Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

Let's rewind to a few hours earlier.

Shenghai Base City.

Operations command center.

Zhao Zhengguo stood in front of the holographic screen, his expression solemn.

"Is the live broadcast signal ready?"

"I'm all set, but... do we really want to go live?"

Zhao Zhengguo remained silent for a moment.

live streaming?

He dare not.

It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare.

Yan Ning ventured alone deep into the heart of the beast horde, facing over eighty lord-level beasts, thousands of beast generals, and millions of beasts.

In a battle of this scale, the outcome is unpredictable.

Well, from his perspective, this is no different from sending someone to their death.

If the broadcast goes live and Yan Ning wins, everyone will be happy, and it will greatly boost morale.

But what if we lose?

What if you are surrounded by a herd of beasts, injured, or even killed in battle?

Thirty million people will witness their hopes dashed.

Sheng Hai couldn't bear that kind of blow.

"No live broadcast." Zhao Zhengguo finally made the decision, "but we'll record the whole thing. If Yan Ning comes back alive, we'll decide whether to broadcast it or not."

"And the online public opinion..."

"Let's hold off for now," Zhao Zhengguo waved his hand. "We'll talk about it when the results come out."

Fang Ping stood aside without saying a word.

His expression was complicated.

To be honest, he still doesn't believe Yan Ning can do it.

One person facing over eighty lord-level monsters?

What a joke.

He considered all sorts of wildly imaginative possibilities, but still couldn't find a successful solution.

Fang Ping did not say this aloud.

Because of Qin Mufeng's reputation, and also because... he still had a sliver of hope in his heart.

What if?

What if that young man can actually do it?

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The news was still leaked.

It's unclear whether the information was leaked from within Sheng Hai or from the War God Palace.

In short.

The news that Yan Ning was going to wipe out the beast hordes on the outskirts of Shenghai quickly caused a stir online.

[Exclusive: Yan Ning, the "Lord Slayer" in Operation Frozen, will face the mighty beast tide alone today!]

[Shocking! Qin Inspector's grandson-in-law single-handedly takes on eighty lord-level beasts? Is it heroism or a publicity stunt?]

[With the lives of 300 million people in Shenghai hanging by a thread, why did the Federation send a "newcomer"?]

The headlines from various media outlets were increasingly exaggerated, but the comments section was surprisingly consistent.

Do not believe.

"Eighty Lord-level creatures? Does he think he's some kind of prehistoric being?"

"He's only broken through to the planetary level for half a year, at most he's at the first or second tier, how is he supposed to fight?"

"It's just a show. They'll kill a couple of people, film some videos, package it up, and they'll become heroes."

"Why isn't Sheng Hai's official account broadcasting live? Are they afraid to? Are they worried about being exposed?"

"To be honest, I'd rather believe that pigs can fly than that one person can wipe out the Shenghai Beast Tide."

Questioning, ridicule, and indifferent observation.

Almost no one was optimistic about Yan Ning, not because the public was harsh, but because the news was simply too outrageous.

In their view, even if Yan Ning's combat power was unparalleled and he had broken through to the planetary level, it would be like throwing his life away if he faced a surging tide of beasts as big as the sea and as big as the mountains all by himself.

This is a fucking battlefield where people will die!

This isn't heroism, this is suicide!

......

then.

The video was released quietly.

The official account of Shenghai Base City suddenly posted a video in the evening.

There was no warning, no foreshadowing, and not even any extra explanation.

There is only one image, accompanied by a short line of text:

[Footage of Director Yan Ning's slaying of the King-level monster "Deep Sea Demon Chapter" during the clearing operation outside Sheng Hai Base City.]

Video length: 47 seconds.

The first thirty seconds are aerial footage.

Ruins, herds of beasts, and a gray torrent sweeping across the mountains and plains.

A figure wielding a battle sword walked slowly through the horde of beasts, surrounded by a silver flow of sword energy, leaving a trail of beast blood in its wake.

Seventeen seconds later.

The earth exploded.

Four tentacles burst forth from the ground, like pillars supporting the sky, surrounding the figure in the center.

The tentacles crashed down.

The speed is so fast that it cannot be detected by the naked eye.

then.

The figure moved.

There was no turning back.

He simply turned slightly to the side, and his battle blade slashed out diagonally.

A silver-white blade of light flashed across the screen.

The tentacle split in two.

The fracture surface is as smooth as a mirror.

The severed tentacle fell limply, crashing onto the ruins and raising a cloud of dust.

A knife.

Just one cut!

The most ferocious king-level monster in the Sheng Hai Sea, a being that even planetary-level powerhouses could only flee from, couldn't even withstand a single strike!

That concludes the video.

There was no sound, no narration, not even a little bit of extra embellishment. Perhaps even the official Sheng Hai team didn't know how to embellish or edit it.

But it was this 47-second silence that, the moment it was released, ignited the entire internet.

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[Blue Daily - Official Account]

[#One man and one sword can subdue the vast sea#]

Today, during the clearing operation on the outskirts of Sheng Hai Base City, Azure Director Yan Ning killed the planetary-level Tier 3 King-class monster "Deep Sea Demon Chapter" with a single strike, successfully repelling the beast tide.

This is another amazing display of combat power by Director Yan Ning after Operation Frozen. During the exploration of the S01 ruins by the Primordial Lord, the Azure Humans have no shortage of guardians!

Image caption: The frame of Yan Ning wielding his sword in the video, the blade's light slicing through the sky, the moment his tentacles severed is frozen in time.

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[Blue China Community - Official Account]

[#YanNingOneSlash#]

The beast tide in Shenghai is critical. He alone, with only his sword, faces eighty lords, a thousand beast generals, and a hundred thousand beasts. The forty-seven-second video witnesses the limits of human martial artists.

Azure skies, and mountains!

Image caption: Yan Ning carrying the corpse of the King Beast toward Sheng Hai, his shadow stretched long by the setting sun.

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[Blue Sky CCTV News - Official Account]

[#BlueJohorBahru#]

From Operation Frozen to the Pacification of Shenghai, from the twentieth lord to the eightieth lord, Yan Ning, this young man who only broke through to the planetary level half a year ago, used a single strike to tell everyone:

Even if the sky falls, someone will hold it up!

Image caption: Close-up of Yan Ning's face (excerpted from War God Palace data), with calm eyes and an expressionless face.

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Three major authoritative media outlets reposted Sheng Hai's official video almost simultaneously, along with their own comments.

The wording is restrained, but the shock conveyed between the lines cannot be hidden.

The Blue Daily News says, "There is no shortage of guardians."

The Blue China Press says, "Blue, and there are mountains."

The CCTV News program "Blue Sky" said, "The sky has fallen, but someone is holding it up."

Every word was a declaration to the entire blue sky: the person standing behind the primordial chaos has arrived!

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The comment section exploded.

"What the hell did I see? A stab wound?? Just one stab wound???"

"A planetary-level Tier 3 king beast, killed in one strike? Just what realm is Yan Ning at??"

"Wait, wait, wait! He didn't even turn his head!! He didn't even look back!! What level of confidence is that?!"

"I admit I raised my voice a bit earlier, Director Yan Ning, I'm sorry, you're like a father to me."

"To put it bluntly, even the Primordial Lord wouldn't have acted this outrageously when he was at the second tier of the Planetary level, would he?"

"Don't be so harsh, it's the truth. When the Primordial Lord was at the second level of the Planetary Realm, he was still struggling in the S01 Ruins."

"So... can we stop panicking? That white behemoth in the Arctic doesn't seem so scary after all?"

"Don't worry, one king beast doesn't mean anything, but at least Yan Ning has given us hope."

"Hope? This isn't hope, this is reassurance! One man, one sword, and we can quell the chaos in Shenghai! I'm making this clear right here and now!"

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