Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primal Tenfold Talent

The bald man's words left millions of geniuses across the celestial sphere stunned.

Meng Jingrong listened quietly, his mind calm and unperturbed.

These rules were largely the same as those he remembered, with only minor differences.

The bald man turned his gaze toward the cosmic-level team.

"In the primordial universe, beings at the cosmic level were already true powerhouses, so the trial rules were naturally different!"

"Your trial space is called the 'Path to Heaven,' which is divided into nine heavens, each a world unto itself, where every step is a matter of life and death!"

"I can tell you definitively—99.99% of people will be stopped at the third level!"

These words were like a thunderclap, shaking the minds of many cosmic-level geniuses.

The bald man continued, "The scoring rules are the same as for the Hengxing level. The top 100 advance directly, and those ranked 101st to 7300th will compete in a ring battle for 900 spots. The rest will be eliminated!"

After making a brief announcement, Venerable Guiyi left.

The next morning.

All the geniuses were already fully prepared, knowing in their hearts that this trial would be the end for most of them in this competition.

However, with the opportunity right in front of them, they will do their best to give it their all.

"Everyone, please prepare yourselves. We will soon be conducting a mass teleportation, sending all participants to their respective trial spaces."

A clear and melodious sound echoed throughout the entire dimensional space.

"Keep it up, Xiao Feng!"

Inside the main hall of Palace No. 087, Meng Jingrong patted his apprentice on the shoulder to encourage him.

suddenly--

"boom--!"

An invisible force, like a canopy, enveloped the entire dimensional space. The figures of millions of geniuses were instantly enveloped in light and disappeared in the next second.

The immortal kings, palace servants, and restaurant staff, however, were completely unaffected, as if the teleportation had been nothing more than an illusion.

This is a fragment of a star's core suspended in the cosmos, about 5000 kilometers long.

brush!

Meng Jingrong appeared on the star core fragment, and a terrifying gravity surged through him, causing his body to sink instantly.

He couldn't help but look at the screen on the arm protector, which displayed detailed information.

Participant: Meng Jingrong (Yanlong Universe Kingdom)

Points: 0

Ranking: None

Trial Space Location: Number 0738552

The path to heaven is divided into nine heavens.

Points Rules:

The first level of heaven grants a maximum of 10,000 points.

The second level allows you to earn up to 100,000 points.

The third level allows you to earn up to one million points.

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The Ninth Heaven offers a maximum reward of one trillion points.

Note: The trial ends upon death.

Current environment:

The Path to Heaven, First Heaven: Star Remains Refining Prison

The current gravity is 1 million times the standard cosmic gravity (8.89 million times the Earth's gravity), and it increases by 5000 million times the standard cosmic gravity every twelve hours!

Countdown: 11.59.53.

The star debris is 5175 kilometers long and 1936 kilometers wide.

Environmental Warning: On the star core, a cosmic wind is carrying star core debris at high speed, with a power equivalent to a group of domain lords attacking at full force. Please take care to avoid it.

Condition: Find the entrance to the second heaven in an environment where gravity is continuously increasing.

Please complete this within 10 days; otherwise, the channel will be closed.

Enter the second level within 1 day and gain 10,000 points.

Enter the second level within 2 days and gain 9,000 points.

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Enter the second level within 10 days and gain 1,000 points.

"That's insane." Meng Jingrong looked at the screen and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. "Ordinary ninth-level cosmic beings would probably only be able to barely stand in this kind of gravity. Even those powerful ninth-level cosmic beings who have mastered domains would find it difficult to fight in such an extreme environment."

"But to fly, one must probably comprehend the laws."

Meng Jingrong looked up at the howling cosmic winds in the distance, where dark purple star core fragments poured down like a torrential rain, each one carrying a terrifying power.

Even more critically, gravity increases by 5000 million times every 12 hours, so the longer the delay, the lower the chance of passing.

This one round alone could probably eliminate more than 90% of the contestants.

A smile appeared on Meng Jingrong's lips. "For a typical ninth-level psychic, the range of their psychic power would only be a few hundred meters in this environment, but for him, it's a completely different story."

The will of the soul determines the upper limit of consciousness and the damage one can withstand.

Although his psychic power was also at the ninth level of the universe, with his soul will approaching the level of a king, he could completely ignore the current extreme environment and expand the range of his psychic power to the maximum!

With a thought, Meng Jingrong unleashed a torrent of mental power that spread outwards like a tide, ignoring the constraints of gravity and the interference of cosmic winds, instantly covering the entire star core fragment.

"Found it."

Meng Jingrong suddenly exerted force with his feet, and the primal force within his body broke through the shackles of gravity. His figure transformed into a streak of light, moving freely among the countless fragments of star cores.

Those fragments that were enough to severely injure a universe-level powerhouse shattered under his psychic barrier, and the raging cosmic wind was also forcibly torn open.

One minute later, a streak of light streaked across the sky and came to a steady stop in front of a vortex-shaped passage with a diameter of about ten meters.

"The Second Heaven!"

Meng Jingrong smiled and stepped into the vortex passage.

Upon entering the passage, a dizzying sensation from the spatial shift immediately struck.

The next second, he found himself in a dark and long corridor.

Meng Jingrong lowered his head slightly, and detailed information about this level appeared on the screen of the arm guard:

The Path to Heaven, Second Heaven: The Corridor of Shattered Gods by Demonic Sounds

As soon as the words appeared, an invisible wave of sound surged from all directions without warning, not entering the ear, but directly exploding in Meng Jingrong's sea of ​​consciousness.

Deep, eerie, and with a sharp, tearing tremor, it was like thousands of fine needles, piercing wildly at the very source of his soul.

But Meng Jingrong's expression remained unchanged. His soul will, which was close to that of a king, was like an indestructible barrier, shutting out all the demonic sounds. To him, those attacks were like a gentle breeze.

He didn't care and continued looking at the information on the screen.

The Second Heaven: The Shattered Divine Corridor by Demonic Sound

Main road length: 1.0081 million kilometers

Number of branching paths: 10081 error corridors, containing deadly sound effects, spatial traps, and illusionary mazes.

Environmental threats:

Within the correct corridor, the "Shattering Divine Sound" reverberates year-round, specifically targeting the soul's origin, while the "Resonance Sound" amplifies the soul's burden.

Once you get close to the wrong corridor, the eerie "illusionary sound" will quietly invade, specifically targeting the deepest desires, fears and obsessions in the contestants' hearts, distorting their cognition and judgment!

Conditions for success: Proceed straight along the correct main road and successfully reach the destination to unlock the entrance to the third heaven.

If the first level tests the contestants' ability to adapt to their environment, then the second level tests the strength of their will and soul.

A cultivator with a strong will can make steady progress on the path of cultivation, even if their natural talent is average, and their future achievements will certainly not be low.

Just like Hong in the original work, he was inconspicuous among a group of exceptionally talented geniuses in the early stages, but he became the twenty-third strongest human in the universe by taking one step at a time!

"That's interesting." Meng Jingrong's lips curled into a slight smile. "Then let's begin!"

As he leaped into the air, his gaze unconsciously swept across the space behind him, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The corridor we had just flown through had vanished, leaving only an endless, dark void behind us.

Clearly, this path leads nowhere; there is no turning back.

He could imagine that if other contestants were distracted by the illusionary sounds, they would fall into an abyss of no return if they took the wrong step.

Even if they realize their mistake, they can only grope their way through the wrong path, and they will encounter various crises if they are not careful.

But for him, it was just a simple flying game and posed no real threat.

"call out--"

Meng Jingrong's figure instantly transformed into a streak of light, moving at full speed, ignoring the surrounding demonic sounds and illusions, and following the aura of the main road as he sped forward.

In the dimly lit corridor, only a fleeting afterimage remained, along with the gradually dissipating demonic sounds that he had left far behind.

In just two minutes, Meng Jingrong arrived at the entrance to the third heaven.

"As long as one's soul and will reach the level of a domain lord, one can basically pass the level smoothly; it's just a matter of how long it takes."

Meng Jingrong looked back and saw that the entire dark and gloomy Demonic Sound Shattered God Corridor had completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.

The third heaven is a strange world completely covered by boundless greenery, called the Green Wilderness World.

The entire world was completely covered by wildly growing strange green plants. The branches of towering ancient trees twisted and intertwined, giant vines hung down like curtains, and moss and exotic grasses formed a thick green carpet. Even the air was filled with a rich sense of life.

Meng Jingrong hovered in mid-air, slightly lowered his head, and looked at the screen on his wrist to check the current space details.

Participant: Meng Jingrong (Yanlong Universe Kingdom)

Points: 110000

Ranking: 2

Trial Space Location: Number 0738552

Current environment:

The Path to Heaven, Third Heaven: The Azure Wilderness

The world has a diameter of 1.0081 million kilometers, and the entrance to the passage to the fourth heaven is hidden in the root region of a certain plant life.

Various strange plants will autonomously block the detection of mental energy and interfere with perception. The more powerful the plant life is, the more severely the perception is suppressed, making it easy to fall into a double blind spot of vision and perception.

The Qingmang World has an altitude of 99 meters, and the airspace above 90 meters is absolutely safe.

Friendly reminder: Beware of snake-like monsters.

After reading the world information, Meng Jingrong was slightly surprised. He had made it through all the challenges and was only ranked second.

With a touch of curiosity, he casually clicked on the information of the participant ranked first.

Participant: Xi Yue (Yuan Chen Universe Kingdom)

Points: 132600

Ranking: 1

Trial Space Location: Number 5201314

"She's already reached the third level of the Heavenly Realm?"

Meng Jingrong frowned slightly, casually unleashing a sword aura that instantly reduced the plant life stretching for thousands of kilometers in front of him to dust.

Almost simultaneously, the score on the arm protector screen jumped up, increasing by 800 points.

"As expected, killing plant life forms in the Azure Wilderness World can earn trial points."

Meng Jingrong understood, feeling his senses being greatly suppressed. "If my senses are blocked, then I'll use the most direct and brutal method to push forward."

He took out the Crimson Flame Sky-Piercing Spear, his body trembled slightly, and countless spatial illusions appeared around him instantly, numbering as many as ten thousand.

Go!

At his command, the myriad spatial illusions instantly scattered in all directions.

Then, a terrifying energy surge came, as if the entire Azure Wilderness World was trembling slightly.

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