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

Chapter 50, The Star of Will!
"The wait is finally here."

Inside the cultivation room, the earth fire surged and churned, and with the surge of this earth fire, it seemed as if the laws of fire were fluctuating within it.

Jiang Ming sat cross-legged in the center of the endless earth fire, the surrounding fire rising and falling with his breathing.

It's as if he is the source of this subterranean fire?
"No wonder the teacher, with his infinite lifespan and vast wealth on Flame Abyss Star, would still dream of venturing into space."

Jiang Ming previously believed that Marquis Yanyuan planned to go on a space adventure because he had been stuck at a bottleneck for too long, which was why he decided to set off.

Now, however, Jiang Ming has a different idea.

"Long life is too boring. Without a corresponding state of mind, time can easily distort a person's mind."

Jiang Ming sighed inwardly.

During this period of seclusion, Jiang Ming spent tens of thousands of years in this cultivation room.

Every day is a repetitive process of contemplation and cultivation. If the soul did not experience a sense of comfort when comprehending the laws, prolonged cultivation would become a form of torment.

Even so, Jiang Ming still felt bored and uninteresting.

"No wonder that intelligent being in the Thunder World became mentally twisted and abnormal over millions of years."

A lonely soul that cannot cultivate and has no way to communicate with anyone is bound to become abnormal.

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

Even with Jiang Ming's mindset and willpower, he would find it boring to cultivate alone for tens of thousands of years, let alone a mere intelligent life form that cannot cultivate.

"I guess the teacher feels the same way. His cultivation has not changed at all over the billions of years. Even if he knows that he will most likely die if he goes on an adventure in the universe, there is only a small chance that he can break through."

But he still ventured into space, not just to gamble on that slim chance, but also because he was tired of his current life.

Even an immortal mind is not truly immortal; if too much time passes, their minds will also decay and degenerate.

Many of the most horrific crimes in the universe stem from these immortal acts.

The virtual universe can simulate everything, and theoretically any need can be met within it.

But given enough time, the fake will eventually remain fake, and those powerful individuals will seek thrills in reality.

"No wonder, even the strongest beings in the universe pay attention to geniuses with strong mental states. After Hong and Thor showed their strong mental states, the strongest beings in the universe and the Lord of the universe immediately took them as disciples."

A strong mindset is a seemingly insignificant talent in the early stages, but its value becomes increasingly apparent over time.

Thinking about this, Jiang Ming couldn't help but admire Hong and Lei Shen.

The mental fortitude of these two is truly terrifying.

"Although they are very strong, I am not too bad either. Over time, my mindset has also improved."

Moreover, the true effectiveness of the Will Star is only then revealed.

Within Jiang Ming's spirit, a great sun shines brightly in the sky.

After his will is transformed into a star, all the negative emotions generated within Jiang Ming's will will be continuously burned away within the star.

Jiang Ming could also burn away some emotions and chaotic thoughts that he considered useless.

By keeping one's mind and will pure and unchanging, even the desolation of countless years will amount to nothing more than a slightly larger clump of firewood.

After tens of thousands of years of cultivation, Jiang Ming's will has been continuously strengthened, and now the brilliance of his will star is becoming more and more dazzling.

……

Virtual universe space, Jiuxingwan Community on Heilongshan Island.

Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng all appeared at the door at the same time, and the next moment Jiang Ming also appeared there.

Hong and Jiang Ming locked eyes. In just one glance, Hong saw a great sun rise in his mind, dazzling and brilliant.

The great sun hangs high in Hong's spiritual world; an ordinary person would surely feel insignificant and fearful...

But Hong's spiritual world is like a vast universe, encompassing everything.

Even with the sun shining brightly, Hong's mind remained unmoved.

"Jiang Ming, what is your strength now?" Although Jiang Ming's natural and unrestrained will did not affect Hong, it still shocked Hong.

He felt that even the impact of the will of the Lord of the Underworld was not as great as that of Jiang Ming.

"The battle of geniuses is about to begin, you'll find out then, won't you?"

Jiang Ming laughed and followed the others into Luo Feng's house.

Luo Feng, who was standing to the side, was also shocked by what he saw. He was not shocked by Jiang Ming's strength.

It was Hong's will.

On the day the Genius Battle Ranking appeared, when he met Jiang Ming, he was severely impacted by his will. At that time, he only thought that Jiang Ming was strong.

Seeing that Hong was unaffected, he couldn't help but wonder if he was too weak.
Because it's not just Hong who's like this; even Thor is pretty much the same.

After taking their seats, the group quickly received an email from the Cosmic Genius Battle.

A month has passed since the list was published, and registration has now closed.

The email mentioned that over 800 billion star-level geniuses from the Qianwu Universe Kingdom participated in this genius battle, and all participants possessed the most standard star-level ninth-order physique.

It tests one's 'will', 'domain', 'understanding of laws', and 'experience'.

The battle of geniuses is divided into a qualifying round and a final round.

The selection battle will divide the more than 800 billion participants in the Qianwu Universe into 100 world zones, with each world zone containing 82 billion people.

Players fight against each other within the world zone, and those ranked within the top 1001 enter the elimination round.

Apart from the top player in each world region, the other 100,000 players will compete for 900 spots in a round-robin elimination tournament.

The player ranked number one in the world will advance directly to the next stage without having to compete.

Ultimately, only one thousand people from the Qianwu Universe were selected to enter the finals.

……

After reading the email, Jiang Ming smiled.

"82 billion people in one world region are competing for 1,000 spots. It is truly a once-in-a-millennium event. What a grand scene."

Even though he had some premonition, the thought of 8.2 billion people fighting together in a frenzy still stirred up a long-lost passion in Jiang Ming's heart.

"Yes, it was a huge scene, a crazy battle."

Hong could already imagine the scene of mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

"There are too many people, so this is the only way," Thor laughed. "But I'm starting to look forward to it too."

Hearing what the others said, Luo Feng couldn't help but feel a bloodthirsty desire.

"Kill, kill."

……

The Battle of Cosmic Geniuses has a one-month registration period, and the final gathering will take place one month after the registration deadline.

The day of assembly will arrive in the blink of an eye.

Within the Qianwu Universe, over 800 billion participants have gathered at this moment.

Among these 800 billion people, there are those with exceptional talent!
They possess exceptional luck and are destined for extraordinary encounters!

The lineage of teachers and mentors is immortal! The inheritance is orderly!

Some people also possess the heart of a strong person...

But each of these more than 800 billion people must have a certain amount of confidence to dare to sign up.

At this moment, countless geniuses have gathered!

(End of this chapter)