Chapter 137 : Chapter 137

Above Blue Star’s teleportation gate, a magnificent giant city glittering with starlight rose straight from the ground.

For a moment, everyone present was left dumbfounded as they stared at that starlit giant city.

What pleasantly surprised Ye Ze even more was that activating Starrealm City actually granted 10 Conquest Points as well. That was an unexpected bonus.

This should raise Blue Star’s ranking quite a bit.

Beside him, Shi Qing stared blankly at Ye Ze. “How did you get this city?”

Ye Ze answered casually, “It came from a Starrealm Stele mission. Every civilization has missions. This is probably only the first one.”

“The Starrealm Stele?” Shi Qing was shocked again. “Azure-Robed King and the Sun King also received Starrealm Stele missions, but they still have not found any clues...”

“And you already completed yours!?”

Ye Ze nodded calmly, then thought to himself, Azure-Robed King, the Sun King... so two more sixth-ranks had arrived in the Star Spirit World. It seemed China was investing heavily in exploring this new world!

At the same time, the members of the Demon Suppression Army recovering nearby all became excited as well.

“With these defenses, monster attacks will not be a problem anymore!”

“That is right! At the very least, we do not have to worry about those monsters passing through the portal and entering Blue Star instead!”

Hearing that, Ye Ze froze for a moment.

“Through the portal? Those monsters can enter Blue Star too?”

Shi Qing, standing beside him, nodded and explained, “Yes. At the very beginning, a Soul-Rending Wraith walked into the portal and vanished from the Star Spirit World, arriving directly on Blue Star...”

“But fortunately, the Demon Suppression Army had already sealed off the entrance at the time. That Soul-Rending Wraith happened to land right inside the encirclement and was instantly killed.”

“That shows that if the monsters of the Star Spirit World are not dealt with quickly, they may even invade Blue Star!”

As she spoke, Shi Qing smiled gently at Ye Ze. “Still, with this Starrealm City you brought us, the danger has been reduced tremendously!”

Hearing that, Ye Ze’s thoughts went even further...If monsters could enter Blue Star through the portal, then in theory, the foreign races from other worlds, such as the demon race and the Wildlands race, could enter Blue Star as well!

If that was the case, then competition within the Star Spirit World would become even more intense.

At the very least, the Starrealm City at the teleportation gate had to be defended!

But on the other hand...Ye Ze asked curiously, “In that case, does that mean we can enter the worlds of other civilizations too?”

There was no reason the foreign races could enter Blue Star while they could not enter other planets, right?

At that, Shi Qing was momentarily stunned and blinked. “You... are serious?”

She was still thinking about how to deal with invasions from foreign races, yet Ye Ze was already thinking about invading foreign worlds?

Being brave was certainly a good thing.

But he was a little too brave, was he not?

Ye Ze smiled calmly. “A person has to have dreams.”

Although entering foreign worlds was still beyond their current strength, at least it was now a feasible path.

If he ever had the chance to go to the Shanhai World in the future, he still wanted to see that identical World Tree’s Crown.

Along with the activation of Starrealm City, besides the 10 Conquest Points, there was also a buff.

【Blue Star civilization buff: Conquest Point gain +30%; danger warning against foreign civilizations!】

The gain in Conquest Points had increased by a full third!

Its importance to ranking competition was self-evident.

But after seeing the buff’s effect, Ye Ze could not help but speculate—no, suspect—that each civilization’s buff might be different!

Otherwise, if every civilization increased its gains by 30%, then that would be the same as no increase at all.

He looked at the rankings again:

【Starrealm Rankings】

【1】Demon Realm, Conquest Points: 24

【2】Unknown Civilization, Conquest Points: 20

【3】Shanhai World, Conquest Points: 18

【4】Blue Star, Conquest Points: 18

【5】Wildlands World, Conquest Points: 8

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The rankings had previously all been unknown civilizations, but now four of them had been revealed.

That showed that once a corresponding race had been encountered, it would also be unlocked on the rankings...At present, only one remained unknown.

As for Blue Star’s position, it had risen from fifth place to fourth, tied with third place.

Since Blue Star had not yet had the extra Conquest Point gain buff when Ye Ze killed the demon race and Wildlands race enemies earlier, it could otherwise have climbed another rank.

Ye Ze then went into Starrealm City and took a look around.

Aside from the city walls, the city’s infirmary could rapidly restore a Class User’s health and mana.

The watchtowers in the city could also disperse the white mist outside Starrealm City within a certain range, broadening their field of vision...Starrealm City now felt more like Blue Star civilization’s shelter within the Star Spirit World.

Of course, Ye Ze had no intention of staying here.

Shi Qing and the Demon Suppression Army were already arranging the city’s defenses.

There were also some support-class Class Users responsible for transporting materials gathered from the Star Spirit World back to Blue Star.

The Star Spirit World was incredibly rich in materials. For example, Ye Ze had already seen one resource called 【Stellar Soul Crystal Ore】, something Blue Star had never had before.

If it were brought back to Blue Star, it might even raise their technological level by an entire step.

But for Ye Ze, what mattered more was still the final Myth-grade item in this Secret Realm world, as well as activating the second effect of the World Tree’s Crown.

He took out the World Tree’s Crown once more.

The red glow radiating from the crown was noticeably stronger than before.

“As expected, I went in the wrong direction earlier. To activate the World Tree’s Crown, I need to head the other way...”

Ye Ze looked toward the direction opposite that strange forest.

Before setting out, he first checked the Summoned Beast Space:

Panda had already eaten all those dozens of Epic- and Legendary-grade pieces of equipment and was now lying comfortably on the ground.

Its attributes had risen by 170, breaking through the 1500 mark in all four stats!

At the same time, 【Equipment Shredder】 had produced seven high-star Legendary pieces of equipment.

Among them were two pieces matching the Umbral Demon Set on the magic dragon: 【Umbral Demon Greaves】 and 【Umbral Demon Talisman】.

That brought the Umbral Demon Set on the magic dragon to four pieces, 【4/6】, increasing its attributes by more than 200 points.

What delighted Ye Ze the most, however, was a spirit blade:

【Soul-Devouring Spirit Blade】

Quality: Golden Legend 8☆

Attributes: Strength +130, Agility +130, attack effects always hit.

Special Effect 1: A spirit-body weapon that can be attached to another weapon and used together with it.

Special Effect 2: Each time it defeats an enemy, it devours the soul and permanently increases damage by 3%, up to a maximum of 200 stacks.

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Not only was it a Legendary eight-star weapon, it was also a growth-type weapon.

Most importantly, it was a spirit-body weapon, which meant it could be used together with another weapon!

Even a creature like the mantis, whose forelimbs were naturally arm blades, could still equip a spirit blade!

The mantis already had explosive damage output. If it could now equip a Legendary eight-star weapon as well, its strength would rise to an entirely new level!

Ye Ze decisively equipped it on the mantis.

At once, the mantis’s dark crystal-like arm blades seemed to become overlaid with a layer of deep blue spirit essence.

“Very nice.”

Ye Ze was quite satisfied, and soon prepared to set off.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Shi Qing immediately came over and said, “Do you want to take two squads with you?”

“There are quite a few foreign races in the Star Spirit World. If you take a team with you, your actions might go more smoothly.”

In truth, Shi Qing herself wanted to go with Ye Ze as well. Ever since the Notting City operation, she had realized just how wonderful it was to have a reliable captain!

But she had no choice. As a sixth-rank, she had to remain at Starrealm City by the teleportation gate in case of monster attacks.

Hearing her suggestion, Ye Ze thought for a moment and decisively refused.

As a Summoner, he alone was already an entire army!

The usefulness of bringing other people along was actually not that great.

Seeing him refuse, Shi Qing smiled brightly, as though she had expected it. “All right then. Captain, I wish you a smooth opening of the path ahead.”

Ye Ze could not help laughing helplessly. In the end, he set off alone toward the direction opposite the forest.

Opposite that forest lay a region of rolling hills, where mineral and ore resources were especially abundant.

But Ye Ze’s goal was not those things, so he kept pressing onward.

Before long, however, the danger warning from Blue Star civilization’s buff suddenly triggered!

“There is another foreign race nearby?”