It's Actually the Swallowed Star World!

Luo Wen took a step forward and slowly headed toward South Shore District.

The surrounding streets and tube-shaped apartment buildings were covered in black pipes and wiring. The external iron frames and metal staircases were rusted all over, yet certain details revealed an air of "advancement," creating a deeply incongruous feeling.

Before long, pedestrians began appearing around him.

Luo Wen remained outwardly calm and kept walking.

He wore loose black shorts and a white T-shirt. Though his features looked somewhat "mixed-race," he was not particularly eye-catching.

The pedestrians around him spoke fluent Chinese. This was clearly Huaxia territory.

Just as Luo Wen was considering asking a passerby for information, he suddenly spotted a GG Pavilion.

Calling it a GG Pavilion was generous. It was really just a square shipping container with two large windows cut into it, converted into a simple convenience store.

It mainly sold drinks, cigarettes, and magazines.

Luo Wen's gaze fell upon those magazines.

Luo Wen slowly approached and found an elderly man with half-white hair inside. Wearing reading glasses and a loose white tank top, he sat cross-legged while flipping through a newspaper.

Luo Wen turned sideways, placing himself where the old man could not see him, and began examining the dozen or so magazines and newspapers hanging on the wall.

With one glance, his heart jolted violently.

"Interview with a Huaxia War God-Level Warrior"

"Detailed Explanation of Kroll Alloy Equipment"

"Biography of Earth's Strongest, Hong"

After reading just the titles of three magazines, Luo Wen did not continue.

"This is actually the world of Swallowed Star!"

Waves seemed to surge through Luo Wen's heart!

"War God-Level Warrior, Kroll Alloy, Earth's Strongest, Hong"—with all these elements together, this was absolutely the world of Swallowed Star. There was no mistaking it!

The power scale of the Swallowed Star world was unimaginably high.

Moreover, Swallowed Star had a complete power advancement system, and opportunities were everywhere.

Not to mention anything else, even becoming a beginner martial artist would be enough for him to take Captain America on one-on-one!

If he became a Planetary-Level Warrior, he could walk sideways across Earth.

As for Star-Level Warriors, Luo Wen guessed they were enough to rival Skyfather-level powerhouses like Odin and Ancient One.

Yet in the world of Swallowed Star, Star-Level Warriors were no more than ants.

Beyond that were Cosmic-Level, Domain Lord-Level, Immortal Gods, Cosmic Venerates, and more.

If he handled things well in the Swallowed Star world, then in the Marvel world, he would practically be cheating.

This Dual-World Gate was ridiculously awesome.

After being excited for a while, Luo Wen gradually calmed down, though a trace of nervousness also arose in his heart.

Although Swallowed Star had high power levels and abundant opportunities, it was also far more dangerous.

Not to mention anything else, just the Golden Horned Beast crisis alone—if things were handled even slightly poorly, Earth would be wiped out.

"Right, how old is Luo Feng now?"

Suddenly, Luo Wen thought of the most important point.

If Luo Feng had already joined Limit Martial Hall, then the Golden Horned Beast's awakening was not far away.

If all the Earthlings were wiped out, he would be in serious trouble.

Luo Wen raised his head again and looked toward the newspapers on the wall of the GG Pavilion.

Soon, he spotted the timestamp at the top of one page—April 26, 2055.

"2055..."

Luo Wen frowned slightly as he thought.

He remembered that when the story of Swallowed Star began, Luo Feng was about to graduate from his final year of high school, thirty-five years after the Great Nirvana.

"2055... So Luo Feng is still in his second year of high school now?"

"Good, good. There's still time!"

After roughly figuring out the current point in the Swallowed Star timeline, Luo Wen let out a sigh of relief.

Luo Feng was only in his second year of high school. He still had time to develop gradually.

Having figured out the current Swallowed Star timeline, Luo Wen finally felt at ease. He raised his left hand and looked at the Omega Seamaster Black on his wrist. It displayed 15:31.

This Omega watch, worth more than ten thousand dollars, had been a sixteenth birthday gift from Hill.

Luo Wen then looked up at the electronic display inside the GG Pavilion and found that it also read 15:31.

"Good. Time flowed in sync in both worlds."

"Hill was out on assignment. She probably wouldn't be back until after nine tomorrow night, so there was no rush to return."

Luo Wen thought it over and decided to stay in Swallowed Star a little longer.

He still had one final question about the Dual-World Ring: how long could he remain in the Swallowed Star world at a time?

Could he stay in the Swallowed Star world indefinitely, or was there a time limit?

"Hmm... the Martial Arts Hall can wait. The urgent matter is finding someone to get me a fake identity."

Luo Wen considered it carefully.

At present, the two Martial Arts Halls were undoubtedly the most appealing things about the Swallowed Star world.

If he could become a Martial Artist, it would be equivalent to becoming a superhero in the Marvel world—without needing any technology or shady tricks.

However, before entering a Martial Arts Hall to study, he first had to solve his identity problem.

Without an identity, he would be an undocumented resident. If someone with ill intentions discovered him, he would be in serious trouble.

"Hey, young man, looking to buy something?"

At that moment, the old man inside the GG Pavilion noticed Luo Wen outside.

When he saw Luo Wen's handsome, mixed Eastern-Western features, a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes. Such a handsome and spirited young man—perhaps only that kid Luo Feng in South Shore District could barely compare.

"Sir, I'm not buying anything. I wanted to ask you something. Do you know where I can find Zhou Huayang?"

Luo Wen smiled at the old man as he asked.

Zhou Huayang was the local bully of Yi'an District, from the Zhou Family of Jiangnan Base City. In the original story, Zhang Haobai had hired Zhou Huayang to arrange for thugs to attack Luo Feng in the detention center.

If he wanted a fake identity, Zhou Huayang should be the right person to find.

"Zhou Huayang?"

The moment the old man at the GG Pavilion heard the name Zhou Huayang, he frowned and gave Luo Wen a few appraising looks.

"Young man, what do you want with him? Don't get involved with people like that unless you have to."

"Sir, my cousin has been hanging around with them. My parents asked me to drag that little brat home."

Luo Wen sighed as though troubled.

"So that's it. Sigh, quite a few little brats in South Shore District have been running around with them lately too. It really is worrying."

The old man folded up his newspaper and pointed down the road to the right.

"Follow this road straight ahead, then turn right. You'll see a Golden Ocean KTV. Zhou Huayang often gathers there with a bunch of punks."

"Alright, thank you, sir."

Luo Wen thanked him with a smile, then headed in the direction the old man had indicated.

Seeing how polite Luo Wen was, the old man stood up and called after him, "Young man, remember not to get into a conflict with them. If your cousin refuses to go home with you, don't try to force him!"

"Alright, sir, I understand."

Luo Wen turned back and waved at him.

Before long, following the directions from the old man at the GG Pavilion, Luo Wen arrived at the entrance of Golden Ocean KTV.

From a distance, he saw a row of cool-looking motorcycles parked outside the KTV.

Two yellow-haired youths were sitting on two of the motorcycles, smoking.