Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

The territory of the demon race.

Inside the Sirius Palace.

The colossal Lord of the Heavenly Wolf roared, "Who said this Nine-Ring King relied solely on the power of his supreme treasure? He was able to defeat three inheritors of the fourth level of the Path of the Beast God in succession. Only a blind person would think he only relied on his supreme treasure!!"

"A bunch of useless trash."

"What use are you all!"

As the Lord of the Universe in charge of intelligence for the demon race, he is naturally also responsible for eliminating geniuses. Now, two dazzling geniuses have risen in succession among the human race, which has greatly increased the pressure on the Lord of Sirius. Even the Dream Demon Ancestor personally spoke with Sirius.

"Knife River".

"Nine Rings".

"Two unparalleled geniuses. I don't require you to kill them both; eliminating just one will suffice."

These words filled the Lord of Sirius with trepidation.

It sensed the dissatisfaction in the Dream Demon Ancestor's words.

After all, there are two unparalleled geniuses on Purple Thorn Island, and their potential is incredibly amazing. Either of them breaking through to the Universe Venerable realm would be a huge threat to the demon race. But what has happened? So far, they are still doing well.

Although he attempted the assassination once, it failed.

The Dream Demon Ancestor only cares about the results, not the process. If the Lord of Sirius is not up to the task, then replace him with someone else to be in charge of intelligence.

Inside the main hall.

Several cosmic overlords trembled in fear.

As the roars gradually subsided, the hall returned to calm.

The Lord of Sirius snorted, "Tell me, how do we kill that Nine-Ring King? The Blade River King has an avatar and a soul treasure, making him difficult to kill. Now we can only try to kill this Nine-Ring King."

One of his subordinates said, "Nine Rings King is arrogant and boastful, which is a major weakness in his character. The only way now is to lure him out of Purple Thorn Island and arrange for the cosmic overlord to kill him in the Ancestral Mystic Realm!"

"It can't be just an ordinary cosmic overlord; it has to be at least a candidate for god-general."

The 72 generals of the Ancestral God Sect are all incredibly powerful, with some special beings even comparable to top-tier cosmic overlords. This is one of the foundations of the Ancestral God Sect's strength. Among them are several candidate generals, some of whom belong to the demon race.

However, to get such a candidate divine general to take action, the price would be quite high; it certainly wouldn't be something that could be settled with just one or two treasures.

The Lord of Sirius certainly understood this. He would never have done this before, but now that the Nine-Ring King has defeated three in a row, it has proven his strength. Even without relying on treasures, he can defeat a Universe Venerable just by using secret techniques!

He will definitely become a cosmic overlord when he breaks through to the level of a Cosmic Venerable in the future, and he will likely be no ordinary being.

If an immortal being is this powerful, their divine body must be extraordinary.

How do we lure out this Nine-Ring King?

"I believe he will accept the bet if I offer him a special type of artifact."

Hear this.

Lord Sirius frowned, but he understood his subordinate's intentions. Although the Nine-Ring King was crazy and possessed many treasures, he was also incredibly greedy; otherwise, he wouldn't have used a high-grade treasure to wager on the battle.

"I will apply to the community!"

A special type of treasure, plus the need to ask a candidate god general for help, the price is not low, and it's not something that Tianlang can decide on its own.

At the same time.

The Zerg and Mech races are also making plans.

The threat posed by the Nine Rings King was too great. No one had expected that the opponent would be so powerful in terms of secret techniques. It was unbelievable that a divine body of the same level could defeat a Universe Venerable. Even the Dao River King was not as monstrous as him.

Purple Bauhinia Island.

Inside the mansion.

Shen Ping opened the virtual window.

A new reward has appeared.

His eyes brightened slightly.

[You defeated the Cosmic Venerable in the Glory World, your fame spread far and wide, your reputation reached its peak among the Cosmic Venerables of the human race, and your reputation soared among the top leaders of the five major forces, taking the most powerful step towards prosperity.]

[Rewards: 5 top-tier treasures, 3 high-level special treasures, 10 high-level treasures, 30 common treasures, and the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe...]

【额外奖励虚空真神级机械流束缚类至宝碎片X20（20/100），地球人类本体生命基因提升1000倍（30081倍），兽神界火之兽神八大雕像一座，2件巅峰特殊类至宝……】

The level of rewards for prestige has reached its maximum potential; any further improvement would be at the ancient level.

At that time, the three major aspects—population and offspring, assets, and reputation—will all be at an ancient level.

This put him in a very good mood.

"Haha, it may seem like I only won three treasures in the bet, but in reality, I've gained a whole bunch. If those alien races knew, they'd be furious!"

Shen Ping was secretly delighted. Although the reward items for the prosperous level hadn't changed much, the more treasure rewards the better. Each additional item meant that the Shen family's foundation would increase by a little. Naturally, this joy of gain made him especially happy.

Moreover, this time the life genes of the human body on Earth have increased by 30,000 times.

From the perspective of divine beings.

He is now equivalent to 300 times the power of a cosmic master!

"After these three betting battles, even more inheritors of the fourth level of the Beast God realm on Purple Thorn Island will be observing from the sidelines. Only those ranked higher will truly dare to continue the challenge!"

This is bad news.

But there was no other way. Even if he deliberately didn't use his full strength, he still had to win against those alien races. He couldn't just intentionally lose. Losing once out of ten battles was normal. However, he believed that with the hook of the high-grade treasure, there would definitely be alien venerables who would be tempted.

"Should we raise the stakes to higher-level Arcana items?"

Shen Ping was deep in thought.

If a high-level realm were offered, those alien venerables would go even crazier, since exchanging a supreme treasure for a high-level realm would be an incredible bargain.

When the profit is large enough, it can make people lose their rationality.

I thought about it carefully.

He suppressed the thought.

Having won three matches so far, raising the stakes prematurely would only make those inheritors of other races more hesitant.

……

Virtual universe.

The palace on the mountainside of Thunder Island in Rain Mountain.

Since defeating the three successors of the Cosmic Venerables, the number of Cosmic Venerables who came to congratulate him has increased, and even a Cosmic Overlord has appeared.

This is the most direct manifestation of strength.

Before this.

Although Shen Ping was renowned and had even killed a high-level cosmic Venerable, many powerful individuals, including those from the human race, generally believed that Shen Ping relied on the power of the Supreme Treasure and were actually disdainful of him. They felt that without the Supreme Treasure, they could have easily trampled on the Nine-Ring King.

But now it's different.

The three battles thoroughly proved their strength.

Strength represents status.

It can be said.

Only at this moment did Shen Ping truly integrate into the circle of cosmic venerables.

One after another, the venerable beings of the universe departed.

The Palace Mistress Mengluo stayed behind.

Fine wine and fruits were placed on the stone table in the pavilion. Apart from drinking some of the wine, no one would touch the other fruits. But whether they were touched or not, they still had to be placed there.

"Junior Brother's bet this time has really shocked many people, including your senior sister me. I never expected you to be so strong."

As she spoke, she glanced at Shen Ping, "Once you break through to the Universe Venerable realm, you will surely become the overlord of the universe!"

The hallmarks of a cosmic overlord are a hundredfold divine body amplitude limit, ultimate secret techniques, or a hundredfold life gene level. Shen Ping was able to defeat a cosmic venerable one head-on without relying on a supreme treasure, which clearly indicates that his divine body amplitude and secret technique level are both very high.

Such immortality, once it reaches the level of a cosmic sovereign, would absolutely make it a hegemon.

As for whether Shen Ping can break through to the Universe Venerable level... by now, no one doubts that.

More than half of the fourth-level inheritors of the Beast God on Purple Thorn Island are Universe Venerables. Those who have been granted the title of King, Immortal, and Invincible can easily break through to the Universe Venerable level after only a slight understanding of the fourth level, let alone a monstrous genius like Shen Ping.

"Junior Brother, be careful! The demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race will definitely try to assassinate you. They absolutely cannot stand by and watch you break through to the Venerable realm!"

"The King of Daohe was assassinated at the gate of his own mansion. Such a thing might happen to you. The King of Daohe has an avatar, but what about you? If you die, even if you are resurrected, you will lose some of your special privileges."

Palace Mistress Menglu reminded her.

Shen Ping smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senior Sister. Besides, I also have clones."

He had no intention of hiding the fact that he had clones.

There's nothing to hide.

Palace Mistress Mengluo was taken aback, then utterly astonished, "You...you have the ability to create clones?"

There are actually quite a few beings in the universe with the talent to create clones, but among the powerful beings of billions of races, this proportion is extremely rare.

Shen Ping nodded.

Palace Mistress Mengluo was filled with envy. "Impressive! No wonder you act this way. You're so confident. Tsk tsk, if a foreign race were to assassinate you and discover you also have a clone, they'd probably regret it to the core!"

Everyone knows that the Nine-Ring King possesses high-level protective treasures and soul treasures. If one wants to assassinate him, it is not possible to send an ordinary universe venerable; at the very least, one must be a universe overlord. And if one were to assassinate him within the Ancestral Mystic Realm, the cost would be even higher, because the Nine-Ring King also possesses high-level category treasures.

"Junior Brother has quite a few secrets."

She was filled with emotion.

We were chatting.

Shen Ping's brows suddenly twitched.

"What's wrong?"

"Someone has challenged me."

The Seven Swords King and others sent him an email notification, saying that there was a challenge from a fourth-level inheritor of the Beast God, who was ranked among the top twenty, and was a Universe Venerable of the Thorn Ring Alliance.

Palace Mistress Mengluo laughed, "Then you should hurry up and go, this is a priceless treasure."

Shen Ping chuckled.

Glory to the world.

Many of those who carry on the tradition are discussing the challenges.

"This Nine-Ring King has already won three supreme treasures. If he wins the fourth round, he'll have four supreme treasures!!"

"Damn, even acquiring treasures on the original planet wasn't this fast!"

"Greed! Everyone's greedy, but in the end, it only benefits that Nine-Ring King!"

"Hmph, that's a top-tier treasure. Who wouldn't be greedy? If I had such a treasure, I'd challenge it too. What if I won!"

"Indeed, the Nine-Ring King has brought out a high-grade protective armor-type treasure, which is quite valuable. As long as we win, we will not be afraid to face the overlord of the universe in the future."

The maximum attack resistance of a high-grade armor treasure is higher than that of an ordinary treasure; even the attacks of a cosmic overlord cannot reach that limit.

Soon.

The new challenger failed.

Shen Ping has acquired another priceless treasure.

This made many inheritors extremely jealous, and they gritted their teeth in hatred.

Four priceless treasures!

Although each challenger brought out the most common Arcana items, they were still worth 4 Arcana Points!

As some inheritors have said, even in resource-rich locations like the original planet, it wasn't this fast.

"It's my treat today, same place as always!"

Upon hearing this...

Those who inherited the legacy became even more envious.

Shen Ping then left Zijing Island and returned to Earth through the legend of the Divine Kingdom. He began to cultivate outstanding younger generations within his clan while studying the fundamental laws of space.

With the full effort of the four clones, they studied diligently.

He is making rapid progress.

As for the gambling battles, he knew that four battles were probably enough, and even if there were more, there would be very few, as none of those inheritors were fools.

Time passed slowly.

Within a century of the start of the gambling war, Luo Feng went to the Yan Shen Clan and caused a great disturbance, exposing the Demon Killer Clan's clone talent domain and obtaining the Calamity Armor. Afterwards, he went to the Yin Fa Secret Realm as arranged by Zuo Shan Ke.

Two hundred years later.

Another challenger, ranked in the top ten, failed again.

They won five games in a row.

Those who inherited the legacy have finally calmed down a lot.

The demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race became even more anxious, but unfortunately, Shen Ping simply wouldn't show himself or reveal himself.

Two thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

There is a platform for seeking answers.

Shen Ping has spent the equivalent of 10,000 years studying this.

His innate talent for laws was terrifying. Through dedicated cultivation and comprehension of the laws, he completely mastered the three major spatial techniques: teleportation, sealing, and strangulation.

Now all that's left is integration.

However, it is unnecessary to rely solely on arduous study and research to achieve fusion. This final hurdle of the fundamental laws of space will cause one to be stuck for a period of time, no matter how high one's attainments are.

Knowing this, Shen Ping naturally didn't continue to study the fundamental laws of space. So, he focused his remaining time on the fundamental laws of time, the secret rune diagrams, and his comprehension of the Beast God statue.

"Cultivation requires a balance of activity and rest. I should go out for a stroll; perhaps I'll find an opportunity to fully comprehend and integrate the fundamental laws of space..."

Compared to Luo Feng.

He spent most of his time in seclusion, and rarely engaged in actual combat.

Leave the platform for seeking answers.

As is customary, the eldest son, Shen Yu, was summoned and briefly inquired about the family's development over the past two thousand years.

From above the virtual frame.

There are no new rewards for having more people and offspring, which means that the number of outstanding descendants is still increasing and the next stage has not yet been reached.

Other aspects, such as reputation, assets, foundation, and prestige, were not rewarded.

After asking about the situation.

Shen Ping, An Xueyi, and Qi Yue'er took a stroll around the Milky Way and the life-bearing planets where their clan had thrived. On one hand, they wanted to relax, and on the other hand, they wanted to see how their clan was developing and multiplying.

This stroll...

We have indeed discovered some problems.

Although the family has formed an enforcement team, the team members are still human and inevitably show favoritism. Therefore, when enforcing the law, they sometimes do not follow the family rules.

This leads to injustice.

However, since it was a minor matter, the eldest son dealt with it directly after learning about it, without reporting it to him.

"With such a large number of descendants, there will be disparities in resources for nurturing, survival, and cultivation. Even if the family is balanced, there will still be a gap between the rich and the poor... This is a problem that exists in every family."

"This is what An Xueyi, who has already reached the level of being granted the title of Marquis and achieving immortality, said."

The descendants of this family now number in the hundreds of millions, and their living conditions are generally poor. Some are even destitute and cannot even apply for the most basic security provided by the family.

Shen Ping sighed. He had done his utmost to ensure the well-being of his descendants, allocating resources accordingly, with the majority of the family's assets and profits going towards nurturing the next generation. Unfortunately, it was still difficult to change the situation. (End of Chapter)