Swallowing the Stars: Starting from the Endless Dungeon

Chapter 84 Returning Home

Meanwhile, Su Jing in the Dark Universe was unaware that his decisiveness had saved him from an unforeseen trouble. Although he wasn't afraid of trouble at the Hengxing level, he still needed to be more restrained in the Fire Phoenix Group's territory. After all, if the commotion got too big and the Domain Lord noticed, he would be completely finished.

At this moment, Su Jing was immersed in the clear understanding of the laws brought by the Thunder Fruit. His lightning law was also slowly improving. As the lightning law with the highest affinity among all his laws, he naturally had to put in the most effort. After all, being a Heng-level being who could comprehend laws was indeed considered genius, but there were many such geniuses in the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom. Being a Heng-level being who could comprehend laws was enough to secure a place in the final battle of the Genius Battle and become one of the thousand selected by each universe kingdom. Generally speaking, among the thousand people selected by the universe kingdom in the first stage of the Genius Battle, the vast majority had entered the realm of the fundamental laws. The remaining few had nine levels of domains plus some special means, such as races that were naturally suited to illusion magic and were powerful in illusion magic, or those with strong combat instincts and powerful combat talents. These people could enter the top thousand of their respective universe kingdoms. However, in the final battle of the Genius Battle, to enter the top thousand, one not only needed to comprehend laws... To comprehend the laws, one needs not only powerful secret techniques but also to cultivate those techniques to a considerable level. Currently, he doesn't have a good way to improve his secret techniques, so all he can do is improve his laws. Fortunately, he still has enough time to raise his lightning law to a higher level. That way, he can enter the top 1,000 with just the lightning law. As for the rest, it all depends on luck. After all, he only had the system for a few months, and it's already a miracle that he's improved to this point. He simply doesn't have time to plan for more powerful secret techniques. The Genius Battle has already arrived, so he can only rely on the secret techniques he has now. Fortunately, as long as his laws are raised to a certain level, even low-level secret techniques will still be quite powerful. He doesn't need a high ranking; he just needs to enter the Virtual Universe Audit Company. Then, with his dungeons, he can definitely rise quickly.

Ten days later, inside the instance, Su Jing, enveloped in crimson lightning and radiating a berserk aura, charged at Hector with his sword.

call!call!call!

Nine illusory figures of Su Jing appeared in the air at once, each of them simultaneously drawing their swords to attack Hector. Boom! Boom! Boom!

The initial attacks were blocked. Hector's flame domain could detect every attack from Su Jing, but his movement technique wasn't as strong as Su Jing's, and he couldn't react in time. The subsequent illusory attacks all struck Hector. Even with the power of the lightning law, the attacks still couldn't reach him. Hector was not one to be trifled with. Realizing his and Su Jing's weaknesses, he adopted a desperate, risky strategy of trading blows for damage. The flame-condensed blade of light slashed towards Su Jing, but Su Jing's illusory body grazed it, avoiding a direct hit. This was the advantage of superior movement technique. With his final move, Su Jing's true form appeared, unleashing a single slash, pouring all of his lightning law into it. Nine Purple Lightning Blades, the ninth slash, a thunderous roar. In an instant, the originally blood-red sky was covered by lightning, and this area became a lightning prison. Boom!!!

Crimson lightning and fiery flames collided and exploded in the air, accompanied by a thunderous roar. The shockwave instantly tore the land of the secret realm apart, creating a massive canyon between the two. Seeing Hector's armor cleaved open, Su Jing wasn't surprised. After so many battles, he knew Hector's strength intimately and was intimately familiar with his attack methods. While his current attacks could break Hector's defenses, they were still far from killing him completely. Thinking this, Su Jing didn't hesitate. He pushed off the ground with his left foot, disappearing from the spot, and attacked Hector again. Hector, looking at his wounds, flashed a fierce glint in his black eyes. Without another word, his body glowed with red-orange light, and in the next instant, he too vanished, attacking Su Jing. Today, it was either Su Jing or he!

In an instant, the two clashed in mid-air, boom boom boom!

The two fought fiercely in the air, and in an instant, the entire blood-red secret realm was divided into two parts: one was crimson flames, and the other was blood-red lightning. Su Jing looked like a villain no matter how you looked at him, after all, the blood-red lightning and killing intent were exactly the same. If he had some black aura coming out of his body, it would have been even more convincing!

Of course, no one in the instance could judge him at this moment. Even Hector was evenly matched with him. After several minutes of all-out attacks, Su Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Hector was still standing strong, and the power of the lightning law was destroying his body, Su Jing couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Damn it! This guy isn't actually human, he's a special turtle life form!

They're still alive! They can even hold on!

He himself was also in bad shape. His battle suit was tattered and one arm was completely charred. When he turned his head, he could smell a faint smell of roasted meat, which made him hungry!

This is my own arm, I can't eat it!

But it smells so good!

No, I must have a big meal when I get home, otherwise I'll get distracted during the battle and it will affect my fighting ability too much.

For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate. Su Jing wanted to catch his breath, while Hector wanted to dissipate the power of law within him. They stared at each other, neither making another move. "Brother, let's talk this out. We should have no grudge against each other, right? Why did you try to kill me right away?"

Hector, on the other side, spoke first. He had a million questions in his mind: Why did Su Jing want to kill him? Why was Su Jing so familiar with him?

During the battle, Su Jing predicted his next move several times. This was their first meeting, and Su Jing already knew so much about his fighting style. Where did this guy come from?

"Have you forgotten? Think carefully—"

Su Jing spoke with a mocking smile, while Hector was completely bewildered. He genuinely didn't recognize Su Jing. Could he be a descendant of some enemy? But that didn't seem likely. Just as Hector was racking his brains to recall, "Die!"

The next moment, a violent force appeared from Hector's side. The one speaking in place was just an illusion left behind by Su Jing. His real body had already attacked Hector. After all, he and Hector had nothing to talk about after the dungeon. Their grudges were clear. He wanted to clear the dungeon first, while Hector just wanted to live.

After feeling the violent force beside him, Hector immediately understood what was happening. Su Jing had been confusing him. He hurriedly used his movement technique to dodge, but Su Jing's movement technique was even more exquisite. As soon as Hector dodged, Su Jing immediately chased after him. Boom!

The violent blow successfully struck Hector, creating a sinkhole in the ground, with Hector at the very bottom of it!

Without hesitation, Su Jing pressed his advantage, plunging into the sinkhole to attack Hector. At the bottom of the sinkhole, Hector coughed up a mouthful of blood. Su Jing's strike had caused him considerable damage, the most serious being the invasion of the power of laws. Sensing Su Jing's renewed attack, Hector didn't pause for a moment and charged at Su Jing. This battle would only end if one of them died. He refused to believe that he, a ninth-level cosmic-level cultivator at the ninth level of the Domain Realm, couldn't defeat a Hengxing-level cultivator who had mastered the laws!

Could it be that just because you've grasped the laws, you can really defy the heavens?

Seeing Hector attack again, still possessing the strength to fight, Su Jing was truly frustrated. This guy was practically a legendary survivor; he hadn't been seriously injured by that attack just now, only the power of the law had successfully caused the greatest damage. The two clashed again in the narrow sinkhole. Due to the terrain here, movement techniques were of little use. Both of them abandoned defense, exchanging blows, it was all about who could withstand more damage!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of deep, rumbling sounds, like the beating of drums, echoed through the sinkhole. Under the fluctuations of the two people's power, the rock walls trembled, and the entire continent shook.

Outside the instance, Su Jing withdrew, resulting in a draw. He died and exited the instance, but Hector on the other side wasn't faring much better. Under the destructive power of the laws, he too was severely injured. Soon, his strength was on par with Hector's. Even with Hector's ninth-tier cosmic-level body, he couldn't withstand prolonged attacks. Su Jing was already at the critical point; with just a slight improvement, he could naturally kill Hector and achieve his first clear. Unfortunately, in these ten days, he had consumed three Thunder Fruits. By the time he took the fourth, it had no effect. Including the initial... He used five Lightning Fruits in total before their effects wore off, which was already quite good. His understanding of the Lightning Law had completely surpassed the beginner level during this period; otherwise, his strength wouldn't have improved so much. It was a pity that the speed slowed down afterward, but he was still very satisfied with the current situation. The Lightning Fruits had laid a good foundation for him, so now he only needed to improve on his own. Without treasures, he would comprehend it himself. His comprehension was not bad at all, and he had three years to develop. Without hesitation, he continued to comprehend the Lightning Law. As long as his understanding of the Lightning Law improved a little more, he would definitely be able to complete the first breakthrough.

Half a day later, "Master, the spaceship is about to leave the dark universe and will be home soon."

Jarvis's voice interrupted Su Jing's meditation. Hearing that they were almost home, Su Jing was overjoyed. This was the first time he had been away from home for so long. For the previous thirty years, he had lived on Flowing Star and never thought of leaving. He had planned to stay there for the rest of his life and live the life of a rich second-generation.

I can say I've returned home in glory!

When he left five months ago, he certainly couldn't have imagined that he would improve so much in less than half a year. He remembered that his goal at that time was to trigger one or two dungeons that he could fight. After all, the first dungeon, Dark Currents, had been a big problem for him. Now, an ordinary first-tier universe-level monster was no match for him at all. Owen, whom he had always regarded as a great enemy, had now become a place to vent his temper. When he was under a little pressure or angry, he would beat up Owen and instantly feel much better. Everything was in the past, and the journey had already passed.

My next goal is the Genius Battle!

As the spaceship's speed gradually decreased, after vibrating for several tens of seconds, Jarvis's cheerful voice came through: "Master, the spaceship has left the dark universe, and the virtual reality environment has been activated!" Looking at the planet that was so familiar to him, he couldn't help but feel extremely relaxed, no longer feeling any of the pressure he felt outside.

Go home!

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