Swallowing the Stars: I Have No Cheat Codes

Chapter 16 The Shadow Meeting

Chapter 16 The Shadow Meeting

Shadowlands, Edge

"I'm alive!"

Lu Xing struggled to get up, and fragments of memories from before he lost consciousness resurfaced in his mind.

"this……"

"Thank goodness! Thank goodness the spaceship is still in motion, otherwise I would definitely have died like that Qi Clan Realm Lord."

A wisp of consciousness merged into the inner world, but the Blazing Star Vine was still inside. The original core carried the soul and also the inner world, and that pressure would affect the life within the inner world as well.

"It's alright." Lu Xing breathed a sigh of relief. "Although it had some impact, it should have been weakened considerably. I still bear most of the oppression, but all the cosmic-level slaves are dead."

He could know all the changes in his inner world with just a thought. Although the Blazing Star Vine had not awakened, its life force still existed. As long as it was not dead, it could still be saved.

For beings with souls, restoring consciousness only requires appropriate stimulation of the soul, with careful control over the intensity of the stimulation.

Lu Xing manipulated his soul and directly invaded the life core of the Blazing Star. As the master of the Blazing Star, he could better perceive its state.

A moment later, Chi Xing woke up.

"Master, that oppressive force was terrifying. I only lasted a moment before I fainted." Chixing's weak voice rang out as vines swayed in the air.

"Some unexpected things happened this time. You should adjust your state first and don't rush to break through." Lu Xing instructed. Once the Blazing Star Vine breaks through to the peak of the Realm Lord, it will definitely be a great help to him. However, he plans to leave now and there are better ways to improve.

"Yes, Master," Blazing Star replied.

"Lap, how long have I been unconscious? Where am I now?" Lu Xing asked the spaceship's control screen, as the auxiliary AI had already taken over the spaceship's system.

"Master, you have been in a coma for six years and three months." Lapp's virtual avatar appeared and said respectfully, "As per your last command, the spaceship is traveling at 10 times the speed of light and is now roughly in the Shadow Secret Realm's Ring Flame Zone."

"Thank goodness." Lu Xing thought to himself. If he had been wandering for thousands of years, he would have inevitably encountered accidents. "I didn't expect the remaining Qi clan member to self-destruct. I underestimated the Qi clan."

"Consider this a lesson learned. Without this spaceship, I definitely wouldn't have been able to escape."

"Um?"

The consciousness connects to the virtual universe. Shadow Tower sent an email to all world lords six years ago, but he was in a coma and had not logged into the virtual universe for six whole years.

"Have all the realm lords in the Shadow Realm evacuated? I still have four years, which is more than enough time." Lu Xing then instructed, "Lapp, sail towards the exit."

The overwhelming force of that kind of willpower was something the Shadow Tower couldn't control. He had already gained enough from the secret realm; there was no need for him to take any more risks.

……

"Hey, did you hear? Virtual Universe Corporation seems to be acquiring Shadow Realm."

"Acquiring an entire Shadowlands! The wealth that would cost would be astronomical. I wonder if we could get a share, even just a little."

"What are you thinking? Rather than saying that the Shadow Realm belongs to the Shadow Tower, it's more accurate to say that it belongs to a few Immortal Lords. But don't go around saying that. The Immortal Lords seem quite dissatisfied and don't allow these matters to be discussed in private."

"I know, I know, don't you know me? I'll definitely keep it a secret."

"Huh? A spaceship is still going out at this time. This realm lord is really greedy."

Near the entrance to the Shadow Realm stands an interstellar fortress, built after the fact, where the lowest-ranking soldiers are at least at the cosmic level.

"Your aura matches, identity verification successful. Realm Lord Lu Xing, welcome back."

The system's electronic voice sounded, and the fortress gates slowly opened.

"Beep! Communication request sent from the fortress ahead."

"Connect," Lu Xing said.

Immediately, two virtual images appeared, dressed in standard battle armor, clearly soldiers from the fortress.

"My lords." The two bowed slightly. "The immortal god has ordered that we must proceed to headquarters immediately after leaving the secret realm."

"Got it." Lu Xing replied casually, then the communication was cut off. He also piloted his spaceship away from the fortress passage, and the spaceship was naturally the same one he had used before.

"Go back and deal with the immortal legacy, then I can elevate both Blazing Star and me to the peak of the Realm Lord level. That way, even an immortal won't be able to kill me easily."

"Whoosh!"

The spaceship flew rapidly toward the Shadow Tower headquarters. Its spatial coordinates had already been sent to all realm lords through the virtual universe, so unlike coming in, it could return on its own after leaving.

……

The original spaceship wasn't very fast, and it would take about three years to reach the Shadow Tower headquarters.

At this moment, the Shadow Tower of the Virtual Universe

A huge meeting place, each seat symbolizing a realm lord of the Shadow Tower, and there were no fewer than a thousand people here.

"Summon them!" the immortal man said. Although he was not the strongest, he was the most senior, and the other three had all received his favors.

"Yes." The others nodded in succession.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...

One figure after another appeared. Realm Lords are beings who can do whatever they want in lower-level star regions, but here they have gathered together. Such a force would not find it difficult to destroy a middle-level star region.

Lu Xing's figure materialized, appearing in several locations below Mula. After that transaction, his authority was elevated to the peak of the Realm Lord level.

"Lu Xing," Mu Ke greeted him from the side, "it seems you gained quite a bit later, even obtaining the aura of the Origin Law. No wonder you didn't come out immediately."

"Is this meeting to discuss how to deal with the Shadow Realm?" Lu Xing transmitted his voice. As an immortal's direct relative, Muke's information was definitely better than his.

Muke shook his head, a hint of difficulty on his face. "Yes and no, the adults will announce it later, but with your talent, it shouldn't be a problem."

Lu Xing nodded.

The realm lords arrived quickly, because apart from a few scattered individuals, the rest were all at the Shadow Tower headquarters, and within half a day all the realm lords had arrived.

"Mura, you speak!" The man in the main seat looked at Mura beside him and gestured to him.

Mura nodded, his voice carrying a trace of immortal divine power, echoing in every corner of the hall, "Since its establishment, my Shadow Tower has gone through countless years. Now, the Shadow Tower has four immortal gods and more than a thousand world lords. Even in the Fallen Water Universe Kingdom, it is a force to be reckoned with."

"But now I must announce a painful decision: the Shadow Tower will be dissolved today!"

These words caused a huge sensation, not only among the realm lords, but also in Lu Xing's heart.

"What exactly is it that could cause a force like Shadow Tower to disband?"

(End of this chapter)