Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice for a Thousandfold Return

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A Zerg Queen, shrouded in shadow and possessing scorpion-like limbs and a venomous tail, was rapidly traversing a small nest.

Almost simultaneously, from another direction, a streamlined, silver-white mechanical spaceship tore through space and sped off at an astonishing speed.

The two met unexpectedly at the "estuary" of a virtual river.

Normally, when the Zerg and the Mechs meet, a fierce battle is inevitable.

But at this moment, the Zerg Queen only glanced coldly at the mechanical race's spaceship, sending out a mental wave containing icy killing intent.

"Hmph, you damned iron lump, you got lucky this time! The highest order of the clan is to surround and kill King Burning Sky first! We'll settle our scores next time!"

Inside the mechanical race's spaceship, a cold electronic eye flickered, and a completely emotionless, metallic synthesized voice responded.

"Logic confirmed. Target priority: Sky King. The elimination protocol takes precedence over the racial hostility protocol. The elimination order will not be executed for now. Cooperation mode: Temporary non-aggression."

After a brief exchange, the two sides actually turned around and, while remaining vigilant, accelerated toward the same direction—Lu Ming's location—in parallel motion!

Similar scenes played out one after another along the path leading to Lu Ming's location.

A "Qixue Venerable" from the Demon Clan Alliance and a "Jinyao Venerable" from the Northern Frontier Alliance met on a narrow path.

The two had a long-standing feud and once fought over a treasure.

The three heads of the Venerable Qixue simultaneously let out a low growl, exuding a murderous aura.

"Jin Yao! If it weren't for the clan's strict orders to prioritize killing that human Fen Kong, I would have devoured you today!"

Chapter 114 Encirclement and Suppression

Venerable Jin Yao, an alien race whose entire body seemed to be forged from golden crystals, snorted coldly, his body shimmering with light.

"Hmph, Qi Xue, anyone can talk big! If my Northern Frontier Alliance hadn't chosen not to get involved in this matter, would you even dare to bark at me? Get out of my way and don't delay my watching the show!"

Although he spoke toughly, he slightly turned his body away, indicating that he did not want to fight at this moment.

After all, although the Northern Frontier Alliance decided not to intervene, the tribes did not prohibit him from coming to "observe the battle".

Hot white vapor billowed from Qi Xue Venerable's six nostrils as he glared fiercely at Jin Yao Venerable, but suppressed his anger and his massive body transformed into a streak of blood-red light as he sped away.

Venerable Jin Yao gazed in the direction it had disappeared, his golden eyes flashing: "The three major races have truly gone all out this time... So many Venerables have gathered, including many top-tier beings, and perhaps even hidden overlords... That human, Fen Kong, is likely in grave danger this time. What a pity, such a peerless genius..."

He shook his head and quickened his pace to catch up, preparing to observe this massive siege, destined to shake the universe, from a safe distance.

Streaks of light and powerful auras came from all directions.

Demon race, insect race, mechanical race... even some weaker races that depend on the three major races, as well as other powerful figures from various forces who came to "watch the battle" like Venerable Jin Yao.

They may harbor deep hatred for each other, or have constant friction, but at this moment, because of their common and highest priority goal of "besieging and killing Venerable Burning Void," they have formed a strange and fragile "tacit understanding."

All grudges were temporarily put aside.

All the killing intent was directed at the same target—the black-haired human who remained leisurely in place, seemingly unaware of the impending storm.

A death net, composed of more than twenty cosmic venerables, including many top cosmic venerables and possibly even cosmic overlords, has been fully unfurled and is rapidly closing in!

As Lu Ming, the "fish" caught in the net, sensed the increasingly clear and dense powerful aura emanating from the surrounding void, the lazy smile on his face slowly faded, replaced by a sharpness like a blade being drawn from its sheath and... a hint of excitement.

"Is it finally... coming?"

The void trembles!

The once tranquil starry sky was instantly filled with overwhelming auras, like a lake surface tossed with a giant rock!

Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!

One after another, figures of various shapes and exuding terrifying pressure tore through space and teleported there instantly!

Some of them were as large as mountains, some were as eerie as shadows, and some were cold metal objects... In the blink of an eye, they surrounded the meteorite area where Lu Ming was located, layer upon layer, making it impossible to pass through!

One, ten, thirty, fifty-three!

A total of fifty-three alien cosmic venerables!

Among them were the demon race "Burning Lizard Venerable" whom Lu Ming had seen before. At this moment, it was hiding at the back of the group, its six compound eyes filled with fear and resentment. There were also the insect race queen venerable and the mechanical race spaceship that they had encountered on the way. There were also three beings with an exceptionally terrifying aura, whose strength was in no way inferior to the overlords of the universe.

One is the "Golden Roc Venerable," a bird-like demon clan whose entire body is covered in golden feathers, has nine pairs of wings, and whose eyes are as sharp as knives; another is the "Bloodfly Queen," an insect clan whose true form is sometimes visible and sometimes hidden among thousands of insect warriors; and the third is the "Calamity Lord," a mechanical race whose body is a million kilometers tall and exudes endless destructive waves!

These three are all renowned cosmic overlords!

Moreover, in the distant starry sky, space rippled slightly, and vague figures could be seen quietly emerging, watching from afar like spectators.

Golden Radiance Venerable of the Northern Frontier Alliance was among them, along with other powerful figures from various forces, all drawn by this unprecedented large-scale siege.

"Boom——!"

Almost simultaneously with its appearance, the mechanical "Calamity Lord" made its move. Countless complex metal components extended from its massive body, instantly assembling into a colossal, strange instrument covering an area of ​​millions of kilometers. The instrument hummed, and invisible fluctuations spread out, instantly suppressing and locking down the spatial fluctuations in this area of ​​space!

Space blockade!

This eliminated any possibility for Lu Ming to escape by teleportation!

Immediately afterwards, the Zerg "Bloodfly Queen" let out a sharp and piercing mental shriek, and an invisible soul impact swept through the void like a tide, attempting to interfere with and weaken Lu Ming's soul perception.

At the same time, countless Zerg warriors under its command hissed and formed a mysterious battle formation, subtly blocking all physical escape routes.

Triple containment—spatial blockade, soul interference, and physical encirclement! A veritable inescapable net!

Having accomplished all this, the leading demon clan Golden Roc Venerable fixed his sharp, blade-like gaze on Lu Ming, who was still leaning against the meteorite. His voice was icy cold, filled with undisguised killing intent:

"King of Burning Void! No, Venerable One of Burning Void!"

"How dare you leave human territory and show yourself here alone! You're courting death!"

Another demon overlord, a creature resembling a mammoth with crescent-shaped tusks, known as the "Sky-Splitting Venerable," let out a deep, thunderous roar.

"Human! You killed my demon race's venerable one, your sins are beyond measure! Today is your death day! This place will be your burial ground!"

The Zerg Bloodfly Queen's mental fluctuations carried an eerie allure and a chilling coldness.

"Hand over your heritage and treasures, and perhaps you can die a quicker death."

The mechanical Scourge Lord's electronic eyes flashed red: "Target confirmed. Execute the elimination protocol. Annihilation initiation."

Faced with this scene that would make any cosmic overlord despair, Lu Ming finally slowly stood up from the meteorite.

He patted off non-existent dust from his body, his gaze calmly sweeping over the murderous figures around him. Instead of fear, a hint of...amusing smile appeared on his face.

"Fifty-three Venerables, three Overlords...tsk tsk, for me, Lu, your three major clans are really willing to spend money."

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone surrounding him, carrying a chilling calm.

"but……"

Lu Ming tilted his head slightly, his eyes suddenly becoming as sharp as a hawk's, and a soaring fighting spirit mixed with a fierce killing intent erupted!

"You bunch of chickens and dogs think you can keep me here?"

"Who gave you the courage?!"

Before he finished speaking, a flash of dark golden light appeared in his hand, and the top-tier treasure battle blade 'Sky Rift' was already in his grasp!

Wherever the blade pointed, space itself tore open with tiny cracks!

"Today, I'll see whether my blade is sharper, or your... lives are tougher!"

The war is about to break out!

Chapter 115 Goodbye Everyone

"Insanity!"

"kill him!"

Lu Ming's contemptuous words were like igniting a powder keg, instantly enraging the fifty-three alien venerables who surrounded him!

One of the most violent-tempered high-ranking demon clan elders roared first, "Why waste words with him! Let's attack together and destroy him!"

"kill!"

"Annihilate him!"

Countless attack lights instantly lit up, law patterns intertwined, and a terrifying torrent of energy was about to completely engulf Lu Ming in the center!

However, at this critical moment——

Faced with the overwhelming combined attack that could instantly cripple or even annihilate a cosmic overlord, Lu Ming's eyes remained unmoved. He simply raised his left hand, spread his fingers, and gently clenched them in the void.

"Cosmic cage".

Om-!

An invisible yet extremely vast fluctuation of law spread out instantly from him!

Range—hundreds of millions of kilometers!

Everything within this area spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers, including the fifty-three Venerables, the three Overlords, and their impending attacks, even light, energy, and space itself... everything seemed to be paused at this moment, or as if it had been forcibly "cut out" from the original spacetime of the universe!

All the alien venerables trapped inside, whether ordinary venerables, top venerables, or the three cosmic overlords, had their expressions change drastically in an instant!

They were horrified to discover that their connection with the outside universe had been completely severed!

The perception of the surrounding space has completely disappeared!

It was as if we had fallen into an absolute, lifeless, independent space-time completely controlled by the other party!

"What...what is this?!"

"My sense of the laws... has vanished!"

"The space has been completely isolated? Impossible!"

"A domain-type treasure? No! This is... a secret technique?!"

The horrifying thought had barely crossed their minds when Lu Ming's calm, chilling voice once again resounded clearly within this isolated cage, like the whisper of death.

"Goodbye, everyone..."

"Annihilation Cage".

boom! ! !

Inside the entire "cosmic cage," the hundreds of millions of kilometers of spacetime that had been cut out seemed to be grasped by an invisible giant hand, and then... it suddenly collapsed and ground inward!

An omnipresent, irresistible, and terrifying force containing the most fundamental law of "annihilation" was like the singularity explosion at the beginning of the universe, or the annihilation millstone at the end of the universe. It acted on the divine bodies of all the trapped Venerables from every inch of space and every particle level!