Swallowed Star: Supremacy Across the Heavens
Chapter 49

Nirvana Perfection!

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The gathering place of the Sea People Alliance was filled with a tense atmosphere at this moment.

"It's all that blind fool Melissa's fault! She offended someone for no reason and dragged our Sea People into this precarious situation. All the other factions are laughing at us now. I suggest we arrest her immediately and hand her over to the Great Emperor's people to deal with." A Sea Person spoke up in a rage; he was someone who had never been on good terms with Melissa.

The other Sea People held their own views, expressing various opinions.

"In my view, even if Melissa was at fault, she didn't directly offend the new Great Emperor. It's not necessary to arrest her outright."

"But the root of this matter was ultimately caused by Melissa. When the time comes, we should make her offer a humble apology."

"We must ensure the Great Emperor is satisfied. If the Great Emperor harbors a grudge against our race, that would be a catastrophe for us."

The Sea People quickly reached a decision among themselves.

"Master, the Sea People want to offer us an apology for what happened before. What should we do?" Lyumila asked Su Ke for instructions, her tone filled with satisfaction. You were so dismissive back then, and now look at you.

Su Ke opened his eyes and nonchalantly flipped through his small notebook.

The Sea People were a top-ten major race among the many factions and species on Gulei Planet, with hundreds of millions of citizens, countless experts, and several peak Saints. They had even produced multiple Great Emperors throughout history and could not be taken lightly.

A faction like this would rarely bow their heads, but they were being subservient now, undoubtedly because the situation had changed.

Between risking the ire of a Great Emperor and losing face, they had chosen the former.

The corners of Su Ke's mouth curled upward. "Haha, these people are quite quick to react. I was actually planning to deal with them before I left."

Lyumila also felt a sense of relief. "Then what is Master's intention?"

Su Ke pondered for a moment. "Death can be avoided, but living punishment is inevitable. Let's see their sincerity first."

Lyumila understood immediately. "I understand."

The message was quickly relayed to the Sea People, and they were instantly stunned.

Su Ke only said to show sincerity but didn't specify what they needed to pay, which was enough to give the Sea People a massive headache.

The most terrifying thing was this kind of vague, undefined demand.

They knew in their hearts that if their sincerity was insufficient and failed to satisfy the other party, their fate would certainly not be pleasant.

Just as the Sea People were racking their brains on how to demonstrate their "sincerity," the area around Su Ke remained empty because Khair, the "Great Emperor," was currently at the Stone Gate, and no one dared to approach the Great Emperor and disturb his enlightenment.

Su Ke was quite satisfied with this situation; it was best if no one came to disturb him.

Time flowed by. No matter how treacherous or shifting the situation was outside, it remained calm and peaceful here.

Su Ke stopped caring about everything in the outside world and devoted himself entirely to his cultivation.

The current progress of Six Nirvana also rose bit by bit.

But just one month after Su Ke continued his enlightenment at the Stone Gate, an event occurred.

His mother, Alice, finally gave birth to her child.

This time, she gave birth to twins.

Ever since Khair became a Great Emperor, the danger on this planet had been lifted for them, so Alice and the others had left the spaceship to live on Gulei Planet while waiting for Su Ke, with Lyumila protecting them by their side.

His mother's labor naturally stirred Su Ke. Even though this was a critical moment for his advancement and every second was precious, he still went to visit his mother during his rest period.

"These are your younger brother and sister." Alice, her face glowing with maternal radiance, held one infant in her arms, while his father held the other. "Come, say hello to your big brother." His mother lifted a chubby little hand and waved it at the youth.

Su Ke looked at the ignorant little ones before him, a smile appearing on his face.

It seemed that the anxiety and restlessness brought on by his constant, excessive cultivation had all vanished.

Su Bei for the sister and Su Ta for the brother were the names of these two children; they were two very adorable little ones.

From this day on, Su Ke had one more sister and one more brother.

After spending some time with his family, Su Ke returned to the Stone Gate.

His task was still not complete.

Time passed quietly like flowing water.

Su Ke's progress bar for Six Nirvana was constantly rising.

60%...

70%...

80%...

He saw hope—the hope of cultivating the first level of Six Nirvana to perfection within a year.

On the 313th day after the Stone Gate opened.

As the progress bar in his eyes jolted, 99% turned into 100%.

The pale gold text also changed.

[Six Nirvana: 100%/First Level, Talent Enlightenment +1].

BOOM.

It was as if going from 0 to 1.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

In this instant, countless memories and information related to the first diagram of the Six Nirvana surged from his mind, as if the feedback from years of his own cultivation had returned to him.

The experience felt incredibly real, as if he had gone through a long period of enlightenment, painstakingly improving the secret technique bit by bit.

Naturally, Su Ke meditated on the first diagram in his mind, and the force within his body began to circulate along the path with the extreme proficiency of someone who had practiced it ten thousand times.

The entire process was completed in an instant, without a single flaw, perfectly integrated together.

Just like the union of essence, energy, and spirit described by the ancients, a special change was occurring within Su Ke at this moment.

He could not clearly define what that change was; it seemed to come from his body, yet also from his soul and consciousness.

It was as if a piece of iron had been forged into steel, or as if his soul-life had undergone some kind of transformation.

At the same time, a strange pale golden mark appeared between Su Ke's eyebrows; upon closer inspection, it seemed very similar to the first diagram on the Stone Gate, appearing briefly before quickly fading away.

"Finally finished." Joy filled Su Ke's heart.

Su Ke first focused his attention on his attributes; the completion of the First Nirvana was within his expectations, but what did that "Talent Perception +1" mean?

It seemed as if his talent in some aspect had improved.

Su Ke knew that these attributes were a true reflection of his cultivation state.

Since it had appeared, it meant that some kind of improvement had indeed occurred within him.

Su Ke could not help but wonder, could this Six Nirvana be related to the improvement of talent?

Just as Su Ke was pondering, the Stone Gate in front of him suddenly began to glow. The towering Stone Gate instantly shone with dazzling light, as if illuminating the entire underground space. The first diagram, in particular, seemed to shine with the most intense light, and a ripple was faintly emitted, though only Su Ke could feel it.

"Ah, so bright, what's happening?"

"It's the situation over at the Stone Gate again."

"What is going on?"

The people still remaining here were thrown into a panic by the sudden anomaly of the Stone Gate.

Only a few people realized something.

The old man in the golden robe watched the scene before him in shock, his chest heaving as if the world had turned upside down. Such a thing had never happened in history. "Impossible, impossible. The Great Emperor has already been born, yet such a situation still occurs. Could it be..."

An invisible, powerful force enveloped Su Ke, the space distorted slightly, and in the next instant, Su Ke vanished into thin air.

Khair, who was guarding nearby, watched this scene unfold but was unable to stop it.

In truth, he could not have stopped it anyway; having been close to Su Ke, he had been unable to move at all. In that force, he felt the same sensation as the binding power he had encountered earlier in the darkness of the Stone Gate.

The light on the Stone Gate dimmed rapidly, soon returning to normal.

"Master, where is Master?" The other Stellar Rank guards remaining here discovered that Su Ke had disappeared, and they were all struck with terror.

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