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

After understanding the meaning expressed by the electronic sound of the ruins, Qin Yuan noticed that this synthesized electronic sound contained a complex emotion comparable to that of a human.

If others passed the power trial, they would only think it was their own illusion, but Qin Yuan was certain that his performance had attracted the attention of the mastermind behind the No. 9 civilization ruins.

The No. 9 Civilization Relic is essentially a base station for observation and monitoring on Meteorite, and is dominated by advanced intelligent programs.

This program, in terms of intelligence, may not be as advanced as the intelligent life form demon Babata, but it is still a rare advanced intelligent program with a considerable degree of human emotions.

However, Qin Yuan didn't care whether he was being noticed or not.

What he cares about now is the highest-level reward for passing the Trial of Strength.

This is something that wasn't even mentioned in the original work! In other words, theoretically, he should have obtained the Source Point!

However, Qin Yuan did not receive any prompts from the system regarding the acquisition of source points, which may be related to the fact that he had not yet completed the elite trial.

The Trial of Strength is only part of the Elite Martial Arts Trial. If he can pass the Elite Trial completely, the Source Points he obtains should be considerable.

Just as Qin Yuan was pondering with the Jinghong Spear in hand, a soft white beam of light descended from the dome in front of him, and two items slowly emerged from within the beam.

One is a purple crystal, with what appears to be swirling nebulae inside, giving it a sense of a deep starry sky; the other is a silver metal sheet, about the thickness of a playing card, with unknown runes on it.

Qin Yuan stretched out his palm and took the purple crystal that was floating in front of him.

It felt cool to the touch, but had a high-quality feel. Upon closer inspection, Qin Yuan discovered that the nebula flowing inside the purple crystal contained a terrifying energy. If it were to erupt, even a planetary-level martial artist would be unable to resist it and would be torn apart by the violent energy.

After receiving the purple crystal, Qin Yuan also took the silver metal piece in his hand. After Qin Yuan took both of them, perhaps he had met some kind of condition.

Of the two items, a wisp of purple light appeared on the purple crystal.

Illuminated by the purple light, Qin Yuan discovered that there were unfamiliar characters in his sea of ​​consciousness. Qin Yuan did not recognize these characters, but after just one glance, he understood the meaning expressed by the unfamiliar characters.

"Star Origin Galaxy 'Sky Civilization' Inheritance Crystal Core: The Basic Chapter of 'Star Vortex Secret Technique'"

It's actually a secret technique passed down!

Qin Yuan looked pleasantly surprised.

Before Qin Yuan could even feel happy, the synthesized electronic voice sounded again, this time explaining the information about the two reward items.

The former is similar to the information Qin Yuan obtained, while the latter, the silver metal piece, is used to initiate subsequent trials.

This trip was worthwhile; just the "Star Vortex Secret Technique" alone made the journey worthwhile, even though it's only the basic version.

Click~

As the synthesized voice faded, a new alloy portal appeared on the alloy wall in front of Qin Yuan. On the portal, there was a small socket, which, judging from its shape, fit perfectly with the silver metal plate.

The situation is now clear.

Qin Yuan faced two choices: First, immediately use the silver metal piece to begin the next trial.

Second, study the basic version of the newly acquired "Star Vortex Secret Technique" before starting the subsequent trials.

For martial artists with average talent and comprehension, the second option, 'comprehending the Star Vortex Secret Technique,' might waste a lot of time. After all, it is the inheritance core of a star system-level civilization, and they might even waste time without understanding anything.

But Qin Yuan didn't have this problem.

【Exceptional Talent (Green)】: In the vast ordinary star system, you can be called a prodigy in the path of cultivation. Cultivation is as easy as drinking water. If there are no accidents, you can become a cosmic-level powerhouse.

......

How long would it take for a martial artist who could be considered a prodigy even in an ordinary star system to comprehend the basic chapter of the "Star Vortex Secret Technique"? Qin Yuan believed that one hour would be enough.

The remaining trials won't make a difference of an hour.

Therefore, Qin Yuan sat cross-legged and began to concentrate his mind to receive the inheritance crystal core of the basic chapter of the "Star Spiral Secret Technique" while also engaging in deep comprehension.

By the time Qin Yuan woke up, three days had passed since he realized this.

What was originally planned as an hour has now taken three days.

Qin Yuan was careless.

No, it wasn't carelessness, it was arrogance.

From the basic chapter of "Star Vortex Secret Technique", Qin Yuan learned that the "Sky Dome Civilization" it belonged to was a country with a highly developed cultivation civilization, with more than double-digit numbers of cosmic-level powerhouses, and a civilization lord who was close to stepping into the domain lord realm.

The Star Vortex Secret Technique is also of great importance, being the core inheritance of the 'Sky Civilization'. Even the basic chapter records a strange gene energy cultivation method that is completely different from Earth's 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven Cultivation Method', which allows for the absorption of cosmic energy several times faster.

In addition, there is the mainstream cultivation method of the 'Sky Civilization': tempering willpower and practicing techniques.

Tempering one's will is easy to understand; it means training a martial artist's mental will and increasing their spiritual power (soul power).

For a martial artist, a strong will is essential to wield greater power, providing strong resistance to both combat and unknown mental attacks.

As for skill cultivation, Qin Yuan's understanding is that it is about mastering weapons. For example, Qin Yuan currently uses a long spear, so he can be called a spear cultivator, following the path of spear techniques.

A gun master's combat power depends on their understanding of gun techniques and the strength of their will, ranging from 10% of their attack power to 1000% or even more.

In fact, after obtaining information about 'weapon cultivators' or 'artifact cultivators', Qin Yuan had a feeling of familiarity.

Looking back now, the so-called "gun master" thing is just a real-world application of the talent attribute "Gun Master (Green)"!

However, this highly advanced 'Sky Civilization' eventually disappeared. How it disappeared is not recorded in the basic chapter of the "Star Vortex Secret Technique". Qin Yuan guessed that the complete "Star Vortex Secret Technique" might exist in the subsequent trials.

Then we might find out how the 'Sky Civilization' was destroyed.

Chapter 78 The Myriad Illusions

Of course, the above was all information transmission, and it didn't take Qin Yuan much time. What really took him a lot of time to comprehend and learn was the method of willpower tempering in the basic chapter of the "Star Spiral Secret Technique".

This method, though difficult, is actually not simple at all. With Qin Yuan's current talent and comprehension, he only grasped the basics of willpower tempering after three days, which is to use one's own will as a weapon to hone it.

Simply put, it's about uniting the will to fight.

Fortunately, after Qin Yuan initially mastered the 'Willpower Condensation Technique,' he felt his mental strength increase several times over.

Everything is ready.

It's time to begin the next trial!

Qin Yuan got up and, after assessing his own condition, did a few simple movements.

During this activity, Qin Yuan keenly sensed the difference between this moment and the previous one. After mastering 'Will Condensation of Weapons' and greatly increasing his mental strength, he found that his control over his physical body had become much stronger.

Even the most exquisite and perfect movements are child's play to him, easily surpassed, leading him straight to the realm of artistic conception.

Clenching his fist and feeling the immense power within his body, Qin Yuan nodded in satisfaction, then took out the silver metal piece, went to the alloy gate, and inserted the metal piece into the groove.

Click~

Qin Yuan caught a faint mechanical sound.

Around the groove, centered on a silver metal sheet, patterns resembling integrated circuits began to be injected with energy. Then, as the mercury-like energy flowed through the entire alloy gate, it slowly rose, revealing the passage leading to the next trial.

[Beast Intuition (White)] No response. Qin Yuan was fearless and strode into the trial passage.

After Qin Yuan stepped into the trial passage, the alloy gate that had been raised closed again, blocking his way back.

In the Elite Trials, you either keep going until you clear the level, or you get trapped here and die; there's no other way.

"Trial participant, welcome to the second stage of the Elite Trial: The Realm of Myriad Illusions. You have 24 Earth hours to pass this stage. Failure will trigger the elimination mechanism."

Annihilation, failure is yet another annihilation!

As Qin Yuan stepped into a dark passage, that familiar synthesized electronic voice appeared once again.

There was no real danger ahead, but rather an area shrouded in a dark purple light.

Judging from the intelligent program prompt just now, as long as Qin Yuan steps into that area shrouded in dark purple, he will enter the so-called Myriad Illusions Realm.

"An illusion?"

Qin Yuan stared at the font information provided by the communication translation software, a sense of relief rising in his heart.

Fortunately, before undergoing the 'Myriad Illusions' trial, he had already grasped and learned the methods for tempering will recorded in the basic chapter of the "Star Spiral Secret Technique," which greatly increased his mental strength.

Otherwise, he might not have been able to pass this test.

Since arriving in the world of "Swallowed Star," only a few months have passed. His physical abilities have increased rapidly, but to put it bluntly, his mental strength is Qin Yuan's weakness.

Now, this weakness has been addressed!

When you have confidence, you'll have courage.

Without hesitation, Qin Yuan, having prepared himself mentally, secretly mobilized all his willpower in his sea of ​​consciousness, ready to condense it into a 'spear of will' that he was already accustomed to before stepping into the dark purple area.

The moment Qin Yuan stepped into the dark purple area, he felt a brief dizziness in his will, as if he had entered an unknown barrier of will.

shuh~

Upon entering the dark purple area, what Qin Yuan perceived as a dark purple space had transformed into ruins.

Before him lay collapsed buildings everywhere, plumes of black smoke drifting in the sky, and the smell of burnt socks wafted through the air. Qin Yuan shut off his sense of smell and began to observe the scene before him.

Judging from the materials used in the building ruins, this is not a battlefield on Earth, but rather a structure built by a completely different civilization.

Qin Yuan tried to blend in, but this place felt too fake; it wasn't even Earth, and he found it difficult to immerse himself in it.

Seemingly realizing that the scene before him was completely useless to Qin Yuan, the scene in front of Qin Yuan began to change the next moment.

The ground began to scorch, and he arrived at a volcano.

bang~

Not far away, a volcano erupted, and a large amount of lava rained down on Qin Yuan. Qin Yuan, who was enveloped in scorching lava, did not dodge or avoid it. The lava actually passed right through Qin Yuan's body.

No, it wasn't that magma passed through Qin Yuan's body, but rather that the magma never existed; it was all an illusion.

shuh~

The scene changed again, from a volcano to a desolate ice field, where there were extreme, despairing cold storms, but none of this was of any use to Qin Yuan.

Beyond the icy plains lies a massive battlefield, a veritable meat grinder.

The battlefield was undeniably realistic, with its blood, broken, bloodstained swords, mangled corpses, and fluttering battle flags—yet Qin Yuan remained unmoved.

This level of illusion is too rudimentary.

Even if his will has not been tempered, he will not lose his way.

In the illusion, Qin Yuan stared blankly at the ever-changing scene before him, but his vigilance did not diminish in the slightest.

In the elite trial of Ruins No. 9, is the so-called 'Myriad Illusions' really that low-level?

Absolutely impossible!