Swallowing the Stars: Level 1, One Talent, Invincible Chaos Origin

Chapter 271, big earthquake!

Inside an ordinary citizen's residence on Island TNY19457 in the Haimang Universe Kingdom.

Carlo had just finished a day's work in the virtual fighting arena and was tiredly preparing to disconnect.

But the next moment, a huge portal stretched across the sky above the island, and a notice appeared on the side.

"Heartfire Game World. Breaking through to the second tier rewards you with 10,000 universe coins? Really?"

Carlo stared at the notice next to the portal, his heart pounding uncontrollably.

"Even if it's a scam, they couldn't possibly steal my money directly in a virtual universe, right? Let's go in and take a look!"

As a ninth-level planetary-level mentalist, his income was already considered average among citizens, but ten thousand cosmic coins was still an unattainable fortune for him.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down a bit, and then headed toward the golden-red door.

hum!
There was no loading screen as expected.

Carlo felt as if his consciousness had been detached and cast into a warm and peculiar passage, surrounded by flowing light and shadow that resembled a mixture of flames and starlight.

An indescribable sense of peace enveloped him, as if he had returned to the womb.

The next moment, he felt weightlessness and opened his eyes.

What came into view was not the steel city, magical forest, or futuristic battlefield of one's imagination, but a beautiful, ancient town with a light drizzle.

A light drizzle fell from the sky, giving the small town a picturesque and poetic feel.

This wasn't Carlo's first time playing in a virtual game world, and he immediately opened his attribute panel.

Name: Carlo (ID 734857394857)

[Rank: First Rank (Apprentice Level)]

[Health Status: 100%/100%]

The Flame of the Soul: A Glimmer

[Skill: None]

[Equipment: None]

"Is there no guiding NPC?"

Carlo looked around but didn't see any characters like the guiding NPCs.

However, Carlo soon noticed that there was also a player forum section on his personal panel.

I immediately opened the forum section.

Countless posts were refreshing rapidly, making Carlo feel dizzy.

However, Carlo quickly found the information he most wanted to know.

"I was born on the continent of Peerless Warriors. On this continent, everyone's physical body is at most at the first level of Apprentice."

"On the continent of Peerless Warriors, to break through to the second-tier life form or higher, one needs to defeat numerous powerful warriors and become a general, a grand general, or a marshal."

"The higher one's weapon skills, the stronger one's combat power, and the easier it is to become a high-level life form?"

Upon seeing this, Carlo was even preparing to find a place to commit suicide and be reborn on another continent.

But he quickly dismissed the idea when he saw someone in the comments section of the post saying that there would be a seven-day cooldown period before resurrection after the first death.

During the cooldown resurrection period, although you can still play in the Heartfire game world, you can't do anything and can only wander around like a ghost.

"Damn it, what a bad start."

Carlo thought to himself, somewhat annoyed.

"Holy crap, we've already got a Tier 2 powerhouse so quickly!"

Carlo's eyes were instantly drawn to a trending post that had already garnered tens of thousands of replies. The post read: "Shocking! A Second-Tier Warrior Has Appeared on the Continent of Peerless Generals!"

The post opened to reveal a battle video.

In the video, on a plain, two armies face off, with soldiers on both sides wearing yellow and blue armor respectively.

The leader of the yellow-armored warriors was a cold-looking man. He was clad in heavy yellow armor, held a long sword, and had fierce eyes.

Without any opening remarks, the cold-faced man dragged his long sword and charged directly towards the blue-armored soldiers' camp.

Among the blue-armored soldiers, a black-haired man wielding a black spear approached the cold-faced man.

The two clashed fiercely, their swords flashing and terrifying intent accompanying the blades. The spears were swift, domineering, and agile.

"Wow! This is too powerful!"

Carlo stared in shock at the two people in the video. Although they had the same physical abilities, Carlo knew that neither of them could kill him in a single move.

"How can you be so strong?"

Carlo was shocked and looked at the comments section of the post.

"Goodness, these two are probably cosmic-level super big shots in real life. Their weapon skills are one thing, but when they suppress their will, ordinary people can't even use one tenth of their strength."

"Those posts that say the main thing about the continent of Musou Warriors is weapon skills are misleading. No matter how strong your weapon skills are, if your will is not as good as others, you can be killed with a single move."

Carlo's eyes gradually brightened as he looked at the messages in the post.

"I'm definitely not as good as a martial artist when it comes to weapon skills, but I'm not afraid of anyone in the planetary level when it comes to willpower. If I could become a second-tier life form..."

"Received 10,000 Cosmic Coins"

Carlo was overjoyed.

The Divine Kingdom of Calamity, the Abyss Realm.

As Jiang Ming sat on the ground, countless pieces of information and data flooded into his mind through the virtual network.

That massive amount of information would have been difficult for Jiang Ming to handle unless his will had broken through to the True God level.

With the influx of massive amounts of information, the 'Heart Fire Realm' within Jiang Ming's mind is also constantly evolving.

On these continents, countless creatures gradually came to life.

Behavioral patterns began to gradually change from rigid.
"If my mental illusion could bear the joys, sorrows, and desires of countless minds, could it then transform from the illusory into the real, becoming a real world?"

Jiang Ming sensed the subtle changes within the 'Heartfire Realm'.

The previously somewhat dull creatures in the illusion began to have genuine emotional light in their eyes. Their behavior patterns no longer followed fixed programs, but were based on the massive amount of 'life templates' and 'emotional algorithms' collected by Jiang Ming, resulting in almost infinite variables.

The world has become more real, more vivid, and more uncontrollable.

During the evolutionary process, some subcontinents were often destroyed.

Jiang Ming did not stop him from doing so.

The real world is full of countless changes, and no one can know the future. Even the eternally existing Lord of Chaos cannot see all the futures.

With the popularity of 'Heartfire Game World', countless players have flocked to it.

Initially, many players joined the game as a hobby or were drawn by the generous rewards.

However, as some powerful individuals specializing in soul magic, illusion magic, or possessing exceptional willpower gradually became aware of the anomalies after delving deeper into the 'Heartfire Game World', they began to notice something amiss.

Their 'training' in the game has actually benefited their real-life experience!

This discovery was like a thunderbolt from the blue!
Everything in the virtual universe is virtual. Cultivating within it is not real cultivation, and the real body will not receive any benefit. It can only help the strong hone their combat skills.

This is almost a universally accepted consensus!
But 'Heartfire Game World' shattered this universally accepted consensus.

Within the 'Heartfire Game World', it can help the strong hone their will!
Although tempering one's will cannot provide the same direct and tangible change in strength as enhancing one's understanding of laws, it still attracts countless powerful individuals!
(End of this chapter)