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

The battle in the icy valley has ended, and howling winds have once again filled the area.

Venerable Yan Yue retrieved the palace-type treasure into his palm, a satisfied smile on his face: "Finally, I've captured a high-level Venerable. This guy will be worth quite a few treasure points if I bring him back to the clan."

Lawrence also put away his spoils; the Ice Wolf Clan Venerable had been suppressed by him in the Treasure Palace.

He looked at Lin Yuan and sincerely praised, "Captain, I knew you would be very strong after your breakthrough, but I didn't expect you to surpass the two of us directly. You took down three mid-level Venerables in less than a minute. Your combat power is definitely at the level of a universe overlord."

Strictly speaking, the special life gene level of him and Venerable Yan Yue who possessed each other was much higher than that of Lin Yuan's Yan God Clan clone. Theoretically, they should have had the strength of overlords once they broke through.

However, theory is not reality. When the fundamental laws of space descended, they did not absorb much divine power. Their divine bodies only converted 30%. Therefore, the large divine bodies absorbed energy and slowly converted in their respective divine kingdoms. The clones that ventured out were naturally only at the level of high-level Venerables.

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly: "It's because their strength is too weak. The Venerables of these weaker races are not as good as our human race in terms of treasures and secret techniques, not to mention that I have the supreme treasure bestowed upon me by my teacher."

"You're right." Venerable Yan Yue nodded. "But even so, being able to defeat them so quickly proves that your strength is at the upper-middle level among the universe's overlords."

She paused, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes: "The spear technique you just used, its power was probably close to the overlord level, wasn't it?"

"Burning Star, the third move of the Fiery Dragon Break." Lin Yuan didn't hide anything. "After I broke through to the Venerable realm, the power of this move has indeed increased considerably."

Lawrence pondered, "With your own extremely high divine power, even a Venerable with ordinary treasure armor wouldn't be able to withstand more than a few of your moves. No wonder the battle ended so quickly."

The three quickly cleared the battlefield and gathered the spoils together.

In addition to the two high-level Venerables who were captured alive, there were also the divine bodies of two mid-level cosmic Venerables and the treasures they possessed.

Venerable Yan Yue categorized the spoils one by one: "The two high-level Venerables are quite strong. According to the clan's bounty, each of them can be exchanged for about 1300 treasure points. Moreover, those captured alive can be sold to other powerful individuals for enslavement, so we should be able to make another profit."

"Killing three mid-level Universe Venerables, each worth 420 Treasure Points. The divine power of the two divine bodies was barely consumed, and together they are worth about 20 Treasure Points, for a total of about 1300 Treasure Points."

"The captured treasures..." she counted, "Two ordinary treasure armors, worth 4-5 treasure points; six top-tier treasures and flight-aiding treasures, totaling 370 treasure points; and some other items, which are worth about 40 treasure points in total."

After some calculations, the total reward for this battle is between 6 and 7 treasure points.

"We originally agreed to split the spoils equally," Venerable Yan Yue said, looking at Lawrence. "However, Lin Yuan contributed the most this time, and the consumption of the domain-type treasure was also considerable. How about letting him get a larger share?"

Celestial Eclipse nodded: "Okay, let the captain take 40%, and we'll each take 30%."

"No need." To everyone's surprise, Lin Yuan shook his head at this moment: "Let's split it equally as we agreed before. Although the consumption of domain-type treasures is great, this little bit of divine power is not worth that much."

"That won't do!"

Lawrence stared at him seriously and said, "Captain, the rule is that the more you work, the more you get. Besides, you are the strongest in the team right now. If we encounter a cosmic overlord in the future, we will still need you. Therefore, you should naturally take more."

"But the distribution ratio was agreed upon beforehand," Lin Yuan still disagreed.

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"Alright, stop arguing!" Seeing that neither of them could convince the other, Venerable Yan Yue clapped his hands: "How about this, this time we'll split it equally as we agreed before, and then split it in a 4:3:3 ratio from now on."

Lin Yuan and Lawrence exchanged a glance: "Okay!"

"Alright, let's get ready to go then."

Yan Yue carefully put away the spoils of war and looked out of the Ice Valley: "This battle was quite significant. Other teams may be coming to scout ahead. Let's find another place to rest."

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The three transformed into streaks of light and departed, taking a temporary rest in an ice cave approximately 30 million kilometers away from the battle site.

Inside the ice cave, Lawrence set up a spatial barrier, and the three began to recover their divine power.

Although the battle just now did not consume much of the three's divine power, in a dangerous place like the Primordial Star, maintaining the best condition is the first priority for survival.

During the recovery process, Venerable Yan Yue took out the previous detection compass and carefully observed the distribution of light spots on it.

"The team in the southeast has disappeared; they must have gone somewhere else," she said, her brow furrowing slightly. "However, a new four-person team has appeared about 80 million kilometers to the northwest."

Lawrence leaned closer to examine them: "Four points of light, and all of them are quite bright. They are at least at the level of high-level Venerables, and the strongest one is likely a cosmic overlord."

"It might be a squad from a powerful clan," Lin Yuan analyzed. "Should we avoid them?"

Venerable Yan Yue pondered for a moment: "Not for now. We're still far away, and they're not coming this way."

She put away the compass and looked at Lin Yuan with a smile: "Junior brother, your fighting style is still so reckless. If you can kill your opponent in one move, you will never use a second move. And this time you even skipped the initial probing attacks."

"Senior Sister," Lin Yuan smiled as he looked at her, "Isn't this what you taught me? Either don't make a move, or when you do, strive to end the battle in the shortest possible time."

This was the fighting style of the Firewood Squad: they would first assess the opponent's strength using Flame Moon's detector, and only make a move if they were certain they could defeat the opponent.

"This style suits the original planet very well." While the other two reminisced about the past, Lawrence, oblivious to their sentimentality, chimed in, "The longer it drags on, the more variables there are. But you also need to be careful; when facing a truly formidable opponent, a relentless assault might backfire."

"I understand." Lin Yuan nodded and humbly accepted. "When I fought with them just now, I also realized that my control over the domain was not precise enough."

After the Myriad Streams of Flaming Light Realm unfolds, I can only achieve general suppression; I cannot specifically enhance the suppressive power in a particular area.

Venerable Yan Yue laughed: "That's normal. Mastering a domain-type treasure requires a long period of practice. You've already done a great job to this extent."

Furthermore, the Primordial Star won't close for another seven hundred epochs, giving you ample time to hone your skills. At that point, your combat power can increase by another ten or twenty percent.

The three discussed their next course of action while remaining vigilant for any external movements.

Each of their world rings contained a large divine body, so their divine power was fully restored after three hours.

"Let's go." Venerable Yan Yue stood up. "According to intelligence, there should be five more Northern Frontier Alliance teams nearby that are suitable for our hunting. We need to take care of a few more before they become alert."

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Over the next three hundred years, Lin Yuan and his two companions traveled through various dangerous places within a radius of three billion kilometers, and successfully hunted down three small teams from the Northern Frontier Alliance.

The strongest team had four high-level Venerables, while the weakest had only two mid-level Universe Venerables. However, they possessed decent treasures, and their final gains were similar to those of the other teams.

With the three working in perfect harmony, all the battles ended in victory. They killed seven Venerables and captured four alive. In addition, they encountered other opportunities along the way, and their total gains exceeded 13 Treasure Points.

However, the continuous battles also alerted the other teams in the Northern Frontier Alliance.

"Something's not right lately." In a glacial crevice, a team of four high-ranking Venerables was discussing something. They came from different races, but their faces were all solemn.

"There are only eleven teams belonging to the alliance in the vicinity, and the four teams of similar strength to ours have all lost contact," a Venerable One, with a body entirely silver and shaped like a mantis, said in a deep voice. "This is by no means a coincidence."

"Could it be that one of the top races sent out a cosmic overlord?" another Venerable whose body was covered with black armor speculated.

"It's unlikely." The third Venerable shook his head. "Universe overlords mostly seek trouble with those of similar strength, and rarely hunt down ordinary Venerables like us."

Moreover, if a cosmic overlord were to intervene, those teams wouldn't even have a chance to send a distress signal.

To be honest, even though the six top races are now targeting the Cosmic Venerable of the Northern Frontier Alliance, even though this is on the Primordial Star, everyone is tacitly following the unspoken rules and trying to find someone of the same level to attack.

Firstly, killing a strong opponent of the same level would yield more rewards from the clan, and the spoils of war would also be greater.

Secondly, if everyone indiscriminately preys on the weak, in the end only the cosmic overlords at the very top of the pyramid will reap huge profits, while all ordinary Venerables will suffer losses.

Moreover, the main purpose of the six top clans was to test the attitude of the Northern Frontier True God through the fall of the cosmic overlord. Therefore, they would not watch their clan overlords use the lives of a large number of ordinary Venerables to exchange for treasure points. It might be okay a few times, but it would definitely not be acceptable if it happened too often.

When Lin Yuan and his group were looking for opponents, they also required that the opposing team have at least one high-level Venerable or a powerful expert who possessed a supreme treasure.

"That means there's a team of top-tier high-level Venerables specifically hunting us down." A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Silver Mantis Venerable. "Moreover, this team is extremely powerful and can take down multiple high-level Venerables in a short time."

The four venerable ones exchanged glances, each seeing the apprehension in the other's eyes.

"We need to team up with other groups," the Black-Shelled Venerable suggested. "Going it alone is too dangerous."

"Agreed." The other Venerable One nodded. "I have already contacted two nearby teams, and they share the same idea. We can form a temporary alliance to deal with the threat together."

"Okay, it's settled then."

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Meanwhile, on an ice field about 50 million kilometers away from them, Lin Yuan and his two companions had just finished a battle.

Their opponents this time were a small team of demons, consisting of three high-level Venerables. The two stronger ones were no less powerful than Lawrence, making the battle much more difficult than before. However, the three of them still managed to win in the end.

"These tough guys are much harder to fight than those from the Northern Frontier Alliance." Venerable Yan Yue put away his Blood Flame Spear, slightly out of breath. "That high-level Venerable almost self-destructed just now, but luckily you, Junior Brother, interfered with him with your soul attack."

Lin Yuan nodded: "Indeed, the treasures and combat techniques of both sides are not on the same level. The Northern Frontier Alliance, which was only recently established, still lacks sufficient foundation."

Lawrence examined the spoils, then suddenly frowned: "Look at this."

He held a silver token in his hand, with intricate patterns engraved on the front and a peculiar symbol on the back.

"This is... a communication token?" Venerable Yan Yue took the token and examined it carefully.

She tried to infuse a wisp of divine power, and a simple map immediately appeared on the surface of the token, with more than a dozen points of light flashing on the map.

"This is a location token used within the Northern Frontier Alliance!" Venerable Yan Yue's expression changed slightly. "The holders can locate each other. Once someone falls, the others will know immediately. It seems that those guys from the demon race also took care of a group of Venerables from the Northern Frontier Alliance before."

Lin Yuan and Lawrence exchanged a glance, both realizing the seriousness of the problem.

Venerable Yanyue pointed to the token and continued, "Judging from the distribution of these light spots, they are clearly gathering here. It must be because we killed too many people before, and the remaining teams have joined forces."

Lawrence looked at the map and indeed found that all the nearby points of light were moving in this direction.

"There are more than a dozen teams, with at least thirty or forty Venerables in total. Should we retreat for now?" he asked.

Although they are not afraid of the other side, there is no need to fight them. The Northern Frontier Alliance teams nearby are all high-level cosmic venerables. When they unite, they can even contend with true cosmic overlords. Moreover, the possibility of them having domain-type treasures has also greatly increased. The small team has little advantage.

"Hmm!" Venerable Yan Yue nodded: "Let's just retreat. It wouldn't be good if we were surrounded. We have plenty of spoils on us, there's no need to take risks."

As she spoke, a hint of fighting spirit flashed in her eyes: "But that doesn't mean we're afraid of them. We'll change our strategy and focus on guerrilla tactics, avoiding direct confrontation."

Lin Yuan agreed, "Yes, we can use the terrain of the original star to fight a battle and then run away, wearing down their patience and morale."

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