Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 77 The People of the Beast God

Thanks to the few immortals sent by the Lanfeng Universe Kingdom, the five legions instantly crossed the galaxy and appeared on a transit planet nine light-years away from the Chaos Ruins.

When the fleet returned to its original universe after traversing the dark universe once more, the sight in the airspace ahead shocked many of the space warriors: dark red, blood-red clouds churned in the void, and purple lightning occasionally burst forth from those clouds, making the entire sky look like a purgatory.

Below, a continent twelve light-years in diameter floats in a chaotic energy storm. The distorted space at the edge of the continent is like boiling mercury, constantly devouring approaching meteorites and celestial debris.

The continent's surface is crisscrossed with ravines, flowing with a mysterious dark golden liquid. In the center of the continent, nine obsidian peaks pierce through the blood-red clouds and soar into the sky. The mountain surfaces are carved with countless twisted ancient runes, each line radiating a chilling pressure.

The fleet slowly approached, and the warships' detection systems emitted piercing alarms.

"These alien races have spotted us, and an army is approaching from the front," reported a sergeant in charge of observation.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We have a total of five cosmic legions. As long as this alien below isn't blind, it's bound to see us," Ling Xuan said nonchalantly.

"Our goal this time is to gain control of this secret realm. Qian Yue, take the Barbarian Dragon Ancestor and Blood Sword Marquis up there to talk to them. If this alien race is willing to submit and join the Hong Alliance, we can avoid war and start exploring directly," Ling Xuan ordered.

"Yes, Uncle-Master," Venerable Qianyue said, patting his chest.

"Ancestor, we'll trouble you to make this trip and act as our representative." Ling Xuan nodded to the Marquis of Manlong.

"Don't worry," Marquis Manlong said confidently.

On the other side, the alien race in the Chaos Ruins saw that the humans had sent two people to break away from the main force and come forward, so they also sent two powerful people to negotiate.

One of them has scales and wings on its back, a snake's body and a sheep's head, while the other has a lion's body, a bull's head, and a snake's tail.

He uttered some incomprehensible words and tones.

The Barbarian Dragon Marquis interrupted, "Don't you speak the universal language?"

The two alien races exchanged a glance before slowly saying, "How dare you, lowly beings from beyond the realm, trespass into the territory of the great beast god's people?"

"Hehehe, what a joke! This has long been human territory. We just didn't discover you hiding here before. Now I'm giving you two choices: either submit and join the Hong Alliance, or perish here," the Barbarian Dragon Marquis roared.

The goat-headed being was enraged: "Since the birth of the universe, this has been the sacred place of the Beast God's people! Any blasphemer will be burned to ashes by starlight!"

This negotiation was broadcast live in the virtual universe to Ling Xuan and others in the back.

“Ancestor, ask them about the Beast God they’re talking about. I’m very interested in this Beast God,” Ling Xuan said.

Each beast god is a born master of the universe, yet still possesses a flesh and blood body. They are sacrifices created by the original will of the universe to accelerate the evolution of life in the universe.

A being whose tragic fate was sealed from birth.

The flesh and blood of each beast god is a first-class treasure.

Marquis Manlong nodded. "Alright."

"Hehe, we also have great respect for the Beast God, but we don't know which Beast God's dojo this is."

"A beast god is a beast god. There is no such thing as a beast god. The beast god is supreme. You lowly extraterrestrial beings, retreat quickly! Beware of the beast god's wrath, when you will all be burned to ashes by starlight." The ram-headed being was completely uncooperative and only tried to drive away the Barbarian Dragon Marquis and the others.

"How arrogant! I'll say it again, this is human territory. Giving you the opportunity to join the Hong Alliance is already merciful. Do you really think that we humans could rise from small tribes scattered throughout the universe to become the pinnacle of the entire universe, possessing a thousand cosmic kingdoms, just by talking?" The Savage Dragon Marquis was filled with fierce fighting spirit.

"You lowly extraterrestrial race, the wrath of the Beast God will engulf you."

The negotiations ended in discord, and both sides turned and left.

"Senior Brother Guiyi, I found out from the virtual universe that there were once eight innate beast gods in this primordial universe. The Blood Luo World I visited before was once the territory of the Golden Beast God. The Golden Beast God also perished in the Blood Luo World, while the demon race killed the Light Beast God. These eight beast gods should all have perished by now, right?" Ling Xuan asked Venerable Guiyi.

As the second disciple of the Lord of Chaos City, Venerable Guiyi is also an extremely ancient Venerable, otherwise he would not have been able to secure such a high ranking.

"Currently, only six Beast Gods are confirmed to have perished, namely the Metal, Wood, Water, Earth, Light, and Thunder Beast Gods," Venerable Guiyi shook his head and explained. "The Wind Beast God and the Fire Beast God are nowhere to be found." "Could they be hiding in the Ancestral God Sect?" Ling Xuan asked again.

"No," Venerable Guiyi laughed. "The fall of the eight innate beast gods was predetermined at the birth of the primordial universe. The Ancestral God Sect will not go against the will of the primordial universe's origin to protect them. Their fate is to fall and become nourishment for the evolution of life in the universe."

Ling Xuan nodded. As the number one power in the original universe, the Ancestral God Sect possessed the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, an extremely powerful treasure, as well as countless special life forms and universe masters.

The three ancestral gods could unleash the strongest combat power in the primordial universe, and with the blessing of their primordial will, they could definitely protect the Beast God if they were determined to do so.

In the end, only the top clans and some top forces benefited from the fall of the eight beast gods.

Most powerful races and second-tier cosmic alliances did not participate.

“I’m wondering if this is the hiding place of the Fire Beast God,” Ling Xuan suddenly said.

“Even if it was in the past, the Fire Beast God should have left by now.” Venerable Guiyi said with a hint of regret, “This is the territory of my human race, and my human race is definitely capable of hunting a Beast God. It would never dare to stay here any longer.”

By this time, Marquis Manlong and his men had also returned.

"The negotiations have failed. These alien races are arrogant, conceited, and stubborn." The Barbarian Dragon Marquis was still furious.

Ling Xuan didn't think anything of it. This alien race had been isolated for a long time, so it was normal for it not to know how powerful humans were.

Moreover, no one would accept it if someone barged into their home and said they wanted to call them "Dad" and give up their house to them.

However, Ling Xuan had no sympathy for these alien races. "Since they don't want to be dignified, then we'll help them be dignified."

"Issue the order: use the Heavenly Phoenix Legion as the vanguard to sweep through the Chaos Ruins. Senior Jin Yu will oversee the battle."

"Understood." Venerable Jin Yu was the first to respond loudly, indicating his support for Ling Xuan's position.

The massive space legion's war machine was fully activated.

Spaceships entered the chaotic abyss one after another.

"Ancestor, thank you for watching over this place."

Ling Xuan wasn't in the mood to watch this one-sided match; cultivation was the most important thing.

Otherwise, what's the point of bringing in so many helpers?
Isn't this just so that Ling Xuan can slack off happily?

With Ling Xuan's command, the vanguard fleet of the Heavenly Phoenix Legion, like a sharp spear, plunged straight into the Chaos Abyss.

The moment the vanguard of the human space legion tore through the blood clouds, wails of agony echoed across the Chaos Ruins Continent.

They stared in terror at the colossal steel warships that blotted out the sky, their surfaces, larger than mountains, swirling with eerie blue energy, like the eyes of demons from the abyss.

"A Heavenly Demon! It's the legendary extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon!"

Immediately afterwards, the main warships in the rear advanced in orderly formation, and the terrifying railguns on board began to charge.

The massive cannon muzzle gradually glowed with a blinding light, as energy gathered and compressed within it, emitting a deep hum, like the roar of an ancient behemoth.

"Fire!" At the commander's order, beams of energy as thick as an arm shot out instantly, tearing through the sky and accurately striking the area where the alien army was located.

In an instant, bursts of dazzling flames erupted from within the Chaos Ruins, and the intense shockwaves and scattered energy fragments threw the surrounding space into chaos.

The alien fortifications crumbled and collapsed like fragile paper under the bombardment of the railguns, and countless alien warriors were wiped out in this attack.

P.S.: Almost there, almost there. The main plot is about to unfold.

(End of this chapter)