Star Core Party, System Goes Crazy

"Damn it! Going this big?!"

Nightmare glanced back, and good grief, what was behind him was like an interstellar mudslide; planetary fragments of all sizes were raining down on them!

If they were caught by that, let alone his newly upgraded Late Stage Hedao physique, even a Mahayana cultivator would likely be smashed into two dimensions!

"Senior Brother!" Su Wanqing's little face was deathly pale; she had never even imagined such a spectacle, let alone seen one.

"Hold on tight!" Nightmare couldn't care about his composure anymore. The rule fragment was buzzing like an overclocked CPU, and he pushed his Annihilation Domain to the maximum. Like a black drill, he gritted his teeth and charged toward the massive, shattered star core indicated by the rule fragment!

Up close, the star core was even more terrifying. It looked like an oversized lightbulb about to explode, with white light hissing out from its cracks. The surrounding space was twisted into a pretzel, and the heat made his protective Spiritual Qi glow sizzle.

Behind him was a "mudslide," and in front was a "steel furnace"—this experience was truly one of a kind!

"rule fragment! primal cube! Use whatever tricks you have! If you keep holding back, we're going to be served as the main course here!" Nightmare screamed in his mind.

[Command confirmed! Accessing the core database of the primal cube... Analyzing the current Star Domain rule network structure... Searching for weak points...]

[Target star core detected as a secondary energy hub. Internal rule conflict is intense, and the spatial structure is oscillating periodically... Calculating safe entry window...]

[Plan generated: Utilize its spatial oscillation trough to forcibly open a miniature temporary passage with the Power of Annihilation. Requires extreme energy control, error rate must be below 0.001%...]

"Damn it! Let's do this!" Nightmare gritted his teeth, pushed the rule fragment's computing power to the limit, and stared intently at the constantly twisting spatial ripples on the star core's surface.

Now!

He used the rule fragment to trigger the nirvana dao seed, concentrating his power highly. He didn't bother with any flashy moves; he simply pointed his finger directly at the point where the spatial fluctuation was weakest!

Pfft!

With a soft sound, like popping a soap bubble, the surface of the violent star core was actually pierced by his finger, creating a highly unstable, small black hole just wide enough for one person to pass through! Inside the hole was a crazed turbulence of energy!

"Let's go!"

Nightmare didn't care about looking graceful anymore. He grabbed Su Wanqing and dived in like they were fleeing for their lives!

As soon as they entered, the hole behind them slammed shut! Almost simultaneously, a cataclysmic collision sound came from outside; it was likely the "interstellar mudslide" hitting the star core.

It was chaotic inside; colorful energy was darting around like it was worthless, and spatial fragments were flying everywhere—it was more intense than being in a tumble dryer. The shield maintained by the rule fragment flickered on and off, and Nightmare had to output all his magic power to hold it together.

"Did we just crawl into the star core's 'digestive System'?" Nightmare grumbled while urging the rule fragment to find a path quickly.

[Locating... Channel structure is highly unstable and cannot be maintained for long... Detecting high-intensity spatial repulsion field ahead... Suspected to lead outside the Star Domain...]

"Who cares what's outside? It's better than being digested in this hellhole! Charge out!"

Nightmare hardened his resolve. The rule fragment locked onto the source of the repulsion field, and the Power of Annihilation erupted once again. Like a battering ram, he smashed hard toward that direction!

Boom!

Intense white light instantly swallowed all perception!

When Nightmare and Su Wanqing regained their senses, they realized they were no longer in that deadly channel, but floating in... well, how should he describe it? It was a Void Realm with extremely vibrant colors, like a spilled palette of paint. The Spiritual Qi here was quite dense, but it felt very "wild" and not gentle at all.

Looking back, good grief, that asteroid belt had become a tiny dot in the distant background. That last move had blasted them incredibly far away.

"Finally... we escaped..." Su Wanqing patted her chest, still lingering in fear.

Nightmare also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly checked himself. The rule fragment's energy was bottomed out, the nirvana dao seed was significantly withered, and he had less than ten percent of his magic power left; it was a miserable state. Fortunately, his Foundation was undamaged.

He quickly took out the half of the World Tree leaf he had collected earlier and crunched it down like a biscuit. Pure life energy instantly surged through his limbs and bones, and he almost groaned in comfort. The rule fragment and the nirvana dao seed also began to greedily absorb the "wild" Spiritual Qi from the surroundings, slowly recovering.

[Beep! Detected that the Host has exited the high-threat area 'Star Fragment Maze Zone'!]

[Successfully escaped from a rule-level pursuit and acquired the key item 'primal cube'. Hidden achievement 'Void Realm Survivor' unlocked!]

[Rewards issued: rule fragment Fusion increased by 3%, unlocked new module 'Environmental Adaptation' (can slightly adjust own energy fluctuations to adapt to different world environments).]

[primal cube recognition increased to 50%, opening more basic rule query permissions.]

Listening to the System prompts, Nightmare finally felt a bit better. Although he was in a sorry state, the gains were not small. This "Environmental Adaptation" sounded like a sneaky skill, very suitable for someone like him who likes... well, steady development.

He used the rule fragment to scan this new Void Realm; the colors were flashy, but he didn't detect any obvious threats for now.

"Let's find a place to recover first," Nightmare said to Su Wanqing. After that desperate flight, she had also consumed a huge amount of energy.

The two found a floating, relatively stable small meteorite and landed on it. Nightmare set up a few simple concealment and warning Formations and began to meditate with all his might to recover.

Su Wanqing also sat quietly to the side to regulate her breath. Her Nine Aperture Exquisite Body was spontaneously absorbing the colorful energy from the surroundings, seemingly adapting quite quickly to this "wild" environment.

It was unknown how much time had passed, but Nightmare's state had mostly recovered, and the rule fragment's energy was replenished as well. He sank his mind into the rule fragment space and looked at the quiet primal cube.

This time, he really owed it to this thing. He tried to use the newly improved permissions to query information.

"Query information about the current area."

[Permission confirmed... Searching database... Based on energy spectrum and spatial constant analysis... Current location: Unnamed buffer zone near the 'Chaos Frontier'.]

[Warning: The Chaos Frontier is a known high-risk area. The Laws are chaotic, breeding a large number of unknown, strange existences and natural dangers. At the same time, it is also a deposition area for many lost civilizations and ancient battlefield ruins, where opportunities and dangers coexist.]

[Suggestion: Determine your position as soon as possible and look for a stable realm or outpost. The primal cube database contains some incomplete star charts regarding the 'Chaos Frontier' and surrounding Star Domains, which can assist in navigation.]

Chaos Frontier? It didn't sound like a good place. But opportunities and dangers coexist? Nightmare rubbed his chin; this was actually quite interesting. It was more promising than staying in the Tianxuan Realm, where the Laws are incomplete.

He tried again to query information about the "observer" and the "Sky Patrol," but his permissions were still insufficient; it indicated that higher unlock conditions were required.

"Fine, one step at a time." Nightmare didn't dwell on it. The top priority was to figure out where he was and then find a place where he could Cultivate in peace and collect resources along the way.

He looked at Su Wanqing, who was still in deep meditation. Her aura was stable, and it looked like she had also recovered quite well.

"Time to set off and see what kind of dragon's den or tiger's lair this 'Chaos Frontier' really is."