Swallowing the Stars: The Birth of a Cosmic God King

"A human bloodline at the peak of the Realm Lord level? Is it really that outrageous?" Yan Ning looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground and fell into deep thought.

More than a dozen planetary-level slaves, one punch each.

A single punch is enough to defeat a first-tier, eternal star.

He didn't even use his innate secret technique "Armor Removal," nor did he draw his battle sword.

Pure physical strength and pure martial arts skills are enough to crush them!

"As expected of a pinnacle race in the universe."

Yan Ning squatted down and searched Yin Jiuyou's corpse.

I found a spatial ring, a storage device that is universally applicable throughout the universe.

Using mental energy to probe inside, one finds quite a few things: black dragon coins, energy crystals, several low-level weapons, and some miscellaneous items.

Yan Ning put away the spatial ring and stood up.

The blizzard was still howling.

But there wasn't a single enemy standing on the ice field.

He looked up, gazing at the approximate location of the spaceship faintly visible outside the atmosphere, and said, "Now, it's the Golden Horned Beast's turn to perform!"

......

In the Arctic Circle, amidst a blizzard.

Yan Ning stood beside Yin Jiuyou's corpse and raised his hand to press the communicator in his ear.

"Old Qin, the other side chose to land in the Arctic region, and that's already been dealt with. Send someone over to handle it."

One Rank 1 Constant-level slave and twelve Rank 1 Planetary-level slaves—not a single one survived.

On the other end of the communication line, Qin Mufeng's voice trembled: "Eternal...Eternal Star level? You killed an Eternal Star level?"

"Um."

"But the matter is not over yet. There is another spaceship in outer space, with two star-level beings and more than thirty planetary-level slaves on board."

"What?!"

"I told you, I'll take care of everything. Why can't you break this old habit of overreacting? Is it really that big of a fuss?"

Yan Ning cut off the communication and sank his consciousness into the system space, connecting with the optical brain of the B-class star-level spaceship.

The spacecraft scan results are in.

[Target ship class]: Class D, standard reconnaissance ship of the Phantomheart Clan.

[Armor Configuration]: Light Energy Cannons x4, Shield Strength: Constant Star Tier 2.

[Personnel Composition]: 1 Constant Star Level 3, 1 Constant Star Level 2, 32 Planetary Star Level 9 Peak Slaves.

[Ethnicity]: Illusionary Heart Clan.

......

"The Illusionary Heart Clan." Yan Ning narrowed his eyes.

They are from the same clan as the cosmic-level Illusion Heart Clan elder in the Arctic underground.

"No wonder they were able to find this place."

Yan Ning understood. "Same race connection. Although that cosmic-level Illusion Heart Clan member is dead, his residual aura and the coordinates of his legacy are still calling to his fellow clansmen."

"Fortunately, it was a lucky accident that we took care of that dying old thing ahead of time. Otherwise, if the rendezvous had been successful, it would have been a real problem."

It's a big problem.

But it can still be resolved.

What truly unsettled Yan Ning was not the three small fry in front of him, but what was behind them.

The Illusion Heart Clan, within the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, can be considered a powerful force possessing cosmic-level experts.

If anyone on this spaceship escapes, and the news reaches the Illusion Heart Clan headquarters, Azure will face annihilation.

He can kill a third-tier Helian of the Eternal Star level.

But what about the cosmic-level powerhouses of the Illusionary Heart Clan?

What will Yan Ning use to block this now?

"We must not let these people escape; not a single one can get away!"

Yan Ning's eyes turned cold.

He was not a bloodthirsty person, but he was also not an indecisive one.

From the moment the other party set their sights on the Azure Heart Clan, his relationship with the Illusion Heart Clan became one of life and death.

Can we turn hostility into friendship?

What a joke.

What they want is enslavement, trafficking, and treating everyone in Azure as a commodity.

This hatred can only be washed away with blood.

"The law of survival in the universe has always been that the strong take all, and the weak get nothing," Yan Ning muttered to himself. "From the moment you step into the universe, you have to be prepared to be served at the dinner table or become the chef!"

He dislikes change.

He likes to nip any potential problems in the bud.

To cut the weeds, you must remove them at the root.

It's cruel, but that's the universe.

"I don't want Azure to be exposed to risks." Yan Ning looked up at the starry sky. "Then we'll just have to make things difficult for the Illusionary Heart Clan."

……

outer space.

The Phantomheart Clan's spaceship hovered on the outer edge of the azure galaxy, its cloaking coating blending it into the dark starry sky.

On the bridge.

Helian and Guli both looked rather grim.

"Why did Yin Jiuyou's signal suddenly drop?" Gu Li stared at the screen, his voice tense.

For him.

Elder Mo's infamous reputation seemed to be right before their eyes, making it impossible to face him easily. Anyone can talk big, though.

But when you actually face it, it's a different story.

"It's not interference, it's a complete break; even the soul imprint has vanished."

"I know," Helian's voice was low. "Yin Jiuyou is really dead."

"How did they die? The strongest on that planet was only a fifth-tier planetary-level being—"

"I don't know!" Helian interrupted, "but what I'm more worried about now is whether we've overlooked something."

"Could it be... that Elder Mo isn't dead and is waiting for us to take the bait?"

The voice just fell.

The spaceship jolted violently.

It wasn't an engine malfunction or a meteorite impact.

The entire spaceship seemed to be firmly "held" by something from the outside!

"What's going on?!" Gu Li rushed to the porthole and looked outside.

There was nothing there.

The sky was still dark, and there was nothing there.

But the spaceship shook more and more violently, and the metal hull emitted a piercing creaking sound, as if countless giant pythons were tightening their coils around it.

"External imagery!" Helian roared.

Switch the screen to the external camera.

then.

Both members of the Illusionary Heart Clan widened their eyes simultaneously.

vine.

Countless vines!

Extending from the void like a giant golden python, it tightly coiled around the entire spaceship.

On the vines, golden veins shimmered with an eerie light under the starlight.

"Mo...Moyun Vine?!"

Gu Li's voice changed, and he exclaimed in surprise, "How could there be a Cloud-Moving Vine in outer space?!"

"This is not an ordinary cloud vine."

Helian's pupils contracted. "Look at those golden patterns. Ordinary Moyun Vine doesn't have this, and this aura... is at the Hengxing level?"

"Isn't the highest level for the Cloud Vine only World Lord? While the Eternal Star level isn't outrageous, this color..."

He suddenly realized something, and his expression changed drastically.

"Mutant Cloud Vine King!"

Gu Li gasped.

The King of Cloud-Piercing Vine is a mutated individual among Cloud-Piercing Vine, with growth potential far exceeding that of ordinary Cloud-Piercing Vine, and it may even break through the shackles of the Realm Lord!

Plant life of this level is a priceless treasure in the universe.

"No, no!"

Helian's voice grew even more grave, "The Moyun Vine wouldn't appear out of thin air; there must be life forms or spaceships around that we can't detect!"

Gu Li frantically operated the control panel, turning the detection power to maximum.

But on the screen, there was nothing but their own spaceship.

Their technical level is far superior to theirs.

"Damn it!"

Gu Li slammed his fist on the control panel.

"Who is it? Space pirates? Or a fleet from some other faction?"

"I don't know," Helian gritted his teeth, "but anyone who can possess the Moyun Vine King is definitely not an ordinary person. We might... have kicked a hornet's nest!"