Who is this big shot?

The Dark Universe is incredibly empty and vast, boundless and endless, with scenery that is monotonous; over time, it only makes one feel bored.

The spaceship flies calmly through the Dark Universe. On the return journey, Su Ke is not idle, constantly consuming Dragon Heart Fruit every day to improve his physical fitness in preparation for breaking through to the Planetary Rank.

By the third day, Su Ke feels that his body has completely reached the perfection of the Apprentice Rank level nine, and what follows is a series of attempts to break through.

Although he has not broken through by the seventh day, Su Ke is not discouraged in the slightest.

"The fruit is truly delicious." Su Ke already feels that he could break through at any moment; it is merely a matter of a few days sooner or later, and his mood remains very pleasant.

A 16-year-old at the Planetary Rank. If things go smoothly, he will only be in his early twenties by the time he reaches the Planetary Rank level nine.

His parents, after more than two hundred years, are only at the Planetary Rank level five or six.

The further one progresses in cultivation, the slower it becomes.

Having purchased plenty of local delicacies to store when returning from Purple Phoenix Planet, his appetite has been wide open these past few days.

In the largest and most luxurious room of the spaceship, Su Ke opens the silver box to view the information of the Eighteen Star Rays manual.

"Eighteen Star Rays is considered quite good among Stellar Rank manuals, but what is most attractive is its guidance technique section." The young man's eyes shine.

Even an Apprentice Rank practitioner will actively control their body to absorb cosmic energy for cultivation.

But why does everyone's progress speed differ? Why are some fast and some slow?

First, everyone's physical talent is different; some people's cells can simply absorb more cosmic energy. Cells absorb cosmic energy and convert it into Gene Origin Energy to strengthen themselves, achieving the goal of improvement.

Second is the difference in guidance techniques.

Practicing different guidance techniques can cause the speed of cultivating Gene Origin Energy to differ greatly. It can even differ by ten or a hundred times.

To put it in perspective, talent is the foundation, and the guidance technique is the accelerator.

Connecting the chip to the Smart AI and confirming his identity, a light screen appears before Su Ke, and the information within Eighteen Star Rays—a light-attribute manual praised by countless practitioners—emerges one by one.

The author left no name, and no one knows the creator's identity, but a profound sentence was left at the beginning—

"May you all turn into light."

Su Ke stares blankly for a long time; this seems to be a blessing.

The content of the Eighteen Star Rays manual consists of a massive amount of text, images, and videos.

In the video, Su Ke can see a tall humanoid figure with an indistinct face and silhouette standing under the vast starry sky, holding a dark green blade in his hand, standing there like an unshakable mountain.

The blade moves, as if there is light, rising straight into the firmament, splitting the starry sky.

Su Ke can only see a streak of light crisscrossing the starry sky, with immense momentum, unrivaled.

The blade light strikes the ground, tearing open a massive trench over a hundred kilometers long.

If not for the angle of the video, he wouldn't even be able to see the trajectory of the blade.

"So strong. At least Universe Rank, right?" Su Ke mutters.

A Universe Rank powerhouse can be an overlord in a star system, can fight and kill on a white dwarf where the surface gravity reaches three hundred million times that of Earth! They can engage in hand-to-hand combat with space warships in the vacuum of space! Their life level has evolved to an incredible degree!

Three hundred million times—this is not just a simple number. Under such terrifying gravity, even atoms would be crushed!

Yet, a Universe Rank powerhouse can fully withstand it!

In terms of destructive power, a Stellar Rank level nine can smash a mountain with one punch, and the intense shockwave can reach over a hundred kilometers.

If a Stellar Rank level nine is like this, let alone a Universe Rank level one, which is far stronger than a Stellar Rank level nine.

This is an existence that can easily exterminate all life on a planet.

"Oh?" Continuing to watch, Su Ke's eyes light up again.

Eighteen Star Rays does not start by discussing Stellar Rank cultivation.

Instead, it begins from the Apprentice Rank, moves to the Planetary Rank, then to the Stellar Rank, and continues all the way to Stellar Rank level nine.

The manual is divided into three parts with eighteen chapters: three chapters for Apprentice Rank, six for Planetary Rank, and nine for Stellar Rank; the blade technique also progresses step by step.

The deeper the cultivation, the more Gene Origin Energy is absorbed.

"It can be said that as long as you buy this one manual, you can cultivate from the Apprentice Rank to the end of the Stellar Rank." Su Ke's eyes grow brighter and brighter. "Then there is no need for ten years to reach Planetary Rank level nine."

The smile on Su Ke's face grows thicker. Without a doubt, with the evolution package resources he bought from Treasure Studio added to the assistance of Eighteen Star Rays, his cultivation will naturally be even more rapid.

Seven days pass, and the spaceship successfully arrives at Moon River Planet.

The straight-backed, black-clad youth with white hair stands in the central control room of the spaceship, looking at the beautiful, azure, and dazzling planet in the distance.

"I'm back." Su Ke smiles; he still has some feelings for the place where he has lived for 16 years.

But if he were to become the planet's lord and the Virtual Universe Company suddenly came over wanting to buy the ownership of this planet for 200 billion Hunyuan Units, he would sell it without a second thought!

Even if his parents knew, they would support him; after all, his parents are not native residents of this planet either.

It is a pity that Mountain Sitter did not choose this place when he was molding planets back then.

Su Ke has nothing to be dissatisfied with. Being able to receive a prize of one trillion Jialan Coins and leaping from a bottom-tier ordinary planet resident to the very top of the entire planet, rising above hundreds of millions of people, is already very fortunate.

Now, even the planet's administrator has to treat him with great respect.

"I can finally say that I have a modicum of control over my own destiny now." Su Ke whispered, lowering his head before turning to the spaceship's screen to ask the Smart AI a few questions.

Back when the spaceship had just departed from Purple Phoenix Planet, he had already contacted the administrative authorities of Moon River Planet.

A C6-Class Spaceship of this size, carrying so many powerful outsiders, would cause a massive stir if it suddenly appeared on Moon River Planet.

Furthermore, he needed to settle his subordinates; with his current wealth, he could afford to buy an entire planet, so purchasing a few properties was a piece of cake.

Thus, he had already purchased real estate on Moon River Planet in advance and was simply waiting to take possession.

"Master, we have received a reply from the Moon River Planet authorities. They state that everything is prepared and we are cleared to land at any time," the Smart AI replied.

The sun hung high in the sky.

On the southern outskirts of Moon River Planet lay a picturesque lake, bordered by lush, deliberately planted forests that formed a truly desirable destination.

Villas, estates, and castles were scattered across the landscape, each built with ingenious craftsmanship and pleasing to the eye. Without a doubt, those who lived here were the wealthy and influential upper class of the planet.

At this moment, a department leader from Moon River Planet was waiting here early with a group of subordinates.

The middle-aged female minister, who had a pleasant face and a slightly plump, blue-skinned figure, kept looking up at the sky.

She felt a bit nervous. A few days ago, an individual with a Universal First Bank account had purchased a massive estate in their territory. Universal First Bank was one of the two largest banks in the universe; even the lowest threshold for a standard account required a fortune of one hundred million Jialan Coins, and it was uncertain if anyone on the entire Moon River Planet possessed that much wealth.

At the time, they had traced the client's communication origin to Purple Phoenix Planet, an important planet of the Empire where countless big shots gathered.

Therefore, the middle-aged woman dared not be negligent. She had spared no effort to personally bring numerous high-level department officials to wait and welcome the guest ahead of time, fearing that any lapse in etiquette might cause dissatisfaction.

The subordinates in the know were whispering and discussing among themselves.

"Just what kind of big shot is this?"

"Whoever it is, it's certainly not someone we can afford to offend."

"I'm getting a bit nervous."

Even on this entire planet, there were very few people who could make them put on such a display.

A communicator suddenly rang.

"We've made contact with the guest; they will be arriving momentarily."

"Alright, everyone, pay attention."

The middle-aged woman perked up, and the others immediately straightened their posture. They could not afford to be rude in front of such a distinguished guest and had to present their best selves for the reception.

As this group of high-ranking officials from the Department of Commerce craned their necks in anticipation, a gray spaceship appeared in the distant clouds as if it had teleported.