When Lin Yuan had previously traveled to Panlong Star, the ship had advanced through the current in jumps because of the damage to space-time.
Thus, although Lin Yuan had not felt much time pass, the Phantom Lin Yuan had already sailed an unknown distance, crossing the Star Sea to reach Panlong Mountain.
It was like skipping through a video: a blockbuster several hours long could be finished in a few minutes.
But now, the damage to space-time had been repaired, and the flow of time within the current had returned to normal.
The skip button was gone.
The movie that could previously be finished in a few minutes could no longer be finished that quickly.
The journey that could previously be completed could no longer be completed either.
So, although the Shell Pump had been running at full power for the past half hour, the Phantom Lin Yuan had still only just left Panlong Star behind.
There was still a very long way to go before reaching the Endless Sea.
But that was not the biggest problem.
Lin Yuan looked back and, unsurprisingly, found nothing but emptiness where Panlong Star had been.
What the system called sealing it meant temporarily erasing it from space-time.
And the current the Phantom Lin Yuan was riding was also part of Panlong Star!
"The current is disappearing!"
Lin Yuan saw that this current, which set out from the Endless Sea, circled Panlong Star, and returned to the Endless Sea, was disappearing section by section, starting from the vanished Panlong Star.
At this rate, it would catch up with the Phantom Lin Yuan in less than a minute.
When that happened, the Phantom Lin Yuan would either disappear along with the current or be abandoned in this vast Star Sea.
Of course, neither outcome meant