Chapter 528 - 260: Mysterious Domain
All they knew was that as long as they were devout believers, Divine Power would surely descend upon them.
The most outstanding among them were the Bright Angels. Once one became a Bright Angel, they could traverse the void with their physical bodies, fly to outer realms, and patrol the vast, starry sea.
The entire Orion Arm was basically their patrol area. Discovering the Blue Star Star Realm this time was a complete accident.
The two of them, hoping to claim a great merit for themselves, didn’t report it immediately. Instead, they chose to enter it alone.
They were far too confident in their own strength.
This was what gave Zhao Rui the opportunity to stop them.
As for their current location, the white-robed man had no information. When the two were in crisis, their ship had automatically triggered its spatial teleportation function.
Unfortunately, Zhao Rui’s Domain Power had disrupted the spatial transmission, scrambling the final destination.
Understanding the other’s thoughts, Zhao Rui’s brow, far from relaxing, furrowed even more deeply.
Although he could draw Dark Energy from the vacuum of space, it didn’t mean he could live forever or survive on nothing but cosmic energy.
’In such a vast expanse of space, with no coordinates and no path, won’t I be lost in interstellar travel?’
"Do you have any way to get back?"
Zhao Rui released his grip on the man’s head and asked.
"Yes, yes!"
The white-robed man replied hastily.
"You do?"
Zhao Rui was taken aback. He then heard the white-robed man continue, "We have an intricate connection with the Bright God. As long as we can perceive the Bright Divine Power, we can follow its guidance back to the Holy Hall."
"The Holy Hall?"
"Yes, the hall of judgment where we angels reside is the Holy Hall. The Great Angels live there, enlightening all living beings on behalf of the Bright God."
"Alright. In that case, find us a way out as soon as possible."
"Absolutely, absolutely. You can rest assured."
The white-robed man hurriedly agreed, afraid Zhao Rui would go back on his word.
Zhao Rui grunted in acknowledgment and said no more.
The white-robed man knew he had to show some real skill, or this Alien might kill him on the spot.
’What a vicious Alien,’ the white-robed man complained inwardly. ’Doesn’t he have any sense of civility?’
After grumbling to himself, he began to summon Bright Divine Power to repair his shattered wings.
By now, Zhao Rui had already grasped the entire Bright Divine Power system through the man’s Divine Soul. On top of that, the system had copied the usage of Bright Divine Power.
Before him, the white-robed man was like a shorn lamb, with no privacy to speak of.
Following the white-robed man’s summons, a radiant glow soon came streaking from the distance. The glow was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye.
The white-robed man trembled as if in supreme ecstasy. Although his broken wings couldn’t be restored to their original state, the wounds clearly began to scab over.
Seeing this, Zhao Rui was inwardly startled. ’What incredible Bright Divine Power, to have such a restorative effect.’
’It’s a pity it’s not a proper form of Martial Arts. Otherwise, having a Cultivation Technique like this would be amazing.’
After a few moments, the white-robed man’s injuries had mostly healed, and his Essence, Qi, and Spirit had also clearly improved a great deal.
"Sir, the Bright Divine Power is coming from this direction..."
The white-robed man said, pointing straight ahead.
"Good. Lead the way!"
Zhao Rui nodded. At this moment, just having a direction was the best possible outcome. As for whether it was a trap, that was a question for later.
However, the probability of a trap was low. After all, Zhao Rui had already seen into his Divine Soul and understood his past.
He wasn’t so easily deceived.
One after the other, the two transformed into streaks of light and sped off into the distance.
In the vast, boundless sea of stars, the two were as insignificant as specks of cosmic dust. Even the streak of Sword Qi that Zhao Rui had always been proud of seemed as slow as standing still on a cosmic scale.
Just as the two were flying toward their destination, a planet in a distant Star Realm ahead of them suddenly erupted with bursts of blinding light.
The lights were like laser beams, illuminating the entire starry sky.
Countless glowing objects, similar to Dyson spheres, formed what looked like diodes, shining with brilliant light.
"Aha! Welcome, guests from the Bright Divine Domain."
A voice like a clap of thunder resounded from all directions, reaching the ears of Zhao Rui and the white-robed man.
The voice used not only electromagnetic signals but also Divine Soul signals and some even more mysterious form of linked signal.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it full-spectrum communication.
The vast starry sky lit up in an instant. Such a display left not only a country bumpkin like Zhao Rui but also a Patrol Angel like the white-robed man, who had roamed the Orion Arm, completely dumbfounded.
"So, we have guests! What a joyous occasion. It’s been a long time since we’ve encountered people of the Bright God."
As the voice spoke again, a celestial staircase suddenly appeared before the two. Along the long stellar path, the staircase stretched out straight, its end out of sight.
"Please!"
Seeing this, Zhao Rui stepped onto the staircase. It immediately began to retract at an incredible speed, even faster than his streak of Sword Qi.
The white-robed man followed close behind, not daring to hesitate for a moment.
Since their host had identified the white-robed man’s origin, it meant they had some understanding of his power, or rather, the power of the Bright God behind him.
Such a vast undertaking would be absolutely impossible without overwhelming strength.
Zhao Rui certainly wasn’t going to resist foolishly. Waiting and observing was the best course of action.
The staircase quickly retracted, bringing them before an incomparably massive rocky planet.
The planet was as large as Saturn, and the gravitational pull generated by its enormous mass was terrifying.
The staircase continued to retract. Soon, iron fortresses outside the planet came into view.
These iron fortresses looked more like rows of seats in an auditorium—some large, some small, some high, some low, some single booths, and some group platforms.
Behind every iron fortress, countless staff members were moving about.
The staircase grew shorter and shorter, quickly stopping in front of one of the fortresses without extending further toward the planet’s interior.
In front of the fortress was a traffic management center resembling a subway station. After stopping there, the staircase retracted into it.
Zhao Rui and the white-robed man had no choice but to walk into the towering celestial structure.
"Welcome, welcome!"
As Zhao Rui and his companion looked around warily, a sudden voice rang out.
Then, they saw a strange dwarf walk out. His head was so large it seemed to take up his entire body.
"You can call me Adolf. I’m the administrator for Gate One of this Interstellar Dueling City. I believe we will get along very pleasantly in the days to come."
Adolf had a narrow mouth, upturned nostrils, and eyebrows that were completely gone. His small body topped by a large, ugly head was truly bizarre.
"Hello, Adolf!"
You don’t hit a smiling face, so Zhao Rui returned the polite greeting.
"My, how polite! I saw your entire killing performance just now. Well done."
Adolf smiled at Zhao Rui, then turned to the white-robed man beside him and said, "Favored one of the Bright God, you are also welcome. You are a rare and honored guest of ours."
As Adolf spoke, he looked at the white-robed man with an expression like a wolf seeing meat.
Although the white-robed man didn’t understand such expressions, he knew it couldn’t be anything good.
He forced a smile that looked more pained than bitter.
"Please, come inside. We have food for all sorts of species here. You can find whatever you want to eat."
Adolf turned and led the two of them inside.
After a moment’s hesitation, Zhao Rui followed with the white-robed man in tow.
’Might as well roll with it.’
’In this vast universe, at least there’s solid ground here.’
Zhao Rui was genuinely afraid of getting lost in the darkness of space and, after decades or centuries, ending up as a flash-frozen life form, like a mummy.
The two followed Adolf into the space base where the Interstellar Dueling Arena was located. After navigating a few turns, they finally arrived at a restaurant that was open to the public.
Coming and going through the entrance were countless humanoid creatures who looked just like Zhao Rui, or at least seventy to eighty percent similar.
There were also all sorts of bizarre alien life forms: giant, palm-sized bees, four-legged giants the size of dinosaurs, and various other strange-looking extraterrestrials.
This trip was a real eye-opener for Zhao Rui. He was witnessing the kind of fantastic creations he had previously only seen in movies and on television.