Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

The middle-aged congressman finished recounting the specific details of his investigation, then looked at the other congressmen present:

"As everyone knows, the scale of the broken seal on the ruins this time far exceeds that of the last time. If it is not dealt with in time, the resulting riot of beasts may affect the entire Nanjiang Base City."

The question now is, who will go?

The meeting room fell silent.

The councilors exchanged glances but remained silent; everyone knew how troublesome it was to deal with such relics.

The last time the two war gods personally took action, they only managed to "temporarily control the situation."

Now that the seal has broken again, the situation can only get worse.

The slightest carelessness could result in serious injury or even death.

and.

Everyone knows who made this hole. That arrogant brat from the Li family, relying on his parents being from the War God Palace, secretly led people in to explore, which alerted the things in the ruins and killed more than a hundred people.

Are we going to make these congressmen clean up their mess now?

Nobody is happy about it.

The silence lasted for about a minute.

then.

Some people turned their gaze to the corner.

Yan Ning felt those gazes.

He knew what these people were thinking. The new councilor had no connections or background, and was recommended by the people of the War God Palace.

Sending him there would be difficult to explain to His Majesty the God of War if something went wrong.

If we don't send him, we'll have to take the risk ourselves.

Dilemma.

Yan Ning didn't wait for them to speak.

He stood up, glanced around at the people in the conference room, and spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft:

"I'll go."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

Then a murmur arose.

"Councilor Yan Ning, are you sure?"

An elderly man with white hair on the platform frowned.

"The situation is more serious this time than last time. Last time, even with the personal intervention of the two War Gods, the situation was only temporarily brought under control. Although there are rumors that you are very strong, but..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

But the meaning is clear: you're just a junior general who retired due to illness. Even if you have some skill, can you compare to a god of war?

Yan Ning offered no explanation.

He simply said calmly, "I have some methods that I can't reveal, but it's more convenient for me to go alone than with others."

That's a rather arrogant statement.

The faces of the older councilors were not very good.

But Yan Ning's words also make sense. If there really is something you don't want others to know, it is indeed more convenient to act alone.

"and..."

"It will be some time before the seal is completely broken. I am only going to check the situation this time and will not venture in rashly. If things become unbearable, I will retreat."

The white-haired old man pondered for a moment, then exchanged glances with the other councilors.

"Councilor Yan Ning makes a good point." A middle-aged councilor nodded.

"This is just reconnaissance, not a decisive battle. With Representative Yan Ning's strength, he should be able to protect himself."

"I agree," another member of parliament chimed in.

"Sending Representative Yan Ning will not only accomplish the mission, but also... avoid unnecessary casualties."

The white-haired old man finally made the decision: "Then it's settled."

"Councilor Yan Ning, I'd like to trouble you to make this trip. Remember, the primary focus should be on investigation; do not take any risks. If anything seems amiss, withdraw immediately."

"Understood." Yan Ning nodded.

After the meeting, the members of parliament left one after another.

The white-haired old man walked up to Yan Ning and said in a low voice, "Be careful, that ruin is much more complicated than we see."

Yan Ning glanced at him and nodded.

The sun was shining brightly as I walked out of the council hall.

Yan Ning looked at the sky above the base city in the distance; beyond the sky was the direction of K-17.

There are remnants of extraterrestrial civilizations, cracks in broken seals, and unknown plant and animal life forms.

This is a good opportunity to practice and test the synergistic effect of the Black God Set and the Arc Blade Disc, which combine offense and defense.

And while you're at it, feed the Moyun Vine!

......

Area K-17.

Yan Ning stood at the edge of the ruins, looking at the desolate land before him, his brows furrowed slightly.

This is quite different from what it was like three months ago.

The ground was littered with rubble, and the collapsed building ruins looked as if they had been crushed by some enormous force, with jagged edges.

Within a three-kilometer radius, there was no trace of any living creature, not even a speck of moss.

"Is this what the ruins look like after the seal was broken?"

Yan Ning squatted down and picked up a clump of soil with his fingers.

The soil was dry, cracked, and black, as if it had been scorched by high temperatures, or as if its vitality had been drained away by something.

immediately.

His mental energy spread out and probed deep underground.

The interference from the strong magnetic field was more severe than he had anticipated.

The signal bars on the communication watch had completely dropped to zero, and even the time display had started to flicker.

The range of mental perception was also compressed to less than thirty meters. Going any deeper was like reaching your hand into a thick fog and not being able to touch anything.

Yan Ning did not rush down.

After confirming that no one was around.

With a thought, a ball of emerald green light emerged from the system space and landed in his palm.

Seedlings of *Ipomoea purpurea*.

After a week of cultivation, this celestial-level plant has grown from the size of a fist to the size of a soccer ball.

Emerald green vines extend from the sphere, swaying gently in the air.

"Don't rush, let me give you some appetizers first."

Yan Ning smiled and took out several beast soldier and beast general level crystal cores from his backpack.

The vines of the Moyun Vine immediately began to tremble excitedly, quickly wrapping around the crystal core and enveloping it in a green cocoon.

A few seconds later.

The vines loosened, and the crystal core had turned into a pile of gray powder, all of its energy having been absorbed.

The cloud vine shrank back contentedly, its color becoming even brighter than before.

"Let's go, there's a big meal coming up."

Yan Ning carried the young vine seedling on his shoulder and descended along the cracks in the ruins.

But the deeper you go, the stronger the sense of deathly stillness in the air becomes.

There wasn't a sound or a vibration.

Something's not right.

Yan Ning stopped and unleashed his full mental power.

I did not sense any obvious signs of life.

This underground space should theoretically contain the source of the broken seal, and at least some monsters that leaked out from the ruins, but there is nothing there.

It was as quiet as a tomb.

Yan Ning released thirty-six curved blades, silver light swirling around him to form an impenetrable defensive circle.

Then manipulate the Cloud Vine to cover his body like armor.

With the Black God Set inside and the Cloud Vine outside, it offers double-layered defense!

"Anyway, the Moyun Vine is very resilient, so it should be able to withstand the strain."

Yan Ning consoled himself.

He had done his research.

The two war gods who came to deal with the ruins last time, one a novice war god and the other a mid-level war god, couldn't completely solve the problem here even when they joined forces; they only "temporarily brought the situation under control."

But Yan Ning was not being arrogant.

He has a planetary-level arc blade and the Black God Set, giving him enough leverage to test the waters!

"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by Heaven!"

Yan Ning took a deep breath and stepped into the entrance of the ruins.