Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 112 Third Brother, Your Son Is Going to Be Beaten to Death

At this moment, the entire hall was still empty. Ling Xuan knew that they were probably waiting for the other two groups of strong individuals to determine the winner.

"It seems this treasure is extraordinary; it's a matter of life and death from the moment we enter. I wonder how Herodo is doing. Could he have perished here?" Ling Xuan pondered to himself, diverting a sliver of his consciousness to control the Void Mirror for defense, while his Zhouheng clone began cultivating, quietly awaiting the arrival of their opponent.

In the third outer battlefield, Ling Xuan's true form was diligently studying the secret runes on the Flame Beast Heaven Domain to comprehend the Dao of the Fire Void Beast God.

He possesses the Beast God's intent, has a strong will, and has a profound understanding of the two great laws, making extremely rapid progress. He has already reached the edge of the second level.

Just then, Ling Xuan suddenly received a video call request from his own sister, Ling Xue.

“Master, your sister’s call request is very urgent. She also sent an email earlier, which seems to be related to your son,” Puff appeared at the right time and explained softly.

She only told Ling Xuan about these conversations that interrupted his cultivation after careful consideration.

Ling Xuan possesses exceptional talent and spends most of his time immersed in cultivation, adventure, and training in the Giant Axe Arena.

Since birth, the three children have been cared for by their two older sisters. Ling Xuan and his three wives only returned to Manlong Star to accompany the children for a period of time during their childhood.

When the three boys turned twenty, they each left to continue their cultivation.

At that time, Ling Xuan was in charge of the development of the Chaos Ruins, and he would occasionally have Duoli use the Divine Kingdom teleportation to travel back and forth between the two sides.

With less than three hundred years until the Cosmic-level Battle of the Universe Company, the three children deliberately suppressed their cultivation levels and did not break through. They temporarily chose to join the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance and embark on a cosmic adventure, working hard for the Cosmic-level Battle of the Universe that will begin in three hundred years. Their cultivation progress is approaching that of their mother.

"Oh~ those three brats must be over a thousand years old now, older than me. They've been in Chaos City for three hundred years, and their ages have been surpassed." Ling Xuan's lips curled up slightly, a touch of warmth rising in his heart. After all, it had been a long time since he had seen his family. "Connect them."

"Third brother, your son is about to be beaten to death, are you going to do anything about it?" As soon as the call connected, Ling Xue's beautiful face rushed into the frame as she shouted loudly.

"Who?" Ling Xuan instantly flew into a rage, his powerful aura sweeping across the entire secret chamber like a surging tide.

"It's not that exaggerated." The eldest sister, Ling Yue, gently pushed the second sister, Ling Xue, aside and stepped forward. Although her expression was relatively calm, she still couldn't hide her worry. "Aren't Xiao Tian and the others taking the cosmic mercenary assessment? The place where they are taking the assessment is a secret realm."

Recently, the legacy of a super-powerful expert was discovered in that secret realm. Upon learning this, various powerful forces dispatched numerous experts to vie for it.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xuan frowned slightly.

Although his three children were only of average talent, they were roughly equivalent to members of a secret realm.

However, they possess seven times the genetic advantage in terms of physical strength, so even with a relatively short training period, they should be more than capable of dealing with universe-level powerhouses from other forces in the universe.

Unless the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance allows those stronger than the cosmic level to enter for training.

But that's absolutely impossible. As one of the five major human powers, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance has always been very principled. Since it's a training ground for cosmic-level geniuses, it will never allow anyone stronger than the cosmic level to set foot there, unless someone can force the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance to give in.

However, the top leaders of the five major forces have always been in cahoots and would never oppose the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Could it be that yet another supreme treasure has appeared?
If that's the case, then the one going in to compete should be the Lord of the Universe, so how could there be room for a cosmic-level powerhouse to intervene?

"What exactly happened?" Ling Xuan suppressed his anxiety and asked in a deep voice.

While asking questions, Ling Xuan used his authority to quickly search for detailed information about the incident.

It turns out that this secret realm was originally a testing ground for first-class mercenaries in the universe, and hundreds of mercenary assessments have been held here.

Everything was proceeding smoothly until recently, when a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from the depths of the ruins, suggesting the emergence of the legacy of a super-powerful being. The news, once released, was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating a raging storm.

All sides were envious, and those families and organizations that usually hid in the shadows were also eager to make a move, trying every means to send their strongest members into it.

Originally, the immortal powerhouse of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance who presided over the assessment adhered to the principles of the alliance and remained impartial no matter how the various forces pleaded for him, strictly forbidding anyone from challenging the dignity of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Ling Xuan's three sons, Ling Shuang, Ling Yu, and Ling Feng, were also in the assessment team.

When the ruins were first discovered, they were the most promising geniuses to inherit the legacy.

After a fierce struggle, they naturally offended some of the descendants of powerful figures.

All three were proud and arrogant, and being new to the workforce, coupled with their fathers' dazzling influence, they naturally wouldn't back down and felt that offending them was no big deal.

As long as one can inherit the legacy, it doesn't matter who doesn't have a background.

However, the level of that mysterious inheritance seemed to be extremely high. Many powerful figures from the five major forces put pressure on this immortal. Under immense pressure, the immortal had no choice but to report the matter.

Ultimately, for reasons unknown, the higher-ups of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance changed this inheritance assessment into a World Lord-level trial, allowing those below the World Lord level to participate.

The news caused an uproar throughout the entire human race.

Many of the five major powers already had geniuses who were also registered mercenaries of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, and this change undoubtedly presented them with a huge opportunity.

Even those geniuses who hadn't originally registered as cosmic mercenaries were tempted and hurriedly registered for the cosmic mercenary assessment, flocking to that ancient ruin to participate in the assessment.

With the arrival of these new powerhouses, another round of competition inevitably ensued. The elders of those universe-level geniuses whom Ling Shuang and her companions had offended came forward seeking revenge.

If it weren't for Venerable Qianyue capturing a world lord-level beast in Thunderstorm Holy City and giving it to Ling Xuan, who then assigned it to the three children as their protectors, those three children would probably have been easily killed long ago.

"Fine, fine, so this is the Realm Lord level assessment, huh? Who isn't a Realm Lord now? Let me show you what it means to beat up the younger one and then have the older one come along." Ling Xuan's gaze turned icy cold instantly, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.

The Zhulong clan is inherently protective of its own. Back then, Yan Lie was only known for saying "You need a background to survive in this world," so the Manlong Marquis went straight to Yan Lie's door and beat the Immortal Army Lord into submission, showing them what a real background was.

Now that his son has been beaten, how could Ling Xuan let it go? He was determined to get revenge.

"Puff, contact those immortal powerhouses who left divine tokens near the Qinggu Secret Realm in the virtual universe system for me. Tell them that I, the Lord of the Fierce Blade Realm, am going to participate in the assessment of this Cosmic Mercenary Alliance." Ling Xuan said in a deep voice, his tone exuding an unquestionable authority.

Fortunately, he had obtained a free status from the Lord of Void Gold when he came to the extraterritorial battlefield, so he could leave the extraterritorial battlefield at any time.

You can take your time with the trials at the Realm Lord level; there's no need to rush.

"Yes, Master," Puff replied, immediately issuing a bounty for Ling Xuan in the virtual universe system.

Before long, many immortal powerhouses took the initiative to contact Ling Xuan.

After all, Ling Xuan was offering too much. Ten billion Chaos Units to buy a chance to teleport to the Divine Kingdom was a tenth of the wealth of a King-level Immortal. Who wouldn't be tempted?
Ling Xuan carefully screened the many respondents and finally selected a Marquis Immortal whose divine power token was only five light-years away from the Qinggu Secret Realm.

"Let's choose him. Arrange the teleportation as soon as possible," Ling Xuan said to Puff.

(End of this chapter)