This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 97 Nothingness, Blood Crystal

Ye Yang did not rest and continued forward.

He's unlikely to get promoted anytime soon, so he might as well go all out.

To pass the Wind Blade Passage test, one must master the Sevenfold Wind Domain. He should be able to pass it in one go!

The third level, the Wind Blade Passage... was easily passed.

Level 4... Level 5...

The thing Ye Yang was worried about did not happen. The subsequent trials remained unchanged, all of them being wind blade passages.

However, as the density of the wind blades increases and their angles become more treacherous, the difficulty of dodging them naturally rises rapidly.

Normal challengers need to use their Wind Domain to sense the energy of these wind blades. Those with a high level of Wind Domain control can even faintly sense the flow of wind blades within the wind walls and take precautions in advance.

However, Ye Yang's resonance with spacetime to sense was tantamount to cheating, which made the test lose its purpose and turned it into a test of his spatial movement technique.

"The sixth level... The 'Wind and Flow' technique created by this senior realm master is indeed unique. I have felt great pressure since the fifth level. The flow of wind blades within the wind wall has become more and more complicated and unpredictable. I almost fell into it just now."

After passing the first six levels, Ye Yang rested briefly in the safe space on the sixth level before rushing up to the seventh level's test passage.

puff!

Click, click...

Ye Yang's true form was unable to dodge in time and was grazed by a wind blade. A piece of his D-grade alloy armor was immediately cut off and then quickly cut and destroyed by the wind blade behind him.

"Ouch! That was close! That was really powerful!"

Cold sweat poured down his forehead. Although only the surface of his armor had been cut off and he was not injured, he still felt a deadly threat.

Ye Yang continuously used the "Vacuum Illusion Body" technique, constantly searching for gaps to pass through among the numerous wind blades.

Timing, position, posture, and speed all need to be just right!

If it had been just a hair's breadth away, it would have been shredded to pieces like that piece of armor from before.

Actually, this seventh level passage doesn't pose that much of a challenge for a star-level being who has mastered the seven domains... because after activating the wind domain, the speed of these wind blades will slow down to varying degrees.

Unfortunately, Ye Yang didn't have a Wind Domain, so he could only force his way through.

Finally breaking through the last blockade of wind blades, Ye Yang flew into the safe space behind the seventh level, gradually easing his tension.

According to the text in the safe space after passing the second level, a Hengxing-level being passing the seventh level is considered to have passed the test.

In other words, Ye Yang should now be out of danger.

Sure enough... another piece of text appeared in the safe space:

"Congratulations, newcomer! You have passed all the tests of the Eternal Star level. I have prepared a treasure equivalent to 1% of my wealth at the end of the new passage... Of course, if you are not the first Eternal Star level to successfully pass the test, this treasure will naturally be taken by someone else."

"My life's work—the culmination of my efforts—the 'Secret Techniques of Romance' lies high in the heavens! Go and comprehend it to your heart's content!"

A passageway gradually appeared.

Ye Yang entered and arrived at the next space enclosed by wind walls.

There is nothing here.

"Am I not the first Eternal Star to arrive here? Well, that makes sense. The standards for this trial are relatively low. Over countless eons, it's quite normal for geniuses to trigger the inheritance trial and pass it."

Ye Yang wasn't particularly frustrated. What did it matter if a powerful realm master had only 1% of their wealth?

A typical realm lord's assets are around 10 Hunyuan, but he has 13 Hunyuan in his account.

"Another passage has appeared... the lighting is a bit different, it should lead to the outside world? By the way, how did I get my two attendants out here?"

Ye Yang looked at the new passage that was gradually appearing on the opposite wind wall and muttered to himself.

However, at this moment, a deep sound suddenly came from the space:

"Latercomers, this is a voice message that only triggers when someone below the Realm Lord level is detected. The real rewards aren't actually in this space; this is just a regular reward area set up to prevent other Realm Lords from intruding."

"There are six real rewards, one of which is the most precious and extraordinary. Whether you get one depends on your luck."

"If you hear this voice, it means I have perished on the battlefield beyond the realm."

"This is my second trip to the extraterritorial battlefield. The first time... I was fortunate enough to find the immortal corpse of a dead alien race, which contained many spoils of war, including two incomparably precious treasures—Blood Crystals!"

Ye Yang's eyelids twitched. Blood Crystal?

How could something like this appear here?

"Through extensive research, I learned the name, usage, and effects of Blood Crystal. Applying it to a wound and absorbing it will trigger a surge of willpower; if one can withstand it and successfully fuse with it, one will possess 'Blood Crystal Power' deep within the body."

"By activating the power of Bloodlust, I can not only sense the fluctuations of the universe's origin more clearly and accelerate my cultivation, but also enhance the power of the laws! I only fused with one, yet when using the same secret law technique, its power is 20-30% stronger than others."

"The last one, which I cannot fuse with for the time being, will remain here. If I return from the extraterrestrial battlefield, I will retrieve it, and this message will be destroyed... So the fact that you can hear it proves that I have perished."

"As I said before, the treasure is first come, first served; it all depends on fate. Wait here for 6 days. After 6 days, a new passage will appear, leading to the secret treasure vault. It will only last for 10 seconds, so please remember that."

"Blood Crystal? It can enhance the power of laws? There are actually such treasures in this world?!" Babata exclaimed in surprise in Ye Yang's mind.

"Didn't Teacher Huyanbo encounter such a treasure before?" Ye Yang asked knowingly.

Babata said excitedly, "Although your teacher has been fighting on the battlefields outside the domain for many years, he has mostly been on the fringes. After all, those powerful Marquis or even King Immortals are all terrifyingly strong, and we dare not provoke them."

"A treasure like the Blood Crystal, which can directly enhance the power of laws, is something even Immortal Kings would covet and fight over. How could your teacher possibly have gotten his hands on it? To encounter it here is truly incredibly lucky!"

Ye Yang, however, had calmed down and shook his head, saying, "But it's also possible that someone else beat us to it."

Babata said repeatedly, "Ye Yang, don't give up! Wait another six days, maybe the Blood Crystal won't have been taken yet."

……

Babata's hopes were ultimately dashed.

Six days later, Ye Yang witnessed the opening of the new passage.

In fact, before the passage opened, Ye Yang had already sensed through the 'Resonance Spacetime' that a row of cubic space grids surrounded by wind walls were moving toward this place.

There are 6 cubic grids in total, 2 of which are empty, and the other 4 contain:

A longsword, a melee weapon; two fruits in a stone box; a large shield that appears to be a telekinetic weapon; and in the last compartment, a complete set of armor emanating an aura of spatial laws that made even Ye Yang feel incredibly heavy and apprehensive about spacetime...

"That longsword and large shield should be the 'Spring Blossom Sword,' a fifth-tier primal force weapon containing the laws of wood and space, and the 'Condensing Void Mountain,' a fifth-tier psychic weapon containing the laws of water and space. Those two fruits should be the 'Nine Peaks Purple Fruit,' specifically used to cultivate pet beasts and plant life; each one is worth at least 3 Chaos Yuan!"

Based on Ye Yang's description, Babata guessed what these treasures were.

"But that last set of battle armor... I'm not sure. I can't find any matching data based on your description. It should be some obscure, custom-made Tier 5 battle armor, right?"

……