Swallowing the Stars: Equipment Slots, Starting with a Genius Battle

In front of the office of Virtual Universe Company on the planet Swu.

"Haha, Maple Emperor! Hello~!" The imposing middle-aged man fixed his gaze on Ye Feng in the crowd, and a warm smile instantly bloomed on his face.

Swish!

Space seemed to fold! The burly man appeared beside Ye Feng without warning! A pair of large hands, as if forged from F-grade alloy, firmly gripped Ye Feng's arms! Ye Feng, a ninth-level cosmic-grade cultivator, was completely suppressed like an infant, unable to move!

"Who are you?" Ye Feng was surprised but remained calm. The pure and fervent excitement and joy in the other person's eyes made him quickly realize that there was no malice.

"My lord!" Huo Ye exclaimed in shock and anger, instantly flashing to Ye Feng's side. His immortal divine power was poised to be unleashed, and his voice carried an unprecedented solemnity and warning, "This is His Highness of the Primal Secret Realm of my Virtual Universe Company! If anything happens to him, the powerful figures of the Virtual Universe Company will surely pursue him!"

He knew perfectly well that the person in front of him was definitely an immortal god at the King level! If the person really had malicious intentions, he didn't even have the right to stop him. He could only use the name of the Virtual Universe Company to make the other party think twice.

The burly man, Qike, merely glanced at Huoye out of the corner of his eye and ignored him.

He half-embraced Ye Feng, as if seeing a long-lost brother, and bombarded him with a barrage of questions:

"Ye Feng! I watched your genius battle, it was absolutely brilliant!"

"Tell me quickly, how did you manage to endure for so long before finally achieving such a remarkable feat? That composure is incredible!"

"How much force did you use in that final strike that cut Bolan? Hmm?"

"Also, Teacher Jiujian really knows how to stir things up, putting you on the same stage as Bolan right from the start!"

Ye Feng sensed the other party's pure enthusiasm and undisguised admiration, and gestured for the tense Huo Ye to step back. Before a King-level Immortal, any defense was futile.

"You flatter me, sir. It wasn't that I was deliberately hiding it; it was just a coincidence that I broke through before the battle," Ye Feng replied humbly, while keenly catching the information in the other party's words—"Master Nine Swords!"

Senior Brother?! Ye Feng's mind jolted, and he suddenly understood! No wonder such a powerful figure would pay attention to the Genius Battle and be so enthusiastic towards him!

"Ye Feng greets Senior Brother! May I ask who you are, Senior Brother?" Ye Feng immediately adjusted his posture and asked respectfully.

"Hahaha! Seventh Brother, relax!" The burly man, Qi Ke, laughed heartily. Seeing that Ye Feng had revealed his identity, Qi Ke stopped pretending and patted Ye Feng's shoulder heavily with his large, fan-like hand.

"I am your third senior brother, Qi Ke! Together with your fourth senior brother, we are responsible for managing the miscellaneous affairs and forces under our teacher's command."

"Ye Feng greets Third Senior Brother!" Ye Feng took the opportunity to break free from the iron-like arms and bowed respectfully.

"Good! Good! Good!" Qi Ke exclaimed three times, his magnanimity overflowing. "I was wondering who had such 'taste' to send this treasure to this godforsaken planet, Siwu. Turns out it was you, Junior Brother!"

Ye Feng smiled and nodded: "The teacher bestowed a million points upon me, and I couldn't resist spending them all on the way."

"I understand! Young people should have this drive!" Chick waved his hand, and two rings floated in front of Ye Feng, emitting different levels of spatial fluctuations.

One is a common spatial ring, and the other is a world ring that can hold living beings!

"Here, the things you purchased are all sealed up in the spatial ring. This world ring..." Chik said casually, "Consider it a gift from your senior brother. Take it for now. When you're stronger, I'll give you a bigger one!"

Before he could finish speaking, and before Ye Feng could even thank him—

Swish!

Chik's figure seemed to merge into the void, vanishing without a trace in an instant! Only faint ripples of law remained in his place.

Teleport!

Ye Feng's pupils contracted slightly, a chill running down his spine. His third senior brother was probably no weakling among the King-level Immortals!

He chuckled to himself, thinking, "This third senior brother is truly a man of character, coming and going like the wind."

Indeed, strong people all have their own unique style of doing things.

……

a few days later.

Dark universe, quiet room of sword-shaped spaceship.

Ye Feng sat cross-legged and took stock of his harvest.

The world ring given to him by his third senior brother, Qi Ke, contains a sealed plant life—the "Burning Star Vine"!

The Burning Star Vine is a more precious and powerful plant life form than the common Cloud Vine. It can break through to the Immortal level simply by growing naturally without evolving.

Although the World Ring was sealed by special means, the wisps of powerful primal force that escaped still made Ye Feng's heart pound.

This Star-Burning Vine is at the World Lord level!

Still at the peak of the Realm Lord level!

Its entire body is a dark crimson-gold color, with a main vine as thick as a pillar, its surface covered with star-shaped flame patterns. Its roots can directly penetrate into the stars to draw flames from their cores. As the vine spreads, it carries the heat of incinerating planets, and its leaves, like burning fragments of meteorites, can ignite spatial fire waves when they fall with the wind. A mature plant can entwine around stars, turning an entire planet into a sea of ​​fire, its aura powerful enough to suffocate ordinary cosmic-level life.

Through the privileges granted to geniuses of the Primal Secret Realm, Ye Feng learned that in addition to possessing the ability to transform into armor and coexist with the Mo Yun Vine, it also possessed two other abilities—

Firstly, the Flame of the Burning Star, the innate flame that can burn planets and refine star cores, with a temperature high enough to melt through Tier 5 armor and defensive secret techniques. The flame carries the burning effect of laws, which not only destroys the physical body but also erodes the soul and the foundation of the primal force.

Secondly, the Starfire Cage extends from the single main vine, spreading thousands of branches to weave a fiery cage that seals off the space. The laws within the cage are disordered, and the temperature soars, making it difficult for those trapped to escape by teleportation. At the same time, the energy is continuously drained by the starfire and converted into nutrients for the Starfire Vine itself.

"Third Senior Brother is so generous; the gift he gave us upon our first meeting was quite substantial!"

This Burning Star Vine, if taken to the Qianwu High-Level Auction House, would start at 10 Hunyuan, and there would still be no market for it!

A peak-level plant life form at the realm master level, with its immense primal force, can already rival ordinary immortal gods. Moreover, Ye Feng believes that once the Burning Star Vine, a relatively high-end and precious plant life form, breaks through to immortality, it can directly compete with Marquis-level immortals!

Ye Feng secretly sighed, realizing that this was one of the benefits of becoming a disciple of the Nine Swords Venerable.

However, he, a genius of the universe, actually obtained such a powerful plant life as the Star-Burning Vine, a treasure that many military lords and immortals could not obtain even after a lifetime of hard work.

"However, this plant's life force is too strong. It's too difficult for it to recognize a master. If you force it to recognize a master, it will be easier for it to break free of the seal."

Ye Feng pondered for a moment,

"With further refinement and enhancement of willpower and strength, by the time the thirty-year period in Chaos City ends, we should be strong enough to acknowledge a master!"

He was absolutely certain of this, because—within the spatial ring were the resources he had purchased for 109 million points—

An octagonal crystal as large as a small villa! 10081 crystal facets flow with blazing light, perfectly forming a structure containing the secrets of the origin of cosmic fire—the life core of a domain lord-level Flame Star Beast.

However, a shocking crack runs through one of the facets, ruining the overall perfection and leaving it slightly incomplete.

[Equipable Item: Domain Lord-level Flame Star Behemoth Life Core (65% Integrity)]

【Equipment Effects: 1. Devouring Evolution (Devouring to a star, increasing growth speed by up to 10,000 times) 2. Favored by the Fire Origin Law (Increases Fire Origin Law talent by 10 times) 3. Incomplete Cultivation Comprehension (Ninth Rank Domain Lord)】

[Note: Equipment exceeding 2 eras can be permanently obtained. Strengthening one's will can shorten the time required.]

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