Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 142 Siege and Kill the Lord of Red Clouds
All of this happened so fast that the other powerful figures present didn't even have time to react.

When they saw Venerable Shi Yao killed instantly with a single strike, everyone was terrified, their faces drained of color, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Especially when they felt the lingering imperial aura mixed in with the sword intent, they felt a sense of submission from the bottom of their hearts, and even their fear was tinged with awe.

"Hiss—" Gasps of shock rose and fell, and the eyes of everyone looking at Zhou Heng's clone were filled with extreme fear.

"Too...too terrifying!" a cosmic overlord said in a trembling voice, instinctively taking a few steps back, fearing that he would become the next target.

They had never heard of the Void Blade Master having a grudge against Venerable Shi Yao. If the other party could suddenly kill Venerable Shi Yao without warning, could they be next?

The powerful figures fell silent, bowing their heads like startled quails, not daring to look at Zhou Heng's clone, fearing that their gaze would bring them annihilation.
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence, with only the crackling sound of the flames burning.

Zhou Heng's clone sheathed his sword and stood there, saying calmly, "Those who are not involved, get lost."

Upon hearing this, all the powerful figures felt as if they had been granted a pardon and quickly left the primordial star, while Ling Xuan then put away the ordinary treasure.

Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are.

After defeating Venerable Shi Yao, Ling Xuan, based on the intelligence carefully collected by the Hong Alliance, concealed all his aura and imposing presence and quietly headed towards the Primordial Star where the Lord of Red Clouds was located.

At this moment, the Lord of Crimson Clouds was completely unaware of this, still eagerly awaiting the birth of the supreme treasure on the Primordial Star.

His gaze was fixed on a mysterious palace in front of him, which exuded an ancient and mysterious aura.

According to his judgment, the treasure hidden inside the palace was at least a top-tier treasure.

With his illustrious reputation and formidable strength as a veteran ruler of the universe, no one on this primordial planet dared to compete with him.

But things are unpredictable, and an accident still happened: the Lord of Humanity's Restoration also set his sights on this treasure.

Lord Hongyun was well aware of Lord Buhuan's strength.

The Lord of Repairing and Renewing is a relatively ancient being in the universe, and his strength is indeed above mine, but only to a limited extent.

Moreover, in the Red Cloud Lord's understanding, human powerhouses have never lacked treasures of this level. He secretly pondered that perhaps the Lord of Bu Huan would ultimately choose to give up due to insufficient motivation to compete.

Therefore, Lord Hongyun kept a close eye on the movements in the palace while secretly observing Lord Buhuan's reaction, trying to figure out what the other party was thinking.

As time slowly passed, the originally dazzling divine light above the palace gradually dimmed, and the long-sealed entrance slowly revealed itself as the light faded.

"Have we arrived at Yanshan?" Lord Bu Huan asked in the four-person private chat channel for this operation.

"I'm almost at this primordial star. You can make your move now," the Lord of Yanshan replied quickly.

"Alright, let's make our move." The Lord of the Desolate Mirror did not hesitate and immediately issued the attack order.

"Let's do it," Ling Xuan's Zhouheng clone echoed succinctly and forcefully.

Almost simultaneously, the Lord of Repairing and Renewing from the outside world launched the first attack.

A brilliant light shone from his body, and a powerful force of law spread outwards from him like a surging tide.

Countless golden runes suddenly appeared in the void. These runes intertwined and merged, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant golden dragon.

The dragon roared to the sky, its voice shaking heaven and earth. The scales on its body shimmered with dazzling golden light, each one containing world-destroying power. It swung its massive body, with an unstoppable momentum, and swiftly pounced towards the Lord of Crimson Clouds.

Upon seeing this, the Lord of Crimson Clouds' eyes flashed with surprise.

He truly hadn't expected that humans would go all out from the start, without any intention of testing him.

"Hmph, human, what do you mean by this? To attack so ruthlessly the moment we meet!" Lord Crimson Cloud questioned loudly while quickly mobilizing his power to retaliate.

A thick layer of red cloud appeared around his body, rolling and surging like a burning flame, tightly protecting him within it.

Immediately afterwards, he pushed his hands forward, and the red clouds instantly transformed into countless sharp cloud spikes, shooting towards the golden dragon like a rain of pear blossom needles.

The golden dragon and the cloud spikes collided instantly, unleashing a deafening roar.

The light shone brightly, energy overflowed, and the entire space trembled violently under this powerful impact, as if it would collapse at any moment.

However, the Lord of Repairing the Glory's attack was too powerful. Although the Lord of Red Clouds fought back with all his might, he gradually became unable to withstand it.

With its immense power, the golden dragon broke through the cloud spikes' obstruction and continued to approach the Lord of Crimson Clouds.

Seeing the situation was not good, Lord Hongyun cursed his bad luck in his heart. Lord Buhuan was stronger than him in terms of both treasures and secret techniques. Since the other party was determined to win, and he was no match for him, and the humans had many helpers, he decided not to fight any longer and prepared to retreat.

Just as he turned to flee, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him—it was the Lord of the Desolate Mirror.

"Lord of Crimson Clouds, why are you in such a hurry to leave!" Lord of Desolate Mirror said coldly, his voice filled with an undeniable killing intent.

Seeing this, Lord Hongyun was shocked, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "I have already given up this treasure. You humans should not push your luck!"

"Hmph, our target today is not just this treasure, but also you!" Lord of the Desolate Mirror sneered, and with that, a black longsword appeared in his hand, its blade radiating a chilling aura.

He wielded his longsword and swung it fiercely at the Lord of Crimson Clouds. A black sword aura instantly slashed out, tearing a long gash in the space where the sword aura passed, like a black lightning bolt, heading straight for the Lord of Crimson Clouds.

Unable to dodge in time, the Lord of Crimson Clouds could only fight back with all his might. A dazzling crimson cloud unfolded before him, attempting to block the sword energy of the Lord of Desolate Mirror.

puff~
The sword energy directly shattered the crimson clouds unleashed by the Lord of Crimson Clouds, and then, with its remaining momentum, struck the Lord of Crimson Clouds, sending him flying back to his original position.

The Lord of Crimson Clouds felt that although the loss of divine power from this attack was not significant, he knew that he was in deep trouble today. Humans' target was him, and if he did not fight desperately, his life would be in danger.

"Humans, you just wait."

He gritted his teeth and unleashed his divine power.

Under the burning divine power, his body erupted with a powerful force, and he transformed into a red streak of light, shooting rapidly into the distance.

However, his escape plan failed.

Just as he rushed out a short distance, a sharp blade of light shot out from the side. The blade of light carried a powerful sword aura and sword intent, and also faintly contained a chilling imperial might.

The blade of light, like a dazzling meteor, instantly caught up with the Lord of Crimson Clouds, sending him flying. The Lord of Crimson Clouds traced an arc in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, creating a huge crater.

"Lord of the Void Blade!" Lord of the Crimson Clouds looked at Ling Xuan, who was standing not far away, holding a long blade, and his heart was filled with fear and resentment.

Another cosmic master of the Human Alliance.

Almost instantly, the Lord of Yanshan arrived at the scene like a streak of light, carrying a fierce aura.

His figure left a trail of afterimages in the air, and in the blink of an eye, he stood steadily in front of everyone.

At this point, the Lord of Buhuan, the Lord of Huangjian, and Lingxuan's Zhouheng clone, together with the Lord of Yanshan, formed a siege, firmly trapping the Lord of Hongyun in the center.

Lord of Crimson Clouds raised his eyes, scanning his surroundings in despair, his grief and indignation surging like a raging undercurrent.

"Humans, I believe I have never intended to offend you. Why then do you want to exterminate me?"

He suppressed his inner panic, trying to find a glimmer of hope in his desperate situation through words, but his words trembled uncontrollably.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Desolate Mirror curled his lips into a mocking smile and coldly sneered, "Lord of the Crimson Clouds, you really are playing dumb. Your Flowing Cloud Clan possesses vast territories across three star sectors, yet you have consistently refused to submit to my Grand Alliance, and have even secretly colluded with the Demon Clan. Do you think all humans are blind and unaware of your petty actions? Based on this alone, your Flowing Cloud Clan is unforgivable!"

In fact, the Lord of the Wilderness found the actions of the Flowing Cloud Clan utterly absurd.

The territory of the Flowing Cloud Clan borders that of humans, while the Demon Clan is separated from them by thousands of human cosmic kingdoms and the territories of numerous Hongmeng clans.

The Lord of Flowing Clouds actually attempted to use the demon alliance to fight against humanity, naively playing the trick of "befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones".

Little did they know that if humans wanted to annex the Flowing Cloud Clan, it would be as easy as taking candy from a baby; on the other hand, even if the demons wanted to help, they were too far away to be of any help.

Seeing that the situation was extremely unfavorable to him, the Lord of Crimson Clouds hurriedly turned his hopeful gaze to Ling Xuan's Zhouheng clone and said urgently, "Lord of the Void Blade, as a special life form, my Liuyun Clan has no grudges against you in the past or present..." trying to move the other party with this.

"You have already offended me." Zhou Heng's avatar's voice boomed like a bell, mercilessly interrupting the Lord of Crimson Clouds. "Humans are all my closest friends, bound by life and death. If you dare to be their enemy, you are courting death!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Crimson Clouds forced a dry smile and advised, "You are a special life form, yet you are so devoted to serving humanity. Aren't you afraid that one day they will discard you like trash and betray you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heng's clone couldn't help but scoff, shaking his head without hesitation and declaring decisively, "I'm not afraid!"

I am a human being, so how could I betray myself?

"Very well, it seems that you humans are determined to put my Flowing Cloud Clan to death today..."

The Lord of Crimson Clouds was about to speak again when his expression suddenly changed, as if he had received some shocking news. In an instant, terror filled his face, and he exclaimed, "Humans, how dare you do this!"

Upon seeing this, the Lord of Bu Huan threw his head back and laughed heartily: "Hahaha, Chaos and the others have already made their move, so we can't delay any longer."

"Attack!" Lord of the Desolate Mirror made a decisive decision and shouted.

The four of them launched their attack simultaneously, unleashing a surge of immense power that resembled four raging torrents rushing toward the Lord of Red Clouds.

Seeing the situation was dire, the Lord of Crimson Cloud knew that if he did not fight to the death today, he would have no way to survive. With a determined heart, he resolutely burned his own divine power.

The crimson clouds around him surged violently, like raging flames, carrying endless resentment as he roared, "Humans, you all deserve to die! Even if I perish here today, I will drag you down with me!"

Having said that, he targeted Zhou Heng's clone, which seemed to be the weakest, and charged straight at it like a mad beast, accompanied by rolling red clouds.

"You actually think I'm an easy target?" Zhou Heng's clone sneered, a surge of anger rising within him.

Its already tall and majestic divine body expanded again in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the divine body, which was three thousand kilometers high, was fully revealed, like a majestic divine mountain, exuding a terrifying and powerful pressure. The surrounding space was distorted and deformed because of this pressure.

"Today, I will use your life to sacrifice for this blade! Since I comprehended it, this blade has never drunk the blood of such a powerful enemy!" Zhou Heng's clone gripped the hilt of the Heaven-Slaying Blade tightly with both hands like iron clamps.

As he turned, the Heaven-Slaying Blade moved with him, and the Quasi-Emperor Dao Principles on the blade blended perfectly with his own Dao Principles.

In an instant, the blade shone brightly, its light dazzling and colorful, as if countless stars were twinkling and dying within it, exuding a mysterious and powerful aura. The majestic imperial might then spread out, as if an ancient emperor had descended, shaking the four directions and causing the surrounding air to freeze.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Heng's clone swung his sword fiercely. This strike seemed to gather all the power in the world, carrying the might to split the heavens and the earth, and roared out.

The sword strike appeared slow, yet it contained an irresistible power, seemingly transcending the boundaries of time and space, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached the Lord of Crimson Clouds.

The sword intent was profound and far-reaching, as if it led directly to the origin and end of the universe. This was the sword of Guixu, the ultimate interpretation of "extinction" in the sword intent of life and death. Wherever it went, the surrounding energy fluctuations were instantly drawn away and swallowed up. All the vitality of all things was quickly dissipated under this sword intent. The entire space seemed to be returning to the chaotic and silent state at the beginning of the universe.

Although the Lord of Crimson Clouds experienced a significant surge in strength after burning his divine power, he now unleashed his ultimate, trump card move.

Crimson clouds gathered wildly around him, instantly transforming into a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky, carrying terrifying, world-destroying power as it slammed down towards the blade's edge.

However, the moment the seemingly ordinary blade of light collided with the giant hand, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The giant hand, like ice and snow in spring, melted and disintegrated instantly under the warm sun, turning into wisps of red clouds and disappearing without a trace.

The blade's edge, however, was unstoppable, like a dazzling meteor, slashing straight towards the Lord of Crimson Clouds. Upon seeing this, the Lord of Crimson Clouds' pupils shrank, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

He could clearly sense that the immense power he had gathered by burning his divine strength was as fragile as paper before this single strike, utterly vulnerable.

As the blade flashed, a world-destroying power surged into his body, causing his divine body to tremble violently, as if it would be reduced to ashes at any moment by this power.

This single strike caused him to lose 2.5% of his divine power, and at the same time, the remaining sword intent continued to annihilate his divine power.

The feeling of that power rapidly slipping away filled him with fear and despair.

The Lords of Huangjian, Buhuan, and Yanshan, who were about to lend a hand, all looked astonished upon witnessing this shocking scene.

"This...this swordsmanship is terrifying!" A strange light flashed in the eyes of the Lord of Bu Huan as he murmured to himself, his voice filled with amazement and shock.

The Lord of the Desolate Mirror also frowned, thinking to himself, "This Lord of the Void Blade is truly a hidden master. Although his sword technique is still somewhat clumsy, its lofty intent and immense power far surpass our strongest secret techniques. It is truly unimaginable that a newly promoted Lord of the Universe could unleash such a technique."

A hint of fear and admiration for Ling Xuan couldn't help but show in his eyes.

The Lord of Yanshan nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with approval and shock.

They had initially thought the Lord of the Void Blade was only of average strength, but they never expected that his swordsmanship had reached such a pinnacle. This exchange undoubtedly gave them a completely new and deeper understanding of the Lord of the Void Blade's strength.

(End of this chapter)