Swallowing the Stars: Become Stronger by Taking on Disciples

Chapter 20 The New Official's First Three Actions

Void Temple

"We pay our respects to Your Excellency!" The five Venerables guarding the Void Realm, leading their numerous Immortal subordinates, lined up to greet you respectfully. Their voices stirred up a deep and magnificent energy surge, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

"How impressive!" Zachary thought to himself.

He had seen similar scenes in his family before, but in terms of sheer scale, none could compare to even a fraction of this.

Gao Ya nodded calmly and said, "From today onwards, I will be stationed here, but you will still be responsible for the daily affairs. Unless you encounter intractable problems, you do not need to consult me."

"Yes, sir."

Gao Ya glanced at the temple behind the group; it could only be described as rudimentary, inconsistent with his status as the ruler of the universe.

A new broom sweeps clean, so let's start with the first one here.

As his sleeves billowed, a slight ripple of law arose within them.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."

In an instant, more than ten streams of light, each a different color but all radiating immense power and profound aura, descended upon the original temple.

They were initially small, but once they took their place, they instantly transformed into more than a dozen enormous palaces, each hundreds of millions of kilometers high, with different shapes, exquisite beauty, and magnificent presence!

Some resemble celestial palaces, surrounded by auspicious clouds;

Some resemble war fortresses, with jagged edges and a menacing aura;

Some resemble the core of a star, perfectly round and shimmering with starlight;

Some resemble ancient temples, covered with bas-reliefs and gleaming with totems...

One of them floats steadily at the very top, like a supreme throne, overlooking the entire secret realm.

Other palaces surround and surround the complex, stacked one on top of the other, creating a magnificent three-dimensional structure... In just a few breaths, these palaces are seamlessly combined and pieced together, forming a super-complex palace complex.

"They are all top-tier treasures of the flying palace category!"

"As expected of a top-tier weapon refiner, he has top-tier treasures in his hands like they're free. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others."

"I wish the adults could reward me with one."

Gao Ya did not stop there, and immediately started a second fire.

A tremendous divine power surged from his body, enveloping the space spanning thousands of light-years in front of the palace complex.

Under his manipulation, each piece of material blends into the space, like chains that permanently seal it off.

Within the neighboring demon territory, the demon lords and immortals within the spatial blockade area sensed something amiss.

"What's going on? I can't teleport."

"The teleportation to the divine realm has also stopped working."

Gao Ya stood in the void, his vast and resounding voice spreading throughout the sealed-off area through spatial fluctuations.

"Within a radius of one thousand light-years from the Void Temple, there is a forbidden zone for humans. Anyone who forcibly enters..."

"cut!"

As soon as the words were spoken, powerful demons within a thousand light-years were forcibly removed from the blockade zone.

"call out!"

Upon hearing the news, the Ice Lord of the Demon Clan rushed into the sealed-off area, protesting, "Lord of the Stars, the area you've demarcated is all part of my Demon Clan's territory! You've overstepped your bounds!"

A cold smile flashed in Gao Ya's eyes, his divine body began to burn, and in the blink of an eye, he teleported in front of him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" A thunderous roar, as if the heavens and earth were created, resounded from the depths of endless space and time.

The laws of lightning and time fusion in the universe rapidly converged behind him, forming a lightning giant billions of kilometers tall. Its tsunami-like pressure caused spacetime within thousands of light-years to freeze.

The Lord of Ice and Sky's expression changed slightly, and he said in a panic, "Lord of the Stars, do you want to start a war between our races?!"

"You dare to challenge me?" Gao Ya chuckled and slashed out with his sword.

"Thunderous Silence Slash!"

The world-destroying power was compressed into a line as thin as a cicada's wing.

"This aura! Not good!" The Lord of Ice Heaven hurriedly took out a top-tier treasure of the flying palace type and hid inside.

"Boom!" The sword light struck the palace and instantly exploded, causing the space within billions of kilometers to collapse. The spatial turbulence, before it could even erupt, was instantly pulverized into endless particles.

"Hoo," the Lord of Ice and Sky shuddered. "Such a powerful attack! Fortunately, I have a top-tier treasure of the flying palace type. Even the strongest being in the universe couldn't break through it with their full force."

"Damn Star Lord, I'll go back and consult with the Demon Ancestor. How dare they invade my demon race's territory! This matter cannot be left unresolved."

"You think this is the end?" A contemptuous voice exploded in his ear.

"What!" The Lord of Ice looked at Gao Ya, who was still standing outside the palace and had no intention of leaving.

"I said, anyone who forces their way in will be executed!"

A glint of light flashed between Gao Ya's brows.

One, two, three, four... One hundred and twenty soul avatars, each with a soul strength reaching the level of a fourth-order universe lord, appeared simultaneously beside him.

"You, you... how could you possibly possess so many souls of the Universe Lord level!" the Ice Lord exclaimed in terror, immediately urging his palace to transform into a streak of light and flee.

The combined attack of so many soul-like beings, even if not as powerful as the power of ethereal divine energy, would be enough to annihilate him.

He doesn't have a clone!

"Trying to run away?"

"It's too late."

With a flick of his finger, Gao Ya caused space within a thousand light-years to solidify rapidly, forming an indestructible "wall" that blocked the path of the Lord of Ice.

"A spatial sealing technique!" The Lord of Ice Sky's eyes widened in shock. This wasn't an ordinary spatial sealing technique; it fragmented space into material layers, creating a sealing barrier that made escape impossible no matter how one flew. His attacks simply couldn't break through it.

"Go to hell!"

Gao Ya and his 120 soul clones simultaneously unleashed the most powerful soul attack technique. The combined soul attacks were so powerful that even a top-tier eighth-order True God would not dare to withstand them head-on.

"Lord of the Stars, you forced me to this!"

There's no escaping it!

And there are no top-tier soul-type treasures!

Since we're going to die either way, we might as well fight!

A glint of madness, resentment, and a desperate resolve to perish flashed in the Ice Lord's eyes. He flew directly out of the palace and rushed towards Gao Ya, his body rapidly expanding.

"Self-destruct, huh? Haha, go ahead and explode!" Gao Ya withdrew his soul clone and used his strongest teleportation acceleration technique to quickly move away.

The Lord of Ice was struck by a terrifying soul attack; his body stiffened, as if poisoned, and he remained motionless.

"Ah! Lord of the Stars, you wait! The Demon Ancestor will avenge me!"

"Boom~~~~"

A fourth-order universe master, whose divine body spanning hundreds of thousands of kilometers exploded, unleashed tens of millions of times more energy than usual, reaching the limit that the entire primordial universe could restrain.

The terrifying energy shockwave spread outwards.

The space sealed by Gao Ya's spatial magic was like a giant pane of glass struck by a heavy hammer, shattering into countless spiderweb-like black cracks before being mercilessly crushed into dust.

The planet twisted and collapsed like a bubble, finally exploding into a beautiful, hazy mist.

The traces of that life's existence were completely erased in all dimensions—matter, energy, information...

The shockwave gradually dissipated only when it was light-years away.

Void Palace Complex

The five human venerables were dumbfounded.

A fourth-order universe master, just like that, gone?

Gao Ya glanced at the demon race experts who had already fled far away, then turned to leave.

"boom!"

An overwhelming pressure instantly enveloped the void where Gao Ya was, seizing control of this spacetime.

A massive vortex appeared out of nowhere, and a silvery-white serpent surrounded by countless snake shadows emerged from it, hovering in mid-air.

"It's the Dream Demon Ancestor of the demon race!"

"It's over!"

The five human venerables' expressions changed drastically, while the demon venerables reacted quite differently, as if they had seen a savior.

"Oh?" Gao Ya laughed, "You beat up the young one, and now the old one's here?"