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

Chapter 67 Nine Swords' Joy

Ye Feng was somewhat prepared. Luo Feng had failed to conceive a World Tree at the World Lord level before, so it wasn't too surprising that he failed to conceive the Golden Void Beast God this time.

"It's just a matter of waiting a little longer." Ye Feng remained calm. "Once equipment slot one (Hundred Tribulations Heart Essence) and equipment slot three (Golden Horned Beast Core) are empty, I'll equip them with some Blood Crystals and re-nurture the Beast God Avatar."

After breaking through to the Realm Lord level, the equipment slots expanded to four. Two of them were occupied by a massive amount of Blood Crystals, and the solidification time often started at hundreds of thousands of epochs, so they couldn't be relied on for the time being.

But the other two? With his current surge in willpower and life level, he could take off very quickly.

The 1801-fold increase in life gene level brings more than just a surge in combat power.

This is a complete leap in the essence of life. Strength, talent, consciousness, soul—a comprehensive transformation. The fact that his will directly soared to the level of a novice cosmic venerable is the best proof of this.

His current efficiency in accelerating equipment solidification is incomparable to anything at the cosmic level.

"In a maximum of ten years or so, if I focus on honing my skills, I can free up two vacancies." Ye Feng was very confident about this.

"Right now, we need to find a place where we can really hone our willpower and accelerate the solidification of these two pieces of equipment."

Just then, an email popped up from the Nine Swords Venerable: "Ye Feng, come over when you have time."

The teacher is summoning?

Ye Feng would not be negligent. He separated a wisp of his consciousness to log into the virtual universe and teleported directly to the Sword Palace.

The Nine Swords Venerable casually sat cross-legged on the grass outside the palace. When he saw Ye Feng appear, he raised his chin and gestured to the person opposite him: "Sit."

During this meeting, Nine Swords' attitude was noticeably more casual and approachable.

He stared blankly at the law mark of flames and space intertwined between Ye Feng's brows. The fundamental law of space acknowledged—this meant that as long as Ye Feng didn't perish prematurely, he was destined to become a cosmic venerable in the future.

When Genius Zhan first accepted disciples, some old friends said he was impatient—but how long has it been?

Not to mention his old friends, even the cosmic overlords were starting to envy him for taking in such a promising talent. If it weren't for the Chaos City Lord striking first—

Nine Swords composed himself and handed over a cup of tea: "Seventh Brother, Fourth Brother Yunlan told me about your matter. Qingjian also came to me. The matter has been investigated and it was that idiot Tu Yuwang who acted on his own. Qingjian has already dismissed him and sent him to the Star Prison to guard the dungeon. Consider it an explanation."

Ye Feng sat down cross-legged, took the tea, and smiled: "Teacher, I understand."

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What's done is done, and he couldn't be bothered to argue anymore.

Once his strength increases, he won't even need to say a word; someone will naturally deal with King Tu Yu.

I still feel a bit resentful about having nine Secret Realm opportunities forcibly cut.

In one Blood Luo World, I retrieved 15 Beast God Statues. Who knows what other treasures I might find in other secret realms?

Although he had "turned misfortune into blessing" and gained the opportunity to obtain two Chaos Monuments, he had absolutely no liking for Tu Yuwang, who abused his power.

This is why they had to face him; if it were any other genius, they would have had to suffer in silence.

Nine Swords could tell that Ye Feng still had some reservations, so he didn't say anything more. Ye Feng was now capable of handling things on his own, so he could make his own decision on this matter.

He got down to business, "You've broken through to the Realm Lord level. What are your plans next? Will you go to the outer battlefields to hone your skills, or stay in Chaos City to cultivate in seclusion?"

The Virtual Universe Company typically sends world-master geniuses to dangerous extraterrestrial battlefields for training and honing their skills. However, given Ye Feng's terrifying talent, he is fully qualified to be an exception and stay in Chaos City to cultivate in peace.

Rules are rigid; the key is to cultivate super-strong individuals.

"This disciple is preparing to go to the outer battlefield," Ye Feng answered readily, then added, "But before that, I want to find a place where I can rigorously hone my will and go into seclusion for a while."

"To hone one's will?" Nine Swords was somewhat surprised.

Ye Feng nodded, half-jokingly saying, "I feel my willpower is nearing its limit. I'm preparing to venture into the Illusionary Sea to confirm and find a place to break through."

He planned to use his Venerable-level willpower to accelerate the clearing of his equipment slots and then charge into the outer battlefield.

While completing the hunting missions of the Chaos Monument, they also plunder resources, create secret techniques, and improve their strength.

Right now, he's like a "blank slate" with a top-notch panel but nothing else.

Treasures? Secret techniques? Combat experience? All are lacking.

Even his understanding of the laws, which was originally far ahead of his peers, was only at the "Heavenly Region" level among the Realm Lords.

Fortunately, his foundation was solid enough. The two transformations of the Beast God's essence blood gave him a strong affinity with the laws, and he was recognized as a darling of fire and metal, as well as having dual laws of fire and space, and 1801 times the life gene strength. These were the reasons why he was able to quickly make up for his shortcomings.

Nine Swords laughed: "That's perfect, come to my Nine Swords Secret Realm. This territory was originally the place where an ancient cosmic overlord fell, filled with 'Sword Fiend Power,' its effect on tempering one's will is absolutely potent."

"Thank you, Teacher Xie." Ye Feng's eyes lit up.

"Well, now that you've broken through to the Realm Lord level—" Nine Swords changed the subject, his smile widening, "As your teacher, I have to show my appreciation. Tell me, what do you want? Don't be shy with your teacher."

"A gift?" Ye Feng was taken aback.

Nine Swords waved his hand and said, "You are my personal disciple. The Realm Lord level is a crucial time for laying a solid foundation. If I don't help you now, when will I? Just say the word."

He paused, then added, "However, the city lord told me that you have an agreement with him to hunt alien races and become a king. He said I can only give you items to aid your cultivation, not treasures for offense or defense."

"Yes." Ye Feng became excited. He currently lacked too many things: combat techniques, suitable weapons, survival equipment, and combat experience.

He was very happy to be granted a combat technique. Although the "Heavenly Fire Notes" was profound, it was more inclined to assist in comprehending the Heavenly Fire Chaos Stele. Ye Feng needed to supplement his knowledge with a combat technique.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Feng said, "This disciple hasn't decided what he specifically wants yet. Perhaps I'll ask my teacher after I've tempered my will and before heading to the outer battlefield?"

He planned to wait until he had freed up his equipment slots, then equip the "Beast God Statue" and the "Blood Crystal" to create a golden clone, and then request suitable treasures depending on the situation.

"Okay. Think it over carefully, and contact me anytime." Nine Swords readily agreed.

After leaving the Sword Floating Palace, Ye Feng returned to Rain Mountain and the Primitive District Manor.

In the quiet room of the manor, Ye Feng submitted an application to the resource management department of the Virtual Universe Company, requesting 100 nutritional resource reports for World Lords of the first to ninth rank.

Realm Lords are different from Domain Lords. The resources required for Realm Lords from the first to the ninth level are enough to make even a Marquis Immortal feel the pinch. Ye Feng's life gene level is 1801 times higher, and his inner world is thousands or even tens of thousands of times larger than that of an ordinary Realm Lord. The resources required to break through to the ninth level of Realm Lord would bankrupt even a King.

Having the right to free upgrades is something I'll definitely use.

It just means applying dozens more times, which is a bit more troublesome.

"It's not worth the trouble to go through dozens of applications and tests for the nutritional resources needed for a million points from the first to the ninth level of the Domain Lord, but it's not unacceptable to go through a few more times for the sake of a hundred billion points."

Ye Feng thought to himself.