Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Chapter 216 The Essence of Systems

"This technique," the mountain hermit's voice carried an almost reverent tone.

"It was not created by me. It was created by a great being who transcended ancient civilizations. The few things that he left behind are enough for ancient civilizations to fight over."

Yuan!

How could Huyan Bo not know this?

"It is billions of times more powerful and profound than the 'Divine Eye Secret Technique'!" In the eyes of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, there was fervor, awe, and deep regret.

If he knew this Lieyuan Technique, the Jin Kingdom would not have been destroyed, and his senior sister would have stayed by his side forever!

"However, what you gain is always equal to what you give. The conditions for learning this skill are incredibly stringent, and the price you pay is a billion times greater than that of 'The Divine Eye'!"

"First, it imposes the strictest restrictions on the cultivator's stage! The best is the Lord of the Universe! The highest level cannot exceed True God!"

"Secondly, learning it is life-threatening!"

"If I were still the God-King in my prime, I might have protected you, paying a huge price to ensure your safety when you failed to receive the inheritance, but now—"

"Failure could mean death!"

The first and second stages of the Na Yin Secret Technique of the Lie Yuan Arts pose no danger to life.

But once you get to the third stage, it's the final moment—it's all or nothing!

Failure means death!

The mountain dweller believes that Huyan Bo should be able to reach the third level at least!

"So, do you want to learn it?"

This "Art of the Ranks" was originally the greatest fortune that the Mountain Hermit prepared for his most outstanding disciple, whom he had carefully cultivated after his reincarnation.

However, things changed, and he met Huyanbo.

This mysterious, powerful, and incredibly fast-progressing young man helped him take on the grudge against the State of Jin.

The hope of revenge seen in Hu Yanbo was greater than that seen in Luo Feng.

Given this, how could he, the guest of the mountain, be stingy?

"Learn!" Hu Yanbo nodded.

The man sitting on the mountain nodded and waved his hand casually.

"Buzz—!"

A point of golden light suddenly shone, and then a miniature palace floated in the palm of the mountain-sitting guest.

"This is the Palace of the Prince of Jin." The Mountain Guest sighed softly as his gaze fell upon the palace.

"It is a secret treasure from the palace of the God King of Jin in my previous life."

"Although the original will of the primordial universe is strong, it cannot completely restrain an inanimate object without the permission of the supreme rules."

"It was through it that I arrived at this primordial universe and completed my reincarnation."

"Before I was reincarnated, I sealed my two most precious and important treasures in the very core of this temple."

"Firstly, it's the Star Tower!" Later, I placed it in the outer battlefield.

"Secondly, there is this 'Lieyuan Technique'."

"The guest sitting on the mountain holds up the palace of the Prince of Jin," his gaze meeting that of Huyan Bo.

"Come with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Mountain-Sitting Guest and the miniature palace in his palm simultaneously emitted a hazy glow, enveloping Huyan Bo.

The next instant, light and shadow distorted, space shifted, and the two disappeared from the corner of the bamboo pavilion.

Hu Yanbo felt the scene before him change, and he found himself standing on a floating land.

A dull metallic sheen flowed across the land surface, stretching to the horizon where it met the hazy void.

"Observe the surrounding void." The voice of the Mountain-Sitting Guest rang in Hu Yanbo's consciousness, while his physical body was observing from another layer of space.

Hu Yanbo looked up as instructed, gazing at the boundless, gray void around him.

At first, there was nothing unusual.

But just moments later, a buzzing sound rang out! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! ————

It was as if billions of ancient, sleeping stars were being awakened at the same time!

Suddenly, dazzling points of light appeared in the void from all directions!

These rays of light rapidly expanded and solidified, transforming into enormous, strange characters!

Each character is as large as a mountain peak, with an extremely complex and profound structure. Between the strokes, it seems as if the imagery of galaxies flowing and the universe being born and dying is flowing!

These enormous, star-like characters are not static; as soon as they appear, they begin to move, connect, and combine slowly in an indescribable pattern!

In the blink of an eye, the entire gray void, centered on the floating land where Huyanbo was located, was completely covered by these endless brilliant characters!

They are connected by light, either vertically or horizontally, in loops or chains, together forming a vast and all-encompassing textual picture that covers the entire senses!

This painting has no boundaries, no beginning, and no end.

Huyanbo quietly observed from there for a while.

That originally slowly flowing, boundless scroll of text, with all the text on it.

At this moment, an unprecedented, dazzling light burst forth, so bright that it burned the soul!

The light was so intense that it instantly overwhelmed Huyan Bo's entire vision and senses!

An irresistible suction force emanated from the core of that light, instantly pulling Hu Yanbo's consciousness inside!

In another space, the face of the person sitting on the mountain, who had been watching closely, was filled with solemnity.

"The Lord of the Universe possesses the will to become a saint; even on the Origin Continent, I have never heard of such a thing!"

"At most, I've heard of unparalleled geniuses who possessed the will of an eternal true god when they were rulers of the universe; those were already prodigies who shook the Origin Continent!"

"However, in learning the 'Art of Countless Origins,' willpower is not the key; the focus is more on the essence of the soul."

"May the essence of the soul of all things be as exaggerated as his will."

However, before the mountain dweller could finish his thought, suddenly...

The boundless scroll of text that covered the floating land and emitted a dazzling light suddenly withdrew its light without warning!

Like the receding tide, it returned to its previous state of slow, constant radiance.

At the same time, in front of the painting, Hu Yanbo's body, which had been stiff and motionless, moved slightly.

Immediately afterward, under the incredulous gaze of the mountain dweller, Huyanbo slowly opened his eyes.

"Um?"

The man sitting on the mountain stared wide-eyed at everything before him.

"This...it's out already?"

From the moment his consciousness was drawn into the light of the painting, to the moment the light receded and Hu Yanbo opened his eyes!

The time in between is so short that it can be almost ignored!

"Instantly? Instantly?" At this moment, countless questions churned in the mind of the mountain dweller.

This completely contradicts his understanding of the "Lieyuan Technique" lineage!

The fact that the painting could be absorbed into one's consciousness in such a short time shows that Hu Yanbo's foundation "definitely meets the threshold for inheritance".

With such an existence entering the world of inheritance, how can it be said that passing the two stages of trials would be no problem!

But Hu Yanbo was as calm as if he had just "taken a stroll" and come out, and the scroll of inheritance was completely unaffected.

What is this?

Are you just going sightseeing and taking photos?

Not only was the mountain dweller completely bewildered, but inside the scroll of inheritance, a gigantic beast, entirely purple with a single horn, had its enormous purple eyes filled with a human-like sense of confusion.

Just now, when it was routinely trying to explain the rules...

But as soon as that consciousness entered, it touched her and then told her to send it out.

Purple-horned Beast: "???"

As the spirit of the secret arts of "Lieyuan Technique", it has witnessed the consciousness of countless inheritors who were either incredibly talented, arrogant, or tenacious.

But this kind of thing comes in and does nothing but touch its horn, then calmly asks to leave —

What's this new gameplay?

Has the method of selecting successors changed outside?

Or is there something wrong with the inheritor's mind that caused this strange behavior?

Even the purple-horned beast, with its vast knowledge, felt its "beastly existence" was being challenged, and was completely bewildered.

But it was ultimately a creation of the rules, not a true life form. After determining that this consciousness had chosen to withdraw, it still sent Hu Yanbo away.

Thus, the scene of "Hu Yanbo appearing instantly" occurred.

Floating above the land, the Mountain Guest forcibly suppressed his doubts and instantly appeared in front of Hu Yanbo.

"All things—" The mountain dweller pondered the words.

"It's alright, it's just that this tradition might be in conflict with you!"

That's why I reject you!

The mountain dweller tried to explain this unbelievable scene using reasons he could understand.

After all, he couldn't think of any other reasonable explanation.

Surely it couldn't be that Hu Yanbo went in and took a look around, and instantly obtained the "Lieyuan Technique" inheritance that even the God King dreamed of, right?

That's just wishful thinking!

Moreover, once the inheritor truly learns the secret technique of "Na Yin", all the scrolls of "Lie Yuan Shu" will disappear.

The scroll is still there, and Hu Yanbo produced it instantly. It's obvious that Hu Yanbo didn't complete the inheritance!

Seeing the way the mountain dweller was trying to analyze and comfort him, Hu Yanbo waved his hand and said, "Senior, there's no need to worry."

""

"I'm fine."

He is absolutely fine. In fact, he is as good as he could be.

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[Repayment Conditions: 1. Enter the inheritance space of the "Lieyuan Technique" inheritance scroll. 2. Elevate one's own will to the "Limit of Void True Gods" level.]

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Hu Yanbo certainly learned the "Art of Lieyuan".

Moreover, it bypassed the rules set by "Yuan"!

The scroll of "The Art of Counting Origins" is still there, and he has also mastered the Art of Counting Origins!

Hu Yanbo's mind raced. This seemed to mean that his "pre-payment system" was at a higher level than he had imagined.

It must surpass even a Hunyuan lord like Yuan!

However, now is not the time to delve into the system.

Hu Yanbo looked up at the mountain dweller, whose face still showed worry, but his smile remained unchanged.

"Senior, let's leave the matter of succession for now."

"Perhaps, that kid Luo Feng is more suited to the 'Art of Elemental Principles' than I am!"

"Perhaps!" Sitting Mountain Guest didn't think Luo Feng's success rate would be higher.

"Next, I will take the final step on the path of divine power to break through to true godhood and deal with the crisis of the world beasts," Hu Yanbo continued.

"Once I resolve the threat of the World Beasts, I will begin preparations to leave this cosmic sea and head to the Origin Continent."

"And you, I will take with me too, this is my promise to Tamo."

"Therefore, if there is anything else you haven't finished, senior, or if you have any other instructions or legacy for Luo Feng, you should do so as soon as possible."

"My breakthrough speed might be relatively fast."

"Okay!" The man sitting on the mountain nodded emphatically.

"I understand. I have my own arrangements for Luo Feng."

Immediately, the mountain dweller had a thought and took himself and Huyan Le away from the "Jin Prince's Palace".

Meanwhile, as Huyan Leyouhai's clone was inside the Jin King's Palace to "repay" the "Lieyuan Technique"—

In the primordial universe, at the very core of a certain domain, deep within the spatial interlayer.

Here, a vast and breathtakingly magnificent continent of the Divine Kingdom floats in the air!

Its diameter is a staggering one hundred light-weights!

It should be noted that in the cosmic sea, even if a very small number of beings exist at the pinnacle of cosmic overlords, it is already quite remarkable that their divine kingdoms can expand to the level of light.

Among the Lords of the Universe, only a handful of peak beings, such as the Lord of Chaos City and the Lord of Darkness, have had their divine kingdoms surpass the "Ten Lights" barrier.

The Huyan Lemao Divine Kingdom has a diameter of 100 light-years, reaching the ultimate level of the universe's master level!

If we take another step forward, quantitative change will lead to qualitative change, and the divine kingdom will break through the bottleneck and begin that crucial next step of evolution, transforming into a monstrous universe!

"Buzz!"

In the center of the divine kingdom, within the towering Mao Divine Palace, Hu Yanle Mao himself sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, deducing an eighth-order secret technique with his holy will.

With his powerful will controlling his consciousness, Mao's speed of deduction and thinking has greatly increased. It is believed that it will not be long before he will be able to deduce his own Mao eighth-order secret technique.

suddenly-

He closed Mao's eyes tightly, then suddenly opened them!

Deep within his mind, the pre-requisite system panel shone brightly with golden light once more!

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2. Create at least one life form capable of self-reproduction.

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"Qing" Hu Yanle silently recited in his heart.

A peculiar, overwhelming feeling instantly swept over his towering divine body, which stretched for a hundred million kilometers, permeating every inch of his divine power and every minute unit of his divine power!

"Reshaping the Structure of Life!"

Hu Yanle had a sudden thought.

On the surface of his divine body, a drop of blood condensed from his own divine power quietly seeped out.

The moment this drop of blood left the body, it began to undergo an incredible and dramatic transformation!

It no longer maintains the droplet shape, but instantly disintegrates, recombines, and evolves, as if it is undergoing a universe evolution accelerated by five times!

Inside the blood, the three-dimensional structure of the life gene, which had already been optimized to six or five times the genetic level and was extremely complex, began its ultimate transformation under the influence of the pre-funded power!

The divine power was as if it had been brushed by an invisible and sacred hand, simultaneously shrinking and extending in a way that transcended mortal comprehension!

Curled up, Qing returns to the most fundamental and core essence of Mao Yi;

Extension means expanding towards the most vast and infinite five!

At this moment, the two seemingly contradictory movements achieve a perfect dynamic equilibrium and unity.

Immediately afterwards, on that dazzlingly precise three-dimensional structure of secret patterns, a brand new fourth dimension was illuminated in an instant. A life gene structure diagram, shaped like a cross-legged phantom of a cosmic being, was born on the fourth-dimensional scale, composed of countless extremely subtle cosmic secret patterns.

This structural diagram is mysterious and unpredictable, seemingly a finite yet boundless four-dimensional secret pattern supersphere!

No matter which angle you observe from, you will see countless illusory figures of "Mao Huyan Le" in various postures and expressions. *Buzz!*

Whether smiling, glaring, lying down, or performing magic—life goes on endlessly, cycles endlessly, perfectly self-consistent, forming a universe that is complete in itself and infinitely rich in its inner essence!

"Boom—!"

As the first wisp of divine power (that drop of Evolutionary Blood) completed its ultimate transformation, reaching the fifteenth level of perfection, it was as if a fuse had been lit, triggering a chain reaction!

That strand of transformed divine power, like the most dazzling golden spark, instantly burst forth with endless golden radiance!

"Whoosh—!"

This golden radiance spread and transmitted at an unimaginable speed, following the most essential life connections within the divine body.

It ignited every wisp of divine power within Hu Yan's entire body, spanning a hundred million kilometers!

In the blink of an eye!

Just a breath of fresh air!

Huyan Lemao used his original body, the majestic Mao Divine Body that resembled a starry mountain range, to complete the ultimate Mao skillful transfer and reshaping with all his divine power!

Countless strands of divine power, guided by the four-dimensional life structure diagram, simultaneously underwent the profound movement of "shrinking" and "extending" at the microscopic scale, forming countless micro-particles that are perfect in themselves and contain the potential for birth and death!

These particles are interconnected, together forming Hu Yan's brand-new, perfect, and unprecedented five-fold genetic divine body!

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