I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

"The herds of Iron Rhinoceroses live in several places in this world, all far from the core area."

"No matter where we hunt the Iron Rhinoceros, we'll eventually have to head to Wind and Thunder Canyon," Thor said, frowning. "The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's mission arrangement clearly intends to make us traverse half a world."

In the world of the Realm Lord, there are many natural threats.

Crossing half of the world's main realm... is definitely a series of life-or-death crises. Even with warning systems in place, they are not very useful against some natural threats.

"This is a trial, a process of elimination." Luo Yuan shook his head. "The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance is here to weed out a group of unqualified people. If you can't even pass this test, you won't be qualified to wander and adventure in the universe in the future."

"Hmm." Hong nodded. "From where we are, there are three paths to the Wind and Thunder Canyon, the core area of ​​the Realm Lord's World. Let's see which one we should take?"

“These three roads…” Thor looked at the map on the screen, “are all quite dangerous.”

“The first path,” Luo Feng said.

The first path has more ferocious beasts, so it naturally poses less of a threat. Of course... this is only relative to the other two paths.

“Alright, first one.” Hong nodded.

"Then let's set off!" Luo Yuan said directly.

The world of the Lord of Realms is both heaven and hell.

For many adventurers and mercenaries, the unexplored worlds of realm masters are a treasure trove, a paradise! At the same time, they are fraught with danger; a single misstep can lead to death. Yet… a large number of adventurers and cosmic mercenaries still flock there. This 'Thunder World,' having already been extensively explored, is now merely a tool used to test trainee mercenaries.

……

In the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, on the renowned 'Canglan Star', within the Thunder World.

Luo Yuan and his companions have been in the Thunder World for 51 days.

The fourteen streaks of light came to a stop.

The small team gazed at the distant mountains, which appeared to be shrouded in snowflakes, a dark and gloomy scene. To be precise, it wasn't snowflakes, but rather a fierce wind carrying a large number of rocks! At the same time, there were cumulus clouds above the mountains, with lightning crackling within them, as if lightning could strike at any moment.

"According to the map, the Wind and Thunder Canyon is just ahead." Thor held his breath.

“Thunder cumulus clouds hang in the sky for a long time. Apart from the Wind and Thunder Canyon, there is no other place in this world of thunder with this sight.” Hong also squinted his eyes.

Luo Yuan and Luo Feng watched with bated breath.

Wind and Thunder Canyon, the core and central place of this Thunder World, is also the most dangerous place! However, one of the items required to pass the cosmic trainee mercenary assessment—the Wind Horn Stone—must be obtained from this Wind and Thunder Canyon.

"Let's go," Luo Yuan said in a low voice.

The dozen or so people stopped flying and headed towards the Wind and Thunder Canyon... Strangely, perhaps knowing the canyon was dangerous, not a single ferocious beast appeared around it. There was no vegetation in the canyon, just bare, black rocks with occasional streaks of silver.

"The wind is so strong." Luo Feng was unsteady on his feet when he arrived.

"How strong must the wind be?" Thor and Hong couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

What Earth calls a Category 12 typhoon wouldn't even affect a stellar-level powerhouse in the slightest. Yet here, fourteen people were unsteady on their feet—how unbelievable!

Luo Yuan's team cautiously continued to advance. In the very center of the mountain range, it was as if a divine sword had cleaved the entire mountain range in two, creating a canyon. This enormous canyon, as if formed by a sword, was called the 'Wind and Thunder Canyon'.

Luo Yuan scanned the area with his spiritual power and discovered that there were no fewer than a thousand examinees hidden around here. He also discovered a hidden cave.

"Come with me," Luo Yuan said in a low voice.

The other thirteen people quietly followed, and the closer they got to the canyon, the stronger the wind became. Luo Yuan came to a rock, suddenly lifted a rock, revealing a cave, and then transmitted his thoughts: "Everyone, go in. There is an entrance inside that leads directly to the canyon wall."

"You can even find a place like this?" Thor couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Go in." Hong Dang went in first.

The cave is located inside the mountains.

Follow the cave until you reach one of the mountain walls in the Wind and Thunder Canyon where the wind howls. There is an opening in the mountain wall that is about thirty centimeters wide.

"What is this?" Thor's eyes lit up.

"Huh?" Hong Lian picked up a smooth little stone near the cave entrance. The stone was mainly black, but its surface had a strange blue coating, like a protective film. The ordinary stones here were all black, or black stones with a hint of silver. Only the Wind Horn Stone had a deep blue halo on its surface. Legend has it that the Wind Horn Stone was struck by lightning but did not turn into dust. Instead, it absorbed a trace of the lightning's power and formed into a strange stone.

“Windstone, it’s Windstone,” Thor exclaimed.

"I never expected to find a Windstone while picking things up." Luo Yuan smiled as he walked to the cave entrance.

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Chapter 83 A World Within a World

Outside the cave entrance, a fierce wind howled, plunging the world into darkness. However, because one side of the cave was blocked, the wind was very weak. Luo Yuan turned to the others inside the cave and said, "The wind outside is terrifying. It will be very difficult to obtain another Wind Corner Stone."

There was one on the ground inside the cave before, probably one of the wind-blown stones carried by the strong winds that happened to fly into the cave. But this kind of thing is purely a matter of luck, otherwise there would be more than one in the cave.

"What about the remaining Windstones?" Thor asked anxiously.

"It's too dangerous outside, and lightning could strike at any moment. That lightning could even turn a domain lord to ashes. Let's get closer to the canyon and use our telekinesis or primal force to pull over one or two wind-capped stones that have been swept up by the gale! It's difficult, but the risk is low. It requires patience. Or we could kill other teams that have obtained wind-capped stones and plunder them!" Luo Yuan said thoughtfully.

The others nodded in agreement after hearing Luo Yuan's analysis.

So Luo Yuan and his group temporarily began a period of waiting for their prey to come to them.

Catching those 'Wind-Horned Stones' that fly close to the cave entrance requires both luck and skill! The howling winds make visibility extremely poor, and the winds carry a large number of stones, with only one or two Wind-Horned Stones appearing occasionally among them. Therefore, luck is crucial. Furthermore, the Wind-Horned Stones only fly past the cave entrance for a fleeting moment!

You have to act instantly! If you miss it, you'll have to wait a long time for the next opportunity.

Unfortunately... the gale contained the primordial energy of the universe, and the mental power was directly destroyed and dissipated just as it was about to extend and penetrate deeper.

The 'psychic hand' formed by Luo Yuan can only stay in place about one meter away from the cave entrance.

To Luo Yuan and the others' surprise, the 'Stellar Level 4' Moyun Vine on Luo Feng's body, after shrinking, formed an extremely tough vine that could penetrate about two meters deep into the gale and then quickly retract. Although the vine was covered in wounds, its repair speed could indeed maintain this 'lightning-fast penetration of 2 meters' achievement!

In Wind and Thunder Canyon, most teams rely on this "waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump" method to obtain Wind Horn Stones. Occasionally, some teams force their slave bodyguards to risk their lives at the canyon's summit to get Wind Horn Stones. However, such teams are rare, since slave bodyguards are also combatants, and losing one or two would have a significant impact on the team.

On the third day in Wind and Thunder Canyon, Luo Yuan and his group obtained the second Wind Corner Stone.

On the fifth day in Wind and Thunder Canyon, Luo Yuan and his companions obtained the third Wind Corner Stone.

On the ninth day in Wind and Thunder Canyon, I obtained the fourth Windhorn Stone.

This is only because of their favorable geographical location. For a typical small team, just traversing most of the Thunder World would take a year and a half, and collecting the Windstone would also take another year and a half. Therefore, spending several years is quite normal. Luo Yuan's team is already considered a very efficient one.

"Alright, we've collected all four Windstones, so we should head out now," Hong said with a smile.

The fourteen people then flew out of the cave, preparing to return home.

"Rumble~~~"

Suddenly, the entire Thunder World began to shake violently, without any warning!

All the squads were shocked.

"what happened?"

Is the world about to collapse?

"Oh my god!"

Throughout the entire Wind and Thunder Canyon, spanning thousands of kilometers, tens of thousands of stellar-level adventurers who came for the assessment all looked up in astonishment at their surroundings, at the world. Luo Yuan's team was naturally just as shocked, looking around at their surroundings; the entire world seemed to tremble, the mountains shook.

"What's going on?" Everyone looked around in confusion.

"Over there!!!" someone shouted.

Tens of thousands of stellar-level adventurers, as long as they were on the mountain, almost simultaneously saw the mountain not far away crack open, revealing a pitch-black hole that appeared as if it had been torn apart. This black hole was half on the mountain and half inside the mountain, and the surrounding space was torn apart, making it extremely eerie.

"Look, what's that thing?" Thor stared wide-eyed, pointing to the dark hole in the distance.

At that moment, tens of thousands of adventurers on the mountain were all staring at the black hole when suddenly a voice rang out: "A realm within a realm! This could very well be the entrance to a realm within a realm!"

"Yes, a world within a world!"

"It is a world within a world."

"quick!"

A large number of young people at the stellar level, from various families and forces of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, or from a certain planet, all looked different, but at this moment they were all extremely fanatical. They transformed into streams of light, and tens of thousands of streams of light flew directly towards the black hole in the distance.

"This is the realm within a realm? It's truly magnificent." Luo Yuan looked with interest at the black hole created by the tearing of space in the sky, but did not rush into it immediately.

"What should we do?" Luo Feng asked from the side.

"No rush, let the bullets fly for a while." Luo Yuan said calmly with a smile. The black hole that had just been created was not yet stable, so he let the anxious team go and scout ahead.

"Uh, Third Brother is speaking in a language we don't understand," Luo Feng muttered.

After a while, seeing that no one was injured, the fourteen people flew into the black hole at high speed.

Within and outside the boundary.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Thousands upon thousands of stellar-level adventurers, forming small teams, rushed out of the black hole and flew rapidly in all directions, covering the sky in an instant.

"Third brother, which way should we go?" Hong asked Luo Yuan.

"We can't waste time!" Thor was also very anxious.

"Follow me," Luo Yuan said from the air.

Luo Feng, Hong, Lei Shen, and ten servants followed, and the fourteen-person team quickly flew close to the ground.

Previously, there were tens of thousands of adventurers, but after they dispersed and flew for only a few minutes, Luo Yuan and his team could no longer see anyone else around them. This realm within a realm... was simply too vast; tens of thousands of people entering were like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

"Third brother, are we just going to fly like this?" Hong looked at Luo Yuan.

"That's the only way," Luo Yuan explained. "The Realm Within a Realm is a world in itself. It's incredibly vast, and who knows where the treasures are hidden? So we're just searching aimlessly, like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, we can detect anything within a 20-kilometer radius. If there are any treasures within that range, we'll definitely find them immediately!"

Within this realm, there were no ferocious beasts, but rather a silent world.

"It's so quiet," Luo Feng remarked.

"The quiet is normal. The ferocious beasts in the Thunder World are specially transported by the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance to select trainee mercenaries," Thor muttered. "Actually, without any ferocious beasts, flying and traveling feels really boring."

"Stop!" Luo Yuan suddenly shouted through telepathy, his voice booming in the ears of the others.

"Damn it." Thor covered his ears and glared at him. "Third brother, keep your voice down."

Luo Yuan, however, had no time to waste words with Thor. He swept his mental energy across the area, then looked around and shouted in a low voice, "Everyone be careful, let's find a place and start burrowing!"

"Drilling underground?" Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen were taken aback.

"Hmm, there are good things at a depth of 4800 meters underground," Luo Yuan said mysteriously.

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