229: Did not seize the opportunity

As the Star Tower Trial officially began, the 119 trialists from Galaxy City swarmed in through the star gate.

He Ming did not choose to focus on Ye Chen; the man was bound to pass.

He didn't ask the omniscient notebook for information regarding the other six Stellar Level participants who would pass the Star Tower Trial.

After all, knowing the results in advance would take away the sense of anticipation.

"Xiao Qian."

He Ming typed Xiao Qian's name into the control panel, and a virtual projection immediately displayed Xiao Qian's first-person perspective.

The moment Xiao Qian entered the Star Tower, he vanished from his spot. Using Void Shift, he traversed the deep space and quickly found a passing comet. He used Star Power to excavate a simple cultivation space, took out a large amount of seven-colored star marrow crystals, and entered a state of cultivation.

The corners of He Ming's mouth curled up slightly. This was the Star Tower Trial Guide he had updated in the System Mall. Priced at 10 trillion points, it had harvested a significant amount of luck.

Switching through the perspectives one by one, the top ten on the Man-Machine Ranking had mostly made similar choices.

When he switched to Yuan Qi, who was ranked 19th, He Ming's interest was piqued. The man's luck wasn't great; not long after entering the Star Tower, he had encountered another trialist.

Yuan Qi gripped his greatspear tightly. Without any hesitation, his figure flickered into an afterimage, and he thrust the greatspear forward with a sudden strike.

For a brief moment, space itself seemed to distort. Before the person facing Yuan Qi could react, their head was pierced through by the spear.

"Not bad. His spear technique has already reached the realm of being one with the spear."

After killing his opponent, Yuan Qi's eyes lit up as he began to scavenge the spoils of war.

"I hit the jackpot, a Spatial Artifact!"

He took the Spatial Artifact and vanished in a flash.

After finding a high-speed comet and settling down, Yuan Qi aimed his specialized spatial bracelet at the loot.

[Decoding Successful]

"If it's from the system, it's bound to be good!"

Yuan Qi was overjoyed. Once the system was successfully formatted, he immediately began checking the spoils.

There were five sets of the latest generation battle armor and over thirty alloy battle sabers of the same model.

"A pity they aren't spear users."

He continued his search.

One ton of seven-colored star marrow crystals.

"Poor guy."

After a hundred years of accumulation, the reserves of seven-colored star marrow crystals in Yuan Qi's Spatial Artifact had already reached 10,000 tons.

A full 10,000-fold difference.

Of course, this was the result of the collective support of 37 colleagues.

"Is this the pleasure of resource crushing!"

"Hurry up and cultivate!"

Yuan Qi took out a large amount of seven-colored star marrow crystals and began his cultivation.

He Ming switched to the other contestants from the Milky Way Galaxy. By the end of the day, a total of 3 people had been eliminated.

These people belonged to the category of those with poor luck, having run into much stronger opponents.

In the Star Tower Trial, once encountered, the weaker party could only become a lamb for the slaughter.

But there were exceptions.

If the stronger party wanted to gather forces, they wouldn't go for the kill.

Grouping up for warmth was the key to survival.

However, the guide He Ming provided stated that unless one encountered a Domain Lord Level and was favored by them, they should not attempt to join any team.

The reason was simple: while joining a team provided some security, it also meant losing a vast amount of resources, or even becoming an ore slave for the strong to gather seven-colored star marrow crystals, which would significantly hinder cultivation speed.

If they encountered an even stronger team, the result was basically a dead end.

In team battles, the winning side would gain a massive amount of resources.

During He Ming's Star Tower Trial, Yan Yu had reached the Half-Step Domain Lord Level. If he hadn't run into He Ming, he definitely would have harvested a large amount of cultivation resources.

Ten years later.

He Ming and Shui Meng returned to the viewing hall.

"Boss, only 70 people are left from our Milky Way Galaxy. This elimination rate is way too high!"

"It's already considered good. Before the Star Tide Empire was established, only three people passed the Star Tower Trial in 100,000 years within the Milky Way Galaxy."

Shui Meng tore open a snack bag and lay back with her legs crossed.

The viewing hall's perspective switched to Ye Chen's first-person view.

He Ming raised an eyebrow slightly, noticing that Ye Chen's temperament seemed different than before.

[Ye Chen's Strength]

[Domain Lord Level 1, 0.1%]

"So he broke through."

On the comet where Ye Chen was located, there was another person.

It was Yuan Qi, who had happened to run into Ye Chen a year ago and was taken in.

Ye Chen opened his eyes and appeared on the surface of the comet in a flash.

"How is it?"

Yuan Qi pointed in one direction and said, "At three o'clock, about 700,000 kilometers away, there is a complete Meteorite Belt. Many people are going in and out. I've been observing for seven days, and there should be no fewer than a hundred people."

The corners of Ye Chen's mouth curled up slightly. He grabbed Yuan Qi's shoulder and arrived near the Meteorite Belt in a flash.

Yuan Qi exerted his full strength, circulating his Star Power to shout, "Are there any people from the Milky Way Galaxy here?"

He shouted three times in a row, startling the hundred-plus people hidden within the entire Meteorite Belt.

One of them, with a look of doubt on his face, gazed at Yuan Qi and Ye Chen from the shadows.

"Are these two guys crazy?"

"Just two people daring to provoke a team of a hundred, including four at the Peak Stellar Level 9. Isn't this just pure suicide!"

Yuan Qi shouted once more.

"Anyone from the Milky Way? This is the last time."

Responding to him were ten people flying over. Among them were four at the Peak Stellar Level 9 and six at the Ninth Stage Stellar Level.

A burly man at the Ninth Stage Stellar Level sneered, "Kid, what are you howling for? Are you in a hurry to die?"

As soon as those words left his mouth, he was slapped away by the leader. He crashed through several meteorites in succession, his fate unknown.

"This brother, my apologies. My subordinate was out of line."

Yuan Qi raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Oh, you seem to understand the situation."

The man took a step forward and nodded to Ye Chen, who was behind Yuan Qi.

"My team has collected a total of 100,000 tons of seven-colored star marrow crystals."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, expressionless.

"Hand over half."

The moment the words fell, the leader of this team shuddered, feeling an extreme pressure bearing down on him. He was almost unable to stand.

Hm!

His face changed instantly, and he knelt down without hesitation.

"My Lord, I am willing to offer all our resources and be at your disposal!"

Ye Chen's expression shifted. This man was somewhat impressive; he didn't act rashly in the face of provocation, but instead adopted a weak posture and proactively offered resources.

"What is your name?"

"Kui Xing."

"Good, let's go."

Kui Xing looked delighted and jerked his head up. His heart was thumping, and blood rushed to his head, making him feel a wave of heat.

"Thank you for taking me in, My Lord!"

Kui Xing took off his Spatial Artifact and respectfully placed it in Yuan Qi's hand, then followed Ye Chen and Yuan Qi away from the Meteorite Belt without looking back.

This scene happened too quickly and too suddenly.

"This is...?"

"Could it be that person!"

The nine people who had come with him looked at each other, realizing the truth a bit too late.

In the shadows, the Milky Way trialist who had been watching secretly came to his senses and slapped himself hard across the face.

"Dammit!"

He wanted to chase after them but stopped himself, sighing helplessly, "Sigh, the opportunity was given to me, but I didn't grasp it myself."