Swallowing the Stars: I'll Destroy the Universe with My Talent Attributes

After spending an unknown amount of time in the secret realm, Qin Yuan sensed that the space within it was becoming unstable, and the time acceleration effect was beginning to fluctuate and weaken.

Instinct told Qin Yuan that this secret realm might soon disappear again, or that it was nearing the end of its opening cycle.

Without further hesitation, he followed the trail he had taken and quickly left the secret realm.

When Qin Yuan rushed out of the spatial entrance and returned to the familiar vacuum of the universe, the entrance behind him had become extremely dim, eventually subsiding like ripples and disappearing without a trace, as if it had never existed.

The Shadowblade assault ship waited quietly nearby.

Qin Yuan entered the bridge and immediately checked the time.

"Master, you have been in an unknown space for a total of 73 days and 7 hours."

Intelligent system report.

While it was 73 days outside, inside the secret realm, it was nearly three years of arduous cultivation!

Feeling the immense power of the eighth-tier stellar level within his body, as well as his profound understanding of spear techniques and secret arts, and the cool "space-time rune" in his arms, Qin Yuan's lips curled into a satisfied smile.

This trip to the hidden realm yielded far more rewards than expected.

Not only did their strength increase significantly, but they also obtained an important key to the path to becoming a powerful figure in the future.

"Return to Iron Rock Star Base."

Qin Yuan gave the order.

The Shadow Blade changed direction, its engine spewing flames, and headed towards the distant military fortress.

Qin Yuan's next goal was no longer simply to break through realms, but to attempt to gain a preliminary understanding of the profound and mysterious fundamental laws of the universe!

Even a small part of it would be of great benefit to Qin Yuan's future.

Before the "Shadow Blade" assault ship even arrived at the Iron Rock Star base, Qin Yuan's military encrypted communication channel received an emergency mobilization order directly issued by the base's highest command.

The message was concise and somber:

"All stellar-class and higher units patrolling the S-77 to S-79 regions, immediately proceed to coordinates K-128 to assemble! Repeat, assemble immediately!"

"A stable entrance to the 'Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm' has been discovered, suspected to be a remnant of an ancient civilization, with intense energy reactions within. Multiple forces, including alien races, have detected and moved there. Mission: Assist our main force in seizing control of the secret realm and eliminate hostile forces!"

"This mission concerns meritorious service in the national war; those who disobey will be treated as traitors!"

Below the command were detailed coordinates of the K-128 area and intelligence on some of the alien forces that had been detected so far, including the "Demon Clan" known for their physical strength, bloodthirstiness, and warlike nature, and the "Crystal Eye Clan" who were skilled in mechanical modification and possessed bizarre technology.

"Holy crap, even the demon race has come out!"

Qin Yuan's expression hardened.

The appearance of this order almost made Qin Yuan think that a war between the top powers in the universe had begun.

Through his understanding of the original work, Qin Yuan knew that the demon race, along with the insect race, the human race, and the mechanical race, was listed as one of the top-tier races in the universe.

Moreover, the Zerg, the Demon Race, and even the Machine Race do not have a good attitude towards the Human Race, and there are frequent frictions between the top races.

As the pinnacle of the races, the human race almost single-handedly fought against the demon race, the insect race, and the machine race.

Given this situation, how could Qin Yuan not have any doubts about the appearance of demon forces within human territory?

Moreover, there is a Zerg rift on the Iron Rock Star front that has not yet been connected to the cosmic Zerg.

This place is a complete hodgepodge!

How did the Crystal Eye Clan, a subordinate race of the Demon Race and the Mechanical Race, come to the territory of the Human Race?

This is no joke!

Unlike the wild, mysterious insectoid races, the demon race and the mechanical race are genuine cosmic forces.

After learning the details, Qin Yuan, who was initially agitated, calmed down.

It turns out that the demon race didn't actually start a war, but rather that after receiving news of the secret realm, they sent a group of people to explore the ruins through diplomacy.

Just like exchange students on Earth.

The strength of demons and crystal-eyed race members who entered human territory was also restricted; those with higher cultivation levels could not enter.

This news finally put Qin Yuan at ease.

It would be extremely disadvantageous for him if the top powers of the universe were to start a war now, because he would lose the time to develop.

As for why the human race would allow members of the demon race to set foot on their territory in a diplomatic manner, Qin Yuan didn't need to think to know that it was because a traitor planted by the demon race in the human race's territory had leaked the information.

This kind of thing is neither common nor rare.

There are bound to be some under-the-table deals between different groups, but Qin Yuan has no right to know and is too lazy to investigate further.

Are the demon race here for the newly opened Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm?

"The Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm?"

Qin Yuan's gaze sharpened. He almost thought that the secret realm he had been in had been exposed.

However, the information presented is different.

This Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm is completely different from the Time Acceleration Secret Realm he had previously discovered by chance. It is clearly a large secret realm that has just stabilized and whose energy fluctuations are so intense that they cannot be concealed.

The appearance of a secret realm of this scale will inevitably trigger a frenzied struggle among all forces in the surrounding star regions.

"Change course, target area K-128, maximum speed!"

Qin Yuan issued the command without hesitation. The "Shadow Blade" instantly unleashed thrust far exceeding its normal cruising speed, transforming into a dark shadow that tore through the starry sky as it sped away.

Qin Yuan's patrol area was not far from the area where the Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm was located. When he arrived at the target area, the scene before him was far more spectacular and chaotic than he had imagined.

A once empty galaxy now appears as if its space has been shattered, revealing a massive, irregular crack with a diameter exceeding tens of thousands of kilometers.

Inside the rift, there was not just darkness, but rather the phantom images of mountains, rivers, and shattered stars. Vast and ancient energy surged out from it like a tide, impacting the surrounding cosmic space.

This is the entrance to the "Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm"!

The area around the entrance has become a massive battlefield vortex.

The Silver Blue Empire's fleet, centered around several menacing "Guardian-class" battleships, formed a solid defensive line and engaged in fierce combat with several distinctly different secret realm insectoid life fleets in the distance.

The beams of energy cannons crisscrossed, and bursts of fire erupted one after another, like an everlasting fireworks display igniting the universe.

Judging from the current situation, the Silver Blue Empire holds an absolute advantage. The Secret Realm Zerg haven't even come into contact with the Space Zerg at this point, and their annihilation is inevitable.

Closer still, near the entrance to the secret realm, lies an even more brutal area of ​​individual and squad boarding combat, as well as hand-to-hand combat!

Human powerhouses were mixed together with powerhouses from the demon race, the crystal-eyed race, and other scattered subordinate races.

A bloody battle ensued between those who wanted to enter the secret realm first, or those who wanted to prevent the other from entering.

Following instructions, Qin Yuan incorporated the "Shadow Blade" into a temporary formation consisting of three assault ships and one light frigate, designated the "Seventh Assault Group".

The formation commander issues instructions via wide area communication.

"Our mission is to clear out the alien harassing units on the left flank of the entrance area, opening a passage for the human elites to break in! All stellar-level team members, prepare for boarding action or advance independently!"

Just then, a familiar, bold communication came into Qin Yuan's private channel.

"Brother Xingyuan! Haha, it really is you! I just saw your ID image in the identification code!"

Qin Yuan took a look and realized that it was "Yan Chen", whom he had met once before in the Bibo Star Arena!

At this moment, Yan Chen was wearing a set of fiery red standard space battle armor. His aura was more refined than before, indicating that he had also made progress.

He was accompanied by three or four equally imposing human martial artists, forming a temporary squad.

"Brother Yan Chen."

Qin Yuan responded.

"Don't stand on ceremony, the situation is urgent!"

Yan Chen speaks very quickly.

“Our ‘Flame Star Squad’ is in dire need of a strong crowd control and initiator. Since you’ve come here, you must be at the Stellar level. I’ve seen your domain and marksmanship; they’re quite impressive. How about you join us? It’ll be good to have someone to look after us when we enter the secret realm!”

After a moment's thought, Qin Yuan agreed.

Qin Yuan concealed his eighth-level stellar realm using a secret technique!

It's normal that Yan Chen couldn't see through it.

Breakthroughs in realms are hard to explain. A first-level stellar-level being can become an eighth-level stellar-level being in just a few months. This is a difficult question to answer.

Therefore, to avoid potential trouble, Qin Yuan chose to hide himself, using a secret technique to suppress his life force and even the fluctuations of his genetic energy to the level that a first-order stellar level should have.

Stellar-level attacks are definitely beyond their detection, and cosmic-level attacks are no exception. As for domain lords, Qin Yuan isn't confident he can hide them.

However, there were no important figures like domain lords on the front lines of Iron Rock Star, so Qin Yuan wasn't afraid of being exposed.

Chapter 126 Imperial Genius Tournament

In such a chaotic battlefield, a reliable temporary team is indeed more advantageous than going it alone.

Qin Yuan quickly rejoined the "Flame Star Squad".

Besides Yan Chen, the main attacker at the Stellar Level 2, the team also has a burly man named "Stone Shield" wielding a giant shield and responsible for defense; his strength is also at the Stellar Level 2.

A nimble, twin-dagger-wielding, first-tier Stellar-level girl known as "Shadow Shuttle" is responsible for reconnaissance and harassment; and a pale-faced but deep-eyed mentalist who has advanced to the second-tier Stellar-level mastery level, known as "Spirit Eye."

"Alright, everyone's here. Target: the biggest gap on the left flank, charge in!"

Yan Chen pointed his flaming longsword, and the team members tacitly formed a simple assault formation.

Qin Yuan was positioned in the middle of the formation, near the front, alongside the stone shield.

The group was ejected from the assault ship and shot like arrows toward the left flank of the entrance to the secret realm, where the battle was most intense.

As soon as you get close, a stench mixed with the smell of blood, burnt energy, and the stench of alien races hits you.

Several demon warriors, still in their half-beast form, with bared fangs and gleaming claws, were fighting a squad of human soldiers.

Further away, several members of the Crystal Eye Clan, their huge crystal eyes gleaming with a cold light, were controlling floating turrets and mechanical hounds, carrying out precise and deadly long-range attacks.

"kill!"

Without further ado, the skirmish broke out instantly!

Stone Shield roared, and its huge shield expanded, emitting an earthy yellow halo, forcefully withstanding the fierce attack of two demon warriors and an energy cannon shot from the Crystal Eye Clan!

Flaming sword lashed out as it struck a second-tier stellar-level demon leader, and the two clashed.