Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 32 Seventh Floor

"Ling Xuan will be here soon too; the final result will be decided soon."

The geniuses of the Yan Shen Universe Kingdom and the Qian Wu Universe Kingdom are clashing on another 'battlefield'.

"Even if Yan Shen completes the Trial Tower first, it doesn't mean anything. The final result will only be determined when the two of them clash in the final battle."

"Heh, they are facing the same opponent, both of whom are masters of fire and spatial laws, and both use weapons similar to halberds and three-pointed double-edged swords. It can be said that their paths are almost completely overlapping, and the difference in strength can already be seen."

"That's not necessarily true; the Balrog might be holding back."

"Is Yan Shen always going all out?"

Upon entering the seventh floor, Cao Benqi's killing speed was finally slightly affected, but the impact was not significant.

Neither the Green Mantis nor the even more powerful Blood Mantis could withstand a single move from him.

However, the Zerg Queen on the seventh floor spawns Zerg warriors much faster than the previous six trial towers.

At the beginning, it could barely match Cao Benqi's killing speed.

At this moment, Ling Xuan was still fighting with the ten giant star beasts.

Although he could continuously attack the weaknesses of these cosmic behemoths, causing them to be constantly injured, the power of the third level of the Vulcan's Domain Blade was not enough to deliver a fatal blow.

These behemoths also have terrifying regenerative abilities; often, they can recover immediately just as Ling Xuan is forced to hide in the void.

"Strong, too strong. Although there are only ten of these star beasts, each one is incredibly powerful. It's far superior to the previous levels where we relied on sheer numbers and overwhelming firepower. I could defeat my opponents with sneak attacks before, but now I can't achieve a decisive victory through sneak attacks."

Ling Xuan once again vanished into the void, dodging the attacks. The roar of the giant beast Cang shook the surrounding space.

“I need a stronger killing move, otherwise I’ll have to use the Heaven-Covering Technique.” Ling Xuan weighed his options. “Before participating in the Genius Battle, I had already learned the second level of the Fire God’s Domain Blade. Under the guidance of the Qianwu Kingdom Lord, I learned the third level. When I was breaking through the first level of this seventh trial tower, my spatial laws made a significant breakthrough. Let’s see if I can unleash the fourth level of the Fire God’s Domain Blade.”

Ling Xuan kept his eyes closed, and in his mind, the moves of the Fire God's Absolute Domain Blade kept flowing, constantly verifying his newly comprehended spatial laws.

Time passed by minute by minute.

One day later.

It works!

brush~
Ling Xuan's figure reappeared from the void, appearing like a ghost behind the giant beast Cang's neck.

At this moment, flames surged around him, and the crimson-gold patterns on the Fire God's Domain Blade flickered wildly, as if countless suns were burning within the blade.

The power and understanding of the laws of the body surged into the blade like a tidal wave, and the fourth level of "Sun Piercing Slash" was unleashed with a roar.

The moment the blade struck, the surrounding world instantly lost its color.

It was as if all the light in the entire space was absorbed by this slash, turning into a pitch-black slit that slashed down towards the giant beast Cang.

The giant beast Cang seemed to sense the threat of death, letting out a deafening roar as all the scales on its body stood on end in an attempt to withstand the fatal blow.

But faced with this overwhelming force of sword light, its resistance seemed so pale and powerless.

As the blade flashed, the colossal beast Cangna, whose body was as large as a planet, was silently split in two, as if cut by invisible threads.

Blood cascaded down like a red waterfall, staining the surrounding sky for thousands of miles.

"roar~"

Another giant beast roared and charged towards Ling Xuan, who immediately vanished into the void once more.

“It can be done.” Ling Xuan looked at the giant beast he had completely killed and felt reassured.

They constantly traverse the void, then seize the opportunity to strike and take down a cosmic behemoth.

One head, two heads, three heads...

He quickly defeated the ten giant star beasts one by one.

Upon entering the seventh floor, Ling Xuan immediately slipped into the void.

To cultivate according to the Devouring Method and merge one's body with the void, one must reach the 19th level of the Space Law and master 'teleportation'.

To see through his spatial fluctuations and pinpoint his exact location, one would need at least the profound understanding of the laws governing immortality at the 15th level of the Heavenly Bridge.

The Trial Tower holds an equally important position as Mount Tongtian. As a crucial checkpoint for assessing stellar-level geniuses, its significance is comparable to the non-existent stellar-level primordial Mount Tongtian.

According to conventional standards, the primordial Tongtian Mountain of the cosmic level has 12 layers, the primordial Tongtian Mountain of the domain lord level has 16 layers, and the primordial Tongtian Mountain of the world lord level has 20 layers.

Therefore, the requirement for comprehending the laws of the stellar-level Primordial Tongtian Mountain is the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge.

Considering that stellar-level geniuses have never been nurtured by the five major powers, the difficulty or standard may be lower, around level seven.

Although Ling Xuan's understanding of the laws was shallow, the Great Void Technique he used was a supreme secret technique created by the Void Emperor.

This technique simplifies the complex laws of the void, resembling a secret pattern of a talent technique. It does not require the cultivator to fully understand its mysteries; they only need to follow the guidance of the secret pattern to activate and unleash it. This greatly reduces the requirements for the cultivator, emphasizing practice makes perfect.

At this moment, the Zerg legions under the command of the Zerg Queen stood ready, tightly protecting her in the center. The Zerg Queen was frail; if Ling Xuan were to get close, he could easily kill her with a single strike.

In the earlier levels of the Trial Tower, the opponents were all individual, which he could defeat one by one and secretly select targets for assassination.

However, when faced with a massive Zerg army driven by the Zerg Queen and continuously replenished by the Hive, if one simply tries to wear them down, the speed at which one kills them will likely be far slower than the speed at which the Hive replenishes its forces.

Only by capturing the kingpin can we break the deadlock.

So, Ling Xuan concealed his figure and, using the Great Void Technique, quietly made his way towards the location of the Zerg Queen. His aura was completely hidden in the void, as if he had merged with the world.

Beneath the dome, the Zerg Queen floated in mid-air, radiating a soft glow.

She possessed a near-perfect human female appearance, with fair and translucent skin, like the finest mutton fat jade, radiating a gentle, warm glow.

His eyes were a deep, dark blue, as if they contained an endless sea of ​​stars, and every glance from them carried an indescribable allure and mystery.

Her slender waist was so thin it could be encircled by a single hand, and it was wrapped with a golden ribbon that shimmered with strange runes.

Six pale red butterfly wings fluttered gently behind her, as thin as cicada wings yet exuding an aura of resilience. Each flutter created ripples of soul energy in the void, invisible to the naked eye.

Using the Great Void Technique, Ling Xuan approached silently. Just as he was about to reveal himself and swing his sword, a Blood Mantis patrolling in the corner happened to glance at his location.

The Zerg share vision, and this subtle discovery was instantly transmitted to the Queen through the mental network.

The Queen Mother's beautiful face trembled slightly, and her originally languid expression instantly turned wary.

"Swoosh!" The three-pointed double-edged sword tore through the void, carrying immense power, and slashed towards the Zerg Queen like a crimson meteor.

However, the Queen Mother reacted extremely quickly. She parted her lips slightly and let out a clear shout that resounded throughout the surroundings. Her deep blue pupils instantly expanded, transforming into two bottomless vortexes.

Ling Xuan felt a powerful soul impact rushing towards him, and his consciousness instantly plummeted into an icy abyss.

The small cauldron that tamed the soul deep within the soul swayed and emitted waves of energy to block the invasion of the Queen Mother's soul power.

But the Zerg Queen's soul attack is incredibly powerful; she is a top-tier soul master in the universe.

Coupled with an understanding of the laws that surpasses even the highest level, this soul attack is all-pervasive, and even the third-level Soul-Suppressing Cauldron cannot completely defend against such an offensive.

The surrounding scene suddenly distorted. The original golden dome had transformed into a huge cocoon covered with sharp barbs, each barb flowing with a strange dark green liquid.

The ground beneath his feet had turned into churning crimson blood, emitting a pungent, putrid stench. From all directions, countless compound eyes, gleaming with an eerie light, appeared, staring intently at him, sending chills down his spine.

Even more horrifying, the three-pointed double-edged knife in his hand had somehow transformed into a writhing fleshy tentacle, each segment splitting open a serrated mouth that lashed out at his arm.

In the distance, the Zerg Queen sat crouching in a pool of blood in a bizarre posture, giggling like an innocent child. Her arms stretched like rubber bands, with sharp bone spikes growing from their tips, piercing straight toward his heart.

The crisis in reality was equally deadly. Ling Xuan did not stop there, but due to the influence of the illusion, he missed and the blade grazed the Queen Mother's delicate shoulder.

The Queen, wounded in the shoulder, let out a sharp, piercing screech. This screech was like a signal to unleash a frenzy, and the Zerg warriors throughout the space instantly went into a frenzy.

"Break!" Faced with the overwhelming offensive of the Zerg Queen, Ling Xuan instantly activated the Heaven-Covering Technique. Within his Dao Palace, the five great deities chanted ancient scriptures in unison.

After ten years of arduous cultivation, the accumulation of various cultivation resources, and the guidance of the Void Mirror deity, Ling Xuan's Heaven-Covering Technique has reached the first level of the Immortal Platform.

Amidst this majestic chanting, Ling Xuan's platform became clear and bright, with bursts of celestial sounds forming a natural defense that withstood the Zerg Queen's soul attack.

The Zerg Queen's soul attack surged like a raging black tide, but the Daoist sounds emanating from the Sendai were like tangible things, colliding head-on with the soul attack.

The tide of soul attacks melted away layer by layer under the impact of this sound, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, and vanished without a trace.

Ling Xuan forcibly broke free from the illusion, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He instantly raised his three-pointed double-edged sword and slashed down with all his might at a blue mantis that was rushing towards him.

The blade, wreathed in surging heat, resembled a divine blade that split the heavens and earth, cleaving the green mantis in two.

Then, Ling Xuan's figure flickered, and a ripple of void spread around him. Before the other Zerg warriors could arrive, he disappeared into the void again, vanishing without a trace.

"Damn it, I completely forgot about the Zerg's shared vision." Ling Xuan, hidden in the void, thought to himself, "These Zerg warriors have the Queen surrounded. With their 360° unobstructed vision, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven for me to get close to the Queen."

He darted around the Zerg hive at high speed, trying to find a weakness, but no matter which angle he approached from, countless Zerg eyes converged on him.

"It seems I have no choice but to reveal some of my abilities today. The Great Void Technique has already been revealed, so revealing a few more won't hurt. I'm determined to get this seventh level, and the first place in the Genius Battle is mine alone!" Ling Xuan gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

The path to strength is one of either progress or regression. While it's sometimes advisable to keep one's wealth hidden, appropriately showcasing one's value can attract the attention of higher-ups and bring Ling Xuan more resources.

As long as the Void Mirror remains undetected, there's nothing on him worth coveting.

Ling Xuan no longer concealed his power, unleashing his full cultivation at the first level of the Sendai realm. With divine power and genetic energy intertwined, Ling Xuan's aura surged dramatically.

P.S.: As mentioned before, the Heaven-Covering Technique can be used in the virtual universe. Its five secret realms are all constructed with laws and genetic primordial energy, from which divine power is born. The path taken by the Void Emperor is the Void Origin Great Dao, similar to Jie Fanzi, the origin of water and fire in the original work, but weaker and modified by the Golden Finger Martial God Heart.

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