The powerful backlash tore deep gashes into his skin. Even with what looked like two different defensive abilities active, he couldn't completely negate the damage.
'So it isn't a normal passage—someone has to bear the brunt of it!'
Putting herself in his shoes, Bai Yimo knew that even if she'd found the method, she could never have withstood such a backlash on her own. 'This man is a true monster,' she thought. 'Just like me—a rare genius in the Star Sea.'
A mere five seconds later, her vision cleared.
A distinct starry sky took shape before her. Unlike the dead vastness from before, this one pulsed with the clear presence of life. In the distance, a large, unique-looking planet glittered with the light of civilization.
'He didn't lie to me.'
'We really left the Cave of the Stars.'
"Incredible! How did you do that?"
