Swallowing the Stars, Hu Yanbo's Pre-Godhood

Inside the magnificent hall of the Meteorite Starship, Hu Yanbo sat on his throne, his fingertips rhythmically tapping the metal armrests.

Wu Ying, Jiu Xia, and Qing Teng, three immortal servants who had recovered much of their strength, stood solemnly in the hall. In front of them, a thin human man dressed in tattered space adventure clothes was bound by invisible spatial laws and suspended in mid-air, his face a mixture of extreme fear and bewilderment—it was Pan Xi.

But Hu Yanbo's gaze didn't linger on Pan Xi for even a second longer.

His gaze was drawn to an object that Wu Ying respectfully presented with both hands.

It was a silver plaque about the size of a palm, with an antique design.

Wu Ying reported: "Master, after capturing this little guy, I immediately activated the 'Law Domain' to conduct a thorough investigation."

The Law Domain is a fundamental ability granted to the strong by the laws governing the universe. Within the domain's coverage area, gods are the masters of everything.

"I immediately sensed that this item was the most extraordinary thing this little guy possessed."

"Well done!" Hu Yanbo nodded approvingly and gestured with his hand.

The silver plaque then slipped out of Wu Ying's grasp and settled steadily in the air three feet in front of Hu Yanbo.

His gaze swept over the complex but clearly unsophisticated patterns on the sign's surface, and a knowing smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"The carving is exquisite, but unfortunately the level of the outermost layer of runes is at most the work of a domain lord-level rune master."

This level of restriction might be a problem for many domain lords, but for a Marquis-level immortal, it's practically useless.

With a slight thought, Hu Yanbo used only a wisp of divine power, and the seemingly complex spiral pattern quickly disintegrated!

Furthermore, during the process of disintegration, Huyanbo also conveniently imprinted his own spiritual mark on the organization.

Then, following the wisp of divine power he emitted, his divine sense penetrated into the deeper, more mysterious space inside the silver plaque.

This is a very small world, about 100 kilometers in circumference. Apart from the plains, the only other thing in this world is a lake in the center of the plains. The lake is more than 10 kilometers in diameter, and the water in the lake is extremely cold, radiating a chill that permeates the entire world.

Hu Yanbo's divine sense swept across the entire small world in an instant, taking in the irregular lake that was about 16 kilometers in diameter and 3.2 kilometers deep.

A chilling aura permeated the air, and the pure essence of life and soul almost solidified into a tangible form!

With his immortal perception, he instantly calculated its precise volume—712 cubic kilometers!

In the original story, even tens of thousands of years later, Pansy was still able to cultivate two ninth-tier World Lord-level plant life forms with a massive amount of Locke Divine Water, so it seems the consumption was indeed not significant. Now this entire lake belongs to him!

"63 billion Mixed Yuan Units!" Hu Yanbo sat on the throne, finally unable to suppress a hint of excitement on his face.

An ordinary Marquis-level Immortal God's assets are only 1000 million Chaos Units, while he has some good fortune, but only tens of millions!

Compared to the entire assets of many immortal gods at the king level, this is nothing!

Of course he'd be excited.

Not to mention that after the battle with the Demon Hand King, they are now so poor that all they have left is the Meteorite Star!

I'm simply thrilled!

"With this Lake of Locke Divine Water, purchasing a spot in the Initial Universe is more than enough, and even cultivating an immortal-level plant life form is not out of the question!"

With a thought, the small world containing the Locke Divine Water Lake was perfectly sealed and stored deep within the World Ring.

After doing all this, he calmly turned his gaze to Pansy, who was imprisoned below, her face pale and her eyes filled with fear.

Pansy's mind went blank at that moment, and he still hadn't reacted.

The three men who only knew how to capture him made his soul tremble with fear at every breath they exuded.

He had met the Realm Lord before, but he was far inferior!

Only the legendary immortal gods! And the existence that could make immortal gods bow down and obey... he didn't even have the right to imagine it!

Looking at Pan Xi's terrified appearance, Hu Yanbo had a thought.

Kill?

A slave trader of cosmic scale is nothing but an ant; killing him is no big deal. Countless slave traders die every day in the universe.

Although it was an advance on Luo Feng's disciple's opportunity, such a huge opportunity was taken from Pan Xi after all. To simply erase it seems a bit...ungentle?

The strong have the demeanor of the strong.

Moreover, according to intelligence, this Pansy seems to have recently defeated the slave trader who enslaved him and become the "dragon," thus failing to cause the great disaster as in the original story.

Of course, most importantly, Huyanbo was in a very good mood at the time.

I believe that anyone, even a more powerful deity, would be overjoyed to receive such a great opportunity.

"Panxi." Hu Yanbo's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority, resonating directly in Panxi's soul.

Pansy trembled and looked up in terror.

"Considering that you have unintentionally kept this item safe for me for many years, which can be considered a small contribution," Huyan Bo said slowly, "I will give you a chance."

A fierce will to survive flashed in Pansy's eyes!

"First, immediately, at once, release all the slaves in your hands! Leave no one alive!"

"Yes! Yes! Great God! I obey! I will do it immediately! I will never dare to do it again!" Pansy was almost prostrate on the ground, so excited that he was incoherent, and tears and snot were about to come out.

To survive! And to receive forgiveness from this great being? This is an incredible blessing!

As for that opportunity?

It must have been left behind by a great deity and picked up by my own luck! Now it is only right and proper to return it to its rightful owner!

Hu Yanbo looked at Pan Xi's grateful and heartbroken expression, but felt nothing.

With a flick of his wrist, an ordinary memory chip containing cultivation methods and some common knowledge about the universe flew into Pansy's hand.

"This is for you. After you have done what you need to do, take this chip and go to this coordinate to wait. If you arrive successfully, I will grant you the opportunity to enter my divine kingdom for cultivation."

This timeline differs from the original story, where after Huyanbo's fall, the Meteorite Star Kingdom fell into silence, sects declined, and ultimately only Babata remained waiting on Earth!

At this moment, Hu Yanbo is not only alive, but also stronger than before! His divine kingdom, the planet that symbolizes the lineage—Meteorite Star—is not only intact, but is also in its prime, flourishing and thriving!

For a cosmic-level slave trader like Pansy, struggling at the bottom of society, being able to enter such a cultivation holy land, opened by immortal gods, with a true immortal presiding over it and abundant resources, is simply like ascending to heaven in one step!

He leaped from the mud into the celestial pool!

Pansy was terrified!

"Thank you, sir! Thank you for your life-saving grace! I, Panxi, will never forget your kindness!" Panxi kowtowed repeatedly with emotion.

Hu Yanbo stopped looking at him and gestured to Wu Ying.

Wu Ying understood, picked up Pan Xi, and quickly left the hall, sending him back to the surface of Green Algae Star.

As for how Pansy freed the slaves and how he traveled to Meteorite Star, that was his own business.

Hu Yanbo simply gave him a chance when he was in a good mood, nothing more.