Zerg Lord of the Devouring Stars

"Ladies and gentlemen from all the universes."

"This life-or-death battle is about to begin. Please place your bets as soon as possible, as time is running out."

"Gatch wins, odds are 1:1.31."

"Hacks wins, odds are 1:2.68. If both sides perish, odds are 1:81."

"81 times the odds! In a battle between two equally matched strong opponents like this, it's quite possible that they could both perish." The loud voice, in standard universal language, echoed in the ears of all the spectators.

"There are only five minutes left before the betting deadline, please hurry."

Inside the private room.

Thor laughed and asked, "Who are you going to vote for?"

"I'm betting on Harks. He reminds me of my years as an assassin, and the hellish training of the slave traders was even worse than mine," Hong said in a deep voice. "I bet—1 million cosmic coins."

"1 million?" Thor looked at Hong in surprise. The two of them only had 70 billion in assets combined, and he had suddenly invested 1 million.

A billion universe coins?

"Okay, then I'll bet 1 million Cosmic Dollars on Gage," Thor said.

"I'm also betting on Gage. I'm optimistic about him," Luo Feng said. "It's also 1 million cosmic coins."

"And you?"

"A little gambling is harmless. I'm betting on Harks, 100 billion cosmic coins," Jiang Chen said, looking at the detailed information of the two people on the screen.

"100 billion?" Luo Feng looked at him in surprise. With just a Sky-Slaying Blade, Domain Lord Ming Yu had only given him 200 billion cosmic coins, plus Nolan Mountain.

One investment, 10 billion cosmic coins, is equivalent to 50,000 inhabited planets.

"If it weren't for the fear of being discovered and questioned, investing 100 Hunyuan would be worthwhile," Jiang Chen thought to himself.

"I'll follow Mr. Jiang Chen's lead and also invest in Hax, 1 million Cosmic Coins," Mohanderson said with a hearty laugh.

"Hacks, 1 million cosmic coins." East looked at Hawks silently.

"Gage, 1 million cosmic coins."

"I vote for Gage—"

In the virtual universe, in Arena 08921.

"Beting has ended!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this life-or-death battle is about to begin."

"The two sides in this life-or-death battle are the martial artist 'Gage' and the psychic master 'Hacks.' They are both at the sixth rank of the Universe level."

"This life-or-death battle took place on an ordinary, desolate planet in the Red Bird Starfield of the Desolate Peak Universe Kingdom."

"Now, we will begin the live broadcast switch for the final battle."

As the announcer's voice rang out, the arena plunged into darkness. Simultaneously, a snow-white planet appeared in the center of the arena, its surface swirling with dust and stones. Two figures could be vaguely discerned within it.

A cool-looking young man named Gage, dressed in a dark blue battle robe and boots, carrying a sword and a round shield on his back.

Opposite him, in the distance, stood a young man dressed in black battle armor, with a scar on his face, two curved swords at his waist, and a snow-white dragon encircling his body—Hacks.

Of the two of them, only one will be able to leave this planet alive.

Let's begin!

A bald, muscular man dressed in a golden battle suit and boots was looking down; he was the domain lord who was presiding over the ceremony.

A cosmic-level battle, overseen by a domain lord.

Domain Lord-level battles, overseen by World Lords.

A battle between world masters, overseen by immortals.

Once a contract is signed and the player agrees to fight, there is no turning back; it's a fight to the death. Anyone who tries to escape will be killed by the controller.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The battle began, and the images were transmitted to the virtual universe network and projected onto Arena 08921.

All spectators were able to clearly see the battle.

The man in black, Hax, hovered in mid-air, with sand and gravel flying around him. With a low shout, the silver-white needles that were originally surrounded by intricate patterns on their surfaces released silver-white light that combined to form a long, snow-white dragon.

Each fine needle was stimulated to emit a silvery light, and for a moment the world turned into a silver world.

This is the domain of Hax—the realm of ice and snow!

The blue-robed man, Gage, held a shield, which formed a sealed defensive formation as he swung it, blocking the thin silver snakes.

The man in blue robes walked forward step by step, his aura growing stronger with each step, holding a battle sword, but he never actually drew it.

Jiang Chen and his group in the private room were all stunned.

"So powerful, is this what a cosmic-level battle is like?"

"The Ice and Snow Domain, what a powerful domain."

"Gage's shield skills are also incredible; he defends so easily."

However, everyone thought Gage might win because Hex's attacks couldn't break through Gage's shield defense, while his blade was constantly gathering power.

On a desolate planet.

The attacking 'Harks' grew increasingly grim, and roared, "Three Dragons Break One by One!"

call out!call out!call out!

The fine needles quickly combined to form three silver snakes, which frantically attacked Gage.

But it was still no use!

The three thin silver snakes still couldn't break through Gage's defenses. Gage's shield was incredibly precise, and his battle blade kept slashing at Hax, making Hax even more uncomfortable.

"Gage won, so we've profited." Thor smiled.

"It's not over yet." Hong said with a serious expression.

Suddenly, the situation reversed, and all the spectators in the arena, whether ordinary spectators or VIPs in the boxes, stared wide-eyed.

"Oh wow, we turned the tables!"

"How could such a thing happen?"

"This is unbelievable! This Harks actually comprehended the fundamental law at the moment of life and death?"

"It is indeed a fundamental law, it should be the fundamental law of water. Although I have only just comprehended it, it can be considered that I have stepped into that door."

"It was worth it; watching this game was definitely worth it."

Inside the private room.

Apart from Jiang Chen, the others know very little about the fundamental laws, but they can clearly see and comprehend the obvious effects brought about by the fundamental laws.

A glint of light appeared in the eyes of Hacks, who was on the verge of defeat. His icy domain enveloped the world, and three slender silver snakes seemed to come alive, frantically attacking Gage.

Gage, who was only using his shield to defend himself, became somewhat flustered, and then he not only used his shield, but also his sword to defend himself.

The pressure from Hax on Gage increased, and the silver snakes grew faster and faster. Finally, the thin needles transformed into a silver ray that swept across Gage's head.

Wearing a blue battle robe, Gage slowly collapsed with a thud, a tear streaming from the corner of his eye.

In the final moments, Gage could vaguely see a beautiful grassland, on which a lovely five or six-year-old girl ran joyfully towards him.

Gage is dead, Hawkes is victorious.

Hacks looked down at Gage's body and whispered, "I'm sorry—I just wanted to go home!"

Hacks closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

"822, 178 more matches. Then I can go home." Harks stood up, soared into the sky, and left the planet, awaiting the next battle.

Inside the private room.

Jiang Chen, Hong, Mohanderson, and East won the bet.

Luo Feng, Lei Shen, Jia Yi, Sokolov, and Tripati lost their bets.

But each of them fell silent.

The filming equipment at the Giant Axe Arena was so advanced that it captured even the two lines of tears Gage shed when he died and the whispered words of Hacks with incredible clarity, allowing the audience to hear them.

Gage died for his people and for freedom.

Although Hax won, he still needs to go through 178 more matches before he can return alive.

"This is the universe, with light and darkness, with killing and sacrifice. Let's go. The only thing we can do is to make ourselves stronger, so that those dark things won't befall us, our loved ones, or our people," Jiang Chen said softly, his eyes deep.

Leave the arena and return to reality from the virtual universe network.

Inside the spaceship's control room, everyone's mood was rather somber.

The spaceship continued its journey, and after more than eight hours, it finally arrived at the corresponding location in the dark universe.

The coordinates of the solar system.

Because the spatial coordinates here have been completely concealed by the owner of Meteorite Star using a spatial secret technique, other spaceships that want to come to Earth can only do so through a wormhole and then travel a long distance through space to reach Earth.

Jiang Chen and Luo Feng, on the other hand, can travel directly through space, which is much faster and saves a lot of time.

At 21:25 on November 15th, 2063 (Empire Time), a three-spaceship entered Earth's atmosphere.

Arrive in the former "003" city, now Star Base City.

Everyone else had already gone home.

Jiang Chen's residence, in front of the castle.

"Xiao Chen, you're back."

"Son, how come you've been gone for more than half a year?"

"elder brother.

"Brother, big brother!"

Jiang Chen's parents, younger brother, and younger sister all ran over, laughing and calling out.

Jiang Chen, accompanied by his three servants, Nuolanshan, Yuan Xintong, and Fang Qia, walked over with a smile.

"Huh, who is she?" Jiang Chen looked at the beautiful young girl standing next to his younger brother Jiang Xin with surprise.

"Brother, she's my girlfriend," Jiang Xin grinned and shouted.

"Good lad." Jiang Chen patted Jiang Xin on the shoulder with a smile, and Jiang Xin chuckled.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang Chen." Jiang Xin's girlfriend looked at Jiang Chen nervously, because she knew that Jiang Chen was the most powerful and influential person on this planet, without exception!

How could she remain calm? She had overcome many difficulties to be with Jiang Chen's younger brother, Jiang Xin. Countless people wanted to curry favor with Jiang Xin's brother.

"Hello," Jiang Chen said with a smile. "Well—I just got back and didn't bring you any gifts. How about this—when you get married, I'll give you both a castle, and you can choose the style of the castle you like."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang Chen," Jiang Xin's girlfriend said in surprise.

"Just call me Big Brother," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Big brother," she called out with a smile.

"Hmm." Jiang Chen nodded, then looked at his younger sister, Jiang Yin, "Xiao Yin, you're not getting any younger. Where's your boyfriend?"

"Hmph, mind your own business. How old are you? Where's your wife?" Jiang Yin rolled her eyes.

"Well, this—" Jiang Chen's smiling face instantly fell.

"Let's not talk about it anymore, let's go eat, let's have our family reunion dinner!"

"Your sister is right, Xiao Chen. You're all grown up now; it's time to find a wife."

"Mom—can we not talk about this?"

Jiang Chen was somewhat helpless. The world within the world was full of black-and-white people, killing and robbing treasures. He had just watched a life-or-death battle, and now he was being pressured to get married when he got home.