Death Has Rules (Part 1)

Gong Qi moved at high speed through the dust-mist sandstorm, never stopping for more than ten hours.

He had to use the Extraordinary Domain to integrate the scattered, collapsing domain fragments and carve out a path through the trackless void. At the same time, he had to endure the chaotic disturbances that the destruction of his physical body and the damage to his foundation inflicted on his spirit body—and, more directly, on the Extraordinary Domain. This undoubtedly intensified his expenditure, both in energy and mental effort.

Yet after such prolonged depletion, Gong Qi gradually felt reassured. Ronan had not caught up with him so far, meaning he had most likely shaken him off. Perhaps only temporarily, but Gong Qi had already used this time to stabilize, to the greatest extent possible, the adverse effects of his destroyed body. Compared with the initial, most violent impact, his combat strength had recovered somewhat—perhaps to sixty or seventy percent of his peak.

An Extraordinary Species at sixty or seventy percent was still an Extraordinary Species. Gong Qi was confident he could handle most unforeseen developments.

Besides...

"The guardians on Volcano Island will be enough to give Ronan and the forces behind him a bitter taste. As long as that old fox Abner puts in even a little effort, he should still be able to salvage the situation!"

Over those ten-plus hours, Gong Qi had thought about many things. Changes in Earth's situation accounted for only a small portion of them. Most of his time and energy had gone toward exploring and verifying the environment of the Mist Labyrinth, and his thoughts were becoming increasingly clear.

"My initial judgment was correct, and there was no issue with the direction of my calculations. This shattered space has a close interference relationship with Earth Time-Space. The