Devouring the Stars: Rising from the Snow Eagle System

Chapter 172 Opening the Path of Slaughter: The Demon Ancestor Enters the Cosmic Sea

The five cosmic rulers present were Changjiu, the ruler of the demon race; Minglian, the ruler of the insect race; Hengxian, the ruler of the mechanical race; Bashi, the ruler of the prison race; and Qingguang, the ruler of the crystal race.

The Lord of Changjiu held an extremely high position among the demon race, second only to the two great demon ancestors. He spoke first, saying, "Lord of Chaos City, as long as humanity promises not to attack our descendants again, we can cede some territory."

Before they arrived, they had already discussed it and decided to take a tough stance, ceding at most 40 percent of the territory.

"Correct."

"We can all give up parts of our territory."

The Crystal Clan and the Prison Clan had no choice but to stand on the same side as the three clans. Otherwise, if the other clans couldn't withstand the pressure, it would be their turn.

"How much is 'partial'?" The Chaos City Lord picked up his teacup and asked unhurriedly, "Negotiation requires sincerity."

"Twenty-five percent," the Lord of Changjiu replied directly. "If humanity becomes powerful in the future, our five major races will definitely have to cede territory again."

Negotiation is essentially doing business.

The Lord of Chaos City demanded an exorbitant price, forcing the five major clans to negotiate a lower one.

"Too little, at least eighty percent," the Chaos City Lord said slowly, knowing full well that Zhou Lin had instructed him to stall for time as much as possible.

Therefore, a superior attitude was necessary, and the territory was not something that should be asked for normally; in fact, the Lord of Chaos City had no intention of negotiating properly.

The five major races still have some confidence because they believe that once Zhou Lin leaves the Primal Universe, he will be at the mercy of the strongest being in any universe.

In the words of the Demon Ancestor, if humans dare to go to extremes, then they will also annihilate the Hong Alliance in the cosmic sea.

"Eighty percent?" the Lord of Hengxian roared. "Why don't we just give you all the territory? Is that the sincerity we should show in negotiations?"

“That’s right, if you push people too far, no one will be happy. I don’t believe you humans would really dare to give up all your territory,” the Lord of the Lions coldly interjected.

……

Zhou Lin was too lazy to bother with negotiations. He could sense the movements of all the strongest members of the five major clans at any time, unless someone activated the power of words to make them lawful.

Words spoken become law, dispelling the primordial will of the universe, or they can be taken to one's own miniature universe; otherwise, one can never escape the causal chain of cause and effect.

Zhou Lin's bubble clone stayed in the Cosmic Sea, while his main body sat in the Primordial Universe, waiting to see who would be the first to enter the Cosmic Sea to search for treasure.

"The Thirteen Swords of Annihilation." Over the years, Zhou Lin has studied this ultimate technique the most. It was created by the Heavenly Fool Ancestor and its difficulty is almost unbelievable.

The First Sword is a skill that very few True Gods can master. Once mastered, it allows one to use the body of a True God to fight against a Void God in the initial stage of cultivation.

The second sword is even more terrifying. Only one ruler in the history of the Taixu Heavenly Palace has ever mastered it. With this sword technique, one can even directly kill a Void God!
Matching someone and killing them are two completely different things in terms of prestige.

Zhou Lin studied the Thirteen Swords of Annihilation, not aiming to master them now, but rather intending to use them as the core to deduce his own secret techniques.

At a lower level, creating, or rather learning higher-level secrets, is also an excellent way to hone one's understanding. Of course, being able to create is the best.

Even if you can't create it, being able to learn it is equally amazing.

Zhou Lin's current realm is only the Opening Realm, and his secret technique level is also only at the Opening Realm. He wants to create a supreme secret technique based on the artistic conception of the Thirteen Swords of Annihilation.

Having founded the Virtual Realm Company, Zhou Lin has accumulated countless karmic consequences of killing over billions of years, which has given him some understanding of the Dao of Slaughter.

The time for enlightenment always passes quickly. Zhou Lin was immersed in this vast and profound knowledge for thousands of years in the blink of an eye, and he also gained a new understanding of the secret techniques.

The negotiations have lasted for many years. It's strange that the strongest beings in the universe are like this. Shouldn't humanity have acquired territory and developed earlier? Zhou Lin made a promise that he would not attack his juniors during the negotiations, so the five major races naturally did not mind delaying the negotiations.

"Let's talk, preferably for billions of epochs." Zhen Yaozu also opened up a large amount of resources to those mid-level Venerables, hoping that they could advance to the high level as soon as possible.

Once you reach the level of a high-ranking Venerable, you will not be killed by Zhou Lin.

All five major races are doing the same thing, frantically providing resources to their respective cosmic lords in the hope that they will produce more powerful beings.

Despite the pressure of death, many intermediate-level Venerables have also broken through to the next level.

Zhou Lin also kept his promise, allowing them to revive their creatures without killing them again.

And so, another five thousand years passed.

"So this is the Path of Slaughter." After being burdened by countless causes and effects and having studied the Thirteen Swords of Annihilation for a long time, Zhou Lin finally succeeded in opening up his third path.

But that's far from enough to comprehend the first sword technique.

Over the course of more than five thousand years, Zhou Lin also sensed the cause and effect of the Zerg Queen in the Cosmic Sea, but after much thought, he did not go to find her.

The Palace of Supreme Treasures is extremely difficult to conquer!

Zhou Lin's own output level is not even at the tenth level. He relies on the black gourd and various assassination methods.

Nearly two thousand years have passed.

Outside the miniature universe of the giant axe, Zhou Lin's bubble clone sits here year-round to cultivate, while also sensing the cause and effect of the five major races.

"Huh?!" Zhou Lin was suddenly jolted out of his thoughts. He sensed a familiar causal force approaching, which was none other than the absolute ruler of the Prison Clan: the Demon Ancestor!

After opening up the Path of Cause and Effect, Zhou Lin's range of perception became extremely vast, and he could know when the Demon Ancestor entered the Cosmic Sea from anywhere.

"Hmph, these foolish humans, how could negotiations last so long?" The Demon Ancestor teleported across the cosmic sea at an extremely high frequency.

He planned to venture into the Peak Realm to see if he could obtain a supreme treasure of the palace type, because he felt that this Lord of Beichen was very likely the second Primordial Ancestor.

The sense of crisis brought about by Zhou Lin is not limited to the universe.

If it was this powerful during the time of the Lord of the Universe, how powerful must it have been during the time of the strongest being in the universe? Comparable to the Primordial Ancestor, or even surpassing the Primordial Ancestor.

Swish!
Zhou Lin also began heading towards the Peak Realm. He reviewed the information about the Demon Ancestor in his mind; the Demon Ancestor was a being who possessed the most powerful treasure armor.

A large portion of the most powerful treasures produced in the Cosmic Sea are armor-type items.

It can reduce almost all attacks to one ten-thousandth of their original value.

"Beichen, do you need my help?" After acquiring his supreme treasure, the giant axe was also full of confidence and dared to chase after the strongest in the universe to fight.

Zhou Lin replied via telepathy, "No need. Once the Demon Ancestor enters, he can forget about going back. Killing him will serve as a warning to all forces."

He traveled at an extremely fast speed, covering billions of light-years in an instant.

The cosmic sea was simply too vast. The distance from the small cosmic region of the giant axe to the Inclined Peak Realm was very far. The Demon Ancestor's speed was not much slower than Zhou Lin's.

But Zhou Lin was not in a hurry. He wanted to wait until the Demon Ancestor went deeper into the core area before he made his move to kill him.

(End of this chapter)