Entering

The entrance to Emberlight World, where the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment was held, was located at the center of an enormous city square on Tai Shi Star.

When Qi Yuan and the others arrived, they were immediately drawn to the bustling scene in the square.

At least a hundred thousand adventurers had gathered across the entire square!

Adventurer teams stood together in groups, some with three to five members, others with dozens.

Some were queuing at the Small World entrance in the center of the square, waiting to enter.

From time to time, teams were also teleported out of the Small World.

And nearly every team shared one thing in common—

There were at least one or two Star Traveller Tier 9 adventurers in each team!

There was no helping it.

During the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment, the examinees not only had to face the dangers within the Small World itself, but also remain constantly wary of competition from other adventurer teams!

Without sufficient strength, even if they were lucky enough to obtain the mission item, it could still be snatched away by another team.

Therefore, even the most poorly connected participants would do everything possible to form a team with Star Traveller Tier 9 powerhouses.

Some Star Traveller Tier 9 adventurers had even turned this into a business opportunity, openly charging Lone Travelers without Star Traveller Tier 9 teammates to join their groups.

They could earn extra money without delaying their assessment, so naturally these adventurers were more than happy to do it!

However, the safety of such hastily assembled teams was questionable.

"Damn, this is my first time seeing so many Star Traveller adventurers gathered in one place!"

"Come on, come on! Let's hurry up and queue too!"

Even Hugo, a direct descendant of the Ortega Family, clicked his tongue at the lively sight in the square and immediately called his subordinates forward to line up.

Those leaving the Small World could simply fly out directly.

But to enter, they first needed to undergo identity verification by personnel stationed here by the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

This was also to ensure the fairness of the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment.

After all, this was an assessment for Star Travellers. If a few Universe Level fighters slipped in, not only would the assessment lose all fairness, but they would also pose an enormous threat to the safety of the Star Traveller examinees.

Though the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment had an extremely high death rate, its purpose was ultimately assessment and selection, not simply sending people to their deaths.

Competition and slaughter between Star Traveller teams were one thing, but if a Universe Level fighter got in, their killing power would allow them to easily slaughter large numbers of Star Traveller Tier 9 adventurers. That was absolutely not something the Universe Mercenary Alliance wanted to see.

The checkpoint personnel worked extremely efficiently, and it did not take Qi Yuan and the others long to reach the front of the line.

"Beep!"

After the checkpoint soldiers checked their identity-representing "adventurer cards," which had been issued on Dong Yu Star, and used special instruments to verify that everyone's cultivation matched their identity information, they finally opened the passage.

"Go on. Just fly through that light curtain!"

"Mm."

Hugo nodded, then transmitted his voice to Qi Yuan and the other guards.

"When we teleport, all of you hold the hand of the person beside you. Otherwise, we'll be scattered into different locations."

"Yes, Master."

Qi Yuan, Old Wu, and the other guards responded at once, quickly reaching out to clasp the hands of those beside them.

Then, with two Zhalin Race guards leading the way and Old Wu and the others protecting Hugo from behind, the group swiftly flew into the Small World entrance that resembled a curtain of light.

Not long after they left, a team led by a Three-Eyed Star Traveller Tier 9 adventurer also passed the inspection and quickly flew into the passage ahead.

It was as though the stars had shifted and the world had changed—

The bustling city square, packed with countless adventurers just moments ago, had become a weathered wilderness covered in gray-white crystalline sand grains in the blink of an eye!

"Damn, why is Emberlight World's gravity so strong?!"

The instant they entered, Qi Yuan and the others felt an incomparably heavy gravitational force descend upon them.

Qi Yuan and the others were fine, but Hugo, being the weakest, was caught off guard and fell straight downward!

Fortunately, Old Wu had been holding onto his arm ever since they entered. At the critical moment, he gave Hugo a hard tug, preventing his master from suffering the embarrassment of falling in front of all his guards.

"This Lord of Domain World really isn't a place for people to stay. The gravity is so strong that I can barely fly!"

Hugo grimaced as he steadied himself in the air, then looked around.

"White ground... Are we in the Brilliant Stone Wasteland?"

Qi Yuan recalled the information he had read before entering Emberlight World and quickly made his judgment.

"The ground around us is all sandy, so we should be on the outskirts of the Brilliant Stone Wasteland. The central region should be an entire continent formed from Brilliant Stone crystals."

"The outskirts? The Ghost Face Scorpions we need to hunt for this mission assessment seem to be found only in the central region of the Brilliant Stone Wasteland."

Hugo wrinkled his nose slightly. "Confirm the direction. We'll head straight for the central region!"

Hugo's team now had seven Star Traveller Tier 9 guards alone. Their strength definitely ranked among the upper tier of all teams participating in the Apprentice Mercenary Assessment, so they acted far more boldly.

"Master, the sand grains get larger the farther we go in this direction. The central region should be this way!"

Very soon, the two Wuxia Race Star Traveller Tier 9 Psychic Masters responsible for scouting sent back their report.

"Let's go!"

Hugo and his group did not waste any time, immediately flying toward the two Wuxia Race guards!

Above another desert on the outskirts of the Brilliant Stone Wasteland.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Figures that had just appeared were dragged down by the terrifying gravity, crashing heavily onto the ground covered with gray-white crystalline particles.

"Fuck, I hate doing missions in Small Worlds. This damn gravity is so strong, it's pressing down so hard my little brother can't even lift its head!"

A somewhat skinny man with silver scales on his face and a finger-thick Golden Little Snake coiled around his neck cursed as he yanked his legs out of the ground.

Behind him, the burly Four Arms man laughed and cursed, "You bastard, you're still being picky about missions? If we screw up this job, be careful—the captain might beat you so badly your big head can't lift up either!"

"Haha, then let me take a sip. Just one sip, and I'll regain my vigor!"

The Silver Scale Man gave the Four Arms man's neck a lecherous grin, revealing two long, slender, curved fangs.

"Quit fucking disgusting me!"

The Four Arms man rolled his eyes, then said seriously, "Enough nonsense. Confirm the direction already. We're heading to the entrance of the Aurora Corridor to meet up with San Yan and the others!"

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