Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

Rock Star.

The gray sky was devoid of sunlight, covered only by a layer of mineral haze that never seemed to dissipate.

A spaceship landed at the starport. Yi Lanqi looked up at the pale sky, a hint of undisguised disgust flashing in his eyes.

He would never have set foot on such a resource-rich planet if it weren't for the old patriarch's order.

As one of the elders of the Yilan family, Yilan Qi possesses the combat power of a fourth-order cosmic level. He is suspicious by nature and ruthless in his methods, and is known for his cruelty within the family.

The fact that the old patriarch entrusted this matter to him demonstrates the importance he attaches to it.

They didn't linger.

Yilanqi headed straight for the ruins.

The once luxurious mansion is now unrecognizable. Yi Lanqi stands in the center of the ruins, his genetic force spreading in all directions, trying to find some remaining information from the ruins.

"Who exactly is it?"

A sense of doubt arose in Yi Lanqi's heart.

He didn't find any relevant residual information, but he was certain that the person who made the move must be a cosmic-level being. Just as he was about to continue investigating, a sharp blade of light came from outside the ruins.

"laugh--"

The instant he sensed the blade's light, a crimson longsword appeared in Yi Lanqi's hand, and he drew a blazing arc as he slashed at the sharp blade.

"Boom—"

The flashes of blades and swords clashed and intertwined above the ruins, and the dissipated energy destroyed everything within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

Terrified screams echoed from the distant city walls as countless figures rushed out of buildings and fled in panic to distant places.

"who!"

Yi Lanqi shouted sternly.

He looked at the shadowy figure in the darkness and saw the black battle blade in its hand. "Blood Blade Pirate? Did you kill Yi Lanyuan?"

Lin Yan did not answer.

But he was slightly taken aback. Blood Blade Pirate? Someone's already taking the blame for what he did so quickly?

"Okay, very good."

Seeing that Lin Yan did not respond, Yi Lanqi laughed angrily, "The Blood Blade Star Pirates are getting bolder and bolder. They killed members of my Yi Lan family and still dare to stay here and wait for me to come knocking?"

Lin Yan neither denied nor admitted it, but stood silently with his knife in hand, letting Yi Lanqi fill in the blanks in his mind.

"What, did I guess right?"

Yi Lanqi sneered, and scorching energy began to condense on the crimson longsword in his hand. The temperature on the sword rose sharply, and the surrounding air was distorted and deformed by the heat.

"Your Blood Blade's usual looting is one thing, my Yilan family turns a blind eye to it, but now you dare to kill a core member of my Yilan family? Do you really think we're made of clay?"

His anger burned in his chest.

Star pirate "Blood Blade".

They were a group of space pirates active in the border star field of Ningxuan Kingdom. Their leader was said to be a fifth-level cosmic-level martial artist, and all the space pirates under his command used black battle swords.

More than a hundred years ago.

One of the Yilan family’s mining teams was once robbed by Blood Blade, and one of its elite members was a direct descendant of Yilan Qi.

"Fine, since you Blood Blade are courting death, then when the old patriarch returns from that World Lord's World, that will be the time of your Blood Blade's destruction." Yi Lanqi sneered and swung his sword straight at Lin Yan.

World Lord!

These four words caused Lin Yan's pupils to contract slightly: World Lord? What World Lord? Yi Lanyi is going to explore the World Lord?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in a split second. When he saw Yi Lanqi charging towards him with his sword, he quickly made a decision.

No more delays.

Lin Yan did not take the sword head-on. Instead, he flew directly into the cosmos. Seeing this, Yi Lanqi also followed. A battle at the cosmic level was enough to easily destroy a city.

Neither Yi Lanqi nor Lin Yan wanted to continue fighting on the planet's surface. Yi Lanqi didn't want to destroy the Yi Lan family's businesses on Pan Shi Star, while Lin Yan didn't want to reveal more of his strength.

unless……

He could destroy this planet and all the probes in outer space in just a few breaths.

In the starry sky outside of the planet Pan Shi.

Without the obstruction of the atmosphere, the battle became even more intense. Yi Lanqi's longsword burned with scorching flames, and each strike brought forth a tongue of fire hundreds of kilometers long.

The two fought for dozens of rounds in space. The aftershocks of their energy collisions pulverized the surrounding meteorites, and bursts of blazing light exploded in the void, as dazzling and deadly as fireworks.

Yi Lanqi became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

His opponent's strength was clearly similar to his, both being fourth-tier cosmic-level, so why did the opponent seem to control the rhythm of the battle? Every burst of his power was precisely interrupted.

This……

They're nothing like those space pirates.

"You're not one of Bloodblade's people!" Yi Lanqi suddenly shouted, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "Who exactly are you?"

Lin Yan still did not answer. After confirming that they had left the detection range of the outer space of the Rock Star, he stopped playing along.

"Whoosh~"

A flash of silvery light appeared.

"you--"

Yi Lanqi's voice stopped abruptly. Before he could react, a white light pierced through all his defenses, through his armor, and through his body.

Consciousness instantly plunged into darkness.

Yi Lanqi's corpse floated in space, the crimson longsword slipped from his hand, Lin Yan retracted the mirage feather, the silvery-white feather returned to calm, silently spinning in his palm.

Lin Yan retrieved the longsword, which was a prize from the battle.

Lin Yan immediately summoned his spaceship, which rapidly accelerated to the speed of light in this relatively open area and entered the dark universe before departing.

……

Dark universe, inside the spaceship's control room.

Lin Yan sat in the chair, and with a thought, his consciousness instantly entered the virtual universe.

"Owner!"

"What are your orders?"

Inside the villa on Ningxuan Island, the fat cat's voice rang in his ears. The round orange cat suddenly appeared and landed steadily on Lin Yan's shoulder.

"Investigate." Lin Yan's voice was deep. "I'm giving you permission to investigate a piece of intelligence information in the Virtual Universe Company's intelligence department."

He paused, then added, "Check for any recent information about the Realm Lord World, located in the Ningxuan Empire, suspected to be a newly discovered Realm Lord World ruin."

"yes!"

The fat cat replied.

It immediately disappeared onto Lin Yan's shoulder.

The virtual assistant is meant to serve people. Without Lin Yan's permission, Fat Cat cannot use his account to make purchases, nor can he use his identity to gather intelligence.

"The World of the Realm Lord..."

Lin Yan lay on the sofa, his mind a jumble of thoughts. Yi Lanqi's news came too suddenly and unexpectedly, but it also reminded Lin Yan of what Uncle Chen had said about the key to the World Lord's World.

Regardless of whether it is related to mirage feathers, this is worth paying attention to.

Lin Yan wanted to investigate the situation of this world master, because according to Yi Lanqi, if Yi Lanyi really entered that world master and was lucky enough to obtain an opportunity there.

If he hadn't broken through to the Domain Lord level, things would be fine, but if he did, Lin Yan's revenge would be in serious trouble.

……