Swallowed Star

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

There were three main levels of progression: true god, then true god of void space, and finally, eternal true god. To advance from one level to the next, the difficulty level continuously increased by leaps and bounds! The number of eternal true gods in the World of Jin said it all.

Strictly speaking, there were two ways to become a true god. They were the “godly power route” and the “law route.” Between the two, the law route was most common. But if one chose the godly power route, the process would be much more difficult. And once one was successful in choosing the godly power route, the life genes at each level would be divided accordingly. There would be a total of three levels, and anyone who was able to attain the third level—90,000 times life gene level—would be regarded as a legend!

In other words, going by the godly power route, one’s life genes would have to reach 90,000 times to become a true god! The difficulty level was very high. But going by the godly power route, one could become a true god that was comparable to an eternal true god! Any true god who was able to achieve 90,000 times life gene level could easily become a true god of void space! Moving forward, becoming an eternal true god would no longer be that difficult.

******

Luo Feng finished looking through everything at one go, but toward the end, he could not help frowning.

The godly power route was so difficult! It required life genes to be multiplied by 90,000 times. It was almost unimaginably difficult.

“Before this reincarnation era ends, will I be able to achieve 90,000 times of my life genes?” Luo Feng was not confident of achieving this himself. “No matter what, I have got to try my best. Before this reincarnation era ends, if even I cannot reach 90,000 times life gene level, then regardless of my life gene level at that point, I will achieve a breakthrough to become a true god right.”

After Luo Feng finished looking through everything, he said, “I want to look at some inheritances.”

“You may,” the golden figure replied instantly. “This is the list of the various inheritances.”

Hua!

The screen changed. All the text disappeared. In their place was a gigantic, detailed list of inheritances. The list was divided into refined treasures, automaton treasures, close-combat treasures, and various other categories.

“5,000 military credits, 10,000 military credits, and 100,000 military credits? Tsk, tsk! This one that is worth 10,000 military credits—why must any interested warrior be from a ‘special troop’ in order to be allowed to trade for it?”

Looking down the list, Luo Feng was shocked to learn that these inheritances were, indeed, very expensive and required many military credits as payment. There were even some special inheritances that normal warriors would not be able to trade for, even if they could pay the price.

“So expensive… Huh? The second stage of the blazing godly power secret technique that a law master will be able to execute costs a million military credits?”

Luo Feng was dumbfounded. He had not expected the World of Jin to possess such a superior blazing godly power secret technique; it was comparable to the first two volumes of Extermination.

******

After going through the list of numerous inheritances, Luo Feng lamented the tremendous amount of military credits required.

“I want to take a look at weapons like armors,” Luo Feng said.

“You may,” the golden figure responded.

The list on the screen changed again. After every name on the screen, there was a pattern design for each weapon or piece of armor, along with the military credits required and also the power of the respective armors.

Luo Feng scanned through the list in one glance.

“True god level armors cost roughly 10,000 military credits. True god level weapons, on the other hand, vary in price. Weapons at the lower end of the spectrum cost 2,000 military credits, while weapons at the higher end cost as much as a million military credits. As for true god level battleships, the cheapest costs 50,000 military credits.”

Luo Feng looked through every item on the list. Apparently, palace type supreme true treasures were the priciest; next in line were soul type supreme true treasures, which required at least 30,000 military credits, followed by domain type, armor type, and, last but not least, attack type.

Of course, every category featured something unique. The most expensive attack type treasure cost a whopping one million military credits. The most expensive palace type treasure also required one million military credits.

“I have over 300,000 military credits, which means I can trade for a decent amount of supreme true treasures.” Luo Feng secretly heaved a sigh of relief. The prices of supreme true treasures were not overly high.

******

Just reading about the inheritances, seeing the weapon armor, and looking at some travel notes about the World of Jin took him a full day. Yet the golden figure before Luo Feng showed no trace of impatience.

Luo Feng’s eyes gradually lit up as he said solemnly, “I want to look at automaton type treasures!”

Coming to the World of Jin, he had three major goals. The first was to gather enough true god corpses as materials to help him become a true god. The second goal was to probe into the secrets of the World of Jin, and the third was to find a suitable and powerful automaton type treasure.

He had Shi Wu Wings and the Boat of Mausoleum. One was for additional assistance while the other was for flight during an escape. Now, what he required was a treasure as a main attack weapon in battle!

“This is the list.” The screen before the golden figure changed again.

The list on the screen contained very few choices. Only a few dozen choices remained on the list like lonely souls, and yet, all these were true god level automaton treasures. Obviously, those automaton-type supreme true treasures that were of higher levels were not shown at all. Luo Feng supposed that was because his power was still not enough.

“86 kinds?” Luo Feng looked through carefully.

There were so few kinds left on the screen. For every kind shown on the screen, there were matching pictures and simple introductions.

“Black Cloud Wings!” Luo Feng’s gaze quickly fell upon one of the automaton-type treasures.

Black Cloud Wings: True god level automaton (Ordinary). 150,000 military credits required for exchange. (Python River Army warriors allowed to own this power.)

Strength: Skilled in escaping, extremely high defense ability, skillful in restraining and entrapping enemies.

Weakness: Attack power on the weaker side.

Earlier on, in Nine Smoke Marsh, the captain had used this Black Cloud Wings to deal with Luo Feng. The restraining power was indeed powerful to the extent of being scary. Luo Feng supposed that if he had not used Boat of Mausoleum and had instead chosen to use Blood Ghost Blade, he would most likely have to execute Extermination if he wanted to break free of the restraining power of Black Cloud Wings and make his escape.

“And this is only a true god level automaton treasure of ordinary standard?” Luo Feng was amazed.

At first glance: 100,000 military credits, 100,000 military credits, 120,000 military credits, 120,000 military credits, 130,000 thousand military credits… 150,000 military credits… 300,000 military credits… one million military credits… three million military credits…

Further down the list, the prices of different automaton type treasures increased by leaps and bounds. The increase was soaring at a staggering rate. Even true god level weapons could reach a price of one million military credits, not to mention automaton-type treasures.

“Regardless of how good the treasure is, if I cannot afford it, what more can I do?”

Luo Feng was not so overly ambitious as to look right to the most expensive treasure. Instead, he contemplated the list of automaton-type treasures that fell within the range of 300,000 military credits to 350,000 military credits.

Very soon, he locked down his target. It was a huge blade that required two hands for a firm grip. It was extremely intimidating, yet beautiful.

Misty Blade: True God Level automaton (Ordinary). 320,000 military credits required for exchange. (Python River Army warriors allowed to own this power.)

Strength: Upon transformation of godly power via the inner core of Misty Blade, an extremely strong attack power will be produced.

Weakness: Consumption of godly power is extremely high.

“I need something with strong attack power, and besides, my main weapon is the blade.” Luo Feng was a little tempted as he continued to look at it. “It is only a true god level automaton. Before reincarnation, it will be more than enough for me. The moment I transcend reincarnation, this blade will obviously lose some importance. By that time, it would also be good if it is left for my human race. It’s just that… its functions kind of coincides with that of Blood Ghost Blade.”

Luo Feng continued reading on. One by one, he looked down the list. The further down the list of automaton type treasures he got, the more unique and precious they became. Luo Feng even came across an automaton battleship that was comparable to his Boat of Mausoleum, and an automaton battleship which had a self-initiated attack ability.

“The last piece.”

Luo Feng held his breath. The last one was the most expensive true god level automaton. It was named “Wu Qi God.”

Wu Qi God: True God Level automaton (unique item). This item was personally created by His Majesty the Godly King. There is only one. 30 million military credits required for exchange. Only true gods or law masters who have been sealed with a title have the authority to trade for it. Reminder: Python River Army warriors are not allowed the rights to trade for this.

Strengths: 1. Extremely strong defense. His Majesty the Godly King chose precious and rare materials to make and further refine this Wu Qi God. Even eternal true gods could not damage it. 2. Extremely strong attack force. Possesses incomparably strong attack power. 3. Extremely fast in dodging. Wu Qi God’s body structured determined its extreme agility.

Weakness: Extremely strong power requires an alarming amount of godly power. Godly bodies of ordinary true gods will be consumed to nothingness in the blink of an eye.

Gentle reminder: Since its creation by the noble Godly King, there has been no great being qualified to trade for Wu Qi God with military credits. Its power has merely been speculated and has not been tested. However, for the noble Godly King to stoop to the level of creating a true god level automaton type treasure, it must be powerful. Also, any creation by the hands of His Majesty the Godly King could never be of inferior quality. The conditions of exchange were personally determined by His Majesty the Godly King.

(Wu Qi God was an automaton treasure that resembled the form of a monkey with a streamlined body and an agile tail. Just by looking at the picture, one could feel how dynamic Wu Qi God was and how fast its speed of movement must be.)

******

“Wu Qi God?” Luo Feng felt the temptation stirring within his heart.

To Luo Feng, who had a very deep understanding of the ancient civilization, he was clearly aware of the value of Wu Qi God. It represented the ultimate perfection of a single-body type treasure! Shi Wu Wings also belonged to this category of single-body type treasures. Only one great being could control it, and it would mainly focus on its role in the form of assistance. On the other hand, Wu Qi God could be regarded as perfection; minus the weakness of consuming godly power too quickly, it was perfect in all other ways.

30 million military credits! Luo Feng bellowed in his heart. Where am I going to find such an exorbitant amount of military credits? And… even if I did have 30 million military credits, I am not qualified to buy it. I must be a true god or law master who has received a seal to have the authority to trade for it. And ever since its creation by His Majesty the Godly King, no one has managed to trade for it.

Luo Feng shook his head and lamented. The World of Jin had a far-reaching history. His Majesty the Godly King had disappeared a long, long time ago. From this, it could be speculated that the creation of Wu Qi God would certainly have happened a long time ago. The World of Jin had such a systematic selection process for choosing great beings, and yet none had ever managed to conquer Wu Qi God and claim it. This showed how difficult the process was.

“Receiving a seal?” Luo Feng frowned, mumbling to himself. “What does it mean by receiving a seal? I must be a true god or law master who has received a seal before qualifying to trade? A sealed great being seems to be someone with a much higher position than a warrior from a special troop.” He looked at the golden figure in front of him. “I would like to know more information related to receiving a seal.”

“500 military credits required,” the golden figure said.

“This requires 500 military credits?” Although he was reluctant, Luo Feng was clearly in no position to bargain. “All right.” He could only nod.

Hua!

The screen before him changed into a detailed, written introduction.

Being given a seal meant that a great being was outstanding to the point of perfection. And upon reaching this level of perfection, one would be qualified enough to be “sealed” by being given a “Jin” name, representing the utmost glory! Every great being that had been bestowed with a seal held on an extremely high position. In the World of Jin, the only great beings who had been bestowed with a seal were the four major generals, who had total supremacy over all the true gods of void space.

“Sealed with a ‘Jin’ character?” Luo Feng was taken aback.

The previous Duan Dong River had been sealed with a “Wu” character! Jin…? Wu…? His Majesty the Godly King?

Luo Feng nodded discreetly as he continued watching.

The requirements for receiving a seal were very stringent. Of course, the moment one became a prominent eternal true god, he would be rewarded with a seal right away! As for true gods of void space, the number who could possibly be rewarded with seals was, instead, only one in a million! As for true gods? In the long ages since the day of Wu Qi God’s creation, in the whole World of Jin, not a single true god had been sealed.