The lush scenery around them was gone, replaced by darkness like the boundless void of the cosmos. Only a path formed from meteorites offered a way forward.
"Now reporting scan results. The surroundings consist of an endless void filled with vast amounts of unknown energy. Entry is not recommended."
"The meteorite path and the space above it are surrounded by Ultra energy and constitute a safe zone. Flight above the meteorite path is recommended!"
"Ambient air pressure and air quality are normal. No harmful radiation or viruses detected. The hatch may be opened without protective suits."
Ye Ling's familiar voice rang out over the speakers, as though she were right beside them, reporting road conditions.
"Follow the path!" Apollo said with a nod. He and Athena were the airship's primary technology providers, so they knew it far better than Xiao Ran did.
"Understood!"
The airship advanced slowly along the meteorite path. It really seemed as though they had entered outer space, with vast clusters of meteorites all around them. Yet scans showed that only the areas near those meteorites were relatively safe. Everywhere else was filled with Void Storms.
After learning that the surrounding air and pressure were normal, Xiao Ran and the others tried stepping outside the airship. Sure enough, they breathed air no different from Earth's, though it was considerably thinner and nowhere near as fresh.
"This is incredible!" Apollo and Athena came out as well, gazing around in amazement. The passage beyond the Ultra Wormhole defied all common sense. There should have been no way for air to exist here.
"Wait, that meteorite is being swallowed by a Void Storm!" Xuan Yuan Nian suddenly said, pointing at a meteorite in the distance.
That meteorite was not on the path to begin with, but out among the distant