Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 180 Emperor Yan, I'll eat your food, use your things, and even make you protect me!
On Thunder Island in the virtual universe, the human race was immersed in the ecstasy of the Chaos City Lord's breakthrough. Laughter and cheers surged like a tide, the sound waves seemingly about to shatter the sky.

Meanwhile, in the distant inner realm of the Cosmic Sea Peak Realm, a storm is quietly brewing.

The sixth true master of the Divine Eye Clan, the Azure-Eyed True Master, was already furious after being brutally beaten by the Flame Emperor. Having lost his supreme treasure, he was on the verge of going berserk.

Just then, a supreme treasure appeared in the inner domain of the Peak Realm. Its powerful energy fluctuations pierced through the nebula, attracting the attention of all the powerful beings nearby.

The Blue-Eyed True Lord arrived immediately, and a figure landed not far away.

The newcomer was none other than Kong Luo, the strongest being in the universe during the second reincarnation era. He was dressed in ancient armor, and his aura was calm and composed. He had also come for this supreme treasure.

Their eyes met in mid-air, instantly sparking an invisible flame.

The Blue-Eyed True Lord raised an eyebrow and spoke first, his tone carrying an undeniable force: "I discovered this treasure first, Kong Luo, if you know what's good for you, get out of here and stop getting in my way."

His words were direct and domineering, without any roundabout way of speaking; they were the attitude of a superior to drive out a "competitor".

Upon hearing this, Kong Luo's face instantly darkened.

He is also the strongest in the universe. When has he ever been scolded like this?
He immediately sneered, "Blue-eyed, do you still think your Divine Eye Clan is what it used to be? This treasure belongs to whoever gets it first, why should I get lost?"

In his view, the two were both the strongest beings in the universe, their strength was evenly matched, and the Blue-Eyed True Lord's words were pure arrogance.

"Why should I? Because I am the true lord of the Divine Eye Clan!" A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the Azure-Eyed True Lord, and the azure divine light around him grew even more intense. "Don't push your luck. If you really want to fight, I don't mind letting you know that even without the supreme treasure, I can still easily deal with you!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gathered divine power, clearly unwilling to waste any more words and intending to use his strength to drive Kong Luo away.

Kong Luo was also completely enraged, and snorted coldly: "Arrogant! Today I'll show you that this Cosmic Sea is not something your Divine Eye Clan can call the shots!"

Before he finished speaking, he also activated his divine power and attacked the Azure-Eyed True Lord.

The two were both among the strongest in the universe, and their strength was roughly equal. In an instant, the divine light in the inner domain of the Peak Realm surged, and the energy shockwave made the surrounding nebula even more chaotic.

The force of the punches and the divine light intertwined, and each collision caused the space to tremble violently. Neither side was able to gain a clear advantage.

Meanwhile, the Azure-Eyed True Lord grew increasingly anxious as the fight progressed. Today, Kong Luo had already disregarded his Divine Eye Clan, and if he couldn't defeat him, he feared that other powerful figures would follow suit and start disregarding his Divine Eye Clan as well.

"Damn it." The Blue-Eyed God's anger grew stronger.

"Kong Luo, this is your last chance. Leave now, or you'll ruin your own life!"

"Blue-eyed, Emperor Yan is right, your Divine Eye Clan is truly arrogant and domineering!" Kong Luo felt increasingly disdainful of the Divine Eye Clan.

Seeing that Kong Luo was unwilling to retreat, the Azure-Eyed True Lord immediately began contacting other powerful members of the Divine Eye Clan.

In order to establish their authority, the Divine Eye True Lord and his followers had been focusing their exploration on the Peak Realm, looking for suitable targets to strike and establish their power.

As the strongest being in the universe, Kong Luo's weight is just right.

Soon, the remaining six True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan arrived! "Kong Luo, you dare to provoke my Divine Eye Clan? You will not escape today!"

The voice of the Divine Eye True Lord was icy cold. The seven True Lords quickly took their positions, their bodies intertwined with divine light, forming a suffocating pressure.

Kong Luo's expression changed drastically. Although he was not afraid of the Azure-Eyed True Lord alone, he was well aware of the terror of the seven True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan joining forces.

But now that things had come to this, he was unwilling to show weakness, and forced himself to say, "It's just a friendly sparring match for a supreme treasure, why should the Divine Eye Clan make such a fuss?"

"A friendly spar? How dare you provoke my Divine Eye Clan and try to brush it off with that?" The Second True Lord sneered. "Today I'll show you the consequences of provoking the Divine Eye Clan!"

Before the words were even finished, the seven Allahs simultaneously activated the Eternal True Mystic Magic.

Golden divine light surged in like a tide, completely enveloping Kong Luo.

Without any unnecessary confrontation or prolonged fighting, the combined power of the seven True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan erupted instantly. Just a few breaths later, Kong Luo's aura completely dissipated—this veteran strongest being in the universe ultimately died tragically under the siege of the Divine Eye Clan because he refused to submit to the expulsion of the Azure-Eyed True Lord.

The news spread, and the cosmic sea trembled instantly.

The forces that had previously been stirring up trouble because of the Divine Eye Clan's compromise with humanity have all backed down; those forces that had begun to look down on the Divine Eye Clan have also completely given up on the idea.

The Divine Eye Clan used Kong Luo's life to prove that even if they suffer a temporary setback, their clan's foundation and the combat power of their strong individuals remain terrifying. Any force or individual that dares to compete with them for interests or refuses to submit and provoke them will pay a heavy price.

In an instant, the reputation of the Divine Eye Clan was restored, and the already delicate situation caused by the rise of humanity became even more complex and awe-inspiring.

"Kong Luo, you're so foolish! The Divine Eye Clan, you deserve to die!" In the inner domain of the Qingfeng Realm, a powerful figure with nine pairs of eyes, dressed in golden scale armor, standing upright in a human-like form with a pair of golden wings on his back, looked sadly in the direction where Kong Luo had fallen. The Divine Eye Clan acted too quickly; by the time he arrived, his friend had already perished.

"Just wait, I will avenge you." The Thunder-Clad Demon God turned and flew towards the spaceship.

Another ten thousand years passed.

Ling Xuan often took time to teleport to the Ancestral God Sect from his divine kingdom to receive the inheritance of the Beast God.

Because the time allotted for receiving the inheritance was extremely short, no one cared about Emperor Yan's brief departure, and the headquarters of the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena remained impregnable.

Over the past 20,000 years, Ling Xuan's Fire Beast God Dao has reached the critical point of the seventh level. At the same time, through comprehending the treasure Flame Beast Heaven Domain and the Beast God Statue of the Golden Void Beast God, he has also comprehended the Heart of the Beast God.

One can break through to become the master of the universe at any time through the law of fire-space fusion.

However, Ling Xuan did not choose to break through. Instead, he used his status as a guardian deity to apply to the Ancestral God Sect for the qualification to continue comprehending the paths of the other seven great beast gods.

With his remaining tens of millions of Glory Points, Ling Xuan began to comprehend the paths of other Beast Gods.

The laws of time were not neglected either. Both the Zhouheng clone and the Xuangu clone possessed considerable talent in the laws of time, and their abilities in the laws of time were also improving.

Over the course of those 20,000 years, Cao Benqi forged his invincible reputation as a king on the battlefields beyond the borders.

However, the higher-ups in the human race all knew that this "Invincible King" was merely a realm lord.

In a hidden and wondrous space on a battlefield outside the region.

"Hoo—" Cao Benqi slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the scorching energy surrounding his body gradually subsided, eventually merging into his body.

He opened his eyes, a faint radiance still lingering in them—a mark that hadn't completely faded after receiving the inheritance.

The massive amount of information and insights into laws that flooded his mind during the inheritance process were now flowing slowly through his sea of ​​consciousness like a stream, waiting to be digested.

He raised his hand to look at his palm, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, a wisp of scorching energy leaped out, its temperature so high that it caused the surrounding space to slightly distort. Cao Benqi's heart stirred slightly—this inheritance was actually related to his own Yan God Clan.

The Yan God Clan is born with the ability to autonomously evolve its life genes, but completing this evolution is extremely difficult.

Even with his status as the strongest genius in the history of the Yan God Clan, he only increased his gene multiplier to 192 times during his time as a Realm Lord. With the addition of the Beast God Blood of the Fire Sky Beast God he applied for, he was able to increase his gene multiplier to 10,000 times through the power of Blood Luo.

It can activate the golden armor that I was lucky enough to obtain before.

The golden armor seemed to be related to his Yan God Clan. He actually had more than one set. He had obtained a silver armor when he first arrived at the outer battlefield, and he had also obtained a black armor when he was undergoing training at the Domain Lord level.

They are all powered by basic forces, and other races, including other races within the human race, cannot use these armors.

With the aid of this golden armor, he created his own pinnacle secret technique on the extraterrestrial battlefield. With the assistance of some precious treasures, he forged an invincible reputation as a king. All the alien races on the extraterrestrial battlefield were terrified of his name and avoided him at all costs.

Now, through some clues in the golden armor, he has stumbled into a mysterious space and received guidance from a snake-man elder, thus accepting a legacy.

Through this inheritance, his physical talents were further developed, his basic gene multiplier reached 384 times, and he also obtained an extremely terrifying armor.

He can activate the armor as soon as he breaks through to immortality.

Just as Cao Benqi was immersed in the joy of his increased strength, an indescribable aura suddenly enveloped the entire space.

Enveloped by this boundless aura, Cao Benqi felt as comfortable as an ordinary human being under the sun, without any sense of oppression. This made Cao Benqi instantly realize that this was not pressure, but the life force naturally emanating from this super being. This aura alone... had already surpassed Puti, and even surpassed his teacher, Lord Lanzang...

Cao Benqi suddenly looked up, a hint of vigilance flashing in his eyes, and his body instantly went into a state of alert.

He could sense that the owner of this aura was far stronger than any powerful being he had ever seen, including the cosmic lords of the human race.

The space ahead rippled slightly, and a figure slowly appeared—it was Puti, a powerful member of the Snake-Man race.

Puti was no longer as composed as before. Instead, he restrained his aura and stood respectfully to the side, not daring to even raise his head. He was clearly in awe of the being that was about to appear.

Immediately afterwards, another figure appeared in the center of the space, looking down at Cao Benqi.

This is a towering old man over 900 meters tall, dressed in seemingly ordinary dark red armor with faint patterns flowing across its surface. On each side of his forehead is a curved black horn, gleaming with a metallic sheen.

What alarmed Cao Benqi even more was that he discovered he could no longer sense the fundamental laws of the universe!

"How is this possible?" Cao Benqi's heart was filled with shock. "Strong cultivators all need to sense the laws of nature, so why is it like this now..."

He tried to mobilize the energy within his body, but found that the laws around him seemed to be isolated by an invisible force, with only the old man's aura remaining unaffected.

"This is... the power of the strongest being in the universe?" Cao Benqi stared at the towering old man before him, utterly shocked. "Even the fundamental laws of the universe must give way. No wonder he can control such a legacy; it's truly terrifying..."

The life force emanating from this extraordinary being was so powerful that even the fundamental laws of the universe had to give way.

Unbeknownst to him, the old man's true height far exceeded the current 900 meters. As a unique and special life form in the universe, his level of life was far more noble than that of ordinary people.

She had shrunk her size specifically so that she could see him.

"Child." A booming voice rang out, penetrating deep into Cao Benqi's soul, warm and profound, instantly relaxing his tense nerves. "Congratulations on passing on your inheritance. From this day forward, you are qualified to enter the vision of the universe's top powerhouses."

The phrase "qualified to be among the super strong in the universe" touched Cao Benqi deeply. These words were spoken by the strongest in the universe... a powerful alien being who could rival the creator of the giant axe. In the eyes of such a powerful alien being, to be called a super strong in the universe, one must at least be the lord of the universe.

'Just you wait, Emperor Yan, I will catch up with you soon.'

At this moment, Cao Benqi no longer dared to hope that he could quickly surpass Ling Xuan.

Although he remained confident, he was no longer so blindly optimistic. Nearly 30,000 years of cultivation had given him a general understanding of himself.

Puti bowed immediately, his tone respectful: "Teacher, Cao Benqi has completed the inheritance."

"Hmm." The imposing old man nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on Cao Benqi. "You have passed the test of inheritance and demonstrated perseverance and talent on the battlefield outside the domain. You are the person I have been looking for. From now on, you are my disciple."

Cao Benqi was stunned. He had never imagined that he would have such an opportunity. He quickly knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Disciple Cao Benqi greets Master!"

"Rise." The imposing old man's voice was still booming. "I have three habits when accepting disciples. First, I will prepare the most top-tier resources and treasures in the universe for you to help you on your path of cultivation without any obstacles. Second, I will not teach you any ready-made secret techniques. True powerhouses must create their own secret techniques in order to step into a higher level. Third, I will not interfere with your life or death. If you perish on your way to becoming a super powerhouse, I will choose a new candidate."

Cao Benqi remained outwardly respectful, but inwardly he was filled with unease: "Not teaching me secret techniques? Saying he'd create them himself is clearly stingy! He has readily available good things but insists on wasting time figuring them out himself. This teacher is too strange..."

But knowing the strength of the person before him, he dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction, and simply nodded emphatically: "Disciple understands! I will certainly live up to Master's expectations."

The imposing old man looked at him with a gratified smile: "The Yan God Clan is my child, a clan I have carefully guided. I have prepared two treasures for you. One is the Origin Soul, a supreme treasure of the soul type, which can make up for some of your deficiencies in soul techniques. Once you break through to become an immortal, you will be able to activate the first layer of power of this Origin Soul. The second is the Yan God Halberd, which was tailor-made for you, and you can only use it after your strength has improved further."

"Both of these treasures are incredibly precious, being among the most precious super treasures in the universe."

"Your human teacher, Lord Lanzang, is among the highest-ranking 'Lords of the Universe' in the vast universe. Even your senior brother can barely compare to Lord Lanzang, and may even be slightly inferior."

"But if you become the master of the universe in the future, having these two treasures will be enough to make you comparable to the master of Lanzang, or even surpass him."

"This is the power of the most powerful treasure."

Cao Benqi was overjoyed—no matter what, having top-tier resources was a good thing, and he quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you, Teacher!"

"No need for thanks. Just remember, no matter how good the resources are, you still need to work hard." The majestic old man's voice gradually became distant. "If you unfortunately perish, I will choose another disciple from the Yan God Clan."

As the words fell, the imposing old man's figure gradually faded and eventually disappeared.

Puti turned to Cao Benqi and cupped his hands in greeting: "Junior brother, if you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can come to me at any time."

Cao Benqi nodded in agreement. After Puti left, the respect on his face faded a bit, and he curled his lips: "If you don't want to teach the secret techniques, then don't. As long as there are resources, that's fine. Do you think I can't become a strong person even without readily available secret techniques?"

As he spoke, he clenched his fist, feeling the surging energy within his body, a look of determination flashing in his eyes—with top-tier resources to support him, even if he had to figure out the secret techniques himself, he might not be slower than others!
"Emperor Yan, with the help of Master Zuoshanke's resources, I will become the master of the universe sooner or later, and then I may not be afraid of you."

Having completed the inheritance and obtained two supreme treasures, Cao Benqi had no intention of wasting any more time on the extraterritorial battlefield.

In fact, if he hadn't accidentally entered this mysterious space, he would have already prepared to leave the extraterrestrial battlefield seven thousand years ago. Now, he naturally wouldn't waste any more time and would directly return to the headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena to prepare for a breakthrough to become an immortal.

The thought of breaking through to become an immortal and transforming divine power under Ling Xuan's protection made Cao Benqi feel disgusted.

"Damn it, Emperor Yan, I'll eat your food, use your things, and even make you protect me. Once I surpass you, I'll humiliate you severely."

(End of this chapter)