In the void, three stars circled around a patch of emptiness at the center.
But if one thought it was a black hole, one would be mistaken.
It looked pitch-black, capable of swallowing even light itself, yet upon truly drawing near, one would discover that it was also a star realm.
The Lightless Realm.
The entire star realm was shrouded in darkness, reflecting no light whatsoever, making it look like a black hole at first glance.
What truly confirmed for Ning Ye that it was a star realm was a powerful force.
An invisible force.
If there were science among the myriad realms of Xingluo, Ning Ye would have called it gravity, or perhaps some sort of interaction force.
But neither description was truly accurate.
Matters of the immortal realm still had to be explained in the immortal realm's terms.
Dao force!
A vast power founded upon the existence of some Great Dao, its very existence difficult to describe.
Its nature was mystery—elusive and impossible to grasp.
Even though the Heaven Silkworm had already approached to within seven days' travel, even though they could clearly sense that magnificent, boundless power, so immense it nearly suffocated them, Ning Ye, despite being this close, still could not determine what it was.
That shook him deeply as well.
A ray of Light of Heavenly Retribution shot forth, yet before it could reach the star realm, it vanished without a trace.
This place devoured all light!
"Husband, this place is too dangerous. We can't go any farther." Linlang Tian said anxiously.
She had always been timid by nature, but precisely because of that, she was especially sensitive to danger.
At this moment, even with Linlang Tian's Human Emperor Realm cultivation, the immense sense of crisis left her feeling unable to breathe. Fear churned in