Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

No one knew that Li Chongshan had broken through to the Planetary Rank Spiritual Master.

Li Chongshan did not disclose this to the organization.

Clearly, this action violates the rules; any martial artist who breaks through to the planetary level must report to the War God Palace immediately.

But Li Chongshan chose to keep it a secret.

He wanted to keep this trump card for use against Yan Ning.

Even if the increase in power of a planetary-level mental master is not significantly different, the title "planetary-level" still carries immense value!

If Azure and the War God Palace knew that Li Chongshan had broken through, there were only two possibilities.

First, keep a close watch on him.

Yan Ning is equally important. The inspectors will certainly not lose a top-tier planetary-level fighter due to disputes over descendants. At most, they will provide compensation or improve his treatment afterward.

Secondly, there is a very small probability that they would choose to condone Li Chongshan.

After all, one is a potential planetary level, and the other is a real planetary level, and also a mentalist!

But Li Chongshan knew that, given the nature of Wei Lan and the other inspectors, they would never let Yan Ning die at his hands because of a grudge.

Therefore, it seems that there is a way out.

In reality, Li Chongshan didn't have many options.

For Li Chongshan, he wanted Yan Ning dead!

His only son died, and nothing he did afterward could change that fact.

Only by personally cutting off Yan Ning's head can this grudge be avenged!

……

As for Yan Ning, he also chose to conceal it, but at least he reported it to Inspector Qin. From this point of view, it can only be considered as a procedural irregularity.

The War God Palace couldn't say anything either.

Yan Ning's purpose in concealing this was quite simple.

He was afraid that if he grew too fast, he would scare the other party into not daring to take revenge. If the other party followed the rules, Yan Ning really wouldn't have any reason to eliminate him.

If it can't be eliminated, you have to be on guard every day.

Yan Ning's gaze lingered on Li Chongshan for a moment before shifting away.

Even if Li Chongshan makes a breakthrough, so what?

It just takes a little more time.

"Hide it."

"The deeper you hide, the faster you die."

......

The Li couple chose an area with a high concentration of monster lords.

Frozen canyons on the western side of the Arctic Circle.

That area has the highest density of lord-level monsters in the entire Arctic region, and its danger level is also the highest.

They formed a six-person team with four high-level war gods from the Beidahuang base city.

Yan Ning chose the eastern side, the frozen plateau.

A Western Hemisphere.

An Eastern Hemisphere.

They are thousands of kilometers apart, and there's no way they'll ever cross paths.

So no one suspected anything.

Although everyone in the industry knew about the conflict between Yan Ning and the Li family, in an operation of this level, everyone was more concerned about the mission itself.

Moreover, the Li couple deliberately chose to stay away from Yan Ning's area, which seemed to be to avoid suspicion rather than to be plotting anything.

"Set off."

With Qin Mufeng's order, more than a hundred war gods boarded more than a dozen transport planes and flew towards the Arctic region.

......

Mormansky City.

The last human settlement on the outskirts of the Arctic Circle.

This place was once a prosperous ice-free port, but after the catastrophe, the climate changed drastically, the sea froze, and the bustling port became a dead city.

Now only dilapidated fortifications and a small garrison remain, barely surviving under the dual attack of ice and monsters.

When the transport plane landed at the makeshift airfield in Mormansky, the outside temperature had already dropped to minus eighty degrees Celsius.

The main force completed its final assembly here before splitting up and setting off separately.

Yan Ning bid farewell to Qin Mufeng and the other inspectors, and sped off eastward alone.

130 kilometers to the east lies a frozen plateau.

At least ten lord-level monsters reside there, making it one of the core target areas of this cleanup operation.

When Yan Ning stepped into the frozen plateau, the first lord-level monster took the initiative to approach him.

A giant walrus, over forty meters long, covered in a thick layer of fat and grayish-brown fur.

It lay on the ice, like a moving hill.

Lord level, mid-tier.

Rank A Lord.

The troll walrus spotted Yan Ning and let out a deep roar. Its massive body moved rapidly across the ice, causing the ice to creak and groan under its weight.

The fangs pierced straight at you with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air.

Yan Ning did not use the curved blade disc.

He drew the alloy battle sword from his back, its blade gleaming with a silvery light.

Nine Blades of Meteorite Ink: Severing the Flow!

A knife.

The troll walrus's massive body split in two, blood spurting out.

One fatal blow!

Yan Ning sheathed his sword.

The tendrils of the Moyun Vine emerged from the collar, entwined around the corpse of the troll walrus, and drained it of its life essence.

"First one, 600 million has arrived." Yan Ning put away the materials and continued walking forward.

......

Six hours.

Yan Ning pushed across the frozen plateau for nearly fifty kilometers.

47 Beast General-level monsters were killed, 6 Lord-level monsters were killed, 3 were B-rank monsters, and 3 were A-rank monsters.

After the Moyun Vine had eaten its fill, the golden patterns on its vines shone even brighter, bringing it one step closer to the third tier of the Planetary Rank.

Yan Ning leaned against an ice rock, preparing to continue deeper into the cave, when his mental energy suddenly detected several rapidly approaching life signals.

It's not a monster...

It is a human being.

And it's very strong, and it has a familiar feel to it!

Yan Ning calmly gazed southeast.

Six figures emerged from the snowstorm.

Li Chongshan walked at the front.

His hair was disheveled by the wind, his eyes were sharp as knives, and he was surrounded by a faint silver halo.

Behind him was Li Qingyue.

He was carrying a metal box that was about half the length of a person.

Yan Ning scanned the box with his mental energy, his brow furrowing slightly as he sensed a threat emanating from it.

Behind them were four War Gods, all high-level War Gods from the Beidahuang Base City. Each of them had a serious expression and their eyes were fixed on Yan Ning.

Six against one.

Yan Ning stood still, motionless.

Li Chongshan stopped fifty meters away from Yan Ning. Li Qingyue and the four War Gods spread out behind him, forming a semi-circular encirclement.

The wind and snow howled between them.

Tensions.

"Yan Ning".

"You know why I came."

Yan Ning looked at Li Chongshan, too lazy to respond.

"You killed my son."

Li Chongshan's voice trembled with rage, "You killed Yifeng! My son, my only son!"

His eyes were red-rimmed, and the muscles in his face twitched slightly.

His aged face was etched with the pain of losing his son and a deep-seated hatred.

"Do you know how long I've waited for this day?"

"During this time, every time I close my eyes, I see Yifeng's corpse."

His head was chopped off, his body was cut into pieces. Tell me, is this something a father could bear?!

Li Chongshan sneered, his voice distorted: "You think you're safe just because Qin Mufeng is protecting you?"

"You think you can rest easy now that you've been promoted to a board member of Azure? You're wrong! Today, here and now, no one can save you!"

He raised his right hand, and a ball of silver light condensed in his palm.

The ball of light bounced in my palm.

A silver halo spread outwards from him, causing the ice on the ground to crack and tiny ice crystals to float in the air.

Planetary-level Spiritualist.

"I've made it through."

"The first planetary-level mentalist on Azure Star, do you know what that means?"

This means that in the realm of mental power, I am the strongest!

Your throwing knives are nothing but children's toys to me!

"I'll show you what true cruelty looks like in a moment!"

Li Chongshan drew twelve silver throwing knives from his waist, each one made of alloy of grade A9 or higher.

Twelve throwing knives hovered around him, slowly rotating, exuding a murderous aura.

"I will tear you to pieces!"

"I'll slice you to pieces, slice you piece by piece, until you die. You'll die the same way Yifeng died... No, you'll die a hundred times, a thousand times worse!"

The four war gods behind him acted simultaneously.

The four men spread out and blocked all possible escape routes for Yan Ning.

They were all wearing A8-level or higher inner armor and wielding A8-level weapons. The four of them working together could hold their own against even a planetary-level opponent.