Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Thunder City Branch.

In the spacious, cold spire hall, Razer stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp as an eagle's, staring at the abyss outside Thunder City, where malevolent energy was rising.

"Very good." President Lei Ze's lips curled into a satisfied smile. "The 'high-grade consumables' allocated by headquarters this time have been quite effective. Although the wastage rate is a bit high... as long as we can complete the order for that 'Ancient Netherworld Overlord' on time and in sufficient quantity, this cost is negligible."

He turned to his respectfully standing subordinates and instructed them: "Notify the mining area to put even more pressure on them. The goal is to reach the 'million-ton' standard quota required by that lord within three decades! In addition, the refining and preliminary processing of the ore should be carried out simultaneously to ensure that the delivered ore is in the purest ingot form."

"Yes, President!" The subordinate acknowledged the order and left.

President Raize's gaze returned to the outskirts of the city, as if looking at the eternal true god mine slaves struggling on the brink of death. There was no pity in his eyes, only the cold, calculating nature of a merchant.

"Ancient Netherworld Overlord... money is nothing to him, it's just a deposit of one hundred million cosmic sands..." Lei Ze stroked his chin, his eyes flickering. For a Chaos Overlord, one hundred million cosmic sands was a lot, but definitely not a lot either, and what he valued more was not this external wealth. "I just wonder, what is his purpose in demanding such a large amount of this Great Abyss Gold Mine? To refine his body? To forge weapons? Or..."

His mind raced with thoughts.

If they could uncover the source or purpose of this Chaos Ruler's needs, perhaps... they could extract even greater profits? Of course, this thought only flashed through their mind. Facing a Chaos Ruler whose power is unfathomable, any rash action could lead to annihilation. The most important thing right now is to perfectly fulfill the contract and establish a reliable trading relationship.

At present, what he values ​​most is his friendship with this ancient sovereign.

Although he came from the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, the vast kingdom was deeply entrenched, with countless direct descendants, leading to fierce competition among them. He had the Chaos Ruler behind him, but he was merely one of the Chaos Ruler's more valued descendants, far inferior to the direct descendants of those God Kings or even Emperors.

Therefore, Xu Yang, a Chaos Ruler who was "wild" right under his nose, was someone he naturally had to hold onto tightly! Even if it was just a weak friendship built by helping him with his affairs, as long as he cultivated it slowly, it might one day blossom and bear fruit, and Xu Yang might lend him a helping hand in some matter.

A businessman should not only focus on short-term gains but also on long-term investments. Moreover, these are all matters within his authority; why wouldn't he do something that reasonably and legitimately helps him build relationships?

“However, these eternal true gods…” Razer’s gaze was icy, “I don’t know if they are enough, and I need to apply for a few more.”

A cold, calculating smile, typical of businessmen, appeared on his face.

In his eyes, both ores and eternal true gods were merely commodities and resources that could be priced and traded. The power of the ancient kingdom made all of this seem natural. And the ancient sovereign far away on the Mother River probably wouldn't care at all how much blood, tears, and despair of eternal true gods were stained behind these ores.

He only cares about the quantity, quality, and delivery time of the ore.

……

Xuanhu City, the city lord’s mansion.

With Xu Yang absent, Jiu Wuye, the soul servant, became the supreme ruler of the entire Xuanhu City.

Jiu Wuye stood upright with a solemn expression, for he had received another message from the Thunder Merchant Guild ordering a delivery to his door.

Each handover involves ore worth over 100 million, and this is the eleventh batch so far! The Great Abyss Gold Mine, worth over 1 billion cosmic sands, is piled up among his world treasures.

Not daring to be negligent, Jiu Wuye immediately activated the city lord's mansion's array. The entire hall was shrouded in a defensive array, which covered him with an invisible membrane, allowing him to react and block any attacks immediately.

Although Jiu Wuye is a top-tier Eternal True God, his actual combat ability is not very strong, and he carries a lot of wealth, so he can't afford to be careless.

soon.

hum!
Suddenly, a faint yet incredibly clear fluctuation emanated from outside the main hall; this fluctuation was the mark of the agreement.

Jiu Wuye's eyes narrowed, knowing that someone had arrived.

With a wave of his hand, he opened a small gap in the great formation.

The space ahead rippled like water after a pebble had been thrown in. At the center of the ripples, the figure of a middle-aged man with an unremarkable gray robe and an ordinary face slowly emerged.

"Brother Li, you've had a hard time," Jiu Wuye said with a cupped-fist salute and a smile. The person who arrived was none other than Li Feng, an Eternal True God at the limit of strength, who was extremely capable of protecting himself!

As soon as Li Feng appeared, his sharp gaze swept over Jiu Wuye and the surrounding defensive formations, his eyes calm. At his waist was a seemingly rough gray token—the precious "Dust-Severing Token".

This command operates silently, forcibly distorting and concealing the causal traces of his arrival, spatial fluctuations, and even his own aura, ensuring that even a powerful being skilled in deduction would find it difficult to locate him.

"It's not hard work, it's my duty." Li Feng's voice was calm and even.

Jiu Wuye didn't say much, just nodded slightly, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant, "I am here to receive the goods on the orders of my lord."

"I have fulfilled my mission." Li Feng's heart trembled when he heard the words "Master". This was his eleventh delivery. Every time he delivered goods, he was amazed... Every time it was ore worth hundreds of millions of cosmic sands!
Without saying another word, he carefully took out a palm-sized storage pouch and presented it with both hands.

"This is the Great Abyss Gold Mine, mined and refined under the personal supervision of Lei Ze, the president of the Thunder City branch. Please inspect it."

Jiu Wuye didn't reach out to take it directly. Instead, he activated the power of the Xuanhu City's grand formation, and an invisible light swept across the storage pouch. This was an authority granted to him by Xu Yang, allowing him to probe using the power of the city's core—safer and more precise than doing it himself.

As the light swirled, Jiu Wuye "saw" the inside of the storage pouch: a mountain of dark gold ore ingots, each one shimmering with pure purple lightning patterns, the surging chaotic lightning power firmly locked within, the total amount and purity exactly the same.

"The goods are correct and of excellent quality. President Lei Ze is very thoughtful." Jiu Wuye showed a hint of satisfaction before reaching out to take the storage bag.

It feels light in your hand, but you feel a sense of weight in your heart, as if you are holding a thunderous mountain range.

"President Lei Ze specifically instructed that it is an honor for the Leiming City branch to serve the Ancient Netherworld Overlord." Li Feng conveyed Lei Ze's goodwill at the right time. "The president said that the subsequent ore will be delivered on time and in the required quantity. If there are any other needs, the Leiming City branch will do its best to meet them first."

"Hmm." Jiu Wuye nodded. "The Lord is already aware of Guild Master Lei Ze's intentions. The Lord is quite satisfied with this transaction."

Li Feng recorded the footage to indicate that the handover was complete. He then nodded and did not linger. He activated the "Dust-Severing Order" again, and his figure quickly blurred and faded in the distorted halo. All traces of cause and effect were erased, and he disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The main hall returned to calm.

Jiu Wuye held the storage pouch containing a million tons of gold from the Great Abyss as if it were a priceless treasure. He went to the depths of the main hall, where there was a special communication array personally set up by Xu Yang that could connect to his true form.

The core of the formation is an ancient stone mirror.

Jiu Wuye knelt on one knee and devoutly communicated with the formation using his soul power: "Reporting to the Lord, the eleventh batch of gold from the Great Abyss mine supplied by the Thunder Merchant Guild has been safely delivered, and the quality is excellent."

Waited for a while.

hum!
The stone mirror shone brightly, its surface rippling like water. A thought containing supreme majesty swept across it, saying, "Very good, you can keep it for now. Give it to me when I return."

...The Mother River of Life, in a quiet room.

Xu Yang, sitting cross-legged, had just finished adjusting the pseudo-world of destruction. The effects of the ten spirit fruits had been completely exhausted, and he had been in seclusion in the Mother River World for almost a decade.

Wow~~~
A gentle yet vast aura of life essence flowed around him. After a decade of seclusion, time had left no trace on him, but deep within his profound eyes lay a mysterious Daoist charm intertwined with destruction and creation. His aura became increasingly restrained, yet as unfathomable as an abyss.

After a moment's hesitation, he took out his identity talisman and sent out two messages instantly: "Brother Chi Huo, Brother Ying Ya, I have finished my seclusion and have other important matters to attend to in Xuan Hu City. When I return, I will drink with you both."

The message was sent out without a trace, clearly indicating that the two were either cultivating or on a mission.

Xu Yang didn't mind and put away the talisman.

With one step, I arrived at the teleportation platform specially set up for the outside world in the Mother River World. By using my identity talisman in the center of the teleportation platform, a gentle but powerful emerald green pillar of light slowly lit up.

Inside the pillar of light, the laws of space were as docile as a lamb, completely different from the violent chaotic void laws outside.

Step into the pillar of light.

Om-!
The emerald light instantly enveloped him; there was no violent spatial tremor, only a comfortable feeling as if he were merging into a warm torrent of life.

The scene before my eyes changed rapidly. The endless vitality and prosperity of the Mother River's core were quickly pulled away and blurred in my perception, replaced by the familiar vastness, coldness and disorder of the chaotic void.

……

Xuanhu City, the city lord’s mansion.

The light that tore through the void shone and then faded.

Xu Yang stepped out from among them.

"My lord!" Jiu Wuye, who was sitting in his chair handling affairs, immediately stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and his voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement and awe.

He could clearly sense that his lord's aura was even more profound and terrifying than before, as if a destructive behemoth capable of devouring galaxies was lurking within him. Even a mere trace of this aura naturally emitted made this top-tier eternal true god feel his soul tremble.

"Hmm." Xu Yang nodded slightly, his gaze falling directly on Jiu Wuye.

"Is the ore ready?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, eleven batches of Da Yuan ore gold, totaling 11 million tons, have all arrived. The Thunder Merchant Guild is extremely efficient, and the quality is as excellent as ever," Jiu Wuye replied hastily, while holding up a jade slip with both hands. "This is a detailed delivery record and the ore quality test results. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

Xu Yang scanned the jade slip with his mind and instantly received all the information. He nodded in satisfaction: "Well done. Lei Ze is a decent person."

"It is Wuye's honor to share the burden of our lord." Jiu Wuye was thrilled and quickly used his divine power to lift up the eleven storage bags and respectfully presented them to Xu Yang.

His gaze fell on the storage pouches that Jiu Wuye had handed over, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

Xu Yang loosely clenched his right hand.

hum!
An invisible spatial fluctuation instantly enveloped all the storage pouches. The next moment, all eleven storage pouches vanished into thin air, having been directly absorbed into his own body.

"You've worked hard, keep busy. You'll continue to manage the affairs of Xuanhu City as usual," Xu Yang instructed.

"Yes, Wu Ye respectfully sees Master off!" Jiu Wu Ye bowed respectfully.

Soon, Xu Yang arrived at the secret room alone. He sat down cross-legged, and his consciousness instantly sank into the Golden Finger panel.

[Bloodline (Advanced): 122.21/1000000]

Xu Yang has only accumulated about one ten-thousandth of the full one million points. Last time, he bought nearly ten million cosmic sand worth of Great Abyss Mine Gold and only accumulated a little over one hundred points... At this rate of accumulation, it would probably take nearly a hundred billion cosmic sand worth of Great Abyss Mine Gold to accumulate the full amount.

This is a long task... At least Xu Yang's current wealth is not enough to support him in completing it... Moreover, Xu Yang also has a concern. Buying a few billion cosmic sands worth of gold from the Great Abyss Mine is already quite eye-catching. If he wants to buy a hundred billion cosmic sands worth of gold, not to mention how long it would take, the act itself is too astonishing and will definitely attract the attention of others.

"We still need to find other resources in large quantities that can improve the progress of our bloodline." Xu Yang said thoughtfully. "But there's no rush. Let's digest what we have now first."

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…!
Eleven storage pouches opened one after another, as if opening eleven gates to the Thunder Hell.

A surging torrent of thunder roared out, and dark golden ingots, like countless destructive stars, accompanied by purple lightning bolts that tore through the void, instantly filled a large part of the quiet room, causing the array to crackle and pop!
Eleven million tons of refined abyssal gold were piled together to form a majestic spherical lightning bolt, its diameter comparable to a small galaxy, towering into the depths of the chaotic void, entirely composed of lightning and metal... and carrying a terrifying aura of thunder.

violent!

Pure!

The destructive power of chaotic lightning swept out like a raging sea, causing the entire space to tremble.

However, the divine power of the Chaos Ruler is far more terrifying than these unconscious 'natural divine powers'!
"Good, good, good!" A wave of excitement emanated from Xu Yang's core consciousness. This power was the ultimate "fuel" he needed to temper his bloodline.

Without further hesitation, he activated his Devouring Talent, its profound mysteries flowing gently.

Under his will, the raging power of lightning was restrained and guided, and the metal ore began to slowly become brittle, turn gray, and turn into dust...

His body seemed to have transformed into a black hole that devoured everything.

Crash-! ! !
Countless dark golden ore ingots automatically disintegrated and shattered, and the extremely pure chaotic lightning power was forcibly extracted and transformed into billions of thick purple lightning dragons, which surged into his body along the passage connecting the quiet room space and Xu Yang's divine body.

*Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!!!!*

The terrifying power of lightning instantly pierced through Xu Yang's limbs, bones, every inch of flesh, and every divine rune. His body surface instantly erupted with dazzling purple lightning.

Skin, muscles, bones... under the tempering of the raging thunder, emitted a roar like being forged by billions of giant hammers. Countless fine arcs of electricity danced and exploded on his body surface, each flash carrying away a trace of impurity while simultaneously imprinting pure thunder energy into the deepest part of his divine body.

Destruction for destruction!
Forging a divine body with thunder!
As Xu Yang's bloodline was being tempered, his divine body, "Radiant Golden Body," was undergoing the most brutal and effective tempering, much like an immortal divine iron thrown into a thunderous furnace.

His flesh and blood were reborn amidst destruction, his bones were reconstituted amidst shattering, and his strength and resilience were steadily increasing. (End of Chapter)