Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 41 An unexpected surprise
Soon, Qi Yuan arrived at the dark cave entrance.

The entrance to the cave is about ten meters in diameter. The cave is completely dark inside, and even Qi Yuan's vision can only see a distance of less than a hundred meters.

"This is it. What was that just now?"

"This secret realm has been adrift in the spatial interlayer for so long, could there still be life there?"

Qi Yuan stared at the dark cave entrance for a long time, but he couldn't sense any unusual movement.

"No, I couldn't be mistaken. Something must have been watching me just now."

In that fleeting glance, he only caught a vague outline, but couldn't capture the specific image of the 'person' spying on him.

After thinking for a moment, he had a sudden thought, and the ice-blue fourth-tier Force battle suit on his body instantly flowed out and enveloped his entire body.

Then he held the 'Silent Soul Blade', which was entirely black and emitted a hazy dark light, in his hand, and cautiously flew towards the cave.

Although the cave is narrow, its interior is extremely deep and winding.

As Qi Yuan carefully flew deeper into the cave, he also carefully examined its interior.

However, apart from the equally dark rock walls, there was nothing special inside the cave.

"How deep is this cave?"

Qi Yuan proceeded cautiously, having already navigated countless bends along the way.

After walking for more than half an hour, his gaze faltered slightly, and he immediately slowed his pace.

The cave passage ahead seemed to have finally come to an end, and the space suddenly opened up.

Immediately afterwards, a vast cave space with a diameter of about a hundred meters came into his view.

"here?"

Qi Yuan held the Silent Soul Blade in his hand and carefully examined the cave space.

The entire cave resembles a natural karst cave, with rugged and undulating inner walls. Most of the walls are the same dark brown color as those in the passageway, with only a small area showing a faint golden hue.

Above the cave, there were still huge stalagmites hanging upside down, but no liquid was dripping down from them anymore.

Qi Yuan quickly surveyed the cave, and soon his brows furrowed.

There wasn't a single person in the entire cave, not even the slightest sign of life.

"Could it be that I really misread it before?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help but doubt his previous judgment.

Suddenly, as if moved by something, his gaze involuntarily lingered on the pale golden stone wall that was slightly different from the other areas.

The area covered by the pale gold stone wall was about three or four meters square. Apart from the slight difference in color, its appearance and texture were exactly the same as the surrounding black stone wall.

"gold."

Qi Yuan pondered for a moment, then the Silent Soul Blade in his hand instantly transformed into a blur—

"Chi~"

A dark blade of light, accompanied by a blinding purple lightning bolt, struck the pale gold stone wall in an instant!
"Ouch, it hurts! It hurts so much!"

Qi Yuan successfully captured a vague thought that resembled a child's cry.

At the same time, the pale golden stone wall, which originally looked like an ordinary rock, instantly shrank and transformed into a small pale golden liquid metal figure only about a foot long.

Behind the metal figure, however, there was a neat opening about two meters high and more than one meter wide on the stone wall behind it, like a doorway carved out by man.

"Heh, you almost got away with it."

"Hmm? A liquid metal human? Is it something like the Silver Guardian? Wait, no, that sound from earlier!"

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at the small, liquid-like metal figure.

"Ouch, that hurts! You're so mean, I'll hit you!"

Another vague thought came, and the metal figure that was originally only about a foot tall rapidly expanded and deformed, instantly turning into a huge golden hammer head that was several meters long.

"Boom~~"

The golden hammer slammed down on Qi Yuan's head, its fierce force causing the air in the entire cave to tremble slightly.

However, Qi Yuan couldn't help but laugh happily in the face of this attack.

"Haha, it really is a metallic life form! This is definitely a metallic life form, and it's only at the stellar level. My luck is just too good!"

Plant life and metallic life are both special forms of life in the universe.

They have very low intelligence, but possess extremely strong combat and support capabilities!
Like the Thousand Vine Star-Eating Grass that Luo Feng cultivated later, its combat power is comparable to that of a peak King!

There's also Luo Feng's third senior brother, the Bloodthirsty King 'Canjun,' who helped him during the Earth crisis. His metallic life form fused with the spaceship could even crush a Marquis-level Immortal with his bare hands!
Of course, both the Star-Eating Grass and the Bloodthirsty King's metallic life form are extremely rare species among special life forms.

Among special life forms, there are also weaker ones, some of which may only eventually reach the cosmic level or even the stellar level.

However, even the cheapest metallic lifeform costs an astronomical sum.

After all, whether it's plant life or metal life, they are not only absolutely loyal, but they can also directly assist in enhancing their master's strength, which is something that purchased slaves cannot compare to.

"I wonder what grade this metallic life form is!"

Qi Yuan remained still, but his left hand reached forward.

Instantly, blinding purple lightning spread along his palm, forming a giant lightning hand in front of him!

"Crackling sound"

The enormous lightning hand grabbed the golden hammer, unleashing a burst of intense electricity that caused the hammer to tremble violently. "Electric shock... I hate it!"

As a vague thought came, the golden giant hammer instantly flowed like liquid, trying to break free from the control of the lightning hand.

However, the lightning hand also instantly dispersed, transforming into a dense, impenetrable net of lightning in the blink of an eye.

Streaks of destructive, corrosive, and piercing power erupted continuously from the lightning net, causing the pale golden liquid trapped within it to twitch and tremble.

"Ah, please, spare me! I won't!"

A series of vague pleas for mercy kept entering Qi Yuan's mind.

"Open your life's imprint to its source, and acknowledge me as Lord!"

Qi Yuan directly transmitted his thoughts into the ball of golden liquid.

"No, okay, I'm willing, but stop now."

The molten metal struggled for a long time before slowly unfolding as if it were very unwilling.

At the same time, Qi Yuan clearly sensed a special life fluctuation coming from that ball of golden liquid.

Without hesitation, he unleashed a burst of primal force, instantly slicing a large gash in his wrist.

laugh!
Drops of bright red blood, bearing the imprint of his life, dripped continuously from the wound on his wrist, only to be instantly swallowed and absorbed by the golden liquid.

With Qi Yuan's current cell activity, the wound on his wrist healed almost instantly, but he had no choice but to cut it open again on his own initiative!
"Chi chi chi~~~"

As drops of bright red blood continued to merge, faint red threads began to flow within the pale golden metallic liquid.

A moment later, the pale golden metallic liquid seemed to have finally absorbed enough blood, and a very hazy consciousness was transmitted, instantly establishing a special connection with Qi Yuan's consciousness.

"Owner."

A childlike, innocent voice resounded directly in Qi Yuan's mind.

"Haha, the bond was successfully established?"

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up, and he slightly raised his hand toward the ball of golden liquid.

"Whoosh~"

The ball of golden liquid instantly transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards Qi Yuan.

"Shua~~"

The moment it touched Qi Yuan's body, the golden liquid flowed and spread rapidly, instantly transforming into a thin layer of golden armor that adhered to his body.

Qi Yuan felt as if he had an extra layer of cool clothing on his body, which was very comfortable!

Moreover, the simple consciousness of that golden liquid was very attached to Qi Yuan, just like it was to its parents. Qi Yuan also felt that the consciousness of this golden liquid was like a newborn baby.

"Haha, I didn't expect to get a metal life form so soon after entering! Even the cheapest metal life form is still incredibly valuable!"

Qi Yuan was thrilled. He had just been complaining about getting nothing, and then he was given an unexpected surprise!

"By the way, do you have a name?"

Qi Yuan asked in his heart.

"Name... None! Tian Liujin" The vague thought resounded directly in his mind.

"Hmm, is Celestial Gold a type of metallic life form?"

Qi Yuan connected a wisp of his consciousness to the virtual universe and quickly searched, soon learning about the metallic life form 'Tian Liujin'.

"Not bad, it can actually be cultivated all the way to the ninth level of the Realm Lord."

He nodded with satisfaction.

While it can't compare to those powerful special life forms that can grow all the way to the immortal level, it's still pretty good.

It was an unexpected bonus, so we can't ask for too much.

"Tianliujin is your race, not your name."

Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment, then made a somewhat mischievous decision, "Golden. From now on, you'll be called 'Bumblebee'!"

"Bumblebee! I love it! Thank you, Master!"

A joyful thought was transmitted.

"As long as you like it."

Qi Yuan offered some words of comfort, then turned his gaze to the neatly arranged opening in the stone wall ahead.

"Bumblebee, what's behind that?"

As he moved closer, he asked himself the same question.

"Unknown, people wake up to protect."

Metal lifeforms are not very intelligent. The intelligence of this stellar-level metal lifeform is barely comparable to that of a four- or five-year-old child, and it is simply unable to express too much complex information.

While remaining cautious, Qi Yuan stepped directly into the cave entrance.

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