Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

Page 89

Each time you overcome a layer of mental pressure, your will will be tempered accordingly.

This very familiar feeling reminded Lu Yunhe of the Star Tower's recognition of its master, which seemed to be very similar to the fusion with the Blood Crystal.

"It really was a cheat!"

Having withstood the impact of ten Blood Crystals on his will, Lu Yunhe felt the enhancement in his own will and couldn't help but sigh. He estimated that when he fused with one hundred, his will would undergo another qualitative change.

After the successful fusion of the ten Blood Crystals, the Golden Dragon Avatar's affinity and clarity of laws were tripled when the power of Blood Crystal was activated.

"Three hundred times the genetic level!"

The golden dragon clone closed its eyes, and the already incredibly clear fundamental laws seemed to become even more transparent.

It's important to understand that even among Black Warriors, the difference between having three times the special life force and having three times the special life force is enormous.

With just this 200-fold difference in genetic level, Lu Yunhe's human form would need to fuse with 200 Blood Crystals to catch up, which is clearly an almost impossible task.

Ten Blood Crystals were far from the limit for the Golden Dragon's clone; 11…12…17.

"Gone!"

A murderous glint appeared in Lu Yunhe's eyes; a mere 20 Blood Crystals were far from enough to satisfy him.

"There are tens of millions of world cities on the Blood Luo Continent, and each world city has countless territory cities under its jurisdiction. Every territory city lord has at least one Blood Luo Crystal, while the world lords have even more..."

In the original novel, Luo Feng could easily obtain tens of thousands of Blood Crystals by relying on the Demon Slayer Clan, let alone Lu Yunhe now.

"Let the slaughter begin!"

……

Chapter 140 A Thousand Times Genetic Level and the Ruins of the Ancient Gods

"Brother Gongshan Wen, you've finally decided to come to the Temple of Immortality!"

In Gongshan World City, a white-robed temple envoy spoke with a joyful expression.

“Over the years, I have almost reached the peak of the World Lord realm. It’s time to consider becoming an immortal god!” Gongshan Wen said with a profound look in his eyes.

"Hmph, if it weren't for that brat Gong Shannian, you would have come to the Immortal Temple long ago, brother. In the entire Blood Luo Continent, only the temple contains the opportunity to become an immortal."

The white-robed envoy was named Sheyu, and he had a very good relationship with Gongshanwen back in the Immortal Temple. However, after breaking through to become a World Lord, Sheyu chose to become a temple envoy.

Gongshan Wen, for the sake of revenge and his younger brother, chose to be sent to a foreign land to become a world master and guard a world region.

"To become an immortal god!" Gongshan Wen shook his head slightly: "The reason I am willing to return to the temple this time is actually for another matter."

“A few years ago, I took in a disciple who, despite being only at the Cloud Realm level, fused with three Blood Crystals and became a Blood Warrior. That’s why I made up my mind to enter the Temple, both to seek opportunities for breakthroughs and to pave the way for my disciple.”

"Oh, I'm curious, what kind of disciple could influence you, elder brother?" She Yu was somewhat surprised. He knew how stubborn Gongshan Wen was; once he made up his mind, he would never turn back.

“My disciple is currently cultivating outside, so you probably won’t have a chance to see him this time.” After mentioning Lu Yunhe, Gongshan Wen changed the subject back to the temple envoy.

……

Just as Gong Shanwen was plotting his identity as a temple envoy, Lu Yunhe also launched his assassination plan.

With the power gained from possessing the Divine Tree clone, Lu Yunhe was confident he could kill even some low-level World Lords. If the Golden Dragon clone were to make a move, even peak World Lords would be no threat.

However, although the Blood Continent has been constantly rife with killings, once people reach the level of World Lord, the mortality rate begins to drop sharply. Large-scale massacres would easily attract the attention of the Immortal Temple.

Therefore, Lu Yunhe mainly focused his attention on those city lords at the domain lord level. With the domain lord level at the ninth rank, plus ten times the gene and talent ability, he wouldn't even need a second move to kill the domain lords on the Blood Luo Continent.

In just one year, Lu Yunhe had amassed a full two thousand Blood Crystals. If it weren't for the need to avoid being discovered and to prevent a large-scale massacre of Domain Lords, this number would have been even greater.

After a year of killing, Lu Yunhe also temporarily stopped, because the fusion of the Golden Dragon clone with the Blood Crystal had reached a critical point.

The number of Blood Crystals that can be fused is set at three, ten, one hundred, and one thousand. Fusing three crystals makes one a Blood Warrior, ten crystals a Black Warrior, one hundred crystals is the limit for humans, and one thousand crystals is the limit for beasts.

However, whether it's one hundred or one thousand, this is only due to the difference in size between the two. The limit of the amplification of the gene level by the power of blood is also one hundred times, a very familiar limit number.

The Space-Time Boundary!

After a year of adjustment, the golden dragon clone had begun to fuse with the hundredth Blood Crystal. Under these circumstances, Lu Yunhe dared not continue to roam outside.

It still chose its right claw, throwing the hundredth Blood Crystal into the gap in its claw, instantly rekindling its previous killing intent.

Hundreds of killing intents reassembled into a single entity, causing a qualitative change in the impact of these wills. Wave after wave of killing intents caused the massive body of the golden dragon avatar to twist uncontrollably, frantically unleashing its power across the spacetime realm.

This immense shock to his will would have been unbearable for Lu Yunhe before the fusion. But after this period of tempering his will, Lu Yunhe's will has also improved.

The process of fusing with the Blood Crystal is itself a test of one's will.

After some time, the golden dragon clone successfully withstood the shock to its will. On its golden right claw, streaks of blood-red lines flowed along the cracks between the gold and stone.

"Bloodlust Power Amplified - 10x!"

After the fusion was successful, the golden dragon clone couldn't wait to activate the power of Blood Luo. With its beast-like size, fusing one hundred Blood Luo crystals could only amplify its genetic level tenfold.

However, the Golden Dragon clone itself has a genetic level that is 100 times higher, and with a tenfold increase, it has reached a genetic level of 1000 times, entering the ranks of top-level special life forms.

It should be noted that the genetic level of the King of the Ancestral God Cult is only 2000 times higher.

"1000 times the genetic level, but with only basic cultivation level strength, the Golden Dragon Avatar can contend against a World Lord level... high-level!"

Lu Yunhe thought for a moment and decided that he didn't need to use the Golden Dragon clone's main body for hand-to-hand combat for the time being, so he should use the power of Blood Luo to cultivate!

With the clarity of the tenfold rule, it shouldn't take long to fully grasp the essence of the 108 laws of time.

"After fusing one hundred Blood Crystals, although the Golden Dragon clone can continue to fuse, my will seems to be reaching its limit. What follows is just a matter of patience and perseverance."

Lu Yunhe pondered for a moment, then shifted his attention from the golden dragon clone to his human body.

Although the golden dragon clone is powerful, the human body is also very important and cannot be abandoned.

"Although the human body has only fused with three Blood Crystals so far, there is still a chance for improvement."

Lu Yunhe thought of the ancient god ruins on the Blood Luo Continent, where Luo Feng spent a full 80 years in the original story. It was because of the malevolent energy in those ancient god ruins that his body could become more compatible with the Blood Luo Crystal, thus allowing him to fuse with even more Blood Luo Crystals.

However, the malevolent energy in the ruins of the ancient gods has its limits. In the original work, Luo Feng became a Black Warrior only by relying on the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.

"Forget it, let's go experience it first!"

Lu Yunhe then found Gongshan Wen and asked this temple messenger to take him to the ruins of the ancient god.

The Ruins of the Ancient Gods, spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers in diameter, is an ancient battlefield of immortal deities, permeated with endless malevolent energy.

Within the ruins, there are 10081 vortexes of malevolent energy, each with a red shadow at its core that resembles a dazzling sun. The Immortal Temple is located at the core of these 10081 vortexes.

Lu Yunhe's initial target was these 10081 evil energy vortexes, not those ordinary ruined areas.

Led by Gong Shanwen, Lu Yunhe arrived at the ruins of the ancient god. From afar, the entire world seemed to be composed of blood-red clouds and mist, which was incredibly unsettling.

The moment Lu Yunhe came into contact with the malevolent energy, he felt an invisible force constantly bewitching his heart, while another strange force was penetrating his skin and entering his body.

As these strange forces flowed in and out, Lu Yunhe's body underwent an indescribable change, seemingly becoming more in tune with the entire world of malevolent energy.

……

"Ruins of the Ancient Gods!"

As Lu Yunhe sensed the changes in his body, he guessed that the formation of the Blood Crystal was probably related to these malevolent energies, especially the 10081 malevolent energy vortexes, which likely concealed some secrets.

Although the ancient god ruins cover a large area, because the Immortal Temple is located in the center, each vortex of evil energy is guarded by people from the temple, and they are basically all at the level of world lords.

Just like the 'Blood God' Ba Qi that Luo Feng encountered in the original novel, he was stationed around a vortex of evil energy to cultivate.

One of the benefits of enslaving Gong Shanwen is that Lu Yunhe no longer needs to temporarily submit to a certain guardian like Luo Feng. Instead, he has an official identity from the Blood Luo Continent and can openly cultivate near the vortex of evil energy.

Upon arriving near the vortex of malevolent energy, Gong Shanwen made no attempt to conceal his aura. Soon, a black-armored warrior flew out from a giant crater and stood in front of the two.

"Who is coming?"

Gong Shanwen stepped forward and spoke with him for a while. After revealing his identity, the black-armored warrior turned and left.

"Master, I have made arrangements. You can choose any place nearby to cultivate without being disturbed," Gong Shanwen transmitted his voice back to Lu Yunhe's side.

"I haven't been back in the Temple of Immortality for long. After a while, I'll arrange another Temple disciple status for you, Master. Then you won't need to go through all this trouble, and you can go to any of the 10081 vortexes at will."

"it is good!"

Lu Yunhe nodded, then flew directly towards the distant vortex of malevolent energy.

As Lu Yunhe approached, influenced by the vortex, the surrounding malevolent energy began to flow slowly, seemingly forming some ancient projection: an image of a horned creature resembling a giant lizard exchanging blows with a mysterious being.

Lu Yunhe certainly didn't recognize the mysterious figure, but this giant lizard-like creature was basically the Golden Beast God.

Looking at these scenes, Lu Yunhe seemed to have gained some insight, or more accurately, the golden dragon clone gained some insight.

However, Lu Yunhe quickly regained his senses because there was a clearer picture at the bottom of the pit in the vortex of malevolent energy.

"Go down!"

Lu Yunhe flew straight toward the core of the evil energy vortex, and as he approached the center, the concentration of evil energy increased more and more dramatically.

The killing intent that surged into his sea of ​​consciousness grew ever stronger and more terrifying, as if countless demonic gods of slaughter were howling. These howls, some forceful and others intangible, constantly tempted and shook Lu Yunhe's will.

Once one's own will is defeated, one will be assimilated by the killing demon and become a killing puppet.

Fortunately, the impact of the malevolent energy here is different from the fusion with the Blood Crystal; it is more like the form of the Illusion Island. Therefore, Lu Yunhe was able to reduce the influence of the malevolent energy by relying on his mental state.

Soon, Lu Yunhe arrived at the core of the evil energy vortex, which was dozens of kilometers away. At this time, the evil energy in front of him was as red as blood and was swirling in a vortex shape at a visible speed.

The malevolent aura at the core was so dense it made one's heart tremble, like a red sun. At the same time, the core of the vortex was emanating an ancient and eternal aura, and there was even an invisible force that tempted and penetrated into Lu Yunhe's mind.

"Come"

"Come"

"Come to me," an invisible force kept enticing Lu Yunhe.

"Don't worry, we'll be there soon!"

Looking at the core that had condensed into a red sun, Lu Yunhe rushed into it without hesitation, and the world around him changed instantly.

"hold head high……"

A voice that pierced directly into one's soul echoed continuously in Lu Yunhe's consciousness. It was an ancient melody without any discernible pattern, each note containing a supreme, endless, and ancient aura. What was even more shocking was the scene before him: the interior of the red sphere was empty, without the slightest trace of red malevolent energy.

But within this interior space, there are twelve enormous, arm-thick golden runes, each nearly a kilometer long.

These long, columnar runes intertwined and swirled in the space. A chilling, submissive aura emanated from these golden runes.

At the same time, these golden runes also emitted golden light, enveloping the area. The golden light flowed slowly, making the surroundings seem like a sacred realm.