Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 101 You'll be crying later!
At that moment, a tremendous storm surged through Hong's heart.

Although it's unclear how Lu Jin learned this secret about Earth, since Lu Jin mentioned it, it must be true.

'I promise you.'

Without much hesitation, Hong agreed immediately.

As a native Earthling, Hong naturally doesn't want Earth to be taken over by non-Earthlings someday.

"Shh!"

With a thought, Lu Jin took out three jade boxes from his external storage space and placed them in front of Luo Feng and the other two.

Each of the three jade boxes contained a golden leaf from the ancient Kras tree.

Although the cooldown time for the Golden Leaf to fall is relatively long, one leaf can maintain its effectiveness for one month, and a maximum of 12 leaves can be consumed in a year.

Even with the constant buff from the Golden Leaf, Lu Jin's own consumption was still lower than the harvest he obtained.

After all, the cooldown period for the drop of gold leaves or immortal weapons from the cosmic-level slaves under his command is not long.

Once a critical hit based on Golden Leaf occurs, at least ten pieces can be obtained, and the most ever reached one hundred pieces.

The plot given to Luo Feng was for the number one fat sheep.

Only when the big, fat sheep grows strong can he get better wool.

The piece given to Hong was a form of compensation for limiting his ability to display will beyond his level of understanding.

As for Thor?

Well, this can be considered a case of Lu Daxin showing kindness.

With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Luo Feng opened the jade box.

Inside the jade box lay a leaf that seemed to possess a strange, magical power, as if it were cast from gold.

"Golden Leaves of the Ancient Tree of Kras?!"

Luo Feng exclaimed in a low voice.

At the Qianwu auction, the extremely expensive golden leaves left a deep impression on him, and Luo Feng recognized them immediately.

"What does it do?"

Hong and Thor hurriedly asked.

Luo Feng shook his head: "I don't know either, but this stuff is very expensive. Last time, Lu Jin spent 8888 Hunyuan units to buy just one piece."

"8888 Mixed Units?!"

Hong and Thor stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous.

Both of them were clear about the concept of the Hunyuan unit.

Lu Jin explained, "The golden leaves of the Klas Ancient Tree can temporarily increase the affinity of all elemental laws, and are used to assist in comprehending the elemental laws. Inject the leaves with primal force or psychic power to use them. The effect lasts for one month."

"Isn't this way of offering way too little value for money?"

Luo Feng couldn't help but complain.

Lu Jin said with a smile, "Luo Feng, the cost of cultivating geniuses in the universe far exceeds your imagination."

However, if a genius can become a powerful figure, the rewards for a force or clan far exceed the initial investment in nurturing them—a thousand times, ten thousand times, or even more.

The reason why cultivation resources related to fundamental laws and life genes are so expensive is mainly because it's too easy for geniuses to make money after they become powerful.

The powerful are incredibly good at making money, so all the forces in the universe will naturally increase their efforts to cultivate geniuses.

Increasing training efforts means consuming more cultivation resources.

With the quantity of resources produced remaining constant, the prices of various cultivation resources naturally rise accordingly.

Ultimately, this made precious cultivation resources the exclusive domain of geniuses backed by powerful forces and a few wealthy individuals, far beyond the reach of ordinary people in all aspects.

"Since Boss Lu is rich, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Luo Feng said with a smile.

His cousin is very generous, so he doesn't need to be polite; he'll just repay him double in the future.

"Thank you!"

Hong and Thor clasped their hands in gratitude.

"You're welcome~"

Lu Jin waved his hand.

half a month later.

The Black Dragon Mountain Empire's official Realm Lord-level representative, 'Butashka,' accompanied by the Silver Blue Empire's Emperor, 'Ive,' approached Lu Jin and Luo Feng in the virtual universe, demonstrating the goodwill of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's royal family.

Given that Earth within the Milky Way was Lu Jin's private territory, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire ceded the Milky Way to Lu Jin after exchanging benefits with its Silver Blue Empire.

Luo Feng, who also won first place in the preliminary world region, received the 'Celestial Throne Galaxy', adjacent to the Milky Way, as a gift from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

As for Hong and Thor?

Butashka offered only verbal encouragement, then gave the two the information on renowned prodigies in the arena that the authorities had collected.

This wasn't because the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was deliberately treating them differently; it was mainly because the talents Hong and Lei Shen displayed were on a completely different level from Lu Jin and Luo Feng.

To put it bluntly, Hong and Thor's ranking in the top 1001 of their respective qualifying world zones is more due to good luck than to their strength.

Of course, Butashka also made a promise on behalf of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

If Hong and Thor qualify for the finals, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire will also gift them a galaxy adjacent to the Milky Way.

The top 1000 star-level geniuses in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom are at least at the level of World Lords, so investing in a star system in advance is nothing special.

The arena battles began on July 17th.

Hong's foundation was not bad, and with the help of the golden leaves of the Kras Ancient Tree, he had already crossed the threshold of the Light Origin Law before the arena battle began.

Thor was a bit lacking, only grasping the basics of the fundamental laws of lightning. As expected, Hong, with his initial understanding of the fundamental laws of light and a bit of luck (avoiding any formidable opponents), secured a spot to represent the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the finals of the Genius Battle during the arena battle.

As for Thor, he entered a high-intensity cycle of battles.

The cycle of battles is very long. If Thor's understanding of the laws improves significantly and he crosses the threshold of the fundamental laws of lightning, he still has a high probability of qualifying for the finals.

Lu Jin paid no attention to the Cycle of Reincarnation, focusing instead on comprehending the fundamental laws of light within the World Ring.

In the blink of an eye, nearly three months have passed.

August 10, morning.

Just as the time for the clone to be created was about to arrive, Lu Jin approached Luo Feng at the precise moment.

After five years, Big Fat Sheep Luo Feng has finally passed the cooldown period of his fall!

"You're such a busy person, what brings you here today?"

Luo Feng poured Lu Jin a cup of tea and asked curiously.

"What level is your Divine Weapon?"

"I feel like I'm still a bit short of the second level."

"Tsk~, Luo Feng, after much thought, I've concluded that your strength is not yet sufficient to achieve good results in the finals, so..."

He smacked his lips and said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng raised an eyebrow.

You little brat, you want to beat me up again?
But things are different now; you've probably miscalculated!
Because he was not short of money, the various rare metals he bought for the Golden Horned Beast were the best combination.

After being devoured by the inner world that supplied the protocore, its evolutionary efficiency was 56 times that of the Golden Horned Beast's normal cultivation!
Just over a month ago, the Golden Horned Beast had already reached the seventh level of the universe.

Although both of them have crossed the threshold of lower-level fundamental laws, his mastery of the metal fundamental law is definitely not as high as Lu Jin's mastery of the light law.

Moreover, Lu Jin's Void-Piercing Axe, which represents the second level of the Radiant Divine Weapon, is not to be underestimated.

However, the enormous advantage of the seventh order of the universe compared to the peak of the ninth order of the stars is enough to make up for or even surpass the gaps in other aspects.

Luo Feng: There's absolutely no reason to lose!

Immediately, Luo Feng's lips curled up slightly. After feigning reluctance, he said, "You're right, my strength is indeed somewhat lacking. Cousin, you're strong, so please give me some pointers."

Hmph~, you wicked Lu Jin, you'll be crying later!

At this moment, Luo Feng was already imagining the scene of the golden-horned behemoth trampling Lu Jin under its feet.

Should I flatten Lu Jin or roll her into a ball when the time comes?

Tsk~, a happy problem.

Lu Jin, who was observing carefully, immediately realized that Luo Laodeng had become arrogant again after noticing that Luo Feng's lips were slightly upturned.

Before coming, he had already calculated the strength comparison between himself and the Golden Horned Beast Luo Feng.

At present, Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast level cannot possibly reach the Domain Lord level.

Moreover, unlike itself, the Golden Horned Beast, when it has sufficient understanding of the laws, can expand its inner world simply by absorbing energy.

Once the inner world expands, absorbing the nine-colored mist within it will allow the main body to rapidly increase its level.

As for Luo Feng, he can only improve his evolution efficiency by devouring metal. At this moment, the Golden Horned Beast's level is at most the seventh level of the universe.

With its advantages in laws and amplitude, plus the advantage of secret techniques, the strength of this being is not far from that of the Golden Horned Beast, which is at the seventh level of the universe.

The innate secret technique 'Mastery of Time' is a deadly skill for those below the peak of the King-level realm.

As long as the gap isn't too huge, once time stop is activated, the opponent will have no choice but to submit.

Time accelerates our own pace, giving us an overwhelming advantage.

As for the final of the three mysteries of the Time Law, the time reversal, it can also instantly turn the tide of battle.

Subsequently, to avoid causing too much damage during the battle, Lu Jin took Luo Feng into the World Ring.

The world ring, above the boundless grassland.

'Wow—'

Luo Feng's figure disappeared in mid-air.

Instead, a ferocious behemoth with three golden horns on its head, wings on its back, and its body covered in black scales appeared.

"hold head high--"

Upon its appearance, the Golden Horned Beast Luo Feng roared excitedly, its terrifying aura spreading instantly. Its pair of dark golden, cold eyes looked at Lu Jin not far away with a mocking gaze.

Hey bro, you're all sweaty, aren't you?
"Not bad, you've reached the seventh level of the universe. Looks like you've been getting plenty of nutrition lately!"

Looking at the golden-horned behemoth, Lu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng immediately had a bad feeling.

You saw that my Golden Horned Beast had reached the seventh level of the universe, but you weren't surprised at all. Could it be that you had already figured it out in advance?

If that's not good, the evil cousin is prepared!

Immediately, Luo Feng said, "Lu Jin, let's make this clear first, we can't use external objects like mechanical puppets or laser guns."

Aside from external tools like mechanical puppets and laser guns, Luo Feng couldn't think of any other way Lu Jin could bridge the huge level gap between them.

After all, in terms of basic abilities alone, the initial seventh level of the universe is 256 times that of the peak ninth level of the star.

Not to mention that the Golden Horned Beast also possesses ten times the life gene, the innate secret technique 'Enhancement', and the inherited secret technique 'Original World', which are enough to make up for or even surpass its disadvantages in the comprehension of laws and secret techniques.

"Don't worry, I will never win unfairly."

Lu Jin said with a smile, and then with a thought, the Radiant Divine Sword of the Martial Warrior appeared in his hand, and the silver battle armor formed from the peak of the ninth level of the Universe Cloud Vine materialized on his body.

(End of this chapter)