Astral Plane Tour Group

What kind of expression is that?

Stepping into the Astral Plane, Li Lin glared at Angela's half-smug, half-proud smile.

"It's nothing, it's just that even I didn't expect Sister Nia to do something so bold. It seems that love really can change a person—especially a woman, isn't it, Master?"

I would be happier if you didn't teach her all that nonsense from www. h. com.

Upon hearing this, Li Lin let out a long sigh, but Angela clearly showed no remorse.

"You'll have to learn it sooner or later anyway, or is Master planning to do it himself?"

Faced with Angela's answer, Li Lin could only shrug. He had no intention of persuading the little one on this matter anyway, so he might as well let her be.

"But Master, where are we going?"

Angela gazed at the world before her, asking questions with curiosity. Unlike any place Angela had ever seen before, this plane called "Astral Plane" was clearly more unusual. Countless stars twinkled faintly, while an unknown light illuminated everything. She could clearly see everything, yet she couldn't trace the source of the light. Everything here seemed to have lost its thickness. Angela curiously reached out to touch the ground before her, feeling a smooth, mirror-like touch. Based on her knowledge from Earth, this should be in outer space. But looking around, there was no atmosphere, yet she could still breathe freely. And without gravity, the trees didn't grow haphazardly—they still followed the rule of roots at the bottom and branches at the top, which looked even stranger.

What a peculiar place.

Meanwhile, Angela also noticed a change in Li Lin. The magical aura surrounding his body radiated a dazzling brilliance that wasn't there before, making him look like a sparkling Christmas tree. Li Lin himself seemed to dislike this change. He lowered his head, cautiously examining his magical defenses for a long time, but ultimately gave up on the idea of weakening them. This place was different from the Prime Material Plane; appropriately revealing one's power was definitely beneficial. Li Lin had been here hundreds of times and was very familiar with the rules. However, when Li Lin saw Angela, he couldn't help but be surprised. Under the influence of the Astral Plane's power, the little one's external form had become much more blurred, but this made it clearer the constantly active soul light within her. That dazzling soul flame could not possibly come from an undead creature—but in fact, it was burning, even turning the surrounding ground crimson.

"This is a really interesting place."

Angela clearly noticed her transformation as well. Curious, she spun around on the ground a few times, giggling as she looked at the red afterimage she left behind. However, Li Lin was obviously not there to play.

"Stop playing around, this isn't a place for you to have fun."

Li Lin timely interrupted Angela's playfulness, then raised his head, left the ground, and flew into the air. Angela was stunned for a moment, then spread her wings and followed Li Lin.

"The Astral Plane is dangerous and vast."

As they swam forward, Li Lin explained to Angela that they needed to at least give the little one some knowledge about interdimensional travel so she could understand something.

"This is the passage connecting all planes, and for dimensional travelers like us, whether heading to the Upper Planes or Lower Planes, it's best to come here first, as finding a door here is relatively easy. Because of this, the Astral Plane is teeming with travelers, even tour groups. Those with some power who are unwilling to live within their own plane often choose this method to broaden their experience. Of course, some have other motives, but this doesn't mean the Astral Plane is safe. The native inhabitants here are not exactly hospitable, and the beasts living within are equally dangerous. More troublesome is that the Astral Plane doesn't follow the laws of the Prime Material Plane. Therefore, we can't even rely on our own eyes."

"What should we use, Master?"

Angela looked around curiously and asked a question.

Use this.

As he spoke, Li Lin pointed to his head.

"The Astral Plane is a realm of the mind. Here, mere strength is useless. In other words, in this environment, even a frail old man can easily cripple a strong savage. Wisdom is power, nothing else matters. Those with weak hearts and those who lack intelligence are doomed to die here. In fact, such fools are not uncommon in the Astral Plane."

"So, Master, what do you plan to do now?"

"I'm going to find Star City."

As Li Lin drifted through the starry sky, he cautiously observed his surroundings.

"Star City is the gathering place for most Astral Plane travelers, and most importantly, the people living in the Astral Plane have no concept of time. If the God of Justice ever tried to find something in the Astral Plane, he couldn't possibly have missed Star City. You see, in this vast starry world, trying to find something on your own is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Even if he were a god, he wouldn't have any advantage here. You see, this is the graveyard of gods, and their corpses could be floating everywhere. I think if the God of Justice were really so foolish as to rely solely on himself, we probably wouldn't have had a chance to deal with him by now."

As he explained things to Angela, Li Lin adjusted his direction. He wasn't just aimlessly wandering through the starry sea. On the contrary, based on Li Lin experience, Star City were usually built in areas where power was relatively concentrated within the Astral Plane. So he lowered his altitude and approached a point where star rivers converged, which looked quite like the Milky Way. He then moved forward rapidly, while vigilantly and carefully watching for the dangers hidden beneath the convergence of stars.

This is not surprising. Just as in the Prime Material Plane, animals and humans mostly choose to live along riverbanks, the same principle applies in the Astral Plane. Star City need the power of the Milky Way to replenish themselves, and other creatures in the Astral Plane also need this power to replenish themselves. Li Lin had not forgotten the time when he was ambushed by a terrifying Astral Plane creature during his previous travels because he was not paying attention. The Milky Way, which appeared to be beautiful and vast, suddenly appeared within three meters of Li Lin in the blink of an eye. If the Arcane Mage had not reacted quickly and nimbly to avoid the attack, he would probably be digested by some Astral Plane creature by now.

There is no concept of time in the Astral Plane. In fact, everything here is fixed and unchanging. No one ages, no one feels hungry or thirsty, and there is no need to carry any food. In fact, if you are lucky enough, it is not difficult for a single person to travel across the Astral Plane, although it may take hundreds of millions of years. But for the inhabitants of the Astral Plane, time is the most meaningless luxury.

However, this is not the case for travelers. Although they can experience the pleasure of immortality and not needing to eat or drink here, if they leave and return to other planes, time will automatically start working again, and at that time, their lives will become quite difficult.

Of course, Li Lin and Angela are not included. Their inherent strength and characteristics ensure that their long lifespans will not be affected by freezing and passing away, but they also do not want to stay here for long—experiencing something like returning to their hometown and finding that a thousand years have passed is enough once in a lifetime.

As the two moved forward, the Milky Way changed direction. What had originally appeared to be a river was actually just a branch of another enormous river, which had now merged into it, amplifying its immense power.

"Found it."

Only when he saw the faint glimmer within the even larger river of stars did Li Lin breathe a sigh of relief.

Angela curiously approached the flash of light, only to be surprised to find that it was actually a thin, long thread, barely the thickness of a little finger, stretching out along the Milky Way, seemingly without end.

"Master? What is this?"

"In Earth terms, this is an orbit."

Li Lin moved a little closer.

"Star City is advancing along this line, just like trains on tracks. They always follow a fixed route, occasionally adding extra routes... though this is not common."

"You mean, these thin ropes can support an entire city moving about on them?"

Angela circled the suction line several times, refusing to believe what she was hearing.

"What would happen if we cut it?"

It seems this was her real purpose.

"You can't cut it off."

Li Lin gave a wry smile.

"These silver threads may look incredibly fragile, but in reality, even the most powerful magic cannot harm them in the slightest, because they don't even exist in this world. You can try it; I guarantee you won't be able to touch them. Aside from a few types of weapons that can damage them, this thing has no enemies."

Following Li Lin's instructions, Angela reached out her hand, and sure enough, she couldn't touch the thin line that seemed so close at hand. Angela's palm passed right through it and disappeared back into the infinite void.

"What a strange place."

The little guy pouted, but the curiosity in his eyes grew even more intense.

"It really is an interesting place."

"It's also very dangerous."

Li Lin added that he then looked around and focused on the part of the silver line that had not yet disappeared.

"Looks like we're in luck. Star City just passed through here not long ago. If we keep working hard, we still have time to catch up."

With that, Li Lin gently patted the little guy's head, then continued flying forward.

As Li Lin had predicted, things turned out just as he had.

After following the silver line for about three hours, a pitch-black, enormous city appeared before them.

"Master, there's no one up there?"

Angela looked at the slowly gliding city with excitement and curiosity, but her expression soon turned to boredom.

"It's too far away; you can't see any life forms here."

Li Lin was clearly unsurprised by this.

"You'll have to get much closer to see the people up there. I can assure you, it's going to be a very lively place."

Such a rule is outrageous!

Angela pouted in dissatisfaction at Li Lin's explanation, but it was indeed the case. Although she had activated the Vampire Species's unique visual mode to observe, she still couldn't find even a single bright red dot representing life in that seemingly large city. If Li Lin hadn't already told her, the little one might have thought it was just an abandoned, dead city.

As the two drew closer, the appearance of Star City became increasingly clear. In Angela's eyes, the once empty streets gradually began to appear dotted with stars—and then more and more people appeared. Even on what looked like abandoned towers, soldiers carrying strange weapons patrolled around—their appearances were equally strange to Angela.

The streets gradually came to life, but it wasn't quite the bustling scene Li Lin had described.

"Master, it seems they are fighting."

What Angela saw was a scene of people scattering and fleeing, while strangely dressed and armed soldiers were rapidly gathering, seemingly engaged in battle with something in front of the city, yet they couldn't see the other side at all. From Angela's current distance, these strange creatures were merely raving at thin air—she even considered renaming this place the Research Center for Abnormal Humans.

However, as the distance closed, the two finally saw the enemy that had been blocking Star City's path: a gigantic, whale-shaped creature. In fact, it wouldn't be wrong to mistake it for a whale. The only difference between this creature and other marine mammals was that its body was covered in waving tentacles. It was slowly moving towards Star City, and the defenders of Star City reacted swiftly to the approaching giant whale. Beams of light and magic shot out from Star City, striking the whale's body. Although it looked like a scene from a science fiction movie, in the current situation, these powerful spells clearly failed to stop the invasion.

Watching several mages fly out of the Star City and bravely unleash massive, destructive spells, Li Lin frowned. Clearly, while these mages were powerful, they hadn't undertaken many Astral Plane journeys. These terrifying whales possessed considerable resistance to magic (in fact, due to the nature of the Astral Plane, almost all creatures born there have remarkably high magic resistance), and their bodies were enveloped in an Antimagic Field; once inside, even the most powerful mages would be unable to unleash their power.

Clearly, these barbarians didn't understand what kind of creature they were facing. Although their various protective gear suggested they could withstand an army's charge, it was utterly useless against this giant whale.

As expected, as the giant whale approached, the mages who had been planning to cast a spell together suddenly stopped. Their protective shields vanished instantly, as if they had never existed. The mages had clearly assessed the situation correctly; they hurriedly pulled something out of their pockets, seemingly intending to do something—but they would never be able to.

Several tentacles suddenly sprang from the darkness, tightly binding the unfortunate souls. Then, with a forceful pull, without any screams or reaction, the figures of the mages vanished, never to be seen again.

"This can't go on."

Li Lin frowned. He knew, of course, that the giant whale's attack on Star City wasn't solely because it was blocking his path. To these Astral Plane creatures, the power crystals collected within Star City were like exquisite delicacies—neatly piled up, just waiting to be savored. Of course, Star City wasn't entirely undefended, but at least in Li Lin's current situation, they clearly couldn't come up with any better ideas.

"I'm going to stop that fat whale."

As he spoke, Li Lin turned to look at Angela.

"And you?"

In fact, he doesn't need answers.

For this Star City, this moment was undoubtedly its most unfortunate (in the Astral Plane, there is no concept of "heaven"). Just recently, they had barely escaped an attack from an Astral Plane Great Dragon, but because of this, most of the Star City's weapons were damaged. However, as the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. The Star City had barely left the Astral Plane Great Dragon's territory when it encountered this damned whale. The weapons specifically designed to deal with such creatures were still under repair and not yet fully fixed. The seemingly powerful mages were devoured in a single exchange. Furthermore, the Star City was unable to change direction, and now, almost everyone could only watch helplessly as the terrifying monster approached, unable to do anything except make a last-ditch effort.

Just then, a bright and thick bolt of lightning pierced through the starry sky and struck the giant whale heavily in front of it.

This sudden attack not only slowed the monster's movements but also left the others frozen in place. Looking up, they saw a multicolored figure floating not far above them. Then, the figure made several rapid hand gestures, followed by a burst of intense magical light. Magical runes then spread from the man's hands, enveloping the entire Star City and the giant whale.