I Picked Up Talents in the Interstellar Battlefield

Imperial Star, Imperial Royal Military Academy. "A Yu, still no news?"
Eastern Haoyue's voice was hoarse, his chin covered in stubble, making his handsome face appear somewhat weathered, and his eyes were bloodshot, clearly showing he hadn't rested well for a long time.
According to the plan, the star moon vessel should have exited the Subspace three months ago and sent a safety message to the family; however, the star moon vessel's signal has yet to arrive.
Without a doubt, the spaceship had met with an accident in the Subspace.
When he heard the news, he felt like he had been struck by lightning, and his mind went completely blank at that moment.
Subspace navigation is an extremely mature technology within the Empire; so many cross-star region voyages use Subspace navigation technology daily, and the probability of an accident is minimal. Yet, who could have imagined that such a low-probability event would happen to his sister?
Everyone knew that once an accident occurred in the Subspace, death was practically guaranteed. Even if they didn't die immediately, the Dimensional Creatures, Chaos Demons, space storms, and various other dangers within the Subspace would completely extinguish any chance of survival.
Fortunately, Zhuge Yu specifically asked the Family Elder to perform a divination for Dongfang Mingyue. The hexagram was auspicious, meaning Dongfang Mingyue was not dead and still had [N O V E L I G H T] a sliver of hope for return.
This was also why he retained his sanity; otherwise, if his sister had died, he would have exhausted every means to make those responsible accompany Mingyue in death.
"No."
Zhuge Yu shook his head and comforted him, "Don't worry. Since the Heavenly Mystery Divination gave a good result, good news from Mingyue might arrive soon."
Eastern Haoyue's voice was low. "A Yu, I know the Zhuge Family's Heavenly Mystery Divination well. Heavenly Secrets are unpredictable. An auspicious hexagram now doesn't mean it will be forever. The longer time drags on, the slimmer Mingyue's hope of return becomes."
Hearing this, Zhuge Yu fell silent. In reality, expectations within the family regarding Dongfang Mingyue were not optimistic, but he naturally wouldn't speak those words aloud.
Buzz. Just then, Eastern Haoyue's smart wristband vibrated. Initially, he didn't want to answer, even preparing to hang up immediately, but when he saw the name of the caller, he jumped up as if electrocuted.
"What is it?" Zhuge Yu asked.
"Mingyue, it's Mingyue!"
Eastern Haoyue's eyes widened, his face flushed with excitement, and he immediately connected the call.
Soon, a holographic screen projected into the air, showing a somewhat haggard but still beautiful face.
"Brother, I'm back."
The moment Dongfang Mingyue spoke, both siblings' eyes reddened simultaneously.
Eastern Haoyue took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly. "It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."
"Mingyue, what exactly happened on your end?" Zhuge Yu asked calmly.
Dongfang Mingyue's voice was soft, yet it struck the hearts of the two like a thunderclap.
"I encountered a Subspace Storm."
What!!!
Hearing the words Subspace Storm, looks of horror and shock immediately appeared in the eyes of Eastern Haoyue and Zhuge Yu.
A Subspace Storm is several times more dangerous than encountering a Chaos Demon within the Subspace. Once encountered, death is almost certain. The only ones who could possibly withstand a Subspace Storm are perhaps those Ninth-Order Demigod experts.
But Mingyue actually survived the Subspace Storm and even returned to the Main Universe. How exactly did she do it?
Before the two could ask, Dongfang Mingyue answered first.
"Qin Tian saved me!"
Qin Tian?
The two exchanged glances. They were not unfamiliar with this name; Zhuge Yu had even been saved by Qin Tian and later became a friend with whom he had good personal relations.
However, they were also clear about Qin Tian's situation. Could a Sixth-Order Spiritual Energy Practitioner truly protect Mingyue and survive a Subspace Storm?
Dongfang Mingyue noticed the confusion and bewilderment in their eyes, so she recounted everything that had happened in detail.
Hearing that Qin Tian fought desperately to protect Dongfang Mingyue, until his body was stripped down to bone and his consciousness fell into a coma, Eastern Haoyue was incredibly moved. He found it hard to believe that, besides himself, there was another person in this world willing to sacrifice so much, even his own life, to protect Mingyue.
Next, upon hearing that Qin Tian's bloodline ability broke through, successfully located the Constant Energy Anchor Point, tore open the space barrier, and brought her back to the universe, both Eastern Haoyue and Zhuge Yu felt intense shock and disbelief.
Locking onto an Energy Anchor Point and tearing open the Subspace barrier—if this happened to an Eighth-Order Spatial Spiritual Energy Practitioner or a Ninth-Order Demigod, the two could accept it.

But the person who accomplished this was merely a Sixth-Order Spiritual Energy Practitioner. This completely overturned their understanding.
"Mingyue, are you sure? Qin Tian didn't use any treasure, but entirely relied on Spiritual Energy to tear open the Subspace barrier?"
Zhuge Yu still couldn't believe it. He acknowledged Qin Tian's excellence and recognized his abilities, but a Sixth-Order Spiritual Energy Practitioner forcibly tearing open the Subspace barrier and returning to the universe by himself sounded like a fairy tale.
"Of course!"
Dongfang Mingyue nodded seriously.
"But—"
Zhuge Yu wanted to say something more, but Eastern Haoyue stopped him.
"Mingyue, is Qin Tian available for a video call right now? I want to thank him personally," Eastern Haoyue said sincerely.
"Qin Tian is reporting to his superior, so probably not right now."
Dongfang Mingyue glanced at Qin Tian not far away and shook her head.
"Then let's wait until you return to the Imperial Star. I must thank him in person."
Eastern Haoyue thought of something else and asked, "Mingyue, where are you right now? Which planet is closest?"
Dongfang Mingyue: "We are in the Gedie Star Sector of the Qingmu Star Region. The closest planet is Fulan Star."
Fulan Star. Eastern Haoyue and Zhuge Yu immediately visualized the specific locations of the Gedie Star Sector and Fulan Star in their minds. Although there was a significant deviation from the planned route, by sheer coincidence, Dongfang Mingyue was already nearing the border between the Qingmu Star Region and the Central Star Region. Next, they only needed to travel to the nearest Fulan Star, from where they could take a spaceship to the Imperial Star.
"Mingyue, send me your coordinates. I will contact the family and send people to pick you up as quickly as possible," Eastern Haoyue said.
"Okay." Dongfang Mingyue nodded.
"After you arrive at Fulan Star, remember to contact me immediately if anything happens," Eastern Haoyue instructed again, still uneasy.
"Understood!"
"Sir, that is the course of events."
In front of the screen, Qin Tian calmly recounted his experience, while Yan Qing's heart was churning with massive waves of shock.
Surviving the Subspace and then tearing open the Subspace barrier through personal effort, successfully returning to the Main Universe.
Yan Qing couldn't believe that the clone warrior who had just left the cabin back then had now grown to such a level.
A Subspace Storm is a terrifying crisis that even Eighth-Order experts face with near certainty of death. Yet, Qin Tian safely navigated it and even protected his mission objective, Dongfang Mingyue.
As for locking onto the Energy Anchor Point and forcibly tearing open the space barrier, the level of shock was no less than the former.
How exactly did he do it?
Yan Qing had countless questions. "Sir, I would like to ask you to report to the higher-ups for me. My duty period will have to be postponed."
Qin Tian's voice entered his ears. Yan Qing looked at the screen and said seriously, "Don't worry, I will report the situation to the higher-ups shortly. Protecting Dongfang Mingyue is the mission Marshal Lin gave you. Everything must prioritize this mission; other matters can be put aside."
"Alright, thank you, Sir." Qin Tian nodded.
"Qin Tian, where are you now? I will contact the higher-ups to send a military vessel to pick you up."
"We are currently in the Gedie Star Sector, very close to Fulan Star. However, Sir, you don't need to send anyone to pick us up. I have a way to reach Fulan Star as quickly as possible."
"Oh?"
A hint of curiosity appeared in Yan Qing's eyes. "Is it convenient to tell me how you plan to do it?"
Qin Tian calmly said, "Sir, you should know that I possess the ability of Spatial Storage."
Yan Qing nodded. "Yes, I know."
Although Qin Tian had never admitted this directly, as Qin Tian's superior, he was still aware of many of Qin Tian's methods.
"I placed a Wild Falcon-type spaceship inside my storage space."
What!
Hearing this, Yan Qing's eyes immediately widened.
He put a—a spaceship—inside his storage space?
A spaceship???
"This—"
Dongfang Mingyue stared at the spaceship that had suddenly appeared before her; she was completely stunned.
She couldn't believe there was a storage space large enough to fit an entire spaceship.
"Welcome to my spaceship."
Qin Tian placed his hand on the metal hatch's scanner, and soon, the hatch slowly opened.
Dongfang Mingyue walked into the cabin. After the hatch closed, she turned her head and stared blankly at Qin Tian. "How big exactly is your storage space?"
"I can't say exactly how big it is, but fitting ten more spaceships like this wouldn't be a problem," Qin Tian said with a smile.
The volume of the Yinyang Space primarily depends on the talent level, but as he continuously advanced in the Dao of Space, the successive awakenings of the Void Dominator and the Void Divine Lord caused the area of the Yinyang Space to continuously expand.
Ten spaceships was a conservative estimate; even if the number doubled again, there would still be more than enough room.
As for this Wild Falcon-type spaceship, it was a personal exclusive luxury spaceship he arranged for Feng Mocheng to purchase. The ship was equipped with the most advanced intelligent system, allowing it to fly to a designated location without human operation.
He bought this spaceship and put it into the Yin Space as a precaution, so that if his own vessel crashed in the future, he could pull out another spaceship and continue navigating the universe.
After all, no matter how strong his spatial ability was, he couldn't rely on continuous spatial teleportation. Furthermore, without the star map inside a spaceship, aimlessly jumping around would only lead to getting lost in the vast starry sky.
Clearly, his preparation was correct, and it came in handy right now.
He can fit ten more?
Dongfang Mingyue gave a wry smile. Her Space Ring could only hold one Medicine Cauldron, while Qin Tian's storage space could fit over ten spaceships. Truly, comparing oneself to others is infuriating.
Seeing the wry smile on Dongfang Mingyue's face, Qin Tian's lips curved into an arc. He led Dongfang Mingyue toward the spaceship's command room, saying as they walked, "Mingyue, hand me your Space Ring for a moment."
Dongfang Mingyue didn't ask why; she immediately took the ring off her finger and handed it to Qin Tian.
Qin Tian took the ring, and silver light immediately emanated from his palm, as Void Power continuously surged into the ring.
This was one of the abilities of the Void Divine Lord—Void Empowerment—which uses Void Power to temper objects, allowing them to carry laws of space, thereby creating supreme treasures possessing spatial characteristics. The Space Ring itself was a spatial artifact, and now, nourished by the Void Power, its internal space barrier expanded at a visible rate, like an inflated balloon.
This was the first time Qin Tian had used Void Empowerment. He deliberately slowed the pace, sensing the flow of power while controlling the injection intensity to prevent power overload from damaging the ring.
A minute later, when he sensed that the space inside the ring had reached its current limit, the silver light in his palm gradually receded. Qin Tian handed the ring back to Dongfang Mingyue, a slight smile on his lips. "Try it now."
Dongfang Mingyue immediately probed the ring with a wisp of Soul Power. The next second, her eyes snapped open, and her face was filled with an expression of disbelief—the cramped space that could originally only hold one Medicine Cauldron had now expanded dozens of times, becoming spacious enough to easily fit a small alchemy room!
"How is it? Are you satisfied?"
Qin Tian smiled as he looked at Dongfang Mingyue.
"This—this is too incredible!" Her voice was filled with excitement and agitation as she repeatedly verified the space inside the ring. "A Space Ring of this caliber, even in our Oriental Family, only figures at the Elder level are qualified to wear!"
Having spent so much time together, she was already accustomed to the surprises Qin Tian brought, but every time she saw him display a new ability, she was still deeply shocked. One must know that there are very few people in the entire Empire who can manufacture Spatial Equipment, and the Spatial Equipment circulated on the market is priceless.
The ring on her hand was the reward she won for taking first place in the Alchemy Association Competition back then. It was already a rare treasure among items of its rank, yet it could only accommodate one Medicine Cauldron.
"Qin Tian, thank you."
Dongfang Mingyue said sincerely. She knew very well how precious this "casually given" gift was. If it were put up at an auction, the price would be too high even for her, a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, to bear.
"Don't mention it, it's a minor matter."
Qin Tian waved his hand, then thought of something else and said, "When you have free time later, give me your Medicine Cauldron and this Space Ring. I'll help you reinforce them."
Void Empowerment is only one method for expanding the volume inside the Space Ring, but he has another way to reinforce them—Divine Weapon Emperor.
After a period of reinforcement by the Divine Weapon Emperor, the Space Ring's internal volume will increase several times over. As for the Medicine Cauldron, he will reinforce it to become one of the top Medicine Cauldrons in the Empire.
Hearing this, a realization dawned on Dongfang Mingyue: Qin Tian truly possessed the ability to Reinforce Artifacts.
When cracks appeared on her Medicine Cauldron previously, after Qin Tian repaired it, she could feel a subtle enhancement in the cauldron's conductivity. Qin Tian's words just now further confirmed her suspicion.
Up until now, Qin Tian had displayed no fewer than ten abilities in front of her: spatial teleportation, equipment reinforcement,
injury transfer, transformation into a violent bear, swallowing black flames—it was hard for her to imagine what kind of bloodline flowed within Qin Tian.
Even saint blood was far inferior.
"Then I won't be polite!" Dongfang Mingyue smiled, took out the Medicine Cauldron, and handed it to Qin Tian, adding seriously, "But I won't take advantage of you for free. In the future, I'll split all the pills I refine with you. Consider it your reward!"
Hearing this, Qin Tian raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Miss Dongfang Mingyue, the future Ninth-Rank Alchemist?"
"Yes, I'm sure, Mr. Qin Tian, who saved my life several times over."
Dongfang Mingyue gave a sweet smile.