Lan Ting Universe Kingdom.
Eternal Star Region.
Blue Wave Star.
"Young Master Hu Ge, come take a look. These goods are absolutely rare items that have never been seen in the universe before."
"This is the Lei Yuan tribe, from a newly discovered life planet."
"They've never had any contact with cosmic civilization. They've only relied on an accidental fallen inheritance from outside the universe and have already produced several planetary-level warriors. The strongest one even managed to break through to the stellar-level on their own, which shows that the Lei Yuan tribe's bloodline and talent are exceptional. With some training, they can become your capable subordinates."
"Moreover, the Lei Yuan tribe has a natural resistance to lightning. I've heard that your domain produces lightning crystal mines, so these Lei Yuan people would be the perfect tools for mining, right?"
A slave merchant with a horn on his head was desperately promoting his goods to the young boy beside him, who was wearing purple-red battle armor and had a chubby, adorable face.
The boy nodded repeatedly, seemingly quite satisfied.
"Name your price, if it's reasonable, I'll take them all."
"Haha, Young Master Hu Ge, rest assured. I'll give you the best price, of course."
Not long after, a silver-gray spaceship, fully loaded with Lei Yuan slaves, flew out from Blue Wave Star's docking port, quickly heading toward the vast expanse of space.
A few words from the big shots, and a transaction concerning the fate of hundreds of living beings was easily concluded.
In the vast universe, the law of survival was cold and ruthless.
The strong set the rules and enjoyed the rights.
The weak, however, could only become commodities, part of the assets of the strong.
In a dimly lit metallic chamber, Qi Yuan's consciousness slowly began to revive.
A flood of unfamiliar memories surged in like a tide, and countless images continuously appeared in his mind, causing him to fall into a brief stupor.
After a moment, his mind finally began to function again.
"Lei Yuan Star Warrior. Stellar Level. Damn, I've transmigrated! And I've transmigrated into a dangerous and powerful world like Devouring the Starry Sky!"
His thoughts churned wildly.
Having read so many transmigration novels, he never imagined such a bizarre thing would actually happen to him!
However, after only a brief moment of astonishment, he forced himself to calm down.
Because he realized that his current situation didn't seem too great.
Around him, on the cold metallic floor, hundreds of people in tattered battle armor were slumped down, lifeless.
Their faces were filled with despondency and despair, and the atmosphere in the chamber felt oppressive.
And Qi Yuan, he was one of them.
The only difference was that his aura was noticeably stronger than the others.
"A cosmic slave. This is like starting with a catastrophe. How unlucky can I get?"
After integrating the memories, he now fully understood the experiences of his predecessor.
This group of people came from a place called Lei Yuan Star.
Lei Yuan Star was a low-level life planet that had yet to make contact with cosmic civilization. Its development was similar to the Earth before the rise of the protagonist, Luo Feng.
However, the Lei Yuan people's cultivation talents might be slightly better. Most of the tribe reached the apprentice level when they came of age, and many even broke through to the planetary level by utilizing mysterious inheritances from ancient ruins.
As for Qi Yuan—or rather, the former Qi Yuan—he was the most talented and perceptive individual in the history of Lei Yuan Star. He even reached the 'Heaven and Human Realm' (Stellar Level), a realm no one in his tribe had ever attained!
He had hoped that with his leadership, the Lei Yuan people would march into the starry sea and usher in an unprecedented golden age.
However, before their expedition could begin, unexpected visitors arrived.
A 'slave-capturing ship,' carrying over a dozen high-level stellar warriors, descended on Lei Yuan Star.
With overwhelming strength, there was no suspense.
The entire Lei Yuan Star fell in a very short time. Qi Yuan and all other Lei Yuan people above the planetary level were implanted with biological chips and sent to Blue Wave Star's slave market for sale.
More than ten billion Lei Yuan people were enslaved and farmed, continuously harvested by the slave organization like "chives."
The predecessor had been injured while resisting the invasion, and after the fall of his home and the humiliation of being enslaved and sold, he was overcome by sorrow and anger. His soul collapsed and perished, allowing Qi Yuan to transmigrate into his body.
Now, as Qi Yuan felt the profound pain and hatred embedded in the soul of his predecessor, his emotions surged, and his gaze grew icy.
"Don't worry. Since I've taken over your body, your people are now mine. Your home planet is mine. Once I gain enough strength, I'll find a way to take back Lei Yuan Star, rescue all our people, and make that damned slave organization pay the price!"
However, the coldness in his eyes only lasted for less than a second before it crumbled.
"But then again, maybe I should focus on surviving in this dangerous world first... especially since I'm still labeled as a slave."
You see, in the Devouring the Starry Sky world, slaves all have biological chips implanted. Their actions are restricted by their masters, and they can't even entertain the thought of betrayal, or their consciousness will be obliterated.
Unless they break through to the Domain Lord level, they can't escape the biological chip's control.
But slaves with the potential to break through to Domain Lord level are either completely enslaved using soul secrets by capable masters or sold to others who can control Domain Lord level slaves.
So, this is a deadlock. Unless there's a special circumstance, he might never be able to escape his identity as a slave.
Forget about saving his people or taking revenge on the slave organization; he might even be sent to a dangerous place to die, used as cannon fodder by his master at any moment.
The predecessors who transmigrated into this world, the worst they faced was losing their parents, having no house, living in poverty, and lacking talent.
But at least they were free. With luck and effort, there was still a slim chance of overturning their fate.
At worst, they could cling to the protagonist's leg, riding along on their rise.
And as for him?
He started with "home destroyed, family killed," sold as a slave—forget about finding any opportunities, even his life and death are in his master's hands.
As for clinging to someone's leg?
He didn't even know where he was, or what time it was. Even if he wanted to find someone's leg to cling to, he wouldn't know where to start.
"I've worked as a beast of burden for capitalists in my past life. Now I've transmigrated and still have to be a slave for the rest of my life? What kind of fate is this?"
"Buzz~"
Just as Qi Yuan was anxiously worrying about his future fate, a mysterious, subtle energy suddenly spread in his mind.
At the same time, a crisp notification sound rang out in his consciousness:
[Host binding successful. The "Disciple Return System" is now activated.]
[Usage requirements: Teach disciples cultivation experience, give items, etc., and you can receive multiplier returns. The base return multiplier is related to the disciple's talent, ranging from 1x to 100x.]
[When teaching cultivation experience or giving items, they must be appropriate for the disciple's current level, or the base return multiplier will be affected.]
[If the experience or items are of great importance to the disciple and cause significant emotional impact, it can trigger a critical return multiplier, ranging from 10x to 100x.]
[Items returned by the system will no longer trigger the return function if gifted again.]
[The system's return can be triggered once a month.]
[Warning: External interference detected in the host's consciousness. It has been blocked.]
"Ah? What... is this?"
After a brief moment of confusion, Qi Yuan's heart was instantly filled with endless joy!
"Sweet rice dumplings and spicy brains, transmigrators must have cheats! Haha, heaven hasn't abandoned me!"
He was overjoyed in his heart, but controlled his expression, not daring to show any sign of surprise.
After all, this was a powerful world where both technology and martial arts had reached their peak, with countless mysterious surveillance methods.
If he didn't want to attract unwanted attention, it was better to be as cautious as possible.
He closed his eyes slightly, pretending to meditate, while his consciousness rapidly explored the system he had just obtained.
It seemed the system didn't have a physical form. Whenever he focused, an illusory panel would appear in his sea of consciousness.
However, since he hadn't yet bound any disciples, the entire panel appeared empty.
"Right, it said it could block external interference. Does that mean... the biological chip?"
He quietly probed.
Sure enough! The constant feeling of restraint from the biological chip was completely gone!
That meant the slave master who purchased him could no longer control him through the biological chip!
If he wasn't afraid of dying by destroying his own head right now, he could simply rip out the biological chip.
"This is good. If I destroy the chip now, it would certainly alert my master, and with my current strength, I wouldn't even have a chance to escape."
"Anyway, the system can block the chip's control, so there's no need to rush to act. I'll play it safe and wait for a better opportunity."
The new journey begins...