Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

At last.

Qin Mufeng read aloud a passage written by Yan Ning, the characters of which were projected onto the center of the screen:

"I have seen the darkest days of the catastrophe."

The streets were littered with corpses, and no one dared to cry, for fear that their cries would attract monsters.

I've seen scenes where warriors cover the retreat while civilians flee first, and no one complains, because everyone knows... those who live must continue to live for those who have died.

"Today, Azure can finally stop living in fear!"

"It's not because of me, but because of every warrior who died in the beast tides over the past hundred years, every martial artist who exhausted their life on the front line, and every person who rose again from the ruins."

"Their blood was not shed in vain."

"From this day forward, Azure is no longer just a planet. From this day forward, Azure is a civilization!"

"A civilization that everyone can be proud of."

"I'll be waiting for you here."

"When you grow stronger, when you step out of the blue sky, when you let the entire universe know what kind of people have emerged from this planet with the ninth-class human bloodline!"

"The universe is vast, but the hearts of the Blue Sky people are even greater!"

After the announcement period ends.

Azure remained silent for a full three minutes.

then.

The old man held the child, pointed to the stars in the sky, and said, "See? You can go there someday too."

The young man clenched his fist and turned to walk toward the registration point of the Central Martial Arts School.

The veterans silently polished their dusty battle swords.

Azure is on its way to cosmic civilization!

......

In the azure center, the Supreme Joint Conference.

Yan Ning stood on the podium, with a huge holographic screen behind him displaying a dense array of data and lists.

offstage.

All the councilors of the twenty-five base cities, the seven inspectors, and the core members of the War God Palace were present, and even Hong Huang was dressed in formal attire, which was quite rare for him.

"Regarding the martial arts school, I'll say a few points," Yan Ning said, getting straight to the point without any preamble.

A set of numbers pops up on the holographic screen:

【10, 000】

"Ten thousand apprentice-level ninth-tier martial artists."

"From today onwards, they will serve as full-time sparring partners for the martial arts school, residing permanently within the school, and will not participate in the battle against the monsters."

The council chamber erupted in chaos.

"Ten thousand? Apprentice level nine?"

"How many ninth-level apprentices do we have in the entire Azure Empire? Where did Inspector Yan get ten thousand people?"

"Wait a minute, among the resources that Inspector Yan brought back from space, did they also include... slaves?"

"Isn't it said that there are many slave races in the universe?"

Discussions rose and fell.

Some people were shocked.

Some people have doubts.

Some people seemed to be deep in thought.

Qin Mufeng stood up, raised his hand and gestured for everyone to be quiet.

"Inspector Yan brought back 10,100 slaves from the universe." His voice was steady, but his eyes betrayed his shock.

"Ten thousand of them are at the ninth level of the apprentice level."

Having undergone a soul-enslavement process, ensuring absolute loyalty, Inspector Yan has assigned them all to the Central Martial Arts Academy as sparring partners and basic teaching personnel.

Ten thousand apprentice-level ninth rank students!

This number is nothing in the grand scheme of the universe.

But for Azure, this means that every student at the martial arts school can receive near-planet-level sparring guidance from the very first day they enter.

This was unimaginable before!

"Inspector Yan also brought back one hundred planetary-level technical experts," Qin Mufeng continued.

"Engineers, mechanics, medics, agricultural experts... they will be assigned to various base cities to help Azure establish a complete interstellar civilization infrastructure!"

The council chamber fell silent for a moment.

The weight of this meeting held behind closed doors almost suffocated them.

too exaggerated!

then.

Inspector Lu was the first to stand up and bow deeply to Yan Ning.

This is not just polite formality in official circles.

It is a heartfelt expression of respect from an old soldier to another comrade-in-arms.

"Inspector Yan, Wei Lan owes you a debt you can never repay."

Yan Ning waved his hand: "Azure owes me nothing. I'm an Azure person too."

He didn't dwell on the topic.

Instead, he took out a row of silver-white watches and a smart computer from his spatial ring.

Although it's not as high-end as the one he uses, each one has a built-in basic access module for the virtual universe.

"Each person will have one of these quantum computers."

"Once you access the virtual universe, you will see a completely different world."

There you'll find information on all the major powers in the universe, knowledge far more advanced than that of Azure, and geniuses from every race.

Yan Ning paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the audience.

"The universe is vast, so vast that a planet is but a speck of dust. The universe is also dangerous, so dangerous that a planet can be wiped out in a single day."

The virtual universe has everything.

Prosperity, opportunity, wealth, and power, but also traps, scams, snares, and deadly dangers!

"Whether you indulge in the splendor of the virtual universe or use it to cultivate diligently and soar to great heights is your own business."

"But let me remind you, Azure doesn't support idlers. We've provided resources and shown you the way, but how far you go is up to you."

No one speaks.

But everyone's hand trembled slightly as they received the quantum computer.

The real... universe?

......

Yan Ning returned to his home in Nanjiang Base City.

Shen Yao, Zhao Zixuan, Su Wanqing, Qin Xiuyue, Lin Xue, Fang Qing, and Zhou Ruo were already waiting in the living room.

He took out nine quantum computers from his spatial ring, one for each person.

"Virtual universe".

"Wear it and you'll see how big the real universe is."

Shen Yao was the first to put it on, and her body trembled slightly the moment her consciousness sank in.

A moment later, she exited the virtual universe, her eyes reddening: "So big...so big, so big..."

Zhao Zixuan was the second one. After coming out, she was stunned for a long time and only said one sentence: "Azure, so small."

Su Wanqing was the calmest, but Yan Ning noticed that her fingers were trembling slightly.

Qin Xiuyue was the last one to put it on.

She remained silent for a very long time, so long that Yan Ning almost thought something had gone wrong.

When she finally withdrew.

Qin Xiuyue's eyes were filled with a kind of ignited light.

"I want to go to space," Qin Xiuyue said.

"You will go," Yan Ning said, "but not now. It's not safe enough now. Let's wait a bit longer."

Yan Ning didn't say anything more.

Some things, no matter how much you talk about them, are better seen for yourself.

After settling in.

Life returned to "normal".

......

That's right, Yan Ning married two more wives.

Ye Lan and Bai Ling were newcomers and were a little reserved at first.

But Shen Yao was a very responsible eldest sister. She took the initiative to help them integrate, and in less than a week, the nine women were already chatting and laughing together.

Yan Ning began a shameless and unrestrained life.

Having children is great.

On the system panel, the list of bound family members has been expanded to nine people.

The number of descendants is still eighteen, but it will soon change.

That night.

"Many children, many blessings."

"This isn't just a slogan, it's a mission!"

Yan Ning transformed into an old ox, diligently cultivating every piece of fertile land that needed nourishment!