Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 245 The World After the Flame Vortex
"Boom~~~"

A frenzied absorption, with a terrifying absorption force hundreds of millions of times stronger than a black hole!
The entire Heavenly Dou Palace couldn't even last a moment before it was swallowed up by that enormous vortex of flames!

buzzing~~
The Heavenly Dou Palace trembled continuously, as if it were being subjected to the pressure of endless power. The power was extremely strong, enveloping the entire Heavenly Dou Palace. If it were a peak-level treasure palace, it would probably be damaged or even collapse under such powerful pressure!
"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

In an instant, the world spun around, as if endless space and time had been pierced through in an instant.

When the Heavenly Dou Palace reappeared, it had already entered a mysterious and unknown space.

An endless, colorful mist permeated the entire hazy space, and the ever-drifting colorful mist seemed to greatly hinder any means of investigation.

Whether it's visual probing, divine power probing, or the manipulation of space and time, all methods of probing are greatly limited when penetrating this endless colorful mist, leaving one unsure of their current location or the vastness of this space.

"What is this place?"

Inside the Heavenly Dou Palace, neither the Jade Purity clone nor the Upper Purity clone showed the slightest sign of panic.

Having wandered the cosmic sea for tens of thousands of years, experiencing countless perilous places, this wasn't the first time he'd encountered a situation like this, where he was suddenly swept into other unfamiliar spaces.

However, with the supreme treasure palace 'Tian Dou Palace' in his possession, even dangerous places would hardly cause him any real harm; at most, they would only trap him for a period of time.

As his strength increased, especially after he comprehended the special ability of 'words becoming law' from the original star map, which was comparable to the strongest beings in the universe, even if he encountered some difficulties, he could forcibly escape by directly controlling the operating rules of a certain area. With his high skill and boldness, he naturally became more confident when venturing into the many dangerous places in the cosmic sea.

"The Boundless Sea is located in the deepest part of the inner domain of the spaceship, and it inherently harbors two kinds of dangers—"

"First, there's the terrifyingly hot flame, capable of incinerating everything. Even the most precious palace treasures will inevitably be damaged if subjected to such intense heat for an extended period. As for top-tier treasures, they won't last long before being reduced to nothingness. The Emberless Sea is a terrifying sea of ​​fire that leaves not even ashes behind."

"The second danger in the Eternal Sea is the 'flame vortex' that can condense at any time."

"One after another, fiery vortexes appeared randomly within the endless sea of ​​fire. Once sucked in, one would be randomly transported to a strange new space. Different fiery vortexes seemed to connect to different, completely unfamiliar spaces, where even the dangers were unpredictable. There have even been instances where the strongest beings in the universe fell into them and perished."

Qi Yuan silently recalled various information about the Boundless Sea and quickly gained an understanding of the current environment.

"It seems I've entered a mysterious space connected to the Flame Vortex of the Endless Sea. The world of colorful light and mist—according to the information I have, there seems to be no information about this place. Is it an unknown and unfamiliar world?"

Inside the Heavenly Dou Palace, both the Jade Purity Avatar and the Upper Purity Avatar, who were sitting cross-legged, had their eyes light up.

The more unfamiliar a world is, the more likely it is to contain treasures!
"According to the information relayed by the strongest beings in the universe who have entered the world behind the Flame Vortex, once you enter this special space, the only way to leave is to wait for the passage to open automatically again, but the opening time of this passage is completely random."

Let's explore this world first.

The moment Shangqing's divided body and mind stirred, instantly—

hum~~~
The endless field of light expanded instantly from the Heavenly Dou Palace as its center, and the dazzling white light directly broke through the barrier of the colorful mist. Everything within a radius of 10 light-years was instantly brought under control!

Everything is clearly visible, down to the smallest detail.

"The blocking effect of this colored mist is so strong that it has restricted the domain activated by the most powerful treasure to this extent!"

Inside the Heavenly Dou Palace, the gaze of the Shangqing clone flickered slightly.

That ray of light was a powerful treasure of the realm type, 'Dream Light Realm,' which was recently returned to us.

If Qi Yuan were to fully unleash the Dream Light Realm, its domain would easily cover a range of hundreds of light-years!

However, at this moment, it was suppressed to the point that it could only cover a radius of 10 light-years, and its power was weakened by an unknown number of times!
The colorful mist that was constantly drifting around was not only difficult to penetrate, but also seemed to contain some kind of spatial and temporal suppression, preventing even the most powerful treasures in the domain from unleashing their full potential.

"How big is this space? The Dream Light Realm covers a radius of ten light-years, yet we still cannot reach its boundary."

Within a range of ten light-years, apart from the constantly drifting wisps of colored light mist, there was absolutely nothing else present.

With a thought, Shangqing's clone controlled the entire Tiandou Palace to slowly drift forward in a certain direction.

The azure palace flew slowly, while an endless field of light constantly enveloped a ten-light-year radius around it, probing any areas where anomalies might exist.

At first, Qi Yuan was very careful, and Tian Dou Palace only maintained a speed of about two or three times the speed of light.

However, as they continued flying, the vast, endless, colorful misty space seemed to have no boundaries at all, and its end was impossible to discern.

Moreover, in this vast space, there seemed to be no other matter. As the Heavenly Dou Palace flew along, they didn't see any treasures or opportunities, not even a single stone.

Thus, the Heavenly Palace began to gradually increase its speed, ten times the speed of light, twenty times the speed of light, thirty times the speed of light, until it accelerated to nearly a hundred times the speed of light, before maintaining this speed and rapidly flying in a certain direction to explore in this endless world of colorful light and mist.

Year after year
In the blink of an eye, nearly thirty years have passed.

Qi Yuan has been flying in this endless world of light and mist for nearly thirty years!
However, after thirty years of continuous flight, all I saw along the way was that colorful mist of light; nothing else of note appeared. "Could it be that I've fallen into some kind of spiritual illusion, my consciousness is being affected, and I've been circling around in a certain area all these years?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help but doubt himself, "Otherwise, how could I have flown for nearly thirty years without making any discoveries? Thirty years, traveling at nearly a hundred times the speed of light, I should have covered at least several thousand light-years. It's impossible that I haven't discovered anything over such a large area."

"This colorful mist is extremely oppressive. Even if a cosmic lord with a supreme treasure were to enter, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it for long. It's so dangerous, yet not a single supreme treasure comes out."

"This is just too much."

"In other places, the more dangerous the environment, the higher the probability of finding a powerful treasure. But this place is different. Is there something strange about it?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel puzzled.

However, this strange phenomenon is not so easy to discover.
The space was completely unfamiliar, with no records of it whatsoever. The vast fog hindered exploration, and even the range of the most powerful domain-type treasures was greatly suppressed. In addition, he could not teleport and could only fly forward, making it extremely difficult for him to explore the entire space.

huh~~~
The Heavenly Palace keeps flying.

"Nothing was gained. And who knows when the passage connecting this space to the outside world will reopen."

"In the history of the Cosmic Sea, other powerful beings have also fallen into the hidden world behind the flame vortex of the Eternal Sea. Some escaped and returned in just a few years, while others disappeared for almost a whole cycle before reappearing."

"I hope my two clones don't encounter this situation. If they do, it would be better to risk losing some treasures and just self-destruct."

Just as Qi Yuan's thoughts were wandering, suddenly—

"Oh!"

Faintly, it sounded as if an incredibly deep and muffled sound was coming from the endless distance.

"Ok?"

Inside the Heavenly Dou Palace, Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone's gaze flickered slightly as he quickly sensed the surroundings using the Dream Light Realm's domain.

The area enveloped by the endless field of light was completely calm, without any abnormalities.

"Oh!"

Another muffled thud resounded, and a slight ripple appeared in one corner of the field of light.

"That's the direction!"

The Shangqing clone's line of sight was not obstructed by the Tiandou Palace, and it looked towards a certain direction to the side and front.

"The sound is coming from that direction. In the past!"

Shangqing's clone controlled the Heavenly Dou Palace to fly in that direction.

"Bang!" "Bang!"
As they continued forward, the muffled sounds that had been emanating from the hazy distance seemed to become slightly clearer.

At the same time, as the muffled sound continued to ring out, invisible waves radiated outwards.

It was like being struck by a heavy hammer, causing Qi Yuan's consciousness to feel an extremely strong impact!

"Hmm? What a powerful impact on willpower!"

Inside the Heavenly Dou Palace, Shangqing's avatar's expression subtly changed.

The invisible fluctuations, though only emanating from afar, actually caused his will to feel a slight pressure.

His divine body is at the level of perfect genes ten thousand times stronger. With such a powerful divine body, the will it nurtures is inherently strong.

In addition, over the past tens of thousands of years, his two avatars have ventured into dangerous places in the cosmic sea, experiencing perilous situations time and time again. Their wills have been tempered and improved rapidly. Now, his will is extremely close to breaking through to the limit of the strongest in the universe.

The fact that it could put pressure on his will shows just how strong that invisible force must have been!

Moreover, this was an invisible impact coming from an unknown distance. It's unknown how powerful the will impact contained at the source of this fluctuation would be!
However, despite the overwhelming impact of his will, Shangqing's clone remained unfazed, and even showed a hint of eagerness to try.

"Thirty years, I've been drifting in this space for thirty years. Finally, finally something different has appeared!"

"Get closer, get closer and see where this impact is coming from!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
A series of rhythmic, muffled thuds accompanied by incredibly intense shocks of will continued to resound.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dou Palace flew forward rapidly, defying the direction from which the impact was coming.
(End of this chapter)