Swallow the starry sky, grind to become the strongest in the universe

Chapter 1 Transcending Mortality, a 16-Year-Old Planetary Level

Light Source Star, New Calendar Year 51, Temple of Civilization.

As a sacred site of supreme civilization, the temple is constructed entirely of a crystal material that flows with a faint golden light, making it both magnificent and solemn.

Inside the spacious main hall, only two figures sat facing each other, one old and one young, both about two meters tall.

"Yu Duan, this is the method of the 'Secret Transmission of Entering Sainthood,' which can only be attempted by those at the peak of the ninth level."

The old man's voice was deep and his expression was serious. The vertical pupil between his eyebrows, which possessed four-color vision, was slightly open as he stared at the handsome young man opposite him.

"If you fail, even if you survive by sheer luck, you will be left with deep wounds that are difficult to heal."

Yu Duan is the youngest peak master of the ninth level of the Body Refinement Path in the history of Light Source Star.

According to the physiological age calculation of the Light Source Star People, they have just left the childhood stage.

The Light Source Star People resemble the Earth humans of Duan's previous life, possessing black hair and black eyes.

The biggest difference between the two, besides the generally taller stature of the Light Source Star People, is the vertical pupil between their eyebrows. Similar to eagle vision, it has a high dynamic range and high light sensitivity, but poor static vision, so the vertical pupil is usually closed.

“Master Zhenli, I am ready.”

Yu Duan, dressed in light gold battle armor, solemnly took the silver square box from the old man's hand. Inside the box was the method to attain sainthood.

The old man called Master Zhenli looked at Yu Duan, whose eyes were firm, and nodded approvingly: "There are some things you need to know."

"In the world of Light Source, there are over a thousand Grandmasters at the Ninth Level, and over a hundred at the Peak of the Ninth Level. Every Peak Ninth Level cultivator has been taught the method to enter Sainthood, but only three have succeeded in the end. Once they fail, they will be left with hidden injuries, and breaking through again will be as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Therefore, once you begin the ascension to sainthood, you must not hesitate in the slightest, or you will surely fail."

Master Zhenli, as the first celestial being in the world to attain sainthood, spoke words that were absolutely based on experience.

Yu Duan bowed slightly to Master Zhenli with a solemn expression: "This junior will certainly remember Master's teachings."

Master Zhenli nodded, said no more, and personally escorted Yu Duan into his secluded meditation room.

Immediately, Master Zhenli stood guard outside the secluded meditation room, a look of hope appearing in his eyes.

"Yu Duan, I hope you can successfully advance to the Planetary level and not disappoint your clan," Master Zhenli said softly.

The celestial beings and saints in the eyes of the Light Source Civilization became planetary-level beings in Master Zhenli's words.

In the first year of the new calendar, Master Zhenli ascended to sainthood, swept away the alien races, unified the world of Light Source, and shaped a new generation.

It was from that time that the master learned the truth about the starry sky, and from then on he dared not slack off in the slightest, enlightening civilization and passing on technology.

Now, 51 years later, Master Zhenli has nurtured two Celestial Saints, who are also at the planetary level.

Yu Duan was the third genius he considered to have the talent to break through to the planetary level, and also the one with the highest talent.

If calculated according to the cosmic year, the time unit of cosmic civilization, Yu Duan is now just 16 years old.

……

Inside the quiet room, Yu sat upright on a soft cushion resembling a futon, his expression serious as he read the book "The Method of Entering Sainthood".

"Whether it's the Spirit Refining School or the Body Refining School, the peak of the ninth level is the limit of life. To break through this limit, one must live towards death..."

The method for attaining sainthood is explained in great detail, and the principles are not difficult.

That is to stimulate the body and blood vessels to create a false signal of impending death, and then squeeze out potential and break the limits.

Life can unleash its greatest potential when faced with the threat of death.

Even now, Yu Duan still remembers a rumor from his past life, the veracity of which is uncertain. A man who didn't exercise much was tricked into going abroad, and after a life-or-death crisis, he ran for most of the day and finally managed to escape.

"No wonder a failed breakthrough leaves physical damage; this method of attaining sainthood is inherently extreme."

Yu Duan took a deep breath, resealed the secret scroll into the silver box, and then attempted to break through, adopting a strange posture, holding his breath, and activating the dormant energy within his body. Instantly, Yu Duan felt a warm current forming in his lower abdomen.

Signals of death and fear are being born, spreading along the meridians and throughout the body, and the dormant Qi in every cell begins to boil.

Overwhelmed by the fear of death, Yu Duan trembled violently.

This was not Yu Duan's subjective fear or retreat, but rather the most basic instinct of life screaming and struggling wildly, commanding him to immediately stop this "suicidal" act!
"Overcome fear, for it is all an illusion. One must be resolute and forge ahead without the slightest hesitation!"

Yu Duan can still recall Master Zhenli's solemn admonition.

The key to successfully ascending to sainthood lies in one thing: overcoming the instinctive fear of one's bloodline and suppressing the throbbing of one's soul with willpower.

"Not enough, make it more intense!"

"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger!"

The genes within Yu Duan's body seemed to be roaring, causing him to tremble violently and break out in a cold sweat that soaked him through.

At this moment, Yu Duan's perception of the passage of time completely disappeared, and his will was completely immersed in the struggle against that life instinct.

I don't know how much time passed, but after crossing a certain limit, the Qi that had been dormant in my limbs and bones sublimated to its peak, and then suddenly converged towards my lower abdomen, Dantian.

"Boom!"

As the Qi Sea was born, the endless Qi transformed into a boiling ocean, which began to rapidly contract, gradually forming a huge, viscous liquid sphere.

According to the explanation in "The Method of Entering Sainthood", the ascension to sainthood begins.

But this is only the beginning. Next, Yu Duan's will will be tested. He will need to endure all of this while precisely controlling the compression of the liquid sphere formed by the condensation of qi amidst the fear of his life instinct.

"Boom - boom!"

The enormous liquid sphere pulsated, expanding and contracting at a fixed frequency.

Each expansion and contraction process emits an invisible rhythm that sweeps across Duan's entire body, transforming into tangible, excruciating pain, as if thousands of ants are gnawing at his flesh.

However, at the same time, each expansion followed by contraction makes the liquid sphere more solid than the previous contraction.

From water to colloid... the cycle repeats endlessly, life goes on.

After eighty-one consecutive expansions and contractions, the liquid sphere suddenly collapsed one last time, as if breaking the boundary between liquid and solid!
"Buzz!"

The massive liquid sphere vanished completely, replaced by a dazzling crystal sphere!
It is composed of countless tiny, pale white, six-sided crystals, resembling a miniature star shrunk countless times, with a dreamy and magnificent white mist enveloping its surface.

"Boom!"

The instant this dazzling crystal sphere was born, a vast, pure, and extraordinary white energy surged forth from it like a torrent. In the blink of an eye, it spread from Yu Duan's dantian to his limbs and bones.

At this moment, every cell in Yu Duan's body—bones, blood, marrow, meridians, skin, internal organs—was greedily absorbing this new life force, undergoing a tremendous transformation.

……

Outside the quiet room.

Master Zhenli, who had been waiting in silence, suddenly opened his eyes, and a brilliant bolt of lightning erupted from the vertical pupil between his eyebrows.

He clearly sensed that Yu Duan's long-dormant aura suddenly surged in that instant. It was as if a dormant volcano had erupted, the intensity of the surge doubling!
"It's done!"

"Excellent, excellent, truly worthy of being the most gifted person in the history of civilization."

Master Zhenli's wrinkles smoothed out, and his eyes were filled with barely suppressed ecstasy. He reached out and tapped the crystal arm guard on his right arm repeatedly, and two invisible streams of information disappeared into the void, notifying the other two celestial beings.

On the planet of Light Source, the fourth planetary-level powerhouse has been born, and he is a planetary-level powerhouse who is only 16 years old!
　This is a new book, please take good care of it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)