Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 47 Melee
This is a desolate void, with numerous extremely fragmented, dark brown landmasses drifting around like meteorites.

"laugh!"

Like an eggshell breaking—

A spatial rift, hundreds of kilometers long, silently spread out!
"Hiss hiss hiss~~"

Where the enormous black rift passed, countless fragments of land were silently and easily cut off, swallowed up, and completely disappeared from this world.

However, during this process, some mysterious objects from the unknown void accidentally crossed the broken cracks and fell into this space.

Instantly, a large number of cosmic-level powerhouses hidden among the surrounding fragments of land surged out like a pack of wolves hunting for prey!

"kill!"

"Don't move, the treasure is mine!"

"You scum from Wuji Palace, get out of my way!"

"Hahaha, a cosmic crystal, such a huge piece of cosmic crystal, it's mine!"

One by one, powerful beings from various forces within the Eternal Empire, engaged in a frenzied and chaotic battle for the treasures that had fallen from the spatial rift!

This great battle only gradually came to an end after the treasures changed hands several times and several cosmic-level powerhouses perished.

However, this moment of calm is only a prelude to an even more violent eruption.

As more and more cosmic-level powerhouses gather in the surrounding area, when the next spatial rift appears carrying a large number of treasures, it will inevitably lead to an epic war with a wider impact!

Reference points for the Secret Realm Ruins T732 and Y8372.

When Qi Yuan arrived, the number of universe-level powerhouses gathered here had reached an astonishing two thousand or more!
This is absolutely an exaggerated number!

After all, the total number of universe-level powerhouses in the entire Eternal Starfield is only a little over ten thousand, and at this moment, more than one-fifth of them are gathered here!

This does not include those who are far away and have not yet arrived.

It is estimated that the number of cosmic-level powerhouses who eventually arrive at the secret realm ruins may exceed half of the total number of cosmic-level powerhouses in the entire Eternal Starfield!
Such a large-scale gathering of powerful individuals is probably only seen in extraterrestrial battlefields or during wars between legions of major cosmic nations, apart from this event!

Swish!
Swish!
As soon as Qi Yuan approached the place, he immediately felt a series of powerful, scrutinizing gazes falling on him.

He flew through extremely fragmented pieces of the continent, and every now and then he could see groups of three or five cosmic-level members from the Eternal Empire, the three major organizations, or powerful world lord families scattered in various areas of this region.

This area of ​​spatial weakness within the secret realm ruins is approximately several thousand kilometers long, and the location of the spatial rifts is completely random, so it is understandable that the various forces have arranged it this way.

Qi Yuan was flying forward, searching for a suitable place to ambush when suddenly, an extremely enthusiastic shout came from not far away.

"Hey bro, anyone got a team? Want to join us?"

"Hmm...it's him?"

Qi Yuan looked curiously in the direction from which the sound came.

On a huge meteorite landmass more than ten kilometers away from him, a lean man with a badge of the Royal Sea Pavilion on his chest was smiling and looking at him. It was the same Royal Sea Pavilion member of the third rank of the Universe level that he had seen in the ruins area before.

Beside him were three other companions, two men and one woman, with the lean man seemingly leading the group.

Qi Yuan thought for a moment, then leaned over to her.

When the lean man saw that Qi Yuan had actually been persuaded by him, he couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face.

It felt like bumping into a not-so-familiar acquaintance on the street. You were just exchanging pleasantries, but the other person not only readily agreed to go home with you, but also took off their shoes and got on the kang (a heated brick bed) themselves.
However, his enthusiasm remained unchanged: "Haha, brother, we...we meet again! I didn't expect you to be here too!"

Qi Yuan glanced at him with a faint smile and nodded slightly.

"It's quite a coincidence." How could it not be a coincidence? I came here with you!

"hehe."

The lean man gave an awkward laugh, then introduced them in a seemingly familiar manner.

"Hey brother, let me introduce you. My name is Dong Yu, and these are all friends of our Yuhai Pavilion. The bearded man is Qiu Long, the one with the greatsword is Kria, and this beautiful lady is Kunna. Kunna is not only a core member of our Yuhai Pavilion, but also a direct descendant of the 'Quinn' family."

Then, as if casually asking, "By the way, brother, you must be a core member of some realm lord family, right? Why aren't you traveling with your companions?"

As he spoke, he kept staring at Qi Yuan's face, trying to discern something from it.

Qi Yuan sensed the probing intent in his words and shook his head with a smile:

"Don't overthink it. I am an external member of the Virtual Universe Company, not from any of the three major organizations or the world lord's family. By the way, the steward I serve under is none other than Lord Bu Chen of your Imperial Sea Pavilion."

As he spoke, he took out his medal, which represented an external member of the Virtual Universe Company, and showed it off briefly.

"Ah, so you're from Virtual Universe Company, and you're even under Lord Bu Chen's command!"

Upon hearing this, the wiry man Dongyu's doubts immediately dissipated.

He wasn't worried that Qi Yuan would lie to him, since such things could be easily verified with a little investigation.

"Haha, brother, what a coincidence! To be honest, I also happen to be under Elder Bu Chen's leadership at the Imperial Sea Pavilion!"

Dong Yu's smile became much more genuine at this moment. "Don't worry, with Elder Bu Chen's connection, we're all on the same side. If a fight breaks out later, I'll definitely take care of you!"

"Then thank you very much, Brother Dongyu."

Qi Yuan smiled faintly, then asked with some curiosity, "Brother Dongyu, what's the situation here now? I see that the people from all the major organizations are quite harmonious right now, aren't they?"

"harmonious?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Yu raised an eyebrow, and even his companions showed strange expressions.

"Harmony is bullshit!"

Dongyu seemed somewhat shaken as he spoke.
"We just experienced a concentrated outbreak of spatial rifts before you arrived. You didn't see it, did you? To fight for the treasures that fell from the rifts, thousands of universe-level powerhouses engaged in a chaotic battle. Their brains were practically spilling out. Even several seventh and eighth-level universe-level experts died!"

As he spoke, he quietly sent a telepathic reminder to Qi Yuan:
"Brother, let me tell you, if any treasures appear near us later, we'll cheer on those seventh, eighth, and ninth-tier universe-level creatures, and at most hold off some small fry. Don't be stupid and rush ahead!"

"Although the higher-ups said that all the spoils would be ours, if we actually manage to snatch any rare treasures, we'll probably have to hand them over anyway. At most, we'll get some contribution bonus or something. Nothing is more important than our own lives, don't you think?"

Qi Yuan looked at Dong Yu with some surprise upon hearing this, and after seeing the other party wink at him, he couldn't help but smile and nod.

"Don't worry, I understand!"

Qi Yuan chatted casually with Dong Yu and the others he had just met.

Meanwhile, new cosmic-level powerhouses are constantly arriving in the surrounding areas.

Soon, the number of cosmic-level powerhouses gathered near the weak zone of space exceeded three thousand, and it continues to increase.

Dong Yu was extremely knowledgeable; he recognized at least eight out of the ten cosmic-level experts present. He could talk at length about each of them to Qi Yuan.

"Brother, look, that guy who just passed by is a genius disciple personally trained by General Whirlwind Fire. Ten years ago, when he was only a seventh-level Cosmic Rank expert, he directly defeated a ninth-level Cosmic Rank expert!"

"And that woman in red armor, that's the Fifth Princess, known as the flower of the Eternal Empire's royal family. Not only is she beautiful and has a distinguished background, but her talent is also top-notch, said to be no less than that of the Seventh Prince. Whoever marries her..."

Just as Dongyu was spitting and spewing in front of Qi Yuan...
Not far from them, in a patch of void, space suddenly trembled slightly, and then, a massive spatial rift stretching hundreds of kilometers silently spread out—

Sorry everyone, I was at my child's maternal grandmother's house today, so the update was a little late. I'm continuing to write the second chapter now, but it might be quite late. You can read it tomorrow morning after you've woken up!
Thank you all so much for your support! *bows*
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