Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 158 Planning

"Good lad, you broke through to the Universe Master level without making a sound! You really gave me a shock at the conference!" In the palace of the Lord of Desolation in the Glory Secret Realm, the burly teacher patted Hu Yanbo's shoulder hard, his face beaming with an uncontrollable smile of delight.

"Lord of the Universe, my disciple is the Lord of the Universe!" The Lord of Desolate Mirror was truly overjoyed at this moment.

If it weren't for the fact that Hu Yanbo didn't want to leak the information, he really wanted to let the many universe masters of the primordial universe see it!

His disciple is the Lord of the Universe!

"Haha! I just broke through and then received news of attending the Giant Axe Conference, which left me no time to inform my teacher!" Hu Yanbo replied with a smile.

This meeting of the Great Axe, besides formally confirming his qualification to rank among the highest levels of the tribe, also included—

"And we've caught a lucky break! The Primal Star will open as soon as we break through!" the Lord of the Desolate Mirror continued, a hint of excitement in his voice. "This is a rare opportunity within the Primal Universe, one that would be of great use to us Universe Lords!"

The Primal Star is about to be launched!

When the founder of Giant Axe mentioned this at the Giant Axe Conference, the news greatly surprised Hu Yanbo.

According to his memories, the opening of the primordial star should have been a major event that occurred more than ten epochs later, when Luo Feng was in the immortal stage.

"How could it be ahead of schedule?" Hu Yanbo's heart was filled with turmoil.

Although he didn't want to boast, a startling idea still popped into Huyanbo's mind.

"Is it because of me?"

"Through the system, I gradually increased the favor that the original will showed me."

In addition to "favoritism", the fundamental will also has its own needs!

That is to resolve the crisis of the World Beasts!

In the original work, in order to fulfill its needs, the primordial will would also guide certain events to occur, after all, it could even bring in the corpse of a god-king like the "World of Jin".

"Then, for safer nurturing," I'll slightly adjust the activation time of the Primal Star; for it, that's probably just a simple matter.

"Obtaining treasures from the Primordial Star is much safer than from the Cosmic Sea." The Lord of the Desolate Mirror was unaware of the turmoil in his disciple's heart and continued to plan for him.

"In the primordial universe, it is very difficult for the ruler of the universe to perish, and you have just broken through, so you need a supreme treasure to consolidate your strength."

"On the original planet, as long as you can obtain a few suitable top-tier treasures, your ability to survive and your combat skills can be greatly improved."

The primordial star and the cosmic ocean are two completely different environments.

On the original planet, what everyone was fighting for was a clearly revealed treasure, which was essentially a conflict of interest.

Once a treasure has been claimed, or there is no hope of winning it, most powerful figures will choose to retreat after weighing their options, rather than engaging in a life-or-death struggle.

After all, under the suppression of the original universe rules, it is extremely difficult for the Lords of the Universe to kill each other. Unless there is a huge difference in strength or special means, it is easy to be deadlocked until reinforcements arrive.

But the cosmic ocean is completely different!

The causes of conflict are often not just interests; sometimes it is just a matter of "looking at each other for a second" that can lead to a fierce and life-or-death struggle, and the danger level is far greater than that of the original planet.

"When you've reaped a bountiful harvest on the Primordial Star, I'll take you to explore the Vast Universe! Haha, the two of us, master and disciple, exploring the Vast Universe together—that experience will surely be indescribable!"

"Then thank you very much, teacher, for planning this for your disciple!" Hu Yanbo composed himself and replied solemnly.

"Why are you being so polite with your master!" Lord of the Desolate Mirror waved his hand. "Go back and prepare well. The Primordial Star is about to open. There are many treasures there, and the battles will be even more brutal. Although with your current strength, as long as you don't encounter the top few, you can protect yourself, you still need to be extremely careful and avoid being surrounded by many powerful figures."

"Disciple understands."

After leaving the palace of the Lord of Desolation, Huyanbo returned to his own divine kingdom.

The endless dark sea surged, radiating the vast divine power of a cosmic lord.

He stood above the sea, his gaze piercing through the void, as if he could already see the 10081 primordial stars shrouded in mist.

"Regardless of whether the opening of this primordial star is a stage specially set up for me by the original will."

"Anyway, I definitely can't let this early opening go to waste," Hu Yanbo muttered to himself, a hint of inquiry flashing in his eyes.

Having reached this level of strength, Hu Yanbo has never stopped exploring the boundaries of the "pre-draw system" in his mind.

He has made many attempts, especially regarding advance payments for goods.

"Things that already have an owner are almost impossible to borrow in advance," Hu Yanbo recalled of his previous probing.

Neither the Chaos City Lord's Thousand Treasures River nor the famous treasures of some renowned universe lords can be borrowed in advance.

The only exception is the Five-Colored Aurora Lake of the Ancestral God Cult, but the condition for repayment is to become an Ancestral God.

In visual novels, when you increase your affection level, it's usually the male protagonist who wins over the female protagonist, not the other way around!

Therefore, Huyanbo was not even considered.

And what about the unclaimed treasures?

Theoretically feasible, but with two extremely stringent prerequisites: First, the true name of the unclaimed treasure must be known.

Second, it is necessary to know its current approximate state of existence or location.

"I know the name!" Hu Yanbo said with a hint of helplessness.

This seems simple, but it's actually incredibly difficult.

The universe is vast, and countless treasures are hidden without a trace. No one even knows if they exist or what they are called.

When he was still the Universal Venerable, he had the idea of ​​"advance payment for the Star Tower"!

However, the condition for repayment is that one must be at the realm master stage, with a will and consciousness comparable to a universe venerable!

At that time, he was already a cosmic venerable. If he couldn't repay the system mission after taking the advance, he would be doomed!

What's the use of having a divine weapon if you're not even the ruler of the universe?

Therefore, Huyanbo never received any treasures in advance.

However, the early activation of the original star rekindled hope in Hu Yanbo's heart.

"The Primordial Star..." The more Hu Yanbo thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. "I know the names of a few treasures that will be born on the Primordial Star!"

"Jianhe Luo, Tian Liufan..." One name after another flashed through Hu Yanbo's mind.

"We can venture into the Cosmic Sea after we've plundered them all!"

Each time a primordial star opens, the highest-level treasures that emerge from it are precious items such as peak domains, peak palaces, and peak souls!

In this era before the "World of Jin" has arrived, each of these supreme treasures of the highest level is incredibly precious and could serve as a clan-protecting treasure for a powerful force.

If one could equip one of these items, it would be enough to greatly increase the strength of a fourth-tier universe lord!

Hu Yanbo had a strong premonition that he would need to stay at the stage of Lord of the Universe for much longer than he would at the stages of Immortality and Venerable One.

There's no other reason than that Huyanbo chose the path of divine power to become a true god!

Based on his understanding of the "advance payment system," it was absolutely impossible for the system to allow him to complete the three realms of the divine power path in one go.

It will most likely be split into three independent, progressively larger advance payment projects.

"And these repayment conditions might involve things like the blood and fur of a true god," Hu Yanbo thought to himself.

After all, it's not like you can easily break free from constraints and achieve a perfect divine body by simply capturing some ordinary life forms in the universe!

The system cheat is powerful, but it's not so overpowered as to be this extreme.

Therefore, before officially embarking on the path of divine power, he must maximize the strengthening of his foundational strength at the level of the Lord of the Universe!

Top-tier weapons, armor, domains, palaces, and soul defenses—must be configured to the ultimate level for the current stage!

"If you want to do something well, you must first have the right tools."

"This primordial planet, opened ahead of schedule, is the best 'ammunition depot' I've prepared for myself!"

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