Inside the Tomb Ship. Luo Feng, City Lord of Chaos, and Master of Desolate Mirror stood side-by-side, watching the outside world. Palatial treasures were tumbling and flying away in every direction.
“We are more than five hundred million light-years from the Cosmic Boat, and the shockwaves generated by the collision between that humanoid creature and the Cosmic Boat spread in all directions, continuously weakening, yet they still possess such terrifying power by the time they reach us.” Master of Desolate Mirror exclaimed in awe, “The core impact zone must have been unimaginably fearsome.”
“At least within our Sea of Universes, no one could survive the core area of that impact,” City Lord of Chaos stated deeply.
Luo Feng nodded in agreement.
Even the Tomb Ship wouldn't dare claim it could withstand such an assault. After all, the Tomb Ship had merely been modified by the Duan Dong River; its defensive strength was likely comparable to a supreme treasure, only possessing the added attribute of being a 'Mechanical Flow' entity.
“I wonder if it can be stopped,” Luo Feng murmured softly.
“Let’s hope so,” City Lord of Chaos replied, also staring outward.
“If it doesn’t stop, we’re in for trouble,” Master of Desolate Mirror admitted anxiously.
It wasn't just the Hong Alliance; currently, numerous powers across the Sea of Universes, including the two Great Holy Lands, were all worried. Because the humanoid creature and the Cosmic Boat were of comparable size, even their mutual collision... it was hard to say if they could actually halt each other.
“BOOM!!!”
The humanoid creature’s head slammed into the Cosmic Boat at 120 million times the speed of light. This ancient, damaged large ship was sent tumbling and flying backward from the impact. In the distant past, this vessel had suffered a massive injury, and its surface was already riddled with gaping holes and cracked fissures.
Even the powerful beings of the Sea of Universes couldn't inflict damage on those broken crevices.
However, this single collision sent fragments, some already partially detached but still clinging, scattering outwards as the Cosmic Boat tumbled. The entire interior of the vessel shuddered violently. Of course, the overall structure of the great ship, the Cosmic Boat, remained utterly intact; some massive hull plates hadn't even registered a dent. Clearly, the 'Cosmic Boat' was also an incredibly formidable Mechanical Flow supreme treasure; this collision only managed to shake off some debris—injuring it was impossible.
“Buzz~~~” Deep within this ancient vessel, operations continued ceaselessly.
While being struck and sent spinning, its internal mechanisms kept functioning. The immense energy accumulated over eons by devouring chaotic currents maintained the great ship’s stability and rapidly brought it to a deceleration.
The humanoid creature, whose speed was drastically reduced by the first impact, struck again after the Cosmic Boat slowed down—the Second Impact!
“CRASH!!!”
A world-destroying second collision.
Yet, its destructive power was clearly weakened by a full major tier. This time, the oblique impact came from the humanoid creature's waist area against the ancient ship. The creature and the old vessel seemed to cross like an 'X'. This collision prevented the Cosmic Boat from tumbling, only causing it to fly backward. As for the humanoid creature, due to the uneven force distribution, it rolled and was flung away in a different direction.
In the two successive impacts:
The first collision barely changed the direction of the humanoid creature, but its speed plummeted to less than 20 million times the speed of light.
The second collision drastically altered the creature's trajectory, and its speed was further slashed to just over 300,000 times the speed of light.
“Rumble, rumble, rumble~~~”
The tumbling humanoid creature spun at speeds exceeding 300,000 times the speed of light. During this rotation, it encountered resistance from the 'chaotic currents,' causing its speed to visibly decrease. Gradually, it stopped tumbling and resumed a prone, horizontal posture.
“It stopped!”
“The Cosmic Boat has stopped moving; it’s stationary.” Thousands of powerhouses throughout the Sea of Universes flocked around the Cosmic Boat, gazing at its surface. Although the vines, ice, and other accumulated matter on the exterior had been annihilated, the original color of its outer shell was now revealed.
Luo Feng and the others watched, utterly astonished.
“With such collisions, there isn't even a single dent on the surface of the Cosmic Boat,” City Lord of Chaos marveled. “Yet, the Cosmic Boat has been in the Sea of Universes for countless cycles of reincarnation, appearing utterly dilapidated. If it can easily withstand such terrifying impacts, how were those previous damages sustained? It truly makes one feel the Sea of Universes is mysterious beyond measure, holding countless secrets that cannot be explored. Just like this humanoid creature that suddenly appeared—before its arrival, who among us even knew of its existence?” Luo Feng and the surrounding powerhouses of the Hong Alliance nodded in admiration.
“Let’s go, let’s pursue that humanoid creature,” City Lord of Chaos suggested.
“Mm, after colliding with the Cosmic Boat twice, its speed has been greatly reduced. Stopping it now won't be difficult; the resistance from the chaotic currents alone will cause it to decay continuously,” Luo Feng said with anticipation. Immediately, the Hong Alliance pursuit team initiated a group teleportation from within the Tomb Ship to give chase.
The direction of the humanoid creature was easily traceable.
Major forces in the Sea of Universes were pursuing, quickly closing in.
“Haha, it’s so much slower now.”
“And it’s still decelerating.”
“This makes things much easier.”
At once, the powerhouses from the major factions surrounded the humanoid creature, occasionally teleporting, occasionally scanning it. At just over 300,000 times the speed of light, the threat was significantly diminished, and the impact force was much weaker. After all, even a universe's strongest being could reach speeds of a hundred thousand or a million times the speed of light when unleashing their full power!
The 'Sea of Universes' was filled with endless chaotic currents, generating immense drag. Ordinary weaklings would be instantly annihilated just by flying through them, requiring constant energy expenditure just to move. The humanoid creature had been moving too fast before, making the resultant impact energy ridiculously high.
At that speed, it had even generated a field akin to an 'Absolute Domain.' Everything around it—space, time, the chaotic currents—was shattered, making approach impossible! The chaotic currents barely counted as dust to it at that velocity.
But now that it had slowed down, it could no longer maintain that 'Absolute Domain' level. The resistance of the chaotic currents continuously acted upon the massive humanoid creature, forcing it to decelerate, and the slower it got, the faster the decay! It took about three days to drop from over 300,000 times the speed of light to below 200,000 times the speed of light. But in just another three days, it plummeted from 200,000 times the speed of light to less than ten thousand times the speed of light.
The Primal Universe, Ancestral God Sect, Ancestral God Palace.
“Buzz!”
An invisible will descended upon the Ancestral God Palace.
Seated upon three great thrones were three figures: the three Ancestral Gods of this reincarnation era. At this moment, their faces were grave, their eyes closed, appearing incomparably sacred, radiating powerful and strange energies.
“My children…”
“It has arrived…”
“Crisis…”
“Must…”
“The Fourth Desperate Land…”
Ancient messages flowed, conveying information to the three Ancestral Gods. After a long silence, that invisible, powerful will finally receded.
The three Ancestral Gods opened their eyes, looking at each other with profound shock.
“Since we became Ancestral Gods, the three of us have never left the Sea of Universes. Following the command of the Primal Universe's origin will, we are finally permitted to leave the Primal Universe once,” the Ancestral God seated in the center spoke, his voice ancient.
“Let’s go!”
“If we are late, I fear the major powers in the Sea of Universes will suffer tremendous losses.”
“What if they suffer losses? Even if they perish, what concern is it of ours? We shall proceed at our normal pace; we will do what is required of us.”
“Go!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three Ancestral Gods simultaneously transformed into dazzling beams of light, swiftly departing the Ancestral God Palace and vanishing into the Ancestral God Secret Realm.
In the vast Sea of Universes, as the impact energy generated by the humanoid creature’s own flight was continuously weakened by the obstruction of the 'Endless Chaotic Currents,' its speed steadily dropped. This eliminated the fear among the major factions of the Sea of Universes.
“Ascend!”
“Ascend!”
Streams of forces, riding their palatial treasures, flew directly toward the humanoid creature.
“Luo Feng, let’s go up too,” City Lord of Chaos said, observing the outside as palace treasures flew past.
“Alright.” Luo Feng immediately piloted the Tomb Ship and headed directly toward the humanoid creature, accelerating rapidly until they descended upon the creature’s body.
A moment later!
Boom!
Accompanied by a great roar, the Tomb Ship landed directly on top of the humanoid creature. The creature was 160 million light-years tall, so even landing on it was like an ant floating upon an endless ocean.
“We’ve landed,” Luo Feng reported. “However, its speed is still too fast; everyone wait before rushing out.”
“Understood.”
“Got it.”
The numerous powerhouses of the Hong Alliance were immensely excited, as the Tomb Ship had landed on the creature’s surface, allowing them a clear view of it.
“Look, the surface of this humanoid creature looks like undulating mountain ranges.”
“It stretches beyond sight.”
“That’s not a mountain range.” City Lord of Chaos corrected. “Based on the shape deduced from the vibrational waves, what we see as continuous, rolling mountains is actually the most minute wrinkling on the creature’s ‘clothing’…”
“Uh…”
A moment of stunned silence, followed by roaring laughter, especially from the Universe Masters who had mistaken the contours for mountains; they laughed self-deprecatingly.
Because, even with the shape deduced from the transmitted vibrational waves, Luo Feng could only grasp a general outline; he hadn't deduced the presence of clothing. City Lord of Chaos, being a universe's strongest being, had managed to deduce the outline of armor.
“Let’s take a good look first,” someone urged. “Galaxy Master, steer the Tomb Ship to advance across the surface of this humanoid creature.”
“Let’s go,” others prodded.
“Okay.” Luo Feng, filled with curiosity, navigated the Tomb Ship, skimming along the surface of the humanoid creature. Since the creature was moving incredibly fast relative to the universe, it was relatively stationary beneath them.
“Luo Feng, the rest of the humanoid creature’s body should be completely sealed, like the outer shell of a cabin. Head toward the direction of its head,” City Lord of Chaos instructed. “There should be an entrance passage near its head area.”