Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

The crowd on the plains was in an uproar.

The moment they witnessed Lin Yan disappear into the light barrier, thousands of eyes simultaneously turned red. No one knew who he was, no one knew where he came from; they only saw—

He went inside!

He simply took out two keys, opened the door, and went inside.

"Charge!"

"Charge in!"

Someone shouted.

Immediately, the crowd surged toward the light screen like a flood bursting its banks.

Whether they are at the Eternal or Cosmic level, idle martial artists, family members, or mercenaries, they don't care who has the key; they only know that the door to the Wind Scale Palace is open, and opportunity is right before their eyes.

If you fall behind even a step, you might miss out on the treasure.

"Bang!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The first few people rushed into an invisible wall. The light screen remained standing there, soft as silk, but became indestructible the moment it touched life.

Those who tried to rush in were either bounced back by the light barrier or injured and pushed back by the recoil; no one could get through that barrier.

"Can't get in!"

"Only those with the key are allowed in!"

Realizing the conditions for entry felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured over my heart.

The fervor subsided, replaced by anger. The man swaggered out, pulled out two keys, opened the door, and went inside, while the thousands of others could only watch helplessly, unable to even touch the door.

In the crowd behind.

The light in Chi Qi's eyes flickered uncertainly.

He also has a stone.

He still has a chance.

Chi Xi took a deep breath and quietly moved towards the light screen. Everyone around him was in chaos and no one noticed him.

Once he gets close enough, once he enters the Wind Scale Palace, no matter how much noise these people outside make, it won't concern him.

The distance is getting closer and closer.

The light screen was already very close.

But just then, a voice boomed through the crowd, sharp and clear, "Chi Xi, he still has a key on him. The Blood Moon Tower people got the key long ago, and he's trying to sneak in!"

The voice came from deep within the crowd behind.

The direction was also uncertain, clearly indicating that the speaker had used some means to conceal his location, but no one cared about his identity or location, only about the fatal content.

Akashi's figure froze.

All eyes turned to him.

"Blood Moon Tower wants to take it all for themselves!"

"Stop him! Don't let him in!"

The crowd erupted completely. If their previous conflict with Blood Moon Tower was merely a struggle for the right to enter Wind Scale Palace, then now it was for their last chance.

There are only three keys. Two were taken inside by that person, and the last one is in Chi Qi's hands. So, if you want to get back into the Wind Scale Palace, you have to kill Chi Qi and take the key from him.

"Akasu!"

Iron Bone roared like thunder, and a layer of pale golden light gathered on his right fist as he slammed it directly at Chi Qi.

"Hand over the keys!"

Sensing the attack coming from behind, Chi Xi did not choose to withstand it head-on. His attention was now focused entirely on the light screen, and with his speed, it would only take a breath.

"Tch~"

A streak of crimson light flashed across the void.

The scorching heat caused the surrounding temperature to rise sharply. The crimson light struck Chi Qi, splitting the outer layer of blood mist in two, forcing his form to be revealed.

"Wood Spirit City?"

"Universal Flame Shuttle!"

Chi Xi staggered back two steps, a look of horror flashing in his eyes. He recognized the origin of the crimson light—

The Flame Shuttle of Wood Spirit City.

It is both a psychic weapon and a core secret technique of Wood Spirit City, which can only be cultivated by core members like him.

"Akasu..."

A handsome young man stood in mid-air in the distance. "Give me the key, and I'll consider it a favor I owe you."

Upon hearing this, Chi Xi's ugly face twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.

Favor?

What use are personal relationships at this time?

He angrily shook off the Flame Shuttle that was trying to restrain him, and wanted to rush towards the light curtain again, but Iron Bone had already pounced from the left, blocking his way.

……

Inside the Fenglin Palace.

Lin Yan was unaware of what was happening outside, nor did he want to know. At this moment, he was standing in a huge palace, looking around at everything.

The palace's dome is inlaid with countless luminous crystals, the floor is paved with a single piece of bluish-gray boulder, and the walls are engraved with ancient murals.

"Um?"

Lin Yan looked toward the center of the palace, where a ball of bluish-white light was floating.

The sphere of light is about two meters in diameter, with a soft glow flowing across its surface, like a miniature sun. Inside the sphere, several objects can be vaguely seen slowly rotating.

"That easy?"

"Is there no challenge?"

Lin Yan was slightly taken aback. He remembered that in the original story, when Luo Feng and his group entered the Thunder World for mercenary assessment, there were a series of twists and turns, including several underhanded maneuvers by the old man in the fog.

Why does it seem like we've ended up here?

Everything went so smoothly.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of these complicated thoughts, Lin Yan slowly walked towards the sphere of light and reached into it.

"A spatial ring?"

"No, it's the World Ring!"

The first item Lin Yan took out was a silver-white ring, but it wasn't a spatial ring that could only hold inanimate objects; it was an extremely precious world ring.

Even according to the Virtual Universe Company's prices, a World Ring is worth at least 0.5 Chaos Units, and the highest can even reach 10 Chaos Units.

"Phew~"

Lin Yan took a deep breath and probed the World Ring with his mental power, quickly learning the information within.

The space inside the ring is extremely large, spanning a radius of 100,000 kilometers.

The various treasures piled up inside, according to its description, almost blinded Lin Yan.

There are dozens of fifth-order Force and psychic weapons alone, and mountains of cosmic crystals are piled up, along with all sorts of rare and exotic fruits and precious minerals...

Each one is incredibly valuable.

A rough estimate suggests that all the treasures in this world ring are worth over a thousand Chaos Units.

"I made a profit!"

"We've made a killing this time!"

Lin Yan's chest heaved slightly. An ordinary realm lord would have assets of about 10 Hunyuan units, while an ordinary immortal god would have assets of about 10,000 Hunyuan units.

It's important to know that immortal gods usually have to risk their lives to amass enormous wealth.

Especially for ordinary immortal gods whose lifespan exceeds hundreds of millions of years, their wealth is only tens of thousands of Hunyuan units. For them, it takes an average of ten thousand years to earn even one Hunyuan unit.

Lin Yan carefully put away the World Ring.

With this wealth, he will not have to worry about resources for a long time. If he makes good use of this wealth, he will experience a surge in strength in the near future.

just.

Absorbing cosmic crystals into the body alone takes a considerable amount of time. To improve strength in a shorter time, a new method needs to be devised.

"Cosmic Crystal..."

"It's still... nutrient solution!"

……