Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 262 Continuous Convergence
After this incident, the mechanical and insectoid factions suddenly paid more attention to Jiang Ye, the King of Killing Gold, and no one dared to provoke him anymore.

However, the Mechanical Race camp was, after all, a gathering place of kings and immortals, and with two core figures of the Mechanical Race present, how could they let such a provocation go unpunished? Their comrade Iron King had been killed, and it would be too shameful to swallow their anger.

"Kill the Gold King! What do you mean by this?" A mechanical race member, surrounded by the crowd, wearing black battle armor and with slightly bluish skin, shouted angrily.

whoosh...

Dark Thunder King instantly flew back to Jiang Ye's side and stood respectfully.

However, the ruthlessness he had just displayed left a lasting impression on everyone, and no one dared to underestimate him.

"Immortals of the Machine Race!" Jiang Ye's expression was cold, his gaze sharp as he swept over the Machine Race camp. "I originally had no interest in your Machine Race or the Zerg! But that mere Iron King dared to openly humiliate me! Hmph... Did he really think that with a group of allies backing him up, I would swallow my anger and let him insult me ​​at will? He forgot that the dignity of the strong is sacred and inviolable, and cannot tolerate any provocation!"

Jiang Ye paused slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and continued, "Unless... he has enough strength, but unfortunately, the fact that my subordinate Dark Thunder King made a move has already proven that this Iron Chi King clearly does not. Since he has chosen to humiliate me, he should be prepared to withstand my counterattack."

Jiang Ye's gaze swept over the mechanical race once more, and he said loudly, "I believe that many of you Immortal Kings of the Mechanical Race have witnessed what happened and understand the reasons behind it. If you insist on standing up for this foolish Iron-Cut King, then come on! My intention is not to fight against you all who have no grudge against me. After all, preserving our strength to welcome the upcoming birth of the Star-Sealing Emperor is the most important thing right now. Wasting our strength now will only allow other powerful beings to gain an advantage!"

Upon hearing this, many powerful members of the Machine Race involuntarily turned their gazes toward the Zerg camp ahead.

Currently, based on the balance of power among the three parties, they superficially believe that the Zerg camp is the strongest. However, if the Machine Race clashes with Jiang Ye, it's not impossible that the Zerg could ultimately reap the benefits and wipe them out.

"Hmph, the most important thing is to suppress the emergence of the star. I hope you can survive this massacre." The mechanical race member who stepped forward sneered and threatened.

"I hope you have this ability too." Jiang Ye's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile.

Then, neither side said anything more, and the tense atmosphere in the air eased slightly.

The Zerg faction was secretly disappointed, but this was within their expectations.

……

In the universe, powerful beings of similar strength rarely engage in true life-or-death battles. Without absolute certainty, who would easily take the risk? Without sufficient benefit, who would willingly fight to the death? With Iron King dead, the Mechanical Race camp was merely making empty threats, and Jiang Ye timely gave them a way out; everyone understood the underlying reasons.

As for settling scores afterward? Is that even possible? For the sake of a fallen Iron King, who would be foolish enough to fight to the death against the "Gold-Slaying King," who can enslave even the strongest kings?
Everything seemed respectable, but in reality, it all revolved around interests.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

Our ancestors in Chinese history saw all this clearly long ago: everything in the world arises from profit.

******
Subsequently, the Zerg, the Mechs, and Jiang Ye, along with Dark Thunder King, entered the next forbidden area together.

Upon entering, they discovered that two groups of alien immortals were positioned in two separate locations within this forbidden space, subtly confronting each other. One side was the human camp, and the other was the insectoid camp.

“King Lin Yuan.” Jiang Ye immediately spotted the gaunt man in the human camp. He wore a black jade crown, his long black and white hair hung down, his face was cold and stern, and the pale gold vertical eye between his brows trembled slightly, exuding a mysterious and dangerous aura.

This person is none other than King Linyuan. As a peak-level King, he is highly skilled in "illusion" and "soul attack". His threat level is no less than that of some invincible Kings. A powerhouse like him, who is proficient in illusion and soul attack, can pose a threat to peak-level Kings with just a little burning of immortal divine power and a soul attack.

"King of Killing Gold." Upon seeing Jiang Ye's figure, King Lin Yuan seemed to sense something amiss. He was slightly taken aback at first, but then a smile spread across his face.

"King Lin Yuan, Blood Martial King." Jiang Ye flew towards the human camp with Dark Thunder King, exchanging words with the alien immortals within. Among these immortal powerhouses in the human camp, only King Lin Yuan and Blood Martial King, both at the peak of the King-Sealing Realm, were truly human; the rest were mostly aliens.

"Kill the King of Gold".

"Killing the Gold King." Many powerful figures in the human camp, especially the Dark Thunder King who was obediently standing beside Jiang Ye, were secretly amazed.

The reputation of Jiang Ye as the King of Slaughter had already spread far and wide, but seeing is believing. Now that they had witnessed firsthand the powerful aura of the soul servants behind Jiang Ye, everyone became even more enthusiastic about him.

Those who had a relationship with Jiang Ye affectionately called him "Killer of Gold," while those who didn't have a relationship with him warmly called him "King of King of Gold."

Naturally, the strong members of this human camp gathered together with "Jiang Ye" and "Lin Yuan Wang" at their core.

Meanwhile, the powerful warriors from the two Zerg factions successfully reunited. All that could be heard was a shout: "Skull Needle King!"

"King Skull Needle, where is Lord Nan Cheng?"

"King of Skull Needles..."

It is not difficult to see from these dialogues that after the reunion, the leader of the Zerg faction is still the Zerg Queen Immortal "Nan Cheng", who has not yet shown her face.

"Skull Needle King?" King Lin Yuan frowned slightly. "Skull Needle King is Nan Cheng's strongest defensive subordinate. If he's here, Nan Cheng must be nearby too. I didn't expect to run into Nan Cheng so early."

"If we don't encounter it now, we'll run into it sooner or later." Jiang Ye said calmly with a slight smile.

"Are you confident in dealing with Nan Cheng?" King Lin Yuan looked at Jiang Ye, his eyes filled with a hint of inquiry.

"We'll find out once we try!" Jiang Ye gave a vague answer, then countered with, "What about you?"

“There is absolutely no hope.” King Lin Yuan was straightforward and shook his head directly. “Every Zerg Queen is a master in the field of soul. Even a powerful expert like the Skeleton Needle King, who is at the limit of the King level, is controlled and enslaved by her. In terms of soul, she is even slightly better than me. How can I possibly win?”

"Mm." Jiang Ye nodded gently in agreement.

Indeed, the Zerg Queen's Immortal strength is terrifying. Not only is she proficient in the Dao of the Soul, but she also commands the Immortal Zerg Legion!

Even though Jiang Ye possessed the Devouring Dragon Armor and the Golden Armor, he still didn't want to experience what it was like to be attacked by the Zerg Immortal Legion.

"The more powerful individuals there are, the less threat top-tier combatants pose," King Lin Yuan secretly transmitted to Jiang Ye. "Currently, the Zerg Queen Nan Cheng is incredibly powerful; she alone can intimidate all of us. However, as the number of powerful individuals increases, her threat will gradually diminish. Especially when the Zhenfeng Star appears, the number of alien kings gathered there will be enormous, almost all of them king-level powerhouses. If some of these powerhouses launch a joint attack, even a Universe Venerable would find it difficult to withstand it and would have to temporarily avoid its attacks." Jiang Ye nodded slightly.

Once the quantity reaches a certain level, the power it generates is indeed not to be underestimated.

……

As time went by, numerous powerful individuals moved from one forbidden space to another. Each time they entered a new forbidden space, they would meet with powerful individuals from all sides, causing the number of immortal beings from other races to snowball.

This situation was like a grand omen, making all the powerful people firmly believe that "the star-suppressing planet is about to be born."

After all, in everyone's understanding, only when the Star Tower is sealed and a star is born will the internal operation of the Star Tower undergo special changes, causing countless powerful people to continuously gather here like rivers flowing into the sea.

"King of Skull Needles"

"The Skull Needle King and that human Gold-Slaying King."

Similar whispers rose and fell among the crowd.

"With the appearance of the Skull Needle King, the Zerg Queen Immortal 'Southern Punishment' must also be nearby. She's an old monster; she's also here to vie for the Sealed Star. Our hopes of obtaining it are becoming increasingly slim." Despite the increasing number of powerful individuals, whether in the human, demon, or mechanical factions...
The discussion mostly revolved around Skull Needle King and Nan Cheng. Jiang Ye was occasionally mentioned, but he received slightly less attention.

Without a doubt, Nan Cheng is the most powerful and feared existence in the hearts of the many Kings and Immortals gathered here at this moment!
******
At this moment, Jiang Ye was floating above a vast grassland with the immortal gods of the human camp.

"We've only traversed nine forbidden zones, yet we've already gathered over 3600 immortal gods from all corners of the universe." Jiang Ye glanced into the distance. The mechanical race had about 800 powerful members, the insectoid race about 700, the demon race at most 1,500, and the human race about 600.

Of these 3600+ alien immortals, Jiang Ye could only recognize a few, but based on probability, 90% of them were King-level powerhouses!
"We haven't even reached our destination yet, and so many immortal beings from other races have already gathered. Just imagine how many immortal gods will gather when we reach the place where the star was born!" Jiang Ye couldn't help but sigh. Humanity has endured countless ages; even if powerful fallen kings were to be resurrected, there would only be a hundred thousand king-level immortals.

However, looking at the entire universe, there are billions of races, and the number of powerful beings who have been granted the title of King is simply unimaginable.

The Star Tower alone has gathered hundreds of thousands of Kings and Immortals, which already exceeds the number of an entire human race.

Clearly, the strength of a single race is insufficient to contend with that of billions of races. Even if these billions of races were to deploy only one-thousandth or one-ten-thousandth of their forces, it would still be a formidable force. However, the strength of top-tier races lies primarily in their peak combat power!
"Om~~~"

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the distance, and a large group of powerful figures swarmed in.

“It’s the entrance.” Jiang Ye glanced at it. “The number of immortal gods has increased again. Hmm, it seems they’ve split into two camps, one is the Zerg, and the other is our human camp… no, there are three camps!”

Jiang Ye's eyes suddenly lit up.

This wave of powerful individuals who gathered did indeed divide into three camps. The Zerg side had over 200 powerful individuals, the human side had over 60, while the demon race side had only one person—yes, just one person.

"The King of the Mysterious Tomb!"

"The King of the Mysterious Tomb!"

"It's the King of the Mysterious Tomb!"

In an instant, almost all the 3600 or so powerful individuals from all corners of the universe who had gathered here focused their attention on the powerful member of the demon race who had come alone.

This man carried a massive, blood-red battle blade on his back, his entire body covered in blood-red scales, and he had a head resembling that of a unicorn wolf, with a blue stripe and a blood stripe on his face. Nine scaled tails trailed behind him. He stood in the void, his eyes sharp, as if a single glance could make the space itself tremble.

Although there were more than three thousand alien kings and immortals present, the entire arena fell silent in that instant, as the aura of the crowd was completely suppressed by this powerful figure.

Even the Zerg faction, which possessed the Zerg Queen Immortal "Southern Punishment," had its momentum suppressed at that moment.

"The Mysterious Tomb King, it's actually him!" Jiang Ye thought to himself.

In the seventh battlefield of the extraterritorial battlefield, there are many fearsome figures who stand out in their respective camps and whose strength has reached the level of being invincible kings.

If the Zerg Queen Immortal "Southern Punishment" is one of them, then the Tomb King is another.

Nan Cheng dominated the entire battlefield with its Immortal Zerg Legion, relying heavily on the Legion's strength.

The King of Xuanmu, on the other hand, relied on his "Blood Tomb Blade" to create a formidable reputation amidst endless slaughter, relying on his terrifying individual combat power.

In terms of fame, the King of the Mysterious Tomb is even more renowned.

As for combat strength, it is difficult to judge which one is stronger or weaker.

For example, in a confined space, the strength of the Zerg Immortal Legion would be limited, and the Tomb King could potentially annihilate the entire legion; however, if they are far apart, the Zerg Immortal Legion could freely unleash various combined attacks, which would become extremely terrifying.

"The Xuanmu King, by nature arrogant, has offended countless powerful figures. He comes from the 'Qiwang Clan.' Because he offended too many powerful figures, he fled to the outer battlefield while still a Domain Lord, beginning a long career of slaughter. He grew from the Domain Lord stage to a level almost invincible at the King level. The Qiwang Clan has long regarded him as the future pillar of their clan, suppressing and eliminating his enemies one by one, and providing him with many resources to help him grow." Information about the Xuanmu King quickly surfaced in Jiang Ye's mind.

"sharp."

"To grow from the Domain Lord stage to this level, if he had been born into a powerful clan, he could have achieved even more in every aspect, and might even be comparable to someone like the True King," Jiang Ye thought to himself.

Nan Cheng and Xuanmu Wang, both of whom are known as "invincible kings".

However, based on the actual situation, they can actually be classified as "pseudo" invincible kings.

Being crowned a king and invincible... this is a level of strength with a huge gap.

The difference may seem small, but the further one progresses, the more difficult it becomes to improve one's strength. A powerhouse like True King Yan, who can reach the "invincible king" level at the Immortal stage, is extremely rare even among the billions of races in the entire universe—far fewer than the number of Universe Venerables!
(End of this chapter)