Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 394 The Ownership of the Treasure

Extraterritorial battlefield, Star Tower.

The Star Tower is nine light-years high, seemingly obscuring half of the universe.

This treasure, one of the most powerful artifacts in the primordial universe, once sparked a fierce battle among the four peak races, and even attracted the strongest beings from other universes. However, none of them were able to take it away.

As time passed, this place gradually became a battleground for countless immortal gods from billions of races across the universe. Over endless ages, countless powerful beings have perished here.

At this time, the Star Tower was still filled with battles and killings, but the level had dropped slightly because some extremely powerful King-level experts had also gone to the Yanji Continent to compete for treasures.

Inside the Star Tower, in the core hall, sat a majestic figure sitting cross-legged.

He had a long, coiled snake-like body, but his upper body was human. His purple beard hung down, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he exuded a vast aura.

This person is none other than Puti, the eldest disciple of the strongest being in the universe, whose strength is considered quite powerful even among the lords of the universe.

For countless ages, Puti has been responsible for guarding the Star Tower, and has always done so wholeheartedly.

Of course, the Star Tower, this supreme treasure, is immovable even by the strongest beings in the universe, so it naturally won't be taken away. Therefore, Puti's most important task is still to wait for the true leader of the Earth lineage to appear.

Puti had initially thought that the human genius Yang Wu might become the leader of the Earth lineage, but the other party gave up on recognizing the Star Tower as its master.

Although he was very disappointed, Puti thought it was definitely the right choice.

After all, with Yang Wu's talent, his future achievements will surely be astonishing. Even if it were him, he would not choose to acknowledge the Star Tower as his master.

However, what Puti didn't know was that Yang Wu's reason for giving up on recognizing the Star Tower as his master was not because he was afraid of the danger of falling. After all, with the dual support of the Time Simulator and the Time Palace, even if he slowly worked his way up, it would be enough to complete the recognition of the Star Tower as his master.

"Sigh!" Puti sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, "I wonder when a new leader for the Earth lineage will appear?"

"That little guy who just finished cultivating the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual not long ago has been progressing quite rapidly lately. I wonder when he'll be able to come to this extraterrestrial battlefield for training?"

Throughout countless ages, apart from Yang Wu, the super genius who gave birth to the avatar of the Flame God Clan, only the Earthling who obtained the first Heavenly Soul Crystal was qualified to recognize the Star Tower as its master. After success, he could become the personal disciple of the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

Normally, Puti would only pay a little attention to things on Earth, waiting for the candidate to obtain the first Heavenly Soul Crystal.

Anyone who can successfully withstand the illusion within the Heavenly Soul Crystal and successfully cultivate the first level of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual can become a candidate for the leader of the Earth lineage.

The second Heavenly Soul Crystal, however, has always been kept by Puti, who is responsible for choosing the right time to create a challenging test for the candidate. Only by passing the test can the candidate obtain the second Heavenly Soul Crystal.

As for the subsequent Heavenly Soul Crystal and the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, they were arranged by the Mountain-Sitting Guest himself, and even Puti could not know the details.

Now that Luo Feng has successfully cultivated the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual," he can be considered a candidate for the leader of a regional faction. Therefore, Puti is paying attention to his growth from time to time and is preparing to create a suitable test.

Just then, a hazy golden light suddenly shone in the hall.

"Hmm?" Puti was slightly surprised.

This main hall inside the Star Tower is its core area and cannot be entered by teleportation. Therefore, it can only be accessed through the Divine Kingdom.

However, teleportation to the divine kingdom requires coordinate tokens. Currently, the leader of the Earth lineage has not yet appeared, and the only ones who can leave coordinate tokens here are the four people who attempted to leave them.

"Could it be my third junior brother?" Puti wondered to himself.

Just then, a burly figure slowly emerged from the misty golden light.

"Second Junior Brother?" Puti asked in slight surprise, not expecting the visitor to be Emperor Yan.

Although the Mountain Dweller's tokens are kept here, he will not come here unless a candidate from the Earth lineage appears.

Emperor Yan also knew the other residences of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, so it was impossible for him to come here to look for the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

"Could it be that my second junior brother has come to see me?" Puti wondered to himself.

In fact, it's perfectly normal for fellow disciples to have frequent interactions and keep in touch with each other.

But Emperor Yan is different.

Puti knew very well that for countless years, the Yan Emperor had always looked down on him.

Because he was originally a servant of Master Zuoshanke, in terms of aptitude and treasures, he was naturally inferior to Yan Di, who was cultivated, nurtured, and selected by Zuoshanke with endless effort.

Therefore, Puti was also secretly working hard to cultivate, just to prove that he was no worse than Yan Di.

Although he said he disliked fighting, that was in the primordial universe.

However, the Puti in the cosmic sea is incredibly frenzied, often fighting desperately for precious treasures.

In this way, he created the strongest secret technique of the universe master; accumulated endless resources, raised his own life gene level to nearly ten thousand times; and even obtained a supreme treasure weapon.

Of course, although his strength has now surpassed that of the Flame Emperor and he can be considered a fourth-order universe master, he is still extremely low-key and humble.

Because the longer he stayed, the more he understood the terror of the teacher, the mountain hermit.

In Puti's eyes, even the "Original Ancestor" who was once invincible across the universe was probably not as mysterious as the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

Although he didn't understand why the Mountain Master would spend so much time and effort cultivating his two disciples, he also harbored ambitions and hoped to have the same opportunities as the leader of the Flame God Clan and the leader of the Earthlings.

Therefore, even though he had become a fourth-order universe master who was difficult to kill even by the strongest beings in the universe, he still completed the task assigned by the Mountain Guest with utmost seriousness, waiting for the candidate from the Earth lineage to appear.

"Senior Brother!" Before Puti could finish his questioning, he heard Yan Di's voice echo in the hall: "I heard from Teacher that a new candidate for the Earth lineage has emerged? Perhaps you can finally escape this mission!"

Of course, although Emperor Yan said that, he was also very clear in his heart about how difficult it was to recognize the Star Tower as its master.

He paid close attention when the first candidate recognized the Star Tower, after all, the Earthling lineage was carefully guided and nurtured by the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

Moreover, the Star Tower was, after all, an extremely powerful treasure, and Emperor Yan was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

But it was only after the first candidate began to acknowledge the Star Tower as his master that he realized the terrifying nature of this 'life and death inheritance'!

Although Emperor Yan was unwilling to admit it, he understood that the first candidate's talent and comprehension were even more astonishing than his own.

Yet this genius, who even had the chance to become the master of the universe, died during the process of recognizing the master of the Star Tower, unable to bear the pain!

It was that experience that made Emperor Yan completely give up his illusions about the Star Tower, the ultimate treasure. After all, although the ultimate treasure was powerful, it was nothing compared to his life!

"It's difficult!" Puti sighed and said softly, "The difficulty of recognizing a Star Tower as its master surpasses even the countless trials you've faced, Second Junior Brother. Success won't be an easy task!"

At the same time, Puti also became secretly wary.

Senior Brother?

When did Emperor Yan ever regard him as his senior brother?

Throughout countless years, Emperor Yan has only addressed him as Senior Brother twice.

The first time was when Yan Di was facing the challenge left by his teacher, Zuo Shan Ke. Yan Di was afraid that he would not be able to pass and once wanted him to go easy on him a little.

But how could he possibly do such a thing? Naturally, he resolutely refused. And it was precisely for this reason that Emperor Yan harbored considerable dissatisfaction with him.

The second time was when the Yan Emperor sought his help during a battle for a supreme treasure in the cosmic sea.

Although he disliked Yan Di's personality and attitude, he still displayed some of his strength out of respect for his teacher, and together with Yan Di, forced back the third-order universe master of the second reincarnation era.

But after this incident, Yan Di was most concerned about how much stronger Yan Di had become, which was utterly baffling!

Now that Emperor Yan is addressing him as Senior Brother again, perhaps he has some scheme in mind.

"Senior Brother!" Emperor Yan said with a smile, "As the saying goes, 'When the teacher has something to do, the disciple will do it.' Waiting for the candidate from the Earth lineage to appear is your task, Senior Brother, but if you have other things to do, you can call me over. I can wait for you for a while; it's not a problem!"

A smile actually appeared on Emperor Yan's face?

If someone he knows well saw this, they would be absolutely stunned!

After all, since becoming the ruler of the universe, Emperor Yan has roamed the universe and even disregarded the top races like humans. So why would he ever smile at anyone?

In fact, even the Flame Emperor is not incapable of smiling.

Back when he was still at the planetary level, or even the domain lord or world lord level, although he was domineering, he was also quite humble. As for stealing his companions' treasures, that would never happen!

But as his strength grew and his backers became more powerful, his ego naturally swelled!

Moreover, when Yan Di was still among the human race, he plundered the treasures of his own kind and broke away from them, he was quite uneasy.

After all, although he was very powerful at the time, and he was protected by the Armor of Calamity, even the strongest person in the universe could not kill him.

However, if many powerful individuals from the human race were to act simultaneously, they could still suppress him.

So at that time, Emperor Yan was thinking of leading the Yan God Clan to join another race that was opposed to the human race. However, unexpectedly, although the human race sent strong people to fight against him, none of the top experts came out.

Of course, Emperor Yan was also well aware that all of this was due to his relationship with the strongest lone traveler, the Mountain Hermit.

But now, a genius who is thought to be more suitable to become the leader of the Yan Shen clan has appeared. Will he be abandoned by Zuo Shan Ke? And will Zuo Shan Ke take back his Calamity Armor, Original Soul, and Yan Shen Halberd?

If he really loses these three treasures, his strength will probably drop significantly!

Therefore, even though he still held Puti in contempt, Emperor Yan had no choice but to come here to gather information. After all, Puti was hardworking and conscientious, and although his talent was somewhat lacking, he was the disciple who had followed the Mountain Guest the longest.

Seeing that Yan Di was becoming increasingly abnormal, Puti became even more vigilant. He then smiled and said, "The task left by our teacher is not complicated. Usually, you only need to create a divine avatar. You don't need to trouble yourself, Second Junior Brother!"

Emperor Yan casually recounted a few more things, then inadvertently asked, "Senior Brother, I've heard that within our Yan God Clan, there's an invincible King-level expert, the God-Slaying King, who has recently made quite a name for himself on the Seventh Domain Outer Battlefield. I wonder if you've heard of him?"

"The God-Slaying King?" Puti pondered for a moment.

He finally understood the purpose of Emperor Yan's visit.

In fact, not only Yan Di, but even Puti himself was extremely shocked after learning that Yang Wu's Yan God Clan clone was very likely to have reached perfect genes!

You should know that everyone else thought that the God of Slaughter was an immortal god, but Puti knew very well that the so-called God of Slaughter was just an avatar of Yang Wu, a peerless genius of the world lord level.

Back then, the Yan Emperor, who was at the Realm Lord level, was already incredibly talented. He broke through the limitation of a hundred times the genetic limit by relying on his own talent and became the leader of the Yan God Clan.

But compared to the stunning Yan Emperor back then, there is absolutely no comparison between him and Yang Wu now!

"If Yang Wu is interested in the future, he might actually be able to replace my second junior brother as the leader of the Yan Shen clan!" Puti thought to himself.

Of course, Puti was well aware that the Mountain-Sitting Guest still harbored some affection for his disciple, the Flame Emperor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to forge a new treasure for Yang Wu; he could have simply retrieved the Flame Emperor's original soul and the Flame God Halberd.

"But should I tell my second junior brother the news?" Puti hesitated.

Puti then contacted the teacher, Sitting Mountain Guest, directly via the communication token.

The answer I received was quite unexpected—

"Whether or not to inform Emperor Yan is entirely up to you!"

Puti was slightly taken aback, unable to fathom the thoughts of the mountain dweller.

After a moment's thought, Puti decided to tell Yan Di part of the matter, thinking that if Yan Di could break through under pressure, the teacher would be quite satisfied.

Thinking of this, Puti immediately told Emperor Yan that the God of Slaughter had become the disciple of the Mountain Guest, but concealed the fact that the God of Slaughter was actually Yang Wu, a genius at the level of a world lord of the human race.

"impossible!"

"That's impossible!"

Upon learning this news, Emperor Yan roared with rage, his eyes burning with an extremely crazed and twisted flame.

Although unwilling to believe it, Emperor Yan knew very well that if the God of Slaughter's life gene had truly reached the perfect level, or even just broken the limit of a hundred times the life gene level, it was very likely that he would be accepted as a disciple by the Mountain-Sitting Guest!

After all, the reason he was able to become the leader of the Yan God Clan was because he successfully broke through the limitation of the hundredfold life gene level!

"I must find him and kill him!"

"Just you wait, Master Zuoshanke. Even if you take on another disciple, I will still be the final victor. He will never catch up to me; he will always be trampled under my feet!"

"Second Junior Brother!" Puti said gently, "Although the God-Slaying King was also taken in as a disciple by our Master, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll clash with you."

"Puti, you don't need to tell me, I already know!"

Emperor Yan said in a deep voice, "I have important matters to attend to, so I won't stay here with you!"

Having received concrete information, Emperor Yan naturally did not linger inside the Star Tower and immediately vanished.

However, after leaving the Star Tower, Emperor Yan did not return directly to the Yan Mystic Realm, but instead went directly to the Yan Sacrifice Continent, which was not too far from the Star Tower.

……

hum!

Accompanied by a spatial fluctuation, a hazy golden light suddenly shone in the sky above the central region of the Yanji Continent.

Immediately, a towering figure appeared in the sky above the Yanji Continent. He exuded boundless pressure, causing countless powerful beings across the entire Yanji Continent, and even on the surrounding fragments of the continent, to feel their souls tremble. They felt as if they were facing the heavens and earth, as if they could be instantly annihilated in this endless void.

The feeling that they could perish at any moment filled everyone with terror, turning them pale, and they all looked up at the towering figure in the sky.

"He is the Lord of the Universe!"

"He is the great Lord of the Universe!"

Many powerful figures on the Yanji Continent changed color. They were all true elites of their respective clans. Most of the powerful figures who possessed the ultimate combat power of a king came from clans with deep foundations and naturally knew about the Lord of the Universe.

Moreover, apart from the Lord of the Universe, no one dares to venture into the extraterritorial battlefields opened up by the four peak races.

Meanwhile, in the void outside the Yanji Continent, the four cosmic overlords who had been sent by the four peak races to maintain order also changed their expressions slightly.

"It's Emperor Yan!"

As the overlords of the universe, the four of them naturally had a certain understanding of the super strong beings in the universe, so they recognized the identity of the Flame Emperor immediately.

However, the four people's performances were quite different.

Among them, the cosmic overlord from the Zerg was somewhat surprised, but his face remained quite calm. The two cosmic overlords from the Demon Race and the Mechanical Race, however, changed color slightly. As for the Black Smoke Venerable, he looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

Of course, despite their different thoughts, the four of them quickly relayed the news of the Yan Emperor's appearance on the extraterritorial battlefield back to their respective clans.

……

In the virtual universe, the Black Smoke Venerable stood before the Dragon Lord.

"Teacher, the Yan Emperor of the Yan Clan has suddenly appeared on the battlefield outside the domain!" Venerable Black Smoke said respectfully.

"Emperor Yan?" A flash of anger crossed the Dragon Lord's face. "This Emperor Yan truly has no shame!"

In fact, even if other universe lords were willing to swallow their pride, they wouldn't dare to risk offending the four top races and go to the outer battlefield to compete for a high-grade treasure weapon.

Those powerful individuals who are not afraid of the four top clans will not offend them for the sake of a high-grade treasure weapon.

But Emperor Yan is different!

He is selfish, greedy, and domineering by nature, and he also has the strongest lone warrior backing him up. Even if he really manages to seize that high-level treasure weapon, the four top clans will be helpless against him!

"Black smoke, the spacetime around the Yanji Continent is now completely sealed off. Even I can't teleport there directly. You and those little guys are in danger this time!" The Dragon Lord sighed.

"Rest assured, Master, your disciple will never disgrace the human race!" Venerable Black Smoke said solemnly.

The Black Smoke Venerable knew very well that the enmity between the Flame Emperor and the human race ran deep, and that he might perish if he encountered the other party this time.

……

Demon race.

"This Yan Emperor is truly shameless. He possesses such luxurious treasures, yet he would actually care about a high-grade supreme artifact?"

"Forget it, the spacetime around the Yanji Continent has been completely sealed off. Let him have that treasure. Anyway, the human race will definitely suffer the greatest losses this time!"

"Yes!" The demon race's cosmic overlord, who had delivered the message, replied calmly.

……

Both the Zerg and the Machine races responded accordingly. Although they also felt that Emperor Yan was shameless, they were helpless against his arrival.

……

hum!

Having arrived above the Yanji Continent, the Yan Emperor has begun to reverse time and space, attempting to find information about the God of Slaughter.

Time and space continued to flow slowly backward, and Emperor Yan had already heard the exclamations of countless powerful kings.

He saw everyone discussing how the Divine King of Invincible Godhood's divine body had suddenly swelled up;

he saw...

Suddenly—

The entire scene of time reversal suddenly froze.

The expressions of countless immortal kings froze, and even some of the constantly shattering space came to a complete standstill.

Immediately, the reversed flow of time and space began to return rapidly, and everything returned to reality.

"Um?"

A look of confusion appeared in Emperor Yan's eyes, followed by boundless shock.

"My attempt to reverse time was interrupted!"

"this……"

"That scene just now was absolutely the descent of the primordial will of the universe!"

In any case, Emperor Yan was a disciple of the Mountain Hermit, so his vision was naturally extraordinary. Therefore, he was well aware of what it meant for the reversal of time to be interrupted.

Although he can control a spacetime, this also requires the cooperation of the universe itself!

Since the primordial will of the universe descended when he reversed time, it's not surprising that his control over time was stripped away!

"It seems that the God-Slaying King has indeed reached the level of perfect genes!"

Emperor Yan frowned, thinking to himself, "Next, I must become stronger as quickly as possible; my treasure must not be lost!"

Then, Emperor Yan looked down at the Yanji Continent, the immortal gods of the many human races on the Yanji Continent, and even the Black Smoke Venerable in the void outside the Yanji Continent.

"Humans?"

"snort!"

A cold snort echoed in the consciousness of all the powerful humans around, causing everyone to show pain on their faces.

boom!

Emperor Yan's gaze narrowed slightly, and then the high-grade treasure in the center of the Yan Sacrifice Continent, the Earth Dragon Mountain-Splitting Axe, broke the seal and flew directly to Emperor Yan's front.

After all, no matter how powerful the Yanji clan was, they were still just an ordinary clan. How could the seal they left behind possibly stop a cosmic ruler?

Therefore, the Earth Dragon Mountain-Splitting Axe, which was originally expected to take some time to emerge, broke through the seal at this moment.

As for the once vast and boundless Yanji Continent, it was directly shattered into countless small fragments after the Earth Dragon Mountain-Splitting Axe was taken away.

After all, the Yanji Continent had already endured fierce battles for many years, and now that its core had been taken away, its fragmentation was an inevitable result.

call!

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Yan disappeared without a trace, taking with him the Earth Dragon Mountain-Splitting Axe.

……

In the endless void, the four cosmic overlords, including the Black Smoke Venerable, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Flame Emperor disappear, while also secretly wondering about it.

They were naturally not surprised that Yan Di took the Earth Dragon Mountain-Splitting Axe.

When did Emperor Ke Yan become so easy to talk to?

After all, in the past years, all the human powerhouses that Emperor Yan encountered, whether immortal gods or cosmic venerables, have perished!

But now, Venerable Black Smoke and the others have only suffered minor injuries!

"Black smoke, you're really lucky!" the demon race's cosmic overlord sneered.

"Hmph!" Venerable Black Smoke snorted coldly, without saying anything more. In fact, he didn't know why Emperor Yan would let him go.

However, being able to survive is indeed a happy thing!

I overestimated myself; these 6000 words don't count as a make-up update.

(End of this chapter)