The Lord of the Heavenly Eclipse Palace in the Swallowed Starry Sky

Chapter 104 Setting Sail: Exploring the Mysterious Realm of the Starry Sky Beasts

"So many people!" Li Er exclaimed, a hint of surprise flashing in the eyes of his giant purple cocoon beast.

"So many spaceships!" Zhenche echoed, his voice full of excitement.

The three stood on the spacecraft launch platform outside the base, and the scene before them left them in awe.

This launch platform has a diameter of 100,000 kilometers, like a huge steel island floating in the universe. Its size is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of spacecraft taking off at once.

At this moment, the platform is bustling with people, with cultivators from all corners of the world gathering here.

For cultivators below the Immortal level, long journeys are a thorny problem.

Without the convenient ability of teleportation from a divine kingdom, relying solely on one's own flight would be incredibly slow, like a snail's pace, and in the vast universe, it would take countless years to reach one's destination.

Therefore, the spaceship became their only option.

"There are thousands of spaceships ready to take off!" Li Er's eyes were sharp as he watched the spaceships parked in an orderly fashion in the hall.

These spaceships vary in size and shape, some with diameters reaching thousands of meters, resembling small mobile castles. Their hulls gleam with the unique cold light of metal and are engraved with mysterious and complex runes, as if telling ancient stories.

Some are only a hundred meters long, exquisite and agile, like elves in the universe, ready to travel among the stars at any time.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go!" Zhenyan said, a hint of decisiveness in his eyes.

He quickly took out a spaceship from his world ring.

A flash of light appeared, and a spaceship resembling a warship with a diameter of over a kilometer appeared out of thin air in front of the three.

The spaceship was imposing, its hull made of E9-grade alloy, emitting a faint, ethereal blue glow under the cosmic rays.

On the surface of the spaceship, the laws and runes, like wisps of light, meandered and traced out mysterious and powerful patterns, clearly extremely profound laws and runes.

"These two, Zhen Yan and Zhen Che, seem to be quite wealthy!" Li Er thought to himself in amazement.

"Walk!"

Zhenyan was the first to board the spaceship through the hatch.

"Here they come!" Zhenche followed closely behind.

Li Er glanced back at the bustling launch platform, where cultivators of various races were busy moving between spaceships, carrying supplies and checking equipment—a lively yet tense scene.

He collected his thoughts slightly, then slowly flew into the spaceship.

"Whoosh!"

The hatch closed slowly with a dull thud, as if announcing the start of a new journey.

They saw a dense array of spaceships flying out of the launch platform in an orderly fashion, alongside them.

The roar of engines echoed through the universe, and light flashed.

"Let's go to the lounge!" Zhen Yan, who was flying ahead, said as soon as Li Er entered the spaceship.

"Not going to the control room?" Li Er asked with a smile, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Anyway, it's an intelligently controlled spaceship. There's no difference between being in the lounge and the command center; it's all piloted by intelligent life forms!" Zhen Yan explained with a smile, a confident smile playing on his lips.

Li Er nodded.

A moment later, they arrived at the lounge.

Whether it was designed this way from the beginning or was specially adjusted to suit Li Er's height, the entire lounge is nearly 300 meters high and extremely spacious.

Even though Li Er's Purple Cocoon Beast form was 100 meters tall, he didn't feel cramped at all inside.

The lounge is luxuriously and comfortably decorated, with gemstones that emit a soft glow on the walls and soft carpets on the floor, as if a luxurious land had been brought into a spaceship.

Li Er casually found an oversized sofa and sat down, then tucked his tail in to make himself more comfortable.

"It's so comfortable to be in the lounge!" Zhenche, who was usually cautious and careful when traveling, lay down on the sofa with a relaxed expression on his face, as if he had left all his fatigue behind.

"Come on, let's drink!"

Zhen Yan greeted them warmly, and two small cups and an extra-large cup appeared out of thin air in his hands.

The cup sparkled under the light, as if it were made of the purest crystal.

Soon, the three men's glasses were filled with fine wine.

The wine swirls in the glass, releasing an alluring aroma, as if it were the most precious brew in the universe.

"100% outdoor scene simulation!" Zhen Yan took a big gulp of fine wine and ordered with a smile.

His voice carried a hint of boldness.

"Beep~"

As soon as the order was given, the scene in the lounge changed instantly.

Although Li Er was still sitting on the sofa, he could no longer see the sofa and the ground; what appeared before him was a vast launch platform.

One after another, spaceships were slowly taking off, their massive engines spewing out scorching flames, propelling them into the air before accelerating and flying in all directions.

Soon, as the spaceship gradually accelerated, a wavy protective shield in front of it was broken through directly from the inside out.

The moment the protective shield was breached, it emitted a dazzling light, like ripples on the surface of water when it is broken—beautiful yet fleeting.

Li Er looked back and saw that the protective shield had returned to its perfect state.

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"Activate the energy defense shield!"

Zhenyan gave the order, his voice now tinged with seriousness.

"Set off!"

With this command, the spaceship slashed through the sky like a sharp sword.

The powerful roar of the engines filled the air as the spaceship accelerated forward, its hull trembling slightly as if it were trying to break free from the constraints of space.

The moment they took off from the massive launch platform, the three of them simultaneously turned their heads to look back at the enormous forward base.

Even Li Er, who was well-traveled and had broadened his horizons, was deeply shocked by the scene before him.

"This is the forward base!" Zhen Yan said in shock, his voice trembling slightly.

Through the outdoor simulation, the massive forward base situated on the vast grassland can be clearly seen.

The entire forward base was made of metal, gleaming with a dazzling metallic luster under the sunlight.

According to Laozi's visual estimation, it was at least tens of millions of kilometers in diameter, which was simply a behemoth.

It is thousands of times larger than a star, standing silently in the universe, like a majestic giant guarding this starry sky.

At the same time, a huge, colorful energy shield enveloped the sky above this forward base, like a large bowl turned upside down above it.

The energy shield shimmered with colorful light, like the most magnificent rainbow in the universe, beautiful and mysterious.

Seeing such a massive technological creation up close is like looking at a star up close; it's so awe-inspiring that words fail you.

"It's spectacular!"

Zhenche couldn't help but praise him, his eyes wide with awe.

"A forward base, what kind of forward base is this?" Li Er couldn't help but ask, his curiosity completely piqued.

"An SSS-level forward base!" Zhen Yan murmured, a hint of reverence in his eyes.

"I've heard that each of the four great secret realms has such a massive forward base, serving as the Hong Alliance's main base within the four star-beast secret realms. It's currently humanity's most powerful forward base, capable of withstanding attacks from beings at the level of cosmic rulers!"

"Venerable level!"

Li Er thought to himself and slowly nodded.

Li Er's authority in the virtual universe is now very high, second only to the ruler of the universe. Therefore, he has investigated some of the terrifying weapons of the mechanical race, so he naturally knows that even among the terrifying weapons of the mechanical race, this forward base is considered to be a relatively powerful type.

The spaceship continued flying forward, gradually moving away from the forward base.

But the magnificent scene was deeply imprinted in the minds of the three of them.

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(End of this chapter)