Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

"Yuan, you may step back for now," said the Lord of the Desolate Mirror calmly.

"Yes." Emperor Yuan bowed respectfully, gave Hu Yanbo an encouraging look, and then his figure slowly disappeared, leaving the temple.

At this moment, in this vast and empty space, only Huyan Bo and the ferocious yet majestic being on the throne remained.

"Huyan Bo," the Lord of the Wilderness's gaze was as tangible as it enveloped Huyan Bo, "show me the secret technique you rely on most now."

This is the 'Virtual Universe', where everything can be virtual. Moreover, the Lord of Desolate Mirror has extremely high authority over the Virtual Universe. Therefore, the spatial laws within the entire Desolate Mirror Temple seem to have been rewritten by an invisible force. The surrounding nothingness rapidly solidified and evolved, transforming in the blink of an eye into a vast void battlefield where immortal gods could fight to their hearts' content.

This is the mystery of the virtual universe, and also the manifestation of the authority of the Lord of Desolation's exclusive temple—the ability to make one's wishes come true, to evolve all things, and to possess the characteristics of a top-level "training ground".

"yes!"

Hu Yanbo dared not be negligent. He focused his mind and spirit, and his will guided the surging out of the vast ethereal divine power!

"Lotus of the Void, appear!"

He pointed his fingers like a sword and gently tapped the void in front of him!

wow——

A lotus flower, its edges shimmering with an ethereal glow and its entire body resembling a sculpture of black crystal, suddenly bloomed silently in the void before his fingertips!

The lotus slowly rotated, its petals opening and closing, emanating a chilling, annihilating energy!

"Um?"

The moment the black lotus bloomed, the Lord of Desolation, who had been calm on the throne, let out a very slight sound of surprise!

For the first time, his eyes, which seemed to contain the birth and death of the universe, truly focused, earnestly "looking" at the slowly rotating black lotus. His gaze pierced through its energy structure, pointing directly to the most fundamental law-based structure.

"A pinnacle secret technique?" The voice of the Lord of Desolation was still majestic, but it carried a clear hint of surprise.

"You've actually created a top-tier soul attack technique?"

Several hours later, this was the third time that the Lord of the Wasteland had surprised him.

He knew that Huyanbo's strength had recently surged, forcing him to the limit of becoming a king and achieving supreme status. He guessed that Huyanbo must have had some extraordinary encounter, and his understanding of the laws and his foundation in divine power should have greatly improved.

Normally, with such rapid advancement, cultivators would need a long period of time to reflect and digest the surge in power before they could transform it into their own secret system.

At most, they can only cultivate the secret techniques of their predecessors to an extremely high level, or create some top-level secret techniques that are barely usable.

However, creating one's own ultimate secret technique is a completely different concept!

This means that Hu Yanbo not only passively accepted the power, but also, in such a short time, began to thoroughly digest and understand this power, and integrated it with his own unique understanding of the laws of the universe, forming a unique and systematic combat system of his own!

This is groundbreaking work, a true sign of the path to becoming a strong player!

In particular, this is a relatively niche, top-tier secret technique for soul attacks!

Its creation difficulty is much higher than that of material attack techniques of the same level!

"What a fitting title, 'King of Soul Destruction'..." The Lord of Desolation's mind swept over Hu Yanbo's title, and looking at the black lotus exuding the aura of the end, he immediately felt that the title was extremely apt.

"Burning divine power, even a King at the limit wouldn't dare to directly confront this black lotus!" the Lord of Desolate Mirror praised!

With a slight thought, he attempted to deduce the approximate upper limit of its power and how to use it based on the law structure and energy operation displayed by this secret method.

This is the great Lord of the Universe!

Even though the ethereal divine power and the path of the soul are not the domains that the Lord of Desolation is most proficient in, from the height of overlooking the origin of all paths, the advantages, disadvantages, bottlenecks and future directions of most secret techniques in the world are as clear as the lines on his palm.

Given his level of expertise, even if he wasn't proficient in this area, it wouldn't be difficult for him to guide an immortal little fellow to deduce a stronger second form.

Just as the Lord of Desolation was about to speak!

Hu Yanbo, standing below, spoke respectfully once again:

"Great Lord of the Wasteland, I am grateful for your recognition. However, I dare to humbly request your guidance in creating a pinnacle secret technique for mental attacks!"

"Among all the races in the universe, my methods are limited, relying solely on soul attacks, which makes me easily vulnerable to being put on the defensive."

Hu Yanbo's words caused a very subtle ripple in the mind of the Lord of Desolate Mirror, who sat on the throne.

He was indeed slightly surprised by the 'Lotus in the Void' and subconsciously thought of guiding it to push this soul attack technique to a more profound level.

Unexpectedly, the little guy was exceptionally clear-headed, directly pointing out his biggest weakness and making a more far-sighted request.

"Me too!"

The hideous scales on the face of the Lord of Desolation showed no sign of inner turmoil, and his majestic voice remained calm and undisturbed.

.....

In the training ground within the Huyanbo Palace on the Holy Mountain of Glory in the virtual universe, the originally fixed spatial boundaries have disappeared!

The entire training ground was infinitely expanded by an unparalleled power, transforming into a vast and endless starry sky dotted with stars.

This is clearly a simulation of the features of the extremely expensive and powerful "Killing Grounds" under the Virtual Universe Company!

The vast starry sky.

Hu Yanbo stood in the starry sky, constantly fighting against one figure after another!

Meanwhile, Babata, connected through the virtual universe network, observed everything and couldn't help but shout and yell.

"Wow! The Lord of the Universe is incredibly powerful!" Babatari excitedly waved her little fist. "He can even casually transform his private training ground into a top-tier training sanctuary like the 'Killing Field,' and it's free and custom-made for him!"

"Boss, did you see that? These opponents are 'experience packs' precisely targeted at you based on your progress in creating the secret technique and the weaknesses you've exposed!"

Babata's voice was filled with excitement and anticipation: "Boss! We must work hard and try to become disciples of the Lord of the Wilderness! That's an invaluable backer!"

It seemed to remember something, its voice lowering slightly, tinged with mystery and excitement: "I've recently discovered something! The Lord of the Universe can reverse time and resurrect fallen powerhouses from the past!"

"Unless you're controlled by a soul or encounter something even more terrifying, someone like you, a King-level Immortal, can be brought back by the Lord of the Universe if you were to fall unexpectedly!"

"And as the direct disciple or nominal disciple of the Lord of the Universe."

"That's definitely at the very top of the resurrection list! It's practically like having an extra get-out-of-jail-free card! That's more valuable than any treasure!"

As Huyanbo's strength and status soared, his authority in the virtual universe also increased, and as a result, Babata's access to information levels far exceeded that of the past.

It already knows that the Lord of the Universe has the ability to "reverse time" and resurrect the weak. However, most of them need to wait in line, but the higher-ups of the human race are willing to pay the price to rescue their disciples who are valued by the Lord.

Hu Yanbo, who was fully controlling various blades and trying to integrate some of the laws of space, couldn't help but give Babata a mental glare when he heard its talk of "death" and "resurrection," even in the midst of his intense training.

"Shut up! What jinx! Your boss isn't going to give himself the chance to be resurrected!"

Then Huyanbo thought to himself:

"Most of my strength comes from that incredible 'advance payment'."

"The system's essence has likely already transcended the scope of conventional cosmic laws. If I were to unfortunately perish, how could it 'perfectly' pull me back from the river of time?"

A scene instantly flashed through Hu Yanbo's mind: a cosmic ruler attempting to resurrect him by reversing time.

However, touching him directly triggered unpredictable consequences!

"I'm afraid even the strongest being in the universe would be completely drained, let alone the ruler of the universe."

The idea seemed absurd to him, yet he had a vague feeling that it was very likely close to the truth.

"I drained the strongest being in the universe dry~~~"

"But if we don't pursue a 'perfect' resurrection, and just resurrect Hu Yanbo who has no system and only possesses my own basic talents, I don't know if it will work!" Hu Yanbo shook his head inwardly.

"It seems..." Hu Yanbo's eyes sharpened, and various blades gathered and merged, transforming into a golden lotus flower, which narrowly shattered the attack of the virtual opponent in front of him.

"Now that I've repaid the advance payment for reaching the peak of the Kinghood realm, I need to study this carefully and see if the system can advance me a 'Clone' talent or a life-saving secret technique next time!"

The ability to create clones and save one's life!

This is undoubtedly much more reliable than placing one's hopes on the resurrection of others!

After all, it's better to rely on yourself than on others!