Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

After signing this invaluable contract, Hu Yanbo quickly entered the Tongtian Bridge dimension and passed through the sixteenth level in one fell swoop, thus gaining sixteen opportunities to comprehend the Chaos Stele.

From then on, his cultivation in Chaos City became extremely regular. Almost every thirty years, he would enter the bronze gate to study the "Nine Universes Chaos Stele".

Compared to the core geniuses cultivated by the five major powers from childhood, they often exhaust their chances of comprehending the Chaos Stele during their growth, and it is already rare for them to retain one or two for key breakthroughs.

Those who were absorbed into the core layer after advancing to immortality and demonstrating sufficient potential, like Hu Yanbo, had more than ten extra opportunities to comprehend the Chaos Stele, which made the King Immortals extremely envious!

The sixtieth year, the ninetieth year... Time flies by in profound reflections.

Soon, Huyanbo spent another three hundred years in Chaos City.

He walked out once again from behind the bronze gate inscribed with the words "Nine Universes".

The long-dormant prepayment system interface in my mind suddenly lit up.

[Repayment Condition: 3. Comprehend the Chaos Stele ten times. Completed]

[Current number of advance payments available: 1]

As he watched the character "壹" light up again, Hu Yanbo's mind raced.

His subconscious thought was to immediately draw upon the 'Peak of Marquis' realm to acquire even greater power as quickly as possible.

However, he forcibly suppressed the thought as soon as it surfaced.

Over the course of three hundred years, he not only comprehended the Chaos Stele ten times in succession, but also never stopped studying "Notes on Time and Space".

He also frequently exchanged and sparred with several sect leaders of the Nine Universes lineage, and his understanding of the laws of space was far beyond that of someone who had just entered the advanced stage of the Marquisate.

"If I were to directly draw upon the peak of the Marquis title now, I could instantly gain power, but it would be a waste of all the insights I've gained over the years," he thought to himself.

"With my current progress and resources, steadily cultivating to the peak of the Marquis level is not difficult!"

so....

A bolder, more tempting idea then emerged: "Since I can pre-appoint the peak of the Marquis level... can I go a step further and directly pre-appoint the 'Spatial Law of Immortality as a King'?"

Driven by intense curiosity, he tentatively inquired, "The spatial laws of 'barely becoming a king' in advance."

[Projects eligible for advance payment: Barely able to win the title]

[Repayment conditions: 1. Become a disciple of a cosmic venerable. 2. Experience a life-or-death battle. 3. Cultivate in seclusion in Chaos City for ten thousand years.]

【Do you want to advance payment? 】

【whether】

Hu Yanbo's heart skipped a beat. The conditions were harsh, but not entirely impossible!

He suppressed his excitement and immediately pressed, "Then... I'll pay the 'Primary Level of Kingship' in advance!"

The text on the interface changes again:

[Available for advance payment: Initial level of being granted the title of King]

[Repayment conditions: 1. Become a disciple of a cosmic venerable. 2. Experience two true life-or-death battles. 3. Cultivate in seclusion in Chaos City for 15,000 years.]

【Do you want to advance payment? 】

【whether】

"The conditions are slightly different, but not by much!" he quickly calculated in his mind.

"At most, he would cultivate in seclusion in this Chaos City for 15,000 years, which would not be long after Luo Feng's birth."

"Wouldn't it be better if I, with my power as a king, personally accepted him as my disciple?"

Upon thinking of this, the light in his eyes intensified.

But achieving the title of king is not his only goal. If he really wants to cultivate in seclusion in Chaos City for 15,000 years, he must make plans in advance.

"During this period, we must let Tie Jianhou and the others manage and nurture Earth properly." His thoughts raced.

"In this primordial universe, besides the Mountain Dweller, only I know the true value of Earth!"

According to his understanding, the historical trajectory of Earth and his previous life on Blue Star was almost identical before the "Great Nirvana Period".

"During this period, the Earth will surely nurture a group of talents with astonishing mental cultivation."

"These talents will be the most valuable foundation of the Meteorite Star lineage in the future!"

Hu Yanbo knew very well that to build a truly superpower, he could not do it alone.

He needs a group of powerful disciples and subordinates.

And Earth is the perfect cradle for nurturing such powerful beings.

The original text has already proven that for those with strong mental cultivation, their progress may not be noticeable in the early stages of cultivation.

However, once they cross a certain threshold and reach the level of Realm Lord or even Immortal, as long as they have sufficient resources, they can unleash amazing potential and catch up at an unprecedented speed, even surpassing those geniuses who made rapid progress in the early stages.

A strong mind means a stronger will, a more steadfast path, and a more fundamental control over power.

This is far beyond what simple energy accumulation can compare to.

That's what he was thinking, but Hu Yanbo's mind didn't make a decision immediately.

An even stronger thought emerged uncontrollably—since we can reach the level of being crowned a king, can we go even further?

"Advance payment...for a high-ranking royal title?"

However, the system interface froze instantly, and the previous text regarding the "Primary Level of Kingship" vanished abruptly, replaced by a cold and resolute notification:

[Advanced King-level, possessing mastery of one of the three profound mysteries of spatial laws, unpredictable]

Hu Yanbo was slightly taken aback, then shook his head self-deprecatingly, a knowing glint in his eyes.

"It seems I was too greedy," he muttered to himself, quickly regaining his composure.

"Advanced Kingship" is a major watershed in the Immortal Kingship system.

Its symbol is complete mastery of any one of the three profound mysteries of the laws of space!

Whether it's for extreme travel, battlefield traversal, or even survival escape, [teleportation] is essential.

It is also used for trapping and locking down enemies, and controlling the rhythm of the battlefield through [spatial blockade];

Or it could be the [Spatial Strangulation], which maximizes the power of an attack;

Mastering any one of them would be enough to qualitatively change the strength of a King-level immortal, greatly enhancing their survivability and deterrent power in the many dangerous places of the vast universe!

Instead of aiming too high, focus on the things you can realistically grasp in the present!

Once the thought was made up, Hu Yanbo spoke to the pre-investment system in his mind.

"Pre-emptive access to the spatial law insights corresponding to the 'Primary Level of King Conferment'!"

The moment the advance order was issued, a torrent of spatial laws, far exceeding any he had ever comprehended before and almost terrifying in its magnitude, surged into his mind!

Vast amounts of information and endless mysteries washed over his soul like a bursting dam of stars.

The violent impact even caused Hu Yanbo to feel a brief moment of dizziness and stinging.

But he was ultimately granted the title of Marquis and immortality, his will was unwavering.

Immediately, he focused his mind and activated his powerful ethereal divine power, absorbing and processing the surging torrent of laws like a sponge.

During this almost painful process of absorption, all the knowledge he had accumulated over the past three hundred years—from studying the Chaos Stele, researching the "Time and Space Notes," and exchanging ideas with powerful kings—now became a solid foundation, helping him to quickly understand and integrate this sudden and immense enlightenment.