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

As Qin Yuan had predicted, after these low-level illusions appeared one by one, the trials began to intensify.

Swish!

Scene recreation.

This time, the scene is a one-eyed silver moon wolf under the moonlight!

That was the guy who almost 'killed' Qin Yuan in the Virtual Trial Tower. The illusion before his eyes caused Qin Yuan's consciousness to begin to enter.

Qin Yuan knew that this was a very dangerous matter.

But he couldn't avoid the trial of illusions. It's not something you can avoid by closing your eyes and not looking; rather, it's rooted in your mind and consciousness. Once your mind is aroused, the situation becomes very bad.

Just like a spider hunting, it gradually pulls its prey closer and devours it bit by bit.

Sure enough, after Qin Yuan's focus relaxed slightly, the changing scenes became increasingly sharp, stabbing straight into Qin Yuan's heart.

"Qin Yuan, speed 24.9 m/s, not up to standard!"

The scene shifts to Qin Yuan's original body participating in the preliminary martial artist assessment for the second time, where the instructor announces his elimination. In retrospect, that initial elimination announcement was somewhat unlucky.

It's only 0.1 m/s away!

Once Qin Yuan realized this, the next moment, another scene appeared: the original owner's first time registering for the quasi-martial artist assessment, when his nerve reactions were a little off.

The more Qin Yuan thought about it, the more his imagined scene evolved into exactly what he envisioned.

He had no idea how many scenes had passed or how much time had gone by outside.

It's important to know that the 'Myriad Illusions' has a time limit of 24 hours. If he hasn't escaped the illusion within the allotted time, it means he has failed the trial.

This is dangerous; the punishment for failure could be annihilation!

No, I must find a way to escape this illusion as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, sometimes the more you want something, the less likely you are to get it.

As Qin Yuan grew increasingly agitated, the changing scenes became more and more cruel, realistic, and shocking!

Chapter 79: The Rise and Fall of the Celestial Civilization

"Run! Don't worry about me!"

In the wilderness, a middle-aged female warrior with a huge bite mark on her right leg looked at the swarm of golden rats that had surrounded her and roared at her teammates not far away not to come closer.

She couldn't escape anymore and didn't want her teammates to follow in her footsteps.

"No!"

Just as the female warrior finished speaking, a middle-aged man from the warrior squad, wielding a Blood Shadow 2-series battle sword, rushed forward despite the others' attempts to stop him, trying to save the middle-aged female warrior...

In the end, two mutilated corpses were left behind.

In the illusory realm of myriad phenomena, Qin Yuan looked at the lifelike scene before him and felt a touch of emotion.

There's no other reason than that the male and female warriors who died in the battle in the scene were Qin Yuan's parents in this world.

This illusory world brought back all the emotions that remained in his memory, emotions that were so deeply etched into his heart.

Even though Qin Yuan's rationality constantly reminded him that this was an illusion, he still couldn't stop his emotions from being swayed by the ever-changing illusion before him.

Scene after scene, filled with regret, resentment, and pain, bombarded Qin Yuan's consciousness. His will began to waver, and his mental defenses showed signs of crumbling.

Qin Yuan, trapped in the illusion, instinctively felt anxious, as if endless illusions awaited him behind him.

However, the trial of the Myriad Realms only has 24 hours to pass. If he fails, Qin Yuan does not want to face the unknown elimination mechanism.

"These are all fake, all illusions!"

Awe of the unknown compelled Qin Yuan to concentrate his will, and he thrust out the Jinghong Spear in his hand, attempting to break through the wounds he did not want to look back on.

"World-Destroying Spear Technique - Meteor Strike!"

thump~

The violent gunfire raged.

To Qin Yuan's surprise, the illusion before him had actually shattered. But the next moment, before Qin Yuan could react, an even larger illusion appeared before him, entangling his mind and attempting to pull him into the abyss.

In the scene, Qin Yuan was shocked to find that his surroundings had switched to an endless starry sky, with a silver river flowing beneath his feet.

Qin Yuan stared intently, and saw that the silver river was actually composed of undulating star fields of life, which were born and died as they moved forward with the waves.

In the starry sky, a voice devoid of any emotion rang out, a voice that stirred Qin Yuan's most primal desires.

"Give up resistance, accept my power, and the entire universe will be under your feet!"

Come on, hug me!

shuh~

As that alluring voice echoed, Qin Yuan seemed to see himself standing at the pinnacle of the universe, annihilating billions of star systems with a wave of his hand.

Just as Qin Yuan was about to completely succumb and embrace the power in the illusion, the prototype of the 'Spear of Will' that he had previously condensed in his sea of ​​consciousness emitted a colorless light.

The light was not dazzling, but it kept Qin Yuan's mind clear.

This is a method of willpower tempering recorded in the basic chapter of "Star Whirl Secret Techniques"—Willpower Condensation, which is a powerful defensive means to resist external mental temptations and attacks.

With the nascent form of the 'Spear of Will' keeping his mind clear, Qin Yuan finally realized that he had been influenced by illusions and almost fell into the abyss.

"I can reach the pinnacle of the universe without relying on the power of others!"

Realizing his mistake in time, Qin Yuan recalled his original aspirations, and his will trembled and roared in his heart.

'World-Destroying Spear Technique - Breaking Boundaries!'

shuh~

The next moment, Qin Yuan used the 'Spear of Will' in his sea of ​​consciousness as a weapon and unleashed the 'Boundary Breaking' strike, piercing the illusory world of power in front of him.

The gunshot was silent, but it caused a huge commotion in the sea of ​​consciousness.

All illusions were shattered by the devouring power contained within the 'Will Breaking Boundary Spear'.

Click~

With a faint cracking sound, Qin Yuan found that the illusionary world in front of him shattered, and light and shadow flowed. He returned to the dark purple area he had entered earlier.

However, unlike before, the original dark purple area has completely faded, leaving behind a curved rest area resembling an alloy corridor.

Inside the rest area, there is a bookshelf displaying dozens of antique books.

"Trial participant, congratulations on passing the second stage of the Elite Trial: The Myriad Illusions. Residual resentment tempers the soul, clarifies the mind and reveals the true nature. Trial evaluation: Excellent."

"Bonus: Read a section on the history and development of 'Sky Civilization' over two Earth days."

In the circular rest area, the electronic synthesized voice of Civilization No. 9 still echoed, but the emotional meaning within it grew stronger.

Qin Yuan didn't delve into it. He carried the SS-rank Jinghong Spear straight to the bookshelf, casually pulled out a book from the top shelf, and began to browse through it.

He didn't receive any substantial rewards from the 'Myriad Illusions' trial, only these books, and there was a time limit for reading them.

Two days is neither a long nor a short time.

However, just in case, Qin Yuan had to hurry.

The Origin History of the Celestial Civilization - Volume One (Excerpt)

Shasha~

The alloy corridor was unusually quiet, with only the sound of pages turning.

As Qin Yuan immersed himself in reading the book, he became captivated by the history of the 'Qiongtian Civilization,' spending nearly two days engrossed in it.

Call ~

After closing the last book, "The Destruction of Civilization - Excerpt," Qin Yuan closed his eyes, his mind filled with a wealth of information about the "Qiongtian Civilization" of the Xingyuan Galaxy.

From this information, he learned about the birth, development, prosperity, decline, and eventual demise of the 'Qiongtian Civilization'.

The 'Qiongtian Civilization', a civilization with a glorious history of 78 years, appears particularly young in the vast universe where the history of the Swallowing Star universe often spans tens of millions of years.

Unlike the three realms of warriors, generals, and war gods on Earth, which focus on physical fitness and power generation, the Qiongtian civilization places greater emphasis on tempering one's will and the compatibility of weapons.

The combination of the two can unleash combat power several times or even dozens of times greater. This civilization even has a cultivation realm classification that can be compared to the mainstream cultivation realms in the universe.

Star Realm (Apprentice Level), Meteor Realm (Planet Level), Comet Realm (Stellar Level), Satellite Realm (Cosmic Level)...

With these advantages, the Qiongtian civilization quickly emerged from its galaxy of origin, and its civilization developed at an extremely terrifying speed.

During the development of the Qiongtian Civilization, it was inevitable that it would be suppressed by other original star system forces. However, unfortunately, the development of the Qiongtian Civilization was truly extraordinary. The more other forces suppressed it, the faster the Qiongtian Civilization developed.

They developed amidst suppression, and through development, they became the overlords of the galaxy.

However, just when all the forces thought that the Qiongtian Civilization, with its enormous potential, would soar to great heights and become a new intermediate-level cosmic nation or even higher, misfortune struck.

It was an alien race that called itself the 'Shadow Clan,' rooted in the shadows of the cultivators of the Sky Civilization, and particularly skilled in mental intrusion and soul illusion attacks.

Perhaps sensing that the development of the 'Sky Civilization' posed a great threat to themselves, the 'Shadow Clan' meticulously planned a annihilation scheme and launched a civilizational catastrophe at an extremely delicate moment.

At the beginning of the catastrophe, the 'Qiongtian Civilization' was caught off guard. Even though it later withdrew its strength and tried its best to resist, its foundation was ultimately too shallow.

With the eons-long heritage of the Shadow Clan, the Celestial Civilization was brought to an end, leaving only some relics and legacies scattered beyond the galaxy...

Chapter 80, Level 3

The history of the Qiongtian civilization made Qin Yuan realize more deeply the cruelty of the dark laws of the cosmic forest.

"Shadow Clan!"

Putting the book back on the shelf, Qin Yuan searched for information about this alien race in the depths of his memory, but after searching for a long time, he could not find any description of the Shadow Clan in the original work.

It is certain that this Shadow Clan is not a top race in the universe, but to be able to so blatantly destroy the Celestial Civilization of humanity, which is a top race, they must at least be a major race in the universe.

The fact that the Shadow Clan is a powerful cosmic race means that there are definitely experts above the Immortal Realm within the Shadow Clan. The 'Sky Dome' civilization's defeat is not unjust.

With these thoughts in mind, Qin Yuan put the matter of the 'Shadow Clan' aside.

Although he inherited part of the Qiongtian civilization, he was clearly far from qualified to regard a major cosmic race as an enemy, at least not now.

Over the past two days, Qin Yuan has gained a deeper understanding of the universe and cultivation through part of the origin history of the Qiongtian civilization.

This knowledge is no less than the basic version of the "Star Vortex Secret Technique" obtained through the Trial of Strength.