Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 201 Third Major Success, Spatial Teleportation
"Hoo~, snore~"

"Hoo~, snore~"

On the seabed deep within the endless ocean, a strange life form with an incomparably enormous divine body is sleeping.

With each breath of the strange life form, boundless, extremely cold seawater surges forth, its turbulent, frigid currents powerful enough to annihilate even the mightiest immortal gods.

And each "lu" will stir up a huge wave in this vast ocean of time and space.

Fortunately, there were no other living beings in the entire vast ocean space.

As expected, the Water Beast God did not leave the house and was sleeping peacefully in the Water Beast God Temple.

It's no wonder the Water Beast God is fast asleep. After inheriting the Beast God's position, it's similar to refining a Law Godhead. Once the secret technique reaches its peak, apart from the influence of treasures, one's strength can never be improved.

With no room for improvement, one naturally gives up.

However, the appearance of this water beast god is quite different from the image of the innate water beast god with a deer body and four hooves that Lu Jin remembered.

There, slumbering on the seabed deep in the ocean, lay a water beast god, its body stretching for millions of kilometers. At first glance, it resembled a whale, its entire body emanating the primordial laws of water and space fusion.

Its head and torso are enormous, and it is dark blue in color. It has three pairs of huge pelvic fins and a dorsal fin that extends from the head to the tail.

Its enormous body was covered by a layer of close-fitting armor, which resembled dense fish scales and shimmered with an icy blue light.

Even from God's perspective, the Water Beast God still gave Lu Jin a feeling of directly facing the fundamental laws of the fusion of water and space in the universe, far surpassing the Water Beast God statue.

At this moment, Lu Jin felt that his original plan to plant spies in the 'Beast God Realm' of the Starry Sky Beast Ancestor and obtain various Beast God statues for free could be declared null and void.

Although the Eight Directions Beast Gods of the Ancestral God Sect are not innate beast gods, they have already ascended to the position of beast god, and they are also the embodiment of the eight great laws of fusion of the universe.

When used as a reference point for cultivation, its enhancement effect on the cultivation of the Fusion Law is far superior to that of the Beast God Statue.

Furthermore, Lu Jin could sense that this water beast god inexplicably gave him a sense of perfection, clearly indicating that not only was its divine body enormous, but it also possessed perfect genes.

Perhaps the Eight Directions Beast Gods of the Ancestral God Sect are positions where the successor can obtain the template of the innate beast god and quickly approach the level of the innate beast god in terms of various strength factors.

Otherwise, Lu Jin would not understand why his strength had increased so dramatically after inheriting the position of Beast God.

Unconsciously, Lu Jin's main body, his three avatars, and all the Blood God Child incarnations were all immersed in it.

Even the many Blood Gods who were still active on the battlefields outside the realm were teleported back to the original core world within the Time Palace to comprehend the laws of water and space fusion.

At this very moment, the sleeping Water Beast God was unaware that a super freeloader was taking advantage of him.

Time passed, and more than a month later.

Purple Thorn Island, the island's main palace.

Suddenly, an incomparably domineering and chilling aura enveloped the entire palace.

Noticing this commotion, Lu Jin, who was comprehending the law of water and space fusion in a corner of the palace courtyard, immediately withdrew from his cultivation.

"The guardian beast god has arrived."

The man in black robes stood up, said something to Lu Jin, and then stepped into the main hall.

"come in."

Soon, a slightly high-pitched voice, penetrating straight to the soul, rang out from the main hall.

Lu Jin immediately entered the main hall.

Upon entering the hall, Lu Jin saw a figure reclining cross-legged on the throne.

This is a strange creature resembling a dragon, clad in fiery armor, with wings on its back, its head held high, looking down below.

Just by lying there, Lu Jin felt as if he had been plunged into an endless world of flames, with the entire space-time around him filled with fire. This strange life form was the master of this space-time.

If it so desires, a single thought is enough to cause its instant demise, even if it possesses a top-tier armor set comparable to a supreme treasure.

"Greetings, Island Lord."

Lu Jin bowed respectfully to the guardian beast god reclining on the throne.

Judging from the laws he has mastered, this guardian beast god follows the path of the Fire and Void Beast God.

To be honest, aside from spying through the Kunlun Mirror, this guardian beast god who is currently the master of Zijing Island is the first time Lu Jin has truly seen the Lord of the Universe.

After scrutinizing Lu Jin, the Beast God of the Guardian Sect smiled and said, "From this moment on, you are the inheritor of Purple Thorn Island. First, I grant you the privilege of entering the 'World of Glory'."

As he spoke, an object resembling a quantum computer appeared out of thin air and then landed in front of Lu Jin.

"The World of Glory is a key virtual world of my Ancestral God Cult, similar to a human virtual universe. This is a receiving sensor. You will know the details after you log in."

"Thank you, Island Master."

Lu Jin took the receiver from Glory World.

"I also grant you the right to enter the Land of Inheritance, the Land of Treasures, and the Land of Secrets."

The dragon-headed guardian beast god paused, then asked, "Did you see the three water curtains outside the palace?"

Lu Jin nodded.

"That is the inheritance channel. You can enter after I grant you permission."

The three water curtains lead to three different locations: the one on the left leads to the Land of Inheritance, the one in the middle leads to the Land of Treasure, and the one on the right leads to the Secret Realm.

The Land of Inheritance is where you receive the inheritance of the Beast God and test your understanding of the laws of fusion.

The Treasure Land is the hiding place of treasures left behind by the successive generations of Beast Gods, Guardian Beast Gods, and super-strong cultivators of the Beast God Path of my Ancestral God Sect. There are massive amounts of treasures there.
The Secret Realm: If you wish to explore the Ancestral Mystic Realm, you can follow that passage to enter its depths.

The Ancestral Mystic Realm is the most mysterious secret realm in the universe.
The Land of Inheritance, the Land of Treasures, the Land of Secrets, and the World of Glory are the four places you need to familiarize yourself with on Purple Thorn Island to receive your inheritance.

First, build your dwelling, then proceed to the Land of Heritage.

"Yes, Island Master."

Lu Jin bowed respectfully.

"Little one, what's your name? What kind of special life form are you?"

The dragon-headed guardian beast god asked.

Lu Jin said, "Reporting to the Island Lord, my name is Youming, and I am a special life form based on the Water-Air Fusion Law, named: Water Qilin."

"The King of the Underworld, the Water Qilin?"

Raising its massive dragon head, the two dragon whiskers twitched slightly, and the dragon-headed guardian beast god muttered something.

Then, a three-inch round bead shimmering with five colors—gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—appeared out of thin air and landed in front of Lu Jin. The dragon-headed guardian beast god said, "Little fellow, this five-colored bead is bestowed upon you. Go."

"Thank you, Island Lord, for bestowing this treasure."

Lu Jin's eyes lit up, and he quickly thanked her respectfully before leaving the temple.

After leaving the temple, Lu Jin used his mental energy to penetrate the five-colored beads and quickly understood the type and grade of the treasure.

'As expected of the Ancestral God Sect, they're incredibly generous; their greeting gift is just an ordinary soul treasure.'

After examining it for a while, Lu Jin put away the 'five-colored bead' and thought to himself.

Just because he was a special life form, the guardian beast god who served as the lord of Zijing Island gave him an ordinary soul treasure—a very kind person, no, a very kind dragon.

It should be noted that the value of soul-type treasures must be calculated based on at least one level higher.

The value of an ordinary soul treasure is even greater than that of a common top-tier treasure.

That means he cheated; otherwise, such a treasure would undoubtedly be a core treasure for any immortal god.

If there were trading channels, bartering could be used to exchange this five-colored bead for several top-tier treasures of relatively ordinary quality.

This one treasure alone could make his wealth even greater than that of an ordinary king.

In addition, Lu Jin also verified one point.

His disguise of supernatural powers could not be seen through by the Lord of the Universe, at least not by this dragon-headed guardian beast god.

On Zijing Island, there are currently over 100 million inheritors of the craft.

After leaving the island lord's palace, Lu Jin arrived at the location designated by the Fei Cang clan elder who had led the way earlier and began constructing his dwelling.

To be precise, it means releasing a pre-built palace.

With a thought, Lu Jin conjured up a nearly one-kilometer-long, one-width, and one-height azure palace that was originally in the World Ring, and it landed steadily on the ground.

The World Lord's power can create all things, making it very convenient to build dwellings.

While the level of immortal divine power is higher than that of world power, it does not have the function of generating all things.

Zijing Island is not his own territory. Unless he disguises himself and goes to the treasure land to collect treasure, Lu Jin will not reveal that he is only a World Lord level if he can avoid being exposed.

It doesn't matter if the higher-ups of the Ancestral God Sect know that the Water Kirin's avatar is a Realm Lord.

After all, the Water Kirin clone is a special life form with perfect genes, and for the Ancestral God Cult, it is naturally one of their own.

The Ancestral God Cult follows the original will of the primordial universe and has no vested interests with other forces in the universe. Even if they knew this, they wouldn't tell anyone.

However, if the inheritors of the alien race find out, then things could get very different.

Everything else is fine, but we must not let the alien races associate the Water Qilin clone with the infamous Demon Slayer King, who also follows the path of a water beast god.

The Blood God's incarnation has no soul and is not afraid of the Lord of the Universe unleashing his ultimate attack at point-blank range, but the Water Kirin clone does not have this ability.

After the residence was completed, Lu Jin did not stay long. He went to the square in front of the main palace of Zijing Island again and entered the fountain water curtain on the left.

He was quite eager to inherit the law of water and air fusion.

Stepping into the fountain's water curtain, the space shifted, and before Lu Jin could even see the surrounding scenery clearly, she felt a terrifying pressure envelop her.

"Boom——"

The pressure was extremely strong, making Lu Jin feel as if a neutron star was pressing down on him, and it was also accompanied by a soul-shaking pressure.

Fortunately, although the pressure was intense, it was still within Lu Jin's tolerance level.

Looking around, Lu Jin saw that he was standing in a void, with a large amount of black mist filling the distance.

In the void, a meteorite floated, and sitting cross-legged on it was a wolf-headed powerhouse clad in purple battle armor, exuding a terrifying aura.

Judging from his appearance, he was a cosmic venerable from the werewolf branch of the human race. "You must be the King of the Underworld. My name is Jiufeng."

The werewolf expert glanced at Lu Jin and said with a smile.

"Greetings, Venerable Jiufeng."

Lu Jin bowed respectfully.

Lu Jin couldn't immediately recall who this powerful individual was, given that he was from a branch of the human werewolf race.

But when you say you are 'Jiufeng', he immediately remembers it.

Venerable Jiufeng, one of the seven overlords of the human race, is also one of the divine generals of the Ancestral God Sect. His strength is on the same level as his teacher, the Lord of Tianshuang Kingdom.

It wasn't information obtained from within the human race, but rather from the original text.

Sitting cross-legged on the meteorite, Venerable Jiufeng said, "This is the important place of inheritance of the Ancestral God Sect, so it naturally has a pressure on the divine body and soul imprint. If one does not have the strength to be a king, one will probably perish directly."

It is precisely because of this that none of the hundreds of millions of inheritors of the Ancestral God Sect are weaker than those who have been granted the title of King.

Do you see the black fog around us?

As he spoke, Venerable Jiufeng pointed to the black mist that enveloped the surrounding void.

Lu Jin nodded.

Venerable Jiufeng: "Enter the black mist and receive the inheritance."

"Yes."

After bowing, Lu Jin flew towards the black mist surrounding this void.

As soon as he entered the black mist, Lu Jin felt an incredible and irresistible mysterious power descend upon him.

Completely powerless to resist, Lu Jin stood frozen in mid-air.

With its blank expression and relatively small size, the mythical beast gives it a rather adorable appearance at first glance.

"laugh!"

Immediately afterwards, as if possessed by a ghost, a surge of world power involuntarily shot out from the right forelimb claw of the water unicorn clone, quickly condensing into a law rune.

One after another, mysterious runes of law appeared, and Lu Jin, out of control, began to demonstrate his mastery of the law of water-space fusion.

Starting from the most basic and simple parts, I gradually improved, expressing all my insights.

As more and more Law Runes emerged, strands of Law Runes intertwined around them, seemingly forming a magnificent world of Laws.

Lu Jin understood that this was a special inheritance mechanism of the Ancestral God Sect, testing the level of the inheritor's comprehension of the laws of integration.

After a long while, the mysterious force dissipated, and Lu Jin stopped demonstrating the Water-Air Fusion Law.

It has to be said that this water unicorn clone was out of control, but the main body, other clones, and avatars could all clearly sense it, which was really strange.

Without a second thought, the mysterious power descended once more.

"Third level!"

A powerful voice resounded directly in Lu Jin's mind.

It wasn't a universal language, but Lu Jin instantly understood that it meant 'the third level'.

As the sound rang out and echoed in his mind, Lu Jin felt as if he had fallen into a strange illusion.

In this strange and illusory realm, the mysteries of the third level of the Water-Air Fusion Law, which he had not yet comprehended, were constantly being revealed to him in the most subtle way.

It was as if some inexplicable power had broken down all the mysteries of the third level of the water-space fusion law inch by inch, and then carefully explained them to him.

It was as if a powerful master was passing on his skills, forcefully pouring all the mysteries into his mind.

It is far superior to comprehending the statue of the Water Beast God, or even to viewing the Water Beast God's true form remotely through the Kunlun Mirror.

The main body, its three avatars, and all the Blood God's incarnations share a single consciousness; what any one body sees is equivalent to what all bodies can see.

Currently, the Water Kirin clone is trapped in a strange illusion. The main body, the Time Dragon clone, the Netherworld Blood Sea clone, and tens of thousands of Blood God Child avatars all clearly sensed all the mysteries of the third level of the Water-Void Fusion Law.

Lu Jin wasted no time. Apart from the Blood God Child avatar in the Chaos City of the Initial Universe, all his other bodies were fully engaged in comprehending the Water-Void Fusion Law under the thousand-fold time acceleration of the Time Palace.

After an unknown amount of time, the strange illusionary power dissipated, and the surrounding black mist formed a strong repulsive force, abruptly pushing Lu Jin away.

Like a cannonball being fired, the water unicorn clone was thrown backward and flew out of the black mist's range, almost rolling on the ground like a gourd.

'The Beast God's inheritance is truly wondrous! Previously, I had only just entered the third level of the Water-Void Beast God Path, but now it feels like I'm almost halfway through the third level.'

Lu Jin wasn't annoyed; a smile she couldn't hide was playing on her lips.

It's a pity that he forgot most of the profound mysteries of the third level of the Water-Air Fusion Law that had been instilled into his mind after leaving that illusion; he could only remember a limited amount.

At this moment, Venerable Jiufeng's voice rang out again: "The Land of Inheritance is a natural birthplace of the universe, and is extremely mysterious."

Each time you come to receive the inheritance, the place of inheritance will test your progress in comprehending the laws of fusion.

Each beast god inheritance is divided into seven levels. If one has fully comprehended the first two levels but has not comprehended or has failed to comprehend the third level, then the inheritance in the inheritance ground will be the third level inheritance.

If one has already comprehended the third level, the inheritance received will be the fourth level.

"King of the Underworld, which level are you at? Have you gained anything?"

Lu Jin nodded and said, "Reporting to Your Excellency, I have obtained the third level, and it has been very rewarding."

"Haha, it's good that you've gained something. When you get back, remember to study the Path of the Beast God carefully."

During the process of careful contemplation, some of the memories you couldn't recall when you received the transmission will reappear.

Venerable Jiufeng smiled and reminded him.

The Netherworld King before us is of special origin. After becoming the inheritor of the Ancestral God Sect, as long as he doesn't die, his future prospects are not bad.

Moreover, according to the information he found in the virtual universe, the Underworld King also joined the human race's camp while training in the extraterrestrial battlefield.

Having come to the Ancestral God Cult and being a special life form close to the human race, Venerable Jiufeng, who was of human origin, was willing to express his goodwill in a small way.

"Thank you for your guidance, Venerable One."

Although she already knew, Lu Jin was still grateful.

He would not refuse the goodwill of someone who was not a hostile power.

"Ah."

Nodding slightly, Venerable Jiufeng continued, "The Beast God's inheritance is divided into seven levels. Apart from the first time you come to receive the inheritance, you will have one free opportunity to receive the inheritance each time you comprehend a level."

If you comprehend the third level, you can receive the fourth level of inheritance for free.

However, each free opportunity is only available once. To obtain another chance to inherit the legacy, you must go to the Glory World. You will learn the details once you enter the Glory World.

As he spoke, Venerable Jiufeng paused, his expression turning serious: "Let me remind you of two last points."

First, killing is prohibited within the Five-Colored Aurora Lake area. Sparring and competition are allowed, but if you attempt to kill your opponent, you will be attacked by the Five-Colored Aurora Lake.

Secondly, every inheritor on Purple Thorn Island has a palace or mansion. Unless led or agreed upon by the master, other powerful individuals are prohibited from entering. Violators will be annihilated by the Five-Colored Aurora Lake.

Remember these two points, go! The exit from the Land of Heritage is just behind you.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After bowing respectfully, Lu Jin left the Land of Inheritance through the exit passage in the void behind him, which was rippling with transparent waves.

On Zijing Island, in the square in front of the island's main palace.

Emerging from the fountain's water curtain, Lu Jin transformed into a streak of light and flew directly back to his mansion and palace on Zijing Island.

After returning to his residence, Lu Jin devoted all his energy to comprehending the laws of water and space fusion.

This applies not only to the Water Kirin clone, but also to the main body, the two clones, and all the Blood God Child incarnations.

After receiving the inheritance, his understanding of the Water-Air Fusion Law is just one step away from achieving the third major accomplishment comparable to the 20th level of the Sky Bridge. He needs to make up for it as soon as possible.

Once you comprehend the law of water and air fusion and reach the third level of mastery, you will be on par with the 20th level of the Sky Bridge.

Aside from the gap in minor realms, he is only one step away from achieving the complete World Lord stage as planned: creating his own immortal-level ultimate secret technique.

Time flies, and more than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The water unicorn clone, which had been lying coiled inside the mansion, opened its bright blue eyes, and the water-space fusion law fluctuations emanating from its body gradually calmed down.

'Unfortunately, my comprehension speed has returned to normal.'

A hint of regret flashed in Lu Jin's eyes.

The next moment, a slight fluctuation of spatial laws appeared, and the figure of the water unicorn clone disappeared directly in the center of the hall and appeared near the entrance of the hall.

Immediately afterwards, the water unicorn clones frequently used teleportation.

In an instant, the entire palace was filled with afterimages left by the Water Kirin's clones.

This spatial teleportation was not achieved by Lu Jin using his innate secret technique 'Mastery of Space', nor did he rely on any treasures. Instead, it was simply a result of his own mastery of the laws of space.

With the help of the inheritance, and after more than ten days of comprehension by the Water Kirin clone, and more than ten thousand days of comprehension by the main body, the two clones, and the tens of thousands of Blood God Child incarnations in the Time Palace, he not only raised his mastery of the Water-Space Fusion Law to the third level of perfection, but also comprehended the spatial teleportation, one of the three great mysteries of space.

At this moment, his understanding of the laws has reached the peak of the King level.

Of course, even among the third level of the Water-Air Integration Law, there are varying degrees of depth.

For example, the peak of the King-level realm who comprehends one superior profound mystery is comparable to the peak of the King-level realm who comprehends three superior profound mysteries. Although there is no qualitative difference between the two, the actual difference is not small.

Right now, let alone the fourth level of the Water-Space Fusion Law at the level of a Cosmic Venerable, he is still far from the third level of perfection.

However, thanks to his comprehension of the Fusion Law at the third level of mastery, coupled with his perfect genes, the hundredfold amplitude secret technique, the immortal-level peak secret technique, and the treasure set comparable to a supreme treasure, even without any domain treasures, his strength is no less than that of an ordinary person and close to that of an invincible king.

Even with the limitations imposed by top-tier treasures, there's a chance to kill an ordinary-level Invincible King.

Like when he fished in the Fourth Heaven Realm, the invincible king from the Behemoth royal family of the demon race that tore open the Radiant Paradise Domain.

If it were now, it certainly wouldn't be able to forcefully break through the restrictions of top-tier domain treasures again with its powerful claws.

As long as the opponent cannot break through the restrictions of the domain treasure, even if the invincible king is equipped with the treasure armor, he can slowly grind the opponent to death.

(End of this chapter)