Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

Over the next two weeks, the regulars at the Battlegrounds witnessed firsthand what "mad dog style" fighting really meant.

Yan Ning temporarily abandoned the spiritualist school of thought.

He only uses his fists.

They opened their hands and feet, no longer restricting the physical bodies of the Flame God Clan.

One punch.

One!

Starting from outside the top 80, they crushed their way up.

Day 1:

He challenged those ranked 79th to 60th, defeating them all with a single punch.

The average time is three seconds.

Day 3:

It has entered the top 50 in the rankings.

The opponent began to consciously keep his distance from Yan Ning, attempting to wear him down with ranged attacks.

However, the physical speed of the Flame God Clan is far beyond what ordinary planetary-level beings can achieve.

Yan Ning took a single step, covering dozens of meters.

One punch, and it's over.

[Day Seven]:

It has entered the top 30 in the rankings.

The quality of the opponents has improved significantly, with some even able to exchange three to five blows with Yan Ning.

But it was only three or five moves.

With a little more force, it's still a one-punch kill!

[Day 10]:

It has entered the top twenty in the rankings.

On this day, he encountered a familiar face who had been on the list three months ago.

Shadow Assassin, a Shadow Clan assassin, a speed-type genius.

It was ranked fourth three months ago, but has now dropped to sixteenth.

Shadow Killer learned from all the lessons of the past and unleashed his full power from the very beginning, pushing his speed to the limit and leaving a trail of afterimages on the dueling stage.

Yan Ning stood still, without moving.

The moment Shadow Killer's dagger pierced his back, he threw a punch with his backhand.

Shadow Killer flew backward, turning into specks of light.

"Too fast... his reaction speed is simply not what you'd expect from a planetary-level being!"

Shadow Killer left those words behind and disappeared from the hall, once again going into seclusion to cultivate in seclusion.

He couldn't accept the reality that he was getting worse and worse!

.....

Day 14.

Yan Ning stood on the dueling platform, facing Luo Qing.

Once the top-ranked planetary-level ninth-tier leaderboard, it has now been pushed to second place by Green Ivy.

But no one dared to underestimate him.

"You're Yan Ning?"

Luo Qing looked him over, a hint of curiosity in her eyes. "When you logged off three months ago, I thought you were scared."

Yan Ning shook his head: "There's something I need to do."

"And now? Is the matter finished?"

"It's done."

"Are you prepared to lose?"

The countdown has ended.

Luo Qing chose to make the first move.

168 small swords flew out simultaneously, forming a precise sword formation in the air, attacking Yan Ning from all directions.

The small sword, combined with the perfect combination, sealed off all opportunities for dodging.

Yan Ning did not dodge.

Instead, he took a step forward and crashed directly into the array of blades.

Luo Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Your physical body—"

He hadn't finished speaking.

Yan Ning's fist was already in front of her, the force of the punch stopping three inches in front of her nose.

You lost.

Done.

One punch shattered Luo Qing!

[Winner: Yan Ning]

Time taken: eleven seconds

......

Meanwhile, external rankings have been updated.

[Planetary Level 9 - Winning Streak Ranking (Latest)]

1. Green Ivy (Human) - 137 wins

2. Yan Ning (Human) - 89 wins

3. Luo Qing (Human) - 112 wins

4. Iron Bone (Rock Clan) – 98 wins

Yan Ning, second place!

Ratings updated in real time:

[Virtual Universe Company: Potential for Second-Tier Elite Development]

[Giant Axe Arena: Level 3 Elite]

[Qianwu Dojo: Level 2 Elite Potential]

Inside the battle arena, discussions rose and fell.

"Yan Ning made it to second place? Didn't he not play for three months?"

"In fourteen days, I went from being ranked outside the top eighty to second place without losing a single match; all of them were swift victories."

"Who is this guy? His physical body is ridiculously strong; Luo Qing's sword formation couldn't even break his skin."

"The ninth-class human bloodline... Do you believe in it? I certainly don't."

"Believe it or not, he is indeed strong, but compared to Green Ivy... he's still a level below."

"It's not just a difference of one level, it's a huge difference! Green Ivy has a domain, he doesn't. Domain versus non-domain, that's a qualitative leap!"

"If he can comprehend the domain, he'll definitely be a first-level elite. But if he can't, then second-level elite is his ceiling."

"Level 2 Elite is pretty good; many people can't even get to Level 3."

"But he previously rejected the offer to sign with Giant Axe Arena. Do you remember? Three months ago, Giant Axe offered him a Level 3 Elite contract, but he didn't sign it."

"Didn't sign? Why?"

"Who knows? Maybe they think they can still climb higher."

"Go up? How can you go up without a domain? The end of the ninth level of the planetary stage is the domain. If you can't get past this hurdle, you'll be a second-rate person for life."

"He's not arrogant, he's greedy. He thinks he can sign a top-tier contract just because he has the potential of a second-level elite? Dream on."

"Let's wait and see. If he can beat Green Ivy, I'll eat dirt on the spot."

"Beat the pothos? Dream on."

"In the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom, there's probably only one planetary-level ninth-level expert like Green Luo who has mastered a domain. If Yan Ning, with his ninth-grade bloodline, were to control a domain, I'd eat him alive!"

......

Observer's seat.

Bluebird, an observer from the Virtual Universe Company, leaned back in his chair, flipping through Yan Ning's combat records from the past fourteen days.

"In fourteen days, I went from 80th to 2nd, winning every time, all by swift defeat."

"My physical strength is much stronger than it was three months ago."

But his fighting style was no different from before; he relied on sheer physical strength to overwhelm his opponent, without any breakthroughs in technique.

He wrote a note in Yan Ning's file:

"His physical talent is extremely strong, and he is suspected of having had a special encounter or bloodline mutation, but so far he has not shown any domain or any signs of comprehending a domain."

The upper limit is obvious.

Rating: Level 2 Elite Potential.

Unless one gains control of the domain, further improvement is impossible, but the probability is virtually zero.

Iron Hammer, the observer at the Giant Axe Arena, offered a more direct assessment:

"Another monster in human form."

But while planetary-level beings can be overwhelmed by physical strength, what about epoch-level beings? And cosmic-level beings? Without a domain, they can't go far.

Level 3 elites, that's the most we can do.

It would be better to step into the Hengxing level and try to master the domain.

He previously rejected our offer to sign him; frankly, I think he overestimated himself.

Mo Yu, an observer at the Qianwu Dojo, was relatively mild-mannered, but reached a similar conclusion:

"Yan Ning's physical talent is indeed amazing, but in the path of martial arts, the physical body is the foundation, and the domain is the ladder."

Without a domain, even the strongest physical body has its limits.

Currently, there are no signs that he has grasped any new areas of expertise.

"Level 2 elite potential is a fair assessment. If you want to move up, you'll need to demonstrate your domain expertise!"

The three observers were almost unanimous in their assessment: without a field, there is no future.

......

On the other side...

Discussions about pothos plants take on a completely different tone.

When talking about the green ivy, even the tone of Qingniao, an observer at the Virtual Universe Company, changed.

"Although Green Ivy's Wood Domain is only at the first level, she is only nineteen years old this year!"

At nineteen years old, at the ninth level of the planetary stage, with the first level of the domain, such talent is rare even in other universes.

The secret realm she ventured into was said to be the former cultivation ground of an Immortal Realm military lord.

A giant beyond the immortal realm has already taken notice of her; if she can maintain this momentum, it's not impossible for her to be accepted as a disciple.