Chapter 558 - 355: Speeding Through the Undersea Tunnel

Chapter 558: Chapter 355: Speeding Through the Undersea Tunnel

This Crystal Stone was very similar to the Subspace coordinates left behind by the Alataku People he had seen back in Night Nether City.

The moment his Spiritual Power entered it, he felt as if he were in a boundless sea of stars. In every direction—up, down, left, and right, throughout the cosmos—there was nothing but twinkling Starlight.

Each point of Starlight represented a planet.

The Star Map had two versions: Main World and Subspace. The Subspace was a projection of the Main World, and the distance between them wasn’t too great, so the Star Map also came in primary and secondary charts. As long as a location in the Main World was pinpointed, the corresponding position in the Subspace could be automatically located.

It was just like how locating the Insect Continent would also reveal the location of the Spirit Realm near it.

Han Ning sent the Spiritual Message for the "Sea of Death Stars" into the Star Map.

Instantly, the surrounding halo of light began to spin. It was like traveling through time as the Starlight around him flew past at incredible speed.

Soon, three options appeared before him.

1. Yalan Star Domain, Sea of Death Stars region.

2. The periphery of Autobot Star, Sea of Death Stars.

3. Purple Jade Star Realm, Sea of Death Stars.

Each option came with a short introduction.

The Sea of Death Stars in the Yalan Star Domain wasn’t a region composed of dying stars. Instead, it was a star region filled with vicious and wicked Beast Masters, which was why it was called the Sea of Death Stars by locals and the Star Map’s compilers.

Seeing this, Han Ning immediately passed on it.

The second option, the Sea of Death Stars on the periphery of Autobot Star, was a prison, devoid of life. It also didn’t fit what Han Ning was looking for.

As for the third option...

When he saw its description, he was certain this was the place he wanted to go.

It was a cluster of Stars nearing the end of their life cycles.

For some unknown reason, when the planets within the Purple Jade Star Realm began to decay, they would be affected by a mysterious gravitational force, captured by this strange pull, and drawn into the Sea of Death Stars region. This had formed a Star Domain suffused with a unique Starlight.

Due to its unique nature, the Sea of Death Stars in the Purple Jade Star Realm had become a holy land for adventurers, attracting numerous Soul Beasts with the Starlight Attribute and the Beast Masters who owned them.

The place was teeming with Beast Masters who came to collect related treasures, capture Soul Beasts, sell valuables, trade, and even hunt other living beings.

Death... carried multiple meanings here.

’This must be it... but how do I get there?’

The moment the thought formed, the Star Map automatically zoomed out. Within the vast field of vision, two brilliantly shining Stars were particularly dazzling.

One was the Purple Crystal World beneath him, a solid planet at least thirty times larger than Earth.

The other was at the far end, with an infinite expanse of Starlight between them.

Lines of corresponding parameters appeared.

"For travel between Star Domains, one generally takes Subspace channels. Subspace is folded, allowing for faster arrival at the target area..."

"Traveling from the Purple Crystal World to the main star within the Sea of Death Stars—Yalan Tuo—requires a Lower Emperor Level Soul Beast and a Beast Master with a Spiritual Level of at least Tier Five. The journey, following the Star Map, would take three months."

"A Monarch Level Soul Beast would need over ten years. Furthermore, most Monarch Soul Beasts cannot enter Subspace with their physical bodies, only as Spiritual Bodies or in elemental form. Due to the unique properties of Subspace... the omnipresent Power of Space will convert a creature’s physical body into a particle state. Only Emperor Level beings can resist this conversion force."

"The same applies to Soul Artifacts of different tiers used for storage."

’If I take the Main World route, the time required would be extended by more than 1,000 times?!’

Han Ning read the lines of notes on the Star Map, and understanding dawned on him.

Clearly, the past Clan Leaders of the Bobo Family had also worried about the safety of their descendants, adding a long Spiritual Message as a footnote.

’No wonder... everyone travels through Subspace for inter-domain voyages.’

The undersea passage the Vast Sea Profound Turtle unit was about to take was actually a Subspace fissure within the Celestial Sea.

Within a Great World, the various channels in Subspace would be sealed off by numerous powerful, intelligent Races for their own safety.

This was also why, in many cases, travel within a planet could only be done through the real world.

’What a headache... Inter-domain travel requires at least an Emperor Level Soul Beast, but the whole reason I need to go to the Sea of Death Stars is to help my Soul Beast break through to the Emperor Level. It has that classic "must have raid gear to join a raid group" feel to it...’

Han Ning couldn’t help but complain to himself. Among his many Soul Beasts, Yin Yi was the only one with B+ Talent and a system-provided evolution path. He had been planning to ride the momentum of its evolution at Monarch IV to smoothly ascend to the Emperor Level and reign supreme.

Of course, besides Yin Yi, Egg Pancake and the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm weren’t far from reaching Monarch IV either. He could wait for them to break through to the Emperor Level first, then head to the Sea of Death Stars region.

Alternatively, if he was in a hurry, he could ask Bobo Man, go directly to Huai Kong, or use his connection with Irena of the Witch Spirit Race to "rent" an Emperor Soul Beast. That was also an option.

After thinking it over and considering the dangers of the Sea of Death Stars, Han Ning decided to give it more thought. He would at least wait until they reached the Thunder Continent and everyone was settled before making a plan.

Besides, his own Soul Beasts still had a ways to go before reaching the limit of Monarch IV. That process would take a year or two, or even longer.

With these thoughts in mind, Han Ning withdrew his Spiritual Power, handed the Star Map back to Bobo Man, and said with thanks,

"Prince Bobo Man, thank you. I’ve found the specific coordinates for the Sea of Death Stars."

"So when are you going?" Bobo Man asked, looking at the stone in Han Ning’s hand without any hurry to take it back.

"No rush. The Sea of Death Stars is in the Purple Jade Star Realm, which is too far... I’ll have to at least wait for my Soul Beasts to reach the Emperor Level, or rent an Emperor Soul Beast from you."

"Mm... I understand. Just let me know if you need anything." As soon as Bobo Man heard "Emperor," he knew his friend wouldn’t be going anytime soon, so he took back the Star Map.

...

After a brief tour of Bobo Man’s Bogu City, the two returned to the Yunlan Space inside Grey.

Compared to the rustic style of Bogu City, Bobo Man seemed to prefer the Yunlan Space, which was filled with the technological feel of human civilization.

To be specific, he was full of curiosity about new things.

At this time, Lin Ke, who had gone to report that they were safe, had also returned to the Yunlan Space. She was touring the scenery inside with Irena.

Through the transparent clouds in the sky, they could clearly see that the high-speed advance of the Vast Sea Profound Turtle swarm had brought the main group to a deep part of the seabed completely devoid of light.

Ahead of them was a passageway shimmering with a multicolored halo, leading to an unknown destination.

GROAN~

As they neared the passage, the lead Vast Sea Profound Turtle let out a deep bellow, and the entire queue instantly changed formation.

They changed from a rhomboid prism formation to a single file line. Led by the first Vast Sea Profound Turtle, they charged into the Subspace channel.

Strictly speaking, this was Han Ning’s first time truly traveling within Subspace.

In the past, he had only ever been at the edge of Subspace, or near an entrance, capturing the Power of Void and making small-scale movements.

But now, he was directly traversing a short stretch of true Subspace.

A kaleidoscopic, multicolored scene, like a Van Gogh painting, filled his vision.

Those swirling marks, like blots of colored ink spreading out, were the projections of celestial bodies near the Purple Crystal World.

After entering the Subspace channel, all the Beast Masters inside the Yunlan Whale who were below Tier Four suddenly wore dazed expressions.

Their consciousness was affected by the power of space-time, causing them to enter a state of temporary stasis.

Only Beast Masters at Tier Four or above could think and move freely.

As for the Soul Beasts... the same was true.

For a moment, it was as if many people had been frozen by Time Freeze, standing blankly in place. Han Ning watched this scene with great interest, finding it rather amusing.

At the same time, he could feel all sorts of complex energy rays in the void, emerging like boiling water from some unknown, deeper layer of space, only to disappear again.

In his eyes, the entire Subspace was a gigantic energy radiation field. Countless Energy Particles were continuously bombarding the traveling swarm of turtles.