Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 561 Undercurrents (6000 words, 2 bonus chapters for monthly votes)

One of the most remote places in the universe.

In the endless starry sky, a pair of twin stars revolve around each other, and not far from those twin stars, there is a rather huge landmass floating in the sky, occupying a spacetime span of several light-years.

On that vast continent, there lived many beings called the "Three-Headed Clan," each with three heads.

The Three-Headed Clan is one of the billions of races in the vast universe. They have bodies similar to the Heavenly Wolf lineage of the demon race, except that they all have three heads.

The three-headed clan leader has a rather fierce appearance, but his personality is extremely gentle. Although the clan is protected by the Lord of the Universe, they still chose to live and thrive in an extremely remote place in the original universe, and they rarely have conflicts with other forces.

Of course, it would be a grave mistake to think that the Three-Headed Tribe is weak and easily bullied because of this. When the Three-Headed Tribe gets angry, they are extremely ferocious and terrifying.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a streak of light appeared in the distant starry sky and then fell directly to the very center of this continent inhabited by the Three-Headed People, where a magnificent golden palace stood.

The light landed and instantly transformed into a burly figure, dressed in a blood-red battle armor, his entire body seemingly cast from metal.

"Lord of the Three Fires!" The metallic life form's icy gaze was fixed directly on the golden palace ahead.

call!

A three-headed race member, tens of thousands of kilometers tall, instantly appeared before the metallic lifeform. He then smiled and said, "Hengxian of the Mechanical Race, my friend, I am truly delighted that you have come to see me in person!"

"Sanhuo, I've come to see you today because I have important business to discuss!"

The Lord of Strings looked at the Lord of Three Fires and solemnly said, "This matter concerns the life and death of your Three-Headed Clan, and even the fate of billions of races in the Primordial Universe. We have a deep friendship; you even gave me that supreme treasure on the Primordial Star. So, as soon as Father God gave the order, I immediately rushed here!"

"Is the survival of my three-headed clan at stake?"

The Lord of Three Fires looked at the Lord of Balance and Strings, and then slowly said, "Are you referring to the human race's desire to expand its territory?"

"You've heard about this too?" The Lord of Hengxian looked at the Lord of Sanhuo.

"I've heard more than just about it," the Lord of Three Fires shook his head and said, "That human race has also sent envoys to my Three-Headed Clan, demanding that we hand over half of our territory!"

"What?"

Upon hearing these words from the Lord of Three Fires, the Lord of Balance and Strings couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

It's important to understand that while the Three-Headed Clan is a powerful group, their nature dislikes conflict, and their territory is located in an extremely remote area, making them only slightly stronger than some ordinary clans.

The fact that the human race didn't even spare these three tribes is utterly insane.

However, upon thinking of this, a hint of joy appeared on the face of the Lord of Hengxian.

Because the Lord of Three Fires naturally disliked fighting, he didn't know how to persuade the other side to join forces against the human race. But now the human race had already delivered the reason itself, truly courting their own destruction.

"Lord of the Three Fires!" Lord Hengxian continued in a deep voice, "You know the greed of the human race without me having to tell you. For countless ages, they have already wiped out countless races in their pursuit of more territory!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Three Fires nodded inwardly.

In fact, it wasn't just the human race; the mechanical race to which the Lord of Hengxian before him belonged had also annihilated many other races in their quest to expand their territory.

However, such things are far too common in the primordial universe. In fact, the territory where the three-headed race lived did not originally belong to them.

The Lord of Horizontal Strings continued, "The human race has only just acquired some inheritances from ancient civilizations, yet they're already demanding that billions of races in the universe hand over more than half of their territory. What will happen when they become even stronger?"

"I've considered this matter too! It's just that the human race has a Time Lord who can easily kill the strongest beings in the universe; we simply can't fight back!"

"Alright, enough of that. Come and try my homemade Azure Fire Wine!"

With a wave of his hand, the Lord of Three Fires conjured an exquisite wine cup before the Lord of Balance. The wine inside was a pale gold color and emitted a fragrant aroma.

Lord Hengxian raised his wine cup and solemnly said, "Although the human race is currently powerful, if all the other forces unite, we can still crush them! I came to see you, Lord of Three Fires, because I want you to join our ranks to resist the expansion of the human race and even drive them out of the primordial universe!"

"Oh?" The Lord of Three Fires showed a hint of surprise on his face, then asked with even greater doubt, "Completely drive the human race out of the primordial universe? Do you have a way to deal with that Lord of Time?"

Keep in mind that the Lord of Time is capable of easily slaying the strongest beings in the universe.

Moreover, unlike other super powers, the Three-Headed Clan does not have the strongest being in the universe guarding them; the only true powerhouse is himself.

If they were to truly anger the human race, even without the Time Lord and the strongest of the Giant Axe, the Chaos City Lord and the others alone would be enough to completely annihilate the Three-Headed Clan.

"Hmph!" Lord Hengxian snorted coldly, then said, "I admit that the Lord of Time was very powerful in the cosmic sea, but this is the primordial universe!"

"Even if the Time Lord was incredibly powerful, he could only unleash the strongest power of the sixth tier at most! If our billions of races unite, any one of the strongest beings in the universe could easily hold him off!"

"Can we only hold off the Lord of Time?" A hint of disappointment flashed across the Lord of Three Fires' face. "Then will we never be able to venture into the Cosmic Sea again? If that's the case, how will we ever reach the realm of the strongest beings in the universe?"

"Take a look at this!" With a flick of his wrist, the Lord of Hengxian produced a transparent crystal sphere that shimmered with a faint, crystalline light.

The Lord of Three Fires reached out and took it, a wisp of divine power seeped into it, and countless messages flooded into his mind.

"This, this is..."

After sensing this information, the Lord of Three Fires was completely stunned: "Could it be that your Mechanical Race has already seized the ancient civilization's heritage from the human race?"

It turned out that the transparent crystal sphere contained a large amount of information inherited from ancient civilizations, and the systematic cultivation experience among them was even more unbelievable to the Lord of Three Fires.

Of course, many key parts were still missing from those inherited messages, which only made him more eager for the complete message.

"What you are seeing now is the message passed down from an ancient civilization that can help the Lord of the Universe break through to the realm of the strongest being in the universe."

The Lord of Hengxian slowly said, "These messages were provided by the Purple Moon Holy Land, with the purpose of targeting the human race in this primordial universe. Of course, the messages you see only represent a fraction of the complete information."

"Now, our Mechanical Race, Demon Race, Insect Race, Northern Frontier Alliance, Hell Race, Crystal Race, and even countless other races from the primordial universe have all gathered together, forming a super alliance to besiege the human race!"

The Lord of Hengxian solemnly stated, "As long as you, Lord of the Three Fires, join our ranks, you will receive half of the inherited information. Once the matter is successful, you will receive the remaining entire inheritance information!"

"With the guidance of these inherited messages, even if you no longer venture into the cosmic sea, you still have a great chance to break through to the realm of the strongest in the universe."

"Lord of the Three Fires, will you hand over your clan's territory to the human race and live forever in their shadow, or will you join us in attacking the human race and share in the guidance and inheritance that leads to the strongest beings in the universe? Make your choice!"

The Lord of Three Fires stared intently at the Lord of Balance, never expecting that his friend would bring him such astonishing news.

He knew without even thinking that if he refused, this super alliance would probably not let his three-headed clan off the hook, and the inheritance information was also very tempting to him...

However, the deterrent power of the human race is also incredibly astonishing.

"Even if we manage to break through to the level of the strongest beings in the universe, we're probably still far from being a match for that Lord of Time, aren't we?" the Lord of Three Fires continued to say worriedly.

"As long as we don't leave the original universe, we don't need to worry about this problem!"

Lord Hengxian said earnestly, "At that time, our many powerful individuals will unite together. As soon as a strong member of the human race appears, powerful individuals from all races will immediately rush to their aid!"

"As long as you can become the strongest in the universe, your three-headed race can continue to live for three more reincarnation eras."

Lord Hengxian said earnestly, "By then, the situation in the Cosmic Sea might have changed. Perhaps the Lord of Light will perish due to an accident, or create a new Holy Land universe, never to appear in the Cosmic Sea again!"

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Three Fires couldn't help but nod.

The idea that the Time Lord will perish due to an accident is certainly nonsense, but it is quite possible that he will open up the Holy Land universe.

The two cosmic lords of the Purple Moon Holy Land and the Eastern Emperor Holy Land have never appeared in the Cosmic Sea. Although the Three Fire Lords do not know the reason, this is still good news.

As for the other powerful members of the human race, even the strongest among them, the Great Axe Master, their deterrent effect on the crowd is much smaller.

Thinking of this, the Lord of Three Fires immediately and solemnly said, "I am willing to join!"

For the Lord of Three Fires, giving up half of his clan's territory was indeed a humiliating thing.

The inherited information from that ancient civilization was also his hope for further progress, and of course he wanted to obtain it.

Compared to that, the inability to travel to the Cosmic Sea in the future is a minor matter.

After all, even if he ventured into the cosmic sea, he could at most obtain some treasures. To seek guidance on how to break through to the level of the strongest being in the universe was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Moreover, if he can become the strongest in the universe, he can also give the Tri-Headed Race a higher status in the universe.

"Sanhuo, congratulations on making the right choice!"

Lord Hengxian laughed heartily: "However, I didn't bring the remaining inheritance information with me; you'll need to go to the demon realm to retrieve it yourself!"

Although the machine race has extremely advanced technology, it is ultimately not as convenient as the virtual universe of the human race.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the transmitted information, it is naturally impossible for a cosmic ruler to carry it with him.

"That's natural," the Lord of Three Fires nodded and said.

……

Meanwhile, this scene unfolded in various corners of the primordial universe.

The mechanical race and others, who had already united, sent their strongest members to win over the powerful members of those scattered races, using every means imaginable, from coercion to enticement.

Because of Yang Wu's presence, the human race naturally stopped trying to win over other races as it did in the original story, which led to more races joining the attack on the human race.

Of course, there are some exceptions.

For example, those alien races that had long joined the Hong Alliance, even though they had not been able to obtain the ancient civilization inheritance from the human race, most of them were still willing to fight for the human race.

There are also some extremely cautious groups that are unwilling to provoke the human race, nor can they afford to offend the machine race and others who have already united. Therefore, they can only migrate as a whole before this storm arrives, heading to various secret realms in the universe to survive.

Although this resulted in the loss of territory, it ensured the continuation of the ethnic group.

If we wait until the turmoil subsides in the future, perhaps we will have a chance to return to the vast universe and survive again.

There were even a very small number of smaller factions that were optimistic about the human race, and they directly agreed to hand over half of their territory, thus joining the human race.

However, within the Ancestral God Cult, the original first power in the primordial universe, the situation was quite different.

……

The original universe, the mysterious realm of ancestors.

Amidst the colorful aurora, temples appeared and disappeared, with the Ancestral God Palace, where the three Ancestral Gods resided, located at the very center.

Inside the Ancestral God Palace, the three Ancestral Gods also fell silent.

The Ancestral God Cult can be said to have gathered the elites of billions of races in the primordial universe, so its information network is naturally incredibly efficient.

Whether it was news of the human race sending envoys to billions of races or the alliance of forces such as the machine race, the three ancestral gods of the Ancestral God Cult learned of it immediately.

"This is absolutely insane!"

The young Ancestral God looked at the two Ancestral Gods and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "I never imagined that the human race would have such a grand ambition, wanting to take more than half of the primordial universe into their grasp!"

"Even if my Ancestral God Sect has the backing of the primordial will of the universe, I doubt they would dare to do such a thing!"

"Now that we've offended billions of races in the primordial universe, the human race is about to face a crisis!"

"No, you're wrong!"

The aged ancestral god looked at the young ancestral god and shook his head, saying, "Don't forget, back then, after the Lord of Time killed King Zhenjia, besides obtaining two supreme treasures from the primordial universe's original will, he also made a condition!"

"condition?"

The young ancestral god was slightly taken aback, then seemed to have thought of something and said directly, "That condition that allows one to unleash their full power in the primordial universe?"

"Not bad!" The Two-Faced Ancestral God nodded, then said seriously, "At first, I thought the Time Lord's condition wasn't a big deal, but only now do I understand the Time Lord's profound foresight!"

"Although there's only one chance, with the Time Lord's current strength, a full-force attack would likely be enough to kill many powerful figures. The Mechanical Father God, the Demon Ancestor, the Dream Demon Ancestor, and others might even perish in this turmoil!"

"By then, no one will be able to stop the rise of the human race!"

"Yes, the allied forces are unaware of this news, and they'll likely suffer heavy losses!"

The ancient ancestral god couldn't help but sigh, "It's such a pity about the ancient civilization inheritance of the Purple Moon Holy Land. If the three of us could have obtained it, we might have been able to break through to the realm of the strongest beings in the universe!"

At this point, even the old ancestor god couldn't help but show a look of envy on his face.

Although the three of them could unleash power comparable to the strongest beings in the universe in the primordial universe, they were not the true strongest beings in the universe.

"Or..." the young ancestral god couldn't help but suggest, "How about we inform the allied forces that the Time Lord can unleash his full power once in the primordial universe, in exchange for the ancient civilization's legacy they possess?"

"Moreover, this would make it much harder for the human race to defeat the allied forces, and our Ancestral God Cult might be able to benefit from both sides!"

"No!"

"No!"

The expressions of both the two-faced ancestral god and the aged ancestral god changed simultaneously.

The two exchanged a glance, and the aged Ancestral God spoke first, saying, "The fact that the Time Lord possesses such abilities is probably known only to the three of us in the entire Primordial Universe. If the Allied Forces find out, the Time Lord will quickly realize that it was the three of us who leaked the information!"

"Offending the Lord of Time wouldn't be a good thing!"

"What's there to be afraid of?" the young Ancestral God couldn't help but say. "The three of us never ventured into the cosmic sea. Even if the Lord of Time were incredibly powerful, he wouldn't pose any threat to us! Instead, we can use this opportunity to obtain the inheritance of an ancient civilization and break through to the realm of the strongest beings in the universe!"

"And what happens after this cycle of reincarnation ends? At that time, the primordial will of the universe will no longer grant the three of us any preferential treatment!"

The ancient ancestor god said coldly, "Moreover, even if we become the strongest beings in the universe, we will be completely useless against the Lord of Time!"

"Indeed!" the Two-Faced Ancestral God echoed. "The Lord of Time could easily kill the strongest being in the universe. If we offend him, even becoming the strongest being in the universe would be utterly useless!"

"Moreover, the Lord of Time is the protector deity of my Ancestral God Cult. This expansion of territory has not affected the interests of my Ancestral God Cult at all. Why should we provoke him?"

"What about the inheritance of ancient civilizations?" the young ancestral god said unwillingly. "Even ordinary universe lords can obtain it, are the three of us even inferior to them?"

"Haha, you're still too impatient!"

The Two-Faced Ancestral God laughed and said, "You should know that the Broken East River inheritance is something even the Purple Moon Ancestor desperately wanted, which shows how precious it is! Compared to that, the ancient civilization inheritance in the Purple Moon Holy Land is nothing!"

"And the Galactic Lord who received the inheritance of the Broken East River is, after all, the protector and venerable leader of our Ancestral God Sect. We still have a great chance of obtaining a portion of the ancient civilization's inheritance!"

"Isn't now a perfect opportunity?"

The Two-Faced Ancestral God said earnestly, "The three of us have no clan to rely on, and there is no conflict of interest between us and the human clan! If we take the initiative to help the human clan fight against the allied forces, we should be able to obtain a portion of the Broken East River inheritance from them!"

"Moreover, the most important thing is the Time Lord! When the Time Lord opens up a new Holy Land universe in the future, we might even have the chance to enter it and exist eternally!"

Upon hearing this, both the young and the old ancestral gods' eyes lit up.

Actually, they had considered this matter before, but found it quite difficult.

But times have changed.

If in the past the Time Lords only had the opportunity to create the Holy Land Universe, now they are certain to create it; the only difference is the time it will take.

"The Two-Faced Ancestral God is absolutely right!"

The ancient ancestral god smiled and nodded, saying, "In this turmoil, our Ancestral God Sect must resolutely stand on the side of the human race. In this way, we can also consider it as forging a good relationship with the Lord of Time."

……

Just as the three ancestral gods were discussing how to contact and help the human race.

In the virtual universe, within the Human Race Temple, Yang Wu and the strongest being with the giant axe sat facing each other.

"Giant Axe, is there something you need from me?" Yang Wu asked with a smile.

"I'm contacting you, Yang Wu, because there's something quite important going on!" the strongest of the giant axe said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Yang Wu couldn't help but become interested.

"Is that so!"

The strongest being with the giant axe laughed and said, "The great commotion our human race has stirred up in this primordial universe has naturally attracted attention from all sides. Just recently, the old beast god of the Starry Sky Beast Alliance, as well as the lord of Primordial Island, the progenitor of demonic beasts, and other strongest beings from the solitary universes, all contacted me, hoping to obtain a portion of the inheritance from our ancient civilization. If they obtain this inheritance, they will help our human race fight against those allied forces, allowing our human race to truly dominate the primordial universe!"

"Heh heh, what a clever scheme!"

Yang Wu smiled and said, "What do you think of that giant axe?"

"I think we could try agreeing to their offer!" the strongest of the giant axe said slowly. "These people don't need any territory, and there's no conflict between them and our human race. If we can use some of our heritage to win them over, it would be worthwhile!"

"What?" Yang Wu couldn't help but be surprised, because in the original story, the human race did not agree to this condition.

"Yang Wu, do you have any thoughts?" Seeing Yang Wu's expression, the strongest of the giant axe immediately asked.

"Aren't you worried that if they become too powerful in the future, they might threaten our human race?" Yang Wu asked doubtfully.

"Hahaha, Yang Wu, you're overthinking it!"

The strongest among the giant axe-wielders laughed and said, "I have complete confidence in you. With you in our human race, even if those people become stronger in the future, they are not a threat at all!"

"So that's why it was me!" Yang Wu suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)