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

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"Alright, follow me." Blazing Cloud General took the lead and flew towards the Five-Colored Aurora Lake.

Lin Yuan followed closely behind.

When the two touched the outermost aurora, the violent aurora became gentle, parting like flowing water to make way.

Lin Yuan felt his whole body enveloped by a warm power, as if he had returned to the womb, feeling comfortable and peaceful.

"Only those who possess the Inheritance Token can safely pass through Aurora Lake," explained the Blazing Cloud God General. "Anyone who dared to trespass would have already been annihilated by billions of auroras."

The two flew through the aurora tunnel, with the surrounding scenery constantly changing.

The interior of the aurora borealis is not as monotonous as one might imagine; on the contrary, it contains a variety of strange and wonderful sights:

In some places, the aurora condenses into mountains and rivers; in others, it transforms into stars and the sun and moon; and in still others, it seems to connect to another dimension, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

This is the inner world of the most powerful and precious treasures, infinitely mysterious.

After flying for about fifteen minutes, the view ahead gradually became clear.

Enveloped in the endless aurora borealis, the outline of an island emerged.

The island is vast, with rolling hills, winding rivers, and numerous buildings.

"That's Bauhinia Island." Blazing Cloud General pointed to the distant island. "It's where the inheritors of the Beast God usually live, and it's also where you receive the inheritance and exchange insights."

As the two drew closer, the details of Purple Thorn Island became increasingly clear.

The island is dotted with countless palaces of different styles, some magnificent and grand, some exquisite and elegant, and some ancient and weathered, clearly built by inheritors from different ethnic groups and eras.

Between the palaces, figures could be seen moving about.

Some were practicing and exchanging ideas, some were meditating and contemplating, and others were gathered in small groups, seemingly exchanging ideas.

These figures come in all shapes and sizes: some are thousands of meters tall, like mountains; some are small and exquisite, less than half a meter tall; some have wings on their backs, some have multiple heads and arms; some are covered in scales, while others are made entirely of energy...

Representatives of billions of races in the universe can be found here.

"On Zijing Island, apart from the island lord, everyone else is a successor of the Beast God," Chiyun Shen continued. "From the moment the successors of the Beast God arrived at the Ancestral God Sect with their inheritance tokens, the two have been bound together."

Even if others kill the inheritor, they cannot obtain the Beast God Inheritance Token. However, in the Ancestral God Sect's territory, they will receive protection, which is why powerful beings from billions of races across the universe are willing to come here.

Chiyun Shen continued, "The number of inheritors on Zijing Island has been countless since the birth of the universe. Lucky individuals from all races in the primordial universe have obtained the inheritance token and come here."

"However..." His tone was slightly low, "most of the inheritors have perished over the long years. Although the Lord of the Universe can revive them, he cannot revive the inheritance tokens that are linked to their lives. Therefore, there are only about one hundred million inheritors still alive on Purple Thorn Island today."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the foot of a towering mountain range.

"The environment here is quite nice, surrounded by your human race and the inheritors of the Beast Gods within the Hong Alliance," General Chiyun said with a smile. "You may build your palace here."

"Each palace is private property, and no other powerful person is allowed to trespass without the owner's permission."

With the protection of the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, you are absolutely safe inside the palace.

You can leave a divine token inside the palace, and then you can teleport here directly through the divine kingdom in the future.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Understood."

"But there's no rush to build the palace. Let me take you to see the island lord first."

General Chiyun led Lin Yuan to the highest mountain range of Zijing Island.

There is only one magnificent palace here, stretching for thousands of kilometers, which stands in stark contrast to the other buildings on the island.

The palace is carved with eight mythical beast images, which are the eight natural beast gods.

"The island lord of Bauhinia Island is the guardian beast god. Every new inheritor must come here to pay homage and be granted the corresponding authority." The Blazing Cloud God pointed to the sky, "From here, you can see the core area of ​​the Five-Colored Aurora Lake."

Lin Yuan looked in the direction he pointed and saw a clear crack in the Aurora Lake. Through the crack, he could see a huge palace at the core that emitted endless light, surrounded by eight smaller palaces floating around it.

"That is the Ancestral God Palace, where at least one of the three Ancestral Gods resides permanently. Surrounding it are the Eight Beast God Palaces, where only the eight Beast Gods who have inherited the Beast God's position can reside. Further out are the Guardian Beast God Palaces, where those powerful individuals who have cultivated the Path of the Beast God to the level of the Lord of the Universe but have not inherited the position reside.

"Outside the Temple of the Guardian Beast God are 72 continents of divine generals, each no smaller than the Purple Thorn Island."

Those countless stars represent the three thousand worlds of divine messengers, each corresponding to a guardian divine messenger.

"In addition, there are countless ordinary islands in the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, inhabited by peripheral members of the Ancestral God Cult."

After the introductions, the Blazing Cloud God General smiled and said, "My mission is now complete. Chaos Venerable, you can go directly to the Island Lord's Palace; someone there will take care of you."

"Thank you, Divine General," Lin Yuan said, cupping his hands in thanks.

The Blazing Cloud God nodded, then broke through the air and flew into the five-colored aurora, disappearing from sight.

Lin Yuan walked alone toward the majestic palace.

At the temple entrance, a mass of lava sitting cross-legged suddenly rose: "Inheritor, I am one of the island lord's servants. I have already conveyed your message to the island lord. Please wait here."

This is a special life form with an extremely high innate genetic level; the one that Venerable Yan Yue possessed was of the same race as it.

Lin Yuan waited quietly outside the hall.

According to the information he learned from the other party, he only had to wait a maximum of ten years to see the island lord. If the island lord did not appear within ten years, other beast gods would handle the matter on his behalf.

Seven months later.

"Come in." A deep voice came from the main hall.

Lin Yuan entered the main hall.

The hall was filled with endless blue light, and on the tall throne in front of it sat a strange life form—a tiger-like creature with wings, clad in blue armor, and exuding an aura as deep as the sea.

It is the Water Beast God who has mastered the law of water and air fusion and inherited the position of Beast God.

"Hmm? A human Universe Venerable, that's quite rare." The other party looked down at Lin Yuan and smiled. "A Chaos Venerable, possessing the ability to create clones? And you've even comprehended the Dao of the Earth and Void Beast God? Not bad."

"From this moment on, you are the inheritor of the Beast God on Purple Thorn Island."

As soon as he finished speaking, an object resembling an intelligent computer appeared out of thin air and flew towards Lin Yuan.

"This is the receiving sensor of the Glory World. Although the Glory World is not as virtual as your human virtual universe, it can still cover the entire Ancestral Mystic Realm."

"I further grant you access to the Land of Heritage, the Land of Treasures, and the Land of Secrets."

The Water and Sky Beast God continued, "The three water curtains in front of the palace are the teleportation channels leading to these three places."

"The far left leads to the Land of Inheritance, where one can receive the inheritance of the Beast God and test one's understanding."

The middle path leads to the treasure trove, containing treasures left behind by powerful figures throughout history, including many important or even supreme treasures.

The far right leads to a secret realm, allowing entry into the depths of the Ancestral Mystic Realm, a place teeming with treasures but also extremely dangerous.

"Build your dwelling first, then go and receive the inheritance. I hope you can become an outer member of the Ancestral God Cult in the future."

"Yes, Island Lord." Lin Yuan bowed and left the palace.

……

Upon returning to the area chosen by the Blazing Cloud God, Lin Yuan began constructing his residence.

"rise!"

A mansion rose from the ground, modeled exactly like his mansion on the virtual universe company headquarters continent, only scaled down proportionally.

The surrounding human groups and powerful members of the Hong Alliance quickly noticed their new neighbor and came over to greet him.

However, most of them were at the Immortal level, so they could only become familiar faces. A few Universe Venerables did not dare to disturb Lin Yuan, the newly promoted overlord, so they left not long after.

After finishing his miscellaneous tasks, Lin Yuan arrived at the square in front of the island lord's palace.

His most pressing need right now is to receive the inheritance of the Beast God.

Wow!

Lin Yuan stepped into the leftmost water curtain.

As time and space shifted, a terrifying pressure enveloped his entire body, even surpassing his feelings when facing the Lord of the Ice Peak, and containing astonishing soul pressure.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan was already a cosmic overlord and easily withstood the attack.

"Is this the place of inheritance?"

The surroundings were nothingness, shrouded in boundless black mist.

Not far away, a meteorite floated in the void, with three figures perched on it.

"The Chaos Venerable!" A familiar voice rang out.

Lin Yuan looked closely and saw that it was Lava Venerable, the powerful Molten Crystal Ant Clan member who had obtained the complete Blazing Cloud God General's inheritance because of his abandonment, and was now a candidate God General.

"Lord Lava," Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

Two other figures also flew closer.

Lin Yuan also knew one of them; he was a comrade-in-arms from the time when they opened up the battlefield outside the domain, a candidate for the Divine General Lingfeng, Venerable Jiufeng.

The other was an unfamiliar, tall figure covered in golden scales, with a single golden horn on his forehead.

"Chaos Venerable, this is Venerable Hirodo of the Golden Horn Clan," Venerable Lava introduced. "He has comprehended the fifth level of the Beast God inheritance, is an outer member of the Ancestral God Cult, and possesses the strength of a cosmic overlord."

Herodo!

Lin Yuan was startled.

He was all too familiar with this name—the "Seven Kills of the Beast God" that Luo Feng cultivated in the original work was created by this leader of the Golden Horn Clan!

"Greetings, Venerable Herodotus." Lin Yuan smiled slightly.

Herodo's gaze was sharp as he carefully examined Lin Yuan: "I had long heard that the human race had produced a genius who had reversed the Venerable level and become a King, but I did not expect him to break through to the Universe Venerable level so quickly, and to have the strength of a Overlord in such a short time."

"Chaos Venerable, your deeds are widely known even within the Hong Alliance."

"You flatter me, Your Excellency," Lin Yuan said humbly.

Venerable Jiufeng laughed and said, "Our human race already has very few strong individuals in the Ancestral Mystic Realm. With your arrival, Chaos, our overall strength will be greatly enhanced."

The Lava Venerable asked curiously, "Chaos Venerable, is this your first time receiving an inheritance? And which level is it?"

Lin Yuan calmly replied, "The fifth level."

"The fifth level?" the three powerful figures exclaimed in unison.

Venerable Jiufeng's eyes widened: "You've been exposed to the Path of the Beast God before?"

"I spent half a year meditating on the spaceship," Lin Yuan said truthfully, "and made some progress."

Herodo's eyes gleamed: "Half a year, starting from scratch and reaching the fifth level? Chaos Venerable, your talent in the Path of the Beast God is probably no less than your mastery of the Laws of Space and Time."

The Lava Venerable also sighed, "No wonder you gave up the Blazing Cloud God General's inheritance back then. It seems you had planned to walk the path of the Beast God all along."

Upon hearing this, the other two were puzzled. After obtaining Lin Yuan's consent, the Lava Venerable explained the incident to them.

After hearing this, Jiufeng and Xiluodo looked at Lin Yuan with even more admiration.

If an ordinary prince were to refuse to accept the succession, they would think that he was being overly ambitious and did not recognize his own limitations.

But the other party was a Chaos Venerable, an existence who broke through from immortality to the level of cosmic overlord in tens of thousands of years, and they felt nothing but respect for him.

Lin Yuan didn't offer much explanation.

With the aid of the Enlightenment ability, the first four levels of the Path of the Beast God were not difficult at all. He was even confident that he could take advantage of this free inheritance opportunity to thoroughly comprehend the fifth level of the Path of the Beast God and create his own ultimate secret technique.

"Chaos Venerable, go and receive the inheritance." Herodo pointed to the surrounding black mist. "Simply enter the black mist. The fifth layer of inheritance... If you can fully comprehend it, you can create the ultimate secret technique, and your strength will increase even further."

The people present all knew that his current domineering strength mainly relied on overwhelming divine power, and his secret techniques were not at a high level. They also wanted to see a miracle.

Lin Yuan nodded and flew towards the black mist.

The moment you enter the black mist—

boom!

An incredible, strange force acted on his entire body, causing Lin Yuan to lose control of his body and hover in mid-air, his right hand fingers extending automatically.

"Buzz!"

Divine power dissipated from his fingertips, condensing into secret runes of laws.

One after another, secret patterns emerged, and the laws of fire and space began to be demonstrated uncontrollably from the most basic level. From the basic to the advanced, the increasingly complex secret patterns of laws intertwined with each other.

The whole process lasted for a moment before the mysterious power left Lin Yuan's body, and he clearly remembered every detail of the control and interpretation of the fusion law.

"What a peculiar power!" Lin Yuan was shocked.

Then, the mysterious power descended once more.

"The fifth level!" A powerful voice resounded directly in Lin Yuan's mind.

Although he did not understand the language, he could understand its meaning.

As the sound echoed, he was drawn into a strange illusion.

Within the illusion, the profound mysteries of the fusion of fire and space were continuously revealed, as if a super-powerful being were directly imparting their insights into one's mind.

Lin Yuan focused all his efforts on comprehending the Dao. The Dao-enlightenment function in the chat group had already been activated, and he compressed the duration to the extreme, resulting in the ultimate boost in his comprehension at this moment.

In the illusion, the fusion of fire and space is presented in its most essential form.

The intensity, explosion, and destruction of flames; the stability, folding, and traversal of space...

The first level: flames ignite the space.

The second layer is that the space contains the flames.

The third layer involves flames traversing space.

The fourth level transforms the space into a sea of ​​fire.

……

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