Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 147 Emperor's Palm - Great Creation Palm

"Let's go. Today I will help you completely eliminate that Nightmare Venerable." Venerable Linglong raised her hand and gently tucked her hair behind her ear, her expression full of confidence and determination.

After saying that, the two walked side by side and sped off toward the Nine-Colored Waterfall.

Before long, they arrived at the location of the Nine-Colored Waterfall.

A magnificent waterfall cascaded down from hundreds of millions of kilometers above the ground, its waters surging and turbulent, as if the Milky Way had burst its banks.

The waterfall's water was not the usual transparent color, but rather displayed nine dazzling colors, like nine brilliant galaxies intertwined. Under the sunlight, it emitted a dazzling brilliance, illuminating the surrounding air with vibrant hues.

Each ray of light carried a chilling, terrifying aura that seemed capable of freezing the life force of all things in the world in an instant.

The waterfall plunges down into the huge, icy pool below, creating towering waves. White mist rises continuously from the surface of the pool, filled with a bone-chilling cold that feels like countless ice needles pricking the skin.

Such a cosmic wonder naturally attracted many powerful figures to hold banquets in the vicinity.

Even the strongest beings in the universe don't spend every day fighting, cultivating, or adventuring.

Banquets and gatherings are the norm.

“Xuan Gu, you should hide in my world ring first. Otherwise, you’re too big. When the Nightmare Venerable sees you from afar, he’ll start running away, and then we won’t be able to catch up. Let me get close to him first, and then you can come out.” The Linglong Venerable’s eyes flickered as she softly suggested, her tone tinged with caution.

“No need.” Xuan Gu’s clone shook his head. The rock-form head made little movement, but it carried an undeniable certainty. “Once I find him, I’ll show you my innate secret technique.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the majestic, mountain-like divine body suddenly shone brightly, the dazzling light spreading out as if it were a tangible substance, instantly enveloping the entire Nine-Colored Waterfall area.

The once surging nine-colored waterfall suddenly stopped without warning, and the surrounding space and time seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, becoming incredibly heavy.

The joyful smiles on the faces of the powerful figures from various races who were out exploring the waterfall suddenly froze. Their movements were completely still, as if they had been frozen in place by a spell. Even their eyes lost their luster, and the entire space seemed to fall into absolute stillness, with even the flow of air stopping.

The Venerable Linglong, standing next to Xuan Gu's clone, felt it particularly clearly.

She felt an immense and overwhelming power enveloping her, as if her life and death were firmly in the hands of the other party, and even her thoughts became sluggish.

This feeling was exactly the same as the oppressive aura exerted by the Lord of the Universe when he controlled space and time.

Although as the overlord of the universe, she was able to barely resist this power that controlled space and time with her formidable strength, every breath and every heartbeat became extremely difficult, and the circulation of divine power within her body was also greatly hindered.

"Which cosmic lord has descended upon my Cold Pool?" A deep, thunderous question echoed from the Cold Pool beneath the Nine-Colored Waterfall.

A massive, unimaginably large cold whale slowly emerged from the water. Its enormous head resembled a floating black mountain range, and its two lantern-like eyes scanned its surroundings with vigilance and displeasure.

Clearly, this sudden freeze in time and space alarmed the owner of the territory.

“Found it.” Xuan Gu’s clone ignored Han Jing’s question, his gaze piercing through layers of mist and stagnant spacetime, and quickly locked onto the location of Venerable Shi Yan behind a hidden reef at the edge of the cold pool.

At this moment, Venerable Time Nightmare was holding his breath and carefully trying to approach the icy pool, hoping to steal some of the Nine-Colored Water without attracting the attention of the Cold Whale.

However, under the giant domain of Xuan Gu's clone, his movements were abruptly stopped. His body remained in a forward-leaning posture, and the smug satisfaction of his impending success lingered on his face, making him look both comical and pathetic.

Following the gaze of the Xuan Gu clone, Venerable Linglong saw Venerable Shi Yan, who was frozen in place, and a smile flashed in her eyes.

This ancient and mysterious innate technique is indeed domineering, comparable to the universe master's control over space and time.

With his extraordinary genetic potential and exceptional time-space abilities, it's safe to say that Xuan Gu Venerable is poised to become the master of the universe.

No wonder the other party broke through to become a Universe Venerable not long after joining the Ancestral God Sect.

The Cold Whale's gaze also fell on Venerable Time Nightmare, clearly noticing this uninvited guest. A hint of anger flashed in its huge eyes, and the chill around it grew even more intense.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Xuan Gu clone took huge strides and walked towards the direction of Venerable Shi Yan.

With each step he took, the stagnant spacetime trembled slightly, as if the entire Nine-Colored Waterfall area was shaking with his footsteps.

"Lord Time Nightmare, how have you been?" The voice of the Xuan Gu clone broke the silence of the space like a boulder rolling, reaching Lord Time Nightmare's ears.

The Nightmare Venerable, who was frozen in place, heard this familiar voice, and his originally stiff face was instantly filled with terror.

He was not a heaven-defying cosmic overlord like the Cold Whale, and dared not challenge the true cosmic master or rebel against the cosmic master's control over space and time.

They had no choice but to stay put and wait for the sudden arrival of the universe's so-called ruler to finish showing off and leave quickly.

He never expected that the suddenly appearing Lord of the Universe would be the Xuan Gu King, whom he had been so eager to kill. Moreover, the other party seemed to have broken through to the Universe Venerable realm, and the power of time-space stagnation was clearly comparable to that of the Lord of the Universe.

Linglong Venerable moved lightly with her lotus-like steps, her graceful figure following closely behind, and in an instant she arrived beside Xuan Gu's clone.

Her gaze locked onto the frozen Time Nightmare Venerable, a playful smile curving her lips as she softly said, "Time Nightmare Venerable, we've met again so soon. I wonder, this time, who will take whose life?"

How could Venerable Time Nightmare obediently sit and wait for death? He had temporarily gone into hiding because he was wary of the terrifying pressure from the so-called Lord of the Universe.

Coming to its senses, the golden and silver eyes on its two heads burst forth with dazzling divine light. The Time-Space Nightmare Beast's innate ability was like a surging tsunami, forcefully impacting the giant's domain's confinement.

Although the Time-Space Nightmare Beast has remarkable talent, it still lags significantly behind a heaven-defying special life form like the Ancient Giant.

Even though Venerable Time Nightmare exerted all his strength, fusing his secret techniques and innate abilities, he could only barely break free from some constraints and gain extremely limited mobility. His body felt as if it were mired in thick swamp, and every movement was incredibly difficult.

Linglong Venerable saw this, and a sharp divine light flashed in her bright eyes. Her ethereal divine power transformed into countless invisible arrows, directly piercing every soul imprint within Shiyan Venerable's divine body.

The Nightmare of Time, already suffering terribly from the suppression of time and space, was further disrupted by this sudden soul attack, causing his divine power to become even more chaotic.

"Damn it! Zerg, are you really going to help this damned stone idiot and become my enemy?" Venerable Time Nightmare roared angrily, his golden and silver eyes filled with killing intent as intense as tangible flames.

"Hmph, what a joke! The insect and demon races are sworn enemies, and besides, Xuan Gu is my best friend!" Venerable Linglong snorted coldly. To show her determination, the insect patterns around her body instantly shone brightly, burning with boundless divine power, making her look resolute enough to go through fire and water for Venerable Xuan Gu.

"Linglong, there's no need to waste your divine power. Watch me take his life myself!" Ling Xuan said, his face moved, his words full of gratitude.

"Shi Yan, today I will make you the soul I collect after breaking through to the Universe Venerable! Emperor's Palm, Great Heavenly Creation Palm!"

Xuan Gu's clone roared, and the giant hand that seemed capable of blotting out the sky slowly rose.

In an instant, a chilling and terrifying imperial aura spread out like a surging tide, as if an ancient emperor had descended upon the world with boundless majesty, his pressure enveloping the heavens and the earth. On the giant palm, countless golden runes flowed endlessly like agile snakes, containing the terrifying power to create the world and reshape all things.

Under the impact of this force, the surrounding space and time were violently distorted like fragile paper. The dazzling light of the nine-colored waterfall was also forcibly drawn in, wrapping around the giant hand like ribbons, adding to its mystery and majesty.

This palm strike is the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe, created by Xuan Gu's clone after more than three hundred years of painstaking study, combining the Heaven-Covering Technique with his own unique insights.

His physical body was already extremely powerful, and after being tempered by the Heaven-Covering Technique, it became even harder than most supreme treasure weapons.

In addition, although the stone body is not very flexible, it complements the powerful and unparalleled palm technique. Without the aid of any weapon, it can unleash a devastating attack with its bare body.

The giant palm, carrying an overwhelming momentum that could crush everything, slammed down towards Venerable Time Nightmare.

"Outrageous!" Beneath the Nine-Colored Waterfall, the Cold Whale witnessed this scene, its enormous eyes surging with rage like a volcanic eruption.

Previously, when it questioned the Xuan Gu clone, the clone completely ignored it. Now, the clone was acting so recklessly in its territory, showing no regard for it whatsoever.

"Did you ask me before you ran wild in my icy pool?" the Frost Whale roared angrily, its massive, mountain-like body violently thrashing about, instantly creating towering, surging waves.

A gigantic tail formed from nine-colored water, carrying a bone-chilling cold capable of freezing everything in the world, lashed out at the giant palm of Xuan Gu's clone with overwhelming force.

This tail technique is a secret method that the Frost Whale has comprehended over many years; wherever it passes, the void instantly freezes into ice.

The light was completely frozen, and its power was in no way inferior to the Emperor's Palm of the Xuan Gu clone.

"Boom—!" The giant hand and the giant tail collided violently. In an instant, a devastating energy shockwave spread wildly in all directions from the point of impact.

The Nine-Colored Waterfall was instantly shaken backward by the powerful impact, and the waves in the cold pool shot into the sky, turning into hundreds of millions of sharp ice spikes that shot towards the sky like a rainstorm.

The previously stagnant spacetime shattered completely, turning into countless tiny fragments of spacetime.

Those powerful figures from various races who were frozen in place were sent flying like kites with broken strings under the impact of this terrifying aftershock, and were then completely annihilated in mid-air.

Xuan Gu's clone swayed slightly.

On the other hand, the massive body of the Frost Whale was sent flying by the recoil from the palm strike, crashing into a distant mountain like a meteor.

With a deafening roar, a colossal mountain millions of kilometers high collapsed and shattered into dust under the impact of the cold whale.

The cold whale was filled with shock; it had never expected that this ancient giant would be so powerful.

Everyone here is a special life form that defies the heavens. I have been a cosmic venerable for so many years, yet I can't even defeat a young man like him.

It dared not linger in the fight any longer. Its massive body twisted rapidly and plunged into the depths of the icy pool in an instant, stirring up huge waves before disappearing without a trace, clearly showing signs of fear.

The giant hand's residual power remained undiminished, still slamming down heavily towards Venerable Time Nightmare.

As Venerable Time Nightmare gazed at the giant hand that was growing ever larger in his field of vision, feeling the terrifying imperial might and world-destroying power contained within it, his eyes were filled with despair.

He used his last bit of divine power, activated his golden and silver eyes, and released his last bit of spacetime power in a desperate attempt to make a last-ditch effort. But all of this was nothing but a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of the powerful Xuan Gu clone. He could not stop the giant hand from falling.

"Boom!" The giant palm crashed down, and the immortal divine body of Venerable Time Nightmare was instantly smashed into countless tiny fragments. All the divine power was completely dissipated into nothingness under the powerful crushing force of the Emperor's might.

As the dust settled, Xuan Gu's clone slowly withdrew his giant hand.

The area around the Nine-Colored Waterfall was now a scene of utter devastation.

The mountain collapsed, the earth shattered, and the void was filled with devastation. Only the lingering aura of the majestic imperial power remained in the air for a long time.

"Frost Whale, we are both members of the Ancestral God Sect, why are you helping outsiders to deal with me?" The Xuan Gu Giant's clone turned its gaze to the Frost Pool again.

"Xuan Gu, this icy pool is territory that the Ancestral God granted to me. Don't go too far." The Cold Whale concealed itself at the edge of the icy pool.

"I've gone too far." The Candle Dragon Clan has always been domineering, even when they're cooking, let alone now that Ling Xuan is even stronger.

Unlike the mountain-carrying, earth-shaking creature that extinguishes desire, the cold whale is a flesh-and-blood being, even less powerful than a divine being.

He could kill his opponent if he were willing to use his divine power.

"Hmph..." Han Jing just snorted coldly and didn't say anything more, looking like he didn't want to talk to you.

Seeing that Han Jing had backed down, Ling Xuan decided not to pursue the matter any further.

Seeing Ling Xuan turn to leave, Han Jing popped up again, "For the sake of being fellow experts of the Ancestral God Sect, I'll give you a heads-up. That attack just now killed thousands of inheritors, including top races such as humans, demons, and mechanical races, as well as some super forces of the Northern Frontier Alliance. They suffered heavy losses and will definitely not let it go."

Ling Xuan turned around and laughed, "That attack just now was caused by you and me. If the major powers investigate, you won't be able to escape either."

“Venerable Xuangu is a friend of my Zerg Alliance. Let the powerful figures from those forces go find my Zerg Queen,” Venerable Linglong chimed in.

I thought I had already given Venerable Xuangu a high enough regard, but I didn't expect that I had still underestimated him.

Having just broken through to become a Universe Venerable, he is already able to rival the renowned Frost Whale and hold his own in their battles.

If given more time, the opponent would definitely be able to create a stronger secret technique and become even stronger.

She remained within her tribe and, in her guise, reported the situation to the Great Queen.

The great Zerg Queen also acknowledged the talent of the Ancient Venerable and promised to protect him as long as he maintained good relations with the Zerg.

There's no need to rush the matter of Venerable Rahengu joining the Zerg Alliance. We can take our time. The Zerg have plenty of patience.

"See? You should really think about yourself," Ling Xuan laughed.

"I'm right here in the Cold Pool, who dares to cause me trouble?" Cold Whale laughed. "No force would dare to invade the Ancestral God Sect just because of a few Immortals."

“Then I’ll stay here in the Ancestral God’s Teachings and won’t be able to leave.”

(End of this chapter)