Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses.

Chapter 23 Official Departure

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Gold: 15

Wood: 15

Water: 18

Fire: 30

Earth: 15

Wind: 63

Ray: 17

Light: 18

Space: 9

Time: 23:47

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On the spaceship, watching the changes in his talent stats, Hunzhen remained silent for a long time.

"Although I thought I wouldn't need it much in the future, I didn't expect the wind element to only increase by so little. Just... 12?"

He initially grumbled to himself for a moment, but quickly came to understand everything.

"By the way, a large part of my 'Wind Affinity' came from enlightenment, and another part came when my life level broke through to the planetary level. Proportionally, my initial wind talent was probably around 23-25 ​​points?"

From this perspective, the fire-type talent wasn't boosted extra; rather, it was the result of the understanding and accumulation over this period of time.

The test tube was already empty, and Hunzhen casually tossed it into the trash can without any hesitation.

That's very much in line with his usual style.

He had already inquired and found out that for similar drugs of the same level, only the first dose was effective, and as more advanced drugs were injected layer by layer, more than half of the effects would overlap.

Therefore, the most cost-effective way would be to directly take the top-tier bloodline evolution potion to solve the problem once and for all, but unfortunately, this is the top-tier one he can obtain at this stage.

Therefore, there is no need to hoard it in the future and consume it through inheritance.

All talents have increased by about 50% from their initial values. The only pity is that the spatial talent is just 1 point away from breaking through 10 points and reaching a mediocre level.

It just doesn't feel quite right.

Almost a week has passed since the bet was made with Roger.

During this week, he naturally did not stop his "exploration" of the Infernal Realm.

The following conclusions were then drawn.

First, the existence of this opportunity, and the fact that it can be seized, is the reason for the appearance of the red snowflakes within the Realm of Inferno. It is precisely because someone has taken this opportunity that the barrier has weakened. In the closed experimental environment, the only variable is the celestial life form placed within it; only their actions will cause changes in the experimental results.

Second, since the simulated humans are among the strongest in the Infernal Realm, their actions will likely influence the development of events within the Infernal Realm, causing significant changes in the timing and circumstances of the weakening of the barrier and the disappearance of the snowflakes.

Third, opportunities are either mobile or carried by living beings at a very early stage.

One piece of evidence is that several simulated events have confirmed that the initial weakening of the barrier in the Infernal Realm will change significantly depending on his actions.

Secondly, the simulated search teams conducted numerous searches from different directions, but found nothing, not even much relevant intelligence.

Hunzhen had the spaceship travel from different coordinates, with the second objective being to enter the Realm of Inferno from different entrances and explore its various sections. Currently, the Realm of Inferno has been roughly divided into twelve fan-shaped sections, but the gains are still minimal.

Besides these three main conclusions, there are also some minor details.

One point worth mentioning is that in one simulation, the simulated human sought Roger's assistance. Unfortunately, Roger showed little interest in the Fiery Hell Realm, only vaguely mentioning that the place seemed to be connected to a fallen realm lord.

As for the others, there's no need to list them all here.

Because... he's about to infiltrate in his true form.

At that time, most of the details can be experienced and explored firsthand.

With a subtle spatial fluctuation, the C1-class spaceship flying in the dark universe seemed to be hit by a huge force, collided with an invisible wall and forcibly stopped, returning to its original universe.

"Capture successful."

Inside the spaceship's cabin, Hunzhen looked through the transparent window at the massive spaceship that physically bound his own ship like giant pincers, and secretly provided voiceovers for the spaceship's owner.

He had anticipated this scene three days earlier and had replaced the old C1-class spacecraft with the new D9-class spacecraft ahead of time.

Shortly afterward, the spacecraft's propulsion system was forcibly disabled, and the hatch was violently forced open.

Amidst Hunzhen's panicked expression, a man wearing full white armor, standing over two and a half meters tall, removed his mask, revealing a handsome face by Earthling standards of beauty.

This man, with his long, tousled blond hair, Western European features, and four eyes, naturally exuded the aura of a cosmic-level powerhouse, exerting a silent and intimidating presence.

He then smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, little one, we mean no harm. Space pirates are frequently appearing ahead, and we had to resort to this tactic for your safety. However, besides that, we might need you to do us a small favor."

Hunzhen looked utterly apprehensive: "I'd be very, very happy to!"

He thought to himself, "I don't believe you for a second."

Having confirmed his galactic life fluctuations and captured the spaceship in the dark universe with such ease, these guys were clearly not doing this for the first time.

He was perfectly aware of the other party's intentions.

This blond, four-eyed man is definitely not a space pirate, but belongs to a space mercenary team.

Although their attitude towards "prisoners" was indeed relatively mild in the simulation records, don't actually think they were any kind of pushovers.

However, Hunzhen didn't care. His reason for choosing this group was quite simple.

This team was one of the teams that made relatively good progress in the early stages, and it was also the team that was able to be deployed into the Realm of Inferno at the fastest speed in all the simulations Hunzhen had done.

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They identified a stable entry point early on, ready to capture targets that could be used at any time, and then conduct a concentrated deployment every week.

In reality, so many teams that capture astronomical life forms are simply imitating these pioneering exploration teams. Even if they don't know the significance of their actions, they can't go wrong by just copying them.

And so, in a happy turn of events, Hunzhen boarded the mercenary team's spaceship and joined a group of trembling Star-level lads.

The spaceship continued its journey back to shore, with new people being captured every now and then. After being marked with a soul imprint by the mercenaries and given a brief explanation of the pros and cons, they were finally dropped into the cabin in front of them.

"We're definitely going to be used as guinea pigs! My dad told me that there are some bastard space pirates in space who disguise themselves as mercenaries and kidnap people! Waaah, I shouldn't have disobeyed my dad, otherwise how would I have ended up like this!?"

Occasionally there would be complaints and fearful whispers, but this was the first time I had ever seen someone cry so unrestrainedly.

I couldn't help but turn my head to take a look, only to see a chubby little boy who was only 1.5 meters tall and had a very childish face.

It appears to be underage, yet it already exudes the life force of a sixth-level star.

Crack!

The hatch suddenly opened, and the blond, bespectacled man walked in with a helpless expression.

He said to the chubby boy, "My young master, didn't I already explain to you? No matter what, we wouldn't dare to do anything to you! Unlike them, you won't need to help with anything from now on. Just stay here with us for a while, and we'll let you leave when the time is up!"

As she spoke, she took out a dessert tart from her spatial ring.

The scene before them infuriated the prisoners, but Hunzhen felt it was perfectly normal.

Judging from this chubby boy's still-grown appearance, his talent suggests at least a third-grade bloodline. Simply put, he has a powerful background, which has likely already been confirmed by this mercenary group.

Why would an ordinary space mercenary possibly provoke the other party? They'd be too busy hiding to even think about it.

However, none of the spaceships are equipped with detectors to check lineage. If someone is mistakenly captured, they dare not scold or beat them, but can only treat them well.

It must be said that no matter how times and society develop, there will always be so-called Celestial Dragons.

Hunzhen turned his head away, looking eagerly at the large fireball disguised as an ordinary star that was gradually approaching outside the spaceship.

Aren't you scared?

Seemingly noticing the difference between Hunzhen and the others around him, a trembling voice leaned closer and asked a question.

(End of this chapter)