Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Hu Yanbo received a reply very quickly.

"Holy Mountain of Glory, Palace of the Abyss Emperor".

Without hesitation, Hu Yanbo's consciousness immediately connected to the virtual universe and appeared directly in his exclusive palace on Mount Glory.

As soon as his figure materialized, he didn't stop, transforming into a streak of light and rushing out of the palace gate, heading straight towards the deepest part of the Holy Mountain, the core area where the cosmic venerable resided!

His move immediately attracted the attention of many powerful figures within the Holy Mountain of Glory.

"Huh? That's Hu Yanbo. He flew straight to the Venerable Zone?"

"Don't you know the rules? How dare you trespass without being summoned?"

Some of the newly crowned kings whispered among themselves, puzzled.

"Surely no venerable one would stoop so low as to accept a prince as a disciple?" A knowledgeable prince shook his head and chuckled, finding the idea absurd.

Most of the kings present had venerable teachers, but they were all taken in as disciples by those venerable teachers when they were young.

However, as Hu Yanbo continued flying at full speed, directly passing over the palace areas of the ordinary universe venerables on the outer perimeter and heading towards the most central palaces that exuded a heart-palpitating pressure, everyone who was watching the matter was stunned.

"Why...why is he still flying inwards?!"

"That direction... is the direction of the 'Abyss Emperor's Palace'!"

Some of the cosmic venerables who had initially found it merely amusing now also swept their thoughts over, their expressions carrying a hint of displeasure and scrutiny.

But when they saw Huyanbo finally hover in front of the most domineering "Yuanhuang Palace", all their displeasure turned into shock and disbelief!

"The Abyss Emperor's Palace! He went to the Abyss Emperor's Palace!"

"Could it be... that Emperor Yuan wants to see him? This..."

"The Abyss Emperor hasn't taken on any disciples for a very long time, how could that be?"

Under the gaze of countless shocked and puzzled eyes, the terrifyingly large gate of the Abyss Emperor Palace silently opened.

Hu Yanbo remained calm, ignoring all thoughts around him, and shot into the hall in a flash.

The palace doors were immediately closed, completely shutting out any prying and discussion.

Only within the Holy Mountain of Glory remained a group of Kings and Immortals, stunned by this sudden turn of events, and a few Cosmic Venerables whose minds were still reeling from the shock.

The news spread instantly.

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Inside the Yuanhuang Palace, Huyan Bo found himself in an incomparably magnificent palace, seemingly a universe unto itself.

The entire space was filled with endless, swirling dark golden currents, with countless phantoms of divine weapons rising and falling, colliding and emitting silent clangs.

The entire space was filled with a terrifying pressure that was tragic, ancient, and unparalleled.

Hu Yanbo's gaze was instantly drawn to the figure at the end of the hall, and he remained rooted to the spot!

The figure was not towering, but merely the height of an ordinary human, casually seated on a dark gold throne crafted from the skull of some unknown behemoth.

He was clad in a tattered, dark blood-red armor, covered with countless deep claw marks and weapon slash marks, as if telling the story of his owner's endless bloody battles.

His face was ancient and his exact age was hard to discern. His eyes, when they opened and closed, were a pure dark gold, within which star systems were in the process of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness!

As the gaze swept over him, Hu Yanbo felt as if everything about him had been seen through, and his soul trembled slightly under that gaze.

He simply sat there quietly, just like the center of the entire battlefield, the origin and end of all killing and conquest!

Emperor Yuan!

A living legend who fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!

Suppressing his shock, Huyan Bo stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "Disciple Huyan Bo greets Master!"

The Emperor Yuan's dark golden eyes, containing the very essence of the universe's creation and destruction, fell upon Hu Yanbo. He nodded slightly, his voice low and calm, resonating directly into the depths of Hu Yanbo's soul:

"Um."

"Hu Yanbo, you were born into humble circumstances, yet your heart yearns for the sky."

"What's even more remarkable is that he was able to break through two realms in a thousand years in Chaos City, reaching the rank of King."

"This tenacity forged in the face of adversity, and the decisiveness to soar to new heights after seizing an opportunity, are very much like my own back then."

Hu Yanbo was startled and listened intently, holding his breath.

"Once you have entered my school, you must know the rules of my school."

"Over the long course of time, I have received the services of three immortal deities."

Hu Yanbo was startled and listened intently, holding his breath.

"Your senior brother, Hong, is a special life form. He is now a cosmic overlord and guards an important secret realm on the border of his race."

"Your third senior sister, 'Candle,' is from the human Shadow Clan and is famous for her assassination skills. She is now a high-level cosmic venerable."

"Your seventh senior brother, 'Pan,' is most similar to you. He is also a lone wolf, known for his defense and soul techniques. He is now an invincible king, just one step away from becoming a venerable one. He is currently venturing out into the world to hone his skills."

The Emperor's gaze seemed to pierce through Hu Yanbo: "The three of them, like you, were not raised from childhood by a major power. They all emerged from killing and solitary life, and were chosen by me during the era of immortal gods, and taken under my wing."

"And the achievements of these three were the highest among all the disciples."

"Even your seventh senior brother, 'Pan,' has the strength to escape from the hands of the Universe Venerable."

Hu Yanbo immediately understood.

Sure enough!

This great being does not necessarily value those so-called "core geniuses" who grow up in the greenhouse of a super power, enjoying the best resources and growing step by step.

What he admires even more are those true strongmen who, like himself back then, struggled to survive in blood and fire, and relied on their own will, opportunities, and methods to carve out a bloody path and ultimately emerge victorious under the cruel laws of the universe!

"Huyan Bo," the Emperor Yuan's voice carried an undeniable tone, "you are the fourth."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Yuan flicked his finger.

A stream of dark golden light, condensed to its extreme and seemingly containing endless will to fight and destroy, instantly entered Huyanbo's brow.

Hu Yanbo felt a slight tremor in his soul, and a vast and boundless torrent of information surged into the depths of his consciousness, quickly condensing into an incomparably complex and mysterious rune mark that seemed to be woven from countless spatial rifts.

"This is the Seal of the Abyss." The Abyss Emperor's voice rang out again, directly imprinting itself into his soul. "This is a 'General Principle' condensed from my most essential understanding of the three profound mysteries of the laws of space: 'strangulation,' 'blockade,' and 'teleportation,' which I condensed when I fought my way to the throne in the endless blood war."

"This seal is profound, but perhaps in terms of breadth and systematicity, it is not as good as the 'Nine Universes Chaos Stele' in Chaos City."

"But understanding it will certainly lead to a deeper understanding of the laws of space than 'Essays on Time and Space'!"

While "Random Thoughts on Time and Space" is not bad, it is ultimately just something written casually during the creation of the "Nine Universes Chaos Stele," otherwise it could not be called a casual essay.

Therefore, his understanding of the most fundamental aspects of the Yuan Emperor's insights is certainly inferior.