The Star Chaser completed its long hyperspace jump and broke free from the void. The sight before them left all four people aboard stunned.
This was not the deathly wasteland they had imagined. Instead, it possessed a bizarre kind of "liveliness."
Ahead lay a boundless chaotic region composed of countless shattered world bubbles, distorted currents of time, and all manner of bizarre memory fragments and projections of obsessions. This was the outer perimeter of the Reincarnation Graveyard. Damaged starships, strange flying artifacts, and even ancient tower ships could be seen converging from every corner of the starry sea like pilgrims, cautiously sailing into that fantastical region. The air was thick with sorrow, confusion, and a faint, unsettling yearning.
"This is the outer perimeter of the Reincarnation Graveyard, the Domain of Rebirth." Yue Liuli pointed at the star map as she explained. "Countless beings believe that if they pass through the Domain of Rebirth and reach the Reincarnation Well at its core, they may have a chance to reincarnate with their memories intact, or glimpse their past and present lives. That is why this place is such a mixed bag. There are fools seeking reincarnation, madmen excavating memories of their past lives, and... all sorts of forces that survive by feeding on these obsessions."
Following Yue Liuli's guidance, the starship avoided several dangerous folds in space-time and landed on a relatively stable floating platform at the edge of the Domain of Rebirth, formed from several enormous world fragments stitched together. A crude yet sizable town had been built upon it. Its architectural styles were a jumble, and beings of every race moved through its streets. There was even a market and taverns, though the atmosphere was oppressive, and every face bore either numbness or fanaticism.
This was Reincarnation Town, the final