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

Protostar number 6382.

This is a planet covered by perpetual glaciers, with surface temperatures remaining below -200 degrees Celsius year-round. The howling winds are filled with ice crystals, resulting in extremely low visibility.

"Buzz—"

Amidst the spatial fluctuations, three figures appeared atop an ice peak.

It was Lin Yuan, Venerable Yan Yue, and Lawrence.

"It's so cold." Lin Yuan felt the surrounding environment. Although this low temperature had no effect on the Universe Venerable, it would suppress the strength of cultivators to a certain extent.

"The environment here is more favorable for those who cultivate the fundamental laws of water." Lawrence scanned with his divine sense. "However, with the strength of the three of us, this disadvantage is nothing and will not have a significant impact."

Venerable Yanyue then took out a compass-shaped treasure, and after infusing it with divine power, dozens of points of light lit up on the surface of the compass.

"This is a top-tier treasure that I exchanged in the clan's treasury. It was born on the original star and can detect life fluctuations within a radius of one billion kilometers."

She pointed to the compass and explained to Lin Yuan, "The rules of the Primordial Star are special. Ordinary detectors cannot be used here. Only those of the level of treasures or above can be effective."

Look, there are five points of light clustered about seven million kilometers to the northeast. That should be a small team. Generally speaking, teams of this size don't have very strong average strength.

Lawrence examined the brightness of the light spots and, drawing on his previous experience, judged: "Two high-level Venerables and three mid-level Venerables—we can handle them."

"Walk."

The three of them transformed into streaks of light, flying low close to the surface of the glacier.

On the original planet, flying at high altitudes makes one an easy target, so experienced Venerables would choose to fly close to the ground or use special terrain for cover.

During the flight, Lin Yuan familiarized himself with the unique rules of the primordial star.

It is indeed impossible to teleport instantly; space is stabilized by an invisible force field, and even the speed of flight is suppressed.

He estimated that his normal flight speed was about 30,000 kilometers per second, and that it could be increased to about 100,000 kilometers per second after activating the Streamer Wing.

"On the original planet, 100,000 kilometers per second is already considered extremely fast," Venerable Yan Yue transmitted his voice. "Most novice Venerables only have a speed of 10,000 to 20,000 kilometers per second, intermediate Venerables 30,000 to 40,000, and advanced Venerables 60,000 to 70,000. You have the Flowing Light Wings, which gives you a great advantage in speed."

One minute later, the three approached the target area.

It was a huge ice valley with towering ice walls on both sides that reached into the clouds. At the bottom of the valley was a pale blue ice lake with countless iceberg fragments floating on its surface.

Five figures were resting by the frozen lake. They had different appearances: three were humanoid but covered with scales, and two were beast-like, each over 100 meters long.

"They are the Venerables of the Scale Rock Clan and the Ice Wolf Clan," Lawrence recognized. "The Scale Rock Clan are rock-type life forms and were originally one of the clans that made up the Star Alliance; the Ice Wolf Clan are vassals of the Heavenly Wolf lineage of the demon race, but I didn't expect them to also join the Northern Frontier Alliance."

Venerable Yan Yue sneered: "The conditions offered by the Northern Frontier Alliance are too generous, and many weaker ethnic groups are tempted by them."

Unfortunately, they didn't consider that the amount of benefit they gained would come with the corresponding amount of risk.

"Proceed according to plan." Lawrence assigned tasks. "Lin Yuan, first use your domain to control the field and hold off those three mid-level Venerables. Yan Yue and I will each deal with one high-level Venerable. We'll come to help you after we've dealt with them."

"clear."

The three quietly separated and approached the Ice Valley area from different directions.

On the shore of the frozen lake, five venerable figures from the Northern Frontier Alliance were conversing.

"The harvest this time was too meager; we only found a few valuable materials," a Scale Rock Clan Venerable muttered. "I heard that the Venerables of those top-tier clans don't really look for opportunities on the Primordial Star anymore; instead, they're hunting down members of our alliance. A high-level Venerable is worth thousands of treasure points."

"Hmph, they're only arrogant now." Another Scale Rock Clan Venerable sneered. "The Alliance not only has the Northern Frontier True God in charge, but the great Universe Lords also outnumber these forces by a significant margin. Once the adults are free to act, they will definitely make them pay the price."

"Let's be careful, several squads have already gone missing in this area..."

Before the words were finished—

"Buzz!"

A pale red light curtain instantly enveloped the entire ice valley, with countless streams of flames surging within it. The dazzling light caused the five Venerables to see white light.

A Realm of Myriad Streams of Blazing Light!

The moment it unfolded, they felt as if they were sinking into a quagmire, their flight speed reduced to less than one-thousandth of its original speed.

Even more deadly, those streaks of flame not only obstructed their vision but also continuously burned away their divine power.

"Damn it, it's a domain-type treasure!" roared a Scale Rock Clan Venerable, his body covered in gray-brown rock armor.

Almost simultaneously, three streaks of light entered the icy valley from different directions.

Lawrence, wielding the Sky-Splitting Sword, charged straight at a high-ranking Ice Wolf Clan Venerable.

The Ice Wolf Clan Venerable was over two hundred meters long, entirely white, with sharp claws gleaming with cold light. Upon seeing Lawrence charging towards him, he opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of icy energy capable of freezing galaxies.

"Void-Piercing Slash!"

Lawrence slashed with his longsword, the silver light tearing through space and splitting it in two the instant it collided with the cold current.

The sword light, its momentum undiminished, struck the opponent, the impact causing him to lose two-thousandths of his divine body.

"Humans!" A look of apprehension flashed in the Ice Wolf Clan Venerable's eyes. "High-grade supreme treasure weapon!"

On the other side, Venerable Flame Moon approached a high-ranking Venerable of the Scale Rock Clan, whose body was covered in dark golden rock and who was wielding a giant hammer.

"Flame Phoenix Strike!"

The Flame Moon Venerable thrust out his Blood Flame Spear, the tip of which transformed into a crimson phoenix phantom, rushing towards his opponent with a heat that could incinerate the void.

The giant hammer of the Scale Rock Clan slammed down, and the earthen-yellow light collided with the phoenix phantom, unleashing a terrifying energy shock that shattered large sections of the surrounding icebergs.

In the last direction, Lin Yuan has already confronted three Universe Venerables.

The three Venerables were startled but remained calm when they saw Lin Yuan charging towards them.

Although they were suppressed by the domain, they were confident that the three of them working together would be enough to fight against a high-level Venerable.

"Kill him!" The Ice Wolf Clan's mid-universe venerable one launched the first attack, his sharp claws unleashing five icy claw shadows that tore through space and struck Lin Yuan.

With a gentle flick of his Crimson Meteorite Spear, Lin Yuan shattered the five claw shadows with a burst of fiery light.

A hint of surprise flashed through his mind.

too weak.

The attacks of these three Venerable Ones were worlds apart from those of the two Venerable Ones, Soul Stealer and Spirit Devourer, who had assassinated him years ago.

The Soul-Seizing Venerable's soul attacks were unpredictable and difficult to defend against, while the Soul-Stealing Venerable's Spirit Analysis Rays were sharp and deadly. Even though he was protected by the Royal Armor at the time, he still had a hard time resisting them.

And these three in front of us...

"It seems that Venerables from weaker races are indeed much weaker. Not only are their treasures trash, but their combat techniques are also of average quality," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The opponent was merely a vassal of the Sirius lineage and possessed few valuable treasures. It was unimaginable that a mid-level Universe Venerable would use an ordinary heavy weapon.

"Then let's finish this quickly. Author Geng Nu's latest work, *Swallowing the Stars: The Golden Finger Only Arrives When I'm Almost a God?*, is being exclusively released for the first time!"

Lin Yuan stopped testing him and, with a thought, activated the Myriad Streams Flame Light Realm to its fullest extent.

"Buzz—"

The flames and streams of light within the domain suddenly intensified threefold, their blinding brilliance completely obstructing the vision of the three Venerable Ones.

At the same time, Lin Yuan's flowing wings unfolded behind him, and his figure disappeared like a ghost.

"Watch out!" the Ice Wolf Clan Venerable cried out, but it was too late.

"Burning Star!"

Lin Yuan appeared ten kilometers in front of him, thrusting out the Crimson Meteorite Mark Spear.

"puff!"

A beam of starlight, as thin as a hair, ignored the ice crystal armor on the opponent's body and pierced through the divine body, leaving a hole tens of meters in size in his chest.

"Ah—" the Ice Wolf Clan Venerable let out a mournful scream.

He looked down at the hole in his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief. His divine body had been directly damaged by sixty percent of this attack!

"How could this be..." he roared, madness flashing in his eyes, "Then we'll die together!"

His divine body began to burn wildly; he was about to self-destruct!

However, Lin Yuan's second shot had already arrived.

It was still a blazing star, but this time the shot was even faster.

A beam of light pierced through his brow, causing the Ice Wolf Clan Venerable to abruptly halt his movements. His eyes dimmed, and his divine body began to slowly dissipate.

One strike annihilates sixty percent of the divine body, another strike completely destroys it.

The whole process took less than half a second.

The remaining two Scale Rock Clan Universe Venerables were stunned.

They looked at their companion's corpse, then at Lin Yuan standing with a gun, and a chill rose from the depths of their souls.

This is no high-ranking venerable being! This is clearly a living cosmic overlord, a killing machine!

"Run!" One of the Scale Rock Clan Venerables turned to run, but under the suppression of the Myriad Flows Flame Light Realm, his speed was as slow as a snail.

Lin Yuan turned his gaze to him.

"The Soul-Slaying Blade"

An invisible soul attack condenses into a blade, ignoring physical defenses and slashing directly into the opponent's sea of ​​consciousness.

The Scale Rock Clan Venerable's body stiffened abruptly, the light in his eyes vanished instantly, and his massive rocky body fell straight down.

Pfft!

The last Scale Rock Clan Venerable collapsed completely.

He knelt on the ice, kowtowing frantically: "My lord, spare my life! I'm willing to hand over all my treasures, just please spare my life!"

As he spoke, he quickly tossed several streaks of light to Lin Yuan.

The most precious item is the Windwing, a powerful aid for flight. Although its grade is only ordinary, it is still worth about fifty treasure points.

In addition, there was an ordinary heavy treasure spear, a top-tier heavy treasure armor, and a bunch of materials collected on the original star, all of which didn't even add up to 100 heavy treasure points.

"That's all?" Lin Yuan frowned.

"My lord, this is truly all we have!" the Venerable One cried out. "Our clan is weak; acquiring these treasures is already the culmination of our entire clan's savings..."

too poor.

Compared to the human race, even newly promoted beginner universe venerables are rewarded with 100 treasure points. After accumulating over many years, it is not difficult for these people to equip themselves with a set of top-tier treasures. How can they be as poor as venerables from weak races?

hum!

The other party continued to kowtow, but the Soul-Slaying Blade had already pierced through his sea of ​​consciousness.

Watching the other person slowly fall, Lin Yuan said calmly, "What a pity, your life is worth far more than these things on you."

From the moment Lin Yuan made his move to the moment it ended, the entire process took less than a minute.

He put away his spoils and turned to look at the other two battle groups.

Both Yan Yue and Lawrence were suppressing their opponents, but it seemed that the end was still far off.

The two high-ranking Venerables of the Northern Frontier Alliance were indeed much more difficult to deal with. Although they were not as strong as Yan Yue and Lawrence, their armor had reached the level of a supreme treasure, making them extremely defensive, and they were also much more experienced in combat.

The Ice Wolf Clan Venerable who was fighting Lawrence was over two hundred meters tall. At this moment, his divine power was severely depleted, but he was still putting up a stubborn resistance.

Each strike of the Broken Sky Sword leaves a wound on his divine body, but the opponent never fights head-on, always using the surrounding terrain to dodge, and when he does counterattack, it is mainly to delay.

The situation was similar on Yan Yue's side. Although the Scale Rock Clan Venerable was suppressed by him, it would be difficult to kill him in a short period of time.

The most troublesome thing is that once they see no hope of escape or their divine bodies are damaged by more than 30%, they will definitely self-destruct decisively.

Yan Yue and Lawrence were both aware of this, which is why they fought somewhat hesitantly, fearing that they might not be able to retreat in time.

"Come and help!" Seeing that Lin Yuan's battle was over, Venerable Yan Yue immediately transmitted his voice, "Suppress their will, don't let them self-destruct."

Lin Yuan understood immediately.

He unfurled his flowing wings and instantly arrived above the Flame Moon Venerable's battle group.

Upon seeing Lin Yuan's arrival, the Scale Rock Clan Venerable's expression changed drastically. He had just witnessed Lin Yuan kill three mid-level Venerables in a few moves.

"Trying to run?" Venerable Yan Yue flicked his spear, blocking all his escape routes.

Lin Yuan hovered in mid-air, his eyes slightly closed, then suddenly opened them.

"Soul Storm!"

An invisible soul impact surged towards the consciousness of the Scale Rock Clan Venerable like a tsunami—a large-scale suppression of will aimed at interfering with the opponent's thinking and preventing him from concentrating.

"Ah—" The Venerable of the Scale Rock Clan screamed in agony, clutching his head.

He felt as if a million steel needles were piercing his consciousness at the same time, his thoughts became chaotic and he could no longer control the treasure to fight.

At the same time, Venerable Yan Yue's attacks rained down like a storm.

"Seven Strike Strike of the Fiery Phoenix!"

The Blood Flame Spear thrust out seven times in succession. Although the opponent was protected by ordinary treasure armor, the rate at which his divine body was depleted accelerated under the continuous attacks.

28%, 29%, 30%...

The Scale Rock Clan Venerable desperately tried to ignite his divine power and self-destruct, but Lin Yuan's mental suppression kept him in a daze.

"No...no..." he roared, his eyes filled with resentment.

However, with his will suppressed, he could hardly maintain even the most basic thoughts, let alone complete an act like self-destruction that required a high degree of concentration.

Thirty-five percent, forty percent, fifty percent...

His resistance grew weaker and weaker, and the light of his divine body quickly dimmed.

Finally, when his divine body was 93% depleted, he fell into a deep sleep, his rocky body lying motionless on the ice.

"Success!" Venerable Yan Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out a palace-type treasure to store his divine body.

On the other side, Lawrence, who had been unable to break through the barrier, wanted to remove the size restriction to finish off his opponent. However, when he saw Lin Yuan coming to help, he understood and the two of them joined forces to capture the Ice Wolf Clan's high-level Venerable alive.

The battle is completely over.