A slight feeling of distraction, and when the vision cleared, he had arrived in a stellar space.

It was expected.

Lu Ye didn't know how many Constellations would participate in this Melee Battle Meet, but a formation of at least ten thousand people would make a single desolate or dead planet seem small, unable to allow cultivators to showcase their talents, so generally, the venue for each Melee Battle Meet is a vast stellar space.

Only such a vast space can allow the numerous Constellations to demonstrate their skills.

Just as he appeared, Lu Ye felt something rapidly charging towards him, instinctively leaping to one side to evade, while spreading his Mental Consciousness to probe in all directions.

What was charging at him wasn't a cultivator but a massive meteor, moving at high speed. Given the meteor's size and speed, if Lu Ye didn't avoid it, he would likely end up seriously injured in an instant.

Just after dodging one meteor, another attacked, and only then did Lu Ye realize that he was located in a rapidly moving asteroid belt.

He wasn't the only one within the range of this asteroid belt; there were two other cultivators here as well.

While maneuvering to avoid the meteor strikes, one of the guys had already been eliminated, as his reaction was evidently slower, getting hit squarely by a big meteor, instantly spewing blood with a declining aura.

Just entering the venue and already heavily injured, he undoubtedly lacked the strength to continue, especially when his aura weakened, Lu Ye and the other person's presence instantly locked onto him...

As this person was eliminated, his figure vanished, while Lu Ye had already stood atop a meteor, moving rapidly forward with it.

In such an asteroid belt, if evading becomes difficult, doing this is undoubtedly the best response.

Lu Ye was not finding evasion difficult; he wanted to use the opportunity to examine the situation, at least to understand what kind of stellar space this was and how many people were around.

But his actions apparently led the other person to misunderstand; during the gap in evading the meteors, this person continually closed in on Lu Ye, making his intention obvious.

The approaching figure wasn't of the human race, emitting flames all over. This was clearly a member of the Flame Race.

Lu Ye had interacted with cultivators of this race in the Taichu Realm of the Reincarnation Tree, knowing they were born magic cultivators. But not every Flame Race member is a magic cultivator; a few take the path of a physique cultivator. Their special constitution harbors extremely violent scorching power within, advantageous for both casting spells from a distance and close combat.

The Flame Race's hostility was apparent, relying solely on having a Constellation Late Stage cultivation.

Lu Ye raised his hand, sending several fire dragons at him, but the Flame Race member didn't dodge or avoid, letting the fire dragons hit him, scattering flames all around, yet his figure was not hindered at all.

Mocking, he said, "Playing with fire-type techniques before my Flame Race, kid you haven't woken up, if sensible, retreat yourself and suffer less!"

The Flame Race's special constitution grants them a strong resistance to most fire-type techniques in the world. If a magic cultivator who only knows fire-type techniques encounters the Flame Race, they would basically wait for death.

But ultimately, this is the Constellation Palace struggle; if one considers themselves outmatched, they can still admit defeat and withdraw, counting as the Flame Race's victory, increasing his cumulated points after this Melee Battle Meet.

Lu Ye ignored him, calmly continuing to use his techniques, clearly not causing much hindrance to the attacking Flame Race.

In just a moment, the Flame Race was in front of Lu Ye, keeping cautious and not rashly getting close, instead countering with spells.

It must be said, even the Flame Race taking the path of a physique cultivator has higher proficiency in fire-type techniques than ordinary magic cultivators.

As their spells exchanged and maneuvered, the scene was bustling, unexpectedly leading to a stalemate.

The Flame Race could not stand it, once again maneuvering to charge towards Lu Ye; if spells can't resolve the opponent, then close combat it shall be.

Then he noticed Lu Ye's mouth seemed to twitch slightly, or perhaps it didn't. When he broke through the spell blockade and charged at Lu Ye, a long blade suddenly cleaved through the Void.

What followed had no suspense. Given Lu Ye's current strength, unless facing top-tier Constellations like Whei Yijian, ordinary Late Stage would not last long in his hands.

When the Flame Race exclaimed in horror to admit defeat, he was already heavily injured.

As the Flame Race's figure vanished, Lu Ye sheathed the Crimson Dragon and finally had the chance to examine the surroundings.

A big sun shone brightly afar, but this big sun was different from what Lu Ye had seen before, with dim rays, giving a sense of nearing the end, heading towards its demise, and the sun had clearly visible dark spots within.

The surrounding has many stars, one particularly large, and more spectacularly, this giant star had a layer of colorful planetary ring, like a layer of clothing.

Mental Consciousness detected signs of cultivators' combat everywhere, with cultivators' presence weakening or disappearing frequently, all indications of battles occurring between those here.

Audio talisman transmitted sound, Lu Ye took it to check, unsurprisingly, a message from Chu Shen: "Boss, where are you? It's so dangerous here, people are everywhere!"

Lu Ye pondered and replied, "Do you see the largest star, with a colorful planetary ring?"

Chu Shen responded: "I see it."

"Go over there and wait for me, hide well, I'll come find you!"

"Got it!" Chu Shen responded cheerfully. With the previous experience of teaming up with Lu Ye to kill enemies, he naturally understood that as long as he followed Lu Ye this time, though victory till the last couldn't be guaranteed, there would definitely be substantial gains. If luck favored, they might even be able to eliminate everyone else.

This thigh must be held tightly and never let go.

Lu Ye's figure leapt, jumping out of the asteroid belt, heading towards the largest star. He didn't use a starboat, since in such a chaotic terrain filled with various threats and numerous asteroids, a starboat wasn't suitable for travel.

Though flying this way was slower, it allowed better handling of sudden situations.

The As-Close-As-Siblings Array Disc he crafted now can support five people forming an array, no more than that. According to his plan, he first needed to find some temporary companions this time.

At the Melee Battle Meet, solo fighting or temporary alliances are both possible, everything depends on the cultivators' own wishes; the rules of the Constellation Palace wouldn't prevent anything.

Chu Shen counted as one; three more were needed.

Moreover, to better showcase the power of the array disc, the chosen temporary companions naturally should have lower cultivation levels. With a plan in mind, Lu Ye advanced, also looking for suitable targets.

Not far ahead, he heard someone calling out: "Fellow Daoist, please hold!"

Lu Ye paused and looked in that direction, seeing a solitary figure standing on an isolated meteorite, with a large floral tattooed arm, unsure if it was a tattoo or a rune tattoo—Lu Ye deduced it was likely the latter, as cultivators rarely tattoo themselves with meaningless designs.

Judging by his attire, he seemed to be a physique cultivator, and observing the spirit force fluctuations around him, he had the Constellation Late Stage level.

Lu Ye looked at him indifferently.

The man with the tattooed arm said, "I see you are alone too, how about teaming up?" Though each cultivator has their social circles and can contact friends to unite if they entered together, some people always venture alone with no one trustworthy around.

In such a chaotic arena, being alone is unsafe, even for someone at a Late Stage. The man with the tattooed arm seemed to be such a person, hence called out to Lu Ye, proposing to join forces.

Lu Ye slowly shook his head: "No need."

The man with the tattooed arm said: "Are you going to meet companions? That's fine too. You must have noticed, I'm a physique cultivator. If you don't mind, I can charge forward for your group."

Lu Ye shook his head again: "Thank you for the offer, but no need."

The man with the tattooed arm understood and did not insist, but asked persistently: "Could you tell me the reason?"

Lu Ye glanced up and down at him: "Your cultivation level is too high."

He then flashed away to continue forward.

Leaving the man with the tattooed arm bewildered, what kind of ridiculous reason is that? Isn't it a good thing to have a high cultivation level? Since when did it become a reason for rejection? It's truly hard to fathom this world.

Though physique cultivators at the Late Stage like him are actually quite popular, even if Lu Ye didn't accept him, he would find others to take him in if he sought more.

No conflict arose between them, the man with the tattooed arm had no intention to bully or oppress, and Lu Ye naturally wouldn't make things unpleasant.

He moved forward, searching everywhere.

Lu Ye quickly discovered a troubling issue, which was the scarcity of Constellation Early Stage cultivators at the Melee Battle Meet. Throughout his journey, he hadn't encountered a single one.

The cultivators he met were either at mid-stage or late-stage...

This wasn't a deliberate selection by the Constellation Palace, but a natural result of the low number of early-stage registrants.

Understandably, in such chaotic terrain, early-stage cultivation is ultimately relatively weak, and nine out of ten early-stage cultivators would prefer not to participate in such events to avoid becoming accumulated points, along with the risk to their lives.

This made it difficult for Lu Ye to find enough temporary allies that met his requirements.

This highlighted the value of Chu Shen!

Lu Ye wished to quickly reach Chu Shen's location, but reality was not so obliging, as there were constant interceptions and ambushes along the way...

Before reaching the outer perimeter of that giant star with the planetary ring, Lu Ye had already engaged in more than a dozen battles, gaining substantially but seriously hampering his progress.

Finally, after overcoming layers of interceptions and reaching the outer perimeter of the star, there was movement from the audio talisman.

Lu Ye checked it, and Chu Shen's shouting instantly came out: "Big shot, save me! I'm discovered, several people are chasing me! Ahhhhh!"