Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

The primordial universe, an extraterrestrial battlefield.

On a continent shrouded in thick fog, there are mountain ranges stretching out in succession. In one of these inconspicuous mountain ranges, the entire interior has long been hollowed out to build a large military camp.

In a quiet room in the southern section of the military camp.

Thin layers of mist rose and enveloped the entire quiet room. The young man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and streaks of silver light flashed around him, sometimes transforming into flying birds and strange beasts that surrounded him.

"Buzz~"

The moment the young man opened his eyes, the surrounding birds and beasts vanished in a burst of silver light, leaving only a silver-white, spindle-shaped feather that slowly drifted down into his hand.

"It really works!"

Lin Yan was overjoyed. "I've finally mastered the second level of 'Mirage of a Thousand Layers'!"

At this moment, deep within his consciousness, a broken stone slab was being projected, but the light that once floated on the surface of the slab had long since faded and disappeared.

A thought crossed my mind.

The broken stone slab disappeared and transformed into a bright blue light screen, on which characters appeared one by one.

[Realm]: Universe-level, third order.

[Analyzed]: "Mirage of a Thousand Layers" (Second Layer)

[Remaining Energy]: 0 units.

This manifested azure light screen is not a physical object, but rather Lin Yan's most concise summary of his own state based on the mystique of the broken stone slab.

"All the energy I painstakingly accumulated was completely used up in just one secret technique analysis, but..." Lin Yan's eyes gleamed with excitement, "It was all worth it!"

Playing with the spindle-shaped feather in his hand, as a transmigrator with awakened memories, he knew very well what kind of dangers lurked in this world.

Now that he has the "golden finger" and his strength has increased in a short period of time, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"This broken stone slab can not only decipher secret techniques, but also enhance one's comprehension; it is definitely not from the primordial universe..."

Feeling the cold touch in his hand, Lin Yan suppressed his joy and couldn't help but ponder.

In this magnificent cultivation system, "comprehension" is the most fundamental and core "ceiling" and "catalyst" that determines the height a cultivator can ultimately reach.

The improvement in comprehension from the broken stone slab, although its effect is still very weak at present, is a long-term and continuous growth.

What's missing...

It's nothing more than time and energy.

In the cultivation system of this vast world, time is sometimes the least lacking thing. Even though Lin Yan is only at the third level of the universe level, his lifespan is still a full 100,000 years.

What he really lacks is energy.

It is the energy that can move the stone slab and manifest its power.

……

"Buzz~"

Just as Lin Yan was pondering how to quickly obtain energy from the stone slab, a rapid vibration suddenly came from his wristwatch. He immediately put away the Mirage Feather, got up, and hurriedly walked out of the quiet room.

"Lin Yan..."

The corridor outside the quiet room was silent. Suddenly, a rough voice came from outside, and a burly man in full armor strode towards him.

"team leader!"

Lin Yan quickly replied that the burly, fully armed man was the captain of his squad.

Lanxing Clan, Longke.

A squad is the most basic combat unit of a legion, and a fully-staffed legion in the extraterritorial battlefield would have at least a thousand such combat squads.

"Come with me, we have a mission!"

Captain Longko strode forward, his expression serious, and said, "The commander has ordered us to immediately proceed to the Wind and Departure Star Belt to deal with the battle debris left by the 476th Army."

"The 476th Army!"

Lin Yan felt a chill run down his spine and immediately followed.

His legion was the 477th Legion, which, along with the 476th Legion, was stationed near the Wind and Departure Star Belt, frequently engaging in wars with other alien legions or dealing with battlefield debris.

Battles between legions are generally between immortal gods, realm lords, and weaklings...

And coincidentally, Lin Yan was the weak one.

On the battlefield outside the domain, cosmic-level, domain lord-level, and ordinary world lords are all just cannon fodder. Once they are caught in the high-intensity battle, they will be annihilated instantly.

Half a minute later.

The two arrived at a spacious and bright hall, where several fully armed soldiers had already gathered.

"team leader!"

"team leader!"

Upon seeing Longko arrive, the soldiers greeted him respectfully and nodded to Lin Yan.

"Everyone's here, let's go!"

Captain Longko nodded, and the group quickly boarded a spaceship. After leaving the military base, the spaceship transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the Wind-Leaving Star Belt.

……

Inside a quiet room on the spaceship.

Lin Yan looked solemn as he flipped through the information on the watch's screen. Although the Fengli Star Belt was only the outermost star belt of the Fengli Star Region, the dangers it contained were not to be ignored.

The greatest danger, however, does not come from the alien army, but from the elusive "Li Feng".

The wind is a strange and perilous thing in the universe.

It is colorless, odorless, formless, and unpredictable.

It can not only erode matter, but also blow away and disturb the mental will of living beings. In mild cases, it can cause mental confusion and memory disorder; in severe cases, it can cause self-awareness to be blown away, leaving only an empty shell.

This is why the spaceship carrying Lin Yan's team preferred to travel at near-light speed rather than traverse the dark universe.

Because nobody knows.

Will the spaceship returning from the dark universe to its original universe fall into the trap of the wind?

"Li Feng..."

"And there's Feng Lixing!"

Lin Yan turned off the light screen on his wristwatch. The Fengli Starfield is one of the core areas of the Ninth Battlefield of the entire extraterrestrial battlefield, and the Fengli Star, located in the center of spacetime, is the core gathering place.

There, a large number of immortal kings gathered, and immortal gods fell at any time. Legions like theirs dared not even set foot in the outer areas.

"Skill!"

Lin Yan sighed inwardly. He immediately gathered all his thoughts, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

"Whoosh~"

As soon as Lin Yan had a thought.

A spindle-shaped feather floated in front of him, then instantly transformed into a flying bird or mythical beast that soared and danced.

"A Thousand Layers of Mirages"!

This is the secret technique for controlling the telekinetic weapon "Mirage Feather." Lin Yan has practiced it for decades, but has remained at the first level.

Unexpectedly, simply using the stone slab to perform a secret analysis and deduction led to the mastery of the second layer of form...

Phantom Beast!

The mirage feather has three layers.

The first form is the Flowing Light Shuttle, which is sharp and has an unpredictable flight trajectory. The second form, the Phantom Beast, not only has the characteristics of the Flowing Light Shuttle, but also carries the effect of illusion attack.

When using arcane attacks, the Mirage Feather can hide within the illusion while flying, making it impossible to defend against.

Time passed gradually.

On this day, the speeding spaceship finally slowed down and gradually came to a stop on a broken asteroid belt.

Wind Leaves the Starfield.

Arrived.

……