Swallowed Star: Lord of Taihuan
Chapter 20

Nine Transformations of the Desolate God

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Jiang Yao did not know that Elder Luo was already suspecting him of being the reincarnation of some ancestor of the Lingtong Race, but he had a good idea of the situation; two thunderous shocks in a single day were enough to test the old man's psychological endurance.

Therefore, he prepared to make a quick exit, giving the three people present some time to digest the events.

Of course, the main reason was the constant urging from the Taihuan Token Envoy, as the inheritance technique required a secluded place to be conducted.

Jiang Yao put on a frowning, pained expression: "Elder Luo, the will contained within this 'Bizhang' is too strong. I may need to go into seclusion for a period of time to suppress it."

Elder Luo snapped out of his daze and nodded repeatedly: "That is only right, that is only right. How about this: there is a planet on the edge of the star system where Yanhe Planet is located. Its core activity is quite intense and the temperature is high. Many Stellar Level geniuses in our clan who have activated fire-attribute divine abilities spend some time training in the core of this planet to nurture their abilities."

"Rest assured, as long as you are within the Twin Star System where Yanhe Planet is located, you don't need to worry about your safety. My Yanhe branch of the Lingtong Race still has a few trump cards up its sleeve."

"However, you must be mindful of the time. I have already informed the clan leader about your situation..."

Elder Luo's expression turned peculiar as he said this; having caused the clan leader to lose his composure twice in one year, this young man seemed born specifically to create miracles and break rules.

"The clan leader has also immediately contacted the main sect. We originally thought it might take you some time to reach the Stellar Level, but we didn't expect it to happen so quickly. The main sect should send someone to pick you up soon. By then, Kuman, Prose, and the others will also accompany you to the Holy Land."

Watching Jiang Yao's retreating figure, Prose asked in confusion: "Does our bloodline source actually contain a divine ability like 'Bizhang'?"

Clearly, not to mention Elder Luo, even Prose could distinctly feel that it didn't fit the established style.

It was like a tiger appearing in a flock of sheep.

Compared to the divine ability Jiang Yao had activated, even the eight great superior divine abilities seemed too weak—not weak in terms of power, but a crushing difference in essence.

Even though Jiang Yao had only revealed the tip of the iceberg of that "Bizhang," it allowed him to intuitively feel how terrifying the monster or fierce beast that the ability belonged to must be. He had never even heard of it, let alone seen it.

Therefore, Prose, like Elder Luo, had the same question.

Had their Lingtong Race ancestors really done something so incredible?

Facing the questions of the younger generation, Elder Luo grumbled inwardly while giving a vague response. Naturally, he couldn't say that his ancestors couldn't possibly be that impressive, but perhaps it was some kind of fortuitous coincidence?

Perhaps by chance, they obtained the bloodline essence of some powerful monster, and then miraculously extracted a talent divine ability from it? And then, for some unknown reason, it was planted into the bloodline of the Lingtong Race, whose life gene level was quite ordinary, and miraculously passed down to future generations.

"The Holy Land will have its own explanation. Perhaps before long, the main sect will announce that our Lingtong Race has gained another superior divine ability! But you two must keep this a secret; this matter must not be leaked!"

After giving his instructions, Elder Luo smiled: "You two have actually benefited from Jiang Yao's light. According to the plan, you were supposed to wait another 18 years before going to the Holy Land. This is a great thing; the Genius Tournament is approaching, and time is precious. Going a year early brings a year's worth of benefits!"

"As for Jiang Yao... perhaps my Lingtong Race really can produce another Immortal God..."

As soon as these words fell, not to mention Prose, even Kuman, who had regained his cold arrogance, showed astonishment.

Immortal God! This was the goal that countless beings in the universe dreamed of.

Even among the top forces within the Xuanshang Universe Kingdom, the number of geniuses within the three secret realms who could become Immortal Gods was extremely small.

Even those super geniuses who joined the five major forces of the human race were not all able to achieve immortality; in fact, most of them fell by the wayside on the path to immortality.

That was an eternal existence who could be considered a Holy Land all on their own.

But thinking of the things Jiang Yao had done in the last two years, even Kuman felt a bit shaken. If such an unreasonable genius could become an Immortal God in the future, it was not an unimaginable thing.

Elder Luo was clearly thinking even more, his eyes deep as he gazed in the direction Jiang Yao had left.

In previous years, for the peak tournaments, the Lingtong Race had always held the attitude that participation was what mattered. Of course, it wasn't that they didn't value it; it was usually a contest between the six major Holy Lands to avoid tearing each other apart, a competition during peaceful times.

If there were truly outstanding geniuses in the clan that year who had hopes of entering the Guluo Secret Realm of the Xuanshang Universe Kingdom, they would put in great effort to prepare, but historically, that had only happened once.

But this year was vastly different. The only Immortal God of the Lingtong Race had issued an unprecedented decree, ordering the Holy Land to spare no expense and fully cultivate all geniuses, even those from the branch families.

If they could achieve good results, there would be heavy rewards!

As for what counted as a good result, it wasn't explicitly stated, but naturally, the higher the ranking in the preliminary elimination tournament, the better.

Anything called an important reward by the ancestor was certainly extraordinary. High-level members of the branch families like Elder Luo knew that this only Immortal God of the Lingtong Race was considered a powerhouse even among immortals, at least stronger than the immortals of the other five Holy Lands of the Kasolo Empire.

Otherwise, how could they stand on equal footing with Yinhu Island, the first Holy Land with the longest history and four Immortal Gods?

Originally, Elder Luo had no extravagant hopes. Even with a genius like Kuman, the Lingtong Race had many branches, and the main sect's Holy Land had many disciples. Kuman was certainly a first-class genius in the main sect, but he couldn't be called the absolute top.

Even though a Jiang Yao had suddenly appeared two years ago, Jiang Yao had emerged too late. Spending a hundred or eighty years to reach the Stellar Level would leave only two hundred years for Stellar Level cultivation, and it was unlikely he could even raise his domain to a high level. After all, genius growth also required time.

But now, Elder Luo had developed some ambition.

Just based on the divine ability Jiang Yao had activated, he had gained an inexplicable confidence.

Thinking of the future, when the old fogies in the main sect and the Holy Land would be shocked by this little monster Jiang Yao into the same expression he had now, Elder Luo couldn't help but chuckle.

If that day truly came, it would surely be a great opportunity for the entire Lingtong Race and their Yanhe branch, and it would also change the landscape of the entire Kasolo Empire.

"Incredible, truly incredible. That old man is quite generous to you. To enhance your safety, he actually gave you a D7-level spaceship to use. Although this ship is a bit miniature, it's worth at least 18 million universe coins, tsk tsk."

Jiang Yao was inside a narrow spaceship about a hundred meters long, listening to the Taihuan Token Envoy's insincere exclamation.

That pig often went to the Virtual Universe, so it had gained quite a bit of understanding of the human race; most Universe Level powerhouses couldn't even scrape together 18 million universe coins from their entire net worth.

However, hearing this from the Taihuan Token Envoy didn't carry the same weight.

Even if this pig couldn't even afford a VIP membership while playing games in the Virtual Universe, its background was there. If nothing else, the secret technique Jiang Yao was practicing, Xu Yuan Opening, was absolutely priceless in this world, precious beyond measure.

However, although the Taihuan Token Envoy's exclamation lacked sincerity, Jiang Yao was still quite grateful to Elder Luo.

The D7-level spaceship, typically used by Domain Lord level powerhouses for daily travel, did indeed increase his safety coefficient, especially since he didn't intend to stay and cultivate on that planet on the edge of the safe star system.

He could not continue to stay in the safe area near Yanhe Planet because he was about to receive the technique inheritance mentioned by the Envoy. According to the Envoy, it was not only somewhat dangerous but would also cause quite a commotion, so he had to find an uninhabited planet, and it was best if there were no life forms on the surrounding planets within a certain range.

Fortunately, this D7-class spaceship was relatively compact, measuring only a little over 100 meters in length, and the power of Jiang Yao's Xu Yuan Control was sufficient to envelop the entire vessel, concealing all radiation reflections and fluctuations.

This was also a marvelous application of Xu Yuan Control; setting aside raw power, in terms of sheer profundity, Xu Yuan Control was indeed far superior to a Domain.

After staying in the planetary core on the edge of the Twin Star System for a few days, Jiang Yao piloted the spaceship and quietly departed from the core of the Lingtong Race, the star system where Yanhe Star was located.

Following the map of the Yanhe Star System found in the Virtual Universe, he spent a month traveling to a star system devoid of life.

After landing on a desolate planet whose core had completely cooled and which lacked the protection of a magnetic field, the Taihuan Token Envoy finally revealed the cultivation technique he had selected for Jiang Yao, which could be inherited at the Stellar Level.

Nine Transformations of the Desolate God!

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