Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 113 The Supreme Council of the Human Race

In the end, Shen Mu chose to accept the precious spear given to him by his teacher, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom, which would be personally escorted over by his senior brother, King Qingtian.

Throughout Shen Mu's journey, the help he received from the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom was undoubtedly the greatest.

Without the guidance and instruction of the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, winning first place during the Genius Battle would have been a problem.

Even during the later cosmic-level cultivation missions, it was thanks to the guidance of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler that Shen Mu was able to successfully seize various opportunities.

In fact, according to the rules of the Virtual Universe Company, these opportunities must be explored by core members themselves, and whether or not they are obtained depends entirely on luck.

The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom directly told Shen Mu that this behavior was a violation of the rules to some extent, but no one would hold the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom accountable for it.

……

The primordial universe, Chaos City.

As his consciousness left the virtual universe, Shen Mu opened his eyes, and the endless, chaotic currents of the sky filled his vision.

"I remember that the Lord of Qianwu Kingdom owed his clan and friends a total of about 5 Treasure Points, that should be the number."

This level of debt would be difficult for most cosmic masters to bear.

However, if Shen Mu were to advance to the level of a Universe Venerable in the future, a mere single-digit number of Treasure Points would be nothing at all, and he would still have to help his teacher out then.

"Let's go. First, I'll meet up with Luo Feng, then return to the Primal Secret Realm to pay my respects to Master Ice Peak."

The next instant, Shen Mu's figure disappeared from the spot.

A moment later, inside Luo Feng's cultivation residence.

Shen Mu and Luo Feng each sat upright at a short table.

"Senior brother, you have already broken through to the realm lord level. Even if you apply to continue cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City for another three thousand years, it shouldn't be a problem for you with your current status, right?"

Compared to Luo Feng in the original work, who was influenced by the bloodline of the Golden Horned Beast, Luo Feng in this life has a more complete state of mind, has overcome the influence of the Golden Horned Beast's bloodline, and his personality is somewhat similar to Shen Mu's.

Never rush into anything, like a sword sheathed in its sheath, its power contained, waiting for the right moment.

Once the momentum is established, it will be a thunderous and deadly strike. This was the summary of Luo Feng's performance given by the Virtual Universe Company when he was sent out for training as a Domain Lord.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Time waits for no one."

"As time goes by, you and I will become more and more dazzling."

"Not only us, but even the eldest and second eldest brothers can't hide their strengths forever."

"While cultivating in Chaos City is certainly comfortable, only in an environment like the battlefield outside the domain can one maximize their potential and advance to the ranks of the strong sooner."

Shen Mu had told Luo Feng about his plan long ago: to rise rapidly and become the top being of the human race in the shortest possible time.

At that time, neither Luo Feng nor Hong nor Lei Shen will need to hide themselves anymore.

Luo Feng didn't say anything more upon hearing this, but simply picked up his wine glass.

"Senior brother, you go first, I'll be there soon."

Just like in the original story, as Luo Feng displayed his talent for the Path of the Beast God, the Lord of Chaos City demanded that he comprehend the first layer of the "Seven Kills of the Beast God"—the Scale Armor Chapter—within three thousand years.

In the original story, Luo Feng spent nine hundred years cultivating in Chaos City before reaching this point; in this life, it might be a bit slower.

After all, Luo Feng's state of mind was more complete, and he had overcome the influence of the Golden Horned Beast's bloodline, allowing him to comprehend the laws faster, but his progress on the path of the Beast God was slightly slower.

It can only be said that there are gains and losses.

……

Meanwhile, in the virtual universe.

This is a unique plane, an endless dark space dotted with two or three faint starlight, where a rather simple palace floats in the void.

In front of the temple was a long stone table, with stone chairs on both sides. At the head of the long stone table was only one stone chair, where a giant savage was sitting.

Figures appeared out of thin air on the chairs on both sides of the stone table; they were none other than the Lord of Chaos City and many other lords of the universe.

Moments later, the only true god of the human race and the 18 cosmic lords all arrived.

Everyone has arrived.

The founder of the giant axe, seated at the head of the table, spoke: "This meeting was convened at the request of the Lord of Ice Peak to exchange for the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, a top-tier treasure of the soul category."

The universe is full of treasures, but those that are valued by an existence like the Lord of the Universe must at least be supreme treasures.

However, treasures are also divided into different levels, and are generally classified as ordinary, high-level, top-level, supreme treasure, peak, and the legendary supreme treasure.

At the height of humankind's power, they did indeed possess an extremely powerful treasure, but it was later lost.

The next level of ultimate treasures, even on a cosmic scale, are already exceptionally rare. All of humanity's ultimate treasures combined wouldn't even number in the hundreds.

Among the various treasures, they are also divided into different categories such as weapons, armor, palaces, and domains, depending on their type.

The most precious of these are undoubtedly the soul-type treasures, followed by the palace-type treasures and the domain-type treasures.

Especially for soul-type treasures, the value of ordinary soul-type treasures collected by human races ranges from 30 treasure points to 120 treasure points.

A high-level Arcane weapon can be purchased for a few dozen Arcane Points. 120 Arcane Points are enough to buy a top-tier Arcane weapon.

"Soul-Suppressing Pearl?"

A powerful figure with a somewhat ferocious appearance and complex scales covering his body spoke with some surprise. He had three sharp horns on his head and at first glance looked like a humanoid beast.

"Bingfeng, what do you need the Soul-Suppressing Pearl for?"

The Soul-Suppressing Pearl is the fourth most precious of all soul-type treasures among humankind, second only to the pinnacle soul-type treasures.

Among the cosmic lords of the human race, only the Dark Lord, as a master of souls, can unleash the full power of a supreme soul treasure.

Beside the Lord of Chaos City, the Lord of Ice Peak, with his graying temples, spoke up: "My junior disciple is about to go to the outer battlefield for training. With the protection of the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, he can avoid being controlled by a soul."

Upon hearing this, not only was the Universe Lord who had just spoken shocked, but even the other Universe Lords found it difficult to understand.

At the head of the table, even the savage giant couldn't help but ask, "Ice Peak, are you going to bestow a Soul-Suppressing Pearl worth 5000 Treasure Points upon a mere World Lord-level brat?"

The Soul-Suppressing Pearl is far more valuable than top-tier weapons and armor treasures, second only to top-tier palace and domain treasures.

"I disagree. Are you kidding me?"

"Why should a realm lord be able to possess the Soul-Suppressing Pearl? Once he dies, this treasure will be lost."

"This is not just a loss for your Ice Peak, but a loss for the entire human race."

The powerful figure resembling a humanoid beast directly expressed his opposition. He was the Lord of the Desolate Mirror, the leader of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

I disagree.

It was a gentle voice, spoken by the Lord of Qingdong, the head of the Universe's Number One Bank, a handsome and refined middle-aged man.

Finally, Peng Gong, a bald, fat man with a smiling expression, also spoke up: "Frozen, if you want to use this treasure for yourself, I certainly have no objection, but to bestow it on a young man at the realm lord level is too frivolous."

Master Peng Gong is one of the three top-tier fifth-order universe masters of the human race, and also the founder of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

At this point, three of the five major powers of the human race have expressed their disapproval.

At the head of the table, the founder of the giant axe spoke up: "I have heard of the young disciple of the Frozen Realm. It is said that he passed the inheritance of the Demonic Sound God General at the Realm Lord level. His potential is indeed not low."

"But ultimately, a genius is just a genius. He hasn't truly matured and shouldn't receive such a large-scale allocation of resources from the community."

Although the founder of Giant Axe did not make a direct statement, his meaning was quite clear.

Finally, the Lord of Chaos City spoke, "I approve of Ice Peak's proposal."

Upon hearing this, all the lords of the universe doubted that they had misheard.

The Lord of Chaos City is known for his fairness and impartiality; how could he possibly agree to such an absurd suggestion?!

Not only them, but even the founder of the giant axe at the top was quite surprised.

Although the founder of the giant axe had a rugged appearance like a savage giant, he was extremely meticulous.

As the guardian of the human race, the founder of the giant axe walked on thin ice for countless years after the end of that most glorious era, all for the sake of maintaining the development of the human race.

His level of thinking was extraordinary, which is why he reacted immediately. The fact that the Lord of Chaos City valued Shen Mu so much must be because of him; there were probably some other secrets involved.

"Chaos, tell me. This little guy must have other secrets, right?"

After the founder of the giant axe uttered these words, the other universe lords suddenly realized that this made sense.

Even with the highest talent, a mere Realm Lord cannot compare to the Primordial Ancestor of yesteryear.

They had witnessed Shen Mu's rise to power, and he was indeed not much weaker than the Lord of Youhou. He had the potential to become the Lord of the Universe, but that was only a possibility.

The Lord of Chaos City nodded slightly, then looked at the Lord of Ice Peak and said, "Ice Peak, Shen Mu is your disciple, you should speak for yourself."

"it is good."

The Lord of Ice Peak nodded, then spoke directly: "My disciple, Shen Mu, possesses the talent of creating clones, one of which is a special life clone that possesses an extremely unique secret technique..."

Then the Ice Peak Lord revealed some characteristics of the replication technique.

"Based on my observations and those of my senior brother, we can confirm that my junior disciple's copying technique can not only seize the opponent's talent technique, but also plunder their talent along with it."

"Furthermore, the talent acquired through plunder still has the potential for growth. And at the same level, it is slightly superior to the target being copied."

The Lord of the Wasteland spoke up with a skeptical tone: "Plundering talent? That's rather absurd, isn't it?"

The Lord of Chaos City smiled and then gently raised his hand.

A virtual light screen appeared, displaying Shen Mu's records of purchasing various biological materials.

"According to the records of the virtual universe system, Shen Mu once purchased the genetic materials of the Prison Clan's peak bloodline and the special life-parasitic demonic insect."

"During the three hundred years that Shen Mu has been cultivating in seclusion in Chaos City, I have observed his soul and his clones many times."

"It can be confirmed that Shen Mu possesses all the talents of a World Lord-level Parasitic Demonic Insect and the peak bloodline of the Prison Clan, including talents in law and soul."

At this point, the Lord of Chaos City suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Moreover, after Shen Mu advanced to the Realm Lord level, he entrusted the Lord of Qianwu Kingdom to purchase special crystals nurtured by the blood of the eight great celestial beasts, such as Blood Crystal and Thunder Crystal."

Upon hearing this, many universe lords exchanged bewildered glances.

Purchasing Blood Crystals might be for the purpose of enhancing genes.

However, there's a deeper meaning behind purchasing other crystals, since their effects are exactly the same as Blood Crystals, and they're much more expensive.

Could it be that Shen Mu's secret technique can replicate and plunder the innate talent of a beast god?

This is a bit frightening to the Lord of the Universe.

"Besides that, there is another point that needs to be emphasized."

"Shen Mu also possesses an avatar of the Yan God Clan. According to the latest intelligence, Shen Mu's Yan God Clan avatar has successfully undergone postnatal evolution, breaking the hundredfold genetic limit below the level of the Universe Lord."

This is something we have to take seriously. Even if we can't copy the secret techniques of the eight innate beast gods, we can copy the special secret techniques of other creatures.

The vast universe is home to countless unique races and creatures, many of whom possess extraordinary secret techniques.

For example, it can weaken any physical attack by ten thousand times, enhance soul attacks by a hundred times, and so on.

With Shen Mu's talent, no one can guarantee whether he can become the Lord of the Universe. Whether he can become the Lord of the Universe has little to do with talent.

In terms of comprehension and talent in the laws, the Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace and the Lord of the Star Prison are no less capable than the Lord of the Netherworld, but they just fall at the last step and cannot break through.

However, what if Shen Mu gets stuck at the Universe Venerable level in the future?

With this heaven-defying secret technique, even a mere Universe Venerable can surpass the three top overlords and possess true Universe Lord-level combat power.

Is it excessive to protect a young cosmic lord from being controlled by a supreme treasure?

This is not excessive.

Finally, the Lord of Ice Peaks spoke again, "I did not have the clan directly bestow such a precious treasure upon my junior disciple; rather, I personally exchanged it for contributions."

"My countless years of service to my people deserve this Soul-Suppressing Pearl in return. Is that too much to ask?"

A slightly cold voice echoed within the highest temple of the human race.

After a moment, the founder of the giant axe spoke up: "I agree."

I agree.

"..."

"Agreed."

……

In Earth year 3719, a jet-black triangular spaceship arrived at the Primitive Secret Realm and then landed on the planet Xuetong.

click!

As soon as the hatch opened and Shen Mu flew out, he saw that Venerable Bai Feng was already standing in front of the spaceship.

"Senior Sister." Shen Mu smiled and bowed slightly.

Venerable Bai Feng looked at Shen Mu with his icy blue eyes and said, "Impressive. In just three hundred years in the Chaos City, you have gained the recognition of the laws of space."

Shen Mu humbly replied, "Senior Sister, you flatter me."

"Let's go, your teacher is waiting for you."

"Yes, Senior Sister."

A moment later, Shen Mu and Venerable Bai Feng entered the magnificent palace atop the ice mountain.

"Teacher, junior brother is here."

Bai Feng Zun Zhe has been the disciple of the Ice Peak Lord for countless years, and their emotional bond has long been like that of father and daughter, so she is very casual with him.

Shen Mu knelt down respectfully and kowtowed: "Disciple Shen Mu greets Master."

The Lord of Ice Peak glanced at Venerable White Phoenix and said, "Little White, you can go out for a moment."

Venerable Bai Feng's delicate body trembled, and she said, "Teacher, how many times have I told you not to call me Little White?"

"Okay, I understand. Xiaobai, you can go out for a bit."

Chilling!

Venerable Bai Feng gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and then turned and left.

After Venerable Bai Feng left, the Lord of Ice Peak finally turned his gaze to Shen Mu.

"Little Mu, can you tell me if the secret technique of the Beast God can be replicated?"

That's just the Ice Peak Lord's personality; there's no point in testing him. If you want to ask, just ask directly.

Shen Mu was not too surprised to hear this.

His act of replicating the secret technique of the Parasitic Demon Insect in Chaos City was practically equivalent to cheating right under the nose of the Chaos City Lord.

"Yes, as long as I can obtain any part of the target's body. No matter who they are, what realm they are in, or how high their genetic level is, I can copy and analyze their secret techniques."

"As for the eight innate beast gods, I have already begun to analyze their secret techniques."

"However, since the Beast God is the master of the universe, the analysis time is relatively long, requiring 10 years to decipher the complete secret technique."

hide?

Why hide anything? Since we've already laid our cards on the table, let's be completely honest.

From this moment on, Shen Mu redefined what it means to have a life that defies the heavens.

(End of this chapter)