Swallowing the Stars: The Rise of Emperor Wei

Inside the luxurious lounge of the D9-class spaceship, Gao Sheng looked at the mission instructions.

"Enter the Realm Master World of Canglan Star, obtain three Wind Horn Stones and a horn from a Unicorn Iron Rhinoceros. Then hand them over to the staff of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance guarding the exit of the Realm Master World. This signifies that you have successfully passed the trainee mercenary assessment and are now a qualified Cosmic Trainee Mercenary."

Thor sat lazily on the sofa, sipping fruit wine, and laughed, "Gao Sheng, your spaceship is indeed luxurious. We've been so comfortable these past few days. When people are comfortable, even our cultivation feels much faster."

"I feel the same way. Could it be that a comfortable life is actually beneficial for cultivation?" Hong asked curiously.

Luo Feng was also somewhat puzzled, and even the three slaves he brought with him nodded repeatedly.

Gao Sheng smiled without saying a word, but he didn't seem to notice anything about the two people who were guessing A and B.

Gao Sheng only brought Meng A and Meng B with him. Lan Luo couldn't get in, so bringing others wouldn't make much sense. With Meng B's strength, that was enough.

"Prosper, how much did you spend on this spaceship?" Thor asked.

"Not expensive, just over 2300 billion Qianwu coins."

"Holy crap, this isn't expensive? It could buy a whole bunch of planets! I'm afraid I'll never be able to afford it in my lifetime," Thor exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"No, believe in yourself, you can do it," Gao Sheng said, patting Thor's bald head.

This D9 spaceship was also recently purchased by Gao Sheng. Since they were going to that realm within a realm, the C9 spaceship was no longer sufficient, especially since it contained a D6-class railgun, and Gao Sheng valued his life highly.

Actually, a typical 100-meter-class D9 spaceship isn't that expensive. The Gao Sheng spaceship, because of its powerful engine and high speed, is considered one of the more expensive ones.

Of the three Earth brothers, the carefree Thor and the jovial Gao Sheng hit it off. When it came time to set off, Thor was the first to suggest sitting in Gao Sheng's spaceship, and Gao Sheng, of course, was more than happy to oblige, inviting all three of them to ride together.

As a result, everyone ended up riding Gao Sheng's spaceship, which was already faster.

"Master, we're almost there. Prepare for space travel," Xiao Ai said on the screen.

In the starry sky, an incredibly beautiful, light blue planet slowly rotates.

A silver spaceship appeared more than ten million kilometers away in space.

"Wait a minute, Xiao Ai, open the hatch, all of you come out," Gao Sheng said.

Once everyone had exited the cabin, Gao Sheng waved his hand, and a red C9-class spaceship appeared beside him. With another wave, the silver spaceship disappeared.

"Get on this one."

"Damn, such a huge spatial ring?" Thor exclaimed.

"What are you yelling about? You know Luo Feng's spatial ring is bigger, and Hong Ge's spatial ring isn't small either, is it?"

Luo Feng smiled and summoned a C9-class spaceship as well.

Since the three of them planned to return to Earth directly after completing the assessment, they naturally docked their spaceship at the port of call first.

The two spaceships quickly flew into Canglan Star and were guided to the planet's docking port by a traction signal.

After the group reunited, they headed straight for Thunder City, the headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance and also the location of the assessment.

……

In the main tower of Dreambee Castle, in the grand meditation room.

Two figures flitted about like butterflies, rising and falling intermittently, accompanied by the faint sounds of clashing weapons. It turned out to be Sasha and Ina practicing together.

Beside them stood another person, as straight as a javelin, watching the two sparring partners with a hint of approval in his eyes; it was Lan Luo.

Since Gao Sheng left with Meng A and Meng B, Lan Luo has naturally been guiding the two maids in his spare time from cultivation. He didn't expect that not only was his master a genius, but Gao Sheng's maids were also quite talented. Their progress over the past month was visible to the naked eye, and Sasha even broke through to the planetary level a few days ago.

Suddenly, swords clashed, and with a soft clang, a long sword flew into the air.

Lanlu frowned slightly.

"I'm not coming anymore, Sasha, you're already a planetary level expert, and you're still bullying me," Ina said.

"Where? I clearly used the same power as you. You're missing the young master again, aren't you? You've been daydreaming three times today," Sasha teased.

Ina pouted and said, "I was thinking that the young master and the others should have arrived in the last few days, so why haven't they sent any messages yet?"

Lanluo stepped forward: "Alright, alright, since you can't calm down, let's call it a day. Let me first talk about Sasha's problem with her movement techniques..."

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Canglan Star, Thunder City, the headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

"Come this way. That villa, heavily surrounded, is Thunder World." A staff member at the base pointed to a solitary villa in the distance, surrounded by a large number of guards despite the vast open space around it.

The current assessment has just begun, and at this moment, the headquarters of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is bustling with activity.

Gao Sheng and the other nine had no choice but to stand at the end of the line.

Before long, a huge spaceship flew directly over the base. As soon as the hatch opened, a large group of people, numbering over two thousand, lined up to disembark.

However, judging from their auras, they were clearly divided into two categories. A small portion were low-level Hengxing, mostly looking around the Alliance's base. The other portion were obviously older, each with a powerful aura, and were all at the ninth level of Hengxing.

"Damn it, they cut in line," Thor cursed under his breath.

The last person to disembark from the spaceship was a man in black armor with scales on his face, and he wore a two-star Blood Sea Medal on his chest.

Suddenly, a man emerged from the Alliance base, wearing a "One-Star Mercenary" badge on his chest, and looked up at the sky.

"Lord Kasika! Is this the new recruits from the Hundred Tigers Tower that you brought? They look pretty good," said the mercenary from Universe One Star.

"Haha, there are a few promising talents among these new recruits." The man in black armor smiled and nodded. Then, his gaze swept over the group of young people, and he shouted, "The Space Trainee Mercenary Assessment is dangerous, I won't go into details. I just hope... you can all return to Hundred Tiger Tower alive. Hurry up and get into the Thunder World."

"Yes, Chief Instructor." A group of young people responded respectfully.

"How could they fly directly here?"

"Baihu Tower? What is Baihu Tower?" A murmur of discussion arose from the surrounding area.

Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen all looked at Gao Sheng: "Gao Sheng, what is the Hundred Tiger Tower?"

Before Gao Sheng could answer, the whispers around him provided the answer.

"This Hundred Tigers Tower is one of the four major organizations of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Our Black Dragon Mountain Empire governs the entire Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, with a vast territory spanning more than 8,000 star systems! The strongest in the entire empire are of course the two holy lands, followed by the four major organizations and the sixteen major families."

"The four major organizations are Three Axe Mountain, Hundred Tiger Tower, North Dragon City, and Black Cloud Society!"

"What are the two holy sites?"

"You don't even know this?"

"The two holy lands are the 'Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land' and the 'Ice Sea Divine Kingdom'..."

"These two holy lands are home to immortal gods..."

"The sixteen major families, each of which has at least one realm lord..."

……

Luo Feng and the other two were stunned.

Gao Sheng said, "That Nuolan Mountain is actually the Baihu Tower."

"What?" Luo Feng and the other two were shocked.

Gao Sheng said, "Don't worry, a cosmic-level person is just a low-level position in the four major organizations. They don't have much power, and no one cares about their life or death."

Luo Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.