Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 1 Transmigration, Swallowing the Stars

Lanting Universe Kingdom.

Eternal Star Realm.

Azure Wave Star.

“Young Master Hugo, please take a look. This batch of goods is absolutely rare and has never appeared in the universe before.”

"This is the Thunder Origin Clan, from a newly discovered planet with life."

"They had never been in contact with any extraterrestrial civilizations before, and they have produced many planetary-level beings with just a little bit of extraterrestrial inheritance that fell by chance. The strongest one even broke through to the stellar level on his own. This shows that the Leiyuan Clan has excellent bloodline and talent. With a little training, they can become your capable subordinates."

"Moreover, the Thunder Source Clan is naturally extremely resistant to lightning. I've heard that your territory is rich in lightning crystal ore. Aren't these Thunder Source Clan members the perfect tools to help you mine?"

A slave trader with a single horn on his head was enthusiastically promoting his goods to a cute, chubby boy wearing crimson armor beside him.

The boy nodded repeatedly, seemingly quite satisfied.

"Name your price. If it's reasonable, I'll take them all."

"Haha, Young Master Hugo, rest assured, I will definitely give you the best price."

Soon after, a silver-gray spaceship, fully loaded with slaves of the Thunder Origin Clan, flew out from the docking port of Azure Wave Star and sped into the vast space.

With just a few words from these powerful figures, a deal that would determine the fate of hundreds of lives was easily finalized.

In the vast universe, the laws of survival are cold and ruthless.

The strong make the rules and enjoy the rights.

The weak, on the other hand, are reduced to mere commodities, becoming part of the assets of the strong.
In the dimly lit alloy cabin, Qi Yuan's consciousness gradually returned.

A flood of unfamiliar memories rushed in, and countless images kept flashing through his mind, plunging him into a brief daze.

After a short while, his consciousness finally returned to normal.

"Thunder Origin Star Warrior. Stellar Level. Damn, I... I've transmigrated! And I've transmigrated to a powerful world like Swallowing the Stars, which is extremely dangerous!"

His emotions were churning wildly.

Having read so many time-travel novels, I never imagined that such a fantastical thing would actually happen to me!

However, after only a moment of surprise, he had to force himself to calm down.

Because he realized that his current situation didn't seem too good.
All around him, on the cold alloy ground, were hundreds of figures slumped together, clad in tattered armor.

A sense of dejection and despair filled everyone's faces, making the atmosphere in the cabin somewhat oppressive.

Qi Yuan was one of these hundreds of people.

The only thing that set him apart was that his aura was noticeably stronger than the others.

"Cosmic slave. This is a disastrous start, isn't it? I'm so unlucky."

Having just experienced the fusion of memories, he already knew everything about the original owner's past experiences.

This group of people all came from a place called Leiyuan Star.

Lei Yuan Star is a primitive life form that has not yet connected with cosmic civilizations, but its level of development is similar to that of Earth before the protagonist Luo Feng rose to power.

However, the Lei Yuan Star people may have slightly better cultivation aptitude. Most of their people can reach the apprentice level after adulthood, and many of them have even broken through to the planetary level with the help of the mysterious inheritance in the 'ancient ruins'.

Qi Yuan, or more precisely, the original Qi Yuan, was the most talented and insightful person in the history of Lei Yuan Star, and even reached the 'Celestial Realm' (Stellar Level) that countless predecessors of the Lei Yuan Clan had never achieved!

It was thought that the Leiyuan Star People would march into the starry sea under his leadership, the strongest leader in history, and usher in an unprecedented era of prosperity.

However, before their expedition could be carried out, extraterrestrial visitors arrived first.
A slave ship carrying more than a dozen high-level stellar-class personnel landed on Leiyuan Star.

With such overwhelming strength, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.

The entire Leiyuan Star collapsed completely in a very short time. All Leiyuan Clan members above the planetary level, including Qi Yuan, were implanted with biochips and directly transported to the slave market on Bibo Star for sale.

Furthermore, hundreds of millions of Lei Yuanxing people were kept and enslaved, becoming 'leeks' waiting to be repeatedly harvested by slave organizations.

The original owner was injured while resisting the enemy's invasion, and suffered the loss of his homeland and the humiliation of being enslaved and sold with his people. Overwhelmed by grief and indignation, his soul collapsed and he perished, which allowed the current Qi Yuan to possess his body and transmigrate.
Feeling the soul-piercing pain and hatred that the original owner felt before his demise, Qi Yuan's emotions couldn't help but fluctuate, and his gaze turned much colder.

"Don't worry, now that I've taken over your body, your people are my people, and your home planet is my home planet. Once I have enough strength, I will do everything I can to take back Leiyuan Star, rescue all my people, and make that damned slave organization pay the price they deserve!" However, the coldness in his eyes only lasted for less than a second before collapsing again.

"But then again, shouldn't I first think about how to survive in this dangerous world, especially while I'm a slave?"

It's important to know that the slaves who devour the world are all implanted with biochips. Their actions are subject to the control of their masters, and they don't even dare to have the thought of betrayal, otherwise their consciousness will be shattered.

Only by breaking through the domain lord level can one overcome the countermeasures of biochips.

However, slaves who have the potential to break through to the Domain Lord level are either completely enslaved by their capable masters using special methods such as soul secret techniques in advance, or they are sold to other powerful individuals who are capable of controlling Domain Lord level slaves early on.

So this is a dead end. Without a special opportunity, he would probably never be able to escape his status as a slave.

In this way, forget about rescuing their people or seeking revenge against the slave organization; they might just be used as cannon fodder by their masters and thrown into some dangerous place to die at any moment.
Those predecessors who transmigrated to the Devouring World, at best, were orphans, had a sister but no house, came from impoverished families, and lacked natural talent.
But they are still free. With a bit of luck and hard work, there is always a sliver of a chance to defy fate.

At worst, they can still latch onto the protagonist's coattails and get on board the fast-moving convoy.

And what about myself?
From the very beginning, his family was destroyed and he was sold into slavery. Forget about finding any opportunities; even his life and death were entirely in the hands of his master.

As for sucking up to someone's thigh...
He didn't even know where he was or what time it was; even if he wanted to curry favor with someone powerful, he wouldn't know where to start.
"In my past life, I was a beast of burden for capitalists. Now that I've transmigrated, am I destined to be a slave for life? What kind of fate is this?!"

"Om~"

Just as Qi Yuan was feeling anxious and worried about his future, a mysterious and unpredictable aura suddenly spread through his mind.

At the same moment, a crisp notification sound rang out directly in the depths of his consciousness—

[Host binding successful, the apprenticeship reward system officially activated.]

[Usage Requirements: Imparting cultivation experience to disciples and gifting them items will grant a multiplier return. The base return multiplier is related to the disciple's aptitude, ranging from 1 to 100 times.]

When imparting cultivation experience or giving items, it must be what the disciple needs at their current level; otherwise, it will affect the basic return rate.

[If the cultivation experience imparted or the items given are extremely important to the disciple and deeply move them, a critical reward of 10-100 times can be triggered on top of the base return rate.]

[Items returned by the system will not trigger the return function again if given away again.]

The refund system can be triggered once a month.

[Warning: External interference detected with the host's consciousness; now blocked.]

"Huh? This, this is..."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Qi Yuan's heart was instantly filled with boundless joy!
"Sweet rice dumplings, spicy brains, and a time traveler with a cheat code! Hahaha, thank goodness I'm not doomed!"

He was overjoyed inside, but he tried his best to control himself and dared not show the slightest abnormality on his face.

After all, this is a powerful world where technology and martial arts have flourished to an extreme, and all sorts of mysterious and unpredictable surveillance methods are constantly emerging.

If you don't want to attract attention, it's best to be as careful as possible.

He closed his eyes slightly, pretending to meditate and regulate his breathing, but his consciousness was quickly probing the system he had just acquired.

The entire system seemed to have no physical existence; as long as he activated his consciousness, a virtual panel would appear deep within his sea of ​​consciousness.

However, since no disciples have been bound yet, the entire panel looks empty.

"Right, it seemed like it just gave me a notification that it could help shield my consciousness from external interference. Could it be referring to a biochip?"

He sensed it silently.
Sure enough! The constant feeling of constraint after the biochip was implanted has completely disappeared!
In other words, the slave owner who bought him can no longer control him through the biochip!

If he weren't currently unable to destroy his head to survive, he could have violently removed the biochip that controlled him.

"That's fine too. If we were to destroy the biochip now, it would definitely alert the spaceship's owner, and with my current strength, I probably wouldn't have any chance of escape."

"Anyway, the system can help me block the control of the biochip, so there's no rush to alert them. Let's play it safe and see how things go first."

As a newcomer on my journey, I'd like to bow to you all first—

Bang! Bang! Bang!
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(End of this chapter)