Swallowing the Stars: The System Bound the Wrong Person at the Start

Although the Pangu Clan has announced the lifting of restrictions on entering and leaving the Milky Way, to this day, very few of its people and clansmen have left the Milky Way.

The reason is simple—here, they don't experience any cultivation bottlenecks. Inside the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, Divine Source Coins can be exchanged for countless cultivation resources, and Bloodline Evolution Potions are plentiful. As long as the resources are sufficient, their cultivation path will be smooth sailing, at least until they reach the Immortal realm.

Of course, they were not foolish; they wouldn't be so stupid as to hastily advance to immortality merely by comprehending lower-level laws. Perhaps influenced by their patriarch Pangu, or perhaps due to the insights they gained from the creation of the "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths," both ordinary citizens of the Milky Way and true members of the Pangu clan have now involuntarily embarked on an unprecedented path—the simultaneous cultivation of ten laws!

Seeing this magnificent sight, He Xi simply built a "Law Tower" on Penglai Immortal Island. The tower has six levels, each progressively more advanced: the first level has ten murals, inscribed with the nine most basic essences of the ten systems of laws; the second level has thirty-six essences; the third level has one hundred and eight essences; the fourth level contains law inscriptions that have reached the level of law recognition; the fifth level encompasses the complete eight lower-level laws, as well as the three profound branches of the two higher-level laws; and the sixth level is none other than the complete inscription of the laws of time and space!

Furthermore, the Heavenly Book Pavilion houses the secret techniques accumulated by the Zerg over countless eras, available for their reference; the Trial Tower is a place of life-or-death battles, where warriors refine their killing skills; the Reincarnation Tower seals memories, allowing them to undergo hundreds of reincarnations in a virtual world to hone their mental fortitude; and the Will Tower is truly terrifying. After comprehending the laws of spacetime, He Xi added a time flow rate to it—the first level, the apprentice level, and the second level, the planetary level, had a flow rate of one time, and with each subsequent level, the flow rate increased tenfold! Until the tenth level, the will training at the True God level took place at a time flow rate a full one hundred million times faster!

With such a foundation, why would the inhabitants of the Milky Way need to travel abroad? However, some of their free-spirited members did venture out of the Milky Way. But relying on the absolute security of being able to return to the "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths" at any time, they regarded the universe and the starry sea as their own backyard, roaming freely without any worries.

However, this tranquility did not escape the eyes of outsiders.

The five major powers of humanity keep a close watch on the Milky Way. The moment the first member of their race stepped out of the galaxy, countless immortal powerhouses were already lying in wait, monitoring them closely. And today, humanity's second strongest being—the Lord of Chaos City—has personally descended to the edge of the Milky Way.

At this moment, the Lord of Chaos City stood tens of thousands of kilometers tall, his skin gleaming with a silvery-white luster. Thousands of tentacles grew from his head, and his eyes, as vast as a large lake, exuded an aura of compassion and peace. He walked barefoot on the waves, wielding a scarred and mottled stone staff. His clothes were woven from thousands of artifacts, each thread like a rushing river, swaying in the wind and emitting a unique Daoist sound that penetrated straight to the soul.

Under the control of his spatial and temporal domain, the Chaos City Lord had a clear view of all those emerging from the Milky Way. When he saw clearly those humans who had come from the Milky Way, his mind jolted: dozens of World Lords with perfect genes and perfect souls? And thousands upon thousands of humans with World Lord-level bloodlines?!

Just as he was feeling agitated, a sudden change occurred!

An indescribable, immense power descended from nowhere, instantly enveloping the Lord of Chaos City. His prized spacetime domain crumbled inch by inch before this power, like thin ice meeting boiling water!

The void before the Lord of Chaos City was forcibly torn apart, with dark purple chaotic mist churning at the edges, like stardust that had settled for billions of years being rolled into a giant spiral vortex. At the very center of the vortex, a point of almost deathly still, silvery-white cold light condensed.

"roar--!"

With a deep dragon roar, a ten-kilometer-long jet-black dragon burst forth from the cold light! On the dragon's head, between its horns, stood a proud young man with two meters tall, red hair, and a red robe.

It was none other than Chen Yang's Demon Lord clone—Lou!

"Lord of Chaos City, is it not inappropriate for you to so wantonly investigate my people and subjects?"

Lou did not use the universal language, but instead directly transformed the Chinese language package into soul fluctuations, forcefully pouring them into the mind of the Chaos City Lord. Under this overwhelming soul pressure, the mighty Chaos City Lord was unable to even muster the slightest power to resist.

He hovered in the void, his divine body instinctively activating defensive techniques. But the shield that was strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from a fifth-order universe lord was now cracking like thin paper.

The Lord of Chaos City's expression shifted slightly, his gaze fixed on the red-robed youth and the black dragon beneath him, its scales gleaming with a dark purple luster like molten iron. A storm raged within him. He had ruled the core territory of the human race for countless years, and had never seen such a bizarre life form, much less an existence capable of shattering his spatial domain with a mere wisp of soul transmission!

The man before him was clearly the Lord of the Universe, but not the strongest being in the universe, yet he strangely possessed a physical body. Could he be like that born beast god? And that terrifying soul power, it should be the same as the Huang and Pangu clans he had investigated before, all possessing 10081 soul cores.

As the vast power of the soul receded like a tide, the Lord of Chaos City took a deep breath, forcibly stabilizing his mind. His gaze was piercing, and his tone carried an unprecedented solemnity and probing:

"Your strength is unfathomable, far exceeding the scope of a fifth-order universe lord, and perhaps even... touching the threshold of the strongest in the universe? May I ask who you are, and what your connection is with my human race? If you are a reclusive senior of my human race, I hope you will enlighten me. We are all of the same race, so let's not have any misunderstandings."

"The same kind? The same kind who enslave and sell each other?"

Lou heard this, and a faint, ambiguous smile appeared on his lips. His deep, starry eyes were devoid of emotion, as if he were watching the dying struggle of an ant. He gently raised his right hand, and a dark purple chaotic blade of light instantly condensed at his fingertips. Within the blade of light, there were fluctuations of laws capable of destroying everything.

"Misunderstanding?" Lou's deep and magnetic voice exploded in the Chaos City Lord's mind. "You have been wantonly spying on my territory and treating my people like dirt, and now you come to talk about misunderstandings? Since you're here, leave something as a greeting gift."

Before he finished speaking, the blade of light at his fingertips had already shot out!

The blade's light grew longer in the wind, instantly expanding to a size of tens of thousands of miles, carrying a terrifying power that tore through space, and slashed straight towards the Lord of Chaos City. Although this attack was not delivered with full force, it was by no means something that an ordinary universe lord could easily withstand.

The Chaos City Lord's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected the other party to be so domineering, attacking without a word! He dared not be careless in the slightest, instantly activating his Time Domain to try to slow down the blade's attack. At the same time, he gripped the mottled stone staff tightly with both hands and chopped it down.

"boom--!!"

The moment the blade and staff clashed, the surrounding space shattered like a mirror, and a violent energy storm swept in all directions. Although the Lord of Chaos City barely managed to block the attack, his body was shaken and he was forced to retreat repeatedly, his blood and qi churning within his divine body.

He was utterly horrified: the red-robed youth's strength was even more terrifying than he had imagined!

Just as the aftershocks of their battle were about to reach the distant Milky Way, a gentle yet irresistible silver light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the entire battlefield.

"Gentlemen, this is the foundation of our clan; it is not advisable to resort to violence here."

He Xi's figure appeared out of thin air. She held a jade scroll in her hand, which was the carrier of her specially made "Heavenly Book" and was always connected to the "Heavenly Book" itself in the Nine Heavens. As silver light flowed around her, the jade scroll opened automatically, and an extremely mysterious spatial power instantly enveloped Lou and the Lord of Chaos City.

The next instant, the two figures vanished into thin air, transported to a desolate star field tens of millions of light-years away. Here, there were no inhabited planets, no remnants of civilization, only endless void and lifeless stars—the perfect battlefield for a clash of titans.

"Hmm?" The Chaos City Lord had just regained his footing when he found himself in an unfamiliar star field. He couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine at the silver-haired woman's spatial abilities. Even he would find it difficult to transfer two powerful individuals so silently!

"I am the Chaos City Lord of the human race, ordered by my race to patrol the borders of the Milky Way!" The Chaos City Lord sneered, no longer holding back, his divine power burning to its limit. He transformed into a streak of light and charged towards Lou. "May I ask who you are, and why you have designated this desolate star system on the edge of the primordial universe as your private territory?"

He knew that if he didn't demonstrate sufficient strength today, he might not be able to escape unscathed.

"Interesting." Lou's eyes flashed with admiration upon seeing this.

He no longer held back and directly unleashed the secret technique passed down by the Pangu clan—the Law of Heaven and Earth!

Boom! The demon lord's dharma image suddenly appeared behind him, a crimson demon god phantom that was 90,000 kilometers tall and stood tall and imposing! The demon god held a straight sword burning with raging flames in his hand and slashed down fiercely at the Chaos City Lord.

This strike contained the power of the ten laws of time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and light. Although it was not executed at full power, it had already faintly touched the level of a sixth-order secret technique! Its power was enough to destroy the heavens and the earth.

The Chaos City Lord felt as if a mountain of blades, imbued with terrifying power of law, was pressing down on him, making even breathing incredibly difficult. He gritted his teeth and unleashed his trump card, a fifth-tier secret technique, in an attempt to resist. However, even with all his might, he was still forced back by this terrifying power, and his domain treasure, "Thousand Treasures River," wailed madly, utterly unable to suppress the power of the blades.

Just as the Lord of Chaos was about to collapse and his divine body was on the verge of disintegration—

"clang--!!"

A dazzling golden axe light suddenly slashed from afar, striking Lou's giant sword with perfect accuracy. The two terrifying forces canceled each other out, unleashing a devastating energy storm.

"Chaos, I'm here to help you!"

With a hearty laugh, a towering figure, clad in animal hides and standing thousands of feet tall, strode out from the spatial rift. The moment he appeared, he swung his supreme treasure, the giant axe, aiming to cleave Lou's back, intending to save the Chaos City Lord from his desperate situation.

"Oh? Another one?" Lou raised an eyebrow, his face still bearing that calm smile. He flashed, easily teleporting away from the giant axe's attack.

The Giant Axe Founder landed steadily beside the Chaos City Lord, wielding a supreme treasure, exuding a majestic aura, like a war god descending from the wilderness.

"In that case, let's all come at once," Lou said calmly.

Just then, another figure appeared silently beside Lou.

He was a young man, about 1.8 meters tall, dressed in a dark brocade robe embroidered with flowing cloud patterns in silver thread, which appeared and disappeared with his steps. His long, black hair was tied up with only a black jade crown. He stood tall and elegant in the wind, his robes fluttering, like a celestial being emerging from the night.

He had a handsome face and exquisite features, but his indifferent expression gave off a cold and aloof air; yet his temperament was gentle and refined, and he held a golden and ancient longsword in his hand—the Xuanyuan Sword.

It was Chen Yang's other clone, Huang!

"I have long admired your name, the founder of the Giant Axe." Huang smiled slightly and gently swung the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand.

Swish!

An invisible sword aura, carrying the terrifying power of a sixth-tier weapon, slashed towards the Giant Axe Founder.

"My name is Huang. I am fortunate to have this opportunity to exchange ideas with you today. Please enlighten me."

The Giant Axe Founder sensed the seemingly ordinary yet infinitely complex sword energy, and his expression instantly turned extremely solemn. He knew that the young man before him was definitely a formidable opponent! In the primordial universe, he could only unleash the strength of the sixth rank at most, while this powerful figure opposite him could effortlessly wield a genuine sixth-rank sword with a single stroke!

"Very well! Then let me see just what you reclusive experts are capable of!"

The Giant Axe Founder roared, unleashing a flurry of golden axe shadows that clashed fiercely with Huang's sword energy. The two exchanged blows, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle. Every move and stance contained profound laws and mysteries, leaving the Chaos City Lord watching in awe.

Especially the sixth-tier secret technique unleashed by Huang, unpredictable and seamlessly integrated offense and defense, seemed to contain the ultimate principles of the universe, making it impossible for the Giant Axe Founder to defend against, greatly increasing the pressure on him. He was horrified: This Huang is definitely more than just a sixth-tier expert!

"Is this...is this the power of the Pangu Clan?"

The Lord of Chaos City was filled with despair and shock as he looked at the scene before him. He had originally thought that only He Xi was the powerful figure behind the scenes in the Milky Way. Even though he had heard the name "Pangu Clan" from the people of the Milky Way, he only thought of it as some kind of reclusive clan.

But he never expected that Huang, who was only at the "third level of the Hengxing" level in his previous investigation, was actually hiding such a terrifyingly powerful expert!

The supreme treasure that once shook the universe and the seas, held by the founder of the giant axe, now groaned in agony under its unbearable weight. His prized close-combat skills were being shattered into pieces by the seemingly gentle yet deadly Xuanyuan Sword of Huang.

"What a magnificent Xuanyuan Sword! What a magnificent Nine Swords of the Human Emperor!" The creator of the giant axe roared, his muscles bulging, like a resurrected ancient demon god. He held nothing back, his divine power burning wildly, pushing his understanding of the laws of the universe to its limit. On the supreme treasure, the giant axe, the fundamental law of metal transformed into a dazzling river of axe stretching a million miles, carrying the domineering momentum to cleave through chaos and sever eternity, cleaving down upon Huang.

"boom--!!"