Swallowed Star: The Genius Battle Begins

Popular Summary:

No female lead. The protagonist doesn't fawn over anyone, focusing instead on cultivation, self-improvement, and studying his abilities.

His golden finger is the "Simulation Ability," which initially lets him simulate ten years. Here's a brief example:

[Simulation complete]

[Choose what to inherit]

[1. Material inheritance: cultivation breakthrough to Apprentice Rank Five]

[2. Soul inheritance: your saber fundamentals reach perfection, your movement becomes subtle, your combat experience improves slightly, along with some other knowledge and experience]

[3. Give up the rewards from this simulation]

As the story progresses, the truth behind the Simulation Ability will gradually come to light, along with its "ability development," or, in other words, its "ability upgrades."

The story begins several years before Luo Feng's generation's Genius Battle.

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Excerpt from the full synopsis, which was too long to fit:

On the scale of the universe, a mediocrity's century is not even worth a genius's fleeting moment.

Hun Zhen considers himself mediocre. He must seize the opportunity presented by the Genius Battle if he hopes to rise to greatness.

And yet...

In the training room, Rong Jun swings his battle saber, sweat pouring from him, his gaze utterly resolute. “My opponent isn't just Bolan. There's also Hun Zhen!”

Amid the wind and snow, Bolan finally comes to his senses. His shock and disappointment swept away, he makes up his mind. “If we both follow the path of time and space, I'm afraid I'll never catch up to Hun Zhen in this lifetime.”

In the Blood Luo World, the Master of the Celestial Eclipse Palace looks at Luo Feng. “If you can surpass Hun Zhen in this lifetime, that alone would be a tremendous achievement.”

Looking back, Hun Zhen suddenly realizes that he has become an imposing peak, unreachable in the eyes of the geniuses.

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Also known as Swallowed Star: Starting with Simulations, Swallowed Star: Starting by Surpassing Bolan, and Swallowed Star: Starting with a 3,000-Fold Cultivation Speed Boost…