Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 393 The Fear of the Flame Emperor

In the mysterious realm of Yan, three vast and expansive landmasses float in the endless void.

The smallest of these three continents has a diameter of more than one light-year, while the largest has a diameter of three light-years.

These three continents encircle each other, and in the very center of the void, there floats a palace complex composed of countless extremely magnificent palaces, surrounded by endless flames.

Flames of various colors, including black, purple, white, and blue, swirled around.

Immortal warriors walked through the palace complex, their eyes filled with fervor and worship whenever they glanced at the central main hall.

Although the number of Cosmic Venerables among the Yan God Clan is extremely small due to their existence in a cosmic secret realm, life forms within this realm are unaffected when breaking through to immortality.

The Yan God Clan, being a special race carefully nurtured by the reincarnated God-King Zuo Shan Ke, has a fairly high probability of producing geniuses. Therefore, after countless years of accumulation, the number of immortal gods within the Yan God Clan is still quite considerable.

However, those who are granted the title of Immortal King by being bestowed with golden armor are still quite rare among the Yan God Clan.

In a side hall not far from the main hall, a golden-armored figure, ten meters tall, sat on a towering throne.

Besides these, there were other immortal gods of the Yan God Clan in the main hall, each exuding an astonishing aura. Most of them were wearing silver armor, while there were also three powerful figures wearing gold armor.

The figure on the main seat was the Crimson Rainbow King, who had already gone to the outer battlefield. Although his main body had gone to the outer battlefield, with his divine body strength that was completely comparable to that of a cosmic venerable, leaving a weak avatar in the clan did not affect his combat power at all.

This would make it incredibly convenient to contact other members of the clan.

"Don't worry, the Demon King Thorn King and the Insect King Green Mantis King have joined forces with me. Although the God-Slaying King is powerful, it's unlikely he can kill me now..."

King Crimson Rainbow was explaining the laws of space to his many powerful subordinates and disciples, but after encountering danger on the battlefield outside the domain, he began instructing his disciples on matters.

After all, although he was resurrected by the leader Yan Di through time reversal, it was unknown when that happened, and it was best to explain some things.

Only after Thorn King joined the battle and together they besieged God of Slaughter did Crimson Rainbow King's avatar finally show a smile.

But before the smile on his face could disappear, it suddenly turned into a look of horror, and then the entire avatar completely vanished!

"teacher?"

"Why did the teacher's avatar suddenly disappear?"

Many immortal gods were shocked, because this palace had always maintained a spatial seal, and even the Crimson Rainbow King could not simply teleport away.

Moreover, the Crimson Rainbow King was just saying he was in danger, and now his avatar has vanished, which could mean...

"Don't worry!" A King-level Immortal clad in golden Flame God Clan royal armor quickly said, "Perhaps our teacher encountered an extremely dangerous situation and needed to exert all his strength, so he temporarily withdrew his consciousness and divine power, and this avatar naturally dissipated!"

"Let's take a look at the keepsake our teacher left us!"

"Yes, look at the keepsake!"

Some of these immortal gods quickly retrieved the tokens that the Crimson Rainbow King had left behind.

These tokens all contained the life imprint of the Crimson Rainbow King, as if they were treasures that had already recognized their master. Once crushed, the Crimson Rainbow King would naturally sense it.

"The token has become ownerless!" A terrified voice cried out from an immortal god, his voice trembling slightly.

"Ownerless!"

"My keepsake has become ownerless!"

……

The immortal gods who had taken out their tokens looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock. They all knew very well what this meant!

There are generally only two ways for an item bearing the mark of life to become ownerless.

One possibility is that the owner comes to retrieve the life imprint within it personally, and the other is that the owner is killed.

Since the Crimson Rainbow King was not present and could not retract the spiritual imprint, the answer was obvious...

The Crimson Rainbow King has fallen!

"Wasn't our teacher an invincible powerhouse who had reached the King level? How could he have perished on the extraterritorial battlefield? Could it be that a Universe Venerable went to the extraterritorial battlefield?"

"How could that be? Do you think the rules set by the super beings of the four top races can be violated by some cosmic venerables?"

"Yes, before our teacher perished, he was hunting down a traitor of our Yan God Clan, the God-Slaying King. It seems that he was besieged by the God-Slaying King and other powerful figures, and our teacher was caught off guard, which led to his unexpected demise!"

"Quickly, right now!"

"Find a way to notify the leader!"

There are only five Universe Venerables in the Yan God Clan. With the strength of the Crimson Rainbow King, he is enough to rank among the top ten in the entire Yan God Clan.

Therefore, the fall of the Crimson Rainbow King was undoubtedly a major event within the Flame God Clan.

In just a moment, Venerable Ice Deuterium, who was in charge of all intelligence within the Yan God Clan, arrived. He first carefully inquired about the detailed events of many immortal gods, and then directly dismissed them.

"The King of Slaughter?"

"With the Crimson Rainbow King's strength, coupled with the protection of my Flame God Clan's King Armor, even an ordinary Universe Venerable would need considerable time to kill him!"

"What exactly happened?"

Venerable Ice Deuterium even foresaw how furious the leader, Emperor Yan, would be upon learning this news.

It's even possible that the Crimson Rainbow King won't be resurrected anytime soon!

"It seems that the high-grade treasure left behind by the Yanji clan is probably not meant for my Yan God Clan!" Venerable Ice Deuterium thought to himself.

As the chief intelligence officer within the Yan Shen Clan, Venerable Ice Deuterium naturally knew that a supreme treasure was about to emerge on the outer battlefield.

Under the rules set by the four top clans, perhaps the Flame Emperor could try his luck, but for a cosmic venerable like himself, it was simply impossible for him to go.

Therefore, within the Yan Shen Clan, only two invincible kings could participate in the competition for that supreme treasure.

But now that the Crimson Rainbow King has fallen, the remaining Purple Flame King, although stronger, has an even slimmer chance of obtaining the treasure.

"However, we should try to keep an eye on news about the God-Slaying King!"

With this in mind, Venerable Ice Deuterium immediately connected his consciousness to the virtual universe and began to contact his intelligence personnel through secret language.

Yes, the consciousness of the Ice Deuterium Venerable has connected to the virtual universe.

As a super virtual world that can span the entire universe, the virtual universe is something that even the most technologically advanced mechanical races cannot achieve, naturally attracting the attention of countless races.

Therefore, even at a huge cost, other groups will find ways to connect to the virtual universe.

Although the powerful alien races could only use anonymous, restricted accounts, they still flocked to them, since using the virtual universe to contact each other would be much more convenient in critical moments.

As the highest leader of the Yan God Clan's intelligence department, Venerable Ice Deuterium naturally possessed a large number of anonymous virtual universe accounts.

……

Information travels so swiftly in the virtual universe that it didn't take long for Venerable Ice Deuterium to obtain all the information about the God-Slaying King from his intelligence personnel.

"What amazing talent!"

Looking at the battle video he received, Venerable Ice Deuterium sighed inwardly.

The gun skills displayed by the God of Slaughter in the video were so impressive that even he was somewhat amazed.

Even if he weren't a cosmic venerable one who had fully comprehended a superior law, he probably wouldn't be able to compare with that God-Slaying King!

"However, since this God-Slaying King possesses such strength, he shouldn't have remained unknown before!"

"But where did he come from?" Venerable Ice Deuterium was very puzzled.

"Forget it, whether it's the fall of the Crimson Rainbow King or this God-Slaying King, it's better to report to His Majesty first!"

"However, to resolve this issue, we need the intervention of the clan's invincible king! Therefore, we must first report this matter to His Majesty Emperor Yan!"

With that in mind, Venerable Ice Deuterium quickly arrived in front of the majestic main hall.

Directly in front of the main palace, endless flames split off a void passage, and at the end of the passage stood ten immortal kings of the Flame God Clan, clad in golden armor.

"Your Majesty!" Venerable Ice Deuterium stood before the palace gates and said respectfully, "We have just received news that King Crimson Rainbow was killed by the traitorous Slaughtering God King of our Flame God Clan on the battlefield beyond the realm, and some strange things have happened to Slaughtering God King!"

"boom!"

Just then, an astonishing pressure instantly spread out, enveloping the entire palace complex.

Countless lives within the vast palace complex trembled in fear, as if facing the entire universe, boundless and unstoppable.

The feeling that life and death were beyond their control terrified everyone, and they all looked up at the most magnificent temple in the center, their eyes filled with fear and worship.

They all wanted to know what had happened to make the greatest leader of the Flame God Clan so angry!

Boom!

As time and space shifted, Venerable Ice Deuterium felt as if he had suddenly appeared in the vast temple.

At the highest point of the main hall sat a majestic figure.

His entire body was covered in dense scales, and he had a single horn on his forehead that seemed to pierce the sky.

This person is none other than the greatest being within the Yan God Clan, the Lord of the Universe, the Yan Emperor.

"What a piece of trash!"

The Yan Emperor's domineering gaze fell upon the Ice Deuterium Venerable, and the invisible pressure made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Ice Deuterium, are you saying that the Crimson Rainbow King was killed alone by that damned traitor?"

Emperor Yan slowly stood up and then walked down the steps one by one. His figure kept shrinking, but his aura became heavier and heavier, like a volcano that might erupt at any moment.

"Yes!" Venerable Ice Deuterium replied respectfully.

"To be able to kill a King-level Invincible on his own, could that traitor have become a Universe Venerable?" The anger in Yan Di's heart intensified.

To prevent the emergence of geniuses surpassing him among his descendants, he deliberately led the Yan God Clan to live in this secret realm, precisely to reduce the probability of a Universe Venerable being born within the Yan God Clan.

If that traitor has truly broken through to the realm of the Universe Venerable, it would indeed be a huge problem.

"Your Majesty, the God-Slaying King has not broken through. Here is his detailed information!" Venerable Ice Deuterium replied respectfully while waving his hand to open a large amount of information in mid-air.

"He didn't break through; that Crimson Rainbow guy is such a waste..."

Emperor Yan casually browsed the video in mid-air, but his expression suddenly froze, and even a hint of fear appeared.

Because he happened to witness the moment when Yang Wu's Yan Shen Clan clone suddenly expanded to over 90,000 kilometers in size.

"This...this could be...?"

"Could this mean that we've reached the level of perfect genes?"

Emperor Yan was filled with fear.

The Ice Deuterium Venerable lacked vision and didn't understand what this meant, but Emperor Yan was perfectly clear about it.

Moreover, for Yan Di, the future strength of the God of Slaughter, who has likely already achieved perfect genes, is nothing, since his own strength is already among the top in the third-tier universe lords.

But the most important point is...

The reason he was able to become the disciple of the strongest being in the universe, the Mountain Guest, was because his own life genes were incredibly powerful!

But even now, he has not reached the perfect gene level! And that God-Slaying King is just a minor immortal god, yet his life gene level is higher than his?

"If that damned traitor really has reached the level of perfect genes, will he be taken as a disciple by the master?"

"Will my Fiery God Halberd, Calamity Armor, and Primal Soul be taken back by the teacher?"

Thinking of this, Emperor Yan began to feel even more nervous and uneasy.

In fact, even if the third junior brother from the Earth lineage, who might appear in the future, were to appear, Emperor Yan would not be so nervous.

After all, he was the leader of the Yan God Clan, and his conflict with the Earth Clan was not significant. At most, he would simply give up his armor to the other side!

But if a member of the Yan God Clan really becomes the new disciple of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, then Emperor Yan will truly be finished.

Even now, Emperor Yan still remembers the words that the hermit said when he completed the test and became an apprentice.

"I teach my disciples not secret techniques, nor do I care about their lives; I only provide them with resources and treasures!"

"If you perish on your path to becoming a supreme powerhouse, I will select a new leader from the Yan God Clan!"

"The Flame God Clan that I guided and nurtured is destined to have only one leader, but a leader doesn't necessarily have only one generation. You are merely one generation's leader of the Flame God Clan!"

"Alright, Ice Deuterium, you may leave!"

Emperor Yan waved his hand to remove Venerable Ice Deuterium from the main hall, then stayed alone in the hall with a gloomy expression.

"If anyone else tries to seize a few supreme treasures from him, even the strongest being in the universe, I will not fear them!"

"But those who sit on the mountain are different!"

"The Mountain-Sitting Guest is arguably the top weapon refiner in the entire universe. He might have left special techniques on a few treasures. If he recalls these treasures, my strength will probably only barely reach the third tier!"

"No!" A fierce ambition, defiant and unwilling to submit, shone in Emperor Yan's eyes. "I must find a way to resolve this matter as soon as possible!"

In fact, if Emperor Yan really lost his identity as a disciple of the Mountain Guest, even if he could still possess treasures such as the Flame God Halberd, he would probably face great danger.

After all, when he broke away from the human race, many of the super beings in the human race were wary of his relationship with the Mountain-Sitting Guest, which is why they did not suppress him directly.

"That damned God-Slaying King, that damned traitor!" Emperor Yan gritted his teeth, his brows furrowed, and then, with a thought, he vanished from the temple.

(End of this chapter)