Swallowed Star: Lord of Sirius
Chapter 16

System Version Update (Please Bookmark and Follow)

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Twisting its big butt, the Brown Bear glanced at Xu Yang before turning and heading into the dense forest.

Xu Yang watched the Brown Bear leave, then turned and ran in the opposite direction.

Whoosh!

After the rain, the sky cleared. Within the emerald sea of forest, a bluish-green phantom flashed past at astonishing speed. The dull thuds of fleshy paws striking the ground startled flocks of birds from the tranquil woods.

Within that phantom, Xu Yang kept watch in every direction. Whenever his limbs touched down, his body shot forward like an arrow.

By now, he had been wandering through this mountain, which he had named the Lightning Strike Mountain Range, for nearly half an hour. During that time, he had seen quite a few wild beasts. However, he had not encountered a single beast as powerful as the Brown Bear.

Now I can be sure that extraordinary creatures carry a fragrance completely different from ordinary beasts. As Xu Yang searched his surroundings for a safe place to shelter, he pondered. It was not just the Brown Bear that had carried a faint fragrance mixed with its musky odor; that golden bird had also given off a subtle fragrance.

Suddenly, Xu Yang spotted a cave that had half collapsed.

"Awoo—"

Stopping, he set down the Lightning-struck Fruit and stood at the cave entrance, unleashing his aura Without Reservation.

"Rustle, rustle~~~"

Panicked scraping against rock and soil Sounded. A dark-green python as thick as a bowl and roughly four meters long slithered out.

Swish!

How could Xu Yang Let go of resources delivered right to his door? A Cold Light flashed from his wolf claw, and the massive snake head separated from its body. The python's blood instantly gushed out, dyeing the surrounding Mountains and rocks red.

He nimbly avoided the splattering blood. A look of inevitability Flashed through his Eyes. As time Passed, he had grown increasingly accustomed to this Law of the Jungle.

Resources +1

The system's voice Sounded in his mind.

With the python's body and the Lightning-struck Fruit clamped in his jaws, Xu Yang walked straight into the dark, half-collapsed cave. The air inside carried a damp earthy smell. With the faint light streaming in from outside, the photoreceptor cells at the back of his eyes allowed him to make out the cave's interior.

The cave was not deep, only seven or eight meters or so, but it had the shape of a gourd—narrow outside and wide within. Near the entrance, it was only a little over a meter wide, and because the roof had half collapsed, Xu Yang had to crouch halfway to squeeze inside. Farther in, the cave walls widened until the space was nearly equivalent to a living room of more than thirty square meters.

After choosing a relatively dry patch of ground to set down his spoils, Xu Yang finally lay down to rest. More than half an hour had passed since the Lightning-struck Fruit had been picked. Without the lightning, its fragrance and glow had long since withdrawn. To Xu Yang now, it looked much like an ordinary apple the size of a fist.

Should I eat the meat first, or the fruit?

The fishy smell of the snake meat kept stimulating Xu Yang. Moreover, seeing the Brown Bear's fur stand on end after it ate the fruit had left him somewhat uneasy.

Knowing full well that the fruit was electrified and still eating it was a first in both his lives.

"Awoo~~"

After psyching himself up, Xu Yang swallowed the fruit in one bite. With a light bite of his teeth, juice burst forth... accompanied by an intensely numbing electric sensation.

The electric feeling instantly spread throughout Xu Yang's body, making him shudder uncontrollably. Yet immediately afterward, he felt a warm current flow through him, as though electricity were clearing his meridians and bringing an indescribable sense of comfort.

No wonder that Brown Bear had looked so blissful!

Ding! Attribute energy detected. Panel patch being issued...

Just as Xu Yang was immersed in the Lightning-struck Fruit's electric therapy, the usually dull system panel suddenly issued a new notification.

Fuck, I knew you had to have more functions than just that!

Xu Yang trembled from the shocks, but he was utterly thrilled. He hurriedly summoned the system panel with chattering teeth.

The system panel had undergone a drastic transformation.

The original four basic entries remained unchanged, but four buttons had appeared beneath the white panel—

Training Room, Domain Draw (gray), Law Draw (gray), Secret Art Draw (gray)

"Awoo! Awoo! Awooo—"

Overjoyed, Xu Yang let out an excited wolf howl while trembling!

It really is the world of Swallowed Star!

Domains, laws, secret arts, along with the Apprentice Level naming of realms—Xu Yang was now ninety percent certain that he had arrived in the world of Swallowed Star!

I just don't know where I am, or what era this is... I wonder if it's Luo Feng's era...

Amid his excitement, Xu Yang also felt a little disappointed. After all, he had become a wolf. If he had transmigrated into a human body instead, then with his countless rereads of Swallowed Star and his familiarity with Luo Feng's many opportunities, his starting conditions would have been utterly incredible!

Forget it. Knowing which world this is is already good enough. At least the road ahead is clear.

Planet Level, Star Level, Universe Level, Domain Lord Level, World Lord Level, Immortal Level, Venerable Level, Universe Master, Universe Supreme Being...

That was a long list of realms~~~

Right now, he was only an Apprentice Fifth Order Green-furred Wolf that could not even fly...

The electrical current rapidly weakened. The lightning power contained in one fruit was not all that terrifying, but waves of heat swiftly flowed from his stomach to his Limbs and bones.

Resources +1 Resources +1 Resources +1

After three consecutive notifications, Xu Yang discovered that his resources had been filled again!

But what attracted Xu Yang the most now was not leveling up, but those four newly appeared buttons!

His thoughts settled on the first Training Room button, and a prompt Sounded

Current realm: once per day, one hour each time. Enter?

Hah, once a day? The cost is that low? What the hell am I afraid of? I'm going in!

Xu Yang was feeling bold. In any case, he had one chance per day. Even if he used today's chance, he could continue tomorrow.

Buzz!

Xu Yang felt his consciousness grow dizzy. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in a vast white world. The entire world was spotlessly clean, boundless and borderless, and extremely similar to the system panel's "minimalist" style.

"Hey, System, how am I supposed to train when there's nothing here... Fuck, I can talk?!" His body was still that of a wolf, but Xu Yang discovered in astonishment that he could speak again. It nearly made him cry.

After being forcibly silenced for a week, he finally understood how wonderful it was to be able to speak!

Buzzz~~~

The white space trembled faintly. Xu Yang felt his body rising—no, the ground beneath his feet was rising. As time passed, the ground rose a full fifty meters, and Xu Yang also noticed the true reason it had risen.

About five kilometers away, a square open-air complex stretching fifty kilometers across caught his attention.

"System, what is that building for?"

As usual, there was no response.

"Then I'll go take a look myself."

Xu Yang leaped into the air, jumping straight down from the high platform, and ran toward the square open-air complex.

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