Swallowing the Stars: Become Stronger by Taking on Disciples

Chapter 63 The Wronged Fellow Countrymen of the Primitive Universe

One hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years...

Gao Ya was so engrossed in constructing the rune diagrams that he was completely unaware of the passage of time until the Seven Star Chaos Tower was almost upon the space of the black-patterned stone pillars that he finally awoke.

In the void, a battle-blade-shaped secret pattern, woven from countless intricate law patterns, lay before him, radiating a terrifying aura like that of a primordial beast.

In the secret rune diagram, the patterns representing time, space, and thunder are no longer clearly distinct, but intertwine and coexist like vines; the patterns symbolizing wind, earth, and space also intertwine and merge... A large number of fused pattern elements twist together in a peculiar way, nested layer upon layer, as deep as an abyss.

After gazing at it for a moment, Gao Ya said softly, "So that's how the Three-Element Fusion Law works."

The entire Locking Void Blade rune diagram, when broken down, consists of over a million basic rune diagrams. Among these, more than one hundred thousand rune diagrams further form multiple three-element law rune diagrams, which in turn combine to create even more powerful rune diagrams.

"No wonder the Refining Heaven Dao Master couldn't create a single mechanical treasure before entering the cycle of reincarnation. Let alone the three-element fusion law, even fully comprehending the eight fusion laws is an incredibly difficult task for a genius weapon refiner," Gao Ya said softly.

A weapon refiner must understand not only what to do but also why to construct a secret rune pattern. Attempting to copy someone else's rune pattern without fully comprehending the underlying principles will inevitably lead to failure.

Just like the secret pattern diagram in front of him, it looked magnificent and imposing, exactly the same as the original, but in reality, it was merely a shell, empty inside, like a soulless husk, a walking corpse.

The reason is that he has only grasped the law of the fusion of spacetime and lightning; he has not yet grasped the other three laws involved in the secret pattern diagram.

"Comprehending the three laws contained within is only a matter of time for me, it's just a matter of the materials..." He frowned.

The materials for the ultimate treasures are already rare. If the ultimate treasure-level materials needed for tens of thousands of parts were all the same, it would be easy to find them. But the key is that they are all different!

The Refining Heaven Dao Master collected three cycles of reincarnation, yet he still hadn't gathered even half of the top-tier treasure-level materials needed for a single component, demonstrating the immense difficulty involved.

"Alas, even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice." He now deeply understood the meaning of this saying; having a family tradition is useless without ingredients to cook.

He waved his hand to disperse the secret runes in front of him, and looked through layers of void towards the direction where the two holy lands of the Eastern Emperor and Purple Moon were located.

If we're talking about the place with the most materials for ultimate treasures, it can only be these two holy land universes that have gone through countless reincarnations. If we emptied the treasure vaults of these two holy lands, it should be enough to forge the components of the Void-Locking Blade.

But how can we get the two progenitors to obediently hand over their treasuries?

He needs over a hundred million pieces of top-tier materials. Capturing one or two universe lords as bargaining chips is useless; capturing too many would only cause the other universe lords to retreat back to the Holy Land universe.

After pondering for a long time, Gao Ya thought to himself, "There's really no way to deal with them."

"Hmm... I could coerce the other True Gods in the Cosmic Sea into making oaths according to the rules of the Cosmic Sea. That way, I can defeat them one by one and deal with them gradually."

"However, this can only be a long-term plan. The universe is so vast; investigating the activities of a true god is not easy," Gao Ya thought.

He withdrew his gaze and looked in the direction the Seven Star Chaos Tower was heading... the Primordial Universe!

Since it's not possible to obtain top-tier treasure materials in large quantities from the cosmic ocean for the time being, we'll just have to make do with what our fellow inhabitants of the primordial universe have to do.

Mechanical treasures are very important to him. Treasures like the Locking Void Blade, which are mainly offensive, can raise his physical attack by three levels, allowing him to unleash the top combat power of the fifteenth level of the Cosmic Sea and the eleventh level of the Void True God!

Improving his combat power by three levels at once is much faster than constantly taking on disciples to increase his strength!

Coming to his senses, he used his clone to navigate the virtual universe and find the creator of the giant axe.

Virtual Universe, Chaos Temple

"Xingyu, are you done with your business?" the founder of the Giant Axe asked with a smile.

"Yes, I got two Threading Diagrams from the Phantom Demon God. I checked them, and the routes are correct. I just sent them to you; you can distribute them to them," Gao Ya said.

The founder of the Giant Axe's eyes lit up at the sight of the two "thread-drawing diagrams." "I never expected that the False Demon God to be so lucky!"

A genuine smile spread across his face. Traveling through the perilous cosmic sea, a map was more important than any palace treasure.

Gao Ya nodded slightly, not lingering on the topic.

He then changed the subject, saying, "Get ready. When I return to the Primal Universe, I will take action against the Demon Race, the Insect Race, and the Mechanical Race."

The smile on the founder of the giant axe froze instantly!

"What!" He snapped out of his daze, jerked to his feet, and stared in shock at the silver-white figure before him.

After a moment, his face lit up with excitement: "Are you telling the truth?"

Back then, the Primordial Ancestor roamed the cosmic seas, long wanting to take action against the other peak races within the Primordial Universe. However, the Primordial Universe suppressed the power of True Gods, limiting them to a maximum of sixth-tier peak combat strength, making it impossible to annihilate them.

However, Gao Ya is different from the original ancestor. The top-tier tenth-order soul attack he unleashed is a group attack technique that the primordial universe cannot suppress!

Even the strongest beings in the universe, faced with such a secret technique, could escape if they possessed supreme treasures of the soul or palace types. Without these, they would only perish like the illusory demon god.

Of the three races—insect, worm, and machine—only the Insect Queen possesses the supreme treasure, the Palace. Even so, she dares not withstand several soul attacks in succession. The Palace only weakens soul attacks, it does not grant them immunity.

"Really!" Gao Ya nodded.

Originally, he intended to threaten the three clans to force them to hand over the treasure, but then he reconsidered and decided to exterminate them to prevent future retaliation. Furthermore, eliminating the three clans would make it easier to pressure other powerful forces, saving him the trouble of taking further action.

What?

Unwilling to hand over the materials?

Then let's wipe them all out! (Except for the Ancestral God Cult)

"What do we need to do?" the founder of the giant axe asked impatiently.

"Leave one-third of the Universe Lords behind to prevent the three races from becoming desperate and recklessly rushing into human territory to slaughter everyone. The other third will follow behind me to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils. Remember, don't miss out on top-tier treasures and their materials; I need them."

Gao Ya paused for a moment, then continued, "There's still one-third left. We need to catch any that slipped through the net; don't let a single one escape."

"Alright! I'll arrange it right away!" The founder of the Giant Axe nodded emphatically and disappeared on the spot.

Gao Ya quietly stared at the table. With a thought, a die appeared on it, six-sided, with the characters "Demon," "Insect," and "Mechanical" engraved on each side, each character occupying two sides.

"Move!" The dice rolled rapidly on the table, making a slight scraping sound.

A few seconds later, the dice stopped rolling.

Gao Ya's gaze fell on the upward-facing side, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Consider yourself unlucky!"