Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

A month later.

Weihu Star, on the edge of the cliff at the mountaintop.

Within the misty realm, a sliver of silver light, like a nimble fish, darted and weaved through the area with the agility of a fish swimming freely in the ocean.

With a crisp "ding!", the fish collided with the crescent moon that had invaded the domain and was sent flying far away. However, the power of the misty domain seemed to have a life of its own and quickly condensed. After a brief tremor, the fish was pulled back quickly by an invisible force.

"Good! You have achieved minor success in the first level of 'Water Heavens'."

As soon as she finished speaking, whoosh! The fish flew back to Nan Si's side, transforming into a soft ribbon that wrapped around Nan Si's arm.

"Hmph, you cosmic-level guy, all you do is bully me, a mere ephemeral-level being." Nan Si feigned anger, her tone relentless. "I want to become a cosmic-level being too."

"You've broken through?" A hint of surprise flashed in Gao Sheng's eyes.

"My Force reached its limit a few days ago because I could no longer absorb the energy of the Heart of the Ocean. Now my understanding of the laws is very unclear, and I can't make any progress at all."

"Then go for it. You're already in the top 1000 anyway, so it doesn't really matter whether you go to the finals or not."

Gao Sheng smiled and said, "However, before you break through, I'll give you something good first."

In the bedroom of the mountaintop villa, Gao Sheng embraced Nan Si as they sat on the soft sofa.

"What good stuff?" Nan Si asked Gao Sheng curiously.

Gao Sheng stretched out his hand, and on the tip of his right finger was a glistening drop of liquid.

Within the clear blue droplets, wisps of electric light flickered, and a delicate fragrance filled the room, instantly captivating Nan Si.

"What is this?" Nan Si looked at Gao Sheng, who had already placed his finger directly on Nan Si's lips.

Nan Si's cheeks flushed slightly as she instantly understood his meaning. With a gentle flick of her pink tongue, the drop of blue liquid slid into her mouth, instantly transforming into a cool energy that spread from her throat to her limbs.

"Ah...so comfortable..." Nan Si collapsed into Gao Sheng's arms, immersed in the indescribable feeling of comfort, even closing her eyes, unwilling to expend any effort.

Then her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and Gao Sheng had already kissed her red lips.

"Mmm..." Nan Si was completely immersed in her lover's warm embrace, her body and mind filled with happiness and sweetness.

On that very day, the Southern Silk Road broke through to the cosmic level.

……

Virtual universe killing field, killing space.

A colossal fire dragon coiled and roared, its thick tail sweeping fiercely. Several virtual opponents at the cosmic level before it were instantly engulfed in flames, burning and melting into wisps of black smoke before they could even scream. With a thought, Gao Sheng caused the fire dragon to dissipate, reverting to eight coiling fire snakes.

"He just used the second level of the Serpentfire Realm, 'Fire Python,' like that. Reaching the cosmic level is indeed different. Even if his understanding of the laws is still a bit lacking, he can still forcefully combine them with his powerful mental strength." Gao Sheng nodded slightly. "However, at the cosmic level, one needs to use the third level to be considered invincible among his peers."

However, Gao Sheng also understood that the so-called invincible universe level only applies within the scope of the universe kingdom.

The first level of the Serpentfire Realm, "Fire Serpent Style," requires manipulating twelve short needles to form a single fire serpent. Gao Sheng mastered this over a year ago and later became able to simultaneously create two fire serpents, making him far more powerful than others of the same level. The second level, "Fire Python Style," is exponentially more difficult. It requires not only manipulating eight short needles to create eight fire serpents, but also fusing these eight fire serpents together to form a single, much more powerful fire python.

The requirements for understanding the laws, the intensity of mental power, and the control of consciousness are much higher than those for the first level.

Previously, Gao Sheng struggled to combine the third fire snake, but now, having broken through to the cosmic level, he easily combined eight, and even succeeded in the second combination on the first try.

"However, by simply forcibly combining the power of my mind with a 52x amplification, it's clear that my understanding of the laws hasn't reached the second level..."

"Now that I have some understanding of the laws of space, I should focus my energy on cultivating the Myriad Threads Flow."

"And that Fire Disc also needs to be cultivated intensively; it should be able to truly unleash its power..." Gao Sheng pondered.

"And then there's the Seven Killings of Blazing Fire. To even get to the later ones, you'd probably need to be a member of one of the five major powers..."

……

In his personal virtual space, Gao Sheng flipped through the secret techniques of the Fire Disc.

Lao Tie sat leisurely to the side, not even opening his eyes.

Suddenly, Gao Sheng exclaimed, "Hey bro!"

Old Tie opened his eyes and said lazily, "What's up?"

"I didn't drink that wine."

Xiao Ai on the table immediately perked up and looked at Lao Tie with great interest.

"I know, so what?" Lao Tie said in a flat tone.

"Is there a problem?" Gao Sheng asked cautiously.

"Problems? Of course there are problems." Old Tie sat there without moving and said calmly, "For example, if you drink it, your water law will be on par with the fire law, and your cultivation speed will be much faster."

"More importantly, your body will also gain the talent of the Lightning Law. By cultivating the Lightning Law, you will have the opportunity to comprehend the Time Law and embark on the path to the heavens through spacetime."

"Oh." Gao Sheng nodded.

Old Tie closed his eyes again.

After a while, Gao Sheng said again, "Hey buddy, why didn't you remind me?"

"Remind you? Why should I remind you? What you win in the lottery is yours to do with it," Lao Tie said.

"Uh..." Gao Sheng didn't expect his old friend to say that, and for a moment he didn't know what to say, and a little embarrassed showed on his face.

After a while, Lao Tie suddenly said, "That's a good thing."

"Good news?"

Old Tie laughed and said, "It's a good thing you drank that wine, but it's an even better thing you didn't."

Gao Sheng looked puzzled.

"Law talent is very important in this universe," Old Tie said leisurely, "but having it is enough. Whether it's high or low, more or less, it's not that important."

"Just like this so-called genius battle you participated in, Hong has basically been eliminated, and that Thor didn't even make it to the ring. But I can say that their future achievements will be higher than 99% of those who are still competing now."

Gao Sheng understood a little.

Is it better not to drink it?

Is this considered following one's heart and doing whatever one desires?

"So the wine isn't important, just read your book." Old Tie closed his eyes again.

……

A few days later, the official website of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom's Genius Battle issued an announcement that the number of qualifying spots for the Reincarnation Battle had increased by one, reaching 276.

The citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire were speechless.

Over the next few days, Nansi received a flood of emails, nearly bursting her inbox.

In the evening, in the cozy villa.

"Brother Sheng, have you decided where to go?" Nan Si's computer projected a series of emails.

Where do you want to go?

"Let's close our eyes and each write one..." Nan Si smiled slyly.

"it is good."