Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Weihu Star, deep in the ocean.

In the deep blue sea, the light gradually dimmed with depth, outlining a tranquil and mysterious deep-sea realm. Nan Si's Force armor had been completely retracted into her body, and her snow-white, smooth skin was completely enveloped by the cool seawater. Her curvaceous body stretched out in the water, her posture light and graceful, like a mermaid from legend.

"Water, ice, rain, fog..."

Whoosh! The misty fog surrounding Nan Si's body suddenly turned into solid ice, freezing some fish inside the ice crystals.

"Disperse!"

With a cracking sound, the hard ice crystals shattered into countless tiny ice shards, which then melted back into the cool seawater, merging back into the surrounding deep sea. The frozen fish were freed and quickly swam away, wagging their tails.

……

Virtual Universe, Black Dragon Mountain Branch of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, Exchange Area.

Gao Sheng entered the exchange room and opened "Advanced Secret Techniques" to search.

"Conditional search, select: Sword-type secret techniques, Fire Law, Wood Law."

Click to search for "gaosheng".

No results found.

"No? That's impossible." Gao Sheng frowned.

I manipulated the screen again, canceling the "Sword-type Secret Techniques" condition and leaving only the two core conditions, "Law of Fire" and "Law of Wood," and clicked search again. However, the screen still displayed that same cold red prompt, and the search results remained empty.

"Master, there are certainly secret techniques that combine two laws, and there are many of them. I think it's because your level and authority are insufficient," Xiao Ai said.

"Yes." Gao Sheng understood immediately; after all, he was only a trainee mercenary.

It's already incredible that a trainee mercenary can cultivate laws, let alone two? They'd probably have been absorbed into the ranks of the five major powers long ago, wouldn't they?

Since that's the case, I guess I'll just have to let the promotion go.

If there were a secret technique that combines the two laws, that would be great. Since there isn't one, should we exchange it for a secret technique based solely on the law of wood?

The thought flashed through Gao Sheng's mind, but he quickly shook his head. After all, a person's energy is limited. He currently has the clearest understanding of the fire element law, and his cultivation is going very smoothly. He has not yet encountered any bottlenecks. At this time, diverting his energy to cultivate the wood element law would undoubtedly be a loss.

Time flies, and more than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Weihu Star, the first continent, with a beach on the sea.

Talo's figure hovered in mid-air, his robes fluttering without wind, emanating a faint aura of power. Several streaks of silver-gray light, like the flickering tongues of venomous snakes, rapidly pulsed and flashed within a ten-foot radius around Gao Sheng, sometimes thrusting straight, sometimes slashing horizontally, and sometimes suddenly changing direction, their trajectories unpredictable and erratic.

The clanging sounds were as dense as a sudden rainstorm. Gao Sheng held a long sword, compressed the black domain to its limit, and moved like lightning, his sword dancing like a dragon, blocking the attacks one by one.

"Movement technique! Movement technique! The key is dodging! It's not about blocking everything," Talo shouted.

Gao Sheng changed his sword technique, making more use of his body movements to dodge the streaks of light, leaving behind afterimages as he moved about.

A moment later, the streaks of silver-gray light instantly receded, transforming into several ordinary metal throwing knives. After circling once in the air, they flew precisely back into Talo's hand.

Talo nodded and said, "You're barely starting to resemble a first-rate style. You mainly have a few problems right now. First, your body movements aren't smooth enough, and you're using too much power unnecessarily. Second, you need to actively influence attacks through your domain more, instead of simply passively dodging. Third..."

Gao Sheng listened honestly, feeling somewhat helpless. He was completely ignorant of the laws of space, and could only manage to get a basic grasp of the One Flow technique; he had no chance of mastering it.

Fortunately, the Myriad Flow is a movement technique, which can be practiced even without understanding the laws of space. Moreover, the foundation of cultivating the Myriad Flow helps to comprehend space.

Moreover, the Myriad Flow Movement Technique can integrate domains and other laws into it, and it has indeed made great progress in movement techniques in the past two years.

"Nansi, it's your turn," Talo said.

Nansi, who had been standing quietly to the side, attentively observing the two sparring, immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Yes, Elder."

Talo instructs Gao Sheng and Nan Si for half a day every five days, and instructs other trainees in the training camp for half a day. In his spare time, he also cultivates himself. He naturally exchanges the merits transferred to him by Emperor Wei for the secret techniques resources he needs.

Therefore, this half-day of special instruction was especially precious to Gao Sheng and Nan Si, and the two of them would always prepare in advance and dare not slack off in the slightest.

It has been more than two years since I came out of the Realm Within a Realm, and my improved primal force and mental power have reached the ninth level of the Eternal Star!

Nan Si is also a ninth-level spiritualist of the Hengxing realm, and her Origin Force has reached the eighth level for some time, not far from the ninth level. With the Star Heart within her body, her cultivation speed is even faster than Gao Sheng's.

As night fell, Gao Sheng sat cross-legged in the volcanic crater, his consciousness entering his personal virtual space.

Inside the tin-roofed shack, Gao Sheng was flipping through a sword technique manual.

"Firewood Quick Sword" is a very casual and straightforward name.

This is actually a sword technique passed down in the family. The Wei Di family has produced several Realm Lords. Realm Lords can comprehend the laws very easily, so the family has all sorts of sword, knife, and axe techniques that apply a single law or combine two laws. These are not very elaborate secret techniques, and the level of the laws they apply is low. They are far inferior to the Thunder Path Secret Technique of Realm Lord Kabu that they exchanged in the Realm Within a Realm.

However, it can be a useful reference for high-level beings like Gao Sheng who have just crossed the threshold of the laws, and it can also help them understand the laws.

[Host Information]

Genetic level: 4

Body: Rank 9 (Eternal Star)

Force: Level 9, Eternal Star

Development level: 0.36

Mental Power: Level 9, Eternal Star

Development level: 0.50

Willpower: Constant Star Level 9

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Looking at the reflected system panel, Gao Sheng shook his head and smiled, "I never thought my melee abilities would be close to those of a telekinetic weapon."

Gao Sheng hasn't mastered the first level of "Seven Killings of Blazing Fire" yet, but he has gained many insights. Because the Azure Flame Sword can convert the insights into two laws into combat power, coupled with the power of "Seven Killings of Blazing Fire," Gao Sheng's current power output is only 36 times that of the Flying Moon Sword, but the sword technique's power far exceeds that of the Flying Moon Sword. The Flying Moon Sword's power amplitude reaches its limit at 30 times, and any excess power cannot be amplified or used in the secret method of applying the laws, so Gao Sheng cannot unleash his full strength.

However, he was only close, because Gao Sheng had already achieved a minor success in the first level of the Serpentfire Realm and could use a fire serpent to fight. Although he only applied the laws of fire, the secret techniques of the Serpentfire Realm were extraordinary. Combined with Gao Sheng's psychic power amplification, this was his strongest method.

Gao Sheng never dared to slack off on the Starry Sea Mirror's guiding technique, but his progress was getting slower and slower. Since his mental power amplitude reached 50 four months ago, his progress had been extremely slow. He could only advance a little bit each time, and the cultivation had become extremely painful. Every time the path was messed up, Gao Sheng would faint.

Fortunately, this Weihu Star is completely safe. Even Nan Si won't come to his volcanic crater. After waking up naturally, Gao Sheng will leave on his own and return to his residence to sleep and recover.

Even so, I can only practice about once every five days now.

My friend also said, "This is a major hurdle for you. If you can get past it, you can continue to move forward. Otherwise, you'll break through to the cosmic level."

Gao Sheng certainly cannot break through to the cosmic level. Not to mention the upcoming genius battle, the energy required for this evolution alone would be more than he could afford if he spent all his money.