Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 46 Breaking News
"Gentlemen, there's no need to go so far. Our General Tong of the Imperial Sea Pavilion and Governor Lieyang have always been on good terms."

The lean man from the Imperial Sea Pavilion said with a solemn expression.

"A close relationship? How come I didn't know my father was on good terms with your General Tong?"

Among the group opposite, the seemingly weakest, a first-tier cosmic-level silver-robed youth, smiled knowingly.
"Heh, aren't you people from the Imperial Sea Pavilion usually quite arrogant, barely paying any attention to the imperial orders? What, now you want to curry favor?"

The lean man from the Imperial Sea Pavilion's expression shifted repeatedly upon hearing this, but finally managed to force out an extremely unpleasant smile:

"Young master is too kind. Our Imperial Sea Pavilion belongs to the Eternal Empire, and naturally obeys the imperial authorities. How could we disobey orders?"

"Oh? In that case, I, in the name of the First Prince of the Eternal Empire and the Governor-General of the Blazing Sun, order you to immediately surrender all the items you have acquired here!"

The silver-robed youth, whose true identity was the young master of the Lieyang Governor's Mansion, smiled and looked over, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Since it's a secret realm ruin that appeared within the Empire's territory, all the spoils from it should naturally belong to the Empire's official authorities first. What do you think? Isn't what I said reasonable?"

"And you lot, as citizens of the Empire, you should understand this basic principle, right?"

The silver-robed youth continued to look at Qi Yuan and the others, with an extremely magnanimous expression, and said, "Don't worry, after you hand over your spoils, it will be equivalent to assisting the imperial authorities in excavating the secret realm ruins. After we get out, I will report to the Imperial Government Office and apply for an Outstanding Medal for you!"

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Since these people appeared, Qi Yuan has remained silent, but he has been secretly urging the metallic life form 'Bumblebee' to quickly wander through the ruins in search of any possible 'treasures'.

Upon hearing the silver-robed youth's words, he couldn't help but silently roll his eyes.

Wow, you've got a whole repertoire of words. You're so outstanding, are you planning to take the postgraduate entrance exam?
He surveyed the opposing team's lineup, silently weighing his options.

"One sixth-tier cosmic-level being and two fourth-tier cosmic-level being might be a bit difficult without unleashing their domain power."

Qi Yuan's current true realm is the first level of the universe level. However, after his life level has been improved, his total energy far exceeds that of others of the same level, and is roughly comparable to the second level of the universe level.

With the added benefits of the domain and laws, dealing with these people shouldn't be a problem.

However, he was unwilling to reveal too many of his methods unless absolutely necessary.

Besides, with the 'Bumblebee's' frantic sweeping, there probably isn't much of value left in the surrounding ruins. It's better to withdraw now.
If it were just about escaping, he was confident that no one present, including that sixth-level cosmic expert, could pose any obstacle to him.

However, just as he was secretly pondering his retreat plan, the silver-robed youth from the Lieyang Governor's Mansion, who had been so domineering, suddenly changed his expression.

After giving Qi Yuan and the others a reluctant glance, the silver-robed youth and his group turned and flew away at high speed into the distance without saying a word.

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"What do they mean by this? They're just leaving?"

Only after their figures completely disappeared from sight did Qi Yuan and the others come back to their senses, somewhat bewildered.

Immediately afterwards, the lean man from the Imperial Sea Pavilion and the alluring woman at the second level of the Universe Realm also seemed to have received some news one after the other.

After exchanging a brief glance, the two of them stood up at the same time, almost in perfect unison, and hurried off in the direction where the silver-robed youth and his companions had gone.

Behind the alluring woman, another second-tier cosmic-level man followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, the once bustling ruins were now empty except for Qi Yuan, who stood there all alone.

"What, what happened? Why did they all leave so suddenly?" Qi Yuan stared blankly in the direction they had gone.

"Wait, where are you guys going? Experienced drivers, please give me a ride! I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"

His eyes kept flashing, but in the end, he called out rapidly in his heart.

"Xiao Ai-san!"

Suddenly, a clear, childlike female voice rang in his mind—

"I'm here!"

In a virtual space resembling a library within a virtual universe network, a cute girl wearing a silver-white sci-fi outfit, with short red hair and two antenna headphones, looks up.

"Master, what tasks do you have?"

"Help me search for the latest news about the Eternal Empire's secret realm ruins!" Qi Yuan quickly ordered.

Xiao Ai is a new intelligent life form that Qi Yuan recently obtained through the return system.

Since it was a newborn, Qi Yuan mostly let it 'roam freely' in the virtual universe, allowing it to continuously collect various data to improve its database and intelligence level.

"Received, initiating search."
Upon receiving Qi Yuan's order, in the library, the adorable girl-like 'Xiao Ai' waved her finger lightly.

Suddenly, books began to fly rapidly from the surrounding bookshelves.

"Master, we have found the latest information about the Eternal Empire's secret realm ruins—"

"At the reference point T732, Y8372 of the Secret Realm Ruins, a large number of unclosed spatial rifts were discovered. Occasionally, various precious items would float out of the rifts."

"Ten minutes ago, a seventh-tier cosmic-level expert named 'Kanchi' from the official Eternal Empire was fortunate enough to obtain a corpse that drifted out of a spatial rift, suspected to be the remains of a fallen 'immortal god'!"

"What?! The remains of an immortal god!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan's eyes widened in surprise!
Immortal gods are powerful beings who have undergone the final transformation of life levels and are truly eternal and immortal!
Such beings can break the speed of light with their physical bodies alone, and can easily destroy a planet with a single strike.

Even the royal family of the Eternal Empire had to treat an immortal god with utmost respect.

After all, even within the entire royal family, only two ordinary immortals remain alive.

If an immortal god were to truly unleash his fury, he could very well overthrow the entire Eternal Empire!

And now, the remains of an immortal god have appeared in this secret realm!

It's important to know that even the remains of an immortal god can fetch an unimaginable price in the universe, not to mention the storage items, weapons, and armor that might be found on the remains.

That's something that would make every powerful figure in the entire Eternal Empire green with envy!

"Master, breaking news!"

While Qi Yuan was still in shock, Xiao Ai, the cute red-haired girl, suddenly reminded him again:
"Just one minute ago, 'Kanchi' was killed by a ninth-tier cosmic-level powerhouse who was hiding his identity, and the corpse that was suspected to be an immortal god was also stolen!"

"A large number of cosmic-level powerhouses are currently gathered at the aforementioned coordinate reference point, and a large-scale melee may be about to break out!"

(End of this chapter)