Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 172: A Song Spread Among Billions of Races, Shaking the Primitive Universe (Bonus Chapter)

The headquarters of the Northern Frontier Alliance is located inside a magnificent starry palace.

hum!
A majestic, ethereal figure, its body flowing like water, appeared.

Then, a phantom image appeared, its entire body surrounded by rings of lotus leaves and its head resembling the stamen of a plant.

Following closely behind these two figures, almost in the blink of an eye, several other imposing figures appeared one after another within this magnificent palace.

"Star River, what is the purpose of summoning us?"

"Xinghe, you've come at the right time. Just now, six of my cosmic overlords fell at the same time, and all of them perished in the territory of the Chi God Clan. I estimate that a top cosmic overlord must have made a move."

Several great beings spoke simultaneously, their gazes fixed on the first to emerge, a strange and unique life form that flowed like water.

He is the Lord of the Star River, one of only five-tiered universe lords within the Northern Frontier Alliance.

"Just now, more than four hundred cosmic overlords and cosmic venerables under the command of my Northern Frontier Alliance fell at almost the same time, and all of them perished within the Chi God Clan."

The Lord of the Star River finally spoke, causing the other several Universe Lords to pause in surprise.

"More than four hundred people, could it be that the Lord of the Universe personally intervened?"

"Xinghe, do you have any specific information?"

"Star River, this matter cannot be taken lightly. If the Lord of the Universe truly intervenes personally, how should we react? Should we choose to continue fighting, or negotiate?"

One by one, the rulers of the universe spoke, and the atmosphere of the meeting became slightly solemn.

"It wasn't the Lord of the Universe; I personally resurrected several Universe Venerables. According to them... the one who killed them was Yu Duan, the newly ascended Universe Venerable of the human race!"

"Impossible. Even a special life form with thousands of times the genetic potential needs to accumulate experience and improve its secret techniques after its advancement before it can be considered a true cosmic overlord."

One of the universe's rulers couldn't help but question, "If this wasn't said by the Lord of the Star Rivers, then it's more than just a simple question."

It's not that this ruler of the universe has a narrow vision, but rather that becoming a cosmic overlord is not something that comes easily.

What's more, top-tier cosmic overlords? Their divine bodies, secret techniques, and treasures must all be far superior to those of ordinary cosmic overlords to be considered top-tier.

"These are image imprints of the memories of those cosmic venerables. Take a look for yourselves."

As the Lord of the Galaxy spoke, a stream of water rippled outwards, forming semi-transparent images in mid-air.

The footage shows replays of the massacre carried out by Yu Duan from different perspectives.

Whether they are cosmic sages or cosmic overlords, they are all subject to a single sword strike.

Ordinary treasure armor was instantly shattered by this sword.

Even high-grade treasure armor will suffer some damage, and even if it doesn't shatter, it can no longer protect the wearer.

One of the images shows Yu Duan suppressing the Lord of Yanhan Palace.

"With the protection of a soul treasure, how could the Lord of Yanhan Palace be controlled by illusions? This is too unbelievable."

"Forget about possibilities and impossibilities, the facts are right in front of us."

"..."

The reactions of the various cosmic rulers differed.

One of the universe's rulers frowned slightly, staring at the demonic tree shrouded in mist and unable to be clearly seen, and said uncertainly, "That's... the Undead Demon Banyan, isn't it?"

Instantly, the gazes of all the universe lords turned towards that direction.

The Undead Demon Banyan, although its genetic level is not high, not even a thousand times higher.

However, with its heaven-defying invasion and plundering secret technique, it is by no means inferior to the World Tree, the Frost Whale, or other heaven-defying special life forms, and may even be comparable to the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

However, whenever geniuses from various races choose to create clones, they generally don't consider the Undead Demon Banyan.

One reason is that among the nine undead demon banyan trees, only one Venerable-level being survived, and it can no longer be used as material for the creation of an avatar.

Of those fallen undead demon banyan trees, only one was killed at the World Lord level, and its corpse was taken over by humans.

Even so, no human genius has ever conceived a clone of the Undead Demon Banyan.

Because every time the Undead Demon Banyan casts its Invasion Spell, it also inserts a lot of the other person's memories into the process of devouring their soul.

If one's will is not strong enough, one may become confused and lose sight of who one truly is.

Even with a strong enough will, as one repeatedly seizes different bodies, one will almost inevitably develop into a mad monster with countless personalities and wills.

Of the original nine Undead Demon Banyan Trees, only one Undead Lord ultimately grew to adulthood.

“In the last hundred million epochs, the Lord of Death has not left the Ancestral Mystic Realm. This Undead Demon Banyan must be an avatar of Yu Duan!”

"As soon as the sword move was unleashed, starlight cascaded down like a waterfall... Gentlemen, the characteristics of Yu Duan's swordsmanship seem very similar to those of the Star Sword Venerable who inexplicably appeared in the last two eras!"

A cosmic ruler covered in purple-gold fur seemed to have thought of something and proposed an astonishing idea.

Immediately, the lords of the universe were stunned, and then a look of shock appeared in their eyes.

"No way?"

……

Similar scenes have occurred not only within the Northern Frontier Alliance, but also in the virtual worlds of the Demon Race, the Mechanical Race, and the Zerg Race.

Soon, a shocking message was spread by the Northern Frontier Alliance and the three top races, and it spread throughout the entire primordial universe!

"The newly ascended Venerable of the human race, Yu Duan, is none other than Venerable Star Sword!"

Within a single day, the news spread throughout the vast primordial universe and among countless billions of races.

Along with this news spread the terrifying and unparalleled record of Yu Duan!
Thousands of cosmic venerables and nearly a hundred cosmic overlords were almost all wiped out by Yu Duan in one battle!
But the most shocking thing was that the top cosmic overlord of the Northern Frontier Alliance, Lord Yanhan, was suppressed and captured alive by Yu Duan!

Capturing a top-tier cosmic overlord alive—such a terrifying feat would be difficult even for a true cosmic ruler.

Even if a fourth- or fifth-order universe lord makes a move, even if a top-tier universe overlord can't escape, can't he just self-destruct?

His record, as spectacular as a raging storm, completely overturned the understanding of the limits of combat power of the Universe Venerable realm among countless races in the universe!

The names of Yu Duan and Star Sword Venerable are sung among billions of races and their power resounds throughout the primordial universe.

……

The entire universe was so shocked by this news, and the commotion caused by it within the human race and the Hong Alliance was even more astonishing.

The inner city of the Hongmeng Alliance is a gathering place for members of the Universe Venerable level, and at this moment, countless figures are bustling about.

Normally, there are only a few thousand Universe Venerables online simultaneously in the Hongmeng plane.

But now, tens of thousands of cosmic venerables have gathered together on Hongmeng Street.

And every single second, a cosmic venerable who has just heard this news logs into the virtual universe to verify its authenticity.

"I witnessed Lord Star Sword's battle with my own eyes; I was there!"

"Tell me quickly, how did Lord Xingjian suppress that Lord Yanhan Palace Master?" "Uh... I didn't see it clearly, he was suppressed in the blink of an eye."

"Capturing a top-tier cosmic overlord alive? This is astonishing! Is Lord Star Sword really not the ruler of the universe?"

"Incredible! That's the Lord of Yanhan Palace! A super strong expert who once fought a head-on battle against the Lord of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Wolf!"

"Back when your human race's Flame Emperor was at the Universe Venerable realm, he wasn't this powerful, was he?"

Within the Hong Alliance, some ancient venerable figures from other races recalled the Yan Emperor of yesteryear.

Back then, Emperor Yan killed a top-tier universe overlord at the Universe Venerable realm, which shocked the entire Primordial Universe (the second form of the Calamity Armor amplified his power, making him comparable to a second-tier universe master's divine body).

Yu Duan has now captured and suppressed a top-tier cosmic overlord alive, and capturing him alive is much more difficult than killing him.

"Don't mention that traitor Yan Emperor, he is not worthy to be compared with the great beings of our human race!" An ancient venerable of the human race reacted extremely strongly.

"Indeed, Lord Star Sword is a true legend, the most astonishing miracle in the primordial universe, countless times more defying the heavens than that traitor back then!"

……

At this moment, Yu Duan, the most 'famous' person in the original universe, has arrived in the miniature universe of the Giant Axe Founder.

Inside a rugged rock temple, Yu Duan encountered the divine incarnation of the creator of the giant axe.

"Haha, Yu Duan, you're amazing! I thought it would take you a while to grow to this level, but I didn't expect you to be here so quickly!"

This pillar of the human race makes no secret of his admiration for Duan.

Yu Duanze bowed slightly with a solemn expression and said, "Greetings to the founder of the Giant Axe!"

Upon hearing this, the founder of the Giant Axe waved his large fan-like hand and said, "Just call me Giant Axe. Capturing and suppressing the Lord of Yanhan Palace is enough to prove your strength and you deserve the treatment of a Lord of the Universe!"

As a true god-level being, the Giant Axe Founder was able to sense Yu Duan's divine aura, which was approximately 3000 times the genetic level.

At a genetic level 3000 times higher, one can capture a top-tier cosmic overlord.

If one were to seize the body of the Lord of Yanhan Palace, one's strength would greatly increase, making one worthy of the treatment of a true universe master.

"Giant Axe... I hope you will personally take action to revive Lord Yanhan Palace."

Yu Duan bowed slightly and said to the creator of the giant axe, "This Lord Yanhan has a soul treasure guarding his sea of ​​consciousness. I cannot enslave his soul, nor can I seize his body."

"The only way to erase the protection of his soul treasure is to kill him and then resurrect him."

Yu Duan's words stunned even the founder of the giant axe.

The burly man spoke again, his voice trembling slightly: "Yu Duan, are you saying... that the Lord of Yanhan Palace is carrying a soul treasure, or that he is being controlled by your illusion magic?"

Yu Duan had anticipated the Giant Axe Founder's reaction, so he said with gratitude, "Yes, I am grateful to the Dark Lord for bestowing upon me the supreme treasure, the 'Eye of the Demon Heart', to make this possible."

"Once I decipher the secret runes of this Demon Heart Eye, I will be able to use illusion magic to penetrate the protection of the Soul Treasure and control the Lord of Yanhan Palace."

"The will of this Palace Master Yanhan is too weak, not even at the level of a Lord of the Universe, so naturally he cannot break free from my illusion control."

Comprehend the secret runes of the ultimate treasure?

If the secret runes of supreme treasures could be so easily comprehended, then the universe lords of the human race wouldn't be leaving all those supreme treasures unused.

Even a fourth-order universe master needs to find a supreme treasure that suits them in order to comprehend its secret patterns and unleash its full power.

As for the third-tier universe lords, even if they possess supreme treasures, their comprehension level and divine power are insufficient, so they cannot unleash their full power.

"Have you figured out the secret runes of the Eye of the Demon's Heart?" The founder of the giant axe couldn't help but ask again.

Upon hearing this, Yu Duan nodded quickly and said, "Yes, this treasure suits me very well. When I study the secret patterns of this treasure, I will have an epiphany. After a few epiphanies, I will understand it completely."

"..."

The founder of the giant axe stared silently at Yu Duan with a strange look in his eyes, as if he were looking at something odd.

After a moment, the founder of the giant axe took a deep breath: "Release your control over the Lord of Yanhan Palace. He should self-destruct immediately, and I will revive him immediately so that you can enslave his soul."

"Thank you, giant axe!"

Yu Duan quickly thanked him and then released his control over the Lord of Yanhan Palace.

Almost the instant Yu Duan released the illusionary control, the Lord of Yanhan Palace instantly self-destructed, and the terrifying aftershocks of the self-destruction raged within Yu Duan's treasure palace.

"Reverse time and space, freeze!"

The founder of the giant axe gave a deep, soft shout, and instantly this spacetime was reversed.

Immediately, the creator of the giant axe froze the Lord of Yanhan Palace in the past timeline, and then restored time and space.

In the blink of an eye, the Palace Master Yanhan, who possessed not a single treasure, was resurrected by the creator of the giant axe.

“This is… No!!”

The moment the Lord of Yanhan Palace was resurrected, he realized what was happening and tried to self-destruct once again.

"Time stands still!"

As the voice of the Giant Axe Founder rang out, the space-time around the Lord of Yanhan Palace instantly froze. Apart from the Lord of Yanhan Palace remaining conscious, no one else could mobilize even a trace of divine power.

Within a true god's miniature universe, even a universe lord cannot self-destruct, let alone a mere top-tier universe overlord.

Seeing this, Yu Duan didn't need the giant axe to remind him at all and directly used the Soul Enslavement Secret Technique.

Without the protection of a soul-type treasure, the Lord of Yanhan Palace was sealed by the Time Freeze and unable to resist, making the whole process exceptionally smooth.

"The enslavement has been successful, thank you, giant axe!"

Yu Duan quickly thanked the creator of the giant axe and took out one precious treasure after another.

This massacre of nearly a hundred cosmic overlords yielded considerable gains for Yu Duan. He easily obtained the price for the 'resurrection of a top-tier cosmic overlord': 100 Treasure Points, equivalent to a top-tier treasure.

The Giant Axe Founder looked somewhat tired; clearly, resurrecting a top-tier cosmic overlord was a considerable burden for him.

"Go, first seize the divine body of the Lord of Yanhan Palace... After you emerge from seclusion, come and participate in the true supreme meeting!"

……

About half an hour later, in the primordial universe, within the realm of the God of End.

"Wow!"

The endless sea of ​​blood surged and boiled, and the Lord of Yanhan Palace sat cross-legged with a devout expression, his eyes closed, waiting for Yu Duan to invade.

hum!
The undead demonic banyan clone trembled suddenly, its endless radiance rippling as it transformed into wisps of ethereal divine power tendrils that pierced into the divine body of the Lord of Yanhan Palace.

Invasion Technique, activate!
This time, the process of invading a top-tier cosmic overlord will take longer.

Yu Duanwei estimated that it would take about two years.

(End of this chapter)