Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 282 Provocation, Journey of Battle

After leaving the Lingxiao Palace, the four great true god servants, including the Demon Beast Ancestor, entered the Xuanhuang Heaven through the Heavenly Realm Passage, and then left the Heavenly Realm through the Xuanhuang Heaven and the Eastern Heavenly Gate located on Earth.

Subsequently, the four traveled to the Toya Black Hole and entered the cosmic sea through it.

Although the four had just set off, Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, who had been equipped with the Blood Sea Set through the external space, had already begun his practical combat training journey.

The cosmic sea, the cosmic boat, within the space of the black-patterned stone pillars.

"Shh!"

From where the chaotic air currents thinned, a figure in blood-red armor and hair suddenly descended; it was none other than the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, clad in the Blood Sea Demon Armor.

His gaze traversed space, and soon, Lu Jin spotted the figure whose appearance was unfamiliar but whose aura was somewhat familiar.

"You ruthless old thief, let's fight the Ancestor!"

Lu Jin's voice boomed, echoing throughout the entire space of the black-patterned stone pillar.

Immediately, the numerous universe lords surrounding the sixteen black-patterned stone pillars all showed expressions of shock.

"Good heavens, someone's provoking the rampaging demon god?"

"Could it be that you are unaware that the Rampaging Demon God possesses strength at the peak of the eighth rank?"

"Commendable courage! But as for brains..."

"Gentlemen, let's not rush to conclusions."

"That's right! Judging from the word 'Ancestor' that the newcomer keeps using, and his blood-armored and blood-haired appearance, this person is most likely the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor of the Primal Universe Universal Alliance."

"Hiss~, the new leader of the Universal Alliance, the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, who has gathered the vast majority of forces in the primordial universe and whose power is practically heaven-defying?"

"Defying the heavens? No, no, no, it's one thing to defy other things, but to defy the heavens is really inappropriate."

"That's absolutely right. The human race in the primordial universe must have had some incredible luck. Following the 'primordial' of the past, another celestial court has sprung up."

I've heard that the Heavenly Court is extremely ruthless, and none of the cosmic lords and true gods targeted by it have survived to this day.

The reason the Universal Alliance is so powerful is that, apart from the Ancestral God Cult, other major powers in the primordial universe have been forced by the Heavenly Court to band together for mutual support.

"I have heard that the Heavenly Emperor Lingxiao of the Heavenly Court possesses a supreme treasure of the sealing type, which can suppress and kill true gods in the primordial universe by unknown means. There are more than one or two true gods who have fallen at his hands."

"This Blood Sea Demon Ancestor dared to rise to the position of Universal Alliance Leader despite the pressure from the Heavenly Court, so his strength must not be underestimated."

"In my opinion, even if the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor is not as powerful as the Rampaging Demon God, he must have already entered the realm of a true god."

"We haven't seen any new miniature universes appear. Is this Blood Sea Demon Ancestor still the Lord of the Universe?"

"With advanced secret techniques, supreme treasures, or other unknown means, there are plenty of ways to make the power of the Lord of the Universe comparable to that of a true god. It's just that we 'ordinary people' don't have that ability."

The thousands of universe lords within the black-patterned stone pillar space focused their attention on Lu Jin, standing at a distance as onlookers, ready to watch the drama unfold.

"Whoosh!"

Before long, a golden light streaked across the sky and landed in front of Lu Jin, revealing the imposing body of the Rampaging Demon God, radiating brilliant golden light.

"You ignorant brat, you dare to challenge this demon god? Are you tired of living?"

The rampaging demon god spoke in an unfriendly tone, full of malice.

Lu Jin conjured up the Blood Sea Demon Gold in his hand, pointing it directly at the rampaging demon god, and said without any politeness: "Ancestor, I have heard that you have the supreme treasure armor 'Blood Sea Demon Armor'?"
What kind of class is this? How dare the name of armor be compared to that of the Ancestor?
"Hand over the Blood Sea Demon Armor immediately, then kneel down and kowtow three times, and the Ancestor will spare your life; otherwise, prepare your coffin."

At this moment, Lu Jin overlooked the fact that the rampaging demon god first possessed the Blood Sea Demon Armor.

In other words, after becoming the leader of the Universal Alliance, the Ancestor also became a person of status; otherwise, Lu Jin wouldn't even bother to think of an excuse for a fight.

Upon hearing this, the rampaging demon god's heart was instantly ablaze with rage.

Knowing that he was a powerful figure who roamed freely among demons and was not known for his good temper, he couldn't hold back any longer after being provoked in such an arrogant manner.

"Come die!"

With a furious roar, the rampaging demon god unleashed his divine power without hesitation.

A terrifying aura permeated the air, divine power surged, and the 'Supreme Treasure Armor' Blood Sea Demon Armor materialized, unleashing a powerful, bloody will that spread instantly accompanied by endless red light.

"Hmph~, you arrogant fellow, don't embarrass yourself with such a small trick."

As if a blood-soaked hell was crashing down on him, Lu Jin frowned, then said with a disdainful expression.

Limited by the strength of the rampaging demon god himself, the 'Blood Sea Demon Armor' is ostensibly a True God's Treasure Armor, but in reality, it is a Void True God's Treasure Armor.

Although it can unleash a powerful impact of will, for a being whose will strength has already reached the level of a true god, it cannot be completely ignored, but it does not have much impact either.

"How dare you! Die!"

Seeing that the Blood Demon, who was extremely arrogant and did not take him, an old senior, seriously at all, was almost unaffected by the impact of the will, the Rampaging Demon God was greatly annoyed.

Immediately, the Demon God's arms flashed with blood-red light, and blood-red claws covered with demonic patterns instantly materialized. As he unleashed his secret technique, he slammed a blood-red claw beam that stretched for hundreds of thousands of kilometers straight toward Lu Jin.

As crimson claw-like rays burst forth, the space they passed through instantly vanished into nothingness.

"If that's all there is to it, then Hengxing, you'd better hand over the Blood Sea Demon Armor obediently."

Faced with the oncoming crimson claw, Lu Jin also burned with divine power, and slashed out with the Blood Sea Demon Sword in his hand. A ten-thousand-mile-long black sword beam suddenly appeared and met the crimson claw.

The Blood Sea Demon Armor, which roams freely among demon gods, does not have the function of generating supreme treasure weapons.

Its top-tier eighth-order strength relies on the high amount of material damage reduction granted by the Blood Sea Demon Armor; its attack power is only at the top-tier seventh-order level.

With the Blood Sea Demon Sword, comparable to the most powerful treasure, in hand, he no longer needed to activate his Three Heads and Six Arms supernatural power to amplify his combat strength; he only needed to use the 'Return to the Void' secret technique, which had been perfected to the top level of the sixth rank.

Even if one activates the second level of Three Heads and Six Arms and their strength increases a hundredfold, it still won't pose a fatal threat to the rampaging demon god in terms of physical attacks.

Moreover, his purpose in picking a fight was simply to find an opponent to fight, not to kill and steal treasure.

"boom--"

The dark sword light clashed with the blood-red claw light, and a violent roar resounded. The surrounding space, spanning billions of miles, shattered into nothingness. The two sides fought to a standstill.

Seeing this, the rampaging demon god curled his lip in disdain: "I wondered what gave you, a junior, the right to be so arrogant. Turns out you're nothing special."

Although the Demon God spoke with disdain, he was actually terrified.

Attacks were not his forte; he was not much stronger than an ordinary True God, only at the top level of the seventh rank.

The opponent's swordsmanship and his claw technique were evenly matched, which shows that the opponent's attack was also at the top level of the seventh rank.

Even top-tier seventh-order material attacks are utterly ineffective against his Blood Sea Demon Armor.

After all, once the Supreme Treasure Runes are activated, the Blood Sea Demon Armor becomes completely immune to material attacks below the eighth rank, giving him the right to be disdainful.

But you must know that the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor before you is merely a Lord of the Universe.

Even if that ferocious blood-red demonic sword is the most powerful and precious weapon, its secret technique level must at least reach the top of the sixth rank.

The fact that the Lord of the Universe could create a top-tier sixth-order secret technique demonstrates his exceptional comprehension.

If he were to step into the realm of true godhood and comprehend the evolution of chaos, as long as the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor does not die, he might be able to create his own ninth-order secret technique before the end of this cycle of reincarnation.

With the ninth-order secret technique and the most powerful treasure, how could the Primordial Universe produce a second tenth-order True God whose cultivation time was less than one cycle of reincarnation, following the once invincible 'Yuan' who roamed the universe?

"All you've got left is stubbornness."

Lu Jin said sarcastically, his Blood Sea Demon Sword slashing repeatedly, and the Return to the Void Secret Technique was frequently activated. He used the black sword light to clear the way, and his body transformed into a blood-red stream of light, rushing towards the rampaging demon god at high speed.

"Do you think I, this demon god, am afraid of you?"

The rampaging demon god showed no fear, unleashing a barrage of blood-red claw strikes.

With the Blood Sea Demon Armor in hand, even if your attack is only at the peak of the seventh rank, or even at the peak of the tenth rank, as long as it's still a physical attack, it won't pose a fatal threat to him.

With the Blood Sea Demon Armor providing a million times the damage reduction from material attacks, coupled with the True God's Heart connecting to a miniature universe, allowing for rapid recovery of his divine body, he was virtually invincible among the demon gods!
On the other hand, the opponent is merely a cosmic ruler, unable to recover while fighting. Once his divine body is damaged by more than 10%, his strength will noticeably weaken, leaving him with no capacity to sustain a war of attrition.

Of course, the rampaging demon god was also aware of this.

In a battle between himself and the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor, neither of them would be able to gain the upper hand.

After all, he did not possess any supreme treasure with the power to suppress and seal, so if the opponent had a palace of supreme treasures, he would be helpless.

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

Divine power surged, violent roars and explosions resounded, and terrifying energy shocks frequently erupted within the space of the black-patterned stone pillar.

"It seems that this Blood Sea Demon Ancestor is no pushover either; he is not at all inferior to the Rampaging Demon God."

"Do you need to tell me? If he didn't have some strength, how could the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor have secured his position as the leader of the Primal Universe Universal Alliance?"

"Otherwise, I am certain that the battle between the two sides will end with the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor retreating."

"That's true. The Blood Sea Demon Ancestor is the master of the universe. No matter how great his divine body is, it is still limited. The Rampaging Demon God is not like the true gods of the two holy lands who do not have small universes. He is not afraid of a war of attrition."

"Even so, it is absolutely impossible to tell whether someone is alive or dead."

In the distance, a group of cosmic lords, who were watching the drama unfold, gathered in small groups and discussed it animatedly.

A battle at the level of true gods is not a common occurrence; this is a juicy spectacle we must savor.

"Bei Chi, in your opinion, can this Blood Demon rival the former Yuan?"

On a boulder far from the battlefield, the Blood Orchid Ancestor, now in human form, withdrew his gaze and turned to ask the Star Lord Bei Chi beside him.

Watching the drama unfold is in the nature of all intelligent life, and the great battle between Lu Jin and the rampaging demon god naturally attracted two heavyweight onlookers within the black-patterned stone pillar space.

After a moment of contemplation, Lord Beichi said, "Perhaps it is possible to surpass the tenth level."

"Beyond the tenth rank? Even the original Yuan could not surpass the tenth rank."

The Blood Orchid Ancestor was stunned for a moment, then said with a shocked expression.

She never expected that Lord Beichi would have such a high opinion of the Blood Demon.

It should be noted that the strongest known beings in the Cosmic Sea, apart from the Purple Moon Ancestor and the Eastern Emperor Ancestor who successfully passed through reincarnation and transformed their small universes into holy land universes, are at the peak of the tenth rank. There has never been any true god of the eleventh rank or even stronger.

Lord Beichi said in a deep voice, "Don't forget, back then, it only took less than one-tenth of a cycle of time for Yuan to go from entering the realm of True God to becoming the top tenth-tier being invincible across the universe."

If Yuan had not been suppressed and had cultivated for three cycles of reincarnation, it would not have been impossible for his strength to surpass the top level of the tenth rank.

Moreover, Yuan was merely suppressed, not killed.

So many years have passed, perhaps his strength has now surpassed the peak of the tenth rank.

Upon hearing this, the Blood Orchid Ancestor fell silent.

After a long silence, the Blood Orchid Ancestor nodded slightly: "Your speculation is not without reason. Among countless individual lives, there will always be a few that are beyond our comprehension."

To achieve true godhood, she was naturally a genius, even surpassing countless other geniuses who were hailed as 'geniuses'—they weren't even worthy of carrying her shoes. But compared to the once invincible Yuan, who roamed the universe, the Blood Orchid Ancestor had no basis for comparison.

In other words, Yuan's personality is not considered murderous. Otherwise, if he were to be encountered in the Cosmic Sea, any true god without a supreme treasure of the soul or palace type would be in danger of perishing.

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

After a day of fierce fighting, the battle within the black-patterned stone pillar space continued without any sign of abating.

"Damn it! Blood Demon, how do you have so much divine power?"

Seeing that the Blood Demon showed no signs of weakening, the Rampaging Demon God began to curse and berate him.

As a true god, he can afford to expend his divine power to roam freely among demons.

Before the widespread use of the secret technique of burning divine power, in evenly matched battles, the divine power of a true god could be considered almost limitless.

However, a war of attrition where the forces are evenly matched and no clear winner can be determined is something that every true god finds extremely tiresome.

After all, this kind of battle is meaningless.

"Hehehe—you rampant old thief, I'm not afraid to tell you, my ancestor has boundless divine power."

With his attacks unabated, Lu Jin said with a strange laugh.

His divine body appears small on the surface, but this is merely an illusion created by suppressing it with a false form; in reality, it spans over nine million kilometers.

Such intense combat exertion is just a drop in the ocean.

"Hmph~".

The rampaging demon god snorted coldly, clearly not believing Lu Jin's nonsense.

There is no such thing as truly infinite divine power in the world. If someone claims to have infinite divine power, it's just that their divine body is extremely large, and losing a massive amount of divine power doesn't necessarily mean that their divine body is severely damaged, or that the rate at which their divine power recovers exceeds the rate at which it is consumed.

"This demon is not playing with you anymore!"

After another half-day of fierce fighting, they still couldn't figure out Lu Jin's background. The Rampaging Demon God gave up and, after a single blow, transformed into golden light and left.

"You ruthless old thief, I'll let you go today, but we'll fight again another day!"

Lu Jin didn't chase after him, but just shouted at the back of the rampaging demon god.

"Go find whoever you want, but don't bother this demon god."

The rampaging demon god said without even turning his head.

"Heh~, that's not up to you!"

Lu Jin pursed his lips and turned his gaze to the Blood Orchid Ancestor and the Bei Chi Star Lord on a huge rock in the distance.

"Old women, let's fight the patriarch!"

Lu Jin pointed the Blood Sea Demon Sword at the Blood Orchid Ancestor and challenged him without any politeness.

Upon hearing this, the onlookers inside the black-patterned stone pillar space perked up.

Old woman?
Judging from the direction the ferocious demonic sword in the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor's hand was pointing, the 'old woman' should be referring to the Blood Orchid Ancestor, right?

Jie Jie Jie!

With the rampaging demons gone, they thought there was no more gossip to be had, but little did they expect, a new bombshell was about to drop.

"Blood Orchid, the Blood Demon is challenging you to a duel."

"The Lord of Beichi Star said sarcastically."

The Blood Orchid Ancestor's alluring face was incredibly grim as she roared, "Blood Demon, what did you call me?"

"Are you deaf? Menopausal old woman, hurry up and fight the ancestor!"

Lu Jin ignored the gloomy look on the Blood Orchid Ancestor's face and spoke even more harshly.

'menopause?'

The Blood Orchid Ancestor frowned slightly, not understanding what Lu Jin was talking about.

However, it's unlikely to be anything nice said.

"Whoosh!"

Immediately, the Blood Orchid Ancestor's divine power ignited, and amidst the terrifying aura of divine power, he transformed into a streak of blood-red light, flying directly towards Lu Jin at lightning speed.

At this moment, the Blood Orchid Ancestor vowed to teach this Blood Demon a lesson, preferably to tear his stinking mouth apart.

"call out!"

Before even getting close, the Blood Orchid Ancestor, whose body was surging with divine power, shot out a dark red vine with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers, which pierced through the air at high speed towards Lu Jin.

"Well done!"

Lu Jin shouted and secretly activated the first level of the Three Heads and Six Arms technique, directly concealing the changes in his divine body and aura with his feigned divine power.

Immediately afterwards, he slashed down with the Blood Sea Demon Sword in his hand, and a hundred thousand miles of dark sword light burst out once again.

Although both are top-tier eighth-order true gods, the Blood Orchid Ancestor and the Rampaging Demon God are not the same type.

The Rampaging Demon God is a top-tier seventh-order secret technique. Combined with the Blood Sea Demon Armor, which boosts its strength by one order, it makes it a top-tier eighth-order defensive true god.

Although the Blood Orchid Ancestor also possesses a top-tier seventh-order secret technique, his most powerful treasure is not armor, but a psychic weapon called the Dark Blood Vine, which belongs to an offensive eighth-order top-tier true god.

In terms of resilience, the Rampaging Demon God is far stronger than the Blood Orchid Ancestor.

However, in terms of damage output, the Rampaging Demon God is a level below the Blood Orchid Ancestor.

Facing the Blood Orchid Ancestor, whose secret technique power reached the top of the eighth rank, Lu Jin naturally needed to activate the first level of the Three Heads and Six Arms technique on the basis of using the Blood Sea Demon Sword, so that his own secret technique power could also reach the top of the eighth rank, so as not to lose to the Blood Orchid Ancestor.

"Hmph~, do you think I'm some kind of bully?"

Seeing this, he assumed that this was the Blood Orchid Ancestor who had run out of tricks, and gave a disdainful snort.

"call out!"

Dark red vines burst forth, directly meeting the ten thousand miles of black sword light unleashed by Lu Jin.

"boom--"

A violent roar resounded, and a terrifying energy erupted. The 100,000-mile-long black sword light dissipated, but the Blood Orchid Ancestor's supreme psychic weapon, the 'Dark Blood Vine,' was also blasted back.

"Eighth-tier top-level? Aren't you a seventh-tier top-level attacker?"

Immediately, the Blood Orchid Ancestor's expression changed, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Heh~, who told you that my attack power is only at the peak of the seventh rank?"

Lu Jin chuckled, then unleashed a flurry of attacks with his Blood Sea Demon Sword.

I, your ancestor, possess top-tier ninth-level attack power!

The idea is to gain more practical experience so that I can create a seventh-tier secret technique. Otherwise, the ancestor will directly use a top-tier ninth-tier attack and the Crimson Lingxiao Palace to deal with you!
At the same time, the Lord of Bechi Star, who was watching from afar, and the rampaging demon god, who had retreated but had not left, also changed color.

'This is incredible! This Blood Demon is even more powerful than the original one!'

Lord Beichi thought to himself.

A mere universe master can unleash a top-tier eighth-order attack? And this is a universe master?

If he previously thought that the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor might only surpass the top ten ranks in the future...

Therefore, in the eyes of the Star Lord Bei Chi at this moment, the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor will surely become an eleventh-tier peerless powerhouse who surpasses the realm of true gods.

'What's wrong with this guy? Giving way to this demon god?'

The rampaging demon god was shocked and wondered to himself.

He originally thought that the Blood Demon was only at his level, but he didn't expect that the previous battle was actually the Blood Demon holding back against him.
Damn it, this is absolutely intolerable!
Okay, I have to put up with it even if I can't stand it.

After all, even a top-tier eighth-order Blood Demon might not be able to do anything to him, or more accurately, he might not be able to do anything to him while he was wearing the Blood Sea Demon Armor.

But when faced with a top-tier eighth-level attack, he would absolutely only be a punching bag to be beaten up.

"Hmph, so what if you're a top-tier eighth-order player? Are you afraid of me?"

On the battlefield, after the initial shock, the Blood Orchid Ancestor did not back down. With a thought, the Dark Blood Vine once again pierced through the air and stabbed at Lu Jin.

At the same time, endless crimson light burst forth, and a mighty crimson river instantly spread out as the Blood Orchid Ancestor activated the supreme treasure of the realm, 'Blood Orchid River'.

So what if she has top-tier eighth-order attacks? Isn't she also a top-tier eighth-order attacker?
Moreover, let alone a battle between equals, even if there is a difference of one or two levels, it is still difficult to determine life or death.

After all, palace-type treasures pose the greatest challenge to true gods who lack powerful sealing treasures when trying to kill other weaker true gods.

As long as a true god possesses a top-tier palace treasure of a high grade, then it is something that no attack from any true god matter in the cosmic sea can withstand.

Furthermore, top-tier eighth-order material attacks only require any supreme treasure from a peak palace.

Although the Palace Treasure is not absolutely immune to material attacks, the residual power that seeps into it is no threat to a true god wearing the treasure's armor.

'Little trick~'

Lu Jin thought to himself, as the ten thousand miles of dark sword light slashed out, the 'Endless Blood Sea' was activated, and amidst the endless blood light, a vast sea of ​​blood descended.

Of course, Lu Jin did not completely suppress the Blood River Domain of the Blood Orchid Ancestor, but only maintained it at a similar level.

The purpose of this provocation is to gain more insights through actual combat, rather than simply to crush noobs.

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

His figure shifted and moved, the black sword light constantly colliding with the dark red vines. During this time, Lu Jin was often struck by the dark red vines, and the black sword light also struck the Blood Orchid Ancestor.

However, such a powerful material attack at this level and frequency was of little consequence to the Blood God Child's incarnation and the Blood Orchid Ancestor.

The former has a large divine body, so the consumption of divine power is just a drop in the ocean.

The latter, through the connection between the Heart of the True God and the miniature universe that transcends spatial distance, can continuously replenish its divine power consumption, and the rate of replenishment even exceeds the rate of consumption.

However, unlike others, the Blood Orchid Ancestor became increasingly frustrated as the battle progressed.

If she weren't thinking about tearing the Blood Demon's filthy mouth apart, she would most likely have given up on this pointless battle.

Lu Jin, however, has always maintained a positive and serious attitude.

While the Blood Sea Demon Ancestor fought within the space of the Black Patterned Stone Pillar, his true form and two avatars, both inside the Great Luo Heaven Immortal Palace, sat cross-legged under the Bodhi tree, searching for their weaknesses revealed in the battle and making up for them.

The numerous Blood God Child incarnations, relying on the scattered insights gained in battle, transformed into boundless inspiration under the ten-thousand-fold time acceleration and the enlightenment blessing of the Bodhi Tree. Drawing upon countless high-level secret techniques involving water and space within the Inheritance Hall, they created seventh-order secret techniques.

(End of this chapter)