Free Web NovelChapter 2115: Chapter 2113: Survivors
In the silent stellar space, in a certain area, traces of the aftermath of a great battle could be seen everywhere. Lu Ye led the group to this place, searching for a while and found a wreck of a battered battleship.
This was a Sun Blaze-class battleship, a formidable weapon in any stellar space, but now it had become a pile of scrap.
And there were countless such wrecks in this area.
Following a breach in the battleship’s wreckage, they flew inside, twisting and turning through the interior before finally reaching a cabin.
A ghostly glow suddenly flashed, activating the Formation here and opening a gap. Lu Ye slipped through, with the others following closely behind.
Standing and stabilizing his form, Lu Ye saw a familiar figure standing right in front of him. It was Du Qingsha.
At this moment, she was also looking at Lu Ye, an incredulous expression on her face, clearly not expecting to see him again in this lifetime.
Years ago, she and Lu Ye were hunted by many Star Abyss cultivators and fled in a sorry state. As a result, Lu Ye was taken away by a suddenly appearing mysterious Bridal Sedan Chair, and since then, there had been no news.
"Sister Qingsha, long time no see," Lu Ye spoke.
Du Qingsha then returned to her senses, nodding slightly, "Still alive... that’s good!"
In recent years, she had witnessed too much death. Familiar or unfamiliar companions perished right before her eyes. It could be said that in recent years, she witnessed more deaths than all previous years combined.
Lu Ye then looked at the other two people behind her.
One was a chubby man, round as a meatball, the other a young man with sword-like brows and starry eyes.
Including Du Qingsha, there were only the three of them here.
What surprised Lu Ye was that he knew both of these men.
"Fort Master, Captain Chang!" Lu Ye cupped his fists.
The chubby man was none other than Chen Wulei, the fort master of the Thunderbolt Battle Fortress, while the young man was Chang Yu, the captain of Team A-6, who had previously collaborated with Team A-3 in hunting the 6th Dao!
Chen Wulei, at this moment, was looking at Lu Ye with curiosity, "Didn’t they say you were taken away by the Spectral Sedan Chair? How come you’re back?"
When Lu Ye and Jiu Yan first entered the Thunderbolt Battle Fortress, they had told Chen Wulei some things. In the entire Cover Armor stellar space, only Chen Wulei knew their origin.
Later, upon hearing from Du Qingsha that Lu Ye was taken away by the Spectral Sedan Chair, he vaguely speculated that Lu Ye had returned to his home stellar space.
Who would have thought they’d meet here again?
"It’s a long story," Lu Ye sighed, "let’s sit down and talk."
No one objected, of course.
After a short while, Lu Ye introduced the people from both sides, and then revealed all that had happened previously.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wulei realized that his previous speculation was incorrect. The Spectral Sedan Chair that took Lu Ye and the others wasn’t to send them back to their original stellar space but directly brought them to the Star Abyss.
Currently, the Cover Armor stellar space has been consumed by the Star Abyss, completely becoming a part of the Star Abyss. By chance and coincidence, everyone now had the opportunity to meet here again.
Chen Wulei pondered, "As you say, your group was taken by the Spectral Sedan Chair twice, but it’s been several years since then, and the Spectral Sedan Chair hasn’t appeared again?"
"Yes."
"What is the intention of the Spectral Sedan Chair?" Chen Wulei was puzzled.
Lu Ye shook his head, "We’ve discussed this internally before. The Spectral Sedan Chair is likely a Supreme Treasure level, and it has its own will. As for its intentions, we can’t be sure. But whatever its intentions are, in the end, we benefited from it."
Without the Spectral Sedan Chair, everyone might still be scattered across different parts of the All Phenomena Ocean, completely unaware of the truth behind the descending crisis, possibly even having conflicts due to some disagreements.
Without the Spectral Sedan Chair, no one could have established a Dao foundation and entered the Dao Realm.
Although wandering the Star Abyss now, with dangers everywhere, at least everyone has found the path beyond Sun Blaze and is treading further along it, barely having the qualifications to survive in the Star Abyss.
"Fort Master, is it just the three of you? Where are the others?" Lu Ye asked.
Chen Wulei shook his head and sighed, darkly sorrowful, "The Star Abyss Gate expanded, the Star Abyss fully pervaded, and after years of continuous battle, most are dead."
Originally, after passing through the most chaotic period, there were still quite a few of them surviving. But as the wide-ranging hunt by the Star Abyss cultivators took place, fewer and fewer survived. The three of them had experienced countless battles, barely surviving by luck.
"Three months ago, we passed the area where the Hekan Battle Fortress is located and saw Fortress Master Narn over there."
Chen Wulei’s expression shifted with vigor, "Oh? What about her?"
Lu Ye shook his head, "Fortress Master Narn was besieged at that time, and we arrived too late."
Chen Wulei fell silent, undoubtedly already understanding Fortress Master Narn’s fate.
"There should still be survivors. Those who can live through such a calamity are not mediocre. My opinion is whether we should attempt to contact them. In the current situation, only by integrating our dispersed strength do we have a better chance at survival." Lu Ye looked at Chen Wulei.
Du Qingsha spoke from the side, "We’ve done this before, but... the situation isn’t quite what you imagine."
"What’s wrong?" Lu Ye was puzzled.
Du Qingsha pondered for a moment before explaining, "Our stellar space was torn apart after being invaded by the Star Abyss, splitting into many parts. The area we’re currently in is a part of our home stellar space, but nobody knows where the other parts were integrated into the Star Abyss."
"The stellar space was torn apart?" Lu Ye and the others were utterly shocked.
"That’s right." Chen Wulei nodded, "We conducted a thorough investigation. Beyond this region, the stellar patterns don’t match our knowledge; it’s a completely unfamiliar environment."
"I can’t believe such a thing..."
After the stellar space was corroded by the Star Abyss, it could actually be torn apart? Then, the entire stellar space would fragment into countless small parts, each integrating into different locations within the Star Abyss.
In this way, searching for survivors from our home stellar space is almost impossible because no one knows where they might be within the Star Abyss.
It was a stroke of fate that Lu Ye and the others encountered Fortress Master Narn; the area where the Hekan Battle Fortress resided happened to be along their path.
After a brief contemplation, Lu Ye spoke, "Fort master, Sister Qingsha, Captain Chang, if you three don’t have a place to go, come with me."
Du Qingsha asked, "Where are you going?"
"Home!"
"Home?" Du Qingsha frowned, "Back to your stellar space?"
"Yes!" Lu Ye nodded.
Du Qingsha was puzzled: "How are you planning to return?"
This is the Star Abyss, even if Lu Ye’s home stellar space still exists, how can they return?
Lu Ye said slowly, "Our stellar space has a supreme treasure called the Reincarnation Tree..."
As he explained, Lu Ye displayed his Reincarnation Tree mark.
Chen Wulei and the others gradually understood.
Du Qingsha said, "So you traveled from a very distant place, following the sensing of this mark? At the end of this sensing, there should be a way back to your stellar space."
Lu Ye nodded, "About six years ago, a Star Abyss Gate was opened in our stellar space. Although it was sealed by the power of a supreme treasure, that place should be a weak point in our home stellar space. I surmise that it is due to this weakness that there is a resonance between the mark and the Reincarnation Tree. Given the resonance, there should be a way back into the stellar space."
"There is indeed such a possibility." Chen Wulei nodded, then looked at Du Qingsha and Chang Yu: "What are your thoughts?"
Chang Yu said, "I have no thoughts. Where you go, I go!"
There might be other cultivators left in our home stellar space, but there are only the three of us left in the Thunderbolt Battle Fortress. The stellar space is destroyed, nowhere to go, as long as companions are present, that’s home.
Du Qingsha said, "I’ll listen to the fort master."
Chen Wulei smiled bitterly, "The Thunderbolt Battle Fortress is gone, what fort master is there to speak of?"
The grief in the smile slowly transformed into fury: "The Star Abyss invaded our stellar space, countless cultivators fought for hundreds of years, yet still couldn’t stop the overwhelming tide. The domain was destroyed, beings tormented. We failed! But I, Chen Wulei, am born not to be defeated. Now that there is a chance, I still want to try once more, to see if this overwhelming tide is truly unstoppable!"
After speaking, he slowly stood, solemnly clasped his hands towards Lu Ye, "Fellow Daoist, you are righteous. Please take us three wretched dogs in. If we can truly return to your stellar space, facing the Star Abyss invasion, we will serve willingly, without complaint!"
Du Qingsha and Chang Yu quickly stood up, solemnly clasping their hands.
Lu Ye immediately returned the gesture, "It is the fortune of our home stellar space that you three agreed to my proposal, thank you all!"
Lu Ye could see the fire of rage in Chen Wulei’s eyes, knowing full well that he didn’t agree out of a desire for a better life, but because the All Phenomena Ocean stellar space was about to encounter the same fate Cover Armor stellar space once did.
Cover Armor stellar space fell, Chen Wulei was unwilling, and how could Du Qingsha and Chang Yu not be?
Now that there is this opportunity, they naturally want to fight once again.
Their joining strengthened the team’s power, changing from eight to eleven people, and Chen Wulei was even at the 7th Dao level, Du Qingsha had already advanced to the 6th Dao years ago, and Chang Yu, who was previously at the 5th Dao, had also recently advanced to the 6th Dao, clearly having a breakthrough in recent years.
In other words, the entire team currently had two at the 7th Dao, five at the 6th Dao, with the rest being at the 5th Dao!
Both Chen Wulei and Du Qingsha had potential for a breakthrough at any time. If the latter broke through, it wouldn’t mean much—just another member at the 7th Dao. But if Chen Wulei broke through, he would reach the 8th Dao level.
Which is the highest level Cover Armor stellar space cultivators had ever reached.
Lu Ye originally thought that, given the team’s current strength, they should have enough power to protect themselves within the Star Abyss. But as he delved deeper in conversation with Chen Wulei, his heart sank to the bottom.
For Chen Wulei had once been gravely wounded, shortly after Lu Ye was taken away by the Spectral Sedan Chair.
Recalling that harrowing experience, Chen Wulei was fearful: "That wasn’t like an opponent of the 9th Dao. Though I am at the 7th Dao, I am confident I would not be so powerless against someone of the 9th Dao. That individual’s strength... should be above the 9th Dao!"
In that instant of confrontation, Chen Wulei felt as if he was an egg thrown against a rock. Had it not been that the opponent didn’t regard him at all, quickly leaving after one strike, Chen Wulei would’ve long lost his life.
