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

"Most importantly, the level of life genes has reached 300 times, and combat power and cultivation speed have increased dramatically."

Ye Feng

Realm: Ninth level of the Universe

Willpower: High-ranking prince.

Life's genetic level: 300

Law: The Origin of Fire (Understanding its Essence: 103 Types)

The Origin of Gold (Understanding its Essence: 3 Types)

The Origin of Space (Understanding the Essence: 55 Types)

Equipment 1: Hundred Tribulations Heart Essence (99x Willpower Amplification, Hundred Tribulations Heart Refinement)

Permanent effect remaining: 17309 years and 9 months (can be accelerated by willpower training).

Equipment 2: 150,000 HP Locust Crystal

Permanent effect remaining: 49.999... 10,000 epochs (Sharpening willpower or increasing the number of Blood Crystals fused can accelerate the process.)

His willpower, after some progress in his temperament a year ago, and the tempering and impact of fusing with the essence and blood of the Beast God, has successfully reached the advanced level of being a King.

After having his genes improved by the essence blood of the Golden Void Beast God, his compatibility with the Golden Void Origin Laws reached an extremely deep level, making him comparable to a Realm Lord who had gained the recognition of the Origin Laws. However, during the fusion with the Beast God's essence blood, he 'casually' comprehended three of the essence laws of gold. The essence laws of space reached 55, an astonishing improvement.

The solidification time of the Hundred Tribulations Heart Essence has also been reduced by more than 1000 years.

Most importantly, their strength has soared.

Ye Feng couldn't stop smiling; his lips stretched wider and wider until they burst into laughter.

"Haha, hahaha~!"

"Hahaha~"

His laughter shook the malevolent energy in the giant pit, causing it to surge and churn, and completely clearing away any malevolent energy within a thousand meters of him.

After a long while, Ye Feng finally suppressed his joy and stopped laughing.

"Strength, high-ranking king!"

With a 300-fold increase in life gene level, Ye Feng's life was sublimated, allowing his strength to leap to the level of a king.

If it weren't for treasures, secret techniques, and insights into the laws, the gap between them and the peak of the King-level realm would be far too great. In a true battle, their Force burst would be significantly reduced.

Otherwise, with the support of 300 times the life gene level and the original power of the Burning Star Vine, Ye Feng could unleash tens of thousands of times the power of a peak World Lord, reaching the peak level of a King.

However, a high-ranking title of king should be enough.

Ye Feng is just a tiny guy at the cosmic level, an incredibly fragile little guy in the universe, and cannon fodder in the cosmic nation's army.

Beneath its cosmic-level "sheep's clothing" lies a high-level king-level combat power, nothing more.

High-ranking king,

The entire elite human race, with its king-level combat power, numbers no more than three million, and the number of human race's own strong individuals is only one hundred thousand.

Ye Feng has already joined this ranks—the top 10 of the human race!

From this moment on, Ye Feng began to shed his genius persona and move towards becoming a true powerhouse.

"As for the remaining time of solidification, 50 epochs, well... let's ignore this equipment slot for now and just assume that I, Ye Feng, only have one equipment slot."

Ye Feng looked at the remaining time for the Blood Crystal to solidify, a series of 9s, and said calmly.

Even setting aside the tempering of willpower, fusing with Blood Crystals can reduce time. Even without reducing time, Ye Feng can accept that it will occupy 50 epochs in the equipment slot.

"We should go pick up the teacher and loot the place while we're at it."

Ye Feng's gaze sharpened, and he prepared to take flight.

Without warning, a crack appeared in the space, and amidst the swirling crimson aura, a figure suddenly appeared before Ye Feng.

"Huh?!" Ye Feng's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints, his entire body tensed instantly, and he stared intently at the newcomer.

"The Supreme Being of the Universe?!"

The newcomer wore a simple golden robe and appeared somewhat thin. Yet, as he stood there, the surrounding space seemed to slightly distort and collapse around him, forming an invisible, absolute domain. The aura emanating from him was obscure yet vast and boundless, though not quite on par with his master, the Nine Swords Venerable, it was certainly far beyond that of ordinary King-level Immortals!

Ye Feng's heart was filled with shock and disbelief. The Blood Luo World actually concealed a Universe Venerable?!

The gaunt, middle-aged venerable man seemed to sense Ye Feng's extreme vigilance, and a peaceful smile appeared on his sallow face:

"Ye Feng, there's no need to be nervous. Although I am the Lord of the Immortal Temple, I am not your enemy."

The Lord of the Immortal Temple?

He even called out his own name?

Ye Feng's tense nerves instantly relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The person who came must be from the Virtual Universe Company. People outside the Virtual Universe Company wouldn't directly call out his name. Although Ye Feng is famous in the Virtual Universe Company, he is not yet famous throughout the five major forces of the entire human race.

That's right. With a treasure like Blood Crystal that can enhance the level of life genes, why would the company only assign the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master to guard the outside world?

The Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master's primary role is to protect the Blood Luo World, preventing powerful alien races from coveting it and descending to plunder and destroy it.

The core resources within this Blood Luo World must be controlled by high-level officials. It is perfectly reasonable to have a Cosmic Venerable guard the source of this massive amount of Blood Luo Crystals.

With a casual wave of his hand, the gaunt Venerable One unleashed an invisible divine power of the fundamental laws of space, completely isolating the surroundings.

He looked at Ye Feng, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration:

"I had long heard that a prodigy named Ye Feng had emerged from this year's Genius Battle, whose talent surpassed even that of Kodi, and who was destined to become a pillar of the clan in the future. Seeing him today, I can confirm that the rumors are true."

With a slight thought, Ye Feng removed the effect of the Demon Killing Mask from his face, and his aura and figure changed, returning him to his original youthful appearance.

He bowed slightly, his tone respectful yet neither servile nor arrogant: "Ye Feng greets the Venerable One. The Venerable One flatters you."

The Lord of the Immortal Temple waved his hand, his smile deepening: "To be accepted as a personal disciple by the City Lord at the cosmic level is the best proof of your talent. There's no need to be modest."

Ye Feng simply smiled calmly and did not reply.

The Immortal Temple Master must have just received the news that Ye Feng had been taken in as a personal disciple by the Chaos City Lord. This news was only known within a small circle of the highest levels of humanity, and most of the universe venerables were unaware of it.

This is also a form of protection, a determination to prevent assassination by foreign races.

The fact that the Lord of the Immortal Temple knows this suggests that someone may have specifically instructed him to do so, fearing that he might not be valued enough.

"No wonder the city lord favors him so much. At such a young age, he already possesses such composure and demeanor. He is truly extraordinary..." the palace master continued.

A strange feeling arose in Ye Feng's heart.

This Venerable One's attitude... seems a bit too enthusiastic? His words subtly convey a deliberate attempt at intimacy. He doesn't believe his current status and talents warrant such a deference from a cosmic Venerable One.

Unless... the other party has other requests.

With this thought in mind, Ye Feng spoke directly: "What are your orders, Venerable One? Please speak frankly."

The gaunt Venerable's smile widened, and he said straightforwardly, "I just received a message from the company headquarters congratulating Your Highness Ye Feng on possessing the combat power to be granted the title of King! Truly, the younger generation is formidable!"

At this point, he looked Ye Feng up and down.

Even after receiving confirmation from the company headquarters, he still found it hard to believe.

Are you kidding me? How is "cosmic level" related to "king level"?

Ye Feng stood aside, chuckling softly, secretly wondering what could have caused a cosmic venerable to act this way.

"If it's not excessive, just agree readily."

After all, the face of a cosmic venerable one is quite valuable.

"If it's too much, just refuse decisively, it's no big deal."