Translator: CinderTL
After several hours of high-speed flight, the aircraft landed in Dongshan Province, near the entrance of a massive Cosmic Void Passage.
The desolate landscape stretched out under a blood-red sky.
Across the endless wasteland, steel fortresses clustered around a colossal, abyss-like black maw. Vast stellar energy arrays formed a towering, cloud-piercing energy barrier, enveloping the dark chasm.
This was the Star Realm Sea Entrance.
"What a colossal Cosmic Void Passage," Jiang Ye remarked as he stepped out of the aircraft.
It was the first time he had seen a Cosmic Void Passage of such magnitude, with a diameter of at least one kilometer.
"Does the Star Realm Sea lie on the other side of this passage?" Zhou Hong couldn't help but ask.
"Not so fast," Bai Jing explained. "You'll first arrive at the Corridor of Civilizations."
"Were you even paying attention during the seven-day training?" Qiu Cang glared at Zhou Hong. "Were you just daydreaming on the plane?"
Zhou Hong sheepishly fell silent.
"It's fine," Bai Jing said calmly. "Let me reiterate: the Corridor of Civilizations may contain incredible treasures, but you'd be wise not to attempt to claim them."
"Because... the Corridor of Civilizations has an astonishingly high mortality rate."
"It reaches a staggering 50%," Bai Jing emphasized grimly.
Jiang Ye and the others nodded solemnly.
This data was obtained by the Pioneer Exploration Team through on-site verification. At the time, the Star Realm Sea had not yet been opened, and the team could only reach the Corridor of Civilizations before being unable to proceed further.
"The Corridor of Civilizations is extremely long, and even the exploration team only managed to explore a small portion of it."
"After you enter, you are very likely to encounter strong individuals from alien civilizations," Bai Jing said solemnly. "Remember, do not engage in combat within the Corridor of Civilizations. If someone attacks you, focus solely on defense."
"Those who initiate attacks will be annihilated by the rules."
"Understood," the group nodded slightly.
As they spoke, Bai Jing led them into the steel fortress ahead, arriving near the Star Realm Sea Entrance.
A considerable number of people had already gathered there.
With Jiang Ye and his group's arrival, all thirty participants for the Star Realm Sea were finally present.
"Jiang Ye, you're finally here," Su Haiyue, clad in sea-blue battle armor, glanced at Jiang Ye from across the crowd.
Besides her, Chang Qixing from Heaven's Gate University was also present, having evidently secured a special slot.
"Jiang Ye," Chang Qixing's pupils narrowed slightly. "He's even stronger than he was two months ago. This guy... he's a true monster."
Apart from him, many of the other thirty participants were also observing Jiang Ye.
Jiang Ye was no longer the obscure figure he once was.
Wherever he went, countless eyes followed him.
"Everyone," a white-robed elder said in a deep voice from the front of the entrance. "You thirty are the most exceptional dao bone geniuses of Blue Star's current generation. You are the foundation of our world!"
"I hope you will all return safely from this journey to the Star Realm Sea, with not a single one lost."
"Blue Star's Heavenly Prides! May fortune favor your path!" The white-robed elder raised his voice. "Open the way!"
As his words echoed, a sharp alarm blared:
Beep! Beep! Beep—
Rumble!
With the piercing alarm, the heavy iron gate at the entrance slowly creaked open.
An invisible wave radiated outward, causing a wave of discomfort to ripple through everyone present, including Jiang Ye.
It felt familiar.
The scent of alien civilization.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Jiang Ye, Chen Zilu, Zhou Hong, and the other twenty-seven participants didn't hesitate. They swiftly crossed the iron gate and plunged into the pitch-black tunnel.
Unknown? Danger?
They were the most elite dao bone prodigies of Blue Star's generation.
They had meticulously prepared for this journey to the Star Realm Sea.
Now that the moment of departure had finally arrived, fear was nowhere to be found.
Bai Jing and the white-robed elder watched as the group disappeared into the passage.
"Bai Jing," the white-robed elder suddenly asked, "is Jiang Ye from White Dragon University really close to reaching the third breakthrough peak?"
"Mm," Bai Jing nodded silently.
"He's actually that close?" The white-robed elder's eyes widened. "He's only a sophomore! Even transcendent cultivators rarely progress this quickly."
"I hope he returns safely," Bai Jing sighed softly.
"Bai Jing, you're actually worried about him?" the white-robed elder exclaimed in surprise.
As the principal of Heaven's Gate University, Qian Feng knew Bai Jing's personality well.
Bai Jing's teaching philosophy was extremely radical, advocating for "war-nurtured war," using countless life-or-death trials to forge true geniuses.
This was why the training regimen at White Dragon University was so relentlessly demanding.
Even if some talented students perished in the process, Bai Jing never showed remorse.
In his eyes, a genius who couldn't overcome life-or-death trials wasn't a true genius at all.
But now? Bai Jing was actually expressing concern for Jiang Ye.
This was exceedingly rare.
"Jiang Ye is exceptionally talented," Bai Jing said with a shake of his head and a wry smile. "If he were to perish in there, even I would find it regrettable."
"Principal, they're about to reach the Corridor of Civilizations," Qiu Cang suddenly announced.
Beep! A holographic screen materialized.
This was a method similar to what they had used on Ancient Star No. 7.
While it couldn't display live combat footage, it could provide a rough overview of the students' situations.
"The Corridor of Civilizations!"
"Will they encounter foreign race prodigies?" Bai Jing and White-Robed Elder Qian Feng both turned to watch the projection.
As Jiang Ye traversed the long, dark tunnel, he felt his consciousness suddenly sink. The surrounding scenery began to blur backward at an alarming speed, as if he were hurtling through time and space.
Whoosh!
In the darkness, Jiang Ye instinctively grabbed a soft wrist.
Time flowed onward.
It felt like an endless journey through time.
Finally—
Boom! Jiang Ye's body lurched downward, his feet landing firmly on solid ground.
He looked up.
Before him stretched a magnificent corridor. The walls weren't solid; instead, they were shimmering curtains of countless floating light particles, radiating dazzling brilliance.
Jiang Ye wasn't alone. Zhou Hong, Fang Yi, Liu Shishi, and two others had arrived in the corridor with him.
"The others... were they separated?" Jiang Ye scanned his surroundings.
Thirty of them had entered this passage, but only six remained.
The others must have been teleported to different passages, not according to their cultivation realms, but randomly.
Suddenly, a slightly annoyed voice echoed in Jiang Ye's mind: "Let go of me."
Jiang Ye realized he was still gripping Chen Zilu's wrist. He released her hand.
A faint red mark lingered on her jade-white wrist.
"Sorry," Jiang Ye said with an apologetic smile.
Chen Zilu glared at him. This guy is getting way too comfortable taking advantage of me, she thought.
Nearby, Zhou Hong, Fang Yi, and the others exchanged strange glances, their expressions peculiar.
"That bastard Jiang Ye is definitely involved with Senior Sister Chen," Zhou Hong muttered through clenched teeth. "Fucking bastard deserves to die."
Jiang Ye ignored their stares.
"Is this... the Corridor of Civilizations?" Jiang Ye murmured, gazing down the passage.
Countless luminous dots flowed along the walls, converging into rivers that resembled starlight.
But when Jiang Ye examined them closely, he realized they weren't mere dots of light.
They were miniature representations of entire civilizations!
Some civilizations were spreading like wildfire, with countless Heavenly Prides rising to illuminate the cosmos. Others were slowly fading, as countless strong individuals perished and civilizations crumbled. The rise and fall of these civilizations flashed by like fleeting shadows in time.
Suddenly,
Buzz!
A vast, radiant light surged forth, carrying an astonishing life force.
"This aura?" Jiang Ye's expression turned to shock.
The life force was overwhelmingly potent, far surpassing even the Upper B-Tier Opportunity he had encountered before!
This was undoubtedly an A-grade or higher peerless opportunity!
Jiang Ye wasn't the only one who sensed it. Zhou Hong, Fang Yi, Liu Shishi, and the others also felt the overwhelming presence, their faces etched with awe.
(End of the Chapter)
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