Swallowing the Stars: Shocking! The Giant Axe Wants to Become My Apprentice

Chapter 40 The Golden Horned Beast is Born!

Earth, in the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of kilometers deep in the ocean near the Hawaiian Islands.

Cold and dark!

No one knows that there is an oval-shaped black egg with a diameter of about twelve meters that came from the stars and has been in the sea for more than a year.

The mysterious black giant egg trembled slightly, and the weeds and mud on its surface gradually slid off, revealing a strange appearance with golden spots.

Accompanied by a strange buzzing sound, cracks appeared on the surface of the black giant egg, followed by several loud "pops," and a strange, black, slimy life form emerged from the eggshell...

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After Kirishima, the whole world fell into calm.

Those who obtained or were lucky enough to acquire the Wood Crystal are all striving to improve their strength.

The major powers obtained the Beast King's corpse for the first time and began conducting various experiments.

Zhou Ze and Luo Feng received the inheritance from Meteorite Star and immersed themselves in cultivation every day.

Meanwhile, Hong and Thor, who are the world's first and second most powerful people, are currently in a remote wilderness area in West Asia.

At this moment, they were somewhat worn out, but still retained their charm. The surrounding land was riddled with holes and cracks like a spider web, and the forest within a radius of more than ten kilometers had been almost completely destroyed.

"Haha, Brother Hong, this is the first time I've defeated you since you grasped the domain. How about it? Feeling disappointed? Now I'm the number one in the world, hahaha!"

Thor laughed heartily.

He had been looking forward to this day for a long time ever since he comprehended the domain under Zhou Ze's guidance.

To be on the safe side, while practicing controlling the domain, he would also occasionally ask Zhou Ze for advice on how to exert force, and only challenge Hong when he felt he had a better grasp of the situation.

Just now, he challenged Hong to a duel and defeated him.

Hong's expression remained indifferent, showing no sign of disappointment after defeat. Instead, he smiled slightly and said, "It's a pity that you, who just took first place, have now come in second."

Thor was taken aback: "What?"

Before Thor could understand, he saw Hong's aura rise to an even higher level.

Thor clicked his tongue and said, "Brother Hong, you didn't actually break through to the second level of the Domain, did you...?"

Hong said calmly, "Didn't you see? Want to try again?"

Thor said with great interest, "Come, let me witness the power of the second level of the domain!"

"Clang clang~"

The duel between Hong and Lei Shen was about to begin, and the two transformed into phantoms, clashing and darting back and forth in the air...

Soon, the dust settled.

Hong has regained his title as the world's number one.

Thor's face didn't show any disappointment; instead, it was somewhat excited. After all, he was used to being the second-in-command, and suddenly becoming the leader felt a bit strange.

"Brother Hong, the second level of the domain is indeed much stronger than the first level, and you are much more skilled at using the domain than I am!" Thor laughed.

"Hmm," Hong said calmly.

After a moment of silence, Hong frowned slightly and said, "Thor, you must have sensed it too, right?"

Thor's face unusually turned serious as he stroked his chin and said, "Of course, we don't know what the future holds..."

"As long as it's not aliens, haha..."

Thor started laughing again as he finished speaking.

As masters of spiritual cultivation, the two have long since reached the state of "unity of heaven and man," which, simply put, means "heaven and earth are born together with me, and all things are one with me."

Besides maintaining the best mindset at all times, its greatest function is to attract good fortune and avoid misfortune.

"No matter what happens, all we can do now is improve our strength as quickly as possible," Hong said calmly.

"Hmm!" Thor nodded seriously.

At this point, Thor added, "Brother Hong, you can go to Zhou Ze and ask him for some guidance. He's really good at teaching."

"I don't know how much he's exerting himself now, but it's definitely much higher than mine, it's outrageous!"

Hong said coldly, "Cultivation ultimately depends on oneself. He has already given us the direction; the rest depends on our own understanding and effort."

Hong's words are indeed true; ultimately, people have to rely on themselves.

However, Thor had his own ideas. With a childlike heart, he simply felt that Zhou Ze could help him improve himself, so he often consulted him.

He never felt embarrassed or awkward because Zhou Ze was weaker than him.

On the other side, Zhou Ze also felt a suffocating sensation, as if he was about to face a crisis where the sky was about to collapse.

"The Golden Horned Beast has been born..."

Zhou Ze remained expressionless. Since awakening his memories of his past life and learning that this was the world of Swallowing the Stars, he had placed particular emphasis on cultivating his mental state.

During the Great Nirvana, the countless trials between life and death allowed his mind to reach the first level of enlightenment, but after near death, his mind was shattered.

Afterwards, the cheat system was activated, and his state of mind was shattered and rebuilt, breaking through to the second level of unity between heaven and man. At this level, in the eyes of ordinary people, he was no longer an ordinary person. He also possessed the ability of Hong and Lei Shen to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune.

Zhou Ze's experience was no simpler than Hong's and Thor's. In some ways, compared to Hong and Thor, his aptitude was quite ordinary, and he still could not improve despite experiencing countless life-and-death situations.

Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined; this torment allowed him to undergo further tempering of his character. Later, after combining Luo Feng's enlightenment, his state of mind had already advanced towards the third level.

Especially after guiding Hong and Lei Shen, his comprehension increased again. He would often take the opportunity of communication to "secretly" guide them, thereby gaining their insights into their state of mind, making himself even one step ahead of Hong in terms of his state of mind.

Of course, cultivating one's state of mind is different from other things. Without enough experience, life and death, and tempering, even if one gains those insights, they are like water without a source, and will never truly belong to oneself.

"Teacher, I'm here..." Luo Feng saw Zhou Ze on the rooftop and flew up directly to him.

As soon as he arrived, Luo Feng asked impatiently, "Teacher, besides my daily cultivation, I have been reading ancient books, but I still feel that mental cultivation is too vague and ethereal. I don't know where to start."

Babata jumped in, looking exasperated and angry: "Luo Feng, I don't understand why you value mental cultivation so much. These things are just figments of ordinary people's imaginations. Besides having some effect on mentality, they're completely useless for cultivation. Studying them too much is simply a waste of time!"

"And you, Zhou Ze! If mental state were useful, your Chinese history wouldn't be so devoid of martial artists! Can you please stop leading the descendants of my Meteorite Star astray into neglecting their duties?"

Luo Feng ignored Babata, because the more he engaged with her, the more excited she became, so it was better to ignore her. Zhou Ze also ignored Babata, as if he and Luo Feng had established a private chat channel limited to just the two of them.

"Luo Feng... if one day Earth faces destruction, and you are required to risk your future to protect the Earth and humanity, what would you choose?"

Zhou Ze did not answer Luo Feng's question.