Swallowing the Stars: Start with an Enlightenment System

Two seconds passed in the outside world, but to Baiyuan, it felt like millions of years had passed.

His mind remained focused on the mysteries of the formation, and even as his state of enlightenment faded, he continued to diligently absorb its secrets.

An hour later, Xingwu's voice awakened Baiyuan:

"Master, a large group of people is heading our way, about a thousand in number, and they will arrive here in no more than half an hour."

"It came faster than expected." Baiyuan opened his eyes, his expression extremely solemn.

Fortunately, he was piloting a spaceship on this trip; if he had relied on flying slowly on his own, he wouldn't have had this one hour of opportunity.

"Give it a try!"

Bai Yuan's eyes narrowed, and the three main gun turrets suspended above the spaceship began to rotate. Blue energy vortices rose from the depths of the cannons, and the humming sound gradually increased, like the low roar of a giant beast before it awakens.

That's the C5-class "Star Ember" main cannon charging up.

The array of nine secondary guns surrounding the main gun unfolded simultaneously, and the silver barrels of the B6-class "Split Arrow" secondary guns stretched out section by section, with a layer of dazzling flowing light patterns flowing across their surface.

boom!

One of the secondary guns fired first, and the shells hit the mountainside, but were steadily blocked by an invisible barrier.

However, Baiyuan was not alarmed at all; instead, he immediately ordered the other eleven cannons to attack together.

The rhythm and landing point he aimed at were the nodes where the energy of the formation flowed, which were also the weakest points of the barrier.

The three C5-level main cannons each fired a shot comparable to the full power of a fifth-tier cosmic expert. Although the B6-level secondary cannons were slightly less powerful, they still played a significant supporting role.

Finally, the barrier shattered with a loud crack.

This barrier, which originally required the strength of a domain lord to break through, can now be easily broken by even powerful cosmic-level experts once its weaknesses are known.

Deep within Redstone Mountain, a young man clad in blue armor suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with joy.

"He actually did it!"

Although he told the other party about the weaknesses of the formation, if one's own knowledge of formations is insufficient, one will not be able to see them at all, let alone break the formation.

Unless it's pure luck and a lucky hit, hitting the vital point by sheer chance.

Immediately following, the vibration of another barrier breaking came, and he finally became certain that Baiyuan had truly seen through the barrier's weakness!

"Incredible! This child's understanding of formations is so profound! Could he already be a cosmic-level formation master?"

The reason why array masters are so rare is that this path is extremely difficult to cultivate.

Even if one has mastered the art of array formation, setting up the array often requires a certain amount of time to prepare.

In actual combat, your opponent will not give you the opportunity to make arrangements at your leisure.

Therefore, battle formations are most commonly found in armies, where people form a battle formation to exert a combined attack effect.

Most strong individuals tend to only dabble in these areas and are unwilling to expend too much effort on them.

When all three barriers were broken, the entire Redstone Mountain began to shake violently.

Bai Yuan understood that the Xuanming Domain Lord at the bottom of the mountain was exerting his power.

In an instant, countless patterns appeared on the surface of the mountain, shimmering with light.

Bai Yuan dared not delay and immediately began to break the formation according to the method taught by the Lord of Xuanming Domain.

The C9-class spaceship unleashed its full firepower, with its three main cannons and nine secondary cannons firing in rotation without stopping.

boom!!!

Several key array patterns were destroyed in the artillery fire, and the light of the entire array became flickering.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Lord of Xuanming broke through the blockade and escaped.

He stood atop the mountain, his mental energy surging wildly into Redstone Mountain, repairing the damaged array patterns one by one.

Baiyuan noticed that the newly added array patterns were completely different from the previous ones, and even some intact parts had been quietly altered.

[Task completed, reward issued]

As the system notification sounded, Baiyuan put away his spaceship and focused his gaze on the array formation in the mountains.

At this moment, the thousand-strong army had already reached them.

Let alone Baiyuan himself, even Moyun Teng, a ninth-level Hengxing cultivator, would only perish in the face of this thousand-man battle formation.

However, before they could make a move, a furious roar from the summit of Redstone Mountain echoed:

"Everyone, step back!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers were horrified and immediately knelt down.

"Greetings, Lord Xuanming!"

The Lord of Xuanming Domain was slightly surprised:

"You still recognize me? It seems that Krolu and Tianmu's methods of winning people over aren't very effective."

The captain was taken aback by these words and cautiously asked, "What makes you say this, Lord Xuanming? Didn't you personally order us to kill this person?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to Baiyuan beside him.

Baiyuan shrugged and explained, "It seems that you have too much prestige among the people. They probably understand this and know that they cannot forcibly replace you, so they simply act in your name. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, you have actually been living a good life all along."

"Oh? It seems they do have some self-awareness." The Lord of Xuanming Domain was pleased.

As soon as he finished speaking, the red stone mountain beneath his feet trembled violently and was uprooted. In an instant, the entire giant mountain was transformed into a weapon!

Everyone had never seen such a sight before, and they gasped in astonishment.

"My God! Lord Xuanming has taken the entire Redstone Mountain with him!"

"As expected of Lord Xuanming, his strength is truly astonishing!"

"If I could reach half the strength of Lord Xuanming in this lifetime, I would die without regret."

"My requirements are even lower; I'd be perfectly content with 30%."

Squeak!

Redstone Mountain emitted a piercing contraction sound, shrinking to a height of just over two meters in an instant.

Bai Yuan had no doubt that if this rock were to fall, it would be enough to kill a universe-level expert on the spot, and even a domain lord would not dare to easily withstand it.

After carefully storing the Red Stone Mountain, the Lord of the Xuanming Domain flashed to Bai Yuan's side and put his arm around his shoulder.

"Since you still acknowledge me, from this day forward, he will be my honored guest, the Heavenly Fiend. Seeing him is like seeing me. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

Bai Yuan was somewhat confused upon hearing this: "Senior, isn't the most important thing right now to expose that imposter and prove your own identity?"

The Lord of Xuanming Domain appeared quite composed: "Don't worry, those two guys can't cause any trouble. Also, don't call me senior. You are my benefactor. If you don't mind, we can address each other as brothers from now on."

"Alright, Brother Xuanming. It sounds like... you seem quite familiar with the person who harmed you?" Baiyuan continued to ask.

"Of course I know him. Tianmu is my teacher's son, and he has always regarded me as a thorn in his side."

"Crolus was my teacher's tamed beast. He was unruly and acted recklessly. I once taught him a lesson for indiscriminately harming innocent people, and he has held a grudge ever since."

As he said this, his tone gradually lowered: "But I never expected that these two guys would join forces to set a trap, luring me here and sealing me under Redstone Mountain."

After speaking, the Lord of Xuanming sighed softly, a hint of emotion in his expression.

Before his teacher left, he entrusted him with the Heavenly Fiend Star, instructing him to take charge of all affairs.

This decision aroused the jealousy of Tianmu and Krolu.

One was the teacher's own son, and the other was a tamed beast that had accompanied the teacher for many years. In the end, the teacher entrusted the Heavenly Fiend Star to his own disciple to manage, and explicitly forbade Tianmu and Krolu from interfering with his actions.

The grudges accumulated over a long period of time, leading to this outcome.

Bai Yuan could see that even though he had been sealed away for ten thousand years, the Lord of Xuanming Domain still had no intention of killing him, and didn't even plan to punish him severely.

Ultimately, they are all from the same lineage.