Chapter 601 - 596: A Different World

Chapter 601 - 596: A Different World

While Lin Xianxei and Lin Ming went to search for answers, the recruitment had yet to end, only entering the true phase of its beginning.

Within the Third Sky Planet, a group of young elites were gathered together before a pale-skinned man with yellow irises and sanguine edges stood before them. He was the same expert that stood amongst the others from the Gold-tier forces. Within his pupils were two saber-shaped images that glinted with a sharp light. It made him seem like the living embodiment of a saber.

That gaze of his swept across the forms of those youths, sternly giving them each a feeling of oppression. They were those who selected the sect that he led, the Solitary Saber Sect! Amongst these youths was a black-haired, pure black-eyed young woman with an emotionlessly calm expression.

That young woman was Su Mei.

After the selection, they were all taken away by their respective leaders almost instantly. There were no further words, and San Luoyang seemed to be at peace with shuttling them off to others. To note, San Luoyang never offered anyone to join the Everlore Association. It was clear from certain mannerisms that he was acting out of obligation rather than willingness.

She quietly stood with the 24,227 other selectors of the Solitary Saber Sect on a gold and black platform. Considering the sect was one of the only forces that specialized in combat, and Saber and Swords were two of the most common weapons used by those inhabitants of the Everlore Starfield, it made perfect sense that nearly a quarter of the recruited participants would choose this.

Behind the pale-skinned man was a gorgeous silver arc with exquisite runic markings that gleamed with faint glows. The spatial fluctuations coming from it was subtle yet incredibly impressive. Anyone who had a high spatial resonance would notice the sheer quality of spatial energies emitted. It was outstanding.T/his chapter is updat/ed by nov(ê(l)biin.c/o/m

Su Mei noted that the materials used to construct this Void Gate that spanned for nearly a hundred meters, fixed with two thick pillars at the ends, was beyond the astral-level. She had also never seen those pillars before. Typically, a Void Gate was a half-circle silver arc with various protrusions at the top, like machine-like gears, of gold and black.

Yet this Void Gate lacked those protrusions, but had pillars that reached three hundred meters in the sky with the thickness of an oak tree. There was a spiraling glowing trail from the bottom of the pillars to the top, and the trails seemed like flowing rivers with esoteric marks that Su Mei couldn't even begin to understand.

There was also a platform, rectangular and tall, that stretched for hundreds of meters and could fit tens of thousands at a time.

With this fresh design, she realized that the other Void Gates she was familiar with was outrageously outdated and underwhelming in comparison. Those gears were replaced by the platform, and the arc had been improved upon. This truly gave her the feeling that this was a new world, a better environment.

However, she couldn't help but wonder slightly as she looked upwards. The Solar Star seemed irregular, and she was well aware that Solar Stars exuded pure essence that was filtered by the various astronomical bodies' atmospheric layers and produced enriched environments. She expected this planet's environment to be higher in quality, yet she felt underwhelmed.

In fact, it could be considered severely lacking.

Just as she was pondering this, feeling like something was off, the pale-skinned man spoke out one word:

"Trash!"

The youths were startled as they felt mental waves crashing into their minds, causing many to feel dizzy, some even felt as if they were losing their consciousness as they circulated their astral force to guard against this assault. Fortunately, not a single one lost consciousness.

Su Mei frowned slightly, but she was almost entirely unaffected by the crushing mental waves. They were a little too weak.

Seeing this, the pale-skinned man swept his gaze across them again and a flicker of strange light entered his gaze. "I'll be blunt," he started, "All of you are complete and utter trash. You might be considered somewhat talented in that desolate world you lived in, but here? None of you are."

The first thing she was met with was a flood of pure astral essence that exceeded even the eighth-level of the Myriad Monarch Sect's Extreme Mountain. Unfathomably pure, incredibly potent, and her eyes were opened wide as she felt it sweep her body, stimulating her pores, and stirring her cultivation base.

A fresh, almost like the first bite of mint, feeling overwhelmed her.

"Welcome to my sect, your new world, your new home!"

Su Mei's eyes glistened as her pupils reflected the entirety of her new world. The sky above had changed, with the yellow Solar Star with reddish tint and a titanic ring of white radiance having vanished! She saw an impossibly enormous saber with a curved edge bearing its point downwards instead!

It replaced the Solar Star!

But beyond the clouds, beyond the layers of atmosphere, that saber hung while emitting a unique radiance. For some reason, she sensed the shadow of the Solar Star that existed in the Aeternal Sky Starfield. When she narrowed her eyes, the faint, low opacity image of that Solar Star existed directly behind the saber, seemingly far away.

Was this a World Realm?!

Her heart started to race as every breath contained copious amounts of astral essence. This astral essence caused her Sea of Consciousness to tremble as she sensed the thick saber energy coursing through it! Her Saber Intent howled within her mind, and the intermixing of astral essence and saber energies produced a gentle saber power that flowed around her.

If she was present in the Four Extreme Continent, she would discover that this type of environment was extremely similar to the four lands, such as the ambient desolate power within the air!

While she marveled at this miraculous world, there were others with vastly different reactions.

"ARGH!"

"Nooo! It hurts! AHHH!"

"WHAT IS THIS?! STOP IT!! HELP!!!"

The sound of flesh being sliced, rent, torn and blood splashing resounded throughout the group of youths!

Splash!

Su Mei felt a sudden spurt of warm liquid on her face. When she turned around, she noticed a male figure drenched in blood with their body suffering numerous lacerations. The person wanted to screech out their pain yet there was a cut slicing deeply into their throat, severing their vocal chords. It came off as a hoarse gasp for air.

He struggled, facing her with eyes pleading for help. Yet a flash of light caused him to vanish before her very eyes. Like a comet, the man was encapsulated by an orb of light and sent off to some location behind her.

Dao Yuwen looked at the many youths experiencing the saber power enveloping the surroundings impassively. There was an indifferent light in his yellow eyes. He slowly said, "You won't die. This is your second test. Those who make it to the sect in three days will be considered Outer Disciples. Those who don't, you will become External Disciples."

After saying this, Dao Yuwen observed the youths and saw Su Mei. There was a flash of interested surprise on his face, but he didn't stay a moment longer. With a shimmer, he vanished before their very eyes.

Su Mei looked towards Dao Yuwen's previous location and noticed a giant mountain in the far off distance ahead, yet the screams around her never ceased.