Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 277 We pay our respects to the Alliance Leader!

Firstly, most of the powerful beings in the universe don't have such thoughts.

However, the Lord of Lingxiao and the Blood Demon are exceptions, and their personalities are similar. They are extremely disdainful in their words to their enemies, but they are ruthless and bloodthirsty when they strike.

Secondly, the Lord of Lingxiao and the Blood Demon rose to power at the same time.

Geniuses are common in the universe, but geniuses like these two have never existed in the primordial universe.

Even the original human race, which was once invincible throughout the universe, did not rise to power at such a rapid pace.

Is mating really that important?

The Zerg Queen frowned as she thought to herself.

The Queen Mother is only female and does not reproduce through male-female intercourse. Instead, she is conceived by other Queen Mothers who consume a large amount of their own essence, which is a form of asexual reproduction.

The Zerg Queen, who had never mated before, began to carefully consider Lu Jin's question.

The cycle of reincarnation is something that all true gods who have not perished along the way will have to face sooner or later.

Throughout countless cycles of reincarnation, countless tenth-order true gods have emerged from the cosmic sea, and among these tenth-order true gods, it is said that most of them possess supreme palaces and treasures.

However, to date, only two sacred sites in the cosmic sea have survived.

Most of the tenth-tier true gods who possessed the most powerful palace treasures perished in the cycle of reincarnation. The Zerg Queen did not think she could overcome it on her own.

Perhaps attaching oneself to the exceptionally talented Lord of Lingxiao might be a viable way out?
After all, if there is one strong person who can break through the cycle of reincarnation in this era, it must be the Lord of Lingxiao.

"Alliance Leader, aren't your clones going to hunt down Hei Zhou and the others?"

At this moment, the guest sitting on the mountain asked.

Lu Jin waved his hand dismissively and said, "The number of the Ancestor's clones far exceeds your imagination."

"They're just a few small fry; they can't escape. Just wait a little while."

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Eight divine dragons of different colors, each spanning tens of thousands of miles, flew at high speed, resisting the continuous slashes of dark sword light. The terrifying aftershocks of energy shattered billions of miles of space.

"Blood Demon, do you really intend to exterminate us all?"

The progenitor of the starry sky beasts, wielding the supreme and most powerful psychic weapon 'Eight Directions Divine Dragon' with nine sharp horns on its head, roared.

"Become my servant and you will be spared death. Moreover, I, your ancestor, can help you achieve the tenth-order True God status."

Controlling the Lingxiao Palace to unleash its absorption power, Lu Jin spoke in an icy tone.

Lu Jin didn't lie to the progenitor of the starry sky behemoth.

The true gods in the cosmic sea have at least the strength of the seventh rank. As long as the ancestor of the starry sky beasts cultivates the supernatural power of three heads and six arms, which corresponds to the third level of the true god level, even if the opponent's supreme treasure weapon is confiscated, he can still have the combat power of a tenth-rank true god.

"Humph~"

The progenitor of the starry sky behemoth snorted coldly and did not reply, clearly not believing this claim.

Moreover, even if the Blood Demon wasn't exaggerating, he absolutely could not accept being enslaved by other powerful beings.

Suddenly, the progenitor of the starry behemoths realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "Blood Demon, you have a soul?"

"What's so strange about that? I am a living being of flesh and blood! Alright, enough talk, it's time to get going."

After saying that, the many Blood God Child incarnations unleashed another wave of dark sword light, directly blasting the Starry Sky Beast Ancestor into the Lingxiao Palace.

"Blood Demon, you will die a horrible death!"

In the void, a huge oval black sphere emitted a desperate roar from the Mechanical Father God.

Lu Jin, inside the Lingxiao Palace, said nonchalantly, "You don't need to worry about this. The Ancestor will not perish."

"By the way, I have some good news for you. Given your extreme disrespect for the Ancestor, he will be exterminating the Mechanical Race in the future."

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Accompanied by a powerless roar, the mechanical father god was suppressed by the crimson Lingxiao Palace.

"No!"

More than half an hour later, the last lord of Shihua Island was also successfully taken into the Lingxiao Palace.

Thus, of the ten True Gods of the Universal Alliance, apart from the Zerg Queen who possessed the most powerful palace treasures and the Mountain Guest who was not an enemy, the remaining eight True Gods were all suppressed by Lu Jin in the Lingxiao Palace.

They are indeed tough.

Those with souls, capable of being enslaved, are not willing to be soul slaves, even when faced with the temptation of becoming a tenth-level true god.

Of course, Lu Jin felt that this was also partly due to the fact that they mistook his truth for nonsense.

But to call them tough guys wouldn't be accurate.

At least after being suppressed, none of these eight true gods committed suicide.

Is it a massacre, or an attempt at enslavement?

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, Lu Jin pondered how to deal with the six true gods, excluding the Mechanical Father God and the Black Universe Founder.

The Mechanical Father God is a mechanical being, while the Black Universe Founder is an energy being. Neither of them has a soul, so even if the other is willing to cooperate, he cannot enslave them.

Regardless of the two different handling methods, his gains in terms of treasures remain basically the same; at most, some low-level treasures will be destroyed.

By using the terrifying will of the black-patterned stone pillar to impact and kill, one can steadily enter the realm of true god-level law godhood and perfect gene bloodline source crystal.

The latter is fine, Lu Jin doesn't care, he can make this thing easily nowadays.

However, the former is more important. Each True God-level Law Godhead represents the ability to cultivate a True God, at least for now.

To be honest, Lu Jin didn't know whether, if he could transform the divine bodies of other universe lords into divine bodies that surpassed perfect genes, they would be able to step into the realm of true gods in an instant.

After all, there is a difference between external assistance and personal insights.

If he fails, it means he cannot create a true god solely through his own means; a true god-level divine spark is still a rare commodity.

If one chooses enslavement, and things go smoothly, and one subsequently masters the supernatural power of Three Heads and Six Arms (third level), one is guaranteed to be at least a tenth-level True God.

However, enslaving the true God is no easy task.

Even though he was a true god, as long as he possessed a soul, it was impossible for him not to have a supreme treasure of the soul type.

If an attempt to enslave fails, the target will most likely choose to self-destruct to avoid being exploited and becoming a soul slave.

'Let's start with the weakest one, the seventh-tier top-level demonic beast ancestor. If we can't even enslave this guy, there's no point in trying the others.'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

The next moment, the majestic, blood-red Lingxiao Palace vanished into thin air, teleporting back to the Netherworld God Kingdom.

Immediately afterwards, the true form teleported to the location, and then the Lingxiao Palace disappeared again.

"Shh!"

In the cosmic sea, in a void filled with dense chaotic energy, a majestic blood-red palace suddenly appeared.

By enslaving the true God, one will naturally obtain the universe and the sea.

For example, the weakest of the eight true gods, the progenitor of demon beasts, was suppressed from the peak of the seventh rank to the peak of the sixth rank within the primordial universe.

As for Lu Jin himself, his overall strength was suppressed from the tenth rank to the top of the sixth rank.

Compared to enslaving within the primordial universe, the likelihood of successfully enslaving within the cosmic ocean is much greater.

'tumultuous!'

With the God-Slaying Spear in hand, and the second level of the Three Heads and Six Arms activated, a terrifying aura of divine power permeated the air. Lu Jin then activated the Illusionary Form Divine Power, transforming his divine body into the appearance of the Blood God Child's incarnation.

After making sufficient preparations, Lu Jin thought for a moment and appeared in the independent space within the Lingxiao Palace where the progenitor of demonic beasts was suppressed.

"call!"

Sensing the terrifying aura, the ancestral demon beast, already on guard, instantly ignited its divine power, and its massive, scaled tail lashed down at Lu Jin.

There was a power suppression within the primordial universe, but this power suppression disappeared after leaving the primordial universe.

The moment the Lingxiao Palace appeared in the Cosmic Sea, the Demon Beast Ancestor sensed this anomaly from the changes in his own strength and naturally prepared to fight.

"Humph!"

Lu Jin snorted coldly, activated the sixth-order secret technique 'Return to the Void', and thrust out the God-Slaying Spear in his hand.

"boom--"

A violent roar resounded, and the progenitor of the demon beasts, who was only at the top level of the seventh rank and far inferior to his opponent, was directly blasted away.

At the same time, the progenitor of demonic beasts felt a terrifying, malevolent aura pierce his brain, followed by an extremely intense pain that instantly swept over his entire soul.

"Roar--"

Just like an ordinary person suffering torture, Lu Jin thrust out his spear, and the progenitor of the demon beast rolled on the ground in intense pain.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

With the God-Slaying Spear in his hand thrusting out repeatedly, Lu Jin's mind shifted, and his divine power materialized, forming a mysterious talisman that shimmered with light, which then shot towards the progenitor of the demon beasts.

The exorcising talisman entered the body and then seeped into the heart of the true god, rapidly corrupting the soul.

It is true that the defensive strength of a top-tier soul treasure has a very high upper limit, but the actual effectiveness of the soul defense varies depending on the strength of the user's soul power, the strength of their will, and whether they concentrate their full strength to resist.

Currently facing unprecedented soul-wrenching pain, the progenitor of the demon beasts, writhing and howling on the ground, is clearly unable to concentrate and fully resist the invasion of the exorcising talisman into his own soul.

Before long, Lu Jin sensed a new soul connection being established, and his face lit up with joy as he stopped his attack.

The God-Slaying Spear was no longer upon him, and the intense pain that felt like his soul was being crushed gradually subsided. After a while, the Demon Ancestor, finally recovering, bowed respectfully to Lu Jin and said, "The Primordial Demon greets Master!"

"Ancestor of Demonic Beasts" is a title, and also the name given to him by many powerful beings in the universe, but "Primordial Demon" is his real name.

It's like Dream Demon Ancestor is a title, while Dream Tea is the real name.

"Excellent! Beginning Demon, serve me well in the future, and I guarantee you will become a tenth-order True God."

Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction and gave a guarantee.

With his supernatural powers—three heads and six arms—plus the significant boost to his enlightenment from the Bodhi tree, reaching the tenth level of True God is absolutely no problem.

After all, anyone who can become a true god on their own must have exceptional talent and comprehension.

"The Primordial Demon thanks its master!"

The progenitor of demonic beasts was overjoyed and knelt down again to express his gratitude.

Then, with a thought, Lu Jin dissipated this independent space, and the figure of the Demon Beast Ancestor appeared within the Lingxiao Palace. Lu Jin then entered the next independent space that suppressed the True God. "Trying to enslave this Demon God? Absolutely not!"

"boom--"

With the roar of the illusory demon god, its towering divine body, spanning over 90,000 kilometers, instantly transformed into a terrifying energy surge.

"Tsk, what a pity."

Looking at the terrifying energy surge that was so close yet blocked by an invisible 'absolute barrier', Lu Jin shook his head with a hint of regret.

The illusory demon god truly lives up to his reputation as a true god skilled in soul illusion techniques.

Of the eight strongest beings suppressed this time, apart from the soulless Mechanical Father God and the Black Universe Founder, Lu Jin had already tried to subdue the remaining Demon Beast Ancestor, the Calamity True God, the Primordial Island Lord, the Starry Sky Giant Beast Ancestor, the Northern Frontier Alliance Leader, and the Void True Demon God.

They successfully enslaved four, and failed to enslave two.

The progenitor of the Starry Sky Beasts was a ruthless character. As soon as he appeared, looking so menacing, the progenitor self-destructed his divine body without saying a word.

However, this illusory demon god, who was skilled in soul illusion, endured the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart after being hit by the exorcism talisman, and then self-destructed in time after realizing what had happened.

Afterwards, Lingxiao Palace teleported back to the Netherworld God Kingdom.

After a series of maneuvers, Lu Jin used the terrifying will of the black-patterned stone pillar to kill the soulless mechanical father god and the Black Universe Founder.

This battle was very successful, resulting in the killing of four True Gods from the Universal Alliance and the enslavement of four others: the Progenitor of Demonic Beasts, the Lord of the Northern Frontier Alliance, the Lord of the Primordial Island, and the True God of Calamity.

Aside from the four True God-level Soul Servants, the only things Lu Jin truly valued were the two True God-level Law Godheads from the Mechanical Father God and the Black Universe Founder, as well as the five supreme treasures.

The Northern Frontier Alliance Leader's supreme treasure in the realm category, 'Qiqu Starlight Lake'.

The ultimate treasure of the progenitor of the starry sky beasts, the psychic weapon 'Eight Directions Divine Dragon'.

The ultimate treasure armor of the illusory demon god, 'Void Universe Divine Armor'.

The ultimate weapon of the True God of Calamity, the 'Claw of Calamity'.

The Black Cosmic Creator's ultimate treasure armor, the 'Black Cosmic Divine Armor'.

Of course, the 10081 ultimate treasure puppets of the Mechanical Father God are not inferior to the ultimate treasures in overall effectiveness.

However, it is extremely difficult to find suitable users for this set of top-tier mechanical puppets.

Lu Jin didn't stand on ceremony either. In addition to the three supreme treasures that were now ownerless, he also took the 'Qiqu Starlight Lake' and the 'Claw of Calamity'.

After some deliberation, Lu Jin gave the 'Void Divine Armor' to the Demon Beast Ancestor, the 'Black Universe Divine Armor' to the Northern Frontier Alliance Leader, and the 'Holy Sacrifice Sun Armor' and 'Hell Demon Armor' he had acquired in the past to the Primordial Island Lord and the True God of Calamity.

The Claw of Calamity was given to the Water Qilin clone, the Shattering Domain Cone had already been assigned to Zi Ni Chang, and apart from the Spirit Gold Saint Armor borrowed by the Giant Axe, the remaining five supreme treasures were reserved for the future True God-level Heavenly King of the Heavenly Court.

Subsequently, Lu Jin summoned forty Heavenly Generals of the Universe Lord level from the Heavenly God Temple.

Each of the four Blood God's incarnations led ten people to the Cosmic Sea via the Kunlun Mirror to plunder the miniature universes of the Mechanical Father God, the Black Universe Founder, the Starry Sky Beast Ancestor, and the True and False Demon God.

Although the treasures on these four True Gods were looted, the small universe, as the safest lair of True Gods, must still contain a lot of valuable items.

Especially for the Black Universe Founder and the Void True Demon God, who are lone wolves, their small universes certainly do not contain treasures at the level of supreme treasures, but they must have many treasures at the level of peak domain treasures.

Meanwhile, in the starry sky outside the headquarters of the Universal Alliance, six Blood God Child avatars suddenly teleported away.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, the Zerg Queen and the Mountain Dweller looked surprised.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

However, the next second, five terrifying figures appeared in the void.

Leading the group was Lu Jin himself, who used his supernatural powers to impersonate the Blood God Child, followed by four newly recruited True God servants.

Seeing that Lu Jin was followed by four True Gods, including the Demon Beast Ancestor, the Zerg Queen immediately had a bad feeling and asked hesitantly, "Blood Demon, what about the Northern Frontier?"

"Shi Yao, Shi Hua, Bei Jiang, and E Zhou, seeing my wisdom and might, I voluntarily submit to your command."

As for the ungrateful machines, the Dark Universe, the Starry Sky, and the Illusion, they have already turned to ashes.

Lu Jin stood with his hands behind his back, speaking calmly, as if he had merely taken in four minor characters as soul servants and incidentally slaughtered four weaklings.

Upon hearing this, the Zerg Queen inside the Queen's Nest trembled, an unprecedented sense of fear welling up within her.

In less than an hour, four True Gods of the Universal Alliance perished and became soul slaves, and this all happened within the primordial universe.

It's absolutely terrifying!

The true gods within the primordial universe are no longer worthy of being called the strongest beings in the universe.

"Congratulations to our four old friends for finding a wise ruler, and congratulations to the leader for gaining four great generals."

"The mountain dweller said with a smile."

"Can talk!"

Lu Jin praised him, then waved his hand and said, "Everyone, come with me to the headquarters of the Universal Alliance to take over the position of Alliance Leader."

After saying that, Lu Jin teleported towards the headquarters of the Universal Alliance in the distance.

The four progenitors of the demon beasts immediately followed, while the insect queen turned to look at the mountain dweller.

As one of the most powerful races, where should the Zerg go from here?
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, you should just give in."

Seeing the Zerg Queen looking over, the Mountain Guest said sarcastically.

Fifteen minutes later, at the headquarters of the Global Alliance.

Inside the majestic temple, Lu Jin sat at the head of the temple, flanked by four true gods: the Insect Queen, the Mountain Guest, and the Demon Beast Ancestor.

Inside the hall stood nearly eight hundred cosmic lords, each with a unique divine form.

"Northern Frontier, have all the high-ranking officials of our Universal Alliance arrived?"

Lu Jin turned to the Northern Frontier Lord and asked.

Within the Universal Alliance, there is no need for a second leader; the Northern Frontier Leader has been renamed the Northern Frontier Lord.

The Northern Frontier Lord stood up and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Alliance Leader, all the high-ranking members of the Alliance have arrived."

Not only were all the top leaders present, but they were all divine beings, not incarnations of divine power.

Of course, the Lord of the Universe, who possesses the secret technique of creating clones, only brought one of his many divine bodies.

"Ah."

Lu Jin nodded and looked at the assembled leaders of the Universal Alliance in the hall: "I, the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, wish to assume the position of leader of the Universal Alliance. Do any of you have any objections?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Platinum Silver Lord of the Mechanical Race stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "May I ask the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, since my Mechanical Race's Father God's miniature universe collapsed, may you tell me who the murderer of my Father God is?"

"Shh!"

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow, and a blood-red palace the size of a palm materialized in his hand.

'boom--'

The next moment, the crimson Lingxiao Palace expanded instantly, and its terrifying suction power acted on the divine bodies of the twelve mechanical universe lords within the palace.

At the same time, endless starlight emanated from Lu Jin's body, instantly enveloping the entire temple.

"Whoohoo-"

Under the terrifying suction power of the Crimson Lingxiao Palace and with the help of the supreme treasure of the domain type, 'Qiqu Starlight Lake', all twelve mechanical universe lords, including the Platinum Silver Lord who had spoken, were taken into the Lingxiao Palace by Lu Jin and suppressed.

Subsequently, the endless starlight field formed by Qiqu Starlight Lake dissipated, and the Crimson Lingxiao Palace shrank to the size of a palm, returning to Lu Jin's hands.

"The former highest-ranking members of the alliance who were absent this time—Mechanical, Starry Sky, Void, and Black Universe—did not agree with the Ancestor becoming the leader of the alliance, and have already been dealt with by the Ancestor. Do any of you have different opinions?"

As he spoke, Lu Jin glanced at the nearly twenty universe lords of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance.

Of the ten true gods of the Universal Alliance, only the Zerg Queen, the Beast Progenitor, the Mechanical Father God, and the Starry Sky Beast Progenitor have a clan behind them; the rest can be considered lone wolves.

With the Zerg Queen unharmed, the Zerg's cosmic overlord was naturally unconcerned.

Although the progenitor of demon beasts had become his servant, the other cosmic lords of the demon race were unaware that their pillar of strength had become a servant, and were equally unconcerned.

But the Mechanical Race and the Starry Sky Beast Alliance are different. Their own True God's miniature universe has collapsed, so he must have already perished.

If the true leader has fallen, it would be a miracle if he could just sit still.

Seeing that the Blood Demon, whose strength was off the charts, had set his sights on them, the Golden Horn Lord couldn't help but feel uneasy, secretly praying that there were no stubborn fools within his Starry Sky Beast Alliance.

The twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts have no direct blood relation to the Starry Sky Ancestor. Although the Starry Sky Ancestor perished, they were also furious.

But they knew that the Alliance Leader was someone they could not possibly resist.

Since they have no direct blood relation, what they need to do is not to avenge the Star Ancestor, but to selectively ignore and forget this hatred and continue to pass on the bloodline of the Star Beast.

At this moment, the Star River Lord of the former Northern Frontier Alliance stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Respected Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, your strength is unparalleled in the universe. We are willing to honor you as the Alliance Leader and await your command!"

"We are here to see the leader!"

As the Lord of the Star River finished speaking, all the Lords of the Universe in the hall bowed in homage.

"Very good, it seems that my succession as the alliance leader is the will of the people! Everyone, please rise."

Lu Jin said with great satisfaction.

The position of alliance leader was stolen?
Regardless of how I obtained this position as the leader of the alliance, as long as no one in the alliance's upper echelons objects, then I, the patriarch, will be the most respected leader of the Universal Alliance.

After all, those who oppose it don't fare well.

This can be seen in the example of the mechanical universe lord who previously talked nonsense and didn't take the alliance leader seriously at all.

Then, Lu Jin said, "Now, I, the Ancestor, have some good news to announce."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the universe masters present listened attentively.

Lu Jin continued, "In order to avoid the struggle from escalating, the Ancestor had previously discussed the matter with the Lord of Lingxiao in the Heavenly Court."

It is agreed that from now on, in the primordial universe, the struggle between our Universal Alliance and the human race will be limited to those below the level of the Lord of the Universe.

In other words, none of you here need to worry about being harmed by humans for no reason someday.

The conflict between the two factions is limited to the participation of only the top cosmic overlords.

Anyone who disobeys, especially the one who strikes first, will face retribution from the Ancestor and the Lord of Lingxiao.

Of course, this restriction on combat does not apply to the Cosmic Sea and the various cosmic secret realms.

Furthermore, sixth-order universe masters and the strongest beings in the universe are exempt from this restriction. The majesty of the strong cannot be challenged; you should not provoke them, or you will die in vain.

(End of this chapter)