Swallowing the Stars: Starting from the Endless Dungeon

Chapter 81 Big Gift Package

Just as Su Jing's spaceship slowly started up, news of the Genius Battle intensified.

In a divine kingdom filled with lightning, rumble! Endless lightning descends constantly. At this moment, a powerful figure, whose entire body is covered in lightning and whose every breath is accompanied by surging lightning, is completely overshadowed by Su Jing's understanding of the fundamental laws of lightning.

At this moment, several Realm Lord level experts stood beside this lightning-powered expert, and thousands of Eternal Star level disciples knelt before him. "You are all Eternal Star level geniuses of my Thunder God Palace. In this Genius Battle, whoever passes the preliminary selection will become my personal disciple. If you make further progress, there will be even more rewards!"

The thunderous words, as powerful as a bell, echoed in the ears of these eternal star-level disciples. He was just saying it casually; in all these genius battles, only a handful of people could achieve a good ranking, after all, that step was too difficult.

In a secret realm imbued with spatial power—a place that should have been avoided by countless people, for the power of space was beyond their reach—a young man was currently exploring and comprehending its secrets in a place that should have been deserted.

Just then, an old man in blue robes appeared. Seeing how well the young man was doing here, he couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. "Ronan, your spatial origin law has improved a lot. You can comprehend higher-level laws at the Hengxing level."

"I've traveled through countless eras of the universe with such talent and comprehension, and you're the only one I've encountered. It's my good fortune to be your teacher!"

"teacher----"

Ronan said respectfully that he had great respect for his teacher because he knew how powerful his teacher was.

"The Genius Battle has begun. Go participate in the Genius Battle and fight against the entire human race's star-level geniuses. You might encounter some powerful geniuses, and you can also receive better training at the Virtual Universe Company. Although I am immortal, I am far inferior to those there."

"A battle of geniuses?" the young man murmured.

Within the vast galaxy of the human realm, countless geniuses were astounded by the news of the Peak Genius Battle. After all, this was a grand event for the entire human race, targeting geniuses at the Hengxing level. All these geniuses shared a common trait: pride and confidence. Having witnessed countless ordinary people, they were even more confident.

They wanted to highlight their own extraordinary abilities, and now that they had encountered such a battle of geniuses facing the entire human race, they naturally wanted to participate. In literature, there is no first place, but in martial arts, there is no second place. They all wanted to compete to see who was the real genius.

Five days later in the Dark Universe, Su Jing, aboard the spaceship, digested another Thunder Fruit, advancing his Lightning Law significantly. Compared to just crossing the threshold, he had taken a major step forward. However, the effects of the Thunder Fruit began to weaken considerably. After all, the Thunder Fruit's primary function was to help Domain Lords comprehend the laws, enabling them to break through to the World Lord level. Once the laws were crossed, the effects diminished considerably. For now, it still had some effect on him, allowing him to continue using it. Others, however, did not have the means to squander it as freely as he did. Not only could they not afford it, but such treasures were also extremely rare.

Feeling the power of the laws within his body, Su Jing estimated that after consuming two or three Lightning Fruits, the effect would completely wear off, at which point he would have to rely on his own perception. He wasn't worried at all. After all, his affinity for the lightning laws and his comprehension had already improved. His self-comprehension would improve, albeit at a slower pace, but he could still comprehend them. Moreover, the Wind Realm dungeon would drop lightning law affinity items, although in small quantities—

It's a big improvement, but little by little, it adds up to a significant increase that shouldn't be ignored.

Looking at the scenery outside the dark universe, he did not continue to comprehend the laws, but instead deduced the next plan in his mind. The Cui Lang Starfield he was going to was not too far from Feng Ling Star, and it was within the scope of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. His goal this time was a new instance. Of course, this instance was one he had planned beforehand. He had originally planned several places where the instance might be triggered, but due to the arrival of the Genius Battle, those plans had to be scrapped, and he would only come here to trigger one instance.

All other dungeons can be ignored, but this one absolutely must be triggered. After all, a truly lucky individual resides here—Pansy, a lucky guy who everyone who hears the news wants to take action against. In the original story, he only possesses the power of a Realm Lord, yet he has the entire fortune of a King-level Immortal. Pansy is a true legend; born a slave, he rose to become a Realm Lord and even secretly cultivated two ninth-tier Realm Lord plant life forms. Of course, this is inseparable from his acquisition of the Locke Divine Water. Any powerful individual who knows of Pansy's existence will definitely target him, and Su Jing is no exception. Previously, he naturally didn't dare to have any thoughts, but after obtaining the system, he considered triggering this dungeon to include Pansy and obtain the Locke Divine Water from the dungeon drops. That way, he could not only obtain these treasures but also repeatedly farm them, so he would never have to worry about being broke again. Therefore, he had previously... Back in Luo Xing, he had searched for information about the Cui Lang Star Region in the virtual universe. He was somewhat worried, since Pan Xi was discovered during Luo Feng's rise to power, and it wasn't specified how long Pan Xi had lived. If he wasn't in his own era, there would be no way to find out, since he didn't know where Pan Xi had encountered the Locke Divine Water opportunity. Fortunately, his search in the virtual universe revealed the existence of the Fire Phoenix Group in the Cui Lang Star Region, and one of its Domain Lords, a fifth-tier expert, was named Pan Xi. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be the future World Lord Pan Xi. It seemed that he had risen to power in his own era. However, this also raised another concern: whether Pan Xi had already obtained the Locke Divine Water. After all, no one knew when he obtained it. The only thing they knew was that he must have obtained the Locke Divine Water before becoming a World Lord, and that he broke through to the World Lord level thanks to the Locke Divine Water's wondrous effects. Otherwise, without someone to guide him, it would have been absolutely impossible to break through to the World Lord level.

Moreover, triggering the dungeon isn't easy. After all, what I want is to include Pansy in it, which requires specifically targeting the Fire Phoenix Group. I need to plan carefully and figure out how to trigger it once I get to the specific location. If I only trigger the dungeon without including Pansy, it would be a loss. After all, the goal this time is the Rock Divine Water in Pansy's possession. Although the system's first-clear reward is certainly not bad, the Rock Divine Water can help him escape poverty. After the Genius Battle, the usefulness of this Rock Divine Water will become apparent. He can then purchase his desired treasures, weapons, battle armor, and secret techniques, thereby greatly improving his strength.

So now Su Jing can only pray, pray that Pansy has obtained the Locke Divine Water, and pray that the generated instance will include Pansy.

Not long after, the spaceship left the dark universe and arrived at the Cuilang Star Region. Since they did not know Panxi's exact location and the information he obtained in the virtual universe was too scarce, they came here to inquire about information first. As the capital star of the star region controlled by the Fire Phoenix Group, they were sure to be able to find out the information they wanted here.

After the spaceship docked at Cuilang Star Port and he paid the docking fee, Su Jing disembarked alone. If he were to trigger the dungeon this time, it would be best to find some of the lowest-ranking members of the Fire Phoenix Group. Once the dungeon was triggered, he would leave. Otherwise, if he caused too much trouble on their Fire Phoenix Group's territory, he wouldn't be able to escape.

As soon as he disembarked, Su Jing noticed the hurried pace of people coming and going, as if an invisible whip was chasing him. Without lingering in the starport, Su Jing flew towards the open black market. The best place to gather information was in such a chaotic place. In other words, the virtual universe could only find grand news; the small details were impossible to find. Otherwise, there would be no need to go to the black market to gather information. Of course, this was also because his current status and position were insufficient. Just like when Luo Feng judged the Fire Phoenix Group in the original work, even though Pan Xi was extremely cautious and hid on an asteroid where no one knew, his location was still locked because he used the virtual universe. So it wasn't that the virtual universe was inadequate, but that he was inadequate right now.

Upon arriving at the black market, after paying an entrance fee, Su Jing walked around while using his mental energy to listen to the conversations of the people around him. "Have you heard? The Fire Phoenix Group is now recruiting geniuses on a large scale, seemingly aiming to rival the Illusion Moon Alliance, the largest alliance in the Cui Lang Star Region!"

"Your information is outdated. I have the latest firsthand news. The Fire Phoenix Group and the Illusion Moon Alliance have recently gone to war. Currently, the two sides' star-level and cosmic-level forces are fighting to the death. The Fire Phoenix Group wants to expand its territory, while the Illusion Moon Alliance wants to defend this place."

"Is that so? No wonder the Fire Phoenix Group has been recruiting geniuses so aggressively lately. They probably want to use these geniuses to defeat the lower and middle levels of the Illusion Moon Alliance in one fell swoop. Although they are offering a lot of benefits to the geniuses they recruit, they are moving between the two major powers, and I'm afraid their final outcome won't be good."

Phantom Moon Alliance —

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Listening to the casual conversations at the stalls, Su Jing learned about the situation. This information was unavailable in the virtual universe. He searched for information about the Fallen Illusion Moon Alliance in the virtual universe. It was an alliance composed of several domain lords, previously based in the Cui Lang Star Region. It seemed the rise of the Fire Phoenix Group had affected the Illusion Moon Alliance. Now, the fact that the two forces were evenly matched showed that the Illusion Moon Alliance was definitely not weak, although it was still far behind the Fire Phoenix Group with Pan Xi. After all, Pan Xi was capable of reaching the realm lord level. In the end, the Illusion Moon Alliance would probably have no choice but to retreat. Was that the current situation?

It seems that my timing coincides with the rise and rapid expansion of the Fire Phoenix Group.

"I've heard that the powerful domain lords of the Fire Phoenix Group are already planning to take over Cui Langxing. It's not safe for us here anymore—"

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"That's impossible. Our Cuilang Star is the capital star of the Cuilang Starfield, and it has always been controlled by the Illusion Moon Alliance. Moreover, this is the most core region of the Cuilang Starfield. Taking it over would give us a significant advantage, at least in name. The Fire Phoenix Group wouldn't be so bold as to do that, would the Illusion Moon Alliance's domain lord just stand by and watch the Fire Phoenix Group expand?"

"Hey—keep your voices down. I heard that these suddenly rising Fire Phoenix Groups have powerful backers, otherwise they wouldn't be expanding so recklessly. I wonder what we'll do if the Fire Phoenix Group takes over Cui Lang Star—"

Su Jing continued to inquire about information, pausing at the stalls from time to time. As for buying things, there weren't many items here that caught his eye.

Half a day later, Su Jing left the black market. After wandering around the black market for so long, he had indeed learned a lot of valuable information, such as the territories of the thirteen directors of the Fire Phoenix Group. Perhaps because the Fire Phoenix Group had just been established and was in the process of developing vigorously, they did not hide it and displayed it openly. After all, only those with strength would attract geniuses to join.

Although the Fire Phoenix Group had eighteen directors in the original work, which is different from now, it is enough that Pansy's existence is confirmed.