Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

"Is it the kind of thing like, 'Oh, so he's just a realm lord,' then there's nothing to be afraid of, right? Well, that makes sense, I'm a dead man now anyway."

Yan Ning: "..."

Huowu didn't pursue the matter and sighed.

"I don't have much time left, so I'll get to the point."

He had two of his four arms behind his back, and with a sweep of the other two in the air, a star map appeared.

"Are you willing to inherit my legacy? The price is a promise: if you can grow to immortality in the future, help me kill the Gray Light Realm Lord!"

Yan Ning looked at the galaxy marked as "gray light" on the star map without hesitation.

"willing."

A hint of surprise flashed in Huowu's eyes.

"Don't you think about it? Immortal gods are rare, even in thousands of star systems."

I was only half a step away from immortality back then, and that half step was an insurmountable chasm. Even if you are a genius, you can't guarantee that you will definitely succeed, can you?

Yan Ning calmly replied, "Senior is right."

But a mere realm lord is not worth my hesitation. I, Yan Ning, keep my word; what I promise, I will do.

Firewood remained silent for a long time.

Then he burst into laughter, this time a genuine laugh, a hearty laugh that made all four of his arms tremble slightly.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He said "good" three times in a row.

"If I had your ambition back then, things wouldn't have come to this..."

The smile vanished abruptly.

A layer of mist appeared in Huowu's eyes, but he was a regretful soul and could not shed tears; only light flickered in his eye sockets.

"Back then, Graylight and I were like brothers, venturing into the secret realm together and facing life and death together!"

That secret realm was extremely dangerous, yet full of opportunities. I thought that anyone in this world might betray me, but he would never!

His voice began to tremble.

"And what happened? For a fruit of immortality, he stabbed me in the back."

That knife pierced through my inner world, shattering the very foundation of my life!

I fought my way out and hid in this realm within a realm, barely surviving for hundreds of thousands of years, but in the end, I still died.

"I hate it!"

"I don't hate him for killing me, I hate myself, I hate that I was blind, I hate that I didn't listen to my master!"

Huo Wu clenched all four of his arms into fists, veins bulging.

"Back then, my master, Chihuo, who was granted the title of King-level Immortal, personally warned me: 'This person, Huiguang, has an evil heart and should not be befriended.'"

I wouldn't listen, I refused to believe it. I felt that Master looked down on my choice and thought I was trying to climb the social ladder.

I even had a huge argument with my master, stormed off in a huff, and never went back.

His voice finally broke into a sob.

"Master... I have failed you, I have failed you so badly!"

"And those damned Fire Beasts!"

Huowu suddenly looked up, a fierce glint in his eyes.

"They were originally my pets, feeding on my remaining intelligence and sanity. After my death, they continued to multiply and grow, consuming my last vestiges of consciousness."

For millions of years, I have alternated between lucidity and madness. When lucid, I want to leave behind a legacy; when mad, I wish I could kill everyone. It's all thanks to these beasts!

"Now, it's time for them to pay their debts!"

Huowu took a deep breath, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

He looked at Yan Ning with a complicated expression.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. My inheritance is all in the Cosmic Bank. Remember the account number and password."

With a wave of his hand, a string of golden numbers appeared in the void, deeply imprinted into Yan Ning's sea of ​​consciousness.

"And there's the Cosmic Crystal."

The real cosmic crystals are all underground of the Flower of Inheritance, which should be enough for you. Conservatively speaking, there should be more than a dozen Chaos Units.

Over the years, the earth's veins have accumulated quite a bit.

A dozen or so mixed units.

Yan Ning's heart skipped a beat.

One Hunyuan unit is equal to one trillion Qianwu coins.

A dozen or so Hunyuan (a type of entity) equals tens of trillions!

The true universe has truly arrived!

"Oh, right."

"When you leave the Fire Dock Realm, there will most likely be a group of people lying in wait outside. Those jackals won't let this opportunity slip by easily."

Although the official mercenary assessment team has personnel overseeing it, their reach diminishes once they leave the secret realm.

Disguising themselves as pirates, ambushing in secret, robbing along the way… they were more adept at these tactics than anyone else.

"If you have the chance to grow to immortality, you can go and pay respects to my master on my behalf. His title is Inchworm."

After saying this, Huowu's gaze finally softened.

He looked at Yan Ning as if he were looking at his younger self, and said softly:

You are better than me.

"You are more clear-headed than me, more patient than me, and more ruthless than me."

"Go."

"Take my inheritance and get out of here alive."

"Take a look at this universe for me!"

The phantom began to dissipate.

Starting from the feet, they transform into countless tiny points of light, dancing like fireflies.

Huowu's tears finally fell.

The light fell to the ground, blooming into tiny golden flowers, which then quickly withered.

"Master...I'm leaving..."

"If there is an afterlife, your disciple... will kowtow to you..."

There was no earth-shattering commotion, no spectacular scene.

A top-tier realm lord who was only half a step away from immortality, his million-year obsession, was thus transformed into a few drops of light tears.

It vanished without a trace.

Yan Ning stood still for a long time.

He bent down and bowed deeply.

Ninety degrees.

Etiquette.

Kindness.

There is also a touch of reverence for this universe and this destiny.

He straightened up, his voice calm:

"Senior Huowu."

"I've remembered your grudge."

"I will go and pay my respects to your master."

"May you rest in peace!"

……

In the void, the last speck of light drifted down.

It touched Yan Ning's hand lightly and then went out.

It sounded like a sigh.

……

The earth cracked open.

Yan Ning began to fall, passing through the magma layer, through the rock layer, and through layer after layer of earth veins.

After falling for an unknown amount of time, the ground beneath my feet suddenly gave way, and I fell into a vast underground space.

then.

Reddish gold, amber, and bright yellow—layers upon layers, covering the entire underground space.

Extending from the ground to the horizon, from the ground to the dome hundreds of meters above the head.

Conservative estimate?

Two million cubic meters.

Even more!

Yan Ning stood in the ocean of cosmic crystals and took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

Two million cubic meters of cosmic crystals.

One side = 1,000 Universe Coins, one Universe Coin = 3,300 Qianwu Coins.

Two million cubic meters = two billion cosmic coins = sixty-six trillion Qianwu coins!

But that's not the point!

The key point is that the quality of these cosmic crystals far surpasses that of those circulating in the outside world.

Millions of years after the Fire Dock Realm Lord fell, his inner world collapsed, and fragments of his laws merged into the Cosmic Crystal, each carrying a rich aura of the laws of metal and fire.

For the Golden Horned Beast, this is the best food!

For the cultivation of this true world, this is the most perfect material!

Yan Ning reached out and began putting things into his spatial ring.

One side, ten directions, a hundred directions, a thousand directions...

When the space ring is full, replace it with another one.

Once one is full, replace it with another.

The spatial rings left behind by the Illusion Heart Clan, the Crimson Peak Mercenary Group, and the Void Cult were all put to good use at this moment.

One hour later.

More than 200,000 cubic meters of cosmic crystals were all acquired.

Yan Ning looked at the mountain of cosmic crystals piled up in the ring and slowly exhaled.

The goals for this trip were exceeded.

No, it exceeded expectations!