After rendezvousing with the Sea Race flagship, the Long-Lived One began using the planet's gravity to accelerate, leaving Kara Star behind and heading toward the star.
Countless roots drifted behind him, making the Long-Lived One look like a gigantic cuttlefish. Though the Sea Race flagship was a full kilometer long, beside him it looked as tiny as a sesame seed next to a watermelon.
Kara Star grew smaller and smaller in the Long-Lived One's field of vision. Even this normally unflappable Millennium Tree Demon could not keep a wistful look from entering his eyes.
"To think that, in my lifetime, I would actually escape the planetary prison that held me for a thousand years and return to the cosmos..."
"That's the power of teamwork. Only by combining the strength of all three of our sides could we create a possibility like this in such a desperate situation. Still... it looks like you'll need some time to adjust to the space environment..."
Nie Yun's voice reached him through Mind Communication.
The Long-Lived One was indeed in less than ideal condition. As the surrounding temperature plummeted, a thin layer of ice had formed over more than seventy percent of the side of his trunk facing away from the star, and it was gradually spreading to other parts of his body.
This happened because water molecules naturally escaping from his cellular tissues condensed in the low temperatures.
Meanwhile, the side facing the star was receiving light and heat from Proxima Centauri, raising its surface temperature to over a hundred degrees Celsius.
Such extremes of ice and fire would be a harsh ordeal for any living being.
Before the threat of the Twin Stars arrived, the brutal space environment was the next hurdle the Long-Lived One had to overcome.
"My current condition is already