Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

My friend is right. In this universe, strength is the only thing that matters.

I didn't have talent before, but now, with my rising life goals, I can't afford to waste this talent.

Half a day later, Gao Sheng returned to the rest hall of the killing field, ordered a glass of juice, and drank it with a displeased expression.

"The basic secret technique of the Wei Di family that I'm practicing doesn't include anything about domains. How am I supposed to practice it? Right now, I can only figure it out by trial and error." Gao Sheng shook his head. "No, I haven't even reached perfection in the basics yet. I should practice the basics first."

"Master, there's email." Xiao Ai suddenly said from her shoulder.

"Open."

A small light screen appeared out of thin air in front of Gao Sheng.

"Hmm? News from Corey? See you at the Black Dragon Club? Something big is happening?"

The chubby boy lifted his leg and walked towards the door.

Old Tie's voice rang out again: "Kid, is this how you cultivate?"

"Don't you understand the concept of work-life balance? Do you think everyone is a robot like you?"

……

The Black Dragon Club on Black Dragon Mountain Island in the virtual universe is definitely the favorite place for the young masters of the big families in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

In the dimly lit lobby, countless beautiful women moved about.

Gao Sheng and Ke Rui, along with a dozen or so other young men from prominent families of similar age, sat around, each holding a wine glass, laughing and joking.

On the main stage, a group of incredibly beautiful women are performing a captivating dance.

"Fatty, this newcomer is pretty good, isn't she? They're supposedly a group of beautiful fox spirits specially trained by the boss. Take your pick!" A young master glanced at Gao Sheng and chuckled.

"Not to mention here, even if you want it delivered to your doorstep in real life, that's fine too, as long as it costs a little money." The other man gave a knowing smile.

Gao Sheng smiled and shook his head, "Then there's no need for that."

Corey raised his hand and whispered, "I called you here because the Ninth Prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire is also here. I'll take you to pay him a visit later."

"really?"

"Thanks, Corey."

The group of people became excited.

No wonder they were excited.

Among the people at this table, Corey has the highest status; he is a cosmic-level favored son of the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land.

But he can't compare to that Ninth Prince.

They had also heard that this Ninth Prince Brolin was not only the son of the current Emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, but also had the support of a Realm Lord as his maternal grandfather! Rumor had it that he was the most powerful contender for the next emperor.

The Black Dragon Mountain Empire is a medium-sized cosmic nation that governs more than 8,000 star systems. The one who holds absolute power in the empire is, of course, the god who founded it.

However, the Black Dragon Mountain God rarely appears, let alone concern himself with the minor affairs of the empire. The one who truly manages affairs is His Majesty the Emperor.

That's a lot of power.

Moreover, since the Ninth Prince Brolin is considered capable of becoming the next emperor, it means that he can at least become a domain lord, which is one of the prerequisites for him to sit on the emperor's throne.

Clearly, this Ninth Prince also possesses considerable talent in cultivation.

Both their power and future strength are enough to make these scions of powerful families look up to them.

Without Corey's introduction, how would we have had the opportunity to meet?

If it had been a few days ago, Gao Sheng would probably have been excited too.

In business, connections are very important; that's what Rod had always taught him.

But now, the chubby boy is starting to feel like he's wasting his time.

"Forget status and position, strength is what matters! What are princes and princesses compared to me? I, Emperor Gaosheng, am different!"

Gao Sheng just wanted to finish as soon as possible; he still had other things to do.

After paying his respects to Prince Brolin for only a short while, Gao Sheng abruptly disappeared.

The spacecraft's rest compartment.

As soon as Gao Sheng opened his eyes, he immediately focused his mind on his dantian and entered the system space.

……

[Number of evolution attempts: 1]

[Evolutionary Energy: 0/10000]

Gao Sheng stared at those lines of text and called out in his mind, "Bro, bro!"

"What is it?" the metallic voice finally rang out.

"You weren't finished explaining last time. I understand about the lottery, but what's this 'evolution' all about?"

"Ha, this evolution system is the key! Because the system is called the Hyperdimensional Evolution System, you can test its effects yourself."

Oh? Click on the line "[Evolution Attempts: 1]" to advance your consciousness.

Unfortunately, the text was grayed out, and no matter how many times I clicked on it, nothing happened.

"How can a person be so stupid? See that line below? You need to complete the charging process to evolve," Old Iron said.

"How do I charge it?"

"You need to bring pure energy items, such as cosmic crystals, into this world. The energy bar will increase, and you can only evolve when it's full." Old Tie's metallic voice sounded completely emotionless.

"Energy items? I want cosmic crystals? How about wooden crystals?"

"Wooden Crystal? Of course, that's fine too, it's also an energy item."

"How many Wood Crystals are needed to fully fill it?"

"Sorry, try it yourself."

Gao Sheng pondered for a moment and then asked, "So, what exactly is this evolution evolving?"

"The evolution system only requires energy to allow the host to evolve directly, which may involve physical enhancement, soul enhancement, willpower enhancement, and so on."

That's amazing! I'm overjoyed at the promotion.

Gao Sheng didn't have any Cosmic Crystals, but when he left, the old fat man gave him 100 Wood Seed Crystals and 20 bottles of Azure Wave Marrow. If used normally, it would be enough for Gao Sheng to cultivate until he reached adulthood.

However, Gao Sheng had already come of age, so he had almost used up all his money and had little left.

With a thought, Gao Sheng conjured a wooden crystal in the metal space.

A little awareness of that energy bar.

Muya Crystal disappeared, but the energy bar remained at 0/10000.

Just thinking about how this charging process is not simple, a few Wood Crystals are probably just a drop in the ocean.

These wooden crystals are so expensive, and I don't have many left, so I guess I'll pass.

Gao Sheng shook his head and asked again, "Hey buddy, what's going on with Xiao Ai? How did she become an intelligent life form?"

"I already said it's a system-related issue."

"Did you do this?"

"No, no," Lao Tie chuckled, "I didn't do anything, it just happened naturally."

"Impossible! Xiao Ai has only been around for a few years, how could she have become an intelligent life form? Who would believe that?" Gao Sheng exclaimed.

Intelligent life is not that simple. Normally, for a highly intelligent being to become an intelligent life form, it first needs a sufficiently long time. But time alone is not enough; it also needs to go through a lot of experiences before there is even a slight chance that it will spontaneously evolve due to some accidental factors.

If simply having a long lifespan were enough to become intelligent life, then human society in the universe would already be everywhere.

In reality, intelligent life is extremely rare. Even among immortal gods, not all of them are intelligent life.

Old Tie laughed and said, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, although the system only has two functions right now: lottery and evolution, the system itself also has some other abilities."

Gao Sheng listened quietly.

"For example, the very existence of this small world can be considered a capability of the system."

"Also, didn't I say last time that as the system resonates with the origin of this universe, I will know more?" Old Tie continued, "That's the power of the system. Every time we arrive in a new world, the system will automatically resonate with the origin of that world."

"What does that have to do with Xiao Ai's matter?" Gao Sheng asked.

Old Tie chuckled and said, "Because this will have a side effect: the system will become closer to the origin of this universe."

"You can understand it this way: right now, around the system, which is also around your body, there exists a domain that allows you to get close to the origin of the universe and enhance your understanding."

"This..." Gao Sheng was almost stunned. This was too amazing.

"Of course, the scope is very small," Lao Tie continued, "but since your personal computer is always with you, Xiao Ai is naturally the biggest beneficiary... no, the biggest beneficiary is yourself."

"You said the area is very small, how big is it?" Gao Sheng asked urgently.

"Well, it's hard to say. In short, the closer it is to you, the better the effect... Right now, the effect is negligible at about 100 meters away."

"Also, don't think it's that powerful. It's very effective during the initial integration process, but now that the integration is complete, it's much weaker."