Swallowing the Stars: Ten Thousand Times Return for Taking on Disciples

Chapter 360 Two Functions, New Disciples?
"What?! He actually destroyed the Netherworld Star!"

Before the spaceships had even gone far, the massive Netherworld Star exploded.

Some of the skeletal race's immortal gods have lost their composure.

This Netherworld Star was a legitimate territory that the Skeleton Clan had purchased at a tremendous cost, almost emptying their entire clan's savings.

Unexpectedly, less than 10,000 epochs have passed since we moved here from the secret realm of the universe, and such a thing has happened.

But no one dared to object.

No one dared to resist.

Judging from the attitude of their tribal leader, that person must be someone that their skeleton race cannot afford to provoke.

Putting everything else aside, the ability to destroy the Netherworld Star with a single strike is a power that even immortal gods like them cannot match.

"Good riddance! Good riddance!"

The leader, who stood a hundred meters tall and resembled a skeletal remains of a strange beast, laughed loudly a few times.

Several immortal gods on the side looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Has the leader gone mad from the shock?"

An immortal deity of the skeletal race asked, "Chief, why do you say it's good to destroy it?"

"Haha, what do you know? That person just now was someone our Skeleton Clan absolutely could not afford to offend. With a single word from him, not only would there be no place for us to live on Netherworld Star, but the entire Netherworld Sea territory would be left without a place to live. But he destroyed Netherworld Star, which means he didn't intend to occupy this place. He might leave soon..."

"Chief, does this mean that our Skeleton Tribe still has a chance to return?"

"An immortal god of the skeletal race said with delight."

"If there's a chance... we don't need to move too far. Let's settle down temporarily on the outskirts of the Nether Sea and observe the situation. If this person leaves, we can move back. Then, we can recreate a Nether Star in the Divine Kingdom. No... we'll call it the Skeleton Star, as the base of our Skeleton Clan."

Upon hearing their leader's words, the dejected expressions on the faces of the group of immortal gods vanished.

Instead, they were all filled with enthusiasm.

"The leader is right. That Netherworld Star is too unlucky. I heard that the powerful race that created the Netherworld Star has also been wiped out. It would be better if it were destroyed. After that powerful person leaves, our Skeleton Clan will create our own base."

"That's right, only what you create truly belongs to you."

"But this time it really startled me. Fortunately, that powerful figure wasn't bloodthirsty and gave us time to retreat."

"Luckily, he wasn't an evil powerhouse, or we would have been in serious trouble."

The skeletal race's spaceship quickly moved away.

The powerful members of the tribe all planned to return after that powerful figure left and rebuild their homeland.

However, what they didn't know was that as soon as they left, Lu Qingshan also left the Netherworld Sea.

After leaving a divine coordinate in the territory of the Prison Clan, Lu Qingshan teleported directly back to his own divine kingdom.

After breaking through to the realm of the Universe Venerable, the Ghost King's avatar's divine kingdom became even more stable. However, the Tree of Life is not yet able to play its role; otherwise, the divine kingdom would be even more perfect.

After glancing at the Tree of Life, which was still slowly growing outside the temple, Lu Qingshan entered the temple and took out the crimson pearl.

I got two balls from this trip, one black and one red.

The black part is the singularity of a black hole, and the red part is this thing.

"What exactly is this thing? Even when it's in my storage space, I can still feel a strong bloodline summons!"

Lu Qingshan was somewhat curious.

What was the purpose of the treasures left behind after the demise of the One-Horned Demon King clan?
Try acknowledging God.

Lu Qingshan imprinted the divine power mark onto the blood-red orb. The process went very smoothly, and soon a piece of information appeared out of thin air.

"The Heart of the Underworld".

It turns out that this treasure is called the Heart of the Underworld.

Moreover, this treasure was actually born at the same time as the first One-Horned Demon King.

The Heart of the Netherworld is the treasure of the cosmic overlord of the One-Horned Ghost King clan, and it is also the core of the entire One-Horned Ghost King clan. Apart from that overlord, no one else knows that this thing exists.

This treasure has two uses.

one.

Those who possess the bloodline of the One-Horned Demon King can integrate this treasure into their bodies, evolve their bloodline, and generate incredible power.

Just like the Demon Slayer Clan who merged with the Heart of Space, they can give birth to special abilities like the Domain.

Integrating the Heart of the Underworld into the body also has extraordinary effects, producing incredible changes.

As for what exactly the change was, Lu Qingshan himself didn't know, because there was only one Netherworld Heart. Even the cosmic overlord of the One-Horned Ghost King clan, which was born with the Netherworld Heart, never used it.

As for why it doesn't use such amazing abilities, that relates to the second function of this treasure.

The Heart of the Netherworld possesses incredible power, capable of transferring the bloodline power of the One-Horned Demon King to other races.

Furthermore, this bloodline can be continued through bloodline reproduction.

This explains why Lingyu and Lingxi have a trace of the One-Horned Ghost King's bloodline. Their ancestor must have obtained such an opportunity, and their talent allowed them to discover this trace of bloodline.

The boy named Galen that I saw in the Prison Clan's territory before should be in the same situation.

As long as their bloodline endures, the One-Horned Demon King clan will never perish.

The second ability of the Heart of the Netherworld is not simply the transmission of bloodline. It also contains unique energy. It accumulates energy over endless eras and has one chance to completely activate the bloodline of a genius who possesses a trace of the One-Horned Ghost King's bloodline, making him a true One-Horned Ghost King and allowing the One-Horned Ghost King to reappear in the world!
In other words, as long as the Heart of the Underworld exists, the One-Horned Demon King clan still has hope of revival.

This is why that cosmic overlord was unwilling to use up the Heart of the Netherworld.

That cosmic overlord, for the sake of the greater good of his race, kept this treasure safe and sound. Even after his race was wiped out, the treasure remained perfectly preserved.

We hoped that one day the One-Horned Demon King would reappear. And indeed, that's what happened...

In fact, Lu Qingshan was not the only one who sensed the summons. Because of his greater strength and purer bloodline, he felt the summons more intensely and could sense them from a much more distant place.

Perhaps one day, a genius with the bloodline of the One-Horned Ghost King will arrive on the Netherworld Star and feel the same call... Then this special life form that has been annihilated in the history of the primordial universe will have hope of rising again.

After all, that overlord must have spread the bloodline of the One-Horned Demon King to all parts of the universe, and there must be quite a few geniuses who possess a trace of that bloodline.

If that inheritor had this intention, with countless years of accumulation, he could activate his bloodline time and time again. Even if he couldn't reach the level of prosperity of the Unicorn Ghost King clan back then, he could at least be considered a clan.

"This thing..."

After understanding the function of the Netherworld Heart, Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment.

Obviously.

This Netherworld Heart has a chance to activate bloodlines, which can transform a genius into a true One-Horned Ghost King.

Only after using this opportunity will one be able to accumulate more experience, and it's unknown how long it will take to get the next opportunity. Obviously, this period of time will be incredibly long.

"This opportunity can be used to bring the Unicorn Demon King clan back into the world. There's no need to keep waiting. By then, with my strength, I could probably revive the entire Unicorn Demon King clan. There's no need for that at all."

Having obtained the Heart of the Netherworld, Lu Qingshan has also gained benefits from the One-Horned Ghost King clan. In the future, when he becomes a true god, he may be able to resurrect that overlord.

"As for this opportunity..."

Lu Qingshan thought of Ling Yu, Ling Xi...

Then he shook his head.

This wasn't like before when activating one's bloodline could enhance one's talents but didn't bring about significant changes; this time, it was a true transformation into a one-horned ghost king. Lu Qingshan couldn't bear to see his two naturally beautiful disciples become such ugly clones.

The One-Horned Ghost King is just an ordinary special life form, only 50 times the genetic level. Its divine body is not large, and its secret techniques are not particularly heaven-defying. Ling Yu is the disciple of the Chaos City Lord and has his own help. Its future achievements may not be worse than those of a One-Horned Ghost King.

As for Lingxi, she is not the kind of person who would sacrifice her beauty for power. Besides, she has her own path, and Lu Qingshan does not want to interfere with her.

Now, only that boy named Galen remains.

Lu Qingshan recalled the appearance of the boy, who was over a hundred years old and a seventh-level Stellar Realm expert. Although he was only a third-class genius, he would definitely become a second-class genius after activating his bloodline. He could observe him and see if he could be taken as a disciple. If he passed the test, he would grant him this precious opportunity.

As for the Heart of the Netherworld, there's absolutely no need for me to use it myself. I can try to give it to Lingyu, just like I did with the Unicorn back then. It should suit my needs and shouldn't be subject to any restrictions on the conditions for bestowing it.

If this Heart of the Netherworld were bestowed upon someone, and they received a thousandfold return... then...

Lu Qingshan felt a faint sense of anticipation.

Judging from its function, the Heart of the Netherworld is comparable to a supreme treasure. It can be considered the original treasure of the One-Horned Ghost King clan. After being restored through the Golden Finger, it will surely be able to obtain an even more precious treasure.

……

The Netherworld Sea, the Dark Star.

Outside an ordinary house, a young man with short white hair, whose appearance was considered quite handsome in the Prison Clan territory, looked at the two powerful members of the Crimson Tail Clan outside the door, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

"Gallen, have you thought this through? Don't push your luck. It's an honor for you that our young lady has taken a liking to you. So many people would love to have this opportunity but can't. There are only three days left until the deadline, so you mustn't disappoint our young lady."

"No need for you to trouble yourself."

Galen snorted coldly.

"Three days from now, dress up nicely and make our young lady happy. You'll reap unimaginable benefits. But if you displease her, your sickly mother and your sister... hehehe..."

"boom!"

Galen turned and went inside, closing the door behind him.

Outside the door, the Red Tail Clan guards wore angry expressions.

"Pah! You pretty boy, how dare you give us attitude!"

"Just wait. If this guy doesn't comply in three days, we'll give him a good beating. Even if he submits, once our young lady gets tired of him, this bastard will still fall into our hands."

"His sister is quite good-looking; they really are a family."

"His mother is sickly now, but she used to be a great beauty."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

……

Behind the gate, Galen listened to their conversation, his eyes blazing with fury, wishing he could rush out and kill them both.

But he knew he couldn't do that...

Perhaps those two are no match for him, but his sister and mother will definitely be implicated.

"Gallen, go. Leave the Star of Light and Darkness and go to a place with light." The woman lying on the bed coughed a few times.

"Mother, it's alright, don't worry. I will definitely protect you and my little sister."

Galen had already made up his mind that he might have no choice but to compromise and please the Red-Tailed Clan lady, a woman with a large figure, covered in crimson scales, and a long scorpion tail.

Late at night, Galen sat by the window meditating.

Strength! Strength is the most important thing! If he were at the cosmic level, he could seize a spaceship and take his mother and sister away from the Light and Dark Star.

But he was merely a Stellar-level being. While Stellar-level was considered decent on Light and Dark Star, it was no different from an ant in front of the Crimson Tail Clan. This was because this planet was one of the Crimson Tail Clan's territories, and the strongest member of the Crimson Tail Clan here was a Domain Lord-level being.

"what is that?"

Galen, who was cultivating, suddenly felt his blood boiling, and his body seemed to crave something intensely.

"In that direction!"

Galen hesitated for a moment, but thinking of what he had experienced during the day, he gritted his teeth, crawled out of the window, evaded the guards watching him, and quietly disappeared into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)