Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 145: I can teach you too.

"Such powerful laws, which peerless genius is breaking through?" A realm lord murmured to himself, his face full of shock and awe.

The torrent of the Law of Fire surged into Ling Xuan's body without hindrance, like a raging dragon, wantonly washing over every inch of his bones and every meridian, even reaching the depths of his soul.

The Lord of False Gold stood at a distance, quietly gazing at all of this, his expression solemn yet gratified.

"I have seen some special lives enter immortality."

"There are beings with volumes of tens of millions of kilometers, but none of them have this much commotion. It's far inferior." The Lord of Void Gold had witnessed many special life forms entering immortality, and the greater the commotion, the more terrifying their strength generally was. "As expected of a terrifying prodigy who can possess the combat power of a universe lord at the realm lord level, how was this brat Zhulong born? Did the fortune of the Zhulong clan for hundreds of millions of epochs fall on this kid?"

The Lord of False Gold complained about his friend, his eyes full of envy, "That guy Giant Axe really got a good apprentice for free. If I were to teach him, I could do it too."

After an unknown amount of time, as the last wisp of the power of the Law of Fire merged into Ling Xuan's body, the ocean of laws in the sky gradually calmed down, the torn void slowly healed, and everything gradually returned to peace.

Ling Xuan slowly opened his eyes, two blazing flames burning within them—symbols of immortal power.

All three clones successfully transformed.

Although the Endless Dark Sea was vast, the ocean of fire, the origin of the universe, was even more heaven-defying. In a short while, the entire sea of ​​blood was completely transformed into a true ocean of divine power.

In the vast ocean, endless seawater rippled. What appeared to be ordinary seawater was actually the transformation of 'divine power', which was 10 billion times the power of a realm lord, and its power was limitless.

The Endless Nether Sea clone also cultivated the Heaven-Covering Technique, and now this seawater, with a diameter of hundreds of billions of kilometers, is transformed from tens of thousands of times the power of a Quasi-Emperor.

"Hahaha, within this endless dark sea, even the strongest beings in the universe probably can't do anything to me, right? Once I attain enlightenment, this ocean will be filled with the divine power of the Great Emperor, and even in the cosmic sea, I won't be afraid of the strongest beings in the universe," Ling Xuan laughed.

However, we are still a little short of attaining enlightenment, so we cannot rush it. First, let the Nether Sea clone continue to transform into a sea and grow to the limit of the Immortal level before breaking through to the Universe Venerable level.

After bidding farewell to the Lord of False Gold, Ling Xuan left the Giant Axe Secret Realm and ventured into the spatial interlayer to place his divine kingdom and Nine Netherworld clone.

The main body and the Xuan Gu clone continued their cultivation at the Ancestral God Sect, while the Zhou Heng clone, carrying the Little Nine Nether clone (a power bank), set off for the Cosmic Sea.

The divine power of the Little Nine Nether clone and the Zhouheng clone were roughly the same, but the Little Nine Nether clone was much larger than the Zhouheng clone.

Moreover, after becoming an immortal divine body, the quasi-emperor divine power is completely integrated with the immortal divine power, and can ignite the quasi-emperor divine power by burning the immortal divine power to fight.

At this moment, apart from not being able to control time and space, Ling Xuan's combat power is exactly the same as that of the Lord of the Universe.

The powerful human who took him to the Cosmic Sea was none other than the Giant Axe Founder, who had stayed in the Primordial Universe watching over his beloved disciple.

Now that Ling Xuan has broken through to become an immortal and given birth to three clones, greatly enhancing his ability to survive, he can finally relax and return to the Cosmic Sea to continue his adventures.

It's a good opportunity to bring Ling Xuan's Zhouheng clone along the way.

Passing through the Toya Black Hole and looking at the scattered small universes in the distance, the Giant Axe Founder laughed, "This cosmic sea is vast and boundless, unlike the primordial universe which has dark universe coordinates."

There are no coordinates in the cosmic sea. The only way to determine one's location is by referring to the miniature universes of these universe's strongest beings, or to objects that won't undergo significant changes over a long period, such as the Great New Meteorite. Each miniature universe has a corresponding number; for example, my miniature universe is number 13, meaning I am the thirteenth strongest being in this cycle of reincarnation.

"Teacher is truly awe-inspiring," Ling Xuan chimed in at the opportune moment.

Including the original ancestors who have been suppressed, there were probably only fourteen strongest beings in the universe during this period of the primordial universe. The Giant Axe Creator, at number thirteen, is already second to last.

The founder of the giant axe twitched his lips but did not respond.

"This is a map of the cosmic sea that is ours." The Giant Axe Founder took out a map made of precious materials and handed it to Ling Xuan. "Make a note of it. This is the only map we humans have, and I am keeping it safe."

Ling Xuan quickly memorized the map.

"How about it? Want to meet with the Universe Lords of the Hong Alliance? For my sake, they'll definitely prepare a grand welcome banquet for you," the Giant Axe Founder laughed.

"Haha, no need, teacher. My Zhouheng clone is, after all, of a different race. It's better to keep a low profile in the Hong Alliance. It's not too late to welcome my true self when I truly reveal the power of a universe master." Ling Xuan said with a meaningful smile, "I'll bring you a surprise when I return, teacher. We can hold a celebration banquet then."

"A surprise for me?" The Giant Axe Founder shook his head and smiled. For the strongest being in the universe like him, nothing was meaningful except for the most powerful treasures.

He could obtain several of these supreme treasures in a single trip to the Peak Realm.

He wouldn't have made a special trip back to the Primordial Star if it weren't for the fact that it produces a supreme treasure of the highest palace level.

"Just take care of yourself, kid. I've been venturing into the inner region of the Qingfeng Realm for most of my years. You'd better come and explore the outer region of the Qingfeng Realm. The danger level is lower here, and if you encounter a strong enemy, I can come to your aid in time."

"Don't worry, teacher, I can definitely take care of myself," Ling Xuan said with a smile.

After the two arrived at the outer domain of the Peak Realm, the Giant Axe Founder bid farewell to Ling Xuan.

Watching the figure of the Giant Axe Founder walk away, Ling Xuan immediately changed direction and headed towards the spaceship.

"Teacher, just wait for the surprise I'm about to give you!"

……

The vast universe, a starry sky.

The three thoughts directly penetrated the endless space distance and descended in the starry sky, and three towering figures faintly appeared.

One of them is beautiful, with a faint and graceful figure surrounded by endless light. Just looking at its figure is enough to make a cosmic venerable become intoxicated.

A huge oval black sphere was suspended in another place.

The last figure was surrounded by countless faint snake shadows, and a huge silver-white snake head looked around, with the starry sky around it completely distorted into a vortex.

"Mengcha, your demon clan sent a message for us to come here, so why are you the only one who has shown up?" The huge black sphere spoke.

"We demons, I can handle this." The silver-white snake head also spoke, their voices instantly transmitted to the other two sides, as if the rule that the speed limit of the original universe was the speed of light did not apply to them at all. "The human race protected by the machine, the queen, and the giant axe has recently produced another extremely extraordinary genius, you should already know that, right?"

"Mengcha, are you talking about that human immortal who calls himself 'Disciple of the Giant Axe'?" the vaguely slender figure asked.

The news that Ling Xuan had fought 80 million battles in a row and had never lost a single match had already reached their level.

“That’s right.” The white serpent nodded upon hearing this. “This little guy’s strength has improved very quickly. I had never even heard of him before. It’s no secret which disciples that Giant Axe guy has taken in. You can probably easily find out the strength of those immortals in your two clans’ intelligence. There is absolutely no way he could have accomplished such a feat.”

That leaves only one little guy named Ling Xuan, but how old is he?

Moreover, he's currently on Purple Thorn Island; if he continues like this, the human race will gain another powerful being.

"Of course, we must eliminate it as soon as possible." The slender figure spoke, her voice filled with endless allure. "But how can we eliminate it? Purple Thorn Island is the core of the Ancestral God Sect! The domain controlled by the supreme treasure, the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, cannot be entered directly without the Ancestral God Sect's permission. Once that supreme treasure is activated, even a Universe Lord would perish! And it's not just a matter of a Universe Lord's demise; trespassing into the core of the Ancestral God Sect violates its rules. That is to provoke the Ancestral God Sect... Provoking the Ancestral God Sect has consequences far more severe than the human race gaining another Chaos City Lord! At least in the Primitive Universe... the Ancestral God Sect is the guardian of the universe's operating rules; no one can defeat it!" "I agree with what the Empress said. My Mechanical Race also wants to eliminate it as soon as possible, but how?" the black sphere also spoke.

"Moreover, it's not just that human Ling Xuan, is it? Your demon race's Bi Fa King is the only immortal on Zi Jing Island who can fight Ling Xuan for more than a minute. He must be quite formidable, right?"

Upon hearing this, the slender figure turned her gaze to the large white snake.

That's the kind of relationship they have: they target each other yet also unite with one another.

Not long ago, they even discussed with the creator of the giant axe of mankind how to eliminate the newly risen Lord of Changjiu of the demon race.

Upon seeing this, the white serpent laughed loudly, "Hahaha, isn't it common for our demon race, as the number one race in the universe, to produce one or two geniuses? Mechanical, Empress, I advise you to get used to it sooner rather than later."

"Hmph!" The slender figure snorted coldly. Indeed, the demon race's power had grown stronger in recent years.

Since Mengcha broke through to become the strongest in the universe, the demon race has become the only force with two strongest beings in the universe, both of whom possess supreme treasures. They do indeed have the air of being the number one race in the original universe.

They might even have the chance to become a super race like the Divine Eye Clan of the first cycle at the end of this cycle.

In this respect, the insectoid race is far inferior to the demon race and the human race.

Although each Zerg Queen possesses extraordinary talents and grows to be incredibly powerful, their numbers are correspondingly extremely small.

Moreover, the conditions required to break through to immortality are much more difficult to meet than those for a being like the Golden Horned Beast.

This also means that the more powerful the Zerg are, the fewer there are in their numbers.

Not only are the number of universe masters the fewest among all races, but even the next queen who has the potential to break through and become the strongest being in the universe has not appeared.

This put increasing pressure on the Zerg Queen.

It's important to know that because she broke through to become the strongest being in the universe relatively early, their insectoid territory was located in the core area of ​​the original universe.

If the next strongest power fails to emerge soon, they will inevitably fall behind in the upcoming territorial battles.

As you can see, after the original ancestor of the human race was suppressed by the primordial will of the universe, even with the help of the Giant Axe Founder, the strongest being in the universe, humanity was still unable to contain a considerable amount of territory.

Its power is now far less than before.

On the other side, the mechanical god remained silent, equally dissatisfied with the arrogance of the demon race.

But he also did not want to see the human race rise again.

The four tribes' territories are adjacent to each other; if one tribe becomes stronger, the other tribe becomes weaker.

"What do you think?" Seeing that the two strongest beings remained silent, the white serpent had no choice but to continue suggesting, "Should we eliminate him?"

"How do you intend to eliminate him?" the Zerg Queen said coldly. "Ling Xuan is on Zijing Island. Why don't you go and kill him, Meng Cha? My Zerg can offer a supreme treasure after the deed is done."

"Hehe, my Mechanical Race is also willing to offer a supreme treasure." The Mechanical Race Father God chuckled in a deep voice.

Ling Xuan is certainly not worth the price of a top-tier treasure now.

However, if the Dream Demon Ancestor really does kill Ling Xuan personally on the territory of the Ancestral God Sect, thus completely offending the Ancestral God Sect, then they are willing to pay this price.

"Hmph, are you two making fun of me?" Dream Demon Ancestor said coldly.

"You started this mess," said the Mechanical Father God. "Ling Xuan is right here on Purple Thorn Island; we can all see him, but what can we do about it?"

"Our Zerg once dispatched a cosmic overlord to assassinate Ling Xuan, but unfortunately he perished without even sending back a single message," the Zerg Queen provided. "At that time, Ling Xuan was only at the Domain Lord level."

After the fall of the Bone Eater, only the Zerg Queen could revive him. However, the Zerg Queen's true form is not in the original universe at this moment. A mere avatar of divine power is not capable of reversing time and space to revive a cosmic overlord.

It can only be used for communication purposes.

“I have also heard about this matter,” Meng Yaozu said. “The information from my demon clan’s intelligence department is that Ling Xuan was protected by four high-level universe venerables at the time. Venerable Guiyi was also present in the Chaos Ruins. In addition, given that this kid’s talent is heaven-defying, the giant axe must have bestowed a soul-type treasure to protect his soul early on, which is why Devouring Bone failed to succeed.”

The Zerg Queen scoffed, "Since you know that even a cosmic overlord couldn't instantly kill Ling Xuan, who is at the Domain Lord level, how do you plan to kill him now? He's now an Immortal, and it's said he has the strength to defeat a mid-level Venerable. Moreover, he's on the incredibly safe Purple Thorn Island. The strongest fighting force of our various races within the Ancestral God Sect is only at the cosmic overlord level. How can we possibly kill Ling Xuan?"

“Indeed, unless the Lord of the Universe intervenes, there is absolutely no way to kill Ling Xuan,” said the Mechanical Father God.

"Hahaha." Dream Demon Ancestor suddenly burst into laughter.

"Mengcha, if you have any ideas, just say them, otherwise I don't have time to waste here with you." The Zerg Queen interrupted her coldly.

The Machine Father God did not speak, but the meaning conveyed by his mechanical electronic eyes was no different from that of the Zerg Queen.

He, who always considered himself the greatest sage in the universe and had always looked down on the vulgarity of the demon race, was already somewhat impatient after being teased by this Dream Demon Ancestor.

"Don't rush, you've just been misled by some information and haven't discovered the truth," the Dream Demon Ancestor laughed. "Have you summarized the information about Ling Xuan?"

"Dream Tea, I'm warning you one last time, stop playing coy," the Zerg Queen said, her figure becoming ethereal, as if her will would leave at any moment, signaling the breakdown of negotiations.

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you now." Seeing this, the Dream Demon Ancestor stopped keeping him in suspense. "The information we have about Ling Xuan is as follows:

First, his cultivation level is at the Immortal level.

Second, his suspected life gene multiplication rate is very high, which could make his combat power comparable to some high-level cosmic venerables.

Third, he withstood an assassination attempt by a cosmic overlord under the protection of four cosmic venerables and one cosmic overlord.

Fourth, possess a treasure that protects your soul, or more treasures.

Fifth, he possesses exceptional talent, a high level of secret techniques, and immense power, comparable to a cosmic overlord.

Sixth, their willpower must be extremely strong, at least comparable to that of a cosmic overlord.

Seventh, and most importantly, his cultivation time is less than ten thousand years. Even if the giant axe spends a huge amount of money to help him accelerate using a miniature universe, this time will still not be very long.

The Zerg Queen and the Machine Father God nodded in unison, indicating their approval.

It was precisely because the other party's cultivation time of less than 10,000 years was comparable to that of a cosmic overlord, and his genetic multiplier was extremely high, that they worried that humanity would soon have another top cosmic overlord, or even a cosmic master, or even the strongest being in the universe. That's why they were willing to listen to the Dream Demon Ancestor ramble on for so long.

(End of this chapter)