Predicament

Deep within the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, several bipedal dragon beasts were fighting over the corpse of a giant beast. Suddenly, they stopped and looked up at the sky.

Their eyes flickered with vigilance, as though some danger was about to strike.

At that moment, the void rippled like water stirred by a breeze. Then a torrent of energy suddenly erupted, like geothermal force blasting hundreds of meters into the air.

Immediately afterward, a ferocious beast head emerged from the void. It had an enormous skull, razor-sharp fangs, and terrifying energy fluctuations.

The bipedal dragon beasts let out frightened growls, spun around, and fled into the forest in all directions. They abandoned even the most delicious food, believing some dreadful giant beast had appeared.

The giant beast burst forth, but it was no giant beast at all. It was a pitch-black Heavenly Vessel.

As the Heavenly Vessel burst out, Chu Shan, who was presiding over the Sword Array atop the beast head, spat out a mouthful of blood. The others also vomited blood one after another.

They had endured a round of attacks from the Mechanical Empire before forcing their way out. They had driven the Heavenly Vessel through space with immense magical power, and the enormous expenditure had added frost to snow, making everyone cough up blood again.

"Begin stealth mode immediately and erase the spatial fluctuations!"

Ignoring his injuries, Chu Shan gave the order urgently.

Buzz!

The Heavenly Vessel trembled, countless runes upon it flashing. Then energy spilled outward like electricity, instantly smoothing away the surrounding spatial fluctuations.

The Heavenly Vessel was then shrouded by a thin membrane amid the ripples and vanished into the air.

Only faint distortions in space could be seen when the Heavenly Vessel flew.

Chu Shan let out a long breath. His