Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 256 Preparations Before the War

At this time, it was less than a few months before Luo Feng returned to the original universe with the inheritance of Duan Donghe.

The virtual universe, the plane where the Giant Axe Temple is located.

Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!

The figures of Zhou Yang and other human universe lords quickly appeared in this plane. In just a moment, all 20 human universe lords had arrived!

call!

With his disheveled hair and the appearance of a savage, burly man, the founder of the giant axe suddenly appeared in the main seat.

"Has everyone arrived?"

The Giant Axe Founder glanced around and, seeing that all the Lords of the Universe had arrived, nodded to the approaching Lord of Chaos City, "Chaos, you speak."

"it is good."

The Lord of Chaos City nodded, then looked at everyone present, his tone grave, "Gentlemen, war is likely imminent!"

"Um?"

"Is war finally about to begin?"

"Chaos, is it because those races couldn't hold back any longer?"

Lord of Darkness, Lord Peng Gong, and other cosmic lords all inquired about this.

"right."

The Chaos City Lord nodded: "The Primordial Ancestor just reminded us that his virtual universe has detected activity from the Demon Race, the Mechanical Race, and the Insect Race. It's estimated that a team of super-strong individuals will arrive soon. We must prepare immediately."

"Original Ancestor?"

Luo Feng, the Lord of Darkness, and the Lord of Peng Gong all showed a hint of surprise.

"I haven't told you yet."

The Lord of Chaos City solemnly stated, "The Primordial Ancestor's virtual universe covers the entire Primordial Universe! Unless the strongest being in a certain universe manifests their power and forcibly alters an area, forcing the virtual universe to open up, then aside from a very few areas and rare areas like the Primordial Star, anything covered by the virtual universe is as if the Primordial Ancestor witnessed it with their own eyes!"

"If the strongest being in the universe takes action, even if it forces the opening of a virtual universe," said the Chaos City Lord. "The Primordial Ancestor can determine... which region forced the opening of the virtual universe, and from this, he can deduce the approximate region of the strongest being in the universe."

"Ah." Luo Feng, the Lord of Darkness, and the Lord of Peng Gong immediately showed joy.

They were pleased with the abilities of their ancestors.

What's even more gratifying is that... this move is equivalent to monitoring the entire battlefield at all times, and the primordial ancestor's monitoring range is too large, almost the entire primordial universe.

Even though Zhou Yang already knew about the power of the Primordial Ancestor and the Virtual Universe, he still couldn't help but marvel at it after hearing the Chaos City Lord's account.

How vast the primordial universe was!

However, the primordial ancestor's heaven-defying secret technique had a range that nearly covered the entire primordial universe!

This is utterly unbelievable!

"The original ancestor was at the peak of the tenth rank, and his soul attack was at the peak of the tenth rank, which is why he was able to do this. If I want to achieve this, I must at least cultivate the 'True Explanation of the Myriad Beginnings' to the second stage, and I must also master the second strike of the 'Nine Strikes of the Heavenly Soul'."

Zhou Yang collected his thoughts and continued listening to the Lord of Chaos City's narration.

"Our human race obtained the inheritance of the Broken Eastern River, which naturally aroused the envy and jealousy of countless forces in the Cosmic Sea and the Primordial Universe. We can temporarily ignore the Cosmic Sea. The focus is on the Primordial Universe, especially the three races that have been in constant conflict with us: the Demon Race, the Insect Race, and the Mechanical Race."

The Lord of Chaos City said, "These three races have territorial disputes with us. They also understand that if we are allowed to continue to develop using the inheritance of our ancient civilization, the strength of our human race will probably expand rapidly within a few hundred epochs. And the first step after our human race becomes strong will naturally be to take action against these races."

"Therefore, whether it's to seize the inheritance or for the future of their race, they will inevitably wage war against us, and it will be a war that will almost certainly involve the entire race sacrificing everything!"

The Lord of Chaos City looked at everyone, his face full of solemnity.

"A war involving the entire clan."

Everyone present fell silent.

A battle known as a war for the entire race is about to ensue, and in the midst of the frenzied fighting, the number of powerful human warriors who will perish is unknown.

Even the cosmic rulers present here cannot guarantee that they will not perish.

As for these universe lords, those who have avatars are somewhat better off, but those who only have one avatar are completely dead once they perish, and they don't even have the chance to reverse time and be resurrected!

After all, the backlash from reversing and resurrecting a cosmic ruler is too great. Even the strongest being in the universe would perish under such a terrifying backlash!

"Hmph, let's fight! Since those major clans won't let us have an easy time, then let's kill them! Kill them until they tremble with fear!"

At this moment, the Lord of Desolate Mirror, whose entire body was covered in complex scales and resembled a humanoid beast, grinned ferociously, "For tens of thousands of epochs, I have been comprehending the ancient civilization's heritage within the miniature universe of the giant axe. I have just gained some insights, so I will test my methods on these powerful beings of several races!"

"Hahaha, Huangjian is right!"

Upon hearing his words, the lords of the universes shook off their previous gloom and began to respond enthusiastically.

"Those forces that don't want our human race to prosper will be dealt a severe blow. Our human race's status as a top race wasn't achieved through boasting!"

"Yes, kill them! I've made some progress recently, so I'll practice on those three races of trash!"

More than 27,000 years have passed since Zhou Yang obtained the silver token space inheritance. During these 27,000 years, the various universe masters of the human race have either sent avatars, divine incarnations, or their true selves to enter the small universe of the Giant Axe Founder, using time to accelerate their comprehension of the ancient civilization inheritances provided by Zhou Yang.

Even the founder of the giant axe himself, after viewing the massive amount of inheritance, gained some insights and directly returned to the small universe to begin seclusion and enlightenment, thus avoiding the fate of accidentally entering the dark land and perishing.

While the outside world was over 27,000 years old, the creator of the giant axe and all those universe lords cultivated for a full 270 million years in a space where time was accelerated ten thousand times!

These top human powerhouses, who were able to cultivate to the level of universe masters without any guidance, can definitely be considered the most talented group of people in the billions of eras of human history.

With the guidance of the ancient civilization provided by Zhou Yang, their cultivation progressed extremely quickly, and basically every universe lord's strength improved significantly!

For example, the Lord of the Desolate Realm was only at the fourth level before, but after comprehending the inheritance of that ancient civilization, he easily promoted the further improvement of his own secret techniques.

Today, the Lord of Desolate Mirror is a true fifth-order universe lord, whose strength rivals that of the Lord of Darkness and Lord Peng Gong before they cultivated the ancient civilization's heritage!

With their strength skyrocketing, the powerful human race members are naturally brimming with confidence and eager to engage in a great battle!

"We humans were never afraid of those three races to begin with. Now, with the guidance of our ancient civilization, we'd be fine as long as we don't cause them any trouble, but they still dare to provoke us!"

This is the true thought of every powerful human.

"Haha, our human race is not afraid of them, but we must be prepared."

The Lord of Chaos City smiled as he looked at the crowd. As one of the leaders of the human race, he had a more comprehensive view.

"War itself is not terrible; the key is to strive to gain advantages for us during war."

The Lord of Chaos City said, "According to the original ancestor's analysis, this battle should mainly have two phases."

"The first stage is a battle of top-tier powerhouses, involving the rulers and strongest beings of the universe—a decisive battle!"

"This phase will proceed very quickly. The peak powerhouses of the human race and the three races will engage in a great battle. When the great war begins, both sides will do their utmost to kill, suppress, or capture the other's universe lord. This is the most dangerous phase. If we cannot hold on, we will probably have to shrink our territory as much as possible, or even retreat to the initial universe."

"If we survive the first stage, then we may face a territorial war that will last for hundreds of millions of epochs. Even though our human race has the inheritance of ancient civilization, it still takes resources to cultivate strong individuals, and resources require vast territories to acquire."

"Those powerful races will definitely not sit idly by and watch our human race grow stronger and more stable. They will certainly launch continuous inter-race wars to suppress our human race's territory and curb our development as much as possible. And that will be a large-scale war between the legions of Universe Venerables, Immortals, and even World Lords and Domain Lords!"

"Of course, we also have to consider other forces or the strongest individuals in the lone universe who might want to take advantage of the situation."

The Lord of Chaos City looked at everyone and spoke with a firm gaze:

"Therefore, the Primordial Ancestor's suggestion is to disregard the later stages and strike hard in the first phase of the battle between the peak powerhouses, inflicting heavy losses on the three major races. Ideally, we should capture or kill a number of their Universe Lords to deter those bystanders who might covet our human race!"

"Haha, the Primordial One is right! Kill them, kill them until they're terrified!"

All the lords of the universe smiled and agreed.

"In any case, to arrange the inheritance of ancient civilizations, we recently sent most of the cosmic venerables, immortal gods, and some core geniuses from our human territory into the initial universe. We don't have too many worries, so let's have a good battle!"

"Haha, Chaos, let's assign tasks. You're in charge of how to arrange things!"

All the peak beings of the human race looked at the Lord of Chaos City.

Even the creator of the giant axe spoke up: "Chaos, you mobilize everyone, and we will follow your command."

"Okay, then I'll make the arrangements."

The Lord of Chaos City nodded. "Although our human race has obtained two powerful ancient civilization inheritances thanks to the efforts of Zhou Yang and Luo Feng, it has only been a short time, and the advantages of these inheritances have not yet been fully realized. If those three races unite, our human race will not have an advantage in terms of the number of universe lords and the strongest beings in the universe."

"Therefore, according to the original ancestor's wishes, we must take the initiative and catch them off guard before they are ready!"

The Chaos City Lord declared majestically, "The Primordial Ancestor's suggested target is the Demon Race. The Primordial Ancestor has now pinpointed the location of the Demon Race's allied forces through the virtual universe. Immediately, Giant Axe will lead you all, along with several Universe Lords from the Hong Alliance, in a direct surprise attack on the Demon Race's camp!"

"In this battle, Giant Axe will be responsible for suppressing the strongest being of the demon race in the universe. The other universe lords, led by Darkness, Peng Gong, Zhou Yang, Luo Feng, and Huang Jian, will have your mission to kill or capture the universe lords of the opposing forces!"

"Furthermore, you can apply to use the various treasures and resources within the tribe if you urgently need them!"

"Oh?"

All the lords of the universes' eyes lit up, but they were only slightly surprised before they took it for granted.

With the tribal war about to begin, it's natural to arm all the strongest members of one's side as much as possible.

"I do lack a top-tier domain-level treasure," Luo Feng said. "However, I have a top-tier palace-level treasure to exchange for it."

"I also need that illusionary treasure to assist me." The Lord of Darkness nodded slightly.

"My various avatars are missing a few treasures. I wonder if the treasure vault can gather them all." The Lord of the Desolate Mirror hesitated slightly.

"Teachers, everyone."

Zhou Yang then spoke up.

He raised his hand and a huge light screen list appeared in front of everyone, densely listing detailed information about powerful treasures.

"Gentlemen, I also have a batch of top-tier treasures here. If you need them, you can take them from me first."

He had previously acquired many top-tier treasures in the abyss of the Ten Thousand Caves Gorge. Later, as his treasure-refining skills improved and he reached the level where he could refine top-tier treasures, he also perfected some blank 'artifact blanks' one by one.

In addition, during his long years of cultivation, he had also made many of them himself.

Therefore, in terms of the number of supreme treasures, his personal collection far exceeds the accumulation of the entire human race over many years!

Even after giving him a large number of clone equipment, he still had over a hundred top-tier treasures left in his possession!

Now that a war between races is about to break out, it's no longer appropriate for him to keep his secrets to himself. It's just right to use them to arm the human race's cosmic lord.

After all, even a top-tier fourth-order expert like the Lord of Ice Peaks wasn't so extravagant as to have his entire body covered in supreme treasures.

Bringing out this batch of treasures would definitely allow most human universe lords to undergo a major upgrade, significantly boosting their strength and making them safer in the upcoming wars.

"For those with special requirements, up to the level of a top-tier treasure, as long as the materials are sufficient, you can also have it custom-made by me!"

Zhou Yang smiled and looked at everyone.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was no longer on him.

Everyone, including the founder of the Giant Axe and the Lord of Chaos City, looked up at the light screen and were momentarily stunned.

"Over a hundred items, and all of them are top-tier treasures? There are more than thirty of them at the top-tier palace level!"

"My God, this is more than the entire treasure trove of my human race!"

"Hiss, Zhou Yang...you didn't rob two holy lands, did you?"

(End of this chapter)