Humans are devouring and selling off the heavens

Chapter 374 The Surge of the Soul, the Incarnation of Willpower

In the world of Swallowed Stars, deep within the cosmic sea, in the heart of three perilous lands, a magnificent palace stands silently.

The entire palace was like a divine realm fallen into chaos, with its magnificent buildings covered in a faint light. Its territory stretched for several light-years, making even the most vast stars seem as insignificant as dust and sand within it.

In this vast palace, only two people sat quietly.

The mountain dweller's gaze narrowed slightly as it fell upon Xu Qing beside him.

Xu Qing, who had been resting with his eyes closed, now opened them, raised his fingertips, and slowly conjured a small world in his palm.

With the cultivation level of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, he could naturally see that the world seemed very weak, like a temporarily formed plane, and its size was even smaller than the world created by the World Lord, only tens of thousands of kilometers in size.

The mountain dweller could see through the entire scene inside at a glance.

At the same time, he also let out a soft exclamation.

Within that world, hundreds of billions of beings were being nurtured, but they were all of low level, mostly at the apprentice level, with only tens of thousands at the planetary level, and only three or four at the immortal or cosmic venerable level.

What's even more astonishing is that these creatures are bizarre and ugly in appearance, and their auras are extremely mixed. They are unknown species that the Mountain Dweller has never seen before, even after traveling through the myriad races of the universe.

The path of its cultivation is also completely different from the laws of the original universe, and is entirely unfamiliar.

The mountain dweller's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized Xu Qing's identity—this was a being who had crossed over from outside the Origin Continent.

It should be noted that in the Origin Continent, apart from the native creatures, there are also two ancient kingdoms and three thousand cultivators who have come from the cosmic seas to reincarnate. However, these people are still the original inhabitants of this world.

Besides the native inhabitants of the Origin Continent, there are also alien races that have come from afar beyond the world.

The three major forces hidden in the Origin Continent—the Two Realms Palace, the Myriad Laws Pavilion, and the Time-Space Lonely Boat—were all created by powerful alien races.

These powerful alien beings traveled across the starry seas, all drawn by the treasures and resources left behind by Yuan.

Even if powerful alien beings descend from distant times and spaces, they can only appear in the world as clones, and their power is suppressed to the Chaos Realm by the rules of heaven and earth of the Origin Continent. Even if their moves are mysterious, their actual combat strength is only at the first level of the God King Realm.

Even though their clones keep appearing one after another, and they can't be killed or destroyed indefinitely, they still can't cause a big stir.

The Mountain Guest had only heard of this by chance. He himself was only at the first level of the God King realm, while the minimum threshold for formal members of the three major forces was the second level of the God King realm. He had no chance of touching the core.

Even so, the alien race was still able to subdue many powerful beings at the second level of the God King realm while only at the Chaos Realm level, which shows how profound their foundation was.

However, those alien races were all avatars who descended, but Xu Qing was completely different; he was clearly a reincarnation.

The divine weapons that Xu Qing had previously displayed, though only at the level of Void True God and Eternal True God, contained completely different paths of the Great Dao, allowing the Mountain-Sitting Guest to draw inferences and benefit greatly.

But could it be that the beings in this world that Xu Qing now holds in his hands are all beings brought from other worlds?

"You guessed right." Xu Qing seemed to see through his thoughts, and smiled faintly with a slight upturn of her lips.

This seemingly casual remark only deepened the doubts in the visitor's mind, leaving him completely perplexed.

Because these are incredibly powerful alien beings, comparable to the ancestors of the two ancient kingdoms, it is extremely difficult for them to cross worlds. They basically bring various precious treasures to exchange for the resources left behind by Yuan.

Xu Qing was reincarnated and carried some divine weapons with him. Even if their rank wasn't top-tier, it was still understandable.

But what use are these creatures in Xu Qing's hands, which are so weak that they are almost vulnerable to attack?

Let alone the perilous cosmic sea, if it weren't for Xu Qing's all-out protection, even a wisp of ordinary chaotic air current in the cosmic sea would have been enough to annihilate these ant-like creatures.

Those at the apprentice level, or even just at the apprentice level, would probably not be able to withstand the vacuum of space and wouldn't survive.

Why did the Qingyang Ancestor go to such great lengths to bring these defenseless creatures from other worlds?

Before the doubts in the mountain hermit's mind could dissipate, he knew the answer in the next moment.

Xu Qing didn't say anything more. He simply flicked his finger and took out a hideous demon.

Under the watchful gaze of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, an invisible thought suddenly surged forth, piercing through the demon's surface consciousness, deep subconsciousness, and even the core of its soul's most fundamental consciousness with unstoppable force.

The next instant, the mountain dweller's divine sense was drawn by an invisible force, and he glimpsed a scene that was horrifying to the bone.

He saw a sea!

A pitch-black, boundless sea of ​​consciousness surged forth from the depths of this demon's insignificant consciousness, spreading and expanding out of nothingness!

That sea, carrying endless twisted obsessions, thick and solidified negative emotions, and countless indescribable and bizarre thoughts, surged wildly like a tsunami, instantly filling the surrounding void, even the flowing chaotic air currents seemed to be frozen by this terrifying power of consciousness.

If such terrifying darkness and pollution were to appear in the primordial universe, it would have completely corrupted the original human territory, and even the territories of the four most powerful races!

The power of that pollution is so terrifying that even the strongest beings in the universe would not be able to be tainted in the slightest!

Even though the Mountain Dweller had lived through countless eons and was accustomed to the raging waves and life-and-death battles of the cosmic sea, he was still shaken to his core by this sight and couldn't help but shout, "What is this?!"

Before the words were even finished, the demon was instantly twisted and assimilated by the pitch-black sea. The boundless darkness continued to spread wildly, transforming into an indescribable inky ocean that surged toward the Mountain-Sitting Guest with earth-shattering power!

The Mountain-Sitting Guest clearly sensed that this power was comparable to a full-force strike from a peak Chaos Realm expert!

At this moment, his cultivation level is still that of a true god; how could he possibly withstand it?

Moreover, this was a strange power never seen before, and the Mountain-Sitting Guest was momentarily flustered, his true divine power almost becoming disordered.

Whoosh—!

At this critical moment, a dazzling golden bridge descended from the infinite heights, its surface radiating countless rays of light and auspicious energy, directly suppressing the turbulent, endless, dark sea.

The inky ocean was instantly collapsed and condensed by the power of the golden bridge, turning into a ray of light that flew up onto the bridge and finally solidified into a figure exactly like Xu Qing.

Upon seeing this, the mountain dweller's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly settled down. He breathed a long sigh of relief, and his gaze immediately fell on that figure, carefully examining the body that seemed to be formed from spiritual power or some kind of special will.

"This is... an incarnation?" The Mountain Dweller's eyes widened in disbelief. How could such terrifying power emerge from the depths of the consciousness of such a weak mortal demon?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn to look at the small world in Xu Qing's palm, a hint of lingering fear flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, those hundreds of billions of seemingly insignificant apprentice-level beings were like a hundred billion terrifying bombs poised to explode in his eyes!

Xu Qing nodded slightly. He turned his head and found that the Mountain Guest was still not recovered from the terrifying scene just now. Zi Guang was staring intently at that seemingly weak little world, and the shock in his eyes had not yet faded.

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the avatar of his condensed willpower, thinking to himself, "In the Infinite Terror worldview, the power of the mind is divided into five levels: mortal, false light of the mind, true light of the mind, mythological form, and mental backsurge."

"Mythical form, even the most ordinary mythical form, when cultivated to its peak, is close to the Emperor level."

"Not to mention the mental backlash above that, which is a realm that only the strongest among the Super Emperor level can reach."

The negative forces surging deep within the consciousness of an ordinary intelligent being are enough to surpass those of a typical emperor. If they were all unleashed, the power level would be almost at the level of the dying, which is equivalent to the level of the Chaos Realm.

It is utterly unbelievable that such terrifying energy could lurk deep within the consciousness of such fragile beings, whose very existence is barely contained even by the vacuum of space.

The mountain dweller had never seen such a scene before, so it's no wonder he found it hard to understand.

Of course, this is also a gift from the Void Sea. This is the Void Sea universe, the most superior place in the entire worldview of Infinite Terror.

Every intellectual being living in the sea of ​​nothingness has a sea of ​​mind that is connected to the sea of ​​nothingness, which results in their sea of ​​mind being almost inexhaustible, and they can draw upon it at will.

If one were to enter another universe, no matter how powerful one becomes, one could only accumulate negative effects little by little; it would never be possible to do something like this.

Xu Qing nodded slightly, but his hands did not stop. With a single grab, one after another, uneasy demons sprang out from that small world.

His movements were extremely calm. With each one he grabbed, an invisible thought would penetrate directly into the core of his consciousness without any hesitation, directly causing the hidden sea of ​​his mind to surge wildly.

The dark, negative waves surged forth from the demon's body time and again, but had no room to spread further, all being drawn in and collapsed by the radiant light emanating from the golden bridge on the other side.

Each wisp of willpower that gathers together condenses into an avatar exactly like Xu Qing, surrounded by the terrifying aura of a peak Chaos Realm cultivator, standing silently in the void of the palace.

One, ten, ten thousand, a hundred million —

Xu Qing's movements were so fast that they were just afterimages. The small world in his palm seemed to be surging out with endless demons, while the avatar in the void multiplied wildly at a terrifying speed.

At first, one could still make out the increase and decrease of figures, but later, only dense light and shadow spread throughout the palace, and the pressure of the peak Chaos Realm layered upon layer, terrifying beyond measure.

The mountain dweller stood frozen in place, his gaze fixed on the ever-expanding sea of ​​incarnations. From initial shock to subsequent disorientation, he was left with nothing but disbelief.

He had lived through countless eons, yet he had never seen anyone so powerfully create so many avatars in this way.

That's the power of the peak of the Chaos Realm. Each of its avatars is arguably the strongest below the God-King of the Origin Continent. Anyone who joins it can receive a Chaos State as a reward from a God-King's faction.

Before he could even react, Xu Qin's avatars had already reached hundreds of billions!

A peak Chaos Realm expert with a power of hundreds of billions—even the Origin Continent probably doesn't possess such power. Destroying the primordial universe would likely be as simple as blowing a breath.

At some point, no more demons emerged from Xu Qing's palm. The billions of demons in that small world had been completely refined by him, leaving only four of the most powerful primordial demons huddled in the corner of Xu Qing's palm, trembling all over, their very souls trembling.

The Mountain Guest knew that these four were the four demons who had been granted the titles of King Immortal and Universe Venerable.

At this moment, they had lost all the arrogance of their progenitor demons. Their bodies were curled up in a ball, their black flame-like forms trembling, and they kept uttering hoarse pleas for mercy: "My lord, spare our lives! We are willing to serve you as our master, even if it means going through fire and water!"

"Great One, please don't kill us! Spare our lives!"

They were truly terrified, their eyes filled with extreme fear and bewilderment.

Having lived for countless ages, they only know that the negative power of the Sea of ​​the Mind is the most terrifying curse in the world. It devours anything that touches it, and even emperors and legendary ultimate beings avoid it. Yet this person before them can actively cause the Sea of ​​the Mind to surge back and even condense this terrifying power into an incarnation!

Use the intellectual wellspring of life to cultivate oneself?

Is this even human?!

The so-called negative aspects are essentially two sides of the same coin.

It is the power of wishes gathered from the obsessions of all beings, and also the power of resentment condensed from the intractable hatred; it is merely a different form of thought.

For the powerful beings in the world of Infinite Terror, this power is the ultimate resource for cultivation, helping them break through the shackles of their realm and embark on a higher path.

However, it is also an incurable poison; once touched, it will devour you, and there is no cure.

Even those who have reached the ultimate realm, the great beings of the inner universe and even the inner multiverse, would never dare to touch this power in the slightest. If they are not careful, they will only end up dying and their souls will perish.

Only those who transcend the seed, or are truly exceptional heroes within the inner universe, can regard this power as sustenance, using their own foundation as a guide, accumulating it little by little with utmost care, without daring to be the slightest bit impatient.

But how dare this person cultivate in such a way?!

This almost defied their common sense.

Little did they know that these so-called wishes meant nothing to Xu Qing.

The Yang Shen Dao technique he cultivated can be considered the originator of this path.

Furthermore, given that he has already reached a level of cultivation close to the other shore, with a foundation as deep as the ocean and as vast as the abyss, he has long since transcended the shackles of the mortal world. How could the mere poison of his vow power possibly harm him in the slightest?

Several primordial demons were terrified, their pleas for mercy heart-wrenching, but Xu Qing remained completely unmoved.

The next moment, the Mountain Guest saw Xu Qing bring the primordial demon, who had been granted the title of King and was immortal, right in front of him. Without any extra movements, a wisp of his will directly probed into the deepest part of the demon's soul, breaking through the consciousness barrier that was billions of times stronger than that of an ordinary demon.

boom-!

The moment the barrier of consciousness was broken, an indescribable ocean, far more terrifying than any of the previous negative forces, suddenly surged out from the body of this primordial demon!

To the astonishment of the Mountain Dweller, the energy level of that sea of ​​negativity was so strong that it was almost at the peak of the first level of the God King realm.

"How is this possible?!"

The mountain dweller's pupils contracted sharply, and his whole body tensed up. Even with the oppressive aura of the Golden Bridge on the Other Shore enveloping him, he could still clearly sense the terror of this power.

The peak of the first level of the God King realm—this was the power he possessed in his previous life.

And this seemingly insignificant ant, who has reached the pinnacle of immortality and been crowned a king, has actually reached this level in his deep consciousness.

How could this not shock the mountain dwellers?

"How exactly are these lives formed? How can their consciousness contain so much negativity?!" the Mountain Dweller murmured.

The mountain dweller was incredulous. If he knew that Xu Qing had bought the resources worth hundreds of billions of Chaos Realm experts and several God King Realm warriors for only a hundred pills at the level of Law Lords, he would probably be speechless with shock.

The difference in value between them is immeasurable.

Of course, this is because the abyss where Luo is located has too few intelligent life forms. If it were during the Primordial Era, if a pill of the level of a universe master were thrown down, those saints would probably offer up trillions and trillions of lives without hesitation.

The primordial demon, at the level of an immortal king, was swallowed up by the boundless black tide the instant its negative power surged forth, without even having a chance to let out a scream.

Its body, soul, sacred path, and even the authority of high-ranking saints were rapidly dissolved in this terrifying negative force.

It twisted and turned into ashes, leaving not a trace.

Xu Qing slowly refined it, and an avatar at the peak of the first level of the God King realm appeared in the palace.

These primordial demons were the originators of the lower planes, almost equivalent to innate beings. They had lived for countless years, and their accumulated negative karma was many times more terrifying than that of ordinary intelligent beings.

This has led to a near-ultimate level of negative impact.

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