The three-eyed monster was a bit impatient, glancing at the petite human woman in front of it, its repulsive giant eye openly showing disdain.
"Scram...."
Before its words even finished—
Clang!
A clear, sharp ringing sound suddenly cut through the air!
Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the longsword suddenly unsheathed, its brilliant sword light dancing gracefully in mid-air like a butterfly!
Before they could even clearly see that incredibly fast sword light, Meng Xi had already gripped the hilt in a backhand, slowly returning the longsword to its sheath.
"You have ten seconds left to live."
Meng Xi's tone was understated; she casually flicked her sleeve, swept past the three-eyed monster, and nonchalantly walked into the spherical substance.
"Gurgle... gurgle...."
A strange, abnormal sound came from the three-eyed monster's throat.
When it saw hundreds of sharp sword Qis tightly encircling its body, a bone-deep fear, like a breaking dam, surged wildly through its heart.
It was going to die....
If it didn't do something soon, it was truly going to die!
Relying on its powerful spiritual perception, it clearly sensed that every wisp of sword Qi contained extremely terrifying power.
Just as the former had said...
After ten seconds, these sword Qis would completely tear its body apart!
Without time to think, it frantically rushed into the spherical substance!
At this moment, it could only hope that the tavern, which had also been brought here by the Abyss Race, held a way to save itself.
"Such fast swordplay.... Even with my Fifth-Tier strength, I couldn't track its trajectory. Can a human really do that?"
"I didn't detect any magical fluctuations just now. What's going on?"
"The Three-Eyed Demon King... that's a Supreme Noble. It must have come from deep within the star region, crossing many teleportation arrays, yet it's still no match for that woman."
"She's at least Sixth-Tier.... But I've never heard of such a master in the surrounding stars."
"Doesn't she fear punishment for killing near an anchor point?"
"Could she be from the center of the star region?"
"......."
The many different races waiting in line were still shaken, exchanging glances.
Their curiosity about Meng Xi's origins grew even stronger!
"Hiss.... It must be them!"
Suddenly, a blond male elf seemed to remember something, took a sharp breath, and blurted out.
"Who are they? Could you tell us, big brother?" The others quickly spoke up.
"I heard about them from my clan." The blond elf looked at the empty spherical substance ahead, speaking with great solemnity, "When this star region was born, there were many ancient and mysterious races! Among them was a group of high-level humans... they are different from ordinary humans, their strength is extraordinary, their aptitude is powerful, not at all inferior to Supreme Nobles, and even surpass them."
"But they have always stayed out of worldly affairs, never stepping into the anchor point's range…"
"That's strange...."
An existence even more powerful than a Supreme Noble?
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but frown, clearly not believing such a statement.
"Those in front, hurry up and go in! Don't waste time!"
"That's right, it's my last day this year, I haven't completed my task of entering the tavern once, and I haven't drunk my two potions yet. What are you all chattering about!"
"........"
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...
Meng Xi entered the spherical substance's space, suspended alone in mid-air, and instantly understood the meaning of what the human woman had said earlier: "You'll know once you go in."
A virtual light screen appeared before her eyes.
【Filtering for tavern anchor points that match your entry criteria.】
【Filtering complete. Result — 1 tavern.】
【Cosmic Hero Tavern (Anchor Point Coordinates L819 \ X201)!】
【Entry into this tavern requires payment of 100 gold coins.】
Meng Xi felt for her money pouch at her waist and took out a purple crystal coin.
【Now taking a number —】
【Detecting that you are a target summoned by a Hero Recommendation Order, your number is (A001)! Zero people remaining in line ahead!】
Buzz—
The purple crystal coin dissipated into points of light, replaced by a white slip of paper.
Then, after a brief Shake of her vision, she found herself in another unfamiliar space.
Looking forward.
It was a long, narrow, bright corridor, and on the chairs for resting along both sides, there were still many foreign race heroes queuing.
Seeing her appear, everyone just looked up, and upon realizing she was just a human, they withdrew their gaze and continued to rest.
At the end of the corridor was a light blue teleportation gate.
A graceful human girl in a uniform was methodically mixing mysterious red and blue drinks.
At this moment, the teleportation gate suddenly rippled slightly. After a robust foreign race hero emerged, he rubbed his hands and said with a fawning smile, "My Lady… the mission is complete."
"Take it." The girl casually glanced at him, handed him a blue drink, and then weakly called out: "C024."
"Coming!"
A giant dragon hero holding a number slip quickly got up and walked towards the teleportation gate.
"Drink it." The girl picked up another red drink with a straw, repeating the rule she had said countless times, "Unless there are special circumstances, you can stay for a maximum of three days. No fighting is allowed inside the tavern, and no harm shall come to the lord. After coming out, you can receive the second memory potion."
"Okay, got it!"
The giant dragon hero impatiently drank the potion, immediately feeling a slight enhancement to his spiritual consciousness, and his languid soul recovered as new under the nourishment.
"Then I… I'll go in?"
Seeing the girl impatiently wave her hand, the giant dragon hero chuckled awkwardly and slipped into the teleportation gate.
The girl looked down at the raw potion ingredients piled high under the table, a hint of resentment appearing on her small face.
Just as she was about to continue mixing potions, a slightly weak but exceptionally pleasant voice reached her ears.
"Hello, may I enter?"
Meng Xi handed over the paper slip in her hand.
"You may."
The girl checked the slip's serial number, nodded, and was about to pick up the red potion.
Suddenly!
She perked up, staring intently at the information that appeared above Meng Xi's head.
"Hiss… Another one!" The girl took a deep breath, quickly put down the cup, and respectfully said, "You may enter at any time!"
"Then this…" Meng Xi pointed to the potion in confusion.
The girl quickly explained,
"You have already fully integrated the inheritance, so there's no need to drink it, and you don't need to worry about it conflicting with the tavern's level or sealing your talent."
"However, this Trial Land anchor point suppresses strength; you can only use Fourth-Tier power after entering…"
"Oh." Meng Xi nodded, half-understanding. "Thank you for the reminder."
The girl looked up, her face showing solemnity, "And… do you really want to enter the tavern? If you become a hero, your talent and power will be corrected by Dao power and transformed into hero-exclusive skills!"
"Mm."
Meng Xi's lips curved slightly upward, and she nodded firmly, cupping her fist towards the girl, "This is exactly what I want."
Having said that, she lifted her foot and stepped into the teleportation gate.
"This…"
The other waiting foreign race heroes looked at this scene, all showing disbelief!
That was the Yingling Star Region ticket seller!
Behind her was the highest, supreme authority of this place!
When had they ever seen the ticket seller behave like a small fry meeting a big shot?
"Who exactly was that human woman just now?"
"Why can she enter without drinking the potion? Isn't she afraid of her soul scattering?"
"What did the ticket seller say to her just now? Who heard it?"
"Heard? Forget whether you could hear it, if the ticket seller let you hear it, would you really dare to listen? You've got guts!"
Suddenly, an old foreign race elder with a turtle shell on his back spoke faintly, "Actually… this kind of scene has appeared a few times at this tavern anchor point."
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(Sorry, it's a bit late. Drinking messed things up~ Another chapter is on its way!)