Ya Ya then also extended a portion of its branches into it.
Now… beneath the vast canopy of the entire Tree of Life, countless water droplets slid down, like a fine mist.
And those so-called origins, struck out by the Myriad Beast Seal,
were instantly absorbed by Ya Ya.
After an unknown period of time, the entire space was emptied.
It returned to its former brightness.
"Brother… you can go out now!" Ya Ya cleared the last wisps of black mist shrouding the Divine Gate and said to Chu Tian.
"Mm, I'll go out for a bit, you guys continue!"
After Chu Tian instructed them, his consciousness withdrew from the soul space.
He slowly opened his eyes…
He found himself still immersed in water within the virtual pod.
However… the surrounding scenery had changed.
Through the transparent pod cover, he saw that the surroundings were a fiery red.
The Star Shatter Mech seemed to be immersed in magma.
But he didn't feel any heat.
And around him… Wei Jin, Dao Tian, and the others were all gone.
Only next to him was another virtual pod, containing hk3106.
"Chu Tian, you're awake?" hk3106's voice reached his ears.
Chu Tian opened his mouth, only to find that… he couldn't make any sound in the water.
"Oh… forgot, I'll connect the co-pilot system of the Star Shatter to you now!" hk3106 said again.
Chu Tian's heart stirred upon hearing this, carrying a hint of anticipation.
Immediately, a sense of drowsiness washed over him.
This feeling was familiar, yet strange.
It was the feeling that always accompanied his entry into the Heavenly Dao world.
It's just… he felt like it had been a long, long time since he last entered the Heavenly Dao world.
As he closed his eyes, the scenery before him shifted.
He found himself in a fiery red world.
And he was flying at extreme speed.
He raised his arm and examined it closely.
He found… he was seeing the arm and body of the Star Shatter.
However, with just this movement, his body became unstable, and he plunged downwards.
"Don't move around…" hk3106's voice directly sounded in his mind.
[Beep… withdrawing co-pilot… control, co-pilot switched to viewing mode!]
"Uh…"
Chu Tian was speechless.
He had been restricted!
There was no choice; it was his fault for moving erratically, nearly causing a crash.
"Where are we?" Chu Tian asked.
The Star Shatter quickly adjusted and continued flying.
"We are outside the small world, within that star, heading towards the core," hk3106 replied.
"Star? Core?" Chu Tian was stunned!
Immediately, he exclaimed in shock, "Holy crap, aren't we going to be melted?"
Chu Tian knew what a star meant.
Humans of Blue Star had been researching the sun for a long time.
According to experts: the surface temperature of the sun is around 5500 degrees Celsius, while the core temperature reaches a staggering 16 million degrees Celsius.
To date, no probe from Blue Star could approach the sun, let alone delve into its core.
These temperatures were derived from precise instruments and calculations.
Of course, stars were not just hot; they also contained explosions, combustion, radiation, and more, all generated by immense changes.
These factors made them daunting for humans…
And at this moment, hk3106 had brought him into the depths of a star.
He just didn't know how this star, which he had brought over, compared in mass to Blue Star's sun.
"No way… do you know where the name Star Shatter comes from?"
"You're not going to tell me it was named Star Shatter because it destroyed a star, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Tian retorted directly.
"Star Shatter… is actually an unfinished mech; it hasn't participated in any tests or combat!" hk3106 said slowly.
"Holy hell… then you just said we wouldn't be melted!" Chu Tian was shocked.
"Probably not…" hk3106 began to narrate the design, manufacturing, and incomplete status of the Star Shatter.
Moreover, it had left the first universe with only 1.8% of its energy.
Chu Tian had been puzzled by this.
During their time together, he had found the Star Shatter to be an absolute energy hog.
How dare he venture out with only 1.8% energy?
Even more so… he had done so with superior approval.
Now, through hk3106's narration, he finally understood.
It turned out that when the Star Shatter traveled through the universe, even at superluminal speeds or during warp jumps, it didn't consume much energy. Furthermore…
In space, it could capture cosmic rays, radiation, and other harmful substances for charging.
According to him, the charging speed was even faster than charging with terrestrial fire in a small world.
It was a pity that just as it departed, after using its first warp jump into the Heavenly Dao Path.
Upon reaching the second universe, it was directly rammed by the box that Chu Tian identified as being from the Underworld, causing it to crash.
Two massive objects, with such high mass and density,
colliding at extreme speeds, could only be imagined as the shockwave tearing through the surrounding space.
By chance, it fell into a rift leading to the eighth layer of the Sacred Spirit Realm.
Because of this warp jump, its energy was almost depleted.
Fortunately, there was thermal energy here to replenish it.
However, hk3106's luck was incredibly bad; before he could react,
he was targeted by the ancestor of Chi Xue, that Crimson Flame Qilin.
He had witnessed firsthand the Star Shatter falling into the volcano.
Of course, many others had seen all of this.
At that time, it coincided with the trial that took place a million years ago.
The Crimson Flame Qilin, fearing being intercepted, attacked with full force.
The Star Shatter, with its limited energy, was controlled by hk3106 to fight it.
However, even though its energy was low… its combat power was not comparable to someone in the War God realm.
Even for a naturally born Crimson Flame Qilin.
But, at the moment of killing the Crimson Flame Qilin, the Star Shatter's energy was also basically depleted.
The remaining energy was not even enough to meet the minimum standard for the propulsion system.
At the same time, the Star Shatter's advanced radar system scanned more people heading towards this location.
And then, strangely, that peculiar box, which could clearly float on the surface of the magma,
suddenly began to sink.
The Star Shatter and the Crimson Flame Qilin were thus dragged by it, sinking into the magma.
hk3106 could only divert all his remaining energy to the life support system,
putting himself into hibernation…
And so, he slept for a million years.
Through Chu Tian's questioning, he also learned why he had only traveled with 1.8% energy and why he hadn't charged more.
It turned out that the Star Shatter had just completed a round of testing and had not yet been recharged when it suddenly received orders from above.
It was to depart immediately because the time flow in the second universe had suddenly accelerated.
The Heavenly Dao Path had also sped up its movement.
The connection between the Heavenly Dao Path of the first and second universes, originally scheduled for a year later, was now set to occur in ten minutes.
They didn't know what was happening in the second universe and feared unforeseen circumstances.
Thus, they had to decide to depart immediately…