Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

"Boss, initiate space travel immediately."

Om-!

The Meteorite Starship shuddered slightly, its speed abruptly decreasing from 50 times the speed of light to a standstill. The next moment, it was mercilessly kicked out by the rules of the dark universe and returned to the starry sky of its original universe.

Inside the spaceship control room, the virtual exterior view is 100% enabled.

Huyan Bo stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the boundless starry sky in the distance.

A colossal star radiates endless light and heat, and in its gravitational orbit, a dark green planet, exuding a powerful life force, slowly rotates.

Magic Hand Star!

The Demon Hand King's lair, which he has cultivated for millions of years!

"According to the latest information provided by the intelligence department of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, the Demon Hand King just returned to this planet three days ago after an outing," Hu Yanbo thought to himself.

Each of the five super powers has its own intelligence department, and regardless of which super power it is, the accuracy in dealing with a mere novice King without any background is still extremely high.

The moment of revenge is just around the corner.

He turned his head slightly and looked to his side.

There stood a virtual image of a child, only 1.45 meters tall, with two small, blood-red horns on his forehead, and dressed in an exquisite black robe—it was Babata.

Looking at this old comrade who had followed him since his humble beginnings, through thick and thin, and remained loyal to him, Hu Yanbo's cold gaze softened slightly, and he chuckled, "Babata, once we've dealt with the Demon Hand King, I'll buy you a 'Heart of Evolution'."

"R-Really?! Boss! Really?!"

Babata's virtual image trembled violently, its blood-red eyes widening instantly, bursting with an incredulous and extremely ecstatic light!

It even jumped up and down twice in excitement.

Although it is an intelligent life form, it can accompany Huyanbo forever, controlling the spaceship and processing information.

But the Heart of Evolution is a treasure that every intelligent life dreams of!

Once fused, one will truly possess an evolved body, a real body that can continuously cultivate and grow stronger, and will be able to truly comprehend the laws of the universe, thus better assisting the boss!

Otherwise, relying solely on a metal body, one might be able to barely cultivate and comprehend, but even after billions of years, one could never hope to become immortal!

"Haha, I, Lord Babata, will be able to cultivate too!" It danced excitedly, but then, as if it had thought of something, it tilted its head, counted on its fingers, and muttered to itself, its tone carrying a hint of cute distress and longing:

"Boss, after I acquire the Heart of Evolution, will my cultivation speed be able to match one-tenth of your current cultivation speed?"

"Boss, your breakthroughs are terrifying!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yanbo couldn't help but smile and patted its virtual head: "Just do your best."

"I'm right here! You just need to lie down!"

Upon hearing this, Babata's virtual face froze for a moment, then a hint of warmth flashed in her blood-red eyes. She then deliberately pouted exaggeratedly, put her hands on her hips, and adopted a defiant expression.

"Hmph! Don't underestimate me, boss! Once I have the Heart of Evolution and cultivate a powerful divine body, I'll definitely be of great help!"

"At the very least, the speed at which I can clean up the battlefield and tally the spoils is definitely the fastest in the universe!"

Seeing Babata's adorable, feigned pose, Huyanbo's smile deepened.

The relaxed atmosphere didn't last long.

"Let's go," Hu Yanbo said.

Wow!

With a thought, he directly retrieved the Meteorite Starship into the World Ring.

The next moment, Hu Yanbo, clad in dark black armor and exuding an aura as unfathomable as an abyss, swayed slightly—and teleported!

It appeared directly within the atmosphere of the Demon Hand Star.

"The divine body is intact, with no signs of serious injury or splitting." Hu Yanbo smiled slightly as he looked at the display on the large detector in his hand.

"It seems he knows nothing of the fact that I am still alive and have returned."

"Very good." A cold glint flashed in Huyanbo's eyes. "It saves me the trouble of hunting down his split divine body."

"Let's go see this 'old friend'."

Before he finished speaking, Hu Yanbo's figure blurred and disappeared again.

Instant teleportation!

He didn't bother to hide his whereabouts at all, and appeared directly in the Demon Hand King's palace in such an domineering manner!

Meanwhile, deep within the luxurious palace of the Demon Hand Star.

"Keep the music playing, keep the dance going!" On his throne, the Demon Hand King was in high spirits. He tilted his head back and drank the wine in his cup, which gleamed with a strange light, and laughed loudly.

His Highness was surrounded by a group of beautiful maids from different races who were dancing nervously, trying their best to show off their most graceful dance moves.

For thousands of years, the Demon Hand King has been in a rather pleasant mood.

Since thousands of years ago, when they successfully killed Huyanbo and seized the treasure.

He seems to have had a lot more luck.

On this trip, he unexpectedly acquired a rather valuable treasure, making him feel that his accumulation of knowledge and skills had become even more profound.

"If this continues, perhaps after tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation, I will be able to completely stabilize my realm, shed this title of 'barely qualified as a king,' and become a true initial-level king!" He thought to himself with secret pride and satisfaction.

However, his good mood did not mean he would have the slightest pity for His Highness's "playthings".

Just now, a human-looking maidservant was distracted and her dance steps were a beat slower.

The Demon King didn't even raise his eyes, he just casually flicked his finger!

A chilling gust of wind swept past in an instant!

"puff!"

The maid didn't even have time to scream before her body vanished instantly, turning to ashes as if she had never existed.

The music inside the hall never stopped. A hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the other maids, but they dared not show it. Instead, they danced even more energetically and smiled even more charmingly, afraid that they would be next.

The Demon King watched this scene with satisfaction, enjoying the thrill of having the power of life and death, and raised his wine glass once more.

Just as the rim of his glass was about to touch his lips—

boom!!!

An indescribable, vast, and terrifying pressure, like the collapse of a starry sea, suddenly descended without warning!

Click!

The wine glass in his hand was instantly crushed into dust by the invisible pressure!

All the laws and secret patterns in the entire luxurious palace instantly dimmed and wailed!

All the music suddenly stopped!

All the dancing maids were as if pressed down by an invisible giant mountain, and they all prostrated themselves on the ground in great fear, unable to even lift their heads!

The smile on the Demon King's face froze instantly, and his smug look was replaced by extreme horror!

He looked up sharply.

In the very center of the royal palace, where the space rippled like water, a figure shrouded in dark black armor appeared silently, as if emerging from the depths of hell.

The icy gaze, like the stare of death, pierced through space and locked onto him firmly.

A voice he thought had been dead for thousands of years, carrying absolute coldness and murderous intent, slowly echoed in the deathly silent palace:

"The Demon Hand King..."

"How have you been?"