Chapter 2242: Virtual Starry Sky

"Virtual Starry Sky?"

Ye Liuyun heard the term and was also very curious.

"It's that creator who, by stacking various different spaces, forged an environment similar to an outer‑realm Xingkong."

The Book Demon explained to Ye Liuyun.

"Then what use does this Virtual Starry Sky have?"

Ye Liuyun asked further.

"It only boosts your Spatial Power a bit, lets you get familiar with the Xingkong environment—nothing of great use!"

The Book Demon said.

"……" Ye Liuyun hadn't expected it to be of no use at all.

"I just think the original owner of this Secret Realm had very strong Spatial Power!"

The Book Demon said, "But you can at least pre‑adapt to the Xingkong environment."

"Fine, it's not completely useless!"

Ye Liuyun entered the pitch‑black void as instructed.

But the moment he took a step, his body felt light and began to drift in the air.

"Huh?"

Ye Liuyun found it quite odd; apparently in Xingkong one can float without using Mysterious Origin.

But he also noticed his movements suddenly lost any fulcrum, everything felt weightlessly light.

He tried to step forward, yet found he could not move.

He projected a Mysterious Origin into the dark void, but the recoil pushed him back a little.

And the attack he launched vanished after traveling only a short distance.

"Now that's rather interesting!"

He immediately drew his Demon Slaying Sword and swung it, discovering that pure sword intent in Xingkong was unaffected and could still slash a great distance.

But to move or dodge attacks, he needed to use Spatial Power to shift himself.

That forced him to continuously employ Spatial Power to move freely within this space.

Then he kept walking toward the center of this space, but the deeper he went, the greater the spatial compression threat became.

Thus he still had to use Spatial Power to prop up the space around him.

So after a short while of support, his Spatial Power lagged and he immediately withdrew.

"Not even half a shi‑chen!"

Ye Liuyun calculated the time and found that in Xingkong he could not sustain it for even half a shi‑chen.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun repeatedly entered it to practice, enhancing his Spatial Power.

His Spatial Power, under this high‑intensity pressure, rose rapidly, soon allowing him to traverse the Ninth Layer Void unhindered.

But Ye Liuyun did not cease cultivating Spatial Power, staying as long as possible each day in that Virtual Starry Sky.

He even tested his Ancient Demon Race Battle Armor and Black Gold Armor, finding their defensive values similar, yet in the Virtual Starry Sky the Black Gold Armor clearly imposed fewer movement restrictions on him.

The rapid‑fire Crystal Stone Cannon's range also shortened considerably.

It seems that to use a Crystal Stone Cannon in Xingkong, further modification is needed.

He relayed this information to Tong Xin.

Tong Xin had been researching why the Warship's Crystal Stone Cannon in military aviation was so complex; Ye Liuyun's reminder made them understand the design's principle.

It turned out that military aviation already provided a solution: using transparent crystals to filter the Crystal Stone's energy before firing, which resolves the issue.

With Ye Liuyun's insight, Tong Xin and the others no longer tried to shortcut by altering the Warship's design.

Because the environment in Xingkong differs from here.

Later, Tong Xin often consulted Ye Liuyun about Xingkong matters, which greatly helped their Warship construction.

Through continual practice, Ye Liuyun finally reached the very center of this Virtual Starry Sky.

The massive spatial compression force here nearly crushed him.

At first he could only enter briefly before being forced out, but as his Spatial Power grew, even in the strongest compression zone he could sustain himself for a full day.

His Spatial Power finally reached its peak state.

The Book Demon confirmed with Ye Liuyun, "You can now try to burst out of the Divine Realm and see what lies beyond."

Ye Liuyun, still uneasy, continued training in the Virtual Starry Sky for a while longer, until he could stay inside for three days, then left the Secret Realm to attempt breaking the Divine Realm's limits.

Before attempting, Ye Liuyun called everyone nearby out of the Space World to avoid any mishaps.

Then he began to assault the final barrier of the Ninth Layer Void.

After a month of continuous assaults, he barely broke through.

But after breaking through, before he could catch his breath, he was hit by the strongest spatial compression.

The feeling was just like the peak compression he experienced in the Secret Realm.

"Why is this different from that Virtual Starry Sky?"

Ye Liuyun asked the Book Demon.

"That was only a virtual Xingkong; the spatial compression inside merely lets you feel a different Xingkong pressure.

But in reality, the closer you are to land or a Xingqiu, the greater the compression force.

The farther from those places, the weaker the compression force."

The Book Demon explained.

"I see!"

Ye Liuyun gazed at the pitch‑black Xingkong, with faintly lit Xingqiu and land in the distance, thought for a moment, restrained his curiosity, and retreated.

He felt he currently lacked the strength to go that far; it would be better to first enhance his Spatial Power and take things slowly.

This endless Xingkong is truly too dangerous.

Once his Spatial Power is exhausted, he will likely be stranded in this void, unable to return.

Moreover, in this void he cannot find any direction.

He needs to understand a map of this Xingkong.

However, the Book Demon directly transmitted a three-dimensional map of the Xingkong to Ye Liuyun via Divine Sense.

It also marked the names of various continents and Xingqiu.

Ye Liuyun discovered that his location was a place called Forward Outpost Island.

"Is the Divine Realm just the Forward Outpost Island?"

Ye Liuyun also felt somewhat helpless upon seeing that name.

The place he had once strived to reach turned out to have no pleasant name at all; it was merely an outpost of that great Xingqiu, a name casually given by others.

He was preparing to hurry back to continue his cultivation when his Golden Pupil spotted a warship in the distance heading toward a small continent.

His Golden Pupil, however, had a considerable advantage in this Xingkong, allowing him to see far when unobstructed.

It was clearly a warship of the Foreign Tribe.

Ye Liuyun compared the map and discovered that was the true Alien Battlefield.

"Foreign Tribe reinforcements have arrived!"

Ye Liuyun's heart stirred, and he immediately returned to the Divine Realm.

Based on the warship's size, it is at least a warship capable of carrying a hundred thousand people.

After returning, he immediately issued a notice ordering Martial Cultivators to rush to the Foreign Tribe Trial Battlefield.

At the same time, he summoned the Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators already on the Foreign Tribe Trial Battlefield to rush to the true Alien Battlefield to provide support.

He also directly dispatched three thousand soldiers of slower cultivation progress, who were at the Ninth Layer Early-Mid Stage, to rush to the Foreign Tribe Battlefield for reinforcement.

Other Martial Cultivators, inspired by his lead, also had many rushing to the true Alien Battlefield.

Martial Cultivators of other realms also eagerly rushed to the Trial Battlefield.