"System Mail\1" "Open!" "GAG: Hurry to the [Plaza] assembly!", When Ye Chen saw this official message from the Chimo Sect, his eyes flickered, and he slowly rose to his feet, darting out directly, vanishing from his residence. Simultaneously, the other Ghost God Realm powerhouses residing in the Lily Community all received the message, rushing out of their homes toward the [Plaza] outside.
Since flying was prohibited in the community, everyone could only run to the destination. "Alliance Leader!" The Vietnamese Guild Master spotted Ye Chen in the crowd and quickly called out, rushing over.
Ye Chen nodded slightly and accelerated his pace with him. Thump-thump-thump...
Nearly a hundred thousand people were running within the community. If the area wasn't large enough—the size of Hangzhou City on Earth—it would have been so crowded that not even a needle could be inserted.
Before long, everyone arrived outside the community and stood neatly in numerous lines. Once everyone was in position, a sound of air being torn open echoed from the sky.
The large man in red robes they had previously encountered arrived like a flash of light, stopping mid-air before the crowd. A vast, imposing pressure emanated from him, silencing everyone present.
"Today is the assessment day for the C-0986 Star Fragment. Soon, you will be randomly assigned into teams via the intelligent system; one hundred people per group.
Each team will be led by three Half-God Realm powerhouses!" The large man in red robes surveyed the assembly. "If anyone is not prepared, you may withdraw now to avoid needlessly losing your small life." The [Plaza] was utterly silent.
No one present was indecisive; if they intended to quit, they would have left long ago, seeing no need to wait until this moment. "Very good!" The large man in red nodded slightly.
"Beep! Beep!" A system prompt suddenly sounded among the hundred thousand people.
Everyone looked down to see a string of notifications on their optical armbands. "GAG: Esteemed Mr.
Ye Chen, you have been assigned to Group 780. Members of your group are as follows..." Ye Chen saw this message, his expression calm.
He glanced at the hundreds of names listed below, noticing the Vietnamese Guild Master was not among them, causing his brow to furrow slightly, though he quickly relaxed it. "We weren't assigned together." The Vietnamese Guild Master finished reading the message and immediately looked at Ye Chen with a crestfallen, pitiful expression.
Ye Chen calmly stated, "This time, it will depend on your own efforts. I will transmit a cultivation technique to you later; you can learn it quickly, although its power is limited.
At its peak, it can only amplify your strength by two times!" "Twice the power?" The Vietnamese Guild Master’s eyes lit up, then immediately streamed with tears. "I don't even have a technique that amplifies my strength by half a fold!
Everything I obtained from that ruin is scrap! Comparing people is maddening.
If I had such a powerful technique, I would have already gone after that Samsite..." Ye Chen said flatly, "Even with that technique, you wouldn't win." The Vietnamese Guild Master choked, then looked utterly heartbroken. Suddenly, Beep!
Beep! The optical armband on Ye Chen's arm sounded again.
An attachment arrived from the official website of the Chimo Sect: "Information on the leader of Group 780 is as follows:" "Leader: Bai Yijun! Strength: Peak Half-God Realm!" "Vice-Leader: Nan Tian!
Strength: Early Half-God Realm!" "Vice-Leader: Youyue! Strength: Early Half-God Realm!" Along with this string of information, there were accompanying avatars and the optical armband serial numbers of the three individuals.
Within seconds of this message arriving, an invitation followed. "Nan Tian invites you to join the 780 group.
Do you agree?" "Agree!" With a thought, Ye Chen entered a group chat. This optical armband connected directly to consciousness via brainwaves, functioning as a sensory device that could issue commands directly through mental impulses.
Upon joining the group, Ye Chen's mind immediately entered a special, isolated space filled with many faint presences. Suddenly, a thought transmitted into his mind: "Group 780 Member 009 says, 'Hello everyone, please give me much guidance in the future!'" Following this voice, Ye Chen heard several other voices chime in.
"Member 062 says, 'Hello, I am from the Ancient Egyptian Civilization...'" "Member 023 says, 'I'm from the Heavenly Civilization. Hello everyone, hehe...'" "Vice-Leader Nan Tian says, 'After entering the Star Fragment, everyone should refrain from acting rashly.
Follow the Captain's arrangements for everything, or face the consequences yourself!'" "Member 028 says, 'Wow, a Half-God powerhouse! Hehe, Vice-Leader, please take care of me.
I’ll follow you...'" "Greetings, Vice-Leader!" "Paying respects to the Vice-Leader..." A deluge of messages poured in nonstop. Ye Chen frowned slightly.
In this group, including the three leaders, there were 103 people in total, able to communicate with each other or conduct private chats. In this short span, many people had already emerged to greet and praise Vice-Leader Nan Tian, showing extreme deference.
Ye Chen was too lazy to listen further and activated a partial shield, which greatly diminished the volume of these voices. In reality, with the mental fortitude of these Ghost God Realm powerhouses, they could easily multitask, communicating in their minds while fighting or performing tasks without any apparent panic.
Beep! Beep!
"GAG Notification: You have obtained the cultivation technique Ghost Art!" Ye Chen paused upon seeing this notification, then sent a mental command to open the Ghost Art on his optical armband. He instantly saw a concise cultivation manual flow into his mind like data.
"Exactly the same." Ye Chen shook his head with a wry smile. The Ghost Art, an ordinary technique for the Ghost God Realm, which he had spent a fortune to acquire on Earth in his previous life—he never expected the Chimo Sect to distribute it for free here.
Everyone saw this cultivation technique. Some were unimpressed, some felt the same as Ye Chen, and others were filled with excitement...
Just as this manual was officially disseminated, the sky suddenly darkened. Buzz~ A crimson-red spacecraft, carrying immense pressure, slowly materialized from the air.
The surrounding mist and air rippled away like flowing water. The vessel was colossal, perhaps tens of thousands of feet long, its surface gleaming with a cold metallic sheen.
A cannon barrel, a hundred meters thick, jutted out from the hull, exuding a powerfully intimidating presence. Everyone looked up in awe.
Swish! Swoosh!
Swoosh! From afar, the sound of air ripping echoed, and thousands of figures rushed out from a skyscraper, positioning themselves above the spacecraft.
Each figure was enveloped in a faint, radiant glow, ethereal and dreamlike, their bodies emitting a subtle majesty. Their noble attire and every movement gave an impression of flawless perfection.
Everyone's heart pounded. So many Half-God powerhouses!
With the eyesight of those present, they could easily sense the faint fluctuations of divine power emanating from these individuals. Divine power was vast, sacred energy that instilled reverence with just a glance.
Ye Chen’s gaze sharpened slightly, and he nodded inwardly. As expected of the Chiyun Sect; they could casually deploy three thousand Half-God powerhouses.
The total number of Half-Gods in this entire sect must be tens of thousands, perhaps more. Even Pseudo-God Realm experts were likely present in double digits!
As for Ghost God Realm experts, they were countless... "Up!" The large man in red moved, soaring upwards towards the spacecraft.
The entire assembly quickly followed. When the hundred thousand people took flight, they formed a massive, dark cloud that blotted out the sky, the rhythmic clanking of their armor sounding like falling rain.
Swish, swish, swish... Everyone landed on the spacecraft uniformly, standing in perfect ranks.
The sound of metal colliding was stirring and exhilarating. The large man in red surveyed the crowd and announced loudly, "The spacecraft has a total of 1000 zones; each group gets one zone.
The rooms inside are fully equipped. The journey to the trial grounds will take two days.
It is best if everyone refrains from running around randomly on the ship." Everyone nodded silently, their eyes filled with anticipation. Danger inspired fear, but it also brought excitement.
After all, surviving it would mean a massive increase in strength! After the large man in red finished his announcement, the crowd dispersed according to their assigned groups.
Ye Chen separated from the Vietnamese Guild Master and followed the guidance to the 780 Group area. Upon entering, he saw a vast space nearly ten thousand meters wide, lined with hundreds of numbered rooms.
Numerous graceful, stunningly beautiful girls stood along the metallic corridors. Ye Chen checked his optical armband; his room was Number 56.
He walked down the corridor to his room, activated his Devouring Power, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating. "Refine!" "Refine!" Ye Chen's body acted like a massive black hole as he sat cross-legged on the exquisite metal bed, madly absorbing the surrounding ghost energy, slowly increasing the ghost energy within his body...
In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Beep!
Beep! A notification sounded from his optical armband.
Ye Chen opened his eyes, a spark of brilliance flashing within them. "The energy within this spacecraft is indeed denser.
In just two days, I’ve absorbed 300 points of ghost energy. At this rate, I can cultivate fifty thousand points of ghost energy in a year!
Those with other elemental talents only have one-tenth of my speed, requiring ten years to refine fifty thousand points, but that is still considered extremely fast." Ye Chen walked to the bathroom in his room to clean up, then left the room and headed to the assembly point outside the main cabin. A large crowd stood throughout the entire spacecraft, organized into 1000 teams.
In front of each team stood three figures: one leading, two following, arranged quite neatly. "Groups 1 through 10, disembark!" the large man in red commanded in a low voice.
The spacecraft hovered in mid-air, and the protective shields opened, revealing an eerie blood moon that shone upon the crimson ship, making it look even more vibrant, lending it an air of secrecy and ferocity. Whoosh!
Whoosh! The ten thousand people from the first ten groups, led by their respective captains, rushed down from the ship, scattering in different directions like small dragons.
After this contingent left, the spacecraft moved to another location and deposited another 10 groups. When the ship stopped for the seventh time, Ye Chen moved with the main body of his group down toward the surface.
Looking out, below the ship was a vast desert forest. Ancient trees towered hundreds of feet high, shrouded in faint mist.
The area was silent, save for the occasional low roar of beasts echoing faintly... Ye Chen turned his head and observed that this region was permeated with dense death energy, sinister and terrifying.
In the distant sky, many shining specks of light were visible—each one a Star Fragment.
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