The three-headed alien considered attacking the Milky Way Star Lord for three reasons.
Firstly, the Milky Way Star Lord had only recently reached the ninth rank. No matter how powerful he was, how strong could he be? The alien was a ninth-rank ten-thousand-layer powerhouse.
Even if the Milky Way Star Lord was incredibly talented, he couldn't kill the alien, who had every confidence of being able to retreat safely.
The Insect Race Grand Alliance and the Human Alliance were mortal enemies anyway, so attacking the Milky Way Star Lord wouldn't change their animosity. If the Milky Way Star Lord had the chance, he wouldn't hesitate to kill the alien.
Secondly, the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm was primarily entered by avatars of powerful beings. The Milky Way Star Lord likely did the same. If it was just an avatar, he wouldn't have any heavy treasures or ultimate defenses.
The alien wouldn't risk attacking the true body of the Milky Way Star Lord, knowing human civilization would have many safeguards in place. But in the secret realm, dealing with an avatar seemed manageable.
Thirdly, the Insect Race's rewards were highly tempting. They were willing to go to great lengths to slow the growth of the Milky Way Star Lord.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuan easily killed the hundred-meter-tall giant bear, taking the 'Mysterious Yellow' crystal.
The giant bear was only at the entry-level of the ninth rank, and its core 'Mysterious Yellow' crystal was only the size of a thumb, worth less than a few thousand universe crystals.
But even small amounts added up, and Lin Yuan wasn't picky about easy gains.
"This venture into the 'Mysterious Yellow' Secret Realm is profitable whether I solve the mystery of the 'calling sensation' or not," Lin Yuan thought, pleased.
This was all money, after all.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to merge into the spatial layers and continue his journey.
Buzz.
A black mist began to spread from all directions, permeating through the many spatial layers, forming a black cage encompassing over twenty thousand spatial layers around Lin Yuan.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan's expression changed slightly.
"Is this an alien?" Lin Yuan thought, also entering the spatial layers.
The indigenous beings of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm, though powerful, had straightforward attack methods. They wouldn't create a sophisticated trap like this black mist.
"Milky Way Star Lord!"
As the black mist formed a cage, a three-headed alien emerged, smiling at Lin Yuan. "I didn't expect to run into the renowned Milky Way Star Lord here."
"You are?"
"Olyphant!"
Lin Yuan had been preparing to break free from the black cage.
The black cage covered over twenty thousand spatial layers, making it hard for a ninth-rank powerhouse with fewer than twenty thousand layers to escape easily.
But Lin Yuan had developed forty-three thousand spatial layers, far surpassing the twenty thousand layers of depth.
So breaking free was easy.
However, seeing that it was a three-headed alien, Lin Yuan had other thoughts.
The three-headed alien, named 'Olyphant,' was a ninth-rank powerhouse of some renown within the Insect Race Grand Alliance, having developed twenty-six thousand spatial layers.
In terms of spatial layers alone, Lin Yuan could easily overpower Olyphant.
Moreover, Lin Yuan's true strength far exceeded the number of spatial layers; his inner world was over a 100M miles wide, giving him strength comparable to a powerhouse with hundreds of thousands of spatial layers.
Facing Olyphant, a notorious killer of human evolvers in large-scale alien battles, Lin Yuan felt his killing intent rise.
The alien had come to him, was significantly weaker, and had no support from other ninth-rank Insect Race powerhouses nearby.
"Die."
The three-headed alien wasted no words, thinking he had the advantage and should kill the Milky Way Star Lord quickly to avoid unforeseen complications.
Boom.
The black mist around began to shrink, and the three-headed alien's figure dissipated, merging into the black mist and forming part of the cage.
This was the alien's ultimate move, utilizing his race's innate talent to completely merge with the space.
This was complete integration, not just hiding within the spatial layers.
"Milky Way Star Lord, don't blame me."
The three-headed alien smiled, as if seeing the Milky Way Star Lord being ground to dust by the black mist.
Killing a human genius, even an avatar, would bring great satisfaction to the three-headed alien.
However.
In the next moment.
Lin Yuan raised his right hand and gently grasped forward.
This grasp was not limited to the main space but encompassed the many spatial layers, gathering all the black mist into Lin Yuan's palm.
The three-headed alien, having merged with the black mist, thought he was invincible but found himself caught in Lin Yuan's grasp.
"What is this—?" The three-headed alien's expression changed dramatically. As he tried to escape to deeper spatial layers, he realized that no matter where he fled, he still faced Lin Yuan's grasp.
"You're not just newly ascended to the ninth rank?"
The three-headed alien was filled with terror and unwillingness. He could only shout this before seeing Lin Yuan's right hand clench tightly, turning all the black mist and the three-headed alien himself to dust.
The ninth-rank ten-thousand-layer three-headed alien was dead.
"With such strength, you wanted to kill me?" Lin Yuan sneered.
If the three-headed alien had fled upon seeing Lin Yuan, he might have survived. After all, Lin Yuan didn't want to cause too much commotion in the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm.
But since the alien attacked, Lin Yuan had no mercy.
"Let's check the space ring." Lin Yuan retrieved the space ring from the three-headed alien.
When he crushed the alien, Lin Yuan was careful not to destroy the space ring.
If the space ring was shattered, the treasures inside would scatter across the spatial layers.
Even if Lin Yuan could find them, it would be a waste of time.
"So poor, a ninth-rank ten-thousand-layer powerhouse, with just two ninth-rank treasures?"
"And a few 'Mysterious Yellow' crystals worth a total of just over two hundred thousand universe crystals?"
Lin Yuan glanced at the contents and sighed.
But he understood. The Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm was dangerous, and no one could guarantee their survival, so they wouldn't carry many treasures.
Like Lin Yuan, besides three ninth-rank treasures, he carried no other treasures. The most precious items, like the Origin Essence Gold, were kept with his true body for safety.
The three-headed alien's goal was likely the inner or even core regions of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm, not targeting the indigenous beings of the outer region, so the 'Mysterious Yellow' crystals were few.
"Continue."
Lin Yuan re-entered the deep spatial layers, following the increasingly clear 'calling sensation' and quickly heading toward the core region of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm.
In a remote, desolate star region.
The true body of the three-headed alien emerged from a star.
"That Milky Way Star Lord isn't newly ascended to the ninth rank?" The three-headed alien was furious.
"This is called newly ascended?"
Although he had no idea what means the Milky Way Star Lord used to kill him, everything happened too quickly.
But from the ease with which Lin Yuan sealed the many spatial layers he fled to, it was clear that Lin Yuan's number of spatial layers far exceeded his own.
The three-headed alien had been in the ninth rank for hundreds of thousands of years. What about the Milky Way Star Lord? Had he been a ninth rank for more than ten years?
"How is the Milky Way Star Lord so monstrous?" The three-headed alien was trembling. Not only did the Milky Way Star Lord sweep through other invincible eighth ranks when he was an eighth rank, but now, as a ninth rank, his power had soared rapidly.
"Milky Way Star Lord!"
The three-headed alien was filled with unwillingness. If he had known the Milky Way Star Lord had such strength, he wouldn't have approached even if it killed him.
"Now I've lost big."
The three-headed alien took a deep breath. Losing an avatar wasn't a huge loss for him. As for the two ninth-rank treasures, Olyphant could accept that.
With his strength, he could re-condense an avatar in at most a few decades. Raising the avatar's strength close to the true body's level would take another ten or twenty years.
Together, it would take at most a hundred years.
A hundred years in the long life of a ninth-rank powerhouse was like a nap.
But now, it was during the opening of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm.
And the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm opened and closed in a span of a hundred years.
In other words, losing this avatar meant missing out on this opening of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm.
Unless he was willing to send his true body into the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm.
But the three-headed alien Olyphant didn't have that kind of courage. An avatar dying was one thing; he could re-condense it.
But if his true body died, that was the end. Olyphant's race was only a powerful race without a supreme being.
Waiting for a supreme being from the Insect Race to 'resurrect' him was uncertain, and whether he would be resurrected was another matter.
"The Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm."
The three-headed alien Olyphant's heart was bleeding. He had planned to profit greatly from this opening of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm. With his strength, he would be safe as long as he avoided the core region and critical spots in the inner region.
As long as he didn't die, leaving the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm would bring him treasures worth hundreds of thousands to millions of universe crystals.
But now, it was all gone.
Time passed.
Five years later.
"I'm almost at the inner region."
Within the multiple spatial layers, Lin Yuan carefully made his way.
The Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm was vast and boundless, with the outer region being the smallest. The inner region was much larger.
As for the core region? No one had yet mapped out its exact extent.
"My teacher obtained the Mysterious Yellow evolution path in the inner region," Lin Yuan thought.
Although invincible eighth-rank evolvers had the qualifications to enter the secret realm, they struggled to survive.
Even the weakest indigenous beings were equivalent to early ninth-rank powerhouses, meaning invincible eighth ranks would be outmatched everywhere.
Encountering slightly stronger indigenous beings meant they couldn't even escape.
This was just the threat from the secret realm itself. What about other alien powerhouses?
In the main space of the main universe, ninth-rank powerhouses were restrained by the major peak races and couldn't act freely.
But in the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm? There were no such restrictions. If ninth-rank powerhouses encountered invincible eighth ranks, unless they were from the same faction, they would likely kill them on sight.
Despite these dangers, many invincible eighth ranks still flocked to the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm.
The worst outcome was losing an avatar, but any gains would significantly boost their foundation.
Lin Yuan glanced at the location where his teacher, the Red Kun Star Lord, had obtained the Mysterious Yellow evolution path.
If not for the 'calling sensation' from the core region, Lin Yuan would have gone there to see if he could find any related information.
But now the 'calling sensation' was so strong, Lin Yuan focused on it.
Swish.
Lin Yuan continued to move quickly.
At this moment.
In the distant yellow mountains, a powerful aura erupted.
This aura was so vast it affected an area of billions of miles.
"A treasure is emerging?"
Lin Yuan immediately understood.
The Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm hid many treasures, including extremely rare ones.
These treasures would cause celestial phenomena when they emerged.
Other strong beings sensing this would rush to the location.
"Stay away."
Lin Yuan knew his purpose and role.
His upper limit strength was close to that of a ninth-rank powerhouse with a million layers. But against a true million-layer powerhouse, he would likely lose.
Not to mention ten-million-layer ninth-rank powerhouses.
This opening of the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm had a few ninth-rank ten-million-layer powerhouses, but certainly not many. They all sought breakthroughs.
The treasure causing this phenomenon was at least a ten-star cosmic wonder.
It would definitely attract many ninth-rank powerhouses with hundreds of thousands and millions of layers.
Sure enough.
Soon.
Lin Yuan felt terrifying fluctuations from the direction of the yellow mountains.
The energy waves penetrated tens of millions of spatial layers, vast and seemingly endless.
"A nearly ten-million-layer ninth-rank powerhouse must be fighting."
Lin Yuan thought.
A ten-million-layer ninth-rank powerhouse could dominate millions of spatial layers, their power terrifying. If you were within those layers, you couldn't escape their attacks and suppression.
"But it has nothing to do with me."
Lin Yuan continued toward the core region.
The appearance of such a treasure in the inner region was good for Lin Yuan.
It attracted many ninth-rank powerhouses with hundreds of thousands and millions of layers.
His journey would be smoother, and he would less likely encounter aliens he couldn't handle.
On the Milky Way Star.
Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"Everything is going smoothly in the Mysterious Yellow Secret Realm."
Lin Yuan thought, as his Yang Primordial Spirit merged into the multiple spatial layers, speeding toward the core region.
But the inner region was vast, and crossing it without teleportation would take at least ten or twenty years.
"Since reaching the ninth rank, I haven't tried the third floor of the Black Tower."
Lin Yuan had an idea, splitting a trace of consciousness and entering the Devil Jade space via the Devil Jade Mark.
...
20 chapters ahead on patreon: patreon.com/David_Lord
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/hPxxHTeyFy
71