Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

With a flicker of his body, Hu Yanbo vanished from the training grounds of the virtual universe. The next moment, he appeared in the Glorious Holy Mountain, in the Ferocious Temple of the Abyss Emperor.

The temple remained dark, with only the direction of the throne emitting a hazy glow.

Huyanbo quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully with heartfelt gratitude:

"teacher!"

On the throne, the indistinct yet majestic figure of the Abyss Emperor rippled slightly, and a voice carrying a gentle smile emanated from it: "It seems, there has been some progress?"

Hu Yanbo suppressed his excitement and calmly replied, "Yes! This disciple has lived up to expectations; the pinnacle technique in physical attacks has been created!"

"Hmm, not bad." The Emperor's voice was full of approval. "In this way, your methods will not be too limited when facing opponents with different characteristics."

However, before long, the Emperor Yuan changed his tone, "However, now that you have created the ultimate technique of material attack and solidified this weakness, I suggest that you spend more effort and time studying the way of soul attack in the future."

Hu Yanbo raised his head slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Huh?"

……

Meanwhile, at the very heart of Mount Glory, within that magnificent temple that seemed to reign supreme over all things.

The ferocious figure seated atop the Endless Starry Throne—the Lord of Desolate Mirror—had long known of Hu Yanbo's victory over his thousandth opponent and the creation of a pinnacle technique of material attack.

"The comprehension of the laws at the peak of the King-level realm, along with my guidance, still took more than 1,500 years." The voice of the Lord of Desolate Mirror echoed in the empty temple, revealing neither joy nor anger.

However, if someone familiar with his feelings were present, they would be able to detect a faint hint of disappointment hidden beneath his calm tone.

This creation of the law actually included a small, unspoken test from the Lord of the Wilderness.

Under such superior conditions, it took more than 1,500 years to create a pinnacle technique of material attack. In the eyes of the Lord of Desolation, Hu Yanbo's comprehension of material attack can only be considered mediocre.

This is like a basketball prodigy who already possesses the ability to be the absolute core of a provincial team being exceptionally selected by a CBA championship coach, who then provides him with the league's top training team, tactical analysis, and personalized training program.

As a result, after two and a half years of hard training, this player's skill level was the same as that of someone who had only trained for six months.

The coach will still be somewhat disappointed!

A stark contrast is that Meng Suiwang, whose comprehension of the laws was also stuck at the peak of the King-level, was able to create his own ultimate technique in just a few hundred years under similar guidance from another universe master in the alliance!

In comparison, Hu Yanbo's talent and aptitude in physical attacks are clearly inferior.

"It seems that his extraordinary qualities mainly lie in his soul talent and willpower," the Lord of the Wasteland realized. "Hopefully, this little fellow can recognize his own strengths and devote more energy to the path of the soul."

"If one can focus on this path, even if one's understanding of the laws cannot advance further, there is still a great chance to become an invincible king and my disciple," Lord of the Desolate Mirror thought to himself.

As one of the most powerful beings in the human race, he has a thorough understanding of the ecology of the strong.

Huyan Bo is actually quite close to the threshold of becoming an invincible king, and many key conditions have already been met:

The spatial laws at the peak of the King-level realm.

The upcoming succession of the divine generals.

His master, the Abyss Emperor, would surely prepare suitable treasures for him, and even treasures to further enhance his life gene level, making up for the shortcomings in his equipment and foundation.

Willpower reigns supreme!

Judging from this situation, we will be stuck at the arcane level for a long time to come!

Unlike special life groups with extremely high innate genetic levels, the human race cannot withstand cosmic beings by virtue of their divine physical advantages.

What do human kings rely on to gain the title of "invincible," to survive against true cosmic masters, and even to briefly contend with them?

It relies on honing one's own unique skills to near perfection!

Simply mastering the first move of a top-tier martial art is far from enough!

That might make one a king among kings, but when facing a cosmic sage who has mastered the complete laws of space or time, the crude first move of the ultimate technique might not even give one a chance to escape!

The invincible kings of the human race have all evolved their unique skills to the second or third form, or even infinitely close to the level of the 'ultimate' secret technique!

Only such exquisite and powerful methods can make up for the disadvantages at the genetic level of life and give one the capital to maneuver in front of the cosmic sovereign!

"I hope the little guy will have the opportunity to become my disciple someday!"

......

Huyanbo's consciousness withdrew from the Yuanhuang Temple and returned to his own temple!

The starry sky was silent, and he floated alone.

"What Master Yuanhuang said is indeed a wise and prudent view. My soul talent is indeed more outstanding than my physical attack talent." Huyanbo admitted this in his heart.

However, he didn't care too much about it.

For him, matter and soul were nothing but trivial matters!

If one loan doesn't work, then take out two!

However, because he hasn't finished paying off his loan, Hu Yanbo is trying to find some unconventional ways to "make money" while researching how to repay the loan.

Self-developed technologies are all "unorthodox" approaches!

Therefore, at this moment, Hu Yanbo's thoughts were more focused on his progress in comprehending the profound mysteries of spatial strangulation.

When I received the pre-approved insights into the peak laws of the King-level system, the system not only provided me with the complete mysteries of "Spatial Lockdown," but also included many "minor" insights under the mysteries of "Spatial Strangulation."

"This thousand-year-old method of creation has also given me some insights into the mysteries of the remaining minor categories!" Hu Yanbo recalled his thousand-year cultivation.

"But there's still a long way to go before fully comprehending the profound mysteries of 'Spatial Strangulation'!"

"I still have 10 chances to comprehend the Chaos Stele!" Hu Yanbo's mind raced!

"There are still nearly three hundred years until the inheritance of the Void Evolution Divine General begins. I will make a trip to Chaos City to use up my opportunities for comprehension!"

"It would be best to completely eliminate them after three hundred years of enlightenment. If not, even a final push is fine, as it will allow for a better breakthrough later!" With this thought in mind, Hu Yanbo immediately submitted an application to Chaos City through the virtual universe system to go there for cultivation.

He had crossed the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge before leaving Chaos City, thus gaining permanent residency, so his application was naturally approved quickly.

......

In reality, the Meteorite Star spaceship had already arrived on the vast continent where the Virtual Universe Company's global headquarters was located via teleportation from the Divine Kingdom.

The waiting area for those heading to the initial universe was still bustling with people. Geniuses and powerful individuals from the five major human factions and even many cosmic nations gathered here, waiting for their flights to the holy city of Chaos.

Hu Yanbo's arrival did not attract much attention from ordinary geniuses.

However, deep within this area, beside the largest spaceship, flowing with dark silver runes, a giant clad in the same dark silver armor, with a physique as imposing as a mountain, was rapidly approaching.

However, just as he got close enough to sense Huyan Bo's aura, Qiong Fu Wang's flying figure suddenly froze!

From extreme motion to extreme stillness, the originally smooth and flowing dark silver light was as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand, and was abruptly frozen halfway through!

"Huh? What's that???"

He remembered this figure, remembered this aura; it was the black-armored Marquis Immortal whom he had personally sent into Chaos City thousands of years ago.

The memories of immortal gods are never terrifying. Not to mention thousands of years, even tens of millions of years ago, if they want to find something, they can find it in their memories in a short time.

"How...how is this possible?!"

The Axe King stared wide-eyed at the calm figure standing not far away, his face filled with disbelief and horror.

"A title of King?! And an extremely powerful aura of a King!"

Thousands of years ago, he was clearly just a young fellow who had just been granted the title of Marquis! How did he become an extremely powerful figure among those granted the title of King the next time he boarded the train?!

How long has it been since then?

It's like we just saw off a naive medical student yesterday, and today they're back on the bus, and suddenly we realize they're already a department head!

If it weren't for the fact that the entire headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company, and the detailed records of the passengers, were there...

King Qiongfu was starting to wonder if some powerful being was using incredibly sophisticated illusion magic or creating an identical life form to play a prank on him!

After eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how incredible, can only be the truth!

King Qiongfu forcibly suppressed his turbulent emotions, took a deep breath, and tried to relax his somewhat stiff facial muscles.

It continued to accelerate and flew towards Huyanbo.

"I have met the Soul Destroyer King!" The Sky Axe King already knew Hu Yanbo's title from the passenger information.

"This time, we'll have to trouble Captain Qiongfu again," Huyanbo said with a smile.