Devouring the Stars: The Master of Metaphysics

Virtual game hunting world, Cloud Continent and Cloud City.

This is the most prosperous city in the Cloud Continent and the center of the continent.

Whether it is a game character or a player, the treasure materials that can strengthen the body obtained in the Cloud Continent will eventually flow here for sale.

Cloud City, inner city commercial street.

There is a building with positive sunlight and a Royce Chamber of Commerce plaque.

Royce Chamber of Commerce.

It is the strongest player chamber in the entire hunting world and has almost a monopoly on all high-end enhanced treasure materials.

These material treasures were purchased from game players by the Royce family using real money.

…

On the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce, in an office.

Shiou leaned on a chair, put his feet on the desk in front of him, and looked through the roster and employment status in his hands.

"Shi Ou, are you sure that guy named Locke will come?"

A burly werewolf leaned against the wall next to the office door and asked, "If he would come, he would have arrived long ago based on the distance."

"Don't worry, the people I hired haven't arrived yet. If he hasn't come by then..."

Shi Ou said without raising his head: "That means his love is just like that."

"My love...without a doubt!"

Locke's deep voice came from outside the office corridor.

"I understand. It seems that you really want to kill the divine beast of the cloud and avenge your lover."

Shi Ou put his feet down, sat up straight and looked at Locke who came outside the office door.

"certainly……"

Locke, who was carrying a giant sword, had a strong murderous intent in his eyes, "I'm thinking about how to kill it all the time!"

"Now, here's the list of people I've hired."

Shi Ou threw the roster in his hand towards Locke outside the door, "See which ones are suitable for hiring and which ones are not."

Reaching out to catch the list, Locke read it carefully, and soon he read the entire list.

"The Royce Chamber of Commerce is worthy of being a chamber of commerce that has been operating since the launch of the Hunting World. It is very familiar with the powerful people in the four continents of the Hunting World."

Locke couldn't help but tightly grasp the corner of the list, "The people you hire are all very famous strong men in the hunting world...

"But, relying on these people to conquer the Divine Beast of Cloud is not enough!"

Hearing this, Shi Ou asked: "Why is it not enough?"

Locke's eyes were lowered, "The four great beasts control the power of the heavens, and their physical fitness is unmatched by the strong men you hired!"

"If you want to successfully kill the divine beast of the cloud, you need one person as the main attacker, and the choice of the main attacker..."

Locke looked up suddenly, "It can only be me!"

"Why you?"

Shi Ou asked back, "Can't I choose someone else?"

"Because I have devoured the flesh and blood of the cloud beast!"

Locke said solemnly: "As long as you use the treasure materials to strengthen my body, my physical fitness will be close to that of the divine beast. I think this is why you hired me personally!"

Shi Ou lightly tapped the armrest of the chair, thought for a moment and then nodded: "Very good, you convinced me."

"Royce Chamber of Commerce will provide you with treasure materials to strengthen your body."

"Luan, ask someone to arrange a place to stay."

Shiou gave instructions to the werewolf leaning on the wall next to the door.

Then, he said to Locke: "Provide me with a list of treasure materials that have strengthened your body, and I will have people arrange treasure materials that are not on the list for you to use."

"no problem."

Locke nodded and left with the werewolf Luan.

Not long after, werewolf Luan returned to the office and closed the door.

"Shiou, do you put your hope of killing the Divine Beast of Cloud on him?"

Lu An put the employment list on his desk, "Aren't you afraid that he will screw up?"

"In the current hunting world, he is the only one who has devoured the flesh and blood of mythical beasts. No one is more suitable to be the main attacker than him."

Shi Ou chuckled and shook his head, "If I can't kill the Divine Beast of the Cloud even with him, then I can only be a family member waiting to die, and I will probably go one step further to become a domain lord in the future."

"If you fail, I will return to the tribe."

Lu An narrowed his eyes, "So you'd better not fail!"

"knew."

Shi Ou leaned back on his chair again and rested his feet leisurely on the desk. "For now, my probability of success is higher than those of my family predecessors."

Hearing this, Lu An clicked his tongue, turned around, opened the office door and left.

bump!

Hearing the heavy closing of the office door, Shi Ou's originally relaxed expression became calm.

"Lu An, in order to gain this opportunity to come to the hunting world to kill the mythical beast, I paid a lot of price."

Shi Ou said silently: "If I didn't have a certain degree of certainty, I wouldn't take the gamble at such a high price."

"Once I succeed, my status in the family will be greatly improved, and it will be countless times better than it is now!"

"As long as I successfully kill the divine beast of the cloud, I can also take advantage of the opportunity to defeat the other three divine beasts. Every time I kill a divine beast, I will receive endless benefits, and I can even change my life and gain the opportunity to seize my life!"

Shiou belongs to the third generation of the family, (eldest brother) Eric Ron Royce.

His talent is not bad, but it is not good either. If there are enough resources to cultivate and accumulate, there is still hope to become an immortal god.

But with his current status, it is impossible to obtain enough resources to become an immortal god!

That's why he came to the hunting world for a chance, a chance to change his life against the odds!

Shi Ou whispered in his heart, "Locke, don't let me down!"

…

Half a year later.

Cloud Continent, East China Sea.

More than ten huge sea ships sailed towards the depths of the sea, looking for the residence of the cloud beast.

The leader of the ship, in a spacious cabin.

"The divine beast of the clouds lives on the misty island in this area."

Locke pointed at the map and said in a deep voice to the people in the cab: "The location of the Misty Island is uncertain, because as long as the island is designated as the residence of the cloud beast, it must be the Misty Island surrounded by clouds and mist!"

"Yunmist, that is the power of the celestial phenomena controlled by the divine beast of cloud."

The woman with a strong figure chuckled and said: "It doesn't seem to be very strong..."

"Whether it's strong or not, you'll know it when you see it."

Hearing this, Locke glanced at the woman and continued: "As long as you find an island surrounded by clouds and mist, you can find the divine beast of the clouds."

"Understood."

Hearing this, Shi Ou said to the Chamber of Commerce personnel on the side: "Convey the news about Mist Island and the Cloud Divine Beast to other ships."

"yes."

After hearing this, the Chamber of Commerce personnel bowed respectfully and left.

"Leave the search for the divine beast of the cloud to me, and leave the rest to you."

Shi Ou smiled at everyone present and said, "I hope everyone will act according to the original plan, and others will be responsible for assisting you."

"Easy to say, it's for the reward."

"Master Shiou, the bounty you gave me is quite large. I will naturally work hard to deal with the beast of the clouds."

"Killing the divine beast is something I have always looked forward to!"

Everyone in the cabin heard this and expressed that they would do their best to kill the divine beast of the clouds.

…     A few days later.

In front of an island surrounded by clouds and fog, there are more than ten huge sea ships docked.

After being transported back and forth by dozens of small boats, the crusade team of hundreds of people was sent to the island.

At the seaside surrounded by clouds and mist, Locke stared at the island that could only be seen for twenty or thirty meters and was still shrouded deeply by clouds and mist, his eyes exuding strong murderous intent!

"Set off!"

Locke shouted, holding a torch in one hand and a giant sword in the other, walking ahead, followed by a crusade of hundreds of people.

On the sea ship.

Shi Ou looked at the dim firelight going away and remained silent.

"Are you worried?"

Werewolf Lu An asked from the side: "Afraid of failure in conquering the Divine Beast of Cloud?"

"Again, my success rate is higher than that of my family predecessors."

Shi Ou said calmly: "I have done everything I can, and then I will leave it to professionals to handle it. They are more suitable for this hunting world than us."

Hearing this, Lu An stared at the island shrouded in fog.

…

An hour later.

On the island shrouded in fog, with visibility of only more than ten meters, there were shouts of killing!

In the clouds and mist, there is a huge white figure that travels through the clouds and mist, constantly attacking the lone expedition members.

"ah!"

"It's here!"

"Be careful, it can sense where we are through the clouds and mist."

"Don't run around, follow the pre-rehearsed formation, and the big shield team will go up and stop it!"

Locke commanded loudly, while his eyes were fixed on the huge white figure that appeared from time to time in the firelight.

"Left, Ax Team attacks!"

Huhuhu...

Forty or fifty heavy flying axes passed by the left side of the large shield team that was struggling to resist, and flew into the clouds and mist with a "dong-dong" sound.

"Right, continue!"

As Locke's voice fell, another forty or fifty flying axes were thrown out and smashed into the clouds.

Time passes.

Under the command of Locke, the crusade team continued to fight against the cloud beast that was difficult to see clearly in the clouds and mist.

But within more than ten minutes, only forty or fifty people in the hundreds of people in the crusade were still fighting, and the rest died in the hands of the cloud beast whose appearance was unclear.

"It's finally time for me to take revenge!"

Locke's eyes showed a fierce light, and the hands holding the giant sword trembled slightly. As his thoughts became firmer, the giant sword did not shake at all.

"The Divine Beast of the Cloud is severely exhausted, the main attacking team takes action!"

After the words fell, Locke rushed out instantly with his giant sword in hand, "Last time, I didn't have so many masters to consume your energy, but this time it's different!"

…

The beach of Misty Island.

On the huge ship headed by him, Shi Ou's expression gradually turned to surprise as he stood by the deck railing and stared at the Misty Island.

Because, on the island shrouded in clouds and fog, the clouds and fog are gradually dissipating!

"Success!"

Shi Ou laughed, "Haha, I really succeeded!"

"Congratulations."

Seeing this, Lu An on the side couldn't help but raise his wolf kiss slightly, "Shiou, you finally did it."

"Haha, this is just the beginning!"

Shi Ou smiled and said: "The divine beast of cloud is only the first one, I have to kill the three divine beasts of rain, wind and thunder!"

"Let's go! Take people to the island, I want to see the loot!"

Amid laughter, Shi Ou and Lu An took people on a boat to the island.

All the way along the route of the crusade, we came to the top of the mountain where the battle was fierce.

I saw blood and broken limbs everywhere on the top of the mountain, and the corpses and white scales of the expedition members were scattered everywhere!

There were originally hundreds of people in the subjugation team, but now only a few people are left, lying on the ground or leaning against the white body, gasping for air.

The white body is like a giant snake with a pair of wings on its back. It lies on the ground like a hill. Each scale is as big as an adult's head.

"Then the divine beast of the cloud is indeed very powerful!"

Shi Ou looked at the huge white snake and said with emotion: "I have gathered so many strong men from the hunting world, but only a few are still alive. No wonder no one has ever successfully killed the divine beast of the cloud before."

"The divine beast of the cloud is the weakest among the four great beasts."

Lu An said softly: "As long as you kill the divine beast of the clouds and strengthen your body with the flesh and blood of the divine beast of the clouds, you will be able to kill the other three divine beasts."

"Yes, the Divine Beast of Cloud is just the beginning!" Shi Ou's eyes fell on the top of the white giant snake.

I saw that the giant sword in Locke's hand on the giant snake's head was inserted into the snake's eyes, and the whole person fell into a crazy state of crying and laughing.

Lu An looked at Locke who was in a crazy state and reminded: "Shiou, if you want to kill the remaining three sacred beasts, you may need his help."

"I know."

Shi Ou nodded, then quickly climbed up the giant snake's head, came to Locke and asked: "Do you want to see your lover again?"

"What's the meaning!"

Locke, who was in a crazy state, suddenly woke up when he heard this, "Can I still see her?"

"Tell you the truth."

Shi Ou leaned close to Locke's ear and whispered: "The hunting world has a lot to do with my Royce family. As long as you help me kill the remaining three sacred beasts, I will find a way to peel off your lover's program."

Hearing this, Locke excitedly grabbed Shi Ou's shoulders and asked hurriedly: "Is what you said true?"

"certainly."

Shi Ou nodded slightly, "As long as you help me kill the remaining three sacred beasts, I will do my best to help you operate."

"I promise you!"

Locke nodded quickly, "As long as you help me resurrect Lenina, I can help you kill the remaining three divine beasts."

Seeing Locke agree, Shi Ou smiled and said, "Then it's settled..."

…

A few years later.

Shiou reorganized the crusade team. After being strengthened by the flesh and blood of the cloud beast, the strength of the team members has improved significantly.

As for the second divine beast to conquer, they set their sights on the divine beast of rain. Although the expedition team still suffered heavy losses, they successfully killed the divine beast of rain.

With the foundation of the first two mythical beasts and the team strengthened with flesh and blood, Shiou formed a crusade team and killed the wind beast a few years later.

The last divine beast is also the most difficult to defeat, the thunder divine beast that controls the power of thunder and celestial phenomena!

The Divine Beast of Thunder not only controls the power of thunder and celestial phenomena, but the place where it lives is often struck by lightning, causing great trouble to the expedition team.

After three consecutive failed expeditions, Locke found the key to restraining the thunder beast, which was that the trees around his residence were not afraid of thunder, and were extremely tough and could be made into weapons.

In the end, under the leadership of Locke, the crusade team killed the Thunder Beast.

After successfully killing the last mythical beast, Locke was very happy because he could meet his lover Reinina again.

…

Chaos City, Konghe Mansion.

At the end of the main hall of the mansion, which covers an extremely large area.

Li Qi, who was sitting on the throne, slowly opened his eyes, his eyes vaguely filled with animalistic nature.

Then, Li Qi slowly closed his eyes, then opened them instantly, his eyes became calm, "It's him again, interesting..." (End of Chapter)