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

Beyond the realm of flowing light, in the deep starry sky.

Lin Yuan's F-class spaceship was traveling smoothly at fifty times the speed of light in the dark universe, with distorted streaks of light rushing past the porthole.

Inside the cabin, Lin Yuan sat with his eyes closed, seemingly meditating and cultivating, but in reality, he had already extended his senses to the limit.

"According to the flight path, we will reach the starport established by the Hong Alliance on the edge of the Mengyan Clan's territory in three days. There is a fixed teleportation channel for humans there." Lin Yuan calculated in his mind, "If the demon race really wants to make a move, this last leg of the journey will be the best opportunity."

He opened his eyes and lightly touched the cabin wall with his fingertips.

This spaceship may look ordinary, but it has actually been specially modified by the Heavenly Craftsman King. Its surface is covered with a layer of array that conceals its aura, which can shield it from external detection to the greatest extent.

But Lin Yuan knew very well that these methods would have limited effect when facing the tracking of a Cosmic Venerable.

"They're here."

Suddenly, Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed.

Almost at the same moment he sensed something was wrong, an attack suddenly appeared ahead of the flight path, forcibly forcing the spaceship out of the dark universe.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Yuan saw an elegant figure standing quietly in the void tens of thousands of miles away, the silver bell on her wrist making a crisp sound.

Zerg, Soul Stealer!

"Chaos King Lin Yuan." The other party's voice was ethereal: "I have come to take your life on the orders of the Heart-Eating Mother Queen."

She didn't act immediately, but hovered in the void, her golden pupils calmly watching the spaceship, as if observing something.

"The Soul-Snatcher..." Lin Yuan's voice came through the spaceship's external speakers, "Even the Zerg can't resist making a move?"

"Your potential displeases the Queen Mother," the Soul-Stealing Venerable said calmly. "Today is the day you perish."

As soon as she finished speaking, she lightly raised her wrist, and the string of silver bells moved automatically without any wind.

"jingle--"

The crisp sound of a bell resounded through the void, and an invisible soul impact pierced through the spaceship's outer shell, striking Lin Yuan's soul directly!

This seemingly casual strike actually contained seventy percent of the Soul-Seizing Venerable's strength, enough to shatter the soul of even an ordinary invincible King-level expert.

however--

"Buzz!"

The sound of the bell entered his body, and Lin Yuan felt a slight tremor in his soul before returning to calm.

The Soul-Stealing Venerable's pupils contracted slightly.

Her Soul-Stealing Bell Sound targets weak points in defense. Even ordinary King-level experts would be affected if they had powerful treasures protecting them. However, the feeling that came back from that attack was like hitting an indestructible city wall.

"Interesting." A hint of surprise flashed in the Soul-Stealing Venerable's eyes. "It seems you've gained quite a bit from the inheritance of the Azure Light Divine General. Has your spiritual will made another breakthrough?"

The spaceship hatch opened, and Lin Yuan flew out.

"The Soul-Stealing Venerable himself took action; the Zerg really think highly of me." He said calmly.

"We Zerg are never stingy when it comes to opponents we take seriously." The Soul-Stealing Venerable's wrist trembled again. "However, if you think that you can withstand my Soul-Stealing Bell Sound with just the mental will of a cosmic overlord, you are being too naive."

"Ring ring—ring ring—"

This time, the sound of bells rang continuously, transforming into visible silver ripples that completely enveloped the space within a radius of tens of millions of kilometers.

Each ripple contains terrifying power enough to annihilate the soul of a peak-level King, and with each layer stacked, the power increases exponentially!

This is the signature technique of the Soul-Stealing Venerable—"Thousand Soul Bell Sound Array"!

In a tribal war, she once used this move to kill four invincible avatars of a demon king, causing his complete demise.

At this moment, the bell array fully unfolded, and silver ripples surged toward Lin Yuan like a tide.

Lin Yuan did not dodge, but simply hovered quietly, letting the bell's sound impact him.

The Soul-Stealing Venerable frowned slightly.

She felt that her soul attack had indeed hit the other party, but that feeling... was very wrong.

It's like punching cotton with all your might; you clearly hit it, but there's no real feedback.

"Could it be that his soul defense is so strong that he can completely ignore my attacks?" A doubt arose in the mind of the Soul-Stealing Venerable.

But she quickly dismissed the idea.

She is a master of the soul among the cosmic venerables. Even if the opponent has a soul-related treasure, it is impossible for them to completely withstand her attacks without being affected in the slightest.

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Soul-Stealing Venerable, and he suddenly flicked his wrist!

"Nine Soul-Shattering Cries!"

"bite--!"

Nine bell sounds rang out simultaneously, and silver ripples intertwined in the void, eventually forming a huge rune that emitted a soul-stirring fluctuation.

This is the Soul-Stealing Venerable's true killing move; she once used it to severely injure the soul of a demon race Universe Venerable!

The runes fell, but Lin Yuan still didn't move.

However, this time, the Soul-Stealing Venerable finally noticed the abnormality.

Only a small portion of her soul attack was blocked; the rest landed squarely on the opponent, leaving Lin Yuan completely unprepared to defend against the remaining impact.

Alarm bells rang in the Soul-Snatcher's mind: "This is—a divine power clone?"

Almost as soon as she realized this, Lin Yuan's figure began to become illusory.

"I've taken the hits from your attack." His voice remained calm. "We'll meet again, Soul-Stealing Venerable."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body completely vanished into nothingness, leaving only a faint trace of divine power in the starry sky.

"Damn it!" The Soul-Stealing Venerable's face turned ugly.

She was actually tricked by a divine clone!

What alarmed her even more was that this clone withstood her two full-force attacks and only collapsed at the very end, which meant that even if the opponent was just a divine clone, its combat power was no weaker than that of an ordinary invincible king.

"Where is the Chaos King?" The Soul-Stealing Venerable quickly scanned his surroundings, extending his senses to their limit.

No.

Within a radius of hundreds of millions of kilometers, there were no other signs of life except for her own presence.

"He knew he was going to be assassinated, so he used his divine power to create a clone to scout ahead?" The Soul-Stealing Venerable quickly analyzed. "No, if he was just scouting, he wouldn't have needed to take my attack head-on; he could have simply self-destructed."

She suddenly thought of something, and her expression changed drastically.

"He's testing my strength!"

This thought sent a chill down the spine of the Soul-Stealing Venerable.

How could a mere king dare to use a divine power clone to test a cosmic venerable? What kind of confidence and madness is that?

"jingle--"

Just then, the Soul-Snatching Bell on her wrist suddenly rang, issuing an urgent warning.

The Soul-Stealing Venerable suddenly turned around.

Millions of kilometers behind her, the void cracked open once more, and the figure of the Spirit-Seizing Venerable emerged from it.

"Soul Stealer, it seems you've failed." The Spirit-Seizing Venerable made no attempt to hide his sarcasm. "You couldn't even handle a mere clone of a King-level being. The Zerg's Soul Masters are nothing special."

The Soul-Snatcher Venerable sneered: "If you're so capable, go and try it yourself. The opponent can withstand even my Nine Soul-Shattering Blows. If you were to go up there, you might not be able to gain any advantage."

"Is that so?" The prism above the Spirit-Capturing Venerable's neck began to rotate. "Then let me give it a try."

As he spoke, a grayish-white beam of light suddenly shot out from the prism, instantly traversing millions of kilometers and illuminating the spot where Lin Yuan's clone had just disappeared.

"Spiritual Analysis and Tracing Back!"

The gray-white beam of light traced countless tiny paths in the void, which were the movement paths of the divine power particles left behind when Lin Yuan's clone dissipated.

By analyzing these paths, the Spirit-Snatcher can deduce the approximate location of the other party.

This is one of the innate abilities of the Spirit Race, and when combined with his Spirit Mirror, it is unparalleled in the universe in terms of tracking.

"Found him." After a moment, the prism stopped rotating, and the Spirit-Capturing Venerable spoke: "About 1.5 light-years to the northeast, he's on a barren planet there."

A look of surprise flashed in the Soul-Snatching Venerable's eyes: "Are you sure?"

"Spiritual analysis and tracing never goes wrong," Venerable Soul Collector said calmly. "He must have set something up there, waiting for us to come to him."

"Arrangements?" The Soul-Stealing Venerable sneered. "Even with the most elaborate arrangements, could a single Invincible King possibly deal with two Universe Venerables?"

"Don't be careless," Venerable Soul-Seizing warned. "Even the three Venerables of the Demon Clan couldn't completely kill him when they joined forces. There must be something fishy about this person."

"That's because the demon race is incompetent," the Soul-Stealing Venerable said dismissively. "If you and I join forces, even if he really has a trump card, he will surely die today."

Having witnessed how difficult Lin Yuan was to deal with, she no longer said anything about not needing help.

Without another word, the two tore through space and rushed toward the direction locked by the Spirit-Seizing Venerable.

One and a half light-years away, a barren planet, entirely crimson.

This planet is about 8,000 kilometers in diameter, with a thin atmosphere and extremely low temperature, making it a typical dead planet.

Deep within the planet's largest canyon, a makeshift stone house stands quietly.

Inside the stone house, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, surrounded by a faint golden halo.

"The Soul-Stealing Venerable's soul attacks are indeed sharp. If I hadn't received the inheritance of Lan Guang, my clone probably wouldn't have been able to withstand even her first strike," Lin Yuan assessed in his mind. "But now that my spiritual will has broken through to the level of a Universe Venerable, her threat to me has been greatly reduced."

He slowly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light disappearing from them.

"They're here."

Almost at the same moment he sensed it, two cracks appeared in the void outside the stone house.

The figures of the Soul-Stealing Venerable and the Spirit-Capturing Venerable emerged from within.

"Chaos King, this can't be another divine power clone, can it?" The bell on the Soul Stealer's wrist jingled softly, and an invisible soul force field instantly enveloped the entire planet.

The Spirit-Seizing Venerable did not speak, but the prism above his neck was already aimed at the stone house, and a gray-white beam of spiritual energy began to gather.

The stone house door slowly opened.

"I am truly flattered that the two Venerable Ones have come in person," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"Still being stubborn even when death is imminent," the Soul-Stealing Venerable said coldly. "Let's see what tricks you can pull this time."

Without another word, she flicked her wrist, and the Soul-Snatching Bell rang out once more!

The "Thousand Soul Bell Array" unfolded instantly, and silver ripples surged toward Lin Yuan like a tide.

At the same time, the Spirit-Analyzing Mirror of the Spirit-Seizing Venerable also emitted a gray-white beam of light.

The beam of light did not directly attack Lin Yuan, but instead weaved into a large net in the void, completely locking down the surrounding space to prevent Lin Yuan from escaping.

Even if his spiritual will reaches the Venerable level, the two cosmic Venerables joining forces can only prevent the other party from enslaving him or completely destroying him through soul penetration. The demise of his clone seems inevitable.

Faced with this seemingly hopeless situation, Lin Yuan remained completely calm, instead curving his lips into a cold smile.

Instead of retreating, he took a step forward, raised his right hand, and softly shouted, "Initiate the formation!"

Before the words were even finished, a sudden change occurred!

Centered on this crimson planet, dozens of dazzling points of light suddenly appeared in the void within a radius of hundreds of millions of kilometers. At each point of light was the figure of Lin Yuan, which was a divine power clone that he had set up in advance.

Each of the clones held a silver mirror with an ancient design and flowing patterns.

"The Mirror of Locking the Void?" The Soul-Stealing Venerable and the Spirit-Capturing Venerable recognized this renowned auxiliary treasure from the extraterrestrial battlefield, but they couldn't understand why the other party would use something that only worked on those who were granted the title of King.

Do you want to make them laugh to death and then inherit their wealth?

"combustion!"

Dozens of divine power clones shouted in unison, their bodies bursting with dazzling divine light. A torrent of divine power surged into the Void-Locking Mirrors in their hands, causing each mirror to tremble violently. The mirror surfaces emitted blinding silver light, and the spatial runes engraved on the mirrors seemed to come alive as they moved and intertwined.

"Buzz—!"

Dozens of silver rays shot into the sky, crisscrossing and connecting in the void, instantly forming a massive three-dimensional array.

The invisible spatial fluctuations spread and overlapped rapidly, and in just a moment, the space within a radius of hundreds of millions of kilometers solidified as tough as G-grade metal.

Space lockdown!

Moreover, the strength of this sealing power briefly reached the level of a Cosmic Venerable, which was extremely terrifying.

The sound of the Soul-Stealing Venerable's bell had only spread a hundred miles when it seemed to hit an invisible wall.

The gray-white net formed by the Spirit-Analyzing Beams of the Spirit-Seizing Venerable was frozen in mid-air and crumbled inch by inch!

"Binding God Formation"

Lin Yuan chuckled lightly, his voice echoing through the void: "This formation was specially designed to entertain the two Venerable Ones. Are you satisfied?"

"You!" For the first time, a look of shock and anger appeared on the Soul-Stealing Venerable's exquisite face.

She wasn't afraid of the formation's power. The formation, driven by dozens of Sky-Locking Mirrors burning their divine power, could briefly reach the sealing strength of a Universe Venerable, but it certainly couldn't last.

What angered her was that the other party's tactic of inviting them into a trap clearly indicated that they were "completely doomed"!

How dare a mere invincible king scheme against two supreme beings of the universe?

Even if he has clones, even if his mental will is amazing, he has no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.

Amidst the shock and anger, an even more terrifying thought surfaced—this was a trap!

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