Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Seeing the character "壹" (one) light up again in his mind, Hu Yanbo's eyes suddenly lit up!

The two flexible antennae extending from its forehead even twitched slightly as a result.

This is the moment we've been waiting for!

No?

Hu Yanbo's consciousness started working at an unprecedented speed, and the contingency plan that he had already rehearsed countless times in his mind instantly appeared!

He already had a very good idea for this advance payment!

For example, the inheritance of divine generals!

"The inheritance of the Void Evolution God General, mentioned by Master Yuanhuang, will begin two thousand years later!"

"But coincidentally, I'm the type who wants both! I'll accept the offline inheritance, and I'll also give online inheritance a try!" Hu Yanbo thought to himself.

"I want to receive the complete inheritance of the Void Deity General in advance!"

However, almost the instant the thought arose, the system's feedback arrived:

[Insufficient resources to cover all advance payments!]

Seeing this, Hu Yanbo was not too surprised.

The inheritance of the gods, once fully received, grants strength comparable to the pinnacle of cosmic venerables, and even against Master Yuanhuang, they might not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

For someone who has already achieved immortality as a king to want to ascend to the heavens in one step and receive the complete inheritance is truly a pipe dream.

"Since I can't accept the entire inheritance, I'll take it in stages!" Hu Yanbo immediately adjusted his strategy.

Based on the information about the inheritance of the Demon Sound God General in the original work, it is speculated that the inheritance of the Void Evolution God General is likely divided into several stages, each corresponding to different strength thresholds and depths of inheritance.

"System, I want to receive the first two stages of the inheritance of the Void Evolution God General in advance?" Hu Yanbo tried to narrow down the scope.

The panel glowed slightly, but the feedback remained the same:

[Insufficient resources, unable to provide advance payment!]

Hu Yanbo frowned slightly. "The requirements for the first two stages are also this high? It seems this second stage of inheritance is prepared for a Universe Venerable?"

However, as Luo Feng learned when he received the inheritance of the Demonic Sound God, many immortal gods who came to receive the inheritance, even those who were crowned as king immortals, mostly reached the limit of their soul and will at the end of the first stage.

They left without obtaining the first stage reward, the "Golden Soul Fruit"!

Hu Yanbo abandoned his unrealistic ambitions and lowered his expectations: "Then let's pre-pay for the first stage of the Kongyan Divine General's inheritance!"

This time, after the light on the panel flickered for a moment, the text finally began to change:

[Available for advance payment: The first stage of the inheritance of the Void Deity General.]

[Repayment Condition: Obtain the opportunity to inherit the legacy of the Divine General Kongyan!]

【Do you want to advance payment? 】

【whether】

"The repayment terms for the first phase are so simple!" A glint flashed in Hu Yanbo's eyes!

I thought I needed to enter the land where the God of Emptiness inherited his legacy, but I didn't expect the system only required me to obtain the qualification to enter!

"But upon closer inspection, it makes sense!" His mind raced.

"Having gained the qualification to enter the land of divine generals' inheritance, how many people would resist going in to receive the inheritance?"

"Advance payment confirmed!" Hu Yanbo replied without hesitation!

He is now surrounded by powerful enemies, and what he wants is not just the power to break the deadlock!

Hu Yanbo did not have the intention of watching his opponent leave helplessly after 50% of his divine body was destroyed and he became stronger, but he was unable to defeat his opponent!

Therefore, this advance payment of the divine general's inheritance is not only to enhance his strength, but also the first step in his plan to counterattack!

Almost the instant Huyanbo confirmed it—

A subtle yet profound tremor and resonance originating from the very source of the soul!

It was as if an invisible 'string' connected to some fundamental law of the universe was being gently plucked, and its vibrations were precisely transmitted to the very core of his immortal divine power.

Immediately afterwards, a gentle yet irresistible transformative force, like a gentle spring rain nourishing all things, began to permeate and saturate every part of his divine power.

At the same time, some preliminary methods and insights on how to guide and cooperate with this power to amplify the soul naturally emerged in his consciousness, as if an instinct had awakened.

The amount of information was not overwhelming or obscure for a powerful figure like Huyanbo.

From the moment it becomes possible to complete all of this in advance, it may seem like a long time, but for an immortal god, with billions of computing power, it's just a matter of a single thought!

However, the outside world's Mantis King also took advantage of this moment, and his devastating seventh thrust was already prepared and ready to strike!

However, in that one in a billionth of a moment when the soul is first stirred and begins to undergo subtle changes—

Hu Yanbo's perception of his own ethereal divine power became clearer than ever before!

Its sensitivity to spatial fluctuations has also been greatly improved!

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes as he reacted, based on the enhancement brought about by the newly acquired Soul Amplification Technique!

A thought flashed through my mind!

The already stronger ethereal divine power surged instantly!

A tiny, yet exquisitely condensed lotus of the void appeared with unparalleled precision in front of a specific point in the trajectory of the Mantis King's attack!

laugh!

The miniature black lotus was instantly crushed!

But it was this negligible collision that caused the disturbance!

The Mantis King's flawless thrusting motion was marred by an extremely slight deviation!

Hu Yanbo's body suddenly shifted to the side with an incredibly small amplitude!

Swish!

The Mantis King's deadly four-bladed thrust almost grazed the edge of Huyan Bo's divine body!

The terrifying sharpness tore through the void, but failed to hit Huyanbo again!

"What?!" The astonishment in the eyes of the Mantis King instantly turned into shock and rage!

Time and time again!

Is this human named "Bo" a monster who constantly breaks through the barriers between life and death?!

From initially being passively attacked and having its divine body repeatedly shattered and reassembled, to later counterattacking with that bizarre black lotus that could directly damage its very soul.

And now... he was able to dodge its attack, which was fueled by divine power, with such precision and with such daring!

He improves and progresses every moment!

"We can't give him any more chances!" Alarm bells rang in the King of Blades' mind, and an extremely ominous feeling welled up in his heart.

It realized that it seemed impossible to completely subdue this strange human in a short period of time on its own.

The opponent's terrifying growth rate and endless tricks made it feel a real threat!

"Ink Prison!" The Mantis King no longer cared about the pride of reaching the limit of his kingship and let out a low and urgent roar.

"Let's attack together! Keep him occupied! Let me securely kill him!"

The Ink Prison King, who had been hiding in the void behind and was mainly responsible for maintaining the spatial blockade, fluctuated violently in his dark green mist figure, clearly in a state of great shock.

It witnessed the entire process of Huyanbo going from being on the verge of death to fighting back, and then to dodging with ease!

This completely overturned its understanding of immortal gods!

"Alright!" King Mo Lao responded immediately, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

Its dark green mist instantly spread out, transforming into countless fine, spiderweb-like dark green spatial chains that coiled towards Huyanbo as if they were living things!

These chains are not only incredibly strong, but also possess a strong corrosive and binding property. Once entangled by them, not only will movement be hindered, but even the flow of divine power and soul will become sluggish!

King Mo Lao finally stopped being a bystander and joined the battle!

In an instant, it seemed that Huyanbo was facing a sudden increase in pressure!

The Blade Mantis King unleashed a ferocious attack fueled by burning divine power, while the Ink Prison King's chains, sweeping in from all directions, attempted to block all possible evasion routes and room for maneuver!

It seemed that the brief respite gained through the initial soul amplification was instantly overwhelmed by this storm of combined attacks!

Of course, this is just what the Mantis King and his companions were thinking.

Faced with this situation, Hu Yanbo listened to the heavenly music resounding in his mind again, and his expression relaxed.

[Repayment Condition: Obtain the qualification to enter the 'Void Derivation Divine General's Inheritance Site'. (Completed!)]

[Current number of advance payments available: 'One'!]

.......

This opportunity to use the advance payment repeatedly was indeed somewhat beyond Hu Yanbo's expectations.

His original intention was to force back these two demon kings, especially the Blade Mantis King, who was at the limit of the king level.

In fact, it was already done. In just a moment, his immortal divine power would be fully transformed, and he would have obtained the first stage of the Amplification Secret Technique.

Even if his divine body is only half intact and his strength is only one-tenth, he is absolutely confident that he can force back the Blade Mantis King and the Ink Prison King!

However, the battle between the three ended without a conclusion.

If there was no other choice, Huyanbo could accept the outcome of defeating a powerful enemy and leaving safely, which was already a great victory.

But now, he has a choice!

The word "One" in his mind represents that Hu Yanbo does not want it to end here!

"You chased me, drove me to such a desperate situation, and annihilated more than half of my divine body. How can you let me come and go as you please?" Deep in Huyan Bo's eyes, a chilling killing intent solidified as if it were a tangible substance.

What he wanted was not to repel them, but to leave them behind!

"Advance payment..." Hu Yanbo thought to himself, "Advance payment of the spatial law insights needed to reach the peak of the King level!"

[Project Available for Advance Payment: Insights into the Space Laws at the Peak of Kinghood]

[Repayment Condition: Comprehend the complete mysteries of spatial sealing/spatial strangulation!]

【Do you want to advance payment? 】

【whether】

"Um?"

The repayment terms caused a flicker of surprise to cross Hu Yanbo's mind.

This time, the repayment condition isn't a life-or-death struggle?

Instead, it was about comprehending the profound mysteries of another spatial law!

Many peak-level experts who have been crowned kings have comprehended two or even three profound mysteries of the laws of space.

The system first allows one to comprehend a certain profound mystery, and then allows one to comprehend another great profound mystery, thereby repaying the advance payment for the peak of the Kinghood, which makes sense.

The logic is consistent and there is nothing wrong with it!

"Yes!" Hu Yanbo didn't believe he could be trapped by a single comprehension of a law, so he quickly answered.

At this moment, as Hu Yanbo received more and more of the inherited information from the "Void Evolution Divine General," his divine power was undergoing a mysterious transformation, and his mental processing speed was soaring.

Despite the seemingly fierce and life-or-death siege from the outside world, he was able to concentrate on three things at once!

With a focused mind and extreme concentration, she controlled her movements, using minimal motion to narrowly and dangerously evade the Mantis King's deadly thrusts and the entanglement of the dark green chains.

The laws of space are like an extension of one's own arm; every step is a gamble on life and death.

One consciousness was frantically digesting and absorbing the massive amount of information brought by the first stage of the 'Void Evolution Divine General' inheritance, especially the method of soul amplitude, rapidly integrating it into its own system and strengthening its own strength.

One aspect of consciousness is processing the pre-drawn panels in the mind.

The more dangerous the situation, the harder it is to get distracted.

The powerful beings in the universe all know that when encountering danger, it is common practice to send a wisp of consciousness to connect with the virtual universe for help.

But if one is truly in dire straits, all consciousness will inevitably return to itself, focusing on fighting for one's life, because any slight distraction could become a fatal flaw.

But Huyanbo did it!

Under the immense pressure of being besieged by the two kings, his soul strength and control over his consciousness made him disregard the danger before him!

Even beyond those three highly focused consciousnesses, a wisp of consciousness can still be separated to connect with the virtual universe!

In the virtual universe network, several urgent communications are flashing continuously:

The general message was that there were already experts at the peak of the King-level realm, or even at the limit of the King-level realm, on their way, and they asked him to hold on a little longer.

"I'll stop after a while, because..." Hu Yanbo calmly glanced at the information and thought to himself indifferently.

"The hunter has been replaced."

The perspective shifts to the real battlefield outside.

Hu Yanbo is also using the pressure brought by the two kings as the best whetstone to rapidly adapt to and integrate the spatial law comprehension of the 'Peak of Kingship' and the soul amplitude brought by the inheritance of the 'Void Evolution Divine General'.

His perception of space had never been so clear; he was aware of every slight spatial fluctuation.

The enemy's attack trajectory, energy flow, and even the subtle signs before they unleash their power are all as clear as the lines on the palm of your hand.

The Mantis King unleashed a ferocious thrust, burning with divine power, tearing through the starry sky;

The countless dark green spatial chains of the Ink Prison King coiled and strangled from all directions like venomous pythons.

The offensive remained so fierce it was suffocating.

However, Hu Yanbo, who was at the center of the storm, became increasingly ghostly and unpredictable.

Each of his dodges was extremely small, often just a slight sidestep, a light step, or a spin in mid-air, which allowed the Blade Mantis King's arm blade, which was powerful enough to pierce stars, to graz the hem of his clothes by the slightest difference.

Let those dark green chains, imbued with corrosive and binding power, futilely entwine themselves around the afterimage he left behind.

"laugh!"

The sharp wind from the blade grazed his cheek, but it had no effect on Huyanbo.

"Whoosh!"

Several chains clashed and collided violently behind him, but could only shred a void.

Just a little bit more!

It was so close to hitting the target!

This idea acted as bait, driving the Mantis King and the Ink Prison King to launch an even more frenzied and intense offensive.

But once is luck, twice is coincidence.

But as these near misses occurred repeatedly and almost continuously, an extremely eerie and unsettling feeling gradually grew and spread in the hearts of the Mantis King and the Ink Prison King.

And this unease was confirmed in the most direct and brutal way in the next instant!

Hu Yanbo, who had been moving like a ghost through the gaps in the attacks, suddenly stopped!

Faced with the torrent of dark green chains that the Ink Prison King was attacking from several tricky angles, chains powerful enough to corrode and annihilate even immortal divine bodies, he no longer dodged.

His eyes narrowed, and he pointed his fingers like a sword, swiftly striking the air!

"Sleepy!"

Om-!

Nine exquisitely refined, thin as cicada wings of silver space appeared out of thin air, and at an incredibly precise angle, they were precisely inserted into the joints of several massive chains that were several kilometers long!

It was as if we had struck the snake right where it hurt!

The torrent of chains that had been raging and contained the powerful divine power of the Ink Prison King suddenly stopped, as if its life force had been seized!

The alarm bells rang in Mo Lao Wang's mind. He frantically urged his divine power to try to regain control, but he was horrified to find that the nine strange silver spatial blades not only fixed his chains, but also forcibly changed his direction!

"Here you go!"

Hu Yanbo's cold voice rang out.

He casually twisted and flicked his wrist!

The massive dark green chains that had been held in place by the nine spatial blades suddenly changed direction like a raging python that had lost control. They hurtled towards the Mantis King, which was charging forward with all its might, at an even faster speed than before, carrying chaotic energy and spatial ripples!

All of this happened in the blink of an eye!

The Mantis King was focusing all its attention and burning divine power on its next deadly thrust, having calculated all of Huyan Bo's possible evasive routes, determined to tear him apart completely.

It never expected that what would stand in its way would be the signature move of its ally, King Mo Lao—those dark green chains containing corrosive and binding power!

"Mo Lao! You?!" The Blade Mantis King was both shocked and furious, a hint of disbelief flashing in his compound eyes.

It didn't even have time to think about how this absurd scene happened before the raging torrent of chains was already right in front of it!

If hit, although it won't cause serious injury, it will definitely hinder your movement, interrupt your attack, and expose a huge opening!

"Roar!" The Mantis King roared angrily, forced to forcibly reverse its attack, its four arm blades hastily slashing at the 'rebellious' chains, attempting to cleave them apart.

Rumble!!!

The violent energy exploded in the air, and the dark green chains were scattered everywhere by the hasty slash of the Mantis King, but its flawless and unstoppable charging rhythm was also completely disrupted.

Just as the Mantis King paused slightly, his old strength exhausted and new strength yet to arise—

The opportunity that Huyanbo had been waiting for had arrived!

His gaze passed over the flying fragments of chains and the turbulent energy currents, locking onto the face of the Mantis King, which was slightly distorted with shock and anger.

"Now, it's my turn."