Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Black Dragon Mountain Empire, Three Axe Mountain Garrison.

A man dressed in red armor and with a strange black cloak draped over his back sat on a huge throne.

He tapped his fingers slightly on the armrest of the throne.

Beside the finger, space shattered, and black cracks appeared, only to close again quickly.

"Thunder World... Azure Star..." The man's voice was extremely low, as if he were talking to himself, "Was it created by Kabu, the Thunder World Lord, back then?"

"Yes, General."

Below the throne, an elderly man with gray hair and a silver-white cloak bowed respectfully.

The man in red waved his hand gently.

"I understand, you may leave."

The silver-haired old man bent even lower and slowly backed away.

He backed away until he reached the doorway before turning and leaving.

After a long while, the red-clad man sitting on the throne curled his lips into a smirk.

"No wonder... after Kabu died, his legacy was never discovered. It turns out he secretly created a realm within a realm... Interesting... Perhaps the spatial secret technique he obtained is hidden in that realm within a realm..."

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Thunder World.

"Although we're entering a realm within a realm, you must be careful and try not to let others discover your strength. Now that a realm within a realm has appeared, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and other forces have definitely received the news. It won't be long before they send people in, so let's take advantage of the time difference, find the treasure, and leave!"

"Various factions? From what you're saying, there are quite a few?"

Jiang Lan asked, puzzled.

"Of course!" Babata replied matter-of-factly, "Don't underestimate the Black Dragon Mountain Empire just because it seems insignificant in the grand scheme of the universe. It is still a medium-sized empire that controls an entire star field, so its power is considerable."

"How much is 'not a small amount'?"

"Hmm... Perfect timing. The Realm Within a Realm will take some time to fully open. During this time, I'll tell you about the power structure within the Black Dragon Mountain Empire."

Jiang Lan listened quietly.

Babata's voice rang out.

"The most powerful forces in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire are the two holy lands, 'Black Dragon Mountain' and 'Ice Sea Divine Kingdom'. These two holy lands basically represent the official government of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and are the foundation of the entire empire."

"After the two holy lands, there are four major organizations. Unlike 'Black Dragon Mountain' and 'Ice Sea Divine Kingdom', the four major organizations are not official forces of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, but rather civilian forces."

"These four organizations are 'Three Axe Mountain,' 'Hundred Tiger Tower,' 'Black Cloud Society,' and 'Northern Dragon City.' Don't underestimate these four organizations just because they are civilian forces."

"For you at your current level, the four major organizations are already behemoths. Some of these organizations were even founded by immortal powerhouses!"

"immortal?"

Jiang Lan's eyes widened.

"Didn't you say there were no immortals in Black Dragon Mountain? How come there's an organization created by an immortal powerhouse?"

"Whether it's true or not, I don't know. But if the Black Dragon Mountain Empire doesn't have it, does that mean other immortal powerhouses from other universes can't establish organizations in Black Dragon Mountain?"

"Uh..." Jiang Lan was speechless for a moment. "That makes sense!"

Babata said, "Take Three Axe Mountain for example. It got its name because it was founded by three powerful individuals. According to public information, two of these three individuals are immortal gods. The remaining one is also a peak World Lord, only one step away from breaking through to immortality."

Jiang Lan's eyes flickered.

Or maybe we shouldn't go to this realm within a realm?

If you're not being targeted, that's fine, but if you are...

Immortal, that's for sure.

One look from him could probably wipe him out without leaving a trace.

But the thought only lasted for a moment before Jiang Lan dismissed it.

Improving one's strength is not just about improving physical fitness.

As his body grew stronger, Jiang Lan's mental state also became much stronger than before.

In the past, he might not have chosen to take the risk and would have simply left.

But to become strong, taking risks is essential.

Are we really going to wait until we become the Lord of the Universe before going out to have fun?

Furthermore, even if he becomes the master of the universe, there will still be even more powerful beings above him.

There's always someone better, and even if someone could truly become invincible in the universe, who knows how long that would be?

If he doesn't even have this much courage, he shouldn't bother cultivating. He should just stay on Earth peacefully, wait for Earth to be discovered, and then destroy it.

Dry!

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Jiang Lan hadn't spoken for a while, Babata asked in confusion.

"It's nothing," Jiang Lan breathed a sigh of relief. "You can continue."

"There's not much to say. After the four major organizations, there are the sixteen major families. But families are generally not open to outsiders. You just need to know that most of these families also have Realm Lord level experts."

Jiang Lan twitched the corner of her mouth.

It's true, realm lords are everywhere, but domain lords are worse than dogs.

Even with his cosmic-level skill, he's still not quite there yet.

The road to advancement is still long. Once I become a trainee mercenary, I'll see if I can get some monster-hunting missions from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Of course, we still need to go to the realm within a realm before that.

Thinking to himself, Jiang Lan raised his head again and looked at the black hole.

The once enormous opening has now grown several times larger, almost obscuring the entire sky.

If it gets any bigger, it will completely cover the sky.

Just then, the expansion of the black hole abruptly stopped, and the violent tremors gradually subsided.

"It's done!" Babata exclaimed excitedly. "The entrance to the realm within a realm is complete, we can go in now."

Jiang Lan did not take immediate action.

Near him, countless figures flew rapidly into the sky, entering the black hole in the blink of an eye and disappearing completely.

After waiting for a few minutes, Jiang Lan slowly rose into the sky.

It wasn't that he was afraid, but in this situation, there was no need to be the first to stick his neck out.

Anyway, with Babata around, he'll definitely be one step ahead of everyone else.

As Jiang Lan thought to himself, he was getting closer and closer to the black hole.

The moment Jiang Lan entered the black hole, she felt a wave of dizziness.

When he came to his senses again, the scenery in front of him had completely changed.

The original Thunder World disappeared, replaced by a place with an environment more similar to Earth.

However, the place was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

But for Jiang Lan, this was nothing.

If something is cosmic in scale and doesn't even have the ability to see in the dark, that would be hilarious.

Therefore, even in complete darkness, Jiang Lan could still see the surrounding scenery clearly.

Here, there was none of the terrifying lightning from the previous Thunder World.

Therefore, Jiang Lan did not stay on the ground, but ascended into the sky to begin examining the terrain within this realm within a realm.

Mountains, rivers, and lakes came into view, but Jiang Lan paid no attention to them.

He discovered that many places within this inner world were emitting strange energy fluctuations. (End of Chapter)