Su Heng

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

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

Even within the Noah High-level Universe Country, it was considered quite exceptional.

At this moment, two people sat drinking across from each other in a magnificent hall somewhere on Morning Dawn Star.

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

Keli, dressed in black armor with a vicious little horn atop his head, spoke with a gloomy expression.

They had known each other for millions of years and shared countless fine wines.

Yet this time, it might become their final drink together.

Su Heng smiled, set down his wine cup, and spoke calmly.

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

"Rather than that, I might as well make one last gamble in the Extraterritorial Battlefield. Perhaps I might still have a chance to break through to immortality."

"Immortality..."

Keli drained his wine in one gulp, his expression desolate.

He and Su Heng were family friends, and both came from extremely powerful backgrounds.

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

Yet even with such powerful backgrounds and considerable talent, the two of them had remained stuck at the World Master realm for millions of years!

Su Heng's lifespan was nearly at its end, and Keli was not much better off. At most, he had only a few dozen more epochs to live than Su Heng.

And breaking through to immortality in such a short time was nothing more than wishful thinking for him.

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

"Sigh, I hope you get your wish, Old Su!"

Keli stood and filled his old friend's cup to the brim.

Then, reminiscing over millions of years, the two talked freely for several days.

In the boundless darkness, a silver spacecraft raced onward at twenty-seven times the speed of light.

Inside its lounge, Su Heng stared absentmindedly at a photograph in his hand.

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

In the photograph, he was young and confident, his sharpness impossible to conceal.

But what about now?

"Sigh."

Su Heng sighed. After caressing the photograph once more, he put it away in his Inner World.

Ten million years ago, he had unexpectedly transmigrated into this world and become a member of the Luoyu Race, humanity's third bloodline.

At first, he had believed it was merely an ordinary fantasy cultivation world.

But when he first came into contact with knowledge of the universe, he realized that he had transmigrated into the world of Swallowed Star.

A vast universe, billions of races!

Although he had no cheat ability, no soul altered by Earth, and did not even know when the plot took place—

Su Heng had still been tremendously excited to arrive in such a world!

He believed that even through his own efforts, he could attain a respectable level of strength!

After all, his transmigrated soul's comprehension and his excellent bloodline background gave him a starting point far beyond ordinary people!

And reality had indeed proven this to be true!

At the planetary level, when he was twelve, he had comprehended the Domain of Wood.

At the Star-level, when he was twenty, his domain had reached the fifth level. (Those of the third bloodline reached the Star-level upon adulthood.)

At thirty-five, his domain reached the eighth level, and he stepped over the threshold of the Law of Wood.

Then came the opening of the Universe Peak Genius Battle when he was one hundred and thirty.

Su Heng's comprehension of the Law of Wood had already reached a respectable level, and he had even stepped over the threshold of the Law of Space!

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

One had to know that even the Virtual Universe Company recruited no more than twenty people into the Primal Chaos Secret Realm every ten thousand years!

Every single slot represented a peerless genius!

He had believed that after entering the Primal Chaos Secret Realm, he would have a great chance of breaking through to immortality.

But reality was far crueler than what had been described in the book!

Even among the Virtual Universe Company's core members, not everyone could achieve immortality.

Of the thousand geniuses from his own cohort alone, only a handful had ultimately achieved immortality.

Even that genius from the Primal Secret Realm had eventually fallen during a life-and-death trial.

"What a pity. Huyan Bo hasn't even appeared in the Milky Way Galaxy yet. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to risk my life in one final gamble."

Su Heng sighed inwardly.

He had transmigrated too early. Forget Luo Feng's rise to prominence—even Huyan Bo had yet to appear in the Milky Way Galaxy!

Otherwise, he could have built a good relationship with the protagonist and perhaps found a sliver of an immortal opportunity within these hundred thousand years.

There was no use thinking too much.

Thanks to ten million years of cultivation, Su Heng's will had been tempered to a considerable degree, and he quickly regained his composure.

The spacecraft continued speeding onward. Its destination might mean a new beginning—or death.

Black Eye Star was one of the eight major logistical bases within humanity's territory, as well as a fixed deployment point for the universe's armies.

"Ding. A guidance signal from Black Eye Star has been received. Signal connected. Accept guidance?"

Inside the silver spacecraft, Su Heng entered the control room and looked at the pitch-black planet in the distance, which resembled a pupil, before nodding slightly.

Having once undergone life-and-death trials in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, he was naturally no stranger to this logistical planet.

At his nod, the spacecraft immediately turned into a streak of light and flew into Black Eye Star.

At the spacecraft docking platform inside Black Eye Star, the silver vessel landed steadily in a corner of the platform.

"Buzz!"

The entirely silver hatch opened. Su Heng, clad in dark-red armor, flew out through it and, upon landing, stored the silver spacecraft in his World Ring.

"Hello, I'm a staff member here." At that moment, a man in standard-issue armor flew over and spoke to Su Heng.

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

With that, he headed toward a passageway and vanished from the platform in the blink of an eye.

"He's been there before?"

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

This was because World Masters needed to serve in the Extraterritorial Battlefield for a long time, in order to fulfill the required military merit conditions.

Even after completing their military merits and surviving by luck, many World Masters would remain in the Extraterritorial Battlefield until they either broke through to immortality or accumulated enough military merit and wealth to retire.

Those who broke through to immortality no longer needed to be guided to this platform; they would head alone directly to the teleportation passage.

As for World Masters who had accumulated enough wealth, since they had already retired, they were even less likely to return to the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

Because they, the people who had survived long enough to retire, understood the battlefield's cruelty better than anyone!

Of course, there was one exception.

It was the World Masters whose lifespans were nearing their end, who wanted to make one final struggle!

Throughout this Domain Lord-level staff member's long career, he had seen a total of six such World Masters.

And as far as he knew, not a single one of those six World Masters had succeeded!

Having someone break through to immortality so early really was a flaw, but it was already difficult to change. It was my first time writing a book, so I hadn't thought things through. I'll try to write better going forward.