Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 186 You fucking call yourself Yin Tuo

"Great! Great! Don't worry, sister, I will definitely take Xuan Gu to explore the Cosmic Sea!" Upon hearing the arrangements made by the Zerg Queen, the Lord of Bilong's eyes lit up instantly, her cheeks flushed with excitement, and her voice was as clear as a bell.

Although the Zerg population is far smaller than other races, the quality of their strong individuals should not be underestimated.

Among the four races, the Zerg have the fewest number of universe rulers, but they are united and all the Zerg queens address each other as sisters.

In contrast, the human race is divided into five major factions. Each faction's headquarters requires a super strong person to be stationed there, and many important places also need strong people to protect them. Although there is cooperation between the factions, there is also hidden competition.

The Zerg side is much simpler and more straightforward, with not many strategic locations that require the personal protection of the universe's ruler.

In addition, there is a Zerg Queen who can command the top-tier Zerg warriors she has trained simply by using her divine power to manifest.

These elite warriors are more than capable of firmly protecting the Zerg's key strongholds, greatly freeing up the Zerg's cosmic rulers' combat power and allowing them to plan the development of their race more freely.

"Xuan Gu, you'd better listen to me carefully on this trip to the Cosmic Sea." The Lord of Bilong flashed and flew lightly to Xuan Gu's avatar's broad shoulder. Like a cheerful little bird, she nestled close to his ear and gave him half-joking, half-serious instructions. Her warm breath brushed against his stone skin, bringing a unique intimacy.

"Yes, of course, I will definitely listen to you." Xuan Gu's clone replied in a deep voice. Although there was no change in expression on his stone face, his tone revealed complete trust.

"Bilong, don't be silly." The Zerg Queen feigned anger, her brows furrowing slightly, but her gaze towards Bilong was full of doting affection. "Xuangu went to the Cosmic Sea to hone himself, so you must not let him interfere with his important business."

"Don't worry, sister!" The Queen of Bilong stuck out her pink tongue and smiled mischievously, "I will keep a close eye on Xuan Gu and make sure he doesn't cause any major trouble!"

"Let's go! Xuan Gu, boldly venture into the Cosmic Sea and forge your own glorious name!" The Lord of Bilong excitedly waved his hands on the shoulder of Xuan Gu's clone, urging them to set off immediately.

"Let's go." Xuan Gu's clone stood up steadily, a faint light emanating from his stone skin. Then, carrying the Lord of Bilong, his figure instantly merged into the void and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only slightly rippling spatial ripples in the spot.

The Zerg Queen gazed in the direction the two had left, standing there for a long time with a complex expression, before gently shaking her head.

Her heart was filled with fervent hope for Xuan Gu, wishing that he could grow rapidly through the cruel trials of the Cosmic Sea and break through to become the strongest being in the universe as soon as possible.

After all, the oppressive feeling brought by the human Yan Emperor was like a heavy mountain, making it hard for the Zerg to breathe. Only the rise of a powerful figure with unlimited potential like the Xuan Gu Lord could perhaps give the Zerg a chance to survive and find an opportunity for stable development in this ever-changing universe.

Ling Xuan's Xuan Gu clone has an extremely fast teleportation speed. His willpower has long reached a level that is difficult to estimate. The frequency of his teleportation is much faster than that of ordinary universe masters.

Throughout the journey, the Lord of Bilong remained excited and couldn't stop.

He introduced some scenes and precautions of the cosmic sea to Xuan Gu's clone.

"By the way, this is a map of the cosmic sea treasured by my Zerg. Make sure you memorize it." She said with a hint of pride as she pushed a virtual map in front of the Xuan Gu clone. "The original map is with my sister. This was discovered by our Zerg powerhouses at the risk of their lives. Other Zerg Alliance powerhouses can only get a simplified version of one-tenth of the original. A lot of key information has been deleted!"

"I've memorized it." Xuan Gu's clone glanced at the map before him, instantly imprinting all the details into his consciousness, and replied in a deep, resonant voice. He then immediately copied the Zerg map, and after confirming its authenticity, copied it onto the human map.

The map that once belonged to humanity has now been transferred from the Giant Axe Founder to his Nine Nether Sea avatar.

"Then let's enter the Cosmic Sea from the Toya Black Hole!" The Lord of Bilong put away the light screen and pointed to a black vortex in the distance that emitted a terrifying gravitational pull. "There are many natural wormholes outside the Toya Black Hole. Taking these wormholes will save us most of the travel time."

Although Ling Xuan was already very familiar with the information about the Cosmic Sea, and even knew the secret strongholds of the Divine Eye Clan, Xuan Gu's clone still pretended to listen very attentively, nodding occasionally and asking a question or two.

That composed yet somewhat curious demeanor made the Lord of Bilong speak even more enthusiastically.

As the two talked, they quietly approached the Toya Black Hole.

The terrifying tearing force emanating from the black hole was enough to shred the divine bodies of ordinary universe lords, but for them, who were at the level of universe masters, it was nothing more than a gentle breeze. The two stepped into the interior of the black hole without any hindrance.

"By the way, Xuan Gu, the most dangerous people to provoke in the Cosmic Sea are the Divine Eye Clan!" The voice of the Lord of Bilong suddenly became solemn, and he stopped his previous joking.

"Why? Didn't Emperor Yan become famous by challenging the Divine Eye Clan?" Xuan Gu's clone looked very curious.

“It’s different. Emperor Yan cannot be judged by ordinary standards.” The Lord of Bilong hurriedly said when he saw that Xuan Gu’s clone did not take the Divine Eye Clan seriously.

"Their clan is nearing its end, and they've all gone mad. The clan's strong members are like they've been injected with chicken blood, always looking for someone to fight to the death. Even if they can't survive the cycle of reincarnation, they still want to leave a fearsome name in the cosmic sea. Moreover, the Divine Eye Clan is particularly united and domineering. If you offend any of them, no matter where you hide, they will hunt you down for revenge, and it will never end!"

She paused, her tone growing even heavier: "The most crucial thing is that the Divine Eye Clan has seven of the strongest beings in the universe! If we accidentally offend them, those strongest beings might take their anger out on my sister—you have no idea how exhausted she is, carrying the burden of the Human Flame Emperor all by herself. I can't let her be targeted by the strongest beings of the Divine Eye Clan."

Millions of eons ago, during the second cycle of reincarnation, Kong Luo met his demise because he was targeted by the strongest being in the universe from the Divine Eye Clan…

"I see. They are quite a mad race." Xuan Gu's clone nodded solemnly, but a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed deep in his stone eyes.

He secretly sighed to himself that the pressure his identity as the Flame Emperor put on the Zerg Queen was far greater than he had anticipated.

As they spoke, the two had already passed through the gravitational core of the Toya black hole and stepped into the vast and boundless ocean of space.

The scene before them suddenly opened up, with small universes emitting soft light floating in the void. These were the small universes of the fifteen strongest beings in the primordial universe era, like fifteen dazzling stars, standing out conspicuously in the desolate cosmic sea.

The Lord of Bilong subconsciously looked towards the direction of the human race, where two small universes were floating, one belonging to the Giant Axe Creator and the other to the Lord of Chaos City.

A hint of longing flickered in her eyes as she murmured softly, "That Flame Emperor is too powerful. He hasn't even become the strongest being in the universe yet, but he's already made the Divine Eye Clan so wary... If I could also break through to become the strongest being in the universe, I could help my sister share the burden."

“There is a chance,” Xuan Gu’s clone replied calmly.

"Xuan Gu, don't try to comfort me." The Lord of Bilong sighed softly, her tone tinged with self-deprecation. "I know my own talent. Becoming the strongest in the universe is harder than climbing to heaven. I still have to rely on you. You have to work harder and become the second strongest in the universe in our Zerg Alliance as soon as possible. Then my sister can have an easier time."

As she spoke, the Lord of Bilong suddenly pointed to a wormhole emitting a pale blue light not far away, her tone becoming excited again: "Xuan Gu, let's go through this wormhole! Our insect race has always been venturing into the spaceship, and my sister is currently in the inner domain of the spaceship. If we encounter a powerful enemy that we can't defeat, we can always ask my sister for help. It's very safe!"

"Hmm." Xuan Gu's clone readily complied. Almost the instant the Lord of Bilong finished speaking, the space around him distorted again, and he teleported precisely to the entrance of the wormhole.

Without hesitation, the two stepped into the wormhole. The pale blue light of the wormhole instantly engulfed their figures, leaving only the faint energy ripples at the entrance of the wormhole, which quickly dissipated into the darkness of the cosmic sea.

After several years, the two finally arrived at the location of the God-Slaying Abyss.

The Lord of Bilong said solemnly, "Xuan Gu, shrink your divine body a little. This Annihilation Abyss is extremely dangerous..."

While using her Oro Realm to explore the path ahead, she explained to Xuan Gu's clone the dangers of the God-Slaying Abyss and the terrifying Lava Demon God. Upon hearing this, Xuan Gu's clone immediately shrank in size.

To be honest, after being dormant for millions of epochs, he really wanted to fight the Lava Demon God, especially his Xuan Gu clone, who was best at defense. He wanted to test whether he was a match for the Lava Demon God now.

However, with the Lord of Bilong present, he cannot implement this plan for the time being.

The current prestige of the Flame Emperor has clearly caused the Zerg to avoid the human's sharp edge and shrink their ambitions. If I were to demonstrate combat power capable of fighting the Lava Demon God, the Zerg might become arrogant again, which would only be asking for trouble.

Moreover, if he were to die at the hands of the Lava Demon God, and no one discovered it, he could instantly condense a Xuan Gu clone using the Nine Nether clone. However, if the Lord of Bi Long saw it, his identity would be exposed.

"Huh? This is the Russian Realm, the little bitch of the Zerg." A child's head with sparse, fiery red hair popped out from a crack in the rock and looked in the direction of Ling Xuan and the other person.

The child's eyes lit up. "A treasure! A top-tier treasure! My treasure!"

“No, there’s also a huge rock-type lifeform.” The child scratched his sparse red hair, then shook his head. “Oh, it’s the Golden Wall Lord of the Zerg Alliance coming to the Cosmic Sea. Luckily, I learned my lesson and didn’t act immediately.”

This child is Yin Tuo, who lives in the Annihilation Valley year-round and ambushes lone powerful individuals.

After being brutally beaten by the Lord of the Void Blade during its last attack, it learned its lesson and always made sure to investigate the enemy's intelligence before taking action, especially for powerful figures from the Primitive Universe Era who were visiting the Cosmic Sea for the first time and had relatively little information.

During these tens of millions of epochs, he also learned which powerful beings from the primordial universe era were not to be trifled with, including the Lord of the Golden Wall.

Tuo quickly pulled his head back into the rock, pretending not to see the two people.

“There’s a little mouse.” But Xuan Gu’s clone discovered Yin Tuo’s whereabouts using his giant domain.

“It’s Yin Tuo from the first reincarnation era. We don’t need to pay attention to Xuan Gu.” The Lord of Bi Long shook his head and said, “Yin Tuo is known as the Indestructible. His innate secret technique is similar to your Giant Body, which can reduce physical and soul attacks to one ten-thousandth. Combined with the supreme treasure armor on his body, fighting him is a waste of time.”

“Bilong, I don’t think it’s a waste of time to deal with Yintuo.” Xuan Gu’s clone’s eyes lit up. Last time Zhou Heng’s clone came to this Annihilation God Ravine, he was targeted by the opponent and almost killed by the Lava Demon God. He hadn’t settled the score with the opponent yet.

Moreover, although Yin Tuo possesses formidable defense, his divine body is relatively small.

Killing the opponent would demonstrate a certain level of strength, making him comparable to the strongest being in the universe and thus increasing the Zerg's dependence on him, without allowing the Zerg's ambitions to swell to the point of confronting the Flame Emperor.

"You just watch from the sidelines, I'll use this Intuo as my breakthrough battle."

"Xuan Gu, are you... are you sure you can succeed?" the Lord of Bilong asked worriedly.

"I'm absolutely confident. I'll let you, I'll let the Empress see my breakthrough over these ten million epochs." Xuan Gu's clone looked excited.

"Oh no!" Tuo heard it all clearly from inside the rock strata and was terrified.

He didn't want to fight a tough opponent like the Lord of the Golden Wall, since they both had the same talent technique to weaken attacks.

But the Lord of the Golden Wall is three million kilometers tall, how old is he?

No longer hiding, it suddenly burst out from the crack in the rock, fleeing deeper into the God-Slaying Abyss while shouting shrilly, "Lord of the Golden Wall! I have no grudge against you, why must you be so ruthless?!"

In an instant, billions of golden fragments shot out from his body. The fragments rapidly pieced together in the air, forming in the blink of an eye a giant golden unicorn lizard about 100,000 kilometers long—the Golden Beast God.

Because Tuo was hiding inside the Beast God's body, he was pushing his speed to the limit, hoping to shake off Xuan Gu's clone.

But how could Xuan Gu's clone give him a chance to escape? Chaotic energy surged around him, and the supreme imperial might spread out, shattering space inch by inch wherever it passed.

"So your name is Yin Tuo?"

Xuan Gu's clone's voice boomed like a bell, and his figure suddenly rose, instantly returning to a towering height of millions of kilometers.

His enormous body was like a towering mountain, and with one stride he caught up with the Golden Beast God, his huge hand reaching for the Beast God's tail.

At the same time, the Lord of Bilong also unleashed the Realm of Oro, a pale purple domain that, like a net, firmly blocked the path of the Golden Beast God: "Yintuo, you can't escape!"

Looking at the giant hand looming overhead and then at the blocked Ero realm ahead, Yin Tuo felt both anxious and fearful: "Lord of the Golden Wall! Don't go too far! If you really push me too far, we'll fight to the death!"

He controlled the Golden Beast God to turn around suddenly, its single horn shining brightly, and with an indomitable momentum, it crashed into the palm of the Xuan Gu clone.

He knew he couldn't win by fighting head-on, so he could only hope to force the other side to retreat by threatening them.

"Fight to the death? You're not qualified!" Xuan Gu's clone sneered, clenching his right fist. Chaotic energy condensed into a huge fist shadow on his fist, carrying the power to split the heavens and the earth, and blasted towards the Golden Beast God.

When the fist shadow touched the Beast God's body, Yin Tuo's innate secret technique was activated instantly. A golden light flashed, and the fist force was reduced to one ten-thousandth, only causing the Beast God's body to tremble slightly.

But this brief pause was enough for Xuan Gu's clone to make a move.

His left hand, with its five fingers together like a knife, wielded chaotic energy and supreme imperial might, fiercely slashing towards the head of the Golden Beast God.

This slash seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth apart, and a series of sharp whistling sounds echoed through the air.

As Tuo controlled the Golden Beast God, he tilted his head slightly and dodged the attack from Xuan Gu's clone with his small and agile body.

At the same time, the golden beast god's horn shone brightly, carrying an indomitable momentum, and crashed directly into the left arm of the Xuan Gu clone.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Gu's clone immediately raised his left arm to defend himself.

His entire left arm was instantly enveloped in a layer of golden light.

With a clang, like metal clashing, a dazzling shower of sparks flew.

Yin Tuo was instantly sent flying backward, while Xuan Gu's clone didn't even sway in the slightest, and took another step forward to approach Yin Tuo.

(End of this chapter)