Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 147 Sixteen Venerable-Level Servants

The solar system, outer space.

Within the spatial interlayer, a vast divine kingdom stands.

At the very center of the divine realm stands a World Tree, 6000 million kilometers tall, surrounded by a galaxy of glittering stars.

"Now that we have broken through to the immortal level, we can begin the evolution at the World Tree gene level."

Ordinary special life forms do not undergo evolution after birth.

However, the World Tree is an exception. There was only one World Tree in the universe at the beginning, and all other World Trees are its offspring.

The genetic level of these offspring depends on how much life essence the strongest World Tree used to cultivate them.

In order to cultivate these eight minor World Trees, the strongest World Tree itself has reduced its potential significantly, and its genetic level has fallen from its peak.

However, this decline is temporary, merely due to insufficient life essence. With enough resources, it is still possible to upgrade to eight thousand times the peak genetic level.

The same principle applies to World Trees at the World Lord level. The reason why their genes are only a thousand times stronger is because their life essence is insufficient, but they can still be improved by consuming resources.

This is why the genetic level of an Immortal World Tree is higher than that of a World Lord World Tree; they are not limited by the 100-fold genetic limit.

"If I remember correctly, the materials of those primordial treasures can elevate one's level of life."

With a thought, Shen Mu connected to the virtual universe and checked the relevant information.

There are many treasures that can enhance the life genes of plants, most of which are the main materials for refining the essence of wood.

"The Void Vine Heart, this is good, worth 2.1 Treasure Points."

"Hmm... a Venerable-level Life Crystal, 1.2 Treasure Points, this is not bad either."

Shen Mu searched through the exchange list in the clan's treasure vault and put many treasures into his shopping cart.

The Life Crystal within is the core essence of the Tree of Life.

This Tree of Life is a special type of auxiliary plant life, which is extremely costly to cultivate, and its greatest function is to produce the fruit of life.

The entire human race has cultivated fewer than a hundred Immortal-level Trees of Life, and only one Venerable-level Tree of Life.

After each Tree of Life ascends to immortality, it can bear 10081 fruits every year, which are known as the second life of a World Lord.

As for the fruit of the Venerable-level Tree of Life, its effects are even more precious. It can greatly increase the recovery speed of a divine body of any attribute, equivalent to a one-time use primordial treasure.

"The production of Life Fruits is so large, with millions produced every year. No wonder there are many Life Fruits for sale at the triennial auction in the Cosmic Kingdom."

After making a shopping list, Shen Mu calculated that it would require approximately 30 Treasure Points.

"Looks like I'll have to contribute a few more treasures to exchange for treasure points."

Shen Mu possessed quite a few treasures, many of which were extremely precious.

Needless to say, the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, a top-tier soul-type treasure, was Shen Mu's greatest asset in the primordial universe, allowing him to withstand soul attacks without fear.

In addition, there are four other treasures that cannot be sold: the top-tier domain treasure Wings of Time and Space, the high-grade palace treasure Eight Gods Palace, the communication token given by Master Sitting Mountain Guest, and the divine weapon Myriad Manifestations Pearl.

Although the Myriad Manifestations Pearl is not of a high grade, it is the most convenient treasure that Shen Mu uses, and there is no substitute for it for the time being.

In addition, Shen Mu also had eleven treasures captured from the enemy, including nine treasure weapons and two treasure armors, all of which were of ordinary quality.

These eleven treasures were spoils of war from the twenty cosmic venerables killed outside the Ancestral Mystic Realm.

The beings sent by the three major races to intercept and kill Shen Mu were all powerful figures among the high-level universe venerables, each comparable to the Qianwu Kingdom's master at his peak.

It's normal for a powerful individual at this level to possess a common weapon-type treasure, and those who are close to overlords also have armor-type treasures for protection.

"I don't know how much these treasures are worth, but I feel like it should be enough."

Shen Mu did a quick estimate and felt it was still not safe; he might not be able to exchange for 30 Treasure Points.

Immediately, Shen Mu's gaze fell upon the Yagami Palace above the Divine Kingdom, which was shrouded in a hazy eight-colored glow.

At this time, 18 powerful beings of alien races at the Venerable level were imprisoned inside the Yagami Palace.

Three of them are cosmic overlords, and four are beings who are incredibly close to being overlords, even stronger than the peak level of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler.

These seven individuals are all protected by high-grade treasure armor, and each also possesses a high-grade weapon-type treasure.

Ordinary cosmic overlords obviously don't have that kind of wealth. It's probably money given to them by alien races, which they didn't have time to spend before Shen Mu imprisoned them in the Eight Gods Palace.

……

Yagami-no-Miya, Raijin-no-Ten.

Inside the palace, the 18 alien venerables were each meditating, and the entire palace was silent, filled with an atmosphere of despair and fear.

Unlike the human race, the human race's virtual universe can be accessed from anywhere in the entire universe.

However, the virtual networks of the three top races—the Zerg, the Demon Race, and the Mech Race—do not have such a large coverage area.

The Mech race fared somewhat better, but the Zerg and Jade races' virtual networks became virtually impossible to log into once they left their own territory.

After being imprisoned in the Eight Gods Palace by Shen Mu and then brought back to human territory, these alien powerhouses lost contact with the outside world one by one.

Therefore, these once high-ranking venerables and overlords were all very fearful, with only the two cosmic venerables from the mechanical race being somewhat better off.

The remaining alien powerhouses were well aware that once the human race's Silver Sand King requested the intervention of a being at the level of a universe lord, they would likely all be enslaved by their souls.

Other factions might be wary of retaliation from the powerful forces behind them, but humans, as an opposing race, will certainly not hold back.

Of the more than twenty beings suppressed by Shen Mu, those with the courage to self-destruct immediately did so, while the rest hesitated.

These cosmic beings are almost all subordinate races. Even if they self-destruct, they will not be resurrected directly unless their race pays a super being within the alliance to intervene.

The problem is that they all possess supreme treasures, which greatly increase the difficulty of resurrection. They all come from ordinary races without a cosmic ruler and cannot afford such a price.

Boom!

Suddenly, the doors of the Temple of Thunder roared and then burst open.

Such a commotion caused the expressions of the 18 powerful alien beings present to change drastically.

"What happened?"

"It's so quiet. Did the Silver Sand King ask the Lord of the Universe to intervene?"

One by one, the cosmic venerables communicated with each other through telepathy, their illusory divine power spreading out to explore everything outside the palace.

"It seems... nobody's here?"

"Could it be that King Silver Sand has released us from our confinement?"

"Zheming, let's go take a look."

A moment later, these cosmic venerable beings finished their exchange, and in twos and threes, they left the Beast God Temple and entered the main hall.

The doors to the main hall and the other seven side halls were open, but the main palace gate remained tightly shut.

These cosmic venerables felt a glimmer of hope, and two of them even tried to break down the palace gates.

"Don't waste your energy. This is probably a high-level palace-type treasure that even a universe lord would find difficult to shake."

The sole cosmic overlord of the machine race couldn't help but scoff.

"Damn it, you mechanical race dare to mock us! If it weren't for your guarantee that you could annihilate that Silver Sand King, would we have ended up in this predicament?!"

"Exactly, and those two machine race guys don't even have to worry about being enslaved by their souls, damn it!"

One of the Zerg Alliance's Cosmic Venerables looked at the two Machine Race Cosmic Venerables and several other Machine Race Alliance allies' Venerables with gritted teeth.

"Alright, now is not the time for infighting. Let's find a way to contact the powerful outsiders, otherwise even if we are not enslaved by our souls, we will be permanently suppressed."

The strongest member of the demon race, the one who had been slashed dozens of times by Shen Mu but had not perished despite being protected by a high-grade treasure armor, couldn't help but speak.

"snort!"

Someone snorted coldly and turned to enter a side hall.

……

Outside, atop the Yagami Palace, Shen Mu sat cross-legged, watching the scene unfold before him.

The 18 cosmic venerables had already dispersed, and at this moment, Shen Mu's gaze was fixed on the cosmic overlord of the demon race.

This is a true celestial wolf, named Venerable Qinghua. He is a being in the celestial wolf lineage of the demon race, second only to the Lord of the Celestial Wolves and the top overlord Venerable Tianhua.

This Venerable Qinghua was the wealthiest. Although his armor, weapons, and other items were of ordinary quality, they were a complete set of priceless treasures.

The complete set makes the armor and weapon grappling hooks extremely powerful, comparable to high-grade treasures.

"You are all from my demon race camp. Don't worry, I have already contacted the teacher. Our race will make contact with humans and pay a price to redeem us."

"From now on, let's stick together. If anything seems amiss, we'll immediately self-destruct."

Venerable Qinghua spoke again to reassure the troops. In recent days, the cosmic venerables of these subordinate races had hesitated about whether to self-destruct, but he had managed to calm them down.

"Qinghua, can you contact your clan?" A ferocious fire beast looked at Qinghua questioningly.

Venerable Qinghua nodded slightly and said, "Yes, it was communicated through the virtual universe of the human race. The message has been transmitted back to the race by the powerful members of our race who are hidden among the human race."

The moment Venerable Qinghua led the four demon clan venerables into the side hall of the Fire God Palace, all the doors of the side halls were immediately closed.

"What happened?"

"Be careful!"

The five cosmic venerables instantly became alert, and in the next instant, a tremendous force erupted.

A strange, crystal-like treasure box appeared out of thin air in Venerable Qinghua's palm, and an invisible force of absorption instantly enveloped the four people, sealing them tightly inside.

"Qinghua!"

"You are a member of the Sirius clan, are you going to betray the Sirius Lord?"

Within the Crystal River of Treasures, the faces of the four Cosmic Venerables showed expressions of terror.

This is a top-grade treasure for sealing and suppressing, prepared specifically to suppress the Silver Sand King.

The most distinctive feature of sealing treasures is that once inside, they can seal off the flow of divine power and suppress all actions, even preventing self-destruction.

"The Lord of Sirius has been incredibly kind to me, but compared to my great master, all of this is nothing."

A look of fervent reverence appeared on Venerable Qinghua's face.

At this moment, the four cosmic venerables of the demon race alliance finally realized what was happening.

No wonder Venerable Qinghua has been trying to stabilize morale and prevent others from self-destructing these days; it turns out he had already been controlled by a soul.

call out!

The next instant, Shen Mu's figure appeared.

"Qinghua, well done," Shen Mu said with a smile.

The enormous Sirius knelt on the ground with a fanatical expression, uttering a grand voice: "It is Qinghua's honor to be able to contribute to the master."

Back when Shen Mu suppressed those dozen or so cosmic venerables, he had already enslaved the most powerful cosmic overlord.

Especially since this Venerable Qinghua is a direct descendant of the demon race's Heavenly Wolf lineage, he would definitely self-destruct the moment he regained his senses, and Shen Mu would not give him the chance at all.

Without a soul-defense treasure, and with their minds unable to function under the influence of willpower techniques, these people have no ability to resist whatsoever.

"Darkness Controls the Mind!"

Shen Mu's eyes instantly turned pitch black, and an endless stream of ethereal mental power surged forth.

The Dark Mind Control Technique is the most advanced soul enslavement technique among humankind. It is the kind of technique that can only be obtained by possessing valuable points, and the identity of its creator must be kept secret.

However, Shen Mu could guess with his bare hands that the creator of this Dark Mind Control Technique was probably the Dark Lord, the strongest soul master among the human race.

The ethereal divine power intertwined in mid-air to form five boundless and intricate secret patterns, which then suddenly transformed into four invisible streams of light that disappeared into the sealed crystal river.

With Shen Mu's consciousness at the level of a universe master, a soul strength a thousand times that of a universe overlord at the genetic level, and further amplified by his innate abilities, the Myriad Spirits Secret Technique and the Divine Eye Secret Technique.

The power of "Dark Mind Control" is close to that of a top-tier cosmic overlord. If it were just a simple soul attack, Shen Mu could almost kill the souls of these four high-level cosmic venerables in one move.

But after all, this is the enslavement of the soul, and the process of enslavement takes time, and this process cannot be taken lightly.

However, all of this occurred without incident thanks to Shen Mu's secret technique of suppressing his will.

……

Moments later, Shen Mu successfully enslaved the four demon race cosmic venerables whose consciousness was completely submerged in the illusion.

"Owner!"

As the overlord of the universe, Venerable Qinghua knelt down with four demon clan venerables.

Shen Mu nodded slightly, then said, "Let's go, follow me to enslave the other Universe Venerables."

Venerable Qinghua hurriedly said, "Master, those good-for-nothings are not worthy to be your servants. Only those few Universe Venerables from our clan's alliance are qualified."

After his soul was enslaved, Venerable Qinghua naturally became completely loyal to Shen Mu, regarding himself as a member of the human race.

But the years of training the demon race naturally made Venerable Qinghua even more resentful of the insect race and the mechanical race.

Shen Mu's lips twitched slightly. He wondered if the other Universe Venerables of the Demon Race would break down if they knew what Venerable Qinghua was thinking.

"Okay, whatever you say."

"Thank you, Master. Qinghua will do its utmost to assist you, so that the two Venerables of the Demon Clan Alliance will willingly become your servants."

Rumble!

The palace gates opened instantly, and Venerable Qinghua, with an expression as if nothing had happened, joined the four Venerables of the Demon Clan Alliance and other members of the Demon Clan Alliance.

"Qinghua, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I was just detained for a period of time for no reason."

"This is not the place to talk. We demons should all go to a side hall."

"it is good."

The seven powerful members of the Demon Clan Alliance gathered again and then arrived at the Palace of Light.

Just as they were catching up, Venerable Qinghua, along with four other Universe Venerables, launched an attack and suppressed the remaining two Demon Clan Venerables.

On the other side, the strongest in the Zerg camp, Venerable Zhongzhan, and several of the strongest in the Mechanical Clan camp who were closest to becoming overlords were working to stabilize morale.

These individuals all gave the same reason: they had connected with the outside world through the virtual universe. The alliance has already negotiated with the human race and intends to redeem them.

In short, the goal is to dissuade these people from self-destructing.

……

Several days later, inside the main hall of Yagami Palace.

Sixteen cosmic venerables stood respectfully beside Shen Mu, including two cosmic overlords: the strongest member of the Zerg Alliance and the strongest member of the Demon Alliance.

"Master, the two mechanical heretics have been suppressed."

The strongest member of the Zerg Alliance, Venerable Zhongzhan, whose divine body was only 0.8 meters tall, bowed to Shen Mu and respectfully handed him a crystal treasure box, a powerful sealing artifact.

Don't be fooled by the small size of Venerable Zhongzhan's divine body; his soul defense is quite strong. Fortunately, Shen Mu directly obliterated his divine body and put him into a deep sleep, otherwise enslaving him would have been a real challenge.

Shen Mu took the wooden box and said, "Contribute all the treasures you possess, and I will provide you with even more powerful treasures in the future."

"Master, this is my most precious treasure!"

"It is my honor to offer my master a treasure!"

The sixteen cosmic venerables offered up their treasures with delight, as if they had received some great honor.

(End of this chapter)