Devouring the Stars: Rising from the Snow Eagle System

Chapter 105 The First Manifestation

The sound of the Qianbao River reached Zhou Lin's ears and was so pleasant to hear, like the most beautiful celestial music in the world.

A river of stars almost covered the entire primordial star.

Countless treasures were faintly visible within.

"Lord of Chaos City!"

"The Lord of Chaos City has arrived!"

When the Lord of Heart Piercing said these words, her expression was extremely ugly. She, a mere third-order Universe Lord, was not qualified to be presumptuous with the Lord of Chaos City.

She's not the Lord of Sirius, so she doesn't need the Sirius Palace to protect her.

A unique life form, tens of thousands of kilometers tall, descended. It was entirely silver-white, with thousands of tentacles on its head, and exuded an extremely terrifying aura.

The Lord of Chaos City, though relatively mediocre within his own race, commands great renown among other races.

They fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"This Qijing Stone, my Hong Alliance wants it." Chaos City Lord Qianbaohe and the space-time suppression worked simultaneously, and the restraints on Zhou Lin's body instantly disappeared.

But he still pretended to be in great pain.

The Lord of Heart Piercing and the others stood there silently watching the Lord of Chaos City display his supernatural powers, and no one did anything more futile.

"Lord of Chaos City!" Zhou Lin gritted his teeth, drawing both his sword and blade in a fierce struggle, but it was no match for a fifth-order universe lord.

He was easily subdued and thrown into the palace's treasure chamber, making it appear as if he had been captured by the Lord of Chaos City.

"The Lord of Chaos City has arrived, so this Qijing Stone must belong to the Hong Alliance."

"No one in the Thorn Ring Alliance is stronger than the Lord of Chaos City."

The cosmic venerables who were watching all looked at the Lord of Chaos City with awe, as such figures were rarely seen.

"Lord of Chaos City, the Hong Alliance is truly cunning," said the Lord of Heart Piercing indifferently. "My Thorn Ring Alliance went to great lengths to set this up, but unexpectedly, you've gotten the better deal."

Little did she know, the Lord of Chaos City simply couldn't be bothered with her.

A mere third-tier universe lord, what is she if not backed by the alliance? The Chaos City Lord could have easily killed her if he encountered her in the cosmic sea.

After Yan Di withdrew from the human race, he also joined other alliances. He was able to raise the banner of Zuo Shan Ke. Otherwise, how could the Giant Axe and the Chaos City Lord have tolerated his defection?

……

Soon, the Lord of Chaos City brought Zhou Lin's clone back to the initial universe.

"What are your plans next?" The Chaos City Lord asked the question that concerned him most: "The Mirror Stone, are you going to hand it over to your clan or go and try to find it yourself?"

Zhou Lin said with a self-deprecating smile, "I originally thought that with my strength, I would definitely not encounter any fatal crises on the Primordial Star. Now it seems a bit ridiculous. I should focus on improving my strength first."

"Improve your strength?" The Chaos City Lord nodded: "You are only an Immortal now, but once you reach the Venerable level, you will probably be able to directly rival a second-tier Universe Lord."

A normal top-tier cosmic overlord is comparable to a first-order cosmic lord.

However, the Lord of Chaos City believed that Zhou Lin was fully comparable to a second-tier cultivator.

"As for the Mirror Stone, if I have enough strength when it is activated, I will go and explore it myself." Zhou Lin was also reasonable: "If I don't have enough strength, I will hand it over to the clan."

He planned that if he had the strength of a top-tier powerhouse, around the level of a third-tier universe master, Zhou Lin would enter the Temple of the Divine Realm.

Otherwise, it would be better to hand it over to the giant axe.

"Very well." The Chaos City Lord frowned and said, "I'm afraid you can no longer use your identity as the Destruction Venerable. Even if you do, you'll have to join the Hong Alliance."

Now that it has fallen into the hands of the Chaos City Lord, the only way it can reappear is by claiming to have joined the Hong Alliance. But once it joins the Hong Alliance, it can no longer act as it did before.

If you dare to slaughter the members of the Thorn Ring Alliance, they will retaliate in kind.

Zhou Lin will definitely seek revenge.

But not now, because he's not strong enough yet.

"Lord of Chaos City," Zhou Lin asked a question that had troubled him for a long time, "Can you discover the essence of my life?"

"No."

The Lord of Chaos City shook his head; he too was somewhat puzzled.

Even the Lord of the Universe, who controls a region of spacetime, couldn't penetrate Zhou Lin's layers of armor. Does that mean the strongest being in the universe needs to come?

Zhou Lin also underestimated his own Annihilation Profound Body.

Could the ultimate technique created by the Sword Master be ordinary? That armor was originally part of the Annihilation Profound Body, a continuation of the divine body, and it was also Zhou Lin's life essence.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Lord of the Universe, Zhou Lin's strength is determined by the aura he exudes, but the true nature of his power cannot be discerned.

"The Primordial Star has had a significant impact on my cultivation over the years, so I can now peacefully retreat into seclusion for a period of time."

Zhou Lin is currently in a period of explosive growth in strength. It will be very fast for him to go from the first-grade true meaning to the fourth-level world god, which will only take an average of several hundred thousand years.

The fastest might take a few hundred thousand years, but even without a teacher's guidance, Zhou Lin's speed would not fall behind the average level.

The Temple of the Divine Realm is still a long way from opening.

Zhou Lin plans that if he can reach the level of a third-level Celestial God and comprehend the complete laws of space, he will then attempt to create an even stronger secret technique.

If he can do this, then he has the confidence to venture into the Temple of the Divine God.

Both the main body and the clone have left the initial universe this time to travel to human territory to collect the power of faith.

The last time, Zhou Lin broke through his cultivation bottleneck by absorbing a portion of the power of faith, and Taihao even broke through another level. This was something that a second-level Heavenly God could not do on his own.

It's no wonder that most of the world gods in the Tianyu Universe absorb the power of faith to cultivate; this feeling is truly wonderful.

Although the power of faith can influence them to become true gods.

However, becoming a fourth-level Heavenly God is already a realm that countless cultivators dream of, and it allows for sufficient absorption of faith power, which can even facilitate breakthroughs in ultimate techniques.

Often, out of ten fourth-level heavenly gods, one will possess the combat power of a great being.

"The top universe overlords of the primordial universe can only rival first-order universe lords, but the fourth-level heavenly gods of the Tianyu universe can rival extremely powerful beings."

Zhou Lin didn't understand the problem at first.

Just like the Lord of Vanno Castle and the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace, they are very strong in terms of secret techniques, divine bodies, and treasures, but they still cannot match the second-order universe lord.

It's simply because they lack the power of faith.

Moreover, the two systems are very different. In the later stages of the original universe system, each system created its own secret methods, and others could only learn from and refer to them.

The Lord of the Star Rivers entrusted his river of night to someone else; could that mean they could use it? That's completely impossible.

In the Heavenly Fool Universe, those true gods and rulers can create unique skills for lower-level world gods to cultivate.

After experiencing cause and effect, his understanding of the power of faith deepened.

Fallen Universe Kingdom.

Zhou Lin first set foot in this area. In order to collect enough faith power, he had to start with ordinary people.

It is only mortals who can easily develop faith in him. Those immortal gods and cosmic sovereigns are themselves masters of their own divine kingdoms; how could they possibly inspire faith in others?

"There are so many people in this universe who worship me." Based on cause and effect, Zhou Lin could easily find those mortals who had developed faith in him.

As for the immortals and venerables above the realm lord level, no one has any faith in them.

Harvesting faith power normally requires various methods, but Zhou Lin now possesses extraordinary abilities. As he sits cross-legged in the capital of the Fallen Universe Kingdom, a continuous stream of faith power is absorbed.

"If I build a temple in the future, it will be able to collect faith power for me in various regions."

Zhou Lin has not yet set foot in many areas.

The only countries that could offer him their faith were the Qianwu Universe Kingdom and the Luojin Universe Kingdom.

Fortunately, the original universe had a very large population, so Zhou Lin was able to easily collect a large amount of faith power, which he then refined and absorbed into his body.

One by one, stones of faith were created.

It took Zhou Lin three years to fully absorb this power of faith, and at the same time he began to analyze its essence.

The power of faith is the blessing of the thoughts of all beings.

This is an extremely mysterious power, at a very high level, but it also involves countless causes and effects; to gain something, you must give something in return.

He spread his faith and built temples, but he also had to protect those who believed in him. After Zhou Lin absorbed this boundless power of faith, he was essentially bound by karma.

Once entangled in karma, it becomes extremely difficult to transcend it.

In the long river of time, the larger one's body, the harder it is to transcend, let alone when one carries the infinite karma of all living beings. Even after a mortal dies, karma still exists.

“Throughout my years of spiritual practice, countless mortals have grown old, but the power of my faith has never faded.”

Looking at the stones of faith in front of him, Zhou Lin was deeply moved.

What is cause and effect?

Those people believed in him and worshipped him. This power has existed for hundreds of millions of years. After Zhou Lin absorbed it, it became cause and effect, and it will not change even after he dies.

Experiencing the power of faith deepened Zhou Lin's understanding of cause and effect.

Zhou Lin is now burdened by endless karma.

He closed his eyes, stood on the top floor of the Void Realm Company, letting the cold wind blow by, and countless causal lines naturally appeared before his eyes.

Each causal line represents an ordinary person, whether they are alive or dead, these causal relationships are firmly bound to Zhou Lin.

"Is this calling me?" Zhou Lin sensed the causal threads vibrating within it, and by channeling a wisp of his mental energy into it, he witnessed the scene firsthand.

Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

On the planet North, an extremely horrific bloodshed is about to occur.

An unfamiliar, immortal deity suddenly descended upon this planet. He was so powerful that countless energies surrounded the entire area with the mere thought of him.

Not even a fly can get out.

"I, the immortal god Idomo, have come here today to avenge my past grievances." Idomo wore blue and gold armor, and his eyes were entirely black, without a trace of white.

He stood above the planet, his aura bursting forth, paralyzing all defenses. The strongest being on North Star was only a seventh-level Domain Lord, and he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

“Mr. Idomo, our planet Nors is protected by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire,” Nors, the owner of the planet and a third-level Domain Lord, said through gritted teeth.

"The Black Dragon Mountain Empire?" Idomo seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world: "Trying to pressure me with this? Are you out of your mind?"

He was a mighty immortal god, and even a barely-marquis-level figure with similar strength to Huyanbo. What could Heilong, a mere military lord immortal, possibly say?
Destroying this planet wouldn't be a big deal, let alone destroying two more.

"Your former star lord of North Star killed my lover 300,000 years ago," Idomo said coldly. "It's just a pity he died too soon, so I couldn't take revenge myself."

After these words were spoken, nearly 10 billion living beings below finally understood the cause and effect.

A feud that took place 300,000 years ago.

"Respected Immortal God Idomo." The seventh-level Domain Lord warrior knelt down and said respectfully, "You are magnanimous. I was just passing through this planet on business and have nothing to do with Nors. Please let me go."

Chi!
A terrifying burst of energy shot out, instantly turning the domain lord into dust.

"That was a Domain Lord! Such a powerful figure died in a single move!"

"He wouldn't be planning to kill everyone, would he?"

The residents of North Star were thrown into panic. They initially felt that this matter had nothing to do with them, and that even when seeking revenge, one should at least have a clear cause and a clear debtor.

But who knew we'd run into such a madman.

Idomo looked ecstatic; he seemed to relish the carnage and the despair on the faces of the creatures below.

No one knows what he went through in those 300,000 years.

"Everyone on this planet must die!" Idomo's voice was extremely loud, echoing for tens of thousands of kilometers.

"I will destroy North Star in two hours."

Idomo has completely gone mad; in his pursuit of power, he ventures into all sorts of dangerous areas.

During his time as a realm lord, he ventured into a secret realm of the universe, only to encounter a great life-or-death crisis and ultimately be trapped in a void for 100,000 years.

Ten thousand years of solitude and solitary cultivation allowed him to truly become an immortal god, finally breaking free of his shackles and returning to his original universe.

What has sustained him for the past 100,000 years is hatred!

With his revenge about to be achieved, Idomo wasn't in a hurry to act. He wanted to enjoy the despair on everyone's faces, which gave him a strange sense of satisfaction.

The God Lord of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire already knew about it, but there was nothing he could do but let it all happen.

"No, my child was just born today, I still have a bright future ahead of me!" Lan Yan, a young man at the Stellar level, roared with extreme resentment.

But he was powerless to do anything about it.

Who can withstand the vengeance of an immortal god?

Lan Yan lay on the ground, filled with despair. He pounded the ground with his fists, trying to vent his resentment: "If only, if only I had the strength of that great man."

When people are at their most desperate, they always hope to find something to rely on.

Lan Yan was no exception; his spiritual anchor was the founder of the Void Realm Cleansing Company.

In order to promote Zhou Lin, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom recounted his deeds in public and even allowed the virtual universe and various media outlets to help spread them.

As a stellar-level cosmic citizen, Lan Yan had naturally heard of Zhou Lin's great name.

"I wish I had the money to hire assassins from the Virtual Realm Company."

Lan Yan's mind raced with thoughts. He imagined many people coming to their rescue, such as the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom or Zhou Lin, but only Zhou Lin could sense these thoughts.

"Ten minutes left..." Idomo had already begun to gather energy.

Whoosh!
A somewhat ethereal figure suddenly appeared on the street.

If you look closely at the facial features, you'll find that this illusory figure is clearly Zhou Lin!

(End of this chapter)