Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 125 Domain Lord Black Nether

"Young friend Yang Wu!"

As soon as Yang Wu stepped out of the villa, he met an extremely enthusiastic Domain Lord-level expert, Hei Ming, who was greeting him.

Since arriving on Rhine Star, Yang Wu has been focusing on cultivation, but he has also gotten to know many powerful individuals.

Most universe-level powerhouses treat him as an equal, while domain lord-level powerhouses are unlikely to pay much attention to a mere fourth-tier star-level kid.

But this Domain Lord Hei Ming is different. He is a solitary Domain Lord-level powerhouse, yet he is extremely warm and welcoming to people.

Since meeting Yang Wu, Hei Ming has given Yang Wu guidance several times in the past month.

The Black Netherworld's Flame Domain has reached the eighth level, and through mutual verification, it has greatly helped Yang Wu's cultivation.

"Senior Heiming!" Yang Wu greeted him respectfully.

"I just saw several employees from the world's number one bank leaving here, were they looking for you?" Hei Ming asked with a smile.

Yang Wu replied with a smile, "I just bought a few things!"

"Oh?" A glint flashed in Hei Ming's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Young friend Yang Wu, are you planning to go to Flaming Mountain to cultivate again? You're really diligent!" Hei Ming exclaimed.

"Sigh!" Yang Wu sighed and said, "Senior Hei Ming, I've been studying the Flame Mountain for over a month, but I still can't grasp the fourth level of the Flame Domain. Is my talent really that bad?"

"puff!"

Hearing Yang Wu's words, Hei Ming almost vomited blood!

He, a domain lord-level powerhouse, has spent over 900,000 years and has only now comprehended the eighth level of the Flame Domain, thus gaining the opportunity to comprehend the laws of flame.

Now, a fourth-level martial artist of the Eternal Star Realm who has comprehended three realms before he is even a hundred years old is telling him that he thinks his talent is very poor.

If he hadn't needed Yang Wu's help, he would have disappeared from here immediately!

Yes, Heiming is already over 900,000 years old, and is very close to the lifespan limit of one million years.

If he cannot comprehend the laws of fire and break through to the realm master level within the next tens of thousands of years, he will perish due to the exhaustion of his lifespan.

Hei Ming came to this Flaming Mountain for two reasons: first, to continue his cultivation; and second, to seek refuge with the son of the immortal god, "Latte," so that he could receive guidance from an immortal and increase his chances of comprehending the laws.

Unfortunately, the son of the immortal god, "Latte," looked down on a domain lord like him who was about to reach the end of his lifespan!

After all, the other party was also a genius who had reached the ninth level of the Domain in just tens of thousands of years.

Originally, Hei Ming was somewhat desperate and planned to leave Flame Mountain and go to other places in the universe to look for opportunities.

But what he didn't expect was that he would encounter Yang Wu just as he was about to leave Flaming Mountain.

In his view, such a peerless genius who comprehended the third level of the realm before the age of one hundred must have an incredibly powerful background.

After a month of contact, Hei Ming became even more convinced of this.

From the information Yang Wu inadvertently revealed, Hei Ming became increasingly certain that there was definitely a great immortal god behind Yang Wu! Even greater than the immortal god behind Domain Lord 'Latte'.

Of course, this was information Yang Wu deliberately revealed. With the various knowledge he gained from Chi Yan, doing this wasn't too difficult. He wanted others to know his background so they wouldn't cause him trouble.

Therefore, Hei Ming had been cultivating a good relationship with Yang Wu, hoping to gain guidance from an immortal god through this connection.

"Young friend Yang Wu!" Hei Ming couldn't help but say, "Your talent is the most extraordinary I have ever seen in reality! In my more than 900,000 years of memories, the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region has never seen a genius like you."

"If this battle of cosmic geniuses had started a few hundred years later, you, young friend, would probably have had a much better chance of breaking into the top one thousand in the universe!"

During this month, Hei Ming also learned that Yang Wu was not yet thirty years old. It was this discovery that made Hei Ming even more certain that there was definitely a great immortal standing behind Yang Wu!

In his eyes, no one but a great and immortal being could train such a peerless genius.

"A battle of unparalleled geniuses across the universe?"

Yang Wu was somewhat surprised, as this was the first time he had heard this name in real life. He couldn't help but ask, "I wonder when the Genius Battle will begin?"

Yang Wu no longer remembered clearly when the Genius Battle started in the original novel, and in the simulator, he hadn't even lived to see when the Genius Battle started, so he still wanted to find out the exact time.

"Um, I'm not too sure about that either!" Hei Ming said as he accompanied Yang Wu toward the entrance to the world where Flame Mountain was located. "However, in my memory, it has been almost five thousand years since the last battle of peerless geniuses held at the Giant Axe Arena."

"So, it seems the time is about right, probably within ten years! If you want to know the specific time, you can directly check the relevant information in the virtual universe. With your permissions, it should be very easy for you to find out!"

"Senior Black Nether!" Yang Wu asked with a smile, "Is it really impossible for me to enter the top one thousand in the universe?"

"The possibility is extremely low!"

"Even among the top thousand in each of the major cosmic nations, hundreds have comprehended the laws. That's a realm that countless domain lords strive for but cannot attain!"

At this point, a bitter smile appeared on Hei Ming's face.

The differences between people are truly enormous!

A true genius can comprehend the laws in a few hundred years, but he, as a domain lord who has lived for over nine hundred thousand years, is still inferior to a genius at the Eternal Star level. Where is the justice in this?

"However, there are thousands of cosmic nations in the universe, which means that in each Genius Battle, there are hundreds of thousands of star-level geniuses who have comprehended the laws! To stand out among these hundreds of thousands and become one of the final thousand, one's understanding of the laws must reach an extremely astonishing level!"

Hei Ming sighed, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said, "If you intend to break into the top 1,000 in the universe, unless..."

"Unless what?" Yang Wu asked hurriedly.

"Unless your teacher finds you a supreme treasure that will allow you to instantly comprehend the laws!"

Hei Ming's eyes were filled with countless exclamations as he slowly said, "In a cosmic battle of unparalleled geniuses hundreds of thousands of years ago, there was an incomparably great immortal being who prepared an unparalleled treasure for his only son."

"It was just that one treasure that allowed his only son, who was only in his early twenties and at the ninth level of the Hengxing realm, to instantly comprehend the lightning domain and reach an extremely profound level."

"Ultimately, the only son of that immortal being ranked 673rd in that year's Genius Battle and successfully joined the Virtual Universe Company!"

"However, such a supreme treasure must be incredibly precious; even immortal beings would find it extremely difficult to obtain. In my more than nine hundred thousand years of life, I've only heard of it once!"

Yang Wu was also moved after hearing these words.

Although this Black Nether has lived for over 900,000 years, it probably doesn't know as much about the universe as I do.

The great immortal he mentioned is probably one of the top figures among the king-level powerhouses.

Furthermore, that immortal being must have doted on his son immensely. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such an exorbitant cost to help his son break into the top 1,000 in the entire universe.

According to Yang Wu's estimation, it's probably just like how Venerable Fire Erosion dotes on his son in the original work!

However, that immortal god was clearly not as powerful as the Fire-Eroding Venerable, and it is unknown whether his son, the "peerless genius" who broke into the top 1,000 in the entire universe, ultimately achieved immortality.

"Such a precious treasure is not something my teacher could obtain!" Yang Wu exclaimed to Hei Ming.

Yang Wu was absolutely telling the truth. Even if Huyan Bo were still alive, he would never have been able to obtain such a precious treasure.

Those who could pay such an astonishing price must at least be experts at the peak of the King level.

"Indeed!" Black Nether exclaimed from the side, "Even a great immortal would probably find it difficult to obtain such a treasure."

After hearing Hei Ming's words, Yang Wu finally understood the tragedy of the lone traveler.

In Yang Wu's opinion, Hei Ming probably doesn't even know about the different levels of immortality yet, which is why he keeps talking about "great immortality".

Perhaps in his eyes, immortal beings are all great.

This further solidified Yang Wu's determination to join the Virtual Universe Company. Only in this way could he access the world of the stronger beings!

As the two were talking, they arrived at the foot of the Flaming Mountain.

Therefore, Yang Wu temporarily separated from his opponent and began to devote himself to comprehending the Flame Domain.

This image briefly describes my personal understanding of the Swallowed Star world.

The reference is mainly from Chapter 19 of Part 12 of the original text.

If anyone finds anything I've said unreasonable, please point it out so we can discuss it together.

(End of this chapter)