Chapter 77: with translation of chapter title

Ouliko turned around and saw Xiao Yu and five others rushing over; among them Xiao Yu, Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng were all people he knew, and he was instantly overjoyed, quickly calling out to his companions, defending while retreating.

The captain of the other squad, seeing that the enemy had three Stellar-level Ninth Tier reinforcements and also two Spiritual Mind Masters, did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered a retreat.

They were also wounded, and now the opponent had fresh troops; continuing the fight would be very risky.

After Xiao Yu's squad merged with Ouliko and the other person, they briefly introduced themselves.

"What about Saisar? Isn't he with you?" Xiao Yu asked.

"He died just a few days ago. Our so‑called elite each have to undergo life‑and‑death trials; only by breaking through to become Universe-level can one become an important member of the organization," Ouliko said, somewhat dejected.

"Boom—boom—boom!"

Suddenly, the entire Thunder World shook violently without any warning!

Across the whole Wind Thunder Gorge, spanning thousands of kilometers, tens of thousands of Stellar-level adventurers all stared up in astonishment, looking around at the world.

"Look, over there," someone shouted.

A short distance away the mountain range split open, revealing a pitch‑black, seemingly torn black hole; half of the black opening lay on the mountain, half within it, and the surrounding space was torn apart.

"What the heck is that!" Lei Shen exclaimed, eyes wide in shock.

"A world‑tearing black hole?" Ouliko of the Black Cloud Society murmured.

Below his right eye, Xiao Yu saw clearly that this black hole was not a celestial black hole like those in the universe, but a strange space‑tearing entity, with the time‑space Secret Patterns inside unusually active.

"It should be the Inter‑Realm entrance," Xiao Yu said.

Almost simultaneously, some scions of deep‑rooted major powers spoke up: "Inter‑Realm! This is very likely the entrance to the Inter‑Realm!"

"Yes, Inter‑Realm!"

"Exactly, Inter‑Realm."

Inter‑Realm, as the name suggests, is a world within a world. To build another world inside an existing one, the Inter‑Realm must first be sufficiently stable, which requires a massive amount of Universe Crystals as a foundation. Constructing an Inter‑Realm is extremely costly; it is usually undertaken only to hide treasures, prompting people to spare no expense.

An adventuring squad sent a robot inside; it returned safely quickly, bringing back some video footage.

"Quick!"

"The Inter‑Realm entrance is safe."

"Brothers of the Black Cloud Society, hurry and follow."

The emergence of the Inter‑Realm signaled immense wealth; a Realm Lord's treasure hidden at great expense sparked a frenzy, and the massive riches forced many factions to gather in order to claim larger shares.

Ouliko and the other person also had to return to the Black Cloud Society's ranks.

The appearance of the Inter‑Realm not only ignited the enthusiasm of many adventuring squads, but also prompted some major powers to pass this valuable information on to other factions or families.

That day, news that the Thunder World created by Realm Lord Kabu contained an Inter‑Realm began to brew throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"Thunder World—back when the Thunder Realm Lord 'Kabu' created the Thunder World, there was also an Inter‑Realm? Kabu's construction of an Inter‑Realm to hide treasures is certainly extraordinary. Perhaps that Space Secret Technique is there."

Realm Lord Kabu once obtained a Space Secret Technique; it had never been acquired while exploring the Thunder World, and perhaps it exists within this Inter‑Realm.

Across the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire, countless Stellar-level Ninth Tier, Universe-level, Domain Lord-level, and even several Realm Lord-level strongmen rushed toward the Canglan Star Universe Mercenary Alliance base.

The Black Dragon Mountain's two Holy Sites, the four major organizations, and the sixteen great families were no exception, dispatching strongmen forward.

Soon, external members of the Virtual Universe Black Dragon Mountain branch, the Sanfu Mountain commander, Domain Lord-level strongmen Ming Yu and the purple‑haired man Shao Donglai arrived at the Universe Mercenary Alliance base.

Together with Mo Le, who had arrived early, and three Domain Lords, they proceeded, intending to enter the Thunder World, but were firmly blocked by Qiniya, the special envoy of the Qian Wu Universe Country to the Universe Alliance, who was patrolling the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region, learned the news, and remained loyal to duty.

"The Thunder World is the trial world designated by the Universe Mercenary Alliance for apprentice mercenary assessment; only Stellar-level participants in the assessment may enter. All others are strictly prohibited; violators will 'die', and even a Realm Lord will be pursued by the Alliance's enforcement team, resulting in death and soul annihilation."

More and more Domain Lords arrived, and even more Universe-level beings, yet none could achieve their wishes.

Soon, Flame Realm Lord An Mengzi, Holy Black Dragon Mountain Realm Lord Ba Siha, and Sanfu Mountain Thunder Realm Lord Jiang Tianchen arrived in succession, but Qiniya never compromised.

She is both the special envoy of the Qian Wu Universe Country to the Universe Alliance and a disciple spoiled by the commander of the Qian Wu Universe Country's Third Legion.

The various Realm Lords dared not be forceful and ultimately could only compromise.

In the end, internal meetings of the Black Dragon Mountain's two Holy Sites, the four major organizations, and the sixteen great families decided to dispatch large numbers of Stellar-level adventurers into the Thunder World under the pretense of participating in the apprentice mercenary assessment.

Each of the Black Dragon Mountain's two Holy Sites could send up to 500,000 Stellar-level adventurers, each of the four major organizations up to 200,000, each of the sixteen great families up to 10,000, totaling nearly two million Stellar-level participants.

Due to a headcount limit, each group dispatched only Stellar-level Ninth Tier adventurers.

These squads of Stellar-level Ninth Tier adventurers streamed into the Thunder World! Meanwhile, many adventurers who had planned to join the apprentice mercenary assessment were intercepted and temporarily barred from entry.

Even so, these nearly two million Stellar-level Ninth Tier adventurers were still delayed by many days.

…

Meanwhile, the Inter‑Realm.

Tens of thousands of Stellar-level adventurers emerging from the black hole, each in small squads, swiftly flew in all directions, covering the sky and earth in an instant.

Xiao Yu and the other five landed on the ground.

"Third brother, where are we going?" Hong looked at Xiao Yu.

"System, scan for Universe Crystals and Leiting Stones within a sixty‑kilometer radius," Xiao Yu thought silently.

【Setting successful!】

【Third Wish: Scan for Universe Crystals, Leiting Stones and other treasures within a sixty‑kilometer range (400 Wish Copper Coins per day).】

【Wish Copper Coins continuously deducted, 400 per day!】

【Wish is being realized…】

Within a spherical area of sixty‑kilometer radius centered on Xiao Yu, the Universe Crystals, Leiting Stones and other treasures all appeared in his mind, while all other systems were automatically blocked.

"We can't waste time," Lei Shen said, equally urgent.

"Let's go, this way," Xiao Yu rose into the air.

This Inter‑Realm is a world—vastly enormous; no one knows where the treasures are hidden, so one must explore it bit by bit, like searching for a needle in the ocean.

Fortunately, the squad has Xiao Yu as a support, and Luo Feng's Baba Tower can also detect Universe Crystals within a twenty‑kilometer range.

Flying close to the ground.

Soon Xiao Yu sensed a massive concentration of Universe Crystals 3,200 meters underground, and even deeper at a fifty‑kilometer depth lay an even larger Universe Crystal.

Hmm, there is Universe Crystal at this underground depth of 3200 meters. And this news, Babata also notified Luo Feng.

Xiao Yu did not let Luo Feng use his Star-level cloud-rubbing vine to dig; instead, he let his own Universe-level Third Tier cloud-rubbing vine begin, with each long vine carrying a Fourth-tier Primal Force Weapon, to dig.

Each main root of the cloud-rubbing vine is 300 kilometers long, carrying a Space Ring and a Fourth-tier Primal Force Weapon, making the digging speed extremely fast.

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