Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 127 Movements from All Sides

In stark contrast to the human camp's joyful and harmonious scene of singing and dancing in the virtual universe, a chilling killing intent permeated several other core areas of the primordial universe.

"That Barking Mirror King is truly useless, he even wasted one of my demon race's top-tier soul treasures!"

In the depths of the endless starry sky, within a special space-time composed of countless stars burning with eerie blue flames, a roar filled with violence and madness suddenly resounded. The sound waves shook the void, causing those massive, star-like fiery stars to sway and flicker.

The source of the sound was the towering, suspended Sirius Palace, exuding an ancient and fierce aura.

On the throne inside the palace, the Lord of Sirius's emerald eyes were filled with a killing intent that could burn the entire starry sea. He stared intently at the blurry scene of the victory banquet that appeared in the void in front of him, especially the black figure surrounded by stars.

As the highest-ranking intelligence officer for the demon race, it's hard to say whether any human venerables have been enslaved by the demon race, but there are still some venerables in the Hong Alliance who are actually members of the demon race themselves!

Opposite him, a phantom formed from countless swirling black mists slowly coalesced; it was none other than the Lord of the Netherworld.

At this moment, what was churning in the heart of the Lord of the Netherworld was a boundless killing intent that was far more complex and intense than that of the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf!

How could this killing intent not be strong, how could it not be boundless?

He, the Lord of the Netherworld, has been through countless battles since his birth, stepping over the corpses of countless geniuses to ascend to the position of Lord of the Universe!

Throughout the long years, he only used others as stepping stones to make a name for himself. He never thought that one day he would become a small but immortal stepping stone, and the kind that would be repeatedly trampled on!

When mentioning the rise to fame of "Soul Extinction King" Huyan Bo, one cannot help but mention his great achievements as the Lord of the Netherworld!

His reputation as the Lord of the Underworld was being repeatedly rubbed into the ground by this human brat!

This is an absolute disgrace!

"There's no doubt that he obtained a soul-attack type treasure from the first treasure trove," the Lord of the Netherworld said viciously.

"But what's even more terrifying is his own comprehension of the laws and his ability to create secret techniques! To be able to instantly kill the Mirror King, the secret techniques he created are probably at the peak of a cosmic overlord, or even the ultimate overlord level!"

The Lord of Sirius lowered his enormous wolf head and said, "How could I not know! In less than ten thousand years! From obscurity to now shaking the universe."

"What kind of extraordinary opportunity did Huyan Bo obtain in the primordial universe?! Could it be some kind of great opportunity left over from before the era of destruction?"

The primordial universe was too vast, and contained far too many mysteries.

Even the most powerful being in the universe cannot know all the secrets and opportunities within it.

Perhaps there really was a legacy left behind by some powerful ancient being, which had been dormant in some corner for countless years, and was eventually obtained by Hu Yanbo, which is why he rose to power at such an incredible speed.

"Even if his opportunities end here, the human race will certainly be willing to pay a great price to help him break through to the Venerable realm! At that time, a powerful cosmic overlord will be born! This is already troublesome enough—"

The Lord of Sirius paused, his tone growing even more somber: "Not to mention, he also enslaved a Mirror King! That Mirror King was a special life form; once it broke through to the Venerable realm, with a little nurturing, it could grow into a cosmic overlord!"

"Am I, the demon race, just going to stand by and watch as the human race suddenly gains two powerful cosmic overlords?" The voice of the Lord of Sirius was filled with rage.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Hu Yanbo's victory celebration attracted numerous cosmic overlords, making it seem like overlords are nothing special. That's not the case at all!

That's because these overlords knew the potential shown by Huyanbo; once he broke through, he would definitely become a powerful being among the universe's overlords, which is why they were willing to befriend him in advance.

The five, including Venerable Jiufeng, were even more eager because they knew more about the inside story.

But this absolutely does not mean that cosmic overlords are worthless!

Each cosmic overlord is capable of leading a race to dominate a region of the universe!

If left unchecked, the human race will surely have two more cosmic overlords in the future, which makes the demon race feel disgusted.

The black mist surrounding the Lord of the Netherworld churned violently as he coldly declared, "Naturally, we will not let him have his way! Within the Ancestral God Sect, protected by the rules of the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, it is difficult for us to take action."

"But if he wants to break through to the level of a Universe Venerable, he shouldn't have to stay in seclusion on Purple Thorn Island indefinitely!"

For anyone, breaking through from Immortal to Venerable is a major hurdle.

King Zhenyan is, King Chaman is, and King Zhuchong is too!

Then Huyanbo must be one too!

"The moment he leaves Purple Thorn Island and heads towards the secret realm, that will be our chance!"

"However, at that time, it will inevitably require more than one cosmic overlord to intervene!"

The demon race's rise to the pinnacle of power is not solely due to the foolishness of Da Shachun. His repeated defeats at the hands of Huyan Bo—from the initial fall of a king, to the failed pursuit by the Demon Lord resulting in a significant loss of demon race members, and now to the enslavement of the Barking Mirror King—all demonstrate this.

Venerable Pei Feng has fallen!

This series of events has greatly increased the vigilance and attention that the demon race's high-ranking officials, especially the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf and the Lord of the Netherworld, have towards Huyan Bo.

To this end, the Lord of Sirius even reversed time and space, resurrecting the Mantis King, who was the first to fall to Huyan Bo.

The goal was to obtain the most authentic and primal views and information about this human being from the first demon lord who had a blood feud with Huyan Bo and had personally experienced his methods.

After all, the Mantis King can be considered the starting point for Huyan Bo's rise to power in the universe. He was also the first to issue a warning to the demon race, claiming that the Soul Extinction King was extremely cunning, insidious, and vicious, with a belly full of evil intentions!

At the time, his most ordinary assessment of being at the limit of being a king was only heard by outsiders as having "great opportunities," and did not attract enough attention.

"More than one cosmic overlord has made a move!" Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in the Lord of Sirius's emerald eyes, and his voice was deep.

"An operation of this scale is beyond our ability to make a decision easily. We must inform our two ancestors and obtain their personal orders to mobilize our race's cosmic overlords before they will truly unleash their full power!"

Although the Overlord of the Universe belongs to the same realm as the Venerable One of the Universe, their status and strength are worlds apart.

Each of these cosmic overlords possesses strength comparable to the most ordinary cosmic lords who do not use supreme treasures, and can also be resurrected. They are pillars of their races and have immense autonomy.

Although the Lord of the Universe has a higher status and greater strength, he cannot directly command the overlord to act as he would command an ordinary Venerable.

At the level of hegemons, there is more negotiation and cooperation, unless the strongest being of the race—the strongest being in the universe—personally gives the order.

Otherwise, even the ruler of the universe would find it difficult to forcibly mobilize a cosmic overlord to carry out such an order.

"Yes, that's exactly right." Black mist surged around the Lord of the Dark Demons.

"Furthermore, the task of preventing the human race from having two more overlords cannot be undertaken by our demon race alone. We also need to inform our ancestors and ask them to step forward and inform the two from the insectoid and mechanical races."

"In this operation, the three of us should work together, each sending our elite overlords to set up an ambush! In this way, even if Huyan Bo has several human overlords acting as protectors, we can still achieve an overwhelming advantage in top-tier combat power, ensuring a swift and decisive kill or even enslavement with sheer numbers and quality!"

Some might think that even if Hu Yanbo was successfully killed, he could still be resurrected by reversing time and space, so wouldn't the actions of the Three Races Alliance have been in vain?

That idea is far too naive!

First, once Huyanbo falls, the treasure he obtained from the First Peak will inevitably be seized by the enemy.

Moreover, Huyanbo possesses more than just this one treasure!

His teacher, Lord of Desolate Mirror, bestowed upon him treasures, including the treasures of the 79th Peak and the treasures of King of the Barking Mirror, which will all change hands!

The loss of many precious treasures will greatly reduce Hu Yanbo's combat power after his resurrection!

Secondly, and most importantly, the incredible opportunity that Yi Huyanbo obtained, which enabled him to rise rapidly, will also disappear!

The Lord of Sirius and the Lord of the Netherworld hoped that Huyanbo's incredible growth rate was merely a special opportunity in the Immortal stage.

But that is hope, hope is aspiration, and aspiration is not reality!

What if the reality is that the opportunity is still effective at the level of a Universal Venerable, or even more effective?

By then, the cost of killing Huyanbo will be even greater!

Therefore, the best way is to kill him completely before he breaks through to the immortal stage!

If the kill is successful, the opportunity that allows an ordinary life form to rise against all odds within ten thousand years must have extremely harsh conditions for existence.

Even if the strongest being in the universe were to reverse time and be resurrected, it would be impossible to reclaim this lost opportunity!

Moreover, if enough cosmic overlords could be gathered, with the absolute difference in strength, there was a real chance to forcibly seal Hu Yanbo's divine body before he self-destructed!

Once the seal is successfully sealed, it can be brought directly back to the core of the alliance via teleportation from the divine kingdom.

At that time, the cosmic lord of the race will personally take action to attempt to enslave the soul!

If successful, they will become the cosmic overlord of the attacking race +1, +1!

In short, whatever the final result, it is far better than doing nothing and watching Huyanbo break through smoothly!

Soon, the news spread to the strongest beings in the universe among the three top races: the Machine Race, the Insect Race, and the Demon Race!

The desire to join forces to eliminate human super geniuses was reached almost instantly!

The deep-rooted competitive landscape and the long-accumulated hatred among the four dominant clans.

The territories of the four dominant races—humans, demons, insects, and machines—are adjacent to each other in the primordial universe. From the distant past, they have fought and slaughtered each other for living space, precious resources, and the right to develop their races in the future!

Endless wars have long sown the seeds of deep-seated hatred and blood feuds between the four sides.

Of course, in this brutal struggle and competition, countless extraordinary powerhouses have been honed and born.

These four supreme races, relying on their formidable strength and resources, occupy the richest and most abundant areas of the entire primordial universe.

The most core, vast territory.

They harbored a sense of superiority over other races in the universe, including the equally powerful Prison Clan and Crystal Clan. The ones they truly feared and regarded as rivals were the other three top races.

Therefore, a subtle yet stable balance and game rules have long been formed among the four major groups: once one of them shows a clear trend of becoming too powerful, the other three will not hesitate to temporarily put aside their differences, quickly make secret contacts, form an invisible united front, and join forces to suppress and check each other!

Conversely, if one party shows signs of weakness or decline, the other three parties will not hesitate to take advantage of the situation and seize the opportunity to erode its interests.

Throughout history, there are countless examples of this:

Back when the "Primordial Ancestor" emerged out of nowhere, dominating the cosmic seas and leading the human race to expand powerfully, the Machine Race Father God, the Zerg Queen, and the Demon Race Dream Ancestor were all unable to contend with the Primordial Ancestor in the cosmic seas.

However, within the primordial universe, they quickly united to resist the advance of the human race led by the progenitor and curb its expansion.

For example, during its growth, the Demon Ancestor was also subjected to comprehensive targeting and suppression from the human, insectoid, and mechanical races. The three races even went so far as to hire the strongest lone cosmic being to assassinate it!

However, Zhen Yaozu's own strength and fate were both heaven-defying. In the end, he broke through numerous obstacles and climbed all the way to the top of the universe's strongest realm, establishing the current status of the demon race as the strongest of the four peak races!

Now, the human race has seen the emergence of a new variable, "Soul Destroyer King" Huyanbo. This inexplicable opportunity has created terrifying potential, causing deep unease among the mechanical race, the demon race, and the insect race.

Let alone becoming the master of the universe, another top-tier cosmic overlord would be truly disgusting!

Unkillable, but can be resurrected!

His combat power is truly comparable to that of a cosmic lord who possesses supreme treasures!

Is there anything more disgusting than this?

In contrast, a loose alliance like the Northern Frontier Alliance, composed of numerous ethnic groups, could still be resurrected, even though Venerable Peifeng perished because of Huyanbo. Considering the overall vast power, Peifeng could still be resurrected!

Although his combat power dropped sharply after being resurrected!

However, their northern border alliance does not directly border human groups, so the conflicts are more about interests and face.

Even if Huyanbo does grow stronger in the future, the ones who will bear the brunt and the greatest pressure will inevitably be his three arch-enemies: the Mechanical Race, the Demon Race, and the Insect Race, who are adjacent to him and have the most direct competition.

Therefore, most of the other top forces, such as the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, the Prison Clan, and the Crystal Clan, are currently watching from the sidelines with a sense of schadenfreude.

They are happy to see the four dominant clans weaken, scheme against, and fight each other!

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Therefore, for a time, it was up to Hu Yanbo, the "Soul Extinction King," to choose to lie low and develop stealthily, or to continue to advance triumphantly and show his prowess!

Will it become another pillar supporting the future of humanity and write a new legend?

Or, like many brilliant geniuses in history, will they, under the pressure and machinations of various forces, shine brightly but briefly across the sky like a meteor before ultimately fading away in obscurity?

In the unfathomable depths of the primordial universe, ripples spread in layers upon layers.

Countless gazes, some bright and some dim, were cast from every corner of the universe, focusing on the Ancestral God Sect, on Purple Thorn Island, and on the palace that belonged to Huyan Bo.

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