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

At the same time, deep within the demon race's territory.

The atmosphere inside the Shadow Palace was more oppressive than ever before.

"Chaos King Lin Yuan has completed the inheritance of the Azure Light God General and is currently a guest in the Flowing Light Realm." Venerable Dark Night repeated the information he had just received, his voice devoid of emotion. "What are your thoughts, everyone?"

Silence fell over the hall.

After a long silence, Venerable Bloodflame spoke first, his tone clearly impatient: "What other opinions do you have? What was the outcome of Jiao Yun and the others' operation last time?"

His gaze sharpened: "Not only did we fail to kill the enemy's true form, but we also provoked Venerable Yan Cang to exact revenge on the Primordial Star, causing our race to suffer heavy losses!"

"Venerable Bloodflame is right," Venerable Rock Armor echoed in a deep voice. "Venerable Flame Azure killed at least nine of my clan's Venerables on the Primordial Star, two of whom were cosmic overlords. Although they have all been resurrected, the lost treasures are a real loss."

Upon hearing about the loss of the treasures, the auras of the several Venerable Ones in the hall became noticeably unstable.

Those annihilated cosmic lords have now become the biggest trouble for the intelligence department. They claim that at least fifteen treasures were lost on the original planet and they are blocking the intelligence department every day demanding an explanation.

"Fifteen treasures?" Venerable Feiyu sneered. "None of them are of royal lineage. Even if they sold their entire clan's wealth, they wouldn't be worth fifteen supreme treasures. This is simply extortion!"

"Who doesn't know they're extorting money? But even if they're exaggerating..." Venerable Rock Armor smiled bitterly, "The two overlords have clearly lost at least three ordinary treasures."

"The key question is, who will be responsible for these losses?" Venerable Bloodflame looked towards the corner of the hall, his tone sharp. "Jiaoyun, what do you say?"

In the corner, Venerable Jiaoyun remained silent.

Since his assassination attempt on Lin Yuan failed and he was instead met with fierce retaliation from Lin Yuan's faction, his status within the clan has plummeted.

Those Venerables who were killed on the Primordial Star all demanded an explanation from him. Even the Black Gold Lord behind him had to make concessions and temporarily reassign him to the intelligence department.

Nominally, he was brought here to shine, but in reality, he was made to stay here and deal with those Venerables who were pestering him for the most precious treasures.

"The objective losses do exist," Venerable Jiaoyun finally spoke, his voice low and deep. "But don't forget how terrifying the Chaos King's potential is. He's only an invincible King now, yet he's already caused our race to lose hundreds of Kings in the outer battlefields. If he breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, or even becomes a cosmic overlord, our race's losses will only be greater!"

"No matter how great his potential is, he is only a King now!" Venerable Bloodflame retorted. "We have already paid too high a price for a King title. Continuing to target him will only invite more intense retaliation from the human race."

Don't forget that Venerable Yan Cang is only one of the two top overlords of the human race. The other, Venerable Ancestral Tree, is even more troublesome. Are you really going to provoke him as well before you're satisfied?"

Although the human race only has two top overlords, their combat strength is the most outstanding among those of the same level. For example, if the Yan Cang overlord wants to surround and kill the opponent, they would need to send at least three top overlords.

After all, although the number of top overlords of the demon race is the largest among the four peak races, on average, they each possess the fewest treasures, and their combat strength naturally appears average.

This is precisely why it is difficult to get the top overlords of the clan to also massacre human venerables in retaliation. The opponents have powerful life-saving items, and with the human race's advantage in information exchange, it is not difficult for them to hold out until reinforcements arrive.

"Moreover," Venerable Feiyu added, "Venerable Yanyue and Lawrence, who were once in the Firewood Squad with Chaos King, did not show any outstanding achievements after their breakthroughs, so I don't think there is any need to continue targeting Chaos King."

Silence fell once again in the hall.

The Dark Night Venerable surveyed the crowd and slowly said, "So, what is everyone's opinion... to give up?"

"It's not about giving up, but about postponing it," said Venerable Bloodflame. "At least until he breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, it's not advisable to take any more high-profile actions."

"I agree," several venerable ones echoed.

The Dark Night Venerable looked at the Flood Dragon Venerable: "Flood Dragon, what do you think?"

Venerable Jiaoyun remained silent for a long time, then suddenly looked up and sneered, "What you all say makes sense, but have you ever considered this question—who initially proposed targeting the Chaos King?"

The hall fell silent.

"It was the Zerg Queen," Venerable Jiaoyun said slowly. "Back then, she personally requested that the three races join forces to stifle this incredibly promising genius of the human race. But after all these years, who suffered the most? It was our demon race!"

He stood up and paced around the hall: "How much did the Mechanical Race lose? It was just some King-level mechanical puppets; to them, it was just a normal consumption of resources."

How many Zerg lost? Just some ordinary Immortal Warriors; given the Zerg's reproductive capabilities, it's nothing at all.

Only our demon race lost hundreds of kings, several venerables, and... three supreme treasures!

At this point, Venerable Jiaoyun stopped, a cold glint in his eyes: "It's time to get them involved. Why not give the Chaos King's intelligence on the Mengyan Clan to the Zerg and the Mechanical Clan? Especially the Zerg, aren't they the best at soul infiltration and assassination? Let them give it a try."

The Bloodflame Venerable frowned: "Isn't this too obvious? What if the Zerg realize we're using them..."

"This is not exploitation, but cooperation," Venerable Jiaoyun said calmly. "Targeting the Chaos King is a common goal of the three major races, so sharing intelligence is only natural."

Whether they are willing to act or not is their business. Besides, the demon race has already paid a heavy price; it's their turn now.

After pondering for a long time, the Dark Night Venerable finally nodded: "Jiao Yun is right, let's do it this way!"

"yes!"

……

Soon, the information that Lin Yuan had completed the inheritance of the Lan Guang God General and was currently staying in the Mengyan Clan's Flowing Light Realm was transmitted to the intelligence departments of the Zerg and the Machine Clan.

Of course, the demon race deliberately omitted key details from the intelligence, such as the fact that the three cosmic venerables joined forces but failed to completely annihilate all of Lin Yuan's clones, and that the soul attack of the Dream Demon Venerable was suspected to have been blocked by a soul-type treasure.

Inside a Zerg mother hive somewhere.

Countless mental threads intertwined in the consciousness network, and the information about Chaos King Lin Yuan was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples in the mental network of the Zerg's high command.

"Lin Yuan... the last member of the Firewood Squad?" A rhythmic mental wave echoed through the network; it was the Dream Weaver Queen, who was in charge of intelligence on the extraterritorial battlefield.

"Intelligence from the demon race?" Another mental fluctuation, carrying a scrutinizing tone, came in. This was from the Heart-Eating Queen, the highest commander of the Zerg intelligence department.

"They suffered a crushing defeat themselves, and now they want us to run into this tough nut? They've got a good plan. That Chaos King is said to have been able to force back five alien venerables single-handedly. Although rumors are bound to be exaggerated, he is by no means someone to be trifled with."

"Forced five Venerables to retreat?" The Dream Weaver Queen scoffed. "Heart Eater, do you believe that?"

"Wasn't Lawrence also hyped up to the skies? And what was the result? Even if he successfully broke through to the Cosmic Venerable realm, he only managed to kill one of Soul Kill's clones."

The Heart-Eating Queen did not rush to answer, seemingly weighing her options. After a moment, she continued, "That being said, there must be a problem with the demon race's eagerness to push us forward. Moreover, it is a fact that they have suffered heavy losses. This time, they probably want us to share the risks."

"Risks?" The Dream Weaver Queen's voice turned sharp. "Hunting human geniuses is our duty, and the Chaos King's potential is also visible to the naked eye. If we continue to let him grow, he will surely become a major threat to our race in the future."

After a brief silence, the Heart-Eating Queen nodded in agreement: "You're right. This is a rare opportunity, and we can't let the demon race's incompetence cause us to miss it."

The Chaos King has just completed his inheritance; he must be relaxed at this moment, and being outside the human race's territory, he is the perfect target. Who should we send?

Although the Heart-Eating Queen is in charge of the Zerg intelligence department, her judgment of the combat strength of alien geniuses is not as good as that of the Dream Weaver Queen, who is in charge of intelligence on the extraterrestrial battlefield. Therefore, she often needs to listen to the other party's opinion.

"Soul Stealer." The Dream Weaver Queen responded without hesitation.

"Her strength is slightly greater than Soul Killer's, and her Soul Sorrow Bell is specifically designed to counter soul defenses. Let her go this time to ensure that what happened to Lawrence doesn't happen again!"

"Alright." The Heart-Eating Queen finally confirmed.

Then, an invisible command pierced through layers of space and reached the Soul-Stealing Venerable who was meditating in a distant star field.

……

Mech Race Intelligence Department.

Countless pieces of information are rushing through the massive data network, and the intelligence sent by the demon race is being analyzed at high speed.

"Chaos King Lin Yuan has completed the inheritance of the Lan Guang God General and is currently located in the territory of the Meng Yan Clan." A completely emotionless electronic voice rang out; this was Twilight Venerable, the head of the Mechanical Clan's intelligence department.

"The demon race's move is to shift the risk, aiming to kill with a borrowed knife. Moreover, the intelligence lacks details of their previous battle with Lin Yuan, so there are many hidden dangers if they take action," another deep voice replied.

This was Venerable Xinjian, who was in charge of intelligence related to the extraterritorial battlefield. He continued in a deep voice, "But we can't do nothing either. The Chaos King has reached S-level in the overall assessment of the intelligence department, posing a huge threat to our race."

A cold glint flashed in Twilight Venerable's eyes: "Especially since Lin Yuan also has the ability to create clones, conventional physical destruction is ineffective. If we kill one, he will come back again soon. We must carry out the elimination agreement and send Spirit Absorbing Venerable to kill him through soul penetration."

"agree."

Venerable Xinjian quickly locked onto his target: "Venerable Sheling, a cosmic venerable of the Lingguang race, whose racial talent is to transform soul power into soul-capturing light. The Lingxi Ridge Mirror in his hand can amplify soul attacks several times over, and he once successfully assassinated two peerless geniuses of the demon race."

The Spirit Race is one of the subordinate races of the Machine Race, specializing in assassinating geniuses who possess clones.

"The intelligence reports indicate that the Zerg have dispatched the Soul Master, Soul Stealer. There is a 95% chance that the enemy shares our objective. We suggest that Soul Stealer join forces with him and cooperate in our operations."

An encrypted command crossed the sea of ​​stars and reached the Spirit-Seizing Venerable who was exploring a secret realm in the universe.

An encrypted command crossed the sea of ​​stars and reached the Spirit-Seizing Venerable who was exploring a secret realm in the universe.

……

The border of the Mengyan ethnic group.

An elegant figure stepped out, her face exquisitely beautiful yet carrying an inhuman emptiness, a string of small silver bells tied around her wrist. She was none other than the Soul-Stealing Venerable of the Zerg.

Almost simultaneously, another space was cut open, and a figure about three meters tall with data runes flowing across its body appeared.

He had no head, only a prism that was constantly changing geometric patterns hovering above his neck—the Spirit-Capturing Venerable of the Machine Race.

"Soul Stealer, we meet again." The Soul Stealer's icy voice rang out. "Hasn't your Zerg's genius Queen Conis been resurrected yet?"

"Soul Seizer, stop with the sarcastic remarks." The Soul Seizer Venerable sneered, "Wasn't she the one you enslaved and then killed? If you insist on saying that, then I'd like to ask why the Mechanical Race's Heavenly King Jun hasn't been resurrected yet?"

"You!" Venerable Soul-Seizing was furious.

Back then, King Juntian was completely annihilated before his eyes by this Soul-Stealing Venerable. This incident angered the bigwigs of the Mechanical Race, and the resources allocated by the Mechanical Race to the Spirit Light Race were greatly reduced during that period. He would never forget this grudge.

As masters who specialize in assassinating opposing forces, Soul Stealer and Spirit Absorber are no strangers to each other. Rather, they are sworn enemies, and their desire to kill each other far outweighs their murderous intent toward their target, the Chaos King.

"What do you mean, 'me'?" The Soul-Stealing Venerable curled his lip. "You're just a headless lump of iron. I don't need your help. You can just stay back and watch me perform."

"Okay, you said it!"

The Spirit-Capturing Venerable's temper flared up as well. "Let's see who can finish off Lin Yuan in the end!"