Devour: Emperor Yan

Wild and untamed universe.

On a desolate planet at the edge of human territory.

Yellow sand swirled and rushed towards us.

"The world of Swallowed Star is tough to navigate!"

Standing atop the weathered rock mountain, gazing at the vast desert ahead, Lin Kun sighed.

When I used to read books, I only felt excited and wanted more, wishing I could be in the story. But now that I'm actually in the story, I can feel how difficult it is to survive.

Getting ahead is even more difficult.

Lin Kun stood with his hands behind his back, wearing dark gray armor and a sword hanging at his waist.

He was less than two meters tall, looked to be around twenty years old, with fair skin, short black hair, and handsome features...

A very ordinary human.

Lin Kun gazed into the dark cosmos beyond this desolate planet.

I've been in this world for almost five hundred years!

Born in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, on an ordinary life-bearing planet in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, with an eighth-class bloodline (seventh and eighth-class bloodlines are apprentice level upon adulthood).

At the age of eight, she broke free from the mystery of her birth, awakened her memories of her past life, and then began her cultivation.

Fortunately, although his bloodline wasn't great, his comprehension was decent, and his soul was naturally stronger than that of ordinary people.

He advanced to the Planetary level at the age of thirty and to the Eternal level at the age of one hundred and eighty, while also successfully comprehending the Flame Domain.

He is now nearly 500 years old, at the ninth level of the Eternal Star Realm, and at the sixth level of the Domain Realm.

Such talent is quite remarkable, even considering the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

But Lin Kun knew that compared to true cosmic geniuses, he was nothing at all.

If nothing unexpected happens, I will be blessed by my ancestors if I can become a realm master in this lifetime.

But it's come to an end.

immortal?

Difficult, difficult, difficult.

......

"Five hundred years..."

Lin Kun's eyes were somewhat dazed.

Five hundred years is undoubtedly a very short time on a cosmic scale.

But for many ordinary lives, it is a very long time, exceeding a lifetime for many people.

For example, Lin Kun's parents in this life aged and passed away because they were unable to advance to the planetary level.

At that time, Lin Kun was working as a waiter in a restaurant...

It wasn't until he reached the Hengxing level that things got a little better, and he became a transport ship guard, officially stepping into the cosmos.

Looking back on the past five hundred years.

Lin Kun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He is actually quite confident that he can advance to the cosmic level, but because the once-in-ten-thousand-years Hengxing Genius Battle will be held in about a hundred or two hundred years, he is suppressing his decision not to break through.

Battle of Geniuses!

He wasn't sure.

He wasn't even confident that he would rank among the top 1,000 in the entire universe, let alone the top 1,000 in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom.

But there are still a hundred or two hundred years left, and he wants to try his best.

If that doesn't work, then advance to the cosmic level, and then wait to participate in the cosmic-level powerhouse battle five thousand years from now...

In any case, Lin Kun will do his best to seize any opportunity he has.

He's so eager to improve!

......

"This year's Star-Level Genius Battle should be the same one that Luo Feng participated in in the original story," Lin Kun thought to himself.

Over the years, he had secretly investigated and learned about the situation in the Black Dragon Mountain star region.

Some universe-level, domain lord, and world lord are another story.

He ultimately determined the timeline through one person.

Brolin, the Ninth Prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire!

This ninth prince is now at the Hengxing level.

In this way, the timeline can be basically determined: the once-in-ten-thousand-years battle of geniuses... This Ninth Prince can't possibly still be a star-level being ten thousand years from now, and still alive, right?

Therefore, this battle of geniuses is where the story officially begins!

And the quality is very high!

The company, Virtual Universe, has been granted two slots in the Primal Secret Realm.

Moreover, the prestige of this year's competition is unparalleled.

Because of this, the outrageous Lord Luo was born.

"Luo Feng..." Lin Kun's eyes narrowed slightly.

Luo Feng was not even born yet.

Call ~

Lin Kun let out a soft breath, his hand slowly clenching into a fist, a surge of excitement welling up inside him.

It's an honor to be in the same class as Lord Luo.

I hope I don't make a bad impression then.

Otherwise, he probably wouldn't even catch Luo Feng's eye, let alone make him remember him.

Dragons do not dwell with snakes.

Within a circle of geniuses, there are naturally other geniuses as well.

"To break into the top 1000 in the entire universe, we'll have to wait and see what's coming!"

Lin Kun gazed at the starry sky and whispered, "Hurry up and come."

......

The waiting time seemed to stretch on endlessly.

But Lin Kun was very patient, standing there quietly waiting without moving.

It wasn't until three days later.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

The voice of the intelligent assistant rang in his mind: "Master, Otto has sent a message that their spaceship is about to leave the dark universe and will arrive in about an hour."

"it is good."

Lin Kun nodded, a smile appearing on his face. "You've finally arrived!"

I felt a surge of excitement.

"It's been almost a century!"

"I've been waiting here for almost a hundred years!"

In a life spanning five hundred years, roughly one-fifth of that time was spent here.

......

An hour later.

coming.

Lin Kun's eyes lit up.

In his vision, a tiny streak of light appeared in the dark starry sky beyond the planet.

Upon closer inspection, it was a long, sharp triangle-shaped, rock-gray spaceship rapidly approaching at near-light speed, like a shooting star streaking across the dark void.

It lit up this desolate starry sky, and it also lit up Lin Kun's heart.

He couldn't help but take a step.

This is a D3-class spaceship, both familiar and unfamiliar.

It's familiar because it's Lin Kun's spaceship.

The reason it felt unfamiliar was that this spaceship had been gone for nearly a century!

huh~

As the spaceship approached the barren planet, it gradually slowed down, then passed through the atmosphere and slowly descended.

Soon, they landed several hundred meters away from Lin Kun.

Lin Kun flashed to the front of the spaceship, his hand gripping the hilt of the knife tightening slightly.

This is a long, sharp-angled, gray spaceship.

This valuable D3-class spaceship was covered with jagged scratches and dents, giving one a sense of the thrilling battles and dangers it had endured during its long and arduous journey.

A Class D spaceship is something even a Domain Lord level expert would find difficult to destroy.

Now, it has been ravaged to this extent.

A hint of heartache flashed in Lin Kun's eyes.

This is now the most valuable thing I own.

My spaceship.

snort~

The spacecraft came to a stop, and the hatch opened.

Two figures, one muscular and one thin, both clad in tattered alloy armor, emerged from the crowd.

They looked exhausted, but their eyes shone with a light called 'hope'.

The aura emanating from the two individuals was that of fourth-tier cosmic-level powerhouses.

The two stepped out of the spaceship, their eyes lighting up the moment they saw Lin Kun. They immediately stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Alto/Ironbone greets Master!"

Seeing the two of them like this, a complex look flashed in Lin Kun's eyes. He reached out to help them up and said, "No need for formalities. You've worked hard."

"Master..." Upon hearing this, the two cosmic-level powerhouses' eyes immediately reddened, and their lips moved but they could not utter a word.

Looking back on this long and arduous journey of nearly a century, I am momentarily in a daze.

"I will keep the promise I made to you back then," Lin Kun said solemnly.

"Thank you, Master!" The two were overjoyed and excited upon hearing this.