Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 401 The Shock of the Demon Lord

On Zijing Island, a figure burst forth from the sky, and countless inheritors emerged from their residences.

If the commotion when the Swamp Erosion Venerable assassinated Yang Wu wasn't particularly significant, the fact that the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, this supreme treasure, was mobilized was a scene rarely seen even after countless years, naturally alarming everyone present.

"What's going on? Even the Five-Colored Aurora Lake has mobilized?"

As a candidate for divine general, Venerable Jiufeng naturally noticed the interest in the Five-Colored Aurora Lake immediately, but his heart tightened even more.

"Could it be that something happened to King Shenwei?" Upon thinking this, Venerable Jiufeng's expression changed drastically.

Thousands of years ago, he received the mission from his tribe to protect the Divine King within the Ancestral God Cult. However, in the last few thousand years, the Divine King had long since returned to human territory.

Therefore, after instructing Yang Wu to send him a message if anything came up, Venerable Jiufeng returned to his residence. After all, as a candidate for divine general, he couldn't stay in the other party's mansion indefinitely.

"It might not necessarily be the Divine Might King!" On the way to Yang Wu's residence, Venerable Jiufeng thought to himself, "I told him before that the alien races were very likely to assassinate him, and I also asked him to contact me during the operation. I think he won't act rashly!"

Venerable Jiufeng's speed was naturally incredibly fast. When he teleported to a place not far from Yang Wu's residence, Venerable Swamp Erosion's divine body was already enveloped by countless multicolored aurora lights. Therefore, he just happened to witness Venerable Swamp Erosion's fall.

"The Five-Colored Aurora Lake truly lives up to its reputation as one of the most powerful treasures in the vast universe. A high-level cosmic venerable who is proficient in soul attacks has fallen so easily!" Seeing the Swamp Erosion Venerable being easily annihilated by the Five-Colored Aurora, the Dove Wind Venerable couldn't help but sigh.

Even if he wanted to kill that Swamp Erosion Venerable, he would have to put in some effort! But for the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, it was a trivial matter.

"However, since the Swamp Erosion Venerable has already made his move, why does King Kamui seem to be unharmed?"

Seeing Yang Wu unharmed in front of the mansion, Venerable Jiufeng breathed a sigh of relief, but also couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Could it be that the Divine Might King exchanged some treasure in the clan's treasury?" Venerable Jiufeng wondered to himself.

Those unfamiliar with the Divine King might mistake it for a treasure bestowed by the higher-ups of the human race.

But Venerable Jiufeng had personally witnessed the exchange of treasures between the Divine Might King and the Lord of the Dark Serpent. Even he would be envious of the wealth the Divine Might King possessed, so there was naturally no need for the higher-ups of the clan to bestow any more treasures upon him.

"Venerable Jiufeng!"

"Venerable Jiufeng!"

King Chaman, King Seven Swords, and other inheritors of the Beast Gods from the human race also appeared one after another beside Venerable Jiufeng.

"What on earth happened here that even the Five-Colored Aurora Lake has been mobilized?"

These people arrived a bit slower, and didn't even see the Swamp Erosion Venerable being killed by the Five-Colored Aurora, so naturally they didn't know what had happened here.

"It was Venerable Swamp Erosion who attempted to assassinate King Divine Might, and was then directly annihilated by the Five-Colored Aurora Lake!" Although Venerable Jiufeng was a candidate for God General, he did not put on any airs in front of his fellow clansmen, such as the Seven Sword Kings.

"Divine Might King?" The Seven Sword Kings and the others all looked at Yang Wu, who seemed to have suffered no harm at all, and were all somewhat bewildered.

"Even Venerable Swamp Erosion took action personally, how could King Divine Might be unharmed?"

You must understand how powerful and swift an attack is when a high-level cosmic venerable burns his divine power. Even true immortal gods like them might not be able to withstand the full force of the Swamp Erosion Venerable's attack until the five-colored aurora descends, let alone a realm lord like the Divine Might King.

Prior to this, while they acknowledged Divine Might King's talent and potential, they hadn't paid much attention to his actual strength. After all, no matter what, Divine Might King was merely a Realm Lord; even if he possessed the strength to the limit of the King-level realm through the aid of treasures, it wasn't anything special!

After all, even the weakest of the Beast God inheritors on this Purple Thorn Island possess the ultimate combat power of a King!

……

Just as countless inheritors of the Beast Gods on the entire Purple Thorn Island were exchanging words and looking at Yang Wu with utter shock, an incomparably powerful pressure suddenly descended.

Then, a towering figure appeared out of thin air above Yang Wu's residence.

Its dragon-like body covered tens of thousands of kilometers of void, its huge wings spread out, and its dragon head emerged to look down.

Upon seeing the other party appear, the countless inheritors of the Beast Gods below immediately landed on the ground, each respectfully bowing and saying, "Greetings, Island Lord!"

The visitor was none other than the Lord of Zijing Island, the Fire Sky Beast God, one of the Eight Great Beast Gods.

"A cosmic venerable actually dared to assassinate the Divine Might King? Hmph! Daring to carry out an assassination within the sacred grounds of my Ancestral God Sect, completely disregarding the sect's prohibitions, what audacity!"

The Fire Sky Beast God nodded slightly to Yang Wu, then said in a deep voice, "Such a person deserves to perish forever! Even if the Swamp Erosion Venerable is resurrected by reversing time, my Ancestral God Sect will still send powerful experts to hunt him down!"

The boundless pressure emanating from the Fire Sky Beast God caused countless inheritors to change their expressions slightly.

That's too cruel!

Even after being resurrected by reversing time, the Swamp Erosion Venerable will be hunted down, and his future days will surely be incredibly difficult!

"Fortunately! Fortunately, I didn't make the first move!" Venerable Jueguang thought to himself with relief.

He was already being hunted down by powerful members of the human race for his previous assassination attempt on Yang Wu in human territory. If he were to provoke the higher-ups of the Ancestral God Sect, his situation would become even more precarious.

After all, the human race and the Zerg alliance are enemies, so Venerable Jueguang naturally wouldn't care too much about the human race's pursuit.

But the Ancestral God Cult is different!

The Ancestral God Cult is the largest power in the primordial universe, with its powerful members spread throughout the universe. In terms of both numbers and power, it is second to none.

Even a master of the universe would risk his demise if he were to be hunted down by the Ancestral God Cult!

"The Fire Sky Beast God is nothing more than a minor inheritor of the Beast God title. Why make such a fuss?" Just then, another majestic voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire Purple Thorn Island.

At the same time, another majestic figure appeared in the sky above Zijing Island.

Its size was almost identical to that of the Fire Sky Beast God, also reaching tens of thousands of kilometers in length. It had four hooves, wings on its back, and was covered entirely in black scales. It was none other than the guardian beast god of the demon race, the Lord of the Netherworld.

The Lord of the Netherworld received the news immediately after the Swamp Erosion Venerable's demise. However, she hadn't expected that the assassination attempt on the Swamp Erosion Venerable would fail.

At this moment, the Lord of the Netherworld descended upon Purple Thorn Island and happened to hear the voice of the Fire Sky Beast God. Naturally, he had to try to stop it.

It should be noted that Venerable Swamp Erosion was ordered by him to assassinate the Divine Might King. If he were to be hunted down by the Ancestral God Sect as a result, he would have to continue to make up for the other party's losses.

"What? Lord of the Netherworld, are you planning to take matters into your own hands now that you've seen that the Swamp Erosion Venerable's assassination attempt fail?" Fire Sky Beast God said in a deep voice.

Although the Swamp Erosion Venerable is the inheritor of the Beast God of the Ancestral God Sect, he has always followed the lead of the Nether Demon Lord within the sect. His willingness to assassinate Yang Wu now must be due to the latter's instructions.

If it were any other successor, the Fire Sky Beast God would certainly give the Lord of the Netherworld face.

But this Divine Might King is different!

Thousands of years ago, the Fire Sky Beast God had already received instructions from the three ancestral gods to pay close attention to this Divine Might King.

It should be noted that even the Insect King, who ranks among the top three among the current Immortal-level Beast God inheritors, and even the more stunning Venerable Purple Rain, have never received such treatment.

That's why the Fire Sky Beast God showed absolutely no respect to the Lord of the Netherworld.

"Fire and Sky Beast God, you're exaggerating!" the Lord of the Netherworld said in a deep voice. "How could I openly violate the rules of the Ancestral God Sect? It's just that..."

"Although such assassinations are rare, they are not without precedent! Since the Swamp Erosion Venerable has already been killed by the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, it would be fine to refuse him from joining the Ancestral God Sect in the future, but why send powerful experts to hunt him down?"

When he, the Lord of the Netherworld, was growing up, he was also assassinated by the Cosmic Venerable of the Mechanical Race within the Ancestral God Cult. However, the Ancestral God Cult did not attach as much importance to him as it does now!

"Lord of the Netherworld!" The Fire Sky Beast God's voice grew increasingly cold: "Are you questioning my decision?"

Although the Lord of the Netherworld was also a Lord of the Universe, the Fire Sky Beast God did not take him seriously.

After all, in terms of strength, the Fire Sky Beast God, who has already obtained the title of Beast God, can unleash a fourth-tier combat power, while the Lord of the Netherworld is only at the second tier.

In terms of background, the Ancestral God Cult, as the number one power in the original universe, is naturally stronger than the Demon Clan Alliance.

As for the identity of the Lord of the Netherworld as a guardian beast god, he can only be considered an outer force of the Ancestral God Sect. How can he be compared with a formal member like him?

"How could that be?" The Lord of the Netherworld looked at the Fire Sky Beast God with icy eyes and said, "Since you, Fire Sky Beast God, have made your decision, I naturally will not question it!"

Of course, although he said that, the Lord of the Netherworld sneered inwardly.

"He's just a lucky one who obtained the title of Beast God; he'll never have the chance to become the strongest being in the universe!"

"Hmph! Even the eight naturally born beast gods were surrounded and killed, so what are you?"

"Just wait! When my demon race produces another strongest being in the universe, let's see if the Ancestral God Sect can still hold onto its position as the number one power in the universe!"

It should be noted that the demon race has two of the strongest beings in the universe. In the entire primordial universe, what force can compare to them?

Although the Ancestral God Sect has three Ancestral Gods, the Lord of the Netherworld is well aware that these three Ancestral Gods are actually just a few particularly powerful Universe Lords!

The Lord of the Netherworld sneered inwardly as he looked toward Yang Wu's location.

Although he dared not attack the Divine Might King within the Ancestral God Sect, he could still investigate some of the other party's methods.

After all, even he was quite surprised that the other party was able to withstand the full force of the Swamp Erosion Venerable's attack.

But the moment he sensed Yang Wu's strength, he suddenly froze.

"Immortal...gods?"

The Lord of the Netherworld was slightly taken aback, then asked Yang Wu in a deep voice, "Human, you've actually broken through?"

"Didn't expect that, did you?" Yang Wu also looked at the Lord of the Netherworld in the void, his eyes showing no fear and his heart filled with disdain.

This Lord of the Netherworld is merely a second-tier Universe Lord. Once he becomes a Universe Lord, he will be able to easily suppress the other party!

"However, even if he becomes an immortal god, he shouldn't be able to escape unscathed from the Swamp Erosion Venerable's attack!" The Lord of the Netherworld looked at Yang Wu with cold eyes, pondering to himself.

In the eyes of the Lord of the Netherworld, he was quite clear about the true nature of the Divine King.

Although the other party's life gene level has reached a hundred times, it is still far inferior to a unique and special life form.

The Swamp Erosion Venerable is a high-level cosmic Venerable. Its full-force attack, burning with divine power, would be impossible for even a heaven-defying special life form like the Insect King to withstand. How could a human possibly do that?

"Could it be that this Divine King possesses some precious treasure?"

With this in mind, the Lord of the Netherworld began to carefully examine all the information about Yang Wu.

Unfortunately, the treasure was not activated and its power was contained, so he was unable to determine its accurate value.

When he arrived, the battle between Yang Wu and the Swamp Erosion Venerable had already ended, so he naturally couldn't determine how Yang Wu had managed to block such a powerful attack.

"Lord of the Netherworld!" the Fire Sky Beast God said in a deep voice, "Since you have nothing else to do, you should leave my Purple Thorn Island!"

"Hmph!" The Lord of the Netherworld snorted coldly, and then his figure disappeared instantly.

He needed to go back and discuss with the other universe lords in his clan to see if there was any way to continue targeting that Divine Might King.

"Disperse, everyone!"

After the Lord of the Netherworld departed, the Fire Sky Beast God looked down at the countless inheritors below, his voice resounding throughout the entire island: "Remember this... the Divine Might King is the inheritor of the Beast God of my Ancestral God Sect. Anyone who attempts to assassinate him within my Ancestral God Sect will be hunted down by the powerful figures of my Ancestral God Sect!"

"Yes!" Countless inheritors on Zijing Island responded respectfully.

Immediately, the Fire Sky Beast God in the sky disappeared into thin air. He was heading to the Ancestral God Palace to discuss the next steps with the three Ancestral Gods.

After the Lord of the Netherworld and the Fire Sky Beast God disappeared, the previously silent inheritors finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What happened? Wasn't it the Swamp Erosion Venerable who assassinated the Divine Might King? A similar thing happened in the history of the Ancestral God Sect, but the Ancestral God Sect didn't pursue them afterward!"

"Yes! I remember countless years ago, when the Lord of the Netherworld was still an immortal god, he was assassinated by a Cosmic Venerable from the Mechanical Race Alliance, but the Ancestral God Cult didn't react much! This time, even if the Swamp Erosion Venerable is resurrected, he will still be hunted down by the Ancestral God Cult's experts. He's really unlucky!"

"Don't you understand this? What a bunch of idiots! The Ancestral God Sect's actions are definitely a sign of special treatment for that Divine Might King! He's only cultivated for a few thousand years, yet he's already achieved such strength. It's not surprising that he receives such treatment within the Ancestral God Sect!"

"That's right! With the terrifying speed of Divine Might King's cultivation, he'll probably become a Universe Venerable very soon, and even becoming the Lord of the Universe would be easy for him. No wonder the Ancestral God Church treats him specially!"

"Yes, perhaps in the endless ages, the Ancestral God Sect will have another Guardian God!"

The numerous inheritors from countless races across the universe conversed with each other, then departed in groups of three or five, transforming into streaks of light.

For most of them, the struggle between the four top clans was just a spectacle, since none of them were people they could afford to provoke.

Only the strong members of the Zerg and Mech races were very agitated.

After all, the appearance of the Divine King was a great threat to them.

"Since I can't kill that Divine Might King, I'll go and report back to Lord Yu Tu!" Venerable Jue Guang looked at Yang Wu, feeling a sense of relief.

Yang Wu also saw Venerable Jueguang, who had not yet left. Yang Wu still had a deep impression of this Venerable Universe who had once tried to assassinate him.

"Just wait, none of you will escape!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Venerable Jueguang seemed to have noticed Yang Wu's gaze, and immediately snorted coldly before transforming into a stream of light and departing.

This picture and the previous one should have been together, but I've been too busy these past few days, so I have to put them apart.

(End of this chapter)