Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primal Tenfold Talent

boom!

A low tremor came, and Meng Jingrong clearly felt the spaceship shake slightly. The vibration lasted for about ten seconds, and the surroundings were completely dark.

The spacecraft then stabilized again.

"Space travel successful. We have entered the 'Dark Universe.' The exterior simulation is now closed," Pudding's voice rang out again.

What is the dark universe?

Meng Qinglan kept a straight face, her eyes full of curiosity, and couldn't help but ask.

"The dark universe and the 'original universe' we live in have corresponding spatial coordinates."

Pudding patiently explained: "However, the spatial ratio between the dark universe and the original universe is 1:1008.1 times. That is to say, if you travel one light-year in the dark universe, you will appear 1008.1 light-years away when you return to the original universe."

"The universe is so vast!" Lin Youfeng exclaimed in surprise.

"Pudding, push the spaceship to its maximum speed," Meng Jingrong ordered the intelligent computer.

"Master, the spaceship is gradually accelerating. This D7-class spaceship can reach a top speed of twelve times the speed of light."

Pudding immediately responded, "We are 1.7 million light-years away from our first destination, 'Tianfu Star,' in a straight line. At our current maximum speed, we expect to arrive in five days!"

On the spacecraft's central control screen, a detailed cosmic star map slowly unfolds, with the spacecraft's flight path marked by prominent dots.

Upon closer inspection, this flight path was exactly the opposite of the blood-red cone-shaped spaceship piloted by Kurokichi, and the distance between the two continued to increase as time went on.

The spacecraft flew smoothly in the dark universe.

"Pudding, retrieve the major events that have occurred in the advanced civilization 'Qianwu Universe Kingdom' over the past 100,000 years."

Meng Jingrong has been in the Devouring Universe for four thousand years, and now he is finally about to make official contact with 'human civilization'. In order to better integrate into the current environment, he decided to first understand the current timeline of the human race.

"I'm sorry, Master, the database is searching at full capacity... After searching, there are currently no records of the 'Qianwu Universe Kingdom' among the eight hundred advanced universe kingdoms under the human race." Pudding's voice carried a hint of apology.

"No?" Meng Jingrong frowned slightly, somewhat surprised.

"However, regarding the term 'Qianwu,' there are indeed rulers of national rank with the title 'Qianwu' in our database," Pudding quickly added.

"There is no Qianwu Universe Kingdom?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Jingrong's eyes as he looked at the spaceship's projection screen. The screen quickly loaded information about the great existence of "Qianwu," including its growth process.

The information is scarce, consisting mainly of publicly available data.

"Since there is no Qianwu Universe Kingdom, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom should not have entered a period of debt yet."

Looking at the information on the light screen, Meng Jingrong muttered to himself.

According to the original text, the Venerable Qianwu died three times before becoming the "first burden" of the human race.

Ultimately, in despair, he founded the "Qianwu Universe Kingdom" to cultivate geniuses for his people in order to pay off his debts.

Meng Jingrong pondered to himself.

"Perhaps I have traveled back to the early era of the universe's devouring."

"Pudding, re-search and retrieve the division of human power and all major events within the last million epochs."

Meng Jingrong quickly adjusted his thinking and gave the instructions again.

"Yes, Master."

The human race is divided into four major powers: the Cosmic Galaxy Bank, the Giant Axe Arena, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, and the Virtual Universe Company.

The following is a list of major events after screening:

"999630 epochs ago, the super genius 'Frozen King,' a talent that was rare to be found in humankind for tens of millions of epochs, successfully broke through and became a great being of the level of a cosmic ruler."

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"365905 years ago, the great being 'Herodo' led the Golden Horned Clan to become subservient to the human race..."

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"128560 years ago, the great 'Lord of Yuanchen' officially established the advanced civilization of the Universe Kingdom, bestowing titles upon three hundred immortal gods, further strengthening the human race..."

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"7550 years ago, strange phenomena suddenly appeared across all human territories. The endless starry sky trembled violently, and the laws of the stars overflowed in many areas. This phenomenon lasted for seven days and remains an unsolved mystery to this day..."

"7500 years ago, the virtual universe underwent a complete upgrade, becoming more realistic. All kinds of laws and secret techniques could be fully displayed in the virtual universe, and a brand-new 'Killing Field' training mode was also created..."

"Seventy years ago, one of the four top human powers, the Virtual Universe Corporation, officially announced that it would hold the first Universe Peak Strongest Battle and the Universe Peak Genius Battle at the same time, with both competitions scheduled to start a hundred years later."

Pudding clearly reported on each major event, with related information displayed simultaneously on the screen. Meng Jingrong read through it carefully and had a rough idea of ​​the current timeline.

Although the exact time cannot be precisely calculated, Meng Jingrong understood that even the First Bank of the Universe had not yet been established, meaning it was at least billions of epochs earlier than Luo Feng's era.

"Pudding, enter the virtual universe," Meng Jingrong instructed.

After confirming his arrival in the Devouring World, Meng Jingrong had been looking forward to entering the virtual universe. Now that it had finally come true, he couldn't help but feel excited.

"Virtual universe connection in progress..."

A deep, resounding voice echoed in Meng Jingrong's consciousness.

He offered no resistance, and the next moment, his consciousness plunged into boundless darkness.

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This is an ancient city, with streets paved with large, neatly carved stones. The pedestrians on the street are of different appearances, heights, and races, but most of them are dressed in simple gray clothes, and each of them has a lively little elf perched on their shoulder.

Amidst the bustling crowd, a figure suddenly appeared—it was Meng Jingrong.

He was also dressed in simple gray clothes, with a small dog the size of a fist sitting on his shoulder, which was "Pudding," looking adorable.

"This is the virtual universe network!"

Meng Jingrong stood in the middle of the street, watching the flow of people around him, carefully feeling every blade of grass and every tree, which was exactly the same as the real world.

"Master, we are currently located on Yokogawa Island, on the edge of the 'Northern Sea Continent' in the virtual universe."

Pudding's voice echoed in Meng Jingrong's mind, "Master, look up."

Meng Jingrong looked up and saw an incredibly magnificent black notice above Henghe Island. On this entirely black notice, the white characters shone with a dazzling light.

"Cosmic Humans - Battle of the Ultimate Strongest"

"Universe Humanity - Battle of the Ultimate Geniuses"

"Coming soon!"

"Organized by Virtual Universe Corporation, in conjunction with all the nations of the universe!"

"Whoever you are, are you still troubled by the lack of opponents of the same level? Are you still regretting that your strength has nowhere to be displayed? Then participate in the 'Battle of the Peaks'! Here, billions of geniuses from numerous cosmic nations across the universe will gather to engage in a peak battle that transcends star systems!"

For more details, please visit the official website of "Virtual Universe Network" through the virtual assistant.

In fact, after killing Mu Feng and the others, Meng Jingrong had already made a general plan for his future cultivation path. By relying on the "Universe Peak Strongest Battle", he could stand out with his own strength and then join top-level forces in the universe such as the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Arena. This was undoubtedly the safest and brightest path.

Of course, there is another shortcut—displaying an astonishing understanding of the laws in the killing arena, attracting the attention of the killing arena's higher-ups with absolute strength, and thus gaining the qualification to directly join the virtual universe company.

Now, there are only thirty years left until the battle of the universe's strongest warriors.

More importantly, this is the first competition, and its level of attention will be unprecedented, possibly even attracting the attention of the "Universe Masters" level beings of the human race.

After weighing the pros and cons, Meng Jingrong naturally preferred the former, hoping to use this battle of the strongest to step into the sights of the leaders of the Virtual Universe Company.

However, the most urgent task at hand is to become a formal citizen of the universe.

It's important to know that logging into the virtual universe only requires equipping an "anonymous consciousness-sensing helmet," and one can register for the ultimate battle, but must possess a formal cosmic citizenship.

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"Beep! Beep!"

"Master, we have detected that you have received multiple encrypted remittances to your anonymous account at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank. The total amount is 2936.37 Mixed Yuan Units." Pudding's voice rang out clearly in the spaceship's control room.

The anonymous account of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank can be bound simply by entering the correct account number and complex password in the virtual universe and then connecting to the spiritual imprint.

Pudding then added, "At the same time, your Cosmic Galaxy Bank account privileges have been automatically upgraded to 'Three-Star Customer,' which will grant you higher transfer limits and better confidentiality services."

Inside the spacecraft control room, Meng Jingrong smiled slightly.

It seems that Hei Zhi has successfully disposed of the property left behind by Mu Feng and the others.

The Cosmic Galaxy Bank has a very high level of confidentiality, with almost no risk of leakage. However, Meng Jingrong still cautiously instructed Hei Zhi to use a multi-account encrypted transfer method, so that the funds would go through countless transfer procedures, cross financial nodes in multiple star fields, and finally be transferred into a pre-prepared anonymous account.

Only through such layers of encryption can the possibility of Feng Yuhou's investigation be completely eliminated.

An anonymous account at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank can be directly bound once a mental imprint is connected.

Because everyone's mental imprint is different, there is no need to worry about safety.

"Pudding, transfer 10 Mixed Yuan Units to each of Xiaomei's and Xiaofeng's anonymous accounts," Meng Jingrong said.

The standard for a "three-star customer" at the Cosmic Galaxy Bank is that the account has a deposit of 10 Mixed Yuan Units, which is generally the wealth that only the vast majority of Realm Lords can possess.

"Yes, Master."

After Pudding completed the transfer, it reminded him: "Master, the spaceship is about to arrive at the Heng system where Tianfu Star is located. It is expected to enter the gravitational range of the system in one minute."

Meng Jingrong felt a slight tremor in the spaceship beneath his feet. The tremor was steady and continuous, and it completely dissipated after about ten seconds, and everything returned to calm.

"Space travel successful, back to the original universe," Pudding said.