Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 197 The Kings Gather, War Begins

It's like there wasn't a powerful figure close to being a king-level invincible force to keep things in check.

Leaving aside the lack of high-level combat power in their own camp, the absence of a clear leader, leading to each side fighting independently, is enough to cause huge casualties among their own camp's experts during major battles.

When individuals have similar hard skills, an organized team, even if the leader's organizational ability is not very strong, can unleash far greater strength than a scattered group of soldiers fighting alone.

"I brought quite a few powerful demon servants with me, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Looking into the distance, Lu Jin saw over six thousand kings from the three races of insects, demons, and machines, arrayed in three groups. He said nonchalantly.

This time, he brought twenty demon servants with near-invincible king-level strength, plus the Azure Heaven Yellow Spring Pearl, which possesses the effects of ordinary domain treasures, and the king-level members from the three races—he would consume as many as they could.

Of course, now is not the time to make a move.

The mere six thousand kings of the three clans were far from satisfying his appetite.

It's still early before the star is born, and there are still many kings who haven't gathered in the Star Tower.

The sealed stars usually emerge in the void passage and rarely appear in the forbidden space.

Later, when they arrived at the void passage where the star was born, the number of King-level Immortals gathered from the four races was far greater than the current number of less than ten thousand.

According to intelligence provided by the virtual universe army system, there have been numerous large-scale battles involving the emergence of sealed stars and the conquest of nearly 200,000 immortal kings from various races.

'Many demon servants.'

The Seven Swords King raised an eyebrow.

He knew perfectly well why Lingxiao King's name was on the bounty list of the demon race faction in the extraterritorial battlefield.

In the battle on the Shattered Star Continent, this ruthless fellow enslaved three demons who were close to becoming invincible kings, more than ten who were at the limit of becoming kings, and twenty who were at the peak of becoming kings.

Moreover, this is only what is out in the open. As a master of soul manipulation, he must have many other powerful servants in secret.

The human faction's ranks lit up with the light of divine kingdom teleportation, and many human kings stepped forward to greet them. Even the Seven Sword Kings, who were leading the way, came forward to express their welcome. Naturally, the kings of the insect, demon, and mechanical factions did not fail to notice this scene.

"Which powerful figure from the human race is this? He looks unfamiliar."

"He has absolutely no sense of propriety; that's the Human King Lingxiao!"

"King Lingxiao? Is that the same King Lingxiao who enslaved many powerful demons on the Shattered Star Continent a few years ago and was on the demon race's bounty list?"

"That's him! Speaking of which, the demon race has had quite a few unlucky and tragic years."

"There are signs of this. First, the human race produced a Lingxiao King, who enslaved three demon race members who were close to becoming invincible kings and many who were at the limit or peak of becoming kings in one battle."

Then came a Realm Lord, the Demon Slayer King, who pressed the demon race's face to the ground and rubbed it back and forth.

But that wasn't the end of it. Another massive disaster struck the Fifth Extraterrestrial Battlefield, wiping out nearly a million Immortals, with the demon race making up the majority. It's said that 30,000 of them were demon kings alone.

"Not only that, my teacher told me that several years ago, in the Scarlet Light Secret Realm where the territory of the Demon Race and the Mechanical Race bordered each other, a great being from the Mechanical Race descended and killed several Demon Race Universe Venerables and many Immortals in succession."

"Hiss~, is that so?"

"The incident originated from that huge crater in the Fifth Outer Battlefield. I heard that a great being from the demon race descended and directly killed the Venerable One who was in charge of the Fifth Outer Battlefield of the mechanical race."

Then the teacher of that mechanical race's cosmic venerable one, that great being of the mechanical race, probably couldn't defeat the great being of the demon race, so he went to the Crimson Light Secret Realm to vent his anger, and directly slaughtered all the demon race experts who were venturing into the secret realm at that time.

Lu Jin: "."

Wow, this is some juicy gossip!
To be honest, he really didn't know that the Demon Race Universe Master killed the Mechanical Race's Venerable One, and then the fallen Mechanical Race Venerable One's Universe Master teacher went to the secret realm to slaughter Demon Race experts.

Needless to say, it must have been during the previous 'fishing' that the Demon Race Universe Lord, who descended and traveled back in time, saw the Blood God Child incarnate, disguised as a member of the Mechanical Race, release the Western Heavenly Gate.

Is it normal for a great being to casually kill a rival cosmic lord who doesn't like them when they're in a bad mood?

It's understandable that the disciple couldn't bear being killed, but since he couldn't defeat the mechanical universe master who was the demon universe master, killing some 'minor characters' to vent his anger was also quite normal.

'That fellow is the Human King Lingxiao?'

In the demon race's formation, the Golden Blade King, a near-invincible powerhouse from the Golden Behemoth royal family, looked at Lu Jin and asked a demon race king beside him via telepathy.

'The Golden Blade King, he is none other than the Human Race's Lingxiao King.'

The demon king nodded.

Upon hearing this, King Jinren narrowed his eyes, a fierce glint flashing in his large eyes.

It should be noted that the Meng Sha King, who was enslaved by Lu Jin, was not only his clansman, but also his junior brother, and the junior brother whom he had once instructed on behalf of his master.

As a result, hatred is inevitable.

After a moment's thought, Jin Renchao telepathically communicated with the Mech King of the distant Mechanical Race and the Skeleton Needle King, a servant under the Immortal Mother Queen Nan Cheng, to discuss the matter of the three races joining forces against the Human Race.

The Seven Swords Kings possessed strength approaching that of an invincible king, and now there's another one, the Lingxiao King, who commands at least several servants who are also approaching that of an invincible king.

If the kings of the three races do not form an alliance, they are unlikely to be a match for the kings of the human race.

As time passed, the kings within the Star Tower continued to gather, converging in one forbidden space after another, before moving on to the next forbidden space.

The permitted stay time in each restricted area ranges from half an hour to half a day.

In just three days, the number of powerful individuals gathered in the forbidden area where Lu Jin and his group were located was already astonishing.

'This isn't even the final gathering place yet, and the human camp already has four thousand, while the insect, demon, and mechanical camps have thirteen thousand, totaling seventeen thousand, all of whom are at least high-ranking kings. It's truly a grand spectacle.'

Lu Jin glanced at the various kings of different races standing in four directions and thought to himself.

To be honest, Lu Jin didn't quite understand the thought process of most of the people present who had been crowned Kings and Immortals.

Where do they get the confidence to be sure that they are there to fish in troubled waters, rather than being the ones to be fished out, once the battle has begun?
In the Devouring Starry Sky, a single treasure can trigger a massive battle among powerful individuals.

However, this does not mean that the treasure itself is that valuable. Among all the participants in the battle, only a minority are truly thinking about seizing the treasure.

More often than not, they come to take advantage of the chaos and try to profit from others' misfortunes.

Why?

In Lu Jin's view, it was probably because they had been stuck in a bottleneck for too long, and their endless lifespan had made them tired of living.

"Rumble--"

Suddenly, a roar came from the distant mountains, revealing a deep passage within which starlight could be faintly seen moving.

"exit!"

"It's the exit!"

"The exit has appeared!"

The kings of the four factions were all in an uproar.

Entering in order of distance, more than 17,000 kings from each of the four factions marched into the deep passage in a grand procession.

The human faction was closest and was the first to enter.

As soon as he entered the passage, Lu Jin felt the space shift, and he landed directly on a majestic stone peak.

Looking around, Lu Jin saw one stone peak after another floating in the endless void.

The stone peaks are not far apart, and they are like countless pebbles approaching each other, forming a broad road in the void.

Moreover, on each stone peak and in mid-air, a large number of immortal gods from various races gathered.

Looking around, there were over 90,000 immortals present, and none of them were weaker than a King. Even those at the initial King level were few and far between, and the proportion of immortals at the advanced King level or above was at least 90%.

Aside from those who are invincible and close to invincible, the immortal kings of various races gathered in this void passage are definitely stronger than the 100,000 human kings.

'Lingxiao, this void passage should be the birthplace of the star-suppressing entity, but with so many alien kings present, are you sure you can handle it all?'

The Seven Swords King transmitted his voice to Lu Jin.

Even if the 70,000 King-level Immortals are not part of a full legion of 70,000 King-level Immortals and cannot unleash a combined legion attack, they are still an extremely tough nut to crack.

'Wait a moment~'

Lu Jin replied, and through their soul-level connection, asked the five demon servants within the world ring: 'Meng Sha, Yin Yan, Bing Bi, Cang Yi, Bing Meng, have you refined the domain treasure?'

Anticipating that there were many alien kings present, and that the Azure Heaven Yellow Spring Pearl, which possessed the effects of ordinary domain treasures, would certainly not be able to directly cover the entire area, Lu Jin asked Zi Ni Chang for five domain treasures, which were then transmitted over via the Kunlun Mirror.

Among the twenty demon servants brought this time who were close to becoming kings and invincible, the five demon servants, including the relatively strongest one, Meng Sha Wang, were to be refined and used.

Otherwise, without domain-type treasures to restrict the opponent's actions, once the hunt begins, a large number of alien kings on the battlefield will flee, and it will be difficult for the human faction's many kings to stop them.

Moreover, in addition to the domain's most valuable treasures, to avoid accidental harm, Lu Jin also assigned Meng Sha King and his companions the status of allies in the virtual universe army system.

In the outer battlefield, all the soul servants under the command of human powerhouses, regardless of their original origins, can have their masters apply for the status of allies in the military system to distinguish between friend and foe and avoid friendly fire.

"Rest assured, Master, we have all refined the domain treasures."

King Mengsha spoke first.

"very good!"

Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

"What's good?"

"The Seven Swords King asked from the side."

"More is better."

Lu Jin said with a smile, then glanced at the exit of a forbidden space that appeared in the distance, as well as the many kings of various races who came out of the exit passage.

The more than 17,000 kings from various races who arrived this time were not the last batch of kings to be formed by the emergence of the star.

Another hour or so passed, and the number of kings from various races gathered in the void passage had reached 120,000.

Among the four factions, the Human faction has nearly 30,000 kings, while the Zerg and Mech factions have slightly fewer, totaling about 50,000.

The demon race has the largest number of kings, exceeding 40,000. However, although the demon race has a large number of kings, their overall quality is slightly lower than that of the human, insect, and mechanical races, and the proportion of peak kings is not as high as that of the other three races.

"Rumble--"

Suddenly, a strange noise came from below.

"Suppress the Stars!"

"Look! The sealing star has appeared!"

The once bustling crowd of immortal kings from all corners of the universe suddenly became agitated, with almost all the powerful figures looking down.

Below, in the depths of the endless void, a massive vortex-like current of air appeared, and deep within that vortex, a star rolled and slowly rose.

'The hunt begins!'

Lu Jin glanced at the Zhenfeng Star slowly rising below, and looked at the more than 90,000 opposing faction kings present, and thought to himself.

Immediately, Lu Jin waved his hand, and the twenty demon servants, whose true forms had now been revealed within the world ring, appeared in the outside world.

"kill!"

With three pairs of Azure Netherworld Wings spread behind him and 108 Azure Netherworld Pearls surrounding him, Lu Jin issued a hunting order to his demon servants.

"tumultuous--"

"Shh-"

The next moment, all twenty demon servants burned their divine power, and nineteen of them teleported towards the area where the alien kings were gathered.

The Ice Dream King, whose divine body was the largest and twenty kilometers long, was a member of the Dreamscale Serpent royal family and carried a water-based treasure. He teleported to the exit of this void passage.

Like other void passages connecting forbidden areas, this void passage also has only one exit.

A powerful being, nearly invincible and possessing a divine body twenty kilometers away, blocked the exit with a domain treasure. Unless an invincible being suddenly appeared, none of the many kings present could escape.

As for the divine kingdom teleporting away?
Once the great battle begins, the entire void passage will be sealed off, rendering the divine kingdom teleportation unusable.

At the same time, Lu Jin also used his illusionary divine power to simulate what it looked like after burning divine power. He activated the secret runes engraved on the third pair of Azure Heaven and Yellow Spring Wings behind him and teleported to a spot not far from the Skeleton Needle King in the Zerg camp array.

Skull Needle King, a king with the ultimate strength, is one of the servants under the command of the Immortal Mother Queen Nan Cheng, and also her 'personal general'.

Because the Skull Needle King is very good at defense, this Immortal Queen, whose strength is close to that of a King-level invincible, usually stays in the Skull Needle King's world ring when she ventures into the outer battlefields.

Lu Jin was wary of the combined attack of the enemy's immortal Zerg army and decided to eliminate Nan Cheng first.

"The moon rises over the sea!"

A faint spatial ripple arose, and Lu Jin teleported there. He raised his hand and pointed, and the 108 Azure Heaven and Yellow Spring Pearls surrounding him shot out, emitting a dazzling blue-gold light.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh—'

The law of water and space fusion was activated, causing the world to change color. It was as if the sound of surging tides could be heard. An illusory, boundless sea replaced the void, and a bright, clear moon rose. A terrifying force of confinement formed from the area covered by the boundless, illusory sea.

In an instant, all the King-level Immortals from the surrounding Zerg faction, including the Skeleton Needle King, were imprisoned in place.

"change!"

As Lu Jinxin thought, the bright moon that rose above the boundless illusory sea began to rotate, its cool moonlight falling.

"Pfft-"

With a soft sound, within the boundless illusory sea, hundreds of King-level Immortals from the Zerg camp were completely annihilated, their divine bodies reduced to ashes.

Among the remaining more than a thousand immortals at the advanced level of King, those at the advanced level suffered losses of more than 10% of their divine bodies. However, those at the peak and limit levels of King only suffered losses of single-digit percentages, unless their divine bodies were relatively small.

However, the chilling moonlight formed by the immortal-level peak secret technique 'Rising Moon Over the Sea' is a continuous damage effect, not a single attack damage.

Unless one can escape the boundless illusory sea in time, without the protection of a powerful armor, one's divine body will be completely obliterated in no time.

However, it is clear that unless one is extremely lucky or a powerful descendant, immortals at or below the King level do not have the financial resources to purchase treasures of the highest rank.

"Bam—"

At the same time, the World Ring carried by the Skull Needle King was crushed by the cold moonlight.

As some trash and debris flew out, an immortal mother nest, shaped like a pyramid and ten kilometers in diameter, appeared.

Outside this immortal mother nest, there were more than ten powerful immortal figures from various races, all at the peak or limit of the King-level realm.

"die!"

The Zerg faction's many kings also reacted quickly, immediately unleashing their secret techniques to counterattack after Lu Jin teleported over and launched a sneak attack.

"Humph!"

Lu Jin snorted coldly, and the power of the world, disguised as immortal divine power, surged, causing endless dark blue light to appear in the void.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

An endless azure light burst forth, and a vast ocean instantly descended. Centered on Lu Jin himself, the entire area within a radius of thirty million kilometers was filled with deep azure water.

At this moment, the Azure Netherworld Pearl, a top-tier treasure set that possesses the effects of ordinary treasures, manifested as the Azure Netherworld Domain!

When the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs Domain, which covers an area of ​​30 million square kilometers, materialized, the bright moon formed by the Immortal-level peak secret technique 'Rising Moon Over the Sea' instantly increased in size countless times, and the illusory sea below also expanded to a massive area of ​​30 million square kilometers.

It is not the Azure Heaven Pearl that possesses the effects of a treasure in the ordinary realm; the Azure Heaven Domain it manifests can only cover a radius of 30 million kilometers.

Rather, the extent of the coverage of domain-type treasures depends on the user's strength.

The stronger the user, the larger the specific coverage area of ​​the 'domain' formed after activation.

A radius of 30 million kilometers is not the limit of the Netherworld, but rather the current limit of Lu Jin.

Of course, as the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs Domain expands to a virtual sea spanning thirty million kilometers, the specific power of the cold moonlight scattered in different areas also varies.

Like the central area directly beneath the bright moon, it is enough to completely obliterate the ordinary, newly-established immortal divine body in an instant.

However, the further away from the central area, the weaker the power of the cold moonlight becomes.

Once you reach the edge of the region, it's far from being able to instantly kill someone at the initial stage of King-level cultivation.

However, given the severely restricted movement of the Netherworld Domain, the reduced power of the Moonlit Blossom in the peripheral areas is not a problem.

After all, being within the realm of the Netherworld, those at the initial stage of becoming a King are absolutely unable to move at all. Their fate is either to self-destruct their divine bodies or to have their divine bodies obliterated by the moonlight.

'boom--'

Just then, Lu Jin felt hundreds of ethereal divine powers invade his body, and one of them was particularly powerful, most likely a soul secret technique used by the Immortal Mother Empress Nan Cheng.

The endless stream of dark blue water that fills the Netherworld is enough to continuously weaken and eventually completely resist the enemy's physical attacks, but it really cannot withstand the invisible and intangible attacks of ethereal divine power.

'Om—'

The Heart of the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs, which guards the soul, trembled slightly and emitted a faint blue light, easily eliminating the invasion of hundreds of ethereal divine powers.

Immortal-level soul techniques simply cannot break through the defenses of top-tier soul treasures.

Let alone the strongest one who used the soul secret technique this time, who was only close to the invincible Immortal Mother Empress Nan Cheng, even if a soul master at the invincible level of the King came, it would be impossible for him to pose a soul-level threat to Lu Jin.

'hateful! ’

Realizing that the enslavement technique had no effect whatsoever, the Immortal Queen Nan Cheng within the Mother Nest displayed a ferocious expression on her exquisite face.

This human king, Lingxiao, is really too much of a counter to her.

Not only were the soul magic completely ineffective, but even her immortal insectoid legion was rendered useless.

While the combined attack of the Immortal Zerg warriors is terrifyingly powerful, the divine bodies of the Legion warriors are extremely fragile.

Currently, the Mother Nest is restricted from moving by a domain-type treasure, and the outside world is filled with extremely powerful, cold moonlight. If she dares to release the Immortal Legion outside the fortified Mother Nest, the Immortal Legion, which has been cultivated at great expense, will definitely be reduced to ashes in an instant.

"Kakaka-"

Suddenly, an unusual sound rang out, and Nan Cheng saw that his solid, immortal mother nest had developed fine cracks.

"boom--"

The next moment, the immortal mother nest, which had been continuously worn down by the cold moonlight, collapsed with a roar, turning into fragments of all sizes that flew everywhere.

In an instant, under the cold moonlight, the tens of thousands of immortal legion warriors who were originally under the protection of the Queen Mother were reduced to ashes.

Even an immortal divine body at the initial stage of being a king can be instantly obliterated, let alone these immortal insectoid warriors who don't even have an immortal body.

After glancing at the Immortal Mother Queen Nan Cheng, who was supported by her precious armor after the destruction of the Mother Nest, Lu Jin did not stop.

While controlling the actions of opponents within the restricted area of ​​the Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs Domain, it continued to maintain the Secret Technique of Rising Moon Over the Sea, continuously showering down the cold moonlight, giving the many temporarily surviving peak-level kings no chance of survival.

The Zerg Queen is very powerful, but her most powerful stage is at the World Lord level.

Once you reach the Immortal level, or even higher, the Zerg Queen becomes less powerful.

Moreover, Nan Cheng is not one of the seven, including Hong'er; he can only control ten thousand immortal warriors, and his overall strength is only close to that of a king-level invincible warrior. He is no longer worth enslaving.

As the cold moonlight continued to fall, the powerful kings within the illusory sea fell one after another.

In the blink of an eye, of the thousands of Zerg faction kings and immortals who were originally around, only the Immortal Queen Nan Cheng remained.

All the others, whether at the peak of the Kinghood or the limit of the Kinghood, including the One-Skull Needle King, perished.

'I've personally experienced the power of the treasured armor.'

Looking at the immortal Mother Empress Nan Cheng, whose life force showed no signs of waning, Lu Jin thought to himself.

The lack of diminishing vitality indicates that the damage to the divine body is still within 10%.

The main reason why Nan Cheng was able to hold out so well was not because the Zerg Queen had ten times the genetic bonus, but because she had a powerful armor.

(End of this chapter)