Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

The news spread quickly.

At a high-level meeting in Sheng Hai Base City, someone leaked this information to a familiar media outlet.

Although no names were mentioned, the news that "a certain young powerhouse will single-handedly wipe out the beast hordes on the outskirts of Shenghai" still caused a huge uproar online.

"Who is this? So brave? Taking on eighty lord-level enemies all by themselves?"

"Could it be the Primordial Era? Is Lord Primordial Era finally going to make a move?"

"Wake up upstairs, Lord Honghuang hasn't shown up for half a year. Does anyone know what happened?"

"I heard he's the grandson-in-law of Inspector Qin, the same Yan Ning from Operation Icebound."

"Yan Ning? The one who killed quite a few lord-level figures in Nanjiang? Is he capable?"

"What a load of rubbish! He's only been at the planetary level for half a year, at most a first or second tier. How dare he fight eighty lord-level monsters?"

"It's just a show, isn't it? It's definitely a show. They'll kill a couple of people, film some videos, package it up, and they'll become heroes."

"Pah! Using the lives of 300 million people in Shanghai for a show, disgusting!"

"Don't rush to criticize. What if they really have something to offer? No matter what, they've made a significant contribution to Azure."

"Something special? What could he possibly have? He's not some ancient primordial being!"

Eight out of ten comments online are skeptical and sarcastic.

No wonder the public doesn't believe it.

This news is simply outrageous.

One person faces over eighty lord-level beasts, over three thousand beast generals, and millions of beasts.

This isn't heroism, this is suicide.

Even in the primordial era, no one would dare claim they could single-handedly defeat a beast horde of this size; they would have no choice but to avoid their onslaught.

What's more, a young man who has only broken through to the planetary level for half a year?

then.

Naturally.

The word "showboating" became the most frequently used word in the comments section.

......

at the same time.

Nanjiang Base City.

Yan Ning was packing his things.

He was unaware of the discussions in Shenghai and the online criticisms.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He was no longer the Yan Ning who had just broken through to the planetary level half a year ago.

His greatest source of confidence was the Golden Horned Beast's clones.

"Moyun, are you ready?"

Yan Ning patted his collar.

The golden vine peeked out from the collar, its veins shimmering with excitement.

"Master! I'm all ready! This time, we're going to eat our fill!"

"Alright, this time you can eat your fill!"

He stood up, glanced at his four wives who were busy in the living room, and then at his four children.

Then he turned around and walked out of the house.

......

Shenghai Base City.

Three hundred million people are waiting.

Some people are looking forward to it.

Some people have doubts.

Many more people are waiting to see the joke.

Meanwhile, Yan Ning, along with the Golden Horned Beast clone and Mo Yun Teng, alone with a knife, rushed to the wilderness of Sheng Hai!

......

The Palace of the God of War.

The atmosphere in the council hall was quite subtle.

The holographic screen occupied most of the wall, the image was somewhat blurry, and the signal was intermittent.

Real-time footage transmitted back by the antimagnetic drone from Shenghai Base City:

Yan Ning had already penetrated deep into the heart of the beast horde, but the communication interference was too strong, and the image was intermittent, with only blurry outlines and occasional bursts of energy light visible.

"Shenghai Base City is the same. Such an important matter, and they didn't send someone to record the battle footage? Do they really think Director Yan Ning is a pushover?"

A war god with gray hair shook his head, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.

"The one in charge of Shenghai is an old fellow who has long since lost his fighting spirit. He didn't participate in these recent operations, so it's normal that he doesn't know about Director Yan's strength."

"But this kind of behavior clearly shows that they don't believe it."

"They're giving it the cold shoulder, and even leaking information. Those people from Shenghai are really something..."

No need to finish speaking

But everyone understood what she meant.

The fact that Sheng Hai's top management leaked the information to the media was no secret within the War God circle.

The so-called "limited cooperation" is, frankly, a lack of faith in Yan Ning's abilities.

They didn't want to offend Qin Mufeng.

They don't want to take any risks.

So we chose this most pathetic approach: you play your game, I'll watch mine; if you achieve good results, that's yours; if you encounter problems, you're on your own.

"Arguing back and forth is pointless."

"From our perspective, Sheng Hai is indeed somewhat spineless, but they are a large and powerful nation with 300 million people to support. How can they change course just because of a single sentence from Inspector Qin?"

"In my opinion, Director Yan still needs to let his achievements speak for themselves."

The hall fell silent for a moment.

"The last person who let their achievements speak for themselves is now forever buried in the Arctic Circle..."

Someone whispered something.

The air seemed to freeze.

Everyone couldn't help but think of the figures who perished in Operation Frozen.

More than a hundred war gods were mobilized, four of the six inspectors arrived, and the Primordial Emperor personally took charge.

The results of it?

More than a dozen war gods died, Honghuang lost an arm, Qin Mufeng was seriously injured, and returned defeated.

The person who "speaks with his achievements" is none other than the Li couple who "sacrificed themselves due to the beast riot".

The despicable things Li Qingyue and her companion did behind the scenes, such as human experimentation and using martial artists' lives to fill ruins, were known even to the war gods on both hemispheres.

So be it, he's dead.

Nobody wants to dwell on this.

The topic quickly changed.

On the other side of the hall.

Inspector Lu and Inspector Liu were sitting with Qin Mufeng, and the three of them were having a pleasant conversation, seemingly unaffected by Sheng Hai's attitude.

Someone leaned over and asked for their opinion on Yan Ning's trip.

Inspector Lu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile:

"We don't know Director Yan's true strength either. Since Old Qin says his grandson-in-law is no problem, let's wait and see."

Inspector Liu nodded in agreement, "Anyway, the situation can't get any worse."

The two spoke of it casually.

But his gaze never left the faded holographic screen.

Qin Mufeng sat upright with a calm smile on his face, exuding an air of "everything is under control".

But my palms were sweaty.

Yan Ning, oh Yan Ning.

You really need to stand up straight!

He was unsure of himself.

I really have no idea.

Having only broken through to the Planetary level half a year ago, even with the combined efforts of the Primordial Emperor and the five Great Inspectors, they could only avoid the brunt of the beast tide of the Shenghai.

What makes Yan Ning so confident?

he does not know.

But Qin Mufeng chose to believe.

Because Qin Mufeng had no other choice.

Although everyone was chatting amongst themselves, their attention remained focused on the white holographic screen.

Yan Ning.

How strong are they really?

Is there really any hope?

If things really can't hold up, given the current public opinion trend, then it's truly the end.

......

Yan Ning walked on air.

Looking down at the horde of beasts surging and charging like a tidal wave, he felt no great emotion.

The Golden Horned Beast can be released from the system space at any time.

At worst.

Just ride on the golden-horned behemoth.

But as Yan Ning sensed the intensity below, he grew increasingly confident.

At this level, do you expect me to avoid your sharp edge?