The Spatial Rift on the Cliff's Edge

After the four of them stepped out of the car, they maintained their previous formation, with Elder Qin leading the way.

This was a deserted beach, and Ye Wudao looked around, yet he did not discover anything unusual.

It was only when he followed Elder Qin deep into the mountains by the sea that he sensed something was wrong.

Upon reaching the edge of the deep mountains, several people armed with firearms suddenly rushed out.

These men wore special combat uniforms and tactical helmets, making it impossible to see their faces clearly.

"Who goes there?"

One of them leveled his rifle and slowly approached the four of them.

"First Prison, Qin Tianlong, leading the team into the Rift!" Elder Qin said slowly.

Ye Wudao glanced at Elder Qin in surprise; this was the first time he had learned the elder's full name.

Qin Tianlong—that name was quite imposing!

"Password!" The man on the opposite side scrutinized the four of them and said in a deep voice.

"The night is silent! Listen to the wind!" Elder Qin spoke slowly once more.

The next second, the men surrounding them dispersed in all directions, as if nothing had ever happened.

After everyone had vanished, Ye Wudao looked around, but he could not detect where these people had hidden themselves at all.

Elder Qin did not look at his surroundings and led the team to continue forward.

Ye Wudao did not know how long they had been walking, but he only felt that the team's pace was becoming faster and faster.

Moving through this dense forest while avoiding the thorns was actually quite physically demanding.

Although he had already entered the path of martial arts, he was still a mortal after all and had not yet reached the Body Forging Realm.

Gradually, he began to struggle to keep up with the team's pace.

Hu Lianfeng also noticed that Ye Wudao was starting to fall behind; he stopped, came up behind Ye Wudao, and grabbed him by the back of his collar.

The next second, Ye Wudao felt his steps become much lighter, as if he were flying.

He looked at Hu Lianfeng and whispered, "Thank you, Master!"

Hu Lianfeng shook his head and whispered, "Don't speak!"

Ye Wudao quickly clamped his mouth shut and, utilizing Hu Lianfeng's strength, ran forward.

After about a few more minutes, the view suddenly opened up.

Looking closely, this seemed to be a cliff, and from where they stood, one could still see the seawater in the distance.

Upon reaching the open space of the cliff, Hu Lianfeng released Ye Wudao's collar and walked slowly toward the edge.

Ye Wudao followed behind Hu Lianfeng, feeling curious about everything around him.

Suddenly, Hu Lianfeng, who had walked to the edge of the cliff, leaped forward and jumped straight off.

Hu Lianfeng's action gave Ye Wudao a fright.

Immediately after, Zhang Hankuang also jumped off the edge of the cliff.

Hu Lianfeng glanced at Ye Wudao and whispered, "I'm going down first; keep up!"

As his voice fell, he sprinted to the edge of the cliff and jumped.

Ye Wudao stood stunned for a moment before walking quickly to the edge.

Once there, he stared down in shock.

Below was not an bottomless abyss, but a black opening.

This opening looked as if it were growing out of space itself; it was as large as a semi-truck, and countless tiny rifts surrounded the edges.

In the very center of the opening, there was a mass of purple light.

"Is this the Rift?"

Ye Wudao pursed his lips and muttered to himself.

He watched from the cliff's edge for a moment, gritted his teeth, and leaped down.

"Whoosh..."

The sea breeze whistled past his ears, and he saw himself drawing closer and closer to the wide Rift.

A second later, he saw the Rift swallow him whole.

Immediately following, a wave of intense dizziness washed over him, and Ye Wudao was forced to close his eyes.

He could feel his body spinning, and some kind of force was pulling him downward.

"That's enough! Stop closing your eyes! We've arrived!"

When the pulling force vanished, Hu Lianfeng's voice appeared by his ear.

Ye Wudao opened his eyes, looked at the dark environment around him, and asked, "Master, what was that just now?"

Hu Lianfeng explained, "It's nothing, just a spatial rift, and also the entrance for Blue Star to enter the Rift World."

Ye Wudao pursed his lips, curiously surveying his surroundings, and whispered, "This is the Rift World? It doesn't feel any different from Blue Star!"

His current location was an open meadow.

Just like on Blue Star, it was night here, and everything was pitch black.

However, about a hundred meters away, he could see an encampment with figures moving about inside.

He glanced at the sky; there seemed to be no moon here, and in the dark environment, there wasn't a single trace of moonlight.

The only source of light came from the distant encampment.

Elder Qin glanced at the encampment in the distance and said softly, "First, go to the garrison point to collect weapons, then head to the canyon."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the encampment.

Ye Wudao followed behind the group, filled with curiosity about everything around him.

He trailed behind Hu Lianfeng and asked in a low voice, "Master, is that encampment our Blue Star garrison point?"

"Then why do we land here when we come over from Blue Star, instead of landing directly inside the garrison? Why not set the garrison right where we land?"

"What if there are demonic beasts where we land? Wouldn't that be a disaster?"

Hu Lianfeng nodded and said, "This is the Sea City garrison point. There are many spatial rifts like the one before on Blue Star."

"Every time we come through a spatial rift, the landing spot is different, usually within a hundred-meter radius of this open area."

"To prevent people coming in from crowding others or colliding with someone else's weapons and causing accidental injury, the garrison is kept over a hundred meters away from the landing site."

"As for demonic beasts, you don't need to worry; the beasts near the garrison were cleared out long ago."

"There are people patrolling the area around the garrison every day, so demonic beasts basically don't appear."

Ye Wudao nodded and followed the three men's footsteps as they slowly approached the encampment.

Near the encampment, he didn't see any sentries hidden in the darkness.

The people hidden in the dense forest on Blue Star seemed to be there only to prevent others from entering the cliff area.

When they reached the entrance of the encampment, a searchlight from the guard tower shone down on them.

But it only shone for a moment, and then they were ignored.

He asked Hu Lianfeng again, "Master, why isn't the security here as strict as it is on the Blue Star side?"

Hu Lianfeng laughed, "Those who come to the Rift World are all here to kill demonic beasts."

"As long as the guards at the garrison see that what's entering isn't a demonic beast, they basically don't care."

"The hidden sentries on Blue Star are there to prevent unauthorized personnel from approaching the cliff, and at the same time to prevent demonic beasts from slipping through the rift into Blue Star."

"Therefore, the defensive strength on Blue Star is much stronger than it is here."

The group of four continued forward, and Ye Wudao began to examine the encampment.

On both sides of the camp were tents of various sizes, with a ten-meter-wide main road running through the middle.

There were many people inside the camp, carrying all sorts of weapons and moving between the tents.

After walking for a while, Elder Qin and Zhang Hankuang continued forward, but Hu Lianfeng stopped in his tracks.

Ye Wudao almost bumped into Hu Lianfeng's back. He looked at Hu Lianfeng in confusion and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Hu Lianfeng glanced at the tent on his left and said softly, "I need to register you for a Demon Slayer Guard identity; otherwise, you won't receive rewards for killing demonic beasts."

"Besides, you need the identity of a Demon Slayer Guard to rent weapons from the Weaponry."

"Come with me, and we'll meet up with Elder Qin and the others later."

Ye Wudao pursed his lips and asked, "What is a Demon Slayer Guard?"

Hu Lianfeng replied, "You can think of it as a status, an identity for walking in the Rift World, and a necessary identity for you to obtain rewards."

"If you kill enough demonic beasts and earn enough honor, you could even walk sideways on Blue Star."

"A top-tier Demon Slayer Guard is an existence that stands above the Blue Star Federation."

"Otherwise, why do you think those prison guards are so polite to us?"

"Although we are prisoners, we are also Demon Slayer Guards; we just have sentences to serve and cannot move freely outside."

"Of course, if you kill enough demonic beasts, all problems cease to be problems."

"They could even change your identity and make you a Federation Councilor, provided you have the ability."

Ye Wudao nodded and followed Hu Lianfeng's footsteps toward the gray tent on the left.