Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Primordial God and Demon Avatar

"Councilor Jia Yi, congratulations on adding another pillar to your Chinese military. Counting these few, our government should now have fourteen councilor-level powerhouses, right?"

"Haha, Councilor Zhu Xi, you're too kind. Congratulations to you too."

"Second Speaker, congratulations!"

"Thunder Martial Arts School congratulates China on gaining another powerful figure."

"Haha, thank you, Member of Parliament Bahamo."

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In a luxury hotel in the center of Kyoto base city, Qu Ying, Situ Xiong and others held a celebration banquet to mark their promotion to planetary level.

Strong individuals from all over the country are converging here.

The fact that China has gained seven more planetary-level powerhouses at once is a bombshell news event, akin to a nuclear weapon, for the entire world.

Everyone was convinced that Xu Qiankun, or rather, China, must have obtained some extraordinary resources, perhaps some kind of treasure, or perhaps the remains of some unknown ancient civilization.

This made almost all the powerful figures and forces in the world extremely envious, but no one dared to actually harbor any wicked intentions.

Just half a month ago, Xu Qiankun and Thor fought in the Pacific Ocean, and Xu Qiankun emerged victorious.

However, everyone knew that this was why Xu Qiankun hadn't used his full strength yet.

After all, his Cloud Vine is still on the Nine Provinces Continent, used as a prison to bind the Black Dragon King and seventeen other king-level monsters.

Including that Moyun Vine, his strength might even rival that of Hong Yi.

What people didn't know was that Xu Qiankun hadn't used not only the Moyun Vine, but also the Lightning Domain, which had been upgraded to the seventh level.

The realm is divided into nine levels, and its effects vary depending on the individual's understanding of heaven and earth.

However, one thing remains the same: the higher the level, the stronger the domain.

Based on Xu Qiankun's understanding of the seventh level of lightning domain, if he were to unleash his full power against Thor, he would probably only be able to unleash 30% of his strength at most.

As for Hong, Xu Qiankun's strength far surpasses his.

Under the Sevenfold Lightning Domain, his light domain will be completely suppressed, and his own physical strength is much weaker than Thor's.

Xu Qiankun had naturally condensed a second miniature planet a month ago. His mentalist and gene warrior had both reached the second level of the planetary level, and his basic strength exceeded 4.5 million kilograms, comparable to a senior third-level planetary.

Gentlemen

Halfway through the banquet, Xu Qiankun stood up to toast the arriving guests.

More than half of the attendees at the Chinese military's victory celebration banquet were planetary-level experts. Upon seeing Xu Qiankun stand up, no one dared to be negligent and they all raised their glasses and stood up as well.

"Thank you for attending the celebration banquet hosted by the Chinese government today. On behalf of China, I would like to toast everyone." Xu Qiankun first raised his glass to express his gratitude, and then drank it all in one gulp. He continued, "Next, the Chinese military will dispatch planetary-level experts to take turns guarding the seven major base cities. We hope that you will cooperate with us."

"That's natural."

"Second Speaker, you're too kind. This is what we should do."

Everyone quickly expressed their support, fearing that being late would displease Xu Qiankun.

The world's second strongest being, the only ones who can be considered his equals are probably Thor and Hong, who were originally the first and second strongest.

Others might be no better than ants in his hands.

More importantly, every powerful member of parliament present knew that Xu Qiankun was vengeful. When he was young, he was bullied by his uncle's family, and after recovering from his injuries, he sent the whole family to jail.

The uncle and aunt were sentenced to death.

His cousin, who had bullied him, eventually died at the hands of his younger brother and sister.

My older cousin and younger cousin were also sent to prison. I recently heard that my older cousin committed suicide because she couldn't bear the pangs of conscience, and my younger cousin has become mentally unstable.

Although Xu Qiankun was not directly involved, who would believe that he was completely unaware of this?

If they treat their closest relatives this way, how will they treat outsiders? Who would dare offend someone like that?

"After today, each of the seven major base cities of China will be guarded by a councilor-level expert. I hope that you and the forces behind you will strictly abide by the laws of China and not make things difficult for the guards and the Chinese government."

"Furthermore, China does not impose any restrictions on normal business and development activities, and may even provide convenience for all parties. However, it is absolutely impossible for any force to establish a state within a state in one of China's base cities."

As he spoke, Xu Qiankun's gaze swept over the several planetary-level members of the HR Alliance.

He didn't have much affection for these guys who would do anything for profit.

Not to mention that many families in China are deeply intertwined with them, wielding power and influence, and they don't even respect the law. (You have received a new chapter update: Chapter 49 Kyushu University, reading link.)

Moreover, according to official statistics, 22.7% of private enterprises in China are directly or indirectly controlled by conglomerates led by the HR Alliance, and 25 industries related to people's livelihoods are completely monopolized, which is absolutely unacceptable for China.

In the past, China was not strong enough, and its greatest enemy was always the monster, so it had to compromise.

As for now...

With Xu Qiankun, the "second strongest in the world," in charge, and with the support of a large number of plant spirits, a total of seven planetary-level beings were born. Including the original six people such as Jiang Ning and Jia Yi, that makes thirteen planetary-level beings.

The Chinese government has become the undisputed number one power on Earth, so naturally, it no longer has these concerns.

......

The banquet ended, and the members of parliament left with mixed feelings.

"Sigh, I wonder if China will impose restrictions on my Extreme Martial Arts School."

Zhu happy and Liu He walked side by side. Both of them were from China and were inspectors of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, so their relationship was naturally much closer.

"What are you worried about?" Liu He glanced helplessly at Zhu Xi. "So many strong people have come out of China. Master, I also have Yan Hai, Iceberg, and even Thor has half Chinese blood. The one who is truly closest to China is you."

"Before Xu Qiankun rose to power, Jia Yi took you everywhere he went. Now that China is rising, it will only benefit you and not harm you."

"Haha, I was just worried about you guys."

Zhu happy smiled broadly; this must have been the wisest choice he had ever made.

"Don't worry, China won't do anything to our Extreme Martial Arts Academy," Liu He said with a faint smile. "As long as our Extreme Martial Arts Academy doesn't engage in monopolistic practices or violate Chinese laws, there won't be any problems."

"The existence of martial arts schools is entirely beneficial to China, since it is impossible to have all martial artists join the military."

"Not everyone is Xu Qiankun. The military's training of martial artists is far inferior to that of the two major martial arts schools."

"Most of our five inspectors and three bodyguards at the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy have reached the second level of the Planetary level. Although the Chinese military has many strong individuals, only Jia Yi has reached the second level of the Planetary level, while the other twelve are all at the first level of the Planetary level. That is the difference."

"In this day and age, the competition is not only about the number of strong people, but also about the quality of strong people."

"The owner of the museum is more influential than thirty members of parliament."

The two chatted as they walked outside. When they saw Atkin, Far, and Yan Hai at the door, they nodded politely.

Atkin has long been ousted from the speaker's seat. Although he is stronger than Zhu happy and Liu He, their status is the same, and Zhu happy and Liu He are even slightly higher.

After all, behind them stood the former number one power, the Limitless Martial Arts School, and the number one strongest, Hong.

"Damn it, is China planning to attack us?"

Atkin and Yan Hai looked extremely grim, while Far didn't show much expression.

Her foundation is in the Europa League, and she doesn't care much about what's about to happen in China.

Moreover, as a planetary-level powerhouse, no matter how much wealth there is on Earth, it's of little use to her. She can't buy what she needs; money is just a string of cold, meaningless numbers.

"Send the message back and figure out how to deal with the upcoming targeting from China."

Atkin said coldly, "Among the planetary-level powerhouses in the HR Alliance, he is the most skilled at disguise and the most adept at using tricks."

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"Qiankun, what do you think the HR Alliance will choose?"

Standing in front of the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, Xu Qiankun and Jia Yi looked down at the three members of the HR Alliance.

"They had no choice," Xu Qiankun said with a smile. "That woman in the HR Alliance, who was able to hold the position of Alliance Speaker despite not being a martial artist, is an extremely capable person and must be able to see the situation clearly."

"Ister is a lone wolf, only pursuing power; as for power struggles and other such things, they mean little to him."

"Only Atkin is jumping around so much, but he's a coward by nature, a complete scoundrel, and he would never dare to go against me."

"Therefore, the HR Alliance will definitely give up most of its interests in China, and at the very least, it will not directly clash with us."

Xu Qiankun was very confident about this.

"Next, we should carefully review the seven base cities, establish a comprehensive training system, and discover more talents for the country."

This is Xu Qiankun and Jia Yi's fundamental goal; dealing with the HR Alliance is merely a side effect.

"Kyushu University's campus has been completed, and the teachers are in place. What we lack now are students."

If you could only read one fantasy novel in your life, it would probably be "Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Innate God and Demon Avatar".