Swallowed Star: The Simulation Begins on a Slave Planet
Chapter 43

Simulation: The Opportunity to Catch Up - Blood Marrow

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"Still alive!"

Han Han thought about it and realized it made sense; previously, he had always encountered Immortals who killed him instantly or used soul enslavement, leaving his Plant Lifeform unable to play any role.

But now, he was facing a pack of Chaos Beasts.

With the combination of his Plant Lifeform and Locke Divine Water, although he couldn't win, escaping was not a problem.

[You return to Chaos City for secluded cultivation.]

[You often go to listen to lectures by masters of the Mother Ancestor Chaos Tablet lineage, but unfortunately, even after your transformation by the Chaos True Spirit, your talent is only at the level of the lowest Beginning Secret Realm, and those masters have no intention of taking you as a disciple.]

[At age 95, you pass the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge.]

[You cultivate the Falling Wood Seven Kill Blade to the fifth blade, and your Hundred Line Flow movement technique becomes even more refined.]

[However, as time passes, other members also hunt Chaos Beasts one after another, absorbing Chaos True Spirits to transform their souls, narrowing the gap between them and you.]

[You drink with Nalan.]

[Unlike you, Nalan makes very rapid progress after entering the Initial Universe; although she was ranked 90th at the time, she has already surpassed the member who was originally ranked 30th.]

[You mask your unwillingness with a smile.]

[You realize that the Wood Spirit is your only chance, and you must enter the Beginning Secret Realm in the upcoming qualification battles.]

[At age 140, you leave the Initial Universe. Unfortunately, until the moment you leave, you are unable to pass the sixth level, always falling just one step short. You feel the difficulty of comprehending the laws.]

[Entering the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, you begin your true journey of cultivation with the Virtual Universe Company.]

[You learn the value of Locke Divine Water. Being a core member of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm is not enough to absolutely protect you, so you ultimately abandon the idea of selling it; after all, once this item is sold, it will arouse endless suspicion.]

[You purchase 10 Spirit Silk Grass seedlings and some basic cultivation treasures.]

[At age 160, you plan to carry out a mission.]

[Members of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm are forbidden from taking desperate-level missions, and for dangerous-level missions, you can only choose a few relatively safe ones. Due to your encounter outside Chaos City, you choose a difficult-level mission: Blood Star.]

[Blood Star is a super planet with a diameter of ten million kilometers. There is no land on its surface, only flowing scarlet blood. Within the endless sea of blood, mindless Blood Beasts are bred. However, Blood Beasts are similar to Chaos Beasts; once their strength reaches a certain level, they can utilize the laws.]

[You receive the mission: Collect 100 Blood Crystals.]

[Blood Crystals are a special treasure born on Blood Star and the key to enhancing the strength of Blood Beasts. Blood Beasts are spontaneously attracted and gathered by the aura emitted by Blood Crystals.]

[Relying on your remaining Gold Wood Grass, it is not difficult for you to hunt Blood Beasts and seize Blood Crystals.]

[But if you want to enter the Beginning Secret Realm, relying solely on completing these routine missions gives you a very slim chance of success. You must obtain more precious treasures.]

[After completing the routine mission, you begin to explore Blood Star.]

[The endless sea of blood on Blood Star seems infinite, as if it will never run dry. You develop the idea of exploring the source of the blood sea's formation.]

[You discover 10,081 Blood Eyes on Blood Star. The blood energy around the Blood Eyes is significantly denser, and the strength of the Blood Beasts there is far greater than in other places. A small portion of them are even Immortal-level Blood Beasts. Fortunately, you only take a look from afar and have no intention of provoking them.]

[You develop the idea of entering a Blood Eye.]

[Because you observe that Blood Beasts only absorb the energy overflowing from the Blood Eyes and cannot enter them, the secret of the blood sea's formation might lie within.]

[You find a Blood Eye where the Blood Beasts are weaker.]

[Under the cover of your Gold Wood Grass and Iron Vine Grass, you successfully enter the Blood Eye. Once inside, those Blood Beasts are incredibly furious, but they can never cross a single step further.]

[You feel the dense baleful aura encroaching, but the entrance is still within your tolerance.]

[To enter the depths, you must hone your will.]

[At age 206, your will breaks through to the peak of the Domain Lord level, but you can still only see endless blood-red; the scene inside the Blood Eye has not changed at all.]

[However, you also feel that the Blood Eye seems to lead to some core location.]

[You are unwilling to leave just like that.]

[At age 288, your comprehension of the laws reaches the level of the sixth floor of the Heavenly Bridge, but there are plenty of geniuses in the same batch stronger than you; even Nalan has passed the seventh level.]

[Inside the Ancient Tree Secret Realm, there is leaked information suggesting they intend to award the Wood Spirit to Nalan, with some monetary compensation for you, though it has not yet been finalized.]

[At age 290, while you are honing your will, you suddenly feel a surge of energy. Startled, you see a Blood Beast actually charging at you.]

[You are incredibly shocked.]

[Because according to the data of the Virtual Universe Company, only Blood Beasts that possess intelligence not inferior to ordinary lifeforms are recognized by the Blood Eyes to enter for cultivation.]

[You quickly report this, as it is the regulation.]

[Unfortunately, this Blood Beast has the strength of a high-level Military Lord. Although your Plant Lifeform can hold it back, this is the Blood Eye, and the encroachment of the baleful aura will not stop for you.]

[You are struck by the Blood Beast.]

[Although you can fully withstand this blow without dying thanks to the protection of the Gold Wood Grass, the impact force pushes you into the depths of the Blood Eye, and the intense baleful aura crazily assaults your consciousness.]

[These baleful auras do not act upon the soul; even if your Phantom Spirit is at the ninth rank of the World Lord level, you cannot fully resist them.]

[Your consciousness begins to blur.]

[You enter the depths of the Blood Eye.]

[Vaguely, you see the core connected by the 10,081 Blood Eye channels. It is a void, and in the center of the void floats a "Blood Crystal."]

[Before your consciousness is destroyed, you reach out and take the "Blood Crystal" in the center of the void into your hand.]

[Your consciousness dissipates]

[You have died]

[This simulation has ended]

[Rating: F-80]

[Having entered the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, you suffered repeated setbacks. To catch up, you had to put in more effort than others, but unfortunately, you encountered the formation of Blood Marrow during your trip to Blood Star. It is a pity you failed to grasp the opportunity to catch up.]

[You may choose two items from the following options]

[1: Universe Rank level 3 cultivation]

[2: Law comprehension at the entry level of the fifth floor of the Mother Ancestor Heavenly Bridge]

[3: A soul that has undergone a certain transformation]

[4: Domain Lord Rank level 7 willpower]

[5: Entry level of Hundred Line Flow, comprehension of the fourth strike of Falling Wood Seven Kill Blade]

[6: 10 stalks of Domain Lord Rank level 9 Spirit Silk Grass]

[7: 100 Hunyuan Units]

[8: 102 Blood Crystals]

[9: A portion of Blood Marrow]

Facts have proven it.

Han Han could not be considered a top-tier genius; even if he relied on the system to choose comprehensions to enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm, he would eventually fall behind sooner or later. Fortunately, it did not hinder him from choosing his rewards.

"It's a pity it's only an F-rank rating." Han Han sighed helplessly.

But he was also clear that the improvements he made himself in this simulation were actually quite small. After all, given his initial foundation, it was not difficult to receive training and enter the core.

"I choose two and nine!"

This was the decision Han Han reached after careful consideration.

First of all, the Blood Marrow was a must-pick. One had to know that this was evaluated by the system as his opportunity to catch up, which showed that the Blood Marrow was definitely not an ordinary treasure.

Whether it was for improving laws or some other function, it would certainly not be bad.

For the remaining choice, Han Han had originally wanted to pick the soul transformation. After all, the system's effects could stack, and in the long run, a soul transformation would be better.

But for the moment.

If his law comprehension improved, he would receive focused training from the Ganwu Universe Master, which would allow him to obtain the Wood Spirit much faster.

[Rewards distributed]

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