Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 90 Malice from the Zerg

Outside the Chaos Ruins, spaceships continuously shuttle from the dark universe.

The Bone-Eating Venerable was curled up on the back of an asteroid covered with craters, his crimson vertical pupils piercing through millions of kilometers of void, staring intently at the spaceships that kept entering and leaving the Chaos Ruins.

This was his third year in hiding, during which he had made six attempts to infiltrate the Chaos Ruins to find an opportunity to assassinate Ling Xuan.

But in the end, they all chose to give up because Venerable Qianyue stayed by Ling Xuan's side.

It is indeed the overlord of the universe, but it is still quite difficult for a powerful high-level Venerable to directly control a genius's soul.

That's right, it has to be enslavement. Assassination isn't safe either. Nobody knows if Ling Xuan's opportunities will still exist after he's resurrected.

Or perhaps Ling Xuan's talent is simply extraordinary.

Failure would result in an attack by four high-level cosmic beings.

Given how much humans value Ling Xuan, if they are held back, they will be the ones to die.

It must find a moment to enslave its opponent before it can choose to take action.

“Another one.” As the new spaceship tore through the blue light of space jump, the bone wings of the Bone Devourer Venerable trembled involuntarily.

“So many spaceships, they’re either for building this Chaotic Ruins or cargo for someone.” Venerable Bone Eater observed the spaceships.

Most of the spaceships left shortly after boarding, clearly cargo ships.

"I wonder if we can use these spaceships to infiltrate the floating island. The closer we get to Ling Xuan, the greater our chances of success. I don't believe that Venerable Qian Yue has to keep watch over him even when he's sleeping at night."

Ultimately, the Bone Eater locked onto an F9-class spaceship that appeared to be transporting private cargo.

In a flash, he teleported to the side of the spaceship.

The power of the soul shot out like an invisible probe, penetrating the surface of the ship and instantly taking control of all the crew members inside, making them open the ship's hatch and let themselves in.

"Too easy." The Bone-Eating Venerable sneered as he entered the spaceship.

With the power of a cosmic overlord, even the intelligence of a spaceship cannot detect him.

"What's in the cargo hold? Where is it headed?" The voice of the Bone-Eating Venerable exploded directly in the crew's mind.

"I don't know, I only know that these are goods to be delivered to His Highness Ling Xuan."

The crew member answered mechanically, his tone completely normal.

This answer caused a slight tremor to appear on the bone armor of the Bone-Eating Venerable—the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

I never expected that what I was looking for would come to me so easily.

She had tried every means to get close to Ling Xuan, but she didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly.

“A cultivation genius will only want to buy cultivation treasures or secret techniques.”

Humanity's secret techniques are all purchased in the virtual universe to ensure they won't be leaked, so these can only be treasures that aid in cultivation. A person is most vulnerable when cultivating alone; Ling Xuan, your death is imminent.

A cruel glint flashed in the eyes of the Bone-Eating Venerable.

It couldn't wait to enslave this genius and use him to its heart's content.

Whether you raise them to be disgusting to humans or whatever you do, it's all wonderful.

It concealed its form within a world ring, which the crew member then attached to the cargo crate.

These goods will not be transported using world rings. World rings can hold too many things, which is detrimental to transportation security. Goods will be stored in sealed and anti-theft containers.

If someone tries to bypass the security system, the contents inside will self-destruct, triggering an alarm that sends a message to the virtual universe system, thus exposing the device.

Even the Bone Devourer, a cosmic overlord, cannot bypass such anti-theft measures.

It cannot control a soulless smart lock.

……

At this moment, Ling Xuan was still comprehending the 'Instantaneous Teleportation of Inanimate Objects' under the patient guidance of Venerable Qian Yue.

"Failed again." Ling Xuan let out a long sigh, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned to look at Venerable Qian Yue not far away.

She was leaning against the table, her silver-gray outfit clinging to her graceful figure, her ponytail hanging casually over her shoulder, and her black iron hairpin gleaming with a cold luster.

"Qian Yue, thank you for your patient guidance. May I ask how many disciples you have taken on?" After a day of cultivation, Ling Xuan chatted happily with Venerable Qian Yue.

Venerable Qianyue, resting her delicate face on her hand, a sly glint in her bright eyes, and a mischievous smile playing on her lips, said, "Uncle-Master, you're too kind. I haven't taken on any disciples yet. Why don't you become my first disciple? With my personal instruction, you might master the laws of space by tomorrow."

Ling Xuan couldn't help but chuckle at her rare playful expression.

Who would have thought that the Thousand Yue Venerable, who is renowned throughout the universe and revered by countless powerful beings, is now acting like a mischievous young girl?

He deliberately put on a stern face and said in a serious tone, "Qian Yue, I'm going to report what you just said to my second senior brother. He'll tell him that you're trying to secretly raise your seniority!"

Venerable Qianyue immediately slumped his shoulders, his delicate face scrunched up, and the ends of his hair swayed gently with the movement: "Uncle-Master, you're using Teacher to pressure me again. You always do this."

She turned away in a huff, but the smile hidden in her peripheral vision was impossible to conceal as she secretly peeked at Ling Xuan's reaction from above his shoulder.

"However, your guidance was quite detailed. If you were willing to take on disciples, you might be able to cultivate a couple more Universe Venerables," Ling Xuan said, stepping forward to praise.

Over the past hundred years, he has indeed felt that Venerable Qianyue was quite good at teaching.

It's at least more detailed than what my real teacher, the founder of Giant Axe, taught, and it also perfectly addresses my weaknesses.

Of course, this might be because the founder of the giant axe was in the cosmic sea, and Venerable Qianyue turned around, crossed his arms, raised his chin slightly, and his eyes were full of confident light, as if he could see through the mysteries of the universe: "That's natural. However, the matter of taking on a disciple is all about chance and coincidence. People with such outstanding talent and interesting personality as you, Uncle-Master, are really rare."

Changing the subject abruptly, a mischievous glint flashed in her eyes as she suddenly asked, "By the way, Martial Aunt, in your opinion, is my ability to explain the laws even better than that of Grandmaster?"

Ling Xuan thought to himself, "You guessed it."

But he didn't show it on his face, deliberately shook his head, and said in a serious tone: "Of course, the teacher's explanation is better. His understanding of the laws is as profound as the universe, and no one can match it."

"Qian Yue, I think you might want to relax your standards for accepting disciples. Someone as exceptionally talented as me is a prized disciple that many universe lords would fight over." Ling Xuan's lips curled up, his eyes brimming with laughter, showing no humility whatsoever.

Perhaps it was because he spent a lot of time with Venerable Qianyue that he gradually revealed his true nature.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Qianyue did not respond. Instead, he slowly raised his eyes and gazed into the vast and boundless deep space of the universe, seemingly lost in thought.

"Master, all the treasures you purchased have been delivered. Puff has thoughtfully arranged for someone to organize them properly." A soft, sweet voice suddenly rang out, and Puff appeared like a lively little elf, lightly perching on Ling Xuan's shoulder.

She playfully placed her right hand next to her temple, making a reporting gesture, her small nose slightly wrinkled, looking extremely cute and making people unable to help but smile.

"Finally here! Once I master the second level of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique, my affinity with the laws will surely reach a new level, and my strength will also achieve a qualitative leap." Ling Xuan's eyes gleamed with excitement as he eagerly strode toward the goods storage area indicated by Puff.

Upon entering the warehouse where the goods were stored, Ling Xuan immediately noticed the storage boxes that were neatly arranged, each of which required him to use his mental power to open.

(End of this chapter)