Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

It originated in a hidden palace deep in the southernmost desert of the continent.

This is the lair of Tie Xiaomojun, the greatest sinner on the Origin Continent.

At this moment, the Iron-Blooded Demon Lord sat on his throne, clad in armor, his entire body seemingly encased in iron plates, only his eyes visible. His cold gaze swept across the outside world, while he silently transmitted his thoughts: "Master, after that murderer killed the Fox-Eating God King, will he really come looking for me?"

A cold voice echoed in his ear: "Don't worry, he has succeeded in his attacks several times and is feeling very proud of himself. He will definitely come. Even if he doesn't come to you first, he will come later."

"Hmph!"

"If he dares to show himself, this time, he will surely perish at my hands!"

Upon hearing his master's reply, the Iron Fierce Demon Lord remained silent and waited quietly.

I don't know how long I waited.

Suddenly, the Iron Fierce Demon Lord's eyes narrowed sharply. He saw a rolling star in the distant void crashing down on him. Even a powerful emperor would find it difficult to withstand its overwhelming aura.

"It's really here!"

Facing the rolling stars, the Iron Fierce Demon Lord showed no fear and confronted them head-on. Unfortunately, under the sweeping power of the Elemental Technique, even an Emperor would be wiped out. Although the Iron Fierce Demon Lord was commendable for his courage, he ultimately could not withstand it.

The aura emanating from Tie Xiao Demon Lord had completely vanished.

However, Luo Shen, who was performing the Lieyuan Technique outside the palace, changed his expression slightly because he clearly sensed that something was wrong with the Iron Fierce Demon Lord. But before he could choose to retreat, he felt endless black flames burning up in a vast area of ​​trillions of kilometers around him, so powerful that it seemed to burn everything in the world!

As for the palace and the numerous creatures living around it, they were completely burned to ashes the moment the endless flames appeared.

And within these terrifying flames.

The Iron-Blooded Demon Lord, who had previously fallen silent, raised his head once more, rose, bowed to the flames, and said, "Master!"

Luo Shen's eyes were icy cold.

He finally understood. He had been hunting birds all day, but ended up getting pecked in the eye by them. It turned out that this Iron Fierce Demon Lord was just a puppet life that the other party had cultivated. He should have sensed something was wrong earlier, since he had already sensed something was off about the Iron Fierce Demon Lord when he was sweeping his will.

However, Luo Shen's strength increased too quickly, and since he was on the Origin Continent, he was caught off guard and was outmaneuvered by his opponent.

This loss served as a wake-up call for Luo Shen.

On the Origin Continent, it was one thing, but even his teachers, the Flame Wind Ancestor and the Thunder Ancestor, couldn't kill him. However, in the Chaos Origin Space, without the restrictions of the supreme rules, the power that those terrifying Chaos Origin beings could unleash was far more terrifying than it is now.

One careless mistake.

Not to mention the destruction of the clones, even the true body left on the Origin Continent might suffer!

The crimson flames blotted out the sky, their power terrifying. Even a powerful expert at the peak of the third level of the God King realm would likely not be able to withstand such flames for long. Against this backdrop of endless flames, the Iron Fierce Demon Lord stood respectfully, and beside him stood an old figure draped in a red cloak.

At this moment, the old figure was grinning as he looked at Luo Shen.

"It really is you, Black Robe!"

"If I don't catch you this time, where do you think you're going to run?"

Luo Shen paid no attention to the words of the old figure in the red cloak; it was still uncertain who would capture whom.

On the contrary, the appearance of the other party also made Luo Shen realize who the big fish he had caught this time was: Di Yuan, one of the thirteen emperors of Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom!

"Emperor Yuan!"

Luo Shen looked at Di Yuan and said softly, "Actually, I didn't expect it to be you here this time."

Seeing Luo Shen's performance, Di Yuan frowned, because he found that Luo Shen's behavior was completely different from what he had imagined, and he could not even see a trace of panic in the other party's demeanor.

On the contrary, he still felt that he was the one who had been captured.

"Do you know why I don't kill all the great sinners at once?" Luo Shen said softly, his gaze fixed on Di Yuan like a hawk's, a cruel, bloodthirsty glint in his eyes. "Because my target has never been those so-called great sinners, but you so-called powerful figures who manipulate the fate of living beings behind the scenes!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the world changed color!

Within an endless expanse spanning trillions of kilometers, a raging, blood-red river suddenly appeared, flowing mightily and unstoppable, instantly annihilating the blood-red flame domain unleashed by Emperor Yuan using his extraordinary secret treasure.

"This is--"

Di Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the endless blood-red river that blotted out the sky. He was slightly startled, but his face remained unchanged.

He has the confidence to back it up.

As one of the thirteen emperors of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, he had already notified the other emperors the moment he made his move. With the combined strength of many emperors, even if the black-robed man was stronger than he had imagined, he wouldn't be left without a chance to save his life.

Therefore, Di Yuan maintained his calm demeanor.

But what he didn't know was that Luo Shen didn't act immediately because he was arranging for another clone to go to the location of the second most sinful sinner, the Black Vulture Ancestor. This was because if he were to make a move against Di Yuan later, it would inevitably make those emperors and monarchs wary and prevent them from giving him another easy opportunity to fight an emperor one-on-one.

Moreover, this time, the entire Origin Continent will know how terrifying he is.

Perhaps the Black Vulture Ancestor will choose to reincarnate.

Previously, in order to scare away the big fish behind him, Luo Shen chose to take action one by one to make it easier to catch the fish, allowing one of the top four major sinners to escape. This time, he would definitely not let the Black Vulture Ancestor go again.

In an instant, another of Luo Shen's avatars, along with one of the Abyss avatars, traversed vast distances of time and space to arrive at the Black Vulture Palace.

In the Black Eagle Palace.

An endless, dense black mist lingered in the deepest part of the palace, which was the very body of the Black Vulture Ancestor.

At this moment, the Black Vulture Ancestor remained leisurely and carefree, because there were three monarchs standing behind him. Although the three monarchs were not present at the moment, he was still full of confidence: "Hmph, among the top four great sinners, the karma of the Fox-Eating God King and the Ghostly Ying God King has disappeared. It seems that the mysterious powerhouse will either go to find the Iron Fierce Demon Lord or come to find me."

"Hehe, I actually hope he comes to me, so I can see just how capable he really is."

however.

Before the Black Vulture Ancestor's thought could completely dissipate, he felt a towering star rolling in from the void, completely filling his vision. The Black Vulture Ancestor watched in horror as the towering star crushed him into dust before he could even think of resisting.

The endless fog also transformed into a corpse.

At the same time.

The Black Vulture Ancestor's clones, which were hidden in various places on the Origin Continent, all became corpses. Only one clone, hidden on the distant Thunder Mountain and protected by the mountain, survived by sheer luck.

Luo Shen wanted to continue his pursuit to Thunder Mountain to completely annihilate the Black Vulture Ancestor, but in the end he didn't dare to step into Thunder Mountain and provoke the Thunder Ancestor.

However, just as Luo Shen chose to retreat, the voice of the Thunder Ancestor, whom he had never dealt with before, echoed in his mind.

"Young friend, it is rather unwise of you to provoke Thunder Mountain so rashly."

The Thunder Ancestor's voice boomed, "This is a small punishment to serve as a warning. If there's a next time, you'll definitely regret it!" Accompanying the sweeping attack was a powerful surge of will.

However, Luo Shen's will and methods had long since reached the highest limit allowed by the Origin Continent.

Although the Thunder Ancestor's vast will was majestic and imposing, containing the power of thunder, it had no effect on Luo Shen. Instead, it aroused Luo Shen's curiosity about this Thunder Ancestor.

"A small punishment serves as a warning to others."

Luo Shen smiled. Now was not the time to provoke the Thunder Ancestor. He would wait until he reached the peak of the God King realm and possessed strength surpassing that of a God King before he would have a proper fight with the Thunder Ancestor.

However, he also confirmed one thing.

That is, under the protection of Thunder Mountain in the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, it is indeed too difficult to kill the powerful beings under its protection. Similarly, under the protection of the Ancestral Palace in the Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom, it is probably unlikely that one could kill those royal god-kings.

However, in this operation, the four most notorious sinners on the continent, the Fox-Eating God King and the Ghostly Ying God King, have all perished. The Black Vulture Ancestor will probably never dare to leave the Holy Land Thunder Mountain in his true form again. As for the Iron Fierce Demon Lord, he is a special puppet life form whose master is currently confronting him, which can be considered quite successful.

"If we could also take down the big fish, Di Yuan, it would be perfect."

Luo Shen thought to himself.

Most of the emperors and monarchs in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Leiting Ancient Kingdom cultivated the Hunyuan Bloodline, but there were still some in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom who did not cultivate the Hunyuan Bloodline, such as Emperor Fu and Emperor Yuan, who cultivated a peak God King life form with just some Hunyuan materials.

Logically speaking, Di Yuan should possess an absolutely clear will and consciousness.

However, it was precisely because he cultivated a technique that could transform into an endless abyss to enhance his strength that he devoured countless living beings, and even transformed into an endless abyss to devour billions of living beings several times. This was already common knowledge on the Origin Continent.

I thought that apart from those few times, Di Yuan hadn't made any other big moves.

Unexpectedly, he secretly dispatched the special life puppet Iron Fierce Demon Lord to capture countless living beings. It seems that the number of living beings he has actually devoured has already reached a terrifying level.

It's likely that a large part of his strength is due to devouring living beings.

"Black robes!"

The aged Emperor Yuan, his cloak fluttering behind him, looked at the endless blood-red river around him with a bloodthirsty smile. At the same time, the armor on his body shone with a dim light, and the trillion-kilometer area shrouded by the endless blood-red river began to distort, and a blurry dark abyss began to descend.

This is Di Yuan's specialty!

This move is similar to the World Stomach of the Heavenly Kun Kingdom Lord, and Emperor Yuan used this move to devour billions of living beings.

"Take this!"

Di Yuan, wearing silver gloves, pushed his palms forward, and countless secret patterns flowed in his palms. With the output of massive divine power, they transformed into two giant hands, completely closing in the endless blood-red rivers around him.

Everything within the area where the two palms were clasped was shattered, and a terrifying force acted upon the blood-red river.

"This Emperor Yuan's strength is really just average. No wonder he has to devour countless living beings to strengthen himself. His realm is even inferior to that of a newly broken-through Abyss Avatar."

As Luo Shen sensed Di Yuan's strength, he secretly assessed in his heart: "If I don't have a secret treasure that surpasses the level of a God-King, I'm afraid the damage this move will cause me won't be as fast as my divine body can recover naturally."

Even with the blessing of a secret treasure, the power of the move that Di Yuan is currently using is only comparable to the combined power of Luo Shen's eight branches.

With the blessing of secret treasures, one's realm of profound mystery can be greatly enhanced.

The emperors and monarchs of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Leiting Ancient Kingdom were able to rival the Tianmu Kingdom's Beast and the Lord of the Myriad Realms precisely because they relied on several extremely powerful secret treasures. After all, it was too difficult for them to obtain secret treasures that surpassed the level of a God-King, and even if they occasionally obtained one, it might not be suitable for them.

Sensing Luo Shen's persistent nature, Di Yuan continued to summon other emperors via telepathy.

"If you don't come soon, it'll be hard to find such a good opportunity to deal with this black-robed man again!"

Although it was only a brief exchange, Di Yuan knew very well that it was impossible for him to capture Luo Shen on his own. Moreover, given the strength that Luo Shen displayed in his black robes, even a single emperor wielding a super-powerful secret treasure would be no more than equal to him.

Before Emperor Yuan's helpers even arrived, Luo Shen had already decided to make his move.

"Destroy!"

The endless river of blood erupted instantly. With the blessing of divine power at the peak of the God King level, the power of this secret technique, which was already a fusion of eight branches, surged even more rapidly.

"Um!?"

Just a moment ago, Di Yuan was full of confidence, feeling that he could intercept the black-robed man before the other emperors arrived, even though the power of the Endless Blood River he was unleashing was somewhat beyond his imagination. But at this moment, he could clearly feel the changes in the Endless Blood River.

Each river is like a complete world, heavy with weight.

Each trickling river seemed to transform into a raging torrent, threatening to completely overwhelm him. What Emperor Yuan found most incomprehensible was that this bizarre, endless river of blood could penetrate his armor and forcefully infiltrate his body, strangling and pulverizing even the smallest components of his being.

As an emperor, Di Yuan naturally possessed several powerful secret treasures to protect him.

Among them was a black bead hidden inside his body. It was the most suitable treasure for the Endless Abyss inheritance he cultivated. It naturally evolved into an abyss within his body. After countless years of research, this black bead treasure had almost become a part of his body.

The moment it sensed the invasion of the endless river of blood, it began to resist.

The river driven by Luo Shen is like basketball star Allen Iverson, a short man with the sharpest breakthroughs, moving easily and freely through the tall players on the court. Even the deepest abyss, as heavy as a mountain, will eventually have cracks, and can be easily penetrated, eroded and destroyed.

When Luo Shen's divine power broke through to the peak level of God King, the power of the Endless Blood River had already reached the upper limit of the power of the Origin Continent.

Driven by a will surpassing that of a God-King, his realm had long exceeded the mysteries of the eight-branch fusion technique. Therefore, the protective treasure on Di Yuan's body was like an hourglass, gradually being permeated. As the endless river of blood that invaded his body accumulated more and more, Di Yuan's peak God-King life form was also constantly eroded and destroyed.

"We can't stop them!"

Emperor Yuan, being a seasoned emperor, immediately assessed the situation. He knew that in just a few more breaths, he would have to abandon this physical body and reincarnate. (End of Chapter)