Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

Sudden--

A mournful screech echoed through the void.

The centipede tumbled in the void, several huge cracks appearing on its dark golden carapace, and its eerie green fluid gushed out, condensing into ice crystals in the void.

The immortal demon is wounded!

Suddenly, it swept up many surviving demon warriors on the battlefield and took them all with it into the depths of the void.

"Trying to leave?"

The voice of General Fan Yu was calm, yet carried a hint of coldness.

He raised his hand and pressed down, and the secret patterns on the surface of the glove on his hand were activated layer by layer. A huge palm condensed in the void and slammed down hard on the fleeing centipede.

"boom!"

A giant hand slammed down.

The centipede's tail segment was smashed, sending shell fragments and bodily fluids flying everywhere. But it didn't care at all, instead using the force of the blow to disappear without a trace.

"escape!"

"Run!"

The abandoned demons roared and spoke in their common demon language as they scattered and fled, while the human realm lords, domain lords, and cosmic-level beings joined forces in twos and threes to quickly hunt down their targets.

The commander of the Fanyu Army naturally disdained to lower himself to pursue and kill, and after glancing at the battlefield, he disappeared and left.

When the last few fleeing demons were killed, the void of the entire battlefield was littered with the remains of demons.

The 477th Army Corps achieved a great victory.

……

The spacecraft glided smoothly in the dark universe.

Outside the porthole was an endless ocean of lights, with the occasional distant starlight flashing by. The entire spaceship, like a fish returning to its nest, carried the excited warriors back to the direction they had come from.

Lin Yan walked through the corridor, nodded to several familiar team members, and went straight back to his meditation room.

The room was dimly lit and filled with a faint scent of sandalwood. Lin Yan sat cross-legged, raised his hand and gently swiped his wristwatch, projecting a light screen from it.

"477th Legion - Fogfall Belt Campaign - Military Merit Statistics"

"Soldier: Lin Yan"

"Strength: Fourth-tier Universe Level"

"Units killed: 35 cosmic-level demons".

Total military merits: 475.

Lin Yan's gaze lingered on the string of numbers for a moment, silently calculating in his mind that although the numbers seemed large this time, he couldn't always play so well and smoothly.

Under normal circumstances.

A single legion battle can earn over a hundred military merits, which is already considered outstanding among all cosmic-level warriors.

After closing the military merit interface, Lin Yan slowly closed his eyes and began the monotonous and tedious cultivation that he had been doing day after day.

"Whoosh!"

A silver-white shuttle of light appeared in the void.

The light shuttle slowly condensed into the outline of a flying bird or mythical beast, its entire body shimmering with light, and the edges of its wings glowing with a faint silver-white light.

But deep within those pupils.

There was not a trace of life in sight.

The third layer of the Mirage Realm is a large-scale illusion that is realistic enough. One of the main purposes of advancing from the second layer to the third layer is to make the Phantom Beasts more realistic.

Swish!

With a thought from Lin Yan, birds and beasts spread their wings and silently glided through the air, leaving behind a faint trail of light.

It then quickly deformed.

The bird's outline melted and reformed, transforming directly into a completely black white tiger.

"roar!"

A tiger roars in the mountains.

A powerful sound wave bombarded Lin Yan, but Lin Yan did not dodge at all. The sound wave dissipated into an invisible force the moment it was about to touch his body.

Call ~

The white tiger beast leaped into the air, transforming into a white crane, circling three times before shattering into countless points of light.

The light spots recombine.

This time it was a pure white fox with nine tails that stretched out behind it like a blooming flower. It circled Lin Yan twice, then lay down beside his knees and looked up at him.

Lin Yan couldn't help but reach out, his fingertips passing through the light mist condensed by the mirage feathers. The light mist directly transformed into countless tiny light threads, each of which resembled a flowing river.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

These rivers of light constantly swirl around him, weaving a constantly changing web.

Lin Yan's breathing became more and more steady, and Shen Yu's phantom beast form became more and more agile.

……

In the core area, in a quiet meditation room.

A calm-looking man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, the power of the world around him rising and falling slowly like the tides.

"Buzz—"

Suddenly, the access control door outside the quiet room was gently touched, and a familiar presence lingered outside.

Commander Xian opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them. With a gentle wave of his hand, the hatch slid open to the sides, revealing a man in black armor outside.

"Brother Chi."

Upon seeing the visitor, Commander Xian nodded slightly but did not rise. "What brings you here?"

Commander Chi stepped into the quiet room, glanced around it, and said directly, "Brother Xian, let's not beat around the bush. I'm here to exchange people with you."

Upon hearing Commander Chi's purpose, Commander Xian's brow twitched slightly, but his expression remained unchanged. "Whom do you want to replace?"

The commander of the Fanyu Army rarely managed affairs.

Legion affairs are mostly handled by the Realm Lord. The various commanders cooperate and compete with each other, and as long as the organizational structure remains unchanged, it is common to exchange soldiers under their command.

"Lin Yan".

Commander Chi spoke frankly and calmly, "That young man in your sixth squad is a fourth-tier cosmic-level cultivator who uses telekinetic weapons and follows the path of an illusionist."

He paused, then added, "I've seen it. He has a talent for illusion. Having him with me is better than having him in your team."

Commander Xian guided his consciousness into the virtual universe army system and immediately checked Lin Yan's information. After reviewing it all, a slow smile appeared on his lips, and he shook his head.

"I won't let go."

Commander Chi frowned. "Brother Xian..."

"Brother Chi, stop thinking about it." Commander Xian raised his hand to interrupt him. "Do you even believe what you're saying?"

Commander Chi opened his mouth, but ultimately did not refute.

Commander Xian isn't stupid.

Lin Yan is currently only at the fourth level of the Universe level. In terms of physical fitness alone, he can't even get into the top ten among all the squads under his command, but his military merits in every legion war are always in the top ten.

Moreover, he has already shown considerable talent in the art of illusion.

Such promising talents, as long as they don't perish prematurely, will at least reach the level of a World Lord in the future.

Even if he grows to a level that others can only look up to in the future, he will have a greater advantage than other realm lords in terms of building relationships or asking for favors.

In the battlefield outside the region, what is the most valuable?

That would naturally be an opportunity to improve one's strength.

But apart from that, military merits and spoils of war take a backseat to connections and networks, because these could very well be a life-saving favor in the future.

Commander Xian had fought on the battlefields beyond the borders for thousands of years. He understood this principle better than anyone else and had always put it into practice.

A promising talent who could potentially reach his level in the future, Commander Chi thought he could just poach him with a few words?

What a joke!

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