Global Era of Star trekking Chapter 1728 - 843: [Traitor]

The jump engine of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship hummed with power, causing ripples to manifest in the surrounding space. Within a heartbeat, the vessel vanished from its previous coordinates.

When the ship transitioned back into stable space, the view through the portholes had shifted entirely—turbulent gas flows surged like thundering rivers, churning ceaselessly within the void.

"The Star Demon Clan's arrival just now was highly suspicious, almost as if they had predicted our jump trajectory," Ferdinand remarked, his brow furrowed in thought.

At those words, Jiang Yuan pulled up the logs of the recent spatial fluctuations.

"The energy nodes of their interception net were organized with great precision; it didn't look like a last-minute setup."

Ying Yi also frowned deeply:

"The factions within the Chaos Divine Land are hopelessly intertwined. Even with our route being encrypted, there is no way to be sure that a traitor from the other three sides didn't sell us out. First the Abyss Demon Race leaves, then the Star Demon Clan appears. It's difficult not to suspect a connection."

As they deliberated, the Shenxia Jiuli Ship was suddenly rocked by a violent tremor, and the onboard sirens shattered the cabin's silence once again:

[Warning! Super Chaos Storm detected! The intensity index is rising rapidly!]

Outside the portholes, the chaotic gas flows turned ferocious in an instant. What had been flowing currents transformed into a multitude of lethal vortices, spinning like massive blades that tore at the warship's hull.

Even more bizarre was the overlapping of the surrounding space. Distant stars flickered between clarity and blurriness, as though the entire universe were being molded by an unseen hand.

"It’s a Time-Space Worm!"

Jiang Yuan’s voice grew heavy with gravity.

"These unique lifeforms are masters of super time-space abilities, using the destructive energy of intense chaotic gas flows to hunt. Is this merely a coincidence, or is an alien race trying to block our path to the Origin Star?"

Just as he finished speaking, a grey tentacle as thick as a barrel burst from the void. Wreathed in a corrosive, ghostly light, it lashed out violently against the Shenxia Jiuli Ship’s hull.

Barbs lined the surface of the tentacle, each one vibrating with energy capable of making space itself collapse.

Thanks to his mythical-level spiritual force, Jiang Yuan possessed incredible reaction speeds. An Eleventh Rank Divine Soul illusion materialized around the Shenxia Jiuli Ship instantly. Combined with the ship's own Level 120 Seven-Colored Energy Shield, this dual defense absorbed the blow. The grey tentacle’s strike caused massive ripples, yet failed to leave a single scratch on the hull.

There was no time for relief, as countless more tentacles erupted from the chaotic gas flows in every direction, surrounding the Shenxia Jiuli Ship like a heavy downpour.

In the narrow spaces between the limbs, eyes burning with a greedy red light could be seen—the Time-Space Worms were hiding in the heart of the chaos storm.

"We can't afford to get bogged down here. The tentacles of these beasts drain energy continuously; the more time we waste, the worse our situation becomes."

Forcing the Shenxia Jiuli Ship into a steep climb, Jiang Yuan triggered the vessel’s [Breaking Realm Blade].

A golden blade of light, stretching ten billion kilometers, surged from the bow. It sliced through the cluster of tentacles ahead as easily as a knife through butter.

Seizing the opening, the Shenxia Jiuli Ship repeated its maneuver. The engines roared with fury as the warship turned into a streak of light, racing toward the weakest point of the chaos storm.

The severed limbs thrashed in the void before being swallowed by the storm, but more tentacles followed behind, clinging to them like maggots on a bone.

[Three minutes until the next jump point is reached!]

The AI's notification echoed through the ship.

Watching the relentless pursuit of the tentacles outside, Song Chi suddenly proposed:

"Quickly, let's unleash a salvo from the main ship's cannons!"

Following his lead, the captains acted swiftly and summoned their respective flagships.

Shhh—

A hatch on the side of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship slid open with a heavy mechanical sound. Within the Mythical Immortal Ship’s compression field, millions of warships were gathered in the bay without any crowding. They lined up at the open hatch. As Jiang Yuan tilted the Shenxia Jiuli Ship at a precise angle, millions of fully charged Torch Warships fired simultaneously.

[Order Light]·"Order Light"

[Heavenly Wand]·"Holy Light Judgment"

[Blood Erosion Destruction Cannon]·"Blood Erosion Destruction Beam"

[Star Emperor Spear]·"Star Splitting Sky Strike"

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Beams of terrifying light—dark red, brilliant white, azure, and obsidian—erupted from the flank of the Shenxia Jiuli Ship. Wherever the beams struck, the trailing grey tentacles were blown apart. This not only slowed the pursuit significantly but also wiped out half of the attackers.

"It's working!" Ying Yi’s eyes shone with excitement.

Jiang Yuan didn't hesitate. Taking advantage of the chaos, the Shenxia Jiuli Ship accelerated once more, having no desire to engage in a long battle with the Time-Space Worms. He guided the warship firmly toward the upper reaches of the sky.

It wasn't that they truly feared the Time-Space Worms. Given the Shenxia Jiuli Ship's power, while it might be hard to kill mythical Time-Space Worms of the same rank in their own environment, they could certainly hold them off long enough to escape.

However, Jiang Yuan was focused on a larger goal. His only priority was to regroup with the other three wizard civilization factions as quickly as possible.

The Torch Warship system allowed the newly evolved Tenth Rank [Shenxia Jiuli Ship] to rival ancient mythical entities. But with countless mythical beings from across the heavens and myriads of worlds descending upon the Chaos Divine Land, even an Eleventh Rank mythical being faced the risk of death. Solving the mystery of the potential leak was vital. In such a dangerous climate, only by uniting with the other overlord civilizations could they ensure their safety in the battles to come.