This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 93 Controlling the Entrance, Exploring the Maze

When applying to participate in the Space Trainee Mercenary Assessment, Ye Yang and his two companions each paid a fee of 10,000 Cui Lang coins.

Moreover, this is the assessment world of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance!

What makes these ten organizations so special?

"Go down there and ask," Ye Yang said to one of his attendants.

Soon, the attendant approached the group and asked:

"Brother, is this situation of the ten major organizations guarding the entrances and exits only happening at the west entrance? Or is it the same at the other entrances and exits?"

Among the group, a bald, burly man with a head as purple as a sweet potato turned around and shook his head helplessly: "Brother, don't even think about it. Apart from the central entrance being occupied by the Holy Land and the Twelve Families, the nine entrances on the edge of the world are controlled by the Ten Great Organizations. They are either one organization or two organizations joining forces."

The attendant voiced Ye Yang's doubts: "But shouldn't this be the territory of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance? Won't they do something about it?"

"Heh." The bald, burly man scoffed, "Mind your own business?"

"Didn't the assessment instructions say it all? You're responsible for your own life and death. Whatever happens in the assessment world, you have to deal with it yourself. Unless a powerhouse above the Eternal Star level sneaks in, the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance won't help you at all!"

"The ten major organizations occupy eight major entrances and exits, not for making money... they don't even care about those pittances."

"They control the entrances and exits because an adventurer named 'Qingbei' went on a killing spree a century ago, ambushing and killing more than 200 geniuses from the ten major organizations who were participating in the assessment! And this Qingbei hid in the Sky Labyrinth and never came out again."

The bald man looked displeased and said to Ye Yang's follower:

"That Qingbei is from an entire era ago. If he hadn't broken through to the cosmic level, he would have died long ago! What's the point of him still guarding the entrance and exit?"

"In reality, this is entirely about establishing authority and poaching talent!"

"I heard from my elders that the ten major organizations control a portion of important resources on many famous adventure planets and adventure worlds. Unless we ordinary mercenaries join them, we can only pay exorbitant fees to get a little bit of soup and water."

"They've been doing this since the trainee mercenary assessment; they're establishing their authority and setting the rules."

"On the other hand, it's also about poaching talent and suppressing other forces below the top ten... If you're a genius and have joined one of the top 100 civilian forces in the Cuilang Star Region, but haven't joined any of them, unless they're particularly friendly forces, you simply can't get in."

"They won't restrict ordinary examinees from entering, but they will restrict those who reject their recruitment as star-level geniuses..."

The bald, burly man rattled off several reasons, causing Ye Yang to frown repeatedly.

"It seems that the ten major powers in the Cuilang Star Region are far more arrogant and domineering than the four major organizations in the Heilongshan Star Region."

"Let's go pay the money," Ye Yang said, shaking his head.

"Haha, Ye Yang, I thought you'd be reckless and charge in headfirst. You were quite arrogant when you were hunting pterosaurs on the coastline before." Babata's voice appeared in his mind.

"I'm not stupid. These organizations dare to use hundreds of people to occupy each entrance and exit. They must have something to rely on. Otherwise, the even larger number of examinees around them would definitely attack them in a group." Ye Yang understood this clearly.

This Qingfeng World is a testing world, and even cosmic-level powerhouses are not allowed to enter. Does that mean they can't bring B9-level or even C-level laser cannons?

Even if Ye Yang could annihilate an eighth-level Hengxing with his soul and easily kill a ninth-level Hengxing with the help of his followers, he still couldn't withstand the light-speed attack of a C-level laser cannon.

His Cloud Vine has only reached the fifth level of the Constant Star, and he didn't bring the Cloud Vine with him on this adventure.

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Having successfully passed through the area controlled by Baisha Star and Dongwen Pavilion, Ye Yang and his companions continued to fly upwards, getting closer and closer to the crack in the sky.

"This is interesting. The higher we fly, the more we feel a gentle breeze lifting our bodies, making the flight increasingly easier..."

Ye Yang carefully considered the situation, lost in thought.

"Ye Yang, this Qingfeng World is no ordinary place. The world lord who created this world has a lot of ideas."

Babata, however, exclaimed excitedly:

"The foundation of this world is the sea and the land, that is, water and soil, but this generates a lot of wind. These winds converge in the sky to form structures called 'wind currents,' and the pterosaurs use these 'wind currents' to fly at high speeds, making it impossible for ordinary examinees who do not know how to use 'wind currents' to catch up."

"Based on my vast experience across countless eras, the world lord who created this world must be someone with a profound understanding of the 'Primal Law of Wind,' someone who has definitely gained the recognition of the Primal Law, and is even incredibly close to immortality!"

Ye Yang nodded, looking at the crack in the sky: "I see... then what was the purpose of this realm lord in building this labyrinth? To select disciples? To choose successors? Or to hide treasures?"

As they ascended rapidly, the three finally entered the rift in the sky.

The crack doesn't look big from below, but once you're actually inside it, you'll find that the widest part in the center is 500 meters.

Through the cracks, one can see the scenes in the four directions of the maze:

There are four passages in four directions, with corners and forks in the east, south, and west, but a dead end in the north.

"Master, which way should we go?" a servant asked.

"I want to go to the west and see the edge of the maze," Ye Yang said.

The three immediately entered the western passage, which had a cross-section of 100 by 100 meters. Of course, the only area where they could fly freely was the central 50 by 50 meter square.

Once you get within 25 meters of the wind barrier, you will begin to be pushed by an invisible wind. If you want to force your way closer and reach the wind barrier formed by the violent wind flow, only a peak ninth-level spiritual master can do it. Martial artists cannot do it without spiritual power.

The passage to the west had two forks. Ye Yang and his two companions chose the right one first, but the next fork in the road did not lead further west, so they turned back.

They discovered that the fork in the road had changed again; instead of a direct path to the crack, it was blocked by a wall of wind.

"As expected, the maze is constantly changing." The three could only shake their heads and leave.

As they left, they saw many other examinees nearby who were also exploring the path. Most of these examinees had already completed their tasks and were preparing to return, searching for the exit.

They appeared very cautious and wary when they saw other teams.

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Ye Yang and his two companions continued flying, and had just turned a corner...

call out!call out!

Two telekinetic weapons flew through the air.

Ye Yang had already sensed their presence through the resonance space-time.

In this celestial labyrinth, the perception of resonant spacetime is greatly affected and not very clear, but it is still possible to perceive it by passing through five layers of wind walls.

In other words, Ye Yang can sense things within a range of at least 500 meters in this maze!

Others cannot be scanned through the wind barrier by telekinesis.

"court death."

Ye Yang and another follower of the controller had already prepared their telekinetic weapons, and at this moment they released them directly, repelling the two attacks.

Then quickly close the distance.

Boom! Boom!

Their minds went blank, and two of the eight mentalists in the opposing team were momentarily stunned.

Ye Yang's follower used a telekinetic weapon to kill one of them, but because Ye Yang was about to launch a soul attack, he was a step too slow in manipulating the arc blade, and his target was saved by his teammates.

But it didn't work.

Three people were fighting against seven others. Although the weakest of these seven was a seventh-level Hengxing, they were still unable to coordinate and support each other under Ye Yang's soul attack and scattered into a mess.

Close combat.

brush!

Ye Yang instantly created six illusory bodies and launched an attack simultaneously.

The fists weren't particularly powerful, but the soul attack made it difficult for the enemy to concentrate, let alone defend their body... For a seventh-tier Star Realm opponent, one punch was enough; for an eighth-tier Star Realm opponent, it was just a matter of a few more punches.

"No! What kind of movement technique is this?"

"They all seem real; I can't tell the difference at all. It's not an illusion... Damn it! I can't hit his real body at all!"

"The Six Paths of Illusion... Could it be the legendary laws of space?"

Amidst the enemy's terrified gazes, the remaining 7 were quickly wiped out, with 6 of them killed.

Only one person remained, kneeling and begging for mercy.

"Tell me, why did you attack us?" Ye Yang asked with a smile.

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