Translator: CinderTL
Jiang Ye flew toward Azure-Yellow Mountain at full speed.
Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind: "As a friendly reminder, do not join the Cangxu Civilization."
Jiang Ye's expression flickered slightly.
This voice wasn't Bai Gui's.
It belonged to Wang Zilu.
"Don't join the Cangxu Civilization? What does that mean?" Jiang Ye frowned slightly.
Could the Cangxu Civilization be planning to contact him directly?
"Understood," he replied mentally, then accelerated toward Azure-Yellow Mountain.
Back where he had been standing,
"Hmph."
"He actually responded? Not bad." A pure and captivating young woman in white pursed her lips.
Then, she recalled her earlier words.
"Treating foreign races..."
"So that's why he's always been so aloof," Wang Zilu murmured. "Because to him, I'm a foreign race?"
"What's wrong with being a foreign race?"
"Foreign races get married and have children too!" The girl stamped her foot, her exquisite face clouded with frustration.
Azure-Yellow Mountain.
Whoosh! Like a shooting star, Jiang Ye plunged into the core region of Azure-Yellow Mountain.
Perceptive Insight.
Jiang Ye's eyes flashed with light.
He had already pinpointed the location of the civilization key—a dazzling glow emanated from the center of a basin ahead.
In an instant, Jiang Ye transformed into a blur, hurtling toward the basin.
But just as he was about to cross its edge,
Pop!
An overwhelmingly intense spiritual pressure, vast as an ocean, surged forth in a mighty torrent.
"Spiritual pressure?" Jiang Ye strode forward effortlessly, as if encountering no resistance whatsoever.
Stowaway - Terrain Adaptation
Soon, Jiang Ye stepped into the basin.
In the next instant—
Whoosh!
The surrounding scenery abruptly transformed. Jiang Ye witnessed Blue Star erupting in a terrifying Shadow Calamity, with countless monstrous Shadow Clan creatures swarming forth and the Forty Provinces of the Federation being devoured by the shadow tide.
"Is this the trial the overseer mentioned earlier?"
"An illusion?" Jiang Ye's expression flickered slightly. "This time it's not the beauty's trial, but a Shadow Calamity?"
In the past, the illusionary trials Jiang Ye had faced always involved various stunningly beautiful women.
This was the first time he had encountered something like this.
"Does this mean something within me has changed?" Jiang Ye mused inwardly.
Previously, only beauty could momentarily ensnare him.
But now? The situation was different.
"Break." Jiang Ye took a step forward.
Having recognized it as an illusionary realm, shattering it was effortless.
In the blink of an eye, the terrifying visions vanished completely.
Yet a faint unease lingered in Jiang Ye's heart.
"If one day Blue Star were to face such a catastrophic Shadow Calamity, or be invaded by a powerful alien civilization..."
"How would we respond then?"
As Jiang Ye encountered more and more alien civilizations, this concern had indeed taken root deep within him.
This was especially true after experiencing the Corridor of Civilizations, where he witnessed countless civilizations withering away in an instant.
A faint unease stirred in Jiang Ye's heart.
The Blue Star Civilization was riddled with Cosmic Void Passages.
Each of these passages was a ticking time bomb, capable of unleashing boundless calamity at any moment.
In that instant, a series of faces flashed through Jiang Ye's mind:
His parents, Jiang Ting, Chen Zilu, Zhu Honglie, Qiu Cang...
"Only strength matters," Jiang Ye muttered, gripping his long spear tighter, his gaze hardening with resolve.
Step by step, he pressed forward relentlessly.
"Halt, intruder!"
Ahead, countless beams of light converged, coalescing into over a dozen silver figures. Clad in gleaming silver battle armor, they radiated an overwhelming aura.
They appeared to be the guardians of this place.
"Halt!"
"Halt!" The silver-armored guardians roared in unison, their voices surging forth like a tangible tidal wave.
"The third trial?"
"Testing my strength, are they?" Unfazed, Jiang Ye tightened his grip on his spear. His body blurred into a fleeting afterimage as he charged forward.
Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! The silver figures surged into motion, their auras erupting with explosive force. Each of them was at the quasi-fourth breakthrough level.
The silver-armored guards unleashed their full power, converging on Jiang Ye in a deadly encirclement.
"Die!"
Jiang Ye gripped his long spear and swept it horizontally, unleashing a blinding spear flash.
Pshh! Pfft! The spear flash blazed with terrifying power, slicing through the dozen silver-armored guards and instantly cleaving their bodies in two.
Less than half a second!
The dozen quasi-fourth breakthrough silver-armored guards exploded into phantom-like wisps and vanished.
But before Jiang Ye could even relax,
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next instant, more silver-armored guards materialized, not only outnumbering the previous wave but also radiating even more formidable auras.
Over a hundred silver-armored guards.
"Kill!" they roared in unison, charging toward Jiang Ye like a surging tide.
"A checkpoint, is it?"
"If I break through, I'll definitely reap greater rewards," Jiang Ye realized, tightening his grip on his spear and resuming his slaughter.
To Jiang Ye, these silver-armored guards were pathetically weak.
A single spear strike!
Was enough to annihilate dozens of them.
Soon, he had slaughtered all over a hundred silver-armored guards.
"More?" Jiang Ye gazed ahead as hundreds of silver-armored guards materialized.
Each one radiated an aura comparable to Ji Bei's.
"Kill!" Without hesitation, Jiang Ye charged forward, spear in hand. The spear's energy tore through the sky, erupting in a thunderous explosion!
Psh!
Psh! The spear's energy flashed like lightning, crushing the silver-armored guards with overwhelming force.
"Too weak," Jiang Ye murmured, shaking his head slightly.
His spearmanship and power had far surpassed their previous levels.
Opponents like Ji Bei were no match for his invincible dao bone.
Simply overwhelming him with numbers was futile.
Whether it was hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands... Well, if hundreds of thousands of Ji Bei-level opponents attacked simultaneously, they might pose a threat.
But hundreds? They were insignificant.
A few seconds later...
Clang!
Jiang Ye's long spear swept across the battlefield, unstoppable.
In mere seconds, he had slaughtered all the silver-armored guards.
"Is it over?" Jiang Ye glanced ahead.
The silver-armored guards had vanished.
Jiang Ye strode forward, encountering no further obstacles.
"The civilization key lies ahead," he murmured, approaching the center of the basin. A small vortex swirled slowly before him.
Whoosh!
Without hesitation, Jiang Ye's figure flashed, and he plunged into the vortex.
Swish!
When he opened his eyes again, Jiang Ye found himself in a grand hall.
The hall was nearly identical to the one on the Black Coast, utterly empty.
Buzz~
A surge of light coalesced into a black-robed phantom—the overseer Jiang Ye had encountered before.
"Jiang Ye, we meet again," the overseer said with a faint smile.
This time, his voice carried a hint of warmth, as if he were speaking to an acquaintance.
"Greetings, Senior," Jiang Ye replied, bowing slightly.
"Congratulations," the overseer said, his smile widening. "You've cleared the most challenging trial in the Second Star Ring. In addition to the civilization key, you'll receive an Upper D-Tier Opportunity."
As he spoke, the overseer waved his hand.
Buzz! The void shimmered, and two luminous treasures materialized, drifting toward Jiang Ye.
"Thank you, Senior," Jiang Ye said, quickly reaching out to accept them.
His hunch had been correct: the difficulty of the trial was indeed linked to the rewards.
Third-Tier Upper A-grade!
Jiang Ye had only obtained one such item before. This was an incredibly rare and valuable acquisition.
After securing the treasures, Jiang Ye bowed again.
"Senior," he said, "I have a question."
"Speak," the overseer replied with a nod.
"If I choose to break through to the fourth breakthrough here," Jiang Ye asked, "what will happen when I'm transported to the Third Star Ring?"
(End of the Chapter)
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