Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primordial God and Demon Avatar

"Blazing Tortoise, you can't get through here. You'd better wait here."

Before the Blazing Tortoise could charge forward, Zhao Yunshan had already blocked its path with his battle sword.

Upon seeing Zhao Yunshan, the Fiery Tortoise revealed a look of apprehension.

As the King-level monster closest to Kyoto Base City, it was certainly no stranger to Zhao Yunshan.

Roar

The Fiery Tortoise glared angrily at Zhao Yunshan and roared as if threatening him.

"Since they won't listen to advice, let's fight!"

Zhao Yunshan snorted coldly and charged towards the Blazing Tortoise without hesitation.

The clash between the two planetary-level powerhouses, one human and one beast, was even more intense than the battle between Xu Qiankun and the Ironclad Dragon.

"kill"

On the other side, the battle between Xu Qiankun and the Ironclad Dragon had also reached a fever pitch.

More than a dozen bloody holes were pierced in the armored dragon's body, and a large amount of dragon blood flowed out of the wounds. Other monsters also rushed over, but Xu Qiankun ignored them all.

When Xu Qiankun used the "Flowing Light" movement technique, he was as fast and agile as a ghost.

He could even dodge the tail attack of the Ironclad Dragon, which was faster than eight times the speed of sound.

"If I unleash four dragons simultaneously, I should be able to easily kill this guy."

After such a long battle, he had figured out the strength of the Ironclad Dragon and realized that it posed no great threat to him.

However, Xu Qiankun still decided to keep a secret. There are not many mentalists on Earth who can control ten weapons at the same time and unleash their strongest power, but they are not nonexistent.

His ability to control eighteen weapons simultaneously suggests that his talent may be even greater than that of "Phantom" Cattelan.

However, if he were to reveal that he could simultaneously control 36 throwing knives, the Chinese military might not be able to protect him without overwhelming strength.

After all, in this era, although China is quite strong, it is still not as strong as the Thunder Martial Arts School or the Ultimate Martial Arts School. Even the overall strength of the HR Alliance is not weaker than that of China.

Given those guys' shamelessness, once they find out he's obtained a powerful secret technique, they'll definitely try to morally blackmail him.

"Even without unleashing our full power, it's not impossible to kill this guy."

With these thoughts in mind, Xu Qiankun unleashed the full power of the secret technique "Heaven and Earth," coordinating his spear skills with the two swimming dragons, and seized the opportunity to simultaneously attack the same spot on the head of the armored dragon.

A terrifying force of nearly five million kilograms erupted, easily breaking through the armored dragon's defenses and shattering its brains.

bang

The massive body of the armored dragon crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Dead"

Xu Qiankun breathed a sigh of relief, and then with a slight thought, the two dragons separated and transformed into eighteen flying knives, which then attacked the monsters summoned by the Ironclad Dragon.

shhhhhh

puff puff puff

The blade flashed across the sky, bringing with it a spray of blood. One monster after another fell to the ground, becoming corpses.

Whether they are beast soldiers and generals or ordinary lord-level monsters, none of them pose much of a threat to Xu Qiankun now.

Even a high-level lord-level monster can be easily killed with the help of five or six throwing knives.

"Haha, Qiankun, well done!"

Zhao Yunshan was overjoyed to see Xu Qiankun kill the armored dragon.

The Qiankun-class intelligent fighter jet, which had been flying in the air, landed and dropped a tow rope.

Xu Qiankun understood immediately and tied the traction rope directly to the massive corpse of the Ironclad Dragon. As a dragon-type monster, the Ironclad Dragon's corpse was quite valuable, no less so than some weaker King-level monsters.

"Walk"

With a single strike, Zhao Yunshan forced the Blazing Tortoise back, and he and Xu Qiankun flew back to their fighter jet. They then dragged the corpse of the Ironclad Dragon away, leaving behind only the mess and hundreds of slaughtered monster corpses in City 028.

Roar

The Fiery Tortoise roared, its eyes blazing with fury.

These humans actually dared to forcibly kill the armored dragon under its protection right in front of it; it was a complete slap in the face.

"It seems we've let these humans have peace for too long."

The Blazing Tortoise left City 028, but instead of returning to the ocean, it flew towards a deep mountain inland.

......

In the Kyoto base city defense base, six high-ranking experts sat in the conference room, watching the battle being played on a huge screen.

On the screen, two dragons, each composed of nine throwing knives, nimbly swam around, constantly leaving wounds on the armored dragon. Finally, they used a spear and a telekinetic weapon in combination to kill the armored dragon in one fell swoop.

"Xu Qiankun's strength is probably comparable to that of a true councilor-level expert."

After the video finished playing, a burly, upright middle-aged man with an aura of iron will remarked.

"This kid has been hiding his strength from the beginning, revealing it little by little. He might still be hiding something," said a beautiful woman with a dashing appearance who bore a resemblance to Qu Ying. "Even if he wasn't hiding anything, his combination of mentalist and martial artist strength has indeed reached the planetary level."

"Haha, Jiang Ning, I think your girl seems to be quite interested in him. Should we try to set them up?" Zhao Yunshan's eyes flickered slightly.

"I won't interfere in my Ying'er's marriage," Jiang Ning shook his head slightly. "It all depends on whether they are destined to be together."

"Such a good son-in-law, aren't you going to take the initiative to help Qu Ying seize the opportunity?"

Zhao Yunshan was puzzled. In his opinion, Xu Qiankun was indeed very outstanding. At only nineteen years old, his combat strength was already comparable to that of a councilor. In the future, he might really have the opportunity to become a powerful being like Hong and Lei Shen.

Jiang Ning ignored him and instead asked Chen Mingtian, "Old Chen, do you think Xu Qiankun is hiding something?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mingtian slowly said, "Xu Qiankun may not necessarily be hiding his strength."

Everyone else looked over curiously upon hearing this.

Chen Mingtian continued, "I watched his fight with Yun Cang, the newly promoted God of War of the Limit Martial Arts Academy. His skills were very immature, and his strength was extremely average. He could only be said to be barely comparable to an ordinary God of War. He only bullied martial artists by relying on his mental cultivation techniques."

"He must have unleashed his full power at that time; he didn't hold back."

"So, Elder Chen, you believe that Xu Qiankun's strength increased after joining our military? It's just that his improvement was so rapid that it gave us the illusion that he was hiding his true strength."

At this moment, Jia Yi, who had not spoken until now, asked.

I think so.

Chen Mingtian nodded.

"If that's really the case, it would be terrifying."

The others were deeply shocked.

"And this isn't just my wild guess," Chen Mingtian said, pressing a button on the screen with the remote control. The image then switched to the two dragons. "Take a look. These are clearly not ordinary weapons, but rather telekinetic weapons obtained from the ruins, just like the stick and metal wheel we got."

"I'm pretty sure Xu Qiankun didn't have this treasure before entering Ruins No. 9, so this must be one of the rewards he received in the ruins."

"One of the rewards?"

Everyone else was a little confused.

Xu Tian, ​​the chief instructor of the military martial arts training base, frowned slightly. "But isn't the only thing you can get from Ruins No. 9 the Black God Set? How come there's a telekinetic weapon out there?"

"It's not just telekinetic weapons," Chen Mingtian said without answering Xu Tian's question. "Look at his control over these throwing knives. He must have acquired the method of control along with the weapons, otherwise he wouldn't be able to control them so smoothly."

"And..." Chen Mingtian continued pressing the remote control, and the screen changed to reveal a bracelet on Xu Qiankun's wrist. "Are you familiar with this bracelet?"

The others frowned slightly, but Jia Yi stood up, his eyes shining. "This is an auxiliary quantum computer. Hong and Thor both have such treasures."

"Whether it's a telekinetic weapon or an auxiliary quantum computer, they must have been obtained by Xu Qiankun from the ruins."

"Therefore, I speculate that the No. 9 ancient civilization ruins must contain assessments for even more powerful geniuses, with extremely generous rewards."

"Of course, based on our research and understanding of the No. 9 ancient civilization ruins, the difficulty of this test must be extremely high. However, Xu Qiankun was able to emerge from it in just three short days, which also demonstrates his formidable strength."

"Does that mean Xu Qiankun wasn't hiding his true strength?"

Zhao Yunshan asked, puzzled.

"It certainly doesn't prove he wasn't hiding his strength," Chen Mingtian said with a smile. "But in the battle with the Ironclad Dragon, he not only revealed his formidable ability to control 18 throwing knives simultaneously, but also his extremely valuable telekinetic weapons and combat techniques. If he can reveal all of these, why would he need to worry about revealing that he can control a few more throwing knives?"

"Eliminating all the wrong answers, the remaining one, no matter how outrageous, must be the correct answer," Chen Mingtian said. "He is most likely just too insightful and his cultivation speed is too fast, which is why we thought he was hiding something."

"But that's not right. Xu Qiankun was a martial artist at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy before joining our military. Why didn't he show such great talent?" Qin Long asked, frowning.

Jiang Ning said with a smile, "Don't forget, before he joined our military, he went through a life-or-death ordeal and consumed a plant spirit of unknown origin. Perhaps the plant spirit changed his comprehension, or perhaps he suddenly had an epiphany during the life-or-death situation. There's nothing to be surprised about."

The group discussed the matter and eventually agreed with Chen Mingtian's statement, believing that Xu Qiankun might not have been hiding his strength, but rather that his talent was simply too terrifying.

After all, he completed even the more difficult assessment in Ruins No. 9 in less than three days.

"What kind of treatment do you all think we should give Xu Qiankun?" Jia Yi asked his colleagues.