Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

The battlefield outside the territory, the ninth battlefield.

Ye Xingkong finally returned to the No. 126 military base aboard the spaceship.

"drop!"

"Soldier Ye Xingkong, from this moment on, your spaceship is to be under the control of the barracks base. Resistance is prohibited. If you resist, you will be attacked by the base and will bear the consequences."

Control of the spaceship was forcibly taken away as it approached the barracks base.

call!
The spacecraft was controlled to enter along one of the entrances of the barracks base, and then flew along the circular corridor for a long time before entering a hall.

"Welcome, soldier."

A human attendant in a silver uniform greeted Ye Xingkong with a smile as he stepped out of the hatch, asking, "Do you choose to retire, or do you choose to rest at the base?"

"Retirement".

Ye Xingkong thought for a moment, then waved his hand and put the spaceship into his world ring.

In any case, he has already accomplished his main purpose in coming to the extraterritorial battlefield, and it can even be said that he has exceeded his goal by creating two ultimate-level martial arts techniques: "Endless Reincarnation" and "Starry Sky".

Moreover, Ye Xingkong's gains were already substantial.

The treasures left behind by the Lord of Fire would drive even the most aloof and powerful beings, let alone the Supreme Beings of the Universe, to madness.

A supreme treasure of the pinnacle realm... Looking across the entire primordial universe, there are probably only a handful of universe lords who possess it.

"The sudden disappearance of Cold Flame Lake will likely attract the attention of various forces."

"I'm afraid there's going to be some trouble ahead, so I'd better leave now!"

Ye Xingkong's eyes flickered as he silently calculated in his mind.

"Ok."

The human attendant smiled and said, "Before you officially retire, please make sure you use up all your military merits. You can choose to exchange them for treasures in the treasury. Of course, if you don't find anything you like, you can also convert them into money at a ratio of 100,000 military merits to 1 Hunyuan."

Ye Xingkong nodded.

He had been wandering the battlefields beyond the realm for over ten thousand years. Although he spent most of his time undergoing the trials of the Lord of Fire, he also killed many immortal beings from other races.

In total, they accumulated approximately ten trillion in military merits.

Of course, the merit of defeating Lu Tongwang is not counted here.

Firstly, Lu Tongwang was not killed by Ye Xingkong, but rather his soul was enslaved.

Secondly, when Ye Xingkong and Lu Tongwang were fighting, the virtual universe monitoring system was not activated at all, so naturally, no battle merits were calculated.

Virtual universe monitoring systems have both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the calculation of battle merits is absolutely fair, and it can monitor the strong members of the same faction, making them dare not attack their allies.

However, every strong person has hidden cards and secrets.

Ye Xingkong did not want to reveal to the Virtual Universe Company that he possessed invincible combat power.

"More than 10 trillion military merits are roughly equivalent to 100 million Hunyuan."

"Yeah, it's just a small amount!"

Ye Xingkong waved his hand dismissively.

He can now be described as a super-rich man, with a net worth many times greater than that of his teacher, the King of Qianwu, at his peak.

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Leave the battlefield outside the region.

Ye Xingkong first found an empty starry sky, and then used the teleportation function to return directly to the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

Ancient Origin Star.

Now, more than 10,000 years later, earth-shattering changes have taken place.

Ye Xingkong's figure quietly appeared in a magnificent palace. With a sweep of his divine sense, he covered the entire planet and discovered several powerful auras.

"It seems that Ji Ling'er has done a good job governing the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region."

Ye Xingkong nodded with satisfaction.

Ye Xingkong plans to develop the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield as his own cultivation ground.

Although Swallowed Star is a world where great power belongs to oneself, as long as one is strong enough, the clans, forces, and families behind him can all rise to prominence.

However, this logic only applies to male protagonists in wish-fulfillment novels.

Because a normal strong person cannot keep getting stronger and keep breaking through indefinitely.

Even powerful beings like the Lord of Chaos City or the Primordial Ancestor, after reaching a certain bottleneck in their cultivation, will find themselves unable to advance even an inch for countless epochs.

At this point, it becomes essential to cultivate a force of your own.

There's strength in numbers!
"There is an immortal aura of a king on the ancient star, which should be King Lu Tong."

"Ten thousand years is enough time for him to recover his divine body."

Ye Xingkong sat cross-legged on the ground with a smile on his face.

Before the trial of the Lord of Fire, he arranged for Huanling to take Lu Tongwang back to the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

Furthermore, he purchased a large amount of resources through the virtual universe, enabling King Lu Tong to recover to his prime.

Over the years, with Lu Tongwang secretly overseeing the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, there haven't been any major troubles.

"Let's take stock of what we've gained from the Fire Lord's Trial."

Ye Xingkong didn't rush to meet Huanling, Ji Ling'er, and the others. Instead, he checked the treasures in his world ring.

There are three treasures in total.

The "Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake," a supreme treasure of the pinnacle realm, is in a damaged state and can currently only exert the power of a top-tier realm treasure.

The "Ancient Soul," a common treasure of the Soul type, serves to guard the soul.

The weapon-type common treasure "Sky-Tearing Claw" is a set of claw-type treasures, suitable for powerful individuals skilled in using claws.

"Of these three treasures, the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake is rather special, so we won't discuss it for now."

“Soul-type treasures are always more expensive than treasures of the same level, so the value of ‘Ancient Soul’ is comparable to that of a high-level treasure.”

"Furthermore, with a better 'Ancient Soul,' I can return the 'Azure Bell' to my teacher."

"As for the 'Sky-Tearing Claw,' it's just an ordinary treasure, probably not very valuable, and I don't need it."

Ye Xingkong nodded slightly.

I'm pretty lucky; out of the three treasures, two are useful and both are quite valuable.

The remaining four top-tier treasures are—

The top-tier flying palace-type treasure, "Nine Luminaries Glazed Palace";
The top-tier armor treasure, "Ink-Pure Armor";
The "Shadowless Blade," a top-tier weapon, is a melee weapon.

The top-tier weapon treasure, "Ninefold Mountains and Rivers," belongs to the category of telekinetic weapons.

Among them, the Nine Luminaries Glazed Palace is the most precious.

As you can tell from the name, this treasure also contains the words "Nine Luminaries," which clearly indicates that it has some connection with the powerful figure named "Luminaries."

In fact, the Nine Luminaries Glazed Palace itself is also an extremely powerful treasure, but it is also incomplete and severely damaged.

At least the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake can give birth to artifact spirits, while the Nine Luminaries Glazed Palace doesn't resemble a supreme treasure at all.

"So, I guess I'm pretty lucky, managing to get two supreme treasures in one go?"

"Did the Lord of Fire stir up trouble with the Nine Luminaries or something? He managed to obtain so many precious treasures, but unfortunately they are all incomplete."

"And...it's extremely difficult to repair."

Ye Xingkong couldn't help but shook his head.

After all, these are two supreme treasures, and repairing them won't be easy. I'm afraid only that old guy, the Mountain-Sitting Guest, in the entire primordial universe is confident in repairing them. "After taking stock of the major treasures and supreme treasures, next up are the other treasures left behind by the Lord of Fire."

Ye Xingkong scanned a world ring with his divine sense.

Inside, there were a lot of miscellaneous items, clearly divided into three categories.

The first category consists of a large quantity of rare and precious refining materials;

The second type is a "Nine Luminaries Chaos Stele", which mainly tells the story of the fusion of fire and space;

The third category consists of tens of thousands of crystal-clear blood droplets, resembling rubies.

"This is the blood of the Beast God!"

Ye Xingkong's eyes lit up.

The effects of the blood of the Fire Beast God and the blood of the Gold Beast God are the same; each drop of Beast God blood fused will double the level of life genes.

Of course, there are many treasures in the universe that can elevate the level of life genes, but at the level of the Lord of the Universe, they are not considered particularly precious.

However, for cosmic venerables and immortal powerhouses, it is a treasure that is both desirable and unattainable.

The appearance of a single drop of the Beast God's blood could drive even the most powerful beings in the universe to scramble for it.

"Isn't Teacher Ganwu's life gene level only about 42 times?"

"If there is enough blood of the Beast God, it would be easy to reach the level of life genes a hundredfold."

Ye Xingkong really wanted to help his teacher who was the one who had failed him.

"but……"

A hint of hesitation flashed in Ye Xingkong's eyes.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with the precious blood of the Beast God. After all, he had just glanced at it and there were a full 100,000 doses of the Beast God's blood. Giving some to Teacher Qianwu was really nothing.

The main point is that by handing over the blood of the Fire Beast God to the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, isn't it obvious that he has obtained the inheritance of the Fire Lord?

Ye Xingkong had complete trust in the human race.

However, he also knew the nature of some of the universe lords among the human race. If they knew that he had a damaged supreme treasure, they would probably ask him to "contribute" it under various pretexts.

In their view, why would a mere realm lord need a treasure like a supreme domain treasure?

For the human race, restoring the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake to its ultimate form is uncertain, but paying some price to repair it to its peak form is not difficult.

Of course... they didn't know that the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake was actually an extremely powerful treasure.

Otherwise, Ye Xingkong would have had no chance of protecting this treasure.

"Although I trust the community, there are also power struggles within the community."

“Not everyone is as selfless as the Lord of Chaos City and the founder of the Giant Axe. Oh, I guess those two would also agree with my decision to contribute the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake to the clan.”

Ye Xingkong was perfectly clear-headed.

He knew perfectly well that, from the perspective of the tribe, contributing the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake was indeed the best way to maximize benefits.

If it's about contributing someone else's most precious treasure, he would definitely agree wholeheartedly.

But this is his own priceless treasure, so forget about it.

I actually possess a supreme treasure of the pinnacle realm!
"The fact that we have inherited the Fire Lord's legacy must never be revealed."

"Fortunately, I have always kept a low profile, so the major powers in the universe probably can't find me."

Ye Xingkong recalled his "crime trajectory." Even when he enslaved Lu Tongwang, he had turned off the virtual universe monitoring system, so he shouldn't have been exposed.

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virtual universe.

A special dimensional space.

Endless darkness, with twinkling stars in the distance.

A simple temple is suspended in mid-air.

In front of the temple was a long stone table, with stone chairs on both sides. At the head of the long stone table was only one stone chair, where a giant savage sat.

Figures appeared out of thin air on the chairs on both sides of the stone table; they were none other than the Lord of Chaos City and other cosmic lords.

Everyone has arrived.

The savage giant smiled and looked to both sides, yet all the lords of the universe treated him with respect... This man before them was the strongest being in the universe!
"I'm sure everyone already knows about the sudden disappearance of Cold Flame Lake."

"Cold Flame Lake is no ordinary place; it is a trial ground left behind by the Lord of Fire."

The founder of the giant axe spoke, his expression quite serious.

The cosmic lords of the human race nodded in agreement; this information was not a secret to powerful beings of their caliber.

"The Lord of Fire's treasures are all fine, but we must obtain that one supreme treasure of the highest realm."

"Yes! Supreme treasures of the peak realm are extremely precious; our entire human race has only a handful!"

"I never imagined that someone could pass such a perverse trial set up by the Lord of Fire. It's unbelievable."

"The Lord of Fire... when he was besieged, our human race even helped him."

Each of the universe's rulers expressed their opinions.

The Giant Axe Founder, seated at the head of the table, remained silent, instead looking at the Chaos City Lord, who sat at the head of the table to his left.

"Everyone."

The Lord of Chaos spoke calmly, causing everyone to fall silent and turn to look at him.

"After initial screening, the strong individuals who passed the Fire Lord's trial should not be from our human race."

The Lord of Chaos City shook his head and said.

The moment Cold Flame Lake disappeared, he obtained information on all the powerful humans within the Cold Flame Lake region through the virtual universe.

Among these powerful individuals, the strongest is only at the level of a Marquis or an Immortal, making it impossible for them to pass the trial.

Unless this powerful figure is very well hidden, outwardly disguised as a marquis, able to endure for a long time without being exposed, and has never used his full strength in the virtual universe.

However, the likelihood of such a person existing is even lower.

As for Ye Xingkong, he was naturally also within the scope of the Virtual Universe Intelligence Department's screening.

However, Ye Xingkong was not a suspect, after all, he was just a realm master.

For immortal powerhouses, creating their own ultimate secret technique is an extremely difficult task, let alone a realm lord!
"Chaos, are you sure?"

"The Lord of Chaos City controls the intelligence department of the Virtual Universe Company. He won't make any conclusions lightly if he's not sure."

"That's true. To pass the Fire Lord's Trial, one must at least be a genius of the level of Koti. The possibility of two geniuses of this level appearing in one era is too low."

"Damn it, this time the demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race actually got the better of us!"

"But... if such monstrous geniuses truly exist, how did they manage to hide them so well?"

Some cosmic rulers have also raised doubts.

Other groups have planted various informants and spies within the human group, and similarly, the human group is also infiltrating other groups.

The greater the talent, the greater the fame, and the less likely they are to remain hidden.

For example, Kodi, after breaking through the Primordial Tongtian Mountain, which was at the level of a World Lord, was taken in as a disciple by the Chaos City Lord and immediately became the number one on the alien race assassination list.

The brilliance of a peerless genius cannot be hidden!
"It's not my human race, and we can't be sure if it's a genius from one of the other three top races."

"There are many suspicious points in this matter. I plan to go there in person and go back in time to see the truth."

The Lord of Chaos City said calmly. (End of Chapter)