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

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As the silver-robed man announced the end, the suffocating mental pressure that had enveloped the entire arena dissipated, and the 100,000 geniuses finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the meeting, in a quiet private room of a tavern in the virtual universe.

Zhou Mu sat upright in the main seat, with Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen in front of him.

"The pressure from this immortal god is terrifying. We are all only at the ninth level of the apprentice level, yet he has made it impossible for 100,000 of us to breathe with just a trace of his spiritual will."

Thor touched his bald head, his eyes filled with shock and trepidation.

Hong nodded slightly, his expression filled with deep emotion: "This is an absolute leap in the level of life. Brother, as the first place winner, you've advanced directly, so you can relax a bit in the upcoming arena battles."

"A few empty titles are meaningless; the upcoming arena battles will be your real test."

Zhou Mu put down his wine glass, his gaze sharp as he slowly swept over the three people in front of him. "The fact that the three of you were able to fight your way out of the bloodbath of the preliminaries has already proven the foundation and potential of the Earth lineage. But in the arena battles, the variables are extremely high."

Zhou Mu began to analyze for the three of them one by one: "Hong, your light domain is unpredictable, and combined with your unfathomable cultivation level, you have a great advantage in chaotic battles. As long as you don't encounter those freaks who have already grasped the threshold of profound laws, you should be able to enter the top 1,000 without much trouble if you proceed steadily."

"Luo Feng, your 'Divine Weapon' has already reached a basic level. Combined with the indestructible power of the Metal Origin Law and the unpredictable nature of the Space Law, in terms of explosive power, you are the strongest among the three. When encountering a powerful enemy, remember not to hold back; crush them with your strongest attack!"

Finally, Zhou Mu's gaze fell on Thor, and he pondered for a moment.

"As for Thor... your lightning domain is fierce and domineering, which is your natural advantage, but it also makes you an easy target in a chaotic battle. Remember, if you encounter a peerless genius who has integrated the laws to a very deep level, especially one who can already use the spatial law 'illusion body', never get carried away and try to fight head-on. Preserving your life is the best strategy."

"Don't worry, brother! My Thor's sword is no joke either!" Thor patted his chest forcefully, his fighting spirit soaring.

Looking at the confident Thor, Zhou Mu sighed inwardly, for the trajectory of fate often possesses an extremely stubborn power of correction.

a few days later.

The brutal arena battle has officially begun. This is a grand, publicly broadcast event across the entire universe, closely watched by countless forces throughout the vast cosmos.

Just as Zhou Mu had predicted, Hong, with his rock-solid mind and unpredictable field of light, navigated the fierce melee with ease and successfully secured a winning spot without any major incident.

Luo Feng, on the other hand, was like a ferocious beast that had completely broken free of its shackles!

On the chaotic arena, the dark gold staff behind him transformed into countless golden phantom swords that roamed the sky, and the terrifying power of the divine weapon began to show its unparalleled sharpness in his hands.

For the first time, the name "Madman" Luo Feng truly made a name for himself in the eyes of the high-ranking officials of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom! With his undeniable strength, he forcefully advanced into the one-on-one arena final!

However, Thor's luck was extremely bad.

In one corner of the chaotic arena, Thor was covered in blood, wildly wielding his battle sword, pushing his raging lightning domain to its limit.

But standing quietly opposite him was a young man who looked like a wild man who had come out of the ancient wilderness.

Savage, Rong Jun!

"Your lightning is too crude. Compared to that person, you're like a toddler learning to walk." Rong Jun was barefoot, holding an exaggeratedly huge battle sword upside down in one hand, his eyes revealing a wild and indifferent look like a lone wolf.

boom!

Rong Jun took a sudden step forward, his figure instantly becoming blurred.

As the space rippled like water, an incredibly realistic phantom was strangely left behind in the same spot!

"What?!"

Thor was shocked. Relying on instinct, he shattered the illusion with a single slash. At the same time, a terrifying blade of light, as heavy as ten thousand mountains, crashed down on his head without warning!

That was a strike that combined the absolute weight of the earth's essence with the unpredictability of spatial illusion, a truly deadly blow!

Thor roared and raised his sword to meet the attack, but the unparalleled absolute power shattered his lightning domain the moment they made contact.

"puff!"

Thor coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, eventually turning into white light and disappearing on the arena.

He lost.

He was defeated by the Wild Man Blade, who had been easily defeated by Zhou Mu in three moves but was now shining brightly on the stage.

The subsequent one-on-one duels in the ring completely devolved into individual showcases by those top-tier prodigies.

Among them, the most dazzling and eye-catching was the unstoppable savage Rong Jun, who was like an ancient demon god!

"A phantom of the laws of space! The sheer weight of the fundamental laws of earth! This savage Rong Jun is simply an absolute monster!"

"He is absolutely the strongest person in the current generation of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom!"

Major media outlets, countless enthusiastic viewers, and even some high-ranking immortal deities were all frantically praising Rong Jun. His domineering demeanor in condensing a spatial illusion deeply shocked everyone.

However, amidst the overwhelming praise from the outside world, Rong Jun, standing alone in a dark corner of the rest area, gripped the giant battle sword tightly in his hand.

"The number one in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom?"

As Rong Jun listened to the cheers that sounded like a tsunami in the distance, he couldn't help but recall the image of a young man with snow-white hair and a handsome face like a god in the ruins of the 88th World District.

"You ignorant fools have no idea what a real monster is..."

Deep within Rong Jun's eyes burned an indomitable madness and fighting spirit, "Zhou Mu... I will definitely catch up with you!"

Not long after, fate brought Luo Feng and Rong Jun together on the fighting stage.

Luo Feng's Divine Weapon erupted with unprecedentedly brilliant golden light, but in the face of Rong Jun's wild and violent giant blade that simultaneously condensed two spatial illusions, Luo Feng fought with all his might, but ultimately still lost.

Although he lost, Luo Feng's astonishing tenacity, which was like that of a madman, earned him the respect of all the strong.

After falling into the extremely brutal "Reincarnation Battle", Luo Feng, with his absolute strength that was enough to rank among the top ten of the Qianwu, easily secured the last batch of advancement spots with an almost undefeated record.

The cycle of the Reincarnation War was extremely long, lasting for a full three years.

For Zhou Mu and Luo Feng in the real world, these three years were a period of almost insane transformation.

On the edge of the Milky Way, on that familiar, desolate planet.

In these three years, Zhou Mu did not rush to quickly improve his Origin Force cultivation, but instead focused all his attention on the in-depth deduction of the laws.

He made an extremely bold, even insane, decision—to burn away all the tens of millions of years of life he had plundered from the long massacre in the qualifiers!