Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

"A gift?" The old man immediately looked at Xiang Bei with interest.

He had a feeling that the gift Xiang Bei was about to bring out wouldn't be anything simple.

Even Xiang Hu and the others looked at Xiang Bei, wondering what Xiang Bei had prepared for the old man.

Then Xiang Bei placed a silver briefcase he was holding in front of Xiang Shan and gently turned the combination lock to open it.

Then, inside the suitcase, a crystal-clear, jade-like green object, about the thickness of a baby's arm, lay quietly.

As soon as Xiang Bei opened the suitcase, Xiang Jiang and the others also turned their attention to it.

However, when they saw the items inside, they were all confused, even the old man.

Clearly, no one recognized the spirit of the thousand-year-old willow wood.

Or perhaps they have never even seen the spirits of plants.

After all, this thing is extremely precious; even the lowest grade of plant spirits costs over a hundred billion.

It's something that ordinary war gods simply can't access.

Such treasures as the spirits of plants and trees have been passed down only among a very small group of people at the highest levels.

The old man may have heard of it, but he has never seen a real spirit of plants.

Moreover, the heartwood of a thousand-year-old willow is considered quite precious among the spirits of plants.

After all, it can increase a war god's physical attributes by two to three times without any side effects.

Its value is exceptionally high.

"Grandpa, this is the heartwood of a thousand-year-old willow tree. After taking it, it should allow you to reach the peak level of the God of War," Xiang Bei said softly.

"What?!" *4

Everyone present was immediately shocked and looked at Xiang Bei in astonishment, trying to find out if he was deliberately playing a trick on them.

However, Xiang Bei's expression was serious, and there seemed to be no element of pretense in it.

"Really?" Xiang Bei's second uncle, Xiang He, asked cautiously.

"Of course, this was personally bestowed upon me by the Thunder God Pavilion Master, how could it be fake!" Xiang Bei said with an air of seriousness.

"this...!"

Everyone was surprised again.

But the old man quickly realized what was happening, pushed the suitcase back into Xiang Bei's hands, and refused with a serious expression:

"Xiao Bei, I appreciate your kindness, but since this item was personally bestowed upon you by the Thunder God Pavilion Master for your cultivation, I cannot accept it. Please take it back."

"That's right, Xiao Bei, this is too precious. Keep it for yourself so you can reach the peak of the God of War as soon as possible. In the future, you might even have the opportunity to become a councilor-level powerhouse," said Xiang Bei's uncle, Xiang Jiang.

"Yes, Xiao Bei, you should keep it for yourself. You can't let it interfere with your cultivation," Xiang He said.

Xiang Hu opened his mouth, naturally hoping that his child could have a better life.

However, he had recently received benefits from his family and become a War God-level powerhouse, so he still couldn't bring himself to speak up.

Moreover, Xiang Shan was his own father, so Xiang Bei felt it was even more difficult for him to ask him to show filial piety; he could only let things take their course.

Despite his family's attempts to dissuade him, Xiang Bei simply smiled confidently and said in a very Versailles-like manner, "But Grandpa, Uncle, Second Uncle, I no longer need this thousand-year-old willow heart. My current strength has reached the peak of the God of War realm. My current martial arts ranking at the martial arts school is Invincible God of War. Even if I used the thousand-year-old willow heart, it wouldn't have any effect on me."

Xiang Bei lied. His current physical attributes are only at the intermediate level of a War God, but through various means, he now truly possesses the strength of an invincible War God.

The martial arts school's rating system is also invincible, and his martial arts rating system uses the corpse of that shark-toothed dragon from back then!

After being sold to Thunder Martial Arts School, they received 180 billion yuan in funding.

"What?!"

The members of the Xiang family felt as if they had lost control of their own mouths.

Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that Xiang Bei shocked them far too many times in those few short minutes.

At first, they only knew that Xiang Bei had been favored by the Thunder God at the Thunder Martial Arts School and that the Thunder God even personally taught Xiang Bei how to cultivate.

Now, having cultivated himself into a war god, he has returned from the elite training camp of the Thunder Martial Arts Academy.

However, they did not expect that Xiang Bei, the God of War, was completely different from what they had imagined!

What level is the Invincible God of War?

Xiang Hu, the newly crowned God of War, might not be aware of this, but Xiang Shan, the veteran powerhouse, knew it all too well.

There are very few invincible war god-level experts in the entire Xia Kingdom.

The reason why the Invincible War God is called invincible is that, on Earth, unless a congressional-level powerhouse takes action, they are an invincible force, and almost no one can kill them in a direct confrontation.

"Of course it's true, why would I lie about something like this?" Xiang Bei said, directly pulling up his information on his smartwatch.

Everyone then looked at Xiang Bei with delight.

This kid brings one surprise after another.

The Xiang family has an invincible war god, and there is a great possibility that they will have a councilor-level powerhouse in the future.

Its position remains stable amidst the complex situation in Kyoto, the base city.

Even a true councilor-level powerhouse wouldn't easily offend the Xiang family.

"While Xiao Bei may say so, this thousand-year-old willow heartwood was, after all, a gift from the Thunder God Pavilion Master." Xiang Shan was about to continue refusing when Xiang Bei interrupted him.

"Grandpa, since this was given to me by the museum owner, he has long had the right to dispose of it. I can give it to whomever I want. The museum owner won't have any objections," Xiang Bei said nonchalantly.

"Well... okay."

Seeing Xiang Bei's determined gaze, Xiang Shan finally nodded and accepted the thousand-year-old willow heart.

"Grandpa, you should use this when you get back. It will also help our Xiang family to have another peak war god."

In fact, Xiang Bei was thinking that after Xiang Shan and the others reached the peak of the God of War, he could also get some treasures like Wood Sprout Crystal that could help him break through to the Planetary level.

Let's train a few more planetary-level beings for the family.

This way, the Xiang family can travel in the universe in the future.

"By the way, Uncle, this is a piece of jade marrow. After you use it, you should be able to break through to the War God level."

As he spoke, Xiang Bei took out a sample of milky white liquid from his briefcase, which was stored in a test tube.

This is chalcedony, worth a full 30 billion Xia Kingdom coins.

Countless geniuses throughout the elite training camp are working desperately hard to earn a spot.

Xiang Bei used some special privileges and spent nearly half of his own funds to obtain a piece of chalcedony.

My uncle himself has already reached the peak of the War General level, and is only one step away from the War God level.

However, he voluntarily gave the jadeite to Xiang Bei's father not long ago.

This piece of chalcedony was naturally Xiang Bei's compensation to his uncle.

"Second Uncle, your share might have to wait a while. Thunder Martial Arts Academy can't sell me two portions of Jade Marrow in such a short time," Xiang Bei said apologetically.

My second uncle spent a lot of effort to promote him back then.

"Haha, I'm not in a hurry!" Second Uncle laughed nonchalantly. "I'm still a novice general; using me would be a waste."

"Second Uncle, what are you saying? I brought you this, a newly developed SSS-level gene serum from the Thunder Martial Arts Academy. The side effects are minimal, almost negligible. Use it after you reach the intermediate warrior level. Three doses should be enough to get you to the advanced warrior level!"

As Xiang Bei spoke, he took out three more blue vials of medicine, which were newly developed products by the elite scientists of Thunder Martial Arts Academy and Limit Martial Arts Academy.

It's not as effective as high-end products like jade marrow and dragon blood, but it's cheaper because it's relatively cheaper. The effect is halved with each additional dose, and it becomes ineffective after three doses.

Even so, Xiang Bei wouldn't have been able to get it if it weren't for Thor's connection.

Of course, the price isn't low either, with each one costing 50 billion.