192: Chapter 192 Interstellar Trajectory: Andromeda Martial Arts and the Soul-Devouring Starship

Section 1: Intergalactic Assembly: Star Orbit Qi Successor and Star Orbit Equipment

The Chuanwu Starship interstellar mothership had just docked at the Jupiter hub to replenish energy when a strange figure floated over from outside the hull—it wasn't the pale silver of the Stardust race, but glowed with a faint purple light, surrounded by fine "Star Orbit Lines" as if the orbits of the Universe itself were wrapped around their body. The person wasn't wearing a spacesuit yet could breathe freely in the vacuum; with a flick of a finger, the mothership's hatch opened on its own.

"I've finally found you!" The figure landed and lowered their hood, revealing a face with Star Orbit Tattoos. Their left eye was pale purple, looking as if it contained a small galaxy. "I am A-Yue, from the Andromeda M31 galaxy, and I am the successor of 'Star Orbit Qi'—the Stardust Token in your hands is a distress signal from our galaxy's traditional martial arts Alliance. It has been transmitting for three hundred years, and you are the only ones to receive it."

Ling leaned in and poked the Star Orbit Lines around A-Yue. "What can this Qi technique do? Is it more powerful than my Stardust Energy?" A-Yue smiled, and with a swirl of the Star Orbit Lines around her fingertips, she snagged Ling's wrist and gave a gentle pull. Ling was spun around by the Star Orbit Lines. "It can manipulate interstellar orbits; intergalactic navigation depends entirely on it. If your ship wants to go to Andromeda, without my Star Orbit Qi to calibrate the orbit, you'd drift right out of the Milky Way."

Equipment upgrades were immediately put on the schedule. A-Yue wrapped Star Orbit Lines around everyone's spacesuits. As soon as the pale purple lines touched the previous Stardust Crystal Cores, they fused into a "Star Orbit Resonance Layer." "This layer will allow you to follow the Star Orbits so you won't get lost in the turbulence." Xiao Juan's Nature Qi gloves gained a "Star Orbit Sensing Point." With a press from A-Yue, a star map of Andromeda appeared on the glove. "You can talk to the stardust, and this star map can help you find the locations of the ruins."

The Little Whale Spirit's Qi Energy chamber became even livelier. A-Yue floated a strand of Star Orbit Qi into the chamber, and the Little Whale Spirit was actually able to spin along with the Star Orbit Lines, even spitting out a bubble containing a star orbit—it could now sense Star Orbits! Lu Yu held a wrench, installing a "Star Orbit Calibrator" onto the mothership, muttering as he worked, "This thing is even harder to handle than Jupiter's metallic hydrogen. A-Yue, you'd better keep a close eye on it; don't let us veer off halfway." A-Yue leaned nearby, handing him a bottle of Star Orbit Energy Liquid. "Don't worry, if we veer off, I'll pull you back."

Chen Wu watched as the whole crew prepared, then held up the fusion jade—the Stardust Crystal Core on the jade was resonating with A-Yue's Star Orbit Lines, glowing with a light of interwoven gold and purple. "We are going to Andromeda not just to save their traditional martial arts, but to find clues about the Universal Martial Arts Alliance. Remember, this time we represent not just Earth, but the entire Solar System."

The bullet comments on the global live stream were nearly exploding: "Sister A-Yue's Star Orbit Qi is so cool! She can actually pull Brother Ling around in circles!" "The Little Whale Spirit can blow Star Orbit bubbles now! It's melting my heart!" "Saving people across galaxies! This scale is too grand!" News came from the Technical Department that all nodes in the Solar System were transmitting energy to the mothership, and the light pillar from the Jupiter hub was nearly piercing through the atmosphere.

Section 2: Star Orbit Navigation: Turbulence and Spirit-Devourer Outpost

The Chuanwu Starship activated its Star Orbit Engine, and the Star Orbit Lines around it lit up, instantly plunging into the "Star Orbit Channel"—the stars outside the window turned into lines, as if the Universe were being woven into a cloth. A-Yue sat in the pilot's seat, her fingertips' Star Orbit Lines dancing across the console, calibrating every segment of the orbit. "Up ahead is the 'Star Orbit Turbulence Zone.' The orbits there can suddenly change direction; that's where problems are most likely to occur."

Just as they entered the turbulence zone, the mothership jolted, and several Star Orbit Lines on the screen suddenly snapped. "Not good! It's the Spirit-Devourers' doing!" A-Yue's expression darkened as she pointed out the window. "Look!" The distant Star Orbit Lines had turned black, as if stained with ink, and several "Star Orbit Spirit-Devourer Sub-entities" were gnawing on the Star Orbit Lines, biting the perfectly good orbits into pieces.

"These things can destroy the Star Orbits!" Ling immediately stood up, his Stardust Energy condensing into a sword. "I'm going out to clear them!" A-Yue pulled him back. "Don't go! The Star Orbits are unstable in the turbulence; you'll be flung away! Watch me!" With a flick of her fingertips' Star Orbit Lines, she snagged one sub-entity and gave a gentle pull, and the sub-entity was sliced in half by the Star Orbit Lines. "Star Orbit Qi can travel along the orbits; it's more effective than your Stardust Energy here."

Xiao Juan suddenly shouted, "To the rear-left! There's a big one!" The star map on her glove lit up, marking a black shadow—it was a Spirit-Devourer Starship, even larger than the Chuanwu Starship, surrounded by black Star Orbit Lines, charging toward the mothership! "It's a Spirit-Devourer Outpost Ship! They're blocking us!" A-Yue's Star Orbit Lines instantly pulled taut. "I'll try to bypass it!"

The mothership suddenly accelerated, the Star Orbit Lines trailing behind in long ribbons of light, but the Spirit-Devourer Starship was faster and even spat out black Qi Energy, hitting the mothership's engine—the engine instantly began emitting black smoke, and their speed slowed down. "The engine has been corroded!" Lu Yu ran toward the engine room clutching his tools. "It has to be repaired with Star Orbit energy! A-Yue, give me some Qi!"

A-Yue floated over, her Star Orbit Lines wrapping around Lu Yu's tools as pale purple Qi was injected into the engine. "Repair it along the Star Orbit; don't force it!" Lu Yu nodded, turning the bolts in the direction of the Star Orbit Lines. Within minutes, the engine restarted. Chen Wu took the opportunity to shout, "Karen! Use your Storm Qi to block its energy! Ella! Use Earth Pulse Force to reinforce the mothership! We're breaking through!"

Karen's Storm Qi immediately began to whirl, the silver-gray wind forming a barrier around the mothership, sweeping away the black Qi Energy upon contact; Ella injected Earth Pulse Force into the mothership's hull, the pale green Qi making the exterior even sturdier. Following the Star Orbit calibrated by A-Yue, the mothership shot past the Spirit-Devourer Starship like a golden-purple light arrow, leaving the Spirit-Devourer Starship spinning in the turbulence.

The global audience's palms were sweating, and the bullet comments were full of "A-Yue is so awesome! She actually bypassed the starship!" "That part where Lu Yu repaired the engine was so tense! Luckily he didn't drop the ball!" "Karen's Storm Qi is always reliable!" The Little Whale Spirit hopped around the cabin, blowing bubbles at the Star Orbit Lines outside the window as if celebrating.

Section 3: Andromeda Exploration: Star Orbit Crystals and the Common Origin of traditional martial arts

Emerging from the Star Orbit turbulence, the Andromeda M31 galaxy finally appeared before their eyes—it was much brighter than the Solar System, with stars crowded together like a handful of glitter. At its center was a pale purple "Star Orbit Crystal Zone," which was the traditional martial arts ruin A-Yue had mentioned.

"Those are the 'Star Orbit Crystal Pillars,' the core of our galaxy's traditional martial arts," A-Yue pointed at the crystal zone, her voice slightly hoarse. "We were ambushed by the Spirit-Devourers before, and the crystal pillars were contaminated. Our people were either captured or went into hiding." She floated to a crystal pillar and reached out to touch it; the Star Orbit Lines on the pillar were black and still slowly spreading.

Xiao Juan walked over, the Star Orbit Sensing Point on her glove lighting up. Her Nature Qi, carrying the Stardust Crystal Core, gently touched the crystal pillar—the black Star Orbit Lines actually receded a bit! "It's working!" Xiao Juan shouted in surprise. "My Nature Qi can purify it!" A-Yue's eyes lit up and she immediately said, "Try it quickly! The crystal pillars contain our galaxy's traditional martial arts information; once purified, we can see it!"

Xiao Juan's Nature Qi was slowly injected into the crystal pillar, and the black Star Orbit Lines receded bit by bit, revealing the pale purple runes inside. Ling leaned in and suddenly shouted, "I've seen these runes! They look a bit like the runes from the Source of Traditional Martial Arts!" Chen Wu saw it too. "They share the same origin! Universe traditional martial arts really are one family!"

The crystal pillar suddenly lit up, projecting an image—Andromeda's practitioners were practicing Qi around the crystal pillars, and their Star Orbit Qi actually resonated with the 12 styles of the Solar System's Qi techniques. Finally, the image stopped on the emblem of the "Universal Martial Arts Alliance," which featured patterns of 12 galaxies, with both the Solar System and Andromeda among them.

"So the Universal Martial Arts Alliance really existed!" A-Yue cried with excitement. "My grandfather said the Alliance was established to fight the Universe Spirit-Devourers. Later the Alliance disbanded, and we had to hold on by ourselves." Little Karim patted her shoulder. "Now we are here; we'll hold on together from now on!"

Suddenly, the ground of the crystal zone shook, and the roar of Spirit-Devourers came from the distance—the previous Spirit-Devourer Starship had caught up, bringing two even larger starships with it! "They've surrounded us!" Mei pointed out the window. The three starships circled the crystal zone, spitting out black Qi Energy and beginning to contaminate the surrounding Star Orbit Lines.

Chen Wu immediately stood before the crystal pillar. "A-Yue! Use your Star Orbit Qi to stabilize the crystal pillar! We'll block the starships! Ling! You and I will take the starship on the left! Karen and Ella, take the one on the right! The new generation will guard the crystal pillar with A-Yue!" Everyone moved into action immediately, as Stardust Energy, Star Orbit Qi, Storm Qi, and Earth Pulse Force interwoven above the crystal zone, forming a colorful barrier.

Section 4: Climax: Intergalactic Resonance and Breaking the Spirit-Devourer Starship

The Spirit-Devourer Starship on the left initiated the attack, spitting out black Star Orbit Qi directly at Chen Wu and Ling. Chen Wu condensed his Dual-Qi, the pale gold and pale green Qi blocking the energy, while Ling's Stardust Energy condensed into a spear and stabbed at the starship's engine! But the starship's hull was too hard; the spear was deflected as soon as it touched it. "This thing is harder than the mothership on Jupiter!" Ling cursed, his Stardust Energy condensing into a large blade once more. "Again!"

The starship on the right was even more troublesome, spitting out black sub-entities in a dense swarm like black insects. Karen's Storm Qi spun even faster, the silver-gray wind swirling the sub-entities into a mass, while Ella took the chance to condense Earth Pulse Force into a whip, wrapping it around the starship's cannon so it couldn't fire its energy. "Little Karim! Quick, use your Pyramid Force to hit its hatch!"

Little Karim immediately charged forward, the Star Orbit energy on his bracers lighting up as pale gold Qi wrapped in Star Orbit Lines smashed into the hatch. The hatch cracked open, and Lyra took the opportunity to throw in Anti-metal Microorganisms. The microorganisms crawled into the crack, and the hatch was soon corroded into a hole. "Mei! Use your darts to hit the control console inside!"

Mei's Ninja Qi darts, trailing Star Orbit Lines, were shot precisely into the hole. The starship's control console instantly sparked, and its speed slowed down. But the starship in the middle suddenly erupted, spitting out a massive cloud of black Qi Energy aimed straight at the crystal pillar. A-Yue immediately used her Star Orbit Qi to block it, but the energy was too strong; her Star Orbit Lines began to snap, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. "I can't hold it..."

Xiao Juan suddenly shouted, "Use the Solar System's energy! We can resonate with the Solar System's nodes!" Chen Wu reacted instantly, holding up the fusion jade and shouting into the communicator, "Technical Department! Immediately transmit the Solar System's energy! All martial arts fans across the Solar System, exert your power together!"

Seconds later, a golden pillar of light surged from the direction of the Solar System, passing through the Star Orbit Channel and landing on the crystal zone—it was the energy from Earth, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter! A-Yue's Star Orbit Lines instantly blazed with light, and Xiao Juan's Nature Qi, Ling's Stardust Energy, Karen's Storm Qi, Ella's Earth Pulse Force... everyone's Qi fused with the golden light pillar, forming an interwoven gold and purple "Intergalactic Resonance Qi"!

"Charge!" Chen Wu shouted, and the resonance Qi shot like a giant arrow toward the middle starship. The starship's hull was instantly pierced, exposing the Spirit-Devourer Core inside. A-Yue's Star Orbit Lines wrapped around it and pulled the core out, and Ling's Stardust Energy followed up immediately, slicing the core in half!

Seeing things were going south, the other two starships tried to flee, but the crystal pillar suddenly lit up, and Star Orbit Lines wrapped around their engines, rendering them unable to move. Chen Wu and A-Yue exerted their power together, releasing the resonance Qi again. The two starships were also destroyed, the black Star Orbit Lines slowly receded, and the crystal zone regained its pale purple glow.

The bullet comments on the global live stream had already exploded: "The intergalactic resonance was so hype! The Solar System's energy is too top-tier!" "The cooperation between A-Yue and Chen Wu was perfect! That punch gave me goosebumps!" "We finally won! Andromeda is saved!" A-Yue leaned against the crystal pillar, smiling as she said, "Thank you... we finally don't have to hold on alone anymore."

Section 5: Ending: Clues to the Universal Martial Arts Alliance

After the crystal pillar was completely purified, it projected more images—it was a map of the Universal Martial Arts Alliance. Besides the Solar System and Andromeda, there were locations of traditional martial arts ruins in 10 other galaxies, finally stopping on a marker for the "Triangulum Galaxy." "That is the last stronghold of the Alliance; the Spirit-Devourers are currently laying siege to it." A-Yue pointed at the map. "We have to go help them."

Chen Wu nodded and looked at the whole crew. "Next stop, Triangulum Galaxy. This time we aren't just saving people; we are going to rebuild the Universal Martial Arts Alliance." Ling patted A-Yue's shoulder. "From now on, we are comrades-in-arms. With us here, the Spirit-Devourers won't be able to turn the world upside down." The Little Whale Spirit floated over, nuzzled A-Yue's hand, and blew a Star Orbit bubble as if in agreement.

As the Chuanwu Starship prepared to leave, the crystal pillar shot out a strand of pale purple Star Orbit Qi, wrapping it around the fusion jade—it was the Andromeda traditional martial arts Token, which could sense signals from the Triangulum Galaxy. A-Yue looked at the crystal pillar and said softly, "Grandfather, we've found the Alliance. You can rest easy now."

The final image of the global live stream showed the Chuanwu Starship sailing toward the Triangulum Galaxy along the Star Orbit Lines, followed by the light pillars of the Solar System and Andromeda. Chen Wu said to the camera, "The Universe is vast and the Spirit-Devourers are strong, but as long as we are together, there is no traditional martial art we cannot protect, and no galaxy we cannot cross."