Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 198 Wind Beast God
Ling Feng retrieved the Flame Extreme Cauldron, which shrank back to the size of a palm and was placed back into his storage space.

The suffocating aura of the supreme emperor dissipated, and the starry sky returned to calm, leaving only the lingering energy ripples around the spaceship and the huge hole in the atmosphere of Qinghe Star below.

He turned to look at the dumbfounded Meng Yan and Karl, his tone becoming somewhat casual: "It's done. This old lion isn't very strong; it was gone before we even used much force."

Meng Yan and Karl exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes—a forbidden artifact of the Great Emperor!
A single strike annihilated a Universe Venerable!
They had never even heard of such a treasure, let alone seen it.

Karl was so excited that he trembled all over. To witness the power of the Flame Emperor's attack was definitely the most unforgettable moment in his cultivation career.

"Senior brother... this is a treasure crafted by Master Yan Emperor?" Meng Yan swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly. He could clearly feel the oppressive aura of the emperor just now, which was billions of times more terrifying than any Venerable-level pressure.

Ling Feng nodded, patted the storage space, and laughed, "Of course, my father forged it himself. It's more than enough to deal with ordinary Venerables like this. However, this forbidden artifact consumes a lot of resources each time it's used. I don't want to waste it unless the situation is urgent."

Just then, a majestic voice, tinged with urgency, echoed from the distant starry sky: "Where is King Liejin?!"

The visitor was indeed the ruler of the Qingfeng Universe Kingdom, the ruler of Qingfeng Kingdom.

As the ruler of the Universe Kingdom under the Giant Axe Arena, the King of Qingfeng naturally knew Ling Feng's true identity.

If Emperor Yan's own son were to perish in his Qingfeng Universe Kingdom, his future would be ruined.

Ling Feng cupped his hands in greeting to the King of Qingfeng, his tone relaxed: "I'm sorry to have troubled you to make this trip, Your Majesty. The black lion has already perished, and the matter here is resolved."

The Qingfeng Kingdom's pupils contracted sharply. Although he had guessed it beforehand, he still couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the word "fallen".

He looked at Ling Feng with more awe, then smiled and said, "King Liejin is indeed incredibly powerful! Now that the crisis has been resolved, why don't you come back to the Qingfeng branch with me? I can then do my best to be a good host and help you heal your wounds and celebrate your victory."

Ling Feng nodded in agreement, then turned to Meng Yan: "Don't rush. I accidentally destroyed Junior Brother's planet while fighting that black lion."

Upon hearing this, Meng Yan looked at Ling Feng with an excited expression.

He knew that the Lord of the Universe possessed boundless power and could reverse time and space.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it," Ling Feng readily agreed.

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Inside the bronze palace at the headquarters of the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena, Ling Xuan swiped his finger across the virtual screen, and the battle report email sent by Ling Feng disappeared.

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he lightly tapped his fingertips on the armrest.

"That brat, he sure knows how to give me something to do."

However, since they are one's own flesh and blood, the mess still needs to be cleaned up.

Moreover, although Ling Feng is a bit unreliable, he is not a reckless person. This time, he is also thinking about his father's reputation, so he decided to let Xiao Jiuyou's clone make the trip.

After his clone left, the smile in his eyes faded, and a chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes: "The demon race is becoming more and more rampant. Do they really think that I'm just a decoration if I don't take action after tens of millions of epochs?"

His fingertips tightened suddenly, creating tiny cracks in the void. "And the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf has repeatedly provoked me. Don't let me catch him."

But then he thought again, as the head of the demon race's intelligence department, the Lord of Sirius was already the Lord of the Universe and controlled the intelligence network that spanned the primordial universe. His ability to conceal himself was quite remarkable, and the other party must be located deep within the demon race's territory, so there was no way he would be given a chance.

Ling Xuan slowly loosened his fingers, sighing inwardly. If the demon race couldn't even hide their own location, their intelligence department should have been wiped out by the Hong Alliance long ago.

He raised his hand and sent an email. Amidst the surging black mist, the Shadow Monarch was already kneeling on the ground, the star patterns on his black robes swirling in the dim light of the hall.

"Increase our infiltration efforts against the demon race." Ling Xuan's tone was icy. "They may go, and so may I. If they dare to harm my disciples, they'd better be prepared to face my wrath."

"Your subordinate obeys." The Shadow Monarch bowed his head in response, but noticed that Ling Xuan's brows furrowed slightly.

Unfortunately, the demon race doesn't have any geniuses worth paying attention to these days, so even if they wanted to take targeted revenge, they couldn't find a target that could hurt them.

His eyes hardened, and he was about to speak when he was interrupted by the Shadow Monarch's report.

"Your Majesty, I have important news to report." The Shadow Monarch lowered his voice, his tone heavy with undisguised seriousness. "We have located the Wind Beast God's trail, and the probability of success is 70%."

"The Wind Beast God?" Ling Xuan stopped in his tracks, his eyes instantly blazing with intense light.

The eight great beast gods are life treasures nurtured by the primordial universe. Each one carries the mysteries of life's evolution, and its flesh and blood are comparable to the ultimate treasures.

After several great battles, only the Fire Beast God and the Wind Beast God remain.

The former disappeared without a trace after being surrounded and severely damaged by the five major human powers last time.

Although with Ling Xuan's current strength, the laws he comprehends from the Beast God no longer benefit him, and his attainments in the Path of the Beast God have already surpassed those of the Beast God himself, he still bears the heavy responsibility of the five major human powers and one thousand and six cosmic nations on his shoulders.

The importance of the Beast God's physical body for nurturing human geniuses becomes apparent.

"Where was it found?" Ling Xuan pressed.

"The edge of the Black Wind Clan's territory within the Three Mountains Alliance," the Shadow Monarch replied hastily.

The Black Wind Clan is also a powerful clan in the primordial universe. Its leader, the Black Wind Lord, is a third-order universe lord and a core pillar of the Three Mountains Alliance.

Although the Three Mountains Alliance is ranked among the twelve top powers in the universe, at this time, without a top cosmic overlord in charge, the race was not qualified to occupy a territory in the primitive universe and could only retreat into the secret realm.

Therefore, the Three Mountains Alliance, a force with only a dozen or so universe masters, can only occupy some not-so-rich territories, and these territories are located relatively close to the edge of the universe.

That makes perfect sense.

Such an area is suitable for the Beast Gods to hide in. Not only is it far away from the top clans that pose a strong threat to the Beast Gods, but even if they are discovered, the Three Mountains Alliance has no ability to capture them.

The Shadow Monarch added, "The Lord of Black Wind and the Lord of Flame are currently locked in a fierce battle with the Lord of Wine, and cannot break free in the short term."

"Heaven is on my side!" Ling Xuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Now that the Lord of Chaos City has finished comprehending the evolution of chaos and created a seventh-order secret technique, he has begun to venture into the cosmic sea. Among the human race in the primordial universe, he is the only one with the combat power of the strongest in the universe, and such an opportunity is naturally not to be missed. Seeing that he was interested, the Shadow Monarch asked at the right time, "Should we inform the other universe lords of the Hong Alliance? After all, the birth of the Beast God may attract the covetousness of various races."

"No need." Ling Xuan waved his hand, his tone filled with absolute confidence. "If the other universe lords of the Hong Alliance come, the division of spoils afterward will be troublesome. With my current strength, taking down a wind beast god is more than enough."

The Shadow Monarch felt a chill run down his spine.

Emperor Yan's strength is already unfathomable. He was able to fight against the Dream Demon Ancestor to the death back then, and now he can fight alone without the help of others.

He bowed respectfully and said, "Your subordinate respectfully sees you off, and wishes you a great victory."

Ling Xuan nodded slightly, said no more, and his figure disappeared from beside the bronze pillar of the Ziyuan Star Palace as if swallowed by the void.

Even if his true form leaves temporarily, it will not affect the normal operation of the Giant Axe Arena.

After all, the management system of the entire arena is already mature. More importantly, it won't be long before the Nine Nether clone returns and takes over all affairs again.

"The Three Mountains Alliance should be located in this direction." Ling Xuan's voice rang out in the empty void. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately activated the Divine Kingdom Teleportation.

Over the past ten million epochs, his Nine Netherworld clones have frequently traveled, leaving behind divine artifacts for location in many key star regions of the primordial universe; in addition, his divine kingdom itself is extremely powerful, and with the existence of the Nine Netherworld Sea, even beings at the level of the strongest in the universe are not afraid to enter his divine kingdom.

Just as Ling Xuan set off, the news of the Wind Beast God's appearance in the Three Mountains Alliance territory spread rapidly through the intelligence networks of various races, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, quickly alarming the powerful figures of all the peak races in the primordial universe.

Deep within the Zerg territory, in the crystal garden that perpetually radiates a soft glow, the Zerg Queen leans gently against her jade throne. She slowly shakes her head, her tone filled with regret: "What a pity. Xuan Gu and I are currently not within the Primal Universe. Even if we set off from the spaceship immediately to return, it will take at least three hundred years to arrive..."

"Sister, it's not your fault." The Lord of the Nether Lotus walked slowly to the throne. The pale purple aura surrounding her rose and fell gently with her breath. She comforted her softly, "Who could have predicted that the Wind Beast God, who had been hidden for so many years and whose whereabouts were unknown even to the clan's intelligence network, would suddenly appear in the world like this?"

The Zerg Queen sighed softly, gazing at the deep starry sea beyond the garden, her tone tinged with helplessness: "In the end, it's still a pity. This opportunity will probably benefit the humans and the demons."

Of the six top races, only the human and demon races have the strongest combat power left in the primordial universe to guard it; the strongest beings of the other forces spend most of their time adventuring in the dangerous cosmic sea, just like her, and have no time to come back to compete.

"Don't worry, sister!" The Purple Iris Queen stepped forward, patting her full chest with confidence. "With Minglian and me here, even if we can't take the complete body of the Wind Beast God, we can at least snatch some flesh and blood back from it. We will definitely not let this opportunity go to waste!"

"You must not push yourselves. Your primary task is to ensure your own safety." The Zerg Queen frowned slightly, and her expression became serious. She earnestly instructed, "I suspect that the human Flame Emperor has not made a move for a long time. This time, his disciple was just assassinated. He will definitely take the opportunity of vying for the Wind Beast God to establish his authority. With your current strength, you are no match for him at all."

Upon hearing these words, Xuan Gu's clone felt a chill run down his spine—this old woman's mind was indeed deep and meticulous; she had actually guessed what the Emperor was thinking.

"Yes, sister, we understand." The Lord of Purple Iris and the Lord of Dark Lotus responded in unison, and the confident arrogance on their faces earlier was quietly subdued by most of it after the Zerg Queen's instructions.

In a desolate star field on the edge of the Three Mountains Alliance territory, dozens of lifeless planets slowly orbit a dim star that emits a faint light. Large amounts of meteorite debris broken by stellar collisions also float in the star field, and the entire star field exudes a desolate and bleak atmosphere.

Right in the very center of this star field, a massive cyan-blue figure was suspended in the void.

The Wind Beast God resembles a giant falcon, but it has nine pairs of wings. When the wings flap, wisps of blue-green air currents swirl around it, flowing like living things, as if it were the embodiment of the law of wind and air fusion.

Its head has a sharp, hooked beak at the front, with a cold metallic luster, and a rhombus-shaped blue crystal is embedded in the center of its forehead, with fine light patterns flashing on the surface of the crystal from time to time.

At this moment, the Wind Beast God was slowly waving its right wing, and a powerful blue-green aura burst forth from its wing, sweeping forward.

Wherever the airflow passed, the Lord of Black Wind and the Lord of Flame Ya didn't even have time to react before being instantly swept towards a star field tens of thousands of light-years away. Not only that, this airflow also swept through the space within a thirty-light-year range. All the meteorite belts along the way were completely turned into dust under the impact of the airflow. Even the light was distorted into a band of light and dissipated into the void.

Just as the Wind Beast God's wings fluttered slightly, preparing to flee into the deeper star field to avoid potential pursuers, four blinding beams of light suddenly shone around the battlefield, like four bright lamps illuminating the darkness, instantly illuminating this desolate star field.

"Master of Wine, where do you wish to go? Why not come and be a guest of my Zerg? My Zerg will certainly give you a warm welcome!"

Accompanied by a crisp shout, two dazzling Zerg hives appeared in the void.

A large swath of pale purple mist rose around the purple mother hive, rapidly spreading outwards, with thousands of cosmic overlord-level Zerg warriors ferociously guarding her side.

The dark gold hive was even more imposing, surrounded by 1000 top-tier cosmic overlord Zerg warriors, whose powerful pressure instantly sealed off the surrounding spacetime.

A faint blue rippled water surface surrounded the dark golden mother nest, instantly slowing down the wind beast god, which was as swift as the wind.

In the blink of an eye, the two Zerg queens joined forces to create a domain covering an area of ​​sixty light-years, firmly sealing off the retreat route of the Wind Beast God.

Almost at the same moment, a piercing metallic clang pierced through the void and entered the battlefield.

"Hahaha, Lord of Wine, do you still recognize me, Lord of Sky Rift?"

Three colossal war fortresses, controlled by the Machine Race's Sky Lord, were hurtling through the air at incredible speed.

Each war fortress was over a thousand kilometers high, its surface covered with complex mechanical structures. Hundreds of energy cannons extended from these structures, their muzzles rapidly condensing into silvery-white energy beams that precisely locked onto the torso of the Wind Beast God. The energy fluctuations emanating from the muzzles caused the space within a twenty-light-year radius to tremble slightly, even affecting the suspended meteorite debris, which began to move slowly.

Following closely behind the Machine Race were two Universe Lords of the Demon Race.

They occupied both sides of the battlefield, forming a semi-circular encirclement that completely blocked all escape routes for the Wind Beast God from the right.

"Lord of Wine, my Demon Clan's Dream Demon Ancestor invites you. I hope you will not be ungrateful."

The moment the four cosmic rulers appeared, the entire battlefield instantly expanded to a hundred light-years.

"Damn the four top clans, you all deserve to die."

The Lord of Wine was furious. These powerful clans were all coveting the flesh and blood of their innate beast god, and they deserved to die.

The nine pairs of wings flapped forcefully at the same time, and countless streams of blue-green air poured out from the wings like a torrential rain. Each stream of air carried an extremely strong impact and shot towards the surrounding enemies.

These air currents struck the Zerg's domain first, instantly triggering a series of energy explosions. The surface of the domain rippled violently, like waves whipped up by a gale, but the air currents never managed to break through it.

"Hahaha, Lord of Wine, please don't say that. You are a distinguished guest of my clan."

The Lord of the Sky's piercing mechanical voice echoed through the starry sky.

The machine race's war fortress seized this opportunity and quickly activated all its energy cannons.

(End of this chapter)