Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

"There are bigwigs from two ancient kingdoms in charge of the Infinite Space. Although the vast space is not their private territory, it would be very troublesome to enter it as Gu You. You would only be able to act like a rat..." Gu You returned to his territory, looked at the Infinite Token in his hand, and pondered to himself.

The three major clandestine forces can send people into the treasure land left behind by Yuan, but that doesn't mean it's completely safe. In fact, according to the original work, when Luo Feng entered the Infinite Space, there was still a God-King at the Ultimate Realm from the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom residing there.

Gu You weighed the token in his hand and decided to play it safe by giving it to Xue Yin.

My body should just lie dormant.

……

There were no major setbacks along the way. Xue Yin, concealing his identity, secretly obtained the Infinite Token placed by Gu You in a desolate hill near the Green Origin Kingdom.

With his current strength, even if he deliberately hides himself, it would be impossible for even a God-King at the ultimate level to monitor him silently... unless it is a God-Emperor level powerhouse like the founders of the two ancient kingdoms.

However, how could such important figures, who roam freely outside the confines of society, possibly care about a little mudfish like him, still frolicking in a small pond?

It was his master, Tian Guang, who, after giving him a Tian Guang Token that day, once again let him roam free.

"Buzz!"

Blood Shadow Hand obtained the Infinite Token, but instead of rushing in, he contacted Emperor Heavenly Light through the Heavenly Light Token.

"Master, I unexpectedly obtained a token, an entry token for the Infinite Space." Xueyin sent over a picture of the Infinite Token.

"Infinite space?"

Emperor Tianguang, who was in his palace, suddenly sat up straight.

Obtained by chance?
What a coincidence! One minute they were asking me if they could get access to the Yuan Treasure Land, and the next minute they unexpectedly received a token for an infinite space.

While it's true that the Infinite Space has the most entry qualifications, and historically there have been some powerful figures who didn't belong to the ancient kingdoms who rose to prominence by entering the Infinite Space through tokens obtained by chance, the main issue is that this coincidence is too intriguing.

Hearing the Heavenly Light Emperor's question, Xueyin nodded and said, "Yes, it is the token of the Infinite Space. It just so happened to end up in my hands."

Gu You is Xue Yin, and Xue Yin is Gu You.

The token ended up in Gu You's hands by chance, which is just as coincidentally, it ended up in Xue Yin's hands as well.

Therefore, Xueyin was not lying, and his tone was unusually calm.

When Emperor Tianguang heard Xueyin emphasize the coincidence again, he nodded and no longer doubted it. At his level, his own Great Dao had reached its deepest point, even its end, and he would inevitably come into contact with other Great Daos. Moreover, his attainments in the 'Great Dao of Cause and Effect' were not low, so if Xueyin was lying, he would easily discover it.

"Haha, I don't think it could be a spot given by the three major secret forces." Emperor Tianguang joked with a light smile. "The qualification for entering the Infinite Space is a bit low for a God-King level expert. If the forces of Shadow Heaven Realm were to recruit you, they would at least use 'Earth Realm' to lure you in."

Lands like the Territory and the Abyss are treasure troves of the Yuan level, enough to drive even God-King level experts mad. They are also constantly occupied by the Emperors and powerful figures of the two ancient kingdoms.

"The travelers from the Two Realms Palace did indeed approach me, and they tried to lure me with quotas and secret treasures, but I refused," Blood Shadow replied honestly.

"You refused?" The voice of Emperor Tianguang came through the Tianguang Token, with obvious surprise. "The conditions offered by the Two Realms Palace are something I would probably find hard to resist."

Blood Shadow stood atop the desolate hill, his black robes fluttering in the wind.

He gazed at the Infinite Token in his hand and calmly said, "Now that I have become a disciple of my master, I should naturally uphold my principles. Moreover..."

He paused, a sharp glint in his eyes: "There are no free opportunities in the world. Although I do not know what the Two Realms Palace is after, I have paid so much, and what they seek is probably not just the combat power of a God-King like me."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the Heavenly Light Order, followed by a hearty laugh from the Heavenly Light Emperor: "Good, good! As expected of my disciple, Heavenly Light!"

The laughter subsided, and Emperor Tianguang's voice became serious: "You did the right thing. The Two Realms Palace and the Myriad Laws Pavilion, these forces, on the surface, are recruiting talents, but in reality, they harbor evil intentions."

Xueyin's eyes flickered slightly: "Please enlighten me, Master."

"Do you know about 'consciousness erosion'?" Emperor Tianguang asked.

Blood Shadow shook his head: "This disciple doesn't quite understand, this consciousness erosion..."

"That is a power from outside the cage, not the rule of our world." Emperor Tianguang's voice deepened. "Behind the three major hidden forces, there are shadows from outside the cage. The places where their forces are located do not allow their members to enter physically, only their will can enter. They all contain rules from other realms. The deeper one cultivates, the more severely one's consciousness will be eroded."

As the absolute overlords of the Origin Continent, how could the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom and the Leiting Ancient Kingdom remain indifferent to extraterrestrial forces like the Two Realms Palace and the Myriad Laws Pavilion?

Long ago, the emergence of these three clandestine forces immediately drew their attention. As contact deepened, the emperors and powerful figures of the two ancient kingdoms also sensed the terrifying nature of these three forces.

The two ancient kingdoms decided to join forces to eliminate these three major powers, as no one else could sleep soundly on their own bed.

To eliminate them, we must first find the footholds of the three major powers.

Even the progenitors of the two ancient kingdoms couldn't sweep through the entire Origin World at any time; perhaps only the Lord of the Origin World could possibly do so.

Therefore, the two ancient kingdoms decided to plant spies within the three major powers to inform them of their plans, and then launch a swift and decisive attack once they had secured a foothold!
Unfortunately... the final result was different from what they had expected, and they had no choice but to let the three major underground forces lie low and take root in the Origin Continent.

Upon hearing Emperor Tianguang's words, Xueyin was startled, recalling the Traveler's black hole-like eyes.

"What will happen in the end?" Blood Shadow asked in a deep voice.

"Become a puppet, completely loyal to that side's power." Emperor Tianguang said, enunciating each word clearly. "You may still appear as yourself, but inside you will be a lackey of the foreign realm. In history, many god-kings have fallen into the demonic path because of this, and were suppressed by us and Yanfeng."

The sky was clear and the clouds were light, making no mention of the fact that those god-kings were sent in as spies by them.

Xueyin gasped.

The three major clandestine forces are so cunning that it's no wonder that in the original novel, after Luo Feng grew up, he immediately joined forces with the two ancient kingdoms to wipe out these forces.

"Thank you for your guidance, Master." Xueyin sincerely thanked him. "Then this Infinite Token..." Tianguang said, "I will send you all the information that the Thunder Ancient Kingdom has about this treasure land. Take a look. Although the value of this treasure land is not ranked high in the kingdom's evaluation, as a treasure land left behind by the invincible powerhouse Yuan, the things inside are enough to benefit us within the cage for a lifetime."

Yuan, a great synonym.

No treasure land has ever been fully explored; large swaths of 'mysterious lands' still remain. The reason the Infinite Space ranks low is not because its upper limit is low, but because its lower limit is very low compared to treasure lands like the 'Heavenly Abyss' and the 'Earthly Boundary'!
The opportunities within the Heavenly Abyss and the Earthly Realm are relatively easier to obtain compared to the Infinite Space, offering hope for a 'short-term' improvement.

In the infinite space, 'points' are extremely rare!
Even if the treasures in the vault are so tempting that they make your mouth water, without some knowledge of their value, they are ultimately just a mirage... No one has the ability to obtain them, and you can't just grab Yuan by the collar and forcibly demand them, can you?
"Thank you, Master. I understand." Xueyin read through all the information dozens of times and nodded solemnly.

"Go, I hope you'll gain something, that would bring me honor," Emperor Tianguang wished. However, he knew it was unlikely. He knew his disciple's true strength well—the Devouring World Thunder Dragon bloodline and the Chaotic Heaven lineage of the Destruction Origin Great Dao. These two combined made him quite formidable in terms of combat power, but in the infinite space, he would be mediocre. He would probably only get a little bit of the basic 'newbie bonus' points...

That tiny amount is just a drop in the ocean, barely enough to buy some small trinkets.

Communications cut off.

After determining his location, Xueyin tore through space and headed towards his fiefdom, Xueyin City. As far as he was concerned, as long as he remained a member of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, the safest place was Xueyin City.

The day.

The entire underground formation of the Blood Shadow City Lord's Mansion was activated. Even if a God-King level expert were to descend, it would be able to hold them off for a while, enough time for the Blood Shadow consciousness to return.

hum!
As soon as the token was activated, a wisp of consciousness was guided by the token and sent to the infinite space of the treasure land.

The silver token also disappeared. Each token can only be used once and will disappear after use. It will then randomly appear somewhere on the Origin Continent, waiting for the next destined person like 'Jing'.

"Rumble--"

Blood Shadow's consciousness seemed to be swept into an endless vortex, rapidly traversing the river of time and space. When everything returned to calm, he opened his eyes and found himself standing on a vast wasteland.

"This is the infinite space?" Xue Yin looked down at his hands, feeling the newly formed physical body. Similar to Luo Feng's experience, this body was only at the level of an ordinary God-King, far inferior to his original Devouring World Thunder Dragon body.

He tried to mobilize the power within his body, only to find that the Dao of Destruction was completely sealed off, and he couldn't sense even the slightest fluctuation. To his even greater surprise, the bloodline talent of the Devouring Thunder Dragon was also completely suppressed.

"Just as the intelligence said," Xueyin muttered to himself. "All nineteen primordial paths are sealed, and even bloodline talents cannot be used."

He looked up at the sky, where he could vaguely see several streaks of light flashing through the gray clouds—those were other powerful beings who had entered the infinite space.

"First, determine the location." Xue Yin leaped into the air and flew towards a towering mountain peak in the distance. Without the assistance of spatial laws, his flight speed was much slower, but this gave him more time to observe his surroundings.

At the edge of the wasteland lay a dense forest, its trees displaying an eerie silvery-gray hue, their leaves shimmering with star-like specks of light. Blood Shadow remembered the intelligence mentioning that this was the "Starlight Forest," a plant unique to the Infinite Space, whose fruits could strengthen the physical body.

"If I could take it out, it would be a good thing for body tempering," Blood Shadow thought to himself. Unfortunately, items from the Infinite Space cannot be taken out; they can only be used here or exchanged for reward points.

After flying for about half a day, Blood Shadow finally arrived near the peak.

Looking down from above, he identified several landmarks—"Green Lake" in the northwest and "Mirror Valley" in the southeast—all important locations marked in the intelligence of the Thunder Kingdom.

Qinghu is the territory of the Thunder Kingdom, while Mirror Valley is guarded by the Flame Wind Kingdom.

"Let's go to Qinghu first." Xueyin pondered, then flew towards the 'lake'. Although it was called a lake, it was actually endless at a glance.

Soon, Blood Shadow felt a vast will sweep over his entire body.

This will is powerful yet gentle, carrying the domineering and majestic nature unique to the Thunder Kingdom.

"Blood Shadow?" A deep voice echoed in Blood Shadow's mind, "I am the 'Thunder Prison God King' of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, responsible for guarding this area."

Xue Yin was shocked. Now that he had joined the ranks of the God-Kings of the Thunder Kingdom, he was also qualified to know more about the Thunder Kingdom.

Thunder Prison God King is the number one among the eight royal god kings of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom. It is said that he has already touched the threshold of the ultimate realm and is very likely to become the next royal emperor. I never expected to meet him here.

"Greetings, Senior Lei Yu," Xue Yin replied respectfully.

"Emperor Tianguang is truly generous, actually giving you an Infinite Token." Thunder Prison God King's will was tinged with a hint of amazement. He didn't believe that a newly promoted God King like Blood Shadow could afford 5000 million contribution points to exchange for a token; it could only be Emperor Tianguang paying for it himself.

Upon seeing this, Xueyin quickly said, "Senior Leiyu, you misunderstand. I obtained this token by chance."

Although Xue Yin didn't detect any jealousy in Lei Yu's words, he still had to explain. Emperor Tian Guang was a member of the royal family, and he wasn't even this kind of person to his own descendants. If this were to be passed around and portrayed as him, an 'outsider,' being treated with such leniency, it might cause some minor trouble.

"I see, then you're quite lucky," the Thunder Prison God King's mind said with a smile. "Come with me, I'll arrange a place for you to stay."

A lightning mark appeared in Blood Shadow's mind, guiding the way.

Following the guidance, Xueyin flew to an island shrouded in thunderclouds. The island was large, with a valley in the center containing dozens of stone houses. At the center of the valley stood a high platform surrounded by lightning, upon which sat an old man in purple robes.

"You've arrived?" The purple-robed elder opened his eyes, his pupils flashing with what seemed like lightning. "Your talent is quite good."

Xueyin landed in front of the high platform and bowed respectfully: "Junior Xueyin greets Senior Leiyu."

Thunder Prison God King sized up Blood Shadow and nodded slightly: "Your willpower is at the second level, not bad, not bad. But remember not to be arrogant or complacent. In this infinite space, you are still far from being able to improve."

The tempering of willpower can far surpass one's own level. There are many powerful individuals whose actual strength is only at the first level, yet possess willpower comparable to an ultimate God-King. And such powerful individuals are extremely terrifying in the infinite space!

"I will heed your teachings, senior." Xueyin humbly accepted.

Lei Yu nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a bolt of lightning entered Xue Yin's brow: "This is the latest map of the Infinite Space controlled by the Thunder Ancient Kingdom. The red areas are dangerous, the blue areas are relatively safe. The green areas are our ancient kingdom's territory, and you are free to move around there."

Blood Shadow received the information in his mind and discovered that the Thunder Ancient Kingdom occupied seventeen key locations in the First Heaven Domain, each of which was guarded by a God-King Ultimate Realm powerhouse.

"Thank you very much, senior," Blood Shadow said gratefully. (End of Chapter)