Swallowed Star: Drawing Talents

"No?"

"There aren't any traces. Could it be that they disappeared? But how is that possible?"

After two months of searching every inch and exploring every space, the prince was incredibly disappointed. The outsider seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Without a trace.

"Yes, Your Highness, the outsider has disappeared without a trace," the elite captain under his command quickly reported via telepathy.

"Damn outsider!" Upon receiving such a report from his subordinate, the prince was instantly enraged.

He had launched such a large-scale encirclement, yet the outsider escaped. Where would he put his face?

Moreover, it was highly likely that the outsider had escaped right under his nose two months ago. If that were the case, then he had wasted two months for nothing.

"Continue searching! Find that damned alien for me! I refuse to believe they vanished without a trace."

Everything was in chaos.

The surrounding area was in utter disarray as countless Nine Nether Clan warriors charged around, searching every inch of space within the enclosed area, turning over every clod of dirt.

This search continued for several more months, but the outsider's whereabouts remained undiscovered.

The Nine Nether World was vast and boundless.

It took Yang Wu nearly half a year to reach the area where the 108 Royal Seas were located.

Looking down from the sky, the 108 Royal Seas stretched out endlessly, their magnificent waves inspiring awe.

Of the 108 Royal Seas, 56 had a diameter of 80 million kilometers. The seawater was blood-red, resembling blood, truly deserving the name 'Blood Sea.' However, among the natives, these Blood Seas were not considered Royal Seas because they could not give birth to Nine Nether Clan members. The masters of the Blood Seas were only at the World Lord level, and their divine power had not transformed, so they naturally could not nurture and give birth to Nine Nether Clan members.

Apart from the 56 Blood Seas that could not give birth to Nine Nether Clan masters, the remaining Royal Seas were relatively normal.

Looking around, the remaining 52 Royal Seas had seawater of normal color, not much different from ordinary seawater, and were of similar size, with a diameter of 9.6 billion kilometers.

This place is truly enormous.

These were the Small Royal Seas in the mouths of the Nether Sea Clan.

They were countless times larger than Earth, about several hundred times the diameter of the sun, and not much smaller than the diameter of the giant stars Yang Wu had seen in the universe.

The remaining 3 Royal Seas, like ordinary seawater, varied slightly in size, with diameters ranging from 32 billion kilometers to 101 billion kilometers.

These were the Great Royal Seas.

The Small Royal Seas represented Immortal-level princes, while the Great Royal Seas represented Universe Venerable-level princes, and the Blood Seas represented World Lord-level princes.

"I've finally arrived here. Soon, I'll be draining their seawater," Yang Wu said with a smile as he looked at these Small and Great Royal Seas. "However, the Nine Nether Master will probably show up soon!"

Beside the Small and Great Royal Seas, countless natives were kneeling and worshipping the Royal Seas.

These Nether Sea Clan residents were all born from the Small and Great Royal Seas, making these Royal Seas their parents.

When they were first born, they would be taken away and sent to live in various cities and settlements. When they came of age and were strong enough, they would usually come here to worship.

Some people who had reached the end of their lifespan would also arrive here, kneeling and waiting for their time to come.

Born here, and dying here.

Most Nether Sea Clan members did not know the secret that the Royal Seas were princes and the princes were Royal Seas.

There was an eternal truth in the world:

Without sufficient strength, many secrets could not be known. This was true for humans, true for the Nether Sea Clan, and true for almost every race in the universe.

Of course, not only could the Small and Great Royal Seas give birth to Nether Sea Clan members, but so could the Ancestral Sea. The so-called Ancestral Sea was naturally the vast Nine Nether Sea above the Nine Nether World, that enormous ocean with a diameter of 12 light-years.

A majestic ancient city, inhabited by countless native residents.

Inside the palace of the ancient city.

The palace hall was closed, with only faint red light emanating from the massive supporting pillars, casting a dim red glow throughout the hall.

"These damned fellows are actually laughing at me! Do they really think they can find the outsider if they enter their territory?"

The prince paced back and forth in the palace, his face ashen and his brow furrowed. For a moment, he couldn't think of a good way to find the outsider.

After spending months and mobilizing hundreds of millions of troops for a thorough search, he had failed to find the intruding outsider. The prince was losing confidence.

Over the past few months, his brothers had repeatedly mocked him, laughing at his inability to deal with an outsider and allowing them to run rampant in his territory.

"It's easy for them to talk! And that damned outsider, they better not let me catch you!"

The prince gritted his teeth, his heart filled with anger, hating the damned outsider and hating his mocking brothers.

As a supreme existence in this world, respected even by Universe Venerables, the prince's subordinates dared not provoke him. The only ones who dared to provoke him were his brothers.

The 108 brothers were constantly competing and comparing themselves, each hoping to be more valued and appreciated by their father.

This time, the encirclement of the outsider was a large-scale operation, so it couldn't be hidden from his brothers.

He had originally thought it would be an easy task, but after several months of fruitless searching, it could be said that the encirclement had failed.

"If Father hadn't forbidden the use of Universe Venerables, how could I have lost track of that outsider—"

The prince felt stifled. His top priority was to seek an audience with his father and ask him to drive out the outsider.

Once he had made up his mind, the prince immediately raised his head and shouted, "Your son requests an audience with Father."

Rumble~~~

An unmatched aura suddenly descended upon the hall. The powerful force of the Nine Nether World began to converge directly. However, despite such a commotion, the warriors and servants outside the hall felt nothing. The inside and outside of the hall were like two different worlds.

As the Nine Nether Force converged, a vague and gigantic face quickly formed in the air of the hall. The blurry face looked down at the prince below,

its booming voice echoing like the might of heaven.

"My child!"

"Father."

The prince first bowed respectfully, then said resentfully, "An outsider has invaded my territory. I ordered hundreds of millions of warriors to encircle them, but the outsider disappeared into thin air. Even the warriors under my command cannot detect their location by communicating with the Nine Nether Force."

At this moment, the prince was like a child who had lost a fight and gone home to find their parents. His behavior seemed somewhat ridiculous.

But there was nothing he could do.

His own embarrassment was a small matter, but allowing an outsider to roam freely in the Nine Nether World was a big deal.

"I thought you would have come to me sooner."

The giant face looked down, its voice cold and slow. "It is inevitable that you cannot detect them. You were fooled from the beginning. The one you were searching for for half a year was just a puppet from the start."

"What? A puppet?"

The prince said in shock, "But it had a strong life energy reaction. How could it be a puppet?"

The Nine Nether Force was so profound that it could naturally distinguish between life and puppets. The strong life reaction they detected during the encirclement could not have come from a mere puppet.

"The Primordial Universe is vast, with countless mysterious methods and treasures. What is a puppet that merely imitates the aura of life?"

"But, but————"

The prince hesitated.

"You are unwilling, aren't you?" The giant head looked down at the prince.

"Hmph!"

"If you don't personally stumble, how can you calm down and cultivate? All you know is to scheme against each other. Reaching the Universe Venerable level sooner is better than doing anything else."

The giant head spoke and then dissipated, and the terrifying aura also dissipated.

The prince finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was close." The prince was filled with lingering fear. He had almost subconsciously retorted, but fortunately, he remembered in time that he was facing his father.

He quickly shut his mouth to avoid disaster.

His father was extremely aloof throughout his life and never allowed anyone to tell him what to do or question him. Even if he was his father's favorite son, he would probably be punished.

"Universe Venerable level."

"Hmph, I will definitely reach it, definitely——"

The prince thought of this, and his eyes were filled with endless ferocity, the ferocity that had been suppressed for countless years.

Because all of their princely brothers were only qualified to leave their home and venture out into the world once they reached the Universe Venerable level.

Similarly, only by becoming a Universe Venerable could they truly surpass all their brothers and become as transcendent as those three older brothers.