Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 848 - 843 Emergency One

Chapter 848: Chapter 843 Emergency One

Void Central Star Domain.

Massive streams of grey-white mist slowly covered one glittering port after another, like seawater submerging a beach.

A blue star gate, glowing with a faint blue light, had one corner corroded by the grey-white mist, and immediately exploded with a loud bang.

A blue fireball burst open inside the star gate, instantly transforming into countless blue currents that spread out in all directions.

Soon the nearby planets were caught in the shockwaves, causing a chain reaction of explosions.

Yellowish, red-white, pure gold, flashes of explosions lit up continuously.

Each flash represented the slow demise of a planet.

Along with the extinction of billions of living beings on them.

Swish!!

A pure white shuttle-shaped battleship darted like an arrow past the edge of the star gate explosion, narrowly missing the shockwave.

The battleship wobbled under the impact of the shockwave but managed to maintain its balance and quickly sped away from the series of explosions and the advancing grey-white mist, without losing any speed.

Inside the battleship’s control hall.

Longse and Immortal Elder Jiuqu were staring intently through the fan-shaped control canopy.

The control hall also housed dozens of cultivators in different attire, some were focused on staring out the window, while others closely observed and learned from the Dao soldiers piloting the ship.

An old cultivator with white hair was trembling as he wrote on a floating piece of yellow paper with a luminescent brush. From the side, it looked like a will.

Two beautiful female cultivators clasped hands tightly, their eyes red and swollen, clearly having just cried. Their clothes were damaged, and one of their long swords on their backs was broken.

In addition, nearly all the cultivators present were injured, or wore dejected and hopeless expressions.

"Without the star gate... without the star gate... we have to cross millions of Spirit Miles! This time we’re truly doomed!"

An old man with a gaunt face sobbed tremblingly.

"Pity my poor grandson, and Xiaohong..."

Longse glanced at the dispirited crowd around him, feeling helpless.

As soon as he and Jiuqu received Lin Xin’s notice, they quickly gathered their friends and boarded the ship, planning to jump through the star gate to return.

Unexpectedly, one of the star gates malfunctioned midway, delaying their journey.

As a result, this slight delay led to the outbreak of the great catastrophe.

And just now, the star gate they had to pass through was corroded by the grey-white mist and finally exploded.

This caused the once hopeful group to almost instantly lose all hope.

"With this star gate gone, we need to fly across at least twenty-one million Spirit Miles to return to the Netherworld!" Longse estimated, feeling helpless.

"Our speed is slightly slower than the spread of the catastrophe’s force. Even if Jiuqu and I left on our own, it would be hard."

Longse knew the great catastrophe had caused a turbulent chaos in Void’s elemental energies, significantly affecting their ability to mobilize energy.

This also greatly reduced their speed.

Moreover, this impact was growing quickly.

"It’s not over yet! Everyone, pull yourselves together!"

Longse shouted brusquely, his voice like a drum that shocked everyone awake.

"Exactly!" Immortal Elder Jiuqu said seriously, "It’s not the end of the road yet. The worst impacts of the catastrophe are in the first wave; afterwards, it will slow down.

If we can avoid the first wave, or reach the Netherworld before it catches up with us, there’s still hope!"

"But without communication, we can’t even locate ourselves!"

One knowledgeable cultivator retorted, his face full of despair.

"Who says we can’t navigate? As long as we keep flying in one direction, we will reach the Netherworld!" some refused to give up.

"You don’t understand. In Void navigation, without positioning, the ship is constantly buffeted by external energy tides. Even the smallest error in direction will be magnified into a complete deviation from the route!"

Someone couldn’t help but lament.

"Silence!"

Jiuqu raised a hand.

With a boom, the entire battleship trembled slightly. The gathered Earth Immortals and Human Immortals fell silent.

"At this moment, there’s only one solution." He glanced around at everyone, his expression calm. "Our fate is in our own hands. If we work together to enhance the battleship’s power, we may find a glimmer of hope."

Everyone was momentarily stunned. Upgrading a battleship was no easy feat, not to mention that their current battleship was already the Heavenly Venerable’s ride, at the pinnacle of its speed.

"Does the Immortal Elder Jiuqu have a good plan?"

Longse was also distressed, his body tingled with constant warnings of imminent danger.

"I don’t have a specific plan, but one thing is certain: if we give up, even the slightest hope will never come to us!"

Jiuqu’s words were resolute, using techniques that resonated deeply with spiritual energy, instantly igniting a spark of hope in everyone present.

"The Immortal Elder is right! If we give in to despair, even the last bit of hope will vanish."

A senior Earth Immortal stood up and said sternly.

"My grandson is still waiting for me in Nether City. I promised him I would return safely."

"Brother Duan...." Jiuqu breathed a sigh of relief, finally quelling the pervasive sense of despair, preventing any dire consequences.

BOOM!!

Before he could finish, the entire battleship suddenly jolted. It was as if something massive had hit it from the side, causing it to roll several Spirit Miles away.

Longse extended his senses and struggled to push away the chaotic tides of void energy, reaching out in all directions.

As soon as he saw the outside scene, he trembled, his face turning pale.

It wasn’t just him; Jiuqu and the other Earth Immortals present fell silent upon sensing the scene outside.

Outside the ship, the vast void was filled with the looming, endless mass of white mist.

Upon closer inspection, it was the same grey-white mist of the catastrophe!

"I’m doomed!"

Jiuqu’s scalp tingled as he watched the giant white cloud closing in, and the wave of white mist chasing from behind.

"Change course!!!!"

Longse suddenly roared, his voice shaking everyone out of their daze.

His entire body erupted with True Force, enveloping the entire battleship in a fiery red field, twisting it sharply.

The ship turned and darted left, narrowly avoiding the advancing white mist from the right.

"Faster, faster, faster!!!"

The awakened crowd unleashed their True Force, gathering at the rear of the battleship to form a powerful thrust, accelerating the ship.

They narrowly escaped from being pinched between two masses of white mist.

However, they lost the original direction towards the Netherworld.

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Netherworld·Nether Palace.

"What!? The Honored Master still has an incarnation that hasn’t arrived?!"

Sitting on the throne, Lin Xin raised his voice as he looked at the powerful Disciples and subordinates below.

Zhao Wumian, who delivered the report, bore the pressure and continued with a tingling scalp.

"Not just that, but Immortal Elder Jiuqu also has an incarnation missing. They should be traveling together with the Heavenly Venerable Longse."

"Didn’t I send out the notice early enough?" Lin Xin’s brows furrowed and his face turned grim, clearly on the verge of anger.

"The notice was sent... but..." Zhao Wumian wanted to explain helplessly.

"Let me explain,"

Heavenly Venerable Longse and Immortal Elder Jiuqu’s incarnations stepped into the Nether Palace.

"Honored Master, Immortal Elder! What’s going on?" Lin Xin asked seriously.

Now the Nether City in the Netherworld was fully prepared, only to be told Longse and Jiuqu still had incarnations out there.

Longse, dressed in a deep black robe, looked grave.

"I originally intended to bring back my close subordinates and the Realm Masters with me to the Netherworld, but on our way back, a star gate malfunctioned. The repairs took time, delaying us and leaving us affected by the catastrophe."

"So, your incarnations are still on their way here?" Lin Xin asked seriously.

"Yes."

"But Nether City is now enveloped by the force of the catastrophe. If your incarnations come, they may be in danger."

Oro, also present, looked worried.

"That’s what I wanted to say. Left with no choice, I plan to destroy my incarnation and return through the Star Domain, but..." Longse said reluctantly.

"Absolutely not!"

The Cage King of the Shadow Realm suddenly spoke up.

Standing four meters tall and three meters wide, the Cage King, resembling a leaner Tyrannosaurus with a long thick tail and sharp fangs, spoke up.

This was his true form.

He had placed all his bets on the Nether City in the Netherworld.

Not only due to Lin Xin’s exceptional strength, but also because of the Taoist Ancestor’s prophecy that the Great Saint would have a ray of hope.

Many strong Realm Masters present shared the same thoughts, which is why they joined the Netherworld.

"Daoist Cage King, do you have any suggestions?"

Immortal Elder Jiuqu asked curiously.

"To be honest, our Shadow Realm had a City Lord who tried the same method to avoid the catastrophe.

But all those who did, the Heavenly Venerables, City Lords, Clan Leaders, they all perished. Their Lifebound Stars in the Star Domain exploded and vanished without a trace."

The Cage King’s face was grim as he recalled the recent message.

"How could this be!?"

"Impossible!"

Longse, Jiuqu, and the other present Heavenly Venerables were all shocked.