Bone Abyss

All the raging energy seemed to be summoned by some supreme will, and began to flow back in a frenzy!

Like rivers flowing into the sea, or weary birds returning to their forests, they rushed madly towards the small, Quiet Chamber in the Garrison Envoy's residence in a way that completely defied the laws of physics and common sense!

It took no more than ten breaths in total.

The apocalyptic phenomena that filled the sky vanished without a trace.

The starry sky returned to its deathly silence, with only the still faintly flickering defensive Light Screen remaining, proving that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.

Amidst everyone's stunned gazes.

"Squeak!!"

The heavy Alloy Gate of the Quiet Chamber, which had absorbed all the energy backflow, slowly opened.

A figure stepped out from within.

Dressed in pure white, spotless.

His aura was extremely restrained, making him appear like an ordinary person with no cultivation.

Those eyes, clear and deep, seemed to reflect the birth and end of a universe.

It was Chen Fan had been in seclusion for four months.

"Sir... sir?"

In mid-air, the tens of thousands of feet tall phantom of the War God instantly dissipated, and Wei Changkong and the others staggered, almost falling from the sky.

They stared intently at that familiar figure, their minds blank.

From a desperate battle to the ecstatic joy of survival, this huge emotional contrast instantly relaxed their extremely tense nerves, and an indescribable feeling of exhaustion washed over their entire bodies.

Chen Fan stared at the people teetering in mid-air and the nearly shattered shield outside the fortress, momentarily stunned, then understood.

He flashed forward, showing no airs of a Ninth Tier supreme expert, and appeared directly in front of Wei Changkong, reaching out to steady his body as he was about to kneel due to exhaustion.

"I apologize; I didn't control my breathing well during my seclusion and disturbed everyone."

Chen Fan's face was full of apology, his voice gentle, and he personally helped Wei Changkong and the other veterans up one by one.

The Divine Kingdom in the Palm his palm was evolving for the first time, and its foundation was not yet stable. He never expected that the power brought by the annual talent settlement alone would cause such a huge commotion.

Supported by Chen Fan, Wei Changkong felt the warm yet vast life force flowing into his body, instantly dispelling all his fatigue. He opened his mouth, but was too excited to utter a single word for a long time.

Finally, he simply pounded his chest hard.

Chen Fan smiled, patted his shoulder, and glanced at the excited and respectful faces before asking, "How has the expansion of the nodes been going during my four months of seclusion?"

Upon hearing Chen Fan's inquiry, Wei Changkong's agitated emotions gradually subsided. He suddenly straightened his back, his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty and proud gleam, and reported to Chen Fan:

"My lord, for four months, our army has never sheathed its weapons! We have annihilated 370,000 enemy troops and destroyed 19 Shadow Clan resource points. Wherever our Thirteen Nodes point our troops, the Alien Races tremble in fear!"

His voice paused, and his expression became extremely solemn.

"But just three days ago, while we were clearing out a Star Domain called the Bone Abyss, we discovered an extremely unusual phenomenon..."

"The Bone Abyss..."

Chen Fan lightly tapped the Star Map with his fingertip, tracing across the chaotic Star Domain rendered in deep red. His voice was calm, yet it made the atmosphere in the entire Command Center even more tense.

"Our reconnaissance unit lost contact with that area three days ago."

Wei Changkong's voice was hoarse and heavy as he pointed to a dim star on the Star Map.

"But based on the last images transmitted back, we identified at least three races: the Bone Clan, the Shadow Clan, and the Crystal Clan. They are frantically excavating a broken Primordial Stars, cooperating with each other while also being wary of one another."

He took a deep breath, his eyes filled with deep worry.

"Furthermore, based on the Energy Fluctuation Analysis, there are at least three auras in that area that are no less powerful than those of us at the Eighth-Order Peak."

Three peak Eighth-Order Peak!

What could possibly make several powerful races go to such lengths to mobilize their top-tier combat forces to join forces in searching for something?

A strong sense of interest flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.

This is no ordinary Universe Origin.

It's very likely that it's an opportunity at a higher level, perhaps even... touching upon the secrets of the Ninth Tier.

I'll go there myself.

Chen Fan made his decision without any hesitation.

He turned to look at Wei Changkong, his eyes gentle.

"Chang Kong, I'm entrusting the management of the Thirteen Nodes to you while I'm away."

"Don't worry, sir!"

Wei Changkong straightened his back abruptly, puffed out his chest, and together with the other ten veterans, gave Chen Fan an extremely solemn Federation military salute.

Their eyes no longer held any worry, only absolute trust and fervor.

"We swear to defend the node to the death and await your triumphant return!"

Chen Fan nodded with satisfaction and said no more.

He took a step forward.

His figure blended into the Void so naturally, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, and disappeared from the Command Center in an instant.

Annihilation Star Domain, Bone Abyss.

This place is the graveyard of the universe, where the laws are chaotic, and the remains of enormous celestial bodies float everywhere, exuding an aura of decay and death.

Just a few breaths later.

Chen Fan's figure had already traversed the endless Star Sea and arrived at the outer edge of this chaotic Star Domain.

He concealed his aura to the extreme, like an insignificant speck of Cosmic Dust, quietly floating in a broken Asteroid Belt.

The immense Divine Thought, like an invisible net, instantly covered the entire Star Domain, taking in every little movement.

He quickly locked onto the Shattered Stars surrounded by several Alien Races fleets.

On the surface of the Stars, powerful auras rose like beacon fires, and several teams of Eighth-Order Alien Races Experts rode Bone War Beasts, forming a tight patrol network that sealed off every inch of space.

At that very moment.

A patrol of five Eighth-Order Skeleton Warriors was rushing past the Asteroid Belt where Chen Fan was hiding. The Bone Centurion at the head of the patrol, whose eye sockets were burning with ghostly blue soul fire, suddenly paused, as if he had sensed something.

"Who goes there?! Show yourself!"

He let out a fierce roar, and a soul fire thousands of meters high ignited on the massive bone blade as he warily scanned the empty, dark vacuum.

The remaining four Skeleton Warriors instantly formed Battle Formation, their overwhelming aura of death intertwining, causing the surrounding space to groan in agony.

Under their watchful gaze.

A figure in white slowly emerged, his expression calm, as if he were just a lost traveler.

Faced with the overwhelming hostility and murderous intent of the other party, Chen Fan didn't even bother to speak.

He simply raised his hand and gently shook hands with the group of murderous Skeleton Warriors from a great distance.

That space, as if grasped by an invisible divine hand, began to collapse wildly inward!

A devastating black Singularity appeared out of thin air!

"No!!"

The Bone Centurion, whose eye sockets were flaring with soul fire, let out a terrified roar.