Swallowing the Stars: Becoming a God Starting with a Hundred Generations of Talent

Virtual universe, Wanhu Star Zone, Lake Island.

Inside the pavilion, Lu Yun's figure materialized.

Gao De and Su Chen have arrived.

Gao De was gesturing animatedly about something, while Su Chen was still dressed in a neat martial arts outfit, his demeanor even more sharp than before. However, as Gao De boasted, the corner of his mouth would occasionally twitch involuntarily.

"Brother Lu!" Gao De waved enthusiastically.

Lu Yun nodded and sat down on the stone bench. "Where's Ling Xue?"

"It'll be here soon," Su Chen said succinctly.

The voice just fell.

Outside the pavilion, a serene figure materialized from the shadows.

She was dressed in a plain white training uniform, her long hair cascading down her back, and her appearance remained stunningly beautiful, but her eyes were even colder than they had been five years ago.

A faint aura spread out, causing Lu Yun and Su Chen, both at the planetary level, to feel a sense of oppression originating from their life level.

Ling Xue.

Five years later, the four finally reunited.

The atmosphere inside the pavilion froze for a moment upon Ling Xue's arrival.

Gao De broke the silence first, his enthusiasm undiminished, and asked with a hearty laugh, "Five years! How have you been? Let me go first! Just broke through to Planetary Stage Two!"

Su Chen's demeanor grew even more sharp. Hearing this, he nodded and said succinctly, "Same, second-tier planetary."

Their gazes naturally fell on Lu Yun.

Lu Yun smiled slightly: "Me too, second-tier planetary."

The three of them exchanged a smile, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.

At the same level, starting from the same point, it felt like we were back in our youthful days in college, chasing after each other and encouraging one another.

"Ling Xue, what about you?" Gao De looked at the aloof figure and asked expectantly, "You're definitely stronger than us, you must be at the third level of the planetary realm, right?"

In their view, breaking through from level one to level three in five years is already an extraordinary speed of genius.

Ling Xue gently shook her head.

"Not Tier 3?" Gao De was taken aback.

Ling Xue parted her red lips slightly, her voice calm.

"I'm already a star level."

"Moreover, I was fortunate enough to comprehend my own domain."

These two sentences completely shattered Gao De and Su Chen's defenses.

field!

That's a mark that only a select few elites among the star-level powerhouses can master!

The combat power of a Star-level being with a domain is completely different from that of a Star-level being without a domain!

Lu Yun smiled and said, "I'll offer you up, Ling Xue."

Gao De and Su Chen finally recovered: "Amazing, amazing, the Qianwu Taoist Temple is indeed extraordinary."

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

The smile on his face had vanished, replaced by a look of bewilderment and loss.

Ling Xue seemed to sense the change in atmosphere. She sighed softly and took the initiative to explain, "The Qianwu Dojo has unlimited resources, but the competition is also extremely fierce. There, someone like me is nothing."

"There are always higher heavens and more powerful people out there. You haven't seen the real monsters. They are at the star level when they are adults, and they can enter the cosmic level by the age of thirty."

Her intention was to comfort the three of them.

But these words sounded even more bitter to Gao De and Su Chen.

The "real monsters" that Ling Xue spoke of were beings beyond their comprehension.

Ling Xue, however, was already able to compete on the same stage as such a figure.

This did not bring them closer; instead, it made them realize more clearly that their worlds were completely different now.

Gaode has stopped talking.

Su Chen also fell silent.

They felt like nouveau riche from the countryside, listening to a nobleman returning from the capital describe the sights of the palace.

All of that was none of their business.

In the future, they are destined not to belong to any particular class.

In the midst of this awkward silence, Lu Yun suddenly smiled.

Lu Yun picked up the virtual teacup on the stone table, raised it to Ling Xue, and said sincerely, "Ling Xue is walking a path to heaven, so naturally we are happy for her."

"But you guys are pretty good too."

"Look at Fatty," Lu Yun laughed, "Now he has a son and a daughter, a happy family, and a leisurely and well-paying job. He's living a very comfortable life."

Gao De was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously touched his stomach. The confusion on his face faded, and a simple and honest smile gradually appeared.

Yes, isn't this the life I want?

Lu Yun then looked at Su Chen: "Su Chen, you've got a sweet little girl. Judging from how you were just now, you're practically a doting father to your daughter, aren't you?"

The path of martial arts requires a balance of tension and relaxation; family life might offer you new insights into martial arts.

Su Chen's tense body slowly relaxed. He remembered his daughter calling him "Daddy" in her soft, sweet voice, and his sharp eyes softened.

The atmosphere inside the pavilion warmed up quietly after Lu Yun's few words.

Just then, Ling Xue's gaze finally fell on Lu Yun.

"And you?"

"Are you married too?"

Lu Yun shook his head and smiled, "Um, I haven't yet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gao De, who was standing to the side, chimed in casually.

"Brother Lu didn't accept the arranged marriage! His family had arranged a good match for him, but he turned it down. Now he's working alone at the weapons group, and I heard it's quite tough for him."

This statement came out.

The atmosphere inside the pavilion, which had just warmed up, instantly froze again.

Lu Yun thought to himself, "This is bad."

He quickly recalled the memories left behind by the original owner of this body before he awakened the mystery of the unborn child.

During his university days, that naive young man seemed to have... indeed harbored a vague affection for this exceptionally beautiful woman before him.

She refuses an arranged marriage and chooses to work hard alone in a foreign land...

Given Gaode's words, could this have caused her to misunderstand something?

Did he misunderstand himself because of her?

The thought of this possibility gave Lu Yun a headache.

Given the current gap between the two, this misunderstanding will only bring endless embarrassment.

Lu Yun's mind raced, but he broke the silence with a calm smile.

"My refusal of an arranged marriage has nothing to do with any other reason."

"It's just that I'm used to being alone and I like the feeling of freedom. For me, the purest joy is to devote all my time and energy to cultivation."

"Feeling attached to one's children does indeed slow down my sword-drawing speed."

He half-jokingly quoted something Su Chen had said before.

Lu Yun's half-joking, half-serious words brought a faint smile to Ling Xue's usually cool and aloof eyes.

This made her secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

She truly cherished the friendship she had built in college; it was pure and unadulterated.

If Lu Yun really refuses the marriage alliance because of her, the relationship will change, and she won't know how to handle the situation.

This is for the best.

Lu Yun's words were like a spring breeze, dispelling the last trace of awkwardness in the pavilion.

"That's right! Brother Lu sees things very clearly!" Gao De slapped his thigh and laughed heartily. "Getting caught up in romance definitely slows down our speed in drawing our swords!"

Su Chen, who was standing to the side, also smiled and nodded, a rare occurrence.

Once the atmosphere gets lively, the conversation flows freely.

They chatted about fun times in college and their experiences over the past few years. Gao De boasted about his happiness of having both a son and a daughter, while Su Chen shared the joys and sorrows of raising a child.

Ling Xue didn't say much, but she listened quietly the whole time, occasionally interjecting with a word or two, her cool voice carrying a hint of nostalgia.

In high spirits, Ling Xue waved her hand and ordered a table full of top-quality virtual wines.

This table of wine alone is worth more than 30,000 Black Dragon Coins.

Gao De and Su Chen were speechless; for them, this was almost several years' salary.

Ling Xue simply smiled faintly, completely unconcerned.

After drinking the wine, everyone became a little tipsy and started talking more, as if they had returned to that carefree summer five years ago.

Finally, in the midst of their convivial drinking, the four exchanged smiles, made a pact for the next five years, and then dispersed, their figures slowly disappearing into the pavilion.

Lu Yun appeared in a spacious metal testing room, with a huge alloy target in front of him.

Forty-one silver throwing knives appeared out of thin air and hovered silently around him.

call out!

The throwing knives instantly formed a line, transforming into a streak of silver lightning that pierced straight into a point on the bullseye in the distance.

Ding!

Forty-one throwing knives struck the same point at the same instant.

Above the target, a line of numbers appears.

[Base attack power per weapon: 2900 tons]

Total burst attack power: 116000 tons

With a cultivation level of Planetary Stage 2, he unleashed an attack power comparable to that of a Planetary Stage 6 martial artist.

This is the power of a Spiritual Master, brought about by a forty-fold amplification.

He withdrew his mental power, and the forty-one flying knives vanished silently.

"It's time to forge my own Tier 1 psychic weapon."

As for revealing our strength?

There's no rush now. In this life, once my chosen innate talent reaches the Hengxing level, I can have my own domain.

My potential at that time

Only then can one gain a certain status among the five major powers.

Right now, this forty-fold increase in psychic power is nothing.

With that thought, he disappeared from the testing room.

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