Under Aidera's precise control, the Star Chaser starship pushed its speed to the limit. The Star Brilliance Shield around its hull scraped against the void, letting out a piercing shriek. Bao Bao stood at the bow, silver eyes fixed on the lifeless darkness ahead. Its tiny feelers trembled slightly with tension as it continuously adjusted their course.
"Faster... a little faster..." Sweat seeped from the Great Elder's palm. Meanwhile, Jiyun silently adjusted the strings of the Ancient Zither in his arms, its ancient body flowing with a tranquil yet powerful Dao aura.
Deep within the void, the Eternal Furnace was already on the verge of collapse beneath the Shadow Shuttle Division's frenzied assault. Its surface was riddled with cracks, the glow of the Chaos Origin had dimmed to the extreme, and the artifact spirit's wails were weak. Li Wuyang's sliver of clear consciousness grew hazier with every impact, sustained only by his unyielding will.
A cruel smile appeared on Ying Sha's face. "Push harder! It's almost done for! Lord Demon Venerable will be here soon!"
Just when he thought victory was in his grasp—
Whoosh—!
A brilliant streak of starlight shot over from the distant edge of the void, like the first ray of dawn tearing through eternal night! It was unimaginably fast!
"What is that?!" a cultivator from the Shadow Shuttle Division cried out.
Ying Sha's pupils constricted as a sense of dread rose within him. "Stay alert! An unidentified object is approaching at high speed!"
Before he could finish speaking, the Star Chaser descended upon the edge of the battlefield like a god. Blinding light lit up its forward cannons, and a beam condensed with the destructive power of stars mercilessly blasted toward one of the Void Ships attacking the furnace!
"Enemy attack! Evade!" The cultivators aboard that