Nine Heavens!

In the vast starry sky, the young man's figure flickered in and out of sight as he swiftly moved away from the Sinking Iron, heading straight for... the Cast Copper Barrier.

Sinking Iron, Cast Copper, Flowing Silver, Molten Gold.

The four great fortresses were nested layer upon layer. As the core region, the Sinking Iron Barrier was practically sealed behind walls of copper and iron.

Now that the mission was complete, Li Qingshan naturally had to pay his "neighbors" a visit at the first opportunity.

"The true front line of the Myriad Ravine Fortress lies beyond Molten Gold. As the second-to-last layer, the Cast Copper Barrier probably won't have Tenth Order Alien Races. Perfect—I can help the 'neighbors' clean up..."

His thoughts cut off halfway through.

Li Qingshan abruptly slammed on the brakes, falling out of a patch of shattered starlight as he looked toward the sturdy middle-aged man standing in the starry sky ahead.

"General Ye?"

"Supervisor Guard Li, what a coincidence?" Ye Tai's thick brows and large eyes were filled with surprise.

"I was thinking that you'd just arrived, so I specially rushed back from the front line to receive you. Who would have thought we'd run into each other here?"

Li Qingshan glanced across the endless starry sky, the corner of his mouth twitching.

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence either!"

"Hehe, arriving early is no match for arriving at the right time!"

Ye Tai grinned and said warmly:

"Supervisor Guard Li, where were you planning to go? Since we've run into each other, I can take you around and show you more."

"How could I possibly impose..." Li Qingshan forced out a smile and shook his head.

"I was merely taking a casual stroll. The general is busy with official duties—how could