Swallowing the Stars: Becoming a God Starting with a Hundred Generations of Talent

Chapter 124 Fusion with Blood Crystal, Absolute Calmness Talent BUG! [Twelfth Update]

Inside the quiet room, two figures suddenly stood up.

They exchanged a glance and both saw the undisguised shock in each other's eyes beneath their bronze masks.

Assassinating a Cloud-level assassin against a Domain-level assassin is incredibly difficult.

It was thought that with the target severely injured and Tingchao's special skills as an assassin, there might be a sliver of hope for success.

But—how could it be so fast!

How long has it been since he left to take on the mission and returned?

This is completely illogical!

The two quickly walked out of the quiet room and back into the cold, dark hall outside.

At a glance, one could see the figure in blue standing quietly in front of the counter, her aura restrained, as if she had never left.

The masked man behind the counter took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Tingchao, is the mission complete?"

"It's done." Luo Yun's voice was as calm as ever.

"Proof," the masked man said in a deep voice. The rules of the Silent Court require a token, or a corpse.

Luo Yun didn't say much, he just waved his hand gently.

"!" "!"

Two corpses appeared out of thin air and crashed heavily onto the cold, black rocky ground with a dull thud.

One was the burly, bloodthirsty butcher Bano, with a hideous scar on his face. The other was his small, thin companion, a first-tier domain lord.

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

The two Cloud Realm experts' gazes sharpened as they stared intently at the corpse on the ground. They quickly stepped forward, crouched down, and began to examine it carefully.

Upon seeing this, both of them involuntarily trembled slightly.

"It wasn't poisoning," one of them whispered. "There are no signs of poisoning on his body."

"It wasn't a sneak attack—there's almost no intact spot on these two corpses." The other person's voice was hoarse.

Their bodies, from muscles and bones to internal organs, seemed to have been completely shattered by some supreme power, turning into a blurry mass of flesh and blood.

What alarmed them even more was that they could clearly sense that the original cores of these two domain lords had been completely shattered, leaving not even a trace behind!

"This—" One of the Cloud Realm experts raised his head, his gaze towards Luo Yun filled with horror.

"This isn't technique, this is—a head-on, brutal kill!" another person muttered, their voice trembling slightly. "It's about using absolute power to crush them, core and all, instantly!"

A Cloud-level being directly crushed a heavily injured third-tier Domain Lord and a fully healthy first-tier Domain Lord.

This is simply a fantasy!

The two looked at each other again, their shock beyond words. The way they looked at Luo Yun had completely changed.

This Black Iron assassin, codenamed "Listening to the Tide," is a terrifying being who has concealed his true strength!

After a long while, the masked man behind the counter slowly straightened up. He looked at Luo Yun, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible respect: "Mission confirmed. Tingchao, you did very well."

He paused, seemingly considering his words.

"According to the rules, your reward is three million Purple Blade Coins. However, for a strong person like you, I can personally offer you another option."

"What choice?" Luo Yun asked.

"You can choose not to take the money," the masked man said slowly, "but instead exchange the reward for this mission for 'merit' within the organization."

"What's the difference?"

"Money can only be used to trade ordinary intelligence and items," the masked man's voice deepened. "Merit, however, is the true hard currency within the Silent Court. Only by accumulating enough merit can your assassin rank be raised, and only then will you be qualified to access truly confidential intelligence. That kind of intelligence absolutely cannot be bought with money."

Luo Yun's eyes lit up slightly.

Money meant nothing to him.

"Intelligence—" Luo Yun thought to himself, "This is exactly what I need."

"I choose merit." His answer was without the slightest hesitation.

"Alright." The masked man nodded, seemingly unsurprised. He held out his hand: "Your token."

Luo Yun handed over the black "Listening to the Tide" token.

The masked man took it, turned around and walked to the back wall, pressing the token into an inconspicuous groove.

With a soft "hum," intricate patterns lit up the wall, the light swirling and enveloping the token. A moment later, the light dissipated.

The masked man retrieved the token and returned it to Luo Yun.

"Your assassin rank has been upgraded from Iron to Silver. Your contributions in this mission have also been recorded."

Luo Yun took the token and felt an indescribable sense of weight in it.

He didn't rush to investigate the intelligence; he needed time to process what he had learned.

After putting away the token, Luo Yun nodded slightly to the masked man, then turned and walked back towards the dark passage he had come from. His figure quickly disappeared into the darkness without uttering a single unnecessary word.

Inside the hall, only the two Cloud Realm experts and two cold corpses remained.

They gazed in the direction Luo Yun had left, remaining silent for a long time, their hearts still churning with turmoil.

What exactly is this "Listening to the Tide"?

Luo Yun silently crossed the streets of Pinghu Territory and quickly left the bustling inner city.

He found a secluded mountain forest and stopped.

He probed the spatial ring with his mental energy, beginning to take stock of his gains. He first examined the ring of Blood Butcher Bano.

There are many treasures inside, and millions of purple sword coins.

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"Hmm? No Blood Crystal—" Luo Yun frowned slightly. "Is the intelligence wrong, or is he hiding it somewhere else?"

Without much thought, he used his mental power to probe into the spatial ring of Bano's companion.

Upon this discovery, Luo Yun's face immediately lit up with unexpected joy.

In the corner of that ring lay two irregularly shaped rhomboid crystals, blood red in color, radiating a strange life force.

It's Blood Crystal! And there are two of them!

"It was in his companion's ring." Luo Yun suddenly realized, "What a cunning fellow. Too bad, I still got it."

Getting two at once is definitely a pleasant surprise.

Luo Yun composed himself. He knew that fusing within the Blood Luo World would cause too much disturbance and was too dangerous.

With a thought, a dark red, triangular spaceship appeared out of thin air above the mountains and forests. It was an E9-class mechanical ship.

Luo Yun flashed and entered the spaceship.

The spaceship started up silently, transforming into a streak of light that shot into the sky. It quickly passed through the atmosphere of the Blood Luo World and entered the vast and boundless universe.

In an absolutely quiet cultivation room, Luo Yun sat cross-legged.

"It's time to fuse the second Blood Crystal."

He thought to himself, "The second one is ten times more difficult than the first. The pain during the fusion will increase dramatically. If I faint from the pain or my body collapses because it can't withstand the violent energy, the fusion will fail."

Luo Yun took a deep breath, his eyes becoming incredibly determined.

He pointed his fingers like a sword, cut a wound on his chest, then picked up a Blood Crystal and pressed it onto his chest without hesitation.

"boom!"

The moment the Blood Crystal came into contact with the blood, a terrifying aura, more than ten times more violent than the first time, surged into his body like a cosmic storm!

"Ugh!"

An indescribable, excruciating pain instantly engulfed every cell in his body.

Luo Yun's body trembled violently, his bones cracking as if they were being crushed inch by inch. Long black hair sprouted wildly from under his skin, his body twisted and swelled, his consciousness seemed to be torn apart, and his soul trembled in the excruciating pain.

This kind of pain is enough to cause anyone with a weak will to collapse and faint instantly.

However, amidst this boundless wave of suffering, Luo Yun discovered something extremely strange.

His consciousness, his thinking, remained remarkably clear-headed throughout.

It was as if his will had been ripped from this tormented body, transforming him into a detached observer, quietly watching the body struggling in agony.

The physical pain is real, and so is the trembling of the soul.

But his heart remained as still as a deep well, without the slightest ripple.

"What happened?"

A thought flashed through Luo Yun's mind like lightning.

"It's that talent—absolute calmness!"

A tremendous storm surged through Luo Yun's heart.

He understood! The talent of "absolute calmness" could actually separate his will from the pain of his body and soul to some extent!

As long as his body doesn't break down, he will never lose consciousness due to pain.

"this----"

"This is simply—a talent born specifically for fusing with Blood Crystal!"

The greatest challenge in fusing Blood Crystals is the test of willpower. Countless powerful individuals have fainted because they could not withstand the inhuman pain, ultimately leading to the failure of the fusion.

But for me, this hurdle no longer exists!

As long as my body can hold on, I can keep merging!

Excruciating pain, endless excruciating pain.

Luo Yun's body was like a piece of steel being repeatedly hammered. Every inch of flesh and every bone was being torn apart, shattered, and then reassembled by a violent force.

Long black hair pierced the skin, and the outline of the body twisted and became no longer human.

This is a pain powerful enough to drive even a realm lord mad instantly.

However, Luo Yun's consciousness was like that of an outsider. He clearly perceived every change in his body, sensing how that energy destroyed and how it was reborn. The pain was so real, but his will was like solid ice, unmoved.

After an unknown amount of time, the violent energy finally subsided and completely merged into every cell of his body.

The second Blood Crystal has been successfully fused!

Luo Yun did not stop.

His gaze fell on the last Blood Crystal. Without the slightest hesitation, he reached out and pressed the blood-red crystal, which exuded a strange aura, against his chest once more.

"boom!"

The pain, ten times more terrifying than before, was like a cosmic torrent bursting its banks, instantly overwhelming all his senses!

If the second fusion was like being torn to pieces, then this time, it was like throwing his body and soul into the core of a star. His body was melting, vaporizing, his bones turning to powder, and his flesh becoming a paste.

Even so, he remained conscious.

With his gift of "absolute calmness," his will seemed to transcend his physical body. As long as his body's life force was not completely extinguished, he would never fall.

Time lost its meaning at this moment.

Finally, as the last bit of violent energy was absorbed by the body, the earth-shattering pain receded like a tide.

Luo Yun slowly opened her eyes.

He succeeded.

He succeeded on the second and third attempts!

He looked down at his hands; his skin was translucent, with a faint, rosy glow. He could feel a profound transformation occurring within him, a metamorphosis of his very being.

"I am now a Blood Warrior," Luo Yun murmured to himself.

He could clearly sense that his life gene level was twice as high as before!

Twice the genes!

This means that his speed of comprehending the laws has doubled! The power of any move he makes has also doubled!

This is a fundamental leap forward, it's incredibly powerful!

"and----"

Luo Yun's heart could no longer remain calm. "As long as my body can withstand it, I can continue to merge!"

The greatest challenge to his will in fusing with the Blood Crystal was rendered meaningless by his talent of "absolute calmness"!

"Black Warrior————"

A thought began to grow wildly in his mind, making him tremble all over.

"Fusing ten Blood Crystals is no longer a pipe dream for me!"

Black Warrior!

That's ten times the level of life's genetic makeup!

In the vast universe, this is a realm that only those supreme beings of the universe can possibly reach!

Luo Yun took a deep breath, his heart filled with shock and ecstasy.

This is truly an unexpected and wonderful surprise.

He never imagined that this talent, which had only cost him 3 achievement points, would have such an incredible effect.