Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

The shattered space in the starry sky gradually began to recover.

Palace Mistress Mengluo also emerged from the World Ring. Looking around, she couldn't help but ask, "Where is Lord Bai'e?"

Shen Pingyan's fire beast clone said in a low voice, "Let's go. You continue collecting Heavenly Light Silkworm Silk."

Palace Mistress Mengluo: "..."

She continued tentatively, "Lord Yanhuo, did you... did you drive away the Lord of Bai'e?"

The Fire Beast avatar didn't hide anything, "That Lord Bai'e's strength is average. My divine body is larger than his, so I used an exchange of injuries to repel him. However, this place isn't very safe. You should finish collecting quickly, as we need to leave. I'm worried that Lord Bai'e might bring other Crystal Race Universe Lords with him!"

Hear this.

Palace Master Mengluo was shocked, but after regaining her senses, she hurriedly said, "Let's leave first. We shouldn't perish here for this little bit of Heavenly Silkworm Silk. We've collected quite a lot over the years. We can go back and exchange it for other resources."

Shen Ping thought for a moment and then said, "Okay."

The Lord of the Universe still cares about his reputation. Since the Lord of White Aw was repelled by him, he probably won't come again for a while. After all, it also judged that Lord Shen Ping, the Lord of Yan Huo, was not someone to be trifled with. Not only was his divine body enormous, but he also had a top-level domain treasure by his side. Unless a Lord of the Universe at the peak level came, it would be difficult to kill him even if there were another Lord of the Universe.

Leave the Heavenly Light Secret Realm.

The two then returned to the territory of the human race via teleportation from the divine kingdom.

Palace Master Mengluo originally intended to transfer the harvest to Lord Yanhuo through the Hongmeng Alliance, but he refused and told her to just transfer it to Shen Ping's human avatar on Earth.

Watching Lord Yanhuo teleport away.

The third senior sister's eyes flashed with surprise and doubt. She originally thought that Lord Yan Huo might be her junior brother's clone, but after the battle with Lord Bai E, she was no longer sure. After all, no matter how strong her junior brother was, it was impossible for him to defeat the Lord of the Universe in such a short time!

"Is he from the Hong Alliance, or from some other alien race... Never mind, whatever his identity is, as long as he has a good relationship with Junior Brother, that's fine. It's a pity that we didn't gain much in the Heavenly Light Secret Realm this time."

……

The Silent Kingdom.

The Fire Beast's clone flew over, rapidly replenishing and restoring its damaged divine body.

Looking at his clone, Shen Ping couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It was indeed difficult to kill a universe master, even a top universe overlord. The Lord of Jinyi Island did not possess any high-level palace treasures. If Lord Bai'e had arrived a little later, he would have been able to kill him.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

"Aside from my main human body on Earth, the other clones are still somewhat weak. I need to quickly study the rune patterns and the runes on the supreme treasures, and try to activate them!"

To activate the most powerful treasure, there are two methods: one is to forcefully activate it with divine power, and the other is to activate the secret runes through the comprehension of laws. The first method is not too costly for a universe lord, but he is a universe venerable. Even if his divine power is extremely pure, the consumption is terrifying. He may only be able to activate it for a few seconds before he can't continue.

Therefore, we can only go through the second method.

Using the secret pattern diagram to activate it actually falls under the second method, which can be considered opportunistic. Even without the corresponding understanding of the laws, one can still activate the secret pattern.

This is like being able to drive a car without understanding how it works.

"Besides the Primordial Star, obtaining supreme treasures in other secret realms is quite difficult. Only top-tier cosmic overlords possess a relatively large number of supreme treasures. Ordinary overlords only have two or three supreme treasures, which aren't even enough to fill a tooth gap... Oh well, let's send the Fire Beast and the Frost Whale clones to explore the Cosmic Sea during this time. Hmm, I need to get them some good supreme treasures!"

It will be tens of thousands of years before the primordial star is fully formed.

During this period, the Earth's human body and the World Tree avatar have been studying and comprehending the secret rune diagrams, absorbing and digesting the law-running sword techniques obtained from the research and discussion meeting, and the sword techniques at the level of Eternal True Gods are sufficient for their needs.

Make a plan.

Shen Ping then selected two top-tier special-class treasures from the pile of treasures awarded by his family: a domain and a flying palace. He used them to save his life and suppress his enemies. The top-tier palace-type treasures had extremely strong defenses that even the strongest beings in the universe could not break through. Both of his clones had top-tier soul treasures to suppress their souls, ensuring absolute safety!

During the refining of the supreme treasure.

His master, the Lord of Ice Peak, asked him to go there.

Virtual universe.

Thunder Island.

Shen Ping arrived at the palace of the Ice Peak Lord. It was clear that news of the injury to the White Peak Lord had spread. This matter was actually spread by the Crystal Clan, who claimed that the Fire Lord was a hidden cosmic lord of the human race. In any case, the story was extremely absurd.

"I've met you, teacher."

The Lord of Ice Peaks asked directly, "Did your avatar injure the Lord of White Awe in the Heavenly Light Secret Realm?"

His voice was filled with surprise.

He knew that his disciple had extraordinary opportunities, possessed many treasures, and was extremely powerful. But how long had it been? He had actually managed to injure a Lord of the Universe. Although the Lord of Bai'e was not very strong, he was still a Lord of the Universe!

Shen Ping hurriedly said, "Disciple has broken through to the Universe Venerable level, and his strength has increased. In addition, the above-mentioned injuries were caused by the clone, which is a special life form with a divine body of over a million kilometers. It was only by burning the divine body and combining it with some of my other methods that the Lord of White Aw was able to injure him."

There's no point in hiding this.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Ice Peak exclaimed with delight, "You've broken through to the Venerable Realm! No wonder you were able to kill a Universe Venerable during your Immortal Era. Now that you've broken through, your divine body has increased a hundredfold, and you've even created the ultimate secret technique for the Lord of the Universe. You truly are a top-tier Universe Overlord. However, even if it was an exchange of injuries, the fact that you were able to injure the Lord of White Desolation is enough to prove your strength. From now on, you are the Lord of the Universe!"

In fact, he knew that Shen Ping was definitely hiding something. Many of the top universe overlords had extremely large divine bodies, but they couldn't even injure a universe lord. Of course, if he knew that Shen Ping was using a supreme treasure and the Chaos Body, an auxiliary secret technique bestowed by the universe, he wouldn't be surprised.

Most of those who wield ultimate treasure weapons are the strongest in the universe.

After all, supreme treasures are rare.

There is no human race.

He used a top-tier treasure in Ice Peak.

"My disciple, what are your plans next?"

The Lord of Ice Peak asked, but felt somewhat ashamed. His disciple was so outstanding, yet as his master, he couldn't offer much help. Even the most precious treasures were the same ones his disciple used.

Shen Ping said earnestly, "Teacher, I plan to go to the Cosmic Sea."

"The cosmic sea..."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Ice Peak secretly realized that his disciple was indeed likely backed by other powerful beings from other races. As early as when he learned that Shen Ping possessed many treasures, he and the Lord of Chaos City had guessed that these treasures were probably bestowed by powerful beings from other races. After all, it was impossible for a Lord of the Universe to give an Immortal so many treasures.

Only the strongest beings in the universe don't care.

It's possible that some items were left over from before the Great Cataclysm, but at most only one or two. However, Shen Ping has several items that have been exposed, including those related to souls and higher-level fields.

The knowledge of the cosmic ocean now clearly confirms this.

"Disciple, since you know about the Cosmic Sea, you should understand how dangerous it is. There are powerful beings from before the Great Cataclysm there. Even I, your master, am in danger of perishing. Although you are strong enough to venture into the Cosmic Sea, and the top cosmic overlords of various races often go there, you have only just broken through to the Cosmic Venerable realm..."

Shen Ping replied, "Teacher, I will go and see for myself. Besides, even if Lord Yan Huo's avatar has perished, it is just an avatar."

The Lord of Ice Peaks was speechless. That was not just an avatar, but a divine avatar with a height of over a million kilometers. If it were to perish, the energy required to condense it alone would be enormous. And then there was the treasure. The Crystal Clan was talking about a top-tier domain-level treasure. Even if he lost such a treasure, he would feel the pain.

Seeing his disciple's resolute expression, he sighed, "Alright, once I return from the Cosmic Sea, I'll take you to see it. By the way, regarding your Fire Lord avatar, neither my Virtual Universe Company nor the higher-ups of other major powers are aware of it yet. When do you plan to reveal it publicly?"

Making it public has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that he no longer needs to hide Earth's special characteristics, but the disadvantage is that the demon race, the mechanical race, and the insect race will do anything to destroy him.

I thought about it.

Shen Ping replied, "This disciple has only created one ultimate secret technique for the Lord of the Universe. My strength is not yet sufficient. Let's wait and see."

The Lord of Ice Peaks nodded. "Alright, your cultivation time is too short. Rashly exposing your clone will inevitably attract the attention of the alien races."

He was afraid that Shen Ping wouldn't want to wait, after all, the King of Nine Rings was known for being high-profile and arrogant. Now it seems that Shen Ping knows his limits.

……

Ancestral God Religion.

Without the two prominent figures, King Nine Rings and King Knife River, the entire Purple Thorn Island was quite peaceful. Those with Glory Points went to receive their inheritances, while those without wandered around the Treasure Land, cultivated in their mansions, chatted in the Glory World to gather information, or formed teams to try their luck in the Ancestral Mystic Realm.

Even the once-shining Seven Sword Kings, like Li Shuo King and Cha Man King, have now become low-key. This is actually an inevitable path for every genius who has been crowned as a king, because the threshold from immortal to cosmic venerable is simply too difficult!

However, recently the entire Zijing Island has become bustling and active again.

"News from the Crystal Clan indicates that the supreme treasure possessed by the Nine-Ring King was actually bestowed upon him by the Lord of the Fiery Evolution!"

"The Lord of Flame is not just a top-tier cosmic overlord, but a cosmic master!"

"That's not right. If Lord Yanhuo is the ruler of the universe, why would he willingly hide inside the Nine-Ring King's world ring? Is this news really true?"

"It's said that Lord Yanhuo repelled Lord Bai'e, a fact that Palace Mistress Mengluo herself confirmed!"

"The deaths of Venerable Peifeng and Venerable Cangpu were not unjust!"

"Humans are too cunning, actually having a hidden cosmic ruler secretly protect the Nine-Ring King!"

Some wanted to believe it, but many more inheritors thought the news was too fake.

However, most inheritors believe that the Lord of Flame is indeed a top-tier cosmic overlord, a powerful top-tier cosmic overlord on par with the World Tree and the Frost Whale.

The high-ranking members of the demon race, the insect race, and the mechanical race all tried to find out if the news was true or false.

Many Venerable Ones of the Hongmeng were also discussing this matter.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the cosmic lords of the human race successively visited the palace of the Nine-Ring King to offer their congratulations.

As a result, the Shen family members who were assigned to receive them saw many more cosmic venerables once again.

"The patriarch is truly amazing."

"So many cosmic venerables have come to pay their respects to the patriarch!"

"My Shen family is now considered a prominent family among humans."

Except for the Universal Venerable.

Finally, a cosmic overlord has come knocking.

This is the first time since the Palace Master Mengluo that a superpower from another universe has come to visit.

Shen Ping naturally offered him some good wine.

Following the arrival of the first cosmic overlord, other cosmic overlords of the human race also visited one after another, all inquiring about Lord Yanhuo.

"Yes, Lord Yan Huo is indeed a top-tier cosmic overlord. No, he hasn't even broken through to the level of a cosmic master yet. The Crystal Clan just thinks it's not exciting enough!"

"Ah, you mean Lord Bai'e? I heard from Lord Yanhuo that we fought a fierce battle in the Heavenly Light Secret Realm, and I even injured him!"

"This was told to me by Lord Yanhuo, so it can't be false. It's nothing special; it mainly relied on the supreme treasure, plus trading injury for injury!"

Earth's humans have always been high-profile and arrogant. If the Crystal Clan dares to spread this kind of news, Shen Ping dares to expose the truth. What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, apart from his master, the Lord of Ice Peak, no one knows that it is his clone.

As the news spread.

The billions of races in the universe were astonished that the Lord of White Strike had actually been injured. This Lord of Fire Evolution was far too strong!

"Damn, that Nine-Ring King—no, that Nine-Ring Venerable—is incredibly lucky! He just casually befriended a powerful alien overlord, and he's already this strong!"

"He really got lucky with his idea; the treasure he possesses must have been borrowed from Lord Yanhuo!"

"The Lord of Flame might truly be a hidden cosmic ruler of the human race, or perhaps an avatar of one of those cosmic rulers!"

There was much discussion among people of all ethnic groups.

Everyone is speculating about the identity of Lord Yanhuo.

Such explosive news is rare in the entire universe, so when it appears, many powerful gossips flock to it. Furthermore, it's related to the peak human race and involves the Crystal Clan's universe master; there's a process, a result, and eyewitnesses...

So the news spread like wildfire.

On the contrary, no one paid much attention to the news that the Nine-Ring King had broken through to the Venerable Realm.

Virtual universe.

Inside the palace.

As Shen Ping sipped his wine, he couldn't help but sigh, "This universe is so boring; even the smallest things get discussed like this."

Sitting opposite him, Luo Feng laughed, "This is no ordinary matter. To injure the Lord of the Universe, that Lord Yan Huo is truly powerful."

Currently, Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast clone is cultivating in seclusion in the Beast God Realm, but his other clones can separate their consciousness and enter the virtual universe.

"Master, congratulations on breaking through to the Venerable realm!"

"Crossing this threshold makes one a powerful member of the human race!"

At this point, Luo Feng quipped, "The Pavilion Master could kill a Universe Venerable when he was still an Immortal; now that he's become a Venerable, he might even be able to harm a Universe Lord!"

Shen Ping caught the sarcasm in Luo Feng's words and burst into laughter, "You're right, buddy."

The two clinked their glasses in tacit agreement.

They then stopped talking about that matter and instead began discussing recent news about Uka, Rong Jun, and Bolan from the era of genius battles.

Influenced by the research and discussion meeting, geniuses such as Uka and Rong Jun have also grown rapidly. They have now broken through to the realm master level and entered the extraterritorial battlefield to hone themselves. Some outstanding talents, like Bolan, have already possessed the combat power of a king.

However, some of them perished, which is truly regrettable. (End of Chapter)