Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 99 Piercing the Heavens!

The Palace of the God of War.

Everyone held their breath, the two sides were locked in a standoff, or at least they thought they were locked in a standoff.

This made them feel an invisible pressure.

Especially as they gazed upon the golden-horned behemoth, a nameless fear arose in everyone's heart, a fear akin to that between a cat and a mouse—a trembling of primal instinct, a testament to the vast difference in their genetic makeup. It was as if a supreme deity was looking down upon them, akin to the power gap between a war god and a mortal.

The only saving grace is that the Golden Horned Beast didn't make a move, showing some restraint. This means the gap between them isn't that terrifying yet, and humanity still has hope of resistance.

"The clouds have changed!"

A gasp rang out, and another pattern appeared beside them.

Looking down at Earth from space, the 200-kilometer-high cloud layer was contracting and sinking, giving the impression that the sky was about to collapse. The speed was extremely fast, as if it were a second, or even an instant, as the 10,000-meter-high cloud layer suddenly crashed down on the ground.

silent.

The clouds are still receding.

The speed was extremely fast; in the blink of an eye, two hundred miles of white clouds combined to form a giant sword, thirty thousand feet high, reaching the heavens and the earth.

Luo Feng was shaken to his core. He immediately cried out in his mind, "Babata, is this the ability to control the wind? Can this also be used to change course with small forces? What kind of technique is this? Is Brother Ning going to attack? Can my Vajra Body also absorb endless metal?"

Absorbing endless metal? What if you were a golden-horned behemoth?

Babata's lips twitched violently, and he immediately denied it: "No!"

"Perhaps it's a secret technique prepared in advance? Changing the shape of clouds isn't difficult."

Babata wasn't entirely sure either. He muttered to himself, "What the hell is this bastard doing? What's the point of a planetary-level being making a giant cotton candy?"

It's no wonder he thought that way. The battle scenes of powerful warriors all involve the environment because of secret techniques. Although the external appearance is dazzling, it only affects the external environment from a deeper level. These are all incidental. No one deliberately creates such fancy secret techniques. They are useless.

over the Pacific Ocean.

Inside a blood-red delta fighter jet, Hong was watching the live video. Seeing the imminent battle, he felt a great sense of urgency.

"Hurry! Hurry up!"

"Master, this is the fighter jet's maximum speed. We cannot increase it further. We are expected to arrive at Lake Superior in two minutes." The electronic voice was completely devoid of emotion.

Hong clenched his fists tightly, his heart resolute as he said, "Ning Ze, you must hold on!"

Lake Superior, on an unnamed mountain peak.

All these changes happened in an instant.

As soon as a low murmur spread, Ning Ze opened his eyes. Instantly, divine light flashed in his eyes, and a silver-white divine sword mark appeared and disappeared on his forehead.

Suddenly, his body began to tremble, and his right arm shakily rose upwards, as if his fingertips were dragging the sky, making movement extremely difficult.

Just as it lifted a little distance, it was pressed down again. Ning Ze's face turned pale instantly. At the same time, the giant sword, which was 30,000 feet tall, trembled violently and instantly rose several kilometers off the ground before falling back down.

Ning Ze gritted his teeth and hissed, "Pierce the Heavens!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head and his right arm also suddenly rose, and the point of light at his fingertips suddenly became dazzling.

Swish!

As if appearing in a flash, that point of light suddenly appeared ten thousand meters above the sky, its brilliance so great that even the sun dimmed.

As if a deity had returned to its rightful place, when that point of light appeared at the tip of the giant sword, the giant sword suddenly pierced the sky, reaching tens of thousands of meters in an instant, or hundreds of thousands of meters in a second, or even millions of meters.

The giant sword vanished in the blink of an eye, the world cleared, and there were no more clouds or giant sword; time and space seemed to freeze.

Ning Ze sat cross-legged on the white marble at the top of the mountain, gazing up at the sky.

There.

That's where the White Cloud Giant Sword disappeared.

Perhaps in other people's eyes the greatsword has disappeared, but in his eyes, the greatsword has not disappeared; only the white clouds have dissipated.

The giant sword was not as exaggerated as it appeared to the outside world. In reality, it was just a transparent longsword no more than three feet long, and the giant sword of white clouds, which stretched for tens of kilometers on the outside, was only accidentally affected.

This longsword is entirely formed from wind-attribute energy, mixed with a portion of Ning Ze's spiritual will.

This was a solution he devised out of desperation. The sky was immeasurably high, and his mental energy was insufficient; he could only try to "activate" his spirit.

Astral projection is very difficult!

When an ordinary person is frightened, they will lose their soul; when they are struck by a blow, they will lose their composure. At these times, the soul is not very stable within the body.

If one's Taoist and Buddhist practices reach a very high level, and then through activities such as meditation, jumping off cliffs, jumping off buildings, or flying, one may experience signs of the soul emerging or even gain some insights. However, once one reaches the planetary level, these signs will completely disappear.

From the moment he became a planetary-level being, a part of his spirit and will had already been integrated into the star core. This was both his strength and his weakness; his soul was very stable.

Even though he found ways to stir the soul, and even optimized those methods, he still couldn't make the soul 'leave the body'.

His method was to condense a point of spirit and use the Great Sun as an aid to temper and strengthen this trace of spiritual power.

He condensed a longsword using wind as the binding material, propelled it with his own spirit, and used swordsmanship as the foundation to pierce the sky. He created a special environment using his domain to forge that celestial sword.

Day after day, they chase the sun in an endless cycle.

Ultimately, he refined a small portion of his spirit to a level almost identical to a wisp of his own soul, and with the greatsword, his will pierced through the endless, high sky.

Now, Ningze has succeeded.

That wisp of spiritual will soared straight up to the heavens, pierced through that vast, colorful curtain, and descended into a new world.

Vast, ancient, desolate, expansive, magnificent...

Azure white, emerald green, azure blue, crimson, dark yellow, dazzling purple, pure white, transparent, and a shimmering silver light.

Boundless power manifested in that world, dazzling yet dangerous, with even a single color containing terrifying energy, so powerful it was chilling.

In a daze, Ning Ze seemed to see endless chains radiating outwards into the universe, penetrating everything in the world.

In a hazy vision, Ning Ze seemed to see a land shrouded in faint shadows, a place where inexplicable wonders were born.

It is mysterious and enigmatic, captivating and drawing people in.

Ning Ze's mind seemed to be frozen. He had a vague feeling that someone was saying something to him, but he couldn't hear, understand, or communicate with them.

It might have been a murmur, or it might have been just a color, or it might have been a mysterious sensation; he simply felt incredibly small.

After carefully examining it for a week, his gaze fell upon the transparent color, slightly tinged with blue, yet appearing transparent, like the wind.

I don't know how much time passed, or perhaps it was just a moment.

Ning Ze's consciousness quietly faded away. He didn't feel like he was falling from the heavens as he had imagined. He naturally regained consciousness. At this moment, the magnificent curtain in the sky was still so high and distant, but a strange feeling arose in his heart.

He no longer needed to go to great lengths to enter that world; he could simply go and appreciate its beauty and wonder whenever he wanted.

It's as if the sky has become a door, and now that it's open, there's no need to open it again. You can enjoy that magnificent view anytime, anywhere.

Ning Ze came to his senses, and that wisp of condensed spiritual power merged into his body, but this time an unexpected thing happened. He felt that his wisp of spiritual power had changed.

Raise your hand.

The fingertips shimmered with silver light.

The spiritual power that had been integrated into the sea of ​​consciousness actually condensed again, as if the two were both a whole and two different individuals.

"What is this? Just now, when my will was in that world, it seemed like something merged into this spiritual power. Could it be that blurry continent?"

Ning Ze was very puzzled. To be honest, ever since he sent that wisp of spiritual power up there, he never thought it would come back. He had even prepared himself to be injured. After all, spiritual power that can be condensed to the level of a soul is extremely powerful, and losing it would be no less than suffering an annihilating spiritual attack.

This change was completely unexpected for him.

He was unaware of the impact his actions would have on other creatures.

The golden-horned behemoth, 10 kilometers in front of him, was now hovering in the air and felt waves of death. When Ning Ze raised his hand, it even felt a sense of powerlessness.

It was as if the shimmering light from those fingertips could obliterate its soul at any moment.

As a colossal beast of the cosmos, it was deeply imbued with the cosmic heritage, and it instantly guessed what that feeling was like.

"The secret method of seizing a body!" 』

It's still an extremely powerful body-snatching technique.

The kind that is irresistible.

It was as if the universe wanted to erase him.

Frightened!

A sudden surge of intense terror and unavoidable rage appeared in those cold, cruel, dark golden eyes. As a wandering cosmic behemoth, it was incredibly proud!

It absolutely will not allow any other creature to take its body!

Without saying a word or even uttering a roar, the golden-horned behemoth made the wisest choice: run!

Earth is far too dangerous.

Not only did a planetary-level being fill it with a sense of danger, but it could also possess it! If it didn't run now, even its death would become a disgrace to the cosmic behemoths!

Even the Golden Horned Beast is afraid.

This action completely stunned everyone monitoring the area.

Inside the Palace of the God of War, an uproar ensued.

"It's running away?" The black president was stunned. It could swallow up the base city whole, even the Ice Emperor was silent when he saw it, and even Hong was very nervous when he saw it. Now it actually ran away on its own initiative.

Luo Feng looked bewildered. "It actually ran away?" He had just been worried about Ning Ze, and now the golden-horned beast had escaped!

"Babata, what's going on? Didn't you say that the Golden Horned Beast is invincible, nurtured by the universe, or born from a single Golden Horned Beast, inherently noble, and capable of growing to invincible on any planet it appears on? That's when it emerges. How could such a being run away?"

Babata was also dumbfounded, speechless after being rebuked by Luo Feng. Even as an intelligent life form, it remained silent for a second, and after questioning its existence countless times, it offered a possible explanation: "As I said before, there are always special individuals among all life forms."

"Perhaps this monster is just very cautious. It might have sensed that Ning Ze was slightly stronger than those in its inherited memories, and felt something was amiss. It wants to wait until it has grown stronger before emerging to dominate an invincible planet?"

Luo Feng had a vague feeling that something was wrong, especially when he saw Ning Ze raise his head and look very happy.

A faint smile held a hint of surprise, as if she were slightly astonished, yet completely in control.

Luo Feng was very familiar with this expression; it was the expression he only wore when instructing Luo Feng in battle.

Lake Superior, atop an unnamed mountain.

Ning Ze was genuinely surprised. "Huh! This lion monster is so fast? And its energy is quite strong. It's even stronger than the Beast King. When did it appear? Are there still some powerful monsters hiding on Earth?"

Ning Ze stared intently ahead with eyes like lightning. The golden-horned behemoth had long since fled far away, but on this Earth, no one could escape his sight.

"I need to hurry. This lion monster is quite strong. It would be dangerous for anyone else to encounter it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Ze's figure became blurry, and the afterimage in his original position gradually disappeared. He had already transformed into a rainbow and disappeared.

The Palace of the God of War.

Everyone who saw this was stunned.

Ning Ze stood with his hands behind his back, looking down from the clouds, his confident demeanor showing no regard for the Golden Horned Beast.

The clouds rushed past us, and even the distant mountains could be seen moving noticeably; the speed was clearly exaggerated to the extreme.

"Wow, that's fast!" Thor exclaimed in admiration. "This kid has a really good image!"

Jia Yi's eyes widened in shock. "Councilor Ning went after them!"

"What is this speed?"

Luo Feng was somewhat taken aback. Although the two were only three levels apart, he felt that their speeds were at least three times different. And this was even though he was using a flying telekinetic weapon to fly.

He has a flying telekinetic weapon, but what does Ning Ze have? A white ice silk robe? He doesn't even have a sword, let alone a telekinetic weapon!

The data was quickly displayed on the screen.

A staff member explained, "The Golden Horned Beast's speed is 15887 m/s. Councilor Ning's speed started at 8973 m/s, then doubled to 17658 m/s. I believe he will catch up with the Golden Horned Beast soon."

"hiss!"

"So fast!"

Thor grinned. "This kid's three times faster than me? Even the most powerful fighter jets aren't as fast as him!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng suddenly understood. No wonder Ning Ze didn't use fighter jets; flying faster than fighter jets, what was the point? A Primordial Fighter Jet would take over an hour to circle the Earth. Traveling by himself would actually save time.

Immediately, he asked angrily, "Babata, what's going on? You never told me Ning-ge was this strong, you made me worry so much for nothing." His speed was faster than the Golden Horned Beast, and he could at least dodge attacks. Victory didn't seem impossible.

Babata didn't answer. He was stunned, looking completely bewildered, much like a computer that had crashed.

"Exactly! How can he be so fast? Even a ninth-tier planetary-level mentalist needs a mental weapon to reach 10000 m/s. He's just a martial artist, and only at the sixth-tier planetary level, how can he be so fast?"

He had monitored Ningze before, but Ningze's speed decreased when it reached the base city; 5000 m/s was normal.

Luo Feng, at the third-stage planetary level, also has a speed of 5000 m/s. Ning Ze's speed isn't that fast; at most, it's only slightly faster than Hong's.

The speed increase becomes less significant as the game progresses. The difference in power between the initial stage of Planetary Level 1 and the peak of Planetary Level 9 is 516 times! However, the speed difference is only ten times. The speed increase is not that dramatic as the game progresses. Generally, Planetary Level 9 reaches its maximum speed of 6000m/s.

Ning Ze's speed is now close to 18000 m/s, which is three times that of an ordinary martial artist!

"Wait, how could he be so fast?"

Luo Feng's brows furrowed deeply. Seeing the golden-horned behemoth looming closer and closer, he asked earnestly, "If I'm faster than the golden-horned behemoth, can I kill it?"

"Kill it?" Babata looked like he had seen a ghost. Having never ventured into the universe, he had no idea of ​​the power of bloodlines, which represented talent!

Even the Manka aliens, one of the pinnacle human bloodlines, are invincible beings in the universe. No one, not even the most outstanding geniuses on a planet or in a galaxy, can compare to them.

Although they are only at the Domain Lord level when they reach adulthood, it doesn't mean that their chances of breaking through to the World Lord level are the same as those of ordinary people. At least half of the Manka Star people can break through to the World Lord level. The proportion is much higher than that of Earthlings who become martial artists.

The difference in talent is as simple as an armored dragon killing a rat monster.

If they were of the same race, this talent would be like comparing Luo Feng to an ordinary person on Earth.

Even a behemoth as powerful as the Golden Horned Beast, stronger than the peak bloodline of humans, was born incredibly strong! How could a planetary-level being possibly kill it? That's a pipe dream!

(End of this chapter)