also comprehended the profound mysteries of the 36 fundamental laws of space.

However, in just a few years, you've already mastered all 72 of the most difficult fundamental laws of space?

Is it so outrageous? !

At this moment, Lu Jin raised his hand and pointed, his primal force surging around him, outlining strands of laws in front of him.

As the aura of spatial laws permeated the air, raindrops took shape and converged to form a 'rainstorm picture'.

"Good boy!"

Looking at the 'Rainstorm Diagram' that appeared in front of Lu Jin, Venerable Evil Flame couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

If a different genius world lord were to come, it wouldn't be impossible to achieve this.

But you should know that more than a hundred years ago, the young man in front of us was only at the stellar level!

He truly deserves to be called the most dazzling genius of the human race in this era.

"Little fellow, since you have already grasped the mysteries of space, I will not give you any further guidance."

This item is called the Purgatory Demon Stone, an extremely precious treasure even for immortals. I'm giving it to you.

As he spoke, Venerable Evil Flame waved his hand, and a black stone the size of two fists, covered with red patterns, floated to Lu Jin's front.

'Purgatory Demon Stone?'

Lu Jin was familiar with this thing; he had picked up a piece when he first entered the Deadly Demon Abyss, but it wasn't as big as the one in front of him.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Venerable One."

Lu Jin bowed and thanked him.

Tsk~, I'm too embarrassed to admit it.

"Well, let's go~"

Venerable Evil Flame waved his hand.

After leaving the Evil Flame Palace, Lu Jin didn't have the Virtual Universe Company arrange a spaceship to take him away. Instead, he took the Shenzhou spaceship back to the Wuchen Space-Time Territory.

Half a day later, Lu Jin returned to his territory and logged into the virtual universe.

"Shh!"

Yuxiangshan Primitive Area, Manor No. 114.

Inside the attic, Lu Jin instructed Fatty, "Fatty, apply for confirmation that the cultivation mission in the Purgatory Abyss World has been completed."

"Yes, Master!"

Fatty responded.

The next moment, a virtual screen appeared in front of Lu Jin.

Backend management, cultivation options, cultivation task page.

After selecting 'Request Confirmation of Completion of Cultivation Task', a clear female voice came from the screen: "Hello, Your Highness Lu Jin, are you requesting confirmation of your task completion status?"

"Yes."

Lu Jin nodded.

"Please wait a moment, Your Highness. A spaceship will soon arrive in Your Highness's territory to conduct a real-world verification. If the verification is successful, Your Highness will receive a points reward."

After saying that, the voice disappeared.

Then, just as Lu Jin was about to make a video call to his teacher, Fatty's voice rang out again: "Master, the administrators on Wuchen Continent sent an email saying that they have discovered that you have entered the realm of Domain Lord and need to confirm it in reality."

If it's not absolutely necessary, please don't leave Wuchen Continent for the time being. They will send a steward to confirm.

"Did you specify a particular time you'll arrive?"

"Three hours later."

Lu Jin nodded: "I understand. Send a video call request to Teacher Tian Shuang."

Having spent three years searching for treasures in the Dead Silence Abyss, he collected some treasures that Fatty couldn't find with the help of the Kunlun Mirror. It's necessary to have Teacher Tianshuang take a look.

Soon, the King of Tianshuang accepted the video call request, and the King of Tianshuang appeared on the virtual screen in front of Lu Jin, sitting on a divine throne.

"The disciple has met the teacher."

Standing in front of the screen, Lu Jin bowed respectfully.

"What do you want, kid?"

The King of Tianshuang asked with a smile.

Lu Jin said, "Teacher, it's like this, I've recently found quite a few treasures that the AI ​​can't find, and I'd like you to help me take a look."

"What kind of treasure is it?"

Raising an eyebrow, the King of Tianshuang asked.

Although most of the treasures found by their own disciples were not of very high quality.

But it's only right that I help my disciple with his judgment.

After all, the acquisition department of the Virtual Universe Company won't honestly acquire treasures based on their true value.

If you don't know the value of the treasure, the probability of being ripped off is probably 99%.

Lu Jin said, "There are more than ten kinds. I will have the AI ​​assistant send you the images. Also, my main body has now reached the Domain Lord level, and my avatar has reached the World Lord level."

It's a bit of a shame that, apart from the treasure of the Blood Lake Domain, the other treasures found through the Kunlun Mirror were all rare and precious materials, rather than major or supreme treasures.

This is normal, though. Apart from the treasures produced by the original stars, most of the great treasures and supreme treasures in the original universe were crafted by treasure refiners.

In various cosmic secret realms, the probability of obtaining precious materials and supreme treasure materials is much higher than that of obtaining finished precious and supreme treasures.

"You broke through so quickly?"

The ruler of Tianshuang Kingdom was somewhat surprised.

Lu Jin explained, "Teacher, I have already comprehended all the mysteries of the fundamental laws of water and emptiness, so there is no point in staying any longer."

Upon hearing this, the King of Tianshuang was startled and asked in surprise, "You've understood it all?"

"Ah."

Nodding, Lu Jin sketched a 'rainstorm map' in front of him.

"Good, good, good! Now that you have grasped all the mysteries, there is indeed no need to stay any longer. After all, the Realm Lord stage is the best time to comprehend the laws."

Looking at the 'rainstorm picture', the King of Tianshuang Kingdom had a smile on his face.

When a student succeeds, regardless of whether the main reason is the student's talent or the teacher's excellent teaching, the teacher will certainly feel proud.

Hmph, you foolish father, saying I'm misleading your children? Open your eyes wide and take a good look!

My disciple has comprehended all the mysteries of space in just over a hundred years. Can this be called misleading others?

If you really want to mislead students, then you should teach one yourself!

Or perhaps you could teach someone to become a great being, like my second senior brother did, and then I would be completely convinced.

Overjoyed, the Heavenly Frost King admonished, "When core members break through to the Domain Lord level, they will be assigned to important positions. As a member of the Primal Secret Realm, your position is of paramount importance."

Don't let power blind you, kid. Remember, in the universe, strength comes first.

"Please rest assured, teacher, I understand."

Lu Jin said with a serious expression.

Members of the Virtual Universe Company's Domain Lord-level Primal Secret Realm, who are deployed to high positions within the Universe Kingdom, can be described as 'giants' and wield immense power.

Some people, lacking the necessary moral character, become addicted to it.

"Ah."

The Heavenly Frost King nodded, then his expression turned serious. He said, "Lu Jin, I'll ask you one more time. The Path of the Beast God is currently a dead end. Are you sure you want to go down this path?"

If you choose the path of time and space, with your talent and the secret technique of creating clones to save your life, you are very likely to become a great being in the future.

As for the Path of the Beast God, even I, as his master, am unsure of the specific steps to take in the final stage. It's possible that the souls of humans differ from those of beasts in some way, making it inherently impossible for them to traverse the Path of the Beast God.

"Teacher, once it's been chosen, it won't be changed."

Lu Jin said with a resolute expression.

He will not only walk the path of the Water and Sky Beast God, but also the path of the Light and Time Beast God after the Time Dragon is born!
He knew why Beast God cosmic overlords like Herodo could not become cosmic masters—simply because they had not comprehended the 'Heart of the Beast God'.

As for what exactly the Heart of the Beast God is...
All he knew was that in the original story, Luo Feng studied the mysterious beast pattern and gradually came to understand it, but he couldn't explain exactly what it was.

Moreover, to be honest, in Lu Jin's opinion, the human race's higher-ups must know that the 'Heart of the Beast God' is the ultimate bottleneck of the Beast God's Path.

After all, in the primordial universe, besides the eight beast gods of the Ancestral God Sect, there were many universe lords who followed the path of beast gods.

In the cosmic sea, during the first two cycles of reincarnation, there were also cosmic lords who followed the path of beast gods.

If the human race encounters enough Beast Gods and Universe Lords, it's impossible for them not to obtain this information.

It's like a giant axe holding the axe head to the neck of a Beast God Universe Lord; would the other party dare to say no?

Knowing the heart of the Beast God is different from comprehending it.

In addition, the number of geniuses and strong individuals who walk the path of the Beast God is too small, far less than that of those who walk the path of the Space-Time Path. Furthermore, it is very difficult to become a Lord of the Universe. This has led to the phenomenon that no one has been able to successfully walk the path of the Beast God so far, and it is regarded as a 'dead end' by the strong individuals of the human race.

(End of this chapter)