Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 196 The Purple Moon Ancestor's Defenses Are Greatly Broken, Shen Mu Swallows and Cuts Off the East River

As Shen Mu finished speaking, none of the many powerful figures present dared to say anything more.

"True God of Hunyuan, please wait a moment."

The five remaining True Lords of the Divine Eye Clan spoke again, with the leader saying, "Our clan is willing to offer the three supreme treasures that form the 'Eternal True God' as a pledge of allegiance to the Hong Alliance."

As the strongest force in the first era of reincarnation, the Divine Eye Clan once possessed a complete ancient heritage.

The mechanical behemoth, known as the "Eternal True God," is the ultimate means of this ancient inheritance.

If the God of the Divine Eyes were to personally activate this 'Eternal True God,' it would be able to unleash combat power at the tenth level.

As they spoke, the Third True Lord and the Sixth True Lord of the Divine Eye Clan took out three supreme treasures.

These are the domain-type treasure Star Kingdom, the weapon-type treasure Star Hand, and the soul attack-type treasure Azure Light.

Shen Mu was actually very curious as to why the term "Eternal True God" was not censored. Perhaps the will of the primordial universe had its own rules of judgment.

However, it's not too late to study these things later.

"The Hongmeng Alliance, founded by our clan, was originally an alliance uniting various major clans. Since the Divine Eye Clan has expressed interest in joining, our Hongmeng Alliance will not refuse."

"However, this matter is of great importance. My lords, please put away the three treasures for now, and we can discuss them in detail later, shall we?"

Shen Mu agreed to the Divine Eye Clan's request to join the Hong Alliance, but did not give a definite promise of guidance on transcending reincarnation.

But now that Shen Mu has been able to get the Divine Eye Clan to join the Hong Alliance, it means that everything is negotiable.

The five true gods of the Divine Eye Clan exchanged glances, and finally the Divine Eye True Lord spoke, "Thank you, True God Hunyuan. From now on, our Divine Eye Clan will follow the lead of the Hong Alliance."

To be honest, Shen Mu did intend to select some cosmic sea gods with excellent talent and temperament to impart guidance on transcending reincarnation.

Because the original universe will eventually be destroyed, even with Shen Mu's existence, it is impossible for the human race to transfer all its members to a smaller universe.

However, if more Void Gods can be cultivated, then more people will be able to survive in the end.

Of course, even if there are ancient civilizations that have been passed down, there are very few people who have the talent to become a Void God.

Only a few ninth-order true gods in the current universe sea are barely qualified, among whom the one with the greatest hope is naturally the God-Eye True Lord, while the others have almost no hope at all.

Although the God-Eyes also need small universes for their people to live in, this is not a problem at all.

Once a breakthrough is achieved in miniature universes, their diameter will increase at least tenfold. For a sphere like a miniature universe, doubling its diameter would increase its volume eightfold!

The living space of a small universe of a true god of the void is hundreds of times larger than that of a small universe of a true god, or even more.

Even if all the Divine Eye Clan members were to relocate there, there would still be ample space for the human race to survive.

Thus, the legacy and influence of the Duan Donghe River can be considered to have come to an end.

Meanwhile, in the Purple Moon Holy Land universe.

"Humans, humans!!!"

"Hunyuan, you deserve to die!"

In the core plane of the Purple Moon Holy Land, a purple moon hangs high in the sky, radiating a dazzling light.

The furious roar of the Purple Moon Ancestor echoed throughout this primordial plane.

When Shen Mu almost instantly annihilated two True Gods and hundreds of Universe Lords of the Purple Moon Holy Land, the Purple Moon Ancestor learned of the situation immediately.

Because both the two true gods and these hundreds of universe lords can only survive by relying on the Purple Moon Holy Land universe.

What angered the Purple Moon Ancestor most was the fall of many powerful members of his clan, and also the need to cultivate a new true god.

Even for the Purple Moon Ancestor, who transcended reincarnation, the cosmic sea contained an immense treasure.

For example, with the emergence of the Duan Donghe lineage, the Purple Moon Ancestor would never relinquish the interests of the Cosmic Sea.

However, without a true god in charge, it is impossible to compete for interests in the cosmic sea.

To cultivate a true god, one needs to separate a portion of the cosmic origin from one's own holy universe to form a new miniature universe.

Previously, the two true gods of the Purple Moon Holy Land were beings of his time, but they had lost their own small universes and were now residing within his universe.

For his miniature universe, this kind of reliance does not require the consumption of additional source.

But cultivating a true god and separating a completely new cosmic origin is different; the cost is too high.

"All of you, come here!"

The voice of the Purple Moon Ancestor rang out, directly reaching the ears of the quasi-universe masters within the Purple Moon Holy Land.

These quasi-universe masters are those whose secret techniques and realms have already reached the level of universe masters, but they cannot break through because the Purple Moon Holy Land universe cannot entrust too many universe masters.

For example, in the original work, the Lord of Peixing, who possessed the Chaos Golden Wings component, was originally only a quasi-Universe Lord.

Upon breaking through, he became a fifth-order universe master, ultimately enabling Luo Feng to achieve the feat of "delivering packages".

A moment later, a group of quasi-universe masters, who had gained profound insights but had not yet broken through, gathered in this most sacred space.

"Paying homage to the progenitor!"

Numerous quasi-universe lords knelt and bowed before the bright moon, which radiated endless purple divine light.

"Your teachers and predecessors have all fallen." The voice of the Purple Moon Ancestor, suppressing his killing intent, rang out.

"Now I grant you permission to break through, to become true masters of the universe!"

"The one among you who first creates a True God-level secret technique will be given the opportunity to advance to the level of a True God!"

Upon hearing this, the thirty-odd quasi-universe masters present were filled with mixed emotions of joy and anger.

Their joy stemmed from finally being able to take another step forward. Their anger arose from the passing of their predecessors and teachers.

"The Beginning, the Ancestor, the Teacher... they all perished?"

A near-cosmic ruler asked in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly.

Amidst the dazzling purple divine light, the voice of the Purple Moon Ancestor resounded once more: "They have all perished, including Juehua and the others."

"Once you break through, immediately announce it to the entire universe."

"Issued: Bounty on Humanity!!!"

"If anyone can slay the true god of the human race, I will grant them guidance to transcend the cycle of reincarnation!"

"Furthermore, we have contacted the cosmic lords of the primordial universe. If they are willing to wage war against the human race, my Purple Moon Holy Land will provide them with perfect guidance to break through to the realm of true gods."

"Not only that, I also gave them a great deal of treasure!"

"I will grant any cosmic master who can enslave the souls of a human race a supreme treasure!"

"If a cosmic ruler kills the human race, I will grant them special treasures, wondrous items, or even supreme treasures!"

"I want to completely exterminate the entire human race!"

"I want that Lord of Hunyuan to be all alone!"

An endless, terrifying killing intent permeated this core space. The pressure emanating from the level of consciousness made the many quasi-universe masters present feel their souls trembling.

The roar of impotent rage echoed endlessly in the primordial space!

With the breakthroughs of these quasi-universe masters, a shocking message spread throughout the entire cosmic sea and the primordial universe in a very short time.

The Purple Moon Holy Land has issued a bounty on the human race!

This is a major boon, especially for the powerful beings of the primordial universe.

Killing a Cosmic Venerable grants you a supreme treasure—this is an incredible bargain!

Of course, they also have to consider one problem: this money is a hot potato. They don't want to take the money and not live to spend it.

……

In the primordial universe, in a desolate deep space, there were almost no stars within hundreds of millions of light-years.

Four thoughts pierced through the endless distance of space and descended upon this starry sky, vaguely revealing four majestic figures.

One of them was exquisitely beautiful, with a slender figure faintly visible, surrounded by endless light, exuding an extremely powerful sense of illusion.

In another location, a huge oval-shaped black sphere was suspended, surrounded by virtual light and shadow that resembled an electrical circuit.

As for the last place, there stood a giant silver-white serpent with countless snake shadows vaguely surrounding it, and a strange beast covered in a serrated shell.

These four are the strongest members of the three major races: the demon race, the insect race, and the mechanical race.

"You all should be aware of the bounty placed on the Purple Moon Holy Land, right?"

The first to speak was the Dream Demon Ancestor of the demon race. The grudges between their demon race and the human race had become increasingly serious in recent years, and their hostility towards the human race was the highest.

As for the Zerg and the Machine Race, they are equally hostile to all other races, but they are more wary of the rising human race.

"Yes, I don't know what Hunyuan did to make the Purple Moon Ancestor issue such a large bounty."

A strange and beautiful voice rang out, and the one who spoke was naturally the Zerg Queen. Her tone was like the soft moan of lovers making love, containing an irresistible charm.

Even without using any illusion techniques, the Zerg Queen's mere voice is enough to trap almost all beings at the level of a Universe Venerable in an illusion, unless she possesses the will of a Universe Lord.

"Let's put the bounty issue aside for now and talk about how our three clans should conduct themselves."

The mechanical god spoke, his tone unusually grave, clearly troubled by this matter.

To be honest, these three major clans don't really have any designs on the inheritance of the Broken East River.

Even without the rise of the human race, such ancient heritage was beyond the reach of these three races.

While the so-called peak races possess immense power in the primordial universe, within the vast cosmic sea, the number of powerful beings surviving in the small universes of any random True God of the cosmic sea is no less than that of these peak races.

Of course, we need to set aside those lone-wolf gods here.

For example, the Lord of Bechi Star, as a lone wolf like Jie Fanzi, only had two or three hundred million lives in his small universe. These were not necessarily strong beings, but rather life forms that the Lord of Bechi Star found pleasing to the eye back then.

"Anyway, my Zerg have no interest in so-called bounties."

The Zerg Queen was well aware of her own limitations: "That human Hunyuan can even kill a powerful being with a supreme treasure palace. I certainly can't afford to offend him."

The Demon Ancestor spoke with some dissatisfaction: "Empress, do you mean to compromise with the human race? What about the territory of our race?"

The silver-white serpent quickly added, "That's right. Hunyuan has become the new generation's invincible being of the Cosmic Sea, and the Lord of the Galaxy has also obtained the inheritance of Duan Donghe. The human race will surely develop rapidly in the future."

"At that time, our three races, which occupy the most prosperous star field in the entire primordial universe, will inevitably be invaded."

The Zerg Queen chuckled: "Interesting. Back when your two True Gods were born, didn't you still expand your territory and even plunder several star sectors from my race?"

"Now that the human race has achieved unparalleled dominance in the cosmic sea, coupled with the ancient legacy of the Lord of the Galaxy, the human race is bound to revive, and expanding its territory is only natural."

"Anyway, my Zerg sisters are few in number. At worst, we can give up the core territory and live a hard life. It doesn't matter. The original universe will be destroyed sooner or later anyway, so we might as well give it up."

The mechanical god who had initially felt sorry for the core territory also found some truth in the words of the Zerg queen.

No matter how much the race develops now, it will all be empty talk if the original universe is destroyed in the future. The only thing that can be done is to transfer some elites to smaller universes.

The greatest advantage of occupying the core star region is simply the ability to produce more powerful individuals. The more powerful individuals the clan has when they enter the cosmic sea, the easier life will be.

But if this angers the human race, they can forget about having a good life after the destruction of the primordial universe.

Seeing that the Zerg Queen and the Mechanical Father God were backing down, the two Demon Ancestors began to persuade them.

They are now filled with regret. If it were merely a feud between races, they could simply relinquish their core territory, just like the Zerg and the Mechs.

But back then... their demon race plotted to kidnap the only human girl from the Hunyuan clan, and this grudge can never be resolved.

Besides these three major groups, other groups are also eager to make moves.

Especially those lone powerhouses from the primordial universe, who were drooling with envy for the cosmic venerables of the human race.

These aren't some kind of cosmic venerable beings; they're clearly walking treasures! Since they're not bound by any race, wouldn't it be wonderful to kill them and run away?

However, it's definitely not feasible to force a direct confrontation with the humans.

However, if you bring along two or three lone, strongest individuals in the universe, then it's not without its potential.

The extraordinary treasures and rare items are enough to make these strongest individuals in the solitary universe take risks, not to mention the cultivation guidance provided by the Purple Moon Holy Land.

As for killing Giant Axe or Shen Mu, no one would have such an idea. Even if it were a guide to transcend reincarnation, no one would have such an idea.

Shen Mu needs no further explanation; he is invincible in the Cosmic Sea, who can kill him?

As for the founder of the Giant Axe, he was also a top-tier ninth-order being.

Humanity has now acquired more than a dozen supreme treasures, including supreme treasure armor and palaces.

With the strength of the Giant Axe Founder, plus these two defensive treasures, he would not fear even if surrounded by more than a dozen True Gods, let alone kill them.

While thousands of cosmic lords throughout the primordial universe were stirring with ambition, the human race was holding a grand event.

……

The Milky Way, within the solemn realm of the divine.

On the majestic sacred mountain stands a towering humanoid statue, its face indistinct, bearing only two symbols of an ancient civilization.

At the foot of the mountain, Shen Mu looked at the many powerful figures of the human race, including the founder of the giant axe.

"Everyone, the inheritance I have received is the inheritance of a sect called the Void Extreme Sect."

"However, that sect has been destroyed, and now I am the only sect leader left."

"Our sect's lineage is different from that of Duan Donghe, so naturally we need to recruit more disciples."

"According to the sect's rules, it is extremely difficult to join my Void Extreme Sect. However, the current situation is special, and as the sect leader, I naturally have to make an exception!"

"As long as you join my Void Extreme Sect, you will be considered a disciple of my Void Extreme Sect and will be able to read some basic guides, which are the guides to becoming a true god."

Even during the peak of the Void Extreme Sect, the requirements for becoming a nominal disciple were quite high.

However, the situation is special now, and Shen Mu is the sect leader, so everything will be kept simple.

Then, Shen Mu looked at the founder of the giant axe and said, "Giant Axe, you are a true god. By joining my Void Extreme Sect, you will become a true disciple."

"If a disciple at the True God realm has a poorly constructed miniature universe, they can apply for a treasure to reconstruct it."

Upon hearing this, the founder of the giant axe's eyes lit up: "My miniature universe architecture can be reconstructed?"

The emergence of the Broken East River's legacy has made the powerful beings of the Cosmic Sea aware of the existence of a small-scale cosmic structure.

The more perfect the microcosm architecture, the greater its potential.

Normally, once one breaks through to the level of a true god, the microcosmic structure becomes completely fixed.

However, on the Origin Continent, if an ancient sect takes a liking to a certain True God, even if the other party's small universe structure is incomplete, they will spend a huge amount of resources to reconstruct the small universe for him.

"According to the sect rules, someone like you, Giant Axe, who has reached the True God realm and touched the fundamental Dao, is naturally qualified to reconstruct a small universe."

Reaching the realm of a True God and touching the fundamental Dao is no simple feat; it is worthy of being called the form of an Eternal True God.

Note that having the appearance of an eternal god does not necessarily mean one will become an eternal god.

This is similar to describing a genius as having the bearing of a venerable being, implying that they have the potential to break through to the level of a cosmic venerable being in the future.

In the original story, when the founder of the giant axe first unleashed the "Fifteenth Axe," even the Mountain-Sitting Guest showed a look of amazement.

Clearly, what amazed the Mountain-Sitting Guest was not that the Giant Axe Founder possessed ninth-tier combat power, but rather that the Giant Axe Founder had touched upon the Great Dao of the Axe.

The Lord of Chaos City laughed and said, "In that case, let's pay homage to our ancestor together. From now on, Hunyuan, you will be our sect leader."

The Ice Peak Master, who was Shen Mu's teacher, nodded, a smile appearing on his stoic face: "From now on, as your teacher, I'll need you to take good care of me, my disciple."

At this moment, Luo Feng approached and asked curiously, "Senior brother, as the successor of Duan Donghe, can I join the Xuji Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mu's expression turned somewhat strange.

Wouldn't this mean that the Void Extreme Sect has swallowed up the Eastern River lineage?

Good heavens, this is a feat that even the Void God King couldn't accomplish back then.

"That's naturally no problem. You can create a true god-level secret technique at the level of a cosmic venerable. If you put it on the entire Origin Continent, your potential is top-notch."

"As the sect leader, I can grant you special permission to become a true disciple. At that time, you will be able to cultivate all the highest inheritances of the Void Extreme Sect except for the 'Sect Leader's Secret Teachings'."

Luo Feng smiled and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Thank you for your help, Senior Brother."

Shen Mu waved his hand, then announced loudly, "Everyone, prepare to pay your respects to Ancestor Xuji according to the etiquette I just taught you!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

The powerful figures from various human races unanimously called Shen Mu their sect leader.

(End of this chapter)