The enhancement this time had directly boosted the efficacy of the Heaven Cauldron and Earth Goblet to a staggering 5%! Considering the current attribute points of the Dragon Palace members, totaling three to four hundred billion, a 5% increase translated to over a billion additional attribute points! This was not even accounting for the boost to Ye Yun's own attributes.
This was Ye Yun's second time enhancing his innate magical treasures, progressing from an initial 1% increase to 2%, and now to 5%.
Furthermore, this was not the only improvement. Ye Yun noticed that the condensation speed of the fine wines from the Heaven Cauldron and Earth Goblet had also significantly increased. Previously, it took five minutes to condense one cup, but now it took only one minute, a fivefold acceleration.
This meant that 1440 cups of fine wine could be condensed daily. The Heaven Cauldron still contained over two thousand cups of fine wine, meaning even with the fivefold speed increase, it wouldn't be enough to supply everyone. However, it was more than sufficient for the ten high-ranking members.
Ye Yun observed his own attributes and then glanced at his innate magical treasures circling him. He was filled with confidence for the upcoming seven-day journey.
Although his starting point in the real world was lower than anyone else's, thanks to 'Gold Touch,' his current progress was faster than anyone's.
...Seven days later, a colossal floating island, resembling a battleship, pierced the atmosphere at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, hurtling rapidly into the cosmos.
In the training grounds, a group of people stood, gazing curiously at the pitch-black expanse of space. These were the first-tier members of the Dragon Palace, brought out to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment of the Human Race Starfield.
"Boss, are we going to the dimensional gate you mentioned last time?" Xie Yifeng asked, his face filled with excitement.
"No, it's the Fang Gate," Ye Yun replied. He had previously withheld certain information from the leaders of Blue Star, as the Fang Gate involved higher-level matters, and Ye Yun feared they wouldn't be able to cope if they knew.
"Fang Gate?" The group, upon hearing Ye Yun's words, was filled with questions.
"The entire cosmos is divided into ten factions. Each faction is further divided into hundreds or thousands of starfields. Our current location is the Human Race Starfield of the tenth faction! And in a month, we will be facing a starfield within our faction of the cosmos!"
Ye Yun cast a casual glance at the group and then explained softly, his voice carrying across the entire training ground and entering everyone's minds.
"The sea of stars you imagine is merely our current starfield, and our Human Race Starfield is, unfortunately, the weakest and most desolate in these ten cosmic factions!"
"Once, our Human Race Starfield was the most powerful in this cosmos. However, we were invaded by outer races from the ninth cosmic faction. Countless ancestors sacrificed their lives to defend our homeland. And the Divine Race, instead of helping, hindered us..."
As Ye Yun spoke, he pointed a finger into the void. Instantly, historical records from a million years ago, like a film, entered the minds of the over four thousand people present.
"The Divine Race! From now on, if you see them, kill them!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" In an instant, a surge of immense ferocity erupted from the bodies of the four thousand people. Having been soldiers by nature, their killing intent now flooded like an ocean.
Their minds trembled. They had never imagined that the world was so vast, and what they considered the universe was merely one of countless starfields.
Yet, they were also filled with ambition, inspired by the glorious history of the human race.
*Hum...*
The training ground suddenly vibrated and then stilled. Everyone looked up, their faces filled with shock.
Before them, a colossal black vortex was slowly rotating, yet unlike a black hole, it possessed no gravitational pull. In the center of the vortex stood a portal, a hundred zhang in size.
"Wang Chen! Prepare yourself. Zhou Ningdong, you will control the training grounds and take them to familiarize themselves within this starfield. Remember to record the coordinates." Ye Yun then led Wang Chen towards the portal!
"Yes! We await the General's triumphant return!" Zhou Ningdong saluted Ye Yun sharply.
"We await the General's triumphant return!" The voices of over four thousand True Realm experts roared in unison.
Standing before the Fang Gate, Ye Yun took a deep breath and, with Wang Chen, stepped inside.
Weightlessness...
Darkness...
Desolation...
Upon entering the Fang Gate, Ye Yun immediately felt as if he had become trapped in a mire.
It took a full half hour before Ye Yun and Wang Chen saw a beam of light in the boundless darkness. Ye Yun then found himself appearing over a vast ocean.
"General, why is it an ocean after passing through the Fang Gate?" Wang Chen shook his head, trying to dispel his dizziness, and surveyed their surroundings. Even with his current Star Realm strength, he was still somewhat affected by the aftereffects of traversing the Fang Gate.
"It seems this Fang Gate is not limited to a specific area. Wang Chen, stay vigilant." Ye Yun's spiritual sense immediately expanded.
"Hmm? This is... a human aura?" A muffled sound exploded in Ye Yun's ears. Giant waves suddenly surged from the sea's surface, and a colossal insect emerged from the depths.
Its dark green carapace glowed with fluorescent light, resembling a scarab beetle magnified countless times. It fixed its crimson eyes on Ye Yun and the two of them.
"Tsk tsk tsk... after a million years, I never expected the ants we nearly exterminated to dare to venture into my Ninth Faction's Well Insect Starfield. Truly, how ignorant you are." The beetle exhaled a bubble and said with a cold laugh, looking at Ye Yun and the other man.
"Order! Hou Jian, million-strong army, assemble and prepare for battle!" The beetle roared without waiting for Ye Yun's response. In the boundless sea, waves crashed as thousands of dark green beetles, each a thousand zhang in size, emerged from the seabed. They rapidly formed formations in the air, completely disregarding Ye Yun and the other man.
"Two human ants! Since you've come, there's no going back. This General will let you know the pleasure of being food." The Well Insect General then spat out a giant, suction-cup-like tongue towards Ye Yun's head.
"One Sword to Punish Immortals!" Moonlight streaked through the air, meeting the giant tongue. Wang Chen, behind Ye Yun, couldn't help but draw his sword first.
*Clang...*
The Moon Pestle striking the giant tongue actually produced sparks.
It couldn't even penetrate the defense?!
Wang Chen's face instantly turned extremely grim. They had come with such confidence, only to be met with such a blow?
'Ephemeral Moon'
'Arc Lightning'
Ye Yun advanced instead of retreating, quickly closing in on the beetle's tongue. A bolt of lightning, the size of an arm, flicked from his finger.
*Crackle...*
The arc lightning struck, along with the seawater, engulfing a thousand miles of the sea in its attack, a spectacle of sparks and electricity.
"One Sword Creates Ten Thousand!"
Taking advantage of the paralysis caused by the lightning, Wang Chen roared. Startling Ye Yun, the Moon Pestle behind him instantly transformed into ten thousand blades, surging towards the Well Insect army. However, despite its imposing momentum, the damage was limited. Only a few Well Insects, left half-dead and floating on the sea by Ye Yun, were slain by him.
"Humans! You court death! I will capture you and eat ten jin of your flesh every day! My men, attack!" The Beetle General, having recovered from the paralysis, roared in fury.
"Attack!" The ten thousand-insect formations charged towards Ye Yun and the other man like tanks and armored vehicles. The immense force pressed down the sea level of this region by tens of meters.
"A bunch of dung beetles think they can stir up any waves?!" Ye Yun sneered coldly. He turned and instructed Wang Chen, then instantly appeared in the center of the army. His spiritual sense surged like a sea, forming needles that pierced the beetles.
The carapace of these creatures was even harder than battle armor.