Secrets of the Astral Realms, the Struggle Between Races! (Bonus Chapter During the Recommendation Period)

After joining up with the Goddess Luo Squad, the two sides had a pleasant morning getting acquainted.

Lin Yuan was very satisfied.

Not only were the members of the Goddess Luo Squad each more beautiful and better built than the last, but more importantly, they were genuinely capable, with outstanding combat records.

With such powerful teammates, even in the perilous Astral Realm, he felt much safer.

The members of the Goddess Luo Squad were also very satisfied.

The new little brother was not only a genius who had awakened a Special Constitution, with boundless prospects ahead of him.

Even rarer was his appearance. They had never seen anyone so handsome in their lives. Even if he were just a pretty face, having him in the team would be pleasing to the eye...

"Let's get down to business."

Seeing that everyone had gradually become acquainted, Gu Shuangshuang, as the captain, nodded in satisfaction and spoke up at the right moment, interrupting their cheerful chatter.

"Since this is Lin Yuan's first time entering an Astral Realm, I'll explain it again."

She gave a light cough and swept her gaze around the room.

The faint pressure of stellar force she unconsciously released made everyone feel immense oppression, and they immediately fell silent.

"As expected of a Starfire Realm warrior who had entered the Second Realm. Her level of life had clearly risen by a great deal; even a trace of pressure was this heavy..."

Lin Yuan was secretly astonished as well.

This was the first time he had encountered such a powerful Starfire Realm warrior at such close range. He now had an even deeper understanding of the widely circulated saying among Starry-Sky Warriors: "On the Stellar Martial Path, every step leads toward heaven."

Every leap across a major realm was an evolution of one's life level, and the difference in strength between them was incomparably vast...

"Astral Realms are divided into Great Astral Realms and Minor Astral Realms."

Gu Shuangshuang glanced at Lin Yuan, who was sitting upright and listening attentively, then nodded slightly before launching into her explanation.

"There is only one Great Astral Realm. It was the extraordinary source that first descended upon Azure Star and indirectly ushered in the Era of Stellar Changes."

"The Great Astral Realm is unimaginably vast, more than ten or even a hundred times larger than Azure Star. Even after the Marquis-Sealing and King-Sealing experts explored it for centuries, they have yet to discover its Boundary. It contains countless incredible wonders and unknowns."

"Moreover, parameters such as gravity and space in the Great Astral Realm far exceed those of Azure Star. It has also given birth to innumerable Stellar Behemoths and many dangerous regions. Ordinary Starry-Sky Warriors would likely find it difficult to take even a single step inside."

"Thus, the authorities have an unwritten rule: without the formidable strength of the Third Realm, one is not suited to venture into the Great Astral Realm. Going there would merely mean courting death..."

"So the place we're going is a Minor Astral Realm!"

"Minor Astral Realms are the exact opposite of the Great Astral Realm. Their space is relatively fragile, and their land area is far smaller, roughly comparable to Azure Star..."

"They are like incompletely developed minor planes. Their origins are weak and their space fragile, unable to accommodate excessively powerful lifeforms or give birth to overly powerful Stellar Behemoths."

"Three-Pattern Star Beasts are the upper limit that Minor Astral Realms can accommodate, and there are very few of them. Most are Two-Pattern Star Beasts and the weakest One-Pattern Star Beasts..."

"For that reason, Minor Astral Realms have become the best places for the vast number of First and Second Realm Starry-Sky Warriors to train."

After explaining the secrets of Astral Realms in one breath, Gu Shuangshuang finally stopped, still wanting to say more.

The others listened quietly without making a sound.

Lin Yuan listened especially attentively.

He knew this was specifically being explained for his benefit. He was the only one here who had never been to an Astral Realm and only knew bits and pieces.

Still, he had prepared before coming here and knew some of these secrets already.

"The Great Astral Realm is mysterious and powerful, unfathomable, filled with danger and killing intent at every turn."

"It is far too dangerous for Starry-Sky Warriors below the Third Realm to enter rashly..."

"Minor Astral Realms are the reverse. Due to spatial restrictions, top experts above the Third Realm cannot enter Minor Astral Realms at all and will be repelled."

"Instead, only relatively weaker Starry-Sky Warriors of the Third Realm and below can pass through without hindrance."

"The spatial structure of these Astral Realms really is fascinating..."

But this structure had its benefits too. At least they did not have to worry about some "higher lifeform" suddenly appearing and crushing them from a higher dimension...

Four-Pattern Star Beasts were comparable to human Marquis-Sealing experts. Against small fry like them in the First and Second Realm, that was practically a dimensional strike.

Without the threat of Four-Pattern Star Beasts, as long as they avoided the activity zones of those Three-Pattern Star Beasts, the chance of the Goddess Luo Squad encountering danger with a Second Realm warrior overseeing it would drop dramatically.

His sense of security immediately shot up!

"To date, human civilization has discovered 216 Minor Astral Realms."

"Every Minor Astral Realm represents an entirely new world, one that has produced vast quantities of natural treasures."

"For example, Starflow Pulp, which currently offers the greatest improvement to a Starry-Sky Warrior's refinement of Natal Stellar Force, came from one particular Minor Astral Realm."

Starflow Pulp!

Lin Yuan raised his head slightly when he heard the key term.

So Starflow Pulp was also produced within Minor Astral Realms?

No wonder it contained such immense stellar energy and could even be directly absorbed by Starry-Sky Warriors...

"Of course, opportunity is accompanied by danger."

Gu Shuangshuang abruptly shifted the topic, her tone growing slightly heavier.

"Minor Astral Realms are cradles for Stellar Behemoths. What they produce most are all kinds of Star Beasts!"

"We humans are merely passersby."

Calling them passersby was actually putting it rather mildly.

In truth, from the perspective of Minor Astral Realms, humanity was, bluntly speaking, an invader!

They entered the worlds of Star Beasts, plundered natural resources, and even slaughtered Star Beasts to obtain Contribution Points and Star Beast materials...

But Lin Yuan also knew that all of this was for the continuation of human civilization.

The appearance of Minor Astral Realms on Azure Star was itself a form of invasion. Their spatial structures were unstable, and Star Beasts often passed through spatial cracks into Azure Star, wantonly wreaking havoc on human society and bringing endless destruction and disaster.

These were facts that had happened countless times in the past!

When human civilization had just entered the Era of Stellar Changes, there had even been a dark period when vast territories were occupied and countless humans slaughtered, nearly driving humanity into extinction.

Had Starry-Sky Warriors not emerged and so many human kings and marquises stepped forward, human civilization might have perished long ago...

Now, human civilization had risen again, driven the Star Beasts back into the Astral Realms, and reclaimed control over Azure Star.

Yet they had never forgotten their hatred for Star Beasts, nor the threat they posed!

This was a struggle between races.

There was no question of right or wrong. Only one side could survive.

As a member of humanity, Lin Yuan naturally stood with humanity.

He felt no psychological burden.

"Of the 216 Minor Astral Realms, the lower the number, the earlier it was discovered. After breeding over long years, the Star Beasts within are of higher rank and far more dangerous."

As Gu Shuangshuang explained, she activated her Stellar Communicator and projected a virtual display.

On the projection, red dots were scattered across every corner of Azure Star, densely packed and glimmering faintly, each marked with a different number.

"And today's target..."

"Is this!"

She rotated the virtual projection, then sharply tapped one of the tiny red dots.

Its number was...

Minor Astral Realm No. 216!