Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

While Luo Feng and the others were still pondering, the white-bearded old man said in a fog, "Those adventurers who discover valuable planets may not necessarily notify the Space Mercenary Alliance."

“That’s right,” Babata said. “Once they discover a valuable planet, they will weigh the pros and cons and seek the greatest benefit, such as trading with other forces or occupying and developing it themselves.”

The old man in the mist chuckled, "As for life-bearing planets, once discovered, they could be a great opportunity or a great disaster. This native planet might even harbor powerful beings."

Gao Sheng chuckled. "Isn't Mount Bronolan just facing a major disaster?"

Babata then asked, "Do you understand now?"

Luo Feng and the other two nodded.

Babata burst into laughter. "No, there's one more crucial point I haven't mentioned yet."

Gao Sheng laughed and said, "We've discovered a planet with life, but it doesn't necessarily mean there are humans on it."

"Yes, there are billions of races in the universe, and humans are only a small part of them. It's not that everything born in human territory is necessarily human. All sorts of strange life forms exist, and some are very powerful! There are also some that you might think are mineral planets, but are actually inhabited by metallic life forms, rock life forms... Otherwise, why would there be planet conquest missions?"

Sure enough, when Luo Feng clicked on "Combat Missions," there were many planetary conquest missions listed below, all of which involved recruiting trainee mercenaries to eliminate alien life forms on designated planets.

"One merit, two merits, five merits..." Gao Sheng and Nan Si also looked at these tasks.

Babata said, "One merit can be exchanged for 100 universe coins, which is equivalent to more than 400 million black dragon coins! For a Hengxing level, that's a lot. After completing a few missions, you can get all kinds of weapons, armor, and spaceships. Of course, the most important use of merit is to exchange for secret techniques. Many Hengxing level beings and even future universe-level domain lords and world lords want to obtain good secret techniques, and this is a very important way."

"Some of these tasks are somewhat dangerous, but some tasks are basically safe, like the work tasks," Xiao Ai said. She and Babata already knew all the current tasks as soon as they entered the task hall.

All five of them clicked on "Work Tasks".

"Working at the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's outpost for a hundred years and earning ten merit points, each trainee mercenary can only do this once at most?" Gao Sheng shook his head.

This treatment is much better than that of an ordinary star-level player; it's equivalent to an annual salary of 30 to 40 million Black Dragon Coins!

This is the advantage of being a trainee mercenary.

Even if you have nothing, you can work for a hundred years and obtain all kinds of weapons, suits, spaceships, and space artifacts.

However, for Gao Sheng and the others, that would be a complete waste of time.

Babata said, "You guys, just take a look. These tasks are for those level-3 beings who don't have many resources. You're not short of money or secret techniques, so why waste your time?"

The white-bearded old man nodded: "You really don't need to do these apprenticeship missions. These are just small-scale exercises. Your primary goal right now is to cultivate to the cosmic level and participate in the one-star mercenary assessment. Even if you want real combat experience, at least cultivate to the ninth rank first."

As for the secret passage to advancement, I actually lack the secret techniques.

Luo Feng, his two companions, and Nan Si are currently still circling within the domain, but they are not lacking in resources. Whether it is the inheritance of Meteorite Star, the inheritance of Lord Kabu, or the secret treasury of the Wei Di family, they have enough for cultivation for the time being.

Once they comprehend the laws, they too will lack secret techniques. Even for Luo Feng, the Golden Horned Beast doesn't lack them, but his human body does.

So-called secret techniques are for combat. Different body structures require different combat styles. The secret techniques of the Golden Horned Beast cannot be practiced by humans.

……

After each of them accepted the discovery missions that had no requirements or time limits, Gao Sheng, Luo Feng, and the others went to the cultivation area.

Upon entering, one finds a huge hall with corridors leading deep inside, much like the layout of a killing field.

The main difference is that you don't have to pay if you don't go to the Kill Space, but you are charged per match.

Hong's eyes lit up: "It's been so long since we played against each other after we went to different ranks! Let's have a round-robin tournament!"

"Haha, great!" Luo Feng, Lei Shen, and Gao Sheng laughed, and even Nan Si was eager to try.

……

"That was great!" Thor said in the rest area, raising his glass and gulping down his drink.

"Fourth level of the Domain? Gao Sheng, how did you improve so quickly? Amazing." Luo Feng and the other two exclaimed in amazement.

"You guys are amazing." Nan Si was frustrated. She couldn't beat anyone. Not to mention Hong and Lei Shen, who had domains, even Luo Feng, whom she had just switched to mastering, was still at a low level. How could she possibly be a match for Luo Feng? As for illusions? They were completely useless against Luo Feng.

Round-robin rankings:

Gao Sheng, Hong, Lei Shen, Luo Feng, Nan Si.

"Nan Si, you're doing very well," Luo Feng said with a smile.

Nansi glared at him. "Who are you calling 'sister'? Are you even older than me?"

"I'm sorry, Sister Nan." Luo Feng scratched his head. Indeed, he was only twenty-five years old, which was a bit young.

"Don't call me 'sister,' it makes me sound old."

Luo Feng raised his hands in surrender; "I'll just call you Nan Si, okay? Or, how about I call you Madam Gao Sheng?"

Thor and Hong laughed.

"Either is fine." Nan Si smiled sweetly, hugging Gao Sheng's arm.

This is quite a display of affection, but Luo Feng and the other two are all married men, and Hong and Lei Shen even have a bunch of grandchildren, so they were completely unmoved.

……

After experiencing the Black Dragon Island branch of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, the group did not log off but instead practiced in the branch's killing space.

Killing Space.

"Xiao Ai, choose the weapon 'Ember God Weapon'."

"Ha, you want to try? Okay."

Gao Sheng's Flying Moon weapon was no longer enough for him; he needed a new one.

In the killing field, you can freely set opponents and choose any weapon. Of course, you should try it out first to see what suits you best.

The "Ember God Weapon," hailed as one of the nine divine weapons of psychic masters, is a fifth-tier psychic weapon that combines fire and space.

On the vast grassland, Gao Sheng appeared, clad in black armor, holding a silver-gray shuttle in his hand. The shuttle exuded a warm aura.

There was no one else on the grassland, and Xiao Ai had no rivals.

"Is this the 'Ember God Weapon'?" Gao Sheng's mental power penetrated the long shuttle and he immediately sensed that the long shuttle was actually composed of 10081 extremely thin blades. Each blade was pointed at both ends and curved on both sides, like a double-edged blade. Each blade had mysterious law patterns on it.

Whoosh! Dozens of blades flew up and hovered in the air.

"Unfortunately, there's no instruction on how to use it."

Gao Sheng sensed the mysterious patterns inside the leaves and found them to be profound and mysterious.

Gao Sheng was just looking at what the "Ember God Weapon" looked like. If he wanted to know how to use it, he would buy one and it would be given to him as a gift.

However, Gao Sheng knew that, like the "Divine Weapon", it had nine forms.

The nine divine weapons are all similar; they are all telekinetic weapons that have been tested by countless races over countless years and are recognized as the most suitable for combining a lower-level law and a higher-level law.

Moreover, from low to high, it is suitable not only for combat but also for cultivation.

In fact, the methods of using these nine divine weapons are themselves a precious secret technique. If they were sold as normal secret techniques, they would probably be worth far more than the weapons themselves.

Since the secret technique has been used to create weapons and passed down for hundreds of millions of years, it is naturally worthless. However, normally one still needs to purchase weapons to obtain it.

"If I could buy one, mastering the first level shouldn't be too difficult for me. But from there on, it will become increasingly difficult if I can't comprehend the laws of space. Simply relying on my understanding of the laws of fire and forcibly driving it with mental power is exhausting and unrewarding. The same understanding of the laws will produce less power than a weapon that simply applies the laws of fire," Gao Sheng pondered.

Luo Feng obtained the Demon Slayer Clan clone by chance; his advancement doesn't necessarily mean he possesses much spatial law talent.

This is why it is said that the nine divine weapons are both the strongest and the weakest.