Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Battle of Geniuses

Chapter 34 The Visitor is a Guest

"Oh, we have guests!"

The man smiled lazily and stood up.

With a single step, as if floating on air, he instantly traversed a thousand meters and arrived in front of Yachi and Ayame.

"So fast! I only saw him take one step, and he was already in front of us! I couldn't even catch a glimpse of his movement!"

Yaqi was deeply shaken.

As a reserve member of the family's king of assassins, he may not have the innate intuition of Ayano, but he possesses extraordinary sensory abilities.

Even if he is no match for a ninth-level expert of the Hengxing realm, he can still make out the opponent's movements to some extent.

Therefore, in the past, he did not take the ninth level of the Hengxing level seriously, thinking that they were just a few years older than him. He believed that once he reached the same level, no one would be his match.

But only today do I realize that there are always people more capable than you, and heavens beyond heavens!

"Yes, even that terrifying rhinoceros submitted to him. A monster of that size could not be defeated without cosmic-level strength, which means this person's strength is comparable to cosmic-level!"

At first glance, it was just a simple tremor, but the more Yaki thought about it, the more awe he felt.

Does he still remember that this world restricts the strength of those who enter to below the cosmic level? In other words, the person in front of him is comparable to a cosmic-level being at the star level!?

No, before that, the most crucial question is... is he friend or foe?

Yaqi's mind raced, and after half a second he finally came to his senses, staring intently at the young man in black. His jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

"My name is A-Yuan, uncle. Your rhinoceros is so cool! Can I touch it?"

"Haha, it's just so-so, third in the world. Feel free to touch it, it's very docile."

"Wow, it looks rough, but it feels surprisingly smooth and moist to the touch! Oh, right, uncle, I haven't introduced you yet. That guy over there staring blankly is my companion, his name is Yaqi!"

"Hmph, is this urging me to introduce myself? Fine, it's only fair. You've already given your name, so how can I, as an adult, fall behind? My name is Hunzhen! Hun means naturally formed, and Zhen means returning to simplicity. Isn't that a good name?"

"It's not bad, but why do those two idioms sound so strange?"

"Sigh, it's a translation from my hometown language, so it's normal that it sounds strange to you."

While he was having a brainstorming session, Ah-Yuan had already come up to greet him, and they seemed to have hit it off quite well.

Uncle! ?

Yachi's lips twitched at the label, inwardly thinking, "You dare tell me you're socially awkward?! You social terrorist!"

But then he breathed a sigh of relief.

The mysterious and powerful young man seemed to belong to the friendly camp.

He thought about it carefully and realized that, given A-Yuan's wild intuition, she would not have approached danger on her own initiative. She probably had already judged from her instincts and subconscious that the man was someone she could get close to.

"What are you doing here, sir?"

"Sigh, the uncle fought with a monster earlier and got a minor injury, so he's recuperating here..."

As he spoke, Hunzhen bent over slightly, covered his mouth and coughed, a trace of blood appearing on his palm.

"Uncle, are you alright?"

"It's alright, it'll be fine in a few days."

Hunzhen waved his hand.

"Oh, right."

Hunzhen pointed behind the two of them: "Is that guy your friend?"

"what?"

The two turned around and looked back.

A five-meter-tall, yellow-skinned, and robust tiger, as strong as a muscular man, is steadily approaching from afar.

Yaqi's expression changed drastically.

"How is this possible! How could it be here!?"

A terrible thought suddenly popped into my head.

"Could it be that he chased us all the way here!?"

But why is that?

What reason does it have to keep chasing after it?

Whatever the reason, right now, the only hope...

Yaqi abruptly turned to look at Hunzhen, his face flushing slightly at the thought of what he was about to say. But in this critical moment, he had no time to think and called out repeatedly, "M-Uncle!"

Damn it, calling a complete stranger like that... it's far more embarrassing than he imagined!

"It's alright."

But then Hunzhen looked at him and gave him a calm smile: "Since he is not your friend, then he is an unwelcome guest."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hunzhen's aura changed drastically, as if he had transformed from a kind and easy-going neighbor uncle who liked to lie on a wooden chair and bask in the sun into a peerless swordsman with sharp edge in an instant!

He stepped in front of the two boys, blocking their path, and before anyone knew it, he had already drawn a dark red battle blade!

"Uncle!"

Ah-Yuan, recalling how Hun-Zhen had just coughed up blood, looked horrified and cried out.

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Yaqi suddenly recalled the scene from earlier and felt a pang of regret for asking for help.

Even though Hunzhen may possess formidable strength, this tiger-man is equally terrifying, his life level reaching the cosmic level! Moreover, Hunzhen is still recovering from serious injuries!

tumultuous--!

The only answer they received was the quietly unfolding domain.

"What a powerful domain!"

Yaqi's pupils widened slightly. Even though Hunzhen wasn't targeting them, being enveloped by the domain made them feel incredibly hot. Their skin seemed to be cracking, and just opening their mouths to breathe made their throats feel like they were on fire, incredibly thirsty.

In mid-air, Hunzhen unleashed a slash that transformed into a massive flaming blade, seemingly generating a firestorm in an instant.

The tiger was hundreds or thousands of times smaller than other fire beasts of the same level. It might not have the vast energy and power of a deep ocean, but its agility was in no way inferior to that of a human.

Hunzhen's understanding of the Law of Fire has surpassed that of the Law of Wind. Even without specializing in speed, his speed is already terrifying. Coupled with the suppression of his domain, ordinary first or second-tier cosmic-level fire beasts cannot avoid him and must confront him head-on.

But the tiger-man's tiger stripes burned, and he danced in mid-air, his fists scraping against the flaming blades as he approached Hunzhen.

"Want to get closer?"

Hunzhen snorted coldly and swung his sword at the tiger-man from all directions, one strike after another.

The tiger-man's eyes were narrowed, and the tiger stripes on his forehead were wrinkled together, making him look ferocious and terrifying.

Fists and fiery blades clashed repeatedly, creating bursts of turbulence in the air.

Fire arrows flew wildly like stray bullets, passing through the area and striking the nearby mountain peaks thousands of meters high, producing a huge, earth-shattering sound.

The density of the Fiery Hell Realm is not comparable to that of ordinary planets. The creations within the secret realm are extremely hard, and the stability of mountains and peaks of such size is extraordinary.

However, huge cracks continued to appear in the aftershocks of their attack.

Feeling the earth-shattering force, Yachi's legs trembled, and he was about to flee, but the next second he suddenly came to his senses and stopped moving.

A-Yuan looked up at the sky and said, "It's Uncle protecting us with his domain!"

Having realized what was happening, Yaqi's face stiffened, his fists clenched, and a strong sense of resentment welled up inside him.

boom--!

Just then, the tiger-man's enormous fist shattered the Flame Blade and sent Hunzhen flying with a single punch.

The man crashed violently into the mountain peak, smashing it down from the middle, causing countless rocks to surge up as if to engulf him.

"not good!"

Yaqi's expression suddenly changed.

The domain's range was limited, and as Hunzhen was knocked away, both teenagers were no longer within its reach.

A phantom image of a fierce tiger suddenly shot towards them.

(End of this chapter)