The instant she broke through the world's barriers, all the shackles weighing on Shi Lan vanished, leaving her heart brimming with exhilaration.
The blazing sun burned in the starry sky, its scorching heat making even Shi Lan feel a wave of searing warmth. Without the protection of that layer of world barrier, the sun's true flames were enough to incinerate most living beings on the surface.
Far away amid the sea of stars, countless dazzling starlights glittered, their radiance transmitted from who knew how many tens of thousands of years ago.
Compared to the Lingyang Realm, the universe's vital energy was far too thin. Shi Lan's innate spiritual body instinctively felt a surge of resistance. In such an environment, even the true qi consumed merely by traveling would take time to replenish, let alone the demands of battle.
All around in the starry sky floated meteors of every size. From them, Shi Lan sensed the blood-and-qi fluctuations of many living beings, among whom there was no shortage of Emperor Grade powerhouses.
Perhaps sensing her probing, a meteor suddenly changed direction and approached her.
A traveling palace stood atop the meteor, its entire body engraved with formation patterns. It was a Dao Artifact, and a squad of guards clad in golden-threaded black armor was stationed inside.
Shi Lan recognized this armor. Aside from the Demon-Suppressing Army and the Demon-Hunting Camp, the Imperial Court also had a force directly subordinate to the Imperial Lord called the Imperial Blood Army. This was clearly the Imperial Court's force stationed beyond the realm.
The leading general stepped forward. His cultivation was formidable, at the consummate ninth level of the Heaven and Human Realm. After taking out a spirit mirror and confirming that Shi Lan was neither demon nor fiend, he bowed and saluted before asking,