Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 134 The God King's Promise

At the end of the endless passage stands a magnificent palace.

Inside the main hall are nine towering pillars, each tens of thousands of kilometers high, standing in all directions and supporting the entire hall.

Above the main hall, instead of a dome, lies a magnificent starry sky. Those stars are the coveted treasure, the "Star-Sealing Treasure," sought after by countless powerful figures from the outside world.

hum!

Suddenly, a magnificent colorful vortex appeared in the void above the main hall, and Shen Mu's figure appeared out of thin air inside the hall.

"Junior Brother Luo Feng?"

Shen Mu's first sight was of Luo Feng, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the main hall.

At this moment, Luo Feng's back was ramrod straight, and his body was trembling slightly, but his face was still relatively calm, though it was a little pale.

Luo Feng has only been recognizing the Star Tower for a little over a hundred years, and the pain from the soul level has not yet reached an unbearable point.

Seemingly sensing the sounds from the outside world, Luo Feng opened his eyes and saw Shen Mu appear in the hall.

"Senior brother, what brings you here?"

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised. He could roughly guess that Shen Mu seemed to be worried about him, and then discovered that he was in the Star Tower through the coordinates of the Virtual Universe Company, and then came looking for him.

However, this place cannot be entered without the approval of the mysterious Lord of Puti.

"Hehe, of course it's because your senior brother is also the most outstanding person in the Earth lineage."

An aged voice rang out, and then the cosmic lord Puti, with a human body and a snake tail, reappeared.

Puti's gaze fell on Shen Mu, his purple beard hanging down.

"Children, I spoke with Luo Feng before. You are quite remarkable. You were able to perceive the special nature of Earth even when you were still young, and you learned to hide yourselves."

In response to Puti's praise, Shen Mu bowed slightly and said, "Senior, you flatter me."

Puti smiled and said, "What a humble child! Let me tell you about the origin of the Earth."

Then Puti recounted in detail the bond between the Mountain Dwellers, Earth, and the Flame God Clan.

Finally, he spoke, "Only the leader of the Earth lineage can become the teacher's disciple, and there is only one requirement to truly become the leader of the Earth lineage: to acknowledge the Star Tower as their master."

"Your junior brother Luo Feng has now begun to fuse with the tower beads and recognize the Star Tower as his master."

"If he succeeds, he will become the teacher's third disciple, and you will have no hope left."

"However, I can give you a chance now. If you kill Luo Feng now, you can recognize the Star Tower as your own master."

"Luo Feng is currently undergoing the process of recognizing a master in the Star Tower and is experiencing immense pain. He certainly cannot resist the enslavement of his soul. Once you enslave him, you won't have to worry about being exposed."

After Puti finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

Luo Feng's expression changed slightly as he looked at Shen Mu.

Not to mention that he is currently recognizing the Star Tower as his master, even under normal circumstances, it would only take Shen Mu an instant to kill him.

He instinctively trusted Shen Mu, but when faced with enormous benefits, human nature cannot withstand the test.

A smile appeared on Shen Mu's face as he said, "I refuse."

Let alone the fact that the person who recognized him was one of Shen Mu's few close friends, even if it were a stranger, Shen Mu would not dare to interrupt him now.

What a joke.

If he were to kill Luo Feng, what difference would there be between him and Emperor Yan?

Yan Di's personality flaws are what led to his abandonment by Zuo Shan Ke.

The Mountain Hermit is training his disciples with all his heart so that he can take revenge in the future. If he trains a selfish person, how could he possibly help him take revenge in the future?

Are you sure?

"My teacher, the creator of the Earthling lineage, is an existence that surpasses even the Lord of the Universe, and has an immense reputation throughout the entire universe."

"Even the strongest among the human race, the creator of the giant axe, might not be a match for the teacher."

Puti continued to tempt her, saying, "Moreover, this Star Tower is a legendary supreme treasure, and the entire Hong Alliance does not possess a single treasure of this level."

Puti also didn't understand the true strength of the Mountain Dweller.

As a reincarnated god-king, how could he not have any secret techniques hidden away?

The Duan Donghe lineage contains secret techniques that can increase combat power tenfold by burning divine power. Even so, the strongest ancestor of Duan Donghe was not the ruler of a country on the Origin Continent.

Shen Mu estimated that if they really fought desperately, even the Primordial Ancestor at his peak might not be able to defeat the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

"Senior, there's no need to test me. I refuse."

"If it were a stranger, I probably wouldn't hesitate, but Luo Feng is different."

boom!

Shen Mu refused again, as if he had angered the cosmic ruler of the snake-people race.

In an instant, Shen Mu felt as if he could not move, and his consciousness fell into an illusion.

The Soul-Suppressing Pearl, a top-tier soul-type treasure, combined with Shen Mu's super soul talent, is enough to make Shen Mu immune to all soul attacks below the level of a Universe Lord.

Even a soul attack at the level of a universe master can be weakened tenfold, but it cannot be completely immune.

The most precious aspect of this treasure is that it makes Shen Mu's soul immune to control, unless the other party can directly destroy this top-tier soul-type treasure.

The Illusionary World is an endless and magnificent starry sky.

The intertwined starlight transformed into a large face of Puti, looking down at Shen Mu.

I'm giving you one last chance.

"Don't think that just because you have a top-tier soul-type treasure guarding your soul, you won't be enslaved by it!"

"To keep the future Third Junior Brother a secret, the Master will personally take action, and shattering a mere Soul-Suppressing Pearl is just a piece of cake."

Even the most powerful treasures can be destroyed.

The Lord of the Universe can destroy even the most ordinary treasures.

Once you reach the level of the strongest being in the universe, high-grade treasures are completely ineffective. Even the weakest true god can easily shatter high-grade treasures.

Moreover, even top-tier treasures are ineffective against beings of the same caliber as the Giant Axe Founder.

While this is true, Puti's words were merely a way of fooling Shen Mu.

Because in the primordial universe, even the power of a true god would be greatly limited, making it impossible for them to shatter top-tier soul-type treasures.

However, this kind of information is usually only known to the Lord of the Universe. Under normal circumstances, the human race would not tell Shen Mu, lest Shen Mu not know how to respect the strong.

However, as a time traveler, Shen Mu could tell that Puti was lying as soon as he heard it.

Immediately, Shen Mu's expression hardened further. Looking at the starlight-studded face of Puti, he shook his head: "I refuse!"

Shen Mu is now certain that this is a test of humanity.

Even if it was really for the sake of secrecy, they must have tricked Shen Mu into taking the original core away from the core of the human race's territory, and then directly suppressed him. Wouldn't that be much simpler?

As Shen Mu refused again, the vast starry sky illusion suddenly vanished.

Shen Mu slowly opened his eyes. In addition to Luo Feng and Naputi, there was a humanoid figure that was over 900 meters tall.

This person was dressed in what appeared to be ordinary blue armor, and had a pair of transparent horns on his forehead.

An indescribable aura swept out, not a gentle pressure, but it gave Shen Mu a sense of being unable to resist.

"My child, you have done very well in maintaining your integrity, whether faced with the temptation of a priceless treasure or the threat of death."

The imposing figure looked at Shen Mu, a faint smile appearing on his face.

The next instant, that towering figure disappeared from the Star Palace along with Shen Mu.

"Senior, what happened? Where did my senior brother go?"

Luo Feng endured the pain from the depths of his soul and looked at Naputi with some confusion.

The pain of recognizing the Star Tower as its master is roughly equivalent to the pain Luo Feng experienced when his Golden Horned Beast clone fused with the 120th Blood Crystal, and it has no effect on his clear consciousness.

Puti laughed and said, "It's unbelievable that your senior brother didn't choose to attack you even when faced with a life-or-death threat."

Becoming the disciple of the strongest being in the universe, and being tempted by the most precious treasures, is enough to drive countless universe lords mad.

Finally, even with the threat of death looming over him, Shen Mu's ability to maintain his integrity impressed Puti.

"Then what is Senior Brother now...?" Luo Feng asked hurriedly.

"He might already be the teacher's third disciple," Puti said with a smile.

"Focus on recognizing the Star Tower as your master, and stop thinking nonsense."

"Yes."

……

Outside the core hall of the Star Tower, at its highest level, lies a vast, swirling galaxy composed of endless stars.

A few specks of starlight intertwine to form a road.

On the road, the imposing old man strolled slowly, while Shen Mu followed behind him.

"Shen Mu, you were once my candidate for the leader of the Earthlings, but you failed to seize the opportunity and Luo Feng got it instead."

"But what I didn't expect was that you actually gave birth to a avatar of the Flame God Clan, and even completed seven genetic evolutions."

"To achieve this much at the mere Realm Lord level, you are far superior to my second disciple."

"So you are still qualified to become my personal disciple. Would you be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu didn't hesitate at all.

If it were just an ordinary strongest being in the universe taking on a disciple, Shen Mu might not necessarily become his apprentice.

But the Mountain-Sitting Guest is different. As a reincarnated God-King, how could he possibly take on disciples if he hadn't fallen to this state?

As Shen Mu eventually breaks through to the realm of the strongest being in the universe, he will naturally pursue the path of the most powerful divine power.

Shen Mu's initial plan was to wait until he became stronger and then obtain the cultivation method for breaking through the path of divine power from Luo Feng or Zuo Shan Ke.

"Disciple Shen Mu greets Master."

The imposing old man laughed heartily and said, "Haha! From this day forward, you will be the third disciple of me, the Mountain Recluse!"

"If Luo Feng can recognize the Star Tower as his master, he will be your fourth junior brother. If he cannot, the Star Tower will eventually be yours."

"Even if the Star Tower fails to recognize you as its master in the end, I will personally revive you."

Hearing what the mountain hermit said, Shen Mu smiled and said, "I believe Junior Brother Luo Feng will definitely succeed."

If Luo Feng truly fails to recognize the master, it means that he has altered the timeline, and there will be no Lord Luo in the future.

From now on, Shen Mu will have to take up the mantle of fighting against the Beast Realm. Whether it's the Star Tower or the strongest secret technique, "The Art of Dimensions," Shen Mu will be the one to do it.

The hermit simply smiled and then said, "I teach my disciples three habits."

"First, I like to provide my disciples with the most superior cultivation conditions in the entire universe; second, I will not teach my disciples any secret techniques; third, I will not concern myself with whether my disciples live or die!"

At this point, a flash of divine light appeared in the palm of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, and then a sphere resembling the sun appeared in mid-air.

It would be no exaggeration to describe it as the sun; the entire sphere is about 100 kilometers in diameter and radiates a dazzling light.

An ancient aura emanated from the area, causing the flow of time to become chaotic and the spatial order to be distorted.

"This is the Myriad Manifestations Pearl, which is of average quality among supreme treasures, but its usage conditions are not high. With your understanding of the laws and your power, you are capable of unleashing the power of the first level."

"When you achieve immortality in the future, your master will prepare even more powerful treasures for you."

"Now that you have recognized this Myriad Manifestations Pearl as your own, you will be able to know the secrets of this treasure."

After the Mountain Guest finished speaking, the Myriad Manifestations Pearl suddenly shrank, and its radiance completely subsided, transforming into a palm-sized dark silver sphere that hovered in front of Shen Mu.

Shen Mu quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for the treasure, teacher."

After speaking, Shen Mu channeled a wisp of world power into the dark silver sphere, instantly completing the recognition of its master.

At the same time, a message also flooded into Shen Mu's mind.

This Myriad Manifestations Pearl is made from materials from a special, raging sand secret realm in the Cosmic Sea, and is composed of 10081 billion special sand grains.

In its normal state, it is a sphere, but if Shen Mu wishes, it can evolve into melee weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds, or into thousands of small swords and flying shuttles, which can be used as weapons for the mentalist school.

Furthermore, this Myriad Manifestations Pearl possesses three levels of power.

The first level of power requires a beginner-level King to burn divine power, or a peak-level King to activate, and its actual power is comparable to the full power of a high-level weapon.

While a peak-level King (1 times the strength of a Realm Lord) may appear to be only 10 times stronger than a beginner-level King (10 times the strength of a Realm Lord) in terms of divine body, the difference in their understanding of the laws is enormous, resulting in a total combat strength of a thousand times greater.

This is already incredible. You have to know that even a peak-level King-level cultivator can only unleash a fraction of the power of an ordinary treasure when burning their divine power.

The second level of power is comparable to the most common weapon-type treasures, and the activation requirements are a hundred times higher than the first level.

As for the third level of power, it is a high-level weapon-type treasure, and the activation requirements are a hundred times higher than those of the second level.

Shen Mu had thought that the "average level" mentioned by Master Zuoshanke was an ordinary treasure, but he never expected it to be a high-level treasure.

It's probably because ordinary treasures are considered garbage by Master Zuoshanke.

"Alright, I've already bestowed upon you the treasures from the World Lord level. As for the treasures from the Immortal level..."

The Mountain Guest pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Mu and said, "What kind of treasures one can obtain at the Immortal level depends on your fortune."

"If you can kill a Universe Venerable in the Immortal Realm, I will give you a top-tier treasure."

"If you can kill 10 Universe Venerables, I will give you a supreme treasure."

"If you can kill a cosmic overlord, I will unconditionally forge you the most powerful treasure. Whatever type you want, I will forge it for you."

A cosmic overlord, considering amplitude and genes, ultimately possesses power thousands of times greater than a newly initiated cosmic venerable. At the same time, their secret techniques must be at least at the peak level of a cosmic overlord, and they must possess multiple supreme treasures.

If Shen Mu wants to kill the cosmic overlord, he must be much stronger than the cosmic overlord; otherwise, he can only defeat the cosmic overlord.

The difficulty of defeating and killing are almost worlds apart.

It seems that Master Zuoshanke's intention is to ensure that Shen Mu reaches the perfect level in terms of genes at the Immortal level, and that his self-created secret techniques also reach the peak level of the Universe Overlord.

This is very difficult, because if one comprehends a higher law, one directly becomes a supreme being of the universe.

Without sufficient understanding of the laws, creating a supreme secret technique at the level of an immortal is an incredibly difficult task.

When Luo Feng was at the Immortal level, he spent tens of millions of years researching in a small universe with ten thousand times the acceleration before creating a supreme secret technique for the Universe Venerable.

This is still one level below the power of a top-tier secret technique of a cosmic overlord.

"Then teacher, please prepare to forge the most powerful treasure for your disciple. Your disciple wants a palace-type treasure that integrates sealing, attack, flight, and soul defense, similar to the Star Tower."

Hearing Shen Mu's words, the Mountain Hermit laughed and said, "Good, good, good, you little fellow are quite confident. If you can do it, your master will forge a treasure of this level for you."

(End of this chapter)