All these powers combined gave him the confidence to face any challenge.
"Initiate the jump," he gave the final order.
An immense surge of energy instantly enveloped the entire Heart of Freedom.
The planet's surface began to glow, the fabric of space warped, and time seemed to stand still.
Then, after a blinding flash, the entire rogue planet vanished from its original position.
Only empty space remained, along with shocked voices from the three ancient warships in the distance.
"The target disappeared? How is that possible?"
The dizziness of the spacetime jump had barely faded when the battlefield before him stunned Lin Ye.
The binary system's red and blue light alternately illuminated the Asteroid Belt, creating eerie patterns of light and shadow.
Astria's Libra warship hovered behind an enormous asteroid, its shields already dangerously weak.
Enemy ships crowded around her:
Thirty-six black pursuit ships from the Void Empire formed the outer encirclement, their main guns flickering with the purple glow of charging energy.
The inner ring consisted of twelve mysterious silver-white warships, elegant and classical in design, radiating a faint starlight.
"Are those silver warships the Balance Council?" Sagitta stood before the command console, staring intently at the tactical screen.
But Lin Ye did not answer immediately, because the Sagittarius Mark had begun to resonate powerfully.
The sensation was warm and familiar, like meeting an old friend after a long separation.
"Sagitta, establish a communications link immediately," Lin Ye ordered.
"Target those silver warships. I need to speak with them."
The communications channel had barely opened when an ancient, gentle voice rang out:
"Constellation Guardian, we have waited far too long for this moment."
The speaker paused, then continued:
"I am Artemis, the first-generation Sagittarius Guardian."
"I now exist as a consciousness, and together with the other First-Generation Guardians, I