Chapter 417 - 204: Five Times the Speed of Sound, Peak Competition Qualifiers
Chapter 417: Chapter 204: Five Times the Speed of Sound, Peak Competition Qualifiers
Then, he dived down, his figure practically skimming across the surface of a shimmering lake, kicking up a long white wake.
A massive bridge spanning a valley appeared ahead.
With a thought, Lin Ye deftly veered, passing precisely through one of the bridge’s arches without disturbing so much as a wisp of air.
His control over his body was becoming increasingly effortless.
The tedious training Zhang Daoxuan had once made him endure was finally showing its true worth.
For the past seven days, Lin Ye hadn’t trained in reality, but he had trained plenty in the Virtual Space of Martial Arts Peak.
After verifying his improved mastery over gravitational shifts, Lin Ye began to focus his attention on testing the force of his gravity manipulation.
The last time in the training camp, facing Dongfang Zhen, he hadn’t used his full strength at all.
Now, he pulled up again, ascending to an altitude of several thousand meters to ensure he wouldn’t collide with any mountains or other flying objects.
Then, he began to accelerate!
The Spiritual Power within his Sea of Consciousness surged forth, creating a Resonance with the external Gravity Field!
Lin Ye could clearly feel his speed skyrocketing once more!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Two more Mach rings exploded around him.
Lin Ye raised his right hand and glanced at the real-time speed on his personal terminal.
Current Speed: 3427.2 km/h
Lin Ye made a quick calculation. His current speed was approaching Mach 3.
Lin Ye accelerated again.
His goal was to test his current maximum flight speed.
Finally, the data on Lin Ye’s terminal settled on an utterly absurd number.
Current Speed: 6230.1 km/h
His speed stabilized at the terrifying level of Mach 5!
Lin Ye could feel that this still wasn’t his limit.
If he were on the ground, using the reactive force from the surface combined with a Gang Sha burst and stacked gravity, his maximum sprint speed would definitely be even more staggering than this.
But to possess such horrifying speed at his current level—the Initial Appearance of the Spiritual Realm—was already absurd enough for Lin Ye.
「More than ten minutes later.」
A massive basin surrounded by mountains appeared in his field of view.
A massive army was garrisoned in the center of the basin.
Countless dark green military tents stretched out in endless rows. Advanced armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and radar systems were visible everywhere, forming a heavily fortified steel fortress.
On the outskirts of the military camp, there were even more tents of various colors.
In the sky, aircraft of all shapes and sizes took off and landed from time to time, kicking up gusts of howling wind.
And right in the center of the basin, Lin Ye saw numerous Source Crystal Veins.
These veins were exposed on the surface, resembling the spines of great dragons. They glimmered with a dim blue light under the sun, and the dense energy fluctuations they emitted felt almost tangible.
Lin Ye slowed down and gently landed at the entrance of the largest tent.
According to the information Dongfang Zhen had given him.
’Find the biggest one; it’s definitely his family’s.’
The moment he landed, two figures emerged from the large tent.
Lin Ye immediately spotted Dongfang Zhen, once again clad in his silver armor, and a middle-aged man beside him.
Lin Ye took a second look above the middle-aged man’s head.
LV 96!
’Another expert at the Celestial Human Realm.’
"Mr. Lin? You..." Dongfang Zhen saw Lin Ye and his words caught in his throat. His eyes widened in utter disbelief. "How did you get here so fast?!"
’How long has it been since I sent the message?’
’Not even twenty minutes!’
"I flew straight here as soon as I got the message," Lin Ye said succinctly.
"Flew..."
Dongfang Zhen’s mouth twitched, his face a mask of envy, jealousy, and resentment. Finally, he ground out through clenched teeth, "Damn it, showing off right in my face. It must be nice. Being able to fly means you can do whatever the hell you want."
"Zhen, is that any way to speak to a friend!" the middle-aged man beside Dongfang Zhen chided.
Then the man turned to Lin Ye with a smile. "You must be Lin Ye, correct?"
"I’ve heard my son mention you several times. Now that I see you in person, you are indeed extraordinary."
Dongfang Zhen looked a bit helpless, unable to escape the classic "other people’s kids" comparison. He leaned in and whispered to Lin Ye, "My dad."
Lin Ye also smiled and said humbly, "It’s an honor, Sir. You flatter me."
Dongfang Hao’s smile didn’t waver. "I’ll let you young people talk. I won’t disturb you."
"Zhen, you need to communicate more with Lin Ye from now on if you want to keep improving, understand?"
"I know," Dongfang Zhen replied, pulling Lin Ye to the side.
He pointed to the sky.
"See that? That faint white scar in the sky?"
Lin Ye looked up and, sure enough, saw a white, scar-like mark high in the sky, as if space itself had been torn open. It was slowly writhing.
"That’s our target this time. The military’s internal designation is CN-51479, an intermittent fissure that hasn’t fully opened yet."
Dongfang Zhen began to share the intelligence he had.
"According to my family’s previous assessment, this fissure’s danger level is medium-risk, and its scale is also considered medium."
"Inside the fissure, it connects to a shattered planet, about half the size of the moon."
"We speculate that the true core area should be at the planet’s center, but so far, no one has successfully explored that location."
"The entire fissure has been named the Painful Labyrinth, because beneath the planet’s crust, there’s a dense network of complex, maze-like tunnels that show clear signs of artificial construction."
"The types of Celestial Abyss Race inside are varied, but the dominant one is the Intelligent Mechanism Race, a strange kind of mechanical lifeform."