Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 297 Total Annihilation, Understanding the Rhinoceros Emperor's Strategy
The terrifying restrictive power formed by the 108 supreme domains descended, causing the expressions of the thirty-seven true gods, including the Southern Void Star Lord, the Profound Bright True God, and the Skeleton Lord, as well as many universe lords, to change drastically.

"Lord Nanxu, what should we do now?"

Realizing that his supreme palace treasure, the 'Blazing Fire Boat,' was completely immobilized and even escaping was out of the question, the Firefly Lord asked in a panic.

“True God Xuanming, you and the Star Lord of Nanxu are true gods of the holy land, with extraordinary abilities. We hope you can save us.”

Inside a cyan temple shrouded in endless storms, the lone powerhouse from the first cycle of reincarnation, 'Azure Mist Demon God', spoke.

"You two, quickly reveal your trump cards! The Heavenly Court has no shortage of supreme treasures for sealing and suppressing. If we are too late, we will be sealed away."

Inside the sphere, which was entirely black and its surface was burning with terrifying flames, spoke the 'Extreme Flame True God' of the Flame Clan from the Second Cycle Era.

“Yes, yes, yes, you two come from the eternally existing holy land, you must have a way to deal with it.”

"You two, quickly unleash your trump cards and turn the tide of the battle."

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Faced with the urging of the True Gods and Lords of the Universe, the Southern Void Star Lord and the Xuanming True God, who were inside the palace-type supreme treasure, remained silent.

His face was extremely gloomy, and his eyes revealed guilt and a trace of fear.

Trump card?

What a trump card!

If they truly had trump cards, then the Northern True Star Lord and the Awakening True God, who led the team to the Tomb Ship, wouldn't have been sealed away by the Heavenly Court's powerful figures and subsequently perished.

After countless years, the fear of death resurfaced in the hearts of the two powerful true gods of the holy land.

As for guilt, it stems from dying before achieving their goal, failing to live up to the expectations of their great ancestor.

"Have you reached a conclusion? If so, then proceed into my Map of Mountains and Rivers."

Lu Jin's voice boomed, echoing from the majestic Lingxiao Palace.

"Whoosh!"

Immediately afterwards, a scroll of landscape painting unfolded and flew out from the Lingxiao Palace, expanding to hundreds of millions of kilometers, sweeping towards the group of powerful beings from the Cosmic Sea Alliance who were imprisoned within the superimposed 108 layers of supreme domains.

"No, no, we hope Your Majesty will stop. We have not finished our discussion."

Seeing the legendary supreme treasure of the Heavenly Emperor Lingxiao, which was said to be the most powerful and powerful treasure for sealing, shooting towards them, the Firefly True Lord hurriedly shouted.

"To fail to bow before the Emperor and to speak without the Emperor's permission is punishable by death!"

Dhritarashtra, the King of the Nation, rebuked him without any politeness.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"We hope that Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor will spare us. We are merely being coerced by the two holy lands."

"I am willing to join the Heavenly Court and serve it."

"Great Alliance Leader, I am a member of the Universal Alliance, please spare me!"

"We humbly beseech Your Majesty, the Heavenly Emperor."

The newly joined Universe Lords of the Cosmic Sea Alliance begged for mercy.

If they had known that the Heavenly Court was so powerful, they would never have agreed to join the Cosmic Sea Alliance unless a true god held a knife to their throat.

"Heh~, you don't know to beg for mercy, you know you're about to be sealed away."

"I'm too lazy to waste words with you. Enter my Mountain and River Map, and I'll deal with you after the matter of severing the Eastern River lineage is over."

Lu Jin chuckled dismissively.

Of course, this was just Lu Jin's rhetoric.

Should we leave it until the legacy of the Duan Donghe River ends before dealing with it?
No, no, no, once they're inside the Mountain and River Map, after they're all sealed, they'll be immediately sent to the Cage Heaven to be crushed by the terrifying will of the black-patterned stone pillars at their highest intensity.

The reason for saying this is mainly to try to avoid the self-destruction of the true gods and cosmic masters of the Cosmic Sea Alliance, and to reduce the loss of the divine status of the laws.

Since they dared to oppose the Heavenly Court, they were destined to perish and have their clan wiped out.

"Whoohoo-"

A terrifying suction force erupted, coupled with the push from the one hundred and eight layers of supreme domains, and the Mountain and River Map flew past at lightning speed.

In terror and despair, the powerful figures of the Cosmic Sea Alliance could only watch helplessly as they, along with their palace treasures, were uncontrollably swallowed by the Mountain and River Map.

After a while, the supreme treasure of the last True God's peak palace was sealed, and Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

Subsequently, the hundreds of Blood God Children on the battlefield returned to the Netherworld Heaven, and the Mountain and River Map rapidly shrank, flying back into the Lingxiao Palace.

"Chiguo, you shall continue to guard the area."

Lu Jin spoke to the divine incarnations of the Eight Heavenly Kings inside the hall.

"Yes, Heavenly Emperor."

The Eight Heavenly Kings responded.

"Shh!"

The next moment, Lu Jin, carrying the Map of Mountains and Rivers, was teleported back to the Netherworld Heavenly Court.

As usual, the North Heavenly Gate is manifested within the Heavenly Cage, the sealed enemies are thrown out of the Mountain and River Map, and the user exits the Heavenly Cage, severing the internal and external barriers of the North Heavenly Gate.

'boom--'

The terrifying will emanating from the black-patterned stone pillar instantly swept through the small, confined cage.

The numerous powerful figures from the Cosmic Sea Alliance who had just been released from the Mountain and River Map felt a terrifying shock to their will, and their consciousness collapsed and they perished, turning into corpses with their divine bodies basically intact.

Subsequently, the North Heavenly Gate returned to the Xuan Sha Heavenly Will Training Ground, and the Heavenly Realm Passage opened within the Fan Cage Heaven. Lu Jin's true form entered and began to collect corpses, decompose them, and gather spoils of war.

Before long, all the corpses had been decomposed.

Since the inheritance of the Broken East River does not restrict life forms below the level of the Lord of the Universe to accepting the inheritance, the palaces and treasures of various forces contain many cosmic venerables and immortal gods.

In addition to a large number of lower-level and higher-level law godheads, there are also thirty-seven true god-level law godheads, nine hundred and twenty-eight spacetime law godheads, and sixty-four fusion law godheads.

The number of true god-level law godheads is comparable, but the number of law godheads at the level of universe lords is less than a thousand, which is much less than the universe lords of the Cosmic Sea Alliance who were sealed this time.

After all, there are thousands of universe lords in the open, not to mention those universe lords who came with the true gods of their races, who are all hiding inside the palace treasures of the true gods and have not shown themselves.

There was no other reason. True Gods do not have clones. Because of Lu Jin's previous deception, none of the thirty-seven True Gods had the heart to self-destruct.

Many of the universe lords in the Cosmic Sea Alliance possess the secret technique of creating clones.

After being sealed by the Mountain and River Map, it immediately dispersed its clones.

Since he was sealed away by the Heavenly Court anyway, there was no way he could get back the treasures he carried. He might as well just disperse his clones to avoid becoming a soul slave.

Only a cosmic master who has no secret technique for creating clones and whose death would mean utter annihilation would deceive himself into placing his hopes on Lu Jin's lenient treatment.

Besides the great harvest of divine power of laws, they also had a great harvest of treasures.

There are more than 1,800 treasures whose value is no less than that of the pinnacle treasures in the field.

There are more than 3,200 treasures of the highest value, which are considered supreme weapons.

There are also twenty-nine other extremely powerful treasures of varying values.

Among them, there are seven supreme treasures of the domain category, five supreme treasures of the palace category, two supreme treasures of the soul category, and the remaining fifteen supreme treasures are all weapons or armor.

It must be said that the probability of a true god in the first and second cycles possessing supreme treasures is much higher than that of a true god in the primordial universe.

The Southern Void Star Lord of the Eastern Emperor Holy Land is the most powerful. Like the Northern True Star Lord last time, he possesses four supreme treasures, including the Black Prison Tower.

The True God of Light of the Purple Moon Holy Land is next, possessing three supreme treasures, including the Six Harmonies Universe Boat.

The Skeleton Clan's ninth-tier top true god, the Skeleton Lord, is second only to him, and within the Skeleton Demon Palace, he possesses two supreme treasures.

The other thirty-four True Gods of the Cosmic Sea Alliance revealed fourteen supreme treasures.

In addition, five other universe lords each contributed a supreme treasure.

Just as Lu Jin was using the terrifying will emanating from the black-patterned stone pillar to slaughter a group of powerful members of the Cosmic Sea Alliance.

Within the cosmic ocean, as many as thirty-six smaller universes began to collapse simultaneously.

The Southern Void Star Lord of the Eastern Emperor Holy Land has lived through countless reincarnations, and his small universe has long since disappeared.

Although Xuanming True God of the Purple Moon Holy Land is also an ancient figure, he was previously only a master of the universe and has not yet achieved the status of a true god for ten epochs, so small universes naturally exist.

At the moment these thirty-six mini-universes began to collapse, countless lives within them perished instantly.

The cosmic sea is full of perilous places, and there are also instances of the silent fall of cosmic masters.

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

Outside the thirty-six miniature universes that began to collapse and where all life had vanished, more than a dozen powerful figures appeared.

As the lair of true gods, miniature universes contain a large number of treasures and resources that the true gods themselves cannot use.

After eliminating the opposing true god, Lu Jin naturally didn't forget to lead his heavenly generals to plunder the area.

Within the Ancestral Hall of the Eastern Emperor's Sacred Land, in the boundless realm of gods.

"Ah~"

Seeing the divine power avatar of the Southern Void Star Lord dissipate within the hall, the Eastern Emperor Ancestor sighed deeply, feeling a surge of powerlessness.

Inside the Purple Moon Temple at the very center of the Purple Moon Holy Land universe.

"Damn it! Ling Xiao, I, Zi Yue, will never let your Heavenly Court get away with this!"

The divine power emanation left behind by the True God Xuanming dissipated, and the Purple Moon Holy Land was devoid of True Gods. The Purple Moon Ancestor once again began his powerless roar.

The second miniature universe of the Skeleton Race is like a hideous demonic palace built from countless white bones.

"The Skeleton Lord, the Third Demon Lord, and the Fourth Demon Lord have all perished?"

Looking at the three empty demon thrones in the hall, and witnessing the sudden dissipation of the three demon lords' divine power avatars, the 'White Bone Demon Lord' abruptly stood up, his face filled with disbelief and fury.

Within the quiet corridors of the Tomb Ship, three-dimensional phantoms radiate various colors of light.

Luo Feng, the Lord of the Deer Insects, the Lord of the Snow Warehouse, and the Lord of the Pot Void stood in their respective positions, observing and studying the various Rhinoceros Emperor Formations.

"Bam—"

Suddenly, a heavy thud sounded, startling several powerful individuals who were studying the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau.

Luo Feng, the Lord of the Deer Insects, and the Lord of the Snow Warehouse turned their heads and saw the Lord of the Void of the Pot from the second reincarnation era, lifeless, collapsing on the ground in the corridor.

"Falled?"

Luo Feng was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but show surprise.

"The Lord of the Void comes from the Void Barbarian Clan of the Second Cycle Era. Could it be that the Void Barbarian True God has fallen?"

"I guessed," the Snow Warehouse Master speculated.

The next moment, the Lord of Snow Warehouse and the Lord of Deer Insects looked at Luo Feng, their eyes revealing shock.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Heavenly Court, which was blocking the cabin door of the Tomb Ship, once again achieved a great victory.

They weren't fools. News of the birth of the Duan Donghe lineage had already spread throughout the universe. The divine power avatars left in their lair also knew that the powerful beings of the Primordial Universe's Heavenly Court were blocking the hatch of the Tomb Ship.

However, even with the fall of a true god, no one has yet entered the Tomb Ship, demonstrating the extraordinary strength of the Heavenly Court.

Ignoring the shock of the Lord of Snow Warehouse and the Lord of Deer Insects, Luo Feng's Little Nether Sea clone, which remained in the Primal Universe, used the Virtual Universe to inquire about the situation from Lu Jin.

"Heh~" After a moment, Luo Feng chuckled in the corridor and continued to study the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation on his own.

Jin Ge truly lived up to his reputation as a god-like teammate, wiping out the entire team from various factions in the Cosmic Sea who came to compete for the inheritance in one fell swoop.

In other words, the Lord of Deer and Insects came from the Purple Moon Holy Land, and the true god behind the Lord of Snow Warehouse knew that his strength was insufficient, so he did not come to compete for the inheritance.

Otherwise, he would be the only one left to receive the inheritance within the Tomb Ship.

"The Heavenly Court, with its palace treasures and sealing artifacts that even Lingxiao cannot fathom, and its exquisite divine power burning technique, already possesses profound inheritance. Do they look down on the inheritance of my Duan Donghe lineage?"

Inside the tomb-like vessel, Duan Donghe gazed across space at the majestic Lingxiao Palace, secretly feeling depressed.

At first, Duan Donghe was quite disdainful after discovering the Heavenly Court's "blocking the gate" behavior.

Eight true gods are nothing. Even if they block the door, how long can they hold it off?
How could a single Heavenly Court possibly defeat all the forces in the Cosmic Sea that came to vie for the inheritance?

But to his surprise, the Heavenly Court's strength exceeded his expectations.

After successively suppressing the true gods who came to compete for the inheritance, with his eyesight, he could naturally see that the secret techniques of the Heavenly King of the Nation and others had reached the twelfth level.

However, the secret techniques of these eight true gods are all above the top level of the eighth rank. The reason they have the strength of a twelfth-rank true god is because of the secret technique of burning divine power.

However, what interested him most was not the Heavenly King of the Nation, whose strength far surpassed that of the True God of the Universe Sea, but Lu Jin, the Lord of the Universe.

It's a pity that the young people who seemed to have inherited the lineage looked down on their own Duan Donghe lineage and didn't even come in through the cabin door.

Fortunately, although there were few examinees inside the Tomb Ship, there were still some geniuses he could take a liking to.

Daohe Venerable, who also comes from the original human race of the universe, is only at the level of a universe venerable, but he is very smart and can solve problems very quickly.

As for the Lord of Snow Warehouse and the Lord of Deer Insects?
They're just two useless people.

'Daohe, I hope you can pass the test and sever the Donghe lineage's legacy. It absolutely cannot end with my hand.'

Looking at Luo Feng silently studying the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation in the corridor, Duan Donghe thought to himself.

"Shh!"

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, Lu Jin's true form was teleported in.

"Emperor of Heaven."

The divine incarnations of the Eight Heavenly Kings bowed in respect.

Lu Jin said, "Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise."

"The minister is here."

The Four Heavenly Kings stepped forward.

"These four supreme treasures of the palace type—the Wind and Mist Divine Palace, the Extreme Flame Purgatory, the Black Prison Tower, and the Six Directions Universe Boat—are bestowed upon you."

As Lu Jin spoke, he waved his hand, and four supreme treasures of the palace type appeared, landing in front of the four people's divine power avatars.

This great battle, which involved the sealing of thirty-seven true gods and over a thousand cosmic lords, yielded five supreme treasures of the palace type.

Apart from the Six Directions Qiankun Boat of the Xuanming True God, the Black Prison Tower of the Southern Void Star Lord, and the Skeleton Demon Palace of the Skeleton Lord.

There is also the 'Wind and Mist Temple' of the Azure Mist Demon God in the first cycle era, and the 'Extreme Flame Purgatory' of the Extreme Flame True God in the second cycle era.

After bestowing four supreme palace-type treasures upon the Four Heavenly Kings, Lu Jin still possessed the 'Ice Cliff Fortress', 'Starfall Rock Boat', and 'Bone Demon Palace', which he had seized from his enemies.

As for the spoils of this battle and previous stockpiles, apart from the supreme treasures of the soul type, Lu Jin stored them all in the treasures of the Spirit Treasure Hall, allowing the Heavenly Generals to exchange them on loans.

The reason why the most powerful soul-type treasures are kept is mainly to prepare for conquering the Jin World dungeon in the future.

In the cosmic sea, as long as a top-tier tenth-order True God skilled in souls does not appear, even a universe lord would have enough top-grade soul treasures.

In contrast, within the world of Jin, there are countless soul techniques that even the most powerful soul treasures cannot withstand. In fact, even the strongest soul treasures are far from achieving invincible soul defense.

"Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"

The Four Heavenly Kings bowed and thanked him with great emotion.

Lu Jin said, "You all made great contributions in this great battle. As a reward, you will receive a supreme treasure of the palace type."

"Dhritarashtra, the debts you four previously incurred are hereby cancelled."

The Four Heavenly Kings bowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Heavenly Emperor!"

With the great battle outside the Tomb Ship coming to an end, and it not even ruled out that there would be no more great battles, Lu Jin himself continued to study the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

Although the difficulty of solving the Rhino King's game will continue to increase as the game progresses.

However, thanks to the ten-thousand-fold time acceleration of the Immortal Ascension Palace, the Bodhi Tree's blessing on comprehension, and the participation of numerous Blood God Child incarnations in the research, Lu Jin's speed in solving the problem was still quite fast.

In the eighth year of studying the original universe of the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation, Lu Jin solved the 2000th Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

In the thirtieth year of the primordial universe, the progress of solving the puzzle has reached the 3000th puzzle.

The year is now fifty, inside the corridor of the Tomb Boat.

"Ding-dong!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

In the air above the corridor, endless light converged and condensed into a figure, which was none other than the blue-haired man, Duan Donghe.

Looking down at Luo Feng, Duan Donghe's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction. He said, "Candidate Daohe, you have met the requirements for solving the first stage of the problem."

'Phase One?'

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow, bowed, and asked, "May I ask Lord Duan Donghe, how many stages are there in unraveling the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation?"

Duan Donghe said, "I have divided the candidates into four levels. You have reached the first stage requirement by solving the 1000th Rhinoceros Emperor Formation."

If you can solve the 6000th puzzle, you will directly receive the inheritance of my Duan Donghe lineage. Daohe, strive for it!

After saying that, Duan Donghe's figure disappeared again, without even glancing at the Lord of Snow Warehouse and the Lord of Deer Insects.

'The requirements for the 4000th round of the Universe Venerable's inheritance are definitely not your limit. Let me see your potential!'

Duan Donghe thought to himself with anticipation.

'The 6000th game?'

Luo Feng frowned, sensing that this challenge was extremely difficult.

Shaking his head and suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind, Luo Feng continued to devote all his energy to studying the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

In the 100th year of the primordial universe, Lu Jin's progress in solving the puzzle has reached the 4000th level.

In the 300th year, Luo Feng solved the 2000th Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

However, Duan Donghe did not show himself, but secretly watched Luo Feng with even more anticipation in his eyes.

In the years that followed, Lu Jinjie's progress reached 5000th.

In the 800th year, Lu Jin solved the 6000th Rhinoceros Emperor's Scheme.

In the 1000th year, Luo Feng's progress in solving the problem reached the 3000th case.

In 2000, Lu Jinjie's progress reached 7000th.

In the 3400th year, Luo Feng solved the 4000th Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

'After countless years, the 193rd inheritor of my Duan Donghe lineage has finally appeared!'

At that moment, out of Luo Feng's sight, Duan Donghe murmured to himself with tears in his eyes.

Duan Donghe still did not appear. He wanted to see just how strong the comprehension of the 193rd inheritor was before his virtual consciousness completely disappeared.

If the successor can indeed solve the 6000th Rhinoceros Emperor's Scheme within three eras.

Even if his strength is only at the bottom level among all the generations of Duan Donghe, he will still feel proud and honored.

Because the successor he is looking for will be one of the most outstanding individuals among all generations of Duan Donghe, or even a peak powerhouse like the third generation patriarch!
In the 4500th year of the primordial universe, Lu Jin's progress in solving the problem reached the 8000th stage.

In the first era of solving the puzzles, Lu Jin's progress reached a new level, reaching the 9000th puzzle.

A century later, Luo Feng solved the 5000th Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation.

Another one and a half eras later, with only five thousand years left until the end of the third era, outside the tomb ship, inside the Lingxiao Palace.

"Wow—"

Lu Jin raised his hand and waved it, unleashing divine power that quickly sketched a complex, three-dimensional phantom in the air in front of him, a phantom of perfectly circulating energy that was indestructible, eternal, and eternal.

"10080 games! A simple Rhino King game, easily won!"

With a wave of his hand, Lu Jin dispersed the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau and said softly with a smile.

"Congratulations, Emperor Tian!"

The eight divine incarnations of Dhritarashtra, the King of the Nation, offered their congratulations.

Nodding, Lu Jin waved his hand and asked, "How's your deciphering going?"

The Heavenly King Dhritarashtra said, "Your Majesty, I have just solved the 4956th puzzle."

King of Growth: "Your Majesty, I have just solved the 4812th puzzle."

White Tiger Heavenly King: "Your Majesty, I have just solved the 4623rd puzzle."

Xuanwu Heavenly King: "Your Majesty, I have just solved the 4597th puzzle."

Lu Jin: "."

As expected, the higher-ups in their own Heavenly Court are all 'useless powerhouses'.

They also possess incarnations or clones, and are in an environment where time is accelerated ten thousand times and enlightenment is greatly enhanced by the Bodhi tree.

However, even though the eight Heavenly Kings of the Nation are true gods, their progress in solving the problem is far behind even Luo Feng's.

Hundreds of years ago, Lu Jin had used the Kunlun Mirror to remotely investigate the situation inside the corridor of the Tomb Ship. At that time, Luo Feng was already studying the more than 5,800th Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau.

The gap between the eight players and Luo Feng seems to be at most only a little over 1,200 games.

However, the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau becomes increasingly difficult as it progresses. To catch up with Luo Feng's current progress, even without considering bottlenecks, it would take at least six or seven epochs.

"I'll study the Rhinoceros King Bureau more often when I have free time in the future."

After a moment's thought, Lu Jin said this.

Just practice cooking more.

If you lack comprehension, then study the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation more.

It is believed that after thoroughly studying the 10080 Rhinoceros Kings' Formation with the help of the Bodhi Tree, the Eight Heavenly Kings' comprehension will be considered that of geniuses among their peers.

"Yes, Heavenly Emperor!"

The Eight Heavenly Kings responded.

'The Rhinoceros King has seen through this; it's time to return to the right path.'

Lu Jin thought to himself.

Immediately, Lu Jin adjusted his cultivation plan again.

Ten thousand Blood God Sons transformed into comprehending the "Miro Supreme Diagram".

The remaining 30,000-plus Blood God Child incarnations, along with the main body and the three avatars, devoted their energy to creating new laws.

(End of this chapter)