Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 148 String Sword Annihilation

The ancestral god's source of destiny instantly dried up.

Fortunately, through the ability to transfer energy without loss, energy is continuously transferred between the main body and the avatar of the Time-Space Demon God, rapidly transforming into the life source energy in the Destiny Source.

Even if this conversion speed cannot instantly fill the Source of Destiny, it still has a considerable surplus to maintain the consumption of that primordial avatar in the Outer Battlefield under the state of the Source of Destiny's eruption.

His profound understanding of the laws and his genetic multiplier far surpassed those of ordinary kings. However, he was not immortal. Given the difference in life levels, killing those who barely reached the king level with a single destined death was already his limit.

For those at the highest level of the King rank, it can instantly erase 30% of their divine body.

If the target were to be at the peak of the King-level realm, erasing even 10% of the divine body would be the limit.

However, killing a peak-level King through a predetermined death was not Hunzhen's original goal.

The annihilation of a divine body in an instant, without any preparation, is enough to cause an enormous shock that it cannot adapt to.

"Strangling with a stringed sword."

Countless strings twisted and danced wildly, yet within the chaos lay order and powerful laws of time, like countless sharp blades stirring up a storm.

Hunzhen seized the moment when the alien king was stunned, and ordered more than ten thousand strings tainted with Femo's venom to cut directly into the alien king's armor, piercing through flesh and blood and corroding his divine body.

In the blink of an eye, a peak-level King-level expert perished.

"Be careful! He possesses a special ability that can directly annihilate our divine bodies!"

A nearby peak-level King-level expert witnessed his companion's instantaneous demise, his pupils constricted, and he let out a roar.

"A peak-level King, who could have killed me with just a little divine power, has fallen like this?"

Aisha was utterly shocked.

She recognized Hunzhen from the look he gave her during their brief encounter.

She had considered the possibility that Hunzhen's combat power might surpass her own, but she never expected that in just two thousand years, he would be so strong!

"No wonder, no wonder these alien races mobilized such a large force to surround and kill him!"

While feeling indignant at the actions of the alien race, Aisa couldn't help but think that it was only right to treat a genius like Hunzhen with such caution.

"But no matter how strong Hunzhen is, he is still just one person in the end."

"Such a targeted deployment would kill even an invincible king. Can he handle it?"

Aisa's eyes were filled with deep worry.

But the moment Hunzhen told her to shut up, she knew she couldn't persuade this brat anymore.

Allied forces were filled with worry, and the enemy's leaders were also deeply concerned.

"In the end, it was a ragtag army hastily assembled from various different ethnic groups."

The Purple Thunder Clan's King Wudi's gaze swept over the fallen Realm Lords and Immortal Army Lords, and he thought to himself.

It is well known that the larger the group, the more difficult it becomes to operate.

This is true even at the level of immortality.

The million Realm Lords, the thousands of Immortal Military Lords, and the more than one hundred top experts who were granted titles of Marquis or above did not come from a single race, which meant that they did not share a common will.

In the eyes of the Purple Thunder Clan's invincible king, if these marquises had gone forward according to the pre-battle plan at the first moment of Hunzhen's surprise attack, the army's losses would have been limited to 10%.

However, they hesitated for a moment because they were surprised by Hunzhen's power, which far exceeded their expectations.

Just a slight deviation in thought allowed Hunzhen to expand his victory many times over!

Now that Hunzhen has exploited a loophole and nearly half of their lower-level combat power has been slaughtered in one fell swoop, their ability to deplete Hunzhen's resources has greatly decreased, which also means that the pressure will fall on the heads of these top experts.

As a result, he had to change his original plan and no longer adhere to his original tactical role of "making the final decision" and enter the game ahead of time!

Hunzhen's strength is at least ten times stronger than expected!

Despite being suppressed by the death curtain, he still managed to instantly kill so many realm lords, immortals, and even a peak-level king, demonstrating that his strength far exceeded the estimated limit of a king.

It can be said that he has reached the level of being invincible as a king!

However, given that they had made so many preparations in advance, if the original plan were followed, with a group of realm lords and immortal army lords constantly wearing down Hunzhen from a distance outside the main battlefield, not only would Hunzhen's energy consumption increase significantly, but his control over the String Sword Domain would also be greatly weakened. In addition, with the effect of the Death Curtain, it could probably be weakened to one percent of his true strength!

Under these circumstances, no matter what tricks Ren Hunzhen has up his sleeve, he has absolutely no chance of turning the tide!

"No need to rush."

"This merely changed his situation from one of certain death to one of nine chances of survival."

The Purple Thunder Clan King silently recited the words in his heart, showing no emotional fluctuation due to the death of a peak King.

So many nobles and kings voluntarily entered this pure realm, which is equivalent to tying hundreds of heavy stones to the wings of a once light and graceful bird.

The Purple Thunder Clan's King Wudi had already seen through this, and Hunzhen was forced to bear such a burden, making it impossible for him to perform the flexible transfer movements involving the String Sword Domain as before.

His method of getting rid of the group of marquises and kings and attacking the lower-level combat forces again was to put away the string sword domain and then teleport again.

However, the group of people who were granted titles of nobility and kings would not miss this opportunity to take advantage of the gap and severely damage Hunzhen.

This means that Hunzhen cannot retract its domain.

He could no longer annihilate so many lower-level combatants as he had done before.

Although the number of Realm Lords and Immortal Army Lords has been reduced by more than half, it is still equivalent to the effect of an invincible King continuously bombarding the String Sword Domain without being affected, which can at least reduce Hunzhen's strength by half again.

The Purple Thunder Clan's King didn't know how much energy it would take for Hunzhen to repair and replenish the strings, but even if this special psychic weapon had a strong energy reserve, it definitely wouldn't last long.

"The advantage is in our hands."

"But... this Xingluo is truly a terrifying man."

The Purple Thunder Clan King looked at Hunzhen indifferently, but he couldn't help but admire his power.

Despite these constraints, Hunzhen continued to maneuver and dodge on the strings, sometimes disturbing them to create spatial turbulence that caused attacks to miss, and constantly dodging attacks that could threaten him. At the same time, he manipulated the string sword domain, unleashing sharp strikes from hundreds of millions of strings at a time.

Following the first peak-level King who died suddenly, ten more peak-level Marquis experts perished under the sword.

As the strongest fighter among the alien races present, the Purple Thunder Clan's King Feng was naturally not just observing Hunzhen's movements.

However, whenever he tried to approach or attack, Hunzhen was able to teleport away to avoid it.

The Purple Thunder Clan's King immediately noticed something amiss, frowning as he transmitted his voice: "Beware of his teleportation; it's very likely a low-cost special ability used within this special domain! Observe the unusual vibrations of the strings; that's a precursor to his teleportation!"

Suppressed by the Curtain of Death, and with so many top experts entering the domain, the infinite teleportation ability "Inch of Earth, Foot of Sky," which affects others, is obviously easier to use than "Close at Hand, Distant at Across the World."

From the perspective of energy consumption alone, Hunzhen cannot use the technique of "narrow distance".

However, the frequent use of the "Inch by Inch" technique inevitably affected the stability of the String Sword Domain, making the "pre-cast" and "post-cast" of his actions increasingly noticeable.

Such a minor oversight might be insignificant when dealing with ordinary enemies, but it is a huge gap in the eyes of an opponent of the same level.

In the instant that Hunzhen teleported, the Purple Thunder Clan King, while enduring the suppression of the spacetime domain, maintained his divine power burning for less than a moment and simultaneously teleported to appear in front of Hunzhen's face.

"We succeeded."

Instead of transforming into his most powerful offensive form, the Thunder King of the Purple Thunder Clan, he simultaneously hurled two golden and one dark daggers at Hunzhen.

One gold and one dark arrow were shot at Hunzhen, while another was shot directly at Aisa, who was being held by Hunzhen.

The golden one is the "Caso Dagger," a restricted-level weapon even more renowned than "Firmware Venom," capable of instantly killing a king.

As for the other dark dagger that exudes an ominous aura, it is a consumable item whose value surpasses that of the "Kaso Dagger," comparable to an ordinary treasure, called the "Soul Devouring Dagger."

This is also the real killing move against the Hunzhen Killing Formation!

If it works, even if Hunzhen here is not a clone, he will permanently lose a part of his soul!

If it were the real person, it would be even easier. He could simply swallow their soul into the Soul-Devouring Dagger and offer it to the mechanical race, then the mechanical race would be at his mercy!

Hunzhen's pupils constricted.

Intuition screamed a warning of the threat posed by the two daggers.

If he abandons Aisa and discards his burdens, the difficulty of teleportation will decrease, and he can use the "Inch of Earth, Foot of Heaven" technique to evade immediately.

Conversely, Aisha would undoubtedly die.

Hunzhen is not a sentimental creature; rather, his human touch is far less than that of a typical online novel protagonist.

He is willing to help and assist his relatives and friends when he has the capacity.

However, under certain circumstances, even if he has to sacrifice himself, he might give up if the loss exceeds his psychological expectations.

But... this is, after all, just an incarnation.

Therefore, Hunzhen did not abandon Aisa.

"So close yet so far."

The space-time between the flying daggers and them was stretched infinitely.

Before the dagger pierced either Aisa or himself, Hunzhen teleported again.

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However, forcibly using the "Close to the Ends of the Earth" technique is not without its costs.

The String Sword Domain experienced violent fluctuations, with some areas even showing signs of the strings intertwining and hindering each other, resulting in a sharp decrease in the domain's suppressive power.

"That's a terrifying survival ability."

King Feng of the Purple Lightning Clan secretly praised him, while glancing at Aisa and silently shaking his head: "It's a pity that he doesn't know how to adapt; he will ultimately perish here."

He had sensed that Hunzhen's soul was suffering a backlash and his aura was greatly weakened.

Otherwise, the String Sword Domain wouldn't have been on the verge of collapse so quickly.

Having retrieved the three daggers, he was now over 90% certain that the guy using the alias "Xingluo" was the mysterious genius Hunzhen.

The Hunzhen String Sword Domain was in turmoil, and the Purple Thunder Clan King, who simultaneously activated three daggers, also faced a considerable burden.

But a smile eventually appeared on his face.

"Human boy, you will pay the price for your stupidity."

Countless nobles and kings did not intend to let this huge gap slip by, and at the same time burned their divine power to launch a full-scale attack.

However, Hunzhen was unable to step on the string again and unleash his full potential.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't.

Hunzhen gazed at the Purple Thunder Clan King who was calmly looking down at him without making a move, sighed silently, and raised his index finger.

The Purple Thunder Clan King's pupils constricted instantly.

The original being of the Ancestral God Sect, far away, instantly completed the simulated inheritance.

The countless strings, which were originally as gray and withered as an old man's hair, seemed to regain their vitality and were completely restored in an instant.

Hunzhen once again used the technique of "Inch of Earth, Foot of Heaven," causing the powerful and deadly attacks of his enemies to miss their mark, and then arrived in front of the Purple Thunder Clan's King.

"A preordained death."

The unavoidable black flames ignited the body of the Purple Thunder Clan's King.

The divine body of the Purple Thunder Clan King, who was still recovering from the excessive burden, trembled violently, and his aura weakened significantly.

"Strangling with a stringed sword."

A cold glint flashed in Hunzhen's eyes, and countless strings transformed into extremely sharp blades, shredding the body of the Purple Thunder Clan's King into countless fragments.

There was not a trace of joy on Hunzhen's face at the thought of killing Feng Wang Wudi.

The soul inheritance restored his injuries and depletion, but under the suppression of the death veil, his strength was ultimately no longer at its peak.

The combination of Fated Death, String Sword Strangulation, and Femo Venom can instantly kill a King-level powerhouse, but it cannot kill an invincible King-level powerhouse standing at the top of the immortal food chain.

The body of the Purple Thunder Clan King solidified once more. He stared intently at Hunzhen and said in a low voice, "Very good. If I didn't have such a trump card, I would be worried about whether you are the peerless genius that humanity values."

Its aura had weakened to such an extent that even a Hunzhen could easily detect that its divine body had lost more than 90%.

Now he only has the peak combat power of an ordinary king.

"Are all immortal beings from other races this stubborn?"

Hunzhen scoffed coldly, knowing he had already missed his best chance to kill his opponent.

The group of marquises and kings have regained their momentum, and some of them have gathered around the king of the Purple Thunder Clan to prevent him from launching a surprise attack.

Normally, such a severe injury would not be able to recover in a short period of time.

But it is clear that they came prepared for this encirclement and suppression. As the executive leader, the Purple Thunder Clan King naturally could not have failed to prepare a large amount of highly efficient recovery energy.

As long as the offensive is temporarily halted and the attack is turned into a defensive posture, the battle will quickly return to its previous state once the Purple Thunder Clan's King recovers from his injuries.

The alien immortals always believed that the advantage remained on their side.

If this continues, Hunzhen will surely die.

It's not them who should be worried, but Hunzhen!

But... is that really the case?

Knowing full well it was a trap, this was the only preparation Hunzhen would make?

Obviously not!

Hunzhen was not anxious about failing to kill the Purple Thunder Clan's King, and he spared no effort to carry out a brute-force killing tactic.

Just like at the beginning, taking advantage of the time when the alien immortals switched from offense to defense, they continuously eroded the weaker Marquis-level combat forces.

With each sword strike, countless powerful figures from other races fell from their peak.

The realm lords and immortal military lords who were still attacking the String Sword Domain were all terrified when they saw the usually high and mighty Marquis-level powerhouses dying so tragically like insects.

An hour passed, and the number of Kings within the String Sword Domain, including those of the Purple Thunder Clan, remained at ten, while more than half of the Marquis-level experts had been killed or injured.

Despite the prolonged battle, the effects of Femoro Venom had diminished to less than half of its initial value, yet Hunzhen showed no signs of fatigue, resembling a monster with an inexhaustible supply of energy.

On the contrary, because the number of powerful figures who have been granted the title of Marquis has decreased sharply, the pressure on the String Sword Domain has been reduced over time and has become increasingly fierce.

While the alien races were shocked and even fearful, the Purple Thunder Clan's immortal divine body also recovered to 50% during this period.

Even the Purple Thunder Clan King who made the decision did not expect that Hunzhen would have such terrifying endurance.

His face was extremely ugly, but he secretly strengthened his resolve to kill Hunzhen.

If he fails to defeat Hunzhen even after paying such a huge price, even if he is an invincible king, the consequences awaiting him will be extremely painful.

However, just as he decided to launch a counterattack, an urgent message from the communication device made his expression change drastically.

He glared at Hunzhen from afar, just in time to see the corners of the other's mouth slightly upturned, and he was filled with immense rage: "You...you knew from the very beginning that this was a trap!?"

Although it was a question, his gloomy expression, as if he were about to burst into tears, already showed that he already had the answer in his heart.

This summer is so hot! The air conditioning is on all the time, and I'm getting an air conditioning sickness headache. I just want to sleep all the time...

(End of this chapter)