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

Thunder Island, Flame Azure Temple.

As Lin Yuan's figure coalesced inside the hall, he discovered that in addition to Venerable Yan Cang, Venerable Yan Yue was also present.

"Teacher, senior sister," Lin Yuan bowed.

Venerable Yan Yue looked at Lin Yuan, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, but it quickly turned into a smile: "Junior Brother, there's no need for such formalities. You are now quite famous, even I have to look up to you."

Her words were half a joke and half a truth. Lin Yuan's feat of defeating a Venerable despite being a King was indeed beyond what she, his teacher, had achieved.

"Senior Sister is joking," Lin Yuan shook his head. "Without Senior Sister's guidance back then, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Upon hearing this, Venerable Yan Yue's eyes warmed even more.

Venerable Yan Cang interrupted their pleasantries and went straight to the point: "Lin Yuan, you heard everything that happened in the meeting just now. What are your plans?"

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment: "This disciple intends to participate in this operation. With my current strength, killing an ordinary Venerable of the Northern Frontier Alliance should not be difficult. It will be a good opportunity to contribute to the clan and accumulate some wealth."

"I knew you'd think that way," Venerable Yan Cang shook his head, "but I suggest you don't get involved for now."

Lin Yuan was taken aback: "What does the teacher mean...?"

"Although you can kill a Venerable, you are ultimately only a King-level Immortal." Venerable Yan Cang said solemnly, "Your soul attack is strong, but your physical attack has not reached the Venerable level. If you encounter an opponent who is good at soul defense, or if you are surrounded by multiple Venerables, you still risk your demise."

He paused, then continued, "More importantly, although the six major forces joined forces to suppress the Northern Frontier Alliance, their relationship with each other remains delicate."

If you encounter a Venerable One from the Demon Race, Insect Race, or Mechanical Race in the Primordial Star or Secret Realm, they might very well take the opportunity to attack you.

"Teacher is right," Venerable Yan Yue replied. "Junior brother, your achievements are too dazzling, and you have become a thorn in the side of the alien races."

They didn't dare to act before entirely because they feared retaliation at the tribal level, but if they accidentally injured you in the chaos, that would be a different story.

Lin Yuan remained silent.

He understood the concerns of his teacher and senior female student.

Indeed, in his current state, he could escape even from a high-level Venerable, but he would still risk perishing if he encountered a cosmic overlord.

Venerable Yan Yue continued, "Junior brother, what you need most right now is to focus on your seclusion. It would be best if you could successfully break through to the Universe Venerable level. At the very least, you should push the third move of the Flame Dragon Break to the peak secret technique level, so that your physical attack can also reach the Venerable level."

"If you still wish to hunt down the Cosmic Venerables of the Northern Frontier Alliance, I will send an avatar to accompany you to a less dangerous cosmic secret realm. We'll also bring Lawrence along; that will be much safer."

Lin Yuan remained silent for a moment, weighing his options.

He already had his own plan—his main body was fusing with the Blood Crystal, and his Azure Dragon clone was also comprehending the inheritance of the Earth Void Beast God. If he were to be distracted by hunting at this time, it might actually delay his cultivation.

"Disciple understands." Lin Yuan finally nodded. "I will first go into seclusion to cultivate, and only after I have reached the peak level of the third form of the Flaming Dragon Break will I consider participating in the operation."

"That's right." Venerable Yan Cang smiled with satisfaction: "With your talent, breaking through to the Venerable realm is just around the corner. At that time, you will truly have the capital to stand on your own in the Primordial Universe."

He patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder: "Cultivate diligently. The future burden of the clan will depend on your generation."

"Yes," Lin Yuan replied solemnly.

……

Time flies, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

As the region closest to the origin of the universe, there are 10,080 primordial stars, which open once every 10 million epochs, each lasting for 1,000 epochs.

This is the most important channel for cosmic masters to obtain treasures, and also the graveyard of the strong.

The upheaval caused by the establishment of the Northern Frontier Alliance has made the fighting on the Primal Star even more brutal than before.

Protostar number 4257.

This is a barren planet with a diameter of about 120,000 kilometers, its surface covered with reddish rocks and deep rift valleys.

The rules of the Primordial Star are unique; teleportation is impossible, nor is divine kingdom teleportation. This allows certain tactics to be used to their fullest potential here.

"Buzz—buzz—"

Swarms of Zerg warriors surged in like a black tide, their forms varied: some resembled mantises with forelimbs like knives; others were like giant beetles with thick shells; still others were like flying snakes, nimbly weaving through the air.

The Zerg army nearly blotted out half the sky, with over three million Immortal-level warriors alone.

Surrounded in the center was a foreign venerable being, eight meters tall, whose entire body was covered in dark blue scales.

He came from the Bluescale Clan, a small and weak clan that had only recently joined the Northern Frontier Alliance, and was known as Venerable Scale Rock.

At this moment, Venerable Linyan's face turned ashen.

He held a long halberd that exuded a chilling aura in his hand. It was an ordinary treasure weapon that he had obtained from the treasury after joining the Northern Frontier Alliance.

To acquire the Ice Soul Halberd, he exhausted the resources accumulated by his entire clan, leaving him with only a top-tier treasure armor and nothing else.

"Zerg scum!" Venerable Scale Rock roared, sweeping his halberd horizontally. The icy blue halberd light spread out, instantly crushing thousands of Zerg warriors charging at the forefront.

But more soldiers surged forward.

"It's useless." In the distant sky, an elegant figure floated in the air. It was the Zerg Queen of Illusions. She was dressed in a light gauze-like battle armor, her face was exquisite, but her eyes flashed with calculation.

"The Primordial Star cannot be teleported. Even if you are also a High Venerable, your speed and attack range are limited. It is impossible for you to escape from my warriors."

She gently raised her hand.

"Second wave, move in."

Another wave of Immortal-class Zerg warriors poured out of the Zerg hive in her World Ring and joined the battle.

Venerable Linyan swung his halberd wildly, each strike capable of annihilating thousands or even tens of thousands of Zerg warriors.

But even the weakest of these warriors were at the level of an Immortal Army Lord, and many of them were enfeoffed as marquises or kings. They fought one after another, using their lives to exhaust his divine power.

"boom!"

A Blade Warrior Insect at the peak of its King-level cultivation broke through the halberd's edge and slammed into him, then immediately self-destructed.

Venerable Linyan's body trembled, and his divine body dimmed slightly—although the damage was minimal, the number of self-destructing insects around him was too great, and he was still not feeling well.

"The third wave," Queen Illusion said calmly.

Another group of soldiers surged forward.

Lin Yan Venerable attempted to rush towards the Illusionary Sound Queen, but after only a few thousand miles, hundreds of King-level Zerg warriors suddenly self-destructed simultaneously in front of him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The violent energy surge forced him back, further damaging his divine body.

"You can't escape." A smirk played on the lips of the Illusionary Queen. "Here, my swarm tactics are invincible. How long can your divine power last?"

She wasn't in a hurry to launch a full-scale attack; instead, she kept them at a distance and used her immortal warriors to wear them down.

Whenever Venerable Linyan tried to break through,

They used the self-destruction of the King-level warriors to stop them.

Time passes little by little.

three days later.

Venerable Linyan was panting heavily, his eyes were bloodshot, and his divine body had already consumed fifteen percent of its energy.

"That's about enough." A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the Illusionary Queen, and an invisible soul shock rushed toward her opponent.

Venerable Linyan's pupils suddenly contracted!

"She wants to enslave me!"

At this moment, he finally understood the other party's true intention: the Queen Mother of Illusion did not want to kill him, but to capture him alive and enslave him!

Even a slave at the level of a high-ranking cosmic sovereign is of great value to the Zerg Queen.

"Don't even think about it!" Venerable Lin Yan roared. "Even if I die, I will never become your slave!"

A resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and his divine power began to surge wildly.

"Trying to self-destruct?" Queen Illusion frowned and flew backward, while simultaneously urging her Zerg warriors to pounce on Venerable Scale Rock, attempting to disrupt his self-destruction.

But it was too late.

"Let's die together!"

"Boom—!"

The self-destruction of a high-level cosmic lord was powerful enough to destroy half a galaxy. Even though the original star's special rules would not affect it, the terrifying shockwave that spread out also instantly annihilated millions of Zerg warriors.

The Queen of Illusions retreated far enough to erect a soul shield and withstand the aftershocks.

After a long while, the smoke and dust dissipated.

She flew back to the epicenter of the explosion and looked at the mess: "What a pity... a high-ranking Venerable slave."

However, her gaze soon fell on the spoils of war. She put away the two treasures, scanned her surroundings with her divine sense, and gently shook her head after confirming that there were no other gains.

"They are indeed quite poor."

A high-level cosmic venerable only possesses a top-tier treasure armor and an ordinary supreme treasure weapon, which seems shabby to venerables from peak races.

……

Protostar number 3457.

This is a vast metallic plain, the ground made of some kind of silver metal, so hard that even attacks from cosmic beings cannot leave a deep mark.

"roar--!"

Amidst deafening roars, two colossal figures were besieging a single person.

Those were two overlords of the demon race.

The one on the left is over 20 kilometers long, shaped like a giant crocodile, and covered with thick, dark gold scales.

This is Venerable Golden Crocodile, a renowned and powerful overlord among the demon race, with a massive divine body and extremely strong vitality.

On the right is a giant silver wolf with six pairs of wings, its body stretching for over ten kilometers, its eyes gleaming with cunning and cruelty—the Demon Clan's Wind Shadow Venerable.

The one they were besieging was a foreign venerable being who was only a hundred meters tall and whose entire body was made of gray rock.

He comes from the Rock Crystal Clan and is known as the Gray Rock Venerable. He is one of only two cosmic overlords of the Rock Crystal Clan.

"Gray Rock, give up resisting," Venerable Golden Crocodile's voice boomed like thunder. "You can't escape."

"boom!"

The Golden Crocodile Venerable swept its massive tail, carrying the power to shatter stars, and crashed towards the Gray Rock Overlord.

The gray rock overlord raised its axe to block the attack, but was sent flying tens of thousands of miles away, and tiny cracks appeared on its rock crystal armor.

Almost simultaneously, Venerable Wind Shadow flapped his six wings, and countless silver wind blades fell like a torrential rain, slicing through the divine body of the Gray Rock Overlord.

"We can't afford to waste any more time," the Gray Rock Overlord thought anxiously.

His divine body was only a little over 800 meters in size, while his opponents were all over 10 kilometers long. If he continued to fight a war of attrition with them, he would surely die.

"Chance!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the two demon overlords were preparing to attack again, a dazzling lightning bolt suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

"Electric Boots, activate!"

The Extreme Lightning Boots, a top-tier auxiliary flight treasure, are one of Grayrock Venerable's most precious possessions and have helped him escape dangerous situations on numerous occasions.

"Whoosh—!"

The gray rock overlord transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly traveling hundreds of thousands of miles.

"Trying to run?" Venerable Wind Shadow sneered. "You think we weren't prepared?"

He opened his mouth and spat out a blue bead, which instantly exploded.

"Gale Valley, rise!"

Huhuhu~

Centered on the bead, a raging blue hurricane covered an area spanning tens of millions of miles.

A top-tier treasure in its field—Gale Valley!

The speed of the Gray Rock Overlord dropped sharply. Under the suppression of the Gale Domain, his speed was less than one-thousandth of what it used to be.

"How is this possible?" The Gray Rock Overlord felt a chill in his heart.

A top-tier treasure in the field—the other party actually used it so casually!

"Surprised?" Venerable Golden Crocodile swam slowly over, his eyes full of mockery. "Our demon race is poor, but that's relative to Venerables from other top-tier races. And what level are you in?"

Venerable Wind Shadow also approached: "Stop struggling."

Despair flashed in the eyes of the Gray Rock Overlord.

There's no way to escape, and we can't win.

In terms of divine physique, he was less than one-tenth the strength of his opponent; in terms of the grade and quantity of treasures, he was utterly outmatched. His demise was inevitable.

"but……"

A ruthless glint flashed in the Gray Rock Overlord's eyes. "Even if I die, I won't let you get away with this!"

He stopped running away and instead turned around and charged towards the two demon overlords, his divine power burning wildly around him.

"Self-destruct?" Venerable Wind Shadow scoffed. "Do you think that would be useful?"

The Golden Crocodile Venerable didn't even bother to dodge; he simply opened his mouth and spat out something, which swelled in the wind and transformed into a magnificent palace that stretched for tens of thousands of miles.

The most precious treasure among ordinary palaces is the Bronze Palace.

The two demon overlords flashed and disappeared into the palace.

"boom--!"

The self-destruction of the cosmic overlord was far more powerful than that of a high-ranking venerable. The entire metal plain was blasted into a giant crater with a diameter of millions of kilometers, but the bronze palace suspended at the center of the explosion remained completely unharmed.

After a long while, the explosion subsided.

Two demon overlords emerged from the palace. Venerable Golden Crocodile shook his head: "What a pity."

"There's nothing we can do, he's too decisive." Venerable Wind Shadow put away the Gale Valley. "But the gains are not bad, much better than trying to find opportunities on the Primordial Star."

"really."

They began collecting the spoils.

Before the Grayrock Overlord's last consciousness dissipated, only endless rage and fear remained.

The Wrathful Golden Crocodile Venerable possesses a palace-type treasure; even if he were to self-destruct, he would not be able to harm the opponent.

The fear stemmed from the fact that the other party possessed this item but hadn't revealed it earlier. They clearly intended to suppress him after his divine power was further depleted. If he were truly taken back to the demon race and subjected to soul enslavement, it would be a fate worse than death.

Fortunately, he is now dead.

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