426: Chapter 426 Departure

The third day.

Lu Sheng's spirit source had recovered to ninety-five percent.

The remaining half-percent was a permanent depletion left by the Law Trap—that fifty percent of his spirit source had been turned into crystals and detonated on Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate. His total spirit source capacity remained unchanged, but his actual usable amount was permanently reduced by about five percent.

He accepted this price.

After waking up in the morning, he organized everything he needed.

Inside the storage space—

spirit source crystal cores: One hundred and twenty-three advanced spirit source crystal cores, enough for him and Xuan Yin to consume for two months outside.

Food and water: Although Cultivators in the Spirit Saint Realm can fast for a long time, long-distance flight consumes a great deal of energy; supplementing with appropriate energy foods can improve spirit source recovery efficiency.

Weapon: dragon devouring spear.

Other miscellaneous items: A satellite phone, several sets of clothes, and some emergency medicine.

He checked the capacity of the storage space. Five hundred cubic meters, with more than half still remaining.

"That's enough."

Lu Sheng walked out of the secret room and arrived at the plaza.

Dao Yi, Li Xiaoyao, Zhou Lei, and several Cultivators in the Spirit Emperor Realm were already waiting.

Xuan Yin had also arrived. She had changed into a dark, tight-fitting outfit suitable for action, with her hair tied in a ponytail.

"Is everything ready?" Lu Sheng asked Xuan Yin.

"Ready."

"Status of the interference layer?"

"Luo Tianfei conducted the final check twelve hours ago. Everything is normal. The Law Mark shows no unusual movement."

Lu Sheng nodded and turned to Dao Yi.

"I've already explained what needs to be done after I leave. If there are any problems, find Luo Tianfei."

"Rest assured, My Lord." Dao Yi's voice was much steadier than it had been a few days ago.

"One more thing." Lu Sheng looked at everyone. "Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate is currently devouring the remains of a Spirit Emperor in the Old God Abyss. He won't be coming to Earth in the short term. But if the situation changes—do not fight head-on. Activate the fully automatic defenses and take everyone into the underground shelters. Saving lives is the priority."

"Yes!"

Lu Sheng said no more.

Fourteen dragon wings unfurled.

"Let's go."

His figure shot up into the sky.

Xuan Yin followed closely behind. The flight speed of the Early-stage Spirit Saint is not as fast as the Late Spirit Saint, but keeping up with Lu Sheng was not a problem—Lu Sheng would not fly at full speed, as he needed to keep his spirit source consumption within a reasonable range.

The two passed through the atmosphere, through the metal armor defense layer, and entered deep space.

The stars moved slowly around them.

Earth grew smaller and smaller, eventually becoming a blue and white point of light.

"Target direction, thirty-seven degrees south of east. At full speed, it's estimated to take three and a half days. We won't fly at full speed; we'll arrive in four days," Lu Sheng said to Xuan Yin.

"I will simply follow Your Excellency."

The two flew side by side in space.

Surrounding them was endless darkness and scattered starlight.

After flying for about two hours, Xuan Yin broke the silence.

"Your Excellency."

"Hmm?"

"I have a question."

"Speak."

"What if there is nothing inside G-131?"

Lu Sheng did not answer immediately.

He flew for a while before speaking.

"Then we find the next one."

"There are one hundred and thirty-seven ruins; it's impossible for them all to be empty, right?"

"And if they are all empty?"

"Then I'll train on my own. Going from Late Spirit Saint to Peak Spirit Saint by cultivating on my own isn't impossible. There just isn't enough time."

"Two months."

"Right. Two months. If Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate makes a Breakthrough to the Spirit Immortal Realm in two months—"

Lu Sheng did not finish his sentence.

Xuan Yin did not ask further.

The two continued flying through space.

The second day.

Luo Tianfei's communication arrived.

"Latest update from Old God Abyss—Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate is still inside the spherical space. Qing Ming Protector is on the periphery. No changes."

"What about the speed at which he's devouring the remains? Can it be monitored?"

"It cannot be monitored directly. But based on calculations from the changes in spirit source concentration outside the spherical space—Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Venerate is devouring a massive amount of Origin. The spirit source concentration outside the spherical space has dropped by about three percent in the last twenty-four hours."

Three percent.

Three percent a day.

If calculated at this rate—devouring twenty to thirty percent of the total would take roughly...

"Seventy to one hundred days," Luo Tianfei calculated for him. "This matches Elder Xuan Yin's previous estimation."

Seventy to one hundred days.

Lu Sheng still had plenty of time.

But he couldn't afford to waste it.

"Continue monitoring. Notify me immediately of any changes."

"Understood."

The third day.

The two flew past the boundary of the Scavenger Alliance's controlled star sector.

They entered a relatively desolate region of space—the stellar density was very low, and most of the space was pitch-black void. Occasionally, small asteroid belts could be seen drifting slowly in the distance.

"I have never been to such a remote place before," Xuan Yin said.

"Neither have I."

"Why did the people of the Scavenger Alliance mark G-131 here? This region is completely uninhabited."

"The more uninhabited a place is, the easier it is to hide things."

Xuan Yin thought about it and felt it made sense.

"How long did it take Your Excellency to penetrate the spherical space in the Old God Abyss previously?"

"About ten minutes. But the density of law threads in the Old God Abyss is lower than in G-131. G-131 might take longer."

"I can help."

"How can your Sound System Law help?"

"sonic detection. I can use extremely high-frequency sound waves to scan the microscopic structure of the law barrier; the precision is even higher than Dragon Eyes. I can report the position of every single gap to Your Excellency in real-time."

Lu Sheng glanced at her.

"Why didn't you say so before?"

"Previously, I did not know Your Excellency intended to use a penetration method to enter G-131."

"Fine. We'll talk when we get there."

The morning of the fourth day.

In the distant void, a dense asteroid belt appeared.

In the center of the asteroid belt, a spherical object about two hundred meters in diameter floated quietly.

Its surface emitted an extremely faint silver-white light. If one weren't specifically looking for it, it would be impossible to notice in this dark space.

G-131.

Lu Sheng and Xuan Yin stopped at a distance of one thousand meters from the spherical barrier.

Lu Sheng looked at that silver-white sphere, his heart skipping a beat.

"Dragon Eyes."

His vision pierced through the thousand-meter distance of space, locking directly onto the surface of the law barrier.

The silver-white light came from the law threads—hundreds of millions of law threads were tightly woven together, forming a seven-layered defensive structure.

Every single law thread radiated an ancient aura.

The weaving technique was exactly the same as in the Old God Abyss.

But the density was higher.

The gaps were smaller.

"Here we go."

Lu Sheng took a deep breath.

He turned to look at Xuan Yin.

"Are you ready?"

Xuan Yin nodded.

The two flew toward G-131.