Lord of the Rending Stars

The primordial universe, the time corridor, a secret realm of the universe.

The flowing silver stardust drifted slowly, inadvertently emitting specks of light. In this world of quicksand, two blurry figures could be vaguely seen.

"Disciple, if you don't wake up soon, we'll fail. Alas, the Shadow Beast's soul strength is a bit unexpected," the burly man in black murmured as he guarded a resolute-looking young man.

Suppressing the urge to intervene, the burly man in black said helplessly, "My disciple is at the peak of the Realm Lord level, and his soul will far surpasses that of other Realm Lords of the same level. The difficulty of using Starburst to possess a Time Shadow Beast at the Realm Lord level is so high. If he fails, we can only ask the great beings of our clan to revive him."

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. A flash of light traveled through time and space without being noticed, even by a great man at the Universe Venerable realm.

The silver-haired youth slowly opened his eyes. Ignoring his doubts, a surge of memories flooded in. Fortunately, the silver-haired youth had a strong will and after a moment of calm, he heard the giant man, who was thousands of meters tall, speak.

"My disciple, you have finally succeeded. You have not let me down after nearly two hundred years of protection. The possession of the Shadow Beast was a great opportunity on your path of cultivation. Remember to keep this a secret and do not tell others easily."

Qingyang replied respectfully, "Thank you for protecting me, Master. Don't worry, Master. The matter of possession concerns my cultivation path and my life, so I will not tell anyone else."

Qingyang stored his human body in his spatial ring. "Master, let's go back. If other alien races find out, it will cause a lot of trouble."

"Wait a minute, the Time Corridor Secret Realm is about to collapse. These millions of cubic meters of star sand are materials worth a lot of wealth, so we can't miss them."

After saying that, the big man waved his hand, and the stardust within a million kilometers of space around him was gathered into his palm and stored in his spatial ring. "Disciple, get into my ring, let's go."

One of the most important places for the human race, the Ancient God Continent.

Inside the Azure Mist Palace, after Qingyang had digested the original owner's memories, he sighed inwardly, "The original owner must have encountered a sudden change when he was trying to possess another body."

"In the fragmented memories of the original body, two shadows suddenly rushed out from beside the Time Shadow Beast. The three of them surrounded and attacked the original body. The original body had no choice but to burn its soul, but unexpectedly, it perished together with the Time Shadow Beast."

"The Time Shadow Beast's body was taken over by me, who happened to have transmigrated here. After the souls merged, I became both Qingyang on Blue Star in a certain timeline and Qingyang in the Devouring Star world."

"Well, since we're here, let's make the best of it. Let's familiarize ourselves with the original owner's memories first, and then get used to the environment," Qingyang said.

Qingyang first examined the main body, the Time Shadow Beast, and discovered that the Time Shadow Beast had amazing talent. It could simultaneously nurture two clones. The four-legged, one-tailed monster covered in fine crystals was a natural darling of the Light and Time Laws of the Primordial Universe. It was a Domain Lord right after being conceived, and could reach the peak of the World Lord with a little cultivation. It was only because its genetic level was 50 times that it was not so heaven-defying, otherwise it would have been even more difficult to succeed.

Choose the original body for the first clone to conceive. As a human and accustomed to being human, it's impossible to abandon the human race. With the original body having one times the genetic level, successful conceiving can be achieved in six months.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. The primary lower law cultivated by the human body is the law of fire. Having already gained the recognition of the law of fire, it has saved some effort. Subsequently, the main body of the Qingyang human will cultivate the law of fire and the law of space, while the main body of the Shiying beast will cultivate the law of time and supplement it with the law of space.

"There's still one clone left to be conceived. I need to plan this carefully. I should go out and find my master to learn about the current situation of the human race and the current timeline of the original universe."

At the entrance to the main hall, a servant bowed and said, "Your Highness Qingyang, the Ancient God instructed that he is waiting for you in the weapon-refining room." Qingyang nodded and strode into the weapon-refining room.

The burly man in black, also known as the Ancient God Venerable by the powerful beings of the primordial universe, turned his head and spoke solemnly.

"Disciple, do you know that you have wasted a precious clone slot? The genetic level of the Fengling people is only one level from birth, which is simply insignificant in the vast universe. There are many special life forms with extraordinary talents to choose from."

"Alas! Since the first clone has already chosen the human race, the second clone must be careful in its choice."

Qingyang hurriedly replied, "I'm sorry to have worried you, Master. Choosing a human as my first avatar was something I considered carefully. I believe that talent is a supplementary means. To truly become a powerful cultivator, one must always strive for self-improvement. Talent is secondary, willpower is primary, and great power ultimately comes from within oneself."

"Hahaha, well said, that's spirited! We human men should strive to be strong. Ancient God, you've taken on a fine disciple."

A hearty laugh exploded in Qingyang's mind, drawing his consciousness to the vast ancient god continent, spanning trillions of kilometers.

A burly man dressed as a wild man with disheveled hair descended upon them. The Ancient God Venerable immediately led the still bewildered Qingyang to the main hall of the Azure Mist Palace. Qingyang, having regained his senses, looked at the man before him with respect.

The newcomer was none other than the strongest pillar of the human race in the original story, and the only strongest human in the universe after the original ancestor was suppressed.

"Good lad, you have good fortune, strong will, and good character. Given time, you will surely become a pillar of our human race's rise."

"Greetings, Lord Giant Axe! Hahaha, Qingyang will definitely not disappoint us old folks in the future."

"Good lad, now that you've brought back this treasure, consider it my way of protecting the outstanding descendants of my clan and investing in the pillars of our human race. I hope you won't perish in the future, and I look forward to you becoming one of us."

"This~", Qingyang hesitated and looked at his master. The Ancient God Venerable immediately presented the treasure to Qingyang without saying a word and said, "This is a good thing. The clan will bestow great treasures upon geniuses with great potential. You can take this ordinary soul treasure. Right now, you need a soul defense treasure the most."

"Disciple understands, thank you for the treasure bestowed by the founder of the Giant Axe," Qingyang added in his mind, "I will repay you with an even more powerful and precious divine axe in the future. Giant Axe, your investment was very worthwhile."

"If I can take that step, I'll gladly accept this title. In the future, I can come to the Holy City of the Clan to study the Chaos Stele."

After speaking, the giant axe took out some materials, which transformed into a fleeting stream of light and were accepted by the Ancient God Venerable. Its figure gradually blurred and disappeared.

"Such strong spatial mastery, I didn't sense the slightest spatial fluctuation," Qingyang exclaimed in amazement.

Currently, among the human race, only the Ancient God Venerable and Peng Gong Venerable are skilled in crafting ordinary treasures. Others can at most craft top-tier treasures. The fact that the giant axe came to deliver materials is probably because he hopes the Ancient God Venerable will add a few treasures to the race's treasury.

"Disciple, do you have any ideas about choosing a second avatar? Should we choose a special life form that is naturally close to the laws of spacetime, or a World Tree or a Frost Whale with a massive divine body?" the Ancient God Venerable asked.

Having been familiar with the original plot, Qingyang already had the answer in his heart. "My disciple's second clone has a plan. It will go and nurture a special life form with a huge divine body. My disciple is now at the peak of the Marquis level, and its will has reached the limit of immortality. It plans to train in the universe while searching for a clone with a huge divine body. Please also keep an eye out for special life forms with huge divine bodies in the same way, Master."

"Good! Go then," the Ancient God Venerable nodded in response.

A hundred years later, on a star-shrouded mountain peak somewhere on the ancient god continent.

Qingyang opened his jet-black eyes and sorted through his own information, thoroughly familiarizing himself with the talents, secret techniques, treasures, and relationships of both his human and Time Shadow Beast selves.

In terms of understanding the laws, it's roughly equivalent to passing the 17th level of the Heavenly Bridge in the virtual universe. As for the divine body, it's a complete disadvantage. Qingyang, the Realm Lord, doesn't have the immortal body of a Marquis-level expert, and he can't burn his divine power to fight at crucial moments.

In terms of equipment, he has a spaceship made of F-grade metal, the Flame Divine Weapon, an immortal divine weapon of the King level that he forged himself, the Black Flame Armor, a top-grade treasure bestowed by his master, and the Annihilation Soul Pearl, a light blue crystal sphere-shaped ordinary soul defense treasure bestowed by the giant axe.

In terms of character relationships, the original Qingyang spent a thousand years to break through from the Hengxing level to the Realm Lord. Because the Realm Lord stage allows for a clearer understanding of the laws, the original Qingyang stayed in the Realm Lord stage for more than ten thousand years to hone his understanding of the laws.

The original owner was born on the native planet Fengling Star. His parents had average cultivation talent and died before they could break through to the Hengxing level. However, he showed his talent at the Hengxing level, mastering a trace of the law of fire. Moreover, his soul strength far exceeded that of geniuses of the same period. He was taken in as a personal disciple by an ancient god who traveled through the human territory.

"It's time to head to the human holy city," the black-armored youth said.