Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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"The Divine Tree clone went in too, I'll go in and take a look. I wonder what Yuan left inside?"

Sphia's clone also demonstrated its efforts to gather resources, preparing to head to the City of Origin.

As the only man-made place in the entire secret realm, and also related to the famous Yuan, Sphia's clone could not possibly let it go.

If one can demonstrate outstanding qualities, one might attract the attention of Lord Hunyuan.

Even the slightest benefit they might show will be incredibly valuable to them.

Upon receiving news of the appearance of the Origin City, almost all the God Kings in the secret realm stopped what they were doing and headed towards their destination, searching for traces of the great "Yuan".

Even some Chaos Rulers who had been unable to break through for a long time gritted their teeth and chose to go. Even God Kings felt it was dangerous, let alone these Chaos Rulers.

If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!

Danger is not scary; what is scary is losing the will to keep climbing.

The appearance of the Origin City attracted all the beings in the Chaos Secret Realm, which relieved the strange beasts there from further torment.

The Divine Tree clone and the Sphia clone also chose to go there, while Lu Yunhe remained in the underground ruins.

Within Lu Yunhe's soul origin, the nine soul origin clones began to merge with the soul located at the core.

Meanwhile, nine bubbles also appeared within Lu Yunhe's body, gradually merging together.

After years of cultivation, all nine soul clones broke through their limits, and Lu Yunhe then began the process of "merging with the body".

The nine soul avatars and their respective inner worlds all began to merge with Lu Yunhe himself.

The power from the clone merged into his body, soul, and inner realm, propelling Lu Yunhe's origin to continue its ascent with absolute force.

This comprehensive enhancement beyond the original Dao completely surpasses the original "Fusion Technique," embodying Lu Yunhe's understanding of the Fusion Dao.

Not only that, Lu Yunhe even used himself as a test subject to explore future fusion with other clones.

This fusion of soul clones created through the "Body Fusion Technique" is merely an appetizer; the fusion of clones created through the "Illustrated Compendium" represents Lu Yunhe's potential for further advancement.

The essence of the nine soul avatars was all injected into Lu Yunhe's body, and the excessive energy made his body unable to withstand it, so he had to spend some of his essence to repair it, which was an invisible loss.

Lu Yunhe's "Body Fusion Technique" has entered a crucial moment, but he has no intention of going to the Origin God City. He will send two clones to scout ahead first, and then go in after he has completed his cultivation. At that time, he will have a better chance of success.

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After the Divine Tree clone used all its strength to block the final attack from the Beast Source, it rushed directly towards the Origin God City ahead.

When the Origin City appeared, it burst forth with intense light, seemingly announcing its arrival. Then, the light slowly faded, encircling the massive city.

After the divine tree clone rushed into the light, it instantly relinquished all its senses, which were suppressed within its body, as if it had entered another world.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Beast Origin looked at the spot where the Divine Tree clone had disappeared, his expression extremely ugly. It turned out that the other party had actually managed to escape.

"I won't let you get away, Tree King!"

The Beast Source paused briefly before rushing in as well.

Once inside, it felt like entering another world, where the trace of the divine tree's avatar was completely lost.

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“These rays of light…”

The divine tree avatar carefully observed its surroundings while continuously taking out and absorbing various resources to restore its divine body.

The battle with the Beast Source left him no room for distraction and no time to recover. Although the current environment was also somewhat unfavorable, it at least gave him a brief respite.

After consuming a large amount of resources, the divine power of the divine tree avatar was finally restored to some extent, and then it slowly explored in the light.

"Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death." The outline of the Origin City was clearly in front of him, but the Divine Tree clone found that he had been walking for a while but had not closed the distance between them.

What made the divine tree clone even worse was that the surrounding light was also silently merging into its body, seemingly transforming something.

The divine tree's clones tried various methods, but to no avail.

The influx of this uncontrolled power is enough to make any cultivator anxious.

Finally, whether the transformation was completed or the divine tree's clone had found the lens of light, it is unclear.

With a sensation of passing through a thin membrane, the Divine Tree clone instantly arrived in another world.

The feeling of stepping on the ground made the divine tree clone seem to regain control of its body. Looking up, it saw an ancient and desolate city standing in front of it.

"Origin City!"

The divine tree clone breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed it hadn't come to the wrong place.

From the God-King's perspective, the city before him did not appear magnificent; rather, it was rather simple, very similar to ancient cities, complete with city gates, drawbridges, and moats...

The drawbridge in front of the divine tree's clone had been lowered, but the city gate remained closed.

"Do I need to push it away myself?"

The divine tree clone pondered for a moment, then stepped directly onto the iron chain suspension bridge. Since he was already here, he should definitely try to enter.

Given the effort Yuan has invested in the Origin Continent, it's unlikely he would create a city where every place contains beings capable of easily killing a God-King; the cost of that investment would be far too high.

It's important to understand that the Divine Tree's avatar is still within the Source World, not the man-made Boundary Heart Continent, and the Supreme Rules are still watching from the sidelines.

The divine tree avatar walked on the suspension bridge, a chilling aura faintly surrounding his divine power, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

The moat beneath the suspension bridge exudes a dark and profound aura, resembling the underworld.

However, looking at the river below, the divine tree clone had an urge to scoop up a ladleful, but then suppressed the urge with its will.

The divine tree clone strolled across the suspension bridge, relaxing while nervously surveying its surroundings.

As they continued forward, the towering city walls and gates gradually became clearer.

There were no guards in front of the city gate, only stone statues of mythical beasts standing there.

And the appearance of these statues is that of the strange beasts in the secret realm.

Upon seeing this, the divine tree clone instantly slowed its pace, and a wooden sword appeared in its hand.

The moment the divine tree's avatar stepped off the suspension bridge, all ten stone beast statues instantly came to life, their stone skins shedding to reveal flesh and blood.

"Roar…"

"Trespassers will be killed!"

Numerous strange beasts roared, and one of them, which resembled an ape, spoke out.

woohoo hoo...

Without giving the divine tree any time to split itself, all the strange beasts moved at once.

Some wielded lightning, some breathed out frost, and some transformed into clouds and mist, covering the surroundings.

The giant ape that spoke then wielded a club and struck directly at the divine tree's avatar.

The various beasts' attacks were very powerful, but after observing them, the Divine Tree clone found that they were actually weaker than the beasts outside. Their burst of power was still a bit short of that of a God King, but it was still far beyond that of the Chaos Overlord, somewhere between the ninth and tenth floors of the Chaos Tower.

This discovery also relieved the Divine Tree's clone. If it really was ten God-Kings blocking the way, then they would probably have to wait for the other God-Kings to arrive together and then join forces.

Although they are not God-Kings, the combined power of the ten beasts is still incredibly terrifying. Each of them could hold its own against a God-King, and even the Divine Tree's avatar would not want to confront them head-on.

zizi...

Thunder and frost struck first, enveloping the entire divine tree avatar and turning it into a lightning-frozen sculpture.

At the same time, the giant ape wielding a club struck the ice sculpture hard.

Click!

The ice sculpture shattered, and the flesh and blood of the divine tree's avatar scattered in mid-air along with the ice sculpture.

Then each mass of flesh and blood transformed into a divine tree clone, which then rushed toward the city gate in unison.

The divine tree clone did not intend to confront these city-guarding beasts, but instead planned to take a shortcut and directly break through the city gate.

However, only three of the strange beasts have made their move so far; the rest haven't even made a move yet.

The strange beast, which had transformed into clouds and mist, instantly controlled its body and lunged at the divine tree that had countless clones. The mist, which could even corrode divine power, instantly absorbed a large number of the clones.

At the same time, a butterfly-shaped beast spread its wings, releasing countless glittering powders.

Each particle of powder exploded the moment it touched the clone.

If one piece of powder couldn't destroy the clone, the other pieces of powder would immediately adhere to it, showing a relentless, all-or-nothing attitude.

Various strange beasts used their respective methods to bombard the divine tree, which had multiplied into millions, preventing it from crossing the line.

Various elemental origins, as well as attacks containing the primordial Dao such as the void and time, directly filled the area in front of the city gate, firmly blocking the divine tree avatar outside.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, the divine tree clone was helpless and had no way to break through, so it could only retreat first.

After sacrificing some of its wood essence, the divine tree clone retreated to the suspension bridge.

"what!"

However, the divine tree clone soon discovered that when he pushed it onto the suspension bridge, the strange beasts did not seem to be chasing after him, clearly their behavior was also restricted by the rules.

Moreover, the divine tree clone also observed a detail: when it prepared to retreat, it also recalled many of its wood clones to conserve its divine power as much as possible.

When some of the wooden clones were retrieved, they also brought back a portion of the cloud-like beast's body.

However, when these wisps of mist reached the suspension bridge, they instantly froze, turning into ice sculptures.

"It seems these strange beasts cannot leave the area in front of the city gate. Once they leave, they will be frozen by the moat, which protects both sides." The divine tree clone pondered for a moment, and after recovering some of its divine power, it began to act.

He didn't plan to wait. Whether other god-kings had arrived or not, who knew what the rules were like here? What if the more people there were, the stronger these strange beasts would become?

"Come again!"

The divine tree clone once again entered the beasts, and the vast power of the illusory realm spread outwards, instantly enveloping all ten beasts.

Immediately, the attacks of the ten strange beasts slowed down slightly, including even a soulless jellyfish-like beast floating in mid-air.

The fundamental Dao is the foundation of rules and the core of the world's operation. Unlike simple soul attacks, it is completely useless when encountering beings without souls.

As one of the foundations upon which the entire Origin World operates, it cannot be defended so easily.

The primordial Dao of the Void Realm points directly to the essence of the soul. As long as there is thought and consciousness, illusions can be created and inserted into the operation of consciousness.

Even for mechanical puppets, the Void Realm Origin Dao can create a controller's authority to influence their logical operation.

Seeing the giant ape still charging towards him, the divine tree clone suddenly unleashed all its divine power, taking the full force of the giant ape's attack head-on.