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Cosmic Lord
Swallowed Star: Soul Sovereign
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Cosmic Lord |
| Original Name | 宇宙之主 |
| Classification | High-level cultivation rank and racial powerhouse |
| Role | Senior combatants and decision-makers whose strength can determine the standing of an entire race or alliance |
| First Appearance | 169 |
Rank Overview
Cosmic Lords are the foremost powerhouses of the Original Universe’s major races. Their actions are normally restrained outside racial wars or disputes involving exceptional treasures, since indiscriminate conflict between them risks mutual destruction among lower-ranked experts 276.
A Cosmic Lord’s power is measured through Life Gene Level, secret arts, treasures, Divine Body reserves, and battle achievements rather than cultivation realm alone 330 331. Cosmic Overlord and Top Cosmic Overlord are combat designations rather than formal cultivation ranks; they denote beings capable of rivaling Cosmic Lords before formally reaching the realm 170.
Order System
| Order | Documented standard | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Order | A newly ascended Cosmic Venerable with roughly a hundredfold Life Gene Level, no ultimate secret art, and ordinary treasure weapons | The baseline Cosmic Lord tier 330 |
| Second Order | Around a thousandfold Life Gene Level, an ultimate secret art, and reasonably strong treasures | Possesses roughly one trillion times Realm Lord Power; peak races commonly help new Cosmic Lords reach this stage before they take major risks 330 |
| Third Order | Standard threshold for peak-race Cosmic Lords venturing into dangerous regions | Human Cosmic Lords generally do not explore externally before reaching this level 330 |
| Fourth Order | Life Gene Level, treasures, and secret arts have all reached an extreme level | The Perfect Secret Manual can provide the gene-level and secret-art foundations for this tier, leaving equipment as the remaining major factor 331 |
| Peak Fifth Order | Requires a fused ultimate secret art or a Strange Object in addition to extreme foundations | Such beings can preserve their lives even against True Gods 271 |
| Sixth Order | Highest documented Cosmic Lord order | Qin Ming reaches peak sixth-order strength after becoming a Cosmic Lord, comparable to an ordinary Cosmic Overlord within the Original Universe 378 |
Advancement Paths
A cultivator can become a Cosmic Lord through either of two documented routes:
- Space-Time Path — Fully comprehend both the Space Law and Time Law, making space-time self-contained 170.
- Beast God Path — Fully comprehend and fuse a corresponding lower fundamental law with its higher law, such as a Space Law fusion or Time Law fusion 170.
The breakthrough causes the universe’s origin laws to descend and temporarily connects the ascendant to the Law Ocean. Unlike an Undying breakthrough, this period is limited; the amount of divine power absorbed depends on the individual’s capacity 333.
Divine Body and Resources
A Cosmic Lord’s Divine Body is a decisive part of their combat strength. Peak-race support can provide a new Cosmic Lord with treasures and gene-enhancing resources sufficient to reach Second Order rapidly 270.
- Reaching the 10,081-fold Perfect Gene Level can earn a strongest Cosmic Lord secret art from the Original Universe Will and allow a Divine Body to grow to 90,000 kilometers 331.
- The Perfect Secret Manual enabled Human Race Cosmic Lords to reach the 10,081-fold level, causing their combat power to surge collectively 338.
- A Divine Kingdom is the foundation of a Cosmic Lord. Revealing its location creates a severe vulnerability because enemies can launch direct attacks against it 351.
- Special Lifeform bodies and Clones can greatly exceed the usual limits of ordinary lifeforms, especially in Divine Body size, gene level, and divine-power reserves 170 452.
Cosmic Overlord Designations
| Designation | Requirements and significance |
|---|---|
| Cosmic Overlord | A High Venerable who possesses sufficient treasures and a Cosmic Overlord-level supreme secret art to rival an ordinary Cosmic Lord at full strength 170 |
| Top Cosmic Overlord | Usually requires a Special Lifeform body or Special Lifeform Clone with an exceptionally high Life Gene Level, combined with a top-tier secret art 170 |
Cosmic Overlords are exceptionally rare and strategically important. Before Qin Ming’s rise, the Human Race had only three Top Cosmic Overlords, while the Demon Race possessed twenty-one 216.
Human Race Developments
| Event | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Initial known strength | The Human Race has fifteen publicly known Cosmic Lords and three concealed Cosmic Lords, including Lord of Darkness 265 330 |
| Perfect Secret Manual dissemination | Every Human Race Cosmic Lord reaches the 10,081-fold Perfect Gene Level and gains vastly increased Divine Bodies and combat power 338 |
| Soul Origin breakthroughs | Cosmic Lord Soul Origin helps multiple veteran Cosmic Venerables and Cosmic Overlords cross their final bottlenecks 351 376 |
| Expansion of numbers | The Human Race gains eight additional Cosmic Lords within several thousand years and later possesses twenty-nine Cosmic Lords 376 403 |
| Reincarnation era | Reincarnated Cosmic Lords return in Special Lifeform bodies with Clones, raising the Human Race’s overall combat power to a level comparable to more than one hundred top Cosmic Lords despite having only slightly over thirty members 436 |
| Later strength | Qin Ming distributes Supreme Treasures among forty-two Human Race Cosmic Lords after victories in the Cosmic Sea 464 |
Soul Origin and Reincarnation
Qin Ming’s Netherworld system makes Cosmic Lord souls a major strategic resource. A refined Cosmic Lord soul can be condensed into one hundred Soul Origin Crystals, which directly strengthen the Soul Origin of their consumer 352.
- Even one percent of a Cosmic Lord’s Soul Origin has effects stronger than many top-tier soul treasures 352.
- Soul Origin can improve a powerhouse’s foundation and increase the chance of advancing to the Cosmic Lord realm 351.
- Qin Ming can resurrect and reincarnate Cosmic Lords as Special Lifeforms while preserving their memories, allowing them to cultivate anew with superior bodies and Clone Talents 421 436.
- This ability makes Human Race Cosmic Lords difficult to eliminate permanently and is feared throughout the Cosmic Sea 451.
Notable Cosmic Lords
- Lord of Chaos City — A top-tier Human Race Cosmic Lord, Virtual Universe Company leader, and one of Qin Ming’s principal supporters 171 298.
- Lord of Darkness — A concealed top-tier Human Race Cosmic Lord, Qin Ming’s master, and a specialist in illusion-type martial combat 171 329.
- Lord Ganwu — Qin Ming’s teacher; breaks through from High Venerable to Cosmic Lord after strengthening his soul foundation 333.
- Lord of Netherworld — Qin Ming’s title after attaining Cosmic Lord-level combat power; later becomes a genuine Cosmic Lord with peak sixth-order strength 351 378.
- Lord Tianlang and Youmo — Ancient Third Order Demon Race Cosmic Lords whose souls and Divine Kingdoms are refined by Qin Ming’s Netherworld 351.
- Lord Huanyin — A Sixth Order Cosmic Lord of Purple Moon Holy Land who commands a domain-type Supreme Treasure 451.