Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

In a corner of the decisive battle space, Yan Ning sat quietly for a month.

His consciousness split into three streams.

A group of people observe and analyze each noteworthy opponent in a virtual universe.

A force that controls the golden-horned behemoth's clones in reality to devour metal and refine the original world.

In the manor on Black Tan Star, a force was directing the vines of the Cloud Vine King to absorb the remaining energy of the Green Vine Fruit, as well as its own cultivation of the Flame God Clan's innate secret technique of disarming.

One month.

Advancing on three fronts simultaneously.

Resources are spent like water.

The growth of the Golden Horned Beast's clones requires massive amounts of rare metals, each of which is purchased in tons, and each ton is priced in hundreds of millions.

The three million cosmic coins that Yan Ning inherited from the elder of the Illusion Heart Clan are equivalent to 99000 trillion Black Tank coins, which sounds like a huge sum of money.

But compared to the mouth of the Golden Horned Beast, it's just a large amount of pocket money.

A month later.

The Golden Horned Beast steadily climbed from the peak of the second tier of the Hengxing level to the peak of the third tier of the Hengxing level, just one step away from the fourth tier.

Moyun Tengwang also made rapid progress.

With the remaining medicinal power of the Green Vine Fruit and the nourishment of a large amount of Wood Crystal, it also reached the peak of the third level of the Eternal Star.

The cultivation of the armor-removing secret technique for the Yan God Clan's clones is a major drain on resources.

This innate secret technique requires various rare energy crystals as a medium for tempering, and each practice session consumes materials worth hundreds of millions of Black Tank coins.

Money really doesn't last long.

Yan Ning looked at his account balance and sighed.

A careful calculation reveals that the Golden Horned Beast consumes nearly 100 billion Black Tank Coins in a single month's worth of food.

The cost of the King of Cloud Vine was about the same.

The cultivation materials for the Armor-Disarming Technique cost tens of billions, in addition to the resources previously purchased for Azure…

"Once the Golden Horned Beast reaches the cosmic level, it will consume nearly 10 billion Qianwu coins per month."

Yan Ning did the conversion: 10 billion Qianwu coins are equivalent to 10 trillion Heitan coins.

One month, ten trillion.

His entire fortune isn't even enough to feed the Golden Horned Beast for a few months.

"We need to make some money." Yan Ning rubbed his temples.

But... how do I earn it?

Hoping to find another cosmic-level heritage?

It's no different from dreaming.

Do business?

Moka Li did mention cooperation a few times, but Yan Ning didn't have the resources or the time, and besides, making money in business would take forever.

The fastest, most direct, and most cost-effective way to make money is to become famous!

Within the systems of giant corporations like Virtual Universe Corporation and Giant Axe Arena, the very identity of a genius is an asset.

The stipends for top-tier elites, the resource allocation for core seeds, the prize money for the genius battle... each one is an astronomical figure.

And the starting point for all of this was the Battle of Geniuses.

To qualify for the battle of geniuses, you need a sufficiently dazzling record.

A dazzling record requires defeating opponents of sufficient stature.

"So, no matter how you go around in circles, you still have to fight."

"Anyway, let's get past this hurdle first."

"Having spent so much money and resources, we should at least demonstrate the power of our armor-removing techniques!"

After a long silence, Yan Ning walked towards the hall.

......

Green Ivy's journey of sharpening her knife came to an abrupt end one month later.

It's not that she didn't want to fight, it's that she really couldn't fight anymore.

On the star-level ranking list, those who control the domain are as numerous as carp crossing a river.

First-level, second-level, and even third-level ancient monsters lurk deep within.

With her planetary-level ninth-tier cultivation and her second-level Wood Domain, Green Ivy's ability to reach the middle ranks has already surprised everyone.

But a limit is a limit.

Her total energy, physical strength, and mental power limits were all firmly restricted by her cultivation level.

Facing opponents of the third rank or higher in the Hengxing realm.

Even if the opponent's domain is inferior to hers, the sheer power of their energy is enough to overwhelm her.

To make matters worse, she met someone.

Card issued.

A human genius who has suddenly risen to prominence in the past month, a first-level star in the Eternal Star Realm and a first-level Earth Domain.

Xia Ka's physical talent is extremely amazing, and there are even rumors that his bloodline surpasses that of the Manka Star People and the Wild God Clan.

Furthermore, it is further enhanced by the Earth Domain.

His defense is almost unmatched among his peers.

......

On the dueling platform.

The card-playing game didn't involve competing with Green Ivy in terms of skill or speed.

He simply stood there, unleashing his Earth Domain, and forcefully withstood all the attacks from the Green Ivy Wood Domain.

Vines entwine...

Blade array cutting...

Psychic attack...

The card remains untouched!

"Your attacks can't break my defense," Xia Ka's voice was deep and resonant. "But you can't withstand a single punch from me!"

He threw a punch.

It's very simple.

It was a straight punch empowered by the Earth Domain.

The green ivy's wood domain was torn apart by the force of the punch, and the vines broke inch by inch.

She managed to dodge, but the aftershock of the punch still sent her flying.

lost.

They lost convincingly.

"Is this the limit of the ninth-tier planetary level?"

Green Ivy stood on the dueling platform, watching her vines dissipate, and remained silent for a long time.

She did not choose to break through to the Hengxing level.

With Green Ivy's talent, once she breaks through to the Constant Star level, relying on the increased domain affinity after the realm improvement, she can easily return to the top of the list, and it's not impossible for her to even reach the top.

But she didn't.

"I won't break through to the Eternal Star level until I break through the third level of the Domain!" Green Ivy left these words and went into seclusion.

The crowd erupted in uproar.

"She's pushing herself too hard; breaking through to the third level of the Domain isn't that easy."

"A genius's stubbornness; without it, she wouldn't be where she is today."

"When she breaks through the third level of the domain and then the Hengxing level, that will be the real takeoff."

"I'm afraid she'll get stuck at level two for too long and lose her composure."

"Let's wait and see."

After the green ivy went into seclusion.

All eyes turned to the card below.

This suddenly appearing monster of flesh defeated Green Ivy with overwhelming force, becoming famous overnight.

Observers from various factions gave him the following rating:

A first-class elite of the Virtual Universe Company, a top-tier elite with potential at the Giant Axe Arena, and a first-class elite of the Qianwu Dojo.

"Xia Ka's physical talent is terrifying; even the Barbarians aren't as exaggerated as him."

"With the first level of Earth Domain combined with his physical strength, he's practically a mobile fortress. Green Ivy's Wood Domain couldn't break him, and no one else could do the same."

"If he were to master another offensive secret technique, he would be truly invincible, with no weaknesses."

"Do you guys remember? There was this guy with really strong physical talent before, what was his name again?"

"Yan Ning? That one with the ninth-grade bloodline?"

Yes, that's him.

"Wasn't he pretty dominant a month ago? He was second place, getting one-shot kills everywhere. Then Green Vine came out, and he went silent."

"Him? Him and Kirby? You must be kidding me."

"A ninth-class human bloodline? How can it compare to Xia Ka? Xia Ka's bloodline surpasses that of Man Ka Star and the Wild God Clan!"

"Too.

Yan Ning's strength lies in his physical body, but he lacks a domain, limiting his potential. Xia Ka, on the other hand, possesses an Earth Domain, making him invincible in defense.

If the two were to fight, Yan Ning probably wouldn't even be able to break through Xia Ka's defenses.

"Let alone breaking through his defenses, it's hard to say whether he can even withstand a punch from Xia Ka."

"Compared to this, Yan Ning is just a low-end version of the lower-tier card."

Similar in type, but completely outclassed!