Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Hu Yanbo was stunned by this sudden scene, but he quickly reacted. With a turn of his ethereal divine power, the black lotus that was originally blocked in front of the mantis suddenly trembled, and the nine silver spatial runes flowing on the lotus petals instantly shone brightly!

Click!

As if space itself had been cut open, the black lotus disintegrated out of thin air, transforming into nine incredibly condensed silver spatial blades with illusory black light shimmering at their edges!

The moment these nine spatial blades appeared, they did not attack the unfathomable Blade King. Instead, they flashed like ghosts, ignoring the spatial barrier, and instantly appeared around the Green Crocodile King, whose mind was in turmoil and whose defenses had become lax due to the arrival of the Blade Mantis King!

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

"roar!!!"

The Green Crocodile King let out a roar filled with pain, shock, and rage!

A terrifying soul attack erupted instantly!

The Green Crocodile King's massive body trembled violently, and its divine aura visibly weakened by a significant amount!

Its already damaged soul essence suffered another severe blow, almost causing it to fall into a deep sleep!

This sudden turn of events caused the Blade King, who had arrived with overwhelming force and was ready to crush the situation, to pause slightly.

Their cold gaze swept over the instantly wounded and weakened Green Crocodile King, then looked at Hu Yanbo in the distance, whose aura fluctuated but whose eyes remained sharp, and a very subtle surprise flashed in their compound eyes.

This human king... under the powerful pressure of the two, instead of being too surprised, he further unleashed such exquisite ethereal divine power to control the psychic weapon, further severely injuring the king on their side.

Their ability to adapt to the situation and their grasp of the timing of the battle made them wonder for a moment whether they had a chance to leave it here forever!

The Mantis King's icy voice rang out again, but this time it was much more solemn than before: "I underestimated you."

"How dare you injure a demon king right in front of me!"

"It's your fault for not protecting me properly, how can you blame me!" Hu Yanbo said with a laugh as he backed away.

As soon as he activated his ethereal divine power and unleashed that exquisite strike that severely injured the Azure Crocodile King, his figure had already frantically moved backward!

Ripples of space spread out behind him, and with each step he retreated, he traversed tens of thousands of kilometers, desperately trying to widen the distance between himself and the terrifying mantis!

At the same time, Hu Yanbo's brain was working at an unprecedented speed, combining the opponent's unique four-armed mantis form, cold and ruthless compound eyes, and the law-like charm that seemed to be able to cut through everything with every move.

The name of a demon royal family member, marked as extremely dangerous in the human intelligence database, suddenly flashed through his mind—

The royal family of the demon race—the Daochi Clan!

The Demon Clan Alliance is a terrifying clan known for its spatial laws and extreme killing power. Its strong members are known for their fierce attacks and unpredictable speed!

And this being before it could exert such a suffocating sense of oppression…

"It's the Blade Mantis King, a peak-level King-level expert!" Hu Yanbo found the name from the information he had previously reviewed!

As the royal family of the demon race, the Daochi clan possesses an unparalleled and powerful bloodline, naturally possessing a genetic level three times that of ordinary life!

This terrifying fundamental advantage means that once they reach the peak of the King-level realm, they will become the ultimate King-level powerhouses by virtue of their bloodline power!

There is no absolutely unified standard for the so-called limit to becoming a king in the vast universe.

Some believe that its overall strength must be at least three times stronger than that of an ordinary peak-level king in order to be considered "the limit";

Some people believe that one needs to be five times stronger or even more to stand at this level!

But regardless of the definition, one thing is beyond doubt—the Mantis King before us possesses the strength to kill the Blood Fang King with a single strike, and also has the strength to surpass the millions of Immortal Kings in the Demon Alliance.

After all, among the immortal kings, only a very few possess secret techniques of body or soul amplification, or have created their own peak secret techniques, or have had some special encounters, can surpass the current Blade Mantis King.

"Such exquisite manipulation of ethereal divine power is rare even among the king-level powerhouses I have encountered in my long career. Before you become a ghost under my command, you are qualified to state your name."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yanbo suppressed the shock in his heart and instead revealed a calm smile on his face, replying calmly:

You can just call me "Bo".

The Daozi King's compound eyes flickered slightly, seemingly unconcerned about the brief name, and instead asked the question that concerned it most:

"Are you wearing that divine messenger inheritance crystal?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yanbo's mind raced like lightning, instantly connecting all the clues!

A look of sudden realization crossed his face, which quickly turned into a wry smile!

"I see... It seems that my leniency last time, letting the Blood Fang King go, led to this disaster today."

Although he won the last battle against Bloodfang King, he let his opponent go because he lacked a clear and objective understanding of his own overall strength.

After all, Hu Yanbo's perception of his own strength and combat experience were largely still at the stage of "barely being granted the title of Marquis".

They lack a direct understanding of the power gap between those at the King level, the difficulty of dealing with immortal beings, and the various bizarre tracking methods in the universe.

His understanding of the ranks of kings came largely from his memory of the original work:

Knowing that the peak of the King-level is a thousand times stronger than the advanced Marquis-level, and that a casual strike could destroy an advanced Marquis-level;

Knowing that a beginner-level King-Conquering cultivator could briefly rival a peak-level King-Conquering cultivator by burning divine power, and that self-destruction could pose an even greater threat to a peak-level King-Conquering cultivator...

But these are ultimately just theoretical and conceptual knowledge.

Only after personally entering this field did he realize the enormous gap between "knowing" and "doing," between "understanding" and "controlling."

He thought that after defeating the Blood Fang King, even if the king sought help from a stronger being, it would be difficult for him to find him.

To reach a mysterious realm tens of thousands of light-years away, one must first know where they are, and then travel there at breakneck speed.

That's enough time for me to teleport away.

Unexpectedly, for a powerhouse at the pinnacle of the King realm, as long as it's not a place teeming with equally powerful individuals, they can simply use their divine kingdom to teleport there.

Even if the coordinates are exposed, so what? With our overwhelming strength, we can wipe out everyone and then move the divine kingdom to change its coordinates.

"I never expected... that a single wrong decision would bring about such a powerful enemy." Hu Yanbo sighed inwardly.

When he first ventured out into the world, his strength was barely enough to be granted the title of Marquis. Every time he used the Divine Kingdom Teleportation, he always kept it hidden!

However, this trace of regret and self-reflection only lingered in Huyanbo's heart for a moment before being replaced by an even more surging fighting spirit!

He ventured deep into the secret realm precisely to seek life-or-death battles, thereby honing himself and repaying the system's mission!

However, what he longed for was to actively seek out opponents and take control of the battle, rather than being hunted down and forced into a passive position by stronger opponents as he was now!

But things have come to this point, and a formidable enemy has already arrived!

Retreat? Beg for mercy?

That's definitely not Huyanbo's style of doing things!

Since there's no way to avoid it, then... let's fight!

Of course, fighting to the death is not without strategy!

Just as Hu Yanbo's fighting spirit surged and his divine power gushed forth, his consciousness connected to the virtual universe network, seeking help from the various powerful kings of the human race in the mysterious realm!