Swallowing the Stars: The cheat system only comes when I'm almost a god?

The world of Swallowed Star, in the dark universe.

Lin Yuan was cultivating in the quiet room of the spaceship when the voice of the intelligent life form Huang Jin suddenly rang in his ears.

"Master, we have arrived near the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company. The spaceship is expected to leave the Dark Universe in five minutes. Please prepare accordingly."

"Are we almost there?" Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint in his eyes.

The lineage of the Ruthless is profound, and even with the aid of his enlightenment abilities, he only grasped a superficial understanding after several years since returning from the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

Although it doesn't offer much help in terms of understanding the genetic level and spatial laws, it is indeed a combat technique born from the wild and unrestrained world of Shrouding the Heavens. Even just this little bit of knowledge has greatly enhanced his combat power. If neither side burns their divine power and fights desperately, he is confident that he can suppress an ordinary peak Marquis level expert.

As for what to do about burning divine power? He could only suggest that the opponent compare their divine power reserves with his Azure Dragon form!

Lin Yuan turned to Huang Jin and instructed, "Send a message to the teacher to say that I have arrived and ask her what to do next."

"Yes, Master, message sent." Huang Jin's voice sounded again, "Preparing to return to the original universe, spatial passage opening, 10, 9, 8..."

As the spaceship's more than twenty-second tremor ended, the exterior simulation began, and Lin Yuan once again saw the magnificent view of the virtual universe company's headquarters supercontinent.

……

Since Lin Yuan had always used the Chiling when he came to headquarters before, this E-class spaceship had not been registered and certified here, so this time he still had to go through a guidance process before entering the internal helipad.

As soon as he stepped off the spaceship, he saw Yan Yue Wang standing to the side. He hurriedly ran to her side, bowed, and said, "How could I trouble you to wait here, Master? It is my fault."

"It's alright." King Yanyue waved his hand. "My understanding of the laws of space has reached its current limit, and I also prefer fighting. There's not much benefit in staying in the initial universe to comprehend the Chaos Stele, so I've been staying outside all this time. Picking you up was just a side trip."

Lin Yuan stopped worrying. His other clone was still cultivating in the mansion of the Flame Moon King in the initial universe, and he could often see his teacher. So the one in front of him was either a divine power clone or a real clone like him!

"Is he revealing a part of his secrets to me?" he wondered to himself. "Could it be that my teacher wants to say that we are very similar in every way except for our comprehension, and that he can help me devise a more suitable cultivation plan?"

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

King Yanyue interrupted his thoughts again: "Come with me, let's find a good place to put the clone."

"Yes, teacher!"

The other party grabbed Lin Yuan's arm, and before he could react, he was transported to the real world. He couldn't even see the supercontinent of the virtual universe company headquarters anymore; the distance between here and the headquarters was at least more than dozens of star systems.

Teleport!

Only those who have reached the King-level understanding of spatial laws can master this long-distance spatial movement method, which allows them to traverse one to two light-years in the blink of an eye.

While the speed may not be as fast as teleportation across super-long distances of divine kingdoms that can span millions or even tens of millions of light-years, teleportation only consumes one's own divine power reserves, does not require a large amount of resources, and the destination can be set at will. Compared with teleportation that requires a divine kingdom as a transit station, it is much more convenient.

King Yanyue pointed to the vicinity: "This place is only five light-years away from the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company. All the stars have been gradually pulled away and decomposed in the eras since its establishment. If you look at the star map, this place is a complete vacuum zone. No one would come here normally."

She chuckled softly and turned to look at Lin Yuan: "This place is spacious and quiet, and because there's no one competing for it, the concentration of cosmic energy is much stronger than at the company headquarters. You can put that divine body, which isn't limited in size by the original cosmic will, into the world ring, and have your divine power avatar carry it here to accumulate divine power."

"Teacher, but I'm afraid it might be dangerous to have only the divine power clone carry it." Lin Yuan hesitated. "Although that divine body is not limited in size, I haven't spent much resources to improve its genetic level, so its actual combat power is not as good as the other clones. If it is captured by a powerful alien race, there is a risk of being enslaved by its soul."

When he obtained the Azure Dragon body, the original cosmic will removed the size restriction, but also reduced his genetic level to the level of an ordinary life form in the universe. The double genetic level that he had painstakingly accumulated when he was a realm lord completely disappeared.

He had considered upgrading it again, but when it returned as a divine dragon, its length exceeded ten thousand meters, making it too enormous. The resources required for upgrading it would be terrifying.

In the end, Lin Yuan only managed to raise his genetic level back to about twice that of an ordinary life form in the universe, which was incomparable to the five-fold increase in genetic level of his other two clones.

"I knew you'd say that!" King Yanyue's smile was full of smugness.

Snapped!

She snapped her fingers with a flourish.

hum!

The space parted slowly like ripples on water, and then another Flame Moon King emerged from it.

The man beside her pointed at her and introduced, "This is my divine power clone. She's also cultivating nearby with my super-large clone body. With her protecting you, you shouldn't have any problems, right?"

King Yanyue teased, "Or you could say you want me to take your divine body with me, but give me 5,000 points every 100,000 years as protection money, and then I'll consider it."

"This... that won't be necessary." Lin Yuan shook his head and said, "This disciple trusts Master's strength. Even if a powerful enemy appears, it won't escape your eyes. It's fine to let the clone stay here by itself."

After saying this, he pointed to his brow, creating a divine clone that handed over the world ring containing the Azure Dragon's body to the other party.

He nodded to Lin Yuan, then stood next to the Flame Moon King's divine power clone while wearing the ring.

The teacher was joking, but Lin Yuan, who already had a certain understanding of Yan Yue Wang's personality, couldn't take it as a joke.

If he actually replied with a "yes," the other party might actually agree. At that time, the 5,000 points every 100,000 years would be a small matter, since exchanging those points for the personal protection of a top-tier expert would be a huge win.

But problems will arise. Lin Yuan doesn't know if his Azure Dragon form will change when he uses the chat group to improve himself. It would be interesting if he could perform a magic trick of turning a person into a living being in front of others!

It's better to be in this situation now. As a neighbor and teacher, he can protect Qinglong's body, and when the two of them are apart, they each have their own private space.

"teacher!"

Just as King Yanyue was about to take him back, Lin Yuan clasped his hands and respectfully said, "May I see your super-large clone? This way, I will have a target to follow and can understand the specific direction of my future cultivation."

"Hmm... alright!" After considering for a moment, the other person nodded. "Come in with me!"

The World Ring, as its name suggests, is designed to contain the world. Therefore, even the smallest one has an internal diameter of 10,000 kilometers, enough to fill the entire Earth.

As a supreme expert at the King level, the spatial ring used by King Yanyue is extremely large, with its internal space measured in hundreds of millions of kilometers. The sun inside would be equivalent to a small sphere.

The moment Lin Yuan entered the World Ring, he saw the sun!

"hello!"

boom!

The Flame Moon King's voice suddenly came from above, but it was much louder than usual. Lin Yuan felt as if his divine body's eardrums were about to be ruptured.

Looking up, he saw a humanoid flame beckoning to him. The high temperature it released was far more terrifying than the core of the sun. The behemoth, with a diameter of 80,000 kilometers, almost triggered Lin Yuan's megalophobia!

"Teacher, you..." His dry throat moved, his eyes filled with undisguised envy: "How long did it take you to cultivate your divine body to this state? Tell me so I can give up!"

"The time frame wasn't long, only a little over five million years, but it consumed a lot of resources."

King Yanyue chuckled and explained, "This clone is a special life form that helped me seize a body when I was in my infancy, thanks to my teacher, the Realm Lord."

"At that time, its genetic level was about 500 times that of ordinary life in the universe, and its body was only a few thousand kilometers long, but it also had the innate ability to create clones, and could create three clones. So I took a liking to it at first sight, and begged my teacher for a long time before he agreed to help."

Lin Yuan nodded first, then asked in confusion, "Teacher, if I'm not mistaken, it should be a Star Core Flame Spirit, a special life form of the element. Although its divine body can reach nearly 10,000 kilometers after breaking through to immortality, it can't compare to special life forms of the plant class. But now..."

"That was indeed the case." King Yanyue's eyes gleamed with excitement. "But when I broke through to immortality, I obtained a unique talent technique bestowed by the primordial cosmic will. This technique allows me to nourish her with various fire-attribute rare and precious materials, enabling her to reach a colossal divine body of 100,000 kilometers in size even at the immortal stage!"

At this point, she shook her head regretfully and said, "Unfortunately, the frequent battles in the outer battlefields caused a huge depletion of divine power. It has only recovered to about 60% of its full strength now, and it will take a long time before it can be further nurtured."

"I see!" Lin Yuan bowed respectfully again. "Thank you for your explanation, teacher. I have no further questions."

"Um!"

King Yanyue nodded slightly, patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "A divine body that is not limited in size by the will of the primordial universe is a tremendous opportunity. Although its genetic level is relatively ordinary, it will greatly help it grow."

"I understand, Master," Lin Yuan said in a deep voice. "I will definitely nurture him well and strive to help him reach the same level as you."

In such situations, a teacher would usually offer a few more words of encouragement and then happily go home. But Yan Yue Wang didn't play by the rules.

"No, you don't understand!"

Her expression suddenly turned serious. "Do you think large divine bodies can only be used as reserves of divine power? They can also be used in combat!"

"What do you mean?" Lin Yuan asked thoughtfully, then said uncertainly, "After nurturing a large divine body, you then create larger divine power clones to fight?"

King Yanyue nodded in satisfaction: "Not too stupid."

She pointed to the enormous clone spanning 80,000 kilometers: "Do you know why such a large divine body could lose a full 40% of its divine power on the battlefield outside the domain?"

That's because when facing a King-level expert who is at the same level as me or even stronger, the Wildfire Hundred Slashes, which is only at the peak level of secret techniques, is unlikely to play a significant role in the battle. In such cases, I would split off my divine body, which spans thousands of kilometers, to directly drag the opponent into self-destruction!

Even the immortal demons, whose divine bodies are generally enormous, will ultimately perish if they lack powerful treasures to protect them. Of the six alien kings I've annihilated, four obtained their titles in this way.

"what?"

Lin Yuan was stunned. He originally thought that his teacher was bullying him by using a large divine body with a divine power reserve far exceeding that of a normal king, and that at most he would burn his divine power. He never expected that the other party would be so brave!

"They used massive divine bodies as bombs, and could even teleport away from the blast center quickly. Those powerful kings who didn't master teleportation could only die with regrets..."

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could this be how the title 'Flame Moon King' came about? The explosion disintegrates like a burning moon, its power is earth-shattering!"