Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 402 The Challenge of the King of Barking Mirrors

After the many inheritors left, Venerable Jiufeng and the Seven Sword Kings, along with many other inheritors from the human race, landed to greet Yang Wu.

"Divine Might King!" the Seven Sword Kings exclaimed in astonishment, standing to the side. "I never imagined that you would become an immortal god after only a few thousand years of cultivation, and even manage to save your life from that Swamp Erosion Venerable!"

He, the Seven Sword King, can be considered the most outstanding genius of the human race in this era. Before Yang Wu appeared, apart from Meng Suiwang of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, no one could compare with him.

However, in the last few thousand years, there has been an endless stream of unparalleled geniuses among the human race. Not to mention the amazingly talented Divine Might King Yang Wu in front of us, even Na Luofeng, who recently became a disciple of the Chaos City Lord, has a talent that surpasses his by a lot.

After chatting with Yang Wu for a while, everyone left one after another, and Yang Wu returned to his residence with Venerable Jiufeng.

……

In the living room, Yang Wu and Venerable Jiufeng sat facing each other.

"King Shenwei, you were too reckless today!"

Venerable Jiufeng solemnly said, "Although you have broken through to become an immortal god and are protected by a supreme treasure, your own strength is still somewhat lacking. If you encounter a powerful being who counters you, you might face danger!"

As for Venerable Jiufeng, since he had accepted the mission issued by the human race to protect Yang Wu, he naturally had to complete it seriously.

Although Yang Wu was not in any real danger after being assassinated by the Swamp Erosion Venerable, he was still somewhat frightened.

Moreover, in Venerable Jiufeng's mind, even if Yang Wu became an immortal god and his strength increased greatly, he would at most be able to rival some of the most ordinary universe venerables. After all, human powerhouses are indeed much weaker than those heaven-defying special life forms in terms of the size of their divine bodies and the level of their life genes.

The reason Yang Wu was able to survive against a high-level cosmic Venerable like Swamp Erosion Venerable was simply because he possessed a heaven-defying defensive treasure.

"I understand!" Yang Wu nodded earnestly.

Although he was not afraid of being assassinated by the alien universe venerable, he did not refute Venerable Jiufeng.

"If you, Divine Might King, intend to act within the Ancestral God Sect in the future, you must inform me first!"

Venerable Jiufeng continued, "With me here, I can absolutely guarantee your safety, Divine Might King!"

Although the task of protecting Yang Wu might encounter some troubles, Venerable Jiufeng was still very willing to do it.

Firstly, after accepting this task, he had already received contribution points from his clan, which could be directly exchanged for treasure points;

Secondly, Yang Wu is incredibly talented, and as many alien races have said, he will probably break through to the level of a Universe Venerable soon, or even the Lord of the Universe. Venerable Jiufeng would naturally be willing to forge a good relationship with him.

"Thank you, Venerable Jiufeng!" Yang Wu did not continue immediately, but instead raised his cup in greeting.

Anyway, he won't need long to conduct the next simulation. Once he breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, there will be very few powerful beings in the universe who can pose a fatal threat to him. So he doesn't need to worry about troubling Venerable Jiufeng for too long.

……

While Yang Wu was talking with Venerable Jiufeng, all the major super powers in the universe quickly learned that he had become an immortal god.

Many powerful beings from the demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race were also extremely angry.

After all, once one becomes an immortal god, the mere fact of being "immortal" already significantly increases the difficulty of assassination. Not to mention, becoming an immortal god allows the use of even more powerful treasures.

"Chief, that Divine Might King has become an immortal deity. If we want to continue assassinating him, there's probably only one way: send a cosmic overlord skilled in soul attacks, either through soul infiltration or direct soul control. Only someone stronger than that Swamp Erosion Venerable has any chance of killing him!"

"A cosmic overlord? However, being able to kill a human super genius is worthwhile. Go and choose a suitable candidate!"

……

Many powerful beings from various super forces are well aware that if the other party were at the World Lord stage, they would undoubtedly be the easiest to kill. However, now that he has become an immortal god, the difficulty of assassination will naturally increase considerably.

Among the many super powers, the demon race undoubtedly reacted the most.

Within the territory of the demon race, in a secret cosmic realm.

In the silent void, countless flames of boundless power enveloped a space-time, and at the very center of that endless flame ringing out, a majestic temple floated in the air.

Just as Yang Wu was talking with Venerable Jiufeng, the divine incarnation of the Lord of the Netherworld suddenly appeared in front of the temple.

"Lord of Sirius!" The majestic voice of the Lord of the Netherworld resounded throughout this space and time.

Before the words had even faded, the temple doors opened, and a colossal, jet-black wolf-like figure, surrounded by flames, emerged from within.

The other party was none other than the Lord of the Sirius Clan, the greatest being of the Sirius Clan, one of the royal families of the demon race.

"Lord of the Netherworld, what brings you here?" The Lord of the Heavenly Wolf's voice was very gloomy, causing a chill to run down one's spine upon hearing it.

When the Lord of Sirius and the Lord of the Netherworld were evenly matched, their relationship was quite good. Of course, in terms of their status among the demon race, the Lord of Sirius was naturally superior.

"Lord of Sirius, do you still remember that peerless genius of the human race, the Divine Might King Yang Wu?" the Lord of the Netherworld asked in a deep voice.

"Oh? It's that little fellow?" The Lord of Sirius was slightly surprised, then asked, "Didn't you already arrange for the Swamp Erosion Venerable of the Mudfish Clan to assassinate him? The Mudfish Clan even migrated to the Audoran Sector! What, did something happen?"

"It's a bit unexpected!" the Lord of the Netherworld said in a deep voice. "Just now, the Divine Might King appeared on Purple Thorn Island. Having become an immortal god, he directly withstood the soul and material attacks of the Swamp Erosion Venerable!"

"He's become an immortal god? And he even withstood the attack of the Swamp Erosion Venerable?" The Lord of Sirius frowned slightly, then said, "This is rather troublesome!"

"Yes!" the Lord of the Demons nodded, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to find you, Lord of the Sirius!"

"Lord of the Heavenly Wolf, you have successfully orchestrated numerous assassinations of super geniuses from the other three top races, so your experience must be extremely rich. In your opinion, how should my demon race deal with that Divine Might King next?"

"Hahaha! You've come to the right person!" the Lord of Sirius laughed heartily.

Over countless years, he has orchestrated the assassinations of numerous geniuses from the other three major races, eliminating many threats to the demon race. This is indeed his proudest achievement.

"Now that the Divine King has become an immortal deity, our first task is to ascertain his strength!"

The Lord of Sirius said earnestly, "You must know that the human race certainly values ​​a peerless genius like the Divine Might King highly, and may have already helped him create several clones!"

"A clone?" The Lord of the Netherworld nodded slightly as well.

Although the ability to create clones is a rare talent bestowed upon certain rare races and special life forms by the universe, it cannot be obtained through cultivation and is extremely rare.

However, for these super beings, helping a world lord-level genius possess the Golden Horned Beast, the Hill and Valley Beast, or other beings with the ability to create clones, or even some heaven-defying special beings, is an extremely common thing.

The only difference lies in whether they are willing to pay these prices for a genius.

Given how extraordinary the performance of the Divine King was, it would be abnormal if the human race did not help him obtain the means to create clones!

"Furthermore, since the Divine Might King was able to withstand the Swamp Erosion Venerable's attack with his immortal body, he must possess some special abilities. We must find out!"

The Lord of Sirius continued, "If the opponent achieved this through treasures, that's fine. But if they did it through their own strength, that's much more troublesome!"

"Relying on their own strength to withstand the full-force attack of the Swamp Erosion Venerable?" The Lord of the Netherworld was slightly taken aback: "That's unlikely!"

He had never considered this issue before.

"You Demon, you haven't cultivated for long enough!"

The Lord of Sirius sighed, "Such things are rare, but throughout countless ages, there have been some such geniuses in the universe!"

"Just like my demon clan's Lord Changjiu, who could achieve this level even at the Immortal God stage!"

"The cultivation speed of that Divine Might King seems to be even faster than that of the Lord of Changjiu back then; perhaps he might even be able to achieve this!"

"The Lord of Changjiu?" The Lord of the Netherworld was startled.

The Lord of Changjiu is currently considered one of the most powerful universe lords within the demon race, second only to the two strongest beings in the universe. Although the Lord of Youmo is also a universe lord, he is far inferior to the Lord of Changjiu.

"If that's really the case, then the threat posed by the Divine King is far too great!" the Lord of the Netherworld sighed softly.

"Indeed!" Lord Sirius exclaimed in agreement, "I still vividly remember Lord Changjiu's growth amidst assassinations by the three major races—Humans, Machines, and Insects. Compared to that, Venerable Swamp Erosion's attempt to assassinate the Divine Might King is nothing!"

"Lord of Sirius!" the Lord of the Netherworld asked earnestly, "What do you think we should do to figure out the methods of that Divine Might King?"

"I need to think about this seriously!"

The Lord of Sirius pondered for a moment, then said, "Since the Divine Might King has already appeared within the Ancestral God Sect, this matter should be resolved within the Ancestral God Sect!"

"If we want to test their abilities, we can send a Beast God inheritor at the Immortal God stage to challenge them. They shouldn't refuse a challenge between equals!"

"That's a good idea!" The Lord of the Netherworld nodded seriously. "However, to deal with that Divine Might King, we'd probably need one of the top ten super beings among those immortal inheritors, but none of them are strong enough to be part of our Demon Clan Alliance!"

"That's easy!" the Lord of Sirius said with a smile. "We can contribute some resources to hire powerful figures from other factions to take action. This might even incite conflict between other factions and the human race!"

"That's true!" The Lord of the Netherworld pondered for a moment. Then he said, "In that case, I have a good option!"

"The Mirror King of the Northern Frontier Alliance is greedy and selfish by nature, but he is quite powerful and has even defeated a Universe Venerable in a head-on battle."

"Moreover, after that Divine Might King opened the Ancestral God Sect's first treasure trove last time, that Barking Mirror King also had some conflicts with him. Now that the Divine Might King has risen to fame, the other party is probably unwilling!"

"Hmm?" The Lord of Sirius nodded slightly and said, "I remember that the King of Barking Mirror should be under the command of the Lord of Qilan in the Northern Frontier Alliance, and has some connection with him. He is indeed a good choice!"

"Haha!" The Lord of the Netherworld also smiled, saying, "The Lord of Qilan is a fourth-tier universe lord, whose strength ranks among the top in the entire Primordial Universe, and even holds a very high position within the Northern Frontier Alliance. If he were to clash with the human race, that would be quite interesting!"

In fact, there are conflicts to varying degrees among the many super powers in the universe.

The Lord of the Netherworld and the Lord of the Heavenly Wolf were well aware that even if either the King of the Howling Mirror or the King of Divine Might were to perish, it would not significantly affect the relationship between the human race and the Northern Frontier Alliance. However, some of their close associates would become hostile towards each other, and thus their objective would be achieved.

"In that case, I'll send someone to ask King Barking Mirror to take action!" the Lord of the Netherworld said with a smile.

Generally speaking, the Demon Lord's true form within the Ancestral God Cult had already begun summoning his powerful subordinates to make contact with the Mirror King.

……

At this moment, Yang Wu was completely unaware of the schemes of the two universe lords of the demon race. He was still in his mansion exchanging insights with Venerable Jiufeng.

Venerable Jiufeng is a cosmic overlord, whose understanding of the laws has long reached an astonishing level. Yang Wu benefited greatly from his exchanges with him.

"King of Divine Might!"

Just then, a piercing sound suddenly rang out outside the mansion.

"It's King Barking Mirror!"

"King of the Mirror has actually come looking for King Kamui!"

At this time, the turmoil caused by Yang Wu had not yet subsided, and there were still people around watching his residence. Therefore, it was not long before someone discovered the identity of the newcomer. It was none other than the extraordinary special life form from the Northern Frontier Alliance, the Barking Mirror King.

"The King of Barking Mirrors? What's he doing here?"

Yang Wu and Venerable Jiufeng, who were inside the mansion, also noticed the arrival of King Feijing and then walked out of the mansion together.

"That damned Divine King has indeed become an immortal god!"

Feeling the growing pressure emanating from Yang Wu, King Barking sneered inwardly, "You dared to ignore me back then, now I'll make you pay the price! And those treasures you possess will surely be mine too!"

Although Yang Wu had just blocked the Swamp Erosion Venerable's full-force attack, the Barking Mirror King wasn't concerned. After all, the Swamp Erosion Venerable was killed by the Five-Colored Aurora after only a short while of attacking. If it were a true sparring match, he could relentlessly attack the Divine Might King; with his massive divine body, he could wear him down even if it meant exhaustion!

"King of the Mirror of Barking, what are you doing here?" Venerable Jiufeng asked, frowning.

"Venerable Jiufeng!" King Feijing spoke up, "I've come to see King Shenwei!"

"King of Divine Might?"

The many inheritors around them became excited.

"The Swamp Erosion Venerable just perished while assassinating the Divine Might King, and now this Barking Mirror King has arrived!"

"Yeah, I wonder what that King of the Barking Mirror is up to?"

Although Swamp Erosion Venerable is stronger, in terms of fame, he is far inferior to King Barking Mirror.

Therefore, the appearance of King Barking immediately attracted the attention of many inheritors.

Yang Wu looked at King Feijing and asked with interest, "King Feijing, what brings you here?"

"Hahaha... It's been thousands of years since we last met. I never imagined that you, Divine King, had become an immortal deity!"

King Barking Mirror looked at Yang Wu and said earnestly, "Congratulations!"

"Divine Might King, you established your reputation as a king even at the realm lord stage, and you even opened the first treasure in the treasure land. Now, after becoming an immortal, you have even managed to save your life from the clutches of the Swamp Erosion Venerable!"

As King Barking spoke, his jealousy grew ever stronger.

He has cultivated for countless years, yet his wealth is still less than that of an ordinary life that has only cultivated for a few thousand years!

"King of Divine Might, your strength is truly astounding!"

King Barking Mirror smiled and said, "I came here to challenge you. I wonder if you dare to accept?"

(End of this chapter)