Swallowed Star: Supremacy Across the Heavens
Chapter 9

A9 Evolution Package

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After understanding Su Ke's requirements, Treasure Pavilion responded by offering him several "upgrade packages," demonstrating their professional level of service.

According to their professional advice, one could easily reach the ninth rank of the Planetary Rank in just ten years!

However, that was not the fastest method. The fastest options, such as the Grade A Nutrient Pod combined with Grade A Nutrient Fluid, could create a ninth-rank Planetary Rank powerhouse in the shortest possible time at an astonishing speed.

Nutrient pods are divided into five grades: A, B, C, D, and E. The Grade E Nutrient Pod is the highest grade, and the evolution speed is the fastest. Beyond providing physical repair and evolutionary effects, it can even directly create Universe Rank powerhouses.

However, it only evolves a warrior's physical body to the "Universe Rank."

To break through further, one needs to comprehend a domain and so on; relying solely on these nutrient pods is not enough.

Moreover, relying on evolution pods to break through often results in an unstable foundation, making it impossible to comprehend a domain, which naturally means one can never break through to the Domain Lord rank.

The price of even the lowest grade is terrifyingly high! Whether it was the evolution nutrient pods or the nutrient fluid, the prices made Su Ke shake his head repeatedly.

There was no need for this. Su Ke's planet didn't have a Golden Horned Beast that had popped out of nowhere, nor was there a crisis of Cosmic Adventurer invasion. With plenty of time, he could naturally choose options with high cost-performance ratios.

"A combination of Mica Fungus, Azure Marrow, and Nightfire Spore Powder—this is the most suitable plan." After comparing and selecting repeatedly, Su Ke finally made his choice.

This was another big deal, and the Green-haired Supervisor of Treasure Studio even came over to preside over it personally. A transaction of such a large amount was not something a small shop assistant could decide; ultimately, he had to handle it himself.

These three items are treasures with excellent effects during the Planetary Rank stage, but the price is not low, as they are sold by the gram.

Mica Fungus is 13,000 per gram, Azure Marrow is 9,000 per gram, and Nightfire Spore Powder is 5,000 per gram.

"Sir, the A9 Evolution Package you selected requires 60 kilograms of Mica Fungus, 120 kilograms of Azure Marrow, and 35 kilograms of Nightfire Spore Powder." The Green-haired Supervisor smiled. "Since you have our membership card, including the discount, the total is 1.9943 billion."

Su Ke pondered for a moment. "Prepare two more sets of this package for me."

These were for his parents.

The supervisor was surprised for a moment, then smiled. "Of course, I can give you another discount, sir; three sets will be 5.8 billion."

After processing the transaction, the shop staff immediately retrieved 60 kilograms of "Mica Fungus," 120 kilograms of "Azure Marrow," and 35 kilograms of "Nightfire Spore Powder" from the secret warehouse in the back.

The Mica Fungus looked like large pink mushrooms with colorful spots, expanding and contracting as if breathing, as if they were alive, kept inside a glass cabinet that looked like a safe.

Azure Marrow was a strange, green, mercury-like liquid that faintly emitted a peculiar glow, almost filling a large, beautiful, transparent glass bottle.

As for the Nightfire Spore Powder, it was a solid, pitch-black lump of charred material the size of a human head! It looked lifeless, with nothing special about it at all.

There were three portions of each! Each portion was enough to allow any first-rank Planetary Rank to quickly cultivate to the ninth rank.

"The instructions for use and specific details have all been sent to your Optical Computer. For your convenience, please read them before use."

Su Ke nodded and stored all three items into his Space Ring.

Having storage equipment is certainly much more convenient.

He sighed inwardly; 5.8 billion worth of treasures, merely to supply three Planetary Rank individuals to reach the ninth rank, was enough to purchase tens of thousands of ninth-rank Planetary Rank Psychic Masters.

This method of cultivation was too extravagant.

"With these, I should be able to reach the ninth rank of the Planetary Rank within 10 years." Su Ke stroked his ring, feeling expectant.

"Do you sell secret manuals here?" Su Ke looked up and asked.

"Secret manuals? Of course, I do. May I ask what kind of secret manuals you need?" The Green-haired Supervisor smiled. Their Treasure Studio couldn't compare to shops specializing in Telepathic Weapons or robots, but its strength lay in its "complexity"—it was all-encompassing.

He introduced to Su Ke, "Our secret manuals are mainly divided into three categories: Martial Artist, Psychic Master, and Miscellaneous."

"Martial Artists include movement techniques, blade techniques, sword techniques, axe techniques, staff techniques..."

"Psychic Masters are mainly divided into Controllers, Illusionists..."

"Miscellaneous includes..."

The Green-haired Supervisor smiled: "Also, since everyone's attributes are different, you can choose based on Gene Origin Energy, which is mainly divided into eight attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, lightning, wind, and light."

"We have secret manuals from the Planetary Rank to the Universe Rank. Although they aren't the most profound ones, they are quite comprehensive. You can choose according to your needs, sir."

"The copyright of all secret manual content is protected by the Empire. You can only study them yourself and cannot leak them. Violators will be prosecuted!"

"Additionally, if you need guidance in any area, we can also provide instructors, provided you pay an extra fee." The Green-haired Supervisor introduced in detail.

The service at Treasure Studio was truly thoughtful!

Su Ke felt his heart race as he listened.

Back home on Moon River Planet, he had been practicing the most common, dime-a-dozen secret manuals since he was a child. His parents were ordinary Planetary Rank people and couldn't teach him either.

His force output level of over 2 at age 16 would definitely be considered a genius on Earth, but here, it was quite mediocre.

According to the four major levels of cultivation—Foundation, Artistic Conception, Domain, and World—he was still stuck at the "Foundation" stage.

He didn't dare to hope for the Laws; those among Domain Lords who could comprehend the Laws in advance were already considered geniuses.

And those at the Universe Rank who could comprehend a domain in advance were also extraordinary existences.

However, the universe is vast and boundless, with countless populations across human territories, and geniuses emerge one after another, too numerous to count!

A genius on one planet is nothing when placed in a star system, and a genius in a star system is nothing when placed in a vast star field or a boundless cosmic nation... let alone the entire human territory or the entire universe...

The world is so big that it is natural for super geniuses to appear who comprehend a domain at the Planetary Rank or step into the threshold of the Laws at the Stellar Rank!

"If I have better secret manuals to practice with, plus guidance from more brilliant teachers, my hope of stepping into the Universe Rank will be even greater." A sense of longing rose in Su Ke's heart.

It wasn't that he was belittling himself.

Statistically speaking, it is unlikely that even one out of a hundred thousand Stellar Rank level nine powerhouses could break through to the Universe Rank!

Given his aptitude, which made even reaching the Stellar Rank difficult, the chances of him becoming a Universe Rank powerhouse were truly slim.

Unless he used money and resources to forcefully smash his way through... but one trillion Jialan Coins were far from enough.

Otherwise, he would have to break through amidst life-and-death tempering, where the probability of falling was staggering!!

Su Ke withdrew his thoughts and frowned, saying, "But I haven't broken through yet, so how would I know my affinity?"

It went without saying that the most suitable secret manuals for cultivation were naturally those that matched one's own affinity.

The Green-haired Supervisor explained, "That's simple. We have machines here specifically designed to detect affinities, which can accurately determine your affinity after reaching the Planetary Rank. Would you like to give it a try, guest?"

"Alright then." Su Ke also wanted to know what his affinity would be after breaking through to the Planetary Rank.

Su Ke was led to a room, a vast space made of silver-white metal containing a machine nearly ten meters tall.

"Just stand right on it. Don't worry, it will only take a few minutes."

Su Ke stood inside the machine, and it began to operate. Following a faint humming sound, colorful beams of light were projected from within, shooting into his body and flowing across his skin, though Su Ke himself felt absolutely nothing.

A moment later, the examination concluded, and the results were out.

"Guest, you have a light affinity."

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