Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primal Tenfold Talent

"Activate virtual reality for outdoor scenes, 100% simulation," Meng Jingrong instructed calmly.

brush!

The next second, the metal panels of the control room turned transparent, and Meng Jingrong immediately saw the vast and boundless starry sky.

Countless stars, like shattered diamonds, dotted the dark sky, but the most eye-catching was a distant planet that shimmered with a warm, bluish hue.

Two smaller satellites are faintly visible orbiting the planet.

"The target ahead has been confirmed as Tianfu Star. We are currently 7360 million kilometers away, and the spaceship is approaching steadily at sub-light speed," Pudding reported the navigation data in real time.

"Pudding, disconnect Qinglan and Xiaofeng from the virtual universe network."

Meng Jingrong's gaze swept over the two reclining chairs in the control room, where his younger sister and apprentice were still immersed in the virtual universe.

"Yes, Master, it's been cut off," Pudding replied immediately.

"Huh? How did I get kicked out all of a sudden?" Lin Youfeng opened his eyes first, his gaze filled with confusion as he emerged from the virtual world. He subconsciously raised his hand to rub his temples.

"Wow, I'm dominating the game right now, I'm about to win!"

Meng Qinglan's eyes widened, her cheeks puffed up with anger, making her look like a little goldfish with bulging gills.

Since coming into contact with the virtual universe network, Lin Youfeng and Meng Qinglan have become quickly immersed in it due to the many new things it contains.

Lin Youfeng originally wanted to go to the killing field in the virtual universe to train and hone his combat skills, but under Meng Jingrong's repeated admonitions, he finally suppressed the idea and usually just wandered around the virtual area of ​​Henghe Island to familiarize himself with various information in the universe.

After all, the current location is still within the Henghe Island region of the virtual universe, where there are very few geniuses. The sudden appearance of a genius who has comprehended the laws at the Hengxing level is very likely to attract the attention of Fengyu Hou.

Meng Qinglan, on the other hand, became completely addicted to the internet. Once she came into contact with various games in the virtual universe, she became deeply immersed in them, spending most of her day in the game world, enjoying it immensely.

"Alright, stop complaining. We've arrived at Tianfu Star. You can go to the World Ring now."

Meng Jingrong looked at his childish younger sister, shook his head slightly, and said.

"brush!"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Youfeng and Meng Qinglan disappeared from the control room.

"Pudding, leave the intelligent subroutine and continue piloting the spaceship along the original route."

Meng Jingrong slowly stood up, his deep gaze fixed on the blue planet in the distant starry sky, and gave a deep order.

"Received, Master. The intelligent subroutine has been activated," Pudding replied.

As a figure disembarked from the spaceship, the deep blue spaceship immediately restarted its engines, spewing brilliant blue flames from its tail, accelerating once more, and disappearing into the vast sea of ​​stars.

......

Tianfu Star, on the surface, belongs to the "Mist Source Empire," an early-stage civilization in the universe. It is a beautiful and habitable planet where people live and work in peace and contentment.

But beneath this peaceful and tranquil facade lies a secret that strikes fear into the hearts of all.

This is also a branch of the infamous space pirate group "Tianxing Mountain" in the Motuo Starfield.

Rumors suggest that Tianxing Mountain is deeply involved with the notorious slave organization "Fenglei Pavilion" in Henghe Star Region, with the two sides secretly colluding to monopolize the slave trade and interstellar plunder in multiple star regions.

Despite having a diameter of less than 10,000 kilometers, Tianfu Star boasts an extremely superior ecological environment and abundant resources.

The planet's inhabitants only need to work four hours a day to obtain sufficient living supplies, and can freely dispose of the rest of their time, leading a leisurely and carefree life.

But people know almost nothing about the hidden space pirate forces on the planet.

On a remote island in the eastern sea of ​​the planet, there are dense purple bamboo forests.

The bamboo grows to a height of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), with leaves that are purplish-black. When the sea breeze blows, the entire bamboo forest rustles softly.

In the clearing in the center of the bamboo forest, a man in a black robe sat cross-legged, surrounded by a faint black aura, clearly engrossed in cultivation.

"Fourth-tier Domain Lord level, you must be Li Xing?"

A calm voice suddenly broke the surrounding silence.

Two zhang behind Li Xing, a hazy, illusory figure slowly solidified, like a deity emerging from nothingness.

"Who do you think you are?!"

Li Xing suddenly woke up, his heart filled with shock. As a domain lord-level expert, he had not noticed anyone approaching at all.

His body was instantly covered with a layer of jet-black armor, and a heavy longsword as tall as a man appeared out of thin air in his hand, the blade covered with ferocious patterns.

Li Xing turned around quickly, and when he saw Meng Jingrong appear strangely behind him, he subconsciously took a half step back.

"My lord, what brings you here in person? What are your orders?"

Li Xing's expression changed, and he immediately knelt down on both knees, bowing respectfully to Meng Jingrong in an extremely humble posture.

"You have plundered countless spaceships traveling to and from the Motuo Starfield and sold 1312 planets. I sentence you to death!"

Meng Jingrong smiled slightly, his body standing still. The moment his words fell, countless purple bamboo leaves seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, breaking free from the bamboo branches and drifting straight toward Li Xing, who was kneeling on the ground.

Li Xing's expression changed drastically. Without thinking, he immediately got up and tried to escape, but his body felt like it was stuck in mud, and his movements were slow. No matter how much he tried to activate the energy in his body, he could not break free from this confinement.

A few seemingly ordinary purple bamboo leaves drifted down onto him.

The black armor that was strong enough to withstand attacks from a Domain Lord level was now as vulnerable as a bubble. The bamboo leaf pierced through his body in an instant and accurately struck his life core.

With a soft "crack," the life core shattered.

As he lay dying, confusion remained on Li Xing's face. He couldn't understand why such a terrifyingly powerful person would suddenly come to take his life, even though he had never provoked them before.

A moment later, a silver D6-class spaceship broke through the atmosphere of Tianfu Star and disappeared into the vast starry sky.

......

Five years later.

Yanlong Universe Kingdom, Jiuyao Star Region.

A silver spaceship is flying rapidly through the dark universe.

"Master, in ten days, the biggest event in the Flame Dragon Universe Kingdom will be the Flame Dragon Auction!"

Inside the spaceship's control room, Pudding's voice rang out, "The Cosmic Galaxy Bank has sent an invitation. Would you like to confirm your participation?"

"The Flame Dragon Auction?"

Meng Jingrong nodded slightly. He remembered that to participate in the auction of the Advanced Universe Kingdom, one needed to meet the bank's "three-star customer" standard.

Luo Feng participated in the Qianwu Auction at that time, and there were indeed some good items there, which were exactly what he needed at the moment.

Meng Jingrong turned his gaze to a spot not far away, where his younger sister Meng Qinglan and Lin Youfeng were immersed in the virtual universe.

Having experienced the battle of Ziwei Star, Lin Youfeng's potential seemed to have been fully unleashed.

In particular, his personality has changed from outwardly calm to truly calm, and he has become more patient and dedicated to his cultivation.

In just ten short years of interstellar travel, Lin Youfeng's understanding of spatial laws has improved even further.

"If Xiao Feng were also a mentalist, his early cultivation path could have followed Luo Feng's example, pursuing the 'Divine Weapon' lineage."

"With his current understanding of the laws, he might have a chance to break into the top 100 in the entire universe if he participates in the Cosmic Genius Battle..."

......

Virtual universe, within Nine Luminaries Island.

Meng Jingrong and his group rode the unique unicorns of Nine Luminaries Island to the island's 'teleportation point'.

"Teleport." Meng Jingrong, along with his younger sister and Lin Youfeng, holding invitations to the Yanlong Auction, stepped onto the teleportation array at the same time.

call!

A strong sense of spatial distortion swept over him, and Meng Jingrong instantly disappeared from Nine Luminaries Island, teleporting to a floating city above the 'Flame Dragon Continent'.

Just as the three approached, the invitation emitted specks of light, causing the floating city's defenses to automatically open a passage.

This land, suspended in the clouds, is incredibly elegant. The scenery above the floating city is beautiful, with flowers and plants everywhere.

The most dazzling and central building in the entire floating city is the enormous auction hall standing in the city center!

The entire auction hall is constructed from gold and black mineral stone, towering thousands of feet high, its grandeur breathtaking.

The once-a-decade Flame Dragon Auction is held in this auction hall every year, lasting for ten days. Different rare items are featured each day, making it a grand feast for the powerful rulers of the Flame Dragon Universe.

Looking around, the suspended city was teeming with people, with countless figures coming and going.

"Brother, there are so many people... Their auras are so terrifying!" Meng Qinglan clung tightly to Meng Jingrong's clothes, her face slightly pale.

Those who can become "three-star customers" of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank are almost all powerful individuals at the realm lord level or above.

The terrifying aura they naturally exuded put even Lin Youfeng under immense pressure, let alone the "weakling" Meng Qinglan.

The three-star clients are almost all world lord-level powerhouses! Only a very small number are big businessmen or young people with super backgrounds.

Seeing Meng Qinglan's pale face, Lin Youfeng suppressed his discomfort and stepped in front of her to block her way.

Meng Jingrong patted his little sister's hand, his tone teasing: "When the auction starts, I'll buy you some treasures to enhance your talents, so you won't waste your time playing games in the virtual universe all day."

"I've been working hard too, okay!" Meng Qinglan pouted, unconvinced, and hurriedly defended herself, "Although I've been playing games, I've already broken through to the fifth level of the Hengxing stage."

"Even at the fifth level of the Hengxing realm, you're still just a piece of trash in this universe." Meng Jingrong was too lazy to argue with her and shook his head with a smile.

"There are way too many people. Are they all World Lord level experts?"

Lin Youfeng stared at the winding queue, his eyes filled with surprise.

"There were 157 million people at the last auction, but I don't know about this time," Pudding said, leaning on Meng Jingrong's shoulder.

"There are so many powerful beings in the universe!" Lin Youfeng was in a daze, but he had a more intuitive and profound understanding of the vastness of the universe.

In Meng Jingrong's memory, the Qianwu Universe Kingdom had more than 13000 star fields and more than 1 million star systems.

The territory of the Flame Dragon Universe Kingdom is even more vast, encompassing 23000 star fields and containing as many as 2 million star systems.

Therefore, although the human race now only has 800 universe kingdoms, the territory it can occupy may be more extensive than in Luo Feng's time.