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

Yuan west said no more. His figure transformed into a dim stream of light and, along with Xi He, disappeared into the depths of the distant, churning, blood-red vortex of malevolent energy.

Xi He did not leave. He turned back and hovered above Ye Feng, his cold eyes seemingly able to see through everything, his voice devoid of any warmth:

"I am not a fool like Yuan west. Who you are, I do not know, nor do I want to know."

His tone was calm. "This is the Temple of Immortality! It is not a place for those of unknown origin like you to linger. Leave immediately!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xihe's figure had already transformed into a dazzling streak of light and vanished in an instant.

He was extremely confident. Without Yuan west's protection, a mere junior at the "Domain Lord" level had no choice but to submit to him, the Third Elder who held the reins of power.

Deep within the temple, on the 9981st floor.

Xi He stood by the railing, looking down at the vast and boundless ruins of the ancient gods, churning with malevolent energy. A cold smile curved his lips, and a surge of pleasure welled up in his heart.

"Yuan Xi... that core of the evil energy will be your burial ground! Within a hundred years, you will inevitably go completely insane and die."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, his killing intent palpable. "As for this imposter you found... I'll send him away first... until you're reunited."

He had long harbored murderous intent towards Ye Feng, but due to the rules of the temple, he could not make a move nearby.

The "persuasion" just now was merely to choose a burial place for Ye Feng... far away from the temple!

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Ye Feng, carrying the Beast God statue and 120,000 Blood Crystals, distanced himself from the towering shadow of the Immortal Temple.

In just a few days, the harvest was enough to make even an immortal king envious. He should have been thrilled, but a heavy sense of stagnation lingered in his heart.

Yuan west's face, which was both mad and filled with pure love, and the care he provided over the past few days, which was almost like burning his life, are like an indelible mark.

They remained silent all the way back to their cave in the giant pit of the ancient god's ruins.

Sitting cross-legged on the cold stone cushion,

After a long while, a smile that seemed almost "relieved" suddenly appeared on Ye Feng's lips:

"Yuanxi...you old man, you really are...lucky."

He decided to acknowledge this native marquis of the Blood Luo Continent, this half-mad Yuan west, as his teacher!

What about the Bloodloo people?

So what if someone is insane, delusional, or delusional?

So what if someone's strength and realm are inferior to mine?

So what if it won't help my future self at all?

Yuan west treated him with all his heart, and Ye Feng would not be heartless and ignore him.

Besides, Ye Feng only seeks to act with a clear conscience, so why should he be bound by these rules and regulations?

The knot in my heart suddenly became clear.

This experience tempered my character and made me more resilient.

My gaze fell on the beast god statue floating in front of me, and a cold sensation came from my fingertips.

Ye Feng stroked the statue, which contained endless ferocity and profound mysteries of the laws of fusion, and murmured to himself.

"Teacher... hold on a little longer. One year... just one year, and your disciple will go to the core of the vortex and bring you out!"

A year later, with his equipment slot empty, equipped with the Beast God Statue and empowered by his understanding of the Golden Void Fusion Law, he was confident that his combat power could rival that of a King!

Rescuing Yuanxi is not difficult.

"Right now... hone your willpower to the fullest!" Ye Feng's gaze was fixed like a cold star. His mental power surged, and his figure transformed into a stream of light as he resolutely rushed into the core vortex deep within the giant pit, where the baleful energy was most intense!

"Um?!"

Just as he was about to disappear into the thick blood mist, he abruptly stopped! His icy gaze pierced like a sharp blade into the churning malevolent energy to the side:

"You cowardly rat hiding your head and tail...come out!"

"Haha! What keen perception! You, a mere peak-level regional lord, have actually managed to see through my whereabouts." Accompanied by unrestrained laughter, a figure slowly materialized from the crimson blood mist.

With silver hair and black clothes, and an arrogant aura, he was clearly a World Lord-level powerhouse!

"I am Cang Yu, a disciple of Master Xi He!" The silver-haired man stood proudly, his gaze as if looking down at ants. "Boy, after you go down, when you see that madman Yuan Xi, remember to tell him... the one who killed you is Cang Yu. Remember that."

Ye Feng swept his mental power over the opponent, and found that the opponent's aura was completely undisguised—a fifth or sixth-level World Lord!

A World Lord of at least the fifth rank, facing an opponent at the "Peak of Domain Lord"? The difference in power is like an insurmountable chasm, a gap of tens or hundreds of times in primal force, and the absolute disadvantage of a domain in front of the world projection... A World Lord can crush a Domain Lord, which is a universal truth!

Unfortunately, he was facing Ye Feng!

Within his body, the immense primal force of the Burning Star Vine surged, comparable to a high-level immortal of the military lord realm, with a will reaching the King level and a life gene level tenfold. His overall combat strength... was approaching the peak of the Marquis level!

"It's one thing for Xi He to be arrogant in front of me, but a fifth-level Realm Lord is also acting arrogantly in front of me?" Ye Feng looked at Cang Yu, who was full of smugness amidst his murderous aura, and felt it was absurd and laughable.

……

The surging blood-red mist separated the two, creating a deathly silent battlefield.

"Boom—!"

The world suddenly lost its color! Cang Yu rose into the air, his black battle armor fluttering wildly, his long hair dancing wildly, his eyes shooting out blinding white light, his maniacal laughter shaking the very air with murderous intent:

"Ants, give them to me..."

The word "death" was not uttered—

"laugh!"

An invisible and intangible will, condensed to its extreme, mixed with the crimson gold primal force of the Burning Star Vine, pierced through the space of space in an instant!

The arrogant smile on Cang Yu's face froze instantly, and the light in his eyes went out like a candle flame.

Consciousness... sank into darkness.

In a single exchange, Cang Yu, a fifth-level Realm Lord, perished!

Ye Feng remained expressionless and flicked his finger.

A wisp of crimson gold, intertwined with flames containing the power to extinguish, landed precisely on Cang Yu's body as he lost control and fell to the ground.

scoff!

Before the corpse could even hit the ground, flames erupted, instantly incinerating it into cosmic dust, leaving only a jade-green spatial ring suspended in the air.

Ye Feng's gaze swept over the scattered ashes, his voice indifferent.

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry."

As a fifth-level Realm Lord, facing a Marquis-level Immortal, the difference was more than a thousandfold. Ye Feng had no intention of playing around with his opponent.

As Ye Feng scanned the other party's spatial ring with his telekinetic energy, a slight smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

Inside the spatial ring lay 3 Blood Crystals. He transferred the Blood Crystals into his own spatial ring, and without pausing, he transformed into a streak of light that tore through the blood mist, heading straight for another giant crater millions of kilometers away!

"This Xihe... is quite wealthy. Two mere disciples of a realm master actually contributed nearly 80,000 Blood Crystals."

As he flew away, Ye Feng's thoughts stirred slightly.

If he didn't need to use the murderous aura to temper his will, he would really like to stay here and hunt down the immortals that followed... and even Xi He himself!

"Let's put hunting for Blood Crystals aside for now. The priority... is to clear out the equipment slots and equip the next piece of gear." Ye Feng's gaze sharpened.

Once he becomes powerful enough, the Blood Crystals of the Immortal Temple, which are as numerous as stars in the sea... won't he be able to take whatever he wants?

In the blink of an eye, he had found a new giant pit and plunged straight into the core vortex where the evil energy was most violent!

Sitting cross-legged, he let the torrent of blood and evil energy, powerful enough to tear his soul apart, wash over him, accelerating the tempering of his will and the solidification of his equipment!

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