I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

The temple where Luo Yuan was located began to tremble, and countless "suppressing stars" were also rapidly rotating around the temple.

"Luo Yuan, the test is about to begin, get ready!" Puti said seriously.

Luo Yuan nodded.

"Om~"

Beams of divine light flew out from the temple, then converged to form a crystal bead. The bead emanated a terrifying aura, causing the space around it to distort.

"Luo Yuan," Puti said while manipulating the temple, "our teacher and I have waited for a very, very long time. We hope you won't let us down and will survive, otherwise it would be such a pity!"

Luo Yuan nodded as he looked at the crystal bead spinning in the air. This trial was an opportunity for Luo Yuan, a chance to truly reach the pinnacle of cultivation. Although he had a system and could cultivate to that level step by step, it would take too long, and there would be too many variables during that time. Without this god-king level treasure and the help of a top-tier expert like the Mountain-Sitting Guest, his path would be very difficult. After all, the universe is so vast, and he is definitely not the only one with a system cheat like him.

……

"Luo Yuan, the recognition of the Star Tower is a test of the soul's will and consciousness. You must persevere. I don't know how long it will take, but it will be at least three thousand years!" Puti's voice reached Luo Yuan's mind.

"I understand, come on!" Luo Yuan said.

"Then I'll begin!"

After Puti finished speaking, he pointed to the seemingly ordinary crystal bead, which then flew into Luo Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness with a whoosh. The crystal bead then flew around in Luo Yuan's boundless sea of ​​consciousness, searching for his Origin Bead. However, after searching for a long time, the crystal bead still couldn't find Luo Yuan's Origin Bead, and it just stayed in the center of Luo Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Luo Yuan's consciousness could clearly sense the movement of the crystal bead, but his Origin Bead was the legendary Chaos Bead, a Heavenly Dao-level treasure that even God Kings coveted. Moreover, the Chaos Bead had already entered Luo Yuan's dantian and formed an initial microcosm, so this foreign crystal bead was naturally nowhere to be found.

As one of the core components of the Star Tower, the crystal bead waited in Luo Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness for a long time but failed to find the Origin Bead it wanted to fuse with. So the crystal bead decided to leave directly. If it left, it would mean that Luo Yuan had failed to recognize it as his master.

Just as Luo Yuan was getting anxious, a golden chain of laws extended from the primordial microcosm within his dantian. This chain reached the crystal bead in his sea of ​​consciousness and then tightly bound the crystal bead that wanted to fly away, wrapping it around and around. No matter how hard the crystal bead tried, it could not break free.

"Om~"

Suddenly, a powerful spiritual force emanated from the crystal bead and was immediately absorbed by Luo Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness. This gave Luo Yuan's body an unprecedented feeling of pleasure, and he smiled comfortably. Puti, who was standing to the side, was stunned by this sight. The previous two test takers did not look like this; they had expressions of extreme pain.

As more and more spiritual energy emanated from the crystal bead, boundless spiritual energy flow appeared within Luo Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness. This energy flow gathered more and more, eventually forming a sea of ​​energy. This sea of ​​energy actually began to liquefy, and the spiritual energy formed droplets that fell into the sea of ​​consciousness. Then, countless droplets formed, converged into rivers, and then the rivers formed lakes, eventually becoming a vast ocean.

The vast ocean grew larger and larger until it filled Luo Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness. Finally, the crystal bead suddenly formed a powerful suction force, continuously absorbing and compressing the liquefied spiritual energy ocean, eventually forming an incredibly huge solid planet. The core of this planet was that crystal bead.

Luo Yuan's consciousness watched the crystal bead's performance from within his initial microcosm the entire time. He didn't feel any pain; on the contrary, his spiritual power underwent an unparalleled transformation, becoming extremely powerful. At the moment the super planet, entirely formed by spiritual power, took shape, Luo Yuan's consciousness emerged from his initial microcosm and flew towards the crystal bead.

When Luo Yuan's consciousness entered the crystal bead, the bead sensed it and immediately formed a powerful tearing force, trying to rip Luo Yuan's consciousness into pieces. However, the divine chains of law that had been binding the crystal bead suddenly emitted golden light, and densely packed law runes covered the crystal bead, which made the crystal bead behave. In the end, Luo Yuan's consciousness successfully entered the core of the crystal bead and completed the recognition of its master.

Just as Luo Yuan's consciousness merged with the crystal bead and completed the recognition of its master, the super planet formed by spiritual power in his sea of ​​consciousness began to change, eventually forming a giant that looked exactly like Luo Yuan. This giant was ten light-years tall and stood quietly in Luo Yuan's boundless sea of ​​consciousness.

Luo Yuan's consciousness immediately gained control of the crystal bead, which controlled the mental giant. The giant opened its eyes, moved, and seemed quite novel. Moreover, through the chain of laws, it could connect to the initial small universe within its dantian and even interfere with the operating rules of the initial small universe.

This initial microcosm belongs entirely to Luo Yuan. All the laws and structures within it can be customized to his liking. For example, if Luo Yuan sets stars to revolve around planets, then this universe will operate in a way that is completely opposite to the original universe. Previously, Luo Yuan could only influence the initial microcosm in a simple way, but now he can enhance his influence through the crystal bead. It truly deserves to be called a supreme treasure of the God-King level.

Only Luo Yuan himself knew all of this. Puti, who had been watching Luo Yuan closely, was questioning his life, because Luo Yuan's recognition process was too easy. There was no pain, no heart-wrenching screams, and his divine body was not damaged in the slightest. There was only joyful and carefree laughter, as if he were playing.

"Boom!" Suddenly the entire Star Tower began to shake. Puti's eyes widened in disbelief, while the kings who were exploring inside were completely dumbfounded.

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In a chaotic space, there stands a colossal palace.

"Hmm? Only three thousand years have passed, and the Star Tower has already completed the basic recognition of its master? No way, I remember the second tester took 3300 years and even perished in the end. What's the situation with this Earth kid who came this time?" On the throne of this mysterious palace sat a towering old man, frowning in deep thought. This old man was over 90,000 kilometers tall, with two crystalline horns on his forehead, and his eyes pierced through the endless starry sky, looking directly into the interior of the Star Tower.

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Chapter 182 The Mountain Hermit's Amazing Gains

The towering old man's eyes pierced through the endless starry sky. When he saw Luo Yuan inside the Star Tower, he discovered that a layer of mist blocked his vision, preventing him from seeing Luo Yuan's inner self. This piqued the old man's interest, and he vanished from his spot in a flash.

"Om~"

In the Star Tower Temple where Luo Yuan and Puti were, a spatial vortex suddenly appeared, and then an old man with two crystalline horns on his forehead walked out. His height was about the same as Luo Yuan's. As soon as this person appeared, all the surrounding rotating sealed stars immediately stopped rotating, and even their light was withdrawn, as if this space had been frozen.

Luo Yuan sensed an aura emanating from this old man that was more than ten thousand times stronger than that of the Chaos City Lord. What surprised Luo Yuan even more was that the connection between him and the fundamental laws of the primordial universe had been forcibly severed. In other words, this old man had rendered the fundamental laws of the primordial universe ineffective. This was terrifying. Luo Yuan had already guessed the identity of this person. This old man should be the legendary "Mountain-Sitting Guest".

The old man appeared before Luo Yuan in a flash, and Puti quickly bowed respectfully, addressing him as "Teacher." However, the old man ignored Puti and instead circled Luo Yuan several times, saying, "How strange! I still can't see through your inner self. Do you have some supreme treasure concealing the secrets of heaven?"

Luo Yuan was somewhat stunned upon hearing this, but then he felt relieved. It seemed that this "Mountain-Sitting Guest" could not see through his secret of having a system and an initial microcosm. This was Luo Yuan's biggest secret, and he could not tell anyone. Moreover, the spiritual giant in his sea of ​​consciousness should also be concealed by a microcosm, so this old man could not see through it either. After thinking about all this, Luo Yuan quickly said respectfully, "Disciple greets Master!"

The old man watched Luo Yuan perform the apprenticeship ceremony and did not refuse. Instead, he smiled and said, "You're a clever lad; you should have guessed my identity by now. From now on, you'll be my third disciple. I'm just curious, though. You managed to get the Star Tower to complete its basic master recognition in only three thousand years, and the process was incredibly easy. Although I crafted this Star Tower before, it underwent a special transformation for some reason, becoming even more powerful..."

Luo Yuan simply listened quietly to the man sitting on the mountain speak, neither interrupting nor explaining anything, because he wasn't entirely sure of the reason either. However, it was best to remain silent in front of such a powerful figure; lying would be courting death.

Despite using various methods to investigate Luo Yuan, the Mountain-Sitting Guest could not fully uncover Luo Yuan's secrets. In the end, he simply gave up. Having lived for countless years, he no longer had such great curiosity. Besides, everyone has secrets, so why bother to find out? He only needed to confirm that Luo Yuan was a descendant of his lineage from Earth.

"Congratulations, lucky lad. From this moment on, you are the leader of the lineage of Earth that I created, and you are qualified to become one of the strongest beings in the universe." The towering old man smiled, his voice booming like a bell, reverberating in Luo Yuan's ears.

Puti, the supreme ruler of the universe, stepped forward and said to Luo Yuan, "Luo Yuan, congratulations! From now on, you are my third junior brother!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuan respectfully greeted, "Luo Yuan greets Teacher and Senior Brother!"

With these two powerful figures as his backers, his future path will be much smoother.

The Mountain Guest smiled and nodded, then continued, "When I take on disciples, I usually prepare the most advanced cultivation resources in the universe. However, I will not teach you secret techniques, nor will I care about your life or death. If you perish, I will continue to search for the next candidate. Only the strong who survive are truly strong. Those who only want to rely on their teacher's protection will never become the strongest."

Luo Yuan nodded as he listened to the words of the Mountain-Sitting Guest. This was a big shot, and whatever he said was right. How could he dare to refute him now? Besides, the reason why the Mountain-Sitting Guest spent so much effort to select disciples was to launch a counterattack against the three God-Kings on the Origin Continent who had caused his downfall.

Next, Zuo Shan Ke told Luo Yuan about his past in creating the Yan Shen Clan and the Earth Clan, and also told him about the mysterious and powerful "Yan Emperor". The two treasures he prepared for the Earth Clan were the "Star Tower" and the "Calamity Armor". The Star Tower is a supreme treasure of the God King, and the Calamity Armor can mass-produce the Yan Shen Clan's soldier armor, general armor, king armor and imperial armor. It's just a pity that these armors can only be used by the Yan Shen Clan.

Of course, because Luo Yuan cultivated the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual," his body was even more advanced than that of the Yan God Clan, so he could also use the Tribulation Armor.

Luo Yuan's second senior brother, "Emperor Yan," as the leader of the Yan God Clan, possesses two supreme treasures: the Yan God Halberd and the Primal Soul. However, this Star Tower contains millions of Soul Beads, including Soldier Souls, General Souls, King Souls, and Emperor Souls. But apart from Emperor Yan, these Soul Beads can only be used by the Earth lineage. Luo Yuan directly fused with an Emperor Soul, but he felt that his soul didn't increase much. After all, his soul power is now astonishing, comparable to the Lord of the Universe.

Led by the Mountain-Sitting Guest, Luo Yuan arrived at the place where countless "Sealing Stars" were placed. After the Mountain-Sitting Guest's explanation, Luo Yuan realized that he had thought too simply about these "Sealing Stars". It turned out that these stars could not only be used to seal enemies, but also to imprint the laws and secret patterns of the attack techniques he had comprehended into them. Then, he could control these stars to kill enemies while performing the secret techniques.

These stars can also be used to smash people. If the power is great enough, it can crush a group of cosmic venerables. No wonder the "Sealed Stars" are a top-level treasure that countless people are scrambling for. The Mountain Guest also gave Luo Yuan a star map. With this map, Luo Yuan can put these "Sealed Stars" into it and can perfectly control many stars at the same time to kill enemies. Luo Yuan directly put 10,000 "Sealed Stars" into this star map.

With these "Sealed Stars," Luo Yuan could use them to kill anyone he disliked. If they couldn't be killed, he would seal them away, imprisoning them for eternity. Even the Lord of the Universe couldn't escape, provided, of course, that you could capture the Lord of the Universe.

After exploring the Star Tower, Luo Yuan knew it was time to leave. At the suggestion of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, he didn't immediately put away the Star Tower. After all, this God-King level treasure was being watched by many top-tier experts. If it suddenly disappeared, it would become the target of everyone's attacks. With Luo Yuan's current level and strength, he couldn't fight against these people. Before he left, the Mountain-Sitting Guest also told Luo Yuan the location of the remaining three metal-like pieces of the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual".

After spending several years with Zuoshanke and Puti, Luo Yuan's main body was preparing to leave. He was not only leaving the Star Tower, but also the extraterrestrial battlefield. However, Luo Yuan left his clone in the Seven Battlefields to earn massive military merits, since he still had a large legion in his divine kingdom.

When Luo Yuan left, he also took a set of Chaos Stone tables and chairs from his senior brother Puti. Finally, he used the Divine Kingdom teleportation to return to Chaos City.

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Chapter 183 Return

Luo Yuan's main body returned to Chaos City. He immediately sent an email to everyone he knew, and the replies nearly filled his inbox. The reply from the Lord of Chaos City was displayed at the top, containing only a few words: "Come see me immediately!"

Upon seeing these words, Luo Yuan instantly teleported to the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion. The Immortal Guards at the gate did not stop him at all, since Luo Yuan was a regular visitor. Moreover, the Chaos City Lord had ordered that if Luo Yuan came, he could enter directly without reporting.

Then Luo Yuan flashed to the Chaos Ruins. The Chaos City Lord was still sitting cross-legged, looking tall, majestic, and mysterious.

The Lord of Chaos City did not speak, but quietly observed Luo Yuan for a while before saying, "It seems you have gained a lot in these three thousand years, especially in soul power, which is almost catching up with mine. Where have you been for these three thousand years? You disappeared after sending only one email, which made everyone very worried about you."

The Lord of Chaos City's words were full of concern. Although his tone remained calm, Luo Yuan could sense his importance.

Luo Yuan smiled sheepishly and said, "I obtained a legacy in the Star Tower of the Extraterrestrial Battlefield. I have been studying it for the past three thousand years. At the time, I was in a hurry, so I only sent an email."

Luo Yuan did not reveal the matter of the Star Tower. Just as the Mountain Guest said, treasures are tempting, especially a supreme treasure like the Star Tower, which is at the God-King level. Even the strongest beings in the universe would fight for it, not to mention those universe Venerables and universe masters.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Chaos City did not ask any further questions, but nodded and said, "It's good that you're back. You've been gone for three thousand years, go back and see your relatives and friends."

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After leaving the city lord's mansion, Luo Yuan teleported back to his ancient-style manor. There, he found Venerable Guiyi and Venerable Peilan waiting for him. They sat down in the pavilion, and Luo Yuan took out extremely precious wines such as Purple Fire Ape Wine, Undying Spirit Spring, and Nine Peaks Purple Fruit Dew to entertain them.

Venerable Guiyi took a sip of Nine Peaks Purple Fruit Dew and laughed, "You've really made a name for yourself on the battlefields outside the domains these past years, and the military merits you've earned are astronomical. You actually drink these good things like beverages all the time. I'm so envious."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuan teased, "Second Senior Brother actually envies me? Why don't you also go to the extraterritorial battlefield to establish merits and earn military achievements?"

Venerable Guiyi was speechless at Luo Yuan's words. He said irritably, "You're deliberately provoking me. You know that people with combat power above the Venerable level are generally not allowed to go to the extraterritorial battlefield. But it doesn't matter. I can just come here to eat and drink whatever I want."

Seeing the rogue-like appearance of Venerable Guiyi, Luo Yuan threw a Star Fruit at his face. Venerable Guiyi was not angry at all, but instead picked up the Star Fruit and started eating it. This made Venerable Peilan chuckle. In Chaos City, the people Luo Yuan was most familiar with were Venerable Guiyi and Venerable Peilan.

Luo Yuan had seen the other disciples of the Chaos City Lord in the virtual universe over the years. Those senior brothers and sisters were mostly venturing into the secret realms of the universe, living a dangerous life of dancing on the edge of a knife. Moreover, each of them had a very strong personality. Luo Yuan had a decent relationship with them. However, Luo Feng was rarely seen. He was currently fighting against alien races on the extraterrestrial battlefield.

Venerable Guiyi paused for a moment while looking at Luo Yuan and said, "I heard that three thousand years ago, in the Star Tower of the seventh battlefield of the extraterrestrial battlefield, you alone slaughtered hundreds of thousands of King-level experts. Your fearsome reputation has spread to various races, especially those powerful beings of alien races who are looking for an opportunity to kill you!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuan curled his lip and said, "These alien races love to carry out these assassinations. Don't worry, my main body will basically stay in Chaos City from now on. They can't kill me even if they want to. They can only watch helplessly. Even if they kill my clone, I can just create another one. However, they will have to pay a huge price."

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In the virtual universe, in the Jiuxingwan residential area, in the ancient-style palace of Luoyuan.

After discussing the origin of life, Luo Yuan and Jiang Fang embraced and expressed their longing for each other. However, it was mostly Jiang Fang who did the talking and Luo Yuan who listened. After all, the two had been separated for three thousand years and had a lot to say. During these three thousand years, Luo Yuan had been working on the Star Tower to recognize his master and could not concentrate on doing anything else. Jiang Fang was in charge of the seedling cultivation project on Earth.

Luo Feng's family would also help Jiang Fang, but their main focus was on business. In the past three thousand years, the number of Earth warriors within Luo Yuan's main body had reached trillions, with over a billion at the peak World Lord level alone. However, so far, no Immortal-level powerhouse had emerged from among these Earth warriors. After all, the Immortal level couldn't be created simply by accumulating resources; it required a complete understanding of one of the lower-level laws.

Luo Yuan initially achieved this by collecting law attributes from various sources through the system. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to break through to immortality in just a few thousand years. Fortunately, Luo Yuan's divine kingdom had tens of thousands of king-level immortal servants. He had his clone lead these kings to conquer the outer battlefields. Sometimes, he would send Earth warriors from his divine kingdom out to practice, which greatly improved their combat capabilities.

Luo Yuan held Jiang Fang and said slowly, "I brought back a lot of good things this time. You are already a peak world lord. Next, you need to comprehend the laws. I brought back law crystals, which can speed up your comprehension of the laws and help you break through to immortality as soon as possible. That way, we can be together forever!"

Jiang Fang nodded seriously upon hearing this. She knew that the world lord could only live for a maximum of ten million years. Only by breaking through to immortality could one have an infinite lifespan, provided that the primordial universe was not destroyed. She suddenly looked at Luo Yuan and asked, "You turned Earth into a cradle of warriors and built such a huge legion, just to conquer the universe?"

This was also a question that Jiang Fang had been keeping in mind; she also wanted to know what Luo Yuan was preparing.

Luo Yuan smiled. Actually, it didn't matter if he told Jiang Fang his purpose. Even if others heard it, they would just think he was daydreaming.

Luo Yuan organized his thoughts and said, "Actually, the primordial universe we live in is not the only one. There are many such universes. If we can jump out of this universe, enter the cosmic sea, and then cross the cosmic sea, we can reach the origin of all universes. Due to the suppression of the supreme rules, I cannot go into details about where it is. That is where the real gods live."

"The immortal gods here in the primordial universe are nothing. Even those high-ranking venerables and cosmic masters are not qualified to go there. Only true gods have a sliver of hope..."

As Jiang Fang listened to Luo Yuan's narration, her worldview was reshaped and her horizons broadened. She realized that Luo Yuan's true purpose in training the legion was to prepare for future conquest of the higher planes, but this path was difficult.

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Chapter 184 Second Avatar

In the virtual universe, in the Jiuxingwan residential area, in the ancient-style palace of Luoyuan.

Luo Yuan was talking with Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen in a pavilion.

“It’s been a long time since the four of us brothers have seen each other. How have you all been?” Luo Yuan asked.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng sighed and said, "I have been fighting on the battlefields outside the domain for many years, and I have earned a lot of military merits and used a lot of treasures, but I have not been able to break through to the Immortal realm. I also dare not go to those dangerous places."

Hong drank a cup of Purple Fire Ape Wine brought by Luo Yuan, and then said with a drunken expression, "It is indeed good wine. Thanks to the third brother, I have been accepted as a disciple by the Lord of Void Gold and am now a core member of the Giant Axe Arena and Giant Axe Secret Realm. I have just broken through to the Realm Lord level."

Finally, Thor patted his bald head and laughed, "You all have powerful backgrounds. I can only rely on myself. I'm still grateful to my elder brother for taking me in as a disciple by a Venerable in the Giant Axe Arena. With my elder brother's connections, I've gained a lot of resources over the years. I'm only at the peak of the Domain Lord level now, but I will work hard."