Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 25 Heading to the Aurora Corridor
The World of Erosion, located in a vast mountain range covered with dense forests.

"Whoosh~"

Qi Yuan and his group swiftly passed through the mountains and forests.

Above them, a flock of three-headed birds with wingspans of over ten meters were closely following them.

"Wow!"

Every now and then, strange birds would swoop down and knock down large swathes of trees to attack the fleeing crowd.

The icy giant claws, seemingly cast from steel, pierced the air, their fierce aura sending chills down everyone's spines.

Fortunately, the team had three powerful ninth-level stellar-level mentalists.

Whenever the strange bird swooped down, the three psychic masters would immediately use their psychic weapons to block it, thus preventing any casualties!

"Watch out, this way!"

"Damn, these strange birds are too troublesome. Let them run towards the trees!"

"There's a cave here, come in quickly!"

After running frantically for over an hour, the group finally managed to shake off the three-headed bird and stopped to rest temporarily in a cave.

"Hoo~ Hoo~ Why are all the ferocious beasts in this world of the Realm Lords in such large groups? Every time I mess with one, it attracts a whole family!"

Although Hugo had been led by Lao Wu the whole way, he was still panting heavily after the tense escape.

However, he immediately looked at Old Wu with an extremely expectant expression on his face.

"Old Wu, how many poison stingers did we collect just now? Is that enough for the mission? Damn it, if it weren't for those strange birds causing trouble, we could have killed all those ghost-faced scorpions!"

Old Wu smiled confidently upon hearing this: "Don't worry, Master. Except for one Ghost-Faced Scorpion corpse that was too far away to collect, the rest are all here with me. It's definitely enough for our mission!"

"Haha, that's enough! I've had enough of this lousy place!"

Hugo immediately clenched his fist in excitement!

They have been in the World of Eclipse for more than forty days, and more than a month of that time has been spent hunting Ghost-Faced Scorpions!

During that month, he was chased for his life by the rioting Ghost-Faced Scorpions countless times.

Even now, the thought of being forced to hide in the layers of light and shadow to save his life makes him dizzy and lightheaded.
And now, they can finally leave this hellhole!

"Let's take this time to rest and recuperate. Once everyone's Force and Psychic abilities have recovered, we'll head to the Aurora Corridor immediately!"

Hu Ge made the arrangements with an excited expression.

"Aurora Corridor!"

Qi Yuan, who was sitting to the side quietly recovering his energy, was slightly moved upon hearing this.

Since entering the small world, he has been looking for a chance to escape.

However, for more than a month, the team members had been staying together, and he still hadn't found a suitable opportunity.

With his current seventh-level Stellar-class strength, plus the support of his domain, dealing with ordinary ninth-level Stellar-class martial artists shouldn't be difficult.

However, Hugo's team also includes three ninth-tier Stellar-level Mental Masters!
The mentalist's flight speed far surpasses that of a seventh-tier stellar-level martial artist like him. As long as he maintains distance, he won't be able to do anything to the opponent.

Unless absolutely necessary, forcibly breaking away is clearly not a wise move.

Moreover, his disciple Cang Fan, who had brought him many surprises, and hundreds of members of the Leiyuan Clan are now working as miners on Leibao Star.

If he were to attempt to escape, and in the event that he angered Hugo, the master of Thunderstorm Star, the fate of his people would likely be dire.

So unless absolutely necessary, he would try his best to 'disappear' from Hugo's side in a reasonable way.

Qi Yuan recalled the relevant information about the Aurora Corridor in his mind, and his resolve gradually strengthened.

"The Aurora Corridor, that should be my last chance... If that doesn't work, I'll have to take the risk..."

……

On the vast and endless crystal continent, one after another, magnificent crystal pillars, like twisted mountain ranges, rose from the ground, and then twisted and spiraled in a way that defied common sense. In the end, thousands upon thousands of crystal pillars intertwined and entangled with each other to form a magnificent crystal tree with a diameter of hundreds of thousands of kilometers and a height that reached straight to the sky!

At the very top of the giant tree, in the center of the 'branches' composed of translucent crystals, there floated a huge sphere of light that resembled a real star.

Endless, blinding light radiated from the enormous sphere of light, illuminating the entire 'Erosion World'.

Within the massive, towering tree trunk, countless dazzling lights, like starlight, flowed rapidly through its crystal-like trunks, which resembled giant pythons, as if supplying energy to the 'star' atop the tree.

This is the Aurora Corridor, located at the very heart and most mysterious place of the entire Eclipse World!
"My God! Is this the Aurora Corridor?"

When Qi Yuan and his group arrived nearby, they were instantly overwhelmed by the magnificent and boundless scenery!
What does it mean to have a crystal tree with a diameter of hundreds of thousands of kilometers?
Even in Qi Yuan's previous life, the Earth's largest diameter was only a little over 10,000 kilometers, which is less than one-tenth the diameter of this crystal tree!

Imagine how awe-inspiring a magnificent tree with a diameter dozens of times thicker than a planet must be!
"My goodness! How much primordial energy would it take to create such a magnificent spectacle!"

Even Hu Ge, the most 'worldly and knowledgeable' young master among them, couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

"Master, which entrance should we use?"

Having finally recovered from the shock, Old Wu asked Hu Ge a question.

Although the Aurora Corridor is collectively called the Aurora Corridor, it actually has two entrances: one for 'Aurora' and one for 'Darkness'.

After entering through the 'Aurora' entrance, you will be greeted by a magnificent scene filled with light.

After entering through the 'extremely dark' passage, what you see is a completely dark world without any light!

However, the 'Aurora' and 'Darkness' are not completely separated; there are passages connecting them.

Which entrance?

Hu Ge tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then made his decision directly:
"The information indicates that the danger level is about the same whether we enter from either side, but since the quest item is 'Aurora Stone,' let's enter from the 'Aurora' passage!"

At the base of the crystal tree known as the 'Aurora Corridor', there is a huge passageway that is tens of kilometers long and wide, with its interior shimmering with light and color, resembling the entrance to a dream world.

A burly figure with four arms and a silver-scaled man with a small golden snake wrapped around his neck occupied the 'cave' space under a huge crystal pillar, disguised as an ordinary adventurer team that was resting.

"Hey, fourth brother, I heard you have a lover in the Redstone Empire, and she even had a little brat with you?"

The silver-scaled man teased the small golden snake around his neck with his fingers while laughing and communicating telepathically with the four-armed strongman next to him.

“Yeah, I ran into him once when I was ‘working’ over there. I don’t know how many years we hadn’t been in touch. He told me a few years ago that he had secretly kept a baby for me back then.”

The burly man with four arms scratched his head, revealing a simple and honest look.

"Before accepting this mission, I went to meet with them."

"Hey, you know what, that little brat is definitely my offspring. He's perfectly inherited the bloodline of my four-armed Nuojia clan. He's only been around for a few decades and he's already reached the ninth level of the planetary stage. He's much stronger than his father was back then!"

The silver-scaled man couldn't help but chuckle at his smug expression:
"Why didn't you bring them back with you? Hehe, aren't you afraid they'll find your little brat a new daddy?"

"Get out of here!"

The burly man with four arms chuckled and cursed, but finally shook his head and sighed, "Why did you come back with me? Doing this kind of work, we might fail on any mission. What's so good about following me?"

"With my aptitude, I estimate that reaching the ninth level of the Stellar Realm is the absolute maximum."

A smile of relief appeared on his face. "My only hope now is to accumulate more resources and properly nurture that little brat. If I can cultivate him into a cosmic-level being someday, then I'll have lived a worthwhile life!"

"Hehe, then you might as well hurry up and have more children; that way, the probability of having a cosmic-level one will be higher."

"Damn, even if I can give birth, I have to be able to afford to raise it."

The two were chatting idly.

Sudden--

The silver-scaled man's pale green pupils suddenly narrowed, then he stared in a certain direction outside the cave and spoke coldly:

"Bring Three-Eyed and his men over here, the target has been spotted!"

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