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

Virtual universe, central square.

Thousands of immortal beings sat down at will.

The elimination phase of the trial space is not broadcast publicly to the entire universe; only the constantly changing rankings are released. Only the final arena battle will be broadcast live across the entire universe.

Of course, the immortal leaders of the various cosmic nations have the authority to watch the trial progress of each participant in real time.

"As expected, Berlan immediately took first place upon arrival."

"Um."

"It's too fast. His points have skyrocketed, leaving the second-place player far behind."

"Thirteen, Rong Jun from your Qianwu Universe Kingdom is also quite good, currently ranking third."

1008 powerful immortals, easily browse the leaderboard, and watch the trial live stream at any time.

At this moment, they represent their respective cosmic nations and naturally hope that their country's geniuses will shine even brighter, as it is a matter of face.

For those who possess eternal life, face is of utmost importance.

"Not bad." The giant "Thirteen" in the scale armor nodded slightly, sat upright in the large chair, and glanced at the screen in front of him.

"Rong Jun." He clicked on Rong Jun's live feed.

In the scene, the savage youth, barefoot, moves with eerie speed and a dagger in his hand, slashing at the long-winged, furry, three-eyed lion monster—the ferocious beast "Flying Sniper."

A rare smile appeared on Thirteen's face.

"Hmm?" His brows furrowed suddenly, a murderous aura flashing within him. "This Ye Feng and Luo Feng..."

He scanned the top of the leaderboard but couldn't find Ye Feng and Luo Feng's names.

In his estimation, Luo Feng should be able to break into the top 8,000, and Ye Feng should at least break into the top 10,000.

He quickly opened the list of Qianwu Universe Kingdoms and immediately saw:

Ye Feng, ranking: 1000086

This ranking caused a fierce glint to flash in Thirteen's eyes.

"What's this kid doing?" He clicked on Ye Feng's live stream, and after just one glance, his brows furrowed even deeper. "Not putting in the effort? Treating the trial space like a training ground?"

In the scene, Ye Feng is sitting cross-legged next to a pile of ferocious beast corpses, cultivating.

Ye Feng cultivated at his own pace.

The first trial tower, the first floor, the second floor...

He stayed for the full ten days, only killing the last target at the very last moment of the countdown.

He wasn't the only genius among the millions. Luo Feng and many others also used the early stages to buy time to improve.

Therefore, although Ye Feng was not at the bottom, his ranking hovered around the bottom one or two thousand.

More than forty days later.

boom!

After clearing out the ferocious beasts on the fifth level, Ye Feng smiled.

"The effects of 'Introduction to the Fundamental Laws of Space' have been solidified, and you can now equip the 'Vulcan Weapon'."

He pulled out a crimson cylinder from behind his back.

The cylinder is approximately 3.1 meters long and over one foot in diameter.

The surface inscription slowly flows, solidifying what resembles flowing molten lava into a cylinder that is hot to the touch.

[Equipable Item: Vulcan Weapon]

[Equipment Effect: Gain insights into using the Vulcan Weapon at its ninth level]

[Note: Equipment exceeding 1 years can be permanently obtained. Actively studying and comprehending its effects can shorten this time.]

[Equipped?]

"equipment!"

Ye Feng relinquished his understanding of the spatial laws and donned the "Fire God Weapon," one of the nine divine weapons for spiritual masters!

The moment the equipment was activated, a torrent of profound enlightenment surged into his consciousness.

"Hmm!"

The overwhelming surge of information overwhelmed his consciousness, causing a throbbing pain that made him groan.

It took him half an hour to slowly recover.

Vulcan Soldier, full name "Fire Ember God".

From the first level, "Leaf Flame Style," to the ninth level, "Blazing Fire Realm," the power increases dramatically with each level.

The ninth level is comparable to immortal gods!

Studying such divine weapons requires a tremendous amount of time.

Even a genius like Luo Feng has only mastered the second level so far.

After Ye Feng equipped the equipment, he had complete control over the nine profound mysteries.

Ye Feng

[Realm]: Ninth Rank of the Eternal Star

[Laws]: Fire (Beginner), Space (Beginner)

[Equipment 1]: Vulcan Weapon (Ninefold Enlightenment)

[Permanent Effect Remaining]: 9999 years, 11 months, and 29 days…

"We'll worry about the permanent effect later; let's test its power first!"

With a flash, he was teleported to the sixth floor.

On the vast wilderness, ten enormous creatures covered in dark gold scales—the star beasts "Cang"—lay on their sides or patrolled their territories.

An adult "Cang" can reach the level of a domain lord, with combat power surpassing that of a human at the peak of their bloodline, but inferior to the Golden Horned Beast and other top twelve giant beasts of the starry sky.

These ten creatures in front of me are nearly 300 meters long, with huge tails like whips and covered with sharp spines.

As soon as Ye Feng appeared, ten pairs of ferocious, triangular giant eyes locked onto him, radiating a cold, bloodthirsty ferocity.

"Awooo—!"

Ten "Azure" heads simultaneously stared at the tiny human.

This time, Ye Feng did not get close.

His gaze sharpened; of the 10081 inscriptions on the pillar-shaped Vulcan weapon behind him, nine had been activated and lit up.

A small amount of the magma that forms the long pillar was extracted, and like lava seeping out of the surface of the pillar, it condensed into nine crimson crystal leaves, which floated beside Ye Feng.

Facing the charging beast, Ye Feng's eyes remained indifferent, and his mind focused.

"Leaf Flame Style".

With willpower as the commander, consciousness as the general, and mental power as the soldiers, supplemented by the power of the fundamental laws of fire and space, the first level of the Fire God Weapon is unleashed.

Nine crimson streaks of light, like sky-burning arrows, tore through space!

It instantly appeared at the vital point of the nine-headed "Azure".

Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!

The crimson crystal leaf pierced silently through the giant beast's head!

The nine-headed "Azure" was killed instantly.

Only one head remained, letting out a terrified growl as it slowly retreated.

"Too weak, not worth testing. Next one!"

The crimson crystal leaves spun, marking the end of the last "Azure".

The teleportation beam lights up.

Ten seconds later,

On the seventh floor of the first trial tower, the Zerg hive was destroyed, and the Zerg Queen fell!

The experiment is still ongoing!

……

In the virtual universe, on the central plaza surrounded by 1008 skyscrapers.

The 1008 great and immortal figures sat together, looking at the floating screens around them, laughing and talking to each other.

"There are quite a few geniuses who hide their strength during the selection process within the universe kingdom."

"surprise."

A group of powerful immortals were commenting on some amazingly talented individuals. Because the top 100 in this trial would directly receive a spot, many truly powerful individuals who had been hiding their strength were unleashing their full potential, surprising these immortal beings.

"Thirteen, look at the leaderboard! People from your Qianwu Universe Kingdom have really exploded!"

A silver-haired man in a long robe suddenly spoke.

"Huh?!" The thirteen generals suddenly looked at the leaderboard on the screen beside them.

Ye Feng's name quickly rose on the rankings.

Ranked 100861rd.

Ranked 98743rd.

No. 10086……

Ye Feng's name surged all the way to 9801st place before his momentum slowed down.

"What... what is this little guy up to?!" Thirteen Divine Generals clicked on Ye Feng's live stream with a hint of surprise.

Ye Feng's fluctuating promotion speed piqued his curiosity.

The next instant, the eyes of the thirteen divine generals suddenly narrowed.

"This is... the Vulcan Weapon, third level, Void Flame Slash?!"

In the scene, above Ye Feng's head, a giant flaming sword made of 108 crimson crystal leaves slashes down from the sky.

Below, the thousand strange cosmic creatures, the "Flying Snipers," on the fourth floor of the third trial tower fell like wheat being harvested.

"This kid Ye Feng has been hiding so much strength; he's really given me a pleasant surprise!"

The thirteen divine generals laughed heartily!