Devouring the Stars: Rising from the Snow Eagle System

Hunyuan Space.

The battlefield had become extremely intense, but Zhou Lin still managed to maintain his divine body intact despite the bombardment from the progenitor.

“If he wanted to transfer the output to our progenitor, even without mastering the highest level of causal power, a simple severing wouldn’t be a problem,” the Infinite Serpent Ancestor said coldly. “But Wu Lan would never refuse such a transfer.”

The vast majority of the damage Zhou Lin endured was transferred to Wu Lan.

There are countless causes and effects between lords, and since Wu Lan did not refuse, Zhou Lin was able to transfer nearly 70% of the attack over there, leaving him to bear the rest of the attack himself.

Endless lightning rained down, turning the vast battlefield into a undulating world. Jin's frenzied attack, together with others, reaped the lives of six progenitors.

In his first battle, Zhou Lin slew a thousand eyes with one sword, and then slew Xing Luo with another. However, he was then killed by the fragile trio, losing six of them. This was enough to make the naturally born chaotic life camp feel the pain.

"Stop fighting. If we keep fighting, we won't be able to destroy their main combat unit."

The voice of the Giant Emperor rang out swiftly: "Let's cease hostilities. This new lord's strength is no less than that of Starlight. What's the point of continuing the fight?"

"I agree, let's call a truce."

"A truce? The lords are immortal. What good would it do us to keep fighting them?"

The Endless Ancestor sighed, but could only transform into endless light, taking many ancestors into the Initial Body, leaving only the Nine Emperors outside.

The Nine Emperors are all very powerful. Even if they are not immortal, they have many ways to protect themselves. Zhou Lin and his group had no way to kill the Endless Ancestor and the Flame Ancestor.

"Hmph!" The Infinite Serpent Ancestor was extremely displeased. It had always been the most steadfast advocate of war, but now it had to compromise with the cultivators' camp.

"You cultivators are truly blessed with good fortune, for a new lord has been born, and one with such formidable strength at that." Initially, he should be the one who knows best just how strong Zhou Lin is.

Even if Sha Zhou joins the ranks of cultivators, the naturally born chaotic beings won't feel so bad.

First of all, Sha Zhou's strength, methods, and so on are relatively transparent.

Zhou Lin is a stranger; we don't know what methods he has or what path he cultivates. If he possesses the highest level of world power, the originator of causal power, then that would be fine.

This way, one can use the methods of the progenitor to understand Zhou Lin, but these two highest-level powers only exist in the Hunyuan Space.

Zhou Lin's abilities made the Giant God Emperor extremely wary. He possessed certain soul techniques, world-level moves, and causal methods. Just what kind of monster was he?

Yuan laughed and said, "Then this war will end with our victory."

He smiled broadly. He was the first Lord of Hunyuan. When he rose to power, his side was so weak that it could barely protect a small territory.

So at that time, Yuan also sought refuge behind Shazhou and Bingfeng, and within a tiny territory, he managed to cultivate Jin.

The cultivator faction has developed step by step to its current state, and these countless source worlds are the culmination of his life's work. How could Yuan possibly accept the annihilation of all his territories?

If it really comes to that, Yuanhui will do everything in its power to frantically attack and kill high-level Chaos Origin beings and world-class Chaos Origin beings in the innate Chaos Origin life camp.

Xingmang's expression was extremely strange.

During the war, Starburst traveled to the future timeline to explore various possibilities, only to witness an unbelievable scene.

He secretly transmitted his voice to Yuan: "Brother Yuan, this ceasefire probably won't last long. A new lord is about to be born in our cultivator camp."

In the future timeline, Starlight witnessed an epic battle!
In that war, in addition to the naturally born chaotic beings, the Ice Peak faction also joined, simply because the cultivators' goals had changed; they wanted to rule all the source worlds.

This naturally provoked fierce resistance from the ancestors of Hunyuan.

"A new lord?" Yuan quickly transmitted his voice, "Youying? Chengyang? Which world-class Hunyuan has comprehended the Hunyuan level Dao? We must keep this information confidential."

“It was Luo Feng, whom you recently guided to the Land of Origin.” Xingmang exclaimed with emotion, “A small continent of origin has actually produced two lords who can break through laws with force.”

Yuan remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed. The other lords were also very excited after hearing the news.

Those are a full nine lords! With the Yuan-level formations further strengthened, such a force could probably sweep through the entire Hunyuan Space without any problem.

"The next battle will decide the victor." The Infinite Serpent Ancestor was still stubborn.

Even knowing that Zhou Lin was terrifyingly strong, and that a newly appointed lord would still experience a period of growth in strength, it didn't stop it from being stubborn.

"I hope your strength is as tough as your mouth." Zhou Lin was extremely displeased with the Infinite Serpent Ancestor, because this race had devoured the most Origin Worlds and had the most karmic ties with each other.

Only he could perceive that subtle cause and effect.

"The road ahead is long, don't rush," the Ancestor of Annihilation replied calmly. "New Lord, don't be too hasty."

After saying this, the ancestors departed one by one.

The pro-war faction was very unwilling, but no matter how unwilling they were, they had to accept it.

Watching the departing figures of the ancestors, Zhou Lin asked curiously, "Immortal and indestructible, are they truly eternal and indestructible, without any flaws that can be used to kill them?"

He himself became the Lord of Hunyuan. Dao is life, and once Dao is created, it no longer has a concrete form and belongs to the partial structure of Hunyuan space.

Unless someone can destroy the entire Chaos Origin Space, that is, destroy the carrier of the Lord's Path, they will not truly die.

"Immortal and indestructible, but only now. Times are changing." Xingmang had been to the Record Corridor and had glimpsed the future timeline many times, so he had the clearest understanding of the entire Hunyuan Space.

Medium-level mysterious places generally serve to observe the entire Hunyuan space.

For example, in the Land of Fluctuations, one can sense all the fluctuations in the entire Chaos Space; in the Infinite World, one can observe all the source worlds and even descend upon them.

The corridor is recorded with cause and effect as its core, interspersed with time and space.

Zhou Lin is far from reaching that level yet; judging future scenarios through cause and effect involves far too complex processes.

"Times are progressing?" Naigu nodded in deep agreement.

Starlight also spoke to the lords, which was rare for him: "In the era of the elder brother, the progenitors were generally not as good as they are now, but in the future timeline that I can observe, the progenitor-level combat power will be even stronger."

“That’s true.” Yuan also chimed in, “As our lords progress, our ancestors will also progress. Even if it’s just the highest power, they have ways to become stronger.”

From countless ages ago to the present, all those ancestors who have died have had some obvious shortcomings.

Those who survived generally had stronger survival abilities than before.

Those who can participate in faction battles will be stronger than the previous batch. The Hunyuan Space as a whole is showing a trend of progress, including the number of primordial Daos in the Origin World. There are countless primordial Daos in the Chaotic Void, but only nine in the Origin Continent.

“Zhou Lin, you should be aware of the ways to achieve immortality in this era.” Xingmang smiled and said, “Although my observation period is limited, I believe that you can already kill the progenitor in one fell swoop, and you will become much stronger in the future.”

If Zhou Lin is strong enough to destroy a weak mysterious land, can he still be considered immortal if he controls a mysterious land?
Or, if one were to rule over the three highest-level mysterious lands, and such a powerful individual were to combine three Chaos Origin level Daos, they would likely be killed at the beginning, so how could they be considered immortal?

The progenitor, the origin world, and even the cosmic gods within the cage are all constantly progressing.

Immortality is merely a symbol of a certain era; if one is content with the status quo, one will inevitably be eliminated one day.

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Minghuang couldn't stand this. She hadn't been able to comprehend the second Hunyuan Dao for many years. If she couldn't succeed again, she would have to consider taking a different path.

For example, seeking enlightenment on a supreme level of power, or finding a suitable mystical place, is much easier than stubbornly pursuing the second path.

"Haha, we've obtained many corpses from this massacre of the progenitors, and a new lord has been born. The territory also needs to be redistributed. Let's go back first." Jin also called for everyone to return to the original place.

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Returning to the place where he started, Zhou Lin no longer concealed his cultivation level.

The aura of a lord-level being enveloped all directions, and those world-class and high-level Chaos Origin beings were extremely excited. The birth of a new lord meant that their territory could be preserved.

The higher-level Hunyuan beings don't care; it doesn't matter where they are.

Each of the world-class Chaos Origin beings has an ancestral source world, and within that ancestral world, they can rival the progenitors. Naturally, they do not want to lose their ancestral source world.

In the darkness, countless beings owe Zhou Lin a debt of karma.

"Is Zhou Lin already a lord?" Luo Feng had also heard about it. He sat in his cave drinking wine and suddenly recalled the things he had done with Zhou Lin in the primordial universe many years ago.

In a way, Zhou Lin could be considered his ancestor. Luo Feng rarely admired anyone's talent on his cultivation path, but he had nothing to say about Zhou Lin.

Who could have imagined that such a great being as the Lord of Chaos would emerge from a mere primordial universe?

Even Luo Feng himself was prepared to break the spell with force.

The news quickly spread throughout the various holy realms, and all cultivators knew that a great being had emerged in the dark world: Lord Zhou Lin!

In the Dark Holy Realm, within a majestic city, the story of Zhou Lin's deeds is currently being widely circulated, told by high-level Chaos Sources and World-class Chaos Sources, and further embellished by the God Emperors.

"Have you heard about Lord Zhou Lin who came out of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm? He broke free of the cage by force and then killed more than a dozen ancestors."

Sitting in the courtyard, Daoist Long Jiu already knew the news. Now, recalling Zhou Lin's guidance to him, he felt a mix of emotions.

When everyone's strength was roughly equal, Zhou Lin's words were more like a reference for him. But now that the gap between them was enormous, Long Jiu also regarded those words as gospel.

"I need to rest well. Once I break free from this cage, I'll probably belong to Lord Zhou Lin's ranks." Daoist Long Jiu didn't participate in the city's celebrations and instead focused all his attention on cultivation.

"Lord?!" When Yanfeng God Emperor heard the news, the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. Some time ago, when all of Zhou Lin's clones were taken away by Xingmang, he had a vague sense of foreboding.

“Yes, haha.” The unfamiliar god-emperor said joyfully, “The war is over, and our homeland can be saved.”

Yan Feng stood there dumbfounded.

"Lord?!" Lord Weiyang was even more dumbfounded. He had once provoked Zhou Lin, only to be instantly killed by someone's mental will, which frightened him so much that he dared not come to the Holy Realm for a long time.

Having returned to the Dark Holy Realm less than ten epochs ago, I have already heard such explosive news.

That early-stage God Emperor who had attained enlightenment has now become a Lord?
"Since Senior Zhou Lin has become a lord, our Dark World Group will be his absolute territory and will be many times more prosperous!"

Many of the God Emperors were cheering, but Palace Master Weiyang was extremely uneasy. He took a deep breath and prepared to leave and return to his cave to calm down.

The city was bustling with activity, with various colored lights illuminating the entire city. A large number of God Emperors were performing their talents to celebrate Zhou Lin becoming the lord.

Lord Weiyang hurried past, oblivious to the scenery along the way.

Just as Palace Master Weiyang was passing by Yan Feng, he suddenly heard a thud, and the late-stage God Emperor cultivator fell heavily to the ground.

Yan Feng was unharmed, but his aura had completely dissipated, clearly indicating that he had been annihilated by a soul.

The body lay right next to the Lord of Weiyang Palace.

Palace Master Weiyang glanced at him and recognized Yan Feng. He then froze, for he knew all too well the grudge between Yan Feng and Zhou Lin.

A warm breeze blew by, but the Palace Master of Weiyang felt an extreme chill. The dignified half-primordial cultivator was completely unable to control his emotions and trembled all over.

The fear I felt when I was instantly defeated by Zhou Lin's mental will is nothing compared to what I feel now.

"What's wrong with you, Wei Yang?" Someone noticed something was wrong and came to ask, only to find that the other person couldn't speak at all and was convulsing all over.

"A fool troubles himself." Such a voice suddenly appeared in the mind of Palace Master Weiyang, and then all his memories and thoughts about Zhou Lin disappeared.

Furthermore, the Lord of Weiyang Palace underwent a drastic change in temperament. Although Zhou Lin did not kill him, his personality and everything else completely changed, which in a sense could be considered a form of death.

Zhou Lin is extremely skilled in cause and effect. Even high-level Chaos Origin beings in the Chaos Origin Space would feel endless fear if they dared to have wild thoughts about him.

A Lord-level life form can kill a high-level Chaos Origin being with a single thought from a great distance, unless protected by a life form of the same level.

Now that Zhou Lin has become a lord, his thinking is very different from before. He no longer takes Lord Weiyang seriously and doesn't care whether he kills him or not.

The Flame Wind Ancestor is the one on Zhou Lin's kill list.

As for the Thunder Ancestor, several centuries ago, he finally comprehended the mysteries of the golden finger bone, and by chance, he broke free from the cage and became a high-level Hunyuan.

The pressure of life and death was too great, forcing him to make progress.

Having become a high-level Hunyuan, Zhou Lin was willing to give him a chance to live. His current style of doing things is very different from that within the cage, and this change is not just due to the change in status.

After his understanding of cause and effect changed, Zhou Lin regarded even a mortal in the Hunyuan Space and the Origin World as part of the universe and was unwilling to kill them easily.

His current philosophy is that everything has a chance of survival.

...(End of chapter)