Swallowing the Starry Sky: Qin Feng

Opening his eyes, Qin Feng looked at the familiar environment of the living room and felt a little dazed. Recalling everything that had just happened, it felt like a dream.

He realized that he was indeed a transmigrator, and one who came with a cheat code and a legacy.

During the 25 years of amnesia, before becoming a martial artist, I was undoubtedly happy. My parents died in the jaws of monsters shortly after I became a martial artist, and their bodies were never recovered. At that time, I was filled with hatred, so for the past five years, I have been wandering among wild beasts in the wilderness, disregarding my own life. If it weren't for the fact that my teammates in the martial artist team were all reliable, I probably would have died in the wilderness long ago.

Unfortunately, I lost my teammates in the beast tide caused by the Devouring Beast a few days ago. If I hadn't succeeded in breaking through in anger and resentment, it would have been difficult for me to survive in that situation.

Looking back on this short 20-odd years of his life, with no friends, no lover, his parents dead, and his teammates sacrificed, Qin Feng felt rather ashamed.

I can't think about it anymore. I've been feeling down for three or four days, it's time to pull myself together.

Since I'm going to have to live in this world anyway, even if I'm a cursed lone star, I'll still be the brightest one.

Unlike other transmigrators who are detached from worldly affairs, Qin Feng was born in this world, grew up in this world, and fought in this world. Although he has regained his memories of his predecessor, he is still the same martial artist Qin Feng. The planet beneath his feet has long become his root, and if he can, he also wants to do his part for the race he recognizes.

Now that all the powerful beings on Earth have either died or fallen into a deep sleep due to the Devouring Beast disaster, and Luo Feng is also unable to emerge for a short time as he is still nurturing his clone at the bottom of the sea, Atkins and his clowns are probably already getting impatient, right?

I must break through to the planetary level as soon as possible, and preferably suppress them before they cause any trouble.

There's also Hong and Thor. In the original story, they fell into a deep sleep for two years because of this battle. Although Babata passed on some simple cultivation techniques to them after they woke up, the time was too short. In the end, they didn't even make it into the top 1000 of the Genius Battle Qianwu Universe Kingdom, which resulted in them wasting many years.

It wasn't until Hong revealed his extraordinary mental abilities that he was able to enter the core layer of the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena, one of the five major powers. This not only wasted a lot of time but also exposed the special nature of Earth. If they had received high-level training from the beginning, given their potential to eventually become masters of the universe, their growth rate would have been much faster and their achievements would likely have been even greater.

I'll see if I can help them when I have the chance. Although I've never met them, Qin Feng grew up listening to their stories, and from the original work, I know they're decent people. In the future, when we enter the universe, we'll all be from the same lineage of Earth's human race. Accelerating their growth would be a good thing, since the human race isn't a monolithic entity.

In the original story, Luo Feng couldn't save Earth because of its special characteristics, right? No matter how unwilling he was, he had to endure it.

If Luo Feng hadn't been strong enough in the end, Earth's sovereignty might never have been regained.

So, you have to be strong yourself to succeed. Get stronger, get stronger, and fucking get stronger.

Not only must you become stronger yourself, but you must also lead your people to become stronger. Only when you become strong enough will people be willing to reason with you.

After reaffirming his determination to become stronger, Qin Feng got up and went to the refrigerator. With a thought, a silver world ring appeared in his hand, the very one the monkey had just given him.

When I put the ring on my left middle finger, the silver ring immediately turned like mercury, and with a cool sensation, it seeped into my skin and disappeared. My left hand looked no different from before, but I could clearly perceive a huge little world inside. It was truly amazing.

Opening the refrigerator, besides some fruits and vegetables, there was also a bunch of energy bars, essential for wilderness survival. Warriors usually can't bring cooked food or food that takes up too much space when they go out to hunt monsters, since backpack space is limited.

Therefore, these small, high-energy, and portable energy bars have become an essential resource for martial artists when they go out. The wilderness is full of surprises and dangers, and there is often no time to eat. So, although these energy bars, which can provide enough energy for a martial artist to operate for a day, are tasteless, they are undeniably very convenient.

Because Qin Feng is a bachelor, he spends most of the year in the wilderness. It's inconvenient to hire a nanny, and he doesn't have many friends. He often cultivates alone until he's exhausted and doesn't want to cook, so he just eats energy bars instead.

So his usual stock of energy bars is enough for him to use for a month.

He put all the fruit and energy bars from the refrigerator into his world ring, locked the doors and windows, drew the curtains, and went into the dressing room to put all his training clothes into the ring. Without stopping, he went straight to the training room on the first basement level, grabbed his battle sword, and disappeared in a flash, leaving only a silver ring lying quietly on the floor.

Looking around the environment in the ring space, it was a solitary black rock peak, its summit appearing as a smooth, flat plaza that had been forcibly leveled.

Yes, it was a plaza, but it was a plaza that stretched as far as the eye could see. In Qin Feng's opinion, it should actually be called a continent. In the center of the plaza stood a manor that was hundreds of meters high and covered tens of thousands of square meters.

Looking up, you can see blue skies and white clouds. Looking into the distance, you see a world made of stone, with all sorts of strangely shaped rocks. Every so often, you can see a rocky mountain standing tall, with peaks of various shapes stretching as far as the eye can see.

Turning away from the manor, I saw all the items that had been brought in neatly arranged in the square near the gate.

Having no immediate interest in exploring the small world, Qin Feng went straight to the manor gate, bent down to pick up his battle sword and food, and returned to the Origin Space.

Qin Feng had barely appeared when he heard the monkey making a joke.

"You're planning something big, kid! Are you going to take over the Origin Space directly?"

"Yes! With the new cultivation technique, I think my strength will experience a surge in a short period of time. I can't waste this great opportunity."

"You're right. The guidance techniques you used to practice were terrible, and your aptitude wasn't good either, which is why your evolution was so slow."

This time, with this upgrade, your cultivation efficiency will increase at least several dozen times.

"I also thought of this, so I plan to cultivate around the clock for a period of time."

First, practice your swordsmanship and movement techniques. When you get tired, practice your genetic energy as a form of rest. Then, take a nap every few days.

"I have no problem with your diligent training, but don't push yourself too hard. Your strength is too weak right now, and you have a limit to what you can handle."

"Don't worry, Monkey King, as long as you get a good night's sleep every three to five days, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Don't worry about your cultivation. I will monitor your physical condition at all times, and I will let you know to rest when your body reaches its limit."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Brother Monkey."

If you're bored, you can connect to Earth's network and go out and have some fun. I just need to keep an eye on things from here.

"You don't need to tell me that. I've already explored the entire internet on Earth these past few days, but it's all so boring. Sigh! If only I could connect to the virtual universe, but unfortunately you're currently unregistered."

"Brother Monkey, aren't you already different from ordinary intelligent life forms? Can you cultivate on your own now?"

"I am different from ordinary intelligent life now. I can also become stronger, but I become stronger by relying on the Origin Pearl. It's like I can now learn swordsmanship, knife skills, and other secret techniques. My learning ability is the same as that of humans, but I cannot evolve by cultivating genetic energy."

"My abilities depend entirely on the pearl's recovery progress. The faster it recovers, the stronger my abilities become. I can sense that it's only recovered less than 2% yet, so all I can do to help you is provide a slightly better cultivation space. As for any other functions, I'll have to wait until it recovers to a certain extent to find out."

"Brother Monkey, although you can't become stronger through cultivation on your own, you can learn some auxiliary abilities just like humans, right?"

"Learning new skills? That's certainly an option."

"You could learn something that interests you! Like weapon crafting, or becoming an apothecary or something."

"Study? I do have some knowledge of weapon crafting and alchemy, but these are expensive professions. Without a lot of resources for research and practice, it's impossible to achieve anything."

"Brother Monkey, aren't you the spirit of the Primal Pearl? Can't you create materials here to practice like you would in the virtual universe?"

"I told you before, perhaps because the Origin Pearl was severely damaged before, it was essentially formatted in a way that you can understand, and all the data has been lost."

If you want to create a virtual item here, you'll have to rescan and record the item's detailed information.

"Brother Monkey, the Primal Pearl has been formatted, but you haven't. As an intelligent life form, don't you have your own database?"

"Ah! This!"

"Yes! Wait a minute, let me try to see if my old database works in this space."

Without waiting for Qin Feng's reply, the monkey's body shone with golden light, and dense streams of data flowed back and forth across its surface, making Qin Feng unable to open his eyes for a moment.

Gee!

"Is this what intelligent life forms that have lived for countless epochs are like? This massive data stream, I wonder how much information it stores, the sheer amount of data is almost blinding."

Before long, the monkey's golden light faded, and it put its hands on its hips and laughed loudly.

Hahaha………………

"So that's how it is. No wonder that guy tried to shove me in before he died. He had foreseen all of this."

He knew that once he disappeared, all the power and database of the orb would also disappear, and I, as an intelligent life form with a powerful database, was the most suitable person to become the spirit of the orb under those circumstances.

Moreover, that guy merged with nearly a hundred intelligent life forms, which is equivalent to me having access to the databases of nearly a hundred intelligent life forms. Although most of the content overlaps, as an intelligent life form, I'm considered top-tier in the primordial universe.

Hahaha……

"Young man, you're in luck! Look what this is!"

The monkey stretched out his hand, and a flash of light appeared in his hand, revealing a piece of purplish-gold metal.

"This is?"

Haha ...

"This is a piece of B-grade purple gold, a common metal in the universe."

"So, your database can also be accessed here?"

"That's right. As long as there is detailed information in my database, I can simulate it using the power of the Origin Orb, except for things involving laws."

"Why is it impossible if it involves laws? Do you know why?"

"I don't know yet, but I feel that once it recovers to a certain extent, simulating the laws of the universe shouldn't be a problem."

Those are things for later. Let's talk about what skills we should learn first.

"Brother Monkey, what do you want to learn?"

"Anything I say is fine. Although I could learn and improve as an intelligent life form before, I was still fundamentally different from humans. Now that I have the same learning ability as humans, I will naturally choose something that interests me and can help you."

"I don't care, since I have nothing right now. If you learn weapon crafting, I'll borrow a set of equipment; if you learn alchemy, I'll borrow some potions. Ideally, I'd like to make a bloodline evolution potion."

"Then let's learn weapon crafting first. At least we can find some spaceship wreckage on Earth now. When you become stronger in the future, with a little effort, we can turn waste into treasure and make you a couple of decent sets of equipment. As for learning alchemy, Earth's resources are too scarce, and there's simply no way to do it."

"Alright! Then I'll be waiting for your equipment, Monkey King."

Hehe

"Don't worry, you'll be satisfied. And there's another surprise for you. You can use this place as a virtual universe now."

"You mean I can now freely set up opponents and environments as if I were in a virtual universe?"

"Yes! Although it's not as powerful as a virtual universe, where anyone can be created to fight you and any secret techniques can be simulated, it's fine as long as it's someone I know and a secret technique. It's just that it can't work if the same laws are involved."

"Ha! Good things come in pairs! It's alright, my current skill level is more than enough. I just want to give it a try. How should I do it?"

"You are the true master of this space. Here, you have the highest authority. You only need to issue commands directly."

"Is that so? Then let's give it a try."

The setting is a grassland. My opponent is a fourth-level martial arts apprentice who practices the same sword technique as me, but with twice the power.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding environment, which was originally filled with rising white mist, became illusory and transformed into a vast grassland. A young ape-man carrying a long sword and with lifeless eyes appeared opposite Qin Feng. Although he was over three meters tall, the youthful appearance on his face clearly indicated that he was indeed a boy.

"Uh! Brother Monkey, is this kid an adult?"

"What are you thinking? The ape-men are at the peak of the Constant Star level upon reaching adulthood, and once they comprehend a domain, they can easily break through to the Universe level. Do you think he's even an adult yet?"

"How old is he?"

"Hmm, over three meters tall, six or seven years old, right? Probably just started cultivating."

cough cough...

"Your child is already this big at six or seven years old!"

"What's so special about that? You've never seen a newborn that's tens of meters tall."

"Let me give you a heads-up, don't treat him like an ordinary Earth kid. The ape-men have incredibly high combat talent, even if he's just starting out."

"So, should I physically fight him, or should I also create a virtual version of myself to fight him?"

"No need for that much trouble, just do it in person. Whether you get injured or die, I guarantee you'll have a truly realistic experience during the battle, and all the pain will be gone after the battle."

Of course, in physical combat, the stamina and energy consumed are real, unlike virtual combat where you can immediately revive on the spot.

How is it? Do you want me to block out the pain for you?

"No need, let's just go like this."

Qin Feng gripped his long sword tightly and gave the order: "Begin."

As the order was given, the ape-man boy's lifeless eyes instantly sharpened. He drew the long sword from his back and suddenly accelerated, appearing in front of Qin Feng in a flash.

Relying on his height advantage, Qin Feng delivered a simple and swift move, splitting Mount Hua with a sharp blade. The icy blade rushed towards him, and Qin Feng parried with both hands gripping the blade. Bang—his feet sank into the ground, creating two deep pits in the simulated grass.

With a forceful twist of his longsword to the right, Qin Feng dissipated the force and rolled awkwardly to create distance. He stared intently at the expressionless young man opposite him.

Such fast movement, such great strength! I didn't even have time to react before they got close.

Using only the new sword technique, his power multiplier is higher than mine, and his movement is better than mine. I can't fight him head-on; I can't win in a direct confrontation. I can only fight him on the move.

Seeing that he was standing still, the ape-man boy took a step and came to Qin Feng's front again, slashing diagonally with his longsword. This time, he did not take the blow head-on. He dodged to the side and took advantage of the attack to sweep his longsword horizontally towards the boy's waist.

Bang! The boy calmly blocked Qin Feng's longsword with his left arm, which was covered in gauntlets. He pulled back his right hand and swung the sword back, but he didn't have time to draw his sword back to defend. Qin Feng could only dodge the sword light with a bridge move and then use his left hand to slap the ground to gain momentum and flip over to attack the boy's lower body.

Unfortunately, the boy's sword was faster; he withdrew it and went back to defend before the long sword could strike his legs.

Qin Feng was naturally unwilling to give up such a good opportunity. He turned into a blur and kept slashing around the boy's legs. As long as he could hit the boy's leg with a slash, he would no longer be at a disadvantage in terms of speed, and he would be able to deal with the situation much more easily afterward.

The idea was wonderful, but the reality was harsh.

The boy was highly adaptable. At first, he could only defend against such low-body attacks, but after taking more than a dozen blows, he had become accustomed to them. When Qin Feng's longsword attacked again, he used the momentum to deflect the attack, causing his continuous offensive to suddenly stop. The boy seized this moment of pause and swung his longsword. Qin Feng flew far away like a golf ball that had been hit. Although he was not directly injured by the sword because he had withdrawn his sword in time to defend, he was now in a bad situation and could not control his center of gravity at all.

A martial artist's inability to maintain balance has serious consequences. Sure enough, he had barely landed and hadn't even adjusted his balance before the sharp glint of a blade rushed towards him.

This time there was no way to dodge, so Qin Feng quickly sheathed his longsword and held it upright at his side. He braced his left hand against the back of the blade to receive the blow. The violent force sent him staggering back dozens of meters before he finally stopped. His feet plowed two furrows into the simulated grass.

Just as he regained his footing, another blade flashed towards him, giving him no time to catch his breath.

Qin Feng had no choice but to grit his teeth and parry with his sword, but each parry was so powerful that he was forced to retreat backward, giving him no chance to regroup.

If it weren't for his decent technique in deflecting force, he might have lost long ago.

Despite this, the shock was so great that his hands almost lost all feeling.

The boy didn't use any advanced swordsmanship; he just used a few simple basic moves back and forth, hacking away at the boy until he was completely helpless.

With a bang, Qin Feng's hand finally went numb and he could no longer hold the knife. The long knife was knocked away, a sharp glint of light flashed across his neck, his pupils contracted sharply, and he fell to the ground unconscious with a thud.