Swallowing the Stars: Start with an Enlightenment System

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Lion Demon was panting heavily, his body already nearing its limit.

The accumulated injuries within his body continued to worsen, severely hindering his strength.

On the other side, Baiyuan was looking at the deep slash on his right arm. His shattered armor quickly healed and covered the wound.

At the same time, the gene's energy also began to repair the damaged arm.

That's right, he was just slashed.

Lion's fighting skills and swordsmanship have improved significantly compared to when he first started.

More importantly, he can apply these experiences to other areas, making him increasingly skilled at controlling the field.

That's why Baiyuan was hit by this blow when he wasn't careful.

"Ha...cough cough, cough cough...I lost this time, let's fight again next time!"

Lion Demon burst into laughter, which aggravated his injuries, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

But he didn't regret it; this battle brought him real strength.

After leaving the battle space, Bai Yuan checked the time and felt somewhat helpless.

"We've gone over time again, so let's start the next round."

He immediately sent out a challenge, but the other party refused outright.

Baiyuan didn't pay much attention and extended an invitation to another person, only to be rejected again.

Ten times in a row, no one accepted the challenge.

Finally, Baiyuan tried to invite a rival who also had seven stars, but was still rejected.

He was stunned. He was a seven-star player, and his opponent was the same star level, yet he was still rejected so decisively.

Just as I was about to continue trying, a private message suddenly came in.

"Brother, don't bother trying. Your strength is already well-known. Go challenge a nine-star opponent. We are no match for you."

Baiyuan finally understood the reason.

Before he could send out another invitation, challenge requests came in one after another.

In less than ten seconds, the number of applications exceeded one hundred.

"So many!" Bai Yuan was shocked.

However, among these hundreds of challenge applications, only one applicant had nine stars, while most applicants had fewer than seven stars.

They knew they were no match for Baiyuan; they simply wanted to experience firsthand the difference in their strength.

The most outrageous one has a record of "22 wins and 187 losses"!

Bai Yuan racked his brains but couldn't figure out where the other party's confidence to challenge him came from.

Subsequently, Baiyuan accepted the challenge from his nine-star opponent.

Light and shadow coalesced within the battle space, and the opponent's figure gradually became clear.

But the moment they saw each other clearly, they were both stunned almost simultaneously.

"Baicalo?"

"Baiyuan!"

After a brief moment of surprise, a faint smile appeared on Baikalu's lips.

"I heard that two promising newcomers appeared today, so I came here specifically for this. I didn't expect it to be you."

He then began to recount his experiences over the years.

After breaking through to the planetary level, Baikalu did not choose to travel to a major power by spaceship, but instead embarked on a journey through space alone.

After several twists and turns, he finally arrived at the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"The Killing Arena is where I hone my combat skills," Baikalu said calmly. "I would occasionally come in and fight for a while, and before I knew it, I had reached nine stars."

Baiyuan listened quietly, his heart also stirred with emotion.

"It seems you haven't stopped moving forward all these years."

Back then, Baikaro was considered a first-class elite within the clan. After more than a year of training, it's normal for him to have reached this level.

"Of course, I've always considered you my role model, and meeting you today is a perfect opportunity for me to see if I've succeeded!"

With a fierce fighting spirit, Baikalo slowly raised his twin swords, assuming a fighting stance.

"Alright, let me experience it for myself then," Baiyuan said with a smile.

Swish swish swish swish...

Baikalu's figure blurred, and several afterimages that were difficult to distinguish from reality appeared in an instant, with the blade light being swung out from various strange angles.

clang!

Baiyuan parried with his horizontal sword. In the instant the two swords clashed, he felt his blade lighten. Baikaluo's sword was like a dragonfly skimming the water, touching and withdrawing in an instant, without directly confronting him.

Baiyuan's powerful force seemed to strike the air, finding no point of contact and no way to transfer it.

"Not only his movement techniques, but his swordsmanship has also reached this level. It seems that he has entered the realm of man and sword as one."

Bai Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

The essence of Baikaro's knife lies in speed and storage.

Each strike, seemingly light and elusive, is actually building up power for the next strike.

He knew he was no match for Baiyuan in a direct confrontation, so he moved with incredible speed, his figure as swift as the wind and as fast as lightning, leaving trails of blue on the arena.

At this point, Baikaro's combat strength was roughly equivalent to that of an eight-star character.

But Bai Yuan knew that the longer the situation dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for Bai Carlo.

"Very well, this time, let me see with my own eyes just how powerful your fully charged strike really is," Baiyuan thought to himself.

He then restrained his sword strikes, like the gnarled roots of an old tree, remaining unmoved regardless of the howling winds and surging clouds.

Ding ding ding ding...

The flashes of swords grew denser and faster.

Bai Kalu's figure almost transformed into a blue whirlwind, constantly slicing around Bai Yuan.

But Baiyuan remained steadfast at the core, his blade moving with his body, his defense impenetrable, and he steadily parried every attack.

The immense force of the recoil was completely neutralized by Baikalu's ghostly movements, as if it had vanished into thin air.

The wind is gathering strength.

Baiyuan could feel the air around him gradually becoming heavier.

Baikalu's swordsmanship is constantly climbing to its peak.

He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, his eyes reflecting an increasingly sharp glint.

"Eighty swords!"

Hey!

As the eightieth strike landed, the accumulated momentum within the blade's wind roared like a storm, and Baikalu's combat power completely broke through the limits, reaching the nine-star level!

The strike was too heavy and too fast; even Bai Yuan was shaken and staggered back half a step.

They took a step back!

A glimmer of hope shone in Baikal's eyes.

In that instant, he seemed to see victory already laid out before him.

After a year of arduous training and solitary practice, can he really catch up with, or even defeat, that figure he could only look up to in the past?

But as soon as he swung the knife, he realized something was wrong.

Baiyuan's sword stance shifted, no longer engaging in a direct confrontation, but instead gently sliding along with his force, dissipating all the power.

"My blade is so fast, yet you were able to deflect its force! But I'm not surprised that you could do that."

The fleeting joy he had felt vanished instantly, and Baikaro's expression turned serious again.

Yes, he has been wandering around the universe for a year, experiencing many trials and tribulations to get to where he is today.

But what about Baiyuan? How could he possibly stay in the same place?

He knew from the beginning that this battle was not about winning, but about seeing with his own eyes just how far apart they really were.

However, that step back just now caused him to misjudge the situation for a moment.

"Eighty-two cuts!"

Seeing that Baikalu's attack rhythm was not chaotic at all, and the fighting spirit in his eyes became more and more concentrated, Baiyuan couldn't help but nod secretly.

Especially after truly stepping into space and experiencing a year of wandering and tempering, his will had been forged even stronger.

Ordinary setbacks could not shake his will at all.

On the contrary, these setbacks will only make him more determined.