The Nine Secrets of Swallowing the Stars Combined

In the Blood Luo World at that time, there lived countless lives that had been captured from various races in the universe by the Golden Beast God in his early years. These races had long regarded the Golden Beast God as their only totem and were extremely loyal to him.

This includes the ancestors of the humans in the Bloodlust world today.

These abducted beings of various races, nurtured by the Beast God of Gold, produced a large number of immortal gods and even powerful beings at the level of cosmic venerables, all of whom were willing to fight to the death for the Beast God.

Before leading the Hong Alliance to besiege the Golden Beast God, the human race secretly sent envoys to contact the high-ranking human race in the Blood Luo World. They promised that as long as the envoys returned to the human race and participated in the siege of the Golden Beast God, all past transgressions would be forgiven, and they would be able to make great contributions and receive a massive amount of resources from the race.

Unfortunately, the human race of the Bloodlust World at that time rejected it without hesitation.

At that time, they were already fanatically loyal to the Golden Beast God, regarding it as their only faith, and did not recognize themselves as part of the human race at all.

Ultimately, a brutal war erupted that swept across the entire Bloodlust world.

The Beast God of Gold was killed by the combined forces of the strongest human race. The human race of the Blood Luo World, as well as other alien races loyal to the Beast God, also suffered a devastating blow—all the Universe Venerable level experts perished, and less than one percent of the immortal gods survived.

As punishment for betraying their race, the cosmic rulers of the human race ultimately decided to designate the Blood Luo World as a permanent prison and a secret realm for the trials of geniuses, forcing the humans of the Blood Luo World to guard the Blood Luo Crystal left behind by the fallen Beast God for generations, forever isolating them from the vast primordial universe, forbidding them from taking even a single step outside.

Meanwhile, the Virtual Universe Corporation dispatched a Cosmic Venerable to create the Immortal Temple after the ancient war, secretly taking control of the entire Blood Luo World.

Firstly, it's to better monitor this prison; secondly, it's to select promising talents from within it.

Although permanently isolating the Blood Luo world was a punishment, the higher-ups of the human race ultimately left a glimmer of hope for the Blood Luo people.

As long as a Dark Warrior is born, or an Immortal God breaks through to the Universe Venerable realm, they will be qualified to know the whole truth, receive guidance from the human race, completely break free from the prison of the Blood Luo World, and officially join the Virtual Universe Company.

The previous claim that "Black Warriors must enter the Beast God's inheritance ground and cannot leave until they break through to the God Lord level" was merely an excuse for outsiders.

In fact, all the geniuses who achieved the Black Warrior title in the past have already passed the test, left the Blood Luo World, and become core members of the Virtual Universe Company.

Even long ago, when a King-level Immortal broke through to the Universe Venerable realm and forcibly broke out of the Blood Luo World, he was not killed by the "extraterrestrial race" as rumored. Instead, he was directly escorted back to the original universe headquarters by the envoy of the Virtual Universe Company.

"So that's how it is. Everything in the Blood Luo World today is the result of that ancient punishment." Ba Qi felt a mix of emotions and sighed inwardly.

The human ancestors of the Blood Luo World, who once wholeheartedly followed the Golden Beast God, still chose to refuse and betray when their race extended an olive branch at the last moment, thus ending up in their current state of being sealed off and isolated. In a sense, they truly brought it upon themselves.

But for the Bloodlust people of today, they have been living in this cage since birth, knowing nothing of their ancient past. Aren't they also paying the price for their ancestors' choices?

However, the higher-ups of the human race ultimately cherished the talents of peerless geniuses like the Black Warrior and powerful beings at the level of Cosmic Venerables, and chose to be lenient, giving them the opportunity to return to the race.

"If you have any further questions, feel free to ask now."

On the throne, the elder's voice rang out once more, interrupting Ba Qi's thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Ba Qi slowly shook his head.

He came from Earth and knew everything about the primordial universe and the human race, unlike the natives of the other Blood Luo world who were completely ignorant of the so-called "extraterrestrial races." Therefore, this information not only did not shock him, but also confirmed many of his suspicions, making it easy for him to accept.

"Indeed, the truth is cruel, but in the end, all of this is the result of your ancestors' own actions." The elder spoke slowly, "The fact that you betrayed your clan and were not completely exterminated is already the greatest leniency shown by the clan's higher-ups."

"Of course, although it's called a prison, the Blood Luo World is actually a uniquely blessed cultivation ground for you. Here, there is no threat of life and death from alien races, and even rare cosmic treasures like Blood Luo Crystals have an ample supply."

"It's no exaggeration to say that many of the weaker branches of our human race outside are in a far worse living condition than you are."

Upon hearing this, Ba Qi wholeheartedly agreed.

He knew better than anyone that there were countless branches of the human race in the primordial universe. Although they weren't isolated from the universe like the Blood Luo World, many of the weaker branches were in dire straits. Some races had even been enslaved as a whole, sold and slaughtered at will, with no hope of ever rising again.

In the Blood Luo World, there is no need to worry about invasions and hunting by top alien races such as the Zerg, the Demon Race, and the Mechanical Race. There is also a supply of treasures like Blood Luo Crystals that can enhance the level of life genes. As long as one has enough talent, one can apply for Blood Luo Crystals from the Immortal Temple. Such conditions are an opportunity that countless martial artists dream of in the primitive universe.

Ba Qi was well aware of the terrifying value of a complete Blood Crystal in the Hongmeng trading market.

That is a rare cosmic treasure that even an immortal king would have to squander his entire fortune to barely obtain one of. But in the Blood Luo World, as long as you can fuse with it and have enough talent, the Immortal Temple will supply it continuously.

Even ordinary Domain Lord-level martial artists have the opportunity to fuse with Blood Crystals to enhance their strength, something that was simply unimaginable in the Primal Universe.

"Ba Qi, now you know everything." The elder, whose surrounding space was constantly distorting, spoke slowly from his throne. "I ask you, are you truly willing to return to the human race and become a member of my virtual universe company?"

Upon hearing this, Ba Qi did not hesitate for a moment, immediately bowing and nodding respectfully, saying, "I am willing!"

Upon hearing this, the elder chuckled softly.

"You are decisive. The previous geniuses who became Black Warriors had very complicated feelings after learning the truth, and were far less insightful than you."

Upon hearing this, Ba Qi smiled calmly.

"As you said, Elder, the current situation of my hometown is all due to the choices made by our ancestors. The punishment we deserve is entirely justified."

"Moreover, from a certain perspective, this kind of punishment is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Therefore, I have no psychological burden."

Ba Qi's words were not unfounded.

On the one hand, he did think so—the fate of the human race in the Blood Luo World was not unjust, and compared to the weaker branches of humanity in the primitive universe who were enslaved by alien races and whose lives were precarious, the human race here was already considered to be in a very favorable situation.

On the other hand, he was not a native of the Blood Luo world, and this prison was never his true home, so he naturally had no resentment or unwillingness.