Could it be that the Countess has been here before? Or have Haoyun and his companions fallen into a trap set by the Countess again? Could it be—this place is actually another illusion created by the Countess? Does this mean that they have never left the Fragrant Nebula from the beginning?
The realization that they might have entered another illusion created by the Countess made Haoyun and his companions break out in a cold sweat. Having witnessed the Countess's illusions before, they knew she had the power to do so. Therefore, after feeling a mixture of disappointment and despair, they immediately began searching for hidden clues or weaknesses in the environment, hoping to understand quickly what strange task the Countess had for them in this environment.
Regardless of whether this Void-360 black hole and the L1314th time and space line of Eternal Longing Star were illusions, Haoyun and his companions understood that since they were already here, they had no way of escaping unless they found clues to complete their task. Even if this was an illusion created by the Countess or a trap set by her, Haoyun and his companions could only face it head-on now. They anticipated that as long as they could find Yan Chaoyue as planned and assist him, they might finally uncover whether they were in reality or illusion.
"Damn it! We're completely at the mercy of the Countess! She's too cunning!" Haoyun couldn't help clenching his fists and cursing.
"In my opinion, although there must be something fishy about this, we can only accept our current situation. Let's stay alert and keep an eye on our surroundings. Since Yan Chaoyue entered this black hole to hunt down the mold spirit energy, whether we're in the real world or an illusion, according to the clues provided by the Countess, we're bound to encounter the mold spirit energy on Eternal Longing Star," Dao Lao said.
"Ah! The mold spirit energy that even Chaoyue finds challenging to deal with is not to be underestimated. Moreover, with Chaoyue having to deal with it amidst the chaotic energy interference of the black hole, the difficulty is even greater. I wonder how Chaoyue has been spending these years? I hope she's safe now," Haoyun said anxiously. While worrying about Yan Chaoyue's safety, Dao Lao also attempted to send messages to Yan Pan and Master Gu again, hoping they would quickly find a way to support them and Chaoyue upon receiving their distress signals.
Glancing at the time, based on the system's calculations according to the time rules of Earth's N38th time and space line, it had been ten minutes since they appeared in this black hole. However, despite descending through the thick crimson fog and continuously flying for ten minutes at their current rate of descent, Haoyun and his companions were still surrounded by the crimson mist.
This led Haoyun to marvel at just how vast Eternal Longing Star was while questioning whether his system was malfunctioning and providing him with incorrect information. Furthermore, Haoyun began to worry whether they had truly fallen into a trap set by the Countess, causing them to continuously descend without ever reaching the so-called Eternal Longing Star. However, before Haoyun could voice his doubts, he immediately felt his body changing its flying posture again under the assistance of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor.
Since Haoyun and his companions had been flying in the dense crimson fog for quite some time, they had lost their sense of direction. Therefore, upon feeling their bodies change their flying posture, they immediately checked the flight trajectory recorded by the system. Indeed, according to the flight path displayed by the system, Haoyun and his companions had changed from a descending posture based on the ticket to a diving posture, accelerating downwards.
Shortly after Haoyun and his companions noticed the change in their descent, the system suddenly announced in its emotionless synthetic voice, "Attention! You have entered the airspace of Eternal Longing Star! Please note! The system has gained control of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor! The system is matching the best landing point for you!"
"The system has gained control of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor?" The three of them were puzzled upon hearing this announcement from the system. However, upon seeing the new interface provided by the system, their confusion turned into joy. On their system screens appeared a special interface displaying the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor. On this interface, they could not only check the status of the armor's protective shield but also see a prominent prompt stating, "The system has successfully connected to the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor, allowing autonomous control of the armor's flight."
Haoyun and his companions didn't know how their system gained control of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor, but given the system's reminder that they were now in the final preparation stage before landing on Eternal Longing Star, they stopped overthinking. Instead, they immediately attempted to take over control of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor's flight.
For the three priests, taking control of the battle armor's flight operations with their consciousness was not difficult, especially with the teaching demonstrations provided by the system. Therefore, within a few seconds, they smoothly gained control of the battle armor on their bodies using the method of chasing mold spirit energy provided by the system. Moreover, following the best landing path provided by the system, they controlled the armor to accelerate downward through the crimson fog.
Finally, after descending rapidly and diving for a while, they found the surrounding crimson fog starting to thin out. At the same time, a starry sky once again appeared before their eyes, gradually revealing a galaxy of twinkling stars. Obviously, this galaxy was quite different in layout from the one they had seen when they entered the Void-360 black hole. However, both galaxies gave the same feeling of tranquility and serenity, like clear and transparent lake water, making Haoyun and his companions unable to help but marvel at the unexpected paradise hidden within the fierce defensive formations.
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After completely getting rid of the thick crimson fog, the vision of the three individuals suddenly became clear, and they could finally see the world below. Through the vast expanse of stars, Haoyun and his companions saw two equally-sized planets below. These two celestial bodies merged with the distant stars, attracting countless twinkling stars around them, forming a slow dance around the two planets.
Between these two planets, many columns of pale blue light connected them, forming a joint celestial body resembling a dumbbell. Because of this connection, the galaxy floating around the two planets intertwined through these pale blue columns, forming a gigantic hourglass-shaped nebula in the space between the two planets, appearing majestic and fantastical.
Witnessing this fantastical scene, Haoyun couldn't help but exclaim, "Is that Eternal Longing Star? How come it's composed of two planets?"
Perhaps because they had finally escaped the crimson fog, reducing the interference of chaotic energy on the mold spirit energy pursuit system, the system could now respond to Haoyun's question: "You have entered the 619th sector of the L1314th time and space line of the Heiluo Star System, which originally belonged to the Black Hole VOID—360's Eternal Longing Star. Eternal Longing Star is a unique binary star composed of the Eternal Star Body and the Longing Star Body. The star above, which is relatively desolate, is the 'Eternal Star Body,' while the lively planet below is the 'Longing Star Body.' Due to the advantageous geographical conditions of Eternal Longing Star, it was chosen as a crucial logistical base in the Heiluo Star System during the last divine war, receiving focused protection from the Divine Spirit Realm. However, it also became a key target for enemy forces, ultimately resulting in the complete destruction of all time and space lines of Eternal Longing Star during the massive explosion in the Heiluo Star System."
After a brief pause, the system continued its introduction: "The highly intelligent civilization responsible for governing the L1314th time and space line of Eternal Longing Star is a humanoid deer species with moderate intelligence, recorded as the people of Eternal Longing Star. According to records, the people of Eternal Longing Star served as a backbone force in the L1314th time and space line of Eternal Longing Star to resist the mold spirit energy alongside the divine army. However, they were also completely extinct due to that massive explosion."
As the system continued to spew information about the L1314th time and space line of Eternal Longing Star, Haoyun and his companions felt increasingly uneasy. The fact was clear: the L1314th time and space line of Eternal Longing Star had not been completely destroyed in the massive explosion; instead, it was intact and presented before them. Obviously, the information provided by the system was erroneous. However, Haoyun and his companions could understand why the pursuit system for mold spirit energy provided inaccurate information. After the Heiluo Star System became a black hole and the Divine Spirit Realm lost control, this area was designated as restricted. Therefore, without the ability to explore the Black Hole VOID—360, they naturally couldn't know the miraculous survival of the L1314th time and space line of Eternal Longing Star from that massive explosion.
As Haoyun traversed the vast expanse of stars, getting closer and closer to Eternal Longing Star, he suddenly noticed a faint golden light enveloping the Longing Star Body below. Hastily pointing towards the faint golden light, he asked, "What's that?"
"It looks like a protective shield, and judging by the style of that shield, it should be created by the power of the Divine Spirit Realm. There must be our people there!" Dream Jia followed Haoyun's direction, her face filled with excitement.
"Chaoyue! It's Judge Yan!" Dao Lao exclaimed excitedly, immediately wanting to control the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor to adjust his descent direction towards the more vibrant Longing Star Body.
However, before the three of them could act, the system simultaneously issued a series of extremely discordant alarms in their consciousness: "Warning! Warning! The energy of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor has reached the alert value! Please land immediately! Please land immediately! Warning! Warning! The system has entered emergency landing mode! Searching for the nearest landing point and preparing for an emergency landing!"
"No! System! I want to land on the Longing Star Body! Fly me there immediately!" Dao Lao urgently commanded, his face changing color in anxiety.
"The command cannot be fulfilled! The energy of the Dark Yin Realm Battle Armor has reached the alert value! Immediate emergency landing is necessary! The landing destination is the closer Eternal Star Body! The command to land on the Longing Star Body cannot be fulfilled!" Dao Lao's system responded again.
"What's going on? How did the armor's energy suddenly deplete? I just saw on the system display that the energy was at least half! Is its mileage overestimated too severely?" Upon hearing the sudden alarm from the system, Haoyun couldn't help but complain somewhat distractedly. But since the system had issued the warning, Haoyun could only follow the system's advice and quickly figure out a way to land on the Eternal Star Body. Otherwise, if the armor lost power and they were forced to drift around the black hole, the trouble would indeed be significant!
Although Dao Lao was unwilling at this moment, he understood how tricky the situation was, so he had to endure his unwillingness and prioritize landing safely as soon as possible, then figure out a way to find Judge Yan on the Longing Star Body. However, misfortune never comes singly. As soon as a misfortune occurs, it will continue to come one after another.
Sure enough, shortly after the mold spirit energy pursuit system issued an immediate emergency landing reminder, it issued another warning: "Warning! Warning! Crimson fog detected approaching from the rear! Please strictly follow the system's designated landing route and descend at full speed!"
Then, the system issued another warning: "Warning! Warning! A large number of hostile life forms detected around the Eternal Star Body! The mold fortune level of the life forms is four stars! Please prepare for battle during the landing process!"
The series of alarms from the system completely threw the three individuals off guard. Ever since they arrived here, they had been rapidly descending while trying to dodge the attacks of the meteorite formations. However, what Haoyun and his companions didn't expect was that after narrowly escaping the meteorite formations and miraculously passing through the crimson fog, they immediately encountered the situation where the armor's energy was depleted and they were about to face the residual attacks of the mold spirit energy.
What made matters worse was that the crimson fog behind them had clearly not attacked them just now, so why were they suddenly launching an attack? Could it be that those crimson fogs just woke up now? Or did they suddenly change their minds? So they decided to launch an attack on Haoyun and his companions now?