Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 248 Black-Patterned Stone Pillar, Willpower Training Ground
Half a year later.

In the cosmic sea, a blood-red palace treasure teleported out of a natural wormhole.

After surveying the surroundings and confirming that there was no danger, Lu Jin, inside the Blood Sea Demon Palace, dropped a Kunlun Token as a coordinate.

Wherever he went, Lu Jin would leave behind a Kunlun token as a location coordinate to facilitate future travel.

Just like a cosmic ruler under the Heavenly Court, if he encounters a powerful enemy in the cosmic sea, he can arrive at the scene in the shortest time if the Kunlun Token is nearby.

Meanwhile, within the Netherworld God Kingdom, a Blood God Child, using a map recorded by the human race indicating the route to the spaceship, quickly calculated the distance for the next space traversal.

Soon, the Blood God Child in the Divine Kingdom communicated with the Kunlun Mirror through his consciousness, and with a thought, teleported the Blood Sea Demon Palace back to the Divine Kingdom.

Immediately afterwards, the remote observation perspective traversed space and located the calculated coordinates.

Seeing that the chaotic airflow was much thinner than in other parts of the cosmic sea within the exploration range of hundreds of billions of kilometers in diameter, and that there was no fatal danger, Lu Jin teleported the Blood Sea Demon Palace there again.

"Shh!"

In the void where the chaotic air currents were slightly thin, a blood-red palace treasure appeared out of thin air.

Looking around, Lu Jin's gaze quickly settled on the scenery tens of millions of light-years away.

It was an incomparably majestic ship, so large that it was only slightly smaller than a true god's small universe.

As one of the three forbidden zones of the cosmic sea, the Cosmic Boat is tens of millions of light-years high and hundreds of millions of light-years long.

The spaceship was a mottled mix of black and purple, and its hull was covered with numerous cracks and holes, making it look dilapidated.

It was as if it had been pierced by countless powerful and terrifying energy beams, and then cleaved open by a large number of weapons carrying endless power.

"Rumble--"

A continuous, overwhelming gravitational pull was released from the wrecked spaceship, frantically devouring the surrounding chaotic airflow, making the chaotic airflow around the spaceship appear very thin.

While absorbing the surrounding chaotic energy, the entire spaceship also constantly releases boundless and terrifying power.

Enormous rivers of fire swirled around the ship, a vast sea of ​​icy air enveloped the surroundings, massive whirlwinds raged, bolts of lightning tens of thousands of light-years long roared, and dazzling beams of multicolored light shone brilliantly. Huge, dark green vines climbed the entire ship.
Besides the boundless terrifying power, the spaceship was surrounded by a large number of high-speed flying objects, which were fragments that had broken off from the spaceship's hull after countless ages ago.

Although named fragments, they are actually enormous, ranging from tens of billions of kilometers to hundreds of light-years in size.

Furthermore, according to information recorded by the tribe, these fragments, though seemingly separated from the spaceship, cannot actually be taken away by any means.

It was as if an unbreakable, invisible rope bound these fragments, large and small, together with the spaceship.

What makes the spaceship most awe-inspiring to the powerful beings in the cosmic sea is that it can not only devour chaotic energy and convert it into energy, but also devour small cosmic debris as a source of energy for the spaceship.

Just like now, beneath the damaged spaceship, a small, damaged universe is being gradually swallowed up by the spaceship.

Feeding on the miniature universe of a true god, it's hard to imagine the power a complete cosmic vessel would possess.

'Finally arrived. The spaceship contains numerous secret chambers, many of which are treasures left behind by powerful individuals. Others need tokens to enter, but for me... hehehehe—'

Thinking this to himself, Lu Jin couldn't help but chuckle.

In every cycle of reincarnation, there will be true gods who attempt to break through the cycle of reincarnation.

For true gods who are going through reincarnation, if they do not have a clan, apart from the supreme treasures they use themselves, the other supreme treasures are useless.

The vast majority of true gods cannot obtain the inheritance from the Origin Continent. For them, going through reincarnation is equivalent to embarking on an unknown path, and the possibility of perishing is not small.

In order to prove their existence or to pass on their unique skills, many true gods left their legacy in various secret chambers within the cosmic vessel before embarking on the cycle of reincarnation.

Over countless reincarnations, such treasures of inheritance have accumulated to an immense extent.

Although many of the secret chambers inside the spaceship are certainly empty, and it is highly unlikely that they contain supreme treasures.

After all, supreme treasures can significantly enhance the strength of a true god and increase the success rate of venturing into the unknown cycle of reincarnation.

Even without the most powerful treasures, it is still a treasure trove in itself.

Let alone the most valuable soul-type and palace-type supreme treasures, even supreme treasure weapons would be more than Lu Jin could ever have.

Of course, most of the 'treasures' left behind by the many cycles of reincarnation do not contain supreme treasures.

However, if it is a treasure trove left behind by the powerful figures of the Wu Kingdom countless years ago, then there will be no shortage of supreme treasures, and even treasures of a level surpassing that of true gods.

For example, the 'Blood Sea Demon Armor' that roams freely among demons is a supreme treasure armor of the Void True God level.

They didn't go to the settlements set up by the human race on the outer edge of the spaceship to call for their friends.

After re-evaluating the distance, and through a round trip through the Netherworld God Kingdom, followed by another teleportation to correct the calculation error, the Blood Sea Demon Palace appeared not far from a crack in the spaceship.

The breach is quite large, stretching for hundreds of thousands of light-years and reaching a width of over a hundred light-years at its widest point. Huge vines climb around it, and countless ice crystals adorn the crack.

"Whoosh!"

The Blood Sea Demon Palace transformed into a stream of crimson light and flew directly into the breach.

As a top-grade palace treasure, the Blood Sea Demon Palace is not of a very high level, but it is almost immune to material attacks of no more than the fifth rank.

As long as he doesn't encounter a true god, Lu Jin has no fear whatsoever.

Moreover, even if he encounters a true god, as long as the other party doesn't launch a sneak attack, he will have enough time to react and teleport the Blood Sea Demon Palace back to the Netherworld.

If we encounter the Lord of the Universe, he will teleport Hong'er and the others here, and we will kill them if we can.

If they can't be killed, they can at least be suppressed within the Heavenly Cage.

Following the deep breach in the spaceship, after flying and several teleportations, the Blood Sea Demon Palace appeared in a safe place.

After determining their approximate location based on the map, the Blood God Child avatar of the Netherworld God Kingdom began calculating the direction and distance of the 'Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space'.

Compared to the endless cosmic ocean, the spaceship is not very large, only a few hundred million light-years in length, and it does not have any natural wormholes inside.

Therefore, although the maps of the interior of the spaceship recorded by the human race are severely incomplete, they are all panoramic maps, not fragmented maps.

It is entirely possible to calculate the coordinates, direction, and distance between two known locations based on a map, with only a few possible errors.

The space containing the black-patterned stone pillars is one of the areas within the spaceship that contains countless wondrous objects.

There are 16 black-veined stone pillars, also known as the 'Heavenly Demon Pillars'. Each pillar is thousands of light-years tall and exudes an endless impact of will. It is also a natural time palace.

The closer one gets to the black-patterned stone pillar, the stronger the impact on one's will becomes, and the faster time flows, making it an excellent place to hone one's will.

Coincidentally, including himself, many of the powerful figures in the Heavenly Court were basically built up from the foundation of the Godhood of Laws.

In addition, his training time is still short, so his willpower is only average.

With the help of the black-veined stone pillars, this shortcoming can undoubtedly be made up for more quickly.

In addition, there are numerous secret chambers surrounding the 16 towering black-patterned stone pillars in the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar Space. Although these chambers are only of the lowest level, the Black-Patterned level, they contain many treasures.

After all, the more advanced cyan and silver tokens were rarely obtained by the true gods of countless reincarnations in the cosmic sea.

If we disregard the treasures left behind by the powerful figures of the Wu Kingdom, the probability of finding a treasure in a black-level spatial chamber is undoubtedly higher than that in cyan and silver-level spatial chambers.

The Black-Patterned Stone Pillar area naturally became Lu Jin's first choice, as it could temper his will and held many treasures waiting for him, the "destined one".

Soon, the approximate coordinates of the black-patterned stone pillar were determined, and Lu Jin activated remote detection.

'Shuh! '

As the perspective shifted, an area with a slightly thinner layer of chaotic air came into view.

'This is precisely the area where teleportation is possible, yet there's no impact from willpower.'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

Only the highest point, the lowest point, and the outermost edges of the entire black-patterned stone pillar space contain dense chaotic air currents.

The 16 black-patterned stone pillars that are scattered in the center are surrounded by no mist whatsoever.

The area without any mist was precisely where the willpower was being challenged, and Lu Jin dared not teleport there directly.

The Kunlun Mirror's range of remote detection is relatively limited. If it gets too close to the black-patterned stone pillar, which happens to be an area with extremely strong willpower, it will be doomed as soon as it gets there.

Soul attacks are divided into ordinary soul attacks, soul penetration attacks, and soul enslavement.

If the clone suffers a normal soul attack and cannot withstand it, only the clone will die, and the main body and other clones will not be affected.

Only soul penetration attacks and soul enslavement can, through the connection between the clone and the main body and other clones, affect the main body and all clones.

But the impact of will is different. All forms of will attack can affect the main body and other clones through the Blood God Child's avatar. Lu Jin dares not court death.

Afterwards, Lu Jin teleported the Blood Sea Demon Palace, along with the Blood God Child's avatar, back to the Netherworld God Kingdom and informed Zi Ni Chang and Hong Er to come to the Netherworld God Kingdom.

"Shh!"

Before long, in the area of ​​the black-patterned stone pillars, the boundary between teleportation and non-teleportation, the supreme palace treasure Yaochi Palace descended into the void where the chaotic air currents were thin.

"Whoosh!"

Under Zi Ni Chang's control, Yaochi Palace flew towards the black-patterned stone pillar in front of it.

Looking ahead, one can see a colossal stone pillar, covered with black runes, standing tall in the far distance.

According to the records of the human race, the black-patterned stone pillar that is furthest away in front of them is the 15th black-patterned stone pillar in the black-patterned stone pillar space.

The top and bottom of the stone pillar, which is thousands of light-years high, are both deep within the endless chaotic air currents.

A vast number of enormous rocks tirelessly flew around the black-veined stone pillar.

Interspersed among these densely packed, almost endless, massive rocks are exquisitely carved black-spired buildings, almost the same size as the surrounding giant rocks.

These black-spired buildings are the secret, high-level spaces within the spaceship.

For Lu Jin, they are like blind boxes, each potentially containing a treasure, waiting for him to open.

Soon, after Yaochi Palace entered an area without chaotic energy, Lu Jin sensed the arrival of the impact of will.

However, since the distance was still far, the impact of the will formed by the black-patterned stone pillar was still very weak. Even though willpower was not Lu Jin's forte, he could easily withstand it, just like a gentle breeze.

"Hong'er, release one Titan Warrior and one Ghost Warrior." Lu Jin said to Hong'er beside him.

Lu Jin couldn't say for sure how strong the will of a Zerg warrior at the level of a master of the ultimate universe was.

However, it is also very necessary to understand the signs that they can withstand.

After all, the impact of will cannot be weakened by the palace treasure. If the impact of will in the area reaches a level that the Zerg warriors cannot withstand, then the combined attack of Hong'er and her seven companions will be useless.

Even after the Legion's combined attack was destroyed, Hong'er and her six companions still possessed the strength of a fifth-tier Universe Lord thanks to the power of their supreme treasure.

However, the difference between the fifth and eighth orders is not small.

Therefore, even if a powerful alien being within the Black Pattern Stone Pillar area possesses a treasure that Lu Jin is destined to possess, he will still place the battlefield in an area that the Zerg warriors can withstand.

"Ah."

Hong'er nodded slightly, and manifested the Mother Nest within the Yaochi Palace, releasing a Titan Warrior and a Ghost Warrior.

As time went by, the Yaochi Palace drew ever closer, and the impact of the will formed by the No. 15 black-patterned stone pillar grew stronger and stronger.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

It felt as if millions of troops were fighting and roaring, flooding his mind, forcing Lu Jin to concentrate and resist.

In the primordial universe and the cosmic sea, means of attacking with one's will are extremely rare, and means of defending against such attacks are even rarer.

At least the treasures used by his main body and his three avatars, including the Pure Lotus, the most powerful soul-type treasure, do not have the effect of resisting or weakening attacks of will.

Not long after, when the flow of time reached 300 times that of the outside world, Lu Jin waved his hand solemnly.

A perfect genetic universe overlord, aside from the size of his divine body and his strongest innate secret techniques, he is comparable to a first-order universe lord.

Having only enjoyed the good times and never experienced hardship along the way, Lu Jin's willpower can only be described as average.

The intensity of the impact on his will here was already close to his limit.

Seeing this, Zi Nishang controlled Yaochi Palace to remain suspended in place.

Zi Nishang asked, "Should we step back a little?"

"No need, please wait a moment."

Lu Jin shook his head and threw a Kunlun Token at a huge rock not far from Yaochi Palace.

Then, with a thought, the Northern Heavenly Gate, one of the four gates of the celestial realms, manifested and descended into the Yaochi Palace.

Lu Jin summoned the Northern Heavenly Gate to verify an idea.

If this idea is feasible, then the willpower of all members of the Heavenly Court could become a strong point in the future.

Riding the air, Lu Jin entered the North Heavenly Gate and returned to the white jade square in front of the Lingxiao Palace of the Great Luo Heaven.

Immediately afterwards, a small glass bead materialized in my hand, then transformed into a dazzling stream of light and vanished into the origin of the universe.

As Lu Jin thought to himself, another celestial passage appeared on the white jade plaza, next to the many celestial passages, with the words 'Xuan Sha' inscribed on the gate.

After crossing the celestial passage and entering the 'Xuan Sha Heaven', Lu Jin waved his hand, and the Northern Heavenly Gate manifested within the Xuan Sha Heaven.

At this moment, what the North Heavenly Gate connects to is no longer the Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space and the Great Luo Heaven, but the Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space and the Mysterious Fiend Heaven.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

After Lu Jin removed the inner and outer barriers of the North Heavenly Gate, an aura of will, as if a billion-strong army were fighting and roaring, appeared around the North Heavenly Gate within the Xuan Sha Heaven.

After carefully examining the area, Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

The initial idea came true, but not all of it did.

The North Heavenly Gate is located within the space of the black-patterned stone pillars, connecting to the Xuan Sha Heaven. By maintaining unobstructed access between the inside and outside of the North Heavenly Gate, the Heavenly Court can create a special training ground within the Xuan Sha Heaven to hone one's will.

Furthermore, the intensity of the impact of will on both sides of the North Heavenly Gate can be said to be equal.

The farther away from the North Heavenly Gate, the weaker the impact of willpower becomes, until it disappears completely when the distance becomes too great.

Unfortunately, this training ground for tempering one's will is not located in the space of the Black Patterned Stone Pillar, but rather in the Xuan Sha Heaven.

While tempering one's will, one cannot obtain the natural time acceleration effect within the space of the Black-Veined Stone Pillar.

Fortunately, within the Heavenly Realm, there is also a time acceleration effect in designated areas. With Lu Jin's current life level as a Universe Venerable, the Great Luo Heaven can be accelerated by a thousand times, and the other Heavenly Realms can be accelerated by a hundred times.

'A thousand times faster, a hundred times faster.'

After pondering for a moment, Lu Jin decided to stick to the original plan and place the 'Willpower Training Ground' in the Xuan Sha Heaven.

Accelerating time within the celestial realm requires energy, which is obtained free of charge from the origin of the universe.

However, freebies are not unlimited; there is a maximum freebie efficiency that is linked to one's life level.

If the acceleration zone is too large, contains too many life forms, and has a high level of life form, the specific acceleration multiplier will decrease.

If there are more powerful beings in the Heavenly Court in the future, and the Will Training Ground is located in the Great Luo Heaven, the time acceleration factor in the Immortal Ascension Hall, which is more helpful for cultivation, will not reach a thousand times.

It would be better to set up the Willpower Training Ground in another celestial realm, separate it from the Immortal Ascension Hall which contains the Bodhi Tree.

“Ni Chang, continue forward, and retreat back into the Heavenly Gate when you feel you can no longer bear it.”

Lu Jin's voice traveled out of the North Heavenly Gate and reached the ears of Zi Ni Chang and Hong Er in the Yaochi Palace outside.

After giving his instructions, Lu Jin began to use his authority as the Lord of the Heavenly Realm to reform Xuan Sha Heaven.

Soon, the entire endless land of Xuan Sha Tian disappeared, transforming into a dazzling starry sky.

And suspended in the starry sky is a heavenly road tens of millions of kilometers wide, paved with white jade.

Furthermore, it grants the entire White Jade Avenue a hundredfold time acceleration from Xuan Sha Tian.

The celestial passage connecting to the Great Luo Heaven is located at the beginning of the White Jade Avenue.

The North Heavenly Gate, which connects to the Black-Patterned Stone Pillars area, is located at the other end of the Tongtian Avenue.

As the Yaochi Palace continued to approach the No. 15 black-patterned stone pillar, the intensity of the impact of will near the North Heavenly Gate increased, and under Lu Jin's control, this road to heaven was gradually extending.

In the future, members of the Heavenly Court who come to the Willpower Training Ground to temper their willpower, and whose willpower strength is below that of the Lord of the Universe, can choose the best training area according to the strength of their own willpower.

Those whose willpower reaches the level of a universe master, and who also possess the strength of a universe master, are arranged to hone their skills in the Black Pattern Stone Pillar space, enjoying a higher degree of time acceleration.

If you don't have the strength of a universe master, then don't go to the outside world. No matter how strong your will is, it won't matter. Otherwise, you might get slapped to death by a powerful being from the outside world.

Of course, barring any unforeseen circumstances, as his life level increases in the future, the time acceleration factor in each celestial realm will also increase accordingly.

When the intensity of the impact on will is equal, the place with the higher time speed multiplier will be the place to train.

Before long, Hong'er and the other six retreated back to Xuan Sha Tian.

"The Titan Warrior is nearing his limit; time outside has accelerated by approximately 350 times."

Hong'er pointed to the somewhat listless Titan warrior.

Lu Jin said, "Place your mother nest outside the White Jade Avenue, and then continue testing."

Inside the world rings of Hong'er and her seven companions, there is a hive containing two hundred thousand Zerg warriors at the level of universe lords.

The sheer number of 140 million Universe Lord Warriors caused the hundredfold time acceleration effect applied to the Jade Road to plummet to a negligible level.

Black-veined stone pillar area.

Sensing that she was nearing her limit, Zi Nishang controlled Yaochi Palace and landed on a huge rock that was flying around the No. 15 black-patterned stone pillar not far away.

They then put away the Jade Pool Palace, entered the Northern Heavenly Gate, and returned to the Mysterious Fiend Heaven.

Meanwhile, Lu Jin from Xuan Sha Tian remotely controlled the North Heavenly Gate, 'rooting' himself on this huge rock.

There's no need to send anyone to guard the North Heavenly Gate; no powerful being in the Cosmic Sea could steal it.

If someone who is not one of our own forces enters the North Heavenly Gate, it is as if they have entered a supreme treasure of the sealing type, walking into a trap.

Of course, Xuan Sha Tian is a training ground for the Heavenly Court's exclusive will, created by Lu Jin. In the future, many Heavenly Court members below the level of Universe Lord will come here to hone their will.

To prevent any fools from barging in and causing damage, Lu Jin set up access restrictions for the North Heavenly Gate.

Those not belonging to the Heavenly Court, even if they can withstand the impact of their will, cannot enter or leave the North Heavenly Gate.

"Ni Chang, how many times faster can you withstand the impact of the acceleration zone on your will?"

Lu Jin asked Zi Nishang.

After a series of tests, Lu Jin had figured out Hong'er and the others' current endurance.

They were much stronger than him. Because their life level was one level higher, Hong'er and the other six could withstand the impact of the will from the area with more than 600 times the time acceleration.

Titan Warriors and Ghost Warriors, on the other hand, are around 350x and 400x respectively.

Zi Nishang said, "Around 700 times."

A fifth-order universe master can only withstand the impact of will from a region with approximately 700 times the time acceleration.

To be honest, this level of willpower is rather weak, far inferior to a fifth-order universe master who has been roaming the cosmic sea for many years, and even less than many fourth-order or third-order universe masters.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Jin said, "Ni Chang, why don't you refine some Time Palaces with high acceleration multipliers? Place them in the Xuan Sha Heaven and let the divine power avatars temper your will."

"Ah."

Zi Ni Chang nodded.

While honing one's willpower is important, it is not the highest priority.

Lu Jin himself was fine. He had many Blood God Child incarnations, so sending a Blood God Child incarnation with ordinary life genes to hone his will was enough.

(End of this chapter)