The Left Eye Extinguishes Candlelight, the Right Eye Brings Eternal Night! Heading to the Killing Field!

In the vast, icy reaches of space, a colossal creature stretched across the starry river. Its body coiled sinuously, covered in layers of scales, as though it had crossed the ages from primordial antiquity.

On its enormous head, Lin Yuan's will commanded the Void Behemoth's body. Its cold, vertical pupils fixed on the tiny C-class spaceship before it.

"Coveting this planet was the worst decision you've ever made."

The Void Behemoth opened its mouth. Its voice boomed like a great bell, carried by Spiritual Force and resounding directly through the vacuum, unilaterally declaring the adventurers' doom.

The next moment...

The Void Behemoth's tightly shut left eye snapped open!

Innate Secret Technique—[Candlelight]!

In an instant, an indescribable, strange wave spread outward from the behemoth.

It wasn't ordinary light, but an invisible ray imbued with a hint of the Time Law. It flashed through space and instantly enveloped the spaceship trying to flee.

At that moment, Bulo and the other Star Level adventurers aboard felt their thoughts grow sluggish.

Time had slowed.

The spaceship's engines, which had been running at full speed, seemed mired in a swamp. Even their exhaust plumes grew sluggish and twisted.

Then, a terrifying heat, hot enough to burn the soul itself, ignored the spaceship's physical defenses and instantly spread throughout its interior and exterior!

"Ahhh—!!!"

"No, no, no!"

In the spaceship's control room, Bulo's eyes widened in terror.

He felt as if his soul were being roasted over a blazing fire. The agony from deep within made him howl in a frenzy.

Outside, the sight was even more horrifying.

The Void Behemoth's enormous body coiled around the ship like a swimming dragon. Its hard scales scraped against the hull with a grating sound.

The C-class spaceship, powerful enough to roam the universe, was now like prey caught in a giant serpent's grasp, slowly being crushed and swallowed.

In Lin Yuan's eyes, what was this C-class spaceship if not a hearty meal of metal?

Of course, he couldn't use his own Starship as food, but there were always others lining up to deliver themselves!

"Damn it! Damn it all!"

Inside the ship, Bulo endured the soul-searing agony and struggled toward the control panel. He'd thought the C-class spaceship could hold out, but now it had become a cage!

This human didn't play by the rules!

With trembling hands, he tried to connect to the Virtual Universe Network.

If only he could connect to the Virtual Universe...

He could send a distress signal to his family, or at least send them Earth's coordinates!

"As long as the message gets out, even if I die, you'll die with me!" Bulo's eyes shone with venom as his finger neared the red send button.

But at that very moment...

The Void Behemoth's tightly shut right eye slowly opened.

Innate Secret Technique—[Eternal Night]!

The left eye extinguished Candlelight; the right eye brought Eternal Night.

The brilliant starry sky seemed to be wiped away by an invisible hand.

A fathomless, absolute darkness descended in an instant.

This wasn't merely darkness for the eyes; it robbed him of all sensation.

Bulo's finger froze in midair.

He realized in horror that he had lost all five senses.

He couldn't see, hear, or feel!

Even his awareness of his own existence rapidly blurred.

It was as if he'd fallen into an endless abyss of nothingness. Even the Virtual Universe Network signal that had been clear moments ago was completely "swallowed" by the domineering darkness!

The signal was gone.

His only chance of survival was gone.

This was Lin Yuan's first time trying out this combination of secret techniques. His execution was still a little clumsy, but the results were unexpectedly good.

Cutting off the future threat posed by these Universe Adventurers and the Nolan Mountain Family behind them was practically effortless!

"Crack... Boom!"

Before long, a silent burst of fire bloomed in space. The C-class spaceship completely disintegrated beneath the heat of [Candlelight] and the devouring power of [Eternal Night].

The Void Behemoth swallowed the enormous metal wreckage, converting it into pure energy that nourished its body.

A moment later, the area fell silent once more. Only a few scattered fragments drifted alone nearby, proof that a one-sided slaughter had taken place.

"As expected of a Starry Sky Behemoth."

Feeling the power surging through his body, Lin Yuan couldn't help but remark.

If it relied on brute force alone, even a Void Behemoth that had grown all the way to the ninth tier of Star Level would need to spend considerable time slowly wearing down the shell of a C9-Class Spaceship.

But using an Innate Secret Technique changed everything.

Command over time; the deprivation of light by Eternal Night.

It was practically an attack from a higher dimension.

Lin Yuan believed that with his main body's comprehension and the Void Behemoth's innate talents, in time he would thrive both within Human Territory and among the Starry Sky Behemoth race.

All he needed was time.

"Now that the danger's dealt with, the universe's true curtain is finally rising."

With that thought, Lin Yuan stirred his mind, and his consciousness returned to his main body.

A deep-blue, triangular fighter—the Starship—appeared in space. Its thrusters flared as it turned back toward the blue planet.

Time flew by, and another stretch of years passed in the blink of an eye.

Earth returned to its former tranquility. No new Universe Adventurers came to disturb it. Apart from Lin Yuan, no one knew about that thrilling interception in space.

During that time, Earth underwent tremendous changes.

Under Babata's guidance, Luo Feng used the wealth he'd acquired from the ruins to purchase large quantities of Purple Light Dew through special channels, paying for it himself.

In the universe, this gene-enhancing agent was considered basic. For the people of Earth, however, it was a miracle drug.

The widespread use of Purple Light Dew officially ushered Earth into an era of universal martial arts! Countless ordinary people saw their physiques improve by leaps and bounds, and Apprentice-level martial artists emerged like shoots after rain.

Lin Yuan strongly supported this as well.

After all, he knew that Earth was a cradle personally transformed by the great being Mountain Sitting Guest, one of the strongest beings in the universe. Earthlings' souls had some of the greatest potential in the entire universe, and they were not to be underestimated!

Amid the wave of universal evolution, Luo Feng made the fastest progress.

With his Golden Horned Beast clone spurring him on, Luo Feng's human main body successfully broke through to Star Level!

At the moment of his breakthrough, Luo Feng finally met the threshold for inheriting the legacy Hu Yanbo had left behind.

Babata excitedly unlocked the seal on the first bank account.

Though it was merely the "pocket money" of the Master of Yunmo Star, it was an astronomical sum to the people of Earth at that time.

The first person Luo Feng thought of after receiving the legacy was Lin Yuan~

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Jiangnan Base City, residential district.

After enjoying a few days of leisure, Lin Yuan began cultivating the Soul Enslavement technique, "Star Pupil-Soul Capture Technique." At the same time, he started working on increasing his Mental Power Amplitude.

Nine Star Transformations and the Star Soul-Suppressing Bell could both improve it effectively. Soon, Lin Yuan finished his day's cultivation and let out a faint breath.

"Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan, ten billion Ganwu Coins just appeared in your Universe Bank account!" Ika had received an email and immediately informed Lin Yuan.

"Oh? Ten billion Ganwu Coins just appeared in my account out of nowhere?" Lin Yuan could guess some of what was going on.

Just then, Luo Feng called him.

"Brother Lin, if you hadn't guided me back then, I wouldn't have made it this far.

Keep the money. We're brothers—we don't need to stand on ceremony!"

That string of numbers that had appeared in the account had come from Luo Feng.

Lin Yuan smiled at that. "I thought the Cosmic Galaxy Bank had suddenly turned generous." Ten billion Ganwu Coins was no small sum, and this was the perfect time for some big purchases.

Now that he had startup capital...

"There's no reason to keep cooped up on this little patch of Earth anymore."

A glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

That afternoon, three figures arrived at Lin Yuan's estate in Jiangnan Base City.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God.

The three strongest people on Earth had gathered together, their gazes fixed on Lin Yuan, who sat in the main seat.

They could feel that the aura around Lin Yuan had grown increasingly unfathomable. Even Luo Feng, who had just broken through to Star Level, felt insignificant before him, like a person standing before the vast starry sky.

"I called you all here because there are some things I want to lay out."

Lin Yuan swirled the wine in his glass and looked at the three of them. "Though we're the strongest on Earth, our strength is limited to Earth. You all know that."

"Some time ago, Universe Adventurers discovered Earth's coordinates. The planet nearly fell into a catastrophe. In the end, though, they paid the price for their greed..."

His meaning was clear: Lin Yuan had stepped in and dealt with them. The other three couldn't help but feel relieved.

"We all know that, but Thunder God and I have been stuck at a bottleneck for ages, unable to break through." Hong shook his head. He wanted to grow stronger, but he had no idea where to start—

"So I've got a good place to recommend," Lin Yuan said.

"Out with it!" Thunder God said excitedly.

"The Killing Field!"