Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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The icy, bone-chilling power seemed to want to freeze the soul and restore its essence, yet it also carried a sense of decadence and illusion, creating a great contradiction.

"An illusory soul!"

A sudden realization dawned on the divine tree's avatar: the soul is real, consciousness is illusory, and the entire world is nothing more than an illusion of the soul—the illusory realm!

Boom...

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, the soul essence of the divine tree avatar began to rapidly transform, leaping towards another dimension.

At the same time, a booming sound emanated from the chaotic space within his body, and he began to evolve into the universe.

Real or illusory?

As the inner world began to evolve, two choices appeared in the soul of the Divine Tree's avatar.

One path prioritizes reality and evolves into its own internal universe, making it no different from other god-kings.

The other path is naturally based on illusion, evolving into a virtual universe, a world that exists between reality and illusion.

The essence of the world is real, just like the soul, while the evolution of the world, the experience of life, etc., are illusory. But as long as one does not leave the illusory universe, then there is no difference between life in the normal universe and life in the real universe.

Compared to a normal internal universe, the advantage of a virtual universe is that it can be modified and experimented with at will. Even if the world is destroyed, it can be reshaped at will, and it can even maintain an extremely high flow of time.

After all, in their own illusionary world, they are all omnipotent gods.

As for the inner universes of other god-kings, they dare not touch them lightly, because if something goes wrong, they will have nowhere to turn for help.

In return, it is difficult to burn the very essence of the universe to fight desperately, and any creation in the illusory world must have its corresponding essence restored by oneself before it can be taken out.

Since the Divine Tree had no shortage of clones for the real inner universe, it chose to simply make the inner world illusory.

Within the chaotic space of the body, the origin of the world began to open up, and then the rules of the illusory realm were integrated. Like a mirror, the origin of the illusory realm reflected a world that was magnified beyond measure, even surpassing the original universe.

As the virtual world opened up, a vast and mighty force of heaven and earth surged in, directly causing a blizzard.

Chapter 547 Hidden Identity

Rumble…

The phenomenon of the God-King absorbing the power of heaven and earth caused turmoil throughout the entire icy world.

Countless snowflakes, like butterflies, drifted down, but the moment they touched the snow, they vanished without a trace, as if in a dream.

Some strange beasts living in the icy world roared a few times toward the place where the divine tree's avatar broke through, but they did not go to stop it.

After all, without a complete understanding of the situation and without a conflict of interest, one would naturally not actively move towards danger once a crisis is perceived.

"This is... the fluctuation of a breakthrough. There really is a Chaos Ruler breaking through in the secret realm."

A figure dressed in tight-fitting clothes and holding a blood-red longsword sensed the fluctuations in the distance, and a bloodthirsty smile instantly appeared on his face.

"Since I've run into you, you can only blame your bad luck, you newly crowned king!"

The bloodthirsty figure, like a venomous snake, swiftly flew towards the center of the turbulence.

Soon, the bloodthirsty figure spotted a massive blizzard and, without hesitation, slashed his sword fiercely right into the center of the blizzard.

The crimson sword light unleashed a power powerful enough to cleave through space; everything that came into contact with the light was annihilated the moment it touched it.

call out!

The crimson sword light sliced ​​through the massive blizzard, severing the raging, natural disaster-like scene.

"what!"

The figure holding the blood sword stared at the empty center of the blizzard, and couldn't help but pause slightly in surprise.

"This is... the Blood Sword God King!"

The divine tree's clone transformed into a snowflake, drifting through the air with the blizzard.

The Divine Tree clone was quite experienced in breaking through to the God King realm, and it handled the entire breakthrough process with ease.

The reason for making such a big commotion was simply that I didn't want to waste the benefits of accumulating divine power during the breakthrough, as well as the fluctuations in my understanding.

However, even with his confidence, the divine tree clone still took precautions in this dangerous secret realm.

The snowflakes that filled the air contained a large number of illusory images that he created using the power of the illusory realm.

The divine tree clone sensed the figure rushing towards him with a sword immediately.

However, the divine tree clone was also somewhat stunned when it saw the figure, because it was not one of the twelve god-kings from the Pantheon.

"It's the person in the Abyss who holds the key to the secret realm."

Of the three spots available, one was taken by Sphia's clone, another by the Chaos Ruler, and the last spot remained shrouded in mystery, with no one ever discovering his identity.

Blood Sword God King, an extremely infamous god king in the Origin Continent. The origin path of cultivators is also associated with killing or negativity. He is named after the extremely powerful blood-red longsword he always carries.

He was a chaotic and unscrupulous person who once completely destroyed a kingdom, offended many god-kings, and was even jointly killed by some god-kings. He also disappeared once.

Therefore, when the Pantheon was established, they did not intend to invite him over, and even wanted to join forces to kill him again. However, they did not expect to encounter him in the secret realm.

The Blood Sword God King's experiences gave the Divine Tree clone a strange sense of familiarity.

That was the pseudonym that Zuo Shan Ke used in the primordial universe: Blood Cloud Palace Master.

He offended all the major powers in the original universe and caused some chaos, all in order to allow his disciples to train without any scruples.

After Lu Yunhe acquired the title of Lord of the Universe, he also changed his identity to avoid being discovered. However, he later officially adopted the new identity.

The only difference is that the Blood Sword God King is a being standing at the top of the Origin Continent, so his fundamental purpose is probably somewhat different.

"They've already succeeded in breaking through there!"

The crimson sword energy ripped through the tornado and then swept away, allowing the Blood Sword God King to pinpoint the location of the Divine Tree clone.

"They're actually from the Moon God Kingdom, hiding so well." Blood Sword God King also discovered the identity of the Divine Tree clone. After all, there were only a few Chaos Rulers who entered the secret realm, and their identities were almost all public knowledge when they were fighting for the secret realm key.

Even if the Blood Sword God King hadn't been involved, he could have gathered this information in a little time.

However, looking at the divine tree clone with its perfectly rounded aura, the Blood Sword God King was somewhat surprised, as it did not seem like someone who had just broken through to the God King level.

Despite making such a big commotion, he should be in the process of breaking through, yet he was disturbed and there was no change at all.

These states are almost on par with those of the Beasts of the Realm, meaning that once they break through, they almost never need to maintain stability.

"Is it talent, or did he obtain an opportunity in the secret realm?" Blood Sword God King wondered.

However, now is indeed the best opportunity. No matter how strong one's foundation is, it is only a breakthrough. I'm afraid that one cannot even reveal the strength that a God-King should have.

"go to hell!"

With a flick of his robes, the Blood Sword God King instantly merged into the Blood Sword, achieving oneness with the sword.

Swish!

A blood-stained sword flew away at an extreme speed, leaving a clean trail in the snow.

"You want to kill me that badly?"

The divine tree clone was somewhat bewildered. Was it luck or something else? Why did it always feel like most of the god-kings he encountered had problems?

However, those who can become God-Kings probably all have some problems, even if it's just themselves.

However, this Blood Sword God King was quite an oddball. He started fighting him as soon as they met, and after realizing that he couldn't interfere with his breakthrough, he still had the idea of ​​killing him completely, leaving no room for maneuver.

"No wonder the other god-kings all wanted to kill Blood Sword. I would have done the same."

Although many of the god-kings who joined the Pantheon had conflicts with each other, they could at least give reasons and understand where the conflict lay.

Therefore, when problems arise, it is advisable to set aside the points of conflict so that consensus can be reached on other aspects.

But the Blood Sword God King is probably a complete madman.

"when!"

Faced with the sword that showed no restraint in its killing intent, the divine tree clone instantly drew a wooden sword as well.

Blood and wood collided instantly, accompanied by a roar, and the divine tree avatar was sent flying.

"It's just a nascent weapon. As expected of a newly ascended God-King, he probably doesn't even possess a true God-King treasure." Blood Sword God-King smiled inwardly as he felt the touch of the sword blade, his confidence growing even stronger.

"I wonder what kind of fundamental path he used to break through, but it doesn't really matter. You're unlucky to have run into me. I hope you'll have better luck in the next reincarnation," Blood Sword God King thought to himself.

However, just as he was about to attack, he discovered that the newly promoted God-King, whom he had just knocked away, was now using the force of the recoil to escape.

"Leave me alone!"

Upon sensing this, the Blood Sword God King's expression changed drastically. His body, now one with the sword, transformed into a streak of red light and instantly gave chase.

"Who would stay? I've only just broken through, and I don't even have a decent treasure. Only someone with a screw loose would fight you to the death."

The divine tree clone showed no dignity befitting a god-king. Upon realizing the difference in power between them, it chose to flee.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late.

When the time comes, we can take our other clones and, together with our main body, gang up on the Blood Sword God King. That would be much more satisfying than fighting to the death now, where we might not even win.

After exchanging only one blow, the Divine Tree clone sensed the power of the Blood Sword God King, realizing that he was not someone the Divine Tree could easily kill in his current state.

The fact that he was still alive and kicking despite being surrounded and pursued by so many god-kings proves the strength of the Blood Sword God-King.

However, it was clear that although the Divine Tree clone wanted to escape, the Blood Sword God King had no intention of letting him go.

"cut!"

The Blood Sword God King, now one with his sword, moved at incredible speed. A beam of light appeared in the white world, and then he caught up.

The crimson sword light, carrying a bloodthirsty aura, struck the divine tree clone in front of it with surprising speed.

The divine tree clone was split in two, and crimson light flowed along its body, seemingly trying to devour it completely.

"change!"

The next moment, the divine tree, which had split in two, instantly manifested as millions of clones, which filled the entire world and then flew off in all directions.

Each body exuded the aura of a god-king, making them almost indistinguishable.

"Blood Domain!"

In an instant, the entire space and time seemed to be paused, and a blood-red thread instantly covered the entire space.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the patterns are not blood-red threads, but rather endless, tiny sword energies that completely envelop the body split off from the divine tree's avatar.