Chương 280: Encounters on the Return Journey

"This is the power of technology!"

Zhao Rui said with a solemn expression.

When something develops to its extreme, it often possesses a power that can move mountains and rivers.

The same applies to martial arts, technology, and theology.

Zhao Rui neither denies nor underestimates any civilization.

Having experienced the information bombardment of the technological explosion era in my previous life, the spiritual revival and martial arts baptism of this life, and the incredible power of the system.

Zhao Rui maintained a calm attitude towards all powers. Upon hearing this, the Five Immortals nodded in agreement. Although they were experts in the martial arts world, they had also seen those powerful spaceships that dominated the starry sky when they were wandering in the stars.

That formidable strength is truly comparable to that of a martial arts master capable of traversing the universe.

But what we see before us is far more awe-inspiring and powerful than those enormous spaceships.

"Let's go, this teleportation point will take us to a place five hundred light-years away from the Realm of Light—" As Zhao Rui spoke, he led the way towards the training base ahead.

The enormous base resembled a time tunnel, filled with countless flying machines.

At the platform entrance, Zhao Rui and his team underwent rigorous biocontamination scanning to prevent the lurking of certain unusual organisms.

Zhao Rui was completely baffled by the robots' explanations. He had never seen any special creatures lurking around, but these were certainly not.

After undergoing review, they will be transported to different time-space teleportation nodes via a special channel.

The teleportation here is not point-to-point, but many-to-many, making it a kind of network hub. Teleportation points in other places can also be set as coordinates here to teleport things over.

Of course, this is limited to cosmic nodes within the permitted range.

Zhao Rui and his group flew to the designated area aboard the transport aircraft, accompanied by numerous strangely shaped creatures.

Humanoid creatures make up one-third of the species, while the rest are alien intelligent beings with rather peculiar appearances.

However, their intelligence is by no means weak; in fact, it is even more powerful than that of humanoid beings.

These alien intelligent beings are further divided into technology-based and martial arts-based categories.

Similar to humanoid organisms, those in the technology field specialize in studying cosmic energy and developing cosmic potential.

Martial arts practitioners differ from humanoid beings. Unlike humanoid beings, they do not evolve by cultivating the rules of the universe, refining themselves, or absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Non-humanoid creatures specializing in martial arts primarily enhance their external strength.

They are similar to the strange beasts of Earth, or rather, similar to the Chihu and others; they are intelligent animals.

Some of the people who were frighteningly large were stopped at the entrance of the testing site and refused entry.

According to the base robots, their physical strength was too great and their body density too high, which affected the quality of the teleportation.

Zhao Rui and his team witnessed firsthand a conflict erupt between disgruntled alien intelligent beings and the guarding robots.

This phenomenon gave Zhao Rui a peculiar feeling, as if humanoid civilizations held a much higher status in the universe.

If that's the case, then who sealed away Blue Star?

The aircraft carried everyone through many twists and turns until they arrived at a spacious base. The base was brightly lit and had nearly a hundred floors, with different personnel moving around and supplies being transported on each floor.

The entire base looks almost like an anthill.

As soon as Zhao Rui put on the protective suit to enter the room, he was instantly shielded from all external energy perception.

They could only follow the robot in front of them, step by step, towards the base's teleportation point.

Although there were many people here, the area was well-ordered thanks to the shielding equipment. No one chatted with each other or greeted one another.

After a journey of several tens of minutes, Zhao Rui and the others stepped into something resembling a spaceship or a high-speed train.

They stepped inside and were quickly enveloped by a thick liquid.

The liquid gradually seeped into the body through the protective suit, and in a short while, all parts of the body were covered by the liquid.

This liquid possesses magical powers; it can resist the powerful temporal tearing forces during space jumps, protecting the safety of passengers within.

Creatures that do not accept the protection of this substance are not allowed to enter or use the teleportation device.

Soon, as the spaceship was covered by this special liquid, it began to circle at high speed, gradually increasing in speed until it exceeded the speed of light, reaching an unbelievable level.

Everything seemed to stand still.

Zhao Rui can clearly see the shadow of his future, but he cannot define it or preserve it.

Is this the river of time?

Or is it a mirror image at the speed of light?

Zhao Rui pondered for a moment.

The spaceship's speed did not stop accelerating after exceeding the speed of light; instead, it accelerated even further.

After an unknown amount of time, the spaceship suddenly passed through a thin, membrane-like substance.

It was like a soap bubble being popped.

Then, with a pop, the entire spaceship burst out of the bubble and appeared in a pitch-black starry sky.

Beside the starry sky, an equally tall and magnificent cosmic transit station stands quietly and proudly, overlooking groups of tiny people who come to traverse space.

The spacecraft broke through the membrane and began to rotate around a ring-shaped device. Its speed gradually decreased, and the liquid inside the spacecraft began to contract in an orderly manner.

After an unknown amount of time, the liquid recovery was completed, and the entire spaceship came to a sudden stop, quietly docking beside the interstellar dock.

The spaceship door opened, and a group of robots filed in, checking the characteristic signals of all the living beings inside the ship to identify their vitality.

Once everything is finished.

The robots dispersed, and the people inside the cabins were allowed to step out of the spaceship.

Zhao Rui led the five immortals out somewhat bewildered, feeling that time and space had become chaotic and disordered for a brief moment.

Fortunately, their own spirits were strong, and they recovered quickly after a slight adjustment.

Riding in a small ferry-like spaceship, Zhao Rui and the others arrived in the outer space of this enormous star base station.

Before Zhao Rui could even ponder why the robot had brought them here, he saw rows upon rows of transport ships neatly arranged at the interstellar docking station.

It feels a bit like a taxi stand vying for customers in a past life.

This left Zhao Rui somewhat dazed.

While they were still in a daze, they saw a huge warship, at least 10, 000 meters long, slowly sailing towards them from afar. Its powerful gravitational field instantly attracted the attention of the base guards.

"Such a large warship, whose is it? So powerful?"

"I wonder which important figure they're welcoming? Five hundred light-years away is the Realm of Light. Could it be that they're welcoming a great figure from the Realm of Light?"

Just as the travelers on the roadside were whispering among themselves, a group of armored warriors strode over.

This group exuded an imposing aura, and their armor was so shiny and translucent that it instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Is it them?"

Fifth Immortal frowned, because this group of people was the same group that had dealt with the enemy at the base before.