Su Heng

Noah Universe Kingdom, Chenyu Star Region, capital city Morning Dawn Star.

This is the most prosperous planet in the Chenyu Star Region.

It could even be considered quite impressive within Noah, a high-level universe kingdom.

And at this moment, in a magnificent grand hall on Morning Dawn Star, two people sat drinking.

"Old Su, are you really planning to go to the Extraterritorial Battlefield?"

Keli, clad in black armor with a ferocious little horn on his head, said with a dejected expression.

They had known each other for millions of years and had shared countless drinks together.

He hadn't expected that this time, it might be their last drink together.

Su Heng smiled, put down the wine cup in his hand, and said calmly.

"You know as well as I do, my lifespan is within these ten epochs. Even if I don't go to the Extraterritorial Battlefield, I will soon die of old age."

"Rather than that, I might as well go to the Extraterritorial Battlefield to gamble for a chance at survival. Perhaps there's still hope of breaking through to immortality."

"Immortality..."

Keli downed the wine in his cup, his expression melancholic.

He and Su Heng were from families with deep ties, and both had extremely powerful backgrounds.

He hailed from the Sita Family, the overlords of the Chenyu Star Region, while Su Heng was a member of the immortal Su Family.

Yet, despite their powerful backgrounds and considerable talent, both had been stuck at the Sector Lord realm for millions of years!

Su Heng's lifespan was nearing its end, and Keli wasn't far behind. At most, he had a few dozen more epochs of life than Su Heng.

To break through to immortality in such a short time was undoubtedly wishful thinking for him.

After all, if he could break through, he would have done so long ago!

"Sigh, I hope you can achieve your wish, Old Su!"

Keli stood up and poured a cup of wine for his old friend across from him.

Afterward, the two chatted for several days, reminiscing about their millions of years of shared history.

In the boundless darkness, a silver spaceship was hurtling through space at twenty-seven times the speed of light.

And inside the ship's lounge, Su Heng was staring blankly at a photograph in his hand.

It was a photo taken when he was one hundred and thirty years old.

In the photo, he was young and confident, radiating sharp ambition.

But now?

"Sigh."

Su Heng sighed, caressed the photo one last time before putting it away into his internal world.

Ten million years ago, he had accidentally transmigrated to this world and become a member of the Luoyu Race, the third bloodline of humanity.

At first, he thought it was just an ordinary fantasy wuxia world.

But after his first encounter with cosmic knowledge, he realized he had transmigrated into the world of Swallowed Star!

A vast universe, with billions of races!

Although he had no cheat system, no soul modification from Earth, and didn't even know the timeline of the plot, Su Heng was still extremely excited to be in such a world!

He believed that even through his own efforts, he could reach a respectable realm!

After all, the soul's comprehension from transmigration combined with his excellent bloodline background gave him a starting point far beyond that of ordinary people!

And so it was!

At twelve years old, as a Planetary level, he had comprehended the Law of Wood.

At twenty years old, as a Star level, his domain had reached the fifth stage. (The third bloodline reaches adulthood at Star level.)

At thirty-five years old, his domain reached the eighth stage, and he had touched the threshold of the Law of Wood.

It wasn't until he was one hundred and thirty years old, with the opening of the Universe Peak Genius Battle, that...

Su Heng's comprehension of the Law of Wood had reached a good level, and his Law of Space had also touched the threshold!

In that year's Genius Battle, Su Heng, ranking in the top ten of the entire universe, became a core member of the Virtual Universe Company's Primal Chaos Secret Realm.

It was worth noting that even the Virtual Universe Company could only recruit a maximum of twenty people into the Primal Chaos Secret Realm within ten thousand years!

Each spot represented an unparalleled genius!

He had thought that after entering the Primal Chaos Secret Realm, there would be a high probability of breaking through to immortality.

But reality was far more cruel than depicted in books!

Even core members of the Virtual Universe Company couldn't all achieve immortality.

Of the thousand geniuses in his cohort alone, only a handful eventually became immortal.

Even the genius from the Primal Secret Realm ultimately perished during a life-or-death trial.

"What a pity. Even Huyan Bo hasn't appeared in the Milky Way Galaxy yet. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to risk my life like this."

Su Heng sighed inwardly.

He had transmigrated too early. Not only had Luo Feng not risen yet, but even Huyan Bo hadn't shown up in the Milky Way Galaxy!

Otherwise, he could have gotten on the protagonist's good side and perhaps found a chance to become an Immortal within these hundred thousand years.

Dwelling on it was useless.

Thanks to millions of years of cultivation, Su Heng's willpower had been honed to a considerable degree, so he quickly regained his focus.

The spaceship continued to speed along, heading towards a destination that could be a new beginning or a certain death.

Black Eye Star. It was one of the eight major logistics bases within human territory and a fixed transport point for the cosmic army.

"Ding, received guidance signal from Black Eye Star. Signal connected. Do you accept guidance?"

Inside the silver spaceship, Su Heng entered the control room. He glanced at the planet in the distance, which was entirely obsidian black and resembled an eyeball, and nodded slightly.

Having experienced life-or-death trials on the Extraterritorial Battlefield before, he was naturally familiar with this logistics planet.

As he nodded, the spaceship instantly transformed into a beam of light and flew into Black Eye Star.

On the spaceship parking platform inside Black Eye Star, the silver spaceship landed steadily on a designated spot.

"Buzz!"

The all-silver cabin door opened, and Su Heng, clad in dark red armor, emerged. As he landed, he stored the silver spaceship into his World Ring.

"Hello, I'm a staff member here." Just then, a man in standard-issue armor approached Su Heng and said.

However, upon seeing the man, Su Heng shook his head slightly. "No need. I've been to the Extraterritorial Battlefield before."

With that, he walked towards a certain corridor and disappeared from the platform in the blink of an eye.

"Been here before?"

After Su Heng left, the staff member stood frozen, his expression filled with shock.

This was because Domain Lords themselves needed to serve a considerable period on the Extraterritorial Battlefield to meet the requirements for war merits.

Even after completing their war merits and surviving by sheer luck, many Domain Lords would continue to stay on the Extraterritorial Battlefield until they broke through to the Immortal level or accumulated enough war merits and wealth to retire.

Those who broke through to the Immortal level no longer needed to be guided to this platform; they could proceed directly to the teleportation channel on their own.

As for the Domain Lords who accumulated wealth, since they had retired, they would certainly not come to the Extraterritorial Battlefield anymore.

They, who had managed to survive and retire, knew the cruelty of the Extraterritorial Battlefield better than anyone!

Of course, there was one exception!

That would be Domain Lords whose lifespans were nearing their end, wanting to make one last desperate gamble!

In the long career of this Sector Lord-level staff member, he had only encountered six such Domain Lords.

And to his knowledge, none of those six Domain Lords had succeeded!

Breaking through to Immortal early on is indeed a plot point I regret, as I lacked foresight when writing this for the first time. I will try to do better in the future.