(Foreword: Please do not consider the protagonist a normal Transmigrator, as normal Transmigrators do not lose their memories...)
It was a bright and sunny afternoon.
Ender, with his short black hair, lay leisurely under a large tree, enjoying the cool shade and digesting his meal.
Still underage in this life, he had a delicate appearance. His tender face was fair, and unlike his previous life, his black pupils were vertically elliptical.
At this moment, he was dressed in animal hide clothing, with two animal hide pouches, one large and one small, at his waist, and a greyish-white bone shield on his back.
He had been in this world for Fourteen years and had grown accustomed to the slow-paced life without technological products.
"Time seems to pass so quickly. In just over a year, I'll be going to Morning Light Academy to Cultivate."
Ender turned his head to look in the direction of his Family, his heart filled with warmth. Each time he witnessed the birth of a younger sibling, a genuine joy welled up within him.
As an orphan raised by his grandfather, he had "lost" most of his memories from his previous life. He was only deeply content with the familial affection he now had from his parents and elders, something he had always yearned for.
In his previous life, after seeing his grandfather off, he had planned a spontaneous trip to explore the beautiful landscapes of his homeland, and then find a beautiful place to live out the rest of his days.
Unfortunately, this trip ended just a few days after it began, as he was sent to the swallowed star world by a dump truck trying to meet its quota.
At first, he didn't realize he had Transmigrated to the swallowed star world, because the living customs and environment of his Family in this life were very similar to the nomadic life of pastoralists.
At the same time, the secret Cultivation Technique in his mind, called the "Nine Revolutions Yuan Heavy Body Refining Method," sounded very much like a Cultivation Technique from a Xuanhuan or Xianxia world, which led him to believe he had Transmigrated to a Xuanhuan or Xianxia world.
It wasn't until he inadvertently displayed his Spiritual Master talent, combined with the terms Apprentice-level and Planetary Level that he overheard his elders use when contacting his grandfather with a communicator, that he finally confirmed he was in the swallowed star world.
As for why he was so sure, it was because "swallowed star" was one of his favorite novels in his previous life.
If possible, he wanted to latch onto Luo Feng, after all, given his worldview and character, as long as he latched on and didn't seek death, he would at least become an Immortal who lived forever.
However, he hadn't even figured out what time period or what high-level Universe Country he was in, so he had to abandon the idea of latching on.
"Nine Revolutions Yuan Heavy Body Refining Method."
Ender silently recited the name of this secret Cultivation Technique, a look of helplessness and frustration appearing on his face.
"Sigh, if only I didn't have this secret Cultivation Technique, at least I wouldn't be constantly thinking about it like this. It's so uncomfortable not being able to see its contents."
He could only see the name of this secret Cultivation Technique; its contents were a blur, impossible to discern. At the same time, he couldn't even speak its name.
Even if he did speak it, others wouldn't hear it, and in their eyes, he wouldn't even have moved his lips.
According to Ender's understanding of the original swallowed star novel, the contents of this secret Cultivation Technique most likely surpassed the True God, which is the True God Realm.
Therefore, it was blacklisted and shielded by the Original Universe consciousness; no one other than its Legacy holder could know its name or contents.
"Fortunately, I don't just have this one cheat."
Ender muttered to himself. Sixteen slender bone fragments flew out one after another from the small animal hide pouch at his waist, constantly flying in the air to form a roaring greyish-white Ferocious beast.
"From comparing the intensity of my fourth sister's object control attack at Apprentice-level Seven, I've deduced that my Spiritual Force intensity is more than ten times that of peers at the same Realm. Although due to measurement methods, I still can't determine the exact difference.
"But for it to be so much stronger than peers at the same Realm without any amplification, it can only be explained by my gene multiple being more than ten times stronger than peers at the same Realm.
"If I'm not mistaken, this also came from that meteor."
Ender remembered that his elders in the Family had once mentioned that when he was born, a very dazzling meteor flew towards the Family's encampment.
But when they ascended to intercept it, the meteor mysteriously disappeared.
Afterward, they searched for it, but didn't even find a trace of the meteor, which was truly bizarre!
"A gene multiple of more than ten times—this is my confidence to dominate peers and even challenge those at higher Realms!"
Thinking of this, Ender felt a surge of heroic spirit, but then he shook his head slightly.
"Unfortunately, the talent of a high gene multiple cannot be revealed. After all, this talent comes from the body itself."
Body talent means it can be acquired through Possession by others. Recklessly revealing it would teach him a harsh lesson from Universe adventurers. Didn't the powerful Mankaxians also get captured and possessed?
However, he knew that hiding it was only temporary. If there was a stage similar to the Pinnacle Genius Battle, he could still display it.
In the world of swallowed star, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger doesn't really work; you might end up truly becoming a pig.
Thinking of this, Ender opened his right hand and then clenched it tightly.
The greyish-white Ferocious beast in the air moved, leaping into the air and pouncing forward, then turning to attempt a tail whip attack.
But at this moment, the greyish-white Ferocious beast suddenly trembled, as if trying to break free from Ender's control.
Crack!
The greyish-white Ferocious beast disintegrated, scattering into sixteen greyish-white slender bone fragments that fell to the ground.
This was a failed attempt at Cultivating the fourth stage of the Controller's Basic Twenty-Eight Forms.
The Controller's Basic Twenty-Eight Forms is the basic Cultivation Technique for Spiritual Masters on the Molten Rock Empire's cultivation planets. It is said that completing all four stages of Cultivation allows one to Breakthrough to the Planetary Level.
Ender sighed softly, "As expected, trying to Cultivate the fourth stage of the Controller's Basic Twenty-Eight Forms with Spiritual Force that hasn't reached the Pinnacle of Apprentice Level Nine is still too difficult."
Although he didn't want to leave his Family, he was still Cultivating his Spiritual Force because an opportunity to step onto the stage was before him.
The Molten Rock Empire has always cultivated Geniuses, and its cultivation planets have clear Genius advancement paths.
For example, Kuka Planet, where Ender is, has a path from Morning Light Academy in Morning Light City, to the Joint Training Camp on Kuka Planet, and then to the legendary Stellar Training Camp located on other planets.
As long as one has talent and ability, they can advance all the way to become a legendary figure of a planet.
However, he was conflicted inside; he both yearned to become a strong individual and explore the vast Universe.
Yet, he was reluctant to leave home and part with his Family.
Furthermore, the special nature of his body talent made him afraid to risk entering Morning Light Academy.
Because Kuka Planet is a cultivation planet, to obtain resources for Cultivation, one can only join the Molten Rock Empire's cultivation system.
And entering the cultivation system, starting from Morning Light Academy, meant undergoing a series of tests and assessments, which might expose the special nature of his body.
Otherwise, he, who should have gone to Morning Light Academy much earlier, wouldn't have delayed it again and again, until he could no longer postpone it, finally stating he would go to Morning Light Academy at sixteen.
The gentle breeze swept across the land, and the peaceful afternoon was broken by a long cry.
Chirp—!
A bird's cry came from the sky, urgent and excited.
"Hmm? Did the Thunder Eagle find some prey?"
Listening to the cry that reached his ears, Ender felt puzzled and looked up at the sky.
In the sky in the direction of the Family's encampment, there was a constantly moving small black dot. Seeing this, his expression changed.
"No! That's not right! That's the Family's encampment! Where would prey come from there!"
With this thought, Ender flipped over and tossed the greyish-white bone shield from his back into the sky, then bent his legs slightly and pushed off with force.
The ground caved in, and shattered earth splattered.
Thud!
He leaped into the air, and just as he was about to fall, the bone shield flew to Ender's feet, carrying him towards the small black dot in the sky.
Swish, swish, swish!
One greyish-white bone spike after another flew out from the large animal hide pouch at his waist. Ender stared intently at the black dot in the sky, which was growing larger and larger. Sixteen bone spikes circled and protected him.
Getting closer and closer, he finally saw clearly.
It was a pitch-black flying Demon Beast circling, with blood drop dripping from its sharp, knife-like beak and claws, and its feathers shimmered with a metallic luster.
At this moment, its keen eyes were fixed on a cave entrance on the hill below, revealing cruelty and excitement!
"Night Bird, a nocturnal flying Demon Beast that operates in Family units. Adults can reach Apprentice-level Seven, with a wingspan of three to four meters."
Ender controlled the bone shield to stop, and information about the Night Bird appeared in his mind.
Unlike the data, this Night Bird had a wingspan of over ten meters, making it highly likely to be... "Planetary Level! This Night Bird is Planetary Level! Why would it appear here?"
Confused, Ender followed the Night Bird's gaze, and his pupils suddenly contracted!
That was Nineteen's secret base!