The Divine Xia Jiuli's warp engines let out a hum, and ripples spread through the space around the hull. The warship vanished from its original position the next second.
When it reappeared in stable space, the view beyond the portholes had completely changed—the Chaos currents churned endlessly through the void like surging rivers.
"The Star Demon Clan that appeared just now came at a strange time. It was as though they had already predicted our warp trajectory."
Inside the ship, Ferdinand spoke with a frown.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan pulled up the spatial fluctuation records from earlier.
"The energy nodes in their interception net were distributed in a highly systematic manner. It doesn't look like something they arranged on short notice."
Ying Yi's brow was equally tightly furrowed.
"The various forces of the Chaos Divine Continent are deeply entangled. Our route was encrypted, but there could be a mole among the other three parties who leaked the information. The Abyss Demon Clan had barely left when the Star Demon Clan arrived. It's hard not to read into that."
As they spoke, the Divine Xia Jiuli suddenly shuddered violently. The shipboard alarm once again tore through the cabin's silence:
Warning! A super Chaos storm detected! Intensity index continuously rising!
The Chaos currents outside the portholes instantly turned violent. The streams, which had originally flowed smoothly, abruptly twisted into countless sharp vortexes. Like innumerable spinning giant blades, they slashed toward the warship's hull.
Even stranger, layers of space began to overlap. The distant stars alternated between clarity and blurriness, as if the entire world were being kneaded by an invisible hand.
"It's a Spacetime Worm!"
Jiang Yuan's voice carried a trace of gravity.
"These special creatures excel at using their formidable spacetime abilities to hunt by relying on the terrifying