Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

"Barely granted the title of Marquis..."

The lizard-headed demon murmured, its eyes reflecting the eerie green light emanating from the bulkhead, "So, you're still not sure if he's achieved immortality?"

"Yes."

The centipede nodded, a hint of resentment flashing in its vertical pupils. "Although I fought him for more than ten rounds, I didn't really injure him, and naturally I didn't find out his strength or weakness."

A brief silence fell over the command center.

Suddenly, the lizard-headed demon seemed to remember something, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he slowly said, "Do you think that last 'Separation Pearl' might have been obtained by Fan Yu?"

Tens of thousands of years ago, during the turmoil of the Fengli Star, a Li Pearl fell near this Misty Planetary Belt, attracting many immortal gods to search for it, but nothing came of it.

Now let's think about it again...

Fan Yu was only a high-level Immortal Army Lord at the time, but in just tens of thousands of years he has reached the combat strength of barely being able to be enfeoffed as a Marquis. If there hadn't been some kind of stroke of luck involved, no one would believe it if you told them.

And Li Zhu is the most suitable one.

For immortal gods, especially for ordinary immortals who have not yet formed an immortal body, the Separation Pearl is an opportunity that is extremely rare and hard to come by, because it can accelerate the process of forming an immortal body.

The difference between the peak of the Immortal Army Lord and the title of Marquis may seem to be only a thin line, but the terrifying difference between them is a thousand times or even ten thousand times. And the Pearl of Departure is a shortcut to cross this chasm.

"The Star of Wind and Departure has erupted several times in the past 100,000 years," the Thousand-Legged Centipede slowly spoke. "According to past patterns, the day when it truly begins is not far off. At that time..."

The appearance of the Pearl of Separation is often closely related to the violent cycle of the Star of Separation. As the violent cycle of the Star of Separation intensifies, more and more immortals, even those who are granted titles of nobility or kings, gather there.

"Feng Lixing's matter is not something you or I can decide. Just report it and let the higher-ups worry about it."

The lizard-headed demon was silent for a moment, then suddenly grinned, revealing a mouthful of gleaming white serrated teeth. It stood up and walked towards the cabin door, but stopped after taking two steps.

"Report that your legion has lost more than half its strength as well. This loss is considerable and cannot be concealed."

"……yes."

The hatch slid open silently, and the figure of the lizard-headed demon disappeared at the end of the corridor. The centipede sat alone in the cabin, only a faint, almost imperceptible gloom flashing in its vertical pupils.

……

On a continent shrouded in thick fog, mountain ranges stretched out in a continuous line. The 477th Legion's ships flew for more than four days before entering one of the mountain ranges.

"I'm back!"

"Haha, finally back!"

"This great victory has earned us a lot of military merit."

Lin Yan, along with the other space warriors, entered the military camp inside the mountain. As is customary, he then received his spoils from the battle before returning to his room.

"Four pieces of loot!"

Inside the room, Lin Yan opened the silver-white box he had received. On the top layer was a list of spoils and rewards.

He took out his first piece of spoils.

A deep blue light instantly filled the entire room. It was a suit of armor that was a deep, dark blue color, and its surface shimmered with a starlight-like luster.

Unlike the standard armor issued to the legion, this armor has an energy core embedded in its chest, with fine energy patterns faintly visible within the core extending like blood vessels throughout the entire armor.

"Mechanical Race Armor!!!"

A hint of excitement flashed in Lin Yan's eyes.

This mechanical armor can perfectly protect the entire body. The outermost layer of the mechanical armor will naturally form an energy shield, and the energy source of the energy shield is the energy core on the armor.

This mechanical armor is a B6-level suit. Unfortunately, most of the energy in the armor's energy core has been depleted, and it can only be used again after the energy core is refilled.

Lin Yan put it into his ring and took out his second trophy.

This is a full 280 million Cosmic Crystals. Cosmic Crystals are the hard currency on the extraterrestrial battlefield—they are both cultivation resources and a medium of exchange.

Two million eight hundred thousand is a huge sum of money for a fourth-tier warrior of the cosmic level.

The legion's spending was indeed generous.

Lin Yan continued to open the third piece of spoils.

As soon as the palm-sized jade box was opened, an extremely fresh and vibrant life force wafted out.

A bright green seed, about the size of a thumb, lay quietly in the box. Its surface was smooth like an egg, but fine veins, like leaf veins, could be faintly seen extending under the seed coat.

Inside the seed, a faint green light seemed to be slowly flowing, like a small, sleeping forest world.

Seeds that aid plant life.

It can assist plant life, which is an extremely precious treasure on the battlefield outside the domain, and can greatly enhance the ability to survive in battle.

Lin Yan carefully closed the jade box and put it away. Although he couldn't spare the energy and resources to cultivate a plant to help it grow, he could still make a lot of money by selling it.

When Lin Yan took out the fourth piece of spoils and found its corresponding information, his fingers paused slightly.

The source of the Netherworld Crystal.

This is a deep purple crystal about the size of a baby's fist. The crystal is a perfect dodecahedron with a smooth, mirror-like surface. Inside, you can vaguely see strands of silvery-white light flowing slowly.

"Buzz~"

As Lin Yan's mental energy probed in.

A faint purple light emanated from the crystal. The light was not dazzling, but it had a strange texture, as if it were not light, but some kind of substance that was between reality and illusion.

The light flowed slowly through the air of the quiet room, and Lin Yan felt a slight ripple in his mind, like a pebble being thrown into a calm lake.

"This kind of treasure..."

"Why was it assigned to me?"

Lin Yan was puzzled. This level of treasure would be of great importance even to a Domain Lord, so how could it be given to a mere Universe-level being like him?

Within the legion system, the distribution of loot follows an unwritten rule.

The more precious the treasure, the higher it goes.

Even if immortal gods don't value treasures like the Nether Soul Crystal, the normal distribution path is for the realm lord to first review it. If needed, they keep it for their own use; if not, they distribute it to the domain lords.

Only after the realm lords and domain lords have chosen the rest can they possibly flow down to the cosmic level.

Lin Yan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the doubts in his heart, and shifted his gaze to the remarks column at the end of the message.

There, a line of small characters was clearly written—

"With the nomination of Commander Xian and the approval of the Immortal Army Lord, this item is hereby allocated to Lin Yan, a cosmic-level warrior, as a reward."

Commander Xian.

Lin Yan's gaze lingered on those three words for a moment.

It is common knowledge throughout the entire army that the Immortal Army Commander does not handle affairs, so this Nether Soul Source Crystal was actually a gift from Commander Xian.

So it seems...

His performance on the battlefield had already caught the attention of a realm lord without his knowledge.

Lin Yan remained silent for a long time.

Being noticed by powerful people is both a blessing and a burden.

Commander Xian gave him this opportunity not just because he "performed well." There are countless brilliant talents on this battlefield outside the borders. Why should he deserve this special attention?

But anyway,

He remembered this kindness.

……