Swallowed Star: Inheriting the Legacy of Myriad Worlds
Chapter 28

Isaac Venom

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Just a few hours later, Li Che once again met the true bodies of the two Undying Deities, Rong Bing and Qi Yao, in an exceptionally lavish palace deep within the Rongbing Holy Land.

At this moment, the two senior Immortal Military Lords were seated separately upon high thrones, jointly watching a massive virtual screen.

Upon noticing Li Che's arrival, the two Undying beings did not show surprised expressions; they simply pointed to a third throne sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with the two of them, inviting Li Che to join.

Li Che stood on ceremony, taking a few steps forward to arrive at that throne radiating a dense majesty of the Origin Laws of Earth.

Following that, he gazed toward the virtual screen in front of the two Undying Deities.

Displayed on the screen was rough information regarding another powerhouse.

The Undying Deity Marquis Yuchen, a mentalist controller at nearly the advanced Marquis-level, was originally a native of the Ganwu Universe Country and a lone traveler who had long lingered in the Tenth Battlefield, fighting against the Zerg Alliance and the Machine Race Alliance.

About 12 epochs ago, Marquis Yuchen's Undying Deity squad clashed with the Undying Zerg Queen Wan in the Extraterrestrial Battlefield. Among the five Undying Deities in Marquis Yuchen's squad, three died, one was enslaved in soul by that Zerg Queen, and only Marquis Yuchen successfully escaped, though his soul suffered heavy injuries and he was soon judged dead...

"This... is the master of that marquis-level Undying Deity legacy you found?"

After slightly analyzing this information, Li Che guessed the identity of this Marquis Yuchen.

Divine Master Rongbing nodded slightly:

"This is information we obtained from that Intelligent Lifeform. We can confirm that the F-Class Spaceship Ruins located in the K-13 Binary Star System belong to that Marquis Yuchen."

Li Che did not find it particularly surprising; instead, he praised with some admiration: "To be able to escape after facing a Zerg Queen, he certainly has some ability."

As a peak race not the least bit inferior to humanity, the powerholders within the Zerg race-the queens-were far inferior to humans in numbers, yet every single individual possessed peerless potential.

Generally speaking, every Undying-level Zerg Queen had a large batch of World Master Level or even Undying-level Zerg warriors under her command, and she herself excelled greatly in illusion and charm-type methods, being extremely prominent in the aspect of the soul.

For a mere marquis-level deity squad to be targeted by an Undying Zerg Queen, the survival probability under such circumstances was extremely low.

"He is a marquis-level Undying who excels in the Origin Laws of Light and Time Origin Laws. Before dying, he handed all his heritage over to an Intelligent Lifeform, demanding that the inheritor must be a Stellar Level or Universe Level mentalist who has stepped into the threshold of the Origin Laws of Light and Time Origin Laws, and completely inherit his heritage only after fully mastering the self-created secret arts he left behind."

Army Lord Qi Yao looked at the information regarding Marquis Yuchen, sighed with quite a bit of covetousness, her tone carrying a trace of unwillingness.

As an Undying Deity also heading in the direction of the Origin Laws of Light, she naturally yearned for a fallen marquis-level secret art for reference.

Pity that the requirement standard set by that Marquis Yuchen was simply too high; for a Stellar Level or Universe Level to master the superior origin laws, such examples were extremely difficult to find within middle-level civilization countries of the universe.

"If we can win this heritage, we will sell that Intelligent Lifeform to the Universe Mercenary Alliance. Their ranks do not lack talent, and they will quickly find a powerhouse fully capable of inheriting his heritage,"

Divine Master Rongbing added,

"And for the self-created secret arts that Marquis Yuchen took pride in to be passed down in the universe, that Intelligent Lifeform is also quite willing to accept the outcome of entering the Universe Mercenary Alliance."

This was actually a helpless matter.

She knew very well that if the assets left behind by that Marquis Yuchen for the inheritor were 10 million Hunyuan Units, the Universe Mercenary Alliance would do well to bid 6 million Hunyuan Units.

However, if they were to go find a Universe Level genius who had mastered the Origin Laws of Light and Time Origin Laws, sign a distribution contract with that person, and then wait for that genius to grow up...

The time and energy consumed, as well as the uncontrollable factors to be faced, were simply too many.

Li Che expressed understanding and continued to inquire: "So, the next step is the struggle between us and that Hufeng Divine Country, with the winner obtaining that heritage?"

Divine Master Rongbing nodded and said: "Yes, we have completed the signing. The struggle will take place in one year, with the victorious side obtaining 90% of the proceeds from selling that heritage, and the defeated side obtaining 10%."

Even though the two great empires of Rong Bing and Hufeng had no intention of peacefully sharing this income, they tacitly and jointly sealed off the news, preventing the news of Marquis Yuchen's heritage from leaking out.

After all, if information on treasures of such a tier were released, the branches of the Five Major Powers in Rong Bing and Hufeng would both be unable to sit still, with various parties coming together to fight and distribute, leading to many unpredictable situations by then.

"You guys really know how to play by the rules."

After listening to Divine Master Rongbing's description, Li Che sighed with emotion. The heritage of a marquis-level Undying Deity—this sort of thing would cause a batch of Immortal Military Lords to fight over it even if placed on the periphery of the Extraterrestrial Battlefield.

"After all, this is within a universe country; one must always go by the rules. Although that Divine Master Hufeng is greedy, he is not a fool after all,"

Army Lord Qi Yao looked at Li Che, her expression turning slightly serious,

"It has already been confirmed that Master of Yunmo Star Hu Yanbo will dispatch his subordinate Iron Sword Marquis to contend for that heritage."

"You are our strong reinforcement, with a routine combat power reaching the early marquis level, and your law comprehension and secret arts far surpass the two of us. This time, we must rely on your strength."

"But when all is said and done, you are only a World Lord after all. What you lack is not only an undying body, but also the signature explosive means of Undying Deities-Divine Power Burning."

Hearing this, Li Che's expression also turned slightly solemn.

This point, he had to admit.

Divine Power Burning methods were powerful combat methods mastered by any Undying Deity. By burning divine power in exchange for high-multipliers of burst, the price was not small, but the amplification was tremendous.

In the past, when Li Che fought those beings at the level of Immortal Military Lords, he had also witnessed their methods of burning divine power.

Even an ordinary Undying whose baseline strength was only five or six hundred times the peak World Lord strength, with mediocre secret arts and law comprehension, could suppress Li Che the moment their divine power erupted after burning 5% of their divine power at once.

Previously, when facing Immortal Military Lords without undying bodies burning their divine power, Li Che would dodge whenever he could; if he couldn't dodge, he chose to confront them head-on, willing to risk heavy injuries to his World Lord body to exhaust those fellows' divine power down to the dormant line at the fastest speed.

However, facing a marquis-level Undying, Li Che's set of plans somewhat failed to work.

On one hand, the divine power physique strength of marquis-level Undying Deities was stronger than that of Immortal Military Lords, with a baseline strength of at least 1,000 times the peak World Lord strength, and the efficiency and amplification of burning divine power were both extremely huge.

On the other hand, marquis-level Undying Deities generally possessed undying bodies, making it very difficult for Li Che to efficiently annihilate their divine power through head-on confrontations.

"Regarding this, Rong Bing and I pooled our resources and exchanged for a bottle of divine power venom in the Extraterrestrial Battlefield military merit system to support the battle between you and that Iron Sword Marquis."

As Army Lord Qi Yao spoke, a flash of light crossed her palm, and immediately a palm-sized metal bottle appeared, casually tossed toward Li Che.

"Slap!"

Li Che caught the exquisitely crafted metal bottle, upon which a strange emblem was depicted, and gently shook it, hearing the faint sound of water from within.

"Dedicated to the Fourth Extraterrestrial Battlefield, the Divine Power Suppressant Isaac Venom. According to reliable experimental results, 30 to 50 grams of Isaac Venom is enough to cause an early marquis-level Undying Deity to experience severe 'divine power dormancy' symptoms, greatly suppressing their explosive force."

What Army Lord Qi Yao said made Li Che nod slightly.

Divine power venom was a type of venom invented by apothecaries targeting Undying Deities. This stuff posed no threat to flesh, rock, or energy-type life forms, targeting only undying divine power.

Venoms like this had upper and lower limits that were utterly outrageous.

Among them, the most top-tier and famous was the Femo Venom named after the master apothecary Femo within the human race, a thing rumored to require only 10 grams to forcibly dissolve the divine body of a limit-level King Undying Deity into nothingness.

Meanwhile, the Isaac Venom in Li Che's hand could only be considered a lower-than-lower derivative of Femo Venom; it took 30 to 50 grams to cause effective suppression on the divine body of an early marquis-level Undying Deity.

Still, Li Che carefully put this venom away.

At least for the upcoming outbreak of combat, this batch of venom was definitely enough.

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