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

In the void outside the crimson planet, the atmosphere suddenly froze after Lin Yuan finished speaking.

"Just lucky?"

"Average skill level?"

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's words, the Venerable Ones present all inwardly scoffed.

"If the Soul-Stealing Venerable and the Spirit-Capturing Venerable heard this, they probably wouldn't even need their respective universe lords to revive them; they could just crawl out of their coffins."

The weakest of the Mengyan Clan's Universe Venerables was extremely puzzled: "If I were to fight any one of them, the result would basically be a 50/50 split. According to the Chaos King, then I should also be classified as someone of average strength?"

……

Soon after, the Lava Venerable was the first to recover. His eyes were filled with a complex light, a mixture of shock and relief, which ultimately mingled into a sigh: "Chaos King, you have truly given the entire universe a tremendous surprise this time."

He recalled the scene when he first met Lin Yuan in the Crimson Flame Secret Realm tens of thousands of years ago.

Although Lin Yuan was already an invincible king at that time, he was still just a junior with great potential in the eyes of the Universe Venerable.

The Lava Venerable took the initiative to befriend him, partly because he valued Lin Yuanyancang's lineage, and partly because he saw his performance in the Blazing Cloud God General's inheritance—being able to reach the final level meant that he could at least become a Universe Venerable in the future.

"But I never expected..." Venerable Lava transmitted his voice to Venerable Rockfall beside him, "I thought I had overestimated him, but I still underestimated him by a huge margin. Venerable King-Sealing Reverse Slash... This is not just a genius, but a legend."

Venerable Yanluo took a deep breath to calm his mind. As one of the two cosmic overlords of the Mengyan Clan, he had seen countless geniuses, but he had never seen anyone like Lin Yuan who defied common sense.

He turned to Lin Yuan, his tone solemn: "Chaos King, once the outcome of today's battle becomes known, it will shake the entire primordial universe. Although you are still a king, you are now qualified to be on equal footing with us."

He paused, then added, "Regarding the matter of the Rock Armor, my Mengyan Clan will give you a satisfactory explanation. I will personally deal with those clansmen who disrespected you."

These words were both a gesture of goodwill and a statement of position.

Venerable Yanluo secretly felt fortunate that after learning that Yan Kai had provoked Lin Yuan, he had taken the initiative to show goodwill through Venerable Lava.

Otherwise, given the other party's potential and their vengeful nature when dealing with demons, if they were to truly become enemies with the Mengyan Clan, their future situation within the Hong Alliance would likely become difficult.

Lin Yuan put away his imperial armor, and his eight-meter-tall Yan God Clan clone returned to normal.

He bowed slightly: "Thank you for your kindness, Venerable Yanluo. My conflict with Yan Kai was just a minor one, there's no need to take it too seriously."

These words were spoken casually, but Venerable Yanluo sensed that while he didn't intend to delve deeper, he harbored a negative impression of Yan Kai and the faction behind him. However, achieving this much was already the best possible outcome.

……

Virtual universe, inside the temple of gods.

Inside the misty palace, more than ten imposing figures sat in a circle.

Their aura is vast and profound; they are the true pillars of the human race—the great lords of the universe.

The virtual screen in the center of the palace was playing a replay of Lin Yuan's battle against the two Venerables, Soul Stealer and Spirit Absorber.

This is a record captured by the Chaos City Lord after receiving the message and reversing time. Although it only shows the last few dozen seconds of crucial footage, it is enough for the universe lords present to see the whole process.

The scene freezes on the moment Lin Yuan's fourth Soul-Slaying Blade annihilates the Soul-Stealing Venerable.

silence.

After a long silence, the Dragon Lord's deep laughter broke the stillness: "Hahaha... Good! What a Chaos King! In less than a million years, our human race has produced another peerless genius!"

He looked at the Ice Peak Lord opposite him: "Ice Peak, I remember you said before that this little guy also has a special clone that is fusing with the Blood Crystal?"

The Lord of Ice Peaks smiled and said, "Not bad. That clone has already fused with 176 Blood Crystals. According to my observation, its potential has not yet been exhausted. It should eventually be able to fuse with 240 more. Reaching a hundred times the genetic level before the little guy truly breaks through to the Universe Venerable level will not be a problem."

"A hundredfold increase in genetic level..." The Lord of Darkness sighed softly, "Adding to the increased soul amplitude this time, once he breaks through to the Universe Venerable level, apart from a slightly weaker understanding of the laws, his foundation will already surpass that of the vast majority of high-level Venerables."

The Lord of Chaos City slowly spoke up: "Lin Yuan persisted for 5,600 years in this inheritance of the Divine General of the Azure Light. According to the data provided by the Mengyan Clan, his soul amplitude has increased by at least 90 times."

"90 times?" The Lord of Void Gold raised an eyebrow. "Add to that his already near-cosmic Venerable level of spiritual will, no wonder he could severely injure a Soul Master like Soul Seizing with a single blow."

"That's not all," Master Peng added. "Did you notice his armor? It's clearly the royal armor of the Flame God Clan. I wonder how the little guy managed to create this Flame God Clan clone."

You should know that when they were researching the Flame God Clan, they tried all sorts of methods, but no one could successfully create a Flame God Clan clone, not even the Lord of the Universe.

"What's the big deal?" Lord of the Desolate Mirror smiled. "The primordial universe is full of wonders. Maybe he had some kind of fortuitous encounter. Didn't his grandmaster, Venerable Yan Cang, obtain a rare, top-tier domain-level treasure this time? Even you don't have that."

"Indeed!" Master Peng nodded, no longer paying attention to how Lin Yuan nurtured the Yan God Clan avatar.

"By the way, speaking of Yan Cang," the Dragon Lord looked at the Chaos City Lord, "he's still on the Primordial Star, right? If he knew his grand-disciple had achieved such a feat, he'd probably be so happy that he'd kill a few more demon race venerables to celebrate."

The Lord of Chaos City nodded: "I just sent him a message, and he replied that he will personally celebrate Lin Yuan's success after this trip to the Primal Star."

The topic then returns to Lin Yuan himself.

"Gentlemen," the Lord of Ice Peak said solemnly, "Although Lin Yuan is still a King, his actual combat strength is comparable to that of a mid-level Universe Venerable. According to convention, such a being cannot be simply regarded as a genius, but should be regarded as the future pillar of our human race."

He paused, then continued, "Last time, the Blazing Cloud God General's inheritance was obtained by the Lava Venerable, and the inheritance site collapsed prematurely, so the increase in Lin Yuan's physical amplification should be limited."

I suggest arranging another highly compatible divine general inheritance for him to make up for his shortcomings.

"agree.

"The Lord of Dragons was the first to agree, "With his current contributions and potential, he is fully qualified to apply for a second divine general inheritance."

I suggest choosing between the Thunder God and the Mountain Guardian God, as both are geared towards physical attacks and defenses, which align with his fighting style.

"The next opening of the Desolate Thunder Inheritance will be three thousand epochs later, while the Mountain Suppressing Inheritance will be twelve hundred years from now." Master Peng checked the data. "The Mountain Suppressing Inheritance is more suitable in terms of timing."

All the lords of the universe nodded in agreement.

The Lord of Chaos City looked around at everyone and finally made the decision: "Then it shall be the succession of the Divine General of the Mountain Suppressor. Bingfeng shall be responsible for coordinating and arranging this matter."

"Yes," the Lord of the Ice Peaks replied.

At this moment, the Lord of Dragons made another suggestion: "Since Lin Yuan already possesses the combat power of a Venerable, his status within the clan should be elevated accordingly. I propose that he be permitted to build a palace halfway up the central mountain range of Thunder Island, and all his privileges should be elevated to the level of a Universe Venerable."

Thunder Island, the residence of the core members of the Virtual Universe Company.

At the foot of the mountain is immortality, on the mountainside is reverence, and at the summit is the master of the universe.

Being able to build a palace on the mountainside signifies being officially recognized as a venerable-level combatant of the clan.

"I second that," the Lord of the Ice Peaks echoed once more.

I second that.

I second that.

……

All of the more than ten cosmic lords present approved it.

The Lord of Chaos City concluded: "Today's events are classified as clan secrets. We can announce to the outside world that Lin Yuan repelled two alien venerables, but the specific details must not be revealed. This is to prevent the aliens from resorting to desperate measures, and also to preserve Lin Yuan's trump card."

"good."

As the meeting concluded, the figures of the lords of the universes slowly faded away.

The Lord of Chaos City sat alone in the hall, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes: "The Firewood Squad... Yan Yue and Lawrence, and now with Lin Yuan added. This generation of our human race is destined for prosperity."

……

The Demon Realm, Shadow Palace.

The oppressive atmosphere of the past has now been replaced by a more subtle emotion.

A blurry video was playing on the virtual screen in the center of the hall—it was footage captured by an interstellar probe from a neutral race, showing only the energy fluctuations erupting on the outer edge of the crimson planet and the lingering echoes of the final spatial blockade dissipating.

However, considering the intelligence that the Zerg and Mech factions have lost contact with the two Venerables, the truth is self-evident.

"Soul Stealer and Spirit Absorber... confirmed to have perished." The Dark Night Venerable's voice was devoid of emotion, but upon closer listening, one could detect a hint of relief.

The Blood Flame Venerable leaned back on his enormous throne, his crimson scales undulating slightly: "Jiao Yun, you've stumbled upon the right thing this time."

The Venerable Jiaoyun in the corner remained silent, staring at the screen with a complex expression.

He did indeed intend to use others to do his dirty work when he suggested sharing the intelligence with the other two tribes, but he never imagined that the other side would turn the tables and cut the knife in his own hands...

"Chaos King Lin Yuan..." Venerable Feiyu slowly uttered the name, his tone filled with apprehension: "To defeat a Venerable while holding the title of King, those who can do so are all extraordinary beings of heaven-defying stature. They are born with extremely high genetic levels, while he is just an ordinary human. What makes him so special?"

The Rock Armor Venerable said in a deep voice, "Based on the analysis of the aftermath of the battle, he used some kind of formation to briefly seal off the space, and then used a soul attack to severely injure the two Venerables."

From this, it can be judged that his spiritual will has broken through to the Venerable level, and the most crucial point is the abnormal defensive power displayed by the Chaos King, which even the Spirit-Seizing Venerable's Spirit Analysis Beam could not penetrate.

The hall fell silent once again.

What this means is clear to all the Venerable Ones present.

"The path of assassination has come to an end," Venerable Bloodflame said helplessly. "The opponent's spiritual will has reached the level of a Universe Venerable, and he is protected by a treasure of at least the top level. Even if a Universe Overlord personally takes action, he cannot guarantee a one-hit kill."

"And if the universe overlords continue to make their moves..." Venerable Dark Night sneered, "that would be tantamount to a full-scale war. The incident with Jiao Yun can only happen once. Those few humans are not to be trifled with. If a full-scale war really breaks out, our race will have to pay the price of at least two or three universe lords falling."

Finally, Venerable Jiaoyun, who had been pointed at, spoke, his voice hoarse: "So we're just going to watch him grow up like this?"

"Otherwise what?" Venerable Bloodflame retorted. "Continue to send Venerables to their deaths? The last clan that did that has already fallen to the level of a second-rate power."

He stood up and looked around at everyone: "Gentlemen, wake up. The Chaos King is no longer a rising star, but a solid backbone of the race."

For powerful individuals of this caliber, conventional assassination methods are no longer effective.

Furthermore, the primordial universe also has its own rules. Unless it's on a primordial star or during a war between races, beings at the level of cosmic sovereigns or higher are not allowed to easily engage in life-or-death battles. This is the bottom line jointly maintained by the four peak races.

Venerable Feiyu nodded: "Xueyan is right. Continuing to target Lin Yuan will only give the human race an excuse. If they also target our race's genius Venerables, we will likely suffer greater losses if we end up assassinating each other."

Although the number of demon lords is large, their average quality is inferior to that of humans. If it really comes down to attrition warfare, the demon race may not have the upper hand.

"The losses of the Zerg and the Mechs..." Venerable Rock Armor hesitated.

"That's because they were outmatched," Venerable Dark Night said calmly. "We've already shared the intelligence; they acted voluntarily, so they're responsible for the consequences. Do you expect our demon race to compensate them?"

The venerable ones had different expressions upon hearing this, but none of them spoke up to refute it.

Ultimately, all races in the universe are driven by self-interest.

Although the demon race, the insect race, and the mechanical race are allies, they are also wary of each other.

Now that both races have lost their Venerable Ones, the Demon Race will secretly rejoice – after all, having too many powerful allies is not a good thing.

"From this day forward," the Dark Lord finally ordered, "the intelligence department cancels all assassination plans against the Chaos King and downgrades his threat level from S-level (must be eliminated) to A-level (highly monitored)."

"yes!"

After the order was given, the atmosphere in the main hall actually relaxed a little.

Venerable Jiaoyun was the last to leave. He looked back at the gradually darkening virtual screen, and an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.

"Chaos King...this time, you have won."