Swallowing the Stars: Inheriting the Legacy of Myriad Worlds

Chapter 158 A True Genius at Weapon Forging

Life within the human realm was peaceful and tranquil, without the slightest disturbance.

When Li Che returned to the human realm from the divine kingdom, he found that many affairs of the realm were still running normally. His senior brother, Venerable Fiery Erosion, was still searching for those unnoticed wild weapon-refining geniuses in the universe. The life-and-death battles of the giant axe were also being held meticulously one by one.

Li Che's parents, as well as the two immortal gods Rong Bing and Qi Yao of the former empire, have all returned from the initial universe.

With Li Che's current authority, Li Hong and his wife, along with the two immortal gods, stayed in the initial universe for more than twenty epochs until the initial universe environment could no longer provide them with any help for a short period of time, at which point they returned from that magical little universe.

Their gains were, of course, enormous.

Immortal deities like Rong Bing and Qi Yao have now become Marquis-level Immortals, and their status has changed to that of direct subordinates of Li Che. The resources they have acquired and the powerful individuals they have encountered in the initial universe over the years are things they could never have imagined before.

Their sudden surge in power fueled their desire to venture into the outer battlefields to fight, adventure, and accumulate wealth, so they could exchange it for the precious treasures in the Giant Axe Arena's core shop.

Li Che, of course, had no objection to this.

As for Li Che's parents, their gains over these twenty-odd epochs have been even greater. His father, Li Hong, is now considered a powerful figure among the peak world lords. His understanding of the fundamental laws of water has reached its limit, and he is only a small part away from fully mastering them.

While her mother, Sensa, was less talented, she had already barely reached the level acknowledged by the fundamental laws of wood, making her a formidable expert in civilized nations like Shen.

Now, Li Che's parents' lives have changed dramatically. When Li Che had just become the Universal Venerable, the Great Qianwu Venerable even personally summoned them, bestowed wealth and territory upon them, and encouraged them to have more offspring.

After all, whenever a powerful individual is born in a cosmic kingdom, the corresponding ruler of that kingdom receives a reward from the race. With a successful case like Li Che's, the race is naturally willing to encourage his parents to continue having children.

Unfortunately, the Realm Lord's conception rate is really low.

For the sake of the potential of more younger siblings who might be born in the future, Li Che did not send his parents to the God Kingdom, but allowed them to live in the territory of the Rongbing Starfield.

Seven years after Li Che returned from the Northern Prison Secret Realm, an event finally occurred within the human territory that was enough to attract his attention.

On this day, at the invitation of Venerable Fiery Erosion, Li Che entered the virtual universe to watch a live broadcast from a core cosmic secret realm of a certain human race.

The background of the live stream seemed to be a vast starry sky, under which a gigantic ape-like life form, thousands of kilometers tall, was using secret techniques to describe countless complex runes and integrate them into a totem pole-shaped weapon.

"The Destroyer of the Behemoth?"

Li Che stared intently at the colossal beast, whose size was comparable to a planet. He had seen one of these peak-blooded star beasts before, so he was very familiar with it.

However, the fluctuations of laws surrounding this behemoth were far inferior to those of the cosmic venerable one; it was merely an immortal being.

"The Destroyer King of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, an invincible king, is a disciple of the founder of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, the Lord of Desolation. During his time as a Realm Lord, he possessed a Destroyer Beast and achieved immortality with that body."

The Fire Venerable explained the identity of the Destruction Beast, which made Li Che understand.

Although the Lord of Desolate Mirror is about the same level as the Lord of Void Gold, both being top-tier fourth-tier beings, he is a powerful figure with several clones. One of his clones is permanently stationed at the headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, making him a Cosmic Lord who frequently takes on disciples.

They continued watching the live stream, only to see the Destroyer King continuously casting obscure law runes, imprinting them onto the enormous weapon with a precision disproportionate to its size.

Time passed swiftly amidst this exquisite and fluid operation, and finally, after a deafening roar from the behemoth, the last trace of the secret rune successfully merged into the material.

"boom!"

Even in the virtual universe, Li Che and Venerable Fiery saw the vast fluctuations of the primordial laws, the flashing of lightning, and the totem pole-shaped weapon had undergone a complete transformation, its aura surging far beyond that of all divine weapons.

"He actually succeeded in refining this precious treasure!"

As Venerable Fiery gazed at the flickering, unpredictable patterns of law on the totem pole, he was certain that it possessed the aura of a precious treasure.

"A regular heavy treasure weapon might only sell for 2 heavy treasure points in the clan shop, but that's still amazing."

Li Che watched as the behemoth waved its hand, and the originally thick and heavy totem pole quickly changed its shape, transforming into a long staff. He couldn't help but admire it.

While it's true that powerful beings in the primordial universe have indeed forged great treasures, this is the first time even Li Che has witnessed it.

He had to admit that this Destroyer King could be considered a genius in weapon crafting, especially since his compatibility with the weapon crafting tradition of the Savage Amber was extremely high.

"The Lord of the Wasteland will be very pleased."

The live stream ended, and Li Che was in a good mood. With such a genius in weapon crafting emerging from within the clan, this person would most likely be able to craft supreme treasures in the future.

"Of course I'm very happy. My disciple has shown such talent. Given Lord Huangjian's personality, it wouldn't be surprising if he bestowed two treasures upon him for self-defense."

Upon hearing this, Venerable Fire Erosion laughed.

Having spent so many years within the human race, these cosmic venerables have a good understanding of the personalities of the cosmic lords within their race.

The Lord of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is the most domineering and protective of his own among all the Cosmic Lords. He also enjoys reaping benefits for his Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Now that a disciple at the Immortal level has emerged who can refine powerful treasures, the Lord of Desolate Mirror will certainly not be stingy.

"Just watch, hopefully the Destroyer King will live up to his teacher's expectations and forge a supreme treasure soon," Li Che said with a smile.

The two brothers chatted idly. Although ten eras had passed since the clan's large-scale selection of weapon-refining geniuses began, it was still considered to be in its early stages, with a few genius immortals emerging from time to time.

"I've noticed that there's a young master at the World Lord level researching that weapon-refining inheritance within the Giant Axe Secret Realm. He has a very high talent, and I plan to take him as my disciple. Junior Brother Guixu, would you be interested in going to the Giant Axe Secret Realm with me?"

Venerable Fiery extended an invitation.

"No, senior brother, I'm planning to explore a secret realm in the universe during this time. After being silent for so many years, it's time to show my strength a little," Li Che refused.

"That secret realm of the universe?" Venerable Fiery's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Venerable Fiery had always been very curious about the level of his junior brother's strength.

"The Secret Realm of the Universe." Li Che smiled.

"Hmm, that's a huge secret realm. Its spacetime volume ranks among the top thousand of all the secret realms in the primordial universe." Venerable Fiery Erosion had obviously heard of the Yizhou Secret Realm and was quite surprised.

"I have to give it a try." Li Che smiled confidently.

Not long ago, he confirmed the first top cosmic overlord on his kill list.

The Queen Mother of the Zerg, the Lord of Rainflower Star, is a top-tier cosmic overlord directly under the Zerg, skilled in soul manipulation and swarm tactics.

For Li Che, who possesses top-tier domain treasures and soul treasures, this Queen Mother is largely under his control.

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