Swallowing the Stars: The Puzzle of Everything!

Chapter 79 Mastering the Laws of Fire

Thirteen years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Perseus, who had been immersed in cultivation, opened his eyes and gently sketched with his hand.

Swish, swish, swish...

Countless crimson runes flowed and extended throughout the cabin.

As the secret patterns intertwined, a three-dimensional flame ignited, as if filtered through a lens, exuding a sense of perfect harmony.

"I have finally mastered the complete laws of fire."

Perseus slowly got up, stretched, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

Although he wanted to go further, ideally gaining recognition from the fundamental laws of time and space so that he could continue to integrate into the land of the origin of laws after breaking through to the immortal level... mastering a lower-level law in advance was a different matter.

Because there is a connection between the rules and the exertion of force.

Once you reach a certain level of understanding of the principles, your physical strength will improve at an accelerated pace.

Moreover, since the laws have been perfected, there are no major problems other than adjusting the secret techniques.

"Number 1, how's the situation on the Darknight Forum?"

"Any news about Nolan?"

"Not yet." Number 1 materialized to the left of Perseus.

He checked his empty email inbox; there was no news from Nolan, nor from the Starfire Group members who had been sent to the Gray Empire.

Perseus glanced at the light screen and then looked away.

"I roughly understand the situation."

"Nolan's matter can't be rushed... However, thirteen years have passed, and my Starfire Group has gone from the open to the covert. Has the Fire Cloud Clan still not given up?"

"The Fire Cloud Saint Lord is still watching me???"

This part of the communication has been handled by Number 1.

Upon hearing Perseus's question, he was taken aback at first, then nodded with some distress.

"That Fire Cloud Saint Lord is a madman!"

"We've already stopped caring about the Fiery Pool incident, yet he still gathers his clansmen, determined to make trouble for us."

"A while ago, Daniel just accidentally gave himself away and was chased and hacked all the way by that group of lunatics. If it weren't for Candila arriving in time, the creature cards that the master invested in would have been wasted."

"If he wants to fight in the ring, then fight him."

Perseus snorted coldly, "Use 'A Dream Within a Curtain,' and prepare the 100% accurate flying rings that the Ten Thousand Poison Clone previously prepared."

"If the Fire Cloud Clan makes a move, we'll 'turn' those Realm Lords. As long as we can control the overall rhythm, we can turn that old guy into a lone commander in no time."

"Master, you've finally made up your mind?" Number 1's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He had previously felt that his master, as a super realm lord with immortal combat power, had adopted a slightly passive strategy.

Now that the master has this idea, the Xinghuo Group is not going to be outdone.

"I'll discuss the specific plan with Candira."

Perseus nodded. "You can take the lead in this!"

"Furthermore, going underground doesn't mean abandoning all overt power. The rest of us can't help with the puzzle, and the experiments on gene-induced mutations can be outsourced..."

"What does Master mean?"

"Recruit apothecaries." Perseus narrowed his eyes.

"Have the Myriad Poisons clone personally interview and gather qualified alchemists from the first to fourth tiers, and implant Soul-Binding Wood Threads into them—you can gather intelligence on this, and I'll have Ahab handle the rest. We must accelerate the infiltration of the Bright Light Empire."

……

Perseus's orders were quickly and methodically passed down.

The first step was a counterattack against the Fire Cloud Clan.

As a former high-ranking member of the Fire Cloud Clan, Candira has a thorough understanding of this immortal race, including which branches are relatively weak and the areas where some realm lords frequently operate.

After a series of unspeakable attempts to persuade others to surrender.

Gradually, the Fire Cloud Saint Lord found that his encirclement and suppression were being hindered.

In the seventh year of the siege, more than a thousand star systems to the west of the empire declared independence.

In the 13th year, the mining area of ​​the eastern star system was attacked by terrorists, and a large number of powerful beings at the level of Realm Lord and Domain Lord turned their swords against their former kin...

One terrible tragedy after another broke out, and the fighting was always between the Fire Cloud Clan and the Fire Cloud Clan.

Finally, realizing that his clan might be doomed if things continued this way, the Fire Cloud Saint Lord suppressed his anger and took the initiative to contact Perseus.

……

"What do you want?"

At the top of the screen, the Fire Cloud Saint Lord, exhausted by days of bad news, sighed.

"My feud with you shouldn't involve ordinary members of our tribe..."

"You got involved—didn't you strike first?"

Perseus looked at him calmly. "If you want to start something, you can start it; if you want to end the contact, you can end it. Wouldn't that make me lose face?"

"Don't worry, I have mastered the correct method for synthesizing Fire Crystal Cores. You will soon find out who is suitable to lead the tribe forward."

After saying that, Perseus reached out and turned off the communication.

Just when the Fire Cloud Saint Lord thought that the former was just talking and probably wouldn't actually do it.

Perseus's revenge arrived as expected.

In the 15th year of the conflict, more than a thousand star systems under the Fire Cloud Empire broke away.

In the 16th year, the number of galaxies jumped to two thousand.

Even if the Holy Lord of Fire Cloud used the teleportation of the Divine Kingdom to stabilize the lower-level clansmen and tried to kick those treacherous Realm Lords out of the clan.

These world leaders, who have cultivated their branches for many years, are still secretly contacting their clansmen, trying to seduce them, and using various technologies from the Spark Group to attract them.

The Fire Cloud Clan's foundation remains, but its heart is torn in two.

In the end, it was only after the Fire Cloud Saint Lord used 500 Chaos Yuan to temporarily buy out the remaining five thousand star systems that Perseus stopped his actions and began to secretly extend his reach.

In fact, this group has been hollowed out.

The control of the Soul-Binding Wood Threads has extended from the Realm Lord level to the Domain Lord level. Currently, the relationship between the Fire Cloud Saint Lord and the Fire Cloud Clan is resembling that between the Demon Beast Ancestor and the Demon Clan.

Of course, on the surface, Perseus chose to stop.

The Fire Cloud Saint Lord may or may not know about the ruthless betrayal by the entire Fire Cloud Clan.

Now that he is outmatched in strength and his interests cannot sway his people, he has no other choice but to deceive himself and pretend that all is well.

However, if he really runs out of options, this former powerhouse might lead a portion of his clansmen elsewhere to start anew.

……

Poison Shadow Star.

"How's the research going at the No. 1 branch experimental base?"

After checking the data, Wan Du's clone looked up at the projection of Subprogram No. 1.

"The approximate gene sequence of Experiment Base T-2 has been determined, and the transfer of Soul-Binding Wood Threads from the mother to the daughter has been achieved. However, this transfer has certain aftereffects."

"Aftereffects...how severe are the aftereffects?"

Upon hearing this, Number 1 pulled up several pictures. The experimental subjects in the pictures were all showing signs of physical collapse. Some of their bodies were pierced, and some showed signs of plant growth.

Faced with this cruel scene, the Poisonous Clone only glanced at it before looking away, showing no emotion whatsoever.

"Let them guide minor gene mutations to correct the genetic structure and reduce the risk factor."

Number 1 nodded. "Okay, I'll notify them immediately."

"The master also has other bases..."

"Tell me everything." The Poisonous Clone turned to look at him. "For the corresponding sub-projects, since funding has been applied for, they must produce results."

Number 1 will continue broadcasting information.

"There's been no progress at Experiment Base G-3 on attaching Soul-Binding Wood to the plants..."

"..."

"Experimental Base Q-72 has made a new breakthrough in toxins..."

The Poisonous Clone stopped responding and just stared at the information transmitted back from the T-2 experimental base. It couldn't wait to take action and asked them to send back the currently successful samples.