Star Orbit Secrets, Rift Chart

Following the guidance of Aishi's residual consciousness, Nightmare and Su Wanqing traversed the intricate corridors inside the pyramid.

The deeper they went, the more peculiar the construction materials became, shimmering with a starlike faint light.

The remaining Formation runes grew increasingly complex and profound, showcasing the former glorious civilization of the Star Spirit Race.

Finally, they arrived before a massive gate cast entirely from a Fusion of some kind of silver metal and crystal.

The gate was tightly shut, its surface engraved with flowing star trajectories and profound spatial runes, emitting an ancient and powerful spatial fluctuation.

Even after countless years, and with its energy now faint, one could still sense its extraordinary nature.

"This is the Star Orbit Secret Hall," Aishi's voice carried a hint of reverence, "It houses our race's most precious star chart and Void Realm research results. Only an Elder of the race or the holder of the Star Key can open it. Now..." Her voice trailed off.

Nightmare's rule fragment carefully scanned the gate and the Restriction upon it.

This Restriction was indeed incredibly ingenious, integrating multiple methods such as spatial locks, energy verification, and Soul fluctuation recognition.

If one were to attack it by force, it would likely trigger unpredictable consequences and might even destroy the items inside the hall.

"What form does the Star Key take? What are its energy characteristics?" Nightmare asked.

"The Star Key... its form varies. It is mostly crafted from fragments of Star cores, containing pure Star Power and a specific Soul imprint..." Aishi described.

The rule fragment quickly analyzed the energy circuits and recognition mechanism of the gate's Restriction.

A moment later, a flash of understanding crossed Nightmare's eyes.

"A physical Star Key is not strictly necessary," he said slowly, "The essence is verifying pure Power of the Stars and a specific Soul frequency."

His rule fragment stirred slightly, perfectly replicating the Star Law frequency recorded when he previously analyzed Princess Leia's aura and the Star Spirit Race's Formation.

At the same time, he condensed a highly pure Power of Annihilation at his fingertips—Annihilation does not mean destroying everything; it can also simulate transformation.

The rule fragment slightly adjusted its properties, simulating an extremely restrained, yet inherently high-level "Star Annihilation" power, carrying a hint of the Soul fluctuation unique to the rule fragment that transcended this realm.

He slowly pressed this mass of simulated power toward a groove in the center of the gate that resembled a star chart.

Hum~

The star trajectories on the gate suddenly lit up, as if detecting this power.

At first, it showed some repulsion toward the essence of Annihilation, but the Star frequency and Soul fluctuation simulated by the rule fragment matched perfectly, and the restrained yet high-level energy layer far exceeded the verification standards preset by the gate!

Click... Click, click...

A series of soft mechanical sounds came, and the thick silver gate emitted a dull whirring sound from within, slowly sliding open to both sides to reveal the deep hall behind it.

"It... it actually opened?!" Aishi's residual consciousness was filled with shock.

She did not expect the other party to be able to simulate the power to pass the verification in this way!

What kind of exquisite control over energy and Law must one possess for this?

Nightmare's expression was calm as he led Su Wanqing into the hall.

The space inside the hall was vast. The dome was embedded with countless glowing gemstones, forming a vast star map that rotated slowly, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

All around were rows of crystal bookshelves made of the same material, neatly displaying countless scrolls, Jade Slips, or peculiar starlight crystals.

However, most of the bookshelves were empty. Evidently, before the ancient city crashed, important data had been transferred or destroyed.

The few remaining scrolls and crystals were mostly dim, covered in cracks.

Nightmare's rule fragment swept across, his heart sinking slightly.

He hoped this trip wouldn't be in vain.

"Over there! The central Star Pivot!" Aishi directed.

In the center of the hall, there was a massive crystal sphere connected to a complex base below. Although its light was faint, it seemed to be the only device in the entire Secret Hall still barely operational.

Nightmare walked up to the crystal sphere, his rule fragment probing into it.

Instantly, a massive stream of information flooded into the rule fragment!

Although much of the data was damaged or missing, some parts were still relatively well-preserved!

[Received information: Star Spirit Race Basic star chart (Fragmented)... Received information: Void Energy Tide Theory (Fragmented)... Received information: Brief Description of Common Star Domain Civilizations (Extremely Fragmented)... Received information: Analysis of Void Rift Characteristics and Stable Structures (Partially Complete)... Received information: Coordinates of Nearby Stable Realms (Severely Missing)...]

The rule fragment quickly filtered and organized this information.

The history and technology of the Star Spirit Race itself were mostly fragmented, but the research regarding the Void Realm and Void Rifts seemed to be relatively well-preserved, likely due to its importance!

Especially that "Analysis of Void Rift Characteristics and Stable Structures," although incomplete, detailed how to identify different types of Void Rifts, judge their stability, and use specific energy frequencies to open temporary safe passages!

And among this, there was surprisingly a record regarding the very place they were currently in, this "Endless Void Rift Land"!

[Based on the comparison of the star chart and rift analysis, current location: No. 7 Void Fold Zone, with the high-stability large rift 'Corridor of Sighs' as the iconic entrance... The interior is filled with a large number of unstable rifts and Law turbulence, making it extremely dangerous... There are a few relatively stable areas (such as the crash site of the Star Patrol City)...]

[Departure Plan: Plan 1: Find and traverse the 'Corridor of Sighs' to return the way they came (Requires resisting the powerful tearing force at the entrance, and the exit location has been marked by the Dark Devourer Race, risk is extremely high). Plan 2: Find internally naturally generated or artificially opened secondary stable rifts (Requires precise calculation of the rift's destination coordinates and stability, risk is unknown). Plan 3: ... (Data missing)]

The rule fragment quickly organized the useful information.

At the same time, that fragmented star chart also provided some vague rift coordinates that might lead to other stable areas, but most of the data was incomplete and required subsequent verification.

"Found it." A hint of satisfaction appeared in Nightmare's eyes.

Although the most ideal navigation data directly leading to other prosperous Star Domains was missing, at least there was a method and direction to leave this dead land.

"That's great!" Aishi was also delighted by this.

Nightmare's rule fragment continued to scan deeper into the crystal sphere, attempting to dig up more information.

Suddenly, the rule fragment captured an extremely obscure, highly encrypted stream of information amidst a pile of chaotic data fragments!

This piece of information did not seem to be in the format commonly used by the Star Spirit Race, and its encryption method was completely different, carrying a kind of... cold, mechanical style?

The rule fragment instinctively began to attempt to decrypt it.

[Detected unknown advanced information encryption... rule fragment is analyzing... Energy consumption 3%... Decryption progress 1%... 5%...]

The decryption speed was unusually slow; clearly, this encryption level was extremely high.

Nightmare's heart stirred, and he increased the energy output of the rule fragment.

[Energy consumption 10%... Decryption progress 30%... 60%... 90%... 100%! Decryption successful!]

A piece of information, not long but enough to make Nightmare's rule fragment shudder, emerged:

[Warning: Detected high-dimensional interference phenomenon... Coordinates: (A set of extremely complex multi-dimensional coordinates)... Suspected trace of 'observer' activity... Avoid! Repeat! Avoid! — Information source: Sky Patrol Ship (???)]

This information had no beginning or end, yet it revealed an unsettling aura.

High-dimensional interference? observer? Sky Patrol Ship?

This did not seem to be information left behind by the Star Spirit Race, but a warning left by some unknown entity?

Could the extinction of the Star Spirit Race be related to this?

Just as Nightmare was deep in thought, the rule fragment suddenly sent out an urgent alarm!

[Warning! Detected high-intensity spatial disturbance! Source: Outside the ancient city! Multiple targets are forcibly breaking through the outer barrier!]

[Energy characteristic analysis: 87% similarity to the 'Void Dark Devourer Race' recorded in the database!]

[Warning! The opponent has locked onto the location of the Secret Hall!]

"They... they still found us!" Aishi's residual consciousness let out a terrified scream, "It's a hunting squad of the Dark Devourer Race! They must have come by tracking the faint life signal of Her Highness the Princess!"

Nightmare's eyes turned instantly cold!

Truly persistent!

He instantly retracted his rule fragment and grabbed Su Wanqing: "Let's go!"

There was no time to carefully study that eerie information; he had to deal with the crisis at hand first!

The two figures flashed, rushing out of the Star Orbit Secret Hall.

Just as they exited the hall, they heard a huge explosion and the ear-piercing sound of the barrier shattering from the outer layer of the ancient city!

Several pitch-black, twisted figures, exuding endless greed and desire for devouring, had already torn through the last defense of the ancient city.

Like sharks that had smelled blood, they swooped straight toward the central pyramid!

The Void Dark Devourer Race, descends!