The private jet's interior was luxurious and quiet.
Thick soundproofing shut out the roar of the violent air currents ten thousand meters above the ground, leaving only the low, lullaby-like hum of the steadily running engines.
Ye Li reclined in a soft leather seat, his eyes closed.
He was not resting. His mind was working at extraordinary speed, reviewing all the data on the Space-Time Plate he had just obtained.
The Plate's internal structure was far more complex than he had imagined.
Time and space, two of the universe's most fundamental powers of law, intertwined in an almost perfect spiral structure, forming a stable energy loop filled with infinite possibilities.
It was like a natural cosmic fuse.
What Ye Li was doing was analyzing how this "fuse" worked, then artificially creating an unavoidable "logical circuit breaker" for Giovanni's insane Genesis Gate project.
Just then.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
Without warning, a shrill alarm signaling the highest level of danger suddenly sounded in the cockpit!
"Chief! There's strong electromagnetic interference in the airspace ahead!"
The pilot's voice came through the internal communications system, carrying a trace of unmistakable tension.
"Our jet's stealth coating has failed!"
Ye Li's eyes snapped open. There was no panic in them, only icy composure.
He quickly brought up the live feeds from outside the aircraft.
Along the flight path ahead, the previously calm sea of clouds began churning violently like boiling water.
The next second.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several high-tech aircraft with futuristic designs, their hulls painted with conspicuous Team Galactic emblems, tore through the thick clouds and burst into the open air like giant predatory sharks surging out of the deep!
Their appearance came without any warning, as though they had leaped out of another dimension.
Inside the cabin, the Team Rocket Personal Guard members assigned