Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

Killing Field

Duel Space

The battle between Xiang Bei, Hong, and Lei Shen continues.

However, today they have all encountered powerful martial artists who are capable of making them give their all.

Hong encountered a powerful martial artist who also wielded a long spear. The two fought for over a hundred rounds before Hong finally defeated the opponent by thrusting his spear into the throat.

However, Hong still exerted all his strength in this battle, displaying the full power of both domains, and only then did he barely manage to win.

Meanwhile, Thor and Xiang Bei were both defeated.

The one who fought Thor was also a master swordsman.

The opponent defeated Thor without using any special techniques or domains, relying solely on incredibly sophisticated moves and secret methods.

Xiang Bei also encountered a master, whose weapon was an iron rod.

He had actually grasped the power of the domain. As soon as Xiang Bei exchanged blows with his opponent, he realized that the latter's application of the domain far surpassed his own, and some of his exquisite moves were incomparable to the simple secret techniques he had learned.

Despite being in the same realm and possessing the strength of a seventh-level planetary being, Xiang Bei was constantly suppressed by his opponent. Even when Xiang Bei unleashed his full power at the end, he still couldn't reverse the decline and was ultimately defeated when his head was smashed by his opponent's staff.

Compared to Xiang Bei and the others, they did not feel particularly defeated, after all, the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire was so vast, and there were countless geniuses within it.

They had lost before in the Duel Space.

However, this time their opponent was surprisingly pleasing to the eye. He was strong in every way, and apart from defeating him head-on, they couldn't find any other weaknesses in him. He seemed to be a genius disciple carefully cultivated by some powerful force, with all-round abilities.

As Xiang Bei stepped out of the duel space to review the battle, he discovered that Thor and Hong were both in a hall not far away, and a woman who appeared to be a waitress was blocking their way.

"Brother Hong, Second Brother," Xiang Bei greeted.

"Little Bei, you've finally come out! My brother and I have been waiting for you," Thor said loudly.

"What happened?" Xiang Bei was slightly taken aback and looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

"I believe this gentleman is Mr. Overlord." The staff member, a beautiful woman adorned with green leaf-like decorations, greeted Xiang Bei with a smile.

"It's me. Is there something you need?" Xiang Bei asked, puzzled.

"Yes, sir, there is a meditation room upstairs that the owner would like to invite you three," the woman decorated with green leaves said with a smile.

"The master of the meditation room." Xiang Bei raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, as the familiar name reminded him of something.

It seems that this also happened in the original story, except that Xiang Bei and his group had been fighting in the killing space for a long time, and they did not challenge various martial artists as crazy as in the original work. Instead, they chose another way to make a name for themselves in the dueling space.

Unexpectedly, fate had other plans, and they were still being targeted by the owner of the meditation room.

Of course, he was also well aware of the identity of the owner of this meditation room.

"Lead the way," Xiang Bei said after exchanging a glance with Hong and Lei Shen.

"OK!"

The beautiful envoy smiled lightly and then led the way, guiding everyone towards the stairs to the second floor.

Unlike the incredibly spacious lobby on the first floor, the second floor is more like a quiet and beautiful maze.

Each meditation room is nestled within these mazes.

From the cosmic level to the realm master level, many martial artists have long held access to the meditation room here.

Xiang Bei and his companions were led by the beautiful woman to the door of a room on the right side of the Starry Sky Maze.

"The three gentlemen are here," the beautiful woman said with a smile to Xiang Bei and the others, then gently knocked on the door.

"Come in." A deep voice came from inside the room.

At this moment, the beautiful waitress pushed open the door and led the three of them into the room.

"Sir, I have brought the three guests here," the beautiful waitress said respectfully.

"Um."

After receiving a response, the beautiful waitress respectfully withdrew from the room, gently closing the door behind her.

"Gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you all." Inside the meditation room, a burly figure, his body a deep blue-black, as if cast from steel, stood opposite the group, smiling at the three of them.

A medal composed of two planets and a sea of ​​blood was pinned to the burly man's robe, signifying his identity and power.

That's a mercenary from a second-tier universe, with at least the strength of a domain lord.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!" The three exchanged a glance and immediately bowed.

Hong and Lei Shen looked at the man in front of them with surprise and doubt. After all, with their combined strength, they were like ants in front of him, easily crushed with a breath.

They didn't understand why such a powerful being would seek them out.

Xiang Bei, however, remained much calmer, as he had already guessed who this burly man was.

At the same time, Xiang Bei was slowly making plans in his mind.

Initially, Xiang Bei planned to follow the original story, take advantage of Luo Feng's rise to gain some inheritance, and then wait for the arrival of the Cosmic Genius Battle.

But now Xiang Bei has some different ideas.

He previously thought that the time for the Cosmic Genius Battle was still very tight, after all, there were only a dozen or so years left.

However, as things progressed over the past year, Xiang Bei changed his mind.

He is already at the seventh level of the planetary realm, not far from the constellation level. As long as Xiang Bei is willing, reaching the cosmic level in the future will not be difficult. Does he have to suppress his growth and wait for the arrival of the Cosmic Genius Battle?

Xiang Bei hesitated before, after all, the Cosmic Genius Battle was indeed the kind of opportunity to rise to the top in one step.

The choice between suppressing one's cultivation and waiting for the right opportunity, and breaking through to a higher realm to continue moving forward, is difficult.

After all, the Heart Steel brought him more than just physical enhancements.

When Xiang Bei saw the burly man in front of him, the scales in his heart seemed to finally tip.

"I've been observing you for a while now. You've been coming to the killing field almost every day lately, without any breaks."

The familiar lines made Xiang Bei and the others raise an eyebrow.

"If I'm not mistaken, you don't seem to have any formal training. The fighting styles you use are quite ordinary, just common low-level secret techniques publicly taught by the Qianwu Dojo. You haven't even practiced any domain-specific secret techniques. Am I right?" The burly man said with a smile, looking at the three of them.

"This..." The three exchanged glances, none of them surprised.

The burly man was right; the three of them were just natives who had just entered the universe, so where would they get superior inheritances?

"You don't need to be surprised. I'm observing you not because I have any ill intentions, but because I have an opportunity to offer you. Of course, whether you accept it or not is entirely up to you." The burly man looked at Xiang Bei and the others with an appreciative gaze, and then slowly said.