Ten Generations Golden Cicada

As the clouds beneath their feet gradually dispersed, a colossal city floating amid interstellar rifts abruptly burst into view.

Hua Qiang stared at the neon bands of light flowing across the city walls, and his breathing suddenly quickened.

Tens of thousands of giant starships moved in formation through the gravitational field outside the city like silver fish, the energy patterns flowing over their hulls reflecting one another with the city's defensive arrays.

The streamlined flying vehicles, meanwhile, resembled swarms of bees, weaving a glittering river of stars through the docking zone.

"Young Master, this is Star Ferry City, one of the countless black markets in the universe, also known as the City of Gambling."

Yan Ruyu's voice brimmed with excitement as her fingertips unconsciously rubbed her Storage Ring.

On the open ground below, liquid lifeforms with blue-glimmering scales slowly seeped out of transparent shuttlecrafts. Carapace Race members with six compound eyes emerged one after another, carrying long bone chests, while even clusters of energy draped in cloaks floated past the crowd.

Beings of every race formed a winding queue before the city gates, every figure carrying a distinctive pressure.

When it was their turn, the energy shield in the guard's hand glowed with a ghostly light.

"Ten Universe Coins per person."

Just as Hua Qiang was about to speak, Yan Ruyu had already taken out a gleaming golden round coin.

A floating city was embossed upon its face, while the two characters for "universe" flowed with mysterious runes under the light. It felt smooth and warm to the touch, yet carried metal's distinctive chill.

"Young Master, Universe Coins are the universal currency of the universe, issued uniformly by the authorities.

"They are forged from star-core material and contain tracking marks."

She lowered her voice, her fingertips brushing over the coin's