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

"Joy can nourish the soul, but it can also corrupt the mind. Moderate joy is the nectar of life, while excessive ecstasy becomes a poisonous flame that burns the heart. This is the 'calamity of joy'."

Jiang Ming's gaze fell on a corner of the 'Heartfire Realm'.

In that corner, the farmer began to crave more than ordinary harvests, yearning for miraculous fields and divine rice. The scholar, after solving a difficult problem, became complacent and stagnant. The child, engrossed in games, neglected his development…

"Too much is as bad as too little."

Jiang Ming shook his head.

“The desires of living beings are endless. As the threshold for satisfying desires continues to rise, desires are amplified and will gradually lead to self-destruction.”

"The seven realms of the Heart Fire Realm are each more difficult than the last. The realm of joy requires one to comprehend and master the satisfaction of desires and control greed."

"I have a million mental avatars, just like a million of me comprehending together. It took me thousands of years to comprehend the state of joy. I don't know when I will be able to perfect the seven realms."

Although the mental clone is not strong and cannot help Jiang Ming cultivate his divine body, it can still provide some assistance in comprehending the laws, understanding the mind, and researching secret techniques.

Although all the clones share the same consciousness, they are not truly like millions of powerful individuals at his level cultivating and comprehending.

However, it still had a good effect, allowing him to perfect the 'Heartfire Realm' within a thousand years in the primordial universe.

A thousand years in the primordial universe is equivalent to billions of years in the 'Abyss Realm'. Jiang Ming's progress is not limited to the 'Heartfire Realm'.

His understanding of the laws of fusion has made a tremendous breakthrough.

Although the laws of the 'Abyss Realm' are incomplete, lacking the existence of the two superior laws of spacetime, and only having the eight basic laws, comprehending the laws within the 'Abyss Realm' is almost ineffective.

But over billions of years, Jiang Ming's path of fusion has been slowly progressing.

Although progress was slow, the time was long enough for Jiang Ming to make significant progress.

When Jiang Ming was focused on his cultivation, he felt that time passed quickly, but not nothing had happened in these thousand years.

The situation on the Zerg battlefield is gradually becoming increasingly intense, with casualty rates repeatedly breaking new records. The average casualty rate has exceeded the terrifying threshold of 99.9%.

On average, only one out of every thousand soldiers who join the Zerg will survive to retirement.

Both the Terrans and the Zerg were getting restless in the face of such battle losses.

The loss of some life forms at the bottom level is not a big deal for either humans or insectoids.

In just a short period of time, a large population can be generated to replenish the population, making it even more prosperous than it is now.

The number of soldiers that the human and insect races deployed on the battlefield was an extremely terrifying number, and with such a huge base, there was still such an exaggerated casualty rate.

Even the Zerg, a race capable of mass-producing Zerg warriors, couldn't withstand the strain. Although low-level Zerg warriors were cannon fodder, they could be produced indefinitely with just a little resource.

However, the number of Zerg Queens is small, and although the loss rate of Queens is relatively low, it is still an unbearable loss for the Zerg.

"I have created a million mental clones, which are spread across the four Zerg battlefields."

"These numbers may seem insignificant in battle reports, but they actually represent countless lives lost."

Thinking about all this, Jiang Ming felt a little heavy-hearted.

Every battlefield, even the least intense war, is a bloodbath, where countless lives are lost.

……

"Huh? The Phantom Serpent Queen has actually come to the Illusionary Galaxy."

Jiang Ming's expression immediately hardened, and he looked in one direction.

Through layers of space, my gaze pierced through them, and I saw a giant pink serpent in a misty star field.
"I haven't even gone looking for you yet, and you've already come looking for me." Jiang Ming smiled coldly.

He would never forget who announced the news when he was collecting the fragments of the Holy Decree, causing him some trouble at the time.

Although Jiang Ming eventually resolved the situation, he never forgot about it.

When enemies meet, there's no reason to ignore them.

With a thought, Jiang Ming's figure became illusory and entered the realm of his mind.

The next moment, his figure solidified from the illusion, appearing in a star field filled with misty clouds.

Hundreds of kilometers away from where Jiang Ming appeared, a large pink snake was wandering through the star field, its tongue flicking.

boom!
Jiang Ming appeared suddenly, and his actions were even more sudden. With a wave of his hand, a bright silver spear appeared in his hand, which was none other than 'Meteor'.

With a flick of the spear, it instantly struck the 'Phantom Snake Mother'.

"what!"

As the spear approached, the Phantom Serpent Mother was startled, sensing the unparalleled power within it. Terrified, she immediately summoned a massive black tower.

The Black Tower has seven stories and is shaped like an octagonal pagoda.

As the black tower appeared, the Phantom Serpent Mother immediately burrowed into it, causing Jiang Ming's spear to only be able to strike the black tower.

files!!

The spear tip separated from the tower upon contact, and the black tower was immediately sent flying by the immense force, exploding backward for millions of miles, shattering countless spaces along the way.

But the black tower itself was completely unharmed; only the light emanating from it dimmed slightly.

"Who are you?!"

The Phantom Serpent Mother asked in a hissing voice, her tone trembling almost imperceptibly.

That shot just now, seemingly simple, contained a terrifying power that she couldn't comprehend. If her 'Ghost Tower' hadn't been a top-tier palace-type treasure, she would have been injured with that single blow.

Even so, the Phantom Serpent Mother was still alarmed. The palace treasures could weaken material attacks by 100%. As long as the power could not break through the palace treasures' defenses, no matter how strong the material attack was, it could not harm her.

But she panicked at this moment because she could feel the power of that shot; it was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through the 'Ghost Tower's' defenses.

How could such a powerful figure possibly appear on the battlefield outside the domain!
Holding the 'Meteor' spear, Jiang Ming's aura was restrained, yet he seemed to be one with the entire illusory star river.

"What? Don't you recognize me?"

Jiang Ming did not conceal his face; the image he now presented was that of 'Champion King' Zhao Yun.

"It's you! You're the champion!"

The Phantom Serpent Mother was immediately horrified. She never expected that the powerful figure who could launch such an attack was actually the little champion king she had previously disregarded.

"It's you! With such strength, you still slaughter the weak in the extraterritorial battlefield!"

The Phantom Serpent Mother's heart sank; she knew she was in deep trouble and might die today.

But she continued to struggle.

"Lord Champion King, this little snake is willing to apologize for my previous offense and offers a precious treasure as a token of my remorse!"

Jiang Ming remained silent, his spear poised to strike again. While the palace treasures were powerful, they could only defend against physical attacks; they offered virtually no resistance to soul or willpower attacks. (End of Chapter)