Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Lottery of All Things

Zuo Yan waved his hand and placed an exquisite jade box on the table.

Lu Lan opened the jade box with a smile, and a rich life force wafted out.

"The Fruit of Life!"

Lu Lan looked surprised. This Fruit of Life was a treasure that was said to be able to save the life of a World Lord!

Even though he was an important member of a large family founded by an immortal king, he had never obtained such a treasure.

The young man in front of me was able to give one away so easily.

He quickly put it away, his smile widening: "Then I'll clear up Mr. Zuo's doubts!"

"I wonder if Mr. Zuo is aware of the battlefields beyond our borders?"

Zuo Yan nodded, "I am aware of that. Our human race, along with the other three top races, has been opening up battlefields outside our borders, where the mortality rate is extremely high."

Lu Lan nodded, then casually projected a message, saying, "Not bad."

"One of my uncles in my clan was a sworn brother to the legion commander of a Marquis-level immortal powerhouse in the Ninth Domain Outer Battlefield."

"Several years ago, I learned a piece of news from this uncle when I was a Hui Muslim."

"Several military camps in the Ninth Extraterrestrial Battlefield are actively recruiting cosmic-level soldiers."

"It is said that a cosmic-level military competition will be held with the demon race and the mechanical race in a few years."

"As far as I know, as long as you rank in the top 100 in the three-race competition, you can become a core member of one of the five major powers."

After finishing his drink, Lu Lan said again, "And this time, the one representing humanity is the Virtual Universe Company."

Zuo Yan looked at the projection in front of him, which was a recruitment message from some military camps in the Ninth Domain Extraterrestrial Battlefield.

While this information wasn't exactly secret, it was still relative to certain powerful forces.

After Zuo Yan purchased the Virtual Universe Consciousness Sensing Helmet, Xiao Juan absorbed various information within it, unaware of this recruitment message.

"A cosmic-level military competition shouldn't be too difficult for me; I can give it a try."

Anyway, he'll have a Nine-Colored Tree clone by then, and it will remain in the system's world space to grow.

No one but him could see or perceive it.

Even the original will of the universe and the so-called strongest beings in the universe cannot do it.

Even if a powerful being were to use a soul attack to kill him, it wouldn't affect the system's world space.

He can't die at all.

Moreover, going to the outer battlefields allows for earlier life-or-death battles with alien races.

After all, alien races that can cultivate are far superior to ferocious beasts that lack intelligence.

This is a good opportunity to hone his skills by using those alien races.

In addition to the reward of a core member position in the Virtual Universe Company, you can also collect alien corpses and absorb them as system currency.

The military competition among the three dominant races must involve many people.

Zuo Yan wrote down the registration URL shown in the message projection.

"Mr. Zuo, are you looking to register?"

"That's right."

Lu Lan waved his hand, and a silver token appeared. He pushed the token to Zuo Yan and said:

"Coincidentally, there's also a group of people from Emerald Star who want to participate."

"Mr. Zuo might as well stay on Emerald Star for a while longer, and then leave with them on a military spaceship in a month."

"Also, this is my estate on the central continent of Emerald Star. No one has ever lived there, so I'm giving it to Mr. Zuo now!"

Zuo Yan glanced at Lu Lan, nodded his thanks, put away the token, and took his leave.

Leaving the restaurant, Zuo Yan stepped onto the dragon-patterned sword wheel, sensing the pull of the silver token.

We arrived at a tranquil and peaceful manor nestled against mountains and surrounded by green waters.

Zuo Yan refined the silver-white token and released a burst of genetic energy into the gate.

The solemn and heavy metal gate opened, and at the same time, Zuo Yan sensed a message.

This is a manor entirely constructed of C9 grade metal, measuring ten kilometers in both length and width, covering a considerable area.

Buying a set in the heart of the bustling Emerald Star would cost at least 500,000 Qianwu coins.

The manor is fully equipped with all kinds of facilities and has various functions.

Even if no one has lived there for tens of thousands of years, it remains fresh and clean, and warm like spring all year round.

Zuo Yan entered a cultivation room that covered an area of ​​over a thousand square meters.

Take out the virtual consciousness sensing helmet and put it on.

……

Virtual universe, Moon Island, Star Moon Lake.

Zuo Yan appeared in a manor.

This was a virtual property he instructed Xiao Juan to purchase when he first entered the virtual universe.

He entered the virtual universe and immediately descended to this place.

A girl with golden hair and golden eyes, her transparent cicada wings fluttering, also appeared beside Zuo Yan.

"Xiao Juan, please register me at this website."

"Yes, Master!"

Zuo Yan walked out of the manor and came to a teleportation array.

They were transported to the infamous "Killing Grounds" in the virtual universe.

He first went to the counter to link his bank account to the killing field, so that he could be charged directly from it when he used it in the future.

Zuo Yan's strength is at the ninth level of the Universe level. His daily expenses in the Killing Arena are 3100 million Qianwu coins, which is approximately 9394 Universe coins.

It costs nearly 10,000 Cosmic Coins a day. Although it is expensive, it is also very cost-effective.

In the killing arena, you can freely set the number and strength of your opponents according to your own wishes.

If you practice in it appropriately, you will reap good rewards.

However, one should not become overly addicted to it, otherwise the harm will outweigh the benefits.

To truly experience life and death, you have to do it in real life.

In the main hall of the killing arena, separate rest areas are arranged.

At the end of each rest area is a corridor; walking into the corridor leads to your personal killing space.

Moreover, Zuo Yan knew that the Killing Field belonged to the Virtual Universe Company.

It's not just a battleground, but also a place where the Virtual Universe Company selects talent.

But compared to joining a virtual universe company, there's a chance of entering the core layer through step-by-step efforts.

Zuo Yan wanted to become a core member of the four secret realms of the Virtual Universe Company in one fell swoop.

He entered the killing space and appeared on a primitive planet filled with a wild and untamed atmosphere.

An instruction book came into view.

It explains how to use the virtual killing field and its rules.

After understanding the situation, Zuo Yan said to Xiao Juan beside him:

"Set up 1000 ordinary universe-level ninth-tier gene warriors with perfect domain."

Apply now!

Half a minute later, 1000 warriors dressed in black armor appeared.

They immediately swarmed forward, wielding various weapons and unleashing different eight perfect domains, charging towards Zuo Yan.

Zuo Yan took out the 'Golden Void Blade,' a fifth-tier superior-grade Force weapon that he had previously drawn from the five-star prize pool.

He stepped forward as well, unleashing his top-tier sword technique, "Golden Universe."

The golden light was dazzling, and it struck down the invading enemy.

At the same time, he created hundreds of illusory bodies, each capable of fighting ten opponents.

Two and a half minutes later, only Zuo Yan remained on the court.

"Ordinary ninth-tier cosmic-level martial artists are too weak."

"Xiao Juan, set up one hundred martial artists with the same physical attributes, life genes, understanding of laws, and power generation techniques as me."

Zuo Yan took out the dragon-patterned sword wheel and looked at the ten newly appeared people.

Its power was more than a hundred times greater than that of 1000 people.

A smile spread across his face, and he said softly, "Isn't this more interesting?"

One hundred powerful martial artists, their imposing presence like wolves eyeing sheep.

Zuo Yan's power has now reached 90, but his mental power amplitude has reached 460, a difference of several times.

Only a hundred such martial artists could pose a slight threat or challenge to him.

One after another, attacks of the laws were launched at Zuo Yan, including attacks from the "Golden Universe" technique he had cultivated.

Zuo Yan manipulated the sword wheel, and 460 black and gold flying swords flew out from the wheel under his feet.

The mental power perfectly linked together to form the fourth layer of secret runes.

A terrifying creature appeared, with a dragon's head and tail, a golden horn, wind wings on its back, thick limbs, and a body of blue-gold color.

Zuo Yan urged the flowing golden dragon with all his might, and swung its right claw forcefully at the hundred enemies rushing towards him.

A terrifying black light tore through the void, carrying with it terrifying sword beams.

Of the hundred warriors, only a few kittens remained after this all-out attack.

The thick whip tail of the Flowing Cloud Golden Dragon, like a colossal pillar sweeping across the heavens and earth, pulverized the remaining martial artists into nothingness.

Zuo Yan experienced the power of this move and laughed, "Using the full power of the Flowing Cloud Golden Dragon Shadow is indeed incredibly powerful, but it consumes a little more of my mental energy."

"Let's keep it as a trump card! Normally, we can just manifest a dragon claw or a whip tail to fight the enemy."

Subsequently, Zuo Yan continued to use his opponents in the killing arena to cultivate the fifth level of the Dragon Pattern Sword Wheel's secret runes.

……

Three days later, Zuo Yan left the virtual universe.

In the manor, he entered the system's world space.

He began cultivating the supreme soul technique, "Ten Thousand Souls."

Zuo Yan has already completed the basic secret techniques.

You can now practice the first move of "Transforming Ten Thousand Souls," namely "Transforming Three Souls."

With his current soul strength, there is absolutely no problem.

If two more complete souls are separated, his cultivation speed and the speed at which he comprehends the laws will double from his current level.

Zuo Yan adjusted his energy and spirit.

Following the cultivation secrets of the first form of "Transforming Myriad Souls," one begins to focus all mental energy on the sea of ​​consciousness within the soul.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, a tiny, transparent figure resembling Zuo Yan was continuously absorbing the medicinal power from the nearby Divine Soul Fruit, enhancing its own soul strength and other aspects.

The ball of light formed by the "Ten Thousand Souls" inheritance secret technique also floated in Zuo Yan's sea of ​​consciousness, waiting for him to receive the subsequent inheritance secret technique.

At this moment, the little soul figure stopped moving and, like Zuo Yan outside, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and adjusted his state.

After an unknown amount of time, her eyes opened and closed.

A transparent soul blade was condensed from the soul power in front of the little soul figure.

He slashed directly at himself.

A flash of cold light, and Zuo Yan's soul split into two parts.

The intense pain of having one's soul cleaved apart surpassed the physical pain.

However, this intense pain in his soul slightly enhanced his soul strength and willpower.

Zuo Yan gritted his teeth and persevered, his soul-shaped figure contorted in a ferocious expression.

The two identical little soul figures began to absorb the soul-replenishing power of the nearby Divine Soul Fruit to restore themselves.

The two tiny soul figures were more solid and powerful than before.

After a long pause, the two complete little soul figures spoke simultaneously:

"My soul is not only twice as strong as before, but my thinking speed is also twice as fast, and the speed at which I absorb the medicinal power of the Divine Soul Fruit is also twice as fast."

As expected of a supreme soul inheritance technique, the more soul fragments he gains, the stronger he becomes, and the faster he cultivates.

"There's one more serving, cut it one more time!"

Zuo Yan continued to wield the Soul Blade, slashing towards his now fully restored main soul.

A third part of the soul was separated from the main soul.