The two ten-man squads exited the stage, while Lu Ye and his two companions maintained their connection, forming a standoff stance.

He had already put away the Boulder Mountain Saber, with wide sleeves billowing, riding the wind effortlessly. Anyone who saw this would praise a great magic cultivator, but who would know that this seemingly standard magic cultivator had just swept through two full-squad teams with a saber like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves?

Chu Shen laughed heartily, "What a thrill, truly exhilarating!"

Never in his life had he fought such a thorough battle. Throughout the entire process, he barely had to worry, merely activating the power of the protective spirit treasure, and then witnessed enemy after enemy falling under the blade.

In his previous battles, he often relied on the power of spirit treasures, but Fa Wuzun relied on his own skills. That long saber, both black and long, with strikes quick and sharp, truly captivating, left him longing for the day he could be as invincible as Fa Wuzun. If such a time came, it would be a life without regret.

Back at the rally point, when Lu Ye effortlessly dispatched a Constellation Late Stage cultivator, it was astonishing, but this battle truly broadened his horizons. Such a scene is not something one would see casually. His privileged background meant he received more protection and care, which, in turn, led him to miss out on some things ordinary cultivators could experience.

He couldn't help but reflect that those ranked high on the Cumulated Points Ranking indeed had formidable foundations. Fa Wuzun might not seem special at first glance, but he was a monster.

One couldn't help but wonder, what kind of formidable strength did those ranked ahead of him possess?

However, he clearly realized one thing: Fa Wuzun... wasn't a good person. With a name like that and dressing as a magic cultivator, yet capable of using spells, he was obviously trying to mislead others. Anyone treating him as a magic cultivator would suffer a big loss.

Chu Shen felt he had learned something. Should such an opportunity arise in the future, he would choose a better name. Something overly domineering was too lowbrow and inviting for a beating...

After feeling exhilarated for a while, Chu Shen spoke, "Boss, what do we do next?"

Chu Shen was thoroughly convinced after the fight, even changing his way of addressing Lu Ye, a hint of respect and reverence in his tone.

Youth is like that, especially for someone like Chu Shen who grew up under strict guidance, easily attracted to strong figures...

If this strong figure was around his age, it would be even more compelling.

"Find people!" Lu Ye was concise. Two full teams had been eliminated, but the fight wasn't over yet, indicating there were other enemies. Based on previous encounters, it was deduced that at least four teams participated.

Thus, the objective was simple: find them and take them out!

Moreover, that team might very likely be like them, a crippled squad...

So far, everything had progressed smoothly. When leading Chu Shen and Lucky Star into the charge, Lu Ye was prepared for them to retreat at the first sign of trouble. After all, they were strangers collaborating briefly, not enough for full trust. Besides, nobody knew what capabilities the others might possess.

Seasoned cultivators might actively disengage from the formation.

But neither Chu Shen nor Lucky Star did, instead following him unwaveringly, maintaining the formation. They were either simple-minded or hopeful. Moreover, Lu Ye's quick resolution of a Constellation Late Stage cultivator before had shown them his prowess.

Overall, there are benefits to youth, perhaps more naive and trusting, yet not entirely negative.

If Chu Shen and Lucky Star had disengaged earlier, it wouldn't have been easy for Lu Ye alone to swiftly deal with ten people. He would have had to fight a war of maneuvers, looking for chances to ambush one by one, unable to charge with such dominance.

With Chu Shen and Lucky Star providing defense, he could focus all his effort on attacking. So, while the enemies were eliminated by him, three contributed to the effort.

For the next more than two hours, the three searched for the remaining enemies, but luck seemed not on their side, as they found none.

Previously, they could locate those people primarily because they fought intensely, with fluctuating spirit force, easily detected.

But now, on the desolate planet, there were likely only two crippled squads remaining, hard to encounter unless face-to-face.

Until two hours later, Lu Ye and his companions suddenly sensed the location of the crippled squad.

It wasn't their own ability, but prolonged non-contact triggered the rules of the Constellation Palace, allowing them to roughly sense the enemy's location.

Of course, this perception was mutual; as they sensed the enemy's location, the enemy clearly sensed them too, likely searching for their tracks.

Thus, the two crippled squads redirected towards each other.

A tea's time later, they finally met.

As expected, the opposing squad also had only three members remaining, with the same cultivation, two mid-stage, one early stage.

From this, it seemed, the two cultivators Lu Ye's team dispatched at the rally point came from this team.

These three, having encountered no enemies since entering, were in a state of idleness, anxious and now excited to see people. With having average cultivation, they charged with an adrenaline rush.

The three assumed a simple 'human' formation, but it was merely a basic cooperation, without any array assistance.

Right now, their thoughts were simple: regardless of the enemy's strength, they would fight first and worry later. Even if they were eliminated, it was better than just wandering around here. After all, their cultivation levels were the same, their numbers equal; who would eliminate whom wasn't definite.

Then, the three charged headlong into Lu Ye's storm of magic and spells…

Chu Shen also shouted loudly, wielding his spirit treasure with reckless abandon to unleash power.

Moments later, the fluctuations of spirit force calmed down, and the three who had charged were no longer visible, with only traces of blood remaining on the ground.

A mystic light descended from the sky, enveloping each of the three.

When the mystic light descends from the heavens, it signifies the end of this competition, confirming indeed only four squads had participated—no more.

Chu Shen and Lucky Star both showed expressions of joy, as the reward obtained this time was undoubtedly far richer than what they had previously secured.

Lu Ye also sensed it.

Gathering together wouldn't refine well, so naturally, they each had to separate and find a quiet place.

At the moment of departure, Chu Shen reluctantly said, "Boss, leave an audio talisman marking, so if any good things come up in the future, you can give me a heads-up, haha."

Lu Ye took out his audio talisman and handed it to him, exchanging markings with the one Chu Shen passed over.

"I want one too..." Lucky Star's soft voice sounded beside him, seeming a bit embarrassed.

Lu Ye, of course, agreed.

Soon enough, Chu Shen and Lucky Star each left, undoubtedly to find a place to refine the mystic light.

Lu Ye activated the power of the Talent Tree, refining for a while, and absorbed the pure energy contained within the mystic light completely.

After a silent estimate, simply refining this mystic light was equivalent to refining nearly three hundred pieces of spirit jade.

Thus, the increase in cumulated points certainly wouldn't be small, but how much it had increased was unknown for the moment. He would have to return to the Constellation Palace and interact with the Cumulated Points Ranking to know.

Exiting this place, his figure appeared in Grand Hall 763, slightly sensing the Cumulated Points Ranking. Compared to before, Lu Ye found that his cumulated points had increased by twenty.

A considerable gain, twenty cumulated points—if it were an arena battle, he would have to fight twenty matches, eliminating twenty people to achieve this, almost equivalent to his day's results.

But in the recent competition, the number he eliminated was clearly not twenty people, and those eliminations were not solely his work; he had to share credit with Chu Shen and Lucky Star.

Considering this, the benefits of winning this form of competition were much greater than those gained from arena battles, whether in the final mystic light reward or cumulated points.

It's just a pity that in the competitions of Constellation Palace, cultivators have no active choice; they must follow whatever arrangements Constellation Palace makes.

Not in a hurry to set off again, Lu Ye turned towards a direction where a giant portal stood. This portal was distinctly larger than the others; if a cultivator passes through other portals, they would enter the competition arena and take part in various forms of competition.

But passing through this portal would lead to another numbered hall, the specific destination either randomly assigned or chosen actively for the desired hall.

Lu Ye aimed to head to Grand Hall 88.

He'd long heard this hall had become a dedicated trading hall for cultivators, hosting countless stalls, though he had never visited, primarily because he hadn't had anything to buy or sell.

But now things were different; he needed to purchase items, and in large quantities.

Fortunately, he still had the reward obtained when Chu Shen was brought back to Cheling World, or he wouldn't have had the means now.

Passing through the portal, he called out "88," and in a blink of an eye, he appeared in another hall.

Looking up, three ancient, simple words bearing the number 88 were indeed on the dome above.

Instantly, the sound of noise resounded around him, and raising his eyes to look, Lu Ye slightly frowned, for there were indeed far too many people here...

Typically, a hall could comfortably host two thousand people, providing ample space—not that it could only contain two thousand, but cultivators required more freedom of movement, so once a hall reached two thousand occupants, newcomers would be directed to other halls.

Yet the number in Grand Hall 88 clearly exceeded two thousand, possibly even reaching twenty thousand.

Although the hall was spacious, the gathering of more than twenty thousand people rendered it far from tranquil, especially with cultivators conducting business: buying, selling, conversing in speech and consciousness exchanges of ideas, in various ways.