Global Crossing: Empire of Stars - Section 714

But this was also the perfect time to infiltrate. Only when the waters were muddied could one fish in them.

The golden flames swirling around Scott's Eye rippled, and an energy avatar quickly emerged. Its radiance drew inward, turning from an illusion into something real. In the span of a breath, it transformed from a flame-like mass of energy into Lin Zhichen's likeness. In appearance, he was indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

This was an energy avatar, capable of carrying part of a Psionicist's consciousness. Only Psionicists at the Sage level had bodies formed from the convergence of rules and Psionics, creating a special semi-energetic state that could shift freely between pure energy and physical form.

While studying the Flame Monarch, Lin Zhichen had discovered the mysteries of Energy Bodies. Over the years, he had gradually refined this avatar technique until it was ready for use in actual combat.

The avatar quickly turned invisible, blending in with the surrounding cosmic background radiation. It vanished from the warships' radar. At that moment, neither the naked eye nor radar could detect its presence.

Taking advantage of an Energy Body's ability to travel at the speed of light, Lin Zhichen easily dodged the shells and Energy Light Spears crisscrossing the battlefield. He crossed through the wormhole and ventured into the unknown.

His vision blurred. When it cleared, he found himself in an unfamiliar starfield. A single glance was enough for him, with his processing power surpassing even a supercomputer, to analyze what he saw: this was a completely unknown region of space.

Before him lay a heavily guarded Fortress Star System, its space filled with enormous fleets and fortresses. Countless fully automated, sensor-triggered space mines, each shaped like a sea urchin, floated in the void.

Lin Zhichen's keen senses let him "see" even