Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 37 Returning to Familiar Places, A Transformation of Mindset

In the Light Source Galaxy, spaceships travel back and forth between three planets.

The Light Source Clan, who have made great leaps in technology, have been developing two other planets besides their home planet and building an ecosystem base in the past ten years.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, ripples spread through space, and a pale golden equilateral triangular spaceship emerged abruptly from the dark universe.

Wow!
As the hatch opened, a burly figure with a snake's head and a human body appeared alongside Yu Duan.

"Is this the little prince's home planet? Hmm... it's quite beautiful."

The burly figure with a snake's head and a human body glanced at the Light Source Star. It was so ordinary that there was nothing to praise; one could only say it was quite good-looking.

Yu Duan bowed to the burly figure beside him: "I'm sorry to have troubled Senior King Qiongtao to bring me back. I will need your protection for a while longer."

King Qiongtao waved his hand and laughed, "It is my duty to protect the young prince as ordered by my master."

Clearly, this King Qiongtao is one of King Qinghuan's soul servants, more than ten times stronger than a super immortal at the peak of the King-Sealing Realm, and is a powerhouse at the limit of the King-Sealing Realm.

Since Yu Duan was "returning home to visit relatives," he naturally needed the protection of a powerful figure. King Qinghuan was not at ease arranging for anyone else, so he sent King Qiongtao instead.

"I haven't been back for nearly twenty years, and I don't know what the Light Source Star looks like now."

Yu Duan's gaze fell on that blue-green life-bearing planet.

……

Light Source Star, Temple of Civilization.

"Yu Duan, this is the current state of development of our clan..."

"Also, this is a company that our people established in the universe, using the funds you initially invested..."

"In addition, this list consists of newly emerging planetary-level experts from the tribe in recent years."

Master Zhenli's aged voice rang out in the main hall as he 'reported' to Yu Duan on the developments over the years.

As for Kunzhu and Shenjian, they stood behind Master Zhenli, looking very reserved.

In recent years, Master Zhenli and his two companions have had more and more contact with the universe.

In particular, in recent years, a great world lord-level powerhouse personally took charge of the Light Source Star out of respect for Yu Duan.

This allowed Master Zhenli and the other two to gain a deeper understanding of Duan's status.

The number one person with stellar-level talent in the entire universe, a direct disciple of a super immortal, whose status is so high that even immortal gods can only treat him as an equal, and even address him as Your Highness.

"Senior Zhenli, there's no need to say anything more. I have complete confidence in you taking charge of the clan's development."

Yu Duan waved his hand, interrupting Master Zhenli's lengthy report, and then took out a silver-white briefcase from his world ring.

This is a gift that Yu Duan prepared for Master Zhenli and the other two.

From the very beginning of his transmigration, Yu Duan was orphaned and grew up in an orphanage.

After being introduced to martial arts at the age of eight, he began to show his talent. In just two years, he mastered the 'perfect' level of movement techniques. He was personally taken in by Master Zhenli and instructed for six years before he successfully broke through to the planetary level.

"This contains a bloodline evolution agent, which can modify the upper limit of bloodlines and greatly increase the probability of breaking through to the cosmic level."

Yu Duan then introduced the three vials of medicine in the suitcase.

Even if Yu Duan could afford a Domain Lord-level potion, it would still require him to go bankrupt.

Cosmic-level bloodline evolution agents are much cheaper for Duan, with one dose being equivalent to 10 cosmic-level ninth-tier servants, roughly between 30 billion and 100 billion cosmic coins.

"Cosmic level?"

"Bloodline can actually be improved?"

Both Kunzhu and Shenjian wore expressions of shock, clearly hearing about the Bloodline Evolution Agent for the first time.

Master Zhenli took a deep breath and accepted the briefcase: "Then... I'll accept it."

The Kun Lord beside him hesitated for a moment, then bowed slightly: "Thank you, Your Highness Yu Duan."

Yu Duan, who had been smiling, paused for a moment, then said softly, "There's no need for that. Master Zhenli, you all go ahead and do your work. I'd like to go for a walk by myself."

"Alright, then we'll take our leave."

As soon as Master Zhenli finished speaking, he led Kunzhu and Shenjian away from this sacred temple of civilization.

After Yu Duan returned to the Star of Light, this temple of civilization naturally became Yu Duan's 'royal palace'.

After the three left, Yu Duan sighed and looked at the familiar palace, suddenly feeling a little strange.

What was that saying again...? There's already a thick barrier between us.

“Mr. Kumishu, do you know... I’ve been following Senior Zhenli since I was 10 years old, so he’s like a second teacher to me.”

Yu Duan suddenly spoke, his tone somewhat regretful.

Within Yu Duan's shadow, Kumishu's figure emerged, chuckling softly, "Your Highness, you will experience many more things like this in the future."

"With your talent, perhaps many years from now, An Yao, Chi Li, and many other students will gradually drift away from you."

"yes……"

Yu Duan let out a long breath and said with a smile, "I plan to visit the orphanage where I grew up."

……

In an ordinary little town on the eastern continent of the Star of Light.

In a corner of the small town, there is an inconspicuous building, which is a welfare home.

Unlike the time when Yu Duan lived, there were only a dozen or so children scattered around in the welfare home in this era.

In the playground of the school, a young female teacher is leading a group of children in learning some basic knowledge.

In mid-air, Yu Duan watched this scene without making a sound to disturb it, simply standing there watching for a while.

The familiar faces from over twenty years ago are no longer visible in the orphanage; they have all gone their separate ways and are living their own lives. The old director, Grandpa, passed away long before Yu Duan became a planetary-level being.

“Mr. Kumishu, I have no family left.” Yu Duan suddenly spoke, looking at Kumishu beside him.

Kumi remained silent, unsure how to comfort him.

He was the luckiest person in the universe to be able to become his master's follower and servant, an honor beyond compare.

"Let's go to the restaurant next door and have some hot pot. This is a way of eating that I invented back in the day. As I became the first genius of civilization, I popularized it."

Yu Duan suddenly smiled and called out to Kumi Xiu. The two landed in front of a restaurant in the small town and pretended to be ordinary passersby, having a meal in a corner of the restaurant.

There is definitely no mutton hot pot on Light Source Star, but there is a way of eating it similar to 'hot pot fish'.

Because the Lightbringer race had a war with the sea creatures that lasted for thousands of years before they unified the planet, the Lightbringer race people love to eat fish.

That night, March stretched across the sky.

As Yu Duan strolled above the clouds, gazing at the three bright moons of different sizes in the night sky, he felt somewhat out of place.

"Sometimes, I don't even know if this life is just a dream, like in a dream I turned into a bird..."

Yu Duan explained Zhuangzi's dream of a butterfly to Kumixiu.

Was it Zhuangzi dreaming that he turned into a butterfly, or was Zhuangzi himself a butterfly dreaming? It's a very magical philosophical idea.

Kumishu smiled and said, "Your Highness, people cannot dream of details of things beyond their own perception. In Your Highness's dreams, are there any mysteries of the fundamental laws?"

"No, it was a very ordinary world."

Yu Duan shook his head, but there was still one more thing he didn't say.

That world was not only very ordinary, but it also contained a work called Swallowed Star.

In fact, Yu Duan has been avoiding thinking about one question all these years.

This world is clearly just a story, at least in my previous life's worldview, it was all fiction.

As a result, he ended up "transmigrating" into the book.

Why did I time travel? If time travel is related to the Book of Cause and Effect, then why do I have the Book of Cause and Effect?

In my past life, I was just an ordinary person, not outstanding, but not at the bottom either, just another face in the crowd.

Before time travel, I hadn't had any great luck, nor did I have any deep-seated grudges.

It's like waking up and opening your eyes to find yourself in this world.

……

The next morning, dawn broke.

At the highest peak of the star, the summit rises above the clouds, exceeding 3 meters in height.

On the open ground at the mountaintop, layers of snow had piled up, and the temperature was extremely low, which should theoretically be a no-go zone for life.

However, a unique vine grows here, dark green in color, emerging from the snow and swaying in the cold wind, its dark green leaves facing the sunlight.

In the center of the snowfield, Yu Duan, dressed in a loose white robe, sat there, watching the eastern dawn gradually intensify.

"Is Your Highness contemplating something...?"

Kumishu was somewhat puzzled, but did not ask. He simply guarded Yu Duan silently to prevent any accidents from happening and disturbing Yu Duan.

Time passed by day by day.

Yu Duan did not return to the Temple of Civilization, nor did he want to live in the 'Royal Palace' prepared for him by Master Zhenli and others.

The sun and moon revolve, and day and night alternate.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half a year has passed.

For the past six months, Kumishu has been protecting Yu Duan.

Kumi also noticed that Yu Duan seemed to have changed in some way, probably starting about three months ago.

It wasn't a change in life force, nor was it the aura of laws or domains; it was just... the feeling it gave was different from before.

Yu Duan in the past was humble and composed, which made people like him and admire his will and character.

Now, Yu Duan seems more energetic, and he seems more... insightful?

Transparent.

This word is probably the most fitting adjective that Kumishu could come up with.

Although Kumishu didn't know what Yu Duan was comprehending, he knew that it must be an improvement, so he tried his best not to disturb Yu Duan.

Even if someone tries to contact Yu Duan through the virtual universe, it is Kumi Xiu and Tianran who step in to explain and ensure that Yu Duan can focus on his meditation without being disturbed.

But today is different.

Registration for the Ultimate Battle of Human Geniuses in the Universe has begun.

……

In the virtual universe, a black light curtain descends from the sky and can be seen on each continent and island.

On that black light screen, huge universal fonts radiating dazzling white light shone brightly.

"Universe Humanity - Battle of the Pinnacle Geniuses!"

"Coming soon!"

"Held once every ten thousand years by the Virtual Universe Company, in conjunction with all the universe nations... a fierce battle among billions of geniuses from numerous universe nations throughout the entire universe!"

"For details, please visit the official website of the 'Virtual Universe Network' through the virtual assistant."

(End of this chapter)