Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 72 Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace: I'll Pay Some Interest
After soaking in the blood pool, the four people's bodies were transformed once again. Ling Xuan had only soaked halfway last time, but this time he received the full baptism of the Beast God.

After receiving the Beast God's baptism, Ling Xuan successfully fused with ten Blood Crystals to become a Black Warrior, and the three women also absorbed three Blood Crystals one after another to become Blood Warriors.

Then the four of them went together to the Heavenly Eclipse Palace to pay their respects to the Palace Master.

The Heavenly Eclipse Palace has nine floors in total. Each floor is incredibly spacious and tall. For example, on the first floor, there is a main hall for storing spaceships, a side hall for receiving visitors, a side hall for the world lords to rest, a side hall for monitoring the Blood Luo World, and a side hall for the world lords to cultivate... In short, from the first floor to the eighth floor, each floor, although vast, is divided into many sections.

The ninth floor, however, offers a vast and unobstructed view!
The entire ninth level was not divided; the main hall of the ninth level is tens of thousands of kilometers long, wide, and high.

"Ling Xuan greets the Palace Master." Ling Xuan, along with the three women, respectfully bowed to the figure standing in the center of the hall.

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace wore a silver robe, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to create countless illusions, with faint golden patterns visible on the robe. Yet, in the blink of an eye, the robe was no longer silver. It was illusory yet unfathomable. Her reddish-brown hair was casually draped over her shoulders as she stood there, gazing into the endless void beyond the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

"Ling Xuan, you are truly audacious." The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace turned around and said with a smile, "In the billions of years that my Virtual Universe Company has ruled the Blood Luo World, you are the first guy who dared to cause trouble in the Immortal Temple and even attracted the pursuit of the Universe Venerable."

"I'm ashamed to say that I would have been in serious trouble if it weren't for the Palace Master's intervention." Ling Xuan helped the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, who was also a powerful figure who was quite enthusiastic about cultivating geniuses.

When Luo Feng left the Blood Luo World, the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master gave him some pointers.

By carrying this sedan chair myself, I might even receive some guidance.

"Even if I don't make a move, that Universe Venerable can't hurt you, right? I've seen everything the Immortal Temple has done." The Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master didn't take credit, "Your class is the most outstanding since humanity started holding the Genius Battle, because among you, there are you, Cao Benqi, and Li Shuang."

Feng Lishuang and the other two were immediately flattered, as the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master was a top-tier cosmic overlord, second only to the Lord of the Universe.

"Before entering the Blood Luo World, our human leadership had some disagreements about you and Cao Benqi," the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master said with a smile. "The disagreement at the time was that you received a special inheritance, making you very strong in combat, with a resilient character, suitable for the difficult and arduous path of the strong. Your talent is also extremely high, while Cao Benqi's talent is even higher. He has an extremely high innate affinity for the laws, and also possesses the special talent of the Flame God Clan, which allows him to autonomously evolve his gene multiplier. It can be said that his talent will only grow stronger and stronger."

"Back then, some people were optimistic about you. Some people were optimistic about Cao Benqi."

"And I have high hopes for you." A hint of admiration flashed in the eyes of the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xuan humbly bowed and listened attentively. If it were in the past, he would have definitely held his head high and puffed out his tailbone.

"The Zhulong Clan has an ancient heritage and has always maintained its ancient traditions. You have unparalleled courage and resilience, inheriting the courage and bloodline of those powerful pioneers who created the world. However, Cao Benqi's temperament is too poor. If he is not properly guided, his future achievements will be limited."

"Thank you for your high regard, Palace Master." Ling Xuan bowed.

"Well, that's perfect. You've all comprehended the Nine Universes Chaos Stele. I also have some expertise in the Nine Universes and owe Zhulong a lot of favors. I'll give you a demonstration as a way of paying off some interest." As he spoke, the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master pointed to the sky.

Invisible energy gathered and instantly formed a stone tablet, a picture of a rainstorm, with a total of 72 raindrops.

"Tell me, what is it that you don't understand?" The 72 raindrops in the Rainstorm Diagram correspond to the first 72 mysteries of the essence of the laws of space. However, the spatial conception of the Rainstorm Diagram is a perfect combination of the first 72 mysteries, making it more difficult to comprehend.

Ren Yaoli stared longingly at the rainstorm picture, then stuck out her little tongue in embarrassment. "Palace Master, Yanqiu and I have only just grasped the first nine mysteries of the first picture."

The first diagram does indeed correspond to the first three levels of the Nine Heavens Bridge, but Ling Xuan had extremely high standards for them, requiring them to follow the path of analyzing the essence of spatial laws. Therefore, although they did not fully comprehend the first nine mysteries, their actual understanding of the laws was comparable to that of those who had fully comprehended the first diagram.

"It's alright." The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace smiled, and the torrential rain diagram instantly magnified countless times, displaying every mystery and spatial conception without reservation. "And now?"

"Thank you, Palace Master." Ren Yaoli nodded cutely and happily looked at the book with Leng Yanqiu. "Palace Master, I'm trying to understand this and this."

Leng Yanqiu ordered two, Feng Lishuang ordered three, and Ling Xuan also ordered three.

Then the four of them looked expectantly at the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

“Interesting. The four of you have all chosen something different.” The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace smiled. “Watch closely, I will demonstrate for each of you at the same time.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the aura around the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace surged, his silver robe fluttered without wind, and faint golden patterns appeared between them.

He raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly changed.

A pitch-black vortex appeared out of nowhere, just like the black fireball in the reference materials that could burn space. Space was torn apart like fragile paper, revealing the turbulent spatial currents behind it.

Immediately afterwards, the starlight gathered and formed a dazzling star bridge beside the vortex, instantly connecting the two seemingly unreachable ends.
Suddenly, countless transparent threads intertwined, like a fine spider web covering the surroundings. Any object that touched it seemed to be bound by invisible shackles.

As the Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace moved his fingertips, another mysterious phenomenon unfolded.

……

Ten different mysteries bloomed simultaneously, each independent yet subtly echoing the others under the control of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master, showcasing the mystery and power of the laws of space to the fullest extent.

Ling Xuan and the other three watched intently, completely absorbed in the stunning demonstration, their understanding of the laws of space constantly deepening.

I don’t know how long it took...

The four people gradually awoke from their meditation. Each time one of them awoke, a portion of the strange phenomena in the hall would disappear, yet this did not affect the meditation of the others at all.

"Thank you, Palace Master." Ren Yaoli thanked him sweetly as soon as she woke up. "After this comprehension is over, I estimate that I will soon be able to understand the profound mystery of the ninth spatial essence."

"It's good that there's progress, otherwise that old guy Zhulong would probably send an email saying I'm stingy." The Palace Master of Tianshi Palace said with a smile, showing that he and King Zhulong had a very good relationship.

"Alright, you can go back now." The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.

"Thank you, Palace Master." The four bowed respectfully once more before leaving the Heavenly Eclipse Palace.

(End of this chapter)