Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 1 Wandering the Stars

"Perseus, we have to leave!"

……

In the dim, starless sky, a lone mineral planet floats on the edge of human territory.

Behind the piles of ore, a thin, six-armed youth was pulling another dazed youth along, rushing quickly toward a strange, tower-like building on one side.

Behind them was a wave of exploding earth.

Countless pebbles flew everywhere, leaving craters on the ground, and many six-armed figures, just like the two men, scattered and fled.

In the center of the sky, two figures attacked on their own, like two bolts of lightning, stirring up storms and unleashing catastrophic waves that could wipe out life on the planet's surface.

"Hahaha, look what I found!"

"Remnants of the Yan Sacrifice, you stray dogs, you're still not all dead!"

"If you humans haven't gone extinct, how could we possibly be wiped out?"

The calm voice was exactly the same as that of the ancestor who was the domain lord in his memory. Thinking of the hundreds of years he had spent in the Devouring Starry Sky, Perseus always felt a sense of loss.

He is reborn!

They came from the originally magic-free Blue Star to the Devouring Starry Sky, where martial arts reign supreme, but instead of being with the human race on the protagonist's side, they were the remnants of the Flame Sacrifice.

Even if this indigenous group, described only briefly in the original work, were to inherit the legacy and be able to give birth to a cosmic master at the end of the universe, it would already be an incredible stroke of luck.

Of course, it is more likely that they will be completely destroyed with the end of the universe.

As if waking from a long dream, Perseus took one last look at the sky, gritted his teeth, and followed his childhood friend Nolan into the scattered flying machines.

The tower, covered in secret patterns, was ignited and shot into the sky like a rocket.

Along with them were countless other towers, and one by one, the remnants of the Flame Sacrifice boarded spaceships and rushed into the void of space, recklessly crashing into the blockade line formed by dozens of Class C spaceships above.

"Fire!!!!!"

"Don't let them get away—"

A voice filled with murderous intent exploded in the fleet's channel.

A terrifying "net of artillery fire" spread rapidly. Even a B4-level secret-pattern flying tower would show cracks if it was hit. Of the thousands of flying towers that took off in the end, only a thousand escaped.

The fleet, however, still refused to give up. One by one, the cannons opened, emitting deafening roars, and terrifying beams of light struck down one flying tower after another.

Seeing this incredibly painful scene, the domain lords who were fighting below had tears in their eyes.

"Humans!!!!"

Wayne burst into flames, his longsword poised to strike, and he charged recklessly toward the spaceship above.

"Quick! Stop him!"

Unfortunately, it was too late.

With a streak of light, a sharp blade slashed towards the spaceship, and a violent explosion mixed with endless shockwaves turned the battlefield in the sky into chaos.

As a price for his forced attack, this surviving member of the Flame Sacrifice clan was also shot, and cracks appeared on his armor. He turned his head and looked fiercely at the domain lord who was of human origin.

"die--"

The powerful warriors, their eyes gleaming with crimson, stepped forward, exchanging wounds for wounds, and even... exchanging lives for lives.

Faced with that terrifying offensive, a hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the human domain lord on the other side.

This is always the case for these groups that are hunted by humans!

Because of hatred, they are never afraid to fight; because of hatred, they are never afraid of death.

But I'm human, you know!

We, the elite race, also have the pride of the elite race.

"Hahaha, kill them all!"

Another period of turmoil ensued.

When hunter and prey meet in mid-air, the hunter may kill the prey, or the prey may devour the hunter.

However, all of this was no longer relevant to Perseus.

As a fifth-tier Hengxing, he was just an ordinary protector among the Yanji survivors. In such a dangerous situation, every one of them who could leave would be saved.

……

Clearly, Perseus still had some luck on his side.

The fleeing flying towers included both B-class and C-class members, but he and Nolan were never hit. As the spaceship escaped, they gradually accelerated and jumped into the dark universe.

at last.

The two young men slumped down in the cockpit of the tower, looked at each other, and smiled with relief at surviving the ordeal.

"The fact that Mining Planet 0538 could survive for ten thousand years before being discovered has exceeded the average level of 'secret' survival within our race. According to the rules, the things on this flying tower belong to us."

"But after we were freed up, we weren't allowed to go to the other secret areas."

"Secretly" refers to the resource stars and mineral stars controlled by the remnants of the Yanji clan in the territories of various top-tier clans.

Since the Yanji Continent was transformed into an extraterritorial battlefield, the Yanji survivors, having lost their homeland, have become completely uninhibited and have infiltrated the territories of various top-tier races to live as parasites.

If there is no ancestral land, then the whole land is the ancestral land.

Given the vastness of the primordial universe, let alone ordinary races, even the most powerful races could not possibly defend against any race with interstellar travel capabilities in the starry sky.

However, there are still certain limitations to doing this.

Any top-tier race has a high degree of control over its territory. Taking the current human race as an example, if they directly take action in the major cosmic nations, they are likely to be targeted by humans.

Over the long years, the descendants of Yanji have developed a strategy to quickly establish themselves by enslaving and controlling mining planets, absorbing the essence of the universe to reproduce their race, and collecting various precious resources in preparation for their escape at any time.

And this applies to stars like Perseus and Nolan.

After escaping, they need to find habitable planets on their own until they master the domain, only then will they be qualified to go to the most special extradition planet among the Dark Ones to enter the divine kingdom of their race for secluded cultivation.

Because of their wanted status, the remnants of the Yanji clan practically have to divide their resources in half.

Similarly, those without the potential to advance to the level of a domain lord are not even qualified to enter the secret realm controlled by their race for training; they can only disrupt the human race outside and serve as 'sacrifices'.

But the strong always need space to continue to grow.

The descendants of Yanji have been hiding and have no suitable lineage. Very few have been able to advance to immortality, let alone give birth to new king-level immortals to strengthen their counterattack against the human race.

In the original story, Qiu Chika and others risked their lives for the sacrificial tower because it contained the key that would allow them to prosper again.

However, Perseus knew they were destined to be disappointed.

The human race was incredibly lucky to produce Luo Feng, who single-handedly carried this pinnacle of the race. If they didn't have other opportunities, they would most likely only be able to wait for the elders to inherit the legacy before they could hope to become immortal? A Venerable?

Just then, he arrived at the treasure area of ​​the spaceship, guided by Nolan.

Three precious world rings float in the small space.

According to standard specifications, a flying tower can carry three members of the tribe.

It was only because the situation was urgent when escaping the mining planet that they could have done it if they didn't have enough people. As for the extra world rings, how to distribute the contents inside depends on strength.

Of course, Perseus and Nolan don't have this concern yet.

They grew up together and rarely argued, so the extra resources were naturally divided equally. Nolan even handed two of the World Rings to Perseus immediately.

"You choose first!"

"Divide it into two parts according to its specific value. I don't have a big need for the variety of treasures for the time being, something similar will do..."

"it is good."

Perseus took the ring, but when he touched the World Ring, for some reason, a strange line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Extractable material found. Should we extract the puzzle piece?]