Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 151 He is the Lord of the Universe
It will take Zhou Heng's clone several decades to reach its destination, and Ling Xuan's true self on Zijing Island has finally ended his seclusion and emerged from his palace.

This scene instantly drew the attention of countless powerful beings from other races, and countless subtle divine thoughts swirled around him like a spiderweb. They all knew that Ling Xuan held numerous opportunities for enlightenment, but after so long in seclusion, shouldn't he be venturing into the secret realm soon? The inescapable net laid by the three races was already waiting for him deep within the secret realm.

Ling Xuan, facing all directions, slowly approached the palace of the Purple Thorn Island Lord. There, three water curtains floated: the left one led to the Land of Inheritance, the middle one to the Land of Treasures, and the right one to the entrance to the Secret Realm.

"Go to the right! Quickly, choose the right!"

"Make sure you take the right-hand path."

The powerful figures from the three races were secretly frantic, wishing they could rush up and lift his foot for him.

Ling Xuan, however, walked towards the water curtain on the far left, his steps as leisurely as if he were strolling through his own garden.

"Oh dear! Don't go to the Land of Inheritance! You've only just used your inheritance opportunity once, and you haven't even digested the insights yet. Don't rush to use it!" It was as if she was thinking of Ling Xuan's best interests.

"Stop! Stop it now!"

The wails in their hearts were almost tangible. Just as Ling Xuan was about to step into the water curtain on the left, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the right—the water curtain that the three races' experts had been longing for.

"Yes! It's on the right!"

"Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

Just as their hopes were rekindled, Ling Xuan stopped again as he passed the central water curtain, his gaze sweeping lightly over the ripples.

"No way! You've already got the first treasure, why would you go to the treasure land? No matter how powerful you are, you can't trigger it a second time!"

"Go to the right! Ancestors, please go to the right!"

The powerful figures of the three races were driven crazy by this back-and-forth drama. As they watched Ling Xuan walk to the water curtain on the far right, their hearts were in their throats.

"Hurry up and go in! Just one step away!"

"The 'surprise' we've prepared for you is guaranteed to be unforgettable!"

Ke Lingxuan shifted his gaze from the water curtain, as if admiring the surrounding scenery.

At this, even the most composed of the alien elders couldn't help but roar inwardly, "Damn humans! Get inside right now!"

As if hearing their thoughts, Ling Xuan finally stepped into the water curtain on the right, his figure instantly swallowed by the ripples.

"He's inside! He's inside!"

"Quickly send a message to all the universe overlords! Ling Xuan has entered the secret realm!"

The powerful figures of the three races, who had been lurking throughout the secret realm, sprang into action instantly. Tens of millions of figures swept across the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas like a tidal wave, searching for the figure that had just appeared.

As soon as Ling Xuan's figure appeared at the edge of the Black Wind Abyss, the news of the three races spread like wildfire.

"On the west side of Blackwind Abyss!"

"He went into the Misty Forest!"

"No, it's turning towards the Shattered Galaxy!"

His movements were unpredictable, seemingly casual strolling around, but in reality, he was leading the powerful figures of the three races through the ancestral mystery realm.

The powerful figures from the three races were completely bewildered by this elusive route, but since they had a large number of eyes and ears, they gradually managed to shrink the encirclement.

Seven days later, on the Meteor Plain, the world was already shrouded in a chilling aura.

The three factions finally locked onto their target, and their densely packed figures completely surrounded the plain.

"Ling Xuan, let's see where you run this time." The voice of a mechanical cosmic overlord rang out, cold and hard like metal scraping, echoing in the sky above the plain. "This Meteor Plain will be your burial ground."

Ling Xuan, who had been hiding behind the rocks, slowly emerged, a slight smile playing on his lips. His gaze swept over the overwhelming encirclement net, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The fact that the three races have set up such a large-scale operation suggests that they really want him to "die" once.

Unfortunately, he had waited so long to make a name for himself today, to achieve the path of an emperor by stepping on the corpses of powerful figures from all races in a bloody battle, and to prove himself as the supreme emperor.

With a flick of his wrist, a high-grade treasure-level three-pointed double-edged sword appeared in his hand, its blade gleaming with a chilling light, and the surrounding air seemed to be frozen by its aura.

"The name Meteor Plains is quite good; it's a place where stars have fallen, which suits you well."

Ling Xuan looked around at the many powerful figures around him and laughed loudly, his voice full of confidence.

The three major alliances of the Zerg, the Machine Race, and the Demon Race mobilized a total of 36 cosmic overlords, each exuding an extremely powerful aura, like 36 unshakable mountains, making it hard to breathe.

Unless Ling Xuan is a top-tier cosmic overlord or higher level powerhouse, he would probably really perish here today.

Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of powerful beings from all races in the universe.

Many powerful figures from various factions watched from afar, their divine thoughts intertwined, and they discussed among themselves.

"So Ling Xuan has only just obtained the first supreme treasure, and he's already going to perish here?" A powerful figure from the Nine Domains Alliance shook his head, his tone tinged with regret.

"By the way, speaking of the number one treasure, that guy still has the number one treasure on him, right? Should we give it a try? Maybe we can take advantage of the chaos?" A hint of greed flashed in the eyes of another powerful figure.

"Don't even think about it," someone immediately poured cold water on the idea. "Even if that number one treasure is still with Ling Xuan, we have no chance. The Three Races Alliance has gathered 36 cosmic overlords and hundreds of cosmic venerables. Who would dare to provoke them? Although we have also obtained intelligence, we ultimately cannot gather so many powerful individuals in a short period of time. Let's not go and become extras for those humans."

Meanwhile, the powerful members of the Hong Alliance were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, and they all asked Ling Xuan through the virtual universe if he needed help.

Ling Xuan earned over 60 million Glory Points for the Hong Alliance, making a great contribution. Moreover, he was a disciple of the founder of the Giant Axe, so they naturally couldn't ignore him.

"No need. Today's battle will prove my path to immortality." Ling Xuan's lips curled into a confident smile. At the same time, he activated the virtual universe synchronization, allowing these powerful figures from the Hong Alliance to witness this earth-shattering battle.

On the Meteor Plain, 36 cosmic overlords and hundreds of cosmic venerables surrounded Ling Xuan in a well-organized manner, forming an impenetrable encirclement.

A thick killing intent filled the air; a great battle was about to break out.

"Ling Xuan, do you think you can stand against our three-race allied forces by yourself? That's wishful thinking!"

A demon race cosmic overlord took a step forward, his massive body causing the earth to tremble. He looked down at Ling Xuan, his eyes filled with disdain, "Today, you will surely die!"

"If you know what's good for you, just surrender obediently, and maybe we can spare your dignity," the mechanical race's cosmic overlord continued, his metallic voice carrying an undeniable certainty.

The three venerable ones around them also joined in the clamor:

"That's all he's capable of. Let's see how he runs this time!"

"Hahaha, today is his death day!"

Faced with the arrogance of the three-race allied forces, Ling Xuan's smile remained unchanged, but instead turned cold: "Words are useless, let's see who falls first." "Kill!" With a roar from a demon race cosmic overlord, the great battle officially began.

Hundreds of cosmic venerables surged toward Ling Xuan like a tidal wave, unleashing a variety of attacks. The light of the supreme treasure illuminated the entire plain, and the energy fluctuations caused the earth to tremble violently.

On the Zerg side, several queens hovered in mid-air, their eyes flashing with an eerie green light. Invisible soul fluctuations surged toward Ling Xuan like a tide, attempting to erode his soul.

On the ground, countless Zerg warriors formed bizarre formations, their divine power interconnected, transforming into terrifying divine force shocks. This was the Zerg's proud legionary combined attack technique, whose power far exceeded the sum of its individual strengths.

Within the mechanical race's ranks, countless mechanical puppets instantly activated, their eyes flashing red light, and various energy cannons aimed at Ling Xuan. With a "whoosh," countless energy beams poured down like a torrential rain.

At the same time, some mechanical race venerables moved quickly and set up an array composed of countless energy nodes around Ling Xuan. It was the mechanical race's Heavenly Net Array, which could not only seal off space, but also continuously release attacks on those trapped.

The demon race's venerable ones then took advantage of their close-combat skills, their enormous divine bodies blotting out the sky and rushing towards Ling Xuan with an aura that seemed to tear everything apart.

However, their pure close-quarters combat appeared somewhat clumsy in the face of Ling Xuan's exquisite footwork.

Ling Xuan's eyes narrowed, his steps shifted, and his figure moved through the crowd like a ghost.

He wielded his three-pointed, double-edged sword with impenetrable skill, the blade flashing like a bolt of lightning cutting through the sky, each strike imbued with profound Daoist principles.

"Pfft!" A demon race cosmic venerable who was at the forefront was cleaved in two by Ling Xuan with a single slash as soon as his giant bear approached him. His massive divine body instantly disintegrated.

In close combat, it didn't even touch Ling Xuan's clothes before it perished, becoming one of the fastest to die.

This sudden turn of events silenced the most vocal and arrogant members of the three races, their faces replaced by astonishment.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Xuan tapped his toes, his figure suddenly rising higher, avoiding the node attacks of the Heavenly Net Array set up by the several mechanical race venerables beside him.

With a spin in mid-air, the three-pointed double-edged sword swept out horizontally, instantly severing the energy impact formed by the combined attack of several Zerg legions. At the same time, it annihilated these Zerg legions with a single strike, leaving them no time to even scream.

This was a terrifying battle formation composed of countless Zerg warriors at the King and Immortal levels, including some Zerg warriors at the Universe Venerable level, yet it couldn't withstand a single strike from Ling Xuan.

Ling Xuan was prepared for the Zerg Queen's soul attack. With his universe-master level will, quasi-emperor level divine sense, and the high-level soul treasure bestowed by the Ancestral God Sect, he formed a solid barrier. Those eerie green soul fluctuations crashed into the barrier, like mud oxen entering the sea, unable to shake it in the slightest.

His movements were extremely skillful, like dancing on the edge of a knife. He could always evade the enemy's attacks at the last second, and at the same time, seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

With a flash of sword light, wherever the blade passed, the Cosmic Venerables fell like wheat being harvested; not one could withstand a single move from him.

"Such a fast blade! Such swift movement!"

The powerful figures watching from afar couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

They hadn't expected Ling Xuan's strength to be so formidable. Facing the siege of hundreds of Universe Venerables, he not only held his own but also forced them into a series of defeats.

The harsh words spoken by the three-race allied forces just now sound like a joke.

"A cosmic lord couldn't even withstand a single strike from him? Could he be a top-tier cosmic overlord?"

"That's right. When Ling Xuan first came to the Ancestral God Sect, he was able to kill a mid-level Universe Venerable with the body of a triple inheritor. His life gene multiplier is also nearly ten thousand times higher than the heaven-defying level. He has won eighty million consecutive battles in the battle world. He has long been at the limit of the King-Sealing Realm and can break through to become a Universe Venerable at any time. In the past few hundred years, he has probably secretly returned to the human territory to complete the breakthrough. With the human divine body, he can almost complete 100% of the divine body transformation when breaking through to the Venerable Realm. In addition, he has already created a Universe Overlord-level secret technique. It is reasonable for him to exert top-level Overlord-level combat power now."

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the 36 cosmic overlords all turned extremely ugly.

They hadn't expected Ling Xuan to be so troublesome; they had originally thought they could easily kill him with sheer numbers.

But now it seems the roles of hunter and prey have been reversed.

Now they are the prey.

Although the 36 cosmic overlords were powerful, without the protection of high-level treasure armor, they could only face the top cosmic overlords with a single strike, and those cosmic venerables had no power to resist at all.

"Hahaha, come and fight!" Ling Xuan was enjoying the fight. His true form hadn't fought in a long time, and today he was determined to have a good time. None of these alien races who dared to surround and kill him would escape.

Of course, some arrangements should also be made appropriately.

"Linglong Venerable! This Ling Xuan is actually a top-tier cosmic overlord! Quickly go and invite the Xuan Gu Venerable of your Zerg Alliance!" The mechanical race's cosmic overlord watched his puppet formation collapse like paper, and for the first time, fear appeared on his metallic face, his voice trembling.

Ling Xuan's figure had already charged into the group of puppets. His three-pointed double-edged sword transformed into a streak of light, and wherever the sword light swept, the alloy bodies of the mechanical puppets shattered like brittle glass.

He formed his left palm and slammed it onto the oncoming puppet head. The metal head, with a hardness comparable to a high-grade treasure, dented instantly, and its energy core exploded with a "boom".

In the blink of an eye, a huge gap was torn open in the puppet formation that covered a radius of a thousand miles, and fragments and debris fell like rain.

Linglong Venerable hovered in mid-air, her gauze skirt fluttering in the air currents, her pupils slightly contracting in shock.

The killing was so fast it was dazzling, as if it weren't a battle but a harvest.

“Xuan Gu…is he really Ling Xuan’s match?” Linglong Venerable’s fingertips were icy cold, and for the first time, a wavering arose in her heart.

Previously, I thought that Venerable Xuangu's combat power was enough to suppress all races, but the Ling Xuan in front of me is simply a tireless killing machine.

"Run! He's a top-tier cosmic overlord!" The Zerg Queen on the periphery was the first to react, her eerie green eyes filled with fear as she turned to flee into the void.

Meanwhile, the powerful demons at the forefront were terrified; they were engaged in close combat and had no way to escape.

"Run?" Ling Xuan's laughter exploded across the plain, filled with an arrogant disdain for the world. "Since you're all here, none of you will escape!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stretched out his hand, and countless golden rays suddenly appeared behind him.
"The Divine Elephant Traverses the Heavenly Realm!"

In an instant, endless golden light transformed into thousands of divine elephants, each ten thousand feet tall, with tusks like white jade peaks, and four hooves shattering the void.

The herd of divine elephants roared deafeningly and charged in all directions. The domain instantly enveloped the entire Meteor Plain, and time and space froze in the golden light. The fleeing powerhouses found that their bodies could not move at all, and even the flow of divine power became sluggish.

"Is this... control over space and time? Or a supreme treasure of a domain?" a cosmic overlord exclaimed in surprise.

Where the herd of divine elephants passed, those venerable beings of this universe had no time to resist before being crushed to pieces by the giant hooves of the divine elephants, their screams abruptly cut short.

In just a moment, the remaining hundreds of cosmic venerables had all perished.

Upon seeing this, the 32 cosmic overlords turned ashen-faced and burned their divine power, their bodies bursting with brilliant light in an attempt to resist the suppression of the domain.

"He's not a top-tier cosmic overlord..." a mechanical overlord roared, his metal jaw trembling with fear, "This is the power of a cosmic master! Only a cosmic master's control over spacetime combined with a domain-type supreme treasure can possess such terrifying suppressive power!"

"He is the Lord of the Universe!" Venerable Linglong screamed, her whole body turning ice-cold. She finally understood why the three-race alliance had been defeated so quickly—from the very beginning, they had underestimated the level of their opponent.

Ling Xuan stood in the center of the divine elephant group, his three-pointed double-edged sword pointing diagonally at the ground. The dripping from the blade was not blood, but evaporated energy liquid.

He looked at the cosmic overlords struggling to maintain their dominance in their respective domains, a cold glint in his eyes: "You only realize this now? Too late."

(End of this chapter)