Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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There's no way around it; the rule of the primordial universe is that you must comprehend the higher-level fundamental laws to advance to the level of a cosmic venerable. Even if you fully comprehend all the lower-level laws, you can only be an immortal god.

As for the stage from acknowledging the fundamental law to fully comprehending it, Lu Yunhe decided to leave it for later and work his way up slowly. In any case, his advantage as a Realm Lord would never be broken if he wanted to.

As for the remaining three lower-level fundamental laws, Lu Yunhe was not in a hurry. It was enough that he hadn't devoted even a small part of his attention to them, and he could even wait for a new clone.

After all, having been buffed by the law's acceleration by hundreds of times, it's really difficult to walk back with difficulty.

Three years later!

Lu Yunhe passed through the middle layer of the Death Star and arrived at its core layer, a truly desolate place with a radius of one light-year, a place where not even a ray of light or life exists.

The closer one gets to the core of Death Heart, the fewer celestial bodies float in the void. In fact, as early as a year ago, Lu Yunhe could no longer touch those energy-devouring beasts.

Clearly, the core of the Death Star is also a taboo for the Energy Devourers.

Boo!

The moment the spacetime bubble entered the core layer of Death Heart, it seemed to be affected by some unknown force, bursting directly like a bubble and exposing Lu Yunhe to the surrounding environment.

"This rate of energy loss!"

Lu Yunhe's expression changed slightly. In just a few breaths, his ninth-level cosmic-level genetic energy was completely drained.

Fortunately, the divine tree's clone acted quickly and merged with him in time to replenish its energy.

Otherwise, his human body would perish here, and he would be reborn in another body, using up his resurrection chance in an extremely frustrating way.

However, even in his Jinchūriki form, with the Six Paths Body comparable to an immortal god, Lu Yunhe's energy loss rate was still extremely alarming.

"If it were an ordinary human realm lord, he probably wouldn't have been able to live for more than a day."

Lu Yunhe thought about it in his mind and understood where the dead end of this Death Star mission lay!

However, danger and opportunity coexist. Given the perilous environment here, there must also be some precious treasure hidden within.

"Hoo! (I'll do it!)"

Just as Lu Yunhe was pondering whether to fly over at the speed of a World Lord, the golden dragon clone inside the World Ring suddenly spoke.

Then, a colossal cosmic beast, thousands of kilometers tall, with skin that shone like gold and stone, appeared in this dark land.

The Space-Time Boundary!

The golden dragon clone unleashed its most powerful talent; if its strength was insufficient, it would make up for it with its talent.

A spacetime barrier, resembling another world, enveloped the golden dragon's avatar, directly isolating it from this cosmic expanse.

That power, which seemed to devour all energy, had absolutely no effect on the golden dragon clone that had escaped into the spacetime realm, even after traversing a distance of a full light-year.

"Great!"

Lu Yunhe gave himself a self-praise, and then flew directly into the Time-Space Realm.

After breaking through to the Realm Lord level, the Time-Space Realm, which was originally filled with a deathly aura, seemed to have given birth to some life force after connecting with the Realm Lord World of the Golden Dragon Avatar.

Unfortunately, the golden dragon avatar, which had just broken through to the realm master level, had no time to deal with the scattered spacetime realm. A large number of stars, celestial bodies, and world continents were still floating scattered.

Outside, enveloped by the spacetime barrier, the golden dragon avatar continued its advance towards the core of the Death Star.

The closer one gets to the core, the stronger the energy-devouring force becomes. After advancing for half a year, this force was already capable of completely draining a World Lord-level being, but it still couldn't reach the golden dragon avatar within the spacetime realm.

Eleven months later, after nearly a year of sailing, the once pitch-black environment finally began to radiate a unique color.

"arrive!"

Chapter 167 Death Star

"arrive!"

The golden dragon clone stopped its advance through the space-time boundary, its slightly foolish little eyes scrutinizing the "Death Star" ahead.

A black sphere, emitting a colorful halo and measuring 100,000 kilometers in diameter, floats silently in the void; this is the so-called "Death Star."

Centered around the Death Star, 10080 other celestial bodies, somewhat similar to the energy-devouring core, are scattered around it. The "pipelines" on these energy-devouring celestial bodies seem to connect to the entire void, constantly drawing energy from the outside world and then channeling it into the Death Star.

"Is this a natural occurrence, a means employed by the lords of the universe, or both?"

Seeing this scene through the consciousness of the golden dragon clone, Lu Yunhe instantly understood that the culprit of this environment was the star in front of him.

"Given the influence of the Light Age, this dead star is definitely a treasure, and probably not even a low-grade one!"

Thinking of this, Lu Yunhe also understood that the benefit of this extreme level was definitely not this treasure. No matter how generous the human race was, they would not allow a universe-level being to obtain a treasure.

"What will I get in return?"

Lu Yunhe was somewhat troubled. The energy-devouring array in front of him was centered around a supreme treasure, which was something that a young guy like him who had just reached the realm master level could not possibly break through.

Even if the golden dragon's clone were to brave the space-time barrier, it would be torn to shreds the moment it approached the Death Star.

"Could it be that we're going to learn this Death Star formation?"

Lu Yunhe imprinted the entire void onto his body, allowing his numerous clones to observe it in an attempt to find a breakthrough.

After observing with numerous clones, Lu Yunhe quickly discovered something different. Beneath the Death Star's halo, another shadow seemed to be brewing.

"Gemini?"

Considering the environment of the entire Death Star, Lu Yunhe vaguely guessed the function of this magic array. 10080 energy-devouring celestial bodies extracted energy from the entire starry sky and then injected it into the Death Star. The enormous energy allowed the Death Star to give birth to its own offspring.

The Death Star's unique properties, combined with the environment of the cosmic secret realm, allow it to continuously produce precious treasures, which aligns with humanity's sustainable development strategy.

So here's the question: if you're guaranteed to die if you go in, how do you retrieve the unfinished treasure from the Death Star?

"10080!"

Lu Yunhe examined the entire magic array. If the energy-devouring star were included, it would be a perfect number; if not, it would be one short.

"Could the missing piece be the one that was born from the Death Star?"

Lu Yunhe hid in the space-time realm, constantly constructing the laws governing the operation of the Death Star in his mind, trying to find the missing link.

A year later, with the consciousness of a World Lord, Lu Yunhe deduced the missing node in the operation of the Energy-Devouring Star. Once this node was filled in, the entire magic array could operate perfectly.

"Fill it in!"

Lu Yunhe took out a World Lord-level core he had obtained from hunting the Energy Devouring Beast and carefully threw it into the node of the magic array.

After the core of the realm lord appeared at the node, the operation of the entire magic array changed instantly. The shadow on the Death Star seemed to be inexplicably pulled, wanting to jump out of the mother body and form a complete entity.

"It actually works!"

Lu Yunhe's face lit up with joy, but soon the core of the realm master could not withstand the pull of the magic array and turned into powder. The originally perfect magic array became incomplete again.

The Death Star's sub-body, which had shown some unusual activity, returned to calm after the core of the Realm Lord shattered, and remained firmly imprisoned by the Death Star's main body.

Indeed, the power of the Death Star Formation couldn't even withstand the Golden Dragon's avatar, let alone its fragile core. Even if the Energy Devouring Beast's core shared some similarities with these celestial bodies, it wouldn't last long.

"Do we have to go back and hunt down the energy-devouring beasts?"

Lu Yunhe calculated the fluctuations of the Death Star Sub-body just now, and realized that the number of energy-devouring cores required to pull it out would probably be quite large.

Under normal circumstances, this imperfect magic array would continuously inject energy into the Death Star, disregarding its capacity. While the Death Star is a precious treasure, it cannot absorb energy indefinitely.

This energy, exceeding its carrying capacity, will condense into a sub-entity after being specially modified by the Death Star, but the entire process will be stretched to hundreds of millions of years.

However, if the magic circle operates perfectly, the magic circle, which originally only knew how to pour energy into the Death Star, will work in reverse with the Death Star to squeeze out the excess residue.

Not wanting to run back and search the world for monsters again, Lu Yunhe could only look for anything on his person that could help the Energy Devouring Core withstand the pressure.

"The hardest thing on my body should be the original core of the Golden Dragon clone!"

Lu Yunhe pondered for a moment. A core forged from a special life form, a world master spanning five hundred million kilometers, and a spacetime boundary—even ordinary immortals couldn't break it. However, risking the life of that golden dragon avatar for a treasure that hadn't even fully formed seemed a bit too much.

"Wait, there's one more thing!"

Lu Yunhe turned his attention to the Space-Time Bead, which was being tempered at the intersection of the Realm Master World and the Space-Time Realm. As the accompanying weapon of the Golden Dragon Avatar, its strength should not be lower than that of the original core.

"go with!"

The golden dragon clone summoned the Spacetime Orb, which enveloped the Energy Devouring Core, and then threw the orb toward the gap node of the Death Star Array.

Click... click...

As a companion treasure born from a special life form, the strength of the spacetime realm is also extremely astonishing, forcefully withstanding the pressure of the magic array's operation.

However, as the owner of the Time-Space Pearl, the Golden Dragon clone still noticed the subtle damage.

Although the Time-Space Pearl has good potential, the Golden Dragon Avatar has only just become a Realm Lord and has not yet undergone sufficient tempering.

"You must hold on!"

Lu Yunhe watched with a hint of nervousness as cracks gradually emerged from the Time-Space Pearl. If the Time-Space Pearl shattered, it would likely take a considerable amount of effort for the Golden Dragon clone to create a second one.

One day... two days... ten days...

Time passed little by little, and the spacetime bead located at the node of the magic array also became broken from its original smoothness, with its surface filled with a large number of cracks.

Each time the entire magic array operates, it seems to be squeezing the potential of the spacetime bead.

However, every sacrifice has its gains. The progress on the Death Star is also very encouraging. The offspring that was conceived is like a drop of water, with only a last thread still attached to the Death Star.

boo...

After the entire magic circle operated completely once more, the "little water droplet" finally detached from the Death Star and transformed into a flowing, colorful sphere.

After the Death Star Sub-body detached, it seemed to be affected by the disharmonious operation of the magic circle, and crashed directly into the location of the Time-Space Bead, pushing the latter out of the magic circle and making it imperfect again.

Subsequently, 10080 energy-devouring celestial bodies once again drew energy from the void and injected it into the Death Star, and a barely perceptible shadow slowly emerged beneath the Death Star.

Chapter 168 The Lowest Score Level Mission

"Success!"

Lu Yunhe looked at the Time-Space Pearl, which had returned to the Golden Dragon Avatar's hand, with a joyful expression. From the latter's perspective, he could clearly feel the transformation that the Time-Space Pearl had undergone.

The originally fragmented structure was instantly repaired after merging with the Death Star Sub-body, and the internal structure underwent a tremendous change.

In terms of defense, it is fully capable of withstanding the power of the Immortal level. As for the higher-level Cosmic Venerable, Lu Yunhe has no way to test it and is not very clear about it.

Moreover, the Time-Space Bead combines offense and defense, and its attack power is also significantly enhanced.