Chapter 15: The Gluttonous Sovereign and a Sudden Visitor

Cangyang City

Inside a buffet restaurant in Cangyang City, countless patrons and staff stared, utterly dumbfounded.

Their gazes were fixed on a stunningly beautiful young woman, who was devouring her meal with gusto.

Despite her incredibly inelegant eating, disheveled dark hair, and mismatched clothes, nothing could obscure her striking beauty, perfect figure, or the ineffable, transcendent aura that emanated from her.

Yet, a certain thought arose in the minds of some less-than-chaste individuals:

‘If only her chest were a little larger…’

‘A slight imperfection, perhaps.’

Additionally, everyone was astonished by her prodigious appetite. The stack of empty plates on her table already reached half a meter high.

And her teeth were truly unbelievable! She crunched through crab shells and swallowed them whole. Everyone was flabbergasted, utterly shocked by the sight.

Waiters standing near the young woman couldn’t help but show intense surprise in their eyes.

The young woman was, of course, Lin Ling, out foraging for food. In truth, she no longer needed to consume physical sustenance.

Her presence here was merely a lingering human habit. Lin Ling paid no mind to how others perceived her; she simply continued to wolf down the food before her.

She particularly savored the various sashimi and other seafood. Having been allergic to fish before, she had rarely indulged in such delicacies.

Now, with this rare opportunity, she discovered the taste was exquisite. She resolved to eat back all the regrets from her past 25 years, including all the money she’d lost on previous buffet meals!

****

An hour earlier,

After understanding the principles of spiritual power recovery, Lin Ling had attempted to absorb electrical energy. However, the moment she touched the downstairs electrical box and absorbed a small amount, the entire residential complex suffered a blackout.

‘Ah, this…’

Even so, the spiritual power she recovered was a mere drop in the bucket. Thus, Lin Ling decided to test the spiritual power conversion rate of food, leading her to this buffet restaurant.

It was absolutely not because she was craving food! [Little White: Do you really think I’d believe that?]

As for nuclear bombs, Lin Ling pondered for a moment before deciding against them. She had no desire to provoke any state-level powers right now.

Not only did she lack the time to deal with such entities, but she also couldn’t guarantee how much energy a nuclear bomb would provide for her recovery; it might still only be a drop in the ocean.

Unless someone actively dropped one on her. Yet, as long as she didn’t stir up trouble, no one should be able to track her movements.

Besides, surely no one would use a nuclear bomb to flatten a harmless girl like her, right? Right?

****

After an hour of ‘struggle,’ Lin Ling finally, and reluctantly, departed from the buffet restaurant amidst the tearful pleas of the owner and staff.

‘Hmph, I’ll let you off the hook for now!’

Her spiritual power hadn’t recovered much. However, Lin Ling did discover a capability that would make all girls envious: an infinite stomach capacity, without any worry about weight gain!

All food consumed by her body would simply be converted into spiritual power.

****

Lin Ling’s home

Considering the lack of other suitable spiritual power recovery methods, Lin Ling had now planned to wait at home for her spiritual power to naturally replenish.

She would also continue learning how to control spiritual power with Little White in her consciousness space. After all, to keep her parents from worrying and maintain her social circle, she needed to find a way to quickly fake a male appearance.

This would require considerable effort. In addition, there was still much to learn after becoming a Battle Sovereign.

This included common knowledge about the Source Star Universe, a universal language, the official languages of the twelve top races, and the Ancient God Language, which was a mandatory study for all Original Battle Sovereigns.

As for magic, technology, physics, chemistry, barrier studies, forging, and so on, Lin Ling reportedly possessed related memories from her hundred past reincarnations, so she could postpone learning them for now.

This news brought a sigh of relief to Lin Ling. ‘Alas, I’ve long since finished my student days, yet now I must continue studying. It truly is a case of living and learning!’

During Little White’s lessons, Lin Ling learned that the Source Star Universe was home to a vast number of intelligent beings and diverse races.

These populations were primarily concentrated in the spiritually vibrant central regions and the sub-worlds of the World Tree. This explained why the immense starfield near Blue Star was devoid of other races; the spiritual energy here was simply too sparse.

It was already a miracle that human civilization had even emerged. In the Source Star Universe, almost all intelligent life was either directly created by the Creator according to her original form or guided through evolution.

This was why all intelligent life existed in a humanoid form; even non-human beings could transform into human shapes through magic or racial abilities. This relieved Lin Ling.

To be honest, after suspecting Xi Yue might be an alien, she had worried that Xi Yue’s true form could be something terrifying. Now, it seemed even if she were an alien, it wouldn’t be an issue.

‘Moreover, created in her own image?’ Lin Ling suddenly grew curious about the Mother God’s appearance.

The entity overseeing the various alien factions was the Anscara Alliance, whose name in the Ancient God Language meant ‘unity and friendliness.’

It was formed around twelve of the most powerful and prominent races, and as the alliance expanded, numerous other races joined to seek protection.

‘Hmm, it’s a bit like Blue Star’s United Nations.’ Lin Ling now had to learn the official languages of these twelve civilizations, as she would inevitably interact with them in three years.

Among these twelve top civilizations, six belonged to Lin Ling’s siblings, who were created by the Mother God and known as Original Battle Sovereigns.

Including Lin Ling, there were a total of seven Original Battle Sovereigns in the entire Source Star Universe. However, besides the Originals, there were also individuals who became Battle Sovereigns through their own abilities.

While their strength was generally inferior to the Originals, there were some exceptions. Furthermore, races with an Original Battle Sovereign would periodically give birth to an extraordinary leader, akin to a chosen one, known as a ‘Regent.’

This was a gift from the Mother God. Such protagonist-like figures would help their respective races rapidly develop and flourish. This was precisely why races with Original Battle Sovereigns always developed quickly, becoming top powers in the universe.

Even though humanity was currently so weak, from the moment Lin Ling passed the trial, Blue Star had become a thorn in the side of many factions.

‘It seems there will be quite a lot of trouble in the future…’

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Some time later,

Under Little White’s tutelage, Lin Ling continuously absorbed various knowledge. She had to admit that her new body was incredibly useful; her learning and memory capabilities were simply heaven-defying.

Lin Ling discovered that in just a few hours, she had almost mastered an entire language. ‘If only I had this kind of learning efficiency before, then I would have… hehe…’

Just as Lin Ling was lost in her fantasies, the phone rang again.

Little White, once again, skillfully connected the phone to the computer. Lin Ling picked up the receiver and glanced at the caller ID: Wu Hang?

“Hello?”

“I’m downstairs at your place. Come down and open the door!”

“What?!”

‘!!!??? My place?! Why did that guy suddenly show up? Damn it! What should I do? I haven’t fully mastered body reshaping yet! I knew I shouldn’t have been studying languages tonight!’

The young woman found herself in a predicament.