The Star Chaser slowly sailed into the outer reaches of the Reincarnation Graveyard, where even starlight seemed to be swallowed and the fabric of space-time was grotesquely warped. Just as the inspector had warned, the moment they entered, the starship began to buck violently as though it were crossing storm-tossed seas. Beyond the windows was no longer the deep starry sky, but a chaotic expanse formed of shattered stellar debris, frozen spatial rifts, and countless distorted lights and shadows. Within those lights and shadows, fragmented memories and space-time projections occasionally flashed by—roars from ancient battlefields, wails from living beings before their deaths—filled with an aura of chaos and sorrow.
"Detected extremely high-intensity space-time turbulence and a soul-interference field! The starship's shield energy consumption is rising sharply!" Yun Yi gripped the controls tightly, sweat beading on his forehead as he struggled to stabilize the ship.
Li Wuyang stood on the bridge, his sharp gaze sweeping across the silent graveyard. The Annihilation Star Core in his hand trembled faintly, transmitting a clear sense of direction toward the depths of the graveyard. What unsettled him even more was the hollow place in his heart left behind after Xuan Nü's embryonic spiritual light had dissipated, as well as the silent crystal coffin in his sea of consciousness. Both gave off an exceedingly faint resonance, as if this region shared some profound connection with Xuan Nü's origin.
"The structure of space-time here is fragile, and its laws are chaotic. Guard your minds well. Do not let the stray thoughts within those space-time fragments erode you." Master of Qingwei Temple swept his horsetail whisk, sending waves of pure immortal light outward to help steady everyone's souls.
Yue Liuli unfurled an ancient star map, one bestowed by the inspector before their departure. She pointed at a region