Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Thunder Kingdom, Thunder Mountain.

The white-robed elder looked at Luo Shen and smiled, "My name is Lei Jun. I have long heard of the black-robed expert. Seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved."

As he spoke, an invisible will emanated from the white-robed elder, silently invading Luo Shen.

With Luo Shen's strong mental will, he naturally noticed the other party's little tricks long ago, but he remained unmoved and waited as steadily as a mountain for the other party to test him. As soon as he touched him, the other party felt a terrifying will as vast as a mountain. The terrible sense of oppression immediately made the white-robed old man's expression become somewhat unnatural and he withdrew his mental probing.

"I never imagined that the black-robed powerhouse's mental will had surpassed that of a God-King. He is truly admirable."

Although he suffered a minor loss due to his probing, the white-robed elder did not care at all. When he sensed Luo Shen's unfathomable will, he knew that the other party had already discovered his little trick.

Trying to outsmart such a powerful person is tantamount to mocking them.

Therefore, he chose to state it directly.

Since the other party was sensible, Luo Shen naturally gave him face and said, "I have long heard that in the entire Origin Continent, when it comes to the cultivation of the Hunyuan bloodline, the Thunder lineage of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom is recognized as the strongest. Who would have thought that their mental will secret techniques would be so extraordinary."

"As expected of the descendants taught by the Thunder Ancestor, they are indeed extraordinary."

Upon hearing Luo Shen's praise, the white-robed elder smiled. For the powerful figures of their Thunder Ancient Kingdom, praising themselves was of little use, but praising their ancestor would instantly earn them goodwill.

"The black-robed expert is too kind."

The white-robed elder asked, "May I ask what important matter brings the black-robed expert here today?"

To be honest, the white-robed elder was also very curious about the identity of the black-clad, gold-masked powerhouse in front of him. First of all, the other party possessed a will that surpassed the level of a God-King, which was extremely rare even on the entire Origin Continent, and even less so than Emperors and Monarchs.

It should be understood that powerful individuals possessing mental and willpower-related abilities are extremely effective at restraining emperors and monarchs who cultivate the Hunyuan bloodline.

Under normal circumstances, these emperors and monarchs who cultivate the Hunyuan bloodline can achieve a delicate balance with the will of the Hunyuan bloodline within their bodies, or even suppress it, by relying on secret treasures and their peak-level God-King life forms.

However, when facing a powerful figure like Luo Shen, who possesses a mental will surpassing that of a god-king, even if one can remain conscious, their strength will be greatly diminished.

Especially for emperors and monarchs who are already weak-willed, it is not easy to stay clear-headed in normal times. If they are attacked on their will, they may fall into a state of complete loss of control.

It's obvious which is easier to deal with: a sober emperor or monarch, or an out-of-control emperor or monarch.

The arrival of such a powerful figure at Thunder Mountain is a matter of whether it's a blessing or a curse.

However, as the creators of order on the Origin Continent, even though they knew how terrifying Luo Shen was, the white-robed elder's face remained unchanged. He even looked at Luo Shen calmly, waiting for him to reveal the purpose of his trip.

Looking at the white-robed elder, Luo Shen smiled and said, "I obtained a rare and precious Thousand Dream Fruit by chance, and I would like to ask if your Thunder Ancient Kingdom is interested."

The Thousand Dreams Fruit!?

The Thousand Dream Fruit, worth 1.5 billion merit points, is something this black-robed, golden-masked expert could never have. A treasure worth over 1 billion merit points would be a great help to the Ancestor, so of course he should take it.

Lei Jun's mind raced with thoughts, but he smiled faintly and said, "Of course I'm interested in that."

"On the Origin Continent, there is probably no force that doesn't want such a treasure. Tell me, what do you want? Name your price. Our Thunder Ancient Kingdom has plenty of treasures."

Luo Shen smiled.

"I want to trade with you for some parts of the corpses of Chaos Origin Bloodline creatures at the peak of the God King level. The more corpse materials, the better." After thinking for a moment, Luo Shen added, "These corpse materials can come from different Chaos Origin Bloodline creatures at the peak of the God King level."

Upon hearing this, Lord Lei was taken aback: "Corpse materials? And from the corpses of creatures with different Chaos Origin bloodlines?"

"Even if you can obtain some of the materials, it's impossible to refine the complete Chaos Origin Bloodline. Even the ancestors of the two ancient kingdoms found it extremely difficult to refine a Chaos Origin Bloodline at the peak of the God King level. I must remind you of this."

Luo Shen nodded, indicating that he was aware of this.

"You don't need to worry about these things."

"I have contacted the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the three alien races at the same time. This transaction will be conducted by all five of you jointly bidding. Whoever provides the most corpse materials will be the one I will ultimately trade with."

"Five directions?" Lord Lei Jun's heart tightened slightly.

However, he quickly put the idea aside. After all, for a treasure of this caliber, the black-robed, golden-masked expert couldn't possibly choose to negotiate with just one party; naturally, the highest bidder would win.

However, with the addition of three alien races, the bargaining chips in this deal will likely be more substantial than they appear.

"This matter will be discussed internally within our Thunder Kingdom, and we will certainly give you a satisfactory answer later," said Lord Thunder.

Luo Shen nodded, casually tossing out a talisman, and said, "I hope you can give me an answer within three days. You can contact me through this talisman then."

Lord Lei Jun took the talisman, glanced at it, and found that it was just a very simple talisman with only communication functions. He turned to Luo Shen and said, "Please rest assured, our Thunder Ancient Kingdom has always been willing to pay a high price to purchase these four most precious items. We will definitely give you satisfactory terms."

"Of course I believe in your sincerity, otherwise I wouldn't have come to inform you in person."

Luo Shen looked at Lord Lei and said, "Now that the message has been delivered, I will await Lord Lei's good news."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Shen's clone vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Lord Lei Jun's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself, "They are extremely cautious in their actions. Even the clone that came to deliver the talisman completely annihilated itself, and the method of contact must be through the talisman."

He had originally planned to try and find out the identity of the black-robed expert by observing the commotion he made when he left.

But now it seems that the other party is acting extremely cautiously, and it is indeed extremely difficult to find out the other party's true identity through such means: "Very well, let's discuss with the monarchs and see what price we can offer to move this black-robed powerhouse."

At the same time that Lord Lei Jun took action, Emperor Xuan of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, the three alien races from the Two Realms Palace, the Ten Thousand Laws Tower, and the Time-Space Lonely Boat also received Luo Shen's message. In an instant, the five most powerful forces on the entire Origin Continent began to take their respective actions.

The lair of the Time-Space Lonely Boat, atop the throne of the Time-Space Old Demon.

"Hehe, this is really interesting."

"I never thought that a newly emerging little guy could obtain such a treasure as the Thousand Dream Fruit. Hmm, all I need is the corpse of a Chaos Origin Bloodline creature at the peak of the God King level, and I don't care whether it comes from the same Chaos Origin Bloodline creature."

"From this perspective, it shouldn't be for the sake of the Hunyuan bloodline."

Lord Lei Jun had also reminded Luo Shen that even if he obtained the complete corpse of a creature with the Chaos Origin Bloodline at the peak of the God King level, it would not be so easy to refine the Chaos Origin Bloodline at the peak of the God King level. Only powerful figures at the level of the two progenitors and the three alien races could refine it.

Therefore, it can be inferred that Luo Shen did not choose the corpse material for the sake of the Hunyuan bloodline.

"There are several possibilities for how he used it to exchange for Hunyuan bloodline biological materials. One is to feed world beasts. That's how that peak world beast was fed back then, which is why Hunyuan bloodline biological materials above the third level of the God King realm in the two ancient kingdoms are now strictly guarded."

"Another possibility is that he is a cultivator of the Great Dao of the Origin of Life, but his actual realm has not yet reached the peak of the God-King level. Therefore, he wants to study other peak God-King level Hunyuan bloodline biological materials in an attempt to make connections and break through to a higher level in one fell swoop!"

If it's only the former possibility, then it's nothing.

After all, even if a World Beast grows to its peak, it is only at the peak level of God King. It might cause a little ripple in the Origin Continent, but it poses no threat to beings like them who have long surpassed the level of God King.

If it's the latter, then things get interesting.

"Where did this guy come from, someone whose cultivation level hasn't even reached the peak of the God-King realm, yet possesses the terrifying physical body and formidable willpower of a peak God-King?"

Although the Time-Space Demon himself was powerful, he did not want so many unknown powerful beings to appear on the Origin Continent.

After all, he was an outsider. Once the number of powerful individuals on the Origin Continent who had fully comprehended the Great Dao of Origin increased, it would mean that there would be more powerful individuals competing with them for the inheritance left by the Origin. If a real fight broke out, they would still be at a disadvantage.

"In that case, the number of species of Hunyuan bloodline creatures that are given out cannot be too many, at most three, and no more than three."

"Giving away 15% of each biological material means he probably won't be able to obtain the same materials. So even if he wanted to use them to refine the Chaos Origin Bloodline, he wouldn't be able to. Consider it a little bit of a challenge."

Three types, each accounting for 15%.

That is, 45% of the total material of a complete peak-level God-King level Hunyuan bloodline.

Inside a magnificent hall atop Thunder Mountain, the nine monarchs of the ancient Thunder Kingdom were gathered around a round table.

The monarchs appearing here are not all their true forms. Some of them are out there wandering or guarding the frontier, and the ones appearing here are merely their avatars.

"Gentlemen."

Lei Xiao, the current ruler of the Thunder Kingdom, looked around and said, "I believe everyone already knows that the black-robed, golden-masked expert came to our Thunder Mountain earlier to sell us a Thousand Dreams Fruit. Since the Thousand Dreams Fruit is worth no more than 3 billion merit points, it does not need to be decided by the Ancestor. It can be decided by the nine of us through discussion."

Of the four treasures most valued by the two progenitors and the three alien races, only the remains of special life forms and the secret techniques and arts left behind by the Primordial Ones are truly precious. Without exception, the two progenitors would personally come to negotiate with them, showing their utmost importance.

However, rare treasures with over a billion merit points have less effect on the two progenitors.

Only those with more than 3 billion merit points will be personally negotiated by the two progenitors; for those below that, the decision can be made collectively by the emperors and monarchs.

"I've heard that the black-robed man's willpower surpasses that of a God-King. Is that true?"

"Lei Jun, you've had contact with him. Is his mental fortitude really that strong?"

The monarchs of the Thunder Kingdom didn't care much about rare treasures, because the collection of rare treasures was for the purpose of supplying the progenitor, and they were of no use to them, so they didn't pay much attention to them.

On the contrary, the strength of that black-robed expert is directly related to their interests.

After all, the suppression of such powerful beings who excel in mental will is too strong. Among all the monarchs present, perhaps only the three monarchs of the Thunder lineage are somewhat better off, since they are clear-headed enough that they can at most reduce their strength and are not out of control.

"I once contacted the other party using esoteric spiritual techniques."

Despite the gazes of the surrounding emperors, Lord Lei Jun remained calm and composed, saying, "I can confirm that the opponent's mental will has indeed surpassed the level of a God-King. As for the opponent's physical body, although I have not directly experienced it, even if it has not reached the peak level of a God-King, it is definitely not much inferior."

In other words, another extremely formidable powerhouse has emerged on this continent of origin.

"Damn it! How come another one has appeared?"

"It's one thing for Emperor Qing and the Lord of Myriad Realms to be different, but how come after Emperor Mie, there is still someone whose will surpasses that of a God-King?"

The monarchs of the Thunder Kingdom were all quite displeased.

After all, they mainly cultivate the Hunyuan bloodline, and it is already extremely difficult for them to suppress the will within the Hunyuan bloodline. What they hate most are those powerful people who are good at mental will techniques. This black-robed, golden-masked expert completely annihilated the Tiankun Kingdom Lord as soon as he appeared, and now it has been confirmed that his will has surpassed the God King level. He is definitely a great threat to them.

It was clear that each of the monarchs present had their own thoughts, and Monarch Lei Xiao, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting, did not want to devote too much energy to this topic, so he said, "Alright, let's get back to business."

Seeing that all the monarchs were looking at him, Monarch Lei Xiao continued, "I have already mentioned their conditions before: 'corpse materials of peak God-King level Hunyuan bloodline creatures,' which can come from different creatures, and the more the better."

"This round of negotiations will be conducted simultaneously with all five parties."

"In other words, whoever offers the most, he will ultimately choose to trade with that party; the highest bidder wins."

One monarch asked doubtfully, "These fragmented corpses can't be used to refine a complete Chaos Origin Bloodline. What does he want these materials for? To feed the Beasts of the Realm? To cultivate his physical body? Or perhaps to comprehend the Great Dao?"

Lord Lei shook his head and said, "His mind and will are extremely strong. I think he is more likely to be used to feed the world beasts."

A complete corpse with the peak level of a God King and the Hunyuan bloodline has many uses. Whether it is to comprehend the complete Great Dao on the corpse, to refine the Hunyuan bloodline, or to cultivate the body, it is very likely to be useful.

However, with only a small amount of damaged material, its uses are extremely limited.

The monarchs were all speculating about what the black-robed, golden-masked powerhouse would do with the corpses of these Chaos Origin Bloodline creatures. If it was just to feed the World Beasts, they could accept it, but if it could enhance the powerhouse's strength, they would find it unacceptable.

The strength of the black-robed, gold-masked experts was already considerable; if they were to improve further, it would pose a significant challenge to their status.

A ruler of a multiverse kingdom is troublesome enough.

If another progenitor of the Eastern Wilderness were to emerge, it would truly be a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of the emperors and monarchs of their two ancient kingdoms, who could be punished at any moment! (End of Chapter)