Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

The meeting ended.

The war gods left one after another, each with a somewhat somber expression.

Only three people remained in the hall.

Honghuang, Qin Mufeng, Yan Ning.

The lights were dim, and on the huge holographic screen, the topographic map of the Arctic was still slowly rotating.

Honghuang looked at Yan Ning and said, "Thank you for breaking through to the planetary level, which gave me the courage to try."

Yan Ning was taken aback.

He didn't expect the Primordial Chaos to say such a thing. What does it have to do with him?

"I've always wanted to visit the S01 ruins, but I've never dared to."

"It's not because I'm afraid of dying, but because if I die, Azure will have no one left to hold on."

He paused, his gaze falling on Yan Ning: "But now I have you."

Honghuang waved his hand, not letting Yan Ning speak.

"You don't need to make a fuss."

"Keep your existence secret for now, so we can lure out those with ulterior motives."

Qin Mufeng nodded in agreement.

"In chaotic times, there will always be people who want to take advantage of their privileges to go astray."

Those who build their own spaceships, hoard resources, or even plot to defect—these people should all be eliminated. You're more useful in the shadows than in the open.

Yan Ning understood.

This is to make him a hidden knife.

"I see."

"At times like these, we must not let our hearts be scattered, and society must not descend into chaos. Only by uniting as one can we overcome this difficult time."

Honghuang looked at him, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

"As for spaceships."

Yan Ning said, "In the vast universe, how can an individual who has lost the foundation of civilization take root again and thrive? Run? Where can they run to?"

Yan Ning's identity as a transmigrator made him realize better than anyone else that, on a cosmic scale, a wanderer who had lost his civilization was less than an ant.

Rather than flee, it is better to defend the land.

If we protect them, our roots will remain.

If you can't hold your ground, you'll be doomed no matter where you run.

Yan Ning thought, "It's just a mutated king beast. No matter how strong it is, or how fast it grows, it can't possibly outpace me, can it?"

Unfortunately, he couldn't tell Qin Mufeng and Honghuang about his cheat ability.

"good."

"A truly great person should have the composure to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before them. You are quite remarkable."

Cough cough, if you had a cheat code, you'd remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of you.

Yan Ning was silent for a moment, then asked:

Are you really sure?

Honghuang did not answer immediately.

He stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window is the headquarters building of the War God Palace, and further away are the myriad lights of Kunlun Base City, twinkling in the night like a dazzling galaxy.

Under every lamp, someone is eating, sleeping, and living.

I watched the primordial chaos for a long time.

"Before the Cataclysmic Era, I was just a butcher."

"On the day the catastrophe struck, I was standing behind the butcher's block with a pig-slaughtering knife in my hand. The sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Monsters poured in from all directions, and people on the street fell down like wheat being harvested."

"When the horde of beasts, as large as mountains and as vast as the sea, pounced on me, I didn't have time to think about what kind of monster would eat my head, my hands, or my heart, or how it would be eaten."

"My only thought at that time was...to survive! As long as I killed all the monsters, I could live!"

"The same goes for this time."

"As long as I survive, I've survived, haven't I?"

These words sounded somewhat strange, but Yan Ning understood them.

I do it not because I'm confident, but because I have to.

If you do it, you have a chance to live.

If you don't do it, you won't even have a chance to live.

Qin Mufeng patted Yan Ning on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "Regarding the Li family couple, it was announced that they died in Operation Breaking the Ice. Their family did a lot of bad things in the Great Northern Wilderness, and Weilan could only turn a blind eye to it."

"Honghuang is right. In chaotic times, only by undergoing radical surgery can one survive."

......

After the meeting.

Yan Ning walked out of the War God Palace headquarters building.

The city in the distance was brightly lit, and every household was peaceful and harmonious.

Nobody knows what just happened.

No one knew that there was a colossal beast on the northern ice plains capable of destroying everything, and no one knew that the two strongest people in the Azure had lost their arms.

No one knew that Honghuang was going to venture alone into that ruin with a 99% mortality rate.

All they know is that the sun will rise again tomorrow, the children will go to school, and the work will continue.

Yan Ning stood on the steps, looking at the lights, and suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.

The primordial chaos was being borne, Qin Mufeng was being borne, Zhao Tieshan was being borne, the warriors who died in battle were being borne, and the soldiers who fought monsters in the wilderness every day were being borne.

Now it's his turn, and this feeling isn't bad at all?

......

News of Arctic's defeat was kept secret within the innermost circle of Azure's top management.

Ordinary people are unaware of the hidden dangers beneath the surface; they are mostly preoccupied with making a living.

All they knew was that the federal government had recently increased birth subsidies, improved benefits for martial artists, and that the clearing operations around the base city had become more frequent.

Life went on like this.

Six months.

It slips away quietly amidst calm and undercurrents.

The Blue Federation's policies were implemented very quickly.

With a series of measures including birth subsidies, preferential education resources, and upgraded welfare for martial artists, the birth rate in the general population has indeed rebounded significantly.

Long queues formed at the maternity wards of hospitals in major base cities, and sales of baby products increased several times over.

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.

Aside from the occasional reckless self-media individual attempting to force their way into the Arctic Circle and posting videos for help, causing a brief stir, life goes on like this.

......

this day.

Congressman's Hospital.

Congratulations, mother and baby are safe and sound, weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces, very healthy.

Qin Xiuyue's successful delivery brought Yan Ning a sigh of relief.

"Call him Yan Xiu."

"The character 'xiu' in 'cultivation' is like a mother—resilient and persistent."

Yan Ning was holding it when the system notification came so quickly.

[Congratulations, host! Your offspring's genetic potential has exceeded its limit. You have been awarded 1 lottery draw chance.]

[Your bloodline gives birth to a planetary-level descendant, obtaining the embryo of the Golden Horned Beast]

[Milestone: 2]

Yan Ning's hand suddenly trembled.

Golden Horned Beast!

He almost shook Yan Xiu off his arms, but luckily he reacted quickly and caught him.

The little guy was jolted and burst into tears. Yan Ning quickly tried to comfort him, but his mind was filled with the golden words on the system panel.

Planetary Descendants...

Nourished by the ten-thousand-year-old mutated black root, Qin Xiuyue has broken through to the level of advanced war god.

His genetic potential is the highest among his four wives, at the first level of the planetary rank.

With the improvement of Yan Ning's own genetic talent, Yan Xiu naturally broke through the upper limit and directly reached the planetary level.

This means that Yan Xiu possessed planetary-level genetic potential from birth, and as long as he cultivated normally, he would definitely become a planetary-level powerhouse before adulthood!

Also.

More importantly... the embryo of the Golden Horned Beast!

Suppressing his emotions, Yan Ning handed Yan Xiu over to the medical staff to settle his family, and then said that he had a mission and needed to actively prepare for battle.