In a high-level martial arts game, a wife is given to you at the start.

Chapter 916 The Legacy of the Gods

Four Lin Qiyes stood in four directions, blocking all escape routes.

"Lin Qiye, you—!" The Heavenly Sword King gritted his teeth, his voice laced with a hint of bravado but underlying weakness, "Don't push your luck! My Heavenly God Clan's army of 100,000 is here. If we really fight to the death, you won't get away unscathed!"

"An army of 100,000?" Lin Qiye from the East chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the already routed and trembling Celestial Clan powerhouses. "Are you talking about those chickens and dogs?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Qiye from the West casually waved his hand, and a dark golden light swept out like a bolt of lightning, instantly cutting over a hundred Celestial God Clan Martial Gods who were trying to escape in half!

Blood splattered everywhere, and screams of agony rose and fell!

Those powerful members of the Celestial Race fell like wheat being harvested, utterly powerless to resist!

The Heavenly Sword King's eyes twitched violently, and a wave of despair surged in his heart.

Their invincible network, which they were so proud of, has completely collapsed.

Tens of thousands of powerful warriors were either dead or wounded, and the rest had long lost their will to fight and only wanted to escape this terrifying battlefield.

"What exactly do you want?" The Dragon King's voice was hoarse, his eyes bloodshot. "We admit defeat! Spare our lives, and name your terms!"

Lin Qiye from the south stood with his hands behind his back, his voice calm: "Conditions? I don't need to negotiate with the dead."

Lin Qiye from the North slightly raised his hand, a ball of dark golden light condensing in his palm, radiating a destructive aura: "Since you're here, then don't leave."

The four Lin Qiyes moved simultaneously. They stopped wasting words and attacked directly.

"Boom—!!!" Four dark golden beams of light shot out from four directions at the same time, intertwining in mid-air to form a huge cage that enveloped the Heavenly Sword King, the Heavenly Dragon King, and the remaining Heavenly God Clan powerhouses.

The cage was made of pure law power, exuding a chilling pressure that seemed to crush even space itself.

"No!!!" The Heavenly Sword King let out a desperate roar, urging all his strength to break free of the cage.

But no matter how he attacked, the cage remained unmoved, and even absorbed his power, becoming even stronger.

The Heavenly Dragon King roared, revealing his enormous form, and slammed his massive fist into the cage. However, the impact only made his own arm go numb, while the cage remained completely undamaged.

They were trapped.

"Lin Qiye! You can't kill us!" the Heavenly Sword King roared in his final moments. "We are the three giants of the Celestial God Clan! If you kill us, the Celestial God Clan will not let you go! The entire Celestial God Clan will fight you to the death!"

"A fight to the death?"

The four Lin Qiyes laughed simultaneously, their smiles contemptuous and indifferent. "So what?"

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers coming together.

"Buzz—!!!"

The dark golden cage suddenly contracted, and countless golden threads surged out from the inner wall of the cage, wrapping around the bodies of those Celestial Clan powerhouses.

"ah--!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the void.

The bodies of those Celestial Clan warriors began to dissolve as they were wrapped in golden threads, turning into pure energy that was absorbed by the cage.

The Heavenly Sword King and the Heavenly Dragon King felt their bodies being eroded; the power was irresistible and was frantically devouring their life force.

"No... spare me..." The Heavenly Dragon King's voice grew weaker and weaker. His ten-thousand-foot-tall body began to shrink, his skin began to crack, and golden blood flowed out like a stream.

The Heavenly Sword King's eyes were filled with resentment and fear. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't even make a sound.

All four Lin Qiyes raised their hands at the same time.

Dark golden light intertwined in the void, and the cage tightened more and more.

The Heavenly Sword King's body began to crack, and golden blood poured out like a waterfall, turning into a golden sea of ​​blood in the void.

"No--!"

The Heavenly Sword King let out a final roar, his voice filled with despair and resentment.

He could feel his life force being frantically drained away, a force he simply couldn't resist.

The Heavenly Dragon King was in an even more miserable state; his ten-thousand-foot-tall body had shrunk to less than a hundred feet, his scales and armor had peeled off, and his bones were shattered, making him look like a crushed insect.

The Martial Gods of the Celestial Race couldn't even utter a scream; their bodies, bound by golden threads, transformed into pure energy and were completely absorbed by the cage.

Just then—

"Buzz—!"

An extremely grand voice suddenly exploded in Lin Qiye's mind!

The voice was ancient and majestic, like the whisper of a deity from the heavens, or like the first thunderbolt at the beginning of the universe.

"stop!"

Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed suddenly.

The four Lin Qiyes stopped fighting at the same time, their gazes sweeping into the depths of the void.

There, a blurry, ethereal figure was slowly coalescing.

The phantom was enormous, almost obscuring the entire sky. Although it was only a blurry outline, it exuded a terrifying pressure that made the entire universe tremble.

"Who are you?"

Lin Qiye's voice was calm, yet it carried a hint of wariness.

The phantom slowly opened its mouth, its voice resonating throughout the entire space like a booming bell.

My name is Terra.

"The world calls me—"

"The Great Emperor."

Lin Qiye's pupils contracted slightly.

Great Emperor?

The supreme being of the Galactic Empire, who has been asleep for millennia?

"Finally, we've connected to your StarNet."

The great emperor's voice carried a hint of emotion.

"Young man, you are exceptionally talented. In just a century, you have risen from an unknown nobody to someone capable of slaying a king of a foreign race. Such talent would be extremely rare, even in ancient times."

Lin Qiye stood with his hands behind his back, calmly looking at the illusory figure.

"so what?"

The great emperor paused slightly.

"You can't kill them."

His voice carried a hint of solemnity.

"Let them go back."

Lin Qiye's lips curled up slightly, and a playful glint flashed in his eyes.

"On what grounds?"

The great emperor's voice became even more majestic.

"Because there is a very big secret hidden within it."

"You must come to our ancestral planet, and I will tell you everything."

"This concerns the very survival of the human race!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire space fell into a brief silence.

The four Lin Qiyes laughed at the same time.

The smile was contemptuous and indifferent, as if he had heard some utterly ridiculous joke.

"A great emperor?"

Lin Qiye murmured softly, his voice tinged with sarcasm.

"No matter how great you are, you cannot command me."

As soon as the words fell—

Four Lin Qiyes raised their hands at the same time!

"Buzz—!!!"

The dark golden light suddenly surged, and the cage contracted a hundred times faster!

"No--!"

The Heavenly Sword King let out a terrified roar.

He had just felt a glimmer of hope that the appearance of the great emperor could save their lives.

But to my surprise, Lin Qiye didn't give the great emperor any face at all!

"Human King! Save me—!"

The Heavenly Dragon King also let out a hoarse cry for help.

however--

The phantom of the great emperor simply watched silently, making no move.

Aren't you going to make a move?

Lin Qiye's voice carried a hint of provocation.

The great emperor's voice remained as calm as ever.

"It will take some time for me to awaken. Right now, I am just a projection of my divine thoughts and cannot interfere with reality."

"But everything I've said is true."

Lin Qiye snorted coldly.

"So what if it's true?"

"I have no need for others to tell me what to do!"

As soon as the words fell—

Four Lin Qiyes exerting their power simultaneously!

"boom--!!!"

The dark golden cage completely shrank, transforming into a golden sphere of light the size of a fist!

Inside the sphere of light, the Heavenly Sword King, the Heavenly Dragon King, and tens of thousands of powerful members of the Heavenly God Clan all turned into golden blood, which surged and boiled in the void!

"ah--!!!"

A piercing scream emanated from the sphere of light; it was a cacophony of countless voices mingling together!

Although the bodies of those powerful members of the Celestial Race had turned into blood, their consciousness remained and their souls were still intact!

This is the ultimate torment of being unable to live and unable to die!

"Spare me—!"

"Lord Lin Qiye, spare your life——!"

"We are willing to pledge our loyalty to you—!"

Countless voices emanated from the sphere of light, carrying endless fear and despair.

Lin Qiye's eyes remained completely unmoved.

He slowly raised his right hand and gently closed his five fingers.

"Refine it."

These two simple words, however, exude a murderous intent capable of destroying the world.

"Buzz—!"

The dark golden sphere began to spin wildly, and with each spin, countless golden threads emerged from it, repeatedly refining the blood!

Four times the refining speed!

Because four Lin Qiyes attacked at the same time!

The Heavenly Sword King's screams were the most piercing. He was a human king-level being with the most tenacious vitality, but precisely because of this, the pain he endured was also the most intense.

He could clearly feel his body being refined and reborn again and again, only to be refined again!

Each refining process is more painful than the last!

"The Human King—!"

The Heavenly Sword King let out his final roar.

"You liar—!"

"You said you would protect the Celestials—!"

"You lied to us—!"

The phantom of the great emperor remained silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"Is there really no room for maneuver, young man...?"

Lin Qiye sneered and ignored him.

The great emperor's voice carried a hint of vicissitude.

"You'll regret this..."

After saying this, his blurry, illusory figure slowly dissipated, as if he had never existed.

And in the instant he vanished—

"boom--!"

The dark golden sphere of light suddenly exploded!

Golden blood mist swirled in the void, like a blooming blood lotus.

Within the blood mist, countless golden rays of soul light floated like fireflies, emitting a faint glow.

This is the essence of power from many powerful members of the Celestial Race.

Lin Qiye opened his palm, and the golden light spots flowed into his body like rivers flowing into the sea.

"Gurgle—!"

A deep voice emanated from his body; it was the sound of power growing wildly.

The dark golden light around him deepened, becoming as deep as the color of the bottom of an abyss.

And in his eyes, countless golden lines were slowly emerging.

"good."

Lin Qiye murmured softly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The combined strength of several hundred Celestial Clan experts, along with two Human King-level beings, was immense.

Even he couldn't fully digest it in a short time.

But it's okay.

He has plenty of time.

……

Deep within the ruins of the gods, a blood mist permeates the air.

Lin Qiye stood with his hands behind his back in the void, the dark golden light around him slowly receding.

The essence of power from those Celestial Clan experts surged into his body like rivers flowing into the sea, making his aura even more profound and unfathomable.

The four Lin Qiyes vanished simultaneously, eventually merging into one.

He slowly opened his eyes, a golden pattern flashing deep within them.

That's a sign that the power you just absorbed hasn't been fully digested yet.

"The King of Men, power comparable to the King of Men..."

Lin Qiye murmured softly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The Heavenly Sword King and the Heavenly Dragon King, two beings at the level of human kings, along with tens of thousands of powerful members of the Heavenly God Clan, created a force so immense that even he needed time to refine it.

The appearance of the Great Emperor's projection further confirmed one thing.

The King is indeed still alive.

But why would he stop me from killing the Heavenly Sword King?

Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Is it a matter of life and death for the human race?"

He chuckled softly, his voice tinged with sarcasm.

That kind of talk is only good for fooling little kids.

Who would believe a human king who has been asleep for ten thousand years suddenly jumps out to talk about the survival of his race?

But the information revealed in the great emperor's words made him somewhat concerned.

"Ancestral Star..."

Lin Qiye stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze piercing through layers of void, landing in the deepest part of the Galactic Empire.

That place is the legendary birthplace of the Galactic Empire, and also the place where the Great Emperor sleeps.

It is said that the Galactic Empire's greatest secret is hidden on the ancestral planet.

He doesn't like being told what to do.

They dislike being ordered around.

"Let's go deeper in first."

"Then, after we go out, we'll completely wipe out the Celestials who occupy Andromeda..."

"The Celestial Race has only one King-level being left. If I completely absorb this King-level being, my power will advance to another level..."

"As for that ancestral star, that's not urgent... If anyone's in a hurry, it's that great emperor who's anxious..."

With that thought in mind, Lin Qiye put his hands behind his back and strode toward the core area of ​​the ruins.

……

Lin Qiye walked with his hands behind his back, passing through the void where he had once fought.

The remains of the slain parasites had long since turned to ashes and scattered in the distorted space.

The massive cross beneath my feet remained cold, the divine runes etched on its surface emitting a faint glow in the darkness, as if some ancient ritual was still in progress.

He stopped and looked into the distance.

There, the terrifying giant nailed to the cross still stands.

Its body, woven from countless planets, exudes a suffocating sense of oppression in the darkness.

Even from such a great distance, the oppressive aura still pressed down as if it were a tangible force, but it could no longer affect Lin Qiye.

When Lin Qiye last came here, his strength was still shallow, and he could only hover on the edge, killing a few parasites on a few planets, but dared not go deeper.

This time, however, the four Lin Qiyes stood side by side, their gazes piercing through the darkness and landing on the giant's body.

The four figures moved simultaneously, transforming into four dark golden streaks of light, rushing towards the giant.

As they drew closer, the sense of oppression grew stronger.

However, dark golden light surged from the four Lin Qiyes simultaneously, forming four shields that completely blocked out the oppressive aura.

Finally, they reached the giant's feet once again.

It was a huge planet, its surface covered with dense patterns that crisscrossed like blood vessels.

Lin Qiye could sense that the planet contained extremely terrifying energy.

"Let's begin," Lin Qiye said calmly. Four Lin Qiyes simultaneously raised their hands, countless black tentacles emerging from their palms and sweeping towards the planet.

"Roar—!!!" The surface of the planet suddenly cracked open.

Countless blood-red parasites surged out, emitting deafening roars.

"hiss--"

These countless parasites, like sharks attracted by the smell of blood, emerged from the fleshy walls from all sides and swarmed towards the four Lin Qiyes.

Their numbers were more than ten times greater than those of the outer perimeter, and each one exuded an aura comparable to the peak of a martial god. Among them, there were even several exceptionally large beings, their bodies covered with blood-red carapaces, their aura comparable to interstellar war gods.

"Noisy."

The dark golden light blade swept out like a sharp sword, cutting all the parasites charging at the forefront in half.

The bodies of those parasites instantly exploded, turning into pure energy, which was then devoured by Lin Qiye's tentacles.

"Hiss—!!!" The remaining parasites hissed in terror, instinctively trying to flee.

But surrounded by four Lin Qiyes, they had no chance of escape.

The four Lin Qiyes simultaneously raised their hands, and a dark golden light shield suddenly descended, completely sealing off that area.

Lin Qiye flicked out four fingers, and countless dark golden threads surged from the void, binding the parasites.

The four Lin Qiyes opened their palms, unleashing their Blood Demon Domain at full power, and began to frantically devour the energy of the parasites.

In just a few moments, the parasites on that planet were completely wiped out.

"Continue," Lin Qiye said calmly. The four Lin Qiyes stepped forward simultaneously, continuing to advance deeper into the area.

As they went deeper, the planets became increasingly dense.

Each planet is like a pulsating cell, and countless planets are woven together to form the flesh and blood of that giant.

Deep within those planets lie even more secrets.

Lin Qiye could sense that an extremely terrifying energy was dormant in the core area of ​​that giant.

That energy was even more powerful and terrifying than the Heavenly Sword King and the Heavenly Dragon King combined.

"That should be the true core of this giant." A glint of light flashed in Lin Qiye's eyes.

The four Lin Qiyes accelerated simultaneously, flying towards that core area.

However, just as they were about to reach the core area, a massive barrier suddenly appeared in front of them.

The barrier was formed from countless planets, its surface covered with densely packed divine runes, radiating a suffocating pressure. Even beings at the Human King level would find it difficult to force their way through.

Lin Qiye stopped and glanced at the barrier.

His eyes were as deep as an abyss, with countless divine runes flowing rapidly within them.

That was a god-level talent analyzing the structure and principles of these divine runes.

A moment later, a slight smile appeared on his lips. "I see."

He raised his hand, and a dark golden light emanated from his palm.

The light transformed into countless tiny runes, which merged into the barrier like keys.

"Crack—" On the barrier, the divine runes began to slowly rotate, eventually revealing a portal that could only accommodate one person at a time.

Four Lin Qiyes simultaneously flashed in.

Behind the door was a planet as black as ink.

The planet's surface was devoid of any light, resembling a giant black hole that devoured everything around it.

But in the deepest darkness, a golden light was slowly flickering.

Like a heart, each beat causes the entire space to vibrate.

Lin Qiye could sense that the golden light contained unimaginable energy.

That was the culmination of countless years of research by the gods.

"This is... the ultimate secret of the Protoss experiments?" Lin Qiye murmured softly, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

The light is complete—but it's missing the most crucial element.

The gods are dead, so they lack a crucial element, but there is still consciousness within the orb of light.

That consciousness didn't need the gods; it seemed to sense Lin Qiye's presence and slowly opened its eyes.

Those are not human eyes.

It was an eye formed from countless points of light, each point of light being the radiance of a star, intertwining with each other to form a pupil that could illuminate eternity.

The moment that eye opened, the entire space fell into dead silence.

Lin Qiye's four clones stopped at the same time, their gazes all falling on that eye.

"Who are you?"

One of the clones spoke, its voice calm yet tinged with wariness.

The golden light slowly coalesced, transforming into a blurry face.

It was an indescribable face, resembling both an old man and an infant, both a man and a woman, as if every face in the world had once graced it before ultimately returning to nothingness.

"You may call me—Primordial."

The voice was incredibly ancient, each word seeming to come from the end of time, traversing countless eras.

"Young man, you've finally arrived."

Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.

"You've been waiting for me?"

Tai Chu was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"From the moment your blood demon power first blossomed in this space, I sensed your presence."

"That is... a power that originates from the same source as the gods."

A glint of light flashed in Lin Qiye's eyes.

Shared origins with the gods?

The Blood Demon Power he obtained did indeed contain a trace of divine characteristics.

That was the power that was automatically granted to him when the system awakened its god-level talent.

"so what?"

Lin Qiye's voice was calm, without revealing any emotion.

Tai Chu's face was slightly distorted, as if he were laughing, or as if he were in pain.

"Therefore, you possess the key to fully absorb this ball of divine light."

"This ball of light—is the ultimate creation of the gods, formed over countless ages and countless lives."

"It possesses the power to transcend all dimensional boundaries, enough to make anyone a being beyond the universe."

"But the gods are gone, and no one can carry it on."

A playful glint flashed in Lin Qiye's eyes.

"And what are you?"

The beginning was silent.

After a long while, it slowly spoke, its voice tinged with sorrow.

"I am the last remaining consciousness of the gods."

"The meaning of my existence is to wait for a successor to pass on this light to him."

"But now—"

"I want to make a deal with you."

Lin Qiye's lips curled up slightly.

"A deal? Interesting."

Tell me about it.

Tai Chu's voice became solemn.

"This light, I can give it to you. I can give it all to you."

"But on the condition that you take me out of here so that I can continue to live."