Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Chapter 115 Lanluo's Enemy

Gao Sheng waved his hand and put away Gengna's battle sword and spatial ring, quite satisfied.

The reason why Gao Sheng didn't let Brolin help him quickly become the planetary lord, but instead dragged things out on both sides, was because Gao Sheng didn't know if Gengna would come.

If Gengna had already been on his way and had known that Magnolia Star already had a lord, he might have admitted defeat and turned back, which would have made it much more difficult to get revenge on him.

The purpose of Gao Sheng is not just to reclaim Magnolia Star!

Persistence pays off, and he finally got his wish.

"Killing enemies three levels above me is alright. As I expected, if I use a telekinetic weapon, I can easily kill them instantly."

The saying goes, "One force can overcome ten techniques." If one can kill enemies three levels higher, then dealing with enemies of the same level is not just a matter of ten or twenty. Even if a thousand ordinary third-level universe-level martial artists came, they would only be defeated one by one by Gao Sheng.

That's quite normal; when you're at the Hengxing level, you can advance more than three levels.

Gao Sheng never even considered using a telekinetic weapon against Geng Na. Gao Sheng's telekinetic power is equivalent to level 5. Using the Serpent Fire Realm against a martial artist with a cosmic level 7 domain that is only at the third level? That's too much of a bully.

In other words, Geng Na is a martial artist. If he were a mentalist, Gao Sheng wouldn't fight him. On the surface, there's a four-level difference between them, because Gao Sheng is at the threshold of the fifth level. Facing a seventh-level opponent, the power difference is at least four times, possibly six or seven times. And since Gao Sheng hasn't cultivated any soul defense techniques, he might not be able to withstand the opponent's mental attacks.

Gao Sheng returned to the spaceship, where Lan Luo greeted him.

"Master! You're amazing!" Lanluo said, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Lanluo knew that his master was already stronger than him, but he didn't expect him to be this much stronger.

Gao Sheng looked at Lan Luo and guessed what he was thinking.

"Lanluo, do you remember what I asked you when I first saw you?"

Lanluo paused for a moment, then nodded: "I remember."

"Then can you tell me how you became a slave? If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to," Gao Sheng said.

Lanluo's eyes showed struggle, and after a long silence, he said, "Master, I... I was captured and forcibly implanted with a biochip."

"I was born in the Cuilang Star Region. My family was originally just a small family at the Heng Star level."

"Wait, Cuilang Star Region? Who captured you?" Gao Sheng was shocked.

"That person is called 'Li,' and he's a seventh-level Domain Lord." Lan Luo gritted his teeth.

Li? Gao Sheng suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a person, the Fire Phoenix Group? Realm Master Pan Xi? That's a huge treasure!

"Go on," Gao Sheng said.

Lan Luo said, "I was born on Phoenix Flame Star in the Yu Huo Star System of the Cui Lang Star Region. My family was originally planetary lords, but later, the entire star system was corrupted by that 'Li'... Through threats and inducements, he forcibly bought planet after planet and turned them all into slave planets. He also wanted to buy my family's planet, but Phoenix Flame Star is my family's home planet, how could we possibly sell it?"

"Therefore, this 'Li' secretly dispatched a large group of Heng-level slave subordinates to infiltrate Fengyan Star and attack my family..."

"At that time, I was already a ninth-level Celestial Realm cultivator. In the life-or-death battle, I broke through to the Cosmic Realm and killed all those assassins..."

Lanluo's voice gradually calmed down.

"...'Li' actually took action himself. He killed everyone in my family. Only I, because I was a cosmic-level being, was captured alive, implanted with a biochip, and sold to the Qianwu Cosmic Kingdom. On Fengyan Star, all the other planetary and constant-level beings also became slaves..."

"My parents, my wife, my children..." Lanluo cried, tears streaming down his face, and suddenly knelt on the cabin floor. "Master, Lanluo begs you to avenge me! I am willing to be your servant forever!"

"Get up!" Gao Sheng said.

Lanluo stood up and looked at Gao Sheng.

"I can promise you, when I have enough strength, I will kill that Li."

Lanluo looked excited and was about to kneel down again, but Gao Sheng stopped him.

"Don't kneel down all the time. I don't need servants. You just need to promise to follow me forever and be my subordinate."

"Yes! Lanluo is willing," Lanluo said excitedly.

"We can establish a contract through the virtual universe later. Also," Gao Sheng said, a crystal the size of a fingertip appeared in his hand. It was the Star Heart that Nan Si had used a sliver of. "Lan Luo, you will use this for your cultivation from now on."

"What is this?" Lanluo didn't recognize it.

"This is called the Heart of the Stars; it makes cultivation faster."

"Yes, thank you, Master." Lanluo did not refuse.

"This is enough for you to cultivate to the level of Domain Lord. At that time, I won't need to set you free. I would prefer that you break through to the level of Domain Lord on your own and take revenge yourself," Gao Sheng said softly.

"yes!"

Gao Sheng seemed to see the fighting spirit burning in Lan Luo's eyes.

The reason Gao Sheng wanted to give Lan Luo the Heart of the Stars was because he had thought of a problem. He had bought Lan Luo in the first place to guard against Wei Lin, and also to guide his own cultivation.

Later, I also thought about going on an adventure at a cosmic level, with one more person and one more force.

However, Lanluo's cultivation speed was too slow.

For a normal human at the cosmic level, with sufficient cultivation resources, it takes 20 to 30 years to go from the first to the fourth rank of the cosmic level, 50 to 60 years to go from the fourth to the seventh rank, 100 to 200 years to go from the eighth to the ninth rank, and 400 to 500 years to go from the ninth rank to the limit!

This is the average situation. Those with high physical talent will be faster, while those with poor physical talent will be slower, or even get stuck at a certain stage.

This is even with plenty of money; the cultivation resources alone would require tens of billions of universe coins.

If given the opportunity and resources to use rarer and more expensive ones, the speed could be increased even further, but the cost would rise dramatically.

Normal cosmic beings don't have that kind of wealth. They usually prioritize ensuring they can continuously use cheaper resources, and then try to absorb cosmic energy as much as possible to cultivate to the ninth level. It's normal for them to use it for ten or twenty thousand years. If they are slaves and don't have any resources, by the time they cultivate to the ninth level, most of their lifespan will have passed. Those with poor physical talent may not even reach the ninth level by the time their lifespan ends.

For someone like Gengna, who cultivated for ten thousand years to reach the seventh level, is already quite impressive.

Using the Heart of the Stars would be much faster, at least ten times faster, but its value would be over a hundred times greater.

With his improved genes and the two rare treasures he's consumed, his cultivation speed is almost as fast as if he used the Star Heart. He estimates he'll be able to break through to the third level of Origin Force in another three years.

Therefore, Lanluo's strength is already lagging behind, and he will only fall further behind in the future. Taking him on adventures would be pointless and would only be a burden.

However, promotion requires subordinates to do things. Those ephemeral level subordinates are not very useful. Having a cosmic level subordinate makes many things much easier.

Lanluo has excellent talent, even comparable to Nansi. He is at the fourth level of the Universe Rank and the fifth level of the Domain Rank. It can be said that he is stronger than most Giant Axe Warriors. With Gao Sheng's advancement, it is not impossible for him to comprehend the laws in the future.

Anyway, Gao Sheng won't lack a Star Heart. The energy of a Star Heart is enough to cultivate to the third or fourth level of Domain Lord.

……

Cui Lang Starfield? Pan Xi? Gao Sheng pondered.

This great treasure cannot be allowed to be taken by Luo Feng. Anyway, he doesn't lack this, but Gao Sheng desperately needs it!

But what about Pansy herself? How could she possibly deal with a plant life form at the ninth level of the Realm Lord?

"There's no use thinking about it now. I should focus on becoming a core member of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance as soon as possible. If necessary, I can just cultivate to the World Lord level as quickly as possible. Anyway, core members can stay in nutrient tanks..."

Gao Sheng's eyes flickered.