Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 168 The Mountain Hermit Appears

An invisible wave rapidly radiated outwards.

The entire Bright Moon Community, and even the entire Earth, including the temple outside Earth, all life forms, regardless of their strength, instantly fell into a state of slumber similar to time stopping.

Zhou Yang, the only one who was not affected by this, was greatly alarmed at this moment!

"The fundamental laws of the universe... why can't I suddenly sense the fundamental laws of the universe anymore?"

"The strongest being in the universe has descended? And this is within human territory!"

"Come, child."

A warm and comforting voice resonated deep within Zhou Yang's soul, and his body involuntarily flew out of the room and into the villa's courtyard.

In the pavilion on one side of the courtyard, a figure stood quietly.

He had shrunk to about two meters tall, wearing seemingly ordinary cyan armor, with transparent horns on his forehead, and was smiling at Zhou Yang.

An endless aura emanated naturally from him, enveloping the entire Earth and the surrounding vast starry sky.

Enveloped by this boundless aura, Zhou Yang felt as comfortable as an ordinary human being under the sun, without any sense of oppression.

This also made Zhou Yang instantly realize that this was not a pressure, but the life aura naturally emanating from this super being. In his perception, the strength of this aura far exceeded that of the Chaos City Lord. Within the range of his life aura, even the fundamental laws of the universe had to give way.

"The strongest in the universe!"

Zhou Yang felt a chill run down his spine.

However, when he looked at the figure, a vague guess formed in his mind: "Could this be...? Why is he appearing at this time?"

"You don't seem too surprised to see me?"

The majestic voice boomed, penetrating deep into Zhou Yang's soul.

He was instantly jolted awake and quickly stepped forward to bow respectfully.

"The founder of the Great Axe of the Clan once came to investigate the secrets of Earth. His reputation and image have spread throughout the universe, and I am naturally aware of it."

"Oh?"

The figure's deep gaze lingered on Zhou Yang for a long time, but ultimately did not delve deeper, simply saying...

"Sit down and let's talk. You're the host here, why are you more reserved than me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang broke out in a cold sweat. "I'm just a realm lord, and standing in front of me is the strongest being in the universe. How can I not be reserved?"

However, seeing the gentle attitude of the person in front of him, he calmed down.

"Yes, you flatter me, senior."

He responded and calmly walked into the pavilion and sat down. At the same time, he raised his hand and flicked it, and a complete tea set appeared.

A moment later, a cup of fragrant tea was pushed in front of the old man opposite him.

"Please have some, senior."

The old man picked up his teacup and sipped it silently, his gaze slightly unfocused, as if he were pondering something.

He finally spoke when the tea in his cup was empty:

"To be honest, some of my decisions were rather unfair to you."

"unfair?"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Why do you say that, senior?"

The old man put down his teacup, then looked at Zhou Yang and asked directly:

"Your original body was that of an ordinary human from Earth, yet you achieved perfect life genes at the World Lord stage. You must have obtained some kind of powerful inheritance, right? Moreover, it must be a powerful inheritance that shouldn't exist in this primordial universe."

"Uh, senior guessed correctly, I did indeed have some good fortune."

Zhou Yang didn't hide anything and readily admitted, "However, what do you mean by saying it shouldn't exist in this primordial universe? I truly did obtain this opportunity in this primordial universe."

When he transmigrated, the Meteor Tear immediately broke through space and merged into his body, so what he said was not wrong.

"Some things, you'll understand naturally when you reach a certain level of maturity."

The figure opposite shook his head and changed the subject.

"Since you know the origin of Earth, you should understand that the entire human race on Earth, as well as the original Yan God race, are all my children."

"Leaving aside the Yan God Clan for now, among the current members of the Earth lineage, your performance is the most outstanding, and you should theoretically have the best chance of obtaining the opportunity I have prepared for the leader of the Earth lineage. However..."

The old man gazed at Zhou Yang, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"However, because I sensed that you were involved in a special causal relationship that even I couldn't fathom, I hesitated and ultimately changed the person who would guide you, causing you to miss this opportunity. So I said that this decision was somewhat unfair to you."

"So, that's how it is."

At this moment, Zhou Yang had truly solved a mystery in his heart.

He was indeed curious, as his current performance was far more impressive than Luo Feng's at the same stage, making him arguably the most outstanding person among the current Earth lineage.

However, it seems that he has never received the attention or guidance of this powerful being who guided the birth of the Earth's lineage.

The black metal block that recorded the Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture had been scanned by Babata countless times, yet it had never been discovered.

Luo Feng only returned occasionally, and the metal block would pop out, as if it were being delivered to him on its own initiative.

This difference in treatment did indeed confuse him.

In other words, he possessed all sorts of magical abilities bestowed by the Meteor Tear. Even without relying on the ninth-tier secret manual, he had still elevated his life genes to a perfect level of 10081 times. Otherwise, he would have felt somewhat unbalanced.

Hearing what the person in front of him said, he finally understood that the other party suspected that he possessed some kind of powerful inheritance, and that he did not want to get involved in these causes and effects, so he 'gave up' on himself.

But why has this person suddenly reappeared?

Thinking this to himself, he respectfully said:

"Senior, you flatter me. This opportunity was left to you by your own will, and you can give it to whomever you want. So how can it be considered unfair?"

"Heh, you're quite philosophical about it. Do you realize how much of an opportunity you missed?"

A rare smile appeared on the old man's face.

"Opportunities that are meant to be mine will be mine, and no one can take them away. As for those that are not meant to be mine, forcing them will only bring more trouble."

Zhou Yang, on the other hand, was quite composed.

The opportunities left by this mountain dweller for the Earth's lineage mainly consist of the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual," the Tribulation Armor, and the Star Tower.

His life genes have now reached a perfect level, so the "Ninth-Order Secret Manual" is useless to him. The Calamity Armor and the Star Tower are quite attractive to him, but they are not to the point that he has to force himself to have them.

The thought of the Star Tower's monstrous master-recognition trial made him even more wary and hesitant to approach it.

As long as he cultivates steadily, his strength will continue to improve, and he will have hope of transcending worldly limitations. Why should he take such a big risk for something external?

"That may be true, but I have my own principles for doing things."

The old man opposite sighed and smiled:

"I spent countless efforts cultivating the leaders of the Yan Shen lineage and the Earth lineage, and most of the wealth and treasures I acquired over the years were used on them. However, I haven't treated you unfairly."

"You are about to break through to immortality. So, I promise you that after you break through to immortality, I will tailor-make a suitable treasure for you. Now you can tell me your needs so that I can prepare the materials in advance."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang's eyes lit up!

Wow, what a great thing! They're delivering treasures right to my door!

"Senior, is any kind of treasure acceptable?"

He tentatively asked, "Then, can I have a supreme treasure palace, if that's alright?"

"Hehe, you little rascal, you really have wild ideas."

A slight smile appeared in the eyes of the person opposite him. "However, you're overthinking it. At most, it's at the level of a peak treasure, or rather, the level of a peak treasure armor. Top-tier sets, domains, souls, and palaces also fall into this category."

"I see."

Zhou Yang was just saying it casually; of course, he didn't think the other party could really do whatever they wanted.

The most powerful treasures are so rare that the entire human race currently doesn't possess a single one that can be used. How could they be obtained so easily?

He pondered deeply, wondering which treasure to choose.

(End of this chapter)