Swallowing the Stars: Only in my later years did I come to the life-spending panel.

In the dark universe of the solar system.

Babata 7's voice rang out in the control room: "Master, we have arrived in the solar system and are searching for the corresponding dark universe coordinates."

"Master Huyanbo has set up a spatial secret technique in the Milky Way to cover up Earth's dark universe coordinates. You need to follow a specific trajectory to find the correct coordinates."

The spaceship began to meander through this empty, dark cosmic region, traveling along a peculiar trajectory.

"Found it!" Babata VII said cheerfully. "It's about to exit the Dark Universe."

The starry sky began to distort, the chaotic light streams in the dark universe suddenly dissipated, and the brilliant starry sky reappeared, with a blue planet slowly magnifying in the field of vision.

The atmosphere was right outside the porthole, the clouds were churning beneath my feet, and the blue ocean was peeking through the gaps in the clouds.

"go home!"

......

Kirishima.

Zhou Mu, who had returned from the Zhou family in Jiangnan Base City, stepped out of the spaceship hovering in the sky and took a deep breath. The familiar air on Earth was still the most comfortable. The sea breeze was salty and fishy, ​​with the fragrance of grass and trees, completely different from the strange smell of aliens.

Without pausing, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and plunged into the deep sea.

The seawater parted on both sides, and the light grew dimmer. Zhou Mu descended several thousand meters and entered a vast underwater space.

A colossal creature lay coiled on the seabed, its jet-black scales cold and menacing. It was over five hundred meters long, with a row of bony spikes standing upright on its back, like a row of swords stuck in its back.

Its eyes were closed, its breathing even, each breath stirring up a huge undercurrent.

The moment Zhou Mu entered this sea area, his cold, dark golden vertical pupils suddenly opened.

"Master!"

Luo Feng's voice rang in my mind, filled with surprise, "You're back!"

Zhou Mu hovered in front of the enormous head, looking down at the seabed. Its 500-meter-long body stretched across the seabed, each scale the size of a house. On the jet-black scales, dark gold patterns faintly glowed in the deep sea.

Several months later, Luo Feng's golden-horned behemoth had grown considerably larger than when he left.

"It's at the Hengxing level?" Zhou Mu asked.

The golden-horned behemoth nodded, its movements subtle yet still stirring up an undercurrent on the seabed.

"Thanks to your instructions to Brother Zhou Hai before you left, to help me collect the fragments of those ancient civilization spaceships."

"He sent several batches over the past few months, all in large quantities. I consumed them all, and naturally, I broke through to the next level."

Babata's phantom floated out of Luo Feng's smart computer, arms crossed, and flew in front of Zhou Mu with a cheeky grin, his little face full of mockery: "You're back so soon? I thought you'd be gone for years."

"Is it because you can't live without the great demon Babata?" Babata flew through the air and then bumped Zhou Mu with his shoulder.

Zhou Mu glanced at her but didn't reply.

Then, he took out a silver-white consciousness-sensing helmet from his spatial ring and threw it at the Golden Horned Beast.

"This is a consciousness-sensing helmet from the Virtual Universe Company. It's already linked to an anonymous account and can be used for a hundred years. As for how to use it, let Babata teach you."

A hint of confusion flashed in Luo Feng's vertical pupils as he carefully controlled his mental power, about to put the helmet into his spatial ring. Babata had already floated over, snatched the helmet from his hand, looked at it over and over several times, and then stuffed it into her own spatial ring.

"This is a great thing. With this, you can enter the virtual universe."

"However, we'll have to wait until your human body is fully developed; otherwise, entering now would mean entering in the body of a Golden Horned Beast..."

"After 50,000 years, I, the demon Babata, can finally go online!"

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Babata danced with excitement, then looked at Zhou Mu with an expression of utter despair, and transmitted his thoughts to him:

"The 10 Hunyuan units I promised you are here, not a single one missing. Please check your account."

Babata glared angrily at the golden-horned behemoth that was squatting to the side, its head tilted to the side, staring blankly in their direction.

"These are all my savings accumulated over countless years. I've sacrificed so much for you, Luo Feng. You'd better live up to my expectations in the future."

The golden-horned behemoth approached, its massive head hovering above Zhou Mu's head. A muffled voice echoed from the deep sea: "Master, what are you and Babata talking about?"

Before Zhou Mu could speak, Babata interrupted, rolling his eyes, "Why ask so many questions? Have you finished today's secret technique training?"

The Golden Horned Beast Luo Feng snorted, not pressing the matter further. The secret runes on his body lit up, and he began to continue cultivating the secret technique.

Zhou Mu sent a wisp of his consciousness into the virtual universe and confirmed that he had received an email from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

"Dear customer, hello."

Your account linked to our bank has just received a remittance of 10 Hunyuan. Your account balance has reached the 10 Hunyuan limit, automatically upgrading to a 'Three-Star Account'. You have also automatically become a valued Three-Star customer of our bank. As a Star-Level customer, you enjoy many special privileges; please see the attachment.

However, with this money and the status of a three-star customer, I am now qualified to participate in the Qianwu Auction and hope to find a suitable telekinetic weapon.

"Alright, the delivery's done. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now. I'll be staying on Mars for a while, so contact me through the virtual universe if you need anything."

Zhou Mu turned around and rose towards the sea.

Babata floated to the giant head of the Golden Horned Beast and muttered, "Your master, he hasn't even had a chance to sit down properly after coming back, and he's already running off again. What a cultivation maniac."

......

Mars.

The Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship landed on the crimson wasteland, and Zhou Mu walked into the underground steel city.

The nine pyramids had collapsed, and the cave entrance was mostly buried by rubble. He used his mental power to clear a passage, passed through the alloy door with the human-shaped hole he had melted into it, and entered the depths of the base.

Zhou Mu found a relatively intact huge warehouse in the deepest part of the warehouse. After cleaning off the dust and rubble, he sat down cross-legged.

He took out the alloy box containing the fragments of the Cangyin Clan from his spatial ring. The lid popped open, and bronze-colored skin fragments lay quietly inside, their fine patterns gleaming faintly with gold in the darkness.

Zhou Mu closed his eyes, and the contents of the innate secret technique "Divided Spirit" flashed through his mind.

He took a deep breath and, following the instructions of the secret technique, condensed his mental energy into an invisible blade, slashing towards the depths of his soul.

An invisible blade of soul pierced through the Tower of Void, reaching the very core of the soul.

The moment the blade touched the soul, excruciating pain shot through the air!

As if someone had forcibly ripped his soul out of his body, Zhou Mu's forehead veins bulged, his teeth clenched so tightly they cracked, his nails dug deep into his palms, and blood dripped down his fingers.

A wisp of golden soul drifted out from between his brows, like a burning flame. This was the soul he had severed, which accounted for about a third of the whole.

Zhou Mu guided the wisp of soul to the surface of the fragment. The moment the golden flame touched the bronze skin fragment, the fine lines began to glow, as if they had come alive, spreading and expanding like blood vessels, and then enveloping the entire fragment.

The surface of the fragments began to melt, turning into a chaotic light. Within the light, one could vaguely see a gigantic phantom, shrunk countless times, with a towering figure like a mountain, amber eyes, and a long tail like a dragon behind it.

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