Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 76 Five Legions
“That’s right, it’s Venerable Guiyi.” King Zhulong nodded.

"The Venerable Guiyi possesses extraordinary strength. As a cosmic overlord, he is considered one of the top experts. Even if unexpected situations arise in the secret realm, as long as no top cosmic overlord intervenes, he can easily resolve most crises with his abilities."

Moreover, the race residing in that secret realm has always been isolated; it's already rare for them to nurture even a single cosmic overlord, let alone a top-tier cosmic overlord, who is even rarer than a cosmic master.

"Moreover, Venerable Guiyi is the personal disciple of the Lord of Chaos City. He is not lacking in treasures and is deeply influenced by the Lord of Chaos City. He values ​​the interests of the human race very much and is a kind and honest person. When you issue orders as the commander-in-chief, he will most likely follow your instructions."

Ling Xuan frowned slightly, a look of doubt on his face: "This is a bit strange. You just said that Venerable Guiyi has no shortage of supreme treasures, so why would he be interested in the Chaos Ruins?"

Moreover, when he checked the emails he had just received, he did not see Venerable Guiyi's name on the list of Venerables who expressed their willingness to participate.

"Why don't you think outside the box! Why don't you go and ask him yourself? Just say you're asking your senior brother for help, and he'll definitely give you that kind of face," the Candle Dragon King advised with a smile.

"Senior brother?" Ling Xuan was increasingly confused. He only had one teacher, the Giant Axe Founder, and Venerable Guiyi was clearly not the Giant Axe Founder's disciple.

"Haha, back when he was just a little kid, I saw that he had great potential and a bright future, so I took him on as my disciple. Unlike other powerful kings, I hesitated and looked back when taking on disciples."

As the Candle Dragon King reminisced about the past, a smug smile appeared on his face.

"I see." Ling Xuan suddenly realized, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he had indeed gained a lot from his trip to consult the Candle Dragon King.

Both his master-disciple relationship with Venerable Guiyi and the numerous guidances from King Zhulong gave him a lot of confidence for his upcoming journey into the Chaos Abyss.

"Thank you, ancestor."

“From now on, just call me teacher. If you call him teacher and me ancestor in front of Giant Axe next time, that kid will get angry with me again.” Candle Dragon King laughed heartily. He had initially refused to accept Ling Xuan as a disciple, intending to secretly elevate his own seniority, but now that the founder of Giant Axe had seen through his little scheme, he no longer clung to it.

Ling Xuan suppressed a laugh and respectfully replied, "Yes, teacher."

"Go ahead and get to work. I look forward to seeing you make a name for yourself in the Chaos Abyss." The Candle Dragon King waved his hand, signaling Ling Xuan to get on with his work.

After bidding farewell to the Candle Dragon King and teleporting out of the palace, Ling Xuan immediately sent invitation emails to Venerable Guiyi and others, explaining in detail the situation of the Chaos Ruins development mission and his purpose.

Within minutes, several cosmic venerables sent reply emails, all expressing their full support for Ling Xuan.

At the same time, the three Tianhuang clans also responded positively, taking the initiative to express their willingness to send legions from their respective universe kingdoms to participate in the development of this secret realm and contribute to the exploration of the Chaos Ruins.

"By the way, land reclamation and exploration will definitely require a lot of manpower." Ling Xuan thought to himself, and then sent an email to the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, inviting him to send Blood Sword Marquis to lead a legion of Qianwu Universe Kingdom to provide support, and promising to give him corresponding contribution points afterward.

In addition, he contacted the Marquis of Manlong and asked him to lead a group of Zhulong people to go with him.

Having grown and developed over countless eras, it would not be difficult for the Candle Dragon Clan to form a cosmic legion.

What's lacking are only super strong individuals limited by talent and opportunity.

After everything was arranged, Ling Xuan designated a meeting point and instructed the guard captain, Doli, to lead the guard team and depart with him aboard the Crimson Flame Dragon King.

Like a cannonball, the spaceship instantly pierced the sky and sped toward its destination.

After accelerating to the speed of light, the surrounding space seemed to be distorted into a strange picture, and it successfully entered the dark universe.

"Your Highness, please go and rest," Dori said with a smile. "We have experience with these long-haul flights."

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you." Ling Xuan didn't stand on ceremony and turned back to his cultivation chamber to start cultivating.

After a long year of flight, the spaceship finally arrived at the agreed meeting point—White Mist Star.

A planet shrouded in thick fog year-round.

This planet is extremely desolate and is a man-made war base, a common assembly point for the army of the Lanfeng Universe Kingdom.

The Lanfeng Universe Kingdom is considered one of the more peripheral cosmic kingdoms in human territory. It borders the Yan Ying clan of the Hongmeng Alliance.

Before even getting close, Ling Xuan detected the dense energy reactions surrounding the planet through the spaceship's detection system.

As the spaceship slowly entered the planet's orbit, the scene before him was breathtaking.

Rows of giant warships stood in neat rows, resembling stars forged from steel, with the emblems of the three Tianhuang clans, the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, and the Zhulong clan engraved on their hulls.

Around the warship, various small aircraft shuttled back and forth, busy yet orderly.

On the planet's surface, a massive camp has been set up, with countless tents and energy shields scattered throughout. The camp is bustling with people, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Various advanced mechanical equipment emitted a deep roar as they transported supplies, raising clouds of dust.

When Ling Xuan's spaceship appeared above White Mist Star, several Venerables, along with some King-level Immortals, came to greet him.

"Junior brother."

"Uncle Master."

"Ling Xuan."

"Commander-in-Chief."

Ling Xuan responded to each of them, "Thank you all for your hard work."

"Hehe, this time we've actually benefited from your help. We should be the ones saying thank you." Venerable Tianfeng covered her mouth and chuckled, her phoenix eyes curving into crescents.

"What are you saying, senior? We're family." Ling Xuan smiled and clasped his hands in greeting, his eyes filled with warmth.

"Yes, yes, aren't we family?" Venerable Jin Yu stroked his beard and laughed, feeling even closer to Ling Xuan, who had married Leng Yanqiu, one of his most outstanding descendants.

If Ling Xuan were to one day become the master of the universe, all of them would rise to prominence along with him.

Not every cosmic master has a cosmic lord as their backer.

"Senior Brother Guiyi, I'll have to trouble you this time." Ling Xuan turned to face Venerable Guiyi, his eyes full of trust.

Venerable Guiyi waved his hand, his shiny bald head gleaming slightly, his powerful voice carrying an undeniable confidence: "Junior brother, rest assured, I will do my best. Besides, it's not even certain that I'll need to take action." He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had already seen through the situation in the secret realm, "Even if there are five Universe Venerables in this secret realm, they can't all be high-level Venerables. Most of them are probably at the level of low-level Venerables. Qian Yue and the others taking action should be enough."

After exchanging a few words, Ling Xuan's expression turned serious, and his gaze swept over everyone: "I wonder if the army is ready?"

"All five legions are ready!" A loud voice rang out, and the Barbarian Dragon Marquis strode forward.

As Ling Xuan's direct bloodline ancestor, his status also rose accordingly.

The cosmic lords wouldn't bother with such trivial matters as overseeing the legion's operations, so it naturally fell to him.

At this moment, he was clad in dragon scale armor, exuding an ancient and powerful aura. "I'm just waiting for your command!"

Ling Xuan nodded, leaped into the air, and scanned the army below, which was ready for battle.

The cannons of countless warships gleamed with a cold light, and warriors in armor were ready to go. The entire White Mist Star trembled because of this massive force.

Ling Xuan stood in mid-air, his powerful voice booming through the loudspeaker: "Let's go!"

In an instant, a roar that could tear the sky apart erupted from the planet's surface—a steel torrent composed of millions of interstellar motherships and tens of millions of star destroyers soared into the sky, the warship array trailing a light band stretching tens of thousands of kilometers under the action of the warp engines, like five dazzling galaxies.

(End of this chapter)