Chapter 104: The Time Has Come!
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Sitting beside the young man with blue hair was an old man in a black robe. The old man sized up the young man with blue hair and smiled, saying, “Historically, the assessments on Earth have deployed at most practitioners at the Galactic level. You are at the Star Lord level—that’s against the rules, isn’t it?”
The young man with blue hair withdrew his gaze from Earth and smiled, “The rules are made by you. As long as you are willing, it’s not a problem. Even if it’s a Star God level expert, it would be a mere word from you.”
“Moreover, the main clan doesn’t really pay attention to Earth. No matter how you handle things, they only care about results, not the process. As long as you agree, each person will receive a Star God Crystal.”
“Well...” The old man in black hesitated and glanced at the others in black robes present.
Besides the old man in black, there were eight others, younger middle-aged men and women. When they exchanged looks with the old man, each nodded slightly in agreement.
The old man shook his head, “Although the main clan doesn’t care much about this matter, we are taking a huge risk here. One Star God Crystal each is quite a lot...”
The young man with blue hair held up two fingers, “At most two crystals per person. If you don’t agree, then forget it.”
“Alright!” The old man immediately smiled and nodded in agreement.
The young man with blue hair stood up. “By Earth’s time, there’s less than one orbital cycle left. I’ll go back and prepare.”
With that, he left his seat, ready to depart.
“Wait!” The old man raised his hand.
“What else?” The young man frowned, clearly displeased.
The old man said, “Since you are at the Star Lord level, you cannot bring too much power. The Stellar realm is limited to no more than one thousand people, the Super Star realm limited to twenty, and no Galactic realm allowed.”
“Fine! As per your instructions, Steward.” The young man smiled.
The old man nodded without further comment.
The young man’s lips curled slightly as he quickly left the hall.
“Steward, who exactly is that person to pay such a steep price to participate in the assessment?” A middle-aged man in black robes asked curiously after the young man left.
The old man replied, “He is Lan Xing Shuo, royalty of the Blue Star Empire in the Secondary Star Region.”
“A royal from the empire in the Secondary Star Region! If he were eliminated during the assessment, we would be in big trouble!” a black-robed middle-aged woman exclaimed in surprise.
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The old man laughed, “Is that even possible? According to the feedback from the Earth formation array, Earthlings have only just broken the Stone Tower. There isn’t a single Galactic level practitioner among them. Even if Lan Xing Shuo does not intervene, they wouldn’t pass the assessment.”
“If they fail, Earth will be destroyed and nothing will remain. Even if the main clan sends someone to investigate, what could they possibly find?”
After the old man finished speaking, everyone in black robes nodded in agreement.
The old man waved his hand, “Alright, everyone, go make arrangements! There have been many planets participating in the assessment recently. We will be busy for some time.”
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Yang Ye, Long Xiaoqing, and Nezha quickly returned to the Dragon Palace.
In the quiet chamber, Yang Ye took out a Star God Crystal, about the size of a fingertip.
On the way back, Nezha had already warned him that the energy contained in a Star God Crystal was enormous. Even a small one was not something Yang Ye could digest in a short time.
Yang Ye naturally understood this.
This Star God Crystal’s energy had created a massive secret realm.
For a hundred years, practitioners on Earth had obtained at least ten thousand Stellar-level beast cores from the secret realm, and dozens of Super Star-level beast cores as well.
Even so, not a single entire Star God Crystal had been completely consumed.
Upon entering the quiet chamber, Yang Ye began absorbing the energy of the Star God Crystal.
Before the assessment, he wanted to fully absorb the energy to strengthen himself.
The stronger he was, the higher the chance of passing.
As for Long Xiaoqing, after staying with Yang Ye for a short time, feeling bored, she took Nezha and returned to Summer Capital.
Then, together with Yang Yu, she went back to America and later toured various parts of the world with Xia Li and others.
When Long Xiaoqing returned to the Dragon Palace, a month had already passed.
“Butler Mu, what realm is my husband at now?”
After a month, Yang Ye still had not fully absorbed the energy of the Star God Crystal. Looking at Yang Ye immersed in cultivation, Long Xiaoqing curiously asked Butler Mu.
Butler Mu shook his head, “Master’s star sea is completely different from others; even I cannot determine it. However, although I cannot see his realm clearly, Master’s combat power is already approaching the Star Lord level. If he uses the Solar Armor, his strength can rise by another realm.”
Beside them, Nezha frowned and said, “In Master’s star sea, the stars have transformed into a black hole. Black holes are the most powerful entities in the entire universe. If I’m right, Master’s star sea may never manifest other stars again.”
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“In other words, his realm is forever the Black Hole Realm. Master’s power comes from the black hole, so the size of the black hole determines the strength of Master’s power.”
Butler Mu said, “Cultivation is filled with uncertainties; such situations are not strange. But immature cultivation methods carry great risks.”
“Yes!” Nezha scratched his head, “If the black hole in Master’s star sea becomes too huge, it might swallow the entire star sea, or even Master himself.”
“What should we do then?”
Nezha’s words made Long Xiaoqing anxious.
Nezha shrugged, signaling his helplessness.
Butler Mu reassured, “Miss, rest assured, Master is not reckless. He will surely find a way to resolve it.”
Worried about Yang Ye, Long Xiaoqing, who loved to play, stayed by Yang Ye’s side instead of going out.
In the quiet chamber, Yang Ye raised his right hand, a soybean-sized Star God Crystal floating in his palm.
He had maintained this posture for nearly a month.
If it were simply absorbing energy, it wouldn’t have taken Yang Ye this long to absorb one Star God Crystal.
As Butler Mu and Nezha had said, the black hole in Yang Ye’s star sea had grown too large from absorbing too much energy, making the star sea’s barrier unstable.
At this moment, Yang Ye concentrated all his divine sense inside the star sea.
The energy absorbed into his body was controlled by his divine sense, constantly reinforcing the star sea’s barrier.
This was a meticulous and lengthy task—one slight mistake and he would be swallowed by the black hole he himself had cultivated.
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Time flew by swiftly, and the assessment day arrived.
Nine people in black robes boarded a spaceship and descended onto Earth.
(The chapter ends)