Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 169 I am the Flame Emperor, and I also have an old man in my family, and I have something to say about him...

"Um?"

Just as Hu Yanbo was about to leave Primitive Star 1111 and head to his next target, he suddenly sensed something and looked up.

A familiar streak of light, burning with raging fury, was rushing menacingly toward him. Who else could it be but the Flame Emperor, who had just left the Sword Tomb with a belly full of anger?

"Heh, what a coincidence, isn't it?" Hu Yanbo's lips curled slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

His mind raced, and an idea popped into his head.

Since we've already run into each other, let's add some more trouble to this frustrated Emperor Yan.

"Emperor Yan, please wait."

The Flame Emperor, who was flying with his head down, suddenly stopped, his flames momentarily halting. Upon recognizing the figure, a hint of astonishment flashed in his enormous pupils: "Lord of All Things!"

When he left the Jian family, he randomly chose a direction to fly in, intending to leave this place of trouble that made him feel humiliated as soon as possible.

As a disciple of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, possessing two supreme treasures, the Calamity Armor and the Flame God Halberd, as well as his original soul, he was confident that even if he encountered a fifth-order universe master, he would not be defeated but would not suffer calamity, so he was not too vigilant.

But to everyone's surprise, they would encounter the most prominent and rumoredly cunning new ruler of the universe here!

However, the Flame Emperor was the Flame Emperor after all. After his initial shock, he did not back down. Instead, he grinned and said, "Lord of All Things, I have heard that you also had great opportunities in the Ancestral God Sect on your path to growth. The human race did not contribute much."

"Since you have such a close relationship with the Ancestral God Cult, why don't you simply break away from the human race and join the Ancestral God Cult directly, becoming a guardian deity? Surely the Ancestral God Cult will bestow upon you even more treasures!"

It is common knowledge that Huyanbo gained many benefits from the Ancestral God Cult, even attracting the attention of the Ancestral God.

Human beings seem to have only appeared in Hu Yanbo's insignificant life before he became famous throughout the universe.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yanbo thought to himself, "This Yan Emperor truly harbors deep resentment towards the human race, seizing every opportunity to sow discord."

"His clan didn't treat him badly back then; they nurtured him as a peerless genius. How could he harbor such resentment?"

The treatment Yan Emperor received was much better than that of Hu Yanbo. For the first 60 million years, Hu Yanbo was a nobody among the human race. His presence or absence made no difference.

Emperor Yan was renowned among the human race as an unparalleled genius.

It is highly coveted by various human factions.

"The hermit has truly nurtured a talent!"

Despite his thoughts, Hu Yanbo maintained his calm and collected demeanor: "I think the human race treats me fairly well. For example—"

Before he finished speaking, the divine power within him activated the sword compass pattern on his chest.

"Boom~~~~"

In an instant, the endless void of the entire primordial star 1111, centered on Huyanbo, was filled with a vast and surging golden river!

This river is both beautiful and dangerous. Upon closer inspection, it is not a real water flow, but rather a collection of countless tiny golden swords, each radiating a sharp sword intent!

The Sword River surged and swept across the starry sky, its powerful binding force and sharp cutting intent spreading out, making the spacetime in this area viscous and full of killing intent!

Huyan Bo stood at the center of this endless river of swords, smiling as he looked at the Yan Emperor, whose expression had slightly changed: "This treasure is called the River of Ten Thousand Swords! It is a top-tier domain-level treasure bestowed upon me by the creator of the Giant Axe to celebrate my ascension to the position of Universe Lord!"

"Although I don't know if you, Emperor Yan, obtained it back then, I heard that you just overpowered all the heroes in the Sword Tomb and obtained a top-level domain treasure, the sword He Luo, which is also in the shape of a sword." Hu Yanbo's eyes were burning.

"Since we have the honor of meeting today, why don't you, Emperor Yan, unleash your 'Sword River Luo' and let it spar with my 'Ten Thousand Swords River' to see who is stronger?"

Hu Yanbo was never worried about the exposure of "Jianhe Luo".

The Sword River Luo is a treasure that has never been seen before. The stone tablet in front of the Sword Family only records that there is a compass and a divine sword, which are in the form of the Sword River.

And in the vast universe, there are quite a few top-tier domain treasures that manifest in the form of a sword river!

"Wanxiang! Stop talking nonsense!" The flames surrounding Emperor Yan suddenly exploded. "That core chamber of the Jian family is completely empty! I didn't get anything!"

"And don't think you can act tough in front of me just because the giant axe favors you!" Emperor Yan continued angrily.

"When humanity became the ruler of the universe, I didn't even know you were still around!"

Jealousy and resentment instantly filled those burning pupils!

When Emperor Yan was still among the human race, he ascended to the position of the Lord of the Universe. The gift he received from his race was merely a top-tier treasure weapon, worth only about 100 treasure points!

The giant axe offered no additional rewards.

And what virtue or ability does this so-called Lord of all things possess?

Not long after his promotion, he was so favored by the giant axe that he was directly bestowed with the top-level domain treasure, "Ten Thousand Swords River," which is worth more than 2000 treasure points!

If the giant axe had granted me a supreme treasure of the highest realm back then, would I have been able to escape from the human race?

Can it be broken free?

What an injustice!

How unfair!

Hu Yanbo couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the twisted resentment in Yan Di's heart.

Instead, with a sudden thought, "whoosh—"

—"

In an instant, the endless golden swords in the vast golden river of swords surrounding him seemed to be summoned by the emperor, and they rapidly converged towards the core!

In the blink of an eye, a golden giant sword, hundreds of millions of kilometers long, stretched across the starry sky!

"Since Emperor Yan, you are unwilling to unleash the Sword River Luo, then take my sword and see the power of this 'Ten Thousand Swords River'!"

Hu Yanbo manipulated the golden giant sword, which was about 100 million kilometers long, and used his innate secret technique, "Divine Avoidance (Pseudo)". His powerful will and consciousness controlled the giant sword through divine power, and even chaotic air currents began to emerge around the sword.

Then Huyan Bo pointed at the enraged Yan Emperor from afar!

"cut!"

"Wow!"

""

Tragic! Sharp! Domineering!

The golden giant sword, which had gathered the power of a vast river of swords, was still stretching across the starry sky one moment, and the next moment, it was already carrying a terrifying power that would make even the Lord of the Universe tremble, and it slashed at the "Flame God Halberd", the ultimate treasure that the Flame Emperor had hastily and desperately tried to block!

"clang!!!!!"

A terrifying roar, as if two great worlds had collided, suddenly erupted!

Emperor Yan felt an indescribable surge of divine power blasting through the Flame God Halberd and striking the "Calamity Armor" before penetrating his divine body!

His enormous divine body, burning with raging flames, was completely out of control, instantly transforming into a giant fiery meteor that shot backward into the endless starry sky!

However, the attack did not end!

Just as the golden giant sword struck the Flame God Halberd, Hu Yanbo's mind stirred again.

"Disperse!"

The golden giant sword, whose power seemed to have been completely exhausted, suddenly disintegrated and transformed back into a surging golden river of swords, completely enveloping the flying Yan Emperor and a large area of ​​the void around him!

"Buzz!"

A powerful force of domain binding suddenly descended!

The Flame Emperor, who was originally flying backward like a cannonball, suddenly slowed down, as if he had fallen into an endless golden swamp, and the flames burning around his body were suppressed and flickered!

In the far distance, the Lord of Fumo and the Lord of Xiaoyan, who had just dispersed from the Jian family area and were preparing to leave, stopped almost simultaneously, turned around in shock, and looked at the source of the energy burst!

Their divine power allowed them to clearly see the terrifying golden giant sword and the golden river of swords surrounding them!

Of course, since Huyanbo did not use divine power to control and bind the Lord of Overturning Demons and the Lord of Xiaoyan, they did not feel much restraint.

"What a terrifying attack! What a powerful domain!" the Lord of Demons thought to himself.

"The power of this sword light has definitely reached the peak of the fourth tier! It's far more powerful than the burst of power I unleashed when I joined forces with Xiao Yan and others to besiege Emperor Yan in the Sword Tomb!"

"This attack is terrifying!" The Lord of Xiaoyan on the other end was also surprised.

Apart from the Lord of Overturning Demons and the Lord of Sky Evolution, who can remain relatively calm, there are still a greater number of cosmic venerables and overlords active in various parts of this primordial star.

Especially those top-tier cosmic overlords who had just left the Jian family and hadn't yet departed, all of them, without exception, had their expressions change drastically the moment that sword was unleashed and its domain enveloped them!

They all gazed into the distance at the fading, yet still evocative, lingering energy of the afterglow.

"With such a powerful attack, if that universe lord harbored murderous intent, even we top universe overlords wouldn't last more than a few hits!"

Faced with absolute power, any so-called "advantage" may be utterly ineffective!

A large divine body indeed means a greater reserve of divine power and a stronger endurance, giving it a huge advantage in a war of attrition.

But there is a crucial prerequisite—you must be able to withstand your opponent's explosive attacks!

If the opponent's attack power far exceeds the limits of your divine body's endurance and the weakening limit of your treasure armor.

Therefore, even the most enormous divine body is nothing more than a larger "target"!

Just like a star, which may be enormous, it will still be instantly annihilated by the core power of a supernova explosion!

The top cosmic overlords were terrified, and the powerful cosmic lords trembled.

So, what is the state of Yan Di now, having taken the brunt of this terrifying attack and being tightly bound by the golden sword river domain?

The answer is frustration, utter frustration!

After Hu Yanbo's strike, he did not launch another attack of the same level. Instead, he hovered in the center of the Sword River, observing Yan Di's condition with great interest.

"Hmm? It took almost all of my sword strike head-on. Although its divine aura fluctuated, the decline was negligible."

"The defensive power of this armor is indeed well-deserved!" Hu Yanbo thought to himself, and at the same time, he gained a clearer understanding of the upper limit of the defense of a top-grade treasure armor.

"By using weapons to deflect some of the impact and then using the armor to withstand the remaining power, even an ordinary fifth-order Yu Shenzhu would not be able to do anything to this Yan Emperor in a short time without a specially designed peak-level sealing treasure."

"No wonder he's so arrogant all the time; he certainly has the right to be arrogant."

"However—" Hu Yanbo looked at the nine golden swords, each about 100,000 miles long, surrounding Emperor Yan!

As Yan Di wielded the Yan Divine Halberd and continued to slash, Yan Di chuckled to himself.

"This attack technique is rather crude. Possessing a top-tier weapon, yet only able to unleash some grand, sweeping ultimate techniques, it's a complete waste of the Flame God Halberd."

"Damn it! Myriad phenomena! If you have the guts, fight me head-on! What kind of skill is this, resorting to these petty tricks!" Emperor Yan roared repeatedly, his Flame God Halberd dancing wildly, dark red flames raging, shattering the golden longswords that came his way!

But after those longswords shattered, they could instantly reassemble in the river of swords, endlessly!

He possessed divine power, but it was like using a giant hammer to swat a mosquito; most of its power was wasted, leaving him so frustrated that he almost vomited blood!

After playing around for a while, Hu Yanbo found it rather boring.

It was just a coincidence that Yan Di encountered him; otherwise, Hu Yanbo would have been too lazy to bother with him.

"That's enough," Huyanbo said.

"Since you refuse to reveal the treasure of the Sword Tomb," my continued teasing of you is no different from bullying a stubborn child."

"Forget it, forget it, it's not fun."

Once he made up his mind, he stopped pursuing the matter.

Then, the vast golden river of swords surrounding him receded like a receding tide, instantly withdrawing all its power and brilliance, and the nine intertwined golden swords also quietly vanished without a trace.

The Sword River Domain, which had been filled with sword energy and sealed off the starry sky just a moment ago, had vanished without a trace the next.

Hu Yanbo's figure also headed towards the entrance of the huge vortex passage leading to other primordial stars in the distance.

He arrived abruptly and left with ease, as if nothing had happened.

The domain suddenly vanished, and the powerful binding force disappeared without a trace. Yan Di, who was wielding his battle halberd with all his might, was caught off guard.

Then he stayed where he was, watching Hu Yanbo head towards the distant vortex passage until he left.

"Ah!!! All things! Giant axe! You deserve to die! You all deserve to die!!!"

Emperor Yan then roared to the sky, shattering the starry sky. The flames burning around him were like an out-of-control starburst, raging wildly!

He was like a madman, wielding the Flaming God Halberd and frantically slashing at the void, as if he wanted to tear the departing figure to pieces!

"How dare you humiliate me like this! To toy with me! And even attempt to pin a crime on me that didn't happen!"

"Giant Axe! You are so biased! You bestowed a top-tier treasure upon that child, yet you treat me so poorly! Human! Hypocritical!"

unfair!"

"If I don't avenge this, I, Emperor Yan, swear I will not be human! Wait for me—wait for me—"

He roared and cursed, his voice filled with deep-seated resentment.

Of course, he was also grateful for the supreme treasure armor he wore, which had helped him overcome many difficulties and was the foundation of his life.

Although it was nominally entrusted to him by his teacher, the hermit, for safekeeping, over the years he had come to regard it as an inseparable part of himself!

"Hmph! What that old bastard, the Mountain Hermit, said back then was that only by recognizing the Star Tower as his master could he truly be considered his third disciple, and only then could the third disciple reclaim this Calamity Armor."

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Thinking of this, Yan Di felt a surge of intense disdain.

"The Star Tower? That's an ultimate treasure! Even someone as brilliant as me couldn't possibly claim it as a master, yet that old bastard placed it in the outer realm's oath-taking arena, making those ants, who aren't even universe venerables, try to claim it as their master?"

"This is a complete joke from the primordial universe!"

"In that case, this 'Armor of Calamity' should be kept by me forever! It rightfully belongs to me!"

"Even that Star Tower should belong to me from now on." Greed gleamed in Emperor Yan's eyes.

"If no one can claim ownership of that Star Tower in this cycle of reincarnation, if that old man doesn't give it to me, what else could he give it to that good-for-nothing senior brother Puti?"

"If I could wield that supreme treasure, the Star Tower, and become the Lord of Ten Thousand Openings, and the Ten Thousand Swords River, a top-tier domain treasure, then all others would be nothing but clay chickens and earthenware dogs!"

"The universe is vast and the cycle of reincarnation is endless. If you insult my Yan Emperor today, you will have to repent tomorrow."

This delusion made Emperor Yan tremble slightly with excitement, as if he could already see himself ruling the Star Tower and reigning supreme over the Nine Domains Alliance.

After a long while, Emperor Yan finally calmed down from his crazy delusions.

"Wan Kai—Human Race—You just wait for me!" Emperor Yan glanced one last time in the direction Hu Yanbo had left, then headed toward another vortex passage.

"I'll settle accounts with you all after I've served that old man well."