Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 102 Seemingly Human, Yet Not Human

The evolution speed of the Moyun Vine is very fast.

When the plant is a planetary-level juvenile, after the initial cultivation with Blood Life Fruit, provide an unlimited supply of Wood Sprout Crystals.

Upon reaching the stellar level, it was cultivated again using Lanco Fruit.

After digesting the 100 Lanco fruits purchased initially, the Moyun Vine's level has reached the cosmic level.

Ultimately, Lu Jin used the cosmic-level life essence he had accumulated over the years to elevate the Moyun Vine to the peak of the ninth rank of the cosmic realm.

And perhaps because the life essence is extremely suitable for cultivating plant life, the peak ninth-order universe-level Moyun Vine has already grown 108 main vines.

It's important to know that even the best-cultivated Moyun Vine, at the cosmic level, only has 72 main vines.

It's a pity, we were just a little unlucky.

In recent years, he has only managed to obtain life essence liquid from his cosmic-level slaves, and has never obtained life essence liquid that has achieved a critical quantitative change or even a qualitative change. He has failed to obtain domain lord-level life essence liquid.

Otherwise, auxiliary life forms like the Moyun Vine, which do not need to comprehend the laws and can improve their level simply by accumulating resources, can enter the Domain Lord level simply by being supplied with Domain Lord-level life essence.

"Hmm? You're not using the Radiant Divine Weapon?"

Seeing that Lu Jin was holding the Radiant Divine Sword, rather than the Radiant Divine Weapon, Luo Feng couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"To deal with you, I don't need the Radiant Divine Weapon."

Lu Jin twirled his sword and said with a smile.

Lu Jin did not underestimate Luo Feng. On the contrary, using the Radiant Divine Sword to fight was a demonstration of his respect for the strength of the Golden Horned Beast Luo Feng.

Although he had a high level of understanding of the fundamental law of light, he had never tried to comprehend the fundamental law of time.

Due to insufficient understanding of the laws of time, when using the Radiant Divine Weapon, one can only unleash the 'Sky-Piercing Axe' at the second level of mastery, which to some extent limits the weapon's effectiveness.

It's different when you can use the Radiant Divine Sword to perform the "Six Forms of Light and Shadow" from the "Light and Shadow Sword Manual".

The 'Six Styles of Light and Shadow' are simple secret techniques based on the laws of light and do not involve the laws of time.

Moreover, at this stage, his mastery of secret techniques is at a high level, allowing him to fully utilize his understanding of the laws of light.

'Damn it! I refuse to believe I can't beat you at the seventh level of the universe!'

'strengthen!'

'This is the true self, Heaven and Earth!'

Gritting his teeth, the Golden Horned Beast Luo Feng was enveloped in golden light. As his Golden Domain bloomed, he activated his innate secret technique 'Enhancement' and his inherited secret technique 'Original World', causing his already powerful aura to surge once again.

Although he has only just begun to understand the basics of this world due to its extremely high level, he can still double his strength.

Furthermore, the doubling of strength gained by the true self will not conflict with the enhancement of innate secret techniques.

In other words, in terms of basic abilities alone, he is now ten times stronger than an ordinary ninth-level martial artist who has just entered the universe!
"Roar--"

A deafening roar resounded, and as the secret technique 'Absolute Space' was unleashed, the golden-horned behemoth's speed instantly surged, charging straight towards Lu Jin.

Lu Jin didn't waste any more words and activated his talent 'Master Time'.

As a faint fluctuation of the fundamental laws of time arose, Lu Jin imbued himself with the profound power of 'time acceleration'.

In an instant, Lu Jin felt that the golden-horned behemoth, which was originally extremely fast, had become unusually slow, as if it were in slow motion.

Of course, this doesn't mean the Golden Horned Beast has slowed down; rather, it means its own time flow has sped up.

"Whoosh!"

"Wow—"

Easily dodging the golden-horned behemoth that seemed to be taking an old man's stroll, Lu Jin unleashed a burst of light from his body and simultaneously activated his innate secret technique, the 'Divine Mantra of Light'.

"Floating light!"

As Lu Jin slashed down with his divine sword, the fundamental laws of light were activated, and a white arc of sword light shot out instantly, landing on the waist and abdomen of the 'slow-moving' golden-horned behemoth.

"puff!"

As a flower of blood bloomed, a white arc of sword pierced through the sturdy black scales of the golden-horned behemoth, penetrating deep into its flesh.

Aside from his innate secret technique 'Mastery of Time', Lu Jin's strength is somewhat inferior to that of the seventh-tier Golden Horned Beast of the Universe, but this does not mean that the Golden Horned Beast can ignore his secret technique attacks.

"Damn, that was fast?!"

Having been stabbed in the waist and abdomen, the pain swept through his entire body, and the Golden Horned Beast Luo Feng cursed inwardly.

In Luo Feng's eyes, Lu Jin was like a ghost, moving at an unbelievable speed.

"A fleeting glimpse!"

The next moment, Lu Jin unleashed another black sword arc.

With its scales shattered and blood splattering, the wound on the waist and abdomen of the golden-horned behemoth Luo Feng immediately widened.

'Babata, what's going on here?'

Lu Jin once again displayed incredible speed, and Luo Feng, who couldn't figure out what was going on, hurriedly asked Babata.

Babata has a broader perspective than him and is likely to have figured something out.

What's going on?

Babata, who was immersed in the virtual universe game, paused the game and asked in confusion.

"puff!"

Just as Luo Feng was about to explain, Lu Jin, moving with ghostly speed, unleashed another white sword light, causing the golden-horned giant Luo Feng to twitch in pain.

"Holy crap, how is this kid so fast?"

Babata exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Lu Jin's incredibly fast movements.

Because the time acceleration technique was applied to Lu Jin himself, there were no other abnormalities on the surface, except for his extremely high speed.

Furthermore, when Lu Jin activated his innate secret technique 'Mastering Time,' the fluctuations of the fundamental laws of time were very faint. In addition, time acceleration is a very advanced technique, and it had only heard of it but had never seen it with its own eyes.

For a moment, Babata really couldn't figure out what was going on.

'That's not right. This kid is only at the peak of the ninth level of the Stellar Realm, while you're already at the seventh level of the Cosmic Realm. How could he possibly hurt you?'

Babata glanced at the advanced detectors carried by the Meteorite Star inside the crystal core space, and his doubts deepened.

Lu Jin is human, and his level is at the peak of the ninth rank of the Stellar Realm; there's no doubt about that.

Compared to a Golden Horned Beast with peak Stellar Ninth Order bloodline and newly entered Universe Seventh Order level, a human at the peak of Stellar Ninth Order is more than 2,500 times stronger in terms of basic attributes.

With such a huge gap, even if Lu Jin has a high level of understanding of the laws of light and his Radiant Divine Sword is sharp enough, it would be impossible for him to shatter the scales of a seventh-order golden-horned behemoth in the universe with a single sword strike.
It's outrageous!
"Shuying!"

At this moment, Lu Jin unleashed another black sword light.

"puff!"

Blood splattered as the sword light struck the wound on the waist and abdomen once more, severing the massive ribs of the golden-horned beast.

If it weren't for the thicker and stronger spine providing support, the repeatedly injured Golden Horned Beast would likely have been cut in two.

'Wow—'

However, the next moment, Luo Feng, the golden-horned giant beast, had a thought, and wisps of golden light flowed from his wound.

In an instant, flesh and blood intertwined, skin extended, and scales emerged. The seemingly fatal wounds on the golden-horned behemoth were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

For the Golden Horned Beast, the primordial core is the very essence of its life.

If the primordial core remains intact, all physical injuries can be quickly repaired simply by consuming the world power within the body, which manifests as a golden mist.

Seeing this, Lu Jin didn't pay any attention and kept slashing down with his Radiant Divine Sword, the sword light flashing one after another.

His goal wasn't to defeat Luo Feng and end the battle, but to obtain cheat items during the fight and profit from them.

It's a good thing that the Golden Horned Beast recovered from its injuries quickly; otherwise, after severely injuring the Golden Horned Beast, it would have been difficult for him to continue his attack.

They're still my cousins, after all. Even if they use force to bully others, they can't go too far.

'Damn it, when will I, Luo Feng, ever truly stand up again!'

Originally confident of victory, Luo Feng found himself once again being humiliated, and he cried out in frustration.

Compared to the frustration he felt, Luo Feng felt that the intense pain from the injuries on the Golden Horned Beast was nothing.

'Damn! Is this kid using time acceleration?'

After a long and fierce battle, suddenly, Babata's exclamation rang in Luo Feng's mind.

'Time acceleration?!'

Luo Feng's eyes widened.

If he remembers correctly, in Babata's previous popular science articles, time acceleration is a powerful mystery that can only be mastered by having a very deep understanding of the higher-level time laws.
At this moment, Babata's small mouth beeped like a machine gun: "Luo Feng, if this really is time acceleration, then you old man are definitely no longer human."

Even among immortal gods with eternal lifespans, only a very small fraction of the most powerful can control the acceleration of time.

Theoretically speaking, it is absolutely impossible for a star to master time acceleration.

Moreover, this kid's combat power is so outrageous, and his speed of comprehending the laws is even faster than yours. He must have transformed into a life form similar to the Golden Horned Beast through some special means.

This time acceleration is his innate secret technique!

Although it was hard to believe and outrageous, Babata couldn't think of any other reasonable explanation.

Luo Feng: "."

Lu Jin is no longer human, but a humanoid life form similar to a golden-horned behemoth?

This is great!
Finally, there's an Earthling like me, Luo Feng, who seems human but isn't.

Although he was still getting beaten up, Luo Feng suddenly found Lu Jin, his cousin, to be more pleasing to the eye.

Yes, he needs to change this bad habit of wanting to beat him up.

"Lu Jin, are you using time acceleration?"

Luo Feng immediately transmitted his voice.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

"Enough talk, take this!"

Lu Jin replied, and another white sword rainbow slashed out.

"puff!"

Scales shattered, blood splattered, and the golden-horned behemoth's already healed body suffered another bloody wound.

'Wow—'

Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and a golden ball of light fell from the massive body of the Golden Horned Beast before disappearing.

At the same time, a gray progress bar appeared above the head of the Golden Horned Beast, with a line of small characters next to it.

— [Cooldown Time: 10 years]

Seeing this, Lu Jin's spirits lifted, and he was overjoyed, stopping what he was doing.

After beating up the fat sheep for a long time, his internal energy was almost depleted, but he finally managed to deliver the goods!

Moreover, the ten-year drop cooldown period shows that this critical hit drops good items.

A wisp of his consciousness sank into the external space to investigate. As the golden light dissipated, Lu Jin saw that the golden ball of light had transformed into a purple-gold book about a meter long, half a meter wide, and half a foot thick.

Above the purple-gold book, a golden light screen appeared.

(End of this chapter)