Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 166 Battle against the Heavenly King

Chaos City.

As one of the sacred sites of the entire human race in the universe, it has existed for hundreds of millions of years. In just over ten years, Chaos City has hardly changed at all.

In the Chaos City, there is a strangely styled building where light and darkness seem to be in perfect harmony.

Qi Yuan's Taiqing clone, along with several grandmasters from the Universe Chaos Stele lineage, including Jue Kun Wang and Yu Meng Wang, were sitting together casually drinking and chatting.

"Tsk tsk, Qiyuan, where did you get this 'Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs'? The taste and the magical effects are simply the most delicious wine I've ever tasted!"

The burly man with golden scales and dragon-like features, 'King Jueshen,' gently swirled the wine cup in his hand. The wine in the cup magically revealed two distinct colors: a clear blue color on top and a murky color at the bottom.

"Tsk!"

King Jueshen gulped down the wine in his cup, and an expression of utter ecstasy immediately appeared on his face, which was covered in fine dragon scales.
"Refreshing! This one sip brought forth two completely opposite sensations, stimulating me and even making my soul feel slightly more active. If some realm lords were to drink this, their cultivation speed would probably increase significantly!"

"It's good. It's even better than some special drinks concocted by pharmacists, and most importantly, it tastes delicious."

The handsome, silver-haired swordsman grabbed the glass wine bottle on the table and kept pouring himself more wine.

"I obtained it by chance."

Qi Yuan smiled and waved his hand, and a glass wine bottle appeared in front of everyone. "I don't have much in stock, so I can only spare this little bit for you all to try."

“That’s not enough!”

King Jueshen grabbed the wine bottle in front of him and put it into his world ring.

"Your 'Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs' is more precious than any wine I've ever tasted before. Just this one bottle must be worth at least tens of billions of Hunyuan, right? You're even willing to give us this directly. It seems you've really struck it rich!"

King Jueshen grinned at Qi Yuan, "Tsk tsk, the newly risen super strongman of the human faction in the Ninth Battlefield, 'King Qiyuan,' we have heard of your name even in Chaos City!"

"Yes, the human race's 'King of Miracles' has killed dozens of alien races at the limit of their kingship in just over a month. Your name is now more famous than ours!"

The silver-haired handsome man, 'Sword King', also smiled and echoed his sentiment.

Listening to the two of them singing in unison, Qi Yuan simply smiled modestly:
“What I did was just a small-scale operation; it can’t compare to what you all do.”

His words weren't just modesty. Although he had made quite a stir recently, it was nothing compared to the people in front of him when they were out there making their way in the world.

These masters of the Chaos Monument lineage all reached the pinnacle of immortality and, feeling that they could not advance any further in the short term, chose to enter Chaos City to cultivate and teach in seclusion.

Before they entered Chaos City, each of them was a prominent figure of their time, and their achievements were even more impressive than Qi Yuan's recent performance.

Take, for example, the only female Grandmaster among them, 'Dream Queen'. She looks graceful and gentle, but back then, on the battlefield outside the realm and in the secret realm of the universe, she was a ruthless character who slaughtered alien races and became a king without blinking an eye!

"This is no small matter. To kill so many people at the limit of the King level so easily is a remarkable achievement in the entire King-level circle of the human race."

It was the leader among them, King Juekun, who first offered a word of praise, and then softly reminded him,

"However, you should also be careful. Such frequent slaughter will likely provoke the wrath of those alien races. No matter how strong your individual combat power is, you should be wary of a joint attack from those alien races."

"Yes, we still need to be careful. Although ordinary Kings are weaker, if hundreds of Kings Immortals attack together, the quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change, which is still very terrifying!" King Jueshen reminded him from the side.

"Thank you for the reminders, I will be careful."

Qi Yuan nodded, "Besides, I was only venturing into the extraterrestrial battlefield as an avatar. Even if I were to perish, it wouldn't have much of an impact on me."

"Haha, I almost forgot you have a clone!"

The other grandmasters smiled with envy upon hearing this.
"Having a clone is great! It's top-notch for both survival and combat. At least in terms of survival, you're definitely the strongest among us!"

"Great!"

Taiqing's avatar secluded himself in Chaos City, teaching disciples and occasionally exchanging ideas with several grandmasters from the Chaos Monument lineage. His days were incredibly pleasant.

Meanwhile, Shangqing's clone, far away on the battlefield, after creating a series of dazzling achievements and greatly publicizing the fame of the 'King of Miraculous Fate', also began to plan his return journey.

He came to the battlefield outside the region with only a few objectives: 'hunt for great treasures', 'test secret techniques', and 'establish his prestige and fame'.

Now that Chongbao already possesses a 'Black Dragon Armor', he can continue to create more using the return system and the human race's treasure vault, so there's no need to expend too much effort anymore.

Regarding the experimental secret techniques, over the past ten years, we have experienced hundreds of battles. The power of the first secret technique has fully withstood the test of actual combat. Next, we need to continue to cultivate in seclusion and then study and create subsequent and other supporting secret techniques.

As for establishing his prestige and making a name for himself, his recent frenzied killings have made his title of "King of Miracles" quite well-known, even reaching the ears of King Jueshen and others in Chaos City.

In recent times, many human kings have visited him through connections in Chaos City or the Hong Alliance, hoping to introduce their descendants to his tutelage. This shows that his 'plan to make a name for himself' has begun to show results.

Having achieved his objective, he naturally saw no need to linger on this extraterritorial battlefield.

After all, with his current strength, staying in the outer battlefield to hone his skills would not be very effective. It would be better for him to go back and focus on cultivation to improve his abilities more quickly.

The true path to kingship lies in comprehending the laws of space and time and becoming the master of the universe!
"It's a pity I didn't have the chance to spar with those alien powerhouses who were close to becoming invincible kings. I wonder if I would have had a chance to take down one or two of them if I had unleashed my full power."

Just as Shangqing's clone was preparing to leave with some regret, a much-anticipated opponent actually delivered himself to his doorstep.
"You are the human race's 'King of Miracles'?"

In the temporal tides of the seventh level of the Absolute Prison, a tall figure blocked the path of Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone.

The figure had a lower body similar to that of a lion, with four hooves, while it had an upper body similar to that of a human, with four thick arms. Its body was bluish-black, as if it were carved from metal.

The moment Qi Yuan saw that figure, information about the other person surfaced in his mind—

Tianyu Wang, belonging to the Mechanical Race, is proficient in the laws of time and is one of the few super beings active in the Ninth Battlefield who are close to the level of 'invincible king'!

However, this Heavenly King was not a true member of the Mechanical Race, but rather a vassal race from the Mechanical Race's camp.

For an immortal born from a vassal clan to grow to the point of near-invincible kingship demonstrates the immense talent of this Heavenly King.

"Looks like I'm in luck!"

Qi Yuan stared at the tall figure before him, his eyes blazing with fierce fighting spirit. He was about to leave the extraterrestrial battlefield, but unexpectedly, such an opponent had delivered himself right to his doorstep!
The previous kills of those top-tier Kings hadn't put him under any pressure; hopefully, this opponent will satisfy him!
"Heh, Heavenly King of the Machine Race, what business do you have with me?"

Qi Yuan spoke with a smile.

"Hmph, Human Wonder King, I ask you, three years ago, did you kill a King-level Immortal of my own race?"

"The distress message I received only said that a strange human king was attacking him. Among the newly emerged human kings in the entire Time-Space Prison, the only one with the strength to kill him is you, King Qiyuan!"

The Heavenly King treads on the void, the flow of time around him constantly changing, seemingly unaffected even by the raging temporal tides.

"Your clan?"

Qi Yuan grinned upon hearing this, "I've killed far too many alien immortals, who knows which one you're talking about? Or should I send you to ask them?"

"You humans are as arrogant as ever!"

The Heavenly King's voice boomed like thunder, "A newly risen King, having killed a few Kings at their peak, thinks he has the strength to rival us? Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

……

As the Heavenly King's voice faded, the battle erupted instantly!
"The Spear of Time!"

The Heavenly King roared, and black spears simultaneously appeared from his four arms.

One after another, the spears burst forth with dazzling light and appeared in front of Qi Yuan almost instantly!

What bothered Qi Yuan the most was that the flow of time around those dazzling 'light spears' was constantly changing. It seemed to speed up dozens of times at a time and then suddenly slow down. The strange changes in the flow of time made it difficult to catch the trajectory of those 'light spears'!

"The Heavenly King's understanding of the flow of time is far more profound than mine!"

Qi Yuan's gaze flickered, and an invisible force emanated from him, instantly locking onto a small area in front of him.

Instantly, the blazing 'light spears' that had been flying towards them went from extreme motion to extreme stillness, and were frozen in the void.

But it only froze for a moment—

Wow~~~
Under the surging temporal tides of the seventh layer of the Time-Space Prison, the time stop only lasted for a very short time before collapsing.

However, the spears lost their momentum to continue their attack and could only be recalled to the Emperor's hands.

"The spacetime tides in the seventh level of the abyss are really chaotic; even techniques like time-stopping are starting to be affected."

Qi Yuan sighed inwardly, then broke through the endless spatial and temporal barriers and rushed forward at high speed.

"Haha, Heavenly King, you'd better take my move too!"

moment--

The divine sword was drawn, and the illusory world dissipated, followed by a sudden burst of light that seemed to 'open the heavens'!
"Humanity!"

The Heavenly King stomped his four hooves, and the blazing white light gathered on the spears held in his four arms, directly resisting the 'Heaven-Opening' strike.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The four spears collided with the dazzling sword light in succession. With each collision, the towering figure of the Heavenly King was forced to retreat. After the continuous collisions, the Heavenly King had retreated a considerable distance.

"Human, is this all you've got?"

The moment the Heavenly King stabilized his body in the void, his divine power emanated out, and he also cast 'Time Stop' in the direction of Qi Yuan.

"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

Qi Yuan stepped through the void, his entire being seemingly merging into the surrounding spacetime tides, gently swaying tens of thousands of kilometers away, easily avoiding the area affected by the time freeze.

The time-stopping technique is incredibly overpowered.

However, its limitations are also very strong.

Like 'spatial blockade', once spatial fluctuations are locked, even the most intense battles will not affect the spatial blockade.

However, 'time stop' is different. Once time stop is cast on a certain area, all life in that area will be affected. Except for the soul consciousness, all others will be bound and unable to move. It will take time to struggle and break free, and this time is enough to forcibly kill and slaughter the opponent.

First, use 'time stop' to kill the immobilized opponent. What an incredible feat!

but!

Firstly, this move will be met with a strong backlash from powerful divine bodies and weapons. To suppress enemies of the same level, it is necessary to shrink the 'time stop area'. The smaller the area, the stronger the time stop constraint within the area can be.

Secondly, this move must be used in the area where the enemy is located!
However, Qi Yuan was also proficient in the laws of time. As soon as the Emperor activated the power of the laws of time that day, Qi Yuan immediately became alert.

Given his mastery of spacetime manipulation, his speed changes were incredibly fast. It would have been extremely difficult for the Imperial King to use 'time stop' to directly hit Qi Yuan during their direct confrontation that day.

Like students taught by the same teacher, they are very familiar with each other's routines. Unless there is an unexpected hidden move, they cannot break each other's moves in a short period of time.

"He took my attack head-on, yet his body suffered almost no damage. It seems those spears of his are also treasures of the highest level. This kind of powerhouse, who is close to 'Invincible King,' is indeed much stronger than an ordinary King at the limit!"

Qi Yuan looked at the Heavenly King opposite him, his gaze shifting slightly.

According to the information he had, although the Heavenly King's basic divine body only had 100,000 times the power of a peak world lord, he possessed a secret technique for body amplification, and the amplification level was at least ten times higher.

In addition, his armor and weapons are all of the highest quality, and the secret techniques he uses have barely reached the peak level. Overall, his strength is no less than that of Qi Yuan as he appears to be.

With the added benefit of powerful weapons, their attack might even be slightly stronger than Qi Yuan's!
This is definitely the strongest enemy Qi Yuan has ever encountered since his debut!
"As expected of someone close to the invincible level of a king, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to you when you first broke through, but now..."

Qi Yuan's eyes shone brightly, and his entire divine body structure instantly changed, becoming incredibly dense and condensed.

At the same time, an incomparably vast and terrifyingly powerful aura began to spread wildly from his body!
(End of this chapter)