Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 53 Hearing of the Heavenly Craft
silence!

The moment the golden unicorn disappeared, the entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

A powerful treasure that could very well surpass even immortal divine weapons slipped away right under the noses of a group of people!
That immense sense of loss would leave anyone feeling disheartened.

Especially the imperial family, who had already overcome the obstruction of other forces and were about to obtain that powerful treasure, were furious at this result!
In the army of the Eternal Empire, the golden-armored youth had a livid face as he slammed his halberd heavily onto the meteorite land beneath his feet.

"A metallic life form! That was definitely a metallic life form! Damn it, who secretly planted a metallic life form here?!"

"That pagoda is an absolutely powerful treasure that surpasses even immortal divine weapons. Such a treasure must be controlled by the royal family of our empire. Anyone who dares to snatch it from the royal family deserves to die!"

A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the golden-armored youth as he opened and closed them.

"Notify the outside world to immediately seal off all exits of the secret realm! Send a message to the stellar-level army that is entering later: abandon all reconnaissance missions and disperse to search for any trace of the pagoda!"

Regardless of the reaction of the young royal family member, Qi Yuan, who was currently on the outer edge of the battlefield, was truly overjoyed!

Not only because Bumblebee actually succeeded in luring and capturing the pagoda, but also because of the mysterious change that occurred to Bumblebee at the last moment!
In Qi Yuan's perception, after merging with the countless mysterious runes on the pagoda, the bumblebee seemed to have undergone some kind of transformative metamorphosis!
Qi Yuan couldn't describe the change in detail, but through that subtle connection in his mind, he could clearly feel that Bumblebee had indeed become different.
"With such a commotion, things are unlikely to stay peaceful in these secret realm ruins from now on."

Qi Yuan quietly surveyed his surroundings.

After the sudden battle, many average-strength cosmic-level teams seemed to have suffered a blow to their morale and began to leave the area.

After all, the secret realm and ruins are incredibly vast, and this is not necessarily the only opportunity that exists here.

Rather than risk getting a treasure even if you fight tooth and nail, you might as well try your luck elsewhere.

Qi Yuan moved swiftly, feigning a forlorn expression, and flew away from the area.

However, he was unaware that two figures dressed in identical standard armor had already quietly followed him.

"Whoosh~~~"

Above a desolate, rocky mountain range, Qi Yuan's figure flashed like lightning.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he immediately descended towards a mountain peak that resembled a giant dragon's head.

The moment he landed, a ball of golden liquid gushed out from the cracks in the rocks beneath his feet, flowing rapidly into the inside of his armor and transforming into an extremely soft and thin inner layer.

"Owner!"

The sound of Bumblebee becoming noticeably more agile echoed in Qi Yuan's mind.

"Ah."

Qi Yuan responded calmly, but instead of checking the changes on Bumblebee, he turned his gaze back in the direction they had come from.

moment--

Two figures dressed in identical black armor came into his view.

The two figures were similar in build and even their faces were remarkably alike.

Both of them had crystal-like red scales on their heads, and their arms were incredibly slender, yet the exposed skin on their arms had a cold, grayish-black metallic sheen.

More importantly, both of them have reached the sixth level of the cosmic level!
Without any unnecessary words, the battle erupted the moment the two sides met!

"call!"

"call!"

The two sixth-tier cosmic-level martial artists each wielded a shield and a longsword, respectively, and surrounded Qi Yuan from two directions.

The dazzling sword light tore through the air, instantly enveloping Qi Yuan below.

"Humph!"

Qi Yuan's eyes turned cold, and he was about to unleash his strongest attack to fight back.

However, at that moment, Bumblebee's telepathic message suddenly rang in his mind.

"Master, watch me!"

As the sound faded, the thin inner armor of the bumblebee transformed into a series of mysterious threads lit up, quickly combining to form a series of enigmatic patterns.

Instantly, streams of extraordinary energy were bestowed upon Qi Yuan.

In Qi Yuan's perception, his body was as if it was covered with 'buffs', and his speed, strength and physical defense all increased significantly!

An unprecedentedly powerful feeling instantly welled up within him. "This feeling... is so strong!"

Qi Yuan pushed off the ground with both feet—

boom!
As if the earth were shaking, the entire dragon-head-shaped mountain peak was cracked by this heavy stomp!
Qi Yuan's figure shot straight toward the two men in black armor like a cannonball!

"A first-tier cosmic-level being, you still dare to fight us?"

The two black-armored men, both at the sixth level of the Universe Realm, wore mocking smiles and swung their swords down at Qi Yuan without hesitation!

however--

"clang!"

"clang!"

With two loud clangs, the longswords in the hands of the two men in black armor were shaken high into the air.

Qi Yuan's gaze turned cold, and he slashed horizontally with his Force Blade!

"what!"

"Poof!" "Poof!"

Before the two men in black armor could even believe their eyes, the black battle blade swept across their necks, sending their two perfectly healthy heads flying far away.

Without using any domain or law power, Qi Yuan instantly killed two sixth-tier universe-level powerhouses!

"Whoo~"

Before their bodies even hit the ground, Qi Yuan collected them directly.

He paused briefly, and after confirming that no one else was following, he instantly transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the distance.

……

Soon after, on a dark brown plain.

Having already reverted to his original outfit from the secret realm, Qi Yuan flew swiftly above the ground, while rapidly communicating with Bumblebee in his mind.

"Bumblebee, what just happened? How did my strength and speed increase so much?"

"And what about the pagoda from before? And your aura... it's already reached the peak of the cosmic level!"

"Owner."

The bumblebee's lively voice resounded directly in Qi Yuan's mind, "Master, have you ever heard of the Celestial Craftsmen?"

"The Celestial Craftsmen?"

Qi Yuan was slightly puzzled, and couldn't help but send a wisp of his consciousness to search in the virtual universe.

However, whether due to information security or some other reason, no information about the Celestial Craftsmen could be found in the entire virtual universe network.

"The Celestial Craftsmen are a special race that appeared at the very beginning of the universe."

Bumblebee began to explain to him.

"All members of the Celestial Craftsman Clan are born array masters, possessing exceptional talent in the art of array formation."

"The entire cultivation system of the Celestial Craftsmen is a special system based on formations, and it is through this that they created a splendid civilization."

"The 'Eight Formations' manual that the master obtained earlier is the core secret of the Heavenly Craftsmen's formation cultivation system, containing all the research results of the Heavenly Craftsmen on formations throughout the generations."

"Oh? A formation?"

Qi Yuan's heart stirred slightly. "That sudden feeling of becoming powerful earlier, was it a formation? Can formations be used on people?"

"Yes, Master, formations are the application of the 'Dao'. A person traveling alone is a formation, and three people traveling together are also a formation. Spaceships, weapons and armor, secret techniques and arcane arts, and even the operation of the universe are all collections of formations."

"Therefore, formations are everywhere!"

"Arrays are everywhere?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help but be slightly lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)