Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 67 Soul River Tide

Zhou Yang and his group have been deep in the Soul River Secret Realm for nearly three months, and along the way they have discovered at least several hundred spatial vortexes.

However, their harvest was pitifully small.

These small worlds behind the spatial vortexes have either been completely looted or have only recently emerged, with a pitifully small number of soul beasts within them.

In the past three months, the most I've ever achieved has been about the same as the first time.

They've only collected about 60 grains of Blood Soul Sand so far, which isn't nearly enough to go around.

However, after nearly three months of fierce fighting and tempering, and having absorbed a lot of Blood Soul Sand, Hong and Luo Feng have successfully broken through to the first level of the Hengxing Star.

That's good news, actually.

According to their original plan, after everyone broke through to the Hengxing level, they would go to participate in the trainee mercenary assessment of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

Then you can take on some missions issued by the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, honing your skills while also gaining some extra income.

However, after discovering the true effects of the Blood Soul Sand, the group was reluctant to leave too soon.

Treasures that can enhance one's ability to sense laws are extremely rare and hard to come by!

Now they are focused on collecting enough Blood Soul Sand, and their original plans have been postponed.

"There are far too few Blood Soul Beasts. I've only refined about ten Blood Soul Sands so far. I wonder when I'll be able to collect enough to reach the limit."

Inside the silver-gray spaceship, Thor grumbled softly.

It only takes about ten pills to absorb in three months. If we calculate based on the maximum of 50 pills per person, it will take at least another six months.

In this secret realm of the Soul River, they are constantly affected by a negative emotion of resentment and violence, which is a very unpleasant feeling.

Not only him, but Zhou Yang also felt a growing anxiety.

They set off from Earth in August 2060, spent more than two months traveling through interstellar space, and then spent nearly three months in the Soul River Secret Realm. By this time, it was January 2061.

If he remembers correctly, the inner world of the Thunder World is about to open.

Buried within that realm is the entire estate of an extremely wealthy Thunder Lord, its total value comparable to the entire fortune of an ordinary immortal.

This should be the biggest opportunity they can have in the early stages, and they absolutely cannot let it slip by.

"One year, at most I'll stay here for one year. By then, regardless of whether I've collected enough Blood Soul Sand, I'll have to head to Canglan Star!"

Zhou Yang secretly made up his mind.

"Zhou Yang has arrived at location 326."

Babata's notification sounded, and the silver-gray spaceship quickly came to a stop next to a huge, slowly rotating vortex.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

"Hopefully, I'll be luckier this time."

Zhou Yang, Luo Feng, and the others first put on their defensive combat suits before cautiously entering the vortex passage ahead.

The moment they entered, they saw the dense horde of Blood Soul Beasts on the dark red earth.

"Damn, so many Blood Soul Beasts! We're rich this time!"

A look of surprise instantly spread across the group's faces!

"Someone's there!"

However, they soon discovered the dozen or so "human" warriors who were being attacked by the beast horde.

These humans resembled Earthlings in appearance, except they had a pointed horn on their heads and their cheeks were covered with a layer of fine scales.

"Hmm, that guy's pretty strong. He's at the eighth level of the Constant Star realm and has even mastered a domain. I'm afraid neither Brother Hong nor I could be his match right now!"

"Those three Blood Soul Beasts are incredibly powerful; they were actually able to suppress that human!"

Thor and his companions were slightly surprised, not expecting to encounter other adventurer teams in this vortex space, even though they hadn't seen any other spaceships outside.

Could it be that there is more than one entrance to this secret realm?

"Zhou Yang, what do you mean?"

Finally, Thor, Hong, and Luo Feng all turned their gazes to Zhou Yang.

Although they were extremely envious of those Blood Soul Beasts, they also knew that their strength was limited.

Without Zhou Yang's intervention, they alone would not have been able to deal with that large group of soul beasts.

The decision will depend on the strongest member of Zhou Yang's team.

"Um"

Zhou Yang glanced ahead slightly.

He quickly got a clear view of the battle situation on the field.

The strongest warrior on the battlefield should be the human warrior at the eighth level of the Eternal Star realm, who held his own against three Blood Soul Beasts at the peak of the Eternal Star realm.

However, if I were to use the Cloud Vine, my opponent would probably be no match for me.

The remaining dozen or so people were mostly at the third or fourth level of the Hengxing realm, posing no threat whatsoever.

Thinking this through, he quickly made up his mind and smiled at Thor and the others:

"What else can I say? My friends are in trouble, I can't just stand by and do nothing! Let's go, let's help them get rid of the Blood Soul Beasts!"

Having said that, he steered the curved blade and charged forward!

During this process, a hazy stream of light burst out from behind him, rapidly expanding and growing larger in mid-air.

"Whoosh whoosh~"

Giant, purplish-red vines stretched out gracefully, instantly extending to a length of tens of thousands of meters.

The dense foliage continued to grow, eventually covering the entire sky.

"Hiss hiss hiss~"

Thirty-six incredibly thick main vines, like swimming dragons, instantly rushed into the dense horde of soul beasts, easily ripping up and crushing the blood soul beasts one by one.

Grains of blood soul sand appeared in the air, and were quickly grasped by tiny hands formed from slender branches and delivered to Zhou Yang.

When Mo Yun Teng, a peak-level star, made his first appearance, he directly contributed a full forty or fifty grains of Blood Soul Sand!

"Well done, Moyun!"

Zhou Yang gave a soft compliment, but then quickly charged towards the battle group of the eighth-level martial artist of the Hengxing star.

"Haha, let's join in and help our friends!"

Behind him, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen also had smiles on their faces.

Several figures moved like streaks of light, quickly joining the battle.

The lightning-fast longsword, the ghostly spear shadow, and the golden swordfish erupted instantly, tearing apart and shattering the Blood Soul Beasts, whose strength was comparable to that of a Star-level martial artist, like fragile rag dolls!

Grains of red sand were continuously scattered, only to be instantly collected by several large hands.

"Haha, that's awesome!"

In the original battlefield, Ah Liujin, a man from the Illusionary Heart Clan at the eighth level of the Eternal Star Realm, was already prepared to unleash his innate secret technique and fight desperately.

However, at that moment, a loud shout suddenly came from afar.

"Hang in there, friends, we're here to help!"

Immediately afterwards, he saw endless crimson vines instantly cover a large part of the sky, with thick vines winding and moving, easily shredding one star-level blood soul beast after another into dust.

"Plant life at the pinnacle of the galaxy!"

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from the giant vine, his pupils instantly contracted.

Behind the plant life, four humans with somewhat "strange" appearances quickly arrived.

Seeing the performance of those four people made him even more lost in thought.

Although he could sense that the auras of the others weren't particularly strong—the strongest of them was only around the third or fourth rank of the Hengxing level—but

The silver-glowing flying wheel, the golden swordfish, the black-light-flowing spear, and the spear wreathed in lightning...

Good heavens, all four members of that team were geniuses who had comprehended the domain!

"Could these people be core disciples of some powerful faction? Yes, only such people could cultivate plant life at the peak of the Hengxing level at this stage!"

Arujin's eyes lit up instantly!

"There's hope!"

"Don't just stand there! I'll get Moyun Teng to help you kill those three Blood Soul Beasts!"

At that moment, he heard the man who was in the lead among the four shout at him.

At the same time, thick vines resembling giant pythons roared down from the sky, instantly wrapping around the three peak-level Blood Soul Beasts in front of them.

"Aww~~~"

Those three Blood Soul Beasts were already approaching the cosmic level, and their speed and power far exceeded those of ordinary Star-level Blood Soul Beasts.

They swiftly dodged in the air, while their claws and teeth retaliated and tore at the enemy.

However, a hazy green glow gradually appeared on those giant vines, making the vines incredibly resilient.

The claws of a peak-level Blood Soul Beast struck the giant vine, but only managed to inflict a shallow wound about a foot long.

Thanks to the incredible cellular activity of plant life, the tiny wound was repaired in an instant.

In the end, Aryukin didn't even have a chance to make a move.

A few moments later, the three Blood Soul Beasts that had caused them so much trouble were entangled, strangled, and torn apart by thick vines, eventually turning into countless crystalline fragments.

The terrifying, sky-covering vines surged into the remaining horde of soul beasts, unleashing a new massacre.

The fighting ended soon after.

One by one, his companions quickly came up behind A Liujin.

They had just escaped a life-or-death crisis, yet no one dared to relax for a moment.

The enormous vines that had just covered the entire sky exerted even greater pressure on them than the thousands of soul beasts.

"A gilded gold"

One of the companions behind them spoke up, but for a moment they didn't know what to say.

"Don't worry, it should be fine."

A-Liu-Jin's expression was much calmer.

If the other party had malicious intentions, none of us would be alive today.

After a moment's thought, he took the initiative to walk forward.

At this moment, Zhou Yang and his companions were in a good mood.

In the battle, each of them acquired a large amount of red "Blood Soul Sand".

This is enough for them to absorb to their limit in one go!

Hello everyone!

At this moment, a familiar universal language rang in their ears, and Zhou Yang and the others all looked up.

Ah Liujin placed two fingers against his brow and bowed slightly, performing a unique ritual of the Illusion Heart Clan.

"We are an adventurer team from the Hanyu Star Illusion Heart Clan. My name is A Liujin."

Thank you all for your help just now. Please allow me, on behalf of my people, to express our sincerest gratitude to you!

"The Illusionary Heart Clan?"

Zhou Yang pondered for a moment, realizing he had never heard of this tribe before.

He smiled at A Liujin:

"Don't mention it. We're all adventurers, it's only right to lend a hand when we meet."

Ah Liujin pondered for a moment, then spoke:

"Alright then, to repay your kindness, my people and I are willing to do everything in our power to help you compete for the Blood Soul Crystal during the upcoming Soul River Tide!"

Zhou Yang and the others were taken aback upon hearing this.

"Tide of the Soul River?"

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