A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 550 Galaxy Calligraphy, Starry Fingers

The noodles prepared by this chef are both chewy and smooth.

The substances inside the noodles are pulverized down to the atomic nucleus level, yet all energy reactions are constrained, resulting in a bowl of noodles containing no intact atoms, which in turn maintain a stable form.

Even with Guan Luoyang's discerning palate, as he bit into the noodles and chewed, he couldn't help but marvel at the delicate texture of the noodles. Only after they entered his stomach would the restrained energy be released gently, bringing a slowly rising warmth.

In contrast, those pieces of meat that looked like they were cut from the tail of some Western dragon-like monster had a completely different texture.

The thick slices of meat looked incredibly hot. When Guan Luoyang took a bite, the meat was plump and juicy, bursting with a rich, salty flavor that exploded in his mouth.

High-energy particles were instantly released from the dragon meat, colliding repeatedly in Guan Luoyang's mouth with an extremely fierce force, leaving a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.

Although this amount of energy was insignificant to Guan Luoyang due to his cultivation level, the chef's skillful techniques enabled him to create a delicious dish.

This gave Guan Luoyang a satisfying sense of fulfillment from the emptiness in his stomach.

The chef, with his three eyes and eight arms, was also very happy to see Guan Luoyang's genuine smile for the delicious food.

He recognized Guan Luoyang's strength, which is why he specifically used this method to cook the noodles.

Such opportunities to unleash his culinary skills are rare. If he doesn't restrain himself a bit, the dishes he makes can easily overwhelm his guests.

Therefore, the arrival of a powerful stranger like Guan Luoyang was enough to give the chef a good time.

As for Dumont, the chef's face fell.

This guy! He only eats those three dishes every time, and he's eaten them way too many times. He's not interested in any other dishes at all. Haha, he doesn't understand the importance of appreciating the diversity of food.

While Guan Luoyang was eating noodles, the chef casually grabbed something from the cupboard and quickly prepared it, bringing out Du Meng's set meal.

The so-called "old three items" turned out to be just a glass of sea-blue smoothie, a plate of citrus fruits, and a dish of crystal-clear, seemingly unprocessed, cold slices of meat.

Dumont, familiar with the process, picked up the glass, took a sip from the rim, and sucked the entire portion of the shaved ice that extended beyond the rim into his mouth.

After squinting in enjoyment, he picked up a small silver spoon, scraped off some coarse shaved ice particles, and spread them on a slice of meat.

With a gentle flick of his fork, a thin slice of meat, still covered in icy shavings, bounced into his mouth.

After eating a few slices of meat, Dumont ate a few pieces of fruit.

It looked like a citrus fruit, but he chewed it with the peel on, which seemed to invigorate him and make him eat faster.

However, compared to Guan Luoyang, he still seemed too refined.

When Guan Luoyang finished eating, he hadn't even eaten half of the plate of meat slices.

Before they knew it, the few customers in the restaurant had all left, leaving only the chef and the two of them.

"call!"

Guan Luoyang put down his chopsticks, looked at the bottom of the bowl, and couldn't help but nod slightly.

"How is it? Satisfied?"

Dumon laughed and said, "When Old Xu was a quartermaster, the pastries he handled were so energetic that the kids on the warships had nowhere to vent their energy, so they went to a liquid nitrogen planet to have a diving competition."

"His skills are becoming more and more exquisite now."

Guan Luoyang agreed, saying, "It is indeed savory, fresh, and fragrant. I also enjoy researching food in my spare time; we can exchange ideas sometime."

The chef's eyes lit up slightly, and he handed over a business card.

The head chef of Wuliang Restaurant, Xumi Qing, can be reached via the StarNet contact number 1145xxxxxx.

In fact, when StarNet was being widely adopted, the number of accounts registered on StarNet was already far more than this.

This account, Sumeru Qing, is clearly a symbol of registration within the Interstellar Alliance headquarters, and it was registered very early on.

Guan Luoyang casually pinched out a business card and handed it over.

Dumont noticed that he absorbed the zero-point energy of the vacuum, directly converting the immense energy into physical matter, and then combining it into the form of cards.

The cards manufactured in this way naturally form unique anti-counterfeiting labels due to their material structure. The whole process is smooth and effortless, as simple as an ordinary person blinking.

"Impressive tactics. No wonder you have the guts to stand directly against the biotechnology industry in the entire interstellar society."

Dumon clapped his hands lightly and said, "But I don't quite understand. With such technology, why not first arm the entire Kingdom of Karen and develop it gradually?"

The unkempt Supreme Governor joked, "According to the unwritten rules of the Interstellar Alliance, I'm nearing retirement."

"If you were willing to first accumulate strength in the Kingdom of Karen, and then use your skills to win over allies, and take advantage of the change of leadership to help someone who can ascend to the position of supreme ruler, in exchange for their sincere cooperation during their future rule, it would definitely be much smoother than what you are doing now."

Guan Luoyang replied without hesitation, "That's too slow."

Dumon laughed and said, "If you follow that path, as long as you have a keen eye, you can develop into a behemoth that plays a pivotal role in the entire interstellar society within a hundred years. Considering our lifespan, is a mere hundred years really that long?"

"That's not how things are calculated."

Guan Luoyang smiled, "I have the strength now, I have the technology now, I have the ideas now, so why should I retreat into hiding and slow down?"

Dumont looked at him with a half-smile, staring at him for a moment before saying, "You think you have the strength now?"

"certainly."

Guan Luoyang was anything but modest. He spun his chair around to face Du Meng, clasped his hands together slightly, and brought his sleeves together in front of him.

Although his tone was calm, his profound meaning revealed a breadth of vision encompassing the entire universe.

"I may not be able to sculpt the universe, but I can change all living beings."

"You've come to me, which naturally means you're inclined to cooperate with me. Why bother with all this pretense?"

Guan Luoyang got straight to the point, clearly unwilling to waste any more time or words.

Dumon frowned slightly, feeling that the person in front of him was far too arrogant.

Given Guan Luoyang's actions, even if Du Meng wanted to help him, Du Meng should have been the one in charge. However, Guan Luoyang's current statement makes it seem as if there is no difference in their status, and that they just happen to have slightly overlapping ambitions and can cooperate.

Before he could even find the words to respond, Guan Luoyang had already uttered the rest of his sentence.

"...Let's be more straightforward and prove each other's strengths so we can be more confident in cooperating in the future."

Guan Luoyang pulled his right hand out of his sleeve, spread his five fingers, and pushed forward.

Xu Miqing had been watching them chat leisurely, quite enjoying seeing Du Meng's somewhat embarrassed expression, but she hadn't expected Guan Luoyang to act so decisively.

Subconsciously, Xumi Qing had already become vigilant, his three eyes wide open and his eight arms slightly flexed, ready to protect his small restaurant.

The process of Guan Luoyang's palm unfolding was actually very brief, but from Xumi Qing's perspective, it appeared to be very slow.

The process of pushing the palm forward brings about an expansion of the entire space-time environment.

Moreover, it's not the space expansion technology popular at the Interstellar Alliance headquarters, the kind that's purely for space operations.

When Guan Luoyang pushed his hand out, a noticeable ripple was created throughout the entire starry sky where the Interstellar Alliance headquarters was located.

Imperceptible to ordinary people, the dark matter between dozens of surrounding planets has already sensed and gathered into this not-so-large noodle shop.

Therefore, the space expanded by Guan Luoyang's palm force was immediately filled with real matter, bringing with it a vast magnetic tsunami.

What was originally a mere seat's distance between Guan Luoyang and Du Meng is now a hundred thousand miles of void. Five planets, each ten thousand miles in diameter, have coalesced and taken shape amidst the waves of matter and the roar of magnetic fields.

Beneath this house lies a vast expanse of space, encompassing the five celestial bodies!

Xumi Qing was already slightly losing control, feeling a strong sense of shock.

Dumon merely flickered his eyes slightly; his azure eyes remained calm and undisturbed as he casually pointed out.

The universe is vast and boundless, with countless stars, but planets capable of giving rise to intelligent life are only a minority in the universe.

They are scattered in different parts of the universe, separated from each other by distant, endless barren planets and dark space.

Given enough history, intelligent life on every planet has developed its own civilization.

By the time the Interstellar Alliance was established, the power systems of various civilizations in the universe had already flourished.

Mechanical technology, psychic abilities, genetic modification, physical cultivation, meditation and energy manipulation... and so on.

Even from the perspective of a reincarnator who has seen the era after the creation of the Interstellar Alliance, there are already enough cultivation systems in this universe, including some that can be called the Immortal Path and others that are called magic.

However, this occurred before the large-scale entry of reincarnation organizations such as the "City Beyond," the "First Core," and the "Supreme Dao Sect" into this universe.

Among the power systems of the native universe, the most enviable and promising are not those civilizations with long histories and traditions, but a group that has no complete system at all.

That is, a Rainbow Stone user.

Rainbow stones are extremely rare stones in this universe, almost indestructible, and there are very few ways to change their shape.

However, its greatest value does not lie in its hardness, but in its ability to unleash different superpowers according to the desires of its owner.

The superpowers obtained through rainbow stones are incredibly diverse and bizarre, judging from their surface effects.

But in essence, they can be divided into three main categories.

The first type is spiritual deepening.

After obtaining the Rainbow Stone, one gains various special mental abilities, such as powerful hypnosis, telepathy, soul travel, dream prophecy, telekinesis, and so on.

The second type is the natural contract.

This natural environment refers to the entire cosmic environment.

Superpowered individuals with contractual abilities demonstrate a profound connection with a pre-existing phenomenon in the universe, allowing them to subjectively create similar phenomena.

After a long period of exploration and practice, one can manipulate a certain type of energy corresponding to surface phenomena to create more phenomena that are essentially the same but have different uses.

Guan Luoyang's good friend An Feiyu once purchased a rainbow stone in the God Space and possesses a contract-type superpower.

Although An Feiyu later switched to the Thunder Tribulation Ghost Immortal system, which was more suitable for him, he did not give up the Rainbow Stone. Instead, he often played with it, believing that the contract-type superpower was one of the cornerstones for him to step into the extraordinary realm, and that it was worth continuing to explore.

The third type is enhancement and sublimation.

For example, someone may have honed a certain skill to such a high level that it has become an integral part of their life.

At this time, if one obtains a rainbow stone, the superpowers it triggers are often related to the technology one is most passionate about.

A swordsman who obtains a Rainbow Stone will experience a significant increase in swordsmanship. A scientist researching human genes who obtains a Rainbow Stone may gain the superpower to manipulate human genes with their bare hands.

Once a pastry chef obtains Rainbow Stones, they can create various high-strength specialty pastries, each with its own unique uses.

Even a dishwasher, if he truly loves his job, might be able to unlock superpowers related to dishwashing through the Rainbow Stone.

Rainbow Stone users are considered one of the most enviable groups because, regardless of their original system, obtaining a Rainbow Stone is like having a switch to a new level, a targeted amplifier.

It allows you to further strengthen your existing foundation and even thoughtfully points out the path to the future, so that you won't feel lost about the future for a long time.

It is precisely because of this versatility, which makes them applicable to various systems, that Rainbow Stone users were once known as Freemen.

Dumont is a free agent, and among the most powerful free agents in the native universe, possessing enhanced and sublimated superpowers.

Over a hundred years ago, the superpowers he unleashed through the Rainbow Stone had already reached a level where he stood at the pinnacle, overlooking all the mountains below.

He elevated his calligraphy skills to "Galaxy Calligraphy".

If necessary, even if he were to discard his Rainbow Stone, it would not negatively affect his abilities, demonstrating that he has grasped the true essence of his own strength.

According to the division of the Main God Space, he was already at the seven-star level at that time, and at the high level of the seven-star level.

Meanwhile, the reincarnators of the three warbands began to operate extensively in this universe.

Dumont keenly perceived those high-level intellectual achievements from other worlds and discovered tremendous opportunities.

The magical inscriptions from the First Core and the golden jade spirit tablet from the Supreme Dao Sect were treasures to him.

Over the years, he has devoted himself to studying and has made rapid progress. It can be said that his mastery of textual magic has surpassed that of any member of the First Core and the Supreme Dao Sect.

Having already overcome the mental barrier, he then broke through the Qi barrier, successfully reaching the eighth-level realm!

Ten thousand miles away in space, the trajectory that Dumont commanded resembled the Chinese character "一" (one).

Galaxy Calligraphy, the progenitor of Hengji!

This simple stroke was enough to shatter the five celestial bodies, tear apart tens of thousands of miles of void, and forcefully compress back the dark matter that filled this space.

However, at that moment, Dumont's expression suddenly changed.

Because behind those five stars, a hand spanning the entire sky was revealed.

The five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—were compressed from a diameter of ten thousand miles to each star being only about a hundred miles in diameter.

The power it contains, however, has only increased.

However, at the very moment the compression was complete, these five stars were also touched by the five fingers.

The tips of the five fingers—thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger—each correspond to a star.

The other slender fingers and the vast palms appeared a hundred times more powerful than the five stars.

The five celestial bodies are merely the starting point for these five fingers, just bright embellishments at the tips of these five fingers in this palm.

When Guan Luoyang first unleashed this palm strike, he was still at the peak of the Seven-Star Realm.

The palm strike was halfway through.

He's already an eight-star!

The Daoist heart will never perish, nor will the physical body!

(End of this chapter)