Swallowed Star: Lord of the Wolf

Thunder Prison God King waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. According to the rules, you will receive permission to occupy a territory."

He pointed to the eastern part of the island, "Fly 30 billion kilometers over there, and you'll find four native creatures, which are yours." As he spoke, a wisp of thought containing map information was transmitted to him.

"I'll go right away." Xueyin didn't hesitate and turned to fly off the island.

Watching Xue Yin's retreating figure, Thunder Prison God King nodded: "Not bad."

……

Following the direction indicated by the Thunder Prison God King, Xue Yin flew through layers of star-studded clouds. Three hundred billion kilometers was not a long distance for a God King-level body, but in this infinite space where spatial laws could not be used, it still took him almost half a day.

"This is it." Blood Shadow stopped above a floating island. This island was much smaller than the one where Thunder Prison God King was located, with a diameter of about a million miles. Its surface was covered with silver-blue vegetation, and four powerful mental fluctuations came from different directions.

Blood Shadow landed in the center of the island and immediately felt four gazes simultaneously locked onto him. He cautiously released his consciousness and quickly locked onto the four targets—located in the four cardinal directions of the island.

"Let's go check out the one to the east first." Blood Shadow pondered for a moment, then flew eastward.

In the eastern jungle, a creature resembling a deer but with three eyes was leisurely munching on leaves. Its third eye stood upright on its forehead, its pupil forming an eerie vortex that seemed capable of devouring one's soul.

"Mind-type creatures..." Blood Shadow recalled the Heavenly Emperor's reminder. The native creatures of the Infinite Space are all known for their mental power; their physical bodies are merely vessels.

The three-eyed deer sensed Blood Shadow's approach and slowly raised its head.

When its third eye looked at Blood Shadow, an invisible wave instantly enveloped it.

Xueyin felt countless chaotic thoughts suddenly surge into his mind—greed, fear, anger… all sorts of negative emotions crashed against his consciousness like a tidal wave. If he hadn't already tempered his will to the second level of the God King realm, he probably would have lost his mind in an instant.

"Such a powerful mental impact!" Blood Shadow steadied himself and drew an arc of light with his palm, slashing towards the Three-Eyed Deer.

The three-eyed deer leaped lightly, dodging the attack. Its movements appeared slow, yet it easily avoided Blood Shadow's attack path.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish...

Blood Shadow continued to wield his weapon, probing further.

However, the deer could hide very easily, and what was even more terrifying was that every time he made eye contact with it, he would suffer a strong mental shock.

“This won’t do…” Blood Shadow shook his head. His attacks were completely ineffective, while the mental pressure continued to build. The deer even showed a human-like contempt in its eyes.

Just as Blood Shadow was pondering a countermeasure, the Three-Eyed Deer suddenly let out a shriek.

Blood Shadow felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and countless illusions exploded in his mind—he was plunged into terrifying scenes: his identity exposed, being hunted by the two ancient kingdoms; Blood Shadow City razed to the ground; Yu Ji and his family members dying tragically at the hands of the enemy…

"Hmph!" Xueyin snorted coldly and activated the secret technique of will, "Eye of the Abyss." Gray mist rose in his sea of ​​consciousness, devouring the illusions one by one.

Taking advantage of this opening, Blood Shadow suddenly pounced on the Three-Eyed Deer.

This time, he didn't use ranged attacks; instead, he enveloped his palm with destructive power and punched the deer's head directly.

"boom!"

The three-eyed deer was sent flying dozens of feet, crashing through several silver-blue trees. It staggered to its feet, a flicker of surprise in its third eye—this prey had actually managed to break free of its illusion?

Blood Shadow gave it no chance to breathe, launching a series of fierce attacks.

He discovered that while physical attacks alone couldn't kill the creature completely, they could weaken its spirituality. Each time it was injured, the mental impact on the three-eyed deer would lessen.

The battle lasted for a full hour, and Blood Shadow finally destroyed the Three-Eyed Deer's physical body over a hundred times.

After its final defeat, the Three-Eyed Deer did not immediately reassemble; instead, it vanished into thin air as a streak of light.

"Defeat the mind creature, reward 1 point."

"Fighting with the basic Destruction Dao, new Dao rating: lower-middle. Reward points: 10. You have not yet opened up any new Daos, and you still need to work harder."

"Your willpower is barely adequate and needs improvement."

"Total reward points: 11 points."

Blood Shadow sat on the ground, panting heavily, the stinging pain from the mental shock still lingering in his mind. This three-eyed deer was no weakling; if it weren't for his unwavering will, he would probably have been defeated long ago.

"It's only 11 o'clock..." Xueyin shook his head with a wry smile. At this rate, it would take forever to accumulate enough points to exchange for high-level items.

The invisible rules descended in an instant and then vanished.

Xueyin looked at his left palm, where a rule mark appeared. The rule mark could connect to the rules of the infinite space, allowing him to view his reward points and exchange them for treasure resources.

After resting for a while, Blood Shadow decided to go and meet the creatures in the south. Although he would only get 1 point for defeating the native creature the first time, and the points would decrease sharply afterward, after a hundred times, each time he would get less than 0.01 points... Even a small mosquito is still meat, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

This time he was more cautious, observing the target from a distance first—it was a giant, moving flower with sharp teeth in its stamens and a nauseating fragrance.

"Mind toxin?" Blood Shadow held his breath, but still felt a wave of dizziness. The fragrance released by this man-eating flower could actually directly affect consciousness.

Having learned from his previous experience, Blood Shadow no longer approached rashly. He picked up a stone and threw it with all his might at the man-eating flower. The stone hit the flower stem precisely, yet passed through it without any obstruction, as if it were a phantom.

"Physical attacks are ineffective?" Blood Shadow frowned.

He tried to lock onto the carnivorous plant with his consciousness, but found that it seemed to not exist on the material plane.

Just as Blood Shadow was puzzled, the man-eating flower suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his back—a vine had somehow pierced his heart.

"Not good!" Blood Shadow cried out in pain, his consciousness enveloping his palm as he slashed the vines with a backhand strike.

But along with it came a cold spiritual force that invaded his consciousness through the wound.

"Get out." Blood Shadow activated the Eye of the Abyss with all his might, constructing layers of defense within his sea of ​​consciousness. The gray mist clashed fiercely with the invading spiritual power, each collision causing him to furrow his brow.

A second-level God-King realm cultivator isn't considered a particularly powerful expert in the infinite space, but they're certainly not weak either. However, the fact that two native creatures have caused significant obstacles for Blood Shadow demonstrates the high level of these native creatures. This unseen battle is a hundred times more dangerous than the previous hand-to-hand combat.

Blood Shadow nearly lost control several times, only managing to hold on thanks to its unwavering will. Finally, the invading spiritual power seemed to have exhausted its energy and slowly retreated.

The carnivorous plant reappeared in the same spot, its petals trembling slightly, as if it too had been injured.

"I see..." Blood Shadow suddenly realized that these mental beings were not invincible; they also needed to expend energy to launch mental attacks. As long as he could withstand the attacks, he could turn the tables and deplete their energy.

The ensuing battle turned into a tug-of-war of wills.

Blood Shadow no longer pursued quick victories, but instead adopted a steady and methodical approach, defending with all its might every time it was attacked, and then seizing the opportunity to counterattack. Although this tactic was time-consuming, it was indeed effective.

Three days later, the man-eating flower finally succumbed and vanished in a streak of light.

[Reward Points: 0.99]

“Reduced…” Xueyin slumped to the ground, utterly exhausted. This kind of mental battle was far more draining than physical combat; all he wanted now was a good night’s sleep.

"It's impossible to make a fortune by defeating or killing mental creatures. Only by opening up new paths or improving one's mental will can one possibly obtain substantial rewards." This time, Blood Shadow wasn't in a hurry to cause trouble for the other two creatures. He needed to rest and think about the road ahead.

The Infinite Space is like a school, its treasure trove containing a vast amount of teaching materials and equipment. This school encourages students to forge their own paths and hone their minds and wills. Once they make progress in these two areas, they will receive generous rewards from the school... And battling against native creatures is a way to verify progress, a battle against experimental teaching aids... The reward points earned are not for merit, but simply for hard work.

At the same time, the gradual reduction of reward points is also to prevent some 'unambitious' individuals from searching the world for native creatures to kill and forgetting their original purpose.

"The reward of 11 points is not much, but it should not be too difficult to exchange for the first level of a superior inheritance body refining method similar to Luo Feng's 'Eighth-Order Life Form'."

Xueyin sat cross-legged on the silver-blue grass, the rule mark on his left palm slightly warm. He closed his eyes and concentrated, his consciousness sinking into the mark. He immediately felt a massive amount of information surging in like a tide, and began to examine the treasures and inheritances within one by one.

"This is the treasure trove of the Infinite Space..." Blood Shadow was shocked. Compared to the inheritance exchange of the Thunder Ancient Kingdom, the resources here were as vast as the starry sky.

He first looked at the inheritance information, and after filtering by reward points, the top section prominently displayed:

[The first transformation of the "Three Transformations of the Great Void" requires 10 reward points to redeem! This method is applicable to most source worlds, and theoretically, it is a "special grade" inheritance, corresponding to the first level of the God King realm.]

"A top-tier inheritance?" Xueyin sighed inwardly, feeling regretful. Luo Feng could initially see 'perfect-level' inheritances, but he didn't have enough points to even qualify for one.

The inheritances in the treasure vault are divided into four levels:

Perfect level – the theoretical ultimate level, which cannot be fully mastered even at the God-King level, as the threshold is extremely high;

Top Grade - Hopeful to master, but extremely difficult; even in an entire Origin World, it's unlikely anyone could cultivate to such a high level.
Superior quality – excellent inheritance with broad applicability;

Medium – A relatively ordinary God-King inheritance.

As for lower-level inheritances, they will not be included in the Infinite Space Treasury at all.

Continuing to browse, Blood Shadow quickly discovered a familiar lineage:

[The first tribulation of the "Eight Tribulations Life Form" requires 5 reward points to redeem! Corresponds to the first level of the God King realm. This is a superior inheritance of the Enlightenment lineage.]

"This is it." Blood Shadow's eyes lit up. This set of inheritance was used by Luo Feng, and the first tribulation only required 5 reward points.

"The 'Eight Tribulations Life Form' that suits Luo Feng isn't quite suitable for me..." Xue Yin pondered. Every strong person is a unique individual, and Xue Yin wouldn't foolishly follow Luo Feng's growth path from the original story.

He looked around and saw quite a few things, including some treasures that would tempt Xueyin, but he resisted the urge to exchange them.

"I don't have enough points right now, I'll save up more first." Blood Shadow closed the Treasure Vault interface, not in a hurry.

Now, he wants to verify something very important—one of his bodies is cultivating in another source world and has now mastered the power of joy in the 'Seven Emotions Great Dao'. If he uses this body to unleash it, would that be considered opening up a new Great Dao?
time flies.

Blood Shadow sat cross-legged on the silvery-blue grass, the mark on his palm slightly warm. He had rested for three whole days, and his spirit and will had fully recovered from the fierce battle with the man-eating flower.

“A battle at the mental level is a hundred times more dangerous than a physical fight.” Blood Shadow opened his eyes and looked towards the west and north sides of the island. There were two native creatures waiting for him to “meet” them.

Blood Shadow stood up and stretched his limbs.

He decided to go west first.

According to the map information, the creature to the west is a "gargoyle"—a psychic creature capable of manipulating rocks and gravitational fields.

But this time, Blood Shadow is prepared to fight in a completely new way.

"The power of joy of the Seven Emotions Great Dao... I've already mastered it with my avatar who traveled in the Origin World, but this body hasn't used it yet." A hint of anticipation flashed in Blood Shadow's eyes as he thought to himself, "If I could use it here, would that count as 'opening up a new Great Dao'?"

The definition of "opening up a great path" in infinite space is very strict.

It does not recognize mere learning and imitation; it requires practitioners to create, comprehend, and be able to wield a completely new power of the Great Dao within infinite space.

If Yuan had left behind enough methods when creating the infinite space, he should have been able to discover the connection between his clones spanning two distant source worlds. However, after careful consideration, Xueyin felt there was still a high probability of success!
Because one's own experiences are highly unrepeatable.

The Gate to the Void Realm was left behind by Yuan. It remained undiscovered by other God-Kings, Ultimate Realm experts, or even God-Emperors for so long in that cosmic sea, proving that it was not something that just anyone could obtain. Ultimately, it was activated by Yuan himself and reincarnated to another Origin World.

This is destiny, this is a great destiny chosen from among countless living beings!

A God Emperor Realm expert can go beyond the cage and roam the Chaotic Origin Space, but they cannot truly integrate into an unfamiliar Origin World... You can refer to the three major hidden forces of the Origin Continent. They are all backed by God Emperor Realm experts and can secretly infiltrate the Origin Continent, but they are restricted by the supreme rules!
However, he was different. With the protection of the 'Yuan' method, he was not restricted at all. On the contrary, he thrived there and even took root there.

With his thoughts collected, Xueyin took a deep breath and flew westward.

The western landscape is strikingly different from the other areas. Instead of lush, silvery-blue vegetation, there are jagged rocks, twisted stone pillars, and megalithic structures suspended in mid-air.

A heavy sense of oppression permeated the air, as if gravity were several times stronger than elsewhere.

As soon as Xueyin stepped into this area, he felt his body sink.

"Gravity field..." He used his divine power to resist, barely maintaining his flight posture. (End of Chapter)