A New 6-Star Opportunity, the Star Ripple Secret Realm

"Real combat really worked better than the Virtual Universe!"

Chu Yuan was beside himself with joy.

"Master, we'll go capture more people for your cultivation right now. The Radiance Empire's royal family still has plenty of Star Level members."

Star Pupil No. 1 walked over and spoke.

"Yes. Elijah and Modu lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Their descendants already number in the hundreds of trillions, more than enough for your cultivation, Master."

Black Blade One nodded in agreement.

The other four bodyguards also had icy gazes and brimmed with killing intent.

At a single command from Chu Yuan, they would go out and capture the Radiance Empire's royal family en masse without hesitation.

"No need for now."

Chu Yuan smiled and shook his head in refusal. "Of the Radiance Empire's Star Level royal geniuses, only Feiluo was barely worth considering. The others couldn't withstand a single blow."

"Now that my strength has broken through, they can no longer put any pressure on me."

Even real combat depended on the opponent. Those useless Star Level members of the Radiance Empire's royal family varied widely in strength.

Even if ten thousand attacked together, Chu Yuan was confident he could slaughter them all.

"Let's go. We're heading back."

Chu Yuan boarded the Dragon Abyss with his bodyguards and left the Black Sand Galaxy.

Chu Yuan had originally intended to wipe out the Radiance Empire's royal family completely. Only by pulling up the roots when cutting the weeds could he eliminate future trouble forever.

Who knew whether the Radiance Empire might produce a peerless genius who would return for revenge someday?

Unfortunately, Chu Yuan could not do it.

As Black Blade One had said, Elijah and Modu had hundreds of trillions of descendants, scattered across the various empires and galaxies of the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. Some were even outside the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield.

With Chu Yuan's current strength, there was simply no way to kill them all.

The universe was too vast. Even a Universe Venerable could not guarantee they could kill every blood relative of a family.

Chu Yuan had killed Elijah and Modu, then killed several Universe Level experts stationed on the Imperial Capital Star. Almost all the Radiance Empire's upper-echelon combat forces were dead, leaving it gravely weakened.

Chu Yuan did not need to handle what followed himself. Experts with grudges against Elijah and Modu would take frenzied revenge, hunting down their descendants.

Those who coveted the Radiance Empire's legacy would not pass up this fat piece of meat either. They would throw themselves on it and tear into it.

Unless the Universe Origin truly favored the Deni Family and allowed a peerless genius to be born among them, there was almost no possibility of the family rising again.

Entering the Virtual Universe, Chu Yuan arrived at Black Dragon Mountain Island.

After making inquiries both openly and discreetly, he found that news of the Domain Lord battle on Blue Radiance Star had already spread, as had news of Elijah's and Modu's deaths.

"Have you heard? Elijah, the Radiance Empire's emperor, was killed!"

"Wasn't it supposed to be the imperial uncle, Modu, who died? How did it become Elijah?"

"They both died!"

"Seriously? Isn't that just a rumor? Those were two Domain Lord experts."

"Exactly. Who could kill two Domain Lords in one go? Did a World Lord take action?"

"No idea. Nobody saw the killer. Anyway, Elijah and Modu are both dead. Even the Radiance Empire's Imperial Capital Star was swept through by a group of experts. All the Universe Level royals on the Imperial Capital Star were killed, more than half the Star Level ones were killed, and the rest were captured."

"Could slave traders have done it?"

"How could that be? What slave trader would be deranged enough to destroy an entire low-tier empire just to capture slaves?! Besides, Elijah and Modu were slave traders themselves. They trained slaves on a massive scale on the Radiance Empire's inhabited planets. That's hardly a secret."

"I have private sources. I know who the killer was."

"If you know, spit it out!"

"For free?"

"I've already transferred you the money."

"The killer was a slave who escaped from Elijah years ago. After years of bitter cultivation, his strength improved tremendously, and he came back for revenge. That's how he killed Elijah and Modu."

"Are you kidding? What slave could be that powerful? Besides, can slaves just escape whenever they want?"

"Why couldn't he escape? Break through to Domain Lord and destroy his own head, and wouldn't he be free? That's exactly how that slave escaped back then."

"You're lying. That's fake news. Give me my money back."

"What are you dreaming about? Once money enters my pocket, there's no reason to take it back out. Want money? You're not getting any. Want my life? You're not getting that either."

"..."

Domain Lords were important figures in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. Every Domain Lord's death would set the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield's networks ablaze, becoming a guaranteed viral trending topic.

This time, two Domain Lords had died, and a low-tier empire was about to be destroyed. It was the hottest of hot topics.

Countless residents of Black Dragon Mountain heatedly discussed it in the Virtual Universe, speculating about the killer's identity.

Some guessed that a slave had returned for revenge. Elijah and Modu had committed countless atrocities and caused the deaths of far too many slaves. The slaves who wanted to kill them were as numerous as the stars.

Some said it was an old enemy of theirs. Others said the two had obtained an incomparably precious treasure, prompting a World Lord to come to their door, kill them, and seize it.

In short, there were all kinds of guesses. Rumors flew everywhere, and interest remained high.

Nobody would have imagined that the killer who had single-handedly killed two Domain Lords and destroyed the Radiance Empire was a Star Level 9 warrior.

Three days later, Chu Yuan returned to Water Dragon Planet and landed on an isolated island in the middle of the ocean.

The island was covered in thick, dark-red vines and leaves. They belonged to the Star-Eating Grass.

Sensing Chu Yuan's return, the Star-Eating Grass's eighteen main vines shot into the sky and waved through the air.

"Master, Master."

The Star-Eating Grass wound its vines around Chu Yuan's wrist, transmitting a cheerful voice.

After half a year of evolution, the Star-Eating Grass had evolved to Universe Level 9. Each of its eighteen main vines was over 2,000 kilometers long.

He drew the Star-Eating Grass back into his body. It felt like putting on a piece of clothing, cool against him.

"Feiluan, list the 6-star opportunities in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield. Filter for those with a death rate below 15%."

"Yes, Master!"

Sitting on Chu Yuan's shoulder, Feiluan's eyes shone, projecting a three-dimensional virtual screen with only a single entry.

[Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, Star Ripple Secret Realm, Turbid Abyss Continent, 6-star opportunity, death rate %.]

"The Star Ripple Secret Realm. So it's there."

Chu Yuan had heard of the Star Ripple Secret Realm. It was a small secret realm located in the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, with an internal diameter of less than ten light-years.

As a secret realm, it naturally nurtured large quantities of precious treasures. But after a long period of exploration, experts had stripped it almost clean.

Most of those who ventured into the Star Ripple Secret Realm now were Star Level geniuses from various factions, with a small minority at Universe Level.

For instance, the Star Ripple Secret Realm was one of the locations used for the life-and-death adventures of Stardust Island's geniuses.

The Universe Mercenary Assessment was also sometimes held in the Star Ripple Secret Realm.

Occasionally, impoverished Domain Lords would go there to pick up overlooked bargains. With good luck, they could make a small profit.

"A small secret realm that's been stripped almost clean actually still has a 6-star opportunity."

Chu Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"Feiluan, gather all the intelligence on the Star Ripple Secret Realm."

"Understood."

Seventy million years had passed since the Star Ripple Secret Realm had formed and been discovered. Information about its interior had long since ceased to be secret.

As long as one was willing to pay, any intelligence could be bought.

He spent two days gathering intelligence. Two days later, Chu Yuan set off for the Star Ripple Secret Realm aboard the Dragon Abyss.