Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 297 Unlucky Qi Yuan, Reincarnation-Level Mission

"You have passed the test and are ready to join the army."

"Come with us, we'll take you to your camp assignments!"

In the desolate desert landscape, a colossal archway appeared out of nowhere, from which three true gods emerged, shouting loudly.

The surviving warriors and beasts obediently walked over, as the next batch of selections was about to begin.

"meteor."

One of the soldiers, dressed in sky-blue armor and resembling an upright dragon-man with a thick dragon tail trailing behind him, looked at Qi Yuan with his dark golden eyes. "Come with me, I'll take you to the Mingxiao Army's camp."

"Yes," Qi Yuan replied.

"Let's go."

The true god, clad in sky-blue armor, gave a shout, and the two of them flew outwards along the archway exit.

"Meteor, congratulations on joining the Mingxiao Army! Best of luck!"

"Meteor, take care!"

The Xuanfeng and other warriors from the Xuantu tribe who had also passed the military examinations all sent him their congratulations via telepathy.

Qi Yuan had stayed in the Xuantu tribe for nearly three years and joined the army with these warriors, so they were already very familiar with each other.

They were naturally delighted to see an acquaintance join the special legion.

"Good luck, everyone!" Qi Yuan replied to them in return.

That's it...

They parted ways there.

Qi Yuan's stay in this Jin world is destined to be short-lived; he has a far more magnificent world to explore. Xuan Feng and the other tribal warriors, however, are trapped within this Jin world. Both sides are destined to be merely passersby in each other's endless, long lives.
The Northern Army camp was so large it seemed to stretch endlessly.

Qi Yuan followed the Azure Armor True God, flying along the way, occasionally using 'wormhole teleportation'. It took nearly half a day to finally arrive at an incredibly tall hall.

The main hall was bustling with activity, filled with people.

"You wait here," the Azure Armor True God instructed, then entered the main hall alone.

Qi Yuan, who was lagging behind, looked at the densely packed figures in the main hall from afar and had some vague guesses in his heart.

"This should be a military depot of the Northern Army."

His eyes gleamed with a hint of fervor. "The military depot stores a vast amount of military equipment for the army, including all sorts of powerful treasures, and even mechanical artifacts. With enough military merits, you can easily exchange them for a large number of treasures here!"

With the magic of the return system, some high-level treasures and top-level treasures can be given to suitable disciples and they can be returned as True God-level or even Void True God-level treasures. If you give away the strongest treasure or some powerful mechanical treasures, what powerful treasures will be returned?
A supreme treasure of the Eternal True God level? Or a treasure of the Chaos Realm?

If he can accumulate a large number of treasures of this level, he can exchange them for a large amount of resources suitable for his own cultivation after he passes through the cycle of reincarnation and returns to the Origin Continent.

That way, you can ensure that you rise quickly in the shortest amount of time and quickly get through the initial weak stage where you are easily crushed by powerful forces!
Qi Yuan waited for a short while before the true god who had led him there emerged from the main hall of the military outpost.

With a casual wave of his hand, a black streak of light landed in front of Qi Yuan.

"Although you are merely a Lord of Laws, you joined the 'Mingxiao Army,' one of the special legions, and thus obtained a set of the True God-level battle armor 'Mingxiao Armor.'"

The true god casually advised, "It can make you live longer in life-or-death battles, especially during your recruit days, where it will increase your chances of surviving your recruit days."

"However, you will only receive the free armor this time when you first join the army. If you want to obtain other treasures, you will have to work hard to earn military merits and exchange them at the military supply depot yourself. Alright, now come with me to the Mingxiao Army camp."

Qi Yuan accepted the Mingxiao Armor. The requirements for recognizing a master for this ordinary True God-level armor were extremely low. The moment Qi Yuan integrated a wisp of divine power, it easily recognized him as his master.

Wow~~~~
His original black armor quickly retracted, and the Netherworld Fierce Armor rapidly appeared on his body—

Qi Yuan's entire body was instantly covered in a layer of dark, cold armor. Threads intertwined on the dark armor, converging to form a pattern of a giant bird or beast. On his helmet, there was a head shaped like a strange bird.

"Not bad. I've already acquired a supreme treasure right after joining the army. Although it's only a True God-level treasure, it's still a rare treasure that countless forces would fight over in the vast universe!"

……

After receiving the True God-level armor at the military depot, Qi Yuan followed the True God for nearly four more days before finally arriving above a vast mountain range with countless peaks.

The entire mountain range stretches for light-years, and there are at least tens of millions of peaks. At a glance, one can vaguely see many figures dressed in dark armor moving about on some of the peaks.

"These are your new recruits from the Mingxiao Army. They've been assigned to the Seventh Squad of the Third Battalion. The squad leader of the Seventh Squad will come and greet them himself!"

The true god who led Qi Yuan here let out a great shout, and an incomparably grand voice echoed throughout the entire mountain range.

"I've arrived, so I'll be going now. Good luck, and I hope I'll have the chance to see you again next time."

The True God powerhouse clad in sky-blue armor nodded to Qi Yuan, and then his entire figure instantly transformed into a streak of light and sped away.

follow closely--

In the distance, figures flashed and appeared rapidly. Although most areas of the Northern Army camp could not be teleported, the mountain range where the Mingxiao Army was stationed could be teleported within a certain range.

Soon, more than twenty figures teleported and appeared in front of Qi Yuan. These figures included humanoid creatures and strange beasts, all of whom were carefully examining Qi Yuan.

"New recruit, state your name and tell me what you're good at."

Among the more than twenty figures suspended in mid-air ahead, a cold woman with a faint aura of malevolence between her brows spoke up.

"meteor."

Qi Yuan spoke calmly, "I'm good at... well, good at trapping enemies."

The True Void Realm, which has now reached the pinnacle of the seventh rank, can unleash its full power, even binding most True God experts. It is no exaggeration to say that it excels at trapping enemies.

"Trapping the enemy? That's a pretty good auxiliary tactic."

The cold-faced woman sized up Qi Yuan for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since you've joined the Seventh Squad, you're now our comrade-in-arms. However, I have some very unfortunate news to tell you."

"Your timing in joining the Mingxiao Army is really unfortunate. Our team's next mission happens to coincide with a 'reincarnation-level' mission that occurs once every hundred million epochs!"

The woman's gaze towards Qi Yuan held a complex expression that seemed to be a mixture of sympathy and despair.
"Although it's cruel, I have to tell you that for a Reincarnation-level mission, let alone you, even veterans like us who have been with the Mingxiao Army for a long time may not have the slightest chance of survival."

"A Reincarnation-level mission!"

Qi Yuan felt a slight chill upon hearing this.

In the original novel, Luo Feng was already unlucky enough to encounter a disaster-level mission on his first mission after joining the army, but he never expected that he would be even more unlucky than him!

A single disaster-level mission nearly wiped out half of Luo Feng's team. Just how difficult would a reincarnation-level mission be?

The woman looked at Qi Yuan, who remained silent, and assumed that he had been frightened by her words.

"You don't have time to worry or be afraid now. If you don't want to die and want to fight for that sliver of a chance to survive, you need to improve your strength as soon as possible."

"The first thing you need to do is to quickly learn the basic military skills. You've just joined the army, and some of these skills are new to you, like the Divine Power Burning Secret Technique. If you can learn them before the mission, it will increase your chances of survival."

As the cold woman spoke, she directly took out a crystal bead the size of a finger and tossed it to Qi Yuan.
"There's still nearly a century until the mission begins. This contains all the military regulations and common sense within the army. What to do is all recorded here; you can check it yourself when you get back. Alright, I have nothing more to say here. You can choose any deserted mountain peak nearby to cultivate. Remember, unless there are special circumstances, do not disturb other teammates' cultivation!"

With that, she stopped and quickly led the twenty or so team members away.

"Looks like I'm really lucky with this Reincarnation-level mission. I ran into such a big scene right away. I should have just gone with Luo Feng."

Qi Yuan stroked the thumb-sized crystal ball in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Reincarnation-level missions have the highest mortality rate of all missions. Some veterans even joke that encountering a reincarnation-level mission means you're going to be reborn. In other words, if you receive a reincarnation-level mission, the chance of survival is extremely low, and you can only obediently wait to die!

"There's still a hundred years to go, so there's no need to rush. Let's find a place to stay and settle down first."

As Qi Yuan descended towards the mountain range below, he also began to receive the information from the crystal sphere.

Although the information inside the crystal sphere was complex, it wasn't much; it only introduced general rules and common knowledge, which he grasped instantly with his divine power.

They also knew that this mountain range was the camp of the Mingxiao Army.

The Mingxiao Army is divided into three battalions.

The three brigades each occupied one of the three major areas of this mountain range. The third brigade consisted of nine squads, each with its own area. Within each area, squads could choose any unclaimed mountain peak as their training ground.

"boom!"

Qi Yuan first teleported, then transformed into a rainbow of light and flew directly to the sky above a mountain peak.

“Special Legion soldiers are different; they can occupy a mountain peak by themselves, and other powerful individuals are forbidden from entering.”

Qi Yuan looked down and nodded in satisfaction.

Whoosh!
He descended rapidly; the entire mountain peak had a diameter of over 100,000 kilometers and a height of nearly one million kilometers.

At the top of the mountain is a simple stone dwelling. Of course, if you are not satisfied, you can tear it down and rebuild it, but Qi Yuan doesn't care. He just wants a place to rest.

"Certainly."

Qi Yuan's divine power surged forth, penetrating deep into the heart of the mountain and touching a prismatic crystal below. As his divine power penetrated, the crystal's color changed.

From then on, this mountain peak had an owner!
……

"Now that we have successfully entered the army of the Jin world and joined the special legion Mingxiao Army, the issue of identity has been resolved. The next step is to use this identity to acquire a large amount of resources!"

"However, I haven't carried out a single mission, and I don't have any special identity. If I rashly take out a large number of treasures, I'll easily be targeted."

"Forget it, I'll keep a low profile at the beginning and exchange less. Once I complete this reincarnation-level mission, I can show more of my strength, and things will be easier then!"

"Now, let's first receive the basic inheritance of the Mingxiao Army."

Qi Yuan's figure transformed into a streak of light and swiftly flew away into the distance.

(End of this chapter)