Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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In a dream!

“Lei Zu…”

Captain Lei sat on an exquisite throne, enjoying the worship of his people.

Under his leadership, the Lei family successfully annexed the other five major families and completely occupied the entire Blackwater City.

He then fought against other towns, and through his tireless efforts, he eventually unified this remote region, and he himself successfully attained the legendary realm.

Legendary status—this is the power that all the golden families dream of, but most can only dream about it, and some don't even dare to dream about it.

Just as Captain Lei was enjoying the worship of his people, preparing to elevate the legend into a myth, and then condense it into divinity through faith, and finally ascend to godhood, the whole world suddenly shattered, and he woke up from his dream.

"team leader!"

"team leader!"

On the cargo ship, Captain Lei was woken up by his teammates while he was half asleep.

"Captain, you're awake. Have you been working too hard lately?"

The second-in-command, who was talking with three other teammates, noticed Captain Lei's absent-mindedness and quickly woke him up.

"Second brother..."

Upon waking up, Captain Lei was slightly taken aback by his surroundings, a barely perceptible look of bewilderment flashing in his eyes.

"Big sister, you looked like you were asleep just now. Did you have a sweet dream?" Third sister asked with a grin.

"It was definitely a wonderful dream," Captain Lei muttered. "Well, there was also a nightmare."

"What dream did you have? Tell us about it. We're curious about what kind of dreams our leader has!" his teammates asked one after another.

"How can you talk about things in a dream?" Captain Lei quickly refused. Was he supposed to tell these people that he had broken through to the legendary realm in his dream?

No one could bring themselves to say something like that.

"By the way, where are we going again?" Captain Lei suddenly asked.

"Captain, are you still dreaming? We've taken on a mission to investigate the lower city, and we're heading there right now!"

The second brother was completely dumbfounded, never expecting that his usually composed eldest brother would ask such a question.

"Investigate the lower district... Ah, I was just lost in a dream and didn't think of it for a moment." Captain Lei suddenly realized, feeling like he remembered everything.

"Boss, how about we call off this mission and switch to another team?" the third sister asked with concern.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just a little distracted just now," Captain Lei quickly said, and then discussed the situation in the lower city with the others.

Seeing their captain return to normal, everyone gradually forgot what had just happened.

"It must be a dream!"

Captain Lei looked at his familiar comrade, gently shook his head, and put aside his emotions from just now.

But for some reason, he felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat familiar, as if he had experienced it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

After some time, the group arrived at the lower city and were terrified by what they had seen along the way.

It's unbelievable that the city has developed to such a scale right under their noses.

"We must go deep into the lower city area."

Captain Lei gritted his teeth and led his four teammates deep into the heart of the lower city.

Based on the intelligence gathered along the way, most of the changes in the lower city were caused by this.

"Tianwang Castle!"

Captain Lei stared blankly at the massive city ahead, which exuded a desolate and ancient atmosphere.

Compared to the upper city, the city is not as magnificent, but rather full of ancient charm. The bronze city gate stands there, as if suppressing all the gods and demons.

"Your Majesty, how arrogant you are!"

Upon seeing the name of the city gate, several teammates nearby couldn't help but mock them, saying that there was only one sky in the lower city, and that was them.

To dare to overstep their bounds so blatantly, they clearly harbor rebellious intentions and need to be dealt with decisively.

"Let's go in and see what kind of den of dragons and tigers this is?"

The group of five then entered the Heavenly King City and were immediately awestruck.

Various professionals come and go, there are all kinds of magnificent and solemn buildings, and palaces that exude a powerful aura...

From the outside, it was not apparent, but once inside the city, it was as if a completely different world had opened up.

Is this still the downtown area?

"It can't even compare to the main city!"

Captain Lei was dazzled. The lower city was developing better than the upper city. What kind of power had he obtained?

Suppressing their shock and fear, the group dispersed again to gather more information.

"Dream Temple!"

Captain Lei arrived at the tallest building in Tianwang City, and the solemn atmosphere made him nervous.

"It's actually a temple?"

Captain Lei swallowed hard. The name "Temple" couldn't be chosen carelessly; a slight mistake could attract the attention of the true gods.

The Lower City dares to openly build a new temple. Could it be that there is a demigod supporting it?

As for the true god, Captain Lei had never heard of a true god called the Dream God.

Since he is not a true god, he can only be a demigod walking the path of godhood.

"Or do you want to condense a legend or myth of divinity?" Captain Lei's body trembled slightly, and a variety of complex emotions were brewing in his heart.

Then, led by the temple staff, Captain Lei chanted the name of the God of Dreams and entered the Dream Realm.

Upon entering the Dream World, Captain Lei was once again shocked. After entering the lower city, he felt that everything was beyond his expectations.

Entering this virtual world doesn't require any complicated operations; you can simply recite the name of the god.

Having a concept of gods in one's heart and chanting their names is basically equivalent to the most superficial kind of believer.

"It's just like the real world!"

The greatest compliment to the virtual world is that it is just like the real world.

Looking at the incredibly realistic Dream World, Captain Lei was certain that even if the Heavenly King City wasn't backed by a legendary figure, it was at least connected to a legendary being.

I wonder if he has a legendary figure as his backer or has received some kind of inheritance.

Captain Lei, who had been eagerly anticipating this moment, suppressed the excitement in his heart and reunited with his four teammates. All five of them were filled with deep shock.

Everyone had the illusion that they had not arrived in the chaotic lower city, but in a legendary city.

Just as the five reunited, the Wolf King and the Snake King, along with a group of people, surrounded them.

"Discovered!"

Captain Lei's expression changed drastically, and he immediately wanted to escape with his five teammates.

However, the enemy's strength was simply too terrifying. As fellow Silver-level beings, they couldn't even last a few moves against the two kings.

Within a few rounds, four teammates were seriously injured and unable to resist, and were captured alive, leaving only Captain Lei still resisting.

"I'm sorry, I will definitely bring people to rescue you."

Captain Lei, seeing his teammate captured alive, gritted his teeth and used his long-treasured spatial teleportation talisman.

As the silver light shone, Captain Lei breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he hadn't made a mistake buying the teleportation talisman.

However, when the light faded, Captain Lei was surprised to find that he was still surrounded by the people of Tianwang City. Upon looking around, he found that the surrounding environment was exactly the same as when he left.

Upon seeing this, Captain Lei immediately understood that his spatial teleportation talisman had failed, and that Heavenly King City actually possessed the power to suppress spatial teleportation.

"I surrender!"

Captain Lei raised his hands high, looking at his teammates who were on the verge of death. Rather than being captured alive and beaten to a pulp, he thought it was better to surrender sooner rather than later.

Most importantly, he was also very interested in the owner of this Heavenly King City.

Since the other party didn't strike immediately, there might still be a chance to survive.

"Take them away!" the Wolf King said coldly, and took the intruders away.

Captain Lei and his group were imprisoned in a specially made, sturdy cell, where their strength was completely suppressed, reducing them to almost ordinary people.

"You're in luck; the Heavenly King wants to see you."

Just as Captain Lei was pondering what to do next, the Wolf King brought him out of the prison again.

"The King!"

Captain Lei felt a mix of fear and excitement as he met the mysterious Heavenly King.

"Only Gold level?" Captain Lei was a little puzzled, but the aura was similar to that of the family patriarch, so he seemed to be a lucky one.

Although they met, for some reason, Captain Lei couldn't remember the Heavenly King's face. In the end, he also somewhat confusedly chose to surrender to the Heavenly King and join his ranks.

Although the Lei family raised him for so many years, compared to life itself, perhaps his own life is more important.

Not long after Captain Lei surrendered, the six patriarchs from the Upper City joined forces and arrived at Heavenly King City.

Upon seeing his ancestor, Captain Lei, who had surrendered, was immediately filled with fear.

However, no one expected that the Heavenly King would defeat the six patriarchs single-handedly. Such terrifying strength was enough to shatter all the noise.

Suddenly, Captain Lei, who had originally surrendered to his family, changed his status and became one of the key figures connecting the upper and lower city areas.

The Lei family patriarch also hoped that his descendants could follow the Heavenly King well, or at least leave a new way out.

With the help of both sides' resources, and most importantly, with the guidance of the Heavenly King, Captain Lei successfully advanced to the Gold level and became the second ancestor of the family.

Subsequently, unusual activity occurred in the abyssal rift in the lower city, as abyssal demons launched a massive invasion.

As a Gold-level Captain Lei, he also joined the ancestors in resisting the invasion of the demon army.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of both the upper and lower city districts, the demon army's offensive was suppressed within the Black Land.

Now, everyone is discussing how to deliver the final blow to these abyssal demons and completely close the abyssal rift.

After the meeting, everyone began preparations, and Captain Lei also found Wolf King. Although they had clashed before, they worked under the same Heavenly King and had a good relationship.