Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 188 The Zerg Queen Nan Cheng

"So powerful!" Luo Shen was astonished.

Although I knew beforehand that Yan Na was very strong, I didn't have a clear idea of ​​her strength, since I had never actually fought a King-level expert.

Previously, Yan Na enslaved the King of Killing because she used the second level of the Ice Heart Token secret technique to restrict his movements, and then she was hit by Luo Shen's Mind's Eye Knife, losing all her ability to resist. Therefore, there was almost no resistance during the enslavement process.

So much so that not much detail can be discerned.

But now, Yan Na toyed with two dragon-like monsters whose explosive speed rivaled the limit of a king with a single long whip.

This alone made Luo Shen feel inferior.

Two dragon-like monsters were hot on their heels, but thanks to teleportation, Luo Shen and his companion quickly gained a considerable distance. However, finding the entrance to the forbidden area was not an easy task in the short term.

"Strange thing."

Luo Shen frowned.

According to the information, although these forbidden area guards are troublesome, they will not be so persistent. Generally speaking, as long as they have a chance to break free from the battle, or damage the core of the forbidden area guards, they will choose to retreat.

But today, they cling on like a stubborn skin condition.

"The entrance to the passage has not yet been found."

Seeing Yan Na whip two of the forbidden area guards that were rushing towards him away, Luo Shen frowned slightly and said, "Is there any way to get rid of them completely? Being chased like this all the time is not going to work."

Yan Na shook her head and said, "Their defenses are too strong. Although I can easily knock them away, that little bit of power can't directly damage their internal cores. The main thing is, I'm worried that if they split into four again and their strength increases, we'll be in big trouble."

Although these two forbidden area guards are powerful, they are still within our control and can be suppressed without burning our immortal divine power.

If their strength increases even further, then we might have to sacrifice some of our divine bodies.

Hearing this, Luo Shen could only suppress his thoughts.

Fortunately, after circling the entire forbidden area, they finally found the entrance to another forbidden area passage on the sea surface. It was a whirlpool on the sea surface. The two looked at each other and rushed straight into the whirlpool like lightning.

The two monstrous dragons that followed watched helplessly as Luo Shen and his companion disappeared from sight. With a roar, they could only sink into the sea.

At the passageway of another forbidden space, a rainbow bridge rises into the air, connecting the two forbidden spaces.

Luo Shen and Yan Na suddenly appeared.

"These forbidden area guards are truly terrifying." Luo Shen was still somewhat shaken. This was only a forbidden area guard at the hundred-kilometer level. If it were a forbidden area guard at the thousand-kilometer level, whose every move could rival the burning of immortal divine power by a peak-level King-level expert, how would they cope?

Yan Na nodded: "If a peak-level soul control master were to encounter these two dragon monsters, he would probably have to lose several of his servants to escape."

Most soul control masters only control one or two servants of the same level, and most of the time they rely on their own soul attacks to fight enemies. Only soul control masters of the level of King Nancheng have the ability to control several peak-level kings.

However, these forbidden area guards are metal puppets themselves, and are not afraid of soul attacks at all.

Without their signature skills, they had already lost over 90% of their combat power before the battle even began, so they could only rely on their non-main combat servants burning their immortal divine bodies to sustain themselves.

of course.

Even without burning their immortal bodies, a powerhouse like Yan Na wouldn't be in too much danger.

After all, the Star Tower is just a battleground. Although the guards inside are strong, they are not so strong that any guard can force a King-level expert to burn their immortal divine body to resolve the situation. Otherwise, how could it attract so many King-level experts to enter?

However, under normal circumstances, such powerful forbidden area guards do not appear in the Star Tower.

Normally, encountering a ten-kilometer-level forbidden area guardian within a hundred years is already like winning the lottery, let alone encountering a dragon-like monster that is hundreds of kilometers long.

"None of the human faction's king-level powerhouses mentioned encountering the forbidden area's guards, which means it was just us."

"Could this really just be an accident?"

Luo Shen pondered to himself, but ultimately failed to come up with a solution. After all, although he came from Earth, he had not cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, and in truth, the inheritance of the Mountain Hermit was not meant for him.

"However, the original work did not mention that a star was born at this time."

Luo Shen shook his head.

The little thoughts that had arisen in his mind vanished without a trace. He exchanged a glance with Yan Na and continued towards the next forbidden space.

The Star-Sealing Treasure is a small part of the Star Tower. Its essence is a sealing treasure. As long as one's strength is greater than that of the opponent, one can use the Star-Sealing Treasure to forcibly seal the opponent inside, making it impossible for the opponent to escape forever.

Moreover, the material used to seal the stars is special, and even a cosmic venerable cannot forcibly break through it.

This also means that the birth of every sealed star will bring about a massacre!

Inside a vast and mysterious hall.

This is a hall supported by nine metal pillars that are tens of thousands of kilometers high. Above the hall, at the ends of all directions, there are countless sealing stars that excite all the powerful kings and even cosmic venerables in the outside world. At this moment, they are like a sky full of stars, enveloping the entire hall.

It's as if this grand hall is suspended in the center of countless sealed stars.

Surrounded by stars!

Inside the main hall, a figure sat cross-legged, much taller than an ordinary human, with a coiled snake tail and a human upper body. This was the Snake-People, a branch of the human race.

This is an old man with a long purple beard and long purple eyebrows.

At this moment, his gaze seemed to be piercing through countless sealed stars, penetrating the entire Star Tower, and landing on a certain forbidden space.

"The Earth lineage has produced a remarkable genius, but why, even though he already possesses the strength of a peak-level King, has he not yet cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual left by his teacher?" The old man had a faint smile on his lips.

"Since he is from the same lineage as Earth, he might become my third junior brother in the future."

"Fine."

"Consider it an assessment for the teacher, to see if you have the potential to become the third junior disciple."

As he spoke, the old man's thoughts shifted, and the countless sealing stars surrounding the main hall moved accordingly, quickly arranging themselves according to a special pattern. At the same time, the previously separate forbidden spaces quietly connected under the influence of some mysterious power.

At this moment, Luo Shen had no idea what he would encounter next.

At this moment, he and Yan Na are entering another forbidden space.

As soon as I entered.

"Huh!"

Luo Shen's gaze instantly turned in one direction, a smile appearing on his lips. "It seems we've encountered other alien races. Let's go take a look. This is the first time we've encountered other alien races so soon after entering the forbidden area."

The two forbidden spaces before were encountered by the Sharp-Horned King's team while searching for a spatial passage, and by the forbidden space guards directly.

This time, they encountered other alien teams directly, instead of the guards of the forbidden area.

This also calmed down Luo Shen's somewhat restless heart.

There aren't that many chosen ones in this world; it's impossible for all good things to fall into one's lap. He's not Luo Feng after all; he hasn't cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, so he won't cause any disturbance in the Star Tower.

"Come forth, King of Killing, King of Sharp Horns!"

Luo Shen waved his hand dismissively.

Instantly, they released the six enslaved King-level powerhouses from the Killing King and Sharp-Horned King's factions, along with Yan Na, making a total of eight people. They instantly locked onto the location of the other alien races and teleported there.

Before even seeing the enemy clearly, he immediately unleashed his divine power to seal off the surrounding space.

When Luo Shen saw the other person clearly, his expression instantly became somewhat strange.

"King of Skull Needles!"

This was a top-tier powerhouse from the Zerg faction, whose strength and reputation were in no way inferior to Luo Shen's Killing King. Of course, this was not the main reason for Luo Shen's change in expression.

The real reason is...

Skull Needle King is the strongest defensive King-level expert under the command of the Zerg Queen Immortal Nan Cheng. His presence means that Nan Cheng is also present.

"The Zerg Queen!"

Luo Shen muttered these words to himself, his gaze sweeping back and forth over the Skull Needle King, as if assessing the strength between the two. Nan Cheng was one of the most outstanding kings in the Seventh Battlefield and even the entire Extraterrestrial Battlefield, possessing terrifying strength.

First of all, every Zerg Queen is a master of the soul!

This can be seen from the example of the Skull Needle King.

After all, it can enslave and control even a top-tier powerhouse like the Skull Needle King, so one can imagine how strong its abilities are in terms of the soul. Even a master of soul control, who is also a top-tier powerhouse, might not be its match.

Secondly, the true terror of the Zerg Queen lies not in herself, but in the immortal Zerg legions under her command.

One or two immortal Zerg warriors are not scary.

However, when their numbers reach a certain level, the Immortal Zerg Legion becomes synonymous with terror. Even a Super King would be unwilling to withstand a combined attack from the Zerg Legion, an attack far more terrifying than a Universe Venerable's all-out assault.

"King of Slaughter, King of Sharp Horns?"

Upon seeing that several powerful kings had suddenly appeared around him, and that the surrounding space had been instantly sealed off, it was clear that they did not want him to teleport away.

He immediately understood what was going on.

What he didn't understand was why these people, who weren't strong members of the human camp, were following two unfamiliar faces from the human camp. Could it be that these people had been enslaved?

He only understood when his immortal subordinate relayed the recently discovered information to him.

"So the treasure of the sacrificial tower that caused such a stir before ended up in their hands. It seems that this human is the ultimate beneficiary."

The Skull Needle King's mind was racing.

"King of Skull Needles, I never expected to run into you here."

Luo Shen smirked: "What, won't you let Nan Cheng come out for some fresh air? Or are we not important enough to warrant Nan Cheng's presence?"

Although the Zerg Queen Nan Cheng was extremely famous, Luo Shen was not worried at all. He had planned to fight against these super kings who were famous in the outer battlefields. Now that he had encountered them, how could he let them go?

The Skull Needle King remained silent.

After communicating with Nan Cheng, he waved his right hand and instantly released the power of the world. The Zerg Queen Nan Cheng and her Zerg Immortal Legion appeared. The terrifying tiger-armored Zerg kings, all with golden bodies, stared intently at Luo Shen and his group.

It was as if they were waiting for Nan Cheng to give the order, and then they would immediately unleash their strongest combined attack!

Luo Shen's gaze turned serious.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. It was no accident that Nan Cheng was able to make such a name for himself. The pressure from the Zerg Immortal Legion alone made them feel a bit oppressed.

"This must be the human Blade King."

Nan Cheng's voice was very gentle, just like the sound of being gently soothed to sleep in one's mother's arms when one is a child. It unconsciously makes one feel relaxed all over. However, Luo Shen was prepared and was not disturbed by this move.

Its gaze swept silently around the mother nest, as if searching for the best attack position.

He said, "I didn't expect Nan Cheng to know my name. It's truly an honor. But your appearance has caused such a commotion; it really startled me."

Nan Cheng didn't expect that little trick would be enough to deal with Luo Shen; what he did earlier was just a casual remark.

Hearing Luo Shen's exaggerated words, Nan Cheng chuckled and continued to transmit his voice: "With Blade King carrying so many 'bodyguards,' I naturally have to be extra vigilant, otherwise I might be swarmed and eaten alive by some people!"

While the Zerg Queen is powerful, her fragility remains a persistent problem.

Besides housing the immortal Zerg warriors, that dark, ominous hive also serves to isolate the Zerg Queen from mental and material attacks, increasing her survivability.

"When I first heard the name Blade King, he had just made a name for himself on the Flame Sacrifice Continent. I never imagined that in such a short time, he would have already enslaved several peak King-level and limit King-level powerhouses."

The two sides are not that different in strength, so Nan Cheng would prefer not to make a move if possible.

There are eight experts who are at least at the peak of the King level, including two experts at the limit of the King level and two human experts whose strength is unknown. It is hard to say which side is stronger if they fight. Nan Cheng is not confident that he can keep them here.

But Luo Shen didn't think so.

He had already gathered information about Nan Cheng and knew that she only had one expert at the peak of the King-level realm under her command, while the others were all at the peak of the King-level realm.

In terms of combat strength, they have a slight advantage.

In addition, the forbidden area is not very large, making it difficult for the Immortal Zerg Legion to fully deploy. Given the individual combat capabilities of each of them, it is possible for them to overwhelm the Southern Punishment faction.

Luo Shen and Yan Na exchanged glances.

Immediately, Yan Na took the lead in arranging for several of his servants, including the Killing King, to launch an attack. He and Yan Na then positioned themselves in a pincer movement, attacking from both sides to avoid being affected by the combined energy attack of the Immortal Zerg Legion.

"Hmph, what a fine Blade King!"

Nan Cheng snorted coldly and instantly commanded his immortal insectoid army to spread out and launch an attack on Luo Shen and the others.

While the individual strength of the Immortal Zerg is not comparable to that of Luo Shen and his group, their sheer numbers are overwhelming, and each one is fearless in the face of death. Most importantly, besides the Skull Needle King, Nan Cheng also harbors a Limit-of-King level expert, the "Polyester King," as well as four Peak-King level experts.

This lineup is indeed not much weaker than theirs.

A great battle has begun!

(End of this chapter)