Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 347 Awakening and Online

A million times? Ten million times?

Bai Yang had lost count of how many times he had used his sword techniques.

In this mental space devoid of reference points, one cannot discern how much time has passed.

He knew only that he had to completely eliminate the inner demon in front of him, and this belief was unwavering.

After the final sword pierced the demon's head, the demon could no longer maintain its form.

Looking at Bai Yang's true form, a hint of melancholy appeared on his face as the inner demon gradually dissipated.

"In the end, you won."

My memories are all copies of yours; I've never truly possessed a body of yours, so I'm always just one step away.

Bai Yang did not answer, as the other side completely perished.

The entire mental space instantly brightened, and he discovered that he could sense the existence of various soul connections and was also able to control his body.

He tried to wake up, but the first thing he heard was Xing Shou's voice.

Joke ID 1548711:

Why do fish like to swim in water?

Because it's afraid of being roasted into dried fish.

Story number 2351436:

Long, long ago, there was a monster who loved listening to stories, and it wanted to create its own stories…

Bai Yang was taken aback, not knowing what Xing Shou was talking about.

He is now gradually gaining control of his body, but he is still unable to move.

He didn't interrupt her, but patiently listened to her.

He quickly understood.

"She kept making up all sorts of jokes and stories just so I could hear them."

Help me retain consciousness.

How long did Star Guardian actually persist?

Bai Yang didn't know, but it must have been a very, very long time.

Even if she were a super-intelligent life form, it must have been an extremely agonizing period for her.

Thinking of this, Bai Yang finally spoke to her through their soul connection.

"Star Guardian, it's too cold."

Your ability in this area is really not that great.

"Ah!? You're finally awake!?"

Upon hearing Bai Yang's response, Xing Shou was overjoyed and immediately cried out.

In the real world, the silver figure that Star Guardian was attached to jumped onto Bai Yang's chest and lowered its head to listen to his heartbeat.

In her ears, the sound was growing stronger, and her whole body was truly beginning to recover.

Bai Yang, still within the consciousness space, laughed:

"It's time to wake up."

What time is it on Earth now?

"It's already 2268."

"So it turns out that I was caught in a battle of consciousness with my inner demons for only five years?"

In my mind, it has been a bitter struggle for at least a century.

Bai Yang didn't realize it during the battle, but now that he's discovered he missed the secret realm qualification battle, he feels a bit regretful.

Since he was able to communicate with the Star Guardian, he tried entering the virtual universe.

As expected, it was successful on the first try, and they entered the virtual space of the Wuchen Continent.

He had just logged on when a red email popped up at the top of the list.

"Teacher Longxing?"

Bai Yang immediately clicked on it, and there was only one sentence inside:

"You're back? Are you alright?"

He was grateful and immediately replied:

"It's all set now, thank you, teacher."

Then I started dealing with all the emails that had accumulated over the past forty-five years.

Soon, his fellow geniuses from the Battle of Geniuses had all gathered in his reception room.

Despite the presence of onlookers, Ai Chen held him tightly and refused to let go.

The others wanted to laugh, but they forced themselves to hold it in.

After a while, Ai Chen tidied her blonde hair and then let go of his hand with a flushed face.

Bai Yang, however, was still somewhat unsatisfied and didn't mind cuddling her a little longer.

However, seeing that everyone was waiting for him, he still smiled and said to Luo Feng:

"Fourth brother, congratulations on joining the Primal Realm. You crippled Moro, didn't you?"

Luo Feng, beaming with joy, said, "Brother Bai, my success was only due to luck that you weren't here."

However, in the virtual universe, no matter how badly you beat him, it won't make a difference.

The werewolf Crovet beat him up even harder, as if the two had a grudge against each other before.

Bai Yang was slightly surprised and asked, "Krov didn't... but he participated too?"

This person must be very strong, right?

Luo Feng seemed to still have lingering fear when he mentioned him, nodding and saying, "Extremely strong!"

His claw attacks and physical strength were terrifying.

At that time, the outcome of our match was decided by a hair's breadth, with an element of luck involved.

Bai Yang began to investigate the details of the battle, as he was very familiar with it.

Crove has actually been carrying out extreme missions all along, and at most only 70% of his strength is used in the virtual universe.

To have such a record, he is probably the number one player besides himself at this stage.

He quickly scanned the battle scene between Luo Feng and Krov.

"This werewolf's will is terrifying. He forcibly suppressed the infection of the prison and strengthened his own body."

"It's starting to take the path of body amplitude."

Seeing him raise his head, Rong Jun asked a question that everyone wanted to know.

"Baiyang, how have you been these past few decades? Have you gained much?"

Bai Yang smiled slightly and looked around.

Of all the people, Ai Chen and Luo Feng are naturally the most concerned, with nine parts interest and one part curiosity.

Rong Jun, Bolan, and Uka were slightly less interested, showing seven parts concern and three parts curiosity.

Most of the other people were either concerned or curious.

Anyway, he was going to do something after waking up, so he wasn't afraid of anyone finding out in advance.

Bai Yang's smile remained unchanged as he stated matter-of-factly:

"The gains have been enormous, so there's probably no need to move."

These words startled all the geniuses present.

Luo Feng also looked incredulous:

"Brother Bai, you're going to challenge the primordial Tongtian Mountain, a cosmic-level peak, now?!"

Bai Yang laughed upon hearing this: "Of course not."

Before anyone could even breathe a sigh of relief, he added another sentence.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I just woke up and I'm not fully conscious yet."

According to the rules, I can rest for a while, and then I'll go back to try again.

He spoke these words so naturally, as if they were the most natural thing in the world.

It was as natural for him to fight his way back into the Primal Zone from the Primal Zone.

Although everyone present felt that way, the difficulty of traversing Tongtian Mountain was completely different!

Berlan frowned slightly and said:

"Is that okay? In your situation, the company can only give you a maximum of three months of rest."

It can't be more than six months.

Geniuses encounter various dangers during missions and are often unable to recover immediately.

In such cases, there will be some leniency in the qualifying rounds.

The Virtual Universe Company wouldn't be heartless and immediately send Bai Yang to the Primordial District, but it certainly wouldn't take too long.

What does it mean to have a cosmic-level primordial Tongtian Mountain?

That's something most geniuses wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Only after countless eons have passed since the beginning of humankind did such a grand occasion occasionally occur, with someone managing to break through.

Even though Bai Yang had always been far ahead of the competition, he heard that someone around him was actually going to try to pass the challenge.

Everyone still felt an incredible sense of dreamlike wonder.

The expressions of Qian Shui, Jiang Mo, and Lancelot, who were not very familiar with Bai Yang, were somewhat subtle.

The others also looked worried, fearing that Bai Yang's personality had been affected in some way during his time in the Abyss of Purgatory.

Bai Yang knew their thoughts but didn't explain. Instead, he said:

"I'll go check out Tongtian Bridge tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)