Man is devouring, waves are traveling through the universe

I don’t know when.

The vast starry sky has returned to tranquility.

Only the lingering divine might in the void proves that two great beings once descended upon this place.

The mechanical father god returned to the miniature universe, his enormous body transforming into a strange, dreamlike sphere of light, hovering in a void.

Within this sphere of light, countless streams of consciousness seemed to be flowing, vaguely revealing faces depicting all walks of life.

The Machine Race is a very peculiar race that arose from the primordial universe.

The entire Mech race is structured like a pyramid.

Every mechanical being is born as an intelligent life form, and as intelligent life forms... they are born with the ability to recognize a master.

Within the Machine Race, the Cosmic Venerable will have some "Machine Race Immortals" recognize him as their master;
The Lord of the Universe will make the "Cosmic Venerable Mechanical Race" acknowledge him as their master!
This process of acknowledging a master begins from the very beginning of a person's life, and the master-servant relationship will remain forever unless the servant one day surpasses the master in power.

One universe master controls a large number of universe venerables, and these universe venerables control even more mechanical immortals!

They have feelings; they experience a variety of emotions such as resentment, jealousy, anger, excitement, and happiness. However, "recognizing a master" is a core ability of intelligent life. Once they recognize a master, they will absolutely obey the master in essence and will not have the slightest thought of betrayal.

The ruling structure of the pyramids!

The mechanical race's father god is the figure at the very top of this pyramid.

Strictly speaking, all trillions of beings in the entire Machine Race are servants of the Machine Race Father God.

He alone is an entire community.

As the origin of the entire machine race, how was the Machine Father God originally born? And what is his true form?
This is probably the oldest secret in the universe.

In short, due to the extremely special nature of the Machine Race, no such race had ever been born in the previous few cycles of the primordial universe.

"The strength of the Primordial Dao Lord... is even greater than before."

A hint of worry flickered in the heart of the mechanical god.

As the most technologically advanced race, the Machine Race, although lacking the virtual universe of the human race, still possesses numerous means of monitoring its territory.

Almost the instant the powerful figures of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple destroyed the Nebula Secret Realm, the Mechanical Race Father God received the news and rushed over immediately.

However, Ye Xingkong intercepted them halfway there.

When enemies meet, a fight is inevitable.

The Mechanical God is the strongest being in the universe, and naturally has his own pride. How could he be afraid of Ye Xingkong, a mere universe master?
However, after several exchanges, the mechanical god found that he could not gain any advantage at all.

It should be noted that although the primordial universe has the power to suppress, the strongest single-target attack cannot exceed the sixth rank.

However, there are also differences between sixth-order units!

As the strongest being in the universe, the Machine God can unleash seventh-tier combat power in the cosmic sea.

Even though it was suppressed by the original cosmic consciousness, it still possessed top-tier sixth-order strength.

As for Ye Xingkong, he only reached the sixth rank of the Universe Lord by relying on the most powerful treasure, so he can only be considered to have just entered the sixth rank.

However, when the Mechanical God Father and Ye Xingkong clashed, they discovered that it wasn't like that at all.

The Lord of Hongmeng... is actually a top-tier sixth-order cultivator!
The mechanical god was naturally incredulous.

How many years have passed?

A mere hundred million years!

It should be understood that at the level of the Lord of the Universe, even the slightest improvement in strength may require endless years.

In fact, it's not just a matter of time!

Many ancient universe masters in the universe were already third- or fourth-order universe masters when the primordial universe was first born. They have been cultivating for an incredibly long time... and even now, their strength is still at the third or fourth order, with extremely limited progress.

If you can't break through, you just can't break through; it has nothing to do with the length of your cultivation period.

"At the rate of progress of the Hongmeng Dao Master, he will reach the peak of the sixth rank in a hundred million years, and breaking through to become the strongest in the universe will be almost effortless."

"Could it be... that the human race is truly about to rise again?"

The mechanical god's heart was ice-cold.

After pondering for a moment, he finally managed to contact the demon race and the insect race through special means.

"The Dream Demon Ancestor, the Zerg Queen..."

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Human territory.

Qianwu Universe Kingdom, Hongmeng Time and Space.

"Reporting to the Dao Master, everything has been taken care of."

A tall, robust man covered in black dragon scales and sporting a menacing dragon horn on his forehead spoke respectfully.

He was the very same super-strong individual who had previously wiped out the Nebula Secret Realm and destroyed the entire Mochalan Clan.

The ultimate overlord of the universe, the Black Dragon!
"Well done."

Ye Xingkong sat high on the throne and nodded calmly.

He looked at the black dragon in front of him, a strange glint in his eyes.

No one expected that... the immortal god who was merely the creator of a mid-level cosmic civilization in the original story would actually reach this point.

Even Ye Xingkong was quite surprised by this.

Although he had been paying close attention to the Black Dragon since it joined the Hongmeng Dojo, he had never actually provided any help.

To be honest, Black Dragon's talent is only average.

In Ye Xingkong's view, even if one enjoys the many heaven-defying cultivation conditions of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, after a hundred million years, one would at most become a high-level universe venerable.

However, there is an old saying in the universe: if you don't have enough talent, you can make up for it with luck.

It must be said that Heilong has indeed had good luck.

Not only was he accepted as a personal disciple by the Lord of Ice and Fire, but he also encountered a great opportunity while adventuring in the universe.

Who is the Lord of Ice and Fire?

That was the second universe master of the Hongmeng Dojo, whose status was undeniably high.

Furthermore, that great opportunity caused the black dragon's life gene level to surge, and it even obtained an extremely powerful treasure.

Through a series of coincidences, he achieved his current strength as a top-tier cosmic overlord.

"Lord Dao, our direct incursion into the territory of the Mechanical Race this time may provoke a fierce counterattack from the allied forces of the three races."

"Just now, the powerful figures from the other five major human factions also came to ask us what happened."

Black Dragon stood in the main hall, a worried look on his face.

This action was entirely a unilateral move by the Hongmeng Dojo.

Furthermore, the methods employed were excessively forceful, directly penetrating the heartland of the Machine Race and annihilating one of their vassal races.

Such an action... is tantamount to a full-scale declaration of war.

Logically, such a significant action should only be implemented if the highest ethnic council unanimously approves a resolution.

"Don't bother."

Ye Xingkong shook his head calmly.

He had already spoken to the founder of the Giant Axe and the Lord of Chaos City.

As for the other universe lords...

With Ye Xingkong's current strength and status among the human race, he doesn't need their consent to do whatever he wants.

"For the next operation in the extraterritorial battlefield, the other five major powers can cooperate if they are willing."

"If you're unwilling... then my Hongmeng Dojo alone is enough."

Ye Xingkong said in a detached tone.

The stronger one is, the higher one's status and the broader one's horizons.

He has now created an eighth-tier secret technique and possesses several supreme treasures, enabling him to unleash top-tier ninth-tier combat power even in the cosmic sea. Furthermore, regarding his divine body path, he is only one step away from breaking through to the first level of the divine body.

It can be said that Ye Xingkong's strength is already incredibly close to that of the original ancestor back then.

Tenth rank, just a hair's breadth away.

It can be said that there are very few things in this universe that can give Ye Xingkong any reason to worry.

"My subordinate understands."

Black Dragon nodded, a hint of arrogance appearing on his face.

Clearly, as the Hongmeng Daoist Academy grows stronger, it no longer needs to consider the opinions of the other five major powers.

One day, the Hongmeng Dojo will truly surpass the five top powers and become the most transcendent power in the human race and even the entire universe.

"Lord Dao, these are the spoils of war that your subordinates seized after annihilating the Mochalan Clan."

As if struck by a thought, the black dragon produced a world ring.

Although the Mochalan race is not very strong, it is still a race that has produced a Universe Lord and has more than twenty Universe Venerables.

The combined wealth of an entire ethnic group is still quite considerable.

"Put them all into the treasure vault of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple."

Ye Xingkong glanced around casually, didn't find anything good, and said casually.

"This……"

Black Dragon did not retreat; a look of hesitation suddenly appeared on his face.

"how?"

"What else do you want?"

Ye Xingkong asked with a smile.

"It's true."

The black dragon chuckled and said, "In the Mocha Blue Clan's treasury, there happens to be a rare and precious treasure that I have been searching for for a long time. This treasure is called 'Heavenly Soul Water,' which only appeared at the very beginning of the universe and is now extremely rare."

"Heavenly Soul Water?"

A hint of doubt flashed in Ye Xingkong's eyes as he said, "This thing seems to be used to repair supreme treasures; ordinary people wouldn't need it."

After all, he was a master craftsman and was very familiar with the uses of various rare and precious materials.

Heavenly Soul Water is not only used to repair supreme treasures, but it is only used to repair relatively precious supreme treasures.

Ordinary treasures and high-grade treasures have no need for rare treasures like Heavenly Soul Water.

"Yes."

Black Dragon nodded and laughed, "My famous treasure, the 'Black Dragon Mace,' is actually a flawed treasure."

"Oh?"

Ye Xingkong immediately became interested and said, "Take it out and let me see it."

He had heard of the Black Dragon's famous treasure, the Black Dragon Mace, which was said to be a top-grade treasure.

It was with this supreme treasure that he earned his formidable reputation in the universe and the title of the top cosmic overlord, the Black Dragon Venerable.

Even in their damaged state, they are all top-grade treasures; once repaired, they might become top-tier treasures or even pinnacle treasures!

It was with this idea in mind that Heilong has been searching for all kinds of rare and precious materials to repair the ultimate treasures for countless years.

"As ordered."

The black dragon hurriedly took out a black stone mace that exuded endless malevolent energy. It was covered with many mysterious patterns, and at first glance, it looked like the scales on a black dragon's body.

"what?"

Ye Xingkong held the Black Dragon Mace and examined it carefully.

The stone mace has many broken parts on its surface, looking pitted and uneven, as if it had been through an epic battle.

However, even in such damage, this treasure still exudes considerable power.

"Lord Dao, are you able to discern the true nature of this supreme treasure?"

Black Dragon asked hurriedly.

He knew that his Dao Master was one of the few weapon-refining masters in the universe, so his judgment was naturally excellent.

Ye Xingkong glanced at the black dragon but didn't say anything.

He could refine even the most powerful treasures with ease, let alone this seemingly ordinary high-grade treasure.

"This black dragon... it's really lucky, it's almost as lucky as me."

"Just wandering around the universe, and I actually obtained a flawed, supreme treasure!"

Ye Xingkong was quite surprised.

It wasn't that I thought the supreme treasure was particularly valuable, but rather that I was amazed by the black dragon's incredible luck.

In its complete state, this "Black Dragon Mace" should be a supreme treasure of true god-level.

Of course, within the cosmic sea, there is actually no difference between a True God's Treasure and a Void True God's Treasure.

However, although it may not look like much on the surface, the Black Dragon Mace is actually in a very bad state, with many of its internal runes and components severely damaged.

Even if a powerful individual knew that this was an extremely powerful treasure, they probably wouldn't have the ability to repair it.

Moreover, there are no more than ten people in the entire primordial universe who can recognize this as an extremely powerful treasure.

As for those capable of repairing this "Black Dragon Mace," only Ye Xingkong and Zuoshanke are qualified.

It could be said that if Heilong hadn't brought this up today, and Ye Xingkong hadn't seen this treasure, the Black Dragon Mace might have remained just a high-grade treasure for its entire life.

"This treasure...has quite an extraordinary origin."

"With your abilities, there's no hope of completely repairing it in a short time. Even Heavenly Soul Water can only repair a small part of it."

After some deliberation, Ye Xingkong still couldn't bring himself to tell the Black Dragon the truth.

It wasn't that he coveted this supreme treasure, but rather that the Black Dragon was currently only a top-tier cosmic overlord, and even if he were given a supreme treasure, he wouldn't be able to unleash much of its power.

"Is that so?"

Black Dragon was taken aback.

He originally thought that even if the Black Dragon Mace were fully repaired, it would at most be a slightly better top-tier treasure.

Unexpectedly, judging from Ye Xingkong's words, the Black Dragon Mace's limit was far from over.

"How about this."

Ye Xingkong smiled and said, "I can make you a promise: when you break through to the Universe Master level, I can repair this treasure for you for free."

"Thank you, Master."

Heilong felt both delighted and excited.

"Okay, back off."

"Also, strive to break through to the level of the Lord of the Universe as soon as possible..."

Ye Xingkong waved his hand with a smile on his face.

Logically speaking, given the talent Black Dragon displayed in the original novel "Swallowing the Stars," there was virtually no possibility of him breaking through to become the Lord of the Universe.

However, now that he has reached the pinnacle of cosmic dominance, what is impossible for him?
"As ordered."

Black Dragon nodded obediently, a sense of urgency rising within him for no apparent reason.

Judging from Ye Xingkong's tone, the Hongmeng Dojo is probably about to make a big move in the near future!

At that time, even the top cosmic overlords will be of little use; only the cosmic ruler will truly become a player outside the chessboard. (End of Chapter)