Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 334 Hongmeng City

Just as Emperor Yan dispatched his invincible king-level experts to the outer battlefield, Yang Wu had already found a secluded place on the Yanji Continent, intending to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time.

After separating from Star Illusion King, the Flame God Clan clone lost its teleportation ability, and its speed in hunting down alien powerhouses immediately slowed down considerably.

Having accumulated considerable resources, Yang Wu immediately decided to retreat into seclusion for a period of time, which would also be a good opportunity to avoid the limelight.

"However, the issue of teleportation also needs to be addressed. We can't always have to cooperate with other powerful individuals who possess teleportation abilities!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Moreover, during his previous encounters with Tianming Wang and others, Yang Wu realized that the initiative on the battlefield was entirely in the hands of the enemy.

If the opponent wanted to fight, they used spatial blockade to restrict Star Illusion King's teleportation. If the opponent wanted to leave, they could simply cancel the spatial blockade and teleport away.

"Whether it's teleportation or spatial blockade, we need to find a way to solve it!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

However, solving this problem is quite simple for Yang Wu; he just needs to cultivate in seclusion for a while and wait for the next simulation refresh.

In the last simulation, he had already made great progress in understanding the laws of space. It should be quite easy for him to comprehend a spatial law ability in the next simulation.

"However, there's still some time before the next simulation. Before then, I need to think of ways to improve my strength!" Yang Wu secretly planned in his heart.

At this point, only a little over ten years had passed since the last simulation.

In the first year of the past ten years, the Time Palace operated at only five times the normal time flow rate.

For a period of time afterward, the Time Palace's operating speed increased to ten times the time flow rate of the original universe.

Therefore, the time simulator has only experienced a little over a hundred years at this point, which is still far from the 720-year simulation interval.

"I've recently acquired a considerable amount of resources, worth over ten billion Mixed Yuan Units!"

Yang Wu kept planning in his mind: "However, we can't continue this kind of frenzied killing for a while, and we won't be able to maintain the faster time flow to operate the Time Palace!"

Operating the Time Palace at ten times the time flow rate would consume 1.5 million units of wealth per year, while operating at twenty times the time flow rate would consume an even greater 7.5 million units of wealth.

If the Flame God Clan clone can continue to accumulate resources at the previous rate, then the Time Palace can naturally be maintained to operate at a higher time flow rate.

However, doing so would require at least one immortal god at the peak of the King-level realm with teleportation abilities to cooperate, and it would be extremely easy to provoke public outrage.

However, the current strength of the Yan God Clan clone is far from being able to dominate the battlefield outside the domain. Therefore, Yang Wu can only temporarily decide to continue to operate the Time Palace at ten times the time flow rate.

"However, it's best to return to the barracks base first, dispose of the spoils of war acquired over the years, and wait until the turmoil of this matter subsides, or until the strength of the Flame God Clan avatar increases, before continuing to accumulate resources!"

Yang Wu was unsure whether the Mechanical Race would continue to send powerful individuals to cause him trouble, and there were even two major factions, the Demon Race and the Zerg Race, so he simply returned to the military base to rest for a while.

With that in mind, Yang Wu boarded the spaceship and left the rest area, quickly flying towards a shuttle point.

……

From the Yanji Continent, fly to the shuttle point, then travel through the dark universe, and finally return to the original universe to return to the 026th barracks base.

This took about a month.

During this time, Yang Wu did not delay. He maintained the accelerated operation of the Time Palace while preparing to head to the Hong Alliance.

In fact, he had already been invited into the Hong Alliance after he killed the Crimson Feather King.

However, during this time, Yang Wu has been busy hunting down powerful alien races and has not yet visited the Hong Alliance.

At this time, the many spoils of war he possessed were quite valuable, and it would fetch a higher price if he sold them in the Hongmeng.

In the virtual universe, Yang Wu, standing in his manor in the primitive area of ​​Yuxiang Mountain, directly activated the teleportation. As early as after joining the Hongmeng, he had obtained the permission to teleport into the Hongmeng.

Swish!

Yang Wu's figure vanished into thin air in an instant, and he was directly teleported to another vast dimensional space.

……

This is the highest-level dimensional space in the entire virtual universe, and it also gathers the most powerful beings in the virtual universe. This is the Hongmeng Space.

In the boundless expanse of the starry sky, surrounded by countless stars, an ancient and majestic city floats silently—that is Hongmeng City.

"Buzz!"

As Yang Wu arrived, one of the countless stars surrounding Hongmeng City also lit up slightly.

Yang Wu, on the other hand, appeared directly in his own room.

All official members in the inner and outer city areas of Hongmeng City have the same rooms, with a standard area of ​​3200 square meters.

"This place is really small!" Yang Wu thought to himself, standing in the nearly 1,000-square-meter living room.

Given his size, the room was quite spacious for him. But for a powerful figure over ten meters tall, the room would feel very cramped.

However, since this is a virtual universe, it's easy to shrink your body.

Of course, Hongmeng City was not a place for enlightenment or practice, but rather a platform for countless powerful individuals to gather and exchange ideas.

Moreover, in Hongmeng City, even the Universe Venerables only maintain the physical qualities of an apprentice. Their physical bodies and Force strength are the same; the only difference is their consciousness.

Therefore, as long as the pressure is contained, it is impossible to judge the strength of the other party from the surface.

In fact, this is the norm in most places in the virtual universe.

Just like when Yang Wu first entered the virtual universe Black Dragon Mountain Island.

To prevent fighting among themselves, all humans have identical physical attributes. Only in special settings such as the "Killing Space" and the "Giant Axe Arena" can people freely unleash their full potential.

As for Yuxiang Mountain, it allows people to maintain the same state of mind as in reality at any time, which makes it convenient to practice moves and exchange skills with each other!

"But this is good too, it makes it easier for me to hide my identity!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Prior to this, Yang Wu had already received instructions from his teacher, Lord Dragon Walk, to keep his identity secret for the time being within Hongmeng City.

The identity of the Yan God Clan's clone, the God of Slaughter, cannot be used within the Hong Alliance, since no Yan God Clan member has joined the Hong Alliance City.

Therefore, Yang Wu could only use the name he had used when he first arrived at the extraterritorial battlefield, "Xia".

After making slight modifications to his appearance, Yang Wu, who was ready, walked out of his residence.

……

This is a quiet and very large residential area. Although the styles of the houses are different, the size is quite similar, with each house having two stories.

Compared to the small number of Cosmic Venerables in the inner city, the number of King-level Immortals in the outer city is the largest, exceeding three million.

These more than 300 immortal kings are distributed in various communities, each of which can accommodate 10,000 residents.

Walking on the streets of the residential area, Yang Wu looked up at the sky.

The sky is filled with stars, and each of the brightest stars represents a powerful figure in Hongmeng City.

Not far away, powerful alien beings would appear from time to time. Some of these beings were rock lifeforms, some were energy lifeforms, and some were even plant lifeforms...

There were all sorts of bizarre and wonderful races, even more than Yang Wu had encountered on the Yanji Continent.

"The weakest residents of Hongmeng City are all at the King-level Immortal realm. I've long wanted to see for myself, and now I finally have the chance!"

Yang Wu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked towards the area where the crowd was gathered.

Hongmeng City is home to countless powerful individuals, including many who are usually rare, such as those who have been granted the title of King or Immortal.

Large spaceship transactions; transactions involving plant life forms and metal life forms...

High-performing employee recruitment services; special item appraisal services...

Large-scale auction houses; new types of gambling businesses...

The services and activities are countless, offering everything imaginable.

Groups of powerful individuals from various races stood together, chatting and laughing as they strolled casually through Hongmeng City. Although most of them came from different races, the overall atmosphere was incredibly peaceful, which was hard to believe.

It should be understood that even among powerful alien races on the same side in the extraterritorial battlefield, there are certain special circumstances in which they will fight each other!

"Hi, are you new here?"

"I've never seen you before. Did you just join the Hongmeng?"

"Come on, let's have a drink together!"

Wherever Yang Wu went, a group of powerful figures greeted him warmly, including several three-star experts.

None of these people cared that Yang Wu was only a one-star level, because he was human!

Yang Wu also greeted the many powerful figures from other races, and occasionally raised his glass in a gesture of greeting.

"Puya Palace?"

Soon Yang Wu arrived in front of a seven-story palace with a strange style.

This palace covers an area of ​​several kilometers in length and width, and is extremely lively inside. Above the palace, there are three characters written in the common language of the human race: "Puya Palace".

It should be noted that there are many powerful individuals gathered in the outer city area of ​​Hongmeng City. Even the residence of a King-level expert is only 3200 square meters.

Even a powerful and invincible expert like True King cannot open a shop in this outer city area. Only the strongest among the universe venerables have the opportunity to open a shop in this outer city.

Moreover, as long as the shop is open, it will need to continuously pay various taxes and fees to Hongmeng.

Of course, the customers of these numerous shops located in Hongmeng City are all people with enormous wealth, and the profits they can obtain are equally astonishing.

And this "Puya Palace" is the best of the best.

Because Puyai Palace operates a casino business, it is the only casino in the entire Hongmeng City.

The powerful figures from various races within Hongmeng City all possess incredibly long lifespans.

Throughout their long lives, besides their adventures, they would occasionally come to Puya Palace for some fun, and as a result, the profits that Puya Palace made were also immeasurable.

According to the information Yang Wu had, the backer of Puya Palace should be a certain hall master in Hongmeng Hall, or even several hall masters working together to run it.

"Those cosmic rulers really know how to make money!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "If I could open a casino in Hongmeng City, how could I possibly worry about the resources needed to operate the Time Palace?"

How much wealth can an ordinary family in the universe acquire in their lifetime?

Even for families that have achieved the title of King and Immortal, the profits they can earn are negligible, far less than the speed at which a King-level expert can acquire resources.

The enormous profits that these shops in Kehongmeng City can obtain would probably make even a Universe Venerable envious.

Next to Puya Palace is another palace with a much lower visitor flow: Yubao Hall.

Since Yang Wu had no way to cheat, he naturally had no interest in casinos like Dupu Cliff Palace that relied purely on luck, so he stepped directly into Yubao Hall.

This is arguably the best and largest of all the many shops in Hongmeng City.

The master behind Yu Baotang is none other than Yang Wu's teacher, the Lord of Dragon Journey!

Yu Baotang has two floors, each with a floor area roughly the same as that of Puya Palace.

Yang Wu entered Yu Baotang and saw a dense array of treasures displayed on the shelves, stretching to the horizon.

Next to each treasure is a blueprint containing a wealth of information, including videos, text, and illustrations, detailing the treasure's origins, unique features, and selling price.

Yang Wu walked along, browsing the exhibits as he went.

The number of treasures on the first floor of Yu Bao Hall alone is in the hundreds of millions.

As for the price, it ranges from millions of mixed units to hundreds of billions of mixed units.

"Master, there are some precious treasures here that I have never seen even in the treasure vault of the Virtual Universe Company!" Chi Yan's voice rang in Yang Wu's mind.

Hongmeng City truly lives up to its reputation as a gathering place for powerful individuals from all races in the universe; the treasures here are incredibly precious and rare. Some of them are even unknown in the treasure vaults of the Virtual Universe Company.

Some of the precious treasures in the virtual universe company's vault were also not found here.

Looking at the dazzling array of treasures before him, Yang Wu felt even more strongly that he was a poor man.

Aside from a few precious treasures he possessed, his entire net worth amounted to just over 10 billion Chaos Units, barely comparable to some peak-level Immortal Gods.

Of course, if you include the value of the treasures, his net worth would be much greater.

Even ordinary high-level cosmic beings might not have his wealth.

After all, the Heaven-Burning Mirror, a top-tier treasure of the soul category, alone is already of immeasurable value.

"These treasures..."

Yang Wu became increasingly envious as he looked at the countless treasures before him, and he couldn't resist the urge to buy them.

But he also knew very well that he was a poor man.

He simply couldn't afford the treasures that could tempt him to buy.

This includes a Flame God Clan King's Armor worth 5 billion Chaos Units, as well as a large number of precious treasures that can help the auxiliary metal life form Kash break through to the peak of the King-level...

"Whether it's the Flame God Clan King Armor or Kash, who is at the peak of the King-level, they can both enhance my strength to some extent!" Yang Wu secretly planned in his heart.

Among them, the Flame God Clan King Armor has similar effects to the Flame Dragon Armor. Of course, the Flame God Clan King Armor's maximum endurance is much lower than that of the Flame Dragon Armor, but it is still sufficient for battles at the King level.

Moreover, the Flame God Clan King Armor has an advantage that the Flame Dragon Armor does not: it can boost the Flame God Clan clone's power by an additional 100,000 times, which is enough to increase the Flame God Clan clone's combat power by another level.

As for the peak-level support metal life form Kash, although it cannot allow the Flame God Clan clone to mobilize higher power for the time being, it can provide stronger defensive capabilities, making the Flame God Clan clone safer in battle.

Thinking this through, Yang Wu took a deep breath: "Let's just go straight to the Primal Tongtian Mountain!"

Unfortunately, although over 10 billion Chaos Units was a considerable amount, it was far from enough compared to the resources he wanted to purchase.

With his current strength, he could easily pass through the Lord-level Tongtian Mountain and directly obtain a reward of 100 billion points.

In this way, he can do whatever he wants, and maybe even make the Time Palace operate at an even higher time flow rate!

"Conquering the Lord-level Tongtian Mountain will earn you 100 billion points!"

Yang Wu thought to himself, "With these 100 billion points, my strength will improve significantly!"

Whoosh!

With that thought, Yang Wu's figure instantly disappeared from Hongmeng City.

(End of this chapter)