The Nine Secrets of Swallowing the Stars Combined

The Bloodlust World, the deepest part of the Ancient God Ruins.

Above the ground, thick, blood-red malevolent energy still surged and lingered, but above this malevolent energy, a vast, boundless, and majestic golden palace complex floated.

Countless palaces and pavilions stretched for tens of millions of kilometers, like a golden continent floating in the sky, covering the vast area below and completely shrouding it in shadow.

Patrol teams of a hundred people each frequently flew through the void. Every soldier in the team was a Domain Lord-level expert wearing bronze armor, and each team was personally led by a World Lord-level expert.

This endless, continuous golden palace complex is guarded in every corner. The guards are at least Domain Lord level, and there are many World Lord level experts. The security is extremely tight, and even immortal gods would have no chance to break in easily.

This is the highest power center in the Blood Luo World, a sacred place in the hearts of countless martial artists—the Immortal Temple!

At this moment, in the very heart of the golden palace complex, before a majestic palace entirely forged from crimson divine crystal.

"brush!"

In the void, a spatial ripple suddenly appeared.

The eight figures guarding the palace gates instantly turned their heads, their sharp gazes fixed on the location of the spatial ripples. Their auras tensed instantly, and they entered a state of highest alert.

The next moment, the figures of Bloodfire God and Tyrant appeared out of thin air in the spatial ripples and slowly walked out.

Before the blood-red palace gates, eight guards clad in bronze armor stood solemnly, their powerful divine energy causing the surrounding void to tremble slightly—these eight were all genuine immortal gods!

Ba Qi's pupils contracted slightly, and a ripple stirred in his heart.

He knew better than anyone that the immortal gods of the Blood Continent were far fewer in number than the human race in the primitive universe, and each one of them was a supreme being.

Even a god-king like the Bloodfire God would give due respect to immortal gods, and would never allow a dignified immortal god to guard his gate.

This shows that the master of this blood-red palace, the legendary elder, indeed held a position far above all the other gods, and was revered to the extreme.

Upon seeing the Bloodfire God Lord approach, the murderous expressions on the faces of the eight immortal guards vanished instantly, replaced by expressions of utmost respect. Their surging divine power also subsided completely, and they bowed in unison, saying, "God Lord!"

"I wish to see the elders," the Bloodfire God Lord said slowly, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable certainty.

"Understood, the elders have already given the order. Please come in, Divine Lord!" The leading immortal deity immediately responded. The moment his voice fell, a surge of powerful divine energy erupted, and the blood-red palace gate behind him, thousands of feet high, swung open inward, revealing a dark and majestic passage deep within the palace.

The Bloodfire God nodded slightly, then, accompanied by Ba Qi beside him, stepped into the crimson palace.

The heavy palace doors slowly closed behind the two. The eight immortal gods outside the doors exchanged glances and began to whisper among themselves, using their divine power to transmit their thoughts.

"Wasn't that young man just now Blood God Tyrant Qi Yao?"

"Yes, it's him."

"That peerless genius from our Bloodlust World, hailed as one in a billion years?"

"I heard he has already broken through to the World Lord realm."

"Is that so? That shouldn't be the case. No matter how talented he is, he's still just a World Lord. What qualifications does he have to accompany the Bloodfire God Lord to meet the Elders?"

"What can we do? He's the personal disciple of the Bloodfire God!"

"No! Even the highest-ranking deity must announce their arrival beforehand to see the elders, let alone bring outsiders to an audience! Without the elders' approval, even the highest-ranking deities would never dare to bring any unauthorized persons into this palace!"

"Even if this Tyrant Qi is a peerless genius, he shouldn't be qualified to meet the Elders! Even an immortal general might not get to see an Elder even once in their entire life!"

The eight immortal gods were filled with astonishment and discussed it endlessly.

As guards protecting the Elders' Palace, they are immortal gods, but their status and position are far higher than ordinary immortals, even more noble than ordinary immortal generals, and their information network is extremely advanced.

Even so, they had no right to know the top secret about Ba Qi's achievement as a Black Warrior, so they naturally couldn't understand why a young man at the Realm Lord level could be summoned by the Elders.

……

Inside the vast and majestic blood-red palace, all was silent.

The Bloodfire God stood solemnly below the main hall, waiting quietly without the slightest impatience.

Ba Qi also consciously lowered his head and stood behind the teacher, holding his breath and not daring to make the slightest sound.

On the highest platform at the deepest part of the hall, a throne made entirely of pure metal stood silently, but at this moment it was empty.

Even so, the two dared not slack off in the slightest, their auras were completely suppressed, and they were filled with awe.

A moment later.

"Bloodfire, you've come."

A deep and ancient voice suddenly rang out in the hall.

Without the slightest warning, without the slightest spatial fluctuation, and without even a ripple, a figure appeared on the golden throne.

It was as if he had been sitting there since time immemorial, never having left.

Ba Qi kept his head down, but his heart suddenly tightened. He instantly realized that the legendary elder had arrived!

The fact that the other party could appear without his awareness shows that their control over space has reached an unbelievable level, making them a true cosmic master!

"Elder." The Bloodfire God immediately bowed, his expression extremely respectful.

Even though he was a renowned and powerful god-king in the Blood Luo World, he remained humble before this elder.

"This is my disciple, Ba Qi." The Bloodfire God Lord pointed to Ba Qi beside him and solemnly said, "I have personally verified that he has indeed successfully fused ten Blood Luo Crystals, becoming the legendary Black Warrior of my Blood Luo World."

After saying that, he said no more and waited quietly with his head bowed.

A deathly silence fell upon the golden throne.

The air in the hall seemed to freeze. Ba Qi lowered his head, but he clearly felt a gaze that seemed to see through everything in the world fall on him.

He couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly, but all he saw was a blurry human figure sitting quietly on the throne. The surrounding void was constantly twisting and folding. Not to mention seeing the other person's face, even the outline of the other person's body could only be seen as a hazy shadow.

He immediately looked away, lowered his head again, and dared not peek any further.

"As expected of the Universe Venerable." Ba Qi sighed inwardly. The other party was just sitting there, yet the surrounding space completely submitted to him. Without sufficient strength, one would not even have the right to see his figure clearly.

"very good."

After a long silence, the elder on the throne spoke again. His weathered voice echoed throughout the hall, causing ripples to spread through the void. "My Blood Luo World has not seen a Black Warrior for far too long. Bloodfire, you have done a great job in teaching."