Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 185 Enter my paradise and enjoy endless bliss!
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Gazing at the scene of the blue sea and the sky merging together as the stars faded into the night sky, Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's call it 'Water and Sky in One Color'!"

Lu Jin gave this pinnacle sword technique a name.

Of course, to be precise, 'Water and Sky in One Color' should be called an immortal-level peak secret technique.

The reason for adding the word 'immortal' before the pinnacle secret technique is mainly because the understanding of the laws involved in this secret technique is only at the immortal level.

Although both are top-tier secret techniques, due to the different levels of understanding of the laws involved, the power of an immortal-level peak secret technique is far less than that of a cosmic overlord-level peak secret technique, and even less comparable to that of a cosmic lord-level peak secret technique.

However, compared to before he created the technique, when he learned the second level of the "Frost Beast God" from Master Tian Shuang, which was ranked as a top-tier secret technique, it is no exaggeration to say that his strength has greatly improved after he created the immortal-level peak sword technique "Water and Sky in One Color".

After all, secret techniques learned from others will be much less powerful due to compatibility issues.

However, the secret techniques he created were able to be used perfectly.

If, aside from his divine powers, his strength was originally only equivalent to a high-level King-level cultivator after burning his divine power, then now, with the 'Water and Sky in One Color'...

Aside from the Blood God Child incarnations, whose life genes are ordinary due to the differentiation of tens of thousands.

As long as the weapon is replaced with a treasured battle sword, with this immortal-level peak sword technique, whether it is the main body, the Water Kirin clone, or the Time Dragon clone, the strength can reach the peak level of the King-Sealing level.

Having reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship and completed this stage of his journey, Lu Jin did not immediately end his combat journey in the training ground. Instead, he began to refine his claw techniques and master secret arts.

A month later.

In the desolate starry sky of the training ground, Lu Jin transformed into a water unicorn clone, with water beast divine light and shadow condensing around him, and his hooves slammed out.

In an instant, the law of water and air fusion was activated, and amidst the endless swirling mist, a ferocious beast claw, ten thousand feet long, with five enormous claw blades at the front and covered with dense blue-gold scales, slammed down with the force to annihilate all things.

"boom--"

The starry sky trembled and shattered, and the space within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers turned into fine turbulent currents. The immortal body of the Titan, the 1001st opponent struck by the ten-thousand-foot-long beast claw, was instantly reduced to ashes.

The pinnacle Immortal-level claw technique, Annihilation of All Directions, is complete!

A month later, inside the training ground.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh—'

The world changed color, and with the sound of surging tides, the illusory, boundless sea replaced the desolate starry sky, and a bright, clear moon rose from the sea.

"change!"

The bright moon, rising above the sea, rotates, and the cool moonlight formed by the fusion of water and space shines down.

"Pfft-"

With a soft sound, the immortal divine body of the 1002nd opponent trapped in the illusory sea—the Reincarnation Congyan Serpent of the Demon Clan Royal Family—was obliterated by the falling, cold moonlight.

The Immortal-level Peak Mastery Secret Technique: The Bright Moon Rises Over the Sea, Success!
'With water and sky merging into one, all directions annihilated, and the bright moon rising over the sea, the three peak secret techniques are complete. It's time to continue punching the machines and kicking the insect demons!'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

My greatsword is itching for a fight!

Perhaps due to the influence of the Netherworld Blood Sea clone, Lu Jin was extremely bloodthirsty.

Furthermore, with hundreds of millions of people praying for him behind him, he felt that his merits were immeasurable.

In Lu Jin's view, all those who oppose him will either turn to ashes or become heavenly soldiers and generals of the Heavenly Court; there is no third way.

Immediately, Lu Jin had a thought and left the manor's training ground.

In the virtual universe, halfway up Thunder Island, inside the Frost Temple.

"The disciple has met the teacher."

Lu Jin bowed and said.

My unique skill has been perfected so quickly, Teacher Tian Shuang must be sweating profusely by now, right?

"In less than two years, you have perfected the three secret techniques to their peak level. You are much more capable than your master was back then."

Looking at his disciple, the King of Tianshuang couldn't help but sigh.

Although the Time Palace deserves a great deal of credit for Lu Jin's ability to perfect the secret technique so quickly, it still shocked him immensely.

It's no exaggeration to say that with the completion of the peak secret technique, Lu Jin is one step closer to being on par with the invincible King-level cultivator as a Realm Lord, thus achieving a milestone in secret techniques.

Perhaps Lu Jin's three secret techniques, which have just reached the peak level, are not as good as the peak secret techniques created by Feng Wang Wudi, but at least they are on the same level.

"Thanks to the teacher's guidance."

Lu Jin said respectfully.

"Haha~, shall we continue the fight?"

The King of Tianshuang smiled and asked.

Lu Jin nodded: "Of course I need it. The peak secret technique is not enough for me yet, but I am also aware of my own limitations and plan to continue to hone it first."

'Ultimate secret technique?'

The King of Tianshuang raised an eyebrow.

For the human race, the overlords of the universe, with the vast treasury of secret techniques and the convenience of the virtual universe, plus the guidance of the Lord of the Universe, the ultimate secret techniques are not too difficult to master.

Apart from the newly promoted cosmic overlords, every cosmic overlord of the human race possesses their own ultimate cosmic overlord secret technique.

However, for human experts below the level of Universe Venerable, the ultimate secret technique is extremely difficult, especially for Realm Lords.

In his memory, there had never been a World Lord in the vast history of the human race who created an immortal-level ultimate secret technique.

Even his eldest and second eldest uncles only created the ultimate secret technique of immortality after they entered the immortal realm.

As for his father?
Although they are all great beings, there are differences among them.

His father was not the weakest among the many great beings of the human race, but compared to his eldest and second eldest uncles, he was clearly a level below them.

In terms of strength alone, his father, at the Immortal stage, was not much stronger than the likes of True King Yan and Heavenly Feather King, who were invincible kings.

"Try it out, but if it doesn't work, don't force it."

After a moment's thought, the King of Tianshuang spoke.

His disciple is still young; even considering the years spent in the Time Palace, he is still excessively young.

There are still many years to come, so it's not impossible to create an immortal ultimate secret technique.
After a pause, the King of Tianshuang asked, "Do these three secret techniques have names?"

"Sword Technique: Water and Sky in One Color, Claw Technique: Annihilation of All Directions, Secret Control Technique: Bright Moon Rising from the Sea."

Lu Jin said.

The King of Tianshuang raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the name he chose was better than his.

Have you ever heard of the Ancestral God Sect?

"I know, the Ancestral God Cult is the number one power in the primordial universe."

The Heavenly Frost King slowly said, "The Ancestral God Sect has the inheritance of the Eight Great Beast God Paths, and this force is very open and does not mind members of other forces going there to obtain the inheritance. I have also been there before."

However, the prerequisite for going to the Ancestral God Sect to obtain the inheritance is to have a Beast God Inheritance Token of the corresponding attribute.

You'd better work hard, kid. I've already applied for it for you.

Aside from your incomprehensible soul enslavement talent technique, as long as your strength reaches the limit of the King-Sealing level at the Realm Lord stage, you will receive a Water-Sky Beast God Inheritance Token as a reward.

The Beast God's Inheritance Token is as valuable as a priceless treasure, something that even the invincible True King has longed for for countless years but has yet to obtain.
It can only be said that all intelligent beings are bound to be concerned with human relationships and social customs.

Since True King Yan doesn't have a cosmic overlord teacher who is the biological son of the Lord of the Universe, it's unlikely that he'll receive the Beast God Inheritance Token, which is as valuable as a priceless treasure.

Moreover, in terms of talent and potential, Lu Jin has far surpassed Zhenyan Wang.

Even without considering background, geniuses are entitled to preferential treatment.

Furthermore, regarding treasures, apart from the Water and Sky Beast God Inheritance Token, the Heavenly Frost King really couldn't think of anything that Lu Jin could use at this stage.

There was nothing he could do; his apprentice had latched onto a powerful patron.
With a top-tier treasure refiner around, Lu Jin wouldn't lack even ordinary treasures or high-grade treasures.

Because the value of top-tier treasures in the categories of Soul, Domain, and Palace is even greater than that of ordinary treasure armor and weapons.

The Venerable Guanghan was unable to refine ordinary and high-grade treasures, but she could exchange one or more top-tier domain treasures for ordinary and common high-grade treasures.

He was merely a cosmic overlord, and the core treasures he used were nothing more than top-grade high-level treasure weapons and armor, which were given to him by his father.

The treasures he could afford were dispensable to Lu Jin, who had hooked up with a rich woman.

As for the priceless treasures that Lu Jin possessed, he couldn't afford to give them away.

Therefore, as a teacher, the only thing he could do regarding treasures was to help Lu Jin, who was following the path of the Beast God, obtain the Beast God Inheritance Token.

It is true that the Beast God Inheritance Token is more valuable than a priceless treasure, and you may disregard my Heavenly Frost, but you absolutely cannot disregard my father, the Lord of Ice Peak!
"Thank you teacher!"

Lu Jin expressed his gratitude.

"Go ahead. You can't create the ultimate secret technique without countless trials."

The King of Tianshuang waved his hand.

"Disciple, please remember this."

Lu Jin bowed and left the Heavenly Frost Temple.

Inside the Hall of Time.

'Om—'

A buzzing sound rang out, and 108 three-inch-diameter, dark blue beads covered with mysterious patterns flew out of the Qiankun Cauldron.

Looking at the newly made version of the Azure Netherworld Pearl, Zi Nishang showed a satisfied expression and turned to Lu Jin, saying, "This time, the Azure Netherworld Pearl has not only been upgraded to the top-grade level of a supreme treasure, but it also combines the effects of a psychic weapon and a domain treasure."

When all 108 are combined, they constitute a top-tier ordinary telekinetic attack treasure and an ordinary domain treasure.

As she spoke, Zi Nishang handed the Azure Heaven Pearl to Lu Jin.

With the improvement of his treasure-refining skills, the quality of the treasures on Lu Jin's body naturally also changed. The Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs, which was only a common heavy treasure, that his original body used before, has been phased out.

Moreover, it's not just an ordinary supreme-grade Azure Netherworld Pearl that combines the effects of telekinetic weapons and domain treasures.

There is also the Azure Netherworld Armor, which has three wing parts and thirty armor parts, forming a complete set and is of the same quality as a top-grade common treasure.

However, the Soul-type Netherworld Heart and the Flying Palace-type Netherworld Palace, because they are inconvenient to build into a set, have only been upgraded to top-tier treasures of the highest quality.

To date, the main body and its three avatars have acquired all the treasures, and the value of each treasure is no less than that of ordinary rare treasures.

"Perfect!"

Lu Jin exclaimed in admiration and accepted the new version of the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs Pearl.

The Azure Heaven Pearl, possessing the effects of a supreme treasure in its domain, can undoubtedly enhance the power of 'The Moon Rising from the Sea'.

After putting away the Azure Heaven and Yellow Spring Pearl and infusing it with the power of the world to begin recognizing it as his master, Lu Jin turned to look at the seven people, including Hong'er, who had transformed into human size using the "Thousand Transformations" secret technique and were wearing seven different colored battle armors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—and asked, "Hong'er, are you ready?"

Lu Jin asked Zi Nishang to refine treasures for him, and naturally he didn't forget to ask her to refine treasures for Hong'er and the other seven.

Of course, the treasures and equipment that Hong'er and the other seven possessed could not compare to his.

They only have the top-tier treasure armor set 'Seven-Colored Battle Armor' which comes with wing parts, and the top-tier soul-type treasure 'Seven-Colored Heart' which is useful for both offense and defense.

There's no need to arrange for domain-type or palace-type treasures, because the seven will be traveling with his Time Dragon clone, 'Radiant King'.

He carried domain-type and palace-type treasures, so Hong'er and the other six naturally didn't need to have any.

Furthermore, the top-tier soul treasure 'Seven-Colored Heart' is not only a defensive soul treasure, but also a top-tier soul attack treasure.

The Queen Mother's greatest strengths are soul enslavement and illusion magic, so there's no need to equip her with psychic weapons or treasures like swords.

Moreover, the strongest method currently used by Hong'er and her seven companions is not their own strength, but the combined attack of their army of one hundred million peak ninth-level Realm Lord Ghost King Insects.

"Uh-huh!"

Hong'er and the other seven nodded.

The next moment, Lu Jin raised his hand and waved, and the Time Dragon clone, dressed in platinum armor, appeared in human form within the World Ring.

"Come on, take your legions and come with me to the outer battlefield to collect the corpses."

With that, the Time Dragon clone walked out of the Time Palace.

Because the more life forms there are in the Time Palace, the more the time acceleration consumption will increase, the seven Ghost King Insect Legions that Hong'er and the other seven created were placed outside the Time Palace.

The seventh extraterritorial battlefield, the Star Tower area.

A ripple spread, and a platinum-gold portal-like building appeared in the starry sky outside the Star Tower.

This platinum gate is about 100 meters wide and high. The gateposts are carved with countless six-winged angel reliefs. Above the lintel, the four characters "Radiance of Heaven" are inscribed. In the middle is a white light curtain that shines with countless golden spots, exuding a sense of holy light.

Inside the 'Radiant Paradise,' a top-tier treasure that combines the effects of domain-type and flying palace artifacts, lies a vast space spanning hundreds of thousands of kilometers in length, width, and height.

On the continent below, seven world-class mother nests, each ten kilometers in diameter, are arranged in all directions.

Around each mother nest, a legion of one hundred million peak ninth-tier Realm Lord Ghost King Insects are arrayed, ready to launch a combined legion attack at any moment.

In the sky above the continent, a golden sea of ​​clouds filled the air, and above the golden sea of ​​clouds in the center of the treasure space, a divine court shrouded in platinum holy light floated.

In the divine court, on the highest throne, sat a humanoid avatar of the Time Dragon, clad in platinum armor.

The Time Dragon's clone, who was preparing to 'collect corpses', naturally also came to the Star Tower.

After all, the Star Tower region is not only the area with the highest concentration of immortal powerhouses among the eleven extraterrestrial battlefields, but also the area with the highest overall quality of immortal powerhouses.

Inside the Star Tower, the vast majority of the inhabitants are high-ranking immortals or above.

"I wonder who will be the first unlucky soul to end up in my paradise?"

Lu Jin tapped the armrest of the throne lightly with his fingers and muttered to himself.

The so-called "entering my paradise" refers to being taken in as a soul slave by him.

Hearing this, Hong'er, who was standing beside him, smiled and said, "Master, how can you say you're unlucky if you can enter heaven?"

"That's right, that's right, they're clearly blessed!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng'er and the other six all echoed in agreement.

"Yes, that makes sense. Enter my paradise and you can enjoy endless bliss!"

Lu Jin nodded.

Those who can be taken as his soul servants, aside from other considerations, at least have the Immortal Transformation Pool to rely on, so they don't have to worry about falling to their deaths.

Of course, there are also entry requirements for Radiant Paradise.

Aside from realm lords with exceptional talent, he will not accept any immortals below the peak of the King-Sealing Realm. Moreover, even among those at the peak of the King-Sealing Realm, he will not accept those whose divine bodies are less than 100 meters tall.

The divine body is relatively small, which means that the health bar is not thick enough. It is better to use the Demon Refining Pot to transform it into resources to cultivate subordinates with human souls and bodies.

As for secret techniques, if one doesn't pursue challenges beyond their level, over the long course of time, any immortal deity would be able to create secret techniques that match their own strength.

Given enough time, even a blank slate can become a legitimate immortal king.

Just then, Fatty's voice rang out: "Master, the detector has detected the appearance of enemies. They are two high-level immortals of the demon race."

"Projection and display".

Lu Jin gave the instructions.

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

On the screen, two immortals from the demon race were seen transforming into streaks of light, flying together towards the Star Tower.

Two immortal demons, one with a large divine body and the other with a small divine body.

The larger one is from the royal Ziqian Wanshe clan, and its divine body is over twelve kilometers long.

The smaller one was an ordinary demon snail monkey, only a little over a meter tall, covered in black scales, and hunched over.

If you don't look closely, you might not even be able to spot it on the screen.

"You seven can take turns, Hong'er and Cheng'er first."

Lu Jin spoke to Hong'er and the other six.

"Master, shall we enslave that monstrous serpent?"

Hong'er asked.

The snail monkey wasn't mentioned. Not only was the snail monkey small in size, but it was also ugly and unsuitable to serve as a soul servant.

Lu Jin shook his head and said, "Your enslavement quota is limited. Save it for the Universe Venerables from now on. Kill everyone below the peak of the King-Sealing Realm, and also kill those peak King-Sealing Realm whose divine bodies are less than 100 meters tall."

The Lord of the Universe is quite valuable; high-grade and above soul treasures may be hard to obtain, but ordinary soul treasures are not difficult to acquire.

After all, even the best quality ordinary soul treasures are still less valuable than top-tier treasures, and they are not difficult to obtain.

With soul-type treasures protecting their souls, coupled with the strong will and quick reflexes of the Lord of the Universe, they are difficult to be enslaved by their souls.

But the Cosmic Venerables are different. In the primordial universe, there are many Cosmic Venerables who do not possess soul-type treasures.

There are billions of races in the primordial universe, and every race that can be called a group has at least one cosmic venerable.

The number of enslavement slots for the seven people under Hong'er is limited, so they can be reserved for the Universe Venerable in the future. There is no need to waste them on the title of King and Immortal.

Nodding, Hong'er and Cheng'er quickly used their strongest innate secret technique, 'Soul Resonance,' to connect the two armies of Ghost King Insects arrayed around the two mother nests on the continent below the Divine Court.

"Master, the legion's combined attack is ready!"

Hong'er said.

Immediately, Lu Jin had a thought, and the 'Radiant Paradise' manifested in the outside world rapidly expanded after adjusting the direction of the Gate of Paradise, instantly growing from its original width and height of a hundred meters to a size of tens of thousands of kilometers.

The next moment, two hundred million invisible and intangible soul attacks shot out from the two Ghost King Insect Legion formations inside the Radiant Paradise, crossing the Gate of Paradise and shooting towards the two King-level demons in the far distance.

The Zerg army is very useful, but it has a rather serious flaw.

That means that whether you release the legion or withdraw the legion, it takes a certain amount of time.

Although this time is very short, for powerful beings, especially immortal beings who have mastered spatial teleportation or time-stopping, this time is enough for them to disrupt the Zerg army's formation or simply run away.

However, this flaw did not bother Hong'er and her seven companions, whose number of Zerg warriors had increased a hundredfold.

It takes time for the Ghost King Insect Legion to form and retract.
I'm not accepting any more; I'll just set up the legion formation inside Radiant Paradise.

When launching a combined attack, Lu Jin controls Radiant Paradise to face the enemy, then enlarges the Gate of Paradise, leaving a portal that the Ghost King Insect Legion needs to exit but not enter.

As for the legion's defense?
There's absolutely no need to worry about that. As a top-tier palace-type treasure of the highest quality, the Radiant Paradise can only scratch the surface of attacks from ordinary cosmic overlords, and can completely ignore attacks from those below the cosmic overlord level.

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

Under the precise control of Hong'er and Cheng'er, these two hundred million invisible and intangible soul attacks instantly crossed vast distances and converged at two points at the same time with unparalleled precision.

These two points happen to be the locations of two immortal divine bodies of high-ranking demon kings.

*Pfft!* *Pfft!*

In an instant, the two demon kings, who were high-ranking immortals, felt an extremely terrifying soul attack descend upon them. Before they could even react, their souls were annihilated and they perished.

The combined power of the 100 million Ghost King Insect Legion exceeded Lu Jin's initial expectations.

A combined attack from a million-strong army of ninth-tier Zerg kings could severely injure a peak-level King. If the attack type were changed from a physical attack to a soul attack, directly annihilating the immortal soul of a peak-level King would be no difficult task.

The combined attack of 100 million legions is far more powerful than a combined attack of 1 million legions, which is more than just 100 times stronger.

There is a chain reaction that occurs when the attack is combined, which can cause the actual power to surge.

After all, the difference in strength between a ninth-level Zerg warrior king and a peak-level immortal king is far more than a million times.
According to Zi Ni Chang's own test, the combined attack of a legion of one hundred million Ninth-Order Peak Netherworld King Insects, without any soul-type treasures, was enough to kill a soul that was close to being invincible at the King level.

It's hard to say about being an invincible king, since even among those who are invincible kings, there can be huge differences between different individuals.

When a terrifying soul attack, powerful enough to annihilate even those nearing the level of a King-level invincible, descended, these two demon King-level high-ranking immortals, who had no treasures to protect their souls, were naturally obliterated.

(End of this chapter)