Above all spirits

Chapter 18 Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 Pilot Werner, ready!

"call."

Gu Yun slowly stopped in the void to recover his strength, looking at the white light in the distance that was larger than before.

Slightly overwhelmed, he had already been flying for three hours, and for a period of time he had almost exceeded the speed of light.

"How much longer do you estimate it will take? Can you give me a number?"

"No, I already said I'm an otaku. But I know the range. They've tested the maximum range of this lighthouse in the Extreme Sky Starfield. At the Innate level, even with non-stop, all-out relay flying, it would take about three days to reach it."

"Three days?! At the Innate level, how fast could they fly at full speed?"

Gu Yun said that it was definitely impossible for him to fly for three days without sleep.

"It's definitely not as fast as you. Putting aside individual differences, firstly, three days is the maximum range, and you shouldn't be on the edge. Secondly, the other person has to keep going around the surrounding stars, unlike you, who just activates the ethereal form and keeps accelerating. I estimate that the fastest you can go is only half the speed of light."

"Indeed, then... we're almost there? But the racial talents of your Shadow Demon race are really useful."

Gu Yun scratched his head and praised.

Once the blurring effect is activated, the exhilarating flight begins.

"Humph."

Werner said proudly.

"Good to know. Damn Shura, we Shadow Demons used to claim that our defenses were impenetrable by non-soul-based attacks, but now we can't boast about it anymore. You can only fly around in the void on these deserted planets. Once you reach the realm of gods, almost every star field has its own star field barrier. If you, with your small innate body, dare to charge around recklessly, you'll die a terrible death."

"I'm not a fool."

Gu Yun rolled her eyes at him, then asked.

"Aren't demons enemies of gods? What if I enter and get...?"

"In your world, when two companies are constantly engaged in business battles, have you ever seen anyone rush in with an axe to chop them down? Demons and gods are just business rivals. In the Gamma Dimension, they may not have a good impression of you, but they won't be hostile either."

"Hey, let me catch my breath a bit longer before we race."

"Victory Flying Swallow No. 1 pilot Werner, ready."

"You Him?"

......

Six hours later

......

Gu Yun returned to the western entrance of the Extreme Heaven Star Domain.

In fact, he had arrived at the West Gate entrance about an hour earlier.

However, in order to understand this divine realm, he almost went around it in circles.

After all, Werner had never been to the Celestial Realm before, and he could only rely on himself here.

Therefore, he must be careful.

The entire Polar Starfield was shrouded in a light blue barrier.

He had tried to touch it, bypassing the monks on patrol, and it felt like there was an invisible wall.

A light tap doesn't feel like hitting a hard material; it's more like hitting a non-Newtonian liquid, creating ripples.

He didn't dare to try using his soul essence or innate energy, since physical impacts were common, given the many loose stones floating in the void.

The former can almost always be attributed to human intervention, but it's impossible to know what kind of alarm it might trigger.

The Celestial Realm has four entrances: east, west, south, and north. Each entrance is a huge, floating island, and each island has two golden dragon-patterned pillars on the left and right sides that fit into a light blue barrier.

If I'm not mistaken, the entire barrier was set up using these eight dragon pillars.

As for the interior, although it is somewhat blurry, one can roughly see a huge main star, which should be the Polar Star, and the Polar Star Domain is named after this star.

There should be about ten or so smaller stars of varying sizes surrounding the main star.

Each entrance island was filled with fleets of ships and creatures waiting to enter.

And there are one or two monks wearing golden robes sitting in meditation on the small mountain peaks with their eyes closed.

It should be guarding the entrance island.

I've heard Werner describe the hierarchy among the gods, which basically corresponds to the demon system: Divine Servant, Chief Divine Servant, Divine General, Heavenly God, and Divine King.

I reckon the monks guarding this place must all be at the level of divine generals, the kind who can control themselves with one hand.

However, they are basically only used to defend against void creatures. Although void pirates do exist, they are mostly composed of people who have ascended from the lower realms, demon extremists, and fallen gods. After all, there are always beings who like to plunder the resources of others without working for them.

Although the gods, demons, and Asuras maintain a balance among themselves, it is ultimately a world where the strong prey on the weak.

However, there must be terrifying beings within the Extreme Celestial Star Domain, because Werner said that no Void Pirates have invaded this place for a long time.

Gu Yun did not intend to stay in the Extreme Heaven Star Region for long. He activated his ethereal form and hid on the side of a floating boulder, looking towards the west entrance.

He needs to wait for the monks who are patrolling the area to come and hand over the reins, otherwise the risk is quite high.

"Here, two low-grade soul crystals."

"Thank you, donor."

"We are a team dispatched by Elysium to collect Soul Crystals. This is our token."

"The tokens have been verified. Thank you all for your hard work. Please come in."

......

“Every time I come here, I have to say a few words. Aren’t five low-grade soul crystals a bit too expensive? Take them. If it weren’t for the lord’s orders that there was a real need to come to Jitian Star, I wouldn’t have come all this way. And you can’t even reimburse me.”

"Haha, it's nice to see you again. Lord Flame Demon has always been on good terms with Arhat Crimson Cloud. Both of you are great masters of fire and often exchange ideas. Are you here to deliver firestones this time as well?"

"This time it's not. This time it was discovered by my lord in some void... I almost let it slip. Anyway, he's here to deliver a cooperation message. Let's go."

“I understand. I didn’t hear anything. Please take your time, and feel free to ask me for anything if you need anything.”

Gu Yun narrowed his eyes as he watched the Flame Demon's retreating figure waving.

This fire demon made no attempt to conceal the aura emanating from the lava patterns covering its body. A slight distortion of space could be clearly observed near each pattern, causing those who approached it to move away. However, this did not deter the monks in golden robes on the mountain peak from intervening.

The monks who were in charge of receiving him also showed him some respect.

Perhaps it was because His Lord, the Balrog Lord, knew the Arhat.

Or perhaps it's because He Himself is a powerful demon general, and even the two guardian monks at the gate might not necessarily gain the upper hand in His hands.

"The Flame Demon race is very strong in the Demon Realm?"

"Very strong."

Werner, unusually, didn't say anything unnecessary, only two words, which were enough to attract Gu Yun's attention.

"Compared to the Shadow Fiend race?"

"The Shadow Demon race has no powerful members at the level of a Demon Lord."

"Among the known members of the Flame Demon clan, there are three demon lords. The Flame Demon lord who can be called a Flame Demon is the strongest lord, and his strength is unfathomable."

Werner gave a wry smile.

"The Shadow Demon race doesn't fare very well in the Demon Realm. Although they possess very special racial talents, they are basically useless. In the Gamma Dimension, everyone has powers, and everyone can use powers. Even the Asura race, the only one that fights using physical means, can injure the Shadow Demons with their battle aura."

"At the same time, the inherent characteristics and talents of the Shadow Demon race also mean that they do not possess extremely strong offensive methods, and they are merely a race of lower-level demons."

Werner's tone seemed somewhat heavy.

Gu Yun glanced at the dazzling Extreme Star Domain, his tone firm.

"Rest assured, the birth of the exclusive power of assimilation may be the embodiment of the Shadow Demon race's hopes over thousands of years. It will surely make the Shadow Demon race resound throughout the entire demon realm."

"No, the entire gamma dimension!!"

Werner felt a warmth in his heart. He knew he hadn't misjudged Gu Yun. Although Gu Yun and he were close friends, he still comforted him in times like these.

"Thank you, but can I really do it?"

"Of course you can't. What are you talking about? I'm talking about myself. Aren't I half a Shadow Demon now?"

"You Him?"