Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 185 The Universe Venerable

A new ruler of the universe has emerged in the human race. In order to invigorate the race and inspire future geniuses, the high-ranking members of the human race naturally want to publicize and celebrate this event extensively!

Soon, the news that Zhou Yang had become the Lord of the Universe spread like wildfire throughout the entire human race!

"Zhou Yang has become the master of the universe?"

"Good heavens, are you kidding me? He's only been cultivating for a short time!"

"It's true! The news has already spread!"

"Zhou Yang... No, he should be called the Lord of Reincarnation now. The Lord of Reincarnation directly killed a Demon Race Universe Lord, and his true combat power is even stronger than that of an ordinary Universe Lord!"

"Killed the Lord of the Universe! Holy crap, I'm going crazy, this is insane!"

"Hmph, what do you know? I personally witnessed the extraordinary phenomenon when the Lord of Reincarnation broke through to Immortality. You can't even imagine how terrifying that scene was. It was as if the entire ocean of laws was about to collapse, a thousand times more shocking than the scene when my teacher broke through to Venerable! At that time, I was certain that the Lord of Reincarnation would become a pillar of our human race. Haha, now that I think about it, even I admire my own foresight!"

"Keep bragging! I saw it myself; you were too busy shaking to speak!"

"However, the Lord of Reincarnation is truly amazing. He must be the youngest Universe Lord in the history of our human race. By the way, the Lord of Reincarnation is so young that he probably hasn't had time to take on any disciples yet. I wonder if I have a chance?"

The explosive news spread throughout the entire human race in an instant, and soon after it swept across billions of races in the universe, driving countless powerful beings mad!

This is simply a myth. Zhou Yang rose to prominence at an incredible speed, reaching a level that countless cosmic venerables looked up to, standing at the highest peak, shoulder to shoulder with other cosmic lords!

Especially the geniuses from his cohort felt as if they had fallen into the mental illusion of a powerful figure, and everything seemed so dreamlike!

Good heavens, we're all still struggling at the Domain Lord level, racking our brains to complete the highest score mission, and this guy has directly advanced to the Peak Tournament and started targeting the Lord of the Universe?

Have you considered our feelings? This makes us seem kind of useless.

However, regardless of their reactions—whether they were unwilling or dejected—when Zhou Yang was mentioned again, everyone unanimously referred to him as the "Lord of Reincarnation."

Amidst this commotion, Zhou Yang once again kept a low profile.

After paying homage to the legendary ancestor "Yuan" in the virtual universe with the Lord of Chaos and others, he returned directly to Earth.

In a starry sky about 800 light-years away from Earth, there is a magnificent and splendid palace complex. The palaces stretch endlessly, and powerful guards can be vaguely seen. World Lord-level guards and even immortal guards walk along corridors that wind for thousands of kilometers, creating a very solemn atmosphere.

This is Zhou Yang's temple residence!

Zhou Yang has already told the Lord of Chaos City that he will forever guard Earth.

As the ruler of the universe, his palace must be of exceptional quality.

So, at the Lord of Chaos's command, the Virtual Universe Company immediately mobilized a large amount of manpower and resources to meticulously build this temple for him.

In addition, a large number of people are carrying out large-scale modifications to the entire Milky Way galaxy, significantly improving its protection level.

Inside the most magnificent main hall of the palace complex, flames burned beside each of the twelve enormous pillars, and a towering figure suddenly appeared on the throne of the hall, sitting there. It was Zhou Yang, who was tens of thousands of kilometers tall, looking down at the two figures below the temple.

"Greetings to the Lord of Reincarnation."

Both figures bowed simultaneously.

"Ganwu, Beiji."

Zhou Yang looked down and smiled, "You've all worked hard these past few days."

After Zhou Yang's temple was built, it would naturally need manpower to manage it.

However, the Earth lineage is currently too weak and lacks capable leaders, and Zhou Yang has few disciples or followers.

The Lord of Chaos City did want Zhou Yang to take on a few disciples, but firstly, he needed to focus on his cultivation, and secondly, his understanding of the laws had not yet reached the level of a Universe Lord. Therefore, he did not take on any disciples, and in the end, he only selected two Universe Venerables to help him handle affairs.

Such a cosmic venerable being, who is directly under the Lord of the Universe, is equivalent to having a powerful backer, and is naturally a coveted position.

However, among these cosmic venerables of the human race, Zhou Yang only knew a few. The only one with whom he had some connection was the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom.

When Zhou Yang participated in the Genius Battle, he was only a Hengxing-level player. The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom gave him a huge reward of points and promised to personally take him as a disciple if there was no suitable teacher. This can be considered as forming a good relationship with him.

To repay this favor, Zhou Yang directly chose his old friend, whom everyone jokingly called "King Qian Wu" when reading novels in his previous life. Later, the King of Qianwu recommended another friend to him, "Venerable Beiming." These two became Universe Venerables directly under Zhou Yang's command, which can be considered as having a powerful backer.

Zhou Yang also took out two ordinary treasures from the few he had obtained from killing the Lord of Extinction last time, and bestowed them upon the two people respectively, which made the other Universe Venerables who had not been able to serve under the Lord of the Universe quite envious.

"Lord of Reincarnation, all extraterrestrial immigrants on Earth have completed their relocation. The terraforming of Earth is still underway and is expected to be completed in three months."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom respectfully reported to Zhou Yang.

At this point, he had completely turned his life around. Serving under Zhou Yang, he not only received a supreme treasure directly, but also gained many more contribution points each era. He finally had hope of paying off some of his old debts!

"I never imagined that such a small investment would yield such a huge return. I'm so lucky!"

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Oh, the relocation is already complete?"

Zhou Yang nodded. "Thank you for your hard work during this time."

"It is our honor to serve the Lord of Samsara."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom and Venerable Beiming both replied respectfully.

Zhou Yang smiled and nodded: "From now on, you two will be in charge of everything here. If you need anything, you can contact me directly through the virtual universe. If it's urgent, you can crush the token I gave you."

"Yes."

The two cosmic venerables bowed.

Zhou Yang nodded: "Go ahead."

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom and Venerable Beiming bowed slightly before leaving the main hall.

Zhou Yang, who was tens of thousands of kilometers tall, placed his hands directly on the armrests of the throne and looked up at the majestic temple. The temple was tens of millions of kilometers high, and even Zhou Yang felt that the main hall of the majestic temple was like an endless starry sky.

"Well, now that things on Earth are settled, there aren't any missions to be passed down within the clan for the time being, so I'll use this time to consolidate my cultivation."

Zhou Yang pondered for a moment and said, "First, I will break through to the Venerable level and improve my life gene level. Then, I will start to study the treasure refining technique passed down by Master Zuoshanke, and use treasure refining to help me comprehend the fusion secret method."

He vanished from the palace in a flash.

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In the days that followed, Zhou Yang spent time with his parents on Earth while focusing his energy on comprehending the laws of space.

Compared to the laws of time, his understanding of the laws of space is far superior, and he is not far from fully comprehending them.

With the Chaos Runes as a reference, coupled with his powerful soul strength now comparable to that of a top-tier universe master, his speed in comprehending the laws of space is naturally astonishing.

Just three hundred years later, a vast ocean of laws descended!

Above the majestic temple of the solar system, the seemingly endless divine power of the seawater poured down like a celestial river flowing backwards.

Inside the temple, Zhou Yang had transformed into a towering giant spanning over 90,000 kilometers, frantically absorbing the cascading divine power and seawater into his body like a whale swallowing the ocean.

As massive amounts of divine power seawater continued to pour in, his life genes began to transform from immortal to Venerable level, and the purity of his divine power also began to soar rapidly.

After a long time, the endless ocean of laws that covered the entire starry sky finally receded slowly, and Zhou Yang had successfully advanced to the Space Venerable level.

The moment he emerged from seclusion, his overwhelming divine might swept across the four directions, causing the entire starry sky to tremble. The immortal and world lord level guards in the temple felt an suffocating pressure!

"After breaking through to the Venerable level, his life genes increased a hundredfold, and the gap between him and most universe lords is now very small. If he were to face the Lord of Annihilation now, I estimate that a single 'Light of Annihilation' with its strongest power would be enough to kill him."

Zhou Yang's eyes gleamed.

If before he could only rely on his strongest talent secret technique 'Light of Annihilation' and the infinite divine power supply of the new universe to deal with the Lord of the Universe in a way that was almost a trick, then now he truly has the strength to fight the Lord of the Universe head-on!

"However, it will take longer to break through to the level of a Universe Master. From now on, I'll focus on studying the art of treasure refining and the secret techniques of fusion."

(End of this chapter)