Swallowing the Stars: Level 1, One Talent, Invincible Chaos Origin

boom! ! !
The giant foot stomped down completely.

The entire black plain sank violently, forming a terrifying footprint-shaped crater hundreds of light-years in diameter, from which endless magma gushed forth, engulfing everything.

The shockwave transformed into a destructive storm, sweeping across all directions.

Meanwhile, the 'King of the Knife Bone's Nest, where the King of the Knife Bone resided, was now like an eggshell being stepped on by a naughty child, emitting a teeth-grinding "crunching" groan.

The countless defensive runes engraved on the palace's surface flickered wildly, then quickly dimmed and collapsed.

"How is this possible?! Even the supreme treasures of the pinnacle palaces..."

The Lord of the Bone, hiding in the core space of the 'Bone Nest', was horrified. He could feel the treasure's essence being consumed rapidly, and even the structure of his body was cracking!

This exceeded the limits of his understanding of power!
The Lava Demon seemed to take a slight interest in the little thing that was 'uncomfortable' under its feet.

His slowly moving giant foot did not lift up; instead, the magma beneath it rippled slightly, emitting an even stronger dark red light, and an irresistible 'swallowing' force suddenly erupted!
The 'Bone Nest' trembled violently and emitted a mournful cry.

No matter how the Lord of the Bone urged it, this treasure could not break free from the suction force and was instead firmly attached to the bottom of the lava giant foot.

Then, an even more terrifying scene unfolded.
The seemingly rough rocks and magma at the bottom of the giant foot now seemed to transform into a living 'stomach wall,' slowly wriggling and enveloping it, actually beginning to 'digest' this supreme treasure of the pinnacle palace!
Only the huge footprint, the deep pit, and the churning lava remained, proving the complete disappearance of a top-tier fourth-order universe master and all his possessions.

There was no bloodstains, no remains, no fragments of treasure; the land was a pristine, white expanse.

Far away on the other side of the God-Slaying Gorge, Jiang Ming, who was cautiously traversing the 'Black Stone Forest,' 'saw' this devastating scene through a mental clone hidden in a very remote and safe area.

Despite the distance and the blurry perception, the Lava Demon God's overwhelming power to crush everything, and the subsequent silent yet terrifying 'digestion' process, still made him feel awe.

……

"After a battle, the Lava Demon will devour everything of its opponent, leaving nothing of value behind."

Upon seeing this scene, Jiang Ming's previous idea of ​​'luring the demon god to kill the enemy and reaping the benefits' was completely dispelled.

Anything that offers no benefit is naturally meaningless.

"Pure power crushing, erasure of the rules, and the final devouring..."

This Lava Demon is practically a kind of scavenger mechanism inherent to the 'Godslayer Valley' itself.

Jiang Ming understood immediately.

"Their existence may be to clear out any 'foreign objects' that enter this place, while also recovering energy and maintaining a certain balance."

He didn't delay any longer, focusing all his attention on the relatively safe passage he had explored using his mental clone.

Jiang Ming was even more careful on the rest of the journey.

He expanded the scope of his mental clones' exploration and increased their number to five thousand, exploring in a progressive manner to ensure that there were at least two 'tiers' of clones providing early warning in all directions of his main body.

Once any clone senses the terrifying aura of the Lava Demon God approaching, no matter how far away, Jiang Ming's main body will immediately stop, retreat to a relatively safe point, and patiently wait for the Lava Demon God to leave after its inspection.

The Lava Demon is of low intelligence, and its behavior patterns are predictable.

They seem to follow a fixed, wide-ranging patrol route, with occasional deviations, but the overall cycle is relatively stable.

Time slipped by alternately between cautious waiting and rapid travel.

One hundred years... two hundred years...

During his journey, Jiang Ming lost more than three thousand mental clones.

Some were crushed by the suddenly altered patrol routes of the Lava Demon, while others stumbled into hidden, unrecorded dangerous areas.

But the price was worth it.

When Jiang Ming finally traversed the last 'Boundary Bridge Zone,' filled with raging lava and spatial turbulence, and the view suddenly opened up before him, three hundred and seventy-two years had quietly passed. Ahead, there were no longer raging energy turbulence and treacherous terrain.

A relatively 'peaceful' void appeared before my eyes.

In the void, the chaotic airflow became thin and orderly, flowing slowly.

What is most striking are the sixteen towering pillars in the distance that seem to support the entire vast world!

They are entirely black, with naturally formed, incredibly complex dark gold patterns on their surfaces. These patterns seem to flow slowly as if they were alive, exuding an ancient, majestic, and terrifying aura.

Each of these colossal pillars is over a thousand light-years tall and tens of light-years in diameter, standing silently in the void.

They are not arranged neatly, but rather distributed in a seemingly scattered but actually mysterious way.

With sixteen black-patterned stone pillars at its core, a vast and strange space was opened up.

The immense pressure within the space repelled the chaotic airflow, creating a unique 'vacuum' zone.

"The Black-Patterned Stone Pillar... We've finally arrived."

Jiang Ming's eyes gleamed, the fatigue of the long journey vanished, replaced by intense anticipation.

Composing himself, Jiang Ming cautiously made his way towards the black-patterned stone pillar.

The closer they got, the clearer that invisible force of will became.

At first, it was like a gentle breeze, only making him feel a slight unease.

When he entered the area within a million light-years of the stone pillar, the impact of his will was like a continuous wave, constantly crashing against his consciousness.

"Even at the very edge, the intensity of the impact on will is enough to make an ordinary universe venerable waver and find it difficult to remain clear-headed."

Jiang Ming felt this power and instead of feeling uncomfortable, he felt a sense of eagerness to try it out.

His divine will, like the most solid reef, remained unmoved despite the crashing waves.

Sixteen black-patterned stone pillars, each surrounded by a unique 'will impact field' and 'time flow distortion field'.

The closer one gets to the stone pillar, the stronger the impact of will becomes, and the faster the flow of time becomes.

The field strength and time flow rate ratio also vary slightly between different stone pillars.

At this moment, he could sense dozens of powerful auras scattered around the different stone pillars.

Some are like the blazing sun, radiating the majesty of the ruler of the universe, while others are reserved and profound, clearly possessing extremely high attainments in the cultivation of willpower.

Most of them sat cross-legged in the void, either with their eyes closed to endure the baptism of willpower or to comprehend the secret patterns naturally formed on the surface of the stone pillars. They were far apart from each other and did not interfere with one another.

The black-patterned stone pillar space within the 'Cosmic Boat,' one of the three forbidden zones of the Cosmic Sea, is a renowned sacred place for tempering one's will and an excellent training ground for 'time acceleration,' attracting powerful individuals from various forces to cultivate here in seclusion for extended periods.

The black-veined stone pillar space is one of the few non-dangerous areas in the entire spacecraft.

The danger of strong people killing each other is not the main concern. Where there are strong people, there will be grudges, and where there are grudges, there will be fighting.

The entire space is supported by 16 black-patterned stone pillars, each thousands of light-years tall. Except for the area near the black-patterned stone pillars where space is frozen and teleportation is impossible, teleportation is possible in other areas of the space.

and……

The black-veined stone pillars are a natural ancient relic!
These 16 stone pillars, each thousands of light-years tall, are covered with extremely deep black patterns, the layers of which are incredibly complex...

Even the strongest beings in the universe cannot comprehend it. (End of Chapter)