In the void, an invisible battle was unfolding.
Heaven Silkworm was continually retreating toward a certain star realm. Behind it lay endless, profound darkness, broken only by the occasional streaks of radiance—the Light of Heavenly Retribution unleashed by Ning Ye.
The Light of Heavenly Retribution formed a long tail of light behind Heaven Silkworm, stretching millions of li like a comet sweeping through the void.
Ning Ye did not expect such attacks to have any effect on Seven Nights Star Lord. They could not even possibly hit their target.
But the light served as a guide, and all the other Human Emperor Realm cultivators would lay hidden traps along the Light of Heavenly Retribution's path.
All manner of divine abilities and immortal arts were deployed behind them. If one had to make a comparison, it was like planting mines all the way.
Those mines likewise could not hinder Seven Nights Star Lord too greatly, but they could at least affect his speed and prevent him from charging straight through.
Thus, the two sides pursued one another.
From beginning to end, the Heaven Silkworm cultivators never caught even a glimpse of Seven Nights Star Lord's true form.
Nor could they.
The war unfolded through the void in such a strange and silent manner. You chased, I fled, and in the blink of an eye, more than a decade had passed.
Over those ten-odd years, Seven Nights Star Lord had exhausted every kind of method in an attempt to obstruct and intercept Heaven Silkworm.
Yet every attempt was seen through by Ning Ye.
There had also been moments of peril. At the time, Ning Ye and the others were approaching a star realm—an empty, desolate star that burned with raging flames all year round, with no cultivators upon it. They had thought