Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

After a brief moment of relief, Emperor Yuan quickly regained his composure and his gaze returned to the image of the dark silver inheritance crystal:

"Throughout the long history of the Hongmeng Alliance, there are more than 8,000 known divine messenger inheritance crystals collected and recorded. Among them, the number of inheritance crystals of the same type varies, with the largest number being 101 'Flame Heart Divine Messenger' inheritance crystals."

He looked at Hu Yanbo: "And this 'Sky-Splitting Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal' that you obtained, there are only two recorded within the Hong Alliance. As things are rare, their value is naturally higher."

Emperor Yuan paused briefly before giving a clear choice:

"Therefore, I will give you two choices regarding this item."

"Firstly, sell it to the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Given its rarity and the fact that its cooldown period is almost over, the company can offer 300 billion points to acquire it."

"Secondly," the Emperor Yuan's voice grew slightly more forceful.

"You can use it to exchange for an opportunity for a 'Divine General Inheritance'. I have just checked the internal information, and there are several Divine General Inheritances that are suitable for your spatial and soul paths recently."

"The best spot will open up in two thousand years. I'm confident I can secure it for you."

The Emperor Yuan seemed to have given two choices, but the bias in his words was self-evident.

In reality, only one optimal choice remains for Hu Yanbo.

"I choose the second one!" Hu Yanbo said without hesitation.

Points are good, but the slots for God Generals will only be available in two thousand years!

There's no comparison between them!

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan's face revealed a faint, expected smile: "Very well!"

Hu Yanbo was unaware that the seemingly casual statement from the Emperor Yuan, "I'm confident I can get it for you," actually involved a considerable price and a great deal of favors.

How precious is the opportunity for divine succession!

Each time it is activated, it is enough to cause undercurrents in the core circle of the Hongmeng, attracting countless powerful and influential immortals to fight for it!

Not to mention the enormous wealth required to spend hundreds of billions of points, their cosmic masters also have to travel around and incur many unpayable favors in order to secure a spot for their most valued disciple.

The reason why Emperor Yuan was so certain was that he happened to know that among the divine general inheritance slots that would be opened two thousand years later and were most suitable for Hu Yanbo, one of the recipient's teachers had owed Emperor Yuan a considerable favor in his early years.

Emperor Yuan was planning to use this favor to persuade the other party's disciple to postpone the inheritance opportunity.

The other party will probably agree.

After all, the Abyss Emperor was looking for a spot for that king to be granted in a future tens of thousands of years as an exchange.

For beings who have waited for tens of thousands of epochs or even longer, the idea that passing on a legacy a few hundred thousand years later can help their teacher is not unacceptable.

For Emperor Yuan, it was a matter of using a precious favor to secure a perfectly timed opportunity for his disciple to inherit the divine general's legacy!

This deal is also worthwhile!

The deeper reason behind this "worth it" is Emperor Yuan's reassessment of Huyanbo's potential and his more determined investment resolve!

As the overlord of the universe, Yuanhuang lived for countless years and had countless disciples and nominal disciples.

If other disciples receive the Divine Envoy's Inheritance Crystal and come...

At most, the Abyss Emperor would help him connect with the channels and use the Inheritance Crystal to exchange for a chance to inherit a Divine General's legacy.

This is already considered a great debt of gratitude from a teacher.

But it would never be like this, where they personally intervened and used their own precious personal connections to fight for the best spot that would be available two thousand years from now, just like they did with Hu Yanbo!

Why is Hu Yanbo treated so differently?

It was precisely because of the terrifying speed of progress that Hu Yanbo had shown in such a short period of time after leaving Chaos City, as well as his enormous potential that was clearly visible, that he completely impressed the Abyss Emperor!

Although he has many disciples and many have been granted the title of king, over the long years, only a handful of them have the hope and potential to take that crucial step and advance to the level of a Universe Venerable!

Each one of them is a core member he has carefully cultivated.

Hu Yanbo, this newly accepted disciple, has shown potential far exceeding his initial expectations in a very short period of time, even surpassing those of the core disciples!

Potential needs time to be realized.

The timing of resource allocation is crucial!

Emperor Yuan saw it very clearly: what Huyanbo lacked now was not talent or willpower, but time and top-tier resources!

He is in the golden period of explosive growth in strength, and any assistance or opportunity can be maximized and transformed into real combat power!

Securing him the best and most timely divine inheritance at this moment would be far more effective than hundreds of thousands of years later!

This will greatly shorten his growth time, reduce the risk of him dying while venturing out into the world, and push him to a higher level more quickly, until... a cosmic venerable one!

Cultivating a disciple of a Cosmic Venerable is far more valuable than the personal favor of a Cosmic Venerable.

This is the fundamental reason why Emperor Yuan was willing to spare no expense and use his precious personal connections to pave the way for Huyan Bo!

Of course, Emperor Yuan would not openly discuss these deeper considerations with Huyan Bo.

He calmly instructed, "In that case, you should focus on training in the secret realm and consolidating your cultivation. I will inform you when the time is right."

"Yes! Thank you, teacher!" Hu Yanbo bowed respectfully, his heart filled with gratitude and anticipation.

Consciousness withdraws from the virtual universe and returns to its original form in the mysterious realm.

Huyanbo continued to chat and laugh with Huiguanghou.

However, deep down, he was not entirely unmoved.

"The lineage of divine generals has existed for two thousand years..."

Hu Yanbo clearly remembered that in the original work, Luo Feng had also received a similar opportunity, but the time for the inheritance to be opened by the Lord of Chaos City was 120,000 years later!

"And this time... I only need to wait two thousand years?"

Hu Yanbo pondered to himself, keenly sensing something unusual.

"Is this just a coincidence that a divine inheritance is about to begin in the near future, and there just happens to be a vacancy? Or did my teacher pull a lot of effort behind the scenes, perhaps even using some valuable connections or resources, to forcefully 'snatch' this spot for me?"

Although Master Yuanhuang spoke lightly, Huyan Bo was by no means a naive person.

He knew that at the level of a teacher, "debts of gratitude" were often more precious and harder to repay than mere wealth.

The teacher was willing to go to such lengths for his newly accepted disciple…

"This gratitude from our teachers is truly profound!"

A warm feeling welled up in Huyanbo's heart, and he made a silent resolution.

"When I am strong enough in the future, I will definitely repay my teacher for the guidance and nurturing I have received today!"

The moment this thought crossed his mind, another, even bolder and somewhat absurd idea flashed through his mind like a spark:

"Speaking of which, my 'Advance Payment System' is mysterious and unpredictable. It can advance my own understanding of the laws and my strength, so can it advance the strength of others?"

"For example, helping the teacher break through that final hurdle and enter the realm of the Lord of the Universe?"

The idea was incredibly tempting, but Hu Yanbo immediately chuckled to himself and shook his head.

"Whether I can or not, I absolutely do not have the ability to do this right now." Hu Yanbo still had some self-awareness.

"The system's repayment conditions are harsh. Even if it has to pay off its own debts, it still requires going through a life-or-death struggle. If it were to interfere with the advancement of an existence like a cosmic overlord... the price would probably be unimaginable and unbearable for me."

"Right now, let's be down-to-earth and get stronger step by step first."

He suppressed this unrealistic idea for the time being, calmed his mind, and focused his attention back on reality.