Left Eye Candlelight Extinguished, Right Eye Eternal Night Arrives! Heading to the Killing Field!

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In the vast, frigid expanse of space, a colossal behemoth lay stretched across the galaxy. Its body wound through the void, covered in dense, menacing scales, as if it had crossed time and space from a primordial era.

Atop that massive head, the will of Lin Yuan presided over the body of the Void Behemoth, his cold, vertical pupils fixed upon the tiny C-grade starship before him.

"Coveting this planet was the greatest mistake of your lives."

The Void Behemoth opened its maw, its voice booming like a great bell. Carried by spiritual force, the sound detonated directly in the vacuum, unilaterally pronouncing the death of these adventurers.

The next moment...

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

Innate Secret Technique--[Candlelight]!

In an instant, an indescribably eerie ripple radiated outward from the center of the giant beast.

It was not mere light, but an invisible ray imbued with a trace of the laws of time. It flickered across the starry sky, instantly enveloping the starship as it attempted to flee.

At this moment, Bulo and the other Star-level adventurers inside the ship felt their thoughts grow sluggish.

Time had slowed down.

The ship's engines, previously running at high speed, seemed to have fallen into a quagmire, and the exhaust flames became sluggish and distorted.

Immediately following, a terrifying heat capable of scorching the soul directly ignored the ship's physical defenses, instantly permeating every corner of the vessel!

"Ah--!!!"

"No, no, no!"

Inside the ship's control room, Bulo's eyes bulged, his face twisted in terror.

He felt as if his soul were being roasted over a raging fire; the excruciating pain from the depths of his spirit forced a frantic howl from his throat.

Outside, the scene was even more harrowing.

The massive body of the Void Behemoth coiled around the ship like a dragon, its hard scales grinding against the hull and producing a teeth-gritting screech.

This C-grade starship, capable of roaming the universe, was now like prey caught in the coils of a giant python, being squeezed and devoured bit by bit.

To Lin Yuan, was this C-grade starship not a sumptuous metallic feast?

Lin Yuan could not use his own "Starship" as rations, but there were plenty of people delivering themselves to his doorstep!

"Damn it! Damn it all!"

Inside the ship, Bulo endured the soul-searing pain, struggling desperately to crawl toward the console. He had thought the C-grade ship would hold, but now it had become his cage!

This human was not playing by the rules!

His trembling hand reached out, attempting to connect to the Virtual Universe network.

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

He could send a distress signal to the Nolan Mountain Family, or at the very least, transmit the coordinates of Earth back to them!

"As long as the message gets out, even if I die, you'll be buried with me!" A venomous light flickered in Bulo's eyes as his finger neared the red send button.

However, at that very instant.

The Void Behemoth's right eye, which had remained closed, slowly opened.

Innate Secret Technique--[Eternal Night]!

The left eye extinguished with Candlelight, the right eye descended with Eternal Night.

The once brilliant starry sky seemed to have been wiped away by an invisible hand.

An absolute, intangible darkness descended instantly.

This was not merely visual darkness, but a total deprivation of the senses.

Bulo's finger froze in mid-air.

He discovered with horror that he had lost all five senses.

He could not see, could not hear, could not touch!

Even his perception of his own existence was rapidly blurring.

He felt as if he had instantly fallen into an endless abyss of the void, and even the previously clear signal of the Virtual Universe network was thoroughly "devoured" by this overbearing darkness!

The signal was cut.

His only path to survival was severed.

This was Lin Yuan's first time attempting this combination of secret techniques; although his execution was still somewhat unrefined, the effect was surprisingly good.

Cutting off the subsequent threats from these space adventurers and the Nolan Mountain Family behind them was simply effortless!

"Crack... Boom!"

Before long, a silent explosion of sparks erupted in space. Under the scorching heat of [Candlelight] and the devouring void of [Eternal Night], the C-grade starship disintegrated completely.

The massive metallic wreckage was swallowed into the Void Behemoth's maw, transforming into pure energy to nourish it.

A moment later, the area returned to a deathly silence. Only a few fine fragments drifted lonely in the vicinity, proving that a one-sided massacre had once taken place here.

"As expected of a Star Behemoth."

Feeling the power surging within his body, Lin Yuan could not help but exclaim.

If he had relied solely on brute force, even a Void Behemoth that had grown to the ninth level of the Star-Level would have needed to spend a significant amount of time grinding away to forcibly break through the shell of a C9-grade spaceship.

But by utilizing his innate secret technique, the nature of the situation became entirely different.

Time controls sovereignty, and Eternal Night strips away the light.

This was nothing short of a dimensionality-reduction strike.

Lin Yuan believed that with his main body's comprehension and the Void Behemoth's innate talent, he would surely be able to flourish in both the human territories and the Star Behemoth race after a few years.

All of this simply required the passage of time.

"With the hidden dangers resolved, the prologue of the universe has truly begun."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's mind stirred, and his consciousness returned to his main body.

Immediately, a deep blue triangular fighter—the Starship—appeared in the void, its tail flames spewing as it turned back toward that azure planet.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another period of time passed.

Earth returned to its former tranquility, with no new cosmic adventurers coming to disturb it. Aside from Lin Yuan, no one knew of that thrilling space interception.

During this time, Earth underwent earth-shaking changes.

Under Babata's guidance, Luo Feng used the wealth obtained from the ruins to purchase a large amount of "Purple Light Dew" through special channels.

This genetic agent, which could only be considered basic in the universe, was a divine medicine for the people of Earth.

The popularization of Purple Light Dew allowed Earth to officially enter the era of universal martial artists! The physiques of countless ordinary people leaped forward, and student-level martial artists sprang up like bamboo shoots after a rain.

Lin Yuan strongly supported this as well.

After all, he knew very well that Earth was a cradle personally modified by the great power "Mountain Sitting Guest," and the soul potential of Earthlings was among the best in the entire universe; it could never be underestimated!

Amidst the wave of universal evolution, Luo Feng's progress was the most rapid.

Driven by his Golden Horned Beast clone, Luo Feng's human main body successfully broke through to the Star-Level!

The moment he broke through, Luo Feng finally reached the threshold for inheriting the legacy left behind by Hu Yanbo.

Babata excitedly unlocked the seal on the first bank account.

Although it was only "pocket money" for the master of Falling Ink Star, it was an astronomical figure for the current people of Earth.

The moment he obtained the legacy, the first person Luo Feng thought of was Lin Yuan.

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Jiangnan Base City, residential district.

After enjoying a few days of leisure, Lin Yuan began to practice the soul-enslavement technique "Star Pupil: Soul Capture," while simultaneously working on increasing his spiritual force amplitude.

Both Nine Star Transformations and Star Soul-Suppressing Bell were effective for improvement. Soon, Lin Yuan finished his day of cultivation and let out a slight breath.

"Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan, your Cosmic Galaxy Bank account suddenly received one billion Ganwu Coins!" Ika received the email and immediately notified Lin Yuan.

"Oh? One billion Ganwu Coins arrived for no reason?" Lin Yuan could guess some of the clues behind this.

Just then, Luo Feng's communication came through.

"Brother Lin, if it weren't for your guidance back then, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Take this money; there's no need for us brothers to be polite!"

The string of numbers that appeared in the account was indeed sent by Luo Feng.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan smiled, "I thought the Cosmic Galaxy Bank had suddenly become a great philanthropist." One billion Ganwu Coins was a significant amount, and now was the perfect time for major spending.

Since he now had the startup capital...

"Naturally, I can no longer shrink back into this small corner of Earth."

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

That afternoon, in Lin Yuan's manor in Jiangnan Base City.

Three figures arrived by invitation.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God.

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

They could feel that the aura on Lin Yuan was becoming increasingly unfathomable; even Luo Feng, who had just broken through to the Star-Level, felt a sense of insignificance when facing Lin Yuan, as if standing before the vast starry sky.

"I called everyone here to lay some things out on the table."

Lin Yuan swirled the wine glass in his hand, his gaze sweeping over the three of them, "Although we are all powerhouses from Earth, we are limited to Earth, and you are very clear about this."

"Not long ago, cosmic adventurers discovered Earth's coordinates, nearly plunging this planet into dire straits. However, in the end, they paid the price for their greed..."

The implication was that Lin Yuan had suppressed them, which caused the other three to breathe a sigh of relief.

"We are all very aware of this, but Thunder God and I have been stuck at a bottleneck for too long, unable to break through." Hong shook his head; he wanted to become stronger, but he had no idea where to start.

"Therefore, I recommend a good place for you," Lin Yuan said.

"Hurry up and let us hear it!" Thunder God said excitedly.

"That is—the Killing Field!"