Swallowing the Stars: My Comprehension is Beyond the Heavens!

Chapter 144 A World Within a World

In the blink of an eye, the nine pursuers were killed by Rorschach.

"Let's clean up the battlefield."

Luo Feng gave instructions to Tie Nanhe and the others.

Tie Nanhe, Ao Gu, and Melissa began cleaning up the battlefield. After a short while, Melissa suddenly said, "Master, they seem to be from the Hundred Tiger Tower."

"Are they from Baihulou?"

Luo Xia was slightly surprised, but not too concerned. "Who cares who they are? We've already killed them. Is there anything good in there?"

"These level nine items at the eternal star level aren't very good."

Ao Gu said, "All the good stuff is on this young man and woman, including a spatial ring, a telekinetic weapon, and an intelligent supercomputer..."

"You can take this flying telekinetic weapon," Luo Feng said, beginning to distribute the spoils. "Tie Nanhe, take whichever force weapon you like. This spatial ring is for Melissa."

Melissa smiled as she accepted the ring, bowing slightly. "Thank you, Master."

After distributing the spoils, Luo Xia and his group left the battlefield and continued on their way. Luo Feng said, "Xia, now that we have the horn of the Iron Rhinoceros, it's time to get the Wind Horn Stone."

As Rorschach traveled, he had Babata project the map onto the map.

He said, "Windstones only exist in the core area of ​​this World Lord's World - Wind and Thunder Canyon. The distance from here to Wind and Thunder Canyon is over 30 kilometers. If the journey goes smoothly, we should be able to arrive in about a month."

If this distance were outside, Rorschach and his group could arrive very quickly.

However, the gravity in this world of the Lord of the Realms is too great. According to Babata's calculations, the gravity in this Thunder World is 3900 times that of Earth!

Rorschach and his companions cannot fly at their maximum speed.

Moreover, there are too many dangers in this world; many ferocious beasts are very powerful and cannot be dealt with by Luo Xia and his companions.

Even with Babata's vigilance and detection, their speed wouldn't be much faster.

"The herds of Iron Rhinoceroses are mostly located on the edge of this World Lord's world. No matter where we hunt Iron Rhinoceroses, we will eventually have to cross half of the World Lord's world to reach the Wind and Thunder Canyon."

Luo Feng looked at the map and said to Luo Xia and the others.

"After all, this is a test and a selection process." Rorschach smiled. "If you can't even get past this hurdle, then you're not qualified to adventure and wander in the universe."

"That makes sense." Luo Feng nodded.

Luo Xia said, "No matter how far it is, let's take it one step at a time. Anyway, there's no time limit for this assessment, so we can take our time."

"Okay, let's go."

……

Rorschach instructed Babata to choose a route that was shorter but had more ferocious beasts.

Because of the abundance of ferocious beasts, there are very few humans along this route.

If they take this route, Rorschach and his group will only need to worry about being ambushed by the ferocious beasts.

However, with Babata's reconnaissance, the route that is very dangerous for other teams is the safest for Rorschach and his team.

Guided by Babata, Rorschach and his companions dodged one ferocious beast after another and continued to advance.

Forty-two days later, Luo Xia and his companions finally arrived at Wind and Thunder Canyon.

Over the past month, everyone in Luo Xia's group except for Ao Gu and Tie Nanhe has leveled up by one rank.

Luo Feng is currently a second-tier mentalist at the Hengxing level and a ninth-tier martial artist at the Xingxing level.

Luo Xia is a sixth-level spiritualist at the Hengxing level and a fourth-level martial artist at the Hengxing level.

Melissa, on the other hand, advanced to the fourth level of the Hengxing star.

Although this world of thunder is extremely dangerous, their lives are stimulated in this terrifying environment, and they evolve and improve under this high pressure.

Rorschach gazed at the distant mountains.

It looked as if the place was shrouded in snow, a dark and gloomy scene. Upon closer inspection, one would find that it was not snow or dark clouds, but a gale mixed with a large number of stones!

There were also cumulus clouds above the mountains.

Lightning snaked through the cumulus clouds, accompanied by thunderous booms.

Luo Feng took out a map booklet and said, "It looks very similar to the description on the map. It should be Fenglei Canyon."

"Let's go."

Rorschach said, and led the way forward.

Luo Feng and the others quickly followed.

This Wind and Thunder Canyon is constantly filled with gales and thunder. The ground is bare, the rocks are dark, with only occasional streaks of silver.

"The wind is so strong!" Luo Feng said with some difficulty.

Seeing that Melissa was about to be blown away, Luo Xia quickly grabbed her hand and said, "The wind here must be at least force 50 or 60, right?"

It should be noted that with Luo Xia and his companions' current physical condition, they would not be shaken at all even if they stood in a so-called Category 12 typhoon.

But the gale-force winds blowing from the Wind and Thunder Canyon almost blew them away!

Babata said, "According to the data, the wind in this Wind and Thunder Canyon becomes stronger towards the center and bottom! The wind at the very bottom and center contains powerful primordial energy of the universe. Even a cosmic-level expert flying to the center of the canyon would be torn to shreds by the gale and would certainly die!"

Rorschach said, "But at the very bottom of the canyon, there are the most Windhorn Stones!"

"If we want to get the Windstones, we just need to grab the ones that are blown up by the strong winds," Luo Feng said, shaking his head. "Don't do anything risky."

Rorschach nodded and said to Babata, "Babata, scan this canyon and find us a good place to grab the Windstone."

Babata nodded. "Scan complete. There are 1092 humans within a 20-kilometer radius of you. The best place to grab the Windstones is ahead. Continue forward."

"Understood."

Luo Xia nodded, took Melissa's hand to prevent her from being blown away, and then led his older brother Luo Feng and the others to continue forward.

The very center of this mountain range was as if it had been cleaved in two by a divine sword, splitting the entire mountain range apart and turning it into a massive canyon.

In this canyon, a fierce wind, originating from the primordial energy of the universe, howls wildly, carrying a large number of broken stones, including some wind-eroded rocks. These rocks dance wildly in the wind, and if you accidentally fall in, you will definitely be torn to pieces by the wind, just as Babata said!

Hidden on the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon are the younger generation from many families, forces, and planets in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

"This way!" Babata pointed to Rorschach and the others. "I've found you a great spot!"

Luo Xia arrived at a rock and, following Babata's instructions, lifted a piece of rock to reveal a cave. He immediately transmitted his voice to Luo Feng and the others, "Brother, there's a cave entrance here that connects directly to the canyon wall!"

"Babata is great! Finding such a wonderful place!"

Luo Feng's eyes lit up. After letting Tie Nanhe go in first, he followed him inside.

Luo Xia and Melissa followed closely behind, while Ao Gu was the last to enter and was responsible for blocking the entrance back up.

This cave is located inside the mountains. If you walk along the cave, you will reach the mountain wall of the Wind and Thunder Canyon, which is filled with strong winds and boulders.

"Master!" Suddenly, Melissa's eyes lit up, and with a thought, she picked up a strange blue stone from the ground.

"Wind-Crossed Stone!"

Luo Feng and Luo Xia looked over and smiled.

Tie Nanhe laughed and said, "Melissa is really lucky to have found a wind-shaped stone here."

"Haha, put it away," Rorschach said. "This is a good omen, indicating that everything we do from now on will go smoothly!"

Melissa happily put the windstone away.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng arrived at the cave entrance on the other side of the Wind and Thunder Canyon. The two brothers looked at the howling wind and falling rocks, their expressions slightly solemn.

Luo Feng said, "Based on the experience recorded in the map manual, we now have three ways to obtain the Windstone."

"The first method is to go to the top of the canyon and desperately collect Windhorn Stones. The wind is weaker at the top, and a level seven or eight Celestial Star can withstand the strong winds. However, this method is very dangerous, and you are likely to be struck by lightning."

"The second method, like we are now, is to wait for the right opportunity at the cave entrance. If we see the wind blowing towards the wind-capped rocks, we can use our telekinesis or the Force to pull them over. Doing this is like fishing; it requires a lot of patience."

"The third method is to kill other teams that have obtained Windstones and plunder their Windstones."

As Luo Feng spoke, he looked at Luo Xia and said, "I want to use the second method. The first and third methods are too dangerous."

Luo Xia nodded. "Then let's go with the second one. We both have Cloud Vine, so getting the Windstone from the gale should be easy."

"That's right, we can also use the Moyun Vine," Luo Feng said.

The primordial energy of the universe in this Wind and Thunder Canyon is too concentrated. In such an environment, spiritual power is easily dissipated and cannot extend very far.

Even with Rorschach's mental strength, he could only extend it five or six meters at most before it was dissipated.

As for Luo Feng, his mental power couldn't even extend a distance of one meter.

After agreeing on a method to obtain the Windstone, Rorschach and his companions continued their "wait and see" strategy.

It's worth mentioning that although the primordial energy of the universe in this Wind and Thunder Canyon can dissipate mental power, it is also a good place to train mental power.

As they used their mental power to grab the wind-captured stones in the gale every day, Luo Xia and Luo Feng's mental power became more refined and stronger.

Ten days or half a month passed.

Rorschach and his companions have already retrieved three Windstones from the storm, and with the one Melissa found, they only need one more.

That day, Luo Xia stayed at the cave entrance, continuing to refine his mental power, probing into the raging wind outside. There were no wind-pointing stones in the wind at this time; he did this simply to train his mental power.

Boom boom boom!

Just then, the entire Wind and Thunder Canyon suddenly began to shake without warning!

"What's going on!?"

Luo Feng was startled and flashed to the cave entrance. Looking out, he saw that the mountain range not far away had suddenly split open, revealing a dark black cave entrance!

When Luo Xia saw the black opening, he smiled inwardly.

The entrance to this realm within a realm has finally been opened!

Ao Gu stared at the black cave entrance, muttering to himself, "What is this...?"

Just then, Babata's barely suppressed excitement rang out, "Rorschach! Luo Feng! This is the entrance to a world!"

"The entrance to the world?" Luo Feng was taken aback.

At this moment, various shouts rang out from the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon:

"A realm within a realm! This could be the entrance to a realm within a realm!"

"Yes! A world within a world!"

"Charge!"

"quick!"

A large number of young people at the Hengxing level went crazy. They excitedly transformed into tens of thousands of streaks of light and flew towards the black cave entrance above the mountain!

"What does 'Babata, Realm Within a Realm' mean?" Luo Feng asked.

Babata said, "As you all know, a Realm Lord can create a world, and some Realm Lords will create another world within the world they create! This phenomenon of worlds within worlds is called a Realm within a Realm!"

She pointed to the black hole not far away, "And that is one of the entrances to the realm within a realm! Creating a realm within a realm is extremely difficult and comes at a great cost. So it's usually built at great expense to hide treasures."

Luo Feng's eyes lit up, and he said, "So there are many treasures in this realm within a realm?"

"Definitely!" Babata nodded, his expression a mixture of excitement and worry. "However, this might not be a good thing for you."

"You mean...?"

"The emergence of the realm within a realm will definitely attract many important figures!" Babata said. "I estimate that soon, the area outside the realm's main world will be under control. At that time, it won't be easy for you, as unemployed individuals, to leave this place."

Luo Xia then said, "Things will work themselves out. Let's take it one step at a time and get our hands on the benefits first!"

"Xia is right!" Luo Feng nodded. "Let's go! Many people have already gone in, so it seems the entrance isn't dangerous. Let's go in too!"

Rorschach and his companions flew toward the black opening.

Before long, they rushed into the black cave entrance.

"Is this the realm within a realm?"

Luo Xia looked around. The weather in this realm within a realm was like night, completely dark, and the naked eye could not see very far.

Whoohoo!

As Luo Xia and his group entered the realm within a realm, even more people from the outside world continued to enter.

As soon as these people rushed into the realm within a realm, they immediately flew away into the distance.

"Let's find a direction to fly in," Luo Feng said.

Luo Xia nodded and said to Babata, "Babata, remember to probe along the way. If you see any energy fluctuations, tell me."

Babata nodded. "No problem!"

After giving instructions to Babata, Rorschach and the others randomly chose a direction and flew off.

……

At the same time, news of the Realm Within a Realm was also spreading throughout the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Countless powerful individuals flew towards Canglan Star.

These powerful individuals are all Realm Lords and Domain Lords.

"The Thunder World was created by the 'Kabu' World Lord back then. I never expected that he would create another world within the Thunder World."

"No wonder no one could find the treasure that Kabu hid back then."

"So they were all hidden within that realm within a realm."

"The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is quite something. They acquired this Thunder World so early, explored it for so long, and even found all the treasures before finally transporting a large number of ferocious beasts in to turn it into a testing world. Who would have thought that a 'world within a world' would appear within this testing world now!"

"Kabu has been dead for tens of millions of years, and in all these years, no one has been able to find the spatial secret technique he used back then. Now it seems that it's probably hidden in that realm within a realm?"

"I'm very close to Canglan Star! Kabu! I'll accept your inheritance!"

"Spatial secrets! If I can find the spatial secrets left behind by Kabu, my perception of the fundamental laws of space will advance even further!"

The realm lords and domain lords were not worried at all that the treasures of the realm within a realm would be taken by those who participated in the assessment.

In their eyes, the stars are nothing but cannon fodder.

……

"This kind of stone seems to be unique to this realm within a realm; we haven't even seen it in the Thunder World outside. Its energy level is very low. Rorschach, are you sure we want to collect this?"

Babata watched as Rorschach dug out an inconspicuous stone and asked in confusion.

"Dig!" Rorschach knew that these unique stones could be exchanged for treasures!

The other mercenaries are unaware of this yet.

We need to dig as much as possible now!

"There are many of these stones in this area, a total of 165204."

Although Babata didn't know why Luo Xia wanted to dig up such low-energy stones, she saw that Luo Xia had made up his mind, so she didn't try to dissuade him. Instead, she activated the detection and marked the locations of the unique stones for Luo Xia.

"Brother, let's dig together," Rorschach said.

Luo Feng nodded.

Ao Gu and the others also came to help, and after more than five hours, Luo Xia and his group had dug up all the thunderstone in this area.

Then they continued on their way.

Babata suddenly exclaimed, "Wait! Luo Xia, Luo Feng! There's a cosmic crystal 2400 meters below!"

"Cosmic Crystal!" Luo Xia and Luo Feng's eyes lit up. This was a good thing, a real hard currency of the universe!

One Cosmic Coin, made from Cosmic Crystals, can be exchanged for more than 3,000 Dry Witch Coins!

Rorschach begins digging!

With the help of the Moyun Vine, he used the Red Mixed Copper Mother and quickly dug to a depth of 2400 meters underground.

"Wow! It's huge!"

Deep underground, a massive, deep blue crystal lies hidden within the rocks and soil.

"Hahaha!" Babata was very excited. With a wave of his little hand, he immediately put the huge dark blue crystal into his storage space.

Rumble!

After losing the cosmic crystal, the rocks and soil began to collapse.

Rorschach quickly flew up through the excavated cave. "Babata, how big is this cosmic crystal?"

"11000 cubic meters!" Babata said happily.

Luo Xia's eyes lit up. "11000 cubic cosmic crystals are equivalent to 1100 million cosmic coins, which is 330 billion Qianwu coins!"

This money already exceeds the amount in the first account that Teacher Huyanbo left for them!

"Sure enough, going on adventures can make money!" Rorschach said happily.

Teacher Hu Yanbo didn't leave them much money.

Babata was also very happy and said, "Let's keep searching! Right now, everyone in the center of the interdimensional realm is probably fighting over cosmic crystals and searching for treasures, but this outer area is actually quite safe. We can start by looking for cosmic crystals and the kind of stone you mentioned in this outer area."

"Um."

As they spoke, they had already returned to the ground.

Luo Feng came up and asked, "Xia, how many cosmic crystals did you mine?"

"11000 cubic meters!" Rorschach said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng grinned, "Great! Great! Quick, let's find it! Time is money now!"

His golden-horned behemoth body would require too much money to grow.

The first account left by Teacher Hu Yanbo is almost out of money.

If we can find enough cosmic crystals in this realm within a realm.

They will then have enough money to improve themselves!

(End of this chapter)