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Chapter 306: Hang in There, I'll Warp Us Out
Chapter 306: Hang in There, I'll Warp Us Out (Seeking Subscription)
"Another opportunity has emerged?"
Xiran's expression was one of shock. "This celestial phenomenon is one of the most intense I've ever witnessed. The treasures within must be comparable to a ten-star universal rarity, perhaps even reaching the pinnacle of ten-star quality."
Having entered the Xuanhuang Secret Realm numerous times, Xiran was no stranger to these opportunity-laden sites and understood their significance. Thus, upon sensing the celestial disturbance, he immediately grasped the value of what had appeared.
"A ten-star, possibly pinnacle ten-star universal rarity?" Lin Yuan couldn't help but be tempted.
The World Tree was an eleven-star pinnacle artifact, and now a treasure of similar caliber might be within reach. Items of this caliber were extremely rare, even within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, and they didn't appear with every opening of the realm.
As Lin Yuan and Xiran observed from within the layers of space...
Two powerful auras suddenly pierced through countless spatial layers.
Boom!!!
Boom!!!!!!
"Hahaha! This opportunity is mine!" Accompanied by a terrifying laugh, a tall figure clad in a black robe appeared above the opportunity site.
With a casual stretch of his right hand, he retrieved an item that emanated a murky gray aura.
Lin Yuan and Xiran's hearts trembled as they witnessed this scene. The aura radiating from the tall figure in the black robe far surpassed the Ninth Tier with millions of layers. The number of spatial layers he had opened was likely over 20 million.
"That item... I think I see a galaxy within it," Xiran murmured.
Such treasures were unheard of in the main universe, but to attract the personal attention of a being capable of opening over 20 million spatial layers, its value was undoubtedly immeasurable.
"We should leave immediately."
Lin Yuan's resistance to treasures far exceeded Xiran's.
Now that the treasure had been taken, he prepared to depart, certain that the powerful being's attention would still be focused on the item. Leaving at this moment should not pose a problem.
"Yes."
"We must hurry."
Xiran also realized the urgency of the situation.
Although he couldn't identify the black-robed figure, he was certain that the individual was not a human evolutionist. If they were, the black disc would have reacted to their presence.
The black disc was a device given to every human evolutionist by the human civilization, enabling them to identify and locate each other within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.
Since the figure was not a human evolutionist, there was no telling what they might do if they discovered Lin Yuan and Xiran nearby. An additional kill would likely be of little consequence to such a being.
"Let's go."
Xiran did his best to calm the disturbances between the spatial layers as he led Lin Yuan in the opposite direction, away from the opportunity site.
Just then...
Another powerful aura erupted.
In the distance, a figure bathed in milky-white light appeared, a displeased look on their face as they gazed at the black-robed figure.
"I was still too late."
The figure bathed in milky-white light furrowed their brows but made no move to intervene.
The black-robed figure's strength was not inferior to their own, and attempting to seize the treasure would be futile, serving only to vent their frustration—a meaningless endeavor.
"Hahaha! Hun Yi, I'll be taking my leave. This treasure, the most valuable item in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, is now mine!"
The black-robed figure laughed heartily and disappeared once more.
Only the figure bathed in milky-white light remained, standing in the original spot with twelve pairs of wings unfurled—'Hun Yi'.
As the strongest Ninth Tier member of the Tianyu Tribe, one of the pinnacle races of the universe, Hun Yi's journey into the Xuanhuang Secret Realm had not been particularly fruitful.
The one he sought, the Galaxy Star Master, was as elusive as a mouse, hiding in some unknown corner of this vast realm.
"Hmm?"
Hun Yi's senses spread in all directions, permeating through the countless spatial layers, intending to capture a few insignificant beings to vent his frustration.
Suddenly...
Hun Yi's expression changed slightly, and he turned toward a specific direction.
This direction was the very path that Xiran and Lin Yuan had taken in their escape.
"The aura of a human? Galaxy Star Master?"
Hun Yi's spirits lifted, and with a gentle flutter of his twelve pairs of pristine white wings, he vanished from his original position.
"Quick, we must move faster!"
"The powerful being who just arrived is likely Hun Yi of the Tianyu Tribe," Xiran said, his expression grave.
While he hadn't recognized the black-robed figure, the subsequent appearance of the figure bathed in milky-white light strongly suggested a connection to the Tianyu Tribe, one of the most powerful races in the universe. Among the numerous Tianyu Tribe members who had entered the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, the one with such strength was most likely Hun Yi.
"Hun Yi?"
Lin Yuan also felt a sense of pressure.
He had already learned from Mada Walker that Hun Yi had been searching for him, intent on avenging the humiliation he had suffered on the battlefield of the alien races.
However, with the vastness of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and Lin Yuan's lack of interest in the opportunity sites, finding him was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.
But now, Lin Yuan's luck seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. On their way to the core region, they had happened upon an opportunity site, and the celestial phenomenon caused by its opening had drawn Hun Yi to their location.
"Hahahaha!"
"Galaxy Star Master, do you really think you can escape?"
A voice resounded in their ears, silent yet overwhelming, as a formidable and sacred aura rapidly closed in on them.
"Is it Hun Yi in pursuit?" Xiran's heart trembled. He had been secretly hoping that Hun Yi hadn't noticed them.
From the beginning, he and Lin Yuan had hidden themselves deep within countless spatial layers. As long as Hun Yi didn't actively extend his perception into the spatial layers, he wouldn't be able to detect their residual auras.
After a few breaths, the aura would dissipate, and even a powerful being like Hun Yi wouldn't know which direction they had fled in.
Unfortunately, Hun Yi didn't act as Xiran had hoped.
"He's catching up?" Lin Yuan glanced back, his brows furrowing.
With his current strength, Lin Yuan was confident he could withstand a powerful being who had opened up millions of spatial layers, but Hun Yi had opened over thirty million layers.
Not only was he the strongest lifeform in the Tianyu Tribe at the Ninth Tier, but even across the entire universe, there were few who could suppress Hun Yi at this level.
As confident as he was, Lin Yuan didn't believe he could stand against Hun Yi.
At least not within the next fifty years; he had no assurance of victory over Hun Yi during that time frame.
"This is troublesome," Lin Yuan said, his expression grave.
Although his current body was just a projection of his divine sense, and death here wouldn't cause much loss to his true body, which could be reconstituted in a short time, the three Ninth-Tier secret treasures he carried, as well as all his gains since entering the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, would be lost.
More importantly, time would be wasted.
The Xuanhuang Secret Realm only opened once every hundred years, and to ensure he had enough time to make the return trip, Lin Yuan had to reach the core region within fifty years.
He would then use the next fifty years to get back to the outer region, and when the Xuanhuang Secret Realm closed, he would be expelled back to the main universe.
Any lifeform that didn't make it to the outer region before the realm closed would be left inside, eventually perishing.
Now that over twenty years had passed since the realm's opening, if Lin Yuan's projection died at Hun Yi's hands, it would essentially mean that his attempt to explore the 'calling sensation' from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm had failed.
Unless Lin Yuan didn't plan on returning from the core region at all.
But if he were to obtain a precious treasure through the calling sensation, not returning to the main universe would mean waiting for the next opening of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, which occurred once every two hundred thousand years. At Lin Yuan's growth rate, even the most powerful weapons would be practically useless after such a long time.
Behind them, Hun Yi was in high spirits.
His perseverance had paid off.
He had been worried that the treasure in the opportunity site had been taken by the black-robed figure, but now he had discovered the Galaxy Star Master's trail.
Galaxy Star Master!
That name struck fear into the hearts of the Tianyu Tribe's Eighth-Tier lifeforms.
What had transpired on the battlefield against the foreign races, where the Tianyu Tribe's Eighth-Tier powerhouses had been slaughtered by the Galaxy Star Master, had shaken the confidence of some Eighth-Tier lifeforms to their core.
Dying at the hands of a Ninth-Tier powerhouse or some 'external force' wasn't unusual.
But perishing at the hands of another Eighth-Tier lifeform, and in such a manner, had caused a certain decline in the Tianyu Tribe's morale.
Hence, in this trip to the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, Hun Yi had put his search for opportunity sites on hold, making the elimination of the Galaxy Star Master his top priority.
"Galaxy Star Master, if you stop now, I can give you a quick death," Hun Yi transmitted, as he swiftly closed the distance between them.
In the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, the stronger one was, the more restrictions they faced.
For example, in the main universe, with Hun Yi's strength, he could have easily caught up to Xiran and Lin Yuan with a few quick spatial jumps.
But in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, spatial jumps were impossible, and their maximum speed was limited to the speed of light.
This meant that for Hun Yi to catch up to Xiran and Lin Yuan, he had to maintain a constant distance between them, slowly closing in by virtue of his occupation of the spatial layers.
During this process, his targets couldn't escape through the spatial layers he occupied, or he would have to start all over again.
However, Hun Yi wasn't concerned about this, as he was confident he could catch up to them eventually; it would just take a bit more time.
"Stop and surrender?" Lin Yuan naturally wasn't going to give up. He raised his right hand, channeling the power of the World and countless spatial layers, and unleashed a strike at Hun Yi.
"Galaxy Star Master, even if you've just entered the Ninth Tier, I can stand here and let you attack me," Hun Yi said with a smirk, unperturbed.
As a Ninth-Tier powerhouse who had opened over thirty million spatial layers, Hun Yi was supremely confident in his thick life foundation.
Any attack would be dispersed by the thirty million spatial layers, reducing the damage to a negligible amount.
But—
When Lin Yuan's attack landed on Hun Yi, the latter's expression changed slightly.
"At least a full-powered strike with the might of two million spatial layers?
"It's useless."
Lin Yuan realized that his full-powered attack had no effect on Hunyi, and immediately understood that he alone could not stop his opponent.
"What do we do now?" Xiran asked anxiously.
Lin Yuan carried many treasures with him.
"Should we split up? You're the one he's after," Lin Yuan suggested.
"Galaxy Star Master, what do you mean by that?" Xiran frowned. "It's just a clone, and do you think I, Xiran, can't afford to lose one?"
"You're right."
Lin Yuan nodded.
Even if they split up, Xiran wouldn't be able to escape.
Having been seen and pursued by a powerful being like Hunyi, his aura had already been locked on to. As long as they remained in this secret realm, there was no escape.
"I've contacted many friends, and among the human evolutionists who entered this realm, there are two who can hold off Hunyi," Lin Yuan said.
"However, they are both extremely far away from our current location. It would take them about two to three decades to get here," he added.
The Tianyu Tribe had Hunyi, a unique Ninth Tier who had opened over thirty million spatial layers. Naturally, the human civilization also had Ninth Tier powerhouses of equal caliber.
But due to the vast distances involved, and without the ability to use spatial movement within the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, it would take an incredibly long time for them to arrive.
Two to three decades?
By then, the clone would likely have already fully condensed.
"Xiran, how long can you hold out against Hunyi's pursuit if you're on your own?" Lin Yuan asked suddenly.
"How long?"
Xiran was taken aback by the question.
Even in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, facing the terrifying pursuit of a powerful being like Hunyi, a Ninth Tier lifeform below the million-layer threshold would be hard-pressed to survive for more than a few days.
But Xiran was different. He was exceptionally skilled at escape techniques and adept at jumping through countless spatial layers. He believed he could hold out for a longer period.
However, that wouldn't make much of a difference.
No matter how long he endured, it was unlikely to exceed two to three decades.
In the end, he would still perish at Hunyi's hands.
Rather than wait for that inevitable outcome, it might be better to self-destruct the clone and enter the realm again.
"I have an elder who can arrive in three years to save us," Lin Yuan said after some thought, making up a reason.
"An elder?"
"Three years?"
Xiran's eyes lit up.
He didn't doubt Lin Yuan's claim, as it wouldn't be unusual for the strongest genius in the history of human civilization to have a powerful elder.
"If I burn everything this clone has, including my mental will, I'm confident I can hold out for three years," Xiran said seriously after some thought.
This was made possible by the unique environment of the Xuanhuang Secret Realm and his own evolutionary path.
Outside this realm, it would be impossible to endure for even three seconds, let alone three years.
"Are you certain that your elder will arrive within three years?" Xiran asked anxiously.
Burning his clone was not a big deal, but burning his mental will would incur a huge cost that would affect his true body.
However, the strength boost he would gain from this was also tremendous, enough for Xiran to withstand Hunyi's pursuit for three years.
Xiran was confident he could hold out, but he was worried about whether Lin Yuan's elder would arrive in time.
If his elder didn't make it within three years, he would have burned his mental will for nothing and lost all the treasures his clone carried.
"Don't worry.
"Three years is more than enough time," Lin Yuan assured him. "Bring me into your internal world, and I'll contact my elder."
"Alright."
Xiran nodded.
At that moment, Lin Yuan's figure disappeared.
Internal World.
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged in a corner, his eyes closed.
"Three years... By then, at most two and a half years will have passed in the main world."
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
His claim to Xiran about an elder coming to their rescue in three years was, of course, a lie.
In reality, Lin Yuan intended to use these three years to perform his ninth traversal.
From the newly obtained world imprint coordinates, Lin Yuan had gained some information, including the time flow rates of the two worlds and the duration he could stay after traversing.
With a simple calculation, he could determine how much time would pass in the main world during his ninth traversal.
"Xiran, brother, hold on for a bit longer," Lin Yuan said softly as he slowly closed his eyes.
The Gate of Myriad Worlds within his mind began to shine brightly.
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