His gaze stretched impossibly far. With a single glance, his divine sense blanketed hundreds of millions upon hundreds of millions of kilometers. Everywhere it reached lay only dead, desolate stars, without a single living creature.
Yet a few things on several planets did pique Ye Lin's interest.
Suddenly, Ye Lin's heart stirred. He looked into the distance and saw a warship as vast as a star slowly sailing toward him, protected by a layer of azure energy shielding.
But with the strength of that shield, Ye Lin could shatter it with nothing more than a sneeze.
"Finally, I've found living people."
Delight appeared on Ye Lin's face. It seemed that what he wanted was aboard this warship.
The holy lands of the Xuanhuang Great World could also build a warship this large, but making one so enormous would consume an astronomical amount of Spirit Stones to keep it running.
Thus, Ye Lin had only four words for such a warship: splendid but impractical.
"Miss, an unfamiliar energy entity has appeared in the starry sky ahead."
Within the Star Sea Merchant Guild, a gorgeously dressed figure stood at the very front of the warship. Beside her, a man held a Compass and reported respectfully.
The red needle on the Compass in the man's hand was pointing ahead, swaying continuously. The location it indicated was precisely where Ye Lin was.
"Go around it. At such a critical time, the less trouble, the better. Anyone capable of crossing the stars must be an expert we cannot afford to provoke."
The woman glanced calmly at the middle-aged man and spoke softly.
Her voice was cold and clear, revealing neither joy nor anger.
"Yes."
The middle-aged man answered, and the massive warship began to alter its course.
Ye Lin, waiting for the warship, was dumbfounded.