603 Nebula
Lin Feng was very careful along the way, flying along the “main path” of space. The so-called “main path” was actually a spatial passage that was especially stable. Even in shattered space and even in spatial turbulence, there was a stable main path of space.
This “main path” of space was the cornerstone of space. It could not allow people to warp space, but it was real. Only cultivators who had comprehended the ultimate Law of Space could sense the existence of this “main path”.
Even in some forbidden places, where space was confined, shattered, or within spatial turbulences, this spatial “main path” would exist. This was something that could not be destroyed, no matter how powerful a cultivator was.
This was because this already involved the essence of the entire universe. Unless the entire universe could be destroyed, it was impossible to destroy this spatial “main path”.
It could connect to the universe outside. Hence, after comprehending the ultimate Law of Space, Lin Feng would not lose his way no matter where he went in the future, even in perilous situations.
As for the so-called illusions, they were even more useless against Lin Feng.
As Lin Feng continued to fly out, gradually, Lin Feng discovered more and more Silent Beasts. They appeared to be traveling in the same direction.
Moreover, their demeanor was panicked. It was more like they were running or hiding from something.
“What is that?”
Suddenly, Lin Feng saw a phenomenon like a nebula appear in the cosmos in front of him. Countless clouds floated around it, and there were even various Laws mixed in. It hung high in the cosmos like a nebula.
In particular, this “nebula” contained a terrifying aura. Even Lin Feng felt a chill run down his spine.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
It was those strange heartbeats again, and they were becoming faster and faster, tugging at Lin Feng’s combat body. Even though Lin Feng’s combat body had already reached 99 billion kilometers, he still could not resist the pull of the mysterious heartbeats.
Lin Feng fled immediately without any hesitation!
“Phew…”
After fleeing for an unknown distance, Lin Feng still felt his hair standing on end. It was as if some terrifying entity was brewing in the “nebula”. As he fled, he also saw many Silent Beasts fleeing desperately, just like him. In fact, when these Silent Beasts saw Lin Feng, they did not react at all. They continued to flee in a frenzy, as if the further they went from the “nebula”, the safer they would be.
How could Lin Feng not understand by now that the reason these Silent Beasts were so insane and furious was clearly because they were afraid of the power in that “nebula”?
“What exactly is brewing in that nebula?”
Lin Feng was also very unsettled. From the looks of it, these Silent Beasts were fleeing like mad. They did not even have time to pay attention to a cultivator like Lin Feng.
Lin Feng could not help but think of the Silent Beasts he had encountered at the border back then, frantically trying to charge out of the Silent Galaxy. Those Silent Beasts were similarly insane back then.
Could this be the reason?
The more Lin Feng thought about it, the more he felt that this might be the reason. Otherwise, why would those Silent Beasts be so desperate to charge out of the Silent Galaxy? So this was the true reason.
“That nebula…”
Lin Feng was bewildered. He actually wanted to probe the situation of the nebula, but the aura emitted from it was too terrifying. Even with his current strength, he actually felt some fright.
If anything went wrong, he would be in serious danger. In some circumstances, even the ultimate Law of Space could not deal with any danger. For example, if he were up against a Divine King, a single strike from a Divine King would be able to crush Lin Feng’s combat body into cosmic dust. How would he be able to escape?
“Forget it. The commotion in the Silent Galaxy is so huge. It’s impossible that no Divine Kings and Divine Venerables out there have noticed it. If anything serious really happens, those Divine Kings and Divine Venerables will deal with it.”
Lin Feng thought for a moment, but did not return in the end. The little amount of aura emitted by the “nebula” was already so terrifying. If anything really happened, so what if Lin Feng had found out something?
Although Lin Feng was quite strong now, he was far from being unrivaled.
If Lin Feng had the strength of a Divine King or a Divine Venerable, he might have considered making a probe.
As for now, it was better to leave quickly. That aura was becoming more and more terrifying. Even those Grand Emperor-level Silent Beasts were scrambling to escape, let alone Lin Feng.
By now, Lin Feng did not even need to sense the spatial “main path”, because he could already see the familiar fluctuation of Laws at the distant border.
It was the universe, the cosmos!
“Go!”
Lin Feng sped up even more. Since he had already seen the cosmos, he could warp space without worries. With a flash, he entered the spatial passage directly.
…
The brutal cosmic battlefield was filled with the corpses of Silent Beasts. Similarly, there were some broken cosmic battleships. These cosmic battleships were all very massive. Unfortunately, they were all reduced to scrap metal now.
This was the Mechanical Galaxy. Galaxies controlled by technological civilizations were very rare in the universe.
Among them, the mechanical civilization was the strongest. It was the dominant civilization. However, the mechanical civilization did not hold all the power. There were many other civilizations, and they were all developed technological civilizations.
At this moment, the Mechanical Galaxy was facing a huge crisis. They were adjacent to the Silent Galaxy. In the past few decades, many Silent Beasts had charged out of the Silent Galaxy one after another, and there was simply no end to them.
The Mechanical Galaxy was a galaxy dominated by technological development. It manufactured all kinds of weapons, such as cosmic battleships, and so on. Even destroying a Grand Emperor was nothing much.
The most cutting-edge weapons among them could kill even top-notch Grand Emperors. However, such weapons were strategic weapons, and were only controlled by mechanical civilizations. Moreover, their use had many limitations.
More and more Silent Beasts charged out of the Silent Galaxy in an endless stream. The mechanical civilization had already used that weapon a few times and killed many top-notch Grand Emperor-level beasts.
However, it was not of much use, because those beasts continued to charge out of the Silent Galaxy. There were simply too many of them.
At this moment, the mechanical civilization and the thousands of other powerful civilizations in the galaxy were discussing in private how to resolve their current predicament. However, almost none of the major civilizations had a better solution.
The mechanical galaxy did not actually reject cultivation, but there were very few cultivators, and there was no Divine King presiding over it. When encountering such a crisis, they could only resist it head-on.
“Should we invite a Divine King to guard it?”
“What Divine King would be willing to come to our Mechanical Galaxy?”
“That’s right. What can our Mechanical Galaxy offer to tempt a Divine King?”
Even the people of the mechanical civilization shook their heads. Those Divine Kings were high and mighty. What could they take a fancy to in the Mechanical Galaxy? It was impossible to get the Divine Kings to help.
“There’s only one way. Retreat and give up on the Mechanical Galaxy.”
“Impossible. Our roots lie in the Mechanical Galaxy. Where else can we go after leaving the Mechanical Galaxy?”
“We never want to become a wandering civilization.”
“Let’s fight with all we have. We can still organize a larger army. We have to stop these Silent Beasts no matter what…”
In the conference hall, countless races and countless lifeforms were shouting. This was war, a cruel war that could destroy their civilization.
If they gave up just like that and became wandering civilizations, the outcome would be similar to destruction.
No wandering civilization could make a comeback in the end. Although the universe was huge, there were not many places suitable for the survival and development of the countless civilizations in the Mechanical Galaxy.
“All right, then we have a resolution. We will continue fighting!”
The supreme leader of the mechanical civilization made the final decision.
