After joining up with the Goddess Luo Squad, a morning of initial interaction left both sides quite pleased.
Lin Yuan was very satisfied.
Not only was every member of the Goddess Luo Squad stunning in both looks and figure, more importantly, their strength was solid, and their battle records were off the charts.
With such powerful teammates, even in an Astral Realm fraught with danger at every turn, he felt considerably safer.
The members of the Goddess Luo Squad were equally satisfied.
Not only was their new little brother a genius who had awakened a Special Constitution, with boundless prospects ahead of him.
Even rarer was that face of his—simply unparalleled in their lives. Even if he were merely a pretty vase, having him in the squad to look at would be a feast for the eyes...
"Let's get down to business."
Seeing that both sides had gradually become familiar with one another, Gu Shuangshuang, as the captain, nodded in satisfaction and spoke at the right moment, interrupting everyone's cheerful chatter.
"Since this is Lin Yuan's first time entering an Astral Realm, I'll explain it again."
She cleared her throat and swept her gaze across the group.
The faint Stellar Force pressure 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 another great deal; even a trace of pressure was this heavy..."
Lin Yuan was secretly astonished as well.
This was his first time encountering such a powerful Starfire Realm warrior from so close by. He gained an even deeper understanding of the saying widely circulated among Starry-Sky Warriors: "On the Stellar Martial Path, every step leads toward heaven."
Every leap across a major realm was an evolution in one's level of life, and the gap 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 sat upright and listened attentively. She nodded slightly, then began speaking at length.
"There is only one Great Astral Realm. It was the extraordinary source that first descended upon our Azure Star and indirectly ushered in the Era of Stellar Changes."
"The Great Astral Realm is incomparably vast, more than ten or even a hundred times larger than Azure Star. Even Marquis-Sealing and King-Sealing experts have explored it for centuries without discovering its Boundary. It holds countless unimaginable wonders and unknowns."
"Furthermore, the Great Astral Realm's gravity, spatial parameters, and the like far exceed those of Azure Star. It has bred endless Stellar Behemoths and countless dangerous regions. Ordinary Starry-Sky Warriors would likely find it hard to take even a single step within it."
"Therefore, there is also an unwritten official rule: without the formidable strength of the Third Realm, one is unsuited to venture into the Great Astral Realm. Going there would only mean throwing one's life away..."
"So, the place we're going is a Minor Astral Realm!"
"Minor Astral Realms are the exact opposite of Great Astral Realms. Their space is relatively fragile, and their territory is much smaller than that of the Great Astral Realm—roughly comparable to Azure Star..."
"They are like incomplete little planes. Their origins are weak and their space fragile, unable to accommodate overly powerful lifeforms or breed overly powerful Stellar Behemoths."
"Three-Pattern Star Beasts are the upper limit of what a Minor Astral Realm can contain, and there are very few of them. Most are Two-Pattern Star Beasts and the weakest One-Pattern Star Beasts..."
"That is precisely why Minor Astral Realms have become the best training grounds for the vast number of First Realm and Second Realm Starry-Sky Warriors."
After explaining the secrets of Astral Realms in one breath, Gu Shuangshuang finally stopped, still wanting more.
The others listened quietly without making a sound.
Lin Yuan listened even more intently.
He knew this was specifically meant for him. He was the only one here who had never entered an Astral Realm and only knew a little.
However, he had made preparations before coming here and knew some of the hidden details as well.
"The Great Astral Realm is mysterious and powerful, unfathomable, fraught with danger, with killing intent lurking at every step."
"It is far too dangerous for Starry-Sky Warriors below the Third Realm to barge in rashly..."
"Minor Astral Realms, on the other hand, are the reverse. Due to spatial limitations, top experts above the Third Realm simply cannot enter them and will be repelled."
"Instead, only relatively weaker Starry-Sky Warriors of the Third Realm and below can pass through unimpeded."
"The spatial structure of these Astral Realms is truly fascinating..."
But such a structure had its benefits. At the very least, they did not need to worry about some "higher lifeform" suddenly appearing and striking them with a dimensionality-reduction blow...
A Four-Pattern Star Beast was comparable to a human Marquis-Sealing expert. Against little fries like them in the First and Second Realms, would that not be a dimensionality-reduction blow?
Without the threat of Four-Pattern Star Beasts, as long as they avoided the territories of those Three-Pattern Star Beasts, the probability of the Goddess Luo Squad encountering danger—with a Second Realm warrior holding the fort—would drop without limit.
His sense of security shot straight up!
"To date, Human Civilization has discovered 216 Minor Astral Realms."
"Every Minor Astral Realm represents an entirely new world and has bred vast quantities of heavenly treasures and earthly resources."
"For instance, Starflow Pulp, which currently offers the greatest improvement in tempering a Starry-Sky Warrior's Natal Stellar Force, comes from a certain Minor Astral Realm."
Starflow Pulp!
Hearing that key term, Lin Yuan slightly raised his head.
So Starflow Pulp was also bred within Minor Astral Realms?
No wonder it possessed such immense stellar energy and could even be directly absorbed by Starry-Sky Warriors...
"Of course, opportunities come hand in hand with danger."
Gu Shuangshuang's tone shifted, becoming slightly more serious.
"Minor Astral Realms are cradles for Stellar Behemoths. What they breed most are all kinds of Star Beasts!"
"We humans are merely passersby."
Calling themselves passersby was actually rather tactful.
In truth, as far as Minor Astral Realms were concerned, humans were, bluntly speaking, invaders!
They barged into the world of Star Beasts, plundered the resources of heaven and earth, 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 an invasion. Their spatial structures were unstable, and Star Beasts would often pass through spatial fissures into Azure Star, wantonly wreaking havoc on human society and bringing endless destruction and disaster.
These were facts that had occurred countless times in the past!
When Human Civilization had first entered the Era of Stellar Changes, there had even been a dark period when vast stretches of territory were occupied, countless humans were slaughtered, and humanity was nearly driven into a desperate corner.
Had Starry-Sky Warriors not emerged, and had the many human kings and marquises not stepped forward, Human Civilization would likely have perished long ago...
Now, Human Civilization had risen once more, driven the Star Beasts back into the Astral Realms, and reclaimed its dominance over Azure Star.
Yet it had never forgotten the hatred and threat posed by Star Beasts!
This was a struggle between races.
There was no right or wrong—only one side could survive.
As a member of humanity, Lin Yuan naturally stood on humanity's side.
He would not bear any 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 inside are of higher levels and are also more dangerous."
As Gu Shuangshuang explained, she activated her Stellar Communicator and displayed a virtual projection.
Upon the projection, red dots were scattered across every corner of Azure Star, densely packed and gleaming faintly, each marked with a different number.
"And our target today..."
"Is this!"
She rotated the virtual projection, then sharply tapped one of the small red dots.
The number on it was...
Minor Astral Realm No. 216!
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