Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 412 Eight Treasures Exquisite Armor

The Yinfa Secret Realm is located in a remote place far from human territory, and is one of the most dangerous secret realms in the vast universe.

In terms of the level of danger within the secret realms alone, the Yinfa Secret Realm is almost the same as the Ancestral Secret Realm. However, the Yinfa Secret Realm is about the same size as the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, but much smaller than the Ancestral Secret Realm.

The location of the Yinfa Secret Realm was quite remote, so even though Yang Wu used the Divine Kingdom teleportation, it took him a full half month to successfully arrive at the Yinfa Secret Realm.

Of course, this was also because Yang Wu wasn't in a hurry. Otherwise, given the Yin Fa Secret Realm's reputation in the universe, he could easily have found a powerful figure within the human camp to teleport him there.

……

"My destination is ahead, Craftsman God Star!" In a rather precious spaceship, Yang Wu stood in the control room and looked out into the distant void through an exterior simulation.

In the void, there were enormous spatial vortexes scattered haphazardly in various places.

This void... is like a vast ocean with countless giant vortexes. One after another, spatial vortexes continuously swallow and spew out the surrounding energy, and as far as the eye can see, there is no end in sight.

"I never expected that the coordinates left by Master Zuoshanke would be on Jiangshen Star!" Yang Wu was slightly surprised at this moment.

He was naturally familiar with the God of Crafts.

This is a massive planet with a diameter of 3.2 million kilometers. While such planets are rare, they are not particularly significant in the vast universe.

The reason why the Craftsman God Star was able to leave an endless reputation in the universe is entirely because it is inhabited by a great being who is extremely skilled in crafting supreme treasures, and is called the 'Craftsman God' by the powerful beings among the billions of races in the universe.

The God of Crafts was originally a special life form of rock, but he was born with a love for crafting supreme treasures, which led to his encounter with the reincarnated God King, the Mountain Guest.

After all, before his reincarnation, the Mountain-Sitting Guest was also an unparalleled god-king who was extremely skilled at crafting supreme treasures.

In the original story, Luo Feng was teleported by the God of Craftsmanship to the sacred ground of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, a small universe controlled by the progenitor of the Starry Sky Beasts, on this Starry Sky Beast God Star.

"Could it be that Master Zuoshanke also intends for me to go to the small universe of the Starry Sky Beast Ancestor to cultivate in seclusion?" Yang Wu's heart stirred slightly.

But for Yang Wu, it was hard to say whether this would be a blessing or a curse.

Logically speaking, the small universe of the Starry Sky Beast Ancestor could maintain a time flow rate of ten thousand times, far exceeding the time flow rate of the Time Palace by a hundred times, and it did not require Yang Wu to consume any resources. For Yang Wu, who possessed a time simulator, this should have been the best thing ever.

However, just like in the last simulation where he cultivated in the miniature universe of the strongest giant axe master after comprehending the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation, if Yang Wu fails to pass the test left by the Mountain-Sitting Guest in the simulation, he will probably have to continue cultivating in the miniature universe until the simulation ends.

In this way, the time simulator would function almost identically to time acceleration. Yang Wu's own comprehension isn't particularly strong; even if he breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, he probably won't be able to compare to Luo Feng, who was able to create the ultimate secret technique of the Universe Lord at the Immortal stage. He might even be delayed for a considerable amount of time due to the trials of the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

"Forget it, of the many trials left by Master Zuoshanke, even though I'm extremely familiar with the original work, the only one I can guess is the inheritance of the identity of the Lord of the Northern Prison. As for the others, they are completely unfathomable!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "Since that's the case, I'd better play it by ear!"

Thinking of this, Yang Wu immediately sent all the treasures he had on him back to the Divine Kingdom. Then, the Yan God Clan clone slightly changed its form and flew towards the Craftsman God Star.

The Craftsman God Star is the residence of the Craftsman God, and it is also a top-tier treasure of the flying palace type, with endless power. Naturally, no one dares to act recklessly here.

The closer you get to the planet Artisan, the denser the surrounding spatial vortexes become.

In reality, these spatial vortexes are natural wormholes, some leading to safe areas and others to extremely dangerous places.

Before each of the enormous spatial vortexes stood stone tablets. The vast majority of these tablets were inscribed with the word "Danger" in the universal language, a very few were inscribed with the word "Forbidden Zone," and two tablets even bore the words "Desperate Zone" in blood-red ink.

"I've long heard that many of the countless wormholes around Craftsman God Star lead to dangerous places! But..."

Yang Wu pondered, "The Lord of the Craftsmen God is a generous and sociable person, and he has a particular fondness for special life forms, which has led to many special envoy life forms living carefree lives on the Craftsmen God Star!"

"The planet of Craftsman God is peaceful, killing is forbidden, and many powerful people from all over the universe come here to ask the Lord of Craftsman God and his disciples to refine treasures, or even to become his disciples. They have lived here for a long time."

Yang Wu recalled all the information about Craftsman God Star in his mind, and then he landed on Craftsman God Star.

"Outsider, where do you come from? Do you wish to become an apprentice of the great God of Crafts, or do you wish to forge a supreme treasure?"

Just after Yang Wu landed on Craftsman God Star, a streak of light flew in front of him, revealing a special energy-type life form at the Universe Venerable level. The creature was over a hundred meters tall, but appeared incredibly small in front of the Flame God Clan avatar.

"I'm here to refine a supreme treasure!" Yang Wu said casually, and then flew directly towards the towering Craftsman God Mountain on Craftsman God Star. The cosmic coordinates that Venerable Qingyao gave him were the highest point of that Craftsman God Mountain.

However, the special energy-type life form seemed extremely hospitable, quickly catching up with Yang Wu and continuing to ask, "What kind of supreme treasure do you want to refine? I've lived on this Craftsman God Star for many years and am quite familiar with many of the Craftsman God Lord's disciples. Perhaps I can give you some advice!"

Clearly, even though Yang Wu exuded the pressure of a Universe Venerable, this special life form did not believe that he was qualified to ask the God of Craftsmen to help him refine a supreme treasure.

"Hahaha...No need!" Yang Wu simply shook his head and smiled as he refused the other party.

After all, he didn't come here to refine a supreme treasure, so there was no need for him to get to know the disciple of the God of Crafts.

Yang Wu moved very quickly, and arrived at the towering Craftsman God Mountain in just over ten minutes.

……

The entire Craftsman God Mountain is incredibly majestic, soaring directly into the clouds.

"Boom!!"

Halfway up Craftsman God Mountain, there are enormous openings spewing out endless heat. Incredibly hot air bursts from these openings, then swirls around the mountain, turning into plumes of heat. The heat emitted from these openings every moment is no less than the total energy of a supermassive star.

This halfway up the mountain is the core of the entire Craftsman God Mountain. With this core, roughly one-tenth of the space within the entire Craftsman God Mountain is sealed off.

Inside a magnificent hall in this core area, two figures were conversing.

One of the figures was a towering old man, over 90,000 kilometers tall. He wore seemingly ordinary blue armor, with transparent horns on his forehead. The aura he naturally exuded was enough to inspire awe in countless beings. This person was none other than the Mountain-Sitting Guest, one of the strongest beings in the universe.

The other figure was a burly mountain giant with hundreds of enormous arms, all as smooth as glass. He was none other than the God of Crafts, renowned throughout the universe for his master craftsmanship.

The air emanating from the Craftsman God's nostrils ignited the surrounding void, yet before that towering old man, no one dared to show the slightest disrespect.

"Teacher! That powerful member of the Yan God Clan, is he the one you've been waiting for?" The Master of the Craftsmen Gods asked the towering old man respectfully.

He is the master of the universe, fully capable of controlling all spatial fluctuations within tens of millions of light-years. Thousands of years ago, after the Mountain Dweller arrived here, he maintained a constant exploration of the surrounding space to avoid being disturbed.

After Yang Wu appeared near the Craftsman God Star, the Craftsman God Lord immediately noticed the change in the expression of the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

"Hmm!" The Mountain-Sitting Guest nodded slightly, a hint of surprise in his expression. He smiled and said, "This little fellow arrived quite quickly. If it weren't for refining treasures on your Craftsman God Star, I'm afraid we wouldn't have had time to refine a suitable supreme treasure!"

In fact, as a master of treasure refining, Zuo Shan Ke naturally possesses countless treasures, including many top-tier treasures.

However, if we want to take out a treasure that was personally crafted for Yang Wu, such as the Flame God Halberd or the Primal Soul, it would indeed need to be reforged.

Therefore, thousands of years ago, after taking Yang Wu as his disciple, the Mountain Hermit came to this Craftsman God Star to use it to refine supreme treasures.

"Teacher, you flatter me!" the God of Craftsmen quickly replied. "If it weren't for your guidance, my treasure-refining skills wouldn't have improved so remarkably. Moreover, when you refined supreme treasures before, you broadened my horizons and I benefited greatly!"

Although the Master of Craftsmen always referred to the Mountain-Sitting Guest as his teacher, the Mountain-Sitting Guest did not accept him as a disciple, and he could not claim to be a disciple himself.

"Alright, let him come directly here!" the Mountain-Sitting Guest said calmly.

"Yes, teacher!" the God of Craftsmanship quickly replied.

……

In the blink of an eye, Yang Wu had arrived at the foot of Craftsman God Star Mountain.

"stop!"

"Friend, please stop!" a deep voice suddenly rang out.

"Hmm?" Yang Wu turned his head and saw that all the powerful figures kneeling around him were looking at him.

At this moment, a powerful alien being over three hundred meters tall spoke up: "My friend, Craftsman God Mountain is the residence of the Craftsman God Lord and his disciples. Other powerful individuals are forbidden from entering without the Craftsman God Lord's permission; otherwise, it would be an act of disrespect to the Craftsman God Lord..."

Before the man could finish speaking, a dazzling golden bridge flew out from the Craftsman God Mountain, spanning the endless void and appearing in front of Yang Wu.

At the same time, a gentle voice echoed in Yang Wu's mind: "King of Slaughter, Master Zuoshanke is waiting for you here!"

"What?"

"This...this is..."

"This is how the God of Crafts welcomes distinguished guests. I saw it more than three million epochs ago; it was used to welcome a cosmic lord!"

"What exactly is the identity of this alien race? Could it be a great cosmic ruler?"

Upon seeing the golden bridge spanning the void, the powerful figures kneeling around it began to discuss among themselves.

Yang Wu ignored the crowd's discussions and flew directly over to land on the bridge, then walked forward.

The space shifted, and in the blink of an eye, Yang Wu appeared in a magnificent hall.

Upon seeing the imposing figure in the main hall, Yang Wu immediately greeted him respectfully, "Teacher!"

The hermit slowly opened his eyes, smiling as he looked at Yang Wu: "Disciple, you arrived quite quickly!"

"After breaking through, I immediately rushed to the Azure Radiance Secret Realm and have been cultivating diligently ever since, which is how I completed the test left by you, Master!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

"Hahaha!" The Mountain Dweller pointed to the Master of Craftsmen beside him and introduced him with a laugh, "This is the master of Craftsman God Star, the Master of Craftsmen!"

"Greetings, Lord of the God of Crafts!" Yang Wu greeted the Lord of the God of Crafts.

"The God of Slaughter!" The Lord of the God of Craftsmen nodded in agreement.

Then, the Mountain-Sitting Guest continued with a smile, "When I set this test, I didn't expect you to reach the perfect gene level so quickly. However, although you have reached the perfect gene level, was your ability to defeat Venerable Qingyao so quickly due to cultivating in a place with a faster time flow?"

As a reincarnated god-king, how broad was the vision of the Mountain-Sitting Guest? He naturally knew what level Yang Wu would have to reach to defeat Venerable Qingyao.

That's why the hermit was able to guess why Yang Wu was able to complete the test so quickly.

After all, if Yang Wu hadn't cultivated in a place where time flowed extremely fast, his comprehension would have been truly astonishing.

"Master, you are wise!" Yang Wu quickly and respectfully replied, "This disciple did indeed cultivate in the Time Palace during this period!"

"That's already quite good!" the Mountain Hermit continued. "Sitting Mountain Guest has been able to pass my test, so I certainly won't be stingy!"

Wow!

With a flick of his hand, the Mountain-Sitting Guest conjured an exquisite dark gold armor in mid-air above his palm. Countless crimson runes flowed and shifted on the armor, sometimes revealing themselves and sometimes remaining hidden.

The dark gold armor constantly emanated a powerful aura, far surpassing even the top-tier silver sword that Yang Wu obtained from the Ancestral God Sect's treasure trove.

Even the God of Crafts, standing to the side, felt a pang of envy upon seeing the dark gold armor.

He wasn't envious of the dark gold armor's power, but rather of the skill with which the Mountain Hermit had crafted this supreme treasure. After all, crafting supreme treasures had always been his greatest pursuit.

"This is the finest of the supreme treasure armors I just tailored for you—the Eight Treasures Exquisite Armor!"

Looking at the dark gold armor before Yang Wu, the Mountain Hermit solemnly said, "This supreme treasure armor has countless uses; you will learn all of them after you complete the binding process!"

After saying that, the Mountain Guest waved his hand, and the Eight Treasures Exquisite Armor transformed into a dark golden stream of light that flew towards Yang Wu and hovered directly in front of him.

Yang Wu immediately reached out, his divine power flowing like silk, completely enveloping the Eight Treasures Exquisite Armor. A wisp of divine power drilled into it, imprinting his own life mark upon it. At the same time, the armor instantly transmitted a message to Yang Wu's mind.

Whoosh!

This was not the time to check the armor's information; Yang Wu immediately stored the treasured armor into his world ring.

"With this Eight Treasures Exquisite Armor, coupled with your powerful divine body, even ordinary universe lords would find it difficult to pose a threat to you!"

The Mountain-Sitting Guest looked at Yang Wu and calmly said, "However, your strength is still not enough. When you kill a top-tier cosmic overlord, or break through to the level of a cosmic master, you can go to the next coordinate location to find me!"

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu said solemnly.

"Alright, you can go back now!" After bestowing the treasure, the Mountain Hermit no longer tried to stop Yang Wu.

"Yes!" Yang Wu immediately bowed respectfully, and then planned to leave Craftsman God Star directly.

Just as Yang Wu was about to leave, he received a telepathic message from the Lord of Craftsmen: "King of Slaughter, if you have some free time, why not come and take a stroll around my Craftsman God Star!"

The Master of Craftsmen was naturally detached from worldly affairs and had never joined any faction in the universe, yet he had always been extremely grateful to the Mountain-Sitting Guest. Now that he had met the Mountain-Sitting Guest's personal disciple, he naturally wanted to show him some affection.

The mountain dweller beside him seemed to have also noticed the transmission of the God of Crafts, but he did not pay attention to such a trivial matter.

"Thank you, Lord of the God of Crafts!" Yang Wu nodded and transmitted his voice before leaving the God of Crafts Star.

Watching Yang Wu leave, the Mountain Hermit's gaze became incredibly distant. He glanced at the Master of Craftsmen beside him and sighed inwardly, "I wonder if I'll be able to find a suitable disciple when this cycle of reincarnation ends?"

Then the space trembled slightly, and the Mountain Guest disappeared directly from the hall.

I cut a lot of the outline for the Immortal stage because I'm having some writer's block. I was originally planning to write more about the God of Crafts, but I'll skip that and just start the subsequent story.

As for the conditions for the protagonist to obtain the next supreme treasure, it is currently set to kill a top-tier cosmic overlord. If you have any good suggestions, please leave a message.

(End of this chapter)