Swallowing the Stars: The cheat system only comes when I'm almost a god?

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Countless light-years away from the Seventh Battlefield, there lies a demonic temple shrouded in a time-space magic.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!" The roar shook the temple, and the boundless pressure forced several demon kings and immortals standing to the side to prostrate themselves on the ground, their souls groaning in agony.

The roar came from a huge shadowy figure coiled on the throne of the temple. It resembled a giant python, but had nine ferocious heads, each emanating a suffocating aura—the Nine-Headed Serpent Venerable, one of the highest-ranking officials of the demon race in the outer battlefields.

Floating in front of it was a battle video that had just been synchronized from the front lines of the battlefield, the image frozen at the moment when Vikona stood with her head bowed beside Lin Yuan.

The middle head of the Nine-Headed Serpent Venerable stared intently at the scene: "Lawrence, a human genius appearing only once every tens of millions of epochs; Meng Qi, who could enslave the Queen of the Ultimate Zerg race with his title of Marquis; and finally, this Yue..."

It retrieved all of Yue's attack records; her spatial control was exquisite, and her domain assistance was excellent, but she never used her full strength.

"Lawrence and Meng Qi are both so extraordinary, how could they have formed a fixed team with them for hundreds of thousands of years? How could this Yue be ordinary? She must either be a king herself, or she carries a special treasure."

The more he analyzed it, the more alarmed he became. This team was simply a collection of genius monsters from the human race.

"A top-tier treasure... Hmph, if it can completely eliminate these three scourges, it's worth it!" The Nine-Headed Serpent Venerable's eyes flashed with ferocity.

"Lawrence has successfully broken through to become the king, and those useless guys on the scene may not be able to keep him."

"Meng Qi has the Empress Mother's protection at the limit of the King-level, and his own ability to protect himself is extremely strong."

"And the strength of this Yue is also unknown... We must deploy Venerable-level combat power to ensure absolute success!"

One of its heads turned towards the void, emitting a low mental fluctuation: "Wan Yin, stop hiding, I know you're resting in the nearby star field."

The void rippled, and the figure of a giant worm covered with segments appeared. It had no eyes, and its head only had a ring-shaped mouthpart covered with sharp teeth.

"Nine Heads, what is it?" Venerable Ten Thousand Earthworms' voice echoed in the temple.

"Go to the seventh battlefield, the Burial Basin on the Flame Sacrifice Continent, and kill these three humans in the image." The Nine-Headed Serpent Venerable transmitted the battlefield coordinates and the image.

"I will issue the highest bounty and a mandatory conscription order to get all the kings on the battlefield to cooperate with you. They will create chaos to restrain the human kings."

You will infiltrate the battlefield and wait for the opportune moment to strike a fatal blow!

Remember, Meng Qi must die! As a Soul Master, he poses an even greater threat to our race than Lawrence!

Venerable Wan Yin digested the information, and after a moment, his ring-shaped mouthparts opened into a terrifying arc: "This squad is actually worth a top-tier treasure? Interesting."

I haven't been active in the extraterritorial battlefields for three thousand epochs, so it's a good time to stretch my muscles. Don't worry, the geniuses I devoured have absolutely no chance of resurrection.

"Go quickly!" the Nine-Headed Serpent Venerable urged.

The figure of Venerable Wan Yin slowly faded away, and he directly teleported to his divine kingdom, heading towards the Seventh Battlefield.

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"Buzz—!!!"

In the seventh battlefield, all the communicators of the alien kings were forcibly overwritten by a blood-red information stream with higher authority at the same time!

[The highest emergency bounty order issued jointly by the three races (issued directly by the Council of Venerables)]

Objective: Human Firewood Squad (all members)

The person who eliminates the entire squad will be rewarded with three common high-value items (any type).

Using special methods, it was prevented from being resurrected. The reward for this top-tier treasure is a choice of type, provided by the joint treasury of the three races.

The reward details for eliminating any member of the Firewood Squad are as follows: ...

[Mandatory Conscription Order: All Kings and Immortals belonging to the Demon Race, Insect Race, Mechanical Race and their vassal races in the Seventh Battlefield, regardless of their location or mission, shall immediately and unconditionally assemble at the coordinates of the Burial Fire Basin!]

Those who disobey this order will be punished as traitors to their clan!

Note: Meng Qi, the leader of the target squad, has been confirmed to possess the ability to enslave the Queen of the Limitless Zerg, and the threat level has been upgraded to the Weak Venerable level.

Team member Yue's combat strength is unknown; she is suspected of hiding her true strength or carrying a powerful treasure.

Team member Lawrence has broken through to the Immortal realm and become a powerful figure among the Kings, with his strength at least at the peak of the Kings level.

The existence of these three individuals seriously jeopardizes the future of the race and must be completely eliminated at all costs! Unconventional methods are permitted.

This order, even more shocking than the previous bounty for a priceless treasure, was like pouring ice water into boiling oil, creating countless splashes.

"Three ordinary treasures? And even... a top-tier treasure?" A powerful demon king's voice was hoarse, his eyes bloodshot, a madness born from the shock of the terrifying reward that made his soul tremble.

"Forced conscription... disobeying orders and betraying the clan..." A mechanical race king's rudimentary electronic eye flashed wildly.

The situation in the Burial Fire Basin is tense right now, with countless powerful individuals at the King level or above. With his current strength, he would just be cannon fodder there, so he doesn't want to go and die.

However, with this mandatory conscription order issued by the Council of Venerables, it means that if it dares to hesitate or escape, the Venerables within the tribe will personally drag it out from any corner and dismantle it afterwards.

Although the so-called Council of Venerables is just a formality where each of the three races sends some powerful individuals, and has almost no ability to restrict the races, if you disobey the orders officially issued by the Venerables of your race, you can imagine what the consequences will be.

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Almost simultaneously with the issuance of this highest bounty order, in the virtual universe, at the highest command center of the extraterrestrial battlefield, a hidden space of a higher dimension than the seventh battlefield hub where Tianwu King was located.

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The three figures, exuding profound auras, sat in a triangular formation, their surroundings emanating fluctuations of laws that caused the virtual space to ripple slightly.

These three are none other than the three Cosmic Venerables who oversee all affairs of the human race in the extraterritorial battlefield!

In the center stands a figure dressed in a gray robe, whose eyes seem to hold the ebb and flow of stars. He is the Star River Venerable, who is specifically responsible for battlefield intelligence analysis and on-the-spot decision-making.

The one on the left, shrouded in a hazy sword light, exudes an incomparably sharp aura. He is the strongest Heavenly Sword Venerable, responsible for urgently dispatching manpower to rescue the exposed genius.

The one on the right is the kind-faced Venerable Heart Lamp, who is in charge of the affairs of the combined arms camp base.

In front of them, a live video feed was playing of everything that was happening in the Fire Basin, including Vikona's appearance and the newly updated highest bounty posters for the three races.

"A top-tier treasure bounty... a forced conscription of all nearby kings... they've really gone desperate this time." Venerable Heart Lamp flicked his prayer beads, his tone grave.

"Getting angry? They're just scared." The Heavenly Sword Venerable's voice was cold. "Lawrence is already a recognized genius, appearing only once every ten million epochs. This Meng Qi has given them an even bigger surprise."

"To be able to enslave a Zerg queen of the highest rank, even with the status of a marquis, is a feat achieved by only a handful in the history of our human race. As long as they don't perish, almost all of them eventually become giants of our human race."

Venerable Xinghe slowly spoke: "Retrieve all of Meng Qi's viewable files."

The cosmic venerable who was sent to manage affairs of the extraterrestrial battlefield had extremely high authority, so the moment he gave the order, all of Lin Yuan's unhidden information appeared on the light screen.

This includes his service records during his time as a Realm Lord, his work area after breaking through to Immortality, his apprenticeship under the Flame Moon King, his crossing of the Heavenly Bridge, and the special mark of "possessing an avatar" that is only visible to high-ranking members.

"So he's a disciple of King Yanyue." Venerable Xinghe understood. "The information shows that he's working normally at the virtual universe headquarters, which means that the one in the extraterrestrial battlefield is just an avatar. That makes things much easier."

"Moreover, he used his clones to venture into the outer battlefields, honing his skills amidst life-or-death situations, resulting in a rapid increase in his strength..." Star River Venerable's eyes shimmered with starlight.

"This is a similar path to his teacher, and possibly even stronger. After all, Yan Yue didn't have the ability to enslave the Queen Mother of the King when he was already a Marquis. He is another promising talent that only appears once every ten million epochs."

"And this Yue..." Venerable Tianjian pointed to the figure in crimson-gold armor in the picture, "It's obviously that girl Yan Yue, but I don't know if this is her main battle clone or an ordinary clone specially sent to protect her disciple."

Venerable Heart Lamp sighed, "These three little fellows have stirred up a storm even greater than when Yan Yue was alone with a bounty on his head back then."

Venerable Star River's gaze swept over his two colleagues: "We must save them. These three are all geniuses who have the potential to break through to the level of Universe Venerable. Even if it's an avatar, we can't let them perish here."

Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, those unruly demons should have already sent a Universe Venerable to assassinate them, most likely the Venerable Ten Thousand Earthworms who made a move on the Fourth Battlefield three thousand epochs ago.

He frequently attacks immortals regardless of his status, and he excels at stealth and soul corruption. Although his direct combat strength is relatively weak among Venerables, these little guys will have a hard time stopping him, and it would be bad if their souls were damaged.

A flash of sword light appeared on the Heavenly Sword Venerable's body: "Damn, I slashed that long worm with one sword!"

"That's not advisable." Venerable Star River shook his head. "If you intervene directly, it could easily trigger a larger-scale war among the cosmic Venerables, and this is also an opportunity."

"An opportunity?" Venerable Heart Lamp pondered.

The Heavenly Sword Venerable nodded slightly. Having worked together for countless epochs, he understood the other party's meaning as soon as he spoke.

"I will be careful and wait until Wan Yin puts enough pressure on the Huo Mu team before I make my move, so that those kids can try to break through again in the face of life and death."

"Go." Venerable Xinghe smiled with satisfaction. "Remember, the primary task is to ensure the safe evacuation of the three. If things become impossible, then take action directly."

The figure of the Heavenly Sword Venerable transformed into an invisible sword light and dissipated into the virtual space.

In reality, his true form has left his secluded cultivation place and is being teleported to the seventh battlefield.

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The Fiery Sacrifice Continent, the Burial Fire Basin.

The deathly silence brought about by the highest bounty and mandatory conscription orders was replaced by an even more intense greed.

Three ordinary treasures! Top-tier treasures! The Venerable Council issued a direct order! Any one of these would be enough to make the King-level powerhouses lose their minds.

"kill!!!"

No one knows who shouted this first, but the battlefield, which had been frozen due to Vicona's appearance, exploded in an even more violent manner!

"For the sake of our people! For the treasure!" The alien kings' eyes turned red. Regardless of their previous concerns, they were now driven mad by the supreme command and unimaginable rewards.

The fifty-odd kings who were killed by Vicona in one blow were responsible for maintaining the spatial seal. The spatial seal was immediately broken after their deaths.

Under the mandatory conscription order, in various parts of the Seventh Battlefield, whether they were fighting or cultivating in seclusion, alien kings either rushed out from the dark universe or teleported directly to the edge of the battlefield.

The number of people from other races who were granted the title of king skyrocketed like a snowball: four hundred... five hundred... six hundred!

Although more Kings from the Human Race and the Hong Alliance responded to King Tianwu's urgent plea for help and the orders from their respective clan leaders, they were still far outnumbered.

Two hundred... two hundred and fifty... less than three hundred.

The total strength of both sides was close to nine hundred kings, making this an unprecedented melee of kingship conquest!

"They've gone mad... They've all gone mad..." A newly arrived human novice king, his face pale, his hand gripping his weapon trembled slightly.

He had never experienced such a terrifying scene before; the surrounding divine power was almost overwhelming him.

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