Swallowing the Stars: Inheriting the Legacy of Myriad Worlds

"If Guixu were a member of our Wild God Clan, your life trajectory should not have been like this."

"Generally speaking, for those truly top-tier geniuses, participating in the Peak Genius Battle or Strongest Battle during the Hengxing or Universe-level era is the most correct choice. Even if it takes thousands of years, it's not a pity. Our human race's five major powers are not simple; they are peak powers that completely surpass the 1008 Universe Kingdom."

"Below this, you start from the bottom of the five major powers and climb up step by step. Although the five major powers manage peripheral members and low-level core members very strictly and will assign you a lot of work, which will waste a lot of time, the level of resources they can provide is still the highest in the human territory."

"Continuing onwards leads to the direct secret realms of the universe rulers. While those large secret realms often offer more comprehensive and secure training, the direct secret realms of universe rulers are simply incomparable to those of the five major powers."

"You must understand that even though our Savage Universe Kingdom is known as having the most elite bloodline among humans, and the Manka and Wild God races have multiple Universe Kingdom Lord-level beings, we are still pitifully weak in the face of the five major powers..."

More than an hour later, at the deepest part of the C37 AAA-level divine base, Li Che and the Scorching Flame Realm Lord stood side by side. The Scorching Flame Realm Lord, from the Desolate God Clan, was explaining the situation of the human race to Li Che in an endless stream.

As a member of the Desolate God Clan, one of the two most elite bloodlines in humankind, Lord Zhuoyan clearly has a very detailed understanding of many aspects of human affairs.

Li Che could only listen obediently.

Although his nature as a transmigrator made him familiar with the information spoken by the Lord of the Blazing Flame Realm, on the surface, he was just a young Realm Lord from a remote corner of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

"My identity is that of a member of the Wild God Clan of the Wild Universe Kingdom, and also a core member of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company. And the one who is about to meet you is the most dazzling genius of our Virtual Universe Company in the last few hundred thousand epochs."

"Reliable sources indicate that this powerful being broke through to the level of a cosmic ruler tens of thousands of epochs ago. He is currently expanding his direct subordinates, and I hope you won't miss this opportunity."

Soon, the two arrived at a huge metal gate at the deepest part of this AAA divine base. While explaining to Li Che the great being they were about to meet, the Lord of Blazing Flame led Li Che forward. The two released a wisp of world power and pressed it onto the metal gate.

"Reading law information..."

"Reading world power information..."

"Loading successful. Fourth battlefield, Military Lord-level Realm Lord, War ID D2564952385, Huang Kai!"

"Loading successful. Fourth battlefield, Military Lord-level Realm Lord, War ID H6152254861, Li Che!"

"Ding! Target identity confirmed, temporary access granted."

"Welcome, Lord Zhuoyan, Lord Guixu!"

With the temporary access granted by that being of the cosmic sovereign level, Li Che and his companion used facial recognition to open doors multiple times within the divine base before finally stepping through a massive gate over two hundred meters tall.

Behind the door was an exceptionally large yet exceptionally empty hall, devoid of any decoration. Within the stone and metal-cast hall, only one path extended out, leading to the horizon.

Li Che could see clearly that at the end of the road, a tall figure stood with his hands behind his back on a huge porthole that was several kilometers high, gazing at the vast battlefield outside the base.

When he turned around, Li Che could see clearly that he was a handsome man wearing a blue robe and whose face was covered with dark purple scales.

Behind this person, nine swords of different colors and shapes were dancing like fish. The light on those nine swords was too dazzling, and the power of the laws surged, making Li Che's eyes hurt.

This is a weapon that is absolutely beyond ordinary treasures, far surpassing the top-tier F-grade immortal weapon that can be exchanged through the military merit system of the extraterritorial battlefield!

"Greetings, Nine Swords Venerable!"

The shout from the Lord of the Blazing Flame Realm directly revealed the identity of the man in the green robe with purple scales.

It was him!

Upon hearing this, Li Che was slightly startled, but then he realized what was happening.

Having spent so many years in the extraterritorial battlefields, he naturally had some understanding of the cosmic venerables who served as the pillars of stability in the fourth battlefield.

Nine Swords Venerable is one of the Universe Venerables stationed in this fourth battlefield by the Virtual Universe Company. He has only cultivated for a few hundred thousand epochs, yet he has made rapid progress and reached the level of a Universe King.

Moreover, Li Che knew that this Nine Swords Venerable would become the protagonist of the future Swallowing Star Universe—the leading Venerable of the genius battle in Luo Feng's year.

"Greetings, Nine Swords Venerable!"

With that thought in mind, Li Che bowed to the cosmic sovereign-level being in the green robe and purple scales to show his respect.

"Um."

In response to the respect shown by the two realm lords, Li Che and Zhuo Yan, the Nine Swords Venerable merely nodded slightly. His deep gaze lingered on the Zhuo Yan realm lord for a moment before settling on Li Che.

The Nine Swords Venerable's voice was calm and gentle, and he made no attempt to hide his appreciation for Li Che, the young world lord:

"Lord of the Guixu Realm, Li Che, not bad. I heard that you are about to retire from the extraterritorial battlefield military system, so I immediately had Zhuoyan bring you here."

Li Che was slightly taken aback by what the cosmic venerable said. Although he had heard of the Nine Swords Venerable, he had never interacted with this venerable from the Virtual Universe Company before and did not know the other party's purpose.

Therefore, Li Che could only lower his head and remain silent.

"Hmm, Lord of the Ruins of Return, would you be willing to join my ranks?"

Not far away, the Nine Swords Venerable didn't beat around the bush either; he went straight to the point and asked directly.

"what?"

Such a direct question caused Li Che and the Lord of the Blazing Flame Realm beside him to exchange a quiet glance, and then they raised their heads and looked at the Nine Swords Venerable with some confusion.

He never expected that before retiring from the military system in the extraterrestrial battlefield, he would receive such personal attention and invitation from a cosmic venerable.

"I have read your biography. You are a little guy who has not received systematic training, who only has an ordinary military lord immortal behind him, and who does not have any treasures. Yet you were able to reach the combat power of a military lord in six eras. This is very unusual."

"I am willing to extend a direct invitation to you, giving you the opportunity to enter the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company."

"After that, I will also give you a large amount of points and Hunyuan units, and personally help you develop a cultivation plan."

"As a price, once you achieve immortality, you must join my ranks and serve me for fifty million epochs. Even if you become a cosmic sovereign during this period, you must still repay me a huge favor."

The Nine Swords Venerable was clearly a straightforward person. He bluntly stated his conditions and benefits, sincerely inviting Li Che to join his ranks.

Such conditions made the Lord of the Blazing Flame Realm secretly swallow hard.

Very tempting terms.

If one were to agree immediately, it would be equivalent to gaining the protection of a cosmic sovereign-level being, and even more so, the opportunity to directly join the Primordial Secret Realm, the core layer of the virtual universe. This would be an immense temptation for any powerhouse who has not yet achieved immortality.

As for serving the Nine Swords Venerable for fifty million epochs after becoming immortal?

For ordinary immortal gods with endless lifespans, fifty million epochs is not a long time.

"Uh... I am deeply grateful for the kindness of Venerable Nine Swords!"

Faced with the Nine Swords Venerable's straightforward invitation, a multitude of thoughts instantly flooded Li Che's mind. After quickly choosing his words, he spoke in a low voice,

"But I am still young. Having retired from the battlefield outside the region, I want to learn more about the five major powers before considering joining them."

The conditions proposed by the Nine Swords Venerable were indeed quite generous.

But after becoming immortal, he served this cosmic venerable one for fifty million epochs.

Fifty million epochs, that's five hundred billion years!

Li Che had absolutely no intention of making himself suffer like this.

"Haha! You're not stupid after all!"

Li Che's answer did not elicit much of a reaction from the Nine Swords Venerable; instead, a calm smile appeared on his face as he nodded.

"I truly have no intention of taking you as my disciple. Joining my ranks would almost certainly mean losing the opportunity to become a disciple of those veteran cosmic rulers!"

"Go ahead then. I'll send you my personal virtual universe ID and a small gift. Feel free to contact me anytime if you want to join me later!"

"Ding!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Nine Swords Venerable did not hesitate and threw a dark purple stream of light in front of Li Che.

This is a world ring!

"Thank you, Venerable One!" Li Che bowed, secretly relieved.