Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 407 Landscape Painting

Yang Wu was unaware of the discussions among the many inheritors of the Beast God below; all he was thinking about was what kind of treasure the Ancestral God Sect would bestow upon him.

"Thank you, ancestral god, for your blessing!" Yang Wu said respectfully while bowing.

"You must continue your efforts and not slacken!"

The two-faced ancestral god's voice was quite gentle, and at the same time, a huge ball of crimson flame suddenly appeared in front of him.

This enormous ball of crimson flame, which was several thousand kilometers in diameter, fell rapidly after appearing in mid-air, plummeting towards Yang Wu's location like a shooting star.

As it fell, the crimson flames gradually began to dissipate.

When it fell in front of Yang Wu, the flames had completely disappeared, leaving only a scroll of pictures that was hundreds of kilometers long.

This scroll painting, long and narrow, appears incredibly ancient, as if it has existed for countless ages. The scroll itself is made of cyan material, while faint wisps of reddish light flicker across the surface.

The ancient scroll slowly descended in front of Yang Wu and hovered quietly.

"A scroll painting?"

Looking at the treasure before him, Yang Wu blinked, slightly stunned.

Judging from its appearance alone, he had no idea what the treasure's function was.

"I believe this treasure will greatly aid your path to becoming a powerful being. Please accept it!"

The two-faced ancestral god looked down at Yang Wu, and spoke from both his positive and negative faces.

"Thank you, God!"

Yang Wu answered respectfully, and with a thought, he directly stored the ancient scroll, which was hundreds of kilometers long, into the world ring he carried with him.

Although Yang Wu was very curious about the effects of this treasure, he decided to wait until the Two-Faced Ancestral God left before studying it.

"Divine King!" The two-faced Ancestral God said with a smile, "My Ancestral God Sect has high hopes for you and believes you have the potential to become a super strongman renowned throughout the universe. Do not disappoint me!"

immediately……

With a loud boom, the immense aura that had been permeating the surrounding void instantly dissipated, and the majestic figure of the Two-Faced Ancestral God vanished into thin air.

Zijing Island has completely returned to normal. The many Beast God inheritors who were previously suppressed by the enormous aura suddenly erupted into a frenzy, all discussing what had just happened, creating a noisy atmosphere all around.

"I never expected the Two-Faced Ancestral God to descend in person!"

"Yes, I have been on this Purple Thorn Island for countless years, yet I have never seen a single ancestral god!"

"Haha, if you were as exceptionally talented as that Divine Might King, even the Ancestral God would probably personally appear to receive you!"

"Tell me, what kind of treasure is that scroll of paintings?"

"I don't know, but I did see a powerful treasure in the form of a painting, a sealing artifact that could seal away powerful individuals!"

"Hehe, the types and shapes of treasures in the universe are always incredibly diverse. Before truly witnessing their effects, no one knows exactly what a treasure does!"

……

Just as everyone was discussing, a group of inheritors from human races and even from the Hong Alliance came to talk to Yang Wu.

However, most of these people were cosmic venerables, so there weren't many of them.

After all, there are only a few hundred strong people in the Ancestral God Sect among the human race. Although there are more in the Hong Alliance, there are only a few thousand in total, and the number of Universe Venerables is even smaller.

As for those who have inherited the title of King and Immortal, it's not appropriate for them to directly approach Yang Wu and try to establish a relationship. After all, in this vast universe, strength is still paramount.

Although Yang Wu is also an immortal god, his strength is in no way inferior to some powerful cosmic venerables.

"Congratulations, Divine King!"

"Congratulations, Divine Might King, on acquiring another precious treasure!"

Faced with everyone's congratulations, Yang Wu simply smiled and then led them into his palace, preparing to have a good drink.

At the same time, the news that the two-faced ancestral god had appeared and bestowed a supreme treasure upon Yang Wu quickly spread through many inheritors.

……

"snort!"

"The Ancestral God Cult has only ever used the same few tricks since the birth of the universe. Now that they see that the human God King has extraordinary talent, they immediately start trying to win him over."

The vast universe, a void of stars.

Three thoughts pierced through endless time and space, descending upon this starry sky, vaguely revealing three majestic figures.

The preceding words were conveyed from a huge, oval-shaped, brown sphere-like phantom.

Beside the spherical phantom, there were two other figures.

One of the figures was breathtakingly beautiful, its slender form faintly visible, surrounded by endless light. Just looking at this figure would be enough to captivate a cosmic venerable.

Another figure was vaguely surrounded by thousands of snake shadows, and a huge silver-white snake head looked around, the space around it was completely distorted into countless vortexes.

These three figures were none other than three powerful beings from the three cosmic races: the Mechanical Race, the Insect Race, and the Demon Race.

"Machinery, why get angry!" the slender figure said softly. "That Divine Might King might be dying soon. What's the use of the Ancestral God Sect spending so much effort to win him over?"

"Hmph!" A voice continued to emanate from the enormous black sphere: "Mengcha, why hasn't the vibration angle arrived?"

"I can handle things on our demon side," the silver-white snake head also spoke. "Mechanical, you were the one who was anxious about the demon and insect races this time, but now that the Empress has arrived, let's get down to business!"

"Mechanics, just say it directly," the vaguely slender figure said.

"Very well." A majestic voice emanated from within the black sphere: "As you've likely heard, a young fellow with astonishing talent and comprehension has emerged among the human race protected by the giant axe, named Yang Wu. His strength has increased at an incredibly rapid pace; in just a few thousand years of cultivation, he has already created an ultimate secret technique!"

"Not long ago, our three races arranged for powerful individuals to assassinate them, but shockingly, they emerged unscathed from the clutches of a high-level cosmic venerable!"

"If we continue to let this little guy grow up, a powerful being will surely emerge from the human race in the future, and perhaps there will be another being standing shoulder to shoulder with us!"

After saying this, the figure in the black sphere turned its gaze back to the demon race and the dream demon race!

It was because we didn't act in time that the demon's Zhenjiao grew stronger for a while, making it extremely difficult to kill it later.

Ultimately, Zhenjiao became the strongest being in the universe, greatly increasing the strength of the demon race.

It's important to understand that when two of the strongest individuals from the same race support each other, they definitely have a significant advantage when venturing into the cosmic sea.

Now that such an amazing genius has emerged among humankind, the Machine God naturally does not want a similar situation to occur again.

The Dream Demon and the Zerg Queen share the same view.

As the saying goes, "What is their hero is my enemy!" Even if a genius with the potential to grow into a cosmic master appears among the ordinary races in the universe, they will try to stop him. How much more so when it comes to the enemy race, the human race?

"Of course it needs to be removed as soon as possible!"

The slender figure spoke, her voice carrying endless allure: "But if that human remains within the Ancestral God Sect and refuses to emerge, how exactly are we to eliminate him? That's the core area of ​​the Ancestral God Sect, entirely controlled by the supreme treasure, the Five-Colored Aurora Lake. Without the Ancestral God Sect's permission, even a Universe Lord would perish if he recklessly ventured in!"

"While we few can intervene, it will inevitably incur the wrath of the Ancestral God Sect. This would violate the fundamental laws of the universe, and we would certainly be punished by the will of the origin. We may not care, but the clans behind us cannot!"

"I also agree with what the Empress said. As for that Divine Might King, our demon race also wants to eliminate him as soon as possible. Even the Swamp Erosion Venerable who fell on Purple Thorn Island was from our demon alliance! However, we must be careful in our methods when eliminating him and never act rashly!" the silver snake head said.

"Yes, machines!" the Zerg Queen chimed in. "To deal with that Divine Might King, our Zerg Alliance sent Venerable Awakening Light to assassinate humans long ago. Now the Demon Race has also lost Venerable Swamp Erosion, but your Machine Race has remained completely silent. You Machine Race bear more responsibility for this!"

"Hmph!" The voice of the Mechanical Father God was icy. "My Mechanical Race also made arrangements beforehand, it's just that you acted ahead of time!"

"Furthermore, if you hadn't kept failing in your assassination attempts, King Shenwei probably wouldn't be so vigilant now!"

The Zerg Queen and the Demon Ancestor also understood these principles, but the three major races already had conflicts, and this was only a temporary alliance to eliminate Yang Wu.

If an even more amazing genius were to emerge from another race, the other two sides might turn around and cooperate with the strongest being in the universe from the human race.

However, since it was a negotiation, they naturally wanted to gain more advantages. Their initial point about the mechanical race not taking action was just to gain some benefits in the subsequent plans.

"This matter is quite simple!" the Mechanical Father God said coldly. "Since I invited you to meet, I naturally already have a plan in mind!"

"None of our three major races want to openly offend the Ancestral God Cult, but we can certainly ask the strongest being in the Lone Universe to take action!"

"These few individuals travel alone, unburdened by any clan, and naturally have no concern for the Ancestral God Cult, which is powerless against them!"

"Even if we stormed into the core territory of the Ancestral God Sect and killed that Divine Might King, what could the Ancestral God Sect do?"

In fact, almost all the strongest beings in the universe are suppressed by the primordial universe. Even when fighting against the Lord of the Universe in the cosmic sea, they are subject to some limitations, and within the primordial universe, these limitations are even more severe.

But as long as it doesn't go as crazy as the original ancestor, the primordial universe can't do anything to the strongest being in the universe!

"The strongest lone cosmic being?" Both the Zerg Queen and the Dream Demon Ancestor hesitated.

"If we ask a few of them to help, the price we'll pay will be considerable!" the Zerg Queen said softly.

"Indeed!" Dream Demon Ancestor frowned as well, saying, "Asking the strongest lone wolf to assassinate a peerless human genius within the Ancestral God Cult would offend both the Ancestral God Cult and the Giant Axe. While those few may not care, the price we pay will certainly be high."

"Each of you give me three top-tier treasures, and I'll handle the rest!" promised the Mechanical God.

"Three top-tier treasures?" The slender figure and the silver snake head both hesitated slightly.

They didn't think the cost was too high, but rather that it was a bit difficult.

After all, while top-tier treasures are precious, they are quite easy for the strongest beings in the universe to obtain.

Generally speaking, it's unlikely that even the strongest lone wolf would be tempted by this.

"Yes!" the Mechanical Father God continued, "As long as each of you gives me three top-tier treasures, I will seek the help of the strongest being in the universe. If I fail to do so, I will naturally return the treasures! I have that much credibility!"

"no problem!"

"I agree!"

The Zerg Queen and the Dream Demon Ancestor nodded and said.

For powerful beings like them, ruthlessness and cunning are possible, but the stronger they are, the more they value their promises. Therefore, the Zerg Queen and her companion were not worried that the Mechanical Father God would swindle them out of a few top-tier treasures.

"Very good, I'm waiting for the treasures from both of you! Once I receive them, I will arrange for someone to make a move as soon as possible!" promised the Mechanical God.

"Mechanics, this matter cannot be delayed. We must act within ten thousand years!" the Zerg Queen warned. "Although breaking through from an Immortal God to a Cosmic Venerable is difficult, with the God-King's talent, it's highly likely he can break through within one hundred thousand years!"

"I know!" The huge oval black sphere then vanished instantly.

Immediately afterwards, the vaguely visible slender figure and the silver snake head surrounded by countless snake shadows also vanished into thin air, and the starry sky returned to its previous tranquility.

……

Inside Yang Wu's residence on Zijing Island.

At this moment, Yang Wu was unaware that the three beings standing at the pinnacle of the universe were already discussing killing him. Having just seen off the other inheritors, Yang Wu had already begun to examine the treasures bestowed by the Two-Faced Ancestral God.

Within the World Ring, on a vast, empty continent, an ancient scroll stretching hundreds of kilometers long floats suspended in mid-air.

Yang Wu stood before the scroll, and with a thought, a wisp of immortal divine power flew over and merged into this special treasure.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

After imprinting his life mark on it, the scroll began to shrink rapidly, eventually turning from a colossal object into the size of a palm, and fell into Yang Wu's hands.

At the same time, a rather massive amount of information flooded into Yang Wu's mind, lasting for a moment before stopping.

"It's actually a domain-specific treasure?"

After sensing the message, Yang Wu's face showed a hint of joy.

After becoming an immortal god, he had always wanted to exchange for a domain-type treasure, but he was short of treasure points.

As for top-tier treasures in the domain category, there is absolutely no need to exchange for them.

He never expected that a pillow would come to him so soon after he was dozing off; the treasure bestowed upon him by the Ancestral God was indeed perfectly suited to him.

This realm-class treasure is named "Landscape Map," and its value is quite precious, even surpassing that of a high-level treasure.

Even the Earth Dragon Mountain-Splitting Axe that once appeared on the Yanji Continent could not compare to the value of this Landscape Map.

"A supreme treasure of the domain category!" Yang Wu looked at the palm-sized landscape map, his heart filled with joy: "The Ancestral God Sect's efforts are truly extraordinary. With this treasure, coupled with the Sun-Chasing and Moon-Pursuing Boots, even most universe overlords probably wouldn't be able to do anything to me!"

With the Sun-Chasing and Moon-Chasing Boots, Yang Wu's movements were already incredibly swift. Now, with the Mountain and River Map, he could limit the enemy's burst speed. As long as he fought against a powerful opponent who did not possess a domain-type treasure, he could indeed gain a significant advantage.

Most cosmic overlords only possess one or two supreme treasures, and it's impossible for them to have domain-level supreme treasures.

……

After obtaining the Mountain and River Map, Yang Wu did not continue to appear on Zijing Island. Instead, he stayed in his mansion to cultivate in seclusion, occasionally receiving the inheritance of the Beast God.

After all, he still had some Glory Points left.

And so, time passed little by little.

The next chapter will begin the simulation.

The first simulation of the Immortal stage requires careful analysis of the timeline, mainly to continue exploiting Luo Feng's resources.

I have some things to do tomorrow, so I might not be able to finish writing. I'll ask for leave in advance.

However, it depends on the situation; perhaps things will go more smoothly.

(End of this chapter)