Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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Yuanzu looked at the three-dimensional phantom images of the stone pillars in front of him, his expression full of smiles: "6001 Bureau!"

"Finally, within three eras, we have broken through this bottleneck of the Rhinoceros Emperor's Formation."

"According to Bai Shengling's rating, among the strongest, my aptitude for comprehension should be considered as grade B."

Grade B, even in that ancient civilization, could be considered the second tier. Considering the mystery of that ancient civilization, this level was by no means low, enough to qualify one as an inner disciple.

"pity!"

The progenitor shook his head. A momentary lapse in judgment leads to eternal regret. Imprisoned by the will of origin, even the greatest talent is meaningless.

Fortunately, he now sees a glimmer of hope and has the opportunity to leave his captivity.

……

Inside the Liuzhong Sect, the clouds beneath Lu Yunhe and the others began to move, and then gradually merged into a cloud continent.

Apart from Lu Yunhe, all of these universe masters in the Central Sea were terrified and dared not look directly at their own ratings.

After all, Bai Shenglin explained the rules at the beginning of the third test, and everyone could guess the final result by comparing their number of solutions.

Bai Shenglin ignored everyone's thoughts and slowly revealed everyone's ratings.

"Eternal Lord, Armored One!" the White Holy Spirit said slowly, and everyone fell silent.

"First-class, the potential of a god-king!"

Lu Yunhe nodded secretly, his hard work had not been in vain, and he had finally reached the fifth bottleneck at the last crucial moment.

With this qualification, plus the clone and the original universe, he is guaranteed at least one God-King.

As for the third level of the God King realm, which is the state of "the source world is destroyed, but I am immortal," Lu Yunhe also had some thoughts.

The only thing that could truly stop him was the bottleneck of becoming a Hunyuan-level being; the methods provided in the original work were practically useless.

“Ding Xia…”

“Ding Xia…”

……

After announcing Lu Yunhe's rating, Bai Shengling also announced the ratings of the other universe lords, emphasizing participation.

Apart from Lu Yunhe, none of the other universe masters could even get a "Grade C" rating, which made the universe masters present feel somewhat suffocated.

The vast majority of the universe lords present had an aptitude of "below Ding". They were only given this rating because the lowest rating in the entire system was "below Ding", and there was no lower rating.

It is precisely because they are currently in the Cosmic Sea that the White Holy Spirit is willing to give them a chance; otherwise, none of the Cosmic Lords present would even be qualified to enter the realm.

Compared to the inheritance of Duan Donghe in the original work, "Grade B" requires reaching the fourth bottleneck, and at that time, only Luo Feng, after his ancestor and will made some breakthroughs, was able to reach it.

To reach "Level C," one must break through the third bottleneck; in the original work, only one Cosmic Venerable has achieved this.

Of the remaining ones, very few are able to break through the second bottleneck, and many are still stuck at the first bottleneck, so naturally they can only get the lowest rating.

After all, the Liuzhong Sect recruits students from the Origin Continent, which is not on the same level as the Cosmic Sea.

There is no such thing as people living in the Cosmic Sea having superior talent or potential compared to those on the Origin Continent.

The only real advantage is opportunity.

Just like if Lu Yunhe had been born on the Origin Continent, even with top-tier aptitude, his probability of breaking through to God King might not have been higher than someone with "third-tier" aptitude who successfully passed through reincarnation.

The existence within the three thousand dimensions back then was able to sweep away the natives of the Origin Continent, and the opportunity to seize control of the primordial universe was almost half the credit for this.

"A and C!"

One by one, the lords of the universe looked at the ranking gap with some bitterness. A difference of one level is like heaven and earth, so a difference of three levels is like the difference between the primordial universe and the immortal divine kingdom.

Although they were qualified to enter the Ryuju Sect, the difference between entering with the lowest rank and entering with the highest rank made it even more impossible for them to catch up.

"First-class, the heavens favor humanity..."

Compared to the wailing of other forces, the human race's cosmic ruler was much happier.

Grade A is top-tier even in ancient civilizations; passing through reincarnation shouldn't be difficult for them.

Although they didn't understand just how powerful the ancient civilization was, they could get a glimpse of it by looking at the spaceship; it was at least several levels above the cosmic sea.

Soon, the results of the third test were relayed back to the clan.

……

"Grade A!"

Upon receiving this information, the Purple Moon Ancestor felt inexplicably apprehensive.

Unlike in the original story, Luo Feng's cultivation time was too short. He only made a breakthrough in his will halfway through the Rhinoceros Emperor Bureau's assessment. As a result, although he could have reached the fourth bottleneck and directly obtained the inheritance, he was still a little short and could only regretfully compete with others.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Purple Moon Ancestor, Luo Feng's ability to obtain the Broken East River Inheritance was simply a matter of choosing the tallest among the short, with no other choice.

Not to mention, many immortal gods and cosmic venerables also participated, which undoubtedly lowered the value of Duan Donghe's legacy.

After all, the lower one's level, the lower one's potential for talent.

A genius at the World Lord level, spanning tens of millions of epochs, is already top-tier. At most, they can only be one level higher. However, among those who can become the Lord of the Universe, none of the World Lord level talents are below this level.

As a result, even when the universe reached its ruler, the gap between people did not decrease at all; on the contrary, it widened even further.

Therefore, having strong talent as an Immortal-level Universe Venerable does not mean that you can maintain the same level of strength when you become a Universe Lord.

Therefore, in the original work, the Purple Moon Ancestor only regarded Luo Feng as a lucky one. After all, there was another Universe Venerable in the Holy Land who was on the same bottleneck level as him.

However, Ryūjū Shūmō's assessment was different; it nakedly revealed one's talent.

The Purple Moon Ancestor was indeed a little flustered by this talent, which would rank among the top in the Origin Continent.

He had never encountered such a genius before. Based on his understanding, some of the top geniuses on the Origin Continent were even able to contend with Void Gods at the level of Universe Lords.

Although the Purple Moon Ancestor had been immersed in the Void True God realm for a long time, he was still somewhat apprehensive when he encountered such a genius.

However, his previous actions, especially his guidance of the forces of the primordial universe to besiege the human race, had already forged a deep-seated enmity between him and the Eternal Lord.

"Damn it, those people in the Holy Land are so useless."

The Purple Moon Ancestor felt that his fate would not be good if he thought about how the Eternal Lord had gone through reincarnation and then encountered the forces of the Origin Continent.

"Is my greatest opportunity really going to be taken away like this?"

The Purple Moon Ancestor was unwilling, but unfortunately there was nothing he could do. The only thing he could do was pray that the Lord of Eternity, like the Primordial Ancestor, had offended the Primordial Universe and would also be suppressed.

Compared to the Purple Moon Ancestor, the Eastern Emperor on the other side had far fewer distracting thoughts.

"With such talent, if he successfully survives the cycle of reincarnation, he would probably be a hegemon in the Origin Continent. I might as well make friends with him now," thought the Eastern Emperor Ancestor.

Although he was high and mighty in the primordial universe, in the Origin Continent, he was only at the level of a town mayor and had no presence at all.

If the Eternal Lord were to appear on the Origin Continent, even if he were only at the level of the Universe Lord, his status would probably be even higher than his.

Thinking about it this way, the Eastern Emperor Ancestor naturally no longer felt superior.

"We come from the same dimension of the universe, so we're practically from the same hometown. I'll help him out when the time comes..."

"No, this should be considered an advance investment," the Eastern Emperor thought to himself.

Anyway, there aren't many other things in the Holy Land, but there are still a few supreme treasures. When the time comes, I'll have my subordinates befriend the human race, and that will establish a bond of goodwill.

As the progenitors of the two holy lands considered how to deal with the Eternal Lord, the situation in the primordial universe also changed.

The human race was in high spirits, eagerly awaiting the Eternal Lord to demonstrate his talents.

Many races on the side of the Cosmic Alliance regretted not joining the Human Race's Hongmeng, but instead choosing the Cosmic Alliance.

If the human race's strength increases significantly and they expand outwards, even if they unite, they will still have to cede territory.

The so-called united front against the human race is at most only used to avoid the annihilation of the race.

If the human race really expands outwards, as long as it's not aimed at annihilation, we should obediently appease them.

Based on this, many of the universe's allies secretly contacted the human race, wanting to join the Hongmeng.

The human race directly refused, saying, "If you all join the Hong Alliance, how can my human race expand?"

Looking at a huge lump of fat but not being able to eat it is a very painful thing.

For the universe lords on the side of the cosmic alliance, the only thing they can do now is rely on cultivation guidance, along with more universe lords on their side, to produce a few more of the strongest individuals to counter the human race.

After all, the number of the seven or eight hundred universe lords who advanced to become the strongest is definitely more than the number of the twenty or so universe lords born by the human race.

……

Compared to the turmoil in the outside world, Liuzhong Mountain was peaceful and serene.

"In the name of Liu Chongzong, I hereby grant you the status of an inner disciple." Bai Shengling began distributing disciple tokens.

Lu Yunhe, on the other hand, was given an inner disciple's token, a silver token with hazy mountain peaks carved on it, made of an extremely high-grade treasure.

Address tokens are divided into four grades: gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Silver tokens are for inner disciples, while black iron tokens are for menial disciples.

Lu Yunhe passed the three tests—law realm, willpower and soul, and comprehension aptitude—and received ratings of D-above, B-above, and A-below, respectively. His overall level is that of an inner disciple.

To become a true disciple, there are three key aspects that need further discussion.

"With this identity token, you can go directly to Liuchong Mountain and the core area," Bai Shengling said.

Under the suppression of the primordial universe, it can only control the core area of ​​Liuzhong Mountain, while the outer and inner areas are outside its control and can only exert some influence at most.

The inheritance of the Liuzhong Sect is basically all located in the core area. Without a token, even the strongest person cannot break in.

"The token is just an initial identity. After entering the sect, you can also use the sect's resources to continue to improve your qualifications and obtain higher status and privileges."

"However, apart from the Eternal Lord, it will probably be very difficult for the rest of you to upgrade your status and privileges."

As Bai Shenglin led everyone toward the main location of the Liuzhong Sect, he explained.

"Let me remind you first that our sect has been stranded in the cosmic sea and is unable to obtain resources. Therefore, physical resources are subject to limited exchange."

Without the support of the Origin Continent, many resources are not available in the Cosmic Sea, and each one used is one less available. Only knowledge-based resources can be replicated.

"understand!"

Everyone nodded; they had no other choice, and this was already the best-case scenario.

The inheritance is not something one person can monopolize; they also have a chance to find a way forward and solve their own problems.

In their minds, the worst-case scenario was that the Eternal Lord would obtain all the inheritance, and they wouldn't even get a taste of the soup. At least they could still have a sip of soup now.

Soon, the Cloud Continent floated to the top of a tall mountain.