Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations, Master!" Babata's excited voice immediately rang in Huyan Bo's mind. "Both your divine body and laws have broken through, achieving the high-level Marquis rank! Master, you are truly amazing!"

In Babata's view, ever since he escaped from the Demon Hand King's desperate pursuit, his master's fortune seemed to have been blessed by the primordial universe, with not only good luck coming one after another, but also breakthroughs in one after another.

This perfectly illustrates the ancient proverb that is widely circulated in the universe: "From adversity comes rebirth, and the universe will favor you!"

Hu Yanbo listened to Babata's praise, a slight smile playing on his lips, and a feeling of great joy welled up inside him.

Just as he was preparing to think about how to repay the system's mission, the space around the rooftop where he was suddenly frozen.

Six distinct yet exceptionally powerful auras crashed down!

The first to appear was the True King.

He seemed to step from illusion into reality, his figure gradually becoming more defined, accompanied by a solemn-faced middle-aged man.

King Xuzhen landed beside Huyan Bo with a friendly smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Haha, good lad! Your performance in Chaos City has really made me, your introducer, proud!"

Almost the instant he finished speaking, four figures descended indifferently from the sky in the other four directions of the rooftop.

In the east, a figure shrouded in hazy starlight stood quietly, its body seemingly surrounded by countless miniature galaxies rising and falling.

"Xu Zhen, you actually did something right for once. You discovered such a promising talent, and instead of hiding him away immediately, you knew to let us take a look." The figure in the starlight spoke calmly, but with a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm.

In the West, a burly man dressed in dark gold armor and carrying an ancient giant axe stood with his arms crossed, his voice like muffled thunder.

"Take a look? I think since the Mercenary Alliance has already missed the 'Gem,' they shouldn't come here again."

In the south, a figure clad in magnificent silver armor, with an indistinct face, quietly appeared, speaking in a steady voice.

"Rift, it's rare to hear you speak so logically."

In the North, the last arrival was a powerful woman dressed in a blue gauze dress that flowed with a dreamlike halo.

She let out a series of light yet captivating laughs: "Hehehe... Why are you brothers so hostile right from the start? Brother Xuzhen is already doing us a favor by introducing such a talented person to us."

"Little one, look, it's rare for us old folks to all get together like this just for you."

Her gaze fell on Huyanbo, her eyes swirling with an indescribable allure and danger.

Just by being looked at by her, Hu Yanbo felt his soul core tremble slightly, and the Void Tower started to operate on its own, rippling outwards.

Hu Yanbo felt a chill run down his spine and immediately focused his mind, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

He had no doubt that if his will had wavered even slightly, and he had let out even the slightest inappropriate thought, he would have been instantly devoured by that seemingly charming smile, leaving not even a bone fragment behind.

This is absolutely a powerful being with terrifying attainments in the path of the soul, a being who devours people without spitting out the bones!

Six were granted the title of king!

The true form has arrived!

Furthermore, their conversation was completely unreserved.

At this moment, the area within a hundred miles centered on Huyanbo's rooftop suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

The seemingly casual conversation among those who were conferred the title of kings created an invisible competitive pressure that permeated the frozen air.

"My goodness, these king-level powerhouses must be incredibly powerful beings renowned throughout the universe!"

"They...they're fighting over that Huyanbo?!"

Countless horrified, shocked, and incredulous gazes were cast from afar.

In the distance, the immortal gods who were alarmed felt a shock far more intense and complex than the realm lords and domain lords.

Because they know better than anyone how difficult it is for a lone immortal with no background to be truly accepted by the core of the five giants!

They themselves are already immortal gods, yet even if they go to the five super powers as gods, they often end up just holding the title and becoming peripheral members.

What they can obtain is some basic support and limited channels for exchanging resources, which is very different from the resources, secret techniques, and guidance enjoyed by the core geniuses cultivated by major forces.

However, when it comes to fighting for their faction and carrying out dangerous missions, these "peripheral" members are no exception, and are often assigned even more dangerous and time-consuming duties.

The severe imbalance between effort and reward is the fundamental reason why many immortal gods who struggled to rise in the universe ultimately chose to continue their solitary journey or merely maintain loose cooperative relationships with various major powers.

If you can rest easy by relying on a powerful backer and enjoy abundant resources and top-notch inheritance, what fool wouldn't want that?

What they resisted was not joining the faction itself, but rather becoming the "outer cannon fodder" who gave so much, received so little, and had almost no hope of advancing to the core.

But what did they see at that moment?

Six immortal kings have descended in their true forms! Their words even carried a hint of contention!

What merit or ability does Huyanbo possess?

What makes them so powerful and renowned kings that they would personally show up and extend an olive branch?

This kind of treatment is something that ordinary immortals like them, who have fought for billions of epochs, could not even imagine!

"The core level... once he agrees, he'll definitely receive core level treatment!" an immortal god murmured to himself, his voice dry and filled with unbelievable envy.

Countless eyes were fixed on the sealed-off area, on Huyanbo, the center of the storm.

Those gazes contained shock and horror, but more than anything, they contained envy and even jealousy that came from the depths of their souls.

They may spend their entire lives striving, only to remain on the periphery.

That person, however, was being fought over by king-level beings to be granted the qualification of a core!

The gap between them is like an insurmountable chasm.

.....

Unlike the immortals who stood in the distance lost in thought, Hu Yanbo felt unprecedented pressure at this moment.

To his left, right, and four sides, six powerful kings surrounded him like six insurmountable mountains.

Their mere natural aura caused him, who had just broken through to the advanced level of the Marquis-level Divine Body, to feel a sense of stagnation.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.

After his strength improved, his senses also became much sharper.

At this moment, he could vaguely sense that the auras of these five kings were unfathomable, almost on par with the Void True King beside him. They were clearly super beings standing at the peak of the kingship level!

Only the female king in the north, dressed in a blue gauze dress, seemed to have a slightly weaker aura, but it was still vast and unfathomable, and she was estimated to be at least a terrifyingly powerful high-level king.

This subtle difference was indistinguishable when he was barely granted the title of Marquis, but now a clue can be glimpsed.

His gaze swept quickly over the six powerful figures, and he bowed slightly again, his voice steady but not showing the slightest negligence: "Huyan Bo greets the kings."