269: Chapter 269 Discovery of Abandoned Starfields in the Void

Cao Yang slowly turned around, his gaze falling upon Ning Rongrong, who was still in a daze. His voice was gentle, as if it could soothe all fear and unease: "Rongrong, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Hearing Cao Yang's concerned call, Ning Rongrong suddenly snapped back to her senses as if waking from a dream.

She took several deep breaths, trying to calm the surging emotions within her, and then replied with a slightly trembling voice: "Ah, I... I'm fine, I was just startled just now."

Looking at Ning Rongrong's shaken appearance, Cao Yang couldn't help but feel a surge of pity in his heart.

He walked to Ning Rongrong's side, patted her shoulder gently, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, Rongrong. As long as I am here, I will never let anyone hurt you."

Ning Rongrong looked up at the determined man before her, and a sense of absolute stability and peace of mind instantly washed over her.

She nodded vigorously, showing her belief in Cao Yang's words. Then, recalling Cao Yang's stunning combat performance, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother Cao, your strength is truly incredible! To be able to slay an enemy across an entire major Realm... it's simply unbelievable!"

Cao Yang smiled slightly, appearing quite calm despite Ning Rongrong's praise. "Hehe, it's actually nothing special. Against ordinary opponents like that, I'm confident I can defeat them even if they are at a higher level. But having said that, we shouldn't stay here long; the commotion just now will likely attract other, more powerful Void Creatures. So, we'd better leave this place quickly."

Ning Rongrong nodded obediently and replied, "Mm, okay, I'll follow all of Brother Cao's arrangements." Seeing Ning Rongrong so compliant, Cao Yang smiled with satisfaction.

Immediately after, with a thought, he swept the massive corpse of the white tiger on the ground into his Inner Universe.

One must realize that this was the precious corpse of a Universe-level being; its value was immeasurable.

Having done this, Cao Yang performed a Divine Ability once more. With a flash of light around him, he instantly took Ning Rongrong's small hand, and their figures vanished from the spot like ghosts in the blink of an eye.

Only an empty wilderness remained, witnessing the thrilling battle that had just taken place.

After repeatedly performing mysterious and miraculous Divine Abilities and Spells, the two finally successfully appeared atop an incredibly massive meteorite.

Just then, something happened that filled them both with joy—less than five hundred billion billion trillion li away, there actually existed a vast Star Domain that had been abandoned for a long time and was devoid of human presence!

"Rongrong, look at that abandoned Star Domain not far away. In my opinion, we might be able to gain something from it. How about we go and investigate?"

Cao Yang stared into the distance with piercing eyes. With his extraordinary vision, even at such a staggering distance, he could roughly see the outline of this abandoned Star Domain.

Ning Rongrong nodded slightly in agreement: "Sure, Brother Cao. Since that's the case, let's hurry over and take a look."

Although she couldn't see the abandoned Star Domain Cao Yang described with her naked eyes, when she released her powerful Divine Sense for a light sweep, she immediately sensed that vast and grand abandoned Star Domain quietly lying across the Void Realm.

Without a moment's delay, Cao Yang reached out and grabbed Ning Rongrong's soft, delicate hand, and together they sped toward that mysterious and tempting abandoned Star Domain.

As the distance between them and the abandoned Star Domain shortened, Ning Rongrong's excitement became increasingly difficult to suppress as the scene before her grew clearer.

In the past, every time she and other Holy Lords ventured outside the Small Universe to search for the mysterious and rare source crystals, her heart was always filled with trepidation and caution.

They knew well that countless unknown dangers lurked within this vast and boundless Void Realm, so they never dared to stray too far.

Furthermore, trying to find an intact abandoned planet was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Most of the time, what they faced were just massive, lifeless meteorites—cold, hard celestial bodies drifting lonely in the dark Void Realm.

However, whenever they happened to encounter an abandoned planet by chance, all the Holy Lords would instantly become exceptionally excited.

After all, an abandoned planet was an excellent place to obtain rare Artifact Refining Materials!

One must know that these planets had drifted in the Advanced Void Realm for countless ages, enduring numerous collisions and erosions. Any Artifact Refining Materials that remained were invariably of superior quality and high Rank.

Not only that, but sometimes extremely rare medicinal herbs would grow on these abandoned planets.

Although the Ranks of the herbs they had encountered before weren't very high, even a glimmer of hope was precious to those pursuing great power.

But the sight unfolding before her eyes now far exceeded all her past experiences—this wasn't just a single isolated abandoned planet, but an entire vast, boundless abandoned Star Domain!

Imagine, within such a vast area, it was highly likely that top-tier Advanced herbs capable of restoring a true spirit were hidden. Facing such a tempting opportunity, how could she suppress the surging excitement in her heart?

Before long, the two of them descended like two meteors onto a planet located at the edge of the abandoned Star Domain.

The moment they landed, Ning Rongrong looked at Cao Yang beside her with a solemn expression and said in a low voice, "Brother Cao, we should still act with caution. If there truly are Advanced herbs here, there's a good chance that powerful Void Creatures are guarding them nearby."

Despite her current joy at the prospect of a discovery, Ning Rongrong had not lost her proper alertness.

Cao Yang nodded slightly, agreeing with Ning Rongrong's view. He replied softly, "Don't worry. Although the environment of the Void Realm outside the Small Universe does have a certain suppressive effect on our Divine Sense, with my abilities, seeing the general state of this abandoned Star Domain is no problem. For now, it seems there are no particularly powerful Void Creatures around here."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's taut nerves relaxed quite a bit.

Recalling the terrifying scene of encountering that fierce white tiger earlier, she still felt a lingering fear.

If Cao Yang hadn't stepped in to help in time, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

At this moment, looking around, she saw that although this so-called abandoned Star Domain still maintained the form of a Star Domain overall...

...perhaps due to drifting aimlessly in the Void Realm for a long time, the distance between each abandoned planet was very far.

Even with her powerful Divine Sense as an Extreme Dao Saint, she found it difficult to cover them all.