Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 165 Hunting for the Unrivaled King (Part 1)

The departure of the Lord of Heaven was within Hunzhen's expectations.

Through his deliberate efforts, in a short period of time, the higher the level of a person, the less likely they are to associate Shi Yuanwang with his true identity.

The intelligence known to the highest levels of these groups is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

For ordinary alien races, let alone the two kings within the Abyss of Purgatory, they would not even know its internal rules and various restrictions.

The cosmic lords of the pinnacle races not only had a clear understanding of this information, but could even verify some of the life force.

They could easily conclude that if Shi Yuanwang was truly the core of humanity, the only possibility was that he was possessed by a human genius.

But this presents another contradiction.

Those capable of possessing creatures from the Purgatory Abyss must be at the Domain Lord level, thus narrowing the target range to within 100 epochs.

Furthermore, since the cultivation speed is hundreds or thousands of times slower than that of a World Lord, such a short time is at most equivalent to one or two eras of cultivation for an ordinary World Lord genius.

Reaching a level of understanding of the laws comparable to that of a Venerable is an almost impossible miracle; only geniuses of Kodi's caliber have a certain hope of achieving it.

Not to mention the level of understanding of laws at the level of top cosmic overlords.

Therefore, the only possibility is that the Abyss King was a special life form that had just broken free from that infernal abyss.

On the contrary, those who have little information, without being blinded by a single leaf, and who merely parrot others, are more likely to get closer to the truth.

But just as Hunzhen said to the Lord of Chaos City, as time goes on, those high-ranking alien leaders will eventually discover the truth.

However, at least for the time being, the Machine Race will no longer interfere with his identity as the Time Abyss King.

In the next ten years, as seen from the perspective of the other two major rival races, no one above the level of a universe master has made a move.

Of course, Hunzhen could somewhat foresee that the other two races were not as completely subdued as the seemingly most aggressive mechanical race.

After all, the Lord of Heaven would not simply tell this level of information to two top races that are in a state of competition and enmity.

Following the address provided by the virtual universe system, Hunzhen received a series of resources, including the Time Palace, and then returned to his cultivation residence.

Then, a primordial avatar with 1000 incarnations of power was created, carrying a series of supreme treasures, and sent to the secret realm to explore for treasures.

He then stayed in his residence, took out the Time Palace and filled it with energy, so that the simulator could activate the Time Palace for cultivation immediately during each simulation.

He planned to use three methods to obtain the Beast God's Inheritance Token simultaneously: searching for treasures that met the mission requirements in the Ancestral God Sect's secret realm while having his avatar in the outer battlefield reap the heads of those who had been crowned Kings.

As for Venerables, without battlefields like the Primordial Star that allow Venerable-level combatants to fight freely, it all depends on fate.

Even the Venerable Ones are at risk of perishing in the secret realm of the Ancestral God Sect.

However, the level of danger is far less than that of the future primordial star.

Once one reaches the realm of a high-level cosmic being, one will generally not perish when venturing into secret realms.

At the level of cosmic overlords, as long as they do not venture into truly dangerous places, they can almost swim freely.

However, the quality of the treasures produced is correspondingly extremely limited.

After all, those at the King level are the main force in exploring the secret realm.

The appearance of even a common treasure is already considered quite rare.

Obtaining a top-tier treasure is a great gain.

As for ordinary treasures, they are rarely seen even once in an entire era, let alone high-level treasures.

Thus, several decades have passed.

The power of the two original incarnations was divided, and only the true body cultivated in seclusion. The efficiency of this seclusion cultivation was only one-third of the peak.

Fortunately, with the help of the Time Palace, the actual efficiency was actually thirty-three times that of before.

This secluded cultivator spent nearly half his time comprehending spacetime, half of which was devoted to comprehending the Heart of the Beast God, and the remaining half to comprehending the other fusion laws.

The reason for this allocation is quite simple.

To comprehend the other fusion laws, one must wait until the other two Beast God Inheritance Tokens are collected before the speed can reach its limit. For now, one should focus on spacetime.

With the blessing of the Time Palace, decades of secluded cultivation are equivalent to the original body cultivating alone for one or two thousand years.

With the simulation system amplifying it three thousand times, it's equivalent to cultivating for several epochs.

Hunzhen does not only engage in arduous cultivation. Occasionally, his mortal form will go to the place of inheritance to receive the inheritance. He also has battles and adventures in the outer battlefields and secret realms to support him. He has both comprehension and practical application, and his progress is faster than theoretical.

However, a few epochs of cultivation time is nothing more than a drop of rain for those at the level of Universe Venerables and Universe Lords. Even with Hunzhen's current cultivation talent, it would be difficult for him to make great progress without special opportunities.

The key now is to collect the remaining two Inheritance Tokens.

For Hunzhen, treasure hunting in the secret realm was just a matter of luck. If he still couldn't find a treasure of sufficient value by the time he reached the other end, he planned to exchange the high-grade treasure armor he had for the Beast God Inheritance Token.

Although I also wanted to exchange for the lower-value sword-shaped psychic weapon infused with the Time-Scarring Demon Blade, its custom-made requirements meant that the supply and demand were not equal, and the price was lower than its value, making it impossible to meet the mission requirements given by the Chaos City Lord.

On the other side, in the Star Tower area of ​​the extraterrestrial battlefield, the original incarnation, now disguised as "Death Wheel King," has made significant contributions.

Over several decades, on average, they could take the head of an invincible king from a hostile alien race every year.

However, as the number of kills increases, its efficiency naturally declines sharply.

There's no other reason than that, just like there are policies from above and countermeasures from below, and the foreign races aren't just wooden stakes for people to accumulate merit on.

Thousands of years ago, the Hongmeng group on the Blood Sacrifice Continent either banded together or went into hiding due to attacks from alien races.

Now, faced with the Death Wheel King, an exceptional existence on the battlefield outside the realm, even the self-proclaimed "invincible" Kings have set aside their pride and chosen to unite with each other.

Normally, an invincible king would have several or even a dozen kings under his command, and tens of thousands of immortal military lords.

This is a force that rivals that of an ordinary cosmic master.

However, nowadays, several invincible teams that have been crowned kings have joined forces, and even cosmic-level combatants can hunt them down.

Hunzhen did not want the dying alien king to connect with his true self in the short term. Unless he could solve the problem once and for all, he did not intend to exert his full strength.

Even if Death Wheel King maintains the combat power of a mid-level cosmic venerable when he first appeared, he is still no match for the combined forces of many invincible king-level teams.

Fortunately, Hunzhen possesses more than just strong frontal combat capabilities.

With his current mastery of spacetime illusion, it would be impossible for him to silently control a King-level invincible being while engaged in fierce combat, but controlling a Marquis-level immortal being or even a weaker King-level being would not be difficult.

The Star Tower area, located in the Seventh Battlefield area, is not only the most dangerous area of ​​the Seventh Battlefield, but also the most unique and dangerous battle zone in the entire extraterritorial battlefield.

As the most dangerous war zone, there are hundreds of thousands of alien kings, among whom the peak kings are numerous, but the number of invincible kings is only a few thousand, accounting for nearly one in a thousand.

This is even if all registered Invincible Kings are included in the quota. In reality, at any given time, there were only a few hundred Invincible Kings who frequently appeared in activities throughout the entire Star Tower War Zone.

Under the threat of the Death Wheel King of Hunzhen Vest, they at least formed pairs, and sometimes four or five teams gathered together.

This eventually led to the formation of hundreds of powerful teams that operated together.

Now, decades later, under Hunzhen's subtle control, each of these hundreds of teams has his hidden spies and informants.

In a spacious, silver-metal forbidden area on the third floor of the Star Tower, Hunzhen grinned crookedly as a scene suddenly flashed into his mind.

Just as the two armies were clashing in battle, suddenly the entire opposing army clasped their hands and bowed, saying, "Welcome back to the Dragon King!"

This will definitely shock those invincible leaders who have been abandoned by their subordinates, allowing him to seize the opportunity to take them down one by one.

"That's not right, that's not right."

After thinking for a moment, Hunzhen shook his head again.

"To control so many immortals with one's soul, when will that even happen?"

It's not that I think it's inappropriate to launch a sneak attack without any martial ethics, nor that I think it's inappropriate to use such a despicable trick on these immortal "juniors" now that I have the strength of a cosmic overlord... I just really find it troublesome.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle.

On the metal wall, a particle-like crystalline structure suddenly rose up and appeared, gradually condensing into a solid form from what seemed like an illusory electronic ghost.

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As if he had foreseen the future, Hunzhen teleported to the location where it appeared and placed his hand on its forehead the instant the crystalline creation took shape.

Then, with a loud bang, it was smashed apart with a single palm strike.

Hunzhen stopped looking at the collapsing crystalline creation and looked up at the wall it had emerged from, where a spacious passage opened up.

On the other side of the passage, a group of alien kings fled in disarray, followed by several enormous metal golems hundreds of kilometers long.

Clearly, this alien team encountered high-level "forbidden zone guards" within the Star Tower during their exploration. Unwilling to waste their divine power, they fled in panic after discovering the passage.

The one that Hunzhen casually slapped to death just now was one of the Sentinel Puppets of the Mechanical Race.

Before the fleeing aliens could receive feedback from the sentries, the passage was already open.

"It's...it's that Death Wheel King!"

"not good!"

However, before they could even feel their surprise, they noticed the broken-down Sentinel puppet and the smiling Hunzhen watching them.

It was truly a case of being caught between a rock and a hard place, with nowhere to escape.

After all, not all those who achieve the title of King and Immortal join the ranks of the King and Invincible. Some are unwilling to be subordinate to others, while others dislike the reduced rewards from exploration.

Only now, facing this worst-case scenario, do I realize the benefits of joining a large group where there is someone to protect you.

Each of them looked as if they had fallen from heaven to hell, their faces turning black.

Hunzhen smiled and seemed to split into three figures as if he were one breath transforming into three pure beings. With a teleportation, he instantly surrounded and blocked the retreat route of the dozen or so people in the small group.

"Click click click".

The humanoid mechanical puppets guarding the forbidden area emitted strange noises, attempting to obliterate the figure that had suddenly appeared and tried to obstruct them.

Then Hunzhen's eyes flashed, and a colorful hollow flywheel suddenly shot out, like a death mill that cut through time and space, instantly slicing into the mechanical puppet's tough shell and reaching its core.

With a series of crisp sounds, Hunzhen annihilated the forbidden area guards, who were so troublesome to the alien kings, in a single move.

"escape!"

While Hunzhen was defeating the guards of the forbidden area, the alien kings exchanged glances and scattered in all directions with perfect understanding, hoping to escape as many as possible.

"I've finally found some lone wolves, how could I possibly let you go?"

Hunzhen grinned like the most evil villain, his eyes flashing with silver-gray fire.

In his future vision, having confirmed a 99% probability that no one would escape, he immediately unleashed his full power, using the Omniscient Vision that the Sims could not use.

His control over the laws increased tenfold, and his future vision was pushed to its limit, so that no trajectory could escape his eyes.

hum--.

The colorful flywheel swelled with the wind, expanding in an instant to a diameter of tens of millions of kilometers.

"Caw, caw, caw—"

One by one, the alien kings were filled with terror, their bodies frozen in place. They realized Hunzhen's intention to self-destruct, but the next moment they found that they could not even activate their divine power or mobilize their virtual devices.

The Yin-Yang Five Elements Time-Space Wheel is another psychic weapon structure that Hunzhen mentioned a long time ago, before the main battle form of the Wuji Pearl was determined to be the Time-Space Harp.

Unlike the almost omnipotent Spacetime String form, which possesses the three major characteristics of killing, sealing and binding, and domain control, the Yin-Yang Five Elements Spacetime Wheel form focuses on killing, and it can even be said that killing is its only major characteristic.

If the Time-Space Harp is a hexagonal warrior, then the attribute table of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Time-Space Wheel is probably shaped like an arrow.

Currently, this sealing and binding power has no practical significance in battles of the same level; it is merely a characteristic determined by its own structure.

The Yin-Yang Five Elements Time-Space Wheel: Yin-Yang and the Five Elements form a ring, while time and space are the stable "great circle" within the wheel.

The stable, but not physical, spacetime structure inside the wheel is merely the foundation that makes the wheel stable, tough, and sharp, just like the main shaft.

The foundation is the core of the driving force, but it is not the structure that enables the function.

It's like how we wouldn't let a car's engine replace the wheels in friction with the ground to propel the car forward.

For the Yin-Yang Five Elements Spacetime Wheel, the wheel body possessing the properties of the Yin-Yang Five Elements laws is like a car tire, and the stable spacetime structure inside is like an engine.

Extending it to a diameter of tens of millions of kilometers and then using a stable spacetime structure inside the wheel to imprison the opponent is like pulling out the engine of a car and replacing the wheel—it's not a proper way to use it.

If it encounters an opponent of equal strength, it may even be sabotaged from within, causing the Traceless Pearl to temporarily malfunction.

But the power of Hunzhen is enough to deal a devastating blow to ordinary kings.

Despite being a supreme weapon for killing, it was used in such an evil way that it still achieved the effect of a top-tier sealing treasure, completely restricting these dozen or so alien kings, preventing them from even sending out their cries for help.

Before long, Hunzhen had completed the soul control of all the uncontrolled beings, including those hidden within the world rings of these Kings. Of course, these ordinary immortals were all controlled by these Kings he controlled, without him having to do anything himself.

Hunzhen has been doing this more than once or twice over the past few decades: capturing random lone individuals who have been granted titles of nobility and then placing them into various invincible teams of nobility.

But catching so many big fish at once like today is truly a rare SSR-level drop.

After instructing them to return the way they came, Hunzhen turned and looked in another direction from this forbidden area.

As this soul control ended and the purpose changed, his vision of the future changed accordingly.

"Um?"

Hunzhen raised an eyebrow, revealing an amused smile: "Having mingled in the Star Tower for so many years, I've been wondering when I'd run into you. I've finally caught you, Junior Brother Luo Feng."

(End of this chapter)