Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 6855

Chapter 6764: Shadows and the Void!

Aurora continued her explanation, “Besides its extremely high intensity of cosmic rays, the most important thing is its internal collapse, which creates a chaotic gravitational field and severely distorts space, resulting in an internal structure similar to a ‘gravitational maze.’ The key to passing this level lies in this ‘gravitational maze’!”

“Within the gravitational maze, light cannot travel in a straight line, and the range of sensory perception is severely compressed. Invisible gravitational traps and spatial rifts exist everywhere. Once trapped, you might be dragged directly out of the Young Emperor Tower. Of course, that’s a good outcome. A worse outcome is the possibility of being pulled to other parts of the Young Emperor Tower, such as the lower three levels’ youth and adult difficulty levels, or even the upper three levels.”

Aurora meticulously analyzed the complex information, continuously explaining to Li Tianming, “In such unforeseen circumstances, we might not have had time to develop countermeasures in advance as we do now.” “We need to develop countermeasures, and we must understand that being swept into other trials isn’t the normal trial process. For example, it’s like being thrown into a barrage of cosmic rays without being given the Burning Spirit Guardian, or being caught in the middle of a battle between high-level Heavenly Emperor Sect disciples, enduring fire from both sides.”

Li Tianming listened, secretly astonished. “The instant you’re swept in, you don’t know if you’ll have time to use the Boundary Planet. And in unknown trials, the danger isn’t necessarily cosmic rays; my Stealing Heaven Light might not be enough to save my life. It seems the cost of a mistake is very high.”

“Yes, it’s not just the gravity traps, but also the spatial rifts. Within the extremely distorted gravitational maze, they are also invisible. If you come into contact with a spatial rift, no matter how powerful your physical body, everyone is equal; you’ll be torn apart instantly. Losing limbs is a minor injury; it’s possible to be so badly injured that your very essence explodes.”

“This level is far too difficult. It sounds like the dangers are much greater than the first level.”

“Yes, so the casualty rate in this level is quite high. This is the result of other challengers counting the number of deaths at the same time as themselves.” *

Whoosh*—Li

Tianming passed through a barrier and officially entered the trial area.

A token appeared out of thin air in his hand—the ‘Emperor Puppet Army Token’.

The moment the token reached Li Tianming’s hand, spatial ripples appeared before him.

This was a Dao array combining space in operation.

*Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

* One by one, towering star puppets emerged from the spatial ripples.

This time, there were a total of one hundred star puppets!

The group was divided into two types: eighty taller star puppets in the center and twenty smaller ones on either side.

The taller star puppets were dark blue with starlight accents, nearly four meters tall, and each wielded a five-meter-long spear.

In the Guanzizai Realm, Li Tianming, who was less than two meters tall, seemed incredibly small in comparison.

The smaller star puppets, on the other hand, had inconsistent colors on their bodies, and most remarkably, some limbs would occasionally enter a state of ‘disappearance,’ essentially becoming invisible!

Their height was similar to Li Tianming’s.

This invisibility seemed somewhat similar to Li Tianming’s Void Universe Star Phenomenon.

However, it was incomparable. Li Tianming’s Void Universe Star Phenomenon was created through the bottomless pit on the Tianming Taizi, now an evolved Primordial God Seed. Besides simple invisibility, it completely absorbed all auras, including air currents generated by movement and its own temperature.

Aside from being able to touch them, they could not be detected by any other means.

Of course, these small star puppets are still difficult to spot if they are stationary.

“Since there are no Burning Spirit Guards, how are we supposed to conduct trials inside the ‘Source of Death Lines’?”

“This is also related to the characteristics of the Source of Death Lines. Although the cosmic rays inside the Source of Death Lines are strong, they are not as blind as ordinary cosmic rays. Moreover, the cosmic rays inside are refracted by the distorted space and are not straight lines. So as long as you find the correct direction, you can move forward in the blind spots of the rays.”

“I see…” Li Tianming listened to Aurora’s explanation while observing these star puppets.

He was not in a hurry to start the trial. Only by understanding everything thoroughly could he avoid wandering around like a headless fly.

Aurora, who had already transformed into the Chaos Sword Maiden, introduced among a group of Emperor Puppet, “These eighty even taller ones are called ‘Stardust Guards.’ They have combat capabilities and their destructive power is roughly equivalent to a sixth-tier Star Ancestor. Of course, in actual combat, several of them may need to fight together to fight a sixth-tier Star Ancestor Primordial God of the Universe without being easily defeated.”

This time, Li Tianming didn’t need to test his combat power himself.

“These twenty smaller ones are called ‘Shadow Star Patrolmen.’ They possess a certain degree of stealth ability and ‘long-range sensing.’ Long-range sensing means they can mark gravity traps and enemies for reconnaissance, thus determining our safe path. The locations of these marks will be shared with the ‘Imperial Puppet Army Order,’ essentially providing information like your field of vision, just like Yin Chen does.”

“Definitely not as good as me!” Yin Chen said in his companion space.

“That’s for sure,” Li Tianming replied.

“Hmph!” Yin Chen was quite pleased.

Li Tianming asked doubtfully, “If we can find a safe route through the Shadow Star Patrol, the danger should be greatly reduced, and passing the test shouldn’t be difficult, right? Why is the mortality rate so high?”

Aurora patiently explained, “The test is not just that. The greatest danger in the maze is the many puppets called ‘Void Hunters.’ They are adept at using distorted space and cosmic rays to conceal themselves and launch surprise attacks on the trial participants. Their combat power is comparable to that of the Stardust Guardians. Most importantly, they can ignore gravity! And their numbers vary. They are extremely skilled at using the environment to attack me…” “We need to divide and encircle them!”

An Ning said. “That means our key objectives are twofold: first, to rely on scouts, the Shadow Starwatchers, to avoid dangers from the source of death itself—gravity traps and spatial rifts; and second, to ensure the Shadow Starwatchers and Stardust Guards form a reasonable formation to respond to any surprise attacks from the ‘Void Hunters.'”

Li Tianming pondered, “The key to using these Imperial Puppets is protecting the examinee and minimizing the Stardust Guards’ consumption, thus giving us more opportunities to find a way through the ‘Dark Star Maze’… to find that tower core!”

“So, this tests my ability to coordinate information gathered on the battlefield, as well as my troop deployment and reaction to rapidly changing situations?”

“This situation, fraught with danger and where information gathering relies entirely on the Shadow Starwatchers, is like being in a fog, with the enemies already lying in ambush, waiting for us to appear.”

“Therefore, this time, our Imperial Puppet formation must maintain a tight, mutually supportive formation. When encountering danger, we must decisively focus fire on the Void Hunters and eliminate them instantly. Otherwise, if we are surrounded and annihilated, a single mistake could lead to total destruction.”

Li Tianming understood the details.

“Pretty interesting.”

He looked ahead: “Go!”