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

The Skybridge plane, central island.

The news that Ye Feng had passed the eleventh level swept through the virtual universe!

He himself has already vanished in a streak of light, carrying two million points, to purchase the "Hundred Tribulations Heart Essence" from the virtual universe treasure trove.

However, the storm he left behind has only just begun!

On the island, the crowd had already gathered into a sea! Not only were Luo Feng, Bo Lan, Rong Jun and others from Ye Feng's class present, their expressions complex and hard to describe, but also geniuses from previous Primordial Secret Realm sessions, as well as elders at the Domain Lord and World Lord levels, had poured in!

Rong Jun, Wu Ka, and the others had long since shifted from initial shock and numbness to a near-suffocating sense of powerlessness.

The seventh floor? It's already an unattainable dream for them!

Now they've even passed the eleventh level.

That's no longer the realm of genius, but... the level of immortality!

A being of cosmic level, who actually reached the level of understanding of the laws of immortal gods in Chaos City in just thirty years?!

This sounds like a joke!

"The ninth level of the Vulcan Weapon... He's already mastered it?!"

"This entry...it's practically against the rules!"

"Even a member of a Primal Realm at the Domain Lord level might not achieve this level of accomplishment even after ten thousand years of arduous cultivation!"

"Monster! This can't be described as just 'monster,' it's a true... cosmic-level monster!"

The divine senses of those who had been granted titles of nobility and kingship clashed fiercely in the void, filled with unbelievable astonishment. Ye Feng's rise to power had surpassed all their definitions of a "peerless genius"!

"Back then, Koti... also spent decades training after leaving Chaos City before achieving such accomplishments!" An ancient king's voice was hoarse. "This child... actually achieved that in the first thirty years of the initial universe..."

"Of the ten Domain Lord-level Secret Realm cultivators in the Virtual Universe Company, the strongest is only at the eleventh level! And he has already cultivated for tens of thousands of epochs!" another Marquis roared. "What makes him think he can?! Thirty years equal to tens of thousands of years? Ridiculous!"

Dead silence! The entire island fell into a deathly silence! All eyes were drawn as if by a magnet, fixed on the light screen that recorded the legend, and even breathing seemed to stop.

……

The top floor of the Eclipse Palace.

A ripple also crossed the eyes of the Star Prison Demon Lord, which seemed to contain endless star prisons. His desolate voice carried a hint of sigh: "The battle for the strongest across countless eras... has come to an end."

The Palace Master of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace and the Undying Venerable nodded silently, offering no further objections.

Ye Feng, the strongest across countless eras!

……

Chaos City, the rooftop of Ye Feng's residence.

The chaotic air currents were like an unchanging veil, and Ye Feng sat cross-legged on them, his gaze piercing through the mist and looking towards the sky.

Suddenly, a purple streak of light tore through the chaotic airflow and arrived in an instant!

Ye Feng's figure flashed like lightning as he landed on the street, bowing respectfully to the descending figure: "Greetings, King Longyu!"

The Jade King's purple soft armor accentuated her perfect curves, yet her face held a hint of feigned anger and helplessness as she tossed a spatial ring over: "Your Highness, are you deliberately trying to torment me? In my thirty years in Chaos City, this is the third time I've had to run errands for you!"

Though it was a complaint, a hint of closeness and curiosity lurked deep in his eyes. The previous two times, one was to do someone a favor, and the other was a generous gift from a respected person. What was it this time?

Ye Feng accepted the ring and said apologetically, "King Longyu, please calm your anger. It is this item that... makes me uneasy, and I cannot wait a moment longer."

"Oh?" Longyu Wang raised her eyebrows slightly, her interest piqued. Given Ye Feng's good temperament, how could something possibly make him "uneasy"?

With a slight movement of his mental power, Ye Feng summoned a crystal the size of an egg, its entire surface a dark blood-red color, which floated in his palm. Inside the crystal, it seemed as if billions of blood-red lightning bolts were silently roaring and flowing; merely glancing at it caused a piercing pain as if needles were stabbing into one's soul!

"The Essence of a Hundred Tribulations?!" Longyu King's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed in shock!

As an immortal king, how could she not recognize the contents of this infamous pit!

"Your Highness Ye Feng!" King Longyu's voice suddenly rose, filled with disbelief and sternness, "Have you gone mad?! With such a bright future ahead of you, why choose this path to death?!"

Her gaze was like a knife, as if she wanted to dissect Ye Feng and find the root of his madness: "The most urgent task is to deeply study the laws and knock on the door to immortality! Why bother competing with this 'will'? And why choose this 'Hundred Tribulations Heart Essence'?!"

"This is a colossal pit! Only one in ten thousand survives, and even then, only those with weak wills can endure one or two tribulations! A slight misstep can lead to the collapse of one's Dao heart, resulting in stagnation for ten thousand years!" King Longyu spoke rapidly, each word like a hammer blow, attempting to awaken the "delusional" genius before him.

Holding the icy, bone-chilling crystal, Ye Feng faced the questioning from the Jade King, both amused and exasperated: "Jade King, I am not insane; I only seek to temper my will through this."

Seeing his resolute expression and the deepening worry in his eyes, King Longyu knew that persuasion was useless, and finally sighed, "So be it... You should take care of yourself. I will report the truth to the Venerable One!"

The figure transformed into purple light and vanished in an instant.

Ye Feng returned to the rooftop and focused his mind on the equipment interface:

[Equipable Item: Hundred Tribulations Heart Essence]

[Equipment Effect]: Willpower amplified by 99 times! A Tribulation Every Millennium: Triggers a "Heart Lock" every millennium, sealing 99% of the power of willpower for a period of one hundred years. (After ten eras, or when willpower reaches the level of a Cosmic Sovereign, the Heart Lock will automatically dissolve.)

[Note]: Equipment with the 10th era effect can permanently solidify the effect. Actively honing one's will can shorten the solidification time.

[Equipped?]

"Negative effects? What a huge pitfall!" Ye Feng thought to himself.

Upon first encountering the equipment, negative effects will appear!

However, it didn't affect him much.

This "heart lock" seals 99% of one's will, which is a disaster for others, causing their will to plummet and their consciousness to become blurred! Let alone cultivation.

But for him... the 99x boost to willpower from the equipment was enough to offset the weakening effect of the "Heart Lock"!

From another perspective, every thousand years, he will have nine hundred years to enjoy the heaven-defying power of a 99-fold increase in willpower!

What kind of treasure could have such a miraculous effect? ​​Even special treasures can't compare!

"equipment!"

Ye Feng chose to equip this treasure without hesitation.

Om-! ! !

Deep within his soul, an indescribable sense of shackles breaking swept over his will!

Ye Feng felt his consciousness break free from the invisible cage and leap into an unprecedented, vast and boundless sea of ​​will!

This "sea of ​​stars" is far more vast than imagined, chaotic and hazy, with its boundaries difficult to discern for a time!

"boom!"

His will, like a ignited flame, began to expand and surge wildly!

3 times—Immortal Gods!

20 times——

20 times—a title of nobility and immortality!

……

80 times——

99 times—the pinnacle of becoming a marquis!

The surging tide of will continued unabated. Ye Feng sat upright on the rooftop with his eyes closed. The pressure emanating from his body caused the chaotic airflow within a hundred feet around him to stagnate!

a long time,

"Phew!"

Ye Feng opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and a look of joy flashed across his face!

He opened his palm, and a ball of flame appeared in his palm. With a thought, the flame was compressed to the extreme into a grain of sand!

With another thought, *poof*, the grain-sized flame was instantly extinguished!

The will of someone at the pinnacle of being a marquis can directly intervene in reality!

This wonderful feeling of having "everything at your fingertips" and "being in complete control" is something that cannot be explained to outsiders.

"The will of someone at the peak of the Marquisate level is indeed extraordinary!" Ye Feng thought excitedly after a brief test.

"It's time to complete the Star-Burning Vine's recognition of its master."

The thirty-year period in Chaos City has come to an end; it's time to leave and explore the secret realms of the universe!