Chapter 51: Coiling Dragon Star (Second Update)

Mingyue Residential Area, inside the Xiao Family villa.

"Xiao Yu, how long will you be out this time?" Mother Xu Jingyi asked.

"Mom, this time I'm just scouting, maybe a little over a month, at most not more than two months," Xiao Yu replied.

"Alright, be careful out there! Think thrice before acting," Mother Xu Jingyi said, eyes tinged with reluctance, yet still supportive.

Although she often complained that her son was rarely home, she has always been the one who supports him the most.

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After settling matters with his parents and family, Xiao Yu also briefed Hong and Lei Shen; after more than two years of interaction, he has become best friends with both—though not formally sworn brothers, they're practically as close.

"Xiao Yu, this time you go ahead and fight the preliminary battle; next time, I will definitely come along," Lei Shen said, patting his gleaming bald head.

"Xiao Yu, go explore the universe without worry; I'll take care of your family. If anything happens, you can ask me," Hong said calmly.

Deep down, Hong was not calm at all; he desperately wanted to go with Xiao Yu, but before safety was confirmed, he and Lei Shen were not suitable to go together.

Earth now has only four strong individuals: Hong, Lei Shen, Xiao Yu, and Luo Feng.

If they all went and were defeated outside, what would become of Earth?

After speaking with Hong and Lei Shen, Xiao Yu briefly told some acquaintances like Jia Yi that there was no need to disclose the full details this time.

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Morning of January 19, 2059, outside Earth, aboard the D9-class Universe Spaceship Julius.

The spaceship activated external scenery simulation at 100%.

In the central control room, the luxurious seat beneath Xiao Yu seemed to float directly in the black void of space.

Ahead lay a massive azure planet, exceedingly beautiful.

"Earth is truly wonderful!" Xiao Yu thought, his mind instantly filling with boundless reverie.

"Even in the cosmos, Earth remains a naturally beautiful planet," Babata's avatar laughed.

Earth is very beautiful, and the universe is even more alluring, drawing countless strong beings into it.

"Babata, let's first take a look at Mars. Also lower the external scenery simulation to 15%," Xiao Yu said, wanting to verify Mars.

Space is tranquil; prolonged exposure to such deep quiet can affect one's mindset, so Xiao Yu reduced the simulation level, allowing him to appreciate space's charm without disturbing his own mood.

"Alright, heading to Mars," Babata's avatar commanded the ship.

The spaceship accelerated rapidly, quickly reaching 100,000 km/s, then ceased acceleration and proceeded at constant speed.

In less than an hour, the Julius arrived outside a reddish‑orange planet.

Mars had arrived.

"Babata, approach Mars's surface," Xiao Yu ordered.

As the ship drew nearer, Xiao Yu indeed saw, on the vast sandy terrain, nine towering pyramid‑shaped structures.

"Xiao Yu, this was once a mining base of the Silver Blue Empire; they discovered a8-level Xuan Iron Ore here. Though its grade is modest, it sells well throughout the universe,"

After confirming the Martian golden pyramids, Xiao Yu did not hesitate, commanding, "Babata, proceed immediately to Coiling Dragon Star."

"Understood, heading to Coiling Dragon Star now," Babata replied.

The ship kept pulling away; the red planet shrank rapidly, soon disappearing from naked eye.

"The ship will soon accelerate to light speed and enter the Dark Universe," Babata reminded.

"5!"

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Successfully entered the Dark Universe."

The external simulation was entirely darkness.

After the ship accelerated to light speed and entered the Dark Universe, ordinary vessels find it hard to capture external scenery.

"Shut down external scenery simulation," Xiao Yu ordered.

"In the original universe, matter cannot exceed light speed; once it reaches light speed it slips into the Dark Universe. In the Dark Universe, a ship can surpass light speed. With Julius's capabilities, accelerating to twice light speed is no problem; in five or six days we can reach Coiling Dragon Star," Babata explained.

The distance ratio between the Dark Universe and the original universe is 1 to 10,081,000, meaning that traveling one light‑year in the Dark Universe equals 10,081,000 light‑years in the original universe.

Coiling Dragon Star, located in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, lies 320,000 light‑years from Earth; at twice light speed in the Dark Universe, it takes only five or six days to arrive.

"Babata, rename the ship! Julius sounds a bit off. Call it Guotai, meaning 'the nation is prosperous and the people are at peace,' how fitting!" Xiao Yu said.

He was rather dissatisfied with the ship's former name; Guotai and peace for the people sounded much better!

"Understood, the change is done," Babata replied.

The ship traveling at twice light speed bore a logo resembling a massive mountain akin to Mount Tai.

Five days later.

"The ship will enter Coiling Dragon Star in ten minutes and will continue decelerating," Babata said.

The ship can reach light speed to enter the Dark Universe; once there, simply slowing to a halt will naturally slip back into the original universe.

Xiao Yu felt the ship beneath his feet tremble slightly; in less than a minute it decelerated from twice light speed to a standstill.

"External scenery virtual, 100%." Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yu saw ahead a planet seemingly bathed in colored light, accompanied by two moons.

"That ahead is Coiling Dragon Star," Babata's avatar said, though it had never been to Coiling Dragon Star, it possessed Babata's memories.

Coiling Dragon Star is a super‑planet a thousand times more prosperous than the capital planet of the Silver Blue Empire. Its splendor stems from being a trade hub, the core commercial planet for hundreds of surrounding star systems. The Black Dragon Mountain Empire maintains an administrative outpost on Coiling Dragon Star.

Because Coiling Dragon Star is so bustling, it attracts numerous universe‑level and even Domain Lord‑level strongmen; their gathering also implies relative safety. At least the Silver Blue Empire forbids any bloodshed here.

That is one of the reasons Xiao Yu chose this place.

The ship pierced the atmosphere, and below lay a massive silver city—a truly vast docking port, packed with countless ships of all sizes; the small ones were only a few dozen meters, even just a dozen meters long, while the large ones were generally massive transport vessels, some tens of thousands of meters in length.

"Signal received, we're heading to the D-level zone!" Baba Ta's clone said.

Following the guidance, the Guotai ship docked in the D-level zone.

The hatch opened, Xiao Yu stepped out of the ship and took a brief feel; the gravity here was more than three times that of Earth.

A burly man with green skin, about 2.8 meters tall, wearing a gray uniform and two curved horns on his head, flew over and landed in front of Xiao Yu. He smiled and said fluently in Universal Cosmic Language: "Honored sir, welcome to Qiu Dragon Star. Your Guotai ship's docking fee is 1,500 Black Dragon Coins per year! Even if less than a year, it is charged at 1,500 Black Dragon Coins; here is your docking card."

Xiao Yu didn't have any Black Dragon Coins, but he possessed Qian Wu Coins.

"No need to look further," he said in Universal Cosmic Language, raised his hand, and tossed out two coins.

Baba Ta was somewhat surprised, wondering when Xiao Yu had learned Universal Cosmic Language.

"Qian Wu Coin!" the green‑skinned staff exclaimed joyfully.

The official exchange price for two Qian Wu Coins was 2,000 Black Dragon Coins, but who would forgo the much higher black‑market exchange rate to use the official exchange? Moreover, he didn't lack that bit of time.

Xiao Yu passed in front of the man, bowing with utmost respect, while continuously thinking in his mind.

A stellar-level warrior possessing a Domain Lord-level ship could not have a simple background; he must belong to a great family, possibly a scion of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire or even a higher‑ranked family from the Qian Wu Universe Country.

It should be noted that even a D1-level ship costs several hundred billion Black Dragon Coins, while a D9 Ji Feichuan costs more than a thousand times that of a D1-level ship.

"Xiao Yu, first, you need to go to the administrative building of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire on Qiu Dragon Star to process Black Dragon Mountain citizenship," Baba Ta's clone said.

"Alright, I'm not clear on the exact route; just guide me," Xiao Yu replied.

He kept moving forward according to Baba Ta's clone's directions, glancing at the sky from time to time.

The sky of Qiu Dragon Star truly is spectacular; some regions are blue, others purple, green, red, etc., and it sometimes shifts—truly indescribably beautiful!

Soon Xiao Yu saw a city ahead.

"This is a castle 9.8 km in both length and width, a truly luxurious residence on Qiu Dragon Star. When you have the money, you can buy one," Baba Ta kept explaining: "On Qiu Dragon Star, a manor only 1 km by 1 km is worth several hundred billion Black Dragon Coins, and a castle of this type costs at least several trillion."

Since arriving on Qiu Dragon Star, Baba Ta has downloaded many consultations from the public channel.

"Money, I have plenty," Xiao Yu said with a confident smile; after obtaining his citizenship, he intends to purchase a castle as his residence on Qiu Dragon Star.

Baba Ta's clone paid him no mind; this master Xiao Yu is prone to bragging.

After flying for several more minutes, Xiao Yu saw an immense city whose walls were black as ink. The walls stood about 120 m tall, and when the towering 'glazed giant dragon' carvings atop the black walls are included, the height reaches several hundred meters, with length and width stretching seemingly without end.

"Qiu Dragon City spans nearly 6,000 km in length and width, and its history exceeds three million years. Now that we've reached Qiu Dragon City, our destination is finally at hand," Baba Ta's clone said.

Qiu Dragon City's massive gate is nearly a kilometer wide.

All sorts of members of the Human Race come and go here: three‑eyed beings, those nearly ten meters tall, ones as infant‑like as on Earth, people with snake tails, and those resembling the elves from a call.

Their fur and skin colors vary, their forms differ, yet they are essentially broadly humanoid.

The pedestrians here are at least planetary-level, stellar-level ones are even common, and from time to time universe-level powerhouses pass through.

"The administrative building of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire on Qiu Dragon Star is still over two hundred kilometers from here," Baba Ta said.

Xiao Yu continued flying about a hundred meters above the ground toward it, and soon saw a massive carved structure of a black dragon coiled on a high mountain—the administrative building of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire on Qiu Dragon Star.

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