Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

Ancient Origin Star.

The Refining Hall was a large hall filled with terrifying white flames.

Ye Xingkong remained unmoved in the middle of the sea of ​​fire, holding a small dark gold hammer in his hand, tapping on an unknown special material.

About three months later.

A bright, dazzling light rose from the main hall, like the rising sun, exuding a magnificent aura.

Whoosh!
With a smile on his face, Ye Xingkong waved his hand, and the endless sea of ​​fire disappeared. A bronze giant axe engraved with countless mysterious patterns appeared in his hand.

"Not bad!"

"It wasn't in vain that I spent so much on rare materials; I finally managed to refine an ordinary treasure."

Ye Xingkong's eyes brightened, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

Having cultivated for 30 million years in a miniature universe, his weapon-refining skills have naturally improved, and he is now able to refine supreme treasures.

As an ancient cosmic ruler, the Lord of Fire possesses a very profound weapon-refining legacy, the "Weapon Refining Manual," which has four levels.

The first level, "Hundred Refinements," allows one to refine top-tier treasures.
The second level, "Thousand Refinements," allows one to refine ordinary treasures.
The third level, "Ten Thousand Refinements," allows one to refine high-grade treasures.
The fourth level, "Divine Refinement," allows one to refine top-tier treasures.

Of the four realms, Ye Xingkong has already cultivated to the second level, the "Thousand Refinements Realm." In addition, with the many precious refining materials left behind by the Lord of Fire to practice with, his success rate in refining top-tier treasures is now 90%, and his success rate in refining ordinary treasures is over 60%.

Only in this way could they dare to expend a great deal of resources to tailor-make a supreme weapon for Panwu's clone.

"However, over the years, I have basically used up all the materials I have for refining weapons."

Ye Xingkong sighed softly.

Such treasures are extremely rare. To gather enough materials for a complete set of these treasures would require exploring the most dangerous places in the universe, which could take hundreds of millions of years.

If he hadn't inherited the Fire Lord's legacy, where would he have gotten so many opportunities to practice?

Over the course of three thousand eras, counting only successful examples, a total of fifteen ordinary heavy treasures, six top-tier heavy treasures, and two ordinary supreme treasures have been crafted.

It should be noted that this is already an immense fortune, one that even a being like the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom would envy.

"Ordinary treasures no longer enhance my strength much; only domain-type, soul-type, and flying palace-type treasures are still somewhat useful to me."

"However, it is extremely difficult to refine such a special treasure. The difficulty even exceeds that of refining an ordinary treasure. Even I am not very confident."

Ye Xingkong arrived at a quiet courtyard, where he leisurely savored fine wine while pondering silently.

He was toying with a rather mysterious axe in his hand. It was only the size of a palm, bronze in color, and quite heavy, as if it had the mass of a black hole. The axe blade was very sharp, and its surface occasionally shimmered with a special metallic luster. A large number of mysterious and complex patterns emitted a faint blue light, subtly stirring the most essential laws of the universe.

The purpose of crafting this treasure was, of course, for Panwu's clone to use.

After all, as a supreme ruler of the universe, only by using a supreme treasure can one unleash their full power. The original top-tier treasure, the "Shadowless Blade," is still somewhat insufficient.

Besides... just based on the name Panwu, it would be most appropriate to pair it with a giant axe treasure.

"The Giant Axe Treasure is used by Panwu's clone, the Five Elements Clone uses another treasured battle blade, the Five Elements Revolving Blade, while the main body uses the top-tier treasure, the Ninefold Mountains and Rivers."

"In this way, the three major combat forces will all have suitable and handy weapons."

Ye Xingkong took a sip of the wine, looking quite content.

After receiving the inheritance of the Lord of Fire, he thought he had suddenly become rich and could be considered a wealthy man.

However, ever since his second clone, Panwu, was successfully conceived, Ye Xingkong discovered that he didn't have enough of his most precious and valuable treasures.

Ordinary powerful individuals do not have clones; just gathering a complete set of supreme treasures and precious artifacts would require a great deal of time and wealth.

Ye Xingkong has three clones, so you can imagine how much incredible investment is required!

In terms of allocating the treasures, Ye Xingkong follows the principle of maximizing advantages.

Only by creating the strongest clone and using the strongest treasures can one unleash their full combat power.

Therefore, all the top-quality treasures such as the Nine Luminaries Aurora Lake, the Nine Luminaries Glazed Pagoda, and the soul treasure "Ancient Soul" were placed on Panwu's clone. He even specially crafted a giant axe treasure.

The Five Elements Avatar ranks second in strength, and its weapons include the common treasure "Five Elements Revolving Blade" and the top-tier treasure "Azure Bell" to guard its soul;
This being is the weakest in strength, possessing only one top-tier treasure, "Ninefold Mountains and Rivers".

As for the armor, the Immortal-grade Five Elements Battle Armor is already comparable to most Supreme Treasure Armors, so there is no need to prepare anything extra.

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Time flies.

Since acquiring Panwu's clone, Ye Xingkong has completely given up.

The Five Elements clones comprehend the laws within the miniature universe, while the Panwu clone is responsible for going out to fight.

As for Ye Xingkong himself, besides drinking and having fun, he spent his days singing and dancing with Huanling, trying to comprehend the fundamental Dao of life's creation.

It would be best to create a miniature version of myself before I break through to immortality.

Unfortunately, Ye Xingkong underestimated the difficulty of creating a dummy, or rather, he underestimated the power of his own genes.

Several years have passed, and there has been no progress whatsoever.

"At a genetic level a thousand times higher than life, it is indeed very difficult to conceive offspring."

One day, after a night of intense pleasure, Ye Xingkong held Huanling's soft, delicate body in his arms, his mind entering a state of sage-like tranquility, tinged with a faint sadness.

Fortunately, he wasn't in a hurry.

A long lifespan means there will always be a moment when one strikes and kills the enemy.

Since both of his avatars have already broken through to immortality and possess the combat power of a cosmic venerable and a cosmic overlord, it doesn't really matter whether his main body breaks through to immortality or not.

As for the third clone after mastering the third level of the "Primordial Body Refining Technique", there is no guarantee yet.

After all, the creation of life is a massive and complex undertaking, and it is normal for it to take tens of thousands of epochs.

Yes, this rule applies universally.

Whether it's creating life using the "Primordial Refinement Method" or traditional methods, Ye Xingkong himself has a deep understanding of this.

Now, Ye Xingkong possesses the combat power of a cosmic overlord. Many life genes that were previously inaccessible, such as the World Tree and the Nine Nether Sea, can now be targeted for planning.

However, the most mysterious life form in the primordial universe is still none other than the naturally born beast god.

Born as the master of the universe, possessing a perfect level of life genes, even the World Tree and the Nine Nether Seas would be inferior.

"There's no rush for a third clone; better to have none than a bad one!"

"In any case, having the Five Elements Avatar and the Panwu Avatar is more than enough for the short term."

"Besides, the identity of Panwu's clone is also a problem, and we need to find a way to solve it."

Ye Xingkong played with Huanling's fluffy tail, a thoughtful expression on his face.

In this universe, identity is certainly very important.

Aside from the early stages of the primordial universe, when it was still a primitive and ignorant era, it's understandable that some powerful beings emerged from cracks in rocks.

After all, beings like the naturally born beast gods are without fathers or mothers, and are naturally conceived from the primordial universe.

However, in today's cosmic era, a super strong individual with no known origins but immense power will inevitably arouse unnecessary suspicion.

Moreover... Ye Xingkong also planned to make Panwu's clone one of the highest-ranking members of the human race!
Therefore, a legitimate identity is even more necessary.

Otherwise, even if they join human groups, they may not be fully accepted.

The more likely scenario is that they will have to join peripheral alliances like the Hongmeng.

Non-my family, its heart must be different!
"Identity... how do I get a flawless identity without any loopholes?" Ye Xingkong frowned and pondered for a moment.

After a long while, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"Perfect timing. I've been feeling restless lately, it's time to go out for a walk."

"At my age, I should be able to participate in the Human Universe's Pinnacle Genius Battle without anyone objecting, right?"

At this moment, Huanling slowly opened her hazy purple eyes, seemingly still recovering from the pleasure she had just experienced, with a charmingly innocent expression on her face.

Looking at that exquisitely beautiful face, Ye Xingkong felt a sudden surge of passion in his heart.

Go for it! Keep it up!

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A century has passed in the blink of an eye.

It is worth mentioning that after a long period of observation, the intelligence department of Virtual Universe Company finally lifted its surveillance on Ye Xingkong.

Ye Xingkong was quite happy with this situation.

He's just an ordinary realm lord, what big things could he possibly do?
In the battlefield beyond the realm, throwing a brick can knock down a large number of realm lords!

Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Seventh Ring World.

This is a world controlled by the Hongmeng Dojo, specifically modified for training disciples.

At this very moment, in the endless desert of the Seventh Ring World, a life-or-death chase is taking place!

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
A squad of stellar-level humans, dressed in white Force suits and equipped with second-tier psychic weapons, flew rapidly across the endless desert.

Behind them, a group of peak-level stellar-class ferocious beasts, the "Seven Kill Birds," were relentlessly pursuing them.

"Hurry up!"

Yan Xiao's face was pale. He glanced at the ferocious-looking Seven Kill Bird out of the corner of his eye, and his heart was pounding wildly.

"Almost there! The oasis is just ahead!"

"Once we reach the oasis area, our mission will be complete!"

A stunningly beautiful girl, who had lost an arm, gritted her teeth and said.

She seemed to want to say something more, but the next moment, a look of despair suddenly appeared on her pretty face.

Whoosh!
Before the girl could react, a seven-kill bird caught up with her and swallowed her whole.

"Damn it! I shouldn't have risked taking on an S-rank mission!"

"This task is so difficult, it's not for normal people!"

Yan Xiao controlled his psychic weapon to fly at high speed, almost exhausting his last bit of mental energy, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"No, no!"

"I can't hold on much longer!"

Yan Xiao's consciousness gradually began to blur, and he was only able to escape on instinct.

As time passed, his teammates fell one by one, swallowed by the giant Seven Kill Bird, while the oasis seemed to be a distant dream.

At this moment, Yan Xiao felt a trace of despair and regret.

"All I did was get jilted at an engagement, why did I impulsively make a thirty-year commitment?"

"In order to break through to the cosmic level within thirty years, he blindly and arrogantly accepted the extremely difficult S-class mission."

"And now... he's about to kick the bucket!"

Yan Xiao gave a bitter smile to himself.

However, perhaps due to his amazing willpower, he was able to maintain rapid flight even when his mental energy was about to be exhausted.

After an unknown amount of time, a faint green outline appeared in sight.

"Oasis, am I...am I going to survive?"

Yan Xiao's consciousness was extremely blurred at this moment, with only a trace of instinct remaining.

Finally, he landed precariously on the oasis, and upon seeing the oasis, the group of ferocious Seven Kill Birds showed a human-like fear in their eyes.

Despite their resentment, these Seven Kill Birds had no choice but to leave.

Yan Xiao lay on the white sand, his face pale and bloodless, and he was unconscious.

"Did she faint?"

"No, he's completely dead!"

A sigh sounded from the side.

Beside Yan Xiao, a burly young man who had been dead for good suddenly got up, full of energy and showing no signs of injury.

This burly young man was named "Pan Wu," a ninth-level Stellar-level cultivator, but just an ordinary member among the many trainees cultivated by the Hongmeng Dojo.

In reality... this burly young man was Ye Xingkong in disguise.

He transformed from the Five Elements clone into the Panwu clone, and then spent a hundred years creating this identity.

It can be said that everything the boy named Pan Wu experienced was real.

More than a hundred years ago, he was born on an ordinary planet called "Miya Star";
At the age of twenty, he broke through to the planetary level and joined the Hongmeng Dojo;
At the age of fifty, he broke through to the stellar level and became an elite member;
At the age of ninety, he cultivated to the peak of the Stellar level.

For over a hundred years, his family, friends, teachers, and everything else have been real.

Even if the Virtual Universe Company were to investigate, they wouldn't find anything wrong with it.

"Even with all my might, I still couldn't survive. That's the cruelty of the universe!"

Ye Xingkong looked at the boy's corpse with a sense of melancholy.

The path of martial arts has always been one where the success of one general is built on the bones of countless others.

Unfortunately, people only see the glory of the successful, but not the piles of bones of the losers.

Ye Xingkong's life is already endless; for him, it's just a trivial matter to spend a role-playing game.

However, isn't observing the world from the perspective of an ordinary person also a form of spiritual practice?

Ye Xingkong shook his head with a hint of regret, then left without looking back.

Three days later.

Only Ye Xingkong survived and left the Seventh Ring World, receiving the generous mission rewards before entering seclusion.

From the outside perspective, it seems they are beginning preparations for the upcoming battle of humanity's pinnacle geniuses in the universe.

"Judging by the time, the Genius Battle will begin in two months."

"How shameless of me, an old man who has lived for 30 million years, to bully a bunch of newbies."

Ye Xingkong touched his nose and laughed somewhat unkindly.

In any case, the Five Elements Avatar Transformation Technique is unparalleled in the universe, and even the Lord of the Universe cannot see through it in person.

I call myself a newbie, who dares to call me a veteran? (End of Chapter)