Swallowed Star: Lord of Thunder
Chapter 122

Continue Gambling Battles, Killing Universe Levels Across Tiers!

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The small B9 Grade Nutrient Pod contains enough Nutrient Solution to raise the Origin Force and Mental Force of a human like Yang Yu to the Star Level 9.

As his body continued to absorb the Nutrient Solution, Yang Yu's hair grew longer, his skin became more radiant, his bones became denser, his muscle fibers became denser, and his explosive power became stronger. Even in the mysterious Consciousness Sea, his Mental Force increased.

"Babata," Yang Yu called out.

"What is it?" Unable to resist the urge to leave, the main consciousness, having followed Yang Yu to the universe, replied from Babata. Of course, in order not to miss any potential geniuses emerging on Earth, Babata also left a wisp of its consciousness on Earth.

"With my consciousness linked to the Virtual Universe and nothing to do in the Nutrient Pod, I might as well Gambling Arena and make some money."

"Hehe, okay! I love seeing you win money."

"Boom!"

As consciousness connects to the Virtual Universe.

At this moment, Yang Yu suddenly appeared in the villa he had previously bought on the 'Ganwu Continent' in the Virtual Universe.

Yang Yu then used the teleportation array to arrive at the Gambling Battle Platform.

"Having reached the Star Level 1, and with my previous winning streak, I can now challenge a Universe Level 1 bettor!" Yang Yu thought to himself.

"Babata, find a suitable Universe Level 1 gambler."

"No problem," Babata said loudly. He then began searching for suitable opponents for the betting match.

When gambling reaches the Universe Level, not only does the amount wagered start at a minimum of tens of billions of Ganwu Dollar, but the number of spectators for each match is also astronomical.

It's safe to say that winning just one match could buy dozens or even hundreds of Life Planet!

This is also why many Martial Artists who have achieved Nine-Star Rating in the Battle Arena are willing to come here occasionally to play a few rounds.

Not only can you fight against equally matched opponents, but you can also make some money on the side—why not?

Of course, if one cannot control their greed, then becoming a "leek" (a metaphor for being exploited) is inevitable.

After a little over half a minute of matching, with a 'ding' notification, Yang Yu was teleported to the Gambling Battle Space.

The battle is set in the vast starry sky.

A colossal arena, spanning thousands of kilometers in length, width, and height, floats suspended in the dazzling and beautiful starry sky.

Opposite the arena stood a tall man, three meters in height, whose entire body was covered in Green Scales.

Looking at it, his codename was 'Qinglin'. His record was 358 wins and 340 losses.

The win rate is not bad, which means the opponent is a relatively strong Universe Level 1.

"Lightning? 233 consecutive wins!" Qinglin exclaimed in admiration. "No wonder you were able to match with me at the Star Level 1. Your record at the Planetary Level was indeed impressive. But this is your first time challenging a Universe Level powerhouse, isn't it?"

It was still time for the spectators to place their bets. Qinglin Lin said idly, "This is the first time I've ever seen Star Level with such an exaggerated record, and it's also the first time I'm going to fight against such a genius."

To be honest, he was quite looking forward to it.

"Yes, I just broke through to the Star Level not long ago. As soon as I broke through, I wanted to test the value of a Universe Level expert." Seeing that the other party's tone was acceptable, Yang Yu spoke politely in return.

"Haha, then I'll show you just how big the gap is between the Universe Level and the Star Level!" Qinglin wasn't angry. In his opinion, the Martial Artist codenamed Lightning was really ignorant of his own limitations. He thought that after winning hundreds of battles at the Planetary Level, he could defeat the Universe Level after breaking through to the Star Level.

Today he's going to teach Yang Yu a lesson that skipping levels isn't so easy!

"We'll see," Yang Yu said with a faint smile.

Seeing Yang Yu's confidence, Qinglin stopped talking, closed her eyes to rest quietly, and incidentally diverted a sliver of her consciousness to place a bet.

Bet 20 billion in Ganwu Dollar and you'll win!

This represents Clone Qinglin's wealth, almost all of which he won in the Gambling Arena.

Yang Yu has now staked 18 billion of his Ganwu Dollar.

Five minutes later.

Yang Yu's odds settled at an astonishing 1:980!

The odds for Qinglin are 1:1.003.

The prize pool has reached a terrifying 32 trillion Ganwu Dollar!

Even converted to Universe Coin, it's roughly a hundred billion!

Clearly, this battle between a Star Level 1 and Universe Level 1 opponent has attracted a huge number of bettors.

The sheer number of spectators, almost filling the entire starry sky, revealed that the number of people watching this gambling battle far exceeded Yang Yu's initial expectations.

Universe Level battles seem to be quite popular.

This only covers a slightly special type of gambling game within the entire Ganwu Universe Country Gambling Battle Platform.

It's just that the level involved is so vast that it has attracted so much attention.

However, it's clear that most of these people have bet on Yang Yu to lose.

Star Level 1 being thinks it can beat Universe Level 1?

Absolutely impossible!

At least in the minds of these spectators, this was an impossible thing.

Are you kidding? The basic energy difference is at least a thousand times! How much combat skill would it take to bridge such a huge gap?

That would require at least Star Level being to comprehend the laws, and even then, the comprehension of those laws would have to be very profound.

Such a genius would be the apple of the eye of any powerful Universe Country, so why would he bother making such a small amount of money?

Having watched gambling battles for so many years, they had never seen a battle where Star Level 1 could defeat Universe Level 1 warrior!

This is why, despite the very low odds of betting on Qinglin winning, the vast majority of people still placed their bets.

After all, as long as the base amount of bets is large enough, you can still make some money even with small odds.

It's better than throwing it away for nothing.

Five minutes passed, and as the betting options were closed, the transparent barrier in the center of the arena disappeared, and a pale blue domain suddenly appeared around Qinglin Universe Level 1 Martial Artist.

Wind Domain Triple!

Then, Qinglin brandished a huge War Blade and charged towards Yang Yu at lightning speed.

Covering hundreds of kilometers, Qinglin arrived in front of Yang Yu in just a few flashes at full speed.

Only then did Yang Yu slowly draw his Thunder Battle Blade. This time, Yang Yu still chose to fight as Martial Artist!

Try to see what surprises the fully grasped mystery of 'speed' can bring in actual combat.

"Arrogant!"

As Qinglin sped forward, he saw Yang Yu standing there motionless, and even though he had a good temper, he became a little angry.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that the one standing there was the Universe Level one.

"Since that's the case, then die!" Qinglin roared as it approached Yang Yu, then swung its giant War Blade down at Yang Yu's head.

This strike, imbued with the full insights and Origin Force of Universe Level powerhouse, seemed poised to shatter even the space in front of Yang Yu!

But this was clearly an illusion, a result of the violent Origin Force emanating from the War Blade, and also the illusion created by Qinglin's most proficient sword Blade Technique —'Shattering the Shatter Space!'

It was precisely because of this Blade Technique that he was able to maintain a good win rate in the Gambling Arena where there were countless strong opponents, and even make a fortune when he was lucky.

He thought he would finish off his opponent cleanly and decisively as usual today.

But then, a sudden change occurred!

Yang Yu, who had been standing there motionless, suddenly moved just as he was about to be cleaved in two by the War Blade!

It was like a bolt of lightning suddenly streaking across the sky!

At the critical moment, Yang Yu moved directly to the other side of the arena from under Qinglin's giant War Blade.

"Whoosh!"

The spectators erupted in uproar.

"Is this Teleportation???" a spectator with only Star Level strength said in disbelief.

"Fool, you never train properly when I tell you to. This isn't Teleportation; it's just an illusion caused by extreme speed," said the middle-aged man who looked like an elder. "If I'm not mistaken, this Martial Artist named 'Lightning' has a very deep understanding of the Lightning Origin Law!"

"Second Uncle, this kid called Lightning is only at the Star Level 1, right? He's already comprehended the Lightning Law? And he seems so at ease in a battle against a Universe Level expert?"

"I've told you to play less video games and pay more attention to the outside world, but you never listen. Don't even mention comprehending laws at the Star Level; there are plenty of Peerless Genius in the universe who comprehend laws at the Planetary Level. It seems this battle is going to be interesting."

After speaking, the elder-looking man fell silent and turned to watch the battle on the arena intently.

At this moment, Yang Yu had completely taken the initiative in the battle. Having incorporated the mystery of 'speed' into his Thunder Body Technique, Yang Yu could easily crush his opponents once his speed was fully unleashed!

This Universe Level 1 Martial Artist named Qinglin couldn't even touch the hem of Yang Yu's clothes!

The speed difference is too great.

"Damn it!" Qinglin roared angrily, having been made a fool of, and then stood there holding his War Blade.

He's not pursuing it anymore!

A powerful being at the Universe Level couldn't even catch up with a mere Star Level creature; if word got out, it would be utterly laughable.

Yang Yu, who was engrossed in flying the kite at high speed, saw Qinglin standing still in a defensive stance and knew it was time to end the battle.

"Thunder Slash!"

Yang Yu let out a low shout, and then the Thunder Blade in his hand erupted with a purple Force Blade Light that had been condensed to the extreme!

The speed of this blade of light completely exceeded Qinglin's reaction speed!

"Boom!"

"Click!"

Like a real bolt of lightning, the blade struck Qinglin's face with a deafening roar. This attack, imbued with the profound mystery of speed, instantly tore apart the Tier 3 Force Battle Armor on Qinglin's face, and then the sharp blade directly shredded Qinglin's head!

"Lightning wins!"

The cold, electronic voice announced.

"Oh my god, he actually killed Qinglin in an instant!" the Star Level spectator who had just been reprimanded exclaimed in disbelief.

"Interesting. Such a strong Star Level. It seems the Genius Competition decades from now will be quite interesting." The elder-looking man chuckled.

At this moment, the hundreds of millions of other spectators were still immersed in that terrifying blade light.

That's almost reached its limit.

That was a strike of extreme ferocity!

It was like lightning tearing through the sky.

Thunder shattered the darkness.

It completely shocked them.

"So Star Level 1 being really this powerful!"

This is the common thought in the minds of countless people after watching this battle.

Even though most of them lost a lot of Ganwu Dollar in this match, they still thought it was worth it!

Such a spectacular battle is something they would rarely see even if they spent ten times the amount of Ganwu Dollar.

They downloaded the video of this battle from the Gambling Battle Platform, intending to watch it from time to time to relive the experience.

Experience what true genius is like!

Unlike the excited spectators, Yang Yu remained calm.

Yang Yu already knew from the Killing Field that his actual combat strength far exceeded that of ordinary Universe Level Martial Artist.

Although Qinglin was quite strong, he was only at the Domain Triple and his Blade Technique was also average, so he was naturally no match for Yang Yu.

After exiting the Gambling Battle Space, Yang Yu received a notification of account balance changes a few seconds later.

"Dear Mr. Yu, your Galaxy Bank account has received 17.97 trillion Ganwu Dollar!"

"Wow! Yang Yu, you won that round decisively!" Even Babata was shocked.

In just one battle, they won nearly 20 trillion Ganwu Dollar —that's faster than printing money.

"It's alright. After all, we defeated Universe Level powerhouse, so this kind of gain is normal. We still have time, so let's continue to challenge opponents! This time, the challenger will be Universe Level 2 expert!"

It feels so good to have a full account of Ganwu Dollar. Yang Yu plans to play a few more games, win more money, and then log off.

"OK!"

A few minutes later, Yang Yu was matched with a Universe Level 2 Spirit Reader at the Domain Triple.

This time, Yang Yu won decisively once again. His Movement Technique and Blade Technique, imbued with the profound mystery of speed, along with his Nine-Layer Thunder Domain fused with the laws of nature, were simply beyond the reach of these Universe Level beings who hadn't even crossed the threshold of the Origin Law.

Yang Yu won 35 trillion Ganwu Dollar in this battle!

Next, Yang Yu challenged another Martial Artist at the Universe Level 3, and once again swept them aside!

This battle netted another 40 trillion Ganwu Dollar!

Yang Yu then engaged in more than ten gambling battles, each one a challenge against a Universe Level powerhouse, the highest being a Universe Level 3 expert. Yang Yu used slightly more tricks to win this battle, but he also won the most Ganwu Dollar, a whopping 52 trillion.

Including other battles, Yang Yu has won a total of over 500 trillion Ganwu Dollar!

It seems like a lot, but when converted to Universe Coin, it's only a little over 100 billion, roughly equivalent to 0.1 Hunyuan.

After playing these ten-odd matches, Yang Yu prepared to log off.

Winning over 500 trillion Ganwu Dollar in less than two hours is quite impressive.

If we run out of money later, we can always come back; for now, it's more than enough.

After all, Yang Yu will need to use Universe Coin next!

Ganwu Dollar cannot be directly exchanged for Universe Coin unless through special channels. However, even through these channels, it typically takes five thousand Ganwu Dollar to exchange for one Universe Coin, which is a significant disadvantage.

Therefore, Yang Yu planned to aim for a small amount of Ganwu Dollar.

I probably won't be entering the Gambling Arena of the Ganwu Universe Country much anymore. If I do enter, it will be the Gambling Arena that covers the entire universe, where transactions are conducted using Universe Coin.

However, the conditions there are much more stringent; the minimum entry strength is at the Universe Level, which Yang Yu clearly does not meet at this stage.

When Yang Yu emerges from the Initial Universe, he won't be too bothered by winning the money from the Gambling Arena.

At that time, the money flowing through Yang Yu's hands had to be calculated in units of Hunyuan.

Therefore, having these Ganwu Dollar is sufficient for the current stage.

Consciousness returns to reality.

In less than two hours, he amassed nearly a trillion Ganwu Dollar. One can only marvel at how geniuses never lack money, no matter where they are.

With the money problem solved, Yang Yu's most important task now is to learn the 'Soul-Splitting Possession Secret Technique'!

This Secret Technique is just as complex as the Thunder Soul Refining Technique.

In the Consciousness Space.

Yang Yu began to concentrate on his research.

Two weeks later.

Yang Yu emerged from the Nutrient Pod.

"He's reached the Star Level 5." At this moment, the aura emanating from Yang Yu was more than ten times stronger than it had been half a month ago. This was due to the increased aura resulting from the improvement in his basic energy.

"However, I've only mastered the 'soul splitting' step of this Soul-Splitting Possession Secret Technique. I still haven't mastered the most crucial step, 'body possession.' Never mind, I'll rest for a bit and relax before continuing my research," Yang Yu thought to himself.

Although the Nutrient Pod is good, you can only soak in it for a maximum of half a month at a time. You need to take it out and let your body adapt for another half a month before you can soak in it again.

We arrived at the castle's study.

Yang Yu's consciousness is linked to the Virtual Universe.

I chatted with Grandpa and Wang Lin here, learned about their current situation and that Earth is still as peaceful as ever, and then left the Virtual Universe.

"I've been studying this Secret Technique for half a month, now let's test its effects!" Yang Yu leaped out of the study window, accelerated in mid-air, and transformed into a bolt of Thunder, disappearing into the distance.

Half a month ago, Yang Yu ordered another thousand Star Level 9 Fierce Beast from the Virtual Universe, and they arrived two days ago.

Yang Yu planned to use these thousand Star Level 9 Fierce Beast to test the effectiveness of the 'Soul Splitting' Secret Technique, which he had been studying for half a month.

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