Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 235 Purifying and Destroying the World with Karmic Fire
Twenty years after the primordial universe, another twenty thousand years have passed in the Lingxiao Palace, where time has been accelerated a thousand times.

The 36 lotus plants in the semi-circular lotus pond inside the Lingxiao Palace have grown at the fastest rate in the past 50,000 years.

After absorbing a massive amount of divine source liquid and countless universe master-level life source crystals, it finally grew to the upper limit allowed by the original universe.

As Lu Jinxin thought, the three lotus plants in the semi-circular lotus pond—one a karmic fire red lotus, one a world-purifying white lotus, and one a world-destroying black lotus—transformed into streams of red, white, and black light and disappeared into the three lotus platforms with twelve petals.

Immediately afterwards, the three lotus platforms transformed into the supreme treasure of the domain type, the "Karmic Fire Lotus," the supreme treasure of the soul type, the "Purifying Lotus," and the supreme treasure of the defense type, the "World-Destroying Lotus."

The 'World-Destroying Lotus', which grows from the Black Lotus Seed of Destruction, exists in two forms.

When not recognized as a master or used, it takes the form of 'World-Destroying Lotus'; when used, it transforms into the form of 'World-Destroying Divine Armor'.

Looking at the crimson lotus with twelve petals, the white lotus with twelve petals, and the black lotus with twelve petals floating above the lotus pond, Lu Jin raised his hand and summoned the three supreme treasures to his front.

After releasing the original treasures of the same type from their mastery and putting them away, three streams of ethereal divine power shot out and were respectively injected into the Karmic Fire Lotus, the Purifying Lotus, and the Annihilating Lotus. Lu Jin then began the process of recognizing and refining them.

Ultimate treasures generally have certain requirements for recognizing a master, and are mostly related to willpower.

If it were an ordinary supreme treasure, Lu Jin, Zi Nishang, and Hong'er, the other six, might not have been able to successfully recognize it as their master.

After all, their cultivation time is still short, and they do not have the corresponding favorable cultivation conditions, so willpower is not their strong point.

Even all the powerful figures in the Heavenly Court are like this.

However, these supreme treasures, which grow from the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Seed, the Purifying World White Lotus Seed, and the Annihilating World Black Lotus Seed, may be derivatives of the heaven-defying treasures produced by external cheats, but they do not require a master.

Of course, it's not that it's absolutely nonexistent, but rather that its existence is equivalent to its non-existence.

The supreme and most precious Karmic Fire Lotus and the World-Destroying Lotus can be recognized as masters simply by those with divine power; they only need to be immortal or higher-level beings.

As for the Soul-type Pure Lotus, all that is needed is to possess a soul, and the strength of that soul must be no less than a hundred times that of a peak World Lord's soul. Similarly, any immortal with a soul can recognize it as their master.

Moreover, not only were the requirements for recognizing a master extremely low, but it was also similar to the heaven-defying treasures given by cheat codes. As soon as the ethereal divine power was injected, Lu Jin quickly completed the recognition process, and a large amount of feedback information flooded into his mind.

On the surface, the Karmic Fire Lotus is the most powerful treasure of the fire attribute, while the Purifying Lotus and the Annihilating Lotus are the most powerful treasures of the light attribute.

But this is not the case.

The three types of precious lotuses all grow from lotus seeds nurtured by the twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the twelve-grade Purifying White Lotus, and the twelve-grade Annihilating Black Lotus, all treasures of the Divine King.

How could a divine king's treasure be a treasure with only a single lower-level law attribute?

The three types of precious lotuses, each inheriting the attributes of a twelve-tiered lotus platform of a god-king level, are all supreme treasures of their respective categories.

It possesses two superior laws, eight inferior laws, eight fusion laws, and even the spacetime fusion law, and can freely change its attributes.

After taking the three precious lotuses into his body, Lu Jin instantly teleported out of the Lingxiao Palace.

"Shh!"

The next moment, Lu Jin's figure appeared above the endless golden sea of ​​clouds hundreds of light-years away from Lingxiao Palace.

As his consciousness sank into his soul, Lu Jin saw a white lotus with twelve petals, sitting within his own soul, which had transformed into the Water Beast God.

With a change of heart, the white lotus that guarded the soul changed color, transforming into an ice-blue lotus with twelve petals.

At this moment, the Pure Lotus, the most powerful treasure of all soul types, transformed into a water-space fusion attribute.

In addition to the soul-protecting effect that all soul-type treasures possess, the Pure Lotus is also a supreme treasure for soul attacks.

As a supreme and powerful treasure, the Pure Lotus has seven layers of secret patterns.

A cosmic venerable with a hundredfold increase in life genes can activate the first level of secret runes, and his soul attack power reaches the level of a first-order cosmic lord.

A cosmic venerable with ten thousand times the life gene can activate the second layer of secret runes, and the power of his soul attack can reach the level of a third-order cosmic lord.

The Universe Lord, with ten thousand times the life genes, can activate the third layer of secret runes, and his soul attack power reaches the level of a fifth-order Universe Lord.

The last four layers of secret runes require at least the soul power to reach the level of a true god to activate, or they can be activated through special treasures, divine power burning techniques, or other means.

The fourth level of secret runes has the power of a seventh-tier soul attack; the fifth level of secret runes has the power of an eighth-tier soul attack; the sixth level of secret runes has the power of a ninth-tier soul attack; and the seventh level of secret runes has the power of a tenth-tier soul attack.

Of course, the corresponding level of soul attack power that can be unleashed after activating the secret runes refers to the state of burning divine power.

Then, with a thought, Lu Jin transformed the World-Destroying Lotus into the World-Destroying Divine Armor, and a set of full-body black armor instantly materialized.

Immediately afterwards, a dark black light emanated from his right palm and back, and a dark black battle sword and three pairs of dark black wings emerged.

The next second, his full-body armor, the sword in his hand, and the three pairs of wings on his back all changed from jet black to ice blue.

In the Devouring Starry Sky, there are many treasures with multiple functions.

For example, Luo Feng's Wings of Killing Wu in the original novel are not only wing-type treasures, but can also be used to create armor.

Another example is the supreme and most precious weapon, the Yan Jun Staff, which is not only a staff-type weapon but can also be used to create armor.

The World-Destroying Armor, which is transformed from the World-Destroying Lotus, is similar, capable of generating melee weapons and flying wings, but its grade will be lowered by one level, placing it at the pinnacle of supreme treasure.

The World Destroyer Armor also has seven layers of secret runes.

A cosmic venerable with a hundredfold life gene can activate the first level of secret runes, making him immune to material attacks below the first-order cosmic lord level. If the material attack he receives reaches the first order or above, it can be weakened to one-thousandth.

A cosmic venerable with ten thousand times the life gene can activate the second layer of secret runes, making him immune to material attacks below the third-order cosmic lord level. If the material attack he receives reaches the third order or above, it can be weakened to one ten-thousandth.

The Universe Lord, with ten thousand times the life genes, can activate the third layer of secret runes, making him immune to material attacks below the fifth-order Universe Lord level. If the material attack he receives reaches the fifth order or above, it can be weakened to one ten-thousandth.

The last four layers of secret runes require at least the divine power to reach the level of a true god to activate, or it can be achieved through special treasures, divine power burning techniques, and other factors.

The fourth layer of secret runes can grant immunity to material attacks below the sixth rank, but if the material attack reaches the sixth rank or above, it can be weakened to one millionth.

The fifth layer of secret runes grants immunity to attacks from substances below the seventh rank.

The sixth layer of secret runes grants immunity to attacks from substances below the eighth rank.

The seventh layer of secret runes grants immunity to attacks from substances below the ninth rank.

It can reduce the amount of material damage received to one millionth, which is also the highest material damage reduction ratio of the Supreme Treasure Armor.

As for the derived battle sword and three pairs of wings, the battle sword is no different from ordinary peak-level treasure weapons, but the three pairs of wings are quite special.

Each of the three pairs of wings has a secret pattern.

The secret patterns on the first pair of wings have a 'time-space acceleration' effect.

Mastering the complete laws of higher space or higher time is sufficient to activate it. The secret runes on the second pair of wings possess the 'mastery of space and time' effect of a cosmic lord.

Mastering a complete set of superior laws and comprehending the three profound mysteries of another set of superior laws, one can activate the law once their understanding of the laws reaches the level of a cosmic overlord.

Of course, this is limited to the cosmic overlord's understanding of the Time and Space Dao. If it is only the seventh level of the Beast God Dao's fusion law, and one has not mastered the three profound mysteries of another superior law, then the secret patterns on the second pair of wings cannot be activated.

The secret runes on the third pair of wings possess the effect of a true god's 'words become law,' capable of manipulating and breaking the laws governing the universe, and can be activated by one's own mastery of space and time.

'With the secret runes of a second pair of wings, could I use them to disguise myself as the Lord of the Universe?'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

With his current strength, he could easily impersonate the Lord of the Universe using the illusion technique.

But he really doesn't possess the 'mastery of space and time' that all the Lords of the Universe have, and he can't fake it.

However, thanks to the second pair of World-Destroying God Wings derived from the World-Destroying God Armor, this disguise became flawless, except that it could not revive life.

Putting away the World-Destroying Divine Armor, Lu Jin activated the Karmic Fire Lotus, a supreme treasure of the domain type.

In an instant, boundless crimson light burst forth, filling an area of ​​several light-years with endless crimson flames.

Then, Lu Jin's thoughts shifted, and the endless crimson flames within his domain transformed into ice-blue flames.

Within this domain, which is several light-years in diameter, even space itself was burned into nothingness by the icy flames containing extremely low temperatures.

'The bright moon rises over the sea!'

Lu Jin silently urged himself on, activating what was once a peak Immortal-level secret technique, but after tens of thousands of years within the Lingxiao Palace, it had now been elevated to the ultimate secret technique of a cosmic overlord.

'Whoosh whoosh whoosh—'

An endless roar of surging tides resounded, and with the blessing of the domain's supreme treasure, a phantom, boundless ocean with a diameter of several light-years descended, and a bright moon, spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers, rapidly rose from the phantom ocean.

As the enormous, bright moon rotated, the cool moonlight formed by the power of the fusion of water and space showered down, causing the surrounding space to vanish.

After carefully experiencing it, Lu Jin dispelled the secret technique and put away the endless blue light flame domain.

The supreme and most precious armor, the God of Annihilation Armor, combines the effects of a melee weapon and wings.

But when it comes to 'part-time work', it's really not as good as the equally powerful and precious Karmic Fire Lotus.

After all, even domain treasures can be used as ranged attack treasures.

Moreover, unlike the World-Destroying Divine Armor, which is derived from only the top-grade peak treasure level melee weapon and three pairs of flying wings.

The domain power formed by the supreme and powerful treasure, the Karmic Fire Lotus, is sufficient to unleash the power of an ordinary supreme and powerful treasure psychic weapon when used as a psychic weapon.

He possesses three supreme treasures: the Pure Lotus, the Karmic Fire Lotus, and the Annihilation Lotus.

Lu Jin obtained, on top of the supreme treasures of the domain, soul, and armor categories, a supreme treasure of the soul attack category, a common supreme treasure of the mind weapon, a supreme treasure of the peak category of wings, and a supreme treasure of the peak category of melee weapon that can be changed at will.

'Equivalent to a supremely powerful telekinetic weapon. It seems the wielder's secret techniques still need to be employed?'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

Lu Jin admitted that when comprehending the Dao of the Beast God, martial artists have an advantage over controllers, especially beast-like creatures such as the Golden Horned Beast that are close to the innate Beast God.

However, when factors such as life genes, understanding of laws, secret techniques, and supreme treasures are the same, there is no difference in strength between the martial artist and the controller in a one-on-one duel.

When facing multiple opponents, a controller skilled in group attacks can definitely achieve more victories than a martial artist.

Just like the range of a secret technique attack, 'The Moon Rises Over the Sea,' which overlaps with the domain formed by the Karmic Fire Lotus, has a diameter of several light-years under the enhancement of the icy blue flame domain.

With such a large killing range, what difference would it make if there were hundreds or thousands of enemies if they couldn't kill him?

If you can't kill him by focusing fire and fight him to the death, then everyone will die!
Moreover, with the palace's treasures in his possession, he could completely hide inside the palace's treasures and use the controller's secret techniques.

After some testing, Lu Jin teleported back to Lingxiao Palace.

His gaze shifted to the remaining 33 lotus plants in the semi-circular lotus pond. With a thought, Lu Jin transformed the 33 lotus plants into treasures and flew to his front.

Lu Jin himself recognized three sets of equipment as his own, and assigned two of them to the Water Kirin clone and the Time Dragon clone.

The third set was stored in the external storage space, and through the external storage space, the Pure Lotus was given to the Netherworld Blood Sea clone.

The Karmic Fire Lotus and the World-Destroying Lotus will be reserved for the future strongest Blood God Child incarnation.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Jin waved his hand, and the remaining eight sets of clothes fell in front of Zi Nishang and Hong'er and the other seven.

"This is."

Zi Ni Chang looked at the three lotus platforms in front of her, each with twelve petals—red, white, and black—and then at the three incredibly mysterious lotus plants remaining in the semi-circular lotus pond. She hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Lu Jin nodded and said, "As you thought, these treasures all grew from those lotus plants."

The crimson lotus platform is called the Karmic Fire Lotus, a supreme treasure of the domain category, and can also be used as a supreme treasure for ranged attacks.

The white lotus platform is called the Pure Lotus, a supreme treasure of the soul type, possessing both soul defense and soul attack capabilities.

The black lotus platform, named the World-Destroying Lotus, can transform into the most powerful treasure armor, and can also generate top-grade peak treasure melee weapons and flying wings.

"The most powerful treasure?"

Zi Nishang blinked involuntarily.

"No wonder it requires so much divine source liquid and life source crystal."

Hong'er and the other seven suddenly realized.

Over the past fifty thousand years in the Lingxiao Palace, they have witnessed Lu Jin pouring divine source liquid and universe-level life source crystals into the lotus pond quite often.

It is no exaggeration to say that over the past 50,000 years, the energy absorbed by the thirty-six lotus plants has probably exceeded the total divine power reserves of all immortal and higher-level life forms in the primordial universe, except for the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

Especially in the last 20,000 years, if their ghostly avatars hadn't been in an environment with a hundred times the time acceleration and possessed a high-level primordial treasure that increased the recovery speed of divine power by ten thousand times, they simply wouldn't have been able to supply the energy needs for the growth of those 36 lotus plants.

Lu Jin waved his hand and said, "Familiarize yourself with the treasure as soon as possible. Ten thousand years later, in the Lingxiao Palace, hunt down the Demon Race Universe Lord and forge the prestige of our Heavenly Court."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

The eight women in purple robes responded in unison.

(End of this chapter)