Qiu Long Star

"Beep, destination approaching!"

After reaching Light Speed, the spaceship automatically entered the Dark Universe. Once its speed was reduced to a standstill, it would automatically exit the Dark Universe as well.

After leaving this time, I probably won't be going back until the Cosmic Genius Battle!

Lu Yunhe's Ultraman Avatar thought to himself. Because of the Secret Art Hu Yanbo had used, the Dark Universe coordinates around Earth had been blocked.

Therefore, unless someone's comprehension of the Space Law far surpassed Hu Yanbo's, they could not return to Earth from outside through the Dark Universe. They could only travel slowly through space or pass through a Natural Wormhole.

Wormholes depended on luck, while flying... heh. The Milky Way Galaxy had a diameter of one hundred thousand light-years. Even traveling at Light Speed would take one hundred thousand years.

"Universe traversal successful. Returning to the original universe," Dracion reminded him, activating the external-view simulation at the same time.

Within the vast Starry Sky, a distant planet seemed to radiate multicolored light, with two satellites orbiting around it.

"Not bad."

Lu Yunhe nodded. The scenery was quite nice; it should look beautiful if placed within the Space-Time Realm.

Looking at the distant Qiu Long Star, the stationary Black Dragon Ship accelerated once more and flew toward the planet. Guided by a tractor signal, it arrived at the planet's docking port.

Qiu Long Star's owner was a Domain Lord. Anyone below that level naturally had to show the strong some respect and obediently enter the docking port.

"The universe is too vast. A single Domain Lord can possess such power!"

Looking at the enormous docking port below, Lu Yunhe made an estimate. Once his Ultraman Avatar reached the Cosmic level, dealing with ordinary Domain Lords should not be difficult.

The two superior Origin Laws, time and space—even gaining a domain in just one of them was enough to fight across levels, let alone comprehending both.

Moreover, the Ultraman Avatar itself had an affinity for the Time Law. That meant that, with the same comprehension of the Time Origin Law, he could unleash greater power than an ordinary human.

While Lu Yunhe was pondering, the Black Dragon Ship had already docked in the C-class area. He opened the hatch and paid the docking fee with Qianwu Coin coins found in Earth's civilization ruins.

"This gentleman must be from a great family."

The Green-Skinned Strongman responsible for collecting payment watched Lu Yunhe leave with a respectful expression. The innate nobility radiating from his very genes was simply not something an ordinary planetary citizen like him could bear to look upon.

Naturally, Lu Yunhe, who was leaving, sensed the Green-Skinned Strongman's thoughts. He could not help frowning. "Even after taking human form, does it still retain the aura of the Ultraman Clan?"

At that thought, the Divine Tree's power within his body surged. A certain wood-attributed power faintly covered his body, making Lu Yunhe appear more like an ordinary Stellar level powerhouse.

As for why, naturally, it was to fish for prey. Lu Yunhe had almost no cash left on him. After rummaging through quite a few ruins, he had only found several Qianwu Coins. There should originally have been Black Dragon Coins as well, but too much time had passed, and they had weathered away.

Dracion also had money in a Galaxy Bank account, but Lu Yunhe did not have a Virtual Universe account and could not withdraw it at all. Thus, he needed some startup capital now.

As Lu Yunhe knew, the journey from the spaceship docking port to Qiulong City spanned several thousand kilometers. There were even bandits along the way, specifically robbing people who were entering Qiu Long Star for the first time.

Whoosh!

Lu Yunhe flew slowly through the sky, displaying only the flight speed of a normal Stellar Rank 3 cultivator.

"Boss, someone's coming."

Within the distant mountain range, a group of bandits discovered the flying Lu Yunhe through a Detector.

"Only Stellar Rank 3!"

The Bandit Leader looked at the strength and number displayed by the Detector he had bought at great expense, and his heart immediately filled with delight.

As for whether it might be a trap, becoming a bandit in a place like this meant living with a blade at one's throat. Who could ever have absolute certainty?

After this job, I'm quitting. I'll spend some money on resources and strengthen myself to Stellar Ninth Stage, then take the Universe Mercenary Assessment. Once I become a Cosmic level powerhouse, I'll buy a planet and raise descendants...

The Bandit Leader, already at Stellar Level 8, leaped up with five subordinates and blocked Lu Yunhe's path.

"Kid, if you don't want to die, hand over the assets in your virtual Galaxy Account and everything valuable on you."

The Bandit Leader stared fixedly at Lu Yunhe, the B-class laser gun in his hand ready to fire at any moment. "Don't think about resisting. What I'm holding is a B9-grade laser gun. At this distance, you can't dodge it."

Hearing the Bandit Leader's threat, Lu Yunhe smiled faintly. "Are you sure what you're holding is a laser gun?"

"What?"

The Bandit Leader felt that his target this time might be stupid. If what he held was not a laser gun, then what was it? Yet when he lowered his head, he was immediately startled. The machine gun originally in his grasp had somehow turned into a banana.

At that moment, from an outside perspective, the bandits seemed to have become Lu Yunhe's bodyguards, standing quietly where they were.

A Tomoe Reincarnation Eye had also appeared on Lu Yunhe's forehead, giving him an incomparably sinister appearance.

"I remember there's another profession in the universe called... an Illusionist. It's also one branch of Psychic Masters."

The Divine Tree Avatar's gifted Rinne Sharingan, combined with the Ultraman Avatar's Mental Power, was simply not something ordinary Stellar level cultivators could resist.

The moment these people entered Lu Yunhe's field of vision, they had already been controlled by illusion techniques. It had to be said that illusion techniques truly held a great advantage when it came to controlling living beings.

"Tell me, how much money do you have on you?"

After testing the Divine Tree Avatar's illusion abilities, Lu Yunhe did not forget his purpose and first asked about money.

"I only have two hundred thousand Black Dragon Coins on me."

The Bandit Leader answered respectfully. It could not be helped. The money he had saved over the years had mostly been used to raise his strength and buy equipment, leaving little in his Galaxy Account.

Most powerhouses in the universe were actually like this. Unless their strength could no longer improve, their main assets would be invested in equipment and cultivation resources.

"So little!"

Lu Yunhe was somewhat disdainful. He searched the six bandits again and only managed to collect one million Black Dragon Coins. However, the money could only remain with the Bandit Leader for now, since Lu Yunhe had not opened an account yet.

"Boss, stay behind!"

Lu Yunhe kept the Bandit Leader and named him Liutie. His five subordinates, meanwhile, were thrown into the Divine Tree's Affiliated Space, where they would all eventually be made into White Zetsu.

"Let's go to Qiulong City!"

Now that he had found someone to pay for him, Lu Yunhe could not be bothered to continue fishing outside. He flew directly toward Qiulong City.

After some time, an incomparably massive city entered his sight. Its City Wall was black as ink and stretched beyond the limits of vision. Yet for Lu Yunhe, who cultivated upon stars, it could only be said to possess a kind of retro beauty.

"We're here!"