Swallowing the Stars: I'll Destroy the Universe with My Talent Attributes

Yan Feng's voice boomed like thunder.

He transformed into a streak of crimson flame, leaping over the protective wall and charging straight towards the group of puppets.

With his hands clenched in the air, a giant blade made entirely of flames appeared out of thin air—it was an energy projection of his famous weapon, the "Molten Blade," which, though not as powerful as the original, still possessed 60% of its original strength.

"Flaming Dragon Slash!"

The giant flaming blade swept across, distorting space in its wake, and the terrifying heat caused even the crystalline ground to melt.

The first three puppets were cut in half at the waist, their broken ends molten with condensed gold. Strangely, however, the severed puppets did not lose their mobility; their upper bodies continued to crawl on their arms, and the orbs of light on their chests continued to accumulate energy!

"The puppet's core is in its chest!"

Qin Yuan suddenly spoke up, "The Light Condensed Gold is just the outer shell; the real energy and control system is that 'Light Core.' Without destroying the Light Core, the puppet can be reassembled!"

As he spoke, he had already entered the battlefield like a ghost.

The "Battle Genius (Blue)" entry is fully unlocked. All the movement trajectories, energy flow paths, and weak points in the light core defense of the twelve puppets are presented in my mind in the form of a three-dimensional model.

Qin Yuan did not use the Star Abyss Spear, nor did he even use the Starlight Law—in this world dominated by light, using the Starlight Law would be too conspicuous and might trigger unforeseen changes.

He only used the first two levels of "Seven Realms of Aurora".

The first level, Refraction of Light, distorts the light around the puppet, creating visual misdirection. The image of Qin Yuan captured by the puppet's optical sensors is always 30 centimeters off from his actual position. All attacks miss their mark.

The second layer, Light Reflection, partially deflects the incoming light energy. A puppet's fully charged light cannon shot towards Qin Yuan, but the moment it touched the light membrane on his body, it bounced back at an even more cunning angle, striking the leg joint of another puppet.

"Crack!"

The puppet knelt on one knee.

Qin Yuan had already approached the first puppet. He brought his right index and middle fingers together, and a pure white light point the size of a pinhead condensed at the tip of his finger—it was a highly compressed light-based law, containing terrifying penetrating power.

"break."

A light touch with the fingertip on the core of light on the puppet's chest.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a soft "pop" sound.

Countless cracks appeared on the surface of the light core, and the stable energy structure inside collapsed instantly. The light in the puppet's eyes went out, and its entire body disintegrated into a pile of metal parts.

The whole process took less than 0.1 seconds.

"I see!"

Yan Feng's eyes lit up. "Everyone, aim at the light core on their chests and attack!"

A change in tactics immediately reversed the course of the battle.

Shadow Gun adjusted his firing mode, firing all six bullets at the puppet's light core. This time, he wasn't using armor-piercing bullets, but rather "resonance bullets."

The bullet is engraved with micro-vibration runes, which cause resonance when they come into contact with the surface of the light core, destroying the structure from the inside.

Qinghe also switched to a different medicine and threw out several "energy disruption bombs." The special fluctuations generated after the explosions interfered with the energy stability of the light core.

Rock Mountain abandoned its defenses, transforming its giant shield into a meteor hammer, which slammed into the chest of a puppet.

Yan Feng's flame attacks were even more ferocious, with the projection of the molten fire blade striking continuously, each attack hitting the light core precisely.

Qin Yuan, on the other hand, was like a ghost on the battlefield, wandering among the puppets.

Each attack resulted in the fall of a puppet; his movements were concise, efficient, and deadly. He even began to manipulate the puppets' attacks to cause friendly fire, using light refraction to alter the trajectory of the light cannons, causing two puppets to clash; he used light reflection to deflect the light spears, piercing the core of a third puppet.

Three minutes later, the last puppet was reduced to fragments by Yan Feng's flaming blade.

The battlefield returned to silence, with only twelve piles of parts scattered on the crystal ground, and twelve dull, cracked light cores.

"Is it... over?"

Yan Shan was panting heavily, his shield covered in scorch marks. He had been the most exhausted, having withstood the first wave of concentrated fire.

Qinghe quickly injected him with a recovery potion: "Well done, everyone. Qin, you've done a great job. Without you finding the weakness, we would have had to fight for at least half an hour, and our energy expenditure would have been three times higher."

Shadow Gun silently collected the fragments of light cores. These broken light cores still had research value and could fetch a good price.

Yan Feng walked up to Qin Yuan, his crimson eyes full of admiration: "Qin, I take back what I said before. Your value is not 'meeting the requirements,' but 'indispensable.' After this mission, whether you are willing to join the Starfire Squad long-term or not, I will distribute the spoils to you according to the core members' share."

This is extremely high recognition.

Qin Yuan nodded slightly: "Captain, you're too kind. Now is not the time to relax. With the first layer of guardians eliminated, the world's rules should react."

As if to confirm his words, the soft white light in the sky suddenly began to fluctuate.

The first of the seven beams of light—the beam corresponding to the position of the star Tian Shu—suddenly increased in brightness.

A beam of light, 100 meters in diameter, shot out from the top of the beam, traversing tens of thousands of kilometers, and precisely enveloped the center of the battlefield.

Within the beam of light, countless specks of light fell like snowflakes, landing on the crowd.

"This is..." Qinghe reached out and caught a speck of light. The speck of light merged into her palm, and her eyes widened suddenly. "A pure fragment of the Light Law! It even seems that my bottleneck in the Law has loosened!"

Rock Mountain and Shadow Spear also showed surprise.

Although they do not practice the light system, their understanding of the laws is the same, and these points of light can enhance their understanding of the nature of energy.

Qin Yuan absorbed the most light points.

The beam of light seemed to have determined that he was the main force in the battle, and 70% of the light spots rushed towards him.

These points of light are "fragments of enlightenment" for others, but for him, whose light system is almost perfect, they are "references for filling in the gaps".

The Light Pupil Clan's heritage and the "Seven Realms of Aurora" are not a complete light system after all, but these light spots originating from the Aurora Realm Lord fill in some minor gaps in our understanding.

Five minutes later, the beam of light dissipated.

Everyone felt that their skills had improved slightly.

Qinghe, in particular, had been practicing light-based auxiliary techniques, and this time she gained the most, directly breaking through the threshold of "entry-level" to "expert" in light-based laws.

"It seems that this world follows a 'challenge-reward' mechanism."

Yan Feng concluded, "Each level of the test you pass will grant you a corresponding reward. This is only the first level; the rewards for the later levels will only be more generous."

Qin Yuan walked to the pile of puppet remains and squatted down to examine them carefully. He picked up a fragment of condensed gold, letting starlight seep into it from his fingertips to analyze its internal structure.

"These puppets were not naturally generated by the world."

He suddenly spoke up, “The smelting technology of Light Condensed Gold, the imprinting method of the energy circuit, the manufacturing process of the light core... all bear the obvious style of the ‘Light Pupil Clan.’ The Aurora Realm Lord was probably born into the Light Pupil Clan, or related to the Light Pupil Clan, or at least inherited the Light Pupil Clan’s legacy.”

"The Light-Eyed Clan?"

Qinghe pondered, "I've read records in ancient books about an ancient race that went extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago, skilled in light-based laws and illusions. If the Aurora Realm Lord is truly the Realm Lord of the Light-Eyed Race, then this world might contain not only the Time Crystal, but also the legacy of the Light-Eyed Race!"

This news cheered everyone else up.

The complete heritage of an ancient race is worth far more than mere cultivation resources.

Technology, secret methods, historical records, special items... each of these could bring about a qualitative leap.

"keep going."

Yan Feng pointed to the pillar of light at Tian Shu, "Go to the second level. But before that..."

He looked at Qin Yuan: "Qin, the guardian of the first layer is the Light Condensed Gold Puppet, and the second layer is likely related to another characteristic of the Light Law. According to the seven-layer structure you mentioned before, what does the next layer correspond to?"

Qin Yuan recalled the contents of "Seven Realms of Aurora": "The second level should be 'Reflection of Light'. The test may involve concepts such as mirroring, copying, and rebounding. Everyone should be prepared, as you may encounter copies, mirror traps, or energy rebound mechanisms."

"A clone?"

Yanshan's face fell. "I don't want to hit another version of myself."

"When soldiers come, generals will meet them."

Yan Feng flew towards the pillar of light first, shouting, "Let's go!"

The five of them transformed into streaks of light and headed into the depths of the world.

About ten minutes after they left, the space at the entrance to the first floor fluctuated again.

Another team crossed the aurora barrier and stepped into the Plain of Light.

It was the Blood Wolf Clan.

The leader, Blood Howl, glanced around, his wolf nose twitching. "There are signs of a battle. Yan Feng and the others have already gone in. Hmph, they're quick."

Beside him, the Gray-Eyed Clan member Huan Tong opened his pupil-less, gray-glowing eyes and scanned the battlefield.

A moment later, he said in a hoarse voice, "The twelve sixth-tier Domain Lord puppets were all wiped out within five minutes. The fighting style... was very unique. The main force was a light-element cultivator who knew the puppets' weaknesses inside and out, and killed them with a single blow."

"A light-element cultivator?" Blood Howl recalled the cloaked human in the tavern. "It's that guy named 'Qin.' Looks like Yan Feng has found a good helper."

"Do we need to change the plan?"

A Blood Wolf Clan member at the eighth level of the Domain Lord realm in the group asked.

Blood Howl grinned, revealing its fangs:

"Change what? If they can get through, so can we. Huan Tong, lead the way. Catch up with them as quickly as possible. I want to twist Yan Feng's head off before we reach the third level!"

"As you wish."

A gray light swirled in Huan Tong's eyes as he flew towards the pillar of light at Tian Shu first.

The competition between the two teams has officially begun.

In the deepest part of the world, the Time Crystal, suspended in the core of the seventh layer, is emitting a gentle aura of time and space.

Inside the crystal, a blurry figure could be vaguely seen sitting cross-legged.

That was a wisp of the Aurora Realm Lord's remaining will, guarding his legacy over the long years, waiting for the arrival of a destined person.

Or rather... we are waiting for an heir who can pass all seven levels of trials.

Chapter 194 Crisis in the Time Flow Zone

The interior of the Tian Shu light pillar is not solid, but rather a spiral channel with a diameter of 100 meters that extends infinitely upwards.

The moment Qin Yuan and his group of five flew into the pillar of light, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted. The crystalline plain disappeared, replaced by endless streams of seven-colored light rushing backward outside the passage walls, as if they had fallen into a time tunnel woven by light.

shuh~

As they felt weightlessness, the five of them involuntarily rose rapidly upwards along the stream of light.

Hold on tight to each other!

Yan Feng gave a low shout, and the laws of fire unfolded, transforming into crimson chains that connected the five people.