Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

When Hunzhen killed Shiyi, the other two rulers of Shiguo were still locked in a stalemate with Luofeng and Zuoshanke, and their auras showed almost no signs of weakening.

This is what a normal battle at the God-King level looks like.

Although Luo Feng is a Saint-level life form, in terms of recovery and defense capabilities alone, he is undoubtedly in the realm of God-King.

If Luo Feng's path of divine power is characterized by super physical output, super endurance, and super defense, then disregarding his external advantages, Hunzhen's path of supreme laws is characterized by full-point output.

It's hard to say which approach is better or worse; the specific strength or weakness depends on the individual's performance in practicing that path.

Just like how, among all the Saint-level Destiny Maidens in the Temple of Destiny, none can compare to Lysa, who also follows the path of destiny.

Even disregarding simulation abilities, Hunzhen is already far ahead of Luo Feng!

Hunzhen smirked and entered the void prison where the Mountain Guest and the two rulers of the Food Kingdom were located.

In terms of killing ability alone, Luo Feng is still inferior to Zuo Shan Ke. Therefore, it is natural that cooperating with Zuo Shan Ke would allow him to kill a king of the Food Kingdom more quickly.

"Big brother!"

The second king witnessed the fall of his fiefdom, and his eyes turned bloodshot.

"Heh heh heh, so so you guys can feel grief and anger over your brother's death too!?"

As the guest watched the two kings' emotions fluctuate wildly, he couldn't help but recall the scene of the three kings of the Shi Kingdom acting like demons when the Jin Kingdom was destroyed. He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

He lost his composure for a moment, then turned to look at Hunzhen: "Hunzhen, I'm sorry you had to see this..."

Hunzhen shook his head: "Quickly take care of these two remaining guys."

As he spoke, he turned to the Mountain Dweller and smiled slightly: "Now that your revenge is over, it's time for you to consider starting a new life!"

The man sitting on the mountain paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

Seeing the two conversing as if no one else was around, the second king went completely mad...

At the same time.

Having sensed the death of the Great Ruler and foreseen the fate of the remaining two, he angrily glared at the two blocking his way and shouted, "Get out of my way! Your Luohe Realm so openly allows a God-King to come to my Wuchao Realm to slaughter a God-King—are you ignoring the rules of my Wuchao Realm?!"

Lysa slowly said, "Lord Changsheng Tianzun, you are mistaken. Leaving aside the fact that Lord Hunzhen is not from the Luohe Realm and is merely a Saint-level life form, while God-Kings cannot arbitrarily cross boundaries, Saint-level life forms are not exempt, are they?"

"Heh, Goddess of Destiny, are you trying to fool me to my face without even putting on an act?"

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality glared at Mohe and angrily retorted, "Do you think I can't recognize the life level of a Beast of the Realm?"

Lysa continued calmly, "Lord Changsheng Tianzun, you are mistaken again. Lord Mohe is Lord Hunzhen's soul servant. Soul servants do not have autonomy; they are completely subservient to their masters. Therefore, you should not regard him as a god-king, but as a tool of a saint-level being. This does not violate the Twelve Realms Covenant at all."

Prompted by Lysa's glance, Mohe tactfully replied, "Yes, I am merely a tool of Master Hunzhen."

Mohe has always been sensible. Before becoming Hunzhen's soul servant, he was a wise and shrewd person who knew how to seize the moment. Now, he has been promoted to a tool who knows how to seize the moment.

"Good, very good!"

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality laughed in fury, looking at Lysa: "Then you can't possibly be a soul slave of Hunzhen, can you!?"

Lysa: "..."

While dealing with the Celestial Venerable of Immortality, Lysa was not as calm as she appeared; instead, she was inwardly bitter.

"Lord Hunzhen, why do you have to make such a big fuss just because you're going out for a short trip?!"

"Even if you want to kill the God-King, why do you have to do it in front of this Eternal Heavenly Venerable?!"

"If it were an assassination, we could barely cover it up, but this is catching them red-handed!"

"Won't this become a major diplomatic problem!?"

Lysa mentally ranted about how utterly unreliable this guy was.

But she still forced herself to speak, saying calmly, "Although there is no oath of soul, I have long been a servant of Lord Hunzhen's destiny, following the guidance of fate."

As Lysa finished speaking, Mohe gave her a complex look that blended admiration and competitive spirit.

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality could no longer suppress his killing intent: "So, this means that if I were to resolve this matter here, it would have absolutely nothing to do with the Temple of Destiny or the Luo River Realm!?"

Feeling the overwhelming pressure from the Celestial Venerable of Immortality, Lysa couldn't help but tremble.

She also possesses a divine decree that represents the presence of the God Lord of Luohe. However, once the decree is revealed, the situation will likely escalate dramatically, potentially becoming a problem involving two realms.

But if we don't take it out...

"Although Lord Hunzhen has made rapid progress recently, and has even unbelievably mastered the power of reason... can he truly be a match for the long-established Celestial Venerable of Longevity?"

Lysa hesitated for a long time, but still did not take out the Divine Decree.

Hunzhen knew of the existence of the Divine Decree. With the thinking ability of a Saint-level being, there was no reason for her to forget it. Since Hunzhen did not ask her to take it out, she naturally had to obey her master's decision!

"It seems you're prepared to die here... Even a so-called 'prodigy' is nothing more than a 'genius' before becoming a God-King, not a true 'strongman'!"

A terrifying domain began its all-out invasion around the Celestial Venerable of Immortality.

Under the influence of the principles of Yin and Yang and life and death, Lysa clearly saw her hand turn into withered bones in an instant, and then immediately regain its flesh and blood...

The constant cycle of life and death gradually dimmed the radiant glow of destiny emanating from her...

All along, the Goddess of Destiny, the Lord of Luohe, and the Celestial Venerable of Longevity have mainly targeted the Beast of Realm, Mohe, while their attacks on Lysa have been somewhat restrained.

But at this moment, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity was truly enraged and no longer had so many scruples!

Compared to mature-stage world beasts that symbolize the power of destruction, mere Saint-level life forms are naturally much easier to deal with.

On this battlefield, Lysa's importance is no less than that of Mohe.

With this targeted move by the Celestial Venerable of Immortality, the balance of power instantly began to tilt dramatically!

"Huh? That's...!"

Suddenly, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, who was suppressing Mohe and the other two and intending to quickly capture them, raised an eyebrow.

Just now, he clearly noticed that Hunzhen's aura suddenly doubled!

At the level of Hunzhen, unless there is a breakthrough in the level of life, an increase of even one-tenth in strength is already almost unbelievable.

Most abilities and talents that directly boost strength are weakened as the game progresses.

It still comes down to the concept of limits. Every level of life actually has a hidden soft upper limit, and the higher you go, the more difficult it is to break through.

The so-called "prodigies" are actually beings whose divine power has reached its limit.

Even if abilities like the Oneness of Demons are used, they cannot significantly enhance their basic divine power.

To break through the limits, one must have a foundation like Luo Feng's perfect divine power path, or the perfect and supreme power at the level of true meaning.

However, now, Hunzhen is clearly on top of the original limit, with double the divine power foundation!

"No, this is impossible!!!"

He suddenly realized something, and his pupils involuntarily contracted into a black dot.

The ability to break the rules can only be achieved in one way...

But how is that possible?!

Hunzhen doesn't even have an inner world!

Because he understood the principle, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity was even more horrified than Shiyi when faced with Hunzhen.

"It's rare to find a target that doesn't require compensation, so I was originally planning to try out some immature methods."

Hunzhen shook his head and muttered to himself.

However, the voice had an eerie emphasis, as if two people were talking.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Hunzhen swiftly killed the Second King, who had already been severely injured by him.

With his divine power doubled, Hunzhen, with the assistance of Zuoshanke and Luo Feng, quickly completed the killing of the Third Kingdom's ruler.

Such a rapid change surpassed the speed at which the Eternal Heavenly Venerable defeated the two from Mohe.

Having completed the killing of the three rulers of the Food Kingdom, Hunzhen flashed and stepped into the realm of life and death of the Eternal Heavenly Venerable.

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The fluctuations of life and death were like ocean waves hitting reefs, suddenly surging in both directions as time and space separated.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mohe and Laisha finally managed to retire successfully.

Facing the Celestial Venerable of Immortality head-on, the key is not to run away, but to keep him occupied. Both Mohe and Lysa have already suffered heavy losses.

If only a few more moments pass, one person may perish.

However, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity had no time to pay attention to the two who had little fighting power left. Instead, he looked at Hunzhen with a solemn expression: "How could you possibly master the power of reason!?"

Previously, most of the Changsheng Tianzun's attention had been drawn to Mohe and the other two. In addition, Hunzhen's methods of dealing with the rulers of the Food Kingdom were not as direct and obvious as those in his domain. Although the Changsheng Tianzun was somewhat surprised and suspicious, he ultimately did not think about it in this way.

But at this moment, with all three rulers of the Food Kingdom dead, he was able to focus all his attention on Hunzhen. Even if he was unwilling to believe it, he had to admit that Hunzhen had indeed used the power of reason!

Nothing is impossible.

Hunzhen smiled faintly and said, "A frog at the bottom of a well sees only the sky at the well's opening and thinks that's the whole world. Eternal Celestial Venerable, do you think that because you possess the inheritance of a Divine Lord or some other Celestial Venerable, you are omniscient? The world is far wider than you imagine!"

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity's expression darkened slightly: "In that case, let me see the vast world you speak of."

At this moment, setting aside his status and position, the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable regarded Hunzhen as an equal to himself, and his fighting spirit surged forth.

Hunzhen waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back.

"Well, I've just finished warming up, and I was just worried about not having anyone to practice on."

Hunzhen couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, and his completely unmoved appearance made the Eternal Heavenly Venerable, who felt he was about to regain his face, frown slightly.

"Pretending to be something they're not—"

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality sneered, then his pupils suddenly contracted.

Unbeknownst to them, the divine prince had already fallen into Hunzhen's hands.

"Youngster, do you truly intend to wage war against my Crow Nest Realm?!"

The Celestial Venerable of Immortality exuded a chilling killing intent.

"Don't get me wrong, I have no interest in crushing the weak. It's just that some things need to be returned to their rightful owners."

Hunzhen ignored the trembling Divine Prince in his hands and the glaring Longevity Celestial Venerable, casually took the Precious Chessboard from the Divine Prince and threw it at the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

He then casually returned the Divine Prince, saying with a smile, "I think it's safer to keep this fragile little chick in my inner world."

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity withdrew his gaze from the exquisite chessboard and the Mountain Guest, and expressionlessly took the Divine Prince into his inner world.

He barely knew the origin of this exquisite chessboard. He didn't know that it was a secret treasure created by the former God King of Jin, but rather that it was a treasure presented by the King of Shi Kingdom and later modified by his father.

Looking back at the previous conversations and grudges between the Food Kingdom and this newly emerged God-King, he had some guesses.

Most importantly, Hunzhen did not break off relations and returned the Divine Emperor's son to him, which made Changsheng Tianzun somewhat willing to believe that he was not lying.

"Enough with the nonsense! Let me see if your skills match your empty promises!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two powerful figures shattered space and time, passing through spatial rifts to arrive in a void filled with distorted spacetime storms.

A battle at the level of God-Kings is already a tremendous burden on the world. If two God-Kings at the pinnacle of power were to fight, the heavens and earth would be overwhelmed. Therefore, they tacitly escaped into the void.

Only here can both sides fight without any scruples!

Without much verbal announcement, the two immediately took action the moment they stepped into this place.

Wherever the Yin-Yang Life and Death Domain spreads, even the chaotic and distorted void begins to turn gray and die.

However, when the realm of life and death moved toward Hunzhen, it came to an instant halt, and was even torn apart inch by inch!

"What!?"

The Celestial Venerable of Eternal Life looked shocked.

That was a clash of the principles of the world.

Hunzhen's control over reason is even greater than his!

How could he accept such a fact?

A Saint-level being who doesn't even possess an inner world, yet he controls a world principle that is more perfect than his own!?

This doesn't make sense!

However, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity soon experienced firsthand that there are indeed some unreasonable people and things in this world.

Hunzhen's eyes shone with a silvery-gray light that shone like diamonds. The Time-Scarring Demon Blade in his hand became the medium that carried the principles of the world, and he gently swung it forward.

The blade flashed, easily cleaving open the boundary between life and death!

Moreover, it attacked directly at the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, forcing him to dodge and evade.

"Just what kind of logic does this guy possess!?"

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity believed he had already taken a mere Saint-level being seriously enough, but the shock that Hunzhen brought him continued to escalate.

Endless flashes of sword light, their landing points completely unpredictable based on past experience.

You either have to rely on your sixth sense or your intuition to make a judgment, or you have to tough it out!

However, compared to the food capital, the Celestial Venerable of Immortality was indeed much more powerful, and his title contained the word "immortality," and his path was similar to Luo Feng's. Almost instantly, his wounds were completely healed.

But the Celestial Venerable of Longevity is not a punching bag who only knows how to take a beating and doesn't know how to fight back.

Having been thoroughly humiliated and beaten by Hunzhen, he was in no mood to be in a good mood.

Now that he is in the void, the Eternal Celestial Venerable, a doting father, no longer needs to worry about excessively destroying the territory within the Crow Nest Realm, and can completely let go of himself.

Black and white flames, like a crown, raged wildly within the domain, and even Hunzhen sensed a hint of danger. (End of Chapter)