Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Back to Earth.

They summoned the eldest son, Shen Yu, once again.

Looking at his eldest son standing calmly before him, Shen Ping's eyes revealed satisfaction. In the past, this eldest son was timid and submissive in front of him, showing no signs of strength. However, after managing the family for tens of thousands of years, he has developed confidence and composure in the face of both honor and disgrace.

When an individual possesses overwhelming personal strength, their direct descendants are often deemed unfit for important positions. This is an eternal truth. When faced with a terrifying being stronger than oneself, someone who could be crushed with a single breath, one naturally feels inferior and uneasy, and over time, this fosters a cowardly mentality.

Like those immortal waiters in the Hongmeng Inner City Bar, even though they can come into contact with cosmic venerables every day, everyone knows that such immortality means they will hardly make any progress in their lifetime.

This is the influence of mindset and will.

The reason why the five major powers all wanted to get a share of the pie after the giant axe discovered that Earth had been modified by a powerful being and that it affected the soul and mind is that the influence of the mind and soul becomes greater as time goes on.

For a strong person to grow stronger, besides resources and treasures, the most important thing is to overcome many hardships themselves.

Ordinary people, when faced with beauty, power, and wealth, can easily succumb to depravity if they are not careful. How can such people possibly accomplish great things?

So over the years.

Shen Ping rarely interfered in the affairs of his eldest son managing the family, nor did he allow An Xueyi and Li Yuewei to get involved. This was all for the purpose of training and tempering his son, Shen Yu. A single thought or decision could affect tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of the family's descendants, which was a tremendous test of their psychological resilience.

Fortunately, the eldest son survived.

And he managed the family business fairly well.

At least it wasn't a chaotic mess, and the younger generation had relatively few complaints.

"How is your understanding of the laws?"

Shen Ping asked casually.

The son, Shen Yu, did not hide anything and said, "I have already gained insights into the level of being granted the title of Marquis and achieving immortality."

My insights are similar to those of An Xueyi and the others.

In this regard.

to be frank.

Shen Ping was not entirely satisfied. Although it was already quite good, the problem was that the Shen family had such a rich foundation. Just the Dao Asking Platform alone, as well as the rare and exotic fruits awarded by the family, would have allowed someone with exceptional talent to reach the minimum level for becoming a king long ago.

However, considering that the eldest son devoted a lot of energy to managing the family, he didn't say much. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Regarding family affairs, some things should be handed over to the younger generation. As for the allocation of resources among the younger generation, competition will be the main factor in the future. The criteria for judging the competition will be based on the understanding of the laws, contributions to the family, and one's own potential."

"Every five hundred years, we will hold a selection process for outstanding younger generations within our clan. I will create a special arena for these younger generations in my own virtual universe, and every eligible younger generation member must participate!"

Such rules can, as far as possible, prevent the burying of outstanding talents emerging from the younger generation of the family.

Although the speed of growth differs depending on whether resources are allocated or not, as long as one is a genius, even with just a tiny bit of resources, one can rise to prominence.

Shen Ping continued, "The genius selection competition and the battle of the strongest, held by the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Arena, are open to all disciples of the clan!"

Upon hearing this arrangement...

The eldest son, Shen Yu, looked excited and said, "Yes, Father."

In fact, the outstanding younger generation in the family had long wanted to participate in the Genius Battle and the Strongest Battle, because Shen Ping rose to prominence from the Genius Battle. They all wanted to emulate the family head and become peerless geniuses admired and sought after by millions!

Unfortunately, Shen Ping had long ago stipulated that outstanding juniors were absolutely not allowed to participate, but now this restriction has finally been lifted.

Watching her son leave.

Shen Ping shook his head. He used to worry that too many geniuses would emerge in his family, which would attract the attention of the five major powers and lead to the discovery of Earth's special characteristics. But things are different now. His life gene level is as high as 30,000 times, and he is already at the first level of the divine body. The volume of his divine body will explode to the limit of one million kilometers.

This is an incredibly large divine body. Although it cannot compare to things like the World Tree or the Nether Sea, it is still extremely powerful.

Most importantly, he can break through to the level of a Universe Venerable within a thousand years at most. At that time, his combat power will increase dramatically. Relying on the supreme treasure and the ultimate level secret technique of the Universe Lord, he will no longer be afraid.

"Based on the family's reward for advancing the level of life genes, with another 30 rewards, my divine body will be able to break through again, reaching the second level of the divine body. At that time, it will increase a thousandfold!"

"However, to reach the Infinite Divine Body, the third level of the Divine Body, you'll need at least 70 rewards!"

It's not easy for a family to obtain rewards these days. Whether it's assets, foundation, reputation, prestige, or descendants, they all need to be accumulated slowly. And the standards required become increasingly stringent as you go further in life.

Regarding assets, the next phase reward is estimated to be 50 Arcana Points!

As for the foundation, there are very few rewards. This is mainly because it is unlikely that the human race can occupy a large area of ​​territory. Adding a few or dozens of star domains is not a problem, but if tens of thousands of star domains are added, the situation will be different.

As for offspring, it's even more difficult nowadays. The scale of hundreds of billions of bloodline descendants can only rise to a trillion at most, and it's very difficult to go any higher, because there is a limit to the number of offspring. Sometimes it's not that you can just give resources and the descendants will be willing to have children.

Fortunately, the rewards for having many descendants have begun to shift towards improving the quality of future generations.

The remaining reputation and prestige can continue to rise.

Thinking of this.

Shen Ping sighed, "The road ahead is long and arduous."

……

Several months later.

Purple Bauhinia Island brings glory to the world.

Nine Rings King is back online.

Immediately, the hundreds of millions of inheritors on Zijing Island became active. Compared to Daohe King, who was a human-shaped walking treasure trove, they wanted the supreme treasure on Shen Ping's body even more.

In particular, that high-level class treasure is something that many cosmic overlords have been longing for.

However, no one dared to take the risk.

The fourth-level inheritor of the Beast God lost five consecutive matches. Apart from Venerable Ziyu and a few other inheritors ranked in the top ten who were still eager to try, the rest did not have the courage.

If it's about honor points, they can afford to lose.

With such a priceless treasure at stake, no one dares to play around with it lightly.

Even the demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race dared not make any rash moves. They only thought about luring the Nine-Ring King away from Purple Thorn Island. They were not stupid and would not foolishly give away such a treasure.

"The King of Nine Rings has left the mansion!"

"Nine-Ring King has gone to the treasure land again. He's really persistent!"

"Why didn't the demon race or the insect race arrange an assassination? Wasn't it said that the high-grade treasure armor on the Nine-Ring King was handed over to the Thunder Beast God?!"

"The Nine-Ring King must have some protective armor treasure. Even if we were to assassinate him, we would have to arrange for someone at the level of a cosmic overlord. And a cosmic overlord wouldn't be on Purple Thorn Island."

Many inheritors are keeping a close eye on the Nine Rings King's every move.

Shen Ping didn't care.

After arriving at the treasure land, he strolled around. The treasures on the 108 highest peaks were basically comparable to supreme treasures, and the heavy treasures were all top-level special heavy treasures. However, the conditions for opening them were quite harsh. He was strong enough, the only thing he lacked was the number of victories in the world of glory.

After walking around for a while...

They still couldn't unlock the treasure.

"Nine-Ring King, I, the Red Water Venerable of the Northern Frontier Alliance, challenge you to a duel. Do you have the guts to fight me in the Ancestral Mystic Realm?!"

This scene drew frequent glances from many inheritors, but no one seemed surprised or taken aback, as such challenges were commonplace when the Nine-Ring King was on Purple Thorn Island, and everyone was used to it.

Shen Ping casually asked, "How many treasures are there?"

Many inheritors are watching this as a joke. Nowadays, everyone knows that to challenge someone to a duel, you must have at least two supreme treasures as a foundation; otherwise, the Nine-Ring King won't say a second word.

"Two supreme treasures, one for protection and one for attack, plus a domain-type supreme treasure... Nine-Ring King, do you dare to fight?!"

The voice of the Venerable Chishui resounded!

This surprised many of the inheritors.

Two ordinary treasures plus a domain-type treasure—this is quite a grand gesture, clearly beyond what the Crimson Water Venerable could possess. There must be a cosmic overlord behind him, and not just any ordinary one; perhaps the Northern Frontier Alliance is supporting him.

After all, even if a high-ranking Venerable like Venerable Chishui were to actually challenge him, he would only be giving away a priceless treasure.

Shen Ping was also somewhat surprised; this was the first time a challenger had brought out so many treasures. "Talk is cheap. If you don't have any treasures, don't waste my time!"

The Crimson Water Venerable laughed heartily, "Nine-Ring King, I will activate the Glory World synchronization the day after tomorrow. Then you will know whether I possess any domain-type supreme treasures!"

"Okay, I agree!"

Shen Ping said calmly.

It was just wondering where to find a treasure, and now that Chishui had delivered it to its doorstep, it might as well grant its wish. After years of secluded cultivation, it was time to show off its strength and provoke the demon race, mechanical race, insect race, and other races. Otherwise, it would be difficult to achieve its goal of accumulating assets and obtaining rewards.

The Red Water Venerable was thrilled. This Nine-Ring King was indeed arrogant and rampant. He knew it was a trap, but he still wanted to jump into it!

"The Northern Frontier Alliance and the Demon Clan Alliance have promised that if I can lure this Nine-Ring King out, even if I perish, I will be resurrected and bestowed with a supreme armor treasure!"

"Hahaha!"

The protective armor is a priceless treasure, even for a high-ranking Venerable.

The inheritors around them were in an uproar.

The King of Nine Rings actually agreed; I really don't know if he was confident or arrogant.

Everyone knows this is definitely a trap.

There must be a cosmic overlord, or even a candidate god, plotting behind this.

Even if the Nine Rings King has a high-level domain-type treasure, he may not be able to escape, because if he is planning something, he will definitely bring a domain-type treasure with him. For example, Venerable Chishui directly took out a domain-type treasure!

The news quickly spread throughout Purple Thorn Island and then rapidly spread among billions of people.

The high-ranking members of the human race also knew that Shen Ping was going to challenge Venerable Chishui to a duel in the Ancestral Mystic Realm. Lord Chaos City, Lord Longxing and other universe lords sent emails to Bingfeng, but Bingfeng said not to worry.

After all, he was able to create the ultimate secret technique of the Lord of the Universe and possessed a high-level class treasure. Even at the Immortal level, he could unleash the combat power of a cosmic overlord. Although he might not be a match for a candidate god general, he could still escape if he wanted to.

However, just in case, the human race still notified Venerable Jiufeng, a human candidate for god general, asking him to lend a hand.

I will try my best.

Venerable Jiufeng sighed helplessly. He was merely a candidate for divine general; if he were to face several cosmic overlords, he would be powerless. "This Nine-Ring King really knows how to cause trouble!"

The day after tomorrow arrived in the blink of an eye.

The Crimson Water Venerable arrived at the Ancestral Mystic Realm early via the Purple Thorn Island Plaza. Standing atop the majestic mountain, he activated the Glory World Synchronous Network. "Nine-Ring King, this is the Heavenly Water Lock. Once activated, it can unleash tens of thousands of energy chains, restricting everything within its coverage!"

As he spoke, he urged them on.

It is indeed a treasure of the ordinary realm!

Such a treasure is worth at least 16 treasure points in the human race's treasury.

Shen Ping's eyes lit up immediately.

If we kill the Red Water Venerable, then his accumulated assets, including the previous 10 Treasure Points, plus the five Treasures obtained from the gambling battle, will amount to more than 30 Treasure Points.

No hesitation.

He went directly to the Purple Thorn Island Square, and through the teleportation channel, he arrived at the Ancestral Mystic Realm. He quickly teleported to the front of Venerable Red Water, and they gazed at each other across a mountain peak.

"Haha, King of Nine Rings, you really have guts!"

The Crimson Water Venerable shut down the synchronous network of the Glory World. "It's just a pity, the treasures you possess will soon belong to me!"

boom!

As he spoke, he activated the Heavenly Water Lock, and instantly a vast river, like a body of water, formed a chain. It was completely different from the one he had demonstrated before. Clearly, this Heavenly Water Lock was not an ordinary domain-type treasure; it was likely to be considered a top-grade item even among ordinary treasures.

Shen Ping was even more excited, "Good, good!"

Without further ado, they also activated the Starlight Realm, a supreme treasure of the higher realms. Countless dazzling and dreamlike starlight beams, like nebulae, quickly covered an area of ​​hundreds of millions of kilometers in radius, colliding, merging, and suppressing the vast and mighty water chains.

At the same time, the surrounding space was sealed off.

At this point, Shen Ping was unable to teleport and could only leave the sealed-off area. However, even if he left, the Tianshui Domain behind him would follow.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Almost instantly.

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted around Venerable Chishui, and three powerful figures of different sizes and forms appeared: Venerable Peifeng, a candidate for God General; Venerable Lanqi, the overlord of the universe; and Venerable Cangpu, a candidate for God General from the Demon Clan Alliance.

Shhhhhh.

As Shen Ping looked at these three cosmic overlords, spatial fluctuations emanated from the distance. Within just a few breaths, two more cosmic overlords appeared: one from the Zerg Alliance and the other two candidate god generals from the Spike Ring Alliance.

Venerable Peifeng and the cosmic overlord of the Thorn Ring Alliance laughed and said, "You demon race, insect race, and mechanical race alliance want to kill this Nine-Ring King? Go ahead and kill him! We two are just here to help. But don't forget the reward we promised afterwards!"

There are only 72 positions for God Generals in the Ancestral Mystic Realm, but the number of candidates for God Generals is far greater than that. Each of those who can become a candidate for God General is extraordinary and has reached the level of a cosmic overlord.

In other words, there are now five cosmic overlords surrounding and killing Shen Ping. Although Venerable Pei Feng and the other two are only there to provide support, even three cosmic overlords are enough to kill an immortal god! (End of this chapter)