In the Void River

"I can't believe it."

Sitting in the control seat of the Spaceship, watching the Stars -like world rush by, the escaped convict, his head covered in flowers and his hair adorned with emerald Vines, murmured, "We actually escaped from the Prison of the Machine Puppet Divine Court."

"We were all thanks to those two comrades who covered for us."

The large white Werewolves leaned back in her chair, his face showing both admiration and worry, and said, "I wonder how they are doing now?"

"Don't worry, the fact that they were able to infiltrate the Machine Puppet proves that they have their own methods, and their methods are far more sophisticated than ours."

The Blue-skinned People Elder that Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei had met before slowly approached the control room, surrounded by a group of fugitives.

"It's not our place to worry about them. Let's get to Eden and rejoin our Comrades."

"Yes."

The vegetative man who was piloting Spaceship switched it to autopilot mode, and then a group of fugitives crowded around the Blue-skinned People Elder and bowed to him.

"Please guide our way, Prophet."

In the Void, the Spaceship emitted a beam of light and sped away in a certain direction.

A few seconds after the Spaceship departed, a Spatial Rift tore open in the spot, and Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei's true forms appeared there.

Bai Qiuran glanced at the Spaceship from afar, locked onto its location with her Spiritual Sense, then summoned Clear Autumn Waters and chased after it with Tang Ruowei.

The Spaceship flew faster and lower, and Bai Qiuran followed it for a while, only to find that it was actually flying towards the dazzling Void River below.

Bai Qiuran somewhat surprised. Although he often swam in this river, and had even taken Bai Xuxiang and Jiang Lan to the Void River, tying a rope to himself and pulling them along as they floated, he was well aware of the danger this river posed to others.

This river is actually an energy flow formed by the most turbulent energy in the entire Void, but it is called the Void River because its shape resembles a river.

Whether it's the Void Airship of the Immortal Realm or the Machine Puppet Spaceship of the Machine Puppet Divine Court, they all use Formation or Runes to form a powerful barrier with a continuous flow of energy to block the chaotic energy in the Void River, thus enabling them to sail on the river. Without proper defensive measures, even an Immortal Emperor who accidentally enters would likely face dire consequences.

Bai Qiuran was swimming in the river, using the energy of the riot to suppress his Purple Mansion and compress his True Essence. This is called seeking fortune in danger. But these fugitives were driving a medium-sized Spaceship from the Edge of the Machine Puppet Battle Corps and crashing it into the river like a submarine. That was really courting death.

"The Headquarters of that mysterious force is actually hidden in such a dangerous place?"

Bai Qiuran activated her True Essence, increased her speed, and caught up.

These escapees were clearly taking a gamble. Having escaped from the Machine Puppet Prison, they were already a group of desperate criminals. Apart from seeking help from that mysterious force, they had nowhere else to go in this Machine Puppet territory. Once the battle damage report of Shenlada No. 1 Prison was submitted and the Machine God dispatched Machine Puppet from other Battle Corps to deal with it, they would have nowhere to escape.

Only by escaping there could they have a chance of survival.

Therefore, Bai Qiuran could not let them die. If these fugitives died, he would not be able to locate the stronghold of that force. The other party was hiding in the Void River, in that chaotic energy torrent, where even Bai Qiuran's powerful Spiritual Sense could not extend very far.

"I feel like we're courting death."

Looking at the dazzling and beautiful river ahead, and feeling the Spaceship shaking under its strain, the white Werewolves's ears twitched, and he whispered.

"Yes, that's right, you guessed correctly."

The Blue-skinned People Elder glanced at him.

"Only by facing certain death can we survive the Machine God's attacks. This is the only way. Let us pray for divine protection, everyone."

"Gods..."

The scaly Half-Beast laughed self-deprecatingly, "What we have to deal with now is a god, isn't it?"

"Didn't your race have any faith before the arrival of the Machine God?"

The Blue-skinned People Elder glanced at the Half-Beast.

"Who knows? Our world does retain some totems, but after the arrival of the Machine God, no one knows for whom those totems were originally used to worship."

The Half-Beast shrugged and replied.

"Um."

The Blue-skinned People Elder.

"Then... let's pray to Heaven for protection."

"We're about to enter the Void River."

The comatose girl, who was acting as the driver, nervously bit her lip.

"Hold on tight, I'm about to accelerate!"

All the fugitives clung tightly to whatever they could find around them. The girl in a vegetative state pushed the control lever, which represented acceleration, to its maximum extent. A powerful inertia surged through them, causing everyone to stumble, followed by a series of violent tremors.

"I have this feeling--"

The Half-Beast whispered, "This ship is going to fall apart!"

Congratulations!

Feeling the sudden, fluctuating sensation of weightlessness, the White Werewolf gritted his teeth and said to him, "You fucking guessed right."

What would happen if this ship fell apart?!

A fugitive screamed loudly from behind.

"Then we'll become part of the Void River!"

The Blue-skinned People Elder turned his head and glared at him.

"Either pray or feel honored, lad!"

"We're doomed--"

The vegetative girl sitting in the driver's seat suddenly saw something through the cockpit. Her face was filled with terror, and she released her hands from the control panel.

"There's a Void Storm ahead; we're about to crash into it."

Everyone craned their necks to take a look, and those standing closer to the front successfully saw the situation outside the cockpit. Indeed, a massive Void Storm had suddenly appeared in front of the Spaceship, with endless energy lightning and the storm slowly rotating. It was clearly visible even in this Void River, and it was so huge that its edges could not be seen at a glance.

"Well."

The Blue-skinned People Elder sighed upon hearing this, then said loudly, "Young people, it is my honor to be on this ship with you!"

He paused, then added, "Let us pray to our ancestors."

Some of the fugitives were desperate, some were calm, some let out low sobs, and some closed their eyes and prayed silently.

Based on what we've seen so far, in just a few seconds, they will collide head-on with the Void Storm, be shattered by it, and become part of this eternal Energy River.

However, as time passed, the imagined destruction did not befall them.

"Huh? How much time has passed?"

One of the fugitives muttered, "How come we're still alive?"

Upon hearing his words, the girl in a vegetative state opened her eyes and looked at the screen on the control panel.

"Huh?"

She exclaimed, "Everyone, the Void Storm has split in two! We're saved!"