The secrets of the forbidden land and the legend of invincible pretense

After leaving the saved galaxy, Ye Qiu and the female protagonists continued their adventure in the Universe.

The spaceship's journey seemed calm, but Ye Qiu always had a faint premonition in his heart that a greater storm was waiting for them ahead.

One day, the spaceship's detection System suddenly emitted a rapid alarm.

Ye Qiu quickly rushed to the console and discovered that the spaceship was approaching a mysterious region marked as the 'Forbidden Land'.

This region was filled with various terrifying legends in the ancient records of the Universe, and it was said that almost no life that entered it could come out alive.

'This Forbidden Land looks very dangerous; are we really going to approach it?' Dream Wonder asked with some concern.

Ye Qiu looked at the mysterious region, a glimmer of excitement flashing in his eyes: 'The more dangerous a place is, the greater the opportunities it often hides. Besides, with our current strength, what is there to be afraid of?'

As he spoke, he crossed his arms, a look of complete confidence appearing on his face.

'Congratulations to the host, you have successfully used Show-off Mode once, gaining 120 prestige value.' The System's prompt sounded right on cue.

The spaceship slowly entered the Forbidden Land, and the surrounding space seemed to become distorted, while the light became unusually dim.

Suddenly, a group of strange-looking creatures rushed out from all directions.

These creatures were shaped like giant octopuses, their tentacles flickering with an eerie blue light, and each tentacle contained a powerful suction force.

'Watch out for these tentacles!' Ye Qiu shouted a warning.

He instantly activated Star Power, forming a sturdy protective barrier around the spaceship.

The tentacles slammed against the barrier, making 'bang bang' sounds, but they could not break through.

'Hmph, do you really think you can stop my spaceship?' Ye Qiu said disdainfully.

He controlled the spaceship and unleashed a special energy pulse, firing it towards these strange creatures.

The energy pulse instantly scattered the surrounding creatures, and they let out pained cries as they retreated one after another.

'Scared off already? How boring.' Ye Qiu shook his head, looking relaxed.

'Congratulations to the host, you have successfully used Show-off Mode once, gaining 150 prestige value.'

As the spaceship went deeper into the Forbidden Land, a giant black castle appeared ahead.

The castle exuded a creepy aura and was surrounded by black mist, within which eerie runes flickered from time to time.

'This castle looks so eerie; there must be some secret hidden inside.' Lia grabbed Ye Qiu's arm tightly.

Ye Qiu patted her hand: 'Don't be afraid, I'm here. Perhaps there are treasures inside that can take our strength to the next level.'

They landed the spaceship outside the castle and then walked towards it.

The castle gate was tightly shut, carved with various ancient and mysterious symbols.

Ye Qiu walked up, carefully observed these symbols, and then used the show-off system's analysis function.

'These symbols seem to be conveying a warning: those who enter the castle will face endless danger,' Ye Qiu said.

'However, this won't scare me.'

He placed his hands on the gate, and Star Power surged.

With a rumbling sound, the gate slowly opened, and a stale, decaying aura rushed towards them.

Entering the castle, it was pitch black inside.

Ye Qiu unleashed his Star Power, which transformed into countless bright stars, illuminating the entire interior of the castle.

Hanging on the castle walls were terrifying portraits, the creatures in the paintings distorted, as if they could crawl out of the paintings at any moment.

'Everyone, stay close to me; this place is full of danger everywhere,' Ye Qiu said, walking in front and vigilantly observing his surroundings.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently, and countless sharp stone spikes protruded from the ground.

Ye Qiu reacted quickly; he instantly shielded the female protagonists behind him and then unleashed the 'Star Protective Shield,' blocking all the stone spikes outside.

'You think you can hurt us with just these little tricks?' Ye Qiu said disdainfully.

'Congratulations to the host, you have successfully used Show-off Mode once, gaining 130 prestige value.'

They continued forward and arrived at a giant hall.

In the center of the hall stood a giant stone coffin, carved with runes that flickered with an eerie light.

'It seems like there is something in this stone coffin,' Qian Xue said.

Ye Qiu nodded and slowly walked to the stone coffin.

The moment he approached the stone coffin, it suddenly emitted a violent vibration, and the coffin lid slowly opened.

A powerful Darkness Power surged out from the stone coffin and lunged towards Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu was unhurried; he quickly formed seals with his hands and chanted: 'Starry Radiance, Darkness Recede!'

His Star Power transformed into a giant curtain of light, blocking the Darkness Power.

A giant figure slowly stood up from the stone coffin.

The figure resembled a human but had giant wings and sharp claws.

Its eyes flickered with blood-red light, and its body exuded a suffocating, evil aura.

'You tiny creature, how dare you disturb my slumber!' the giant figure roared.

Ye Qiu sneered: 'I thought you were some formidable character, but you're just a guy hiding in a coffin.'

'What did you say!' The giant figure was enraged by Ye Qiu's words; it flapped its wings and instantly charged towards Ye Qiu, moving as fast as lightning.

Ye Qiu stood in place, motionless.

Just as the giant figure was about to attack him, he suddenly vanished from the spot.

The giant figure missed its target and roared in anger.

'Do you think you can catch me? Too naive.' Ye Qiu's voice came from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.

'Congratulations to the host, you have successfully used Show-off Mode once, gaining 180 prestige value.'

Ye Qiu unleashed 'Star Phantom Steps,' flashing continuously around the giant figure, each flash accompanied by a strike of Star Sword Qi.

The giant figure was caught off guard, and wounds appeared on its body, with black blood flowing out.

'Who exactly are you? Why do you have such powerful strength?' the giant figure asked in terror.

Ye Qiu appeared in front of the giant figure, arms crossed, looking proud: 'I am Ye Qiu, an adventurer of the Universe. Today is your doomsday!'

He unleashed the 'Star World Annihilation Fist,' an ultimate move he created by fusing various powerful skills.

Ye Qiu's fist condensed with endless Star Power, the light illuminating the entire hall.

'Go to hell!' Ye Qiu shouted, throwing a punch.

This punch contained heaven-destroying and earth-shattering power, hitting the giant figure's chest directly.

The giant figure let out a miserable shriek, its body instantly disintegrated by the Star Power, turning into countless fragments and dissipating in the air.

'Done.' Ye Qiu clapped his hands, as if he had just done a trivial thing.

the female protagonists gathered around, marveling at Ye Qiu's strength.

Beside the stone coffin, Ye Qiu discovered an ancient book emitting a mysterious light.

The text on the ancient book could only be interpreted by him through the show-off system.

'This ancient book records a powerful Cultivation Technique, as well as some clues about the ultimate secrets of the Universe,' Ye Qiu said, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Just then, the castle began to shake violently, as if it were about to collapse.

'Oh no, the castle is going to collapse, let's leave quickly!' Ye Qiu said.

He led the female protagonists and quickly ran towards the outside of the castle.

During the escape, various dangers kept appearing, with giant stones falling from above and huge cracks appearing in the ground, but Ye Qiu, relying on his powerful strength and agile skills, led the female protagonists to turn danger into safety time and time again.

'Ye Qiu, you are too amazing; you can always protect us in danger,' Xiao Meng said.

Ye Qiu smiled and said: 'This is what I should do; as long as I am here, I won't let you suffer any harm.'

Finally, they successfully escaped the castle.

At this moment, the danger of the Forbidden Land seemed to gradually dissipate along with the collapse of the castle.

The spaceship set sail again, leaving the Forbidden Land.

On the spaceship, Ye Qiu began to study the Cultivation Technique in the ancient book.

After a period of practice, his strength was greatly improved.

With the improvement of Ye Qiu's strength, his reputation in the Universe became increasingly loud.

Civilizations from many planets sent envoys, hoping to establish friendly relations with Ye Qiu, and even invited him to help solve various difficult problems.

'It seems we will be getting busier and busier in the future,' Zi Li said with a smile.

Ye Qiu nodded: 'This is a good thing; it shows that our influence is constantly expanding. Moreover, every time we help others, it is also an opportunity for us to improve ourselves.'

During a mission to a planet named 'Lingfeng Star,' Lingfeng Star was suffering from a severe energy crisis.

The planet's energy core was covered by a mysterious crystal, causing the energy to be unable to output normally.

After Ye Qiu and the female protagonists arrived at Lingfeng Star, they immediately began an investigation.

After some detection, Ye Qiu discovered that this mysterious crystal was a special substance with self-repairing capabilities, and ordinary methods could not clear it at all.

'This is a bit tricky,' Lan Li said.

Ye Qiu smiled slightly: 'This might be a difficult problem for others, but for me, it's just a piece of cake.'

He activated Show-off Mode, and his whole body shone brightly.

Then, he unleashed a brand-new skill—'Star Purification Light.'

A soft yet powerful Star Light shot from Ye Qiu's hands, shining onto the mysterious crystal.

Under the irradiation of the Star Light, the mysterious crystal began to gradually dissipate.

With the dissipation of the crystal, the energy core returned to normal, and Lingfeng Star's energy crisis was resolved.

'Wow, Ye Qiu, you did it again!' The residents of Lingfeng Star were like a flock of happy birds, cheering and dancing, grateful to Ye Qiu.

'It's nothing; feel free to come to me if you have any problems in the future,' Ye Qiu said, his face seemingly blooming with a flower of confidence.

'Congratulations to the host, you have successfully used Show-off Mode once, gaining 200 prestige value.'

After resolving the crisis on Lingfeng Star, Ye Qiu and the female protagonists continued their journey.

This time, they received a distress signal from a remote planet, where it was said that an unknown creature was wreaking havoc on the planet's ecological environment.

When Ye Qiu and the others arrived at that planet, they saw a scene of devastation.

Everywhere there were giant footprints and the debris of destroyed buildings.

Ye Qiu released his spiritual perception and quickly locked onto the target's direction.

When they found the unknown creature, they discovered it was a mechanical giant beast as large as a mountain.

It had a metallic texture all over, its eyes glowing with a cold blue light, and it spewed scorching flames from its mouth.

Ye Qiu frowned slightly but showed no fear.

He charged towards the giant beast first, unleashing his newly comprehended skill, 'Star Sky-Rending Slash.'

A brilliant sword light flashed, hacking towards the joint of the giant beast's leg.

However, the giant beast had thick skin and flesh, leaving only a shallow white mark.

The giant beast roared in anger and swung its giant arm to sweep at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu dodged nimbly, while the female protagonists also took action, either using magic to restrain it or using weapons to attack the giant beast's weak points.

Seeing this, Ye Qiu put his hands together, concentrated all his Star Power, and shouted: 'Star Origin Return, Explode!'

Suddenly, the starlight around him surged into the giant beast's body.

A series of explosions occurred inside the giant beast, and it collapsed with a crash.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the planet's residents were deeply grateful to them.

Ye Qiu and the female protagonists then set off towards their new journey.