Ten years later, as the Original Star was about to open.
In the endless star-filled Universe, at the 88th Original Star Channel.
Normally, the Original Star Channel remained closed, and the star-filled Universe here was empty, but now, numerous Human Alliance powerhouses had arrived.
One by one, powerhouses stood in mid-air, some transmitting messages and conversing with companions, while others occupied a section of the star-filled Universe alone.
Evidently, those who teamed up were mostly High-level Venerables, while those alone were Universe Overlord-level powerhouses!
Only Universe Overlord-level powerhouses dared to act alone on an Original Star. Such powerhouses, as long as they did not encounter Top-tier Universe Overlords or Universe Masters, could move unhindered on a particular Original Star.
Buzz...
Suddenly, an endless green light brightened, accompanied by spatial fluctuations, and then five figures appeared within the light.
"The 88th Original Star Channel is the Original Star Channel closest to our Human race, located within the territory of a powerful race in the Hong Alliance," Lord of Ganwu transmitted, introducing it to Nineteen, Venerable Night Bright, and Venerable Aurora amidst the endless light.
"Regarding the Original Star data, I presume everyone has already learned about it from the Treasure Vault of the Race."
Venerable Bloodwing transmitted, "The Original Star space is extremely stable; even Universe Masters and True God cannot perform instantaneous movement or Divine Kingdom teleportation. The only way to quickly reach a certain Original Star is through the vortex channel for transit."
"Therefore, the Original Star star chart is very important! It must be completed as soon as possible, as it concerns the life and death of our Human Alliance powerhouses."
Nineteen, Venerable Night Bright, and Venerable Aurora continued to listen. They had seen the Original Star data and understood the importance of the star chart.
"Each time the Original Star opens, aside from the fixed channels leading to the Original Star, 10,081 vortex channels will randomly appear on the Original Star. Among them, 10,080 channels correspond to 10,080 Original Stars, and the incoming channel is the outgoing one."
Venerable Bloodwing continued, "If we want to map the star chart, we must enter one Original Star after another and transmit the data via a Divine Power Avatar to the Virtual Universe."
"When we return to the Original Universe from a certain Original Star, we can use the Virtual Universe to pinpoint which Original Star that channel corresponds to."
"Mapping the star chart is almost the task of all powerhouses in the Hong Alliance; as long as they are among the first batch of powerhouses to enter the Original Star, they must participate in mapping the star chart."
Finally, Venerable Bloodwing said, "Only through countless attempts and explorations by numerous powerhouses can a complete Original Star star chart be mapped."
Nineteen and the others nodded upon hearing this. The Original Star was a self-contained space, unable to connect to the Virtual Universe or Divine Kingdom.
To determine the Original Star's number, it could only be judged through the Original Star Channel of the Original Universe. Arbitrarily setting numbers could easily lead to errors.
Once an error occurred, most powerhouses would perish as a result!
This was a lesson learned through blood from previous Original Star openings!
...
When Nineteen and the others arrived at this vast star-filled Universe via Divine Kingdom teleportation, they attracted the attention of many Hong Alliance powerhouses.
"Oh... isn't that Venerable Radiance?"
"Coming to the 88th Original Star Channel, it seems Venerable Radiance is also going to the Original Star to explore."
"Beside him are Human Venerable Bloodwing, Lord of Ganwu, Venerable Night Bright, and... who is that person?"
"Oh? That's the Human race's newly promoted Mid-level Universe Venerable, titled Venerable Aurora."
"A newly promoted Mid-level Venerable dares to explore the Original Star? Is he tired of living?!"
"Heh, look at who is beside that Venerable Aurora! With Venerable Radiance there, Venerable Aurora's chance of survival is much higher than ours."
"Alas, we can't compare! If we had even a tenth of Venerable Radiance's life-saving means, we could run rampant on the Original Star."
"Want to obtain Venerable Radiance's life-saving means? The prerequisite is that you must have an elder brother standing at the Pinnacle of the Original Universe!"
The powerhouses of the Hong Alliance conversed via transmission, lamenting Venerable Radiance's body full of Heavy Treasures and his incredibly profound background.
Soon, dozens of days passed, and the Original Star's opening time finally arrived.
Rumble...
Suddenly, an electromagnetic storm surged in the originally calm Universe star-filled Universe, with endless terrifying power converging at the storm's center.
A vortex slowly formed at the center of that storm, emitting endless dazzling, brilliant colorful light, causing the surrounding space to distort.
In an instant, an incomparably terrifying power condensed within the vortex, its might surpassing that of a Universe Master's arrival!
"The channel has opened."
"Although it's not the first time I've seen it, it still feels magnificent."
"The channel has opened. Don't rush in yet. Let those Universe Overlords go first."
The Hong Alliance powerhouses had already made various preparations. Many of them teamed up, or acted in groups of two or three, and some even intended to act alone.
Not long after.
The vortex at the center of the electromagnetic storm expanded to a diameter of tens of billions of kilometers, emitting endless dazzling, brilliant colorful light, and its terrifying power completely distorted the surrounding space.
The pressure generated by that vortex channel alone would crush an ordinary Immortal approaching it into nothingness!
Lord of Ganwu gazed at the vortex channel and transmitted, "The Original Star Channel has opened."
"The opening of the Original Star Channel is quite magnificent," Venerable Night Bright transmitted with emotion.
"Let's go, we'll enter too."
Venerable Bloodwing saw many Universe Overlords transform into streaks of light and fly into the channel first, so he transmitted to Nineteen and the others.
"Original Star, the gathering place of many powerhouses in the Original Universe. Now, I can also come to this place of both danger and Opportunity to explore!"
Nineteen looked at the vortex channel and flew into it together with Venerable Bloodwing and the others.
...
The 88th Original Star.
Five figures flew out from the dazzling vortex, followed by more figures, flying in various directions.
"This is the Original Star. Such strong pressure."
Venerable Aurora's strength and Divine Body were the weakest among Nineteen and the others, with a basic power of nearly 100 million times that of a Peak World Master.
"The Original Star has immense pressure; an ordinary Invinsible King would find it difficult to move upon entering the Original Star."
Lord of Ganwu transmitted, "For us Universe Venerables on this Original Star, it takes a considerable amount of time to accelerate to sub-light speed. At critical moments, we must burn Divine Power to accelerate."
Venerable Aurora nodded upon hearing this. The Original Star's diameter was only 100 billion kilometers, which, at first glance, didn't seem large to them as Universe Venerables.
However, under such terrifying pressure, whether they accelerated to near light speed, turned, changed speed, or changed direction, everything would be significantly slower than outside.
"Our team has multiple Domain-type Arcana Treasures and top-tier Heavy Treasures. Many Universe Overlords cannot compare to us in terms of Domain-type treasures."
Lord of Ganwu smiled, feeling quite emotional inside.
If his previous teams had so many Domain-type treasures, he wouldn't have perished so easily.
On the Original Star, instantaneous movement is impossible, and Divine Kingdom teleportation is impossible. To pursue enemies or escape, Domain-type treasures are especially important!
And Lord of Ganwu, in his two demises, only had a High-level Domain-type Heavy Treasure, which could barely protect him.
However, when facing an ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure of a Universe Master-level powerhouse, or even a High-level Domain-type Heavy Treasure, he could only be suppressed and unable to move, leading to the outcome of being caught in the battle and dying.
"Let's go. Keep an eye on the star chart in the Virtual Universe. We'll go explore an unknown Original Star and assist in completing the star chart mapping."
Venerable Bloodwing transmitted, then led the group to fly towards a relatively distant vortex channel.
...
After continuously entering more than ten vortex channels, Nineteen and the others finally arrived at an Original Star that no Hong Alliance powerhouse team had set foot on.
"Should we explore this Original Star, or continue entering other channels?"
Lord of Ganwu checked the constantly updated star chart through his Divine Power Avatar; several Original Stars already had their numbers confirmed.
"Continue," Venerable Bloodwing said softly, "It's not too late to explore the Original Star once the coordinates of most Original Stars have been determined."
"Alright," Lord of Ganwu nodded.
Nineteen, Venerable Night Bright, and Venerable Aurora listened silently.
They were all exploring the Original Star for the first time, and their experience was far inferior to Venerable Bloodwing and Ganwu Venerable, so following their arrangements was always correct.
After continuously entering two more vortex channels, Nineteen and the others encountered a four-person alien Venerable team.
Each powerhouse in that team had a perfect face, a Divine Body like crystal, seemingly formed from the essence of the Universe, with a golden eye in the center of their brows.
"They're from the Crystal race," Lord of Ganwu transmitted upon seeing them. "They're probably also here to map the star chart."
Nineteen, Venerable Night Bright, and Venerable Aurora all looked at the four High-level Venerables of the Crystal race with vigilance.
"Don't be nervous. This Crystal race team, like us, is here to map the star chart," Venerable Bloodwing transmitted. "Moreover, no treasures have appeared here, and they aren't confident in defeating us, so they won't attack."
Nineteen and the others relaxed their vigilance slightly upon hearing this.
According to the information they had received, powerhouses on the Original Star were very cautious. Without sufficient treasure to attract them, or with absolute certainty of acquiring treasure, they would not easily make a move.
However, despite the information, when truly encountering an alien team composed entirely of High-level Venerables, Nineteen and the others inevitably remained vigilant.
"It's a Human team. Is Human Venerable Radiance also here?"
"Hmm? That Venerable Radiance who is covered in precious Arcana Treasures?!"
"Yes, it's him. Also, Venerable Bloodwing, who is said to have a Domain-type ordinary Arcana Treasure, is also here."
"Forget it, with Venerable Radiance here, we won't gain any advantage. There's no need to conflict with them."
"Both are Pinnacle races, yet it feels like the treasures on the Human powerhouses already surpass ours by quite a bit..."
The Crystal race team was also conversing via transmission. The presence of the 'famous' Venerable Radiance made them disinclined to act.
Even if they could jointly match a Universe Overlord, they couldn't do anything against the Human team, which possessed a flying palace-type Heavy Treasure.
Thus, the two teams, separated by hundreds of thousands of kilometers, flew peacefully in the direction the other had come from.
...
Time flowed, and in a blink of an eye, several decades passed.
The Human Alliance had long since completed the mapping of the Original Star star chart, and Nineteen and his group remained on the 775th Original Star.
In a dense forest, a vortex channel was visible in the sky not far away.
"We've been waiting here for decades, but no treasures have appeared yet," Venerable Night Bright transmitted, gazing at the vortex channel through the gaps in the leaves. "Should we move to another location?"
"It's normal to explore on the Original Star and wait for decades with no gains," Venerable Bloodwing explained, leaning against a large tree. "According to the records of our Human Alliance, a top-tier Heavy Treasure set appeared on this 775th Original Star over ten years ago."
"It was just too far from our location, causing us to not sense any fluctuations, and the treasure struggle had already ended."
"The Original Star opens for 1,000 Epochs each time. How long has it been open now?"
Venerable Bloodwing said softly, "With 1,000 Epochs of opening time and 10,081 Original Stars, it's destined that treasures won't appear frequently on a single Original Star."
"Just wait patiently. On this Original Star, waiting is better than wandering around randomly."
Lord of Ganwu smiled and said, "Flying in the sky of the Original Star might lead to attacks from alien powerhouses, while hiding somewhere and waiting significantly reduces the chance of being attacked."
"As soon as we sense fluctuations, we'll immediately rush over. As long as the distance isn't too far, there will always be an Opportunity to contend for treasures."
Venerable Night Bright nodded upon hearing this, knowing that listening to the two of them was correct, and said no more.
...
Several more months passed.
Nineteen and the others were still waiting in the dense forest for treasures to appear.
Suddenly, a special aura permeated the air.
"It's a treasure!"
"That direction, go!"
Venerable Bloodwing and Lord of Ganwu reflexively ascended into the sky and rushed towards the direction of the treasure, while Nineteen and the other two followed behind.
Although they had not encountered any treasures appearing, they knew that the appearance of this special aura indicated that a treasure was appearing nearby.
As long as they rushed towards the source of the special aura, they would soon see the treasure, whether it had yet to appear or had already appeared.
"The aura of this treasure's appearance isn't weak; it's suspected to be a top-tier set Heavy Treasure or an ordinary Heavy Treasure," Venerable Bloodwing transmitted during their flight. "Treasures of this level won't appear too quickly, and they will likely attract Universe Overlord-level powerhouses."
"Ganwu, if we encounter a Universe Overlord-level powerhouse, and if a confrontation is unavoidable, I will hold them back first, and you will be responsible for seizing the treasure!"
"Night Bright, you have a top-tier Domain-type Heavy Treasure; you'll be responsible for suppressing the opponent and assisting Ganwu. Venerable Aurora will be responsible for support."
Finally, Venerable Bloodwing solemnly said, "Venerable Radiance, your Domain-type Arcana Treasure is very precious, and its power also exceeds my ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure. If necessary, I will notify you to act."
"Once you act, we must seize the treasure as quickly as possible, otherwise we will have to face a joint targeting from other forces!"
Nineteen and the others all nodded secretly upon hearing this.
Domain-type Arcana Treasures have extremely strong suppressive power on the Original Star, which can greatly reduce the mobility of most High-level Universe Venerables.
Facing the threat of Domain-type Arcana Treasures, the High-level Venerables of various forces all know that if they do not drive away or deal with the holder of the Domain-type Arcana Treasure, it will be very difficult for them to seize the treasure.
Even if they seize it, they would only be working for the holder of the Domain-type Heavy Treasure, so joint targeting is extremely normal.
Whoosh...
The five streaks of light, after burning Divine Power, quickly accelerated to sub-light speed.
At the same time, various colored streaks of light rushed towards the source of the special fluctuations, clearly all sensing the special fluctuations and coming to seize the treasure.
...
After flying at sub-light speed for over forty seconds.
Nineteen and the others crossed dense forests, mountains, and rivers, and from afar, they saw a desert.
Above that desert, seven alien Venerable teams had already arrived, confronting each other from a distance.
Upon arriving above the desert, Nineteen and the others stopped, keeping their distance from the seven alien Venerable teams, their attention focused on the constantly rolling yellow sand on the dune, where a treasure was appearing.
At this moment.
The treasure on the dune had already revealed the head of a white fierce bird with a maximum diameter of three meters, as well as wings with a wingspan of tens of meters.
"It's the Hundred Birds Valley token!"
Seeing this scene, Nineteen and the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with surprise.