Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 149 The True Full Power, A Renowned Name Resounds Across the Extraterritorial Battlefield

Ten years ago, Hunzhen told the Lord of Chaos City about his "seeing a corner of the future".

The ambush set by the alien race is by no means a small-scale operation confined to a corner of the battlefield outside the region.

Such a layout naturally has far-reaching consequences, affecting the whole situation from the slightest change.

Not to mention the numerous spies involved, in order to cover the ambush process, it is natural to need ten or even a hundred times the number of troops.

Therefore, Hunzhen did not intend to avoid it. Instead, he proposed to the Lord of Chaos City that he use himself as bait to eliminate some of the alien race's arrangements on the battlefield outside the domain.

If this plan succeeds, it could reverse the bizarre situation on foreign battlefields in recent centuries, and Hunzhen, as the planner and the main decoy, could also gain a great deal of military merit.

While the alien race plotted against Hunzhen, Hunzhen also chose to plot against them.

King Feng of the Purple Thunder Clan was furious, because just now he had received a communication from his superiors that the humans had launched a counterattack while they were mobilizing their forces, leaving them with very little time to conquer Hunzhen.

Human reinforcements will definitely arrive in one or two hours, or at most half a day.

By then, there will be no chance of killing Hunzhen.

What the Purple Thunder Clan Immortal was unaware of was that after he synchronized the battle and made the three Venerables who were in charge of coordinating the matter from the three clans aware of the terrifying strength that Hunzhen had displayed, his superiors had already begun to waver.

"Should we tear off the mask of civility, abandon the tacit understanding among the elite races on the extraterrestrial battlefield, and send a Cosmic Venerable to kill 'Star Luo'?"

It's just that... the potential that Hunzhen has shown is too terrifying.

Even with the suppression of the Death Curtain, they were able to contend with numerous kings and marquises. Facing the invincible king, they were only slightly at a disadvantage. They even launched a remarkable counterattack by relying on the Origin Treasure (they judged the ability of Hunzhen Simulation Inheritance to recover in an instant as an Origin Treasure).

Even if one achieves this by relying on the treasures they possess, their strength won't increase a hundredfold upon breaking through to immortality. However, once they break through to immortality, possessing the strength of a cosmic venerable is a certainty.

Moreover, Hunzhen's identity has been almost completely confirmed.

What's even more terrifying than his strength is his talent for cultivation.

Having reached this level of status in just over two thousand years since becoming a realm lord, it's likely that only the realm of the universe lord could slightly hinder his progress. Even the level of the most powerful universe overlord wouldn't be able to stop him.

To eliminate such a genius, even breaking the rules and igniting a clan war would be worthwhile.

However, this is only the judgment of the three coordinators.

After all, even if we say that the identity of "Hunzhen" has been confirmed, it is only a guess with a 90% probability. At the clan level, this probability is not enough to warrant immediate action.

Such a decision-making error would have resulted in such enormous losses that it would not be surprising if it cost several top-tier cosmic overlords.

This is a decision that even ordinary cosmic venerables like them couldn't make.

From their uploading of intelligence to higher levels, to the high-level assessment of whether Xingluo is truly genuine, to whether these two situations are necessary to the point of igniting a war to resolve the issue, to whether the gains from success outweigh the losses, and finally to who is suitable to carry out the plan.

The cucumber dish is all cold.

It's not that these high-ranking officials are stupid.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to organize the various vassal groups of the three races to contribute manpower and resources and devise this trap against Hunzhen in such a short time after discovering "Xingluo".

However, the joint punitive order of the three races involves not only their own clans, but also the consequences of igniting a war are incalculable. Unless someone is willing to shoulder all the responsibility, even the most brilliant leader cannot make a decision in a short time.

The key lies in value.

Clearly, none of the top leaders of the three peak clans believed that the current Hunzhen had the value to ignite a major war.

In this dynamic balance of power, the battle is drawing to a close.

The King of the Purple Thunder Clan was unaware of the outcome of the power struggle among the upper echelons. He only knew that as the leader of the plan's execution, if he failed to capture Hunzhen, he, as the person with the highest status present, would inevitably take the blame.

"Abandon the prolonged fight! Abandon the attrition!"

"Now, unleash all your divine power! Fight to the death!"

The King of the Purple Thunder Clan spoke in a deep, low voice.

Even though he has not fully recovered, he is not hesitant to burn his divine power in battle.

As everyone knows, for immortals, burning divine power is the strongest state where they must fight to the death.

However, the consumption of its divine power is also extremely terrifying.

If used improperly, the loss of divine power due to burning divine energy would likely far exceed the damage caused by enemy attacks, making it a losing proposition.

Basically, it is only used as a decisive factor to determine the outcome of a match.

The reason why they didn't unleash their divine power to fight from the very beginning is quite simple.

These extraordinary geniuses mostly possess powerful trump cards, either bestowed by their teachers or obtained through fortuitous encounters.

History is full of lessons. Simply using brute force to suppress others and pursuing the idea of ​​overcoming all methods with sheer force can easily lead to mistakes when dealing with such geniuses.

Or perhaps if we push them too far, we might force them to commit suicide prematurely.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Death Curtain has the effect of "preventing suicide." Just like the previously mentioned "infinite divine body" is only "pseudo-infinite," it's hard to say anything absolute in this universe. Everything is just a relative concept.

The Death Curtain might be enough to suppress an ordinary, invincible king to commit suicide, but it's not necessarily the case for a genius as extraordinary as Hunzhen.

Only by weakening its power as much as possible can we prevent its many hidden cards and tactics from being used to the greatest extent.

But at this moment, the Purple Thunder Clan's King-Conferred King couldn't care less about that.

When burning divine power becomes the norm, the remaining dozens of Marquises are comparable to the peak of the King level, the nine peak King level are comparable to the invincible King level, and the Purple Thunder Clan King, who has only recovered 50% of his strength, can still be comparable to the weaker Universe Venerable for a short period of time.

In addition, we must not forget... the hundreds of immortal military lords who have been constantly attacking the String Sword Domain.

Limited by their divine bodies and divine power control being far weaker than those above the Marquis level, the time they could burn their divine power was far less than that of those above the Marquis level. However, within this short period of time, there were hundreds of Marquis level experts!

Without much hesitation, Hunzhen instantly shrank the String Sword Domain, transforming it into a "Miniature String Sword Domain".

In this situation, even a tiny bit of land and sky becomes unusable.

But Hunzhen originally intended to do so.

If such terrifying attacks were combined, even a cosmic sage would perish quickly.

Unfortunately, even with prior practice, they were unable to execute a perfect coordinated attack.

This gave Hunzhen a chance to catch his breath.

The overwhelming offensive continued unabated, yet over 90% of it was directly dodged by Hunzhen.

Only the remaining ten percent penetrated the domain of the miniature string sword.

Even if Hunzhen could maintain the complete String Sword Domain, he would not use the Inch of Earth and Foot of Heaven.

During this ambush, Hunzhen's understanding of the string sword domain deepened even further.

If combined with future vision, every inch of land and every inch of sky can indeed be considered invincible.

He can avoid more than 99% of attacks, and through future vision, he can predict the remaining 0.1% of attacks that cannot be avoided even if foreseen in advance, and then defend with the "Close to the Ends of the Earth" technique.

This way, the situation where the Purple Thunder Clan seized the opportunity to become king will not repeat itself.

However, since the avatar does not possess the ability to see the future, it also means that as the battle drags on, his limited space and terrain will inevitably have flaws.

Therefore, at this moment, Hunzhen completely abandoned teleportation and used time acceleration to continuously increase his movement speed, reducing the speed of enemy attacks to dodge.

Of the remaining attacks that couldn't be dodged.

Attacks at the Marquis level are weakened by 90% upon entering the micro-string sword domain, so Hunzhen chooses to directly withstand them with his physical body.

Attacks at the King-level all used the "Close Encounters" technique, consuming a massive amount of energy for defense.

Only the Venerable-level attack unleashed by the King of the Purple Thunder Clan could not be perfectly withstood even with the near-instantaneous defense ability; once it hit, the attacker would inevitably be injured.

Such a tactic completely disregards energy consumption, abandons all offensive actions, and focuses entirely on defense. If the battle drags on, it can be considered a slow and inevitable death option.

But the situation had already changed.

Human reinforcements could arrive at any moment, and the ones who should be worried right now are not Hunzhen, but the group of alien assassins.

The more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

As their divine power dwindled, the alien assassins' attacks inevitably became more chaotic and weakened.

This also significantly reduces the pressure on Hunzhen to dodge and defend.

Looking up, in just over ten minutes, more than half of the immortal military lords on the periphery had lost their divine power and were on the verge of fainting, completely losing their ability to fight.

However, the long and arduous battles they had fought before, which had continuously bombarded the String Sword Domain, had also greatly depleted their divine power. It was not surprising that they were in a state of exhaustion; burning their divine power simply accelerated this process.

On the other hand, after he chose to shrink his domain, he completely lost his ability to suppress enemies above the rank of Marquis and could only be forced to resist. However, this also left the Realm Lords completely at a loss when facing his extremely strong maneuverability, unable to establish a reasonable offensive, and they could only choose to increase the energy output to maintain the Death Curtain.

Only the powerful individuals who had been granted titles of nobility or above were in relatively good condition.

However, after consuming 20% ​​to 30% of his divine power, Hunzhen's condition plummeted, and he was on the verge of being killed, which seemed to be quite effective.

Even the most powerful Purple Thunder Clan King, who was always at the forefront of the battle and even broke into the miniature string sword domain of Hunzhen several times, only saw his divine power drop from 50% to 40%, which shows how formidable he was.

Victory is within reach!

Seeing Hunzhen's condition plummet, the Purple Thunder Clan King's dim eyes finally lit up with hope, and he tried to boost morale.

But in reality, this morale boost lasted less than a second before plummeting back to rock bottom.

With a soft click, the curtain of death swayed slightly, revealing a crack in the light.

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The Purple Thunder Clan King's expression froze: "So quickly, human reinforcements have arrived!?"

There is no doubt that the cracks in the Death Curtain were caused by external attacks.

This means that... human reinforcements have arrived.

"Five minutes! No! Three minutes! Just three more minutes! This guy's life is hanging by a thread!"

The King of the Purple Thunder Clan, his eyes blazing with fury, roared and howled in a deafening roar to maintain morale.

At the same time, he activated the secret technique again, transforming into lightning and attacking into the domain of the miniature string sword.

"That's hard to say."

But then Hunzhen, who had already shown signs of exhaustion, smiled slightly, and the next moment, his life force returned to normal.

With so much preparation, how could Hunzhen not deliberately time it so that he could perform a second simulated inheritance during the battle?

The Purple Thunder Clan King, unaware of the truth, witnessed Hunzhen's instantaneous full recovery and was filled with disbelief, feeling as if his worldview had collapsed.

This is the biggest flaw revealed by the Purple Thunder Clan's King Conferment since the start of this battle.

Hunzhen did not let go of this fleeting opportunity. After shrinking his domain, he maintained a completely defensive posture and launched his first counterattack.

However, within the hundred-meter radius of the string sword domain, countless strings rotated and converged at high speed, their power concentrated at a single point.

This forms a long, narrow drill bit that rotates at high speed, consisting entirely of a string.

"The stringed sword pierces and kills!"

After such a long period of study, the string sword strangulation technique could not possibly remain unchanged.

This move, "String Sword Piercing Kill," also known as "String Sword Spiral Piercing Kill," is a specialized move of the String Sword Strangulation Kill. It drastically reduces the attack range, requires a short start-up stance, and abandons some of the defensive capabilities of the String Sword Domain. In its place, it greatly increases the penetration power, attack speed, and lethality!

puff--!!!

With such a deadly move, the Purple Lightning Clan King, who had exposed an opening, was completely overwhelmed!

Hunzhen frowned slightly, muttering to himself, "They're still not dead!?"

In the distance, the divine body of the Purple Thunder Clan's King-level cultivator condensed once more, but this time his aura plummeted to less than 10%, even weaker than the peak King-level cultivators on the field.

But in the end, it did not perish.

Although the results were very gratifying and almost crippled him, Hunzhen was not very satisfied with them.

However, since it was a string sword piercing attack performed within an incomplete miniature string sword domain, its power was even less than that of a string sword strangulation attack within a complete string sword domain.

Furthermore, although the Purple Thunder Clan's King-Conferring technique revealed an opening, it still maintained a state of burning divine power. While burning divine power primarily amplifies killing ability, the boiling divine power and divine body also provide a certain degree of defensive enhancement. It would be quite difficult to kill it with a single blow.

As a result, Hunzhen endured numerous attacks at the King-level, and after constantly using the "Close to the Sky" technique for defense, his soul power, which had just been fully restored, instantly dropped by 30%.

"However... it's all about timing and fate."

Hunzhen gazed at the Purple Thunder Clan King, whose face showed a hint of fear and who looked somewhat lost, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "It seems that fate will ultimately bury you here."

Hunzhen casually tossed up a transparent crystal, which was the "strongest time source crystal".

Splash!

With a crisp sound, the thick fog that had been obscuring the sky shattered.

The Time Source Crystal also shattered at the same time.

"String Sword Domain, fully activated!"

At almost the same moment, Hunzhen roared.

Centered on him, the time string that absorbed the immense power of the Time Source Crystal's Time Laws unfolded like a virus growing exponentially, expanding to a limit of 50,000 kilometers in the blink of an eye, covering an area of ​​100,000 kilometers in radius.

In an instant, countless marquises and kings, numerous immortal military lords, and over 100,000 world lords were enveloped within it.

Under the powerful pressure of time and space, their time was frozen for a moment.

Then, countless strings swirled at high speed, like fan blades.

"Strangling with a stringed sword."

wow——

Broken bones, bits of flesh, and blood foam fell in a torrential rain of blood.

Those who were granted titles of nobility, including the titled nobility, died instantly.

Of the ten kings, half perished.

That invincible king was included in the list of those who unfortunately perished.

"this……"

The group of powerful kings who had just arrived to provide support and shattered the curtain of death witnessed this tragic moment. They stared at the young face in the center of the String Sword Domain, bathed in blood and gore yet with a calm demeanor, and were all momentarily indifferent.

"Does this star... this lord need our rescue?"

A newly appointed king-level expert suddenly launched a soul-searching interrogation of his colleagues.

—On a battlefield outside the region, just arrived at the rescue site, only to find that the people being rescued had already killed off the ambush assassins. They asked, "Are they here to clean up the battlefield now?"

The aftermath of this massive assassination attempt that shocked the world will not be discussed for the time being.

There is only one thing...

"This Lord Xingluo seems to have no title yet?" A king from the Hongmeng alien race suddenly spoke up, startling the other kings.

Upon hearing this, a powerful expert at the pinnacle of the King realm seemed to see in his eyes the moment the curtain of death shattered, witnessing the bloody scene. His eyes shone brightly as he excitedly exclaimed, "Lord Xingluo, bathed in blood rain, remained calm, slaughtering alien enemies as if they were ants. Isn't that what makes him the Asura King?!"

"The Asura King?"

"suitable."

"inappropriate."

The group of people who were being granted the title of kings were discussing it heatedly.

Some people think it perfectly matches Hunzhen's temperament, while others feel that using Hunzhen's killing style as a title seems a bit petty.

However, it was the leader among the aid workers, an invincible king-level expert, who ended the conversation.

He and Hunzhen gazed at each other from afar, their eyes gleaming with wonder. He slowly said, "Controlling billions of string swords, killing nearly a thousand immortals in a single strike, including a renowned and invincible king-level expert... the power, efficiency, and awe-inspiring nature of this string sword domain surpasses even the rumors! Perhaps, in keeping with Xingluo's signature technique, we should call him 'King of String Swords'?"

With the establishment of his title, the name of the Sword King resounded throughout the battlefields beyond the realm.

Faced with the combined forces and ambushes of numerous alien races, they not only emerged unscathed but also turned the tables, killing hundreds of immortal military lords, nearly a hundred marquises, several peak-level kings, and one invincible king-level expert...

Such a ruthless person is extremely rare across the entire extraterrestrial battlefield. Even alien races hostile to humanity dare not disrespect the title of the String Sword King.

(End of this chapter)