Looking at the stars filling the sky, Ye Chen casually waved his hand, and the stars surged.
With a thought, his figure appeared before any one of them.
Looking at all these identical stars, Ye Chen couldn't decide which one to pick. That was the trouble with a lottery—he wanted them all.
But unfortunately, he could only choose one. In the end, he casually grabbed a star and left this sea of stars.
When his consciousness returned, only an instant had passed outside. A silver-white spear with mysterious patterns now appeared in his hand.
Looking at the massive spear, Ye Chen had to admit that it was genuinely beautiful. A faint halo lingered around it, making it look less like a weapon and more like a work of art.
Then Ye Chen saw the weapon's name engraved on it: "Silver Moon."
Looking at Silver Moon in his hand, Ye Chen casually took out his own sword, Chixiao (Sword of Flames), and slashed at it without hesitation.
As far as he was concerned, if this weapon couldn't even withstand the Chixiao Sword, there was no reason for it to exist.
"Vmmm!!"
The two weapons collided with a resonant hum. Silver Moon trembled in his hand as the halo around it flickered, swallowing the force of the sword's strike.
Seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected the halo surrounding the spear to have this effect.
The effect reminded him of vibranium from the Marvel universe. Silver Moon itself was also extremely hard; the Chixiao Sword couldn't leave even the slightest mark on it.
After swinging it a few times, Ye Chen was very pleased with the weapon he'd won in the lottery. All he could say was: the system's products were always top quality.
Ye Chen then put Silver Moon into his Portable Space and turned his attention to the first-generation Human King Body light orb awarded by the system.
The Human King Body light orb awarded by the system was, in essence, a cultivation method called the Human King Canon, along with some special energy.
The instant his finger touched the Human King Body light orb, a vast stream of information poured into his mind. At the same time, the special energy inside the orb flowed into his body.
As the cultivation method merged with his memories, the Civilization System began guiding his body through its practice.
The next moment, an overbearing, sacred aura rose from Ye Chen's body.
At the same time.
Beyond Blue Star, countless stars twinkled faintly. Starlight from across the universe connected with the cosmic river of stars, crossing countless light-years as it surged toward Blue Star.
Within Blue Star, auspicious energy rose and colorful clouds filled the sky. A vast Stellar Torrent pierced through heaven and earth, linking itself to Ye Chen.
Outside, A Zhui and Angel Yan had hurried over after receiving word from Ye Chen. Seeing this scene, their eyes widened; they had no idea what was happening.
"Ye Chen!!"
Through the great hall, its roof pierced by the massive Stellar Torrent, A Zhui looked at Ye Chen sitting cross-legged below, and a hint of worry appeared on her face.
"Don't panic. This commotion should be something that guy Ye Chen caused. I doubt anything will happen to him."
Watching A Zhui, usually so calm and composed, instantly lose her head the moment Ye Chen was involved, Angel Yan couldn't help but sigh.
"Damn love really does a number on people. I'm definitely never falling in love. I don't want to end up like that."
Below, in the palace.
Ye Chen's body was like a black hole, greedily devouring the surrounding Stellar Energy and strengthening his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
At last, Blue Star was plunged into darkness. Only a single point of starlight remained, as the system had drawn in all the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight nearby, along with every bit of energy.
Countless stars cast down their light. Seen from afar, it looked like a waterfall made of starlight—spectacular and terrifying.
This method of advancement was for the dirt-poor.
After all, if you had enough energy, who the hell would want to miserably extract it from the stars, from other dimensions and spacetime?
The only downside to this method was that it was a little slow. As for the upside, it was incredibly cheap.
The system only had to lift a finger the whole time. It didn't spend a single cent.
At the same time.
Silver Chain City, Fengyang District.
Watching the sky suddenly turn dark, Sumari furrowed his brow. "What's going on?"
"Bang!!"
Taking advantage of that moment of distraction, someone fired a bullet into his chest. Looking at the hole in his clothes, Sumari's eyes flashed with anger.
He turned toward Li Xiangyang in the distance and crooked a finger. A throwing knife instantly sliced through Li Xiangyang's body, drawing a streak of blood.
"Kh... kh..."
Looking at the hole in his chest, Li Xiangyang tried to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he found it filled with blood.
"Thud!!"
His heart shattered, and the strength drained from his body in an instant. He collapsed helplessly to the ground.
After glancing at the dead Li Xiangyang, Sumari spread his wings and shot into the sky. He looked at the Stellar Torrent stretching from earth to heaven in the distance, thought for a moment, then flew toward it.
He wanted to see what was happening over there. As for being afraid? Ha! He was the strongest warrior of the Heavenly Palace Era, an ancient god-slayer. He feared nothing.
Above the Yanhuang Empire.
Seeing that the surrounding energy had been drained in an instant—and that the force was distorting spacetime and drawing energy from some unknown dimension—A Zhui turned and headed into space. She drew the Sword of Flames and began requesting a Heavenly Blade Judgment to draw on Stellar Energy.
Seeing this, Angel Yan was speechless. She hadn't expected A Zhui to use the angels' ultimate weapon, the Heavenly Blade Judgment, as a power bank.
Shaking her head, Angel Yan went into space too, drew her Sword of Flames, and activated the Heavenly Blade Judgment.
With two "power banks" supplying it, the system's draw on the surrounding energy eased by the tiniest amount.
Clearly, compared with the energy the system was extracting, the contribution from A Zhui and Yan, those two free power banks, was negligible.
Ten minutes later.
"Boom!!"
The palace doors swung open, and Ye Chen strode out. Billions of rays of light cascaded down from the starry sky and enveloped him, blurring his figure until he seemed to be the very vessel of the cosmos.
"Ye Chen, how are you? Are you all right?!"
Seeing the Stellar Torrent vanish, A Zhui stopped the Heavenly Blade Judgment and rushed straight to Ye Chen.
Looking at A Zhui before him, Ye Chen smiled. "I'm fine. In fact, I've never felt better."
As he spoke, Ye Chen embraced A Zhui. "Thanks for your help just now."
At those words, A Zhui blushed. She wasn't blind; she could tell that the Stellar Energy she'd drawn on had not played much of a role.
At the same time, she couldn't help growing curious about what had happened to Ye Chen.
After all, he had just drawn in so much Stellar Energy and even forcibly distorted spacetime to extract energy from some unknown place. Clearly, Ye Chen was hiding a very, very big secret.
But since Ye Chen wasn't telling her, she wasn't about to foolishly ask.
After all, everyone had secrets.
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