Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1561 - 1559: Stellar Space Geomagnetic Storm

Along the way, they passed one nebula tomb mound after another, yet there were no signs of damage to these nebula tomb mounds.

Logically speaking, since the azure bird behaved the way it did before, many of the nebula tomb mounds here should have been torn apart, but in reality, they weren't.

Lu Ye speculated that those torn nebula tomb mounds might be able to slowly heal.

It was another two months before the starboat slowly sailed out of the range covered by the Thousand Mounds Cemetery. Lu Ye looked at the star map, feeling secretly thrilled.

According to the directions on the star map, he only needed to pass through a geomagnetic turbulence zone to reach the Jade Conch Galaxy.

This showed just how remote the Jade Conch Galaxy was. Lu Ye was not yet clear about the situation in other directions, but in this returning direction, the closest star system to the Jade Conch Galaxy was Indeterminate. However, there were three regions between the two large star systems: one was the territory that the Insect Race had occupied, even with Lu Ye navigating the starboat, it took more than three months to traverse. Next was the Thousand Mounds Cemetery, then the geomagnetic turbulence zone.

Traversing the Thousand Mounds Cemetery also took three months, but the geomagnetic turbulence zone was much larger than the Thousand Mounds Cemetery. Lu Ye estimated it would take at least over six months.

Once through the geomagnetic turbulence zone, he would finally reach the edge of the Jade Conch Galaxy, and still, he faced the arduous journey to return to the Nine Provinces.

Unlike the relative safety of the Thousand Mounds Cemetery, the geomagnetic turbulence zone was fraught with perils. Even Sun Blaze could get caught up in it, sustaining injuries if not worse. Fortunately, most of the dangers in the geomagnetic turbulence zone could be observed in advance, so navigating here required utmost caution.

After entering the geomagnetic turbulence zone, Lu Ye dared not lose focus, always alert to every movement while on the starboat. Initially, all was calm, but a few days in, Lu Ye suddenly noticed a peculiar movement approaching rapidly from the side, tens of thousands of miles away.

He looked carefully and saw that in that direction, something resembling a tornado was rolling in. However, unlike a traditional tornado, this one in stellar space was enormous, with a terrifyingly large range. It was visible that this tornado was carrying many meteors of varying sizes, spinning rapidly, creating a scene of chaos.

The word "turbulence" in the geomagnetic turbulence zone referred to these stellar space geomagnetic storms!

The so-called tornado was not a real tornado but a manifestation of a force field, something akin to an origin magnetic field. It was incredibly dangerous because the origin magnetic field was practically the bane of any cultivator. No matter how high one's cultivation, being within an origin magnetic field meant severe suppression, and getting caught in this magnetic storm might render one unable to fend off the meteors of various sizes crashing down under limited power.

Thus, navigating the geomagnetic turbulence zone required adhering to one principle—to stay close to any dead star or desolate planet within the zone. This way, even if one encounters such a stellar geomagnetic storm, a place for quick shelter would be readily available.

As soon as Lu Ye spotted that tornado-like stellar magnetic storm, he took control of the starboat, propelling it with all his might towards a nearby desolate planet.

He landed directly on the backside of the desolate planet, found a canyon, and dove in with Yaya.

As for Lih Shang, he had already taken refuge in Lu Ye's Divine Sea at the first opportunity. For an average cultivator, a stellar magnetic storm posed a great threat, but for the Soul Race, it could be lethal.

Just as they concealed themselves, Lu Ye heard the whistling sound passing by his ears continuously, obviously indicating that the stellar magnetic storm had arrived.

Under the influence of this magnetic storm, Lu Ye's body involuntarily felt heavy, his spirit force seemed locked within, unable to be mobilized.

In this state, he was merely someone with a relatively strong physical body.

Instinctively, Lu Ye activated the power of the Talent Tree, hoping to resist the suppression of the magnetic storm, but quickly he remembered that the power of the Talent Tree seemingly had little effect against this suppression. He had tried this back in the Nine Provinces. When he first delved into the ground fissure of the Nine Provinces to probe the situation of the Insect Race's Great Secret Realm, he relied on the power of the Dragon Throne, which could completely shield from the influence of the origin magnetic field.

What surprised him, however, was that upon activating the Talent Tree's power, its fuel reserves started depleting rapidly. Simultaneously, his body felt lighter, and the suppression vanished without a trace.

Lu Ye was slightly startled but soon understood.

The Talent Tree... was no longer the Talent Tree of old.

When he first ventured into the Insect Race's Great Secret Realm for exploration, the Talent Tree had only undergone one metamorphosis, now it had transformed three times, its power naturally much stronger than before.

However... the cost seemed somewhat significant.

This force field-type suppression was intangible and continuous, hence the Talent Tree needed to continuously burn off impurities, purging the invasive, intangible force field from within, naturally placing a considerable burden on its fuel reserves.

The Talent Tree's current fuel reserve couldn't withstand such consumption. It was better used for cultivation at the All Phenomena Ocean rather than to resist the magnetic storm's suppression.

With this in mind, Lu Ye gently set Yaya down, then summoned the Dragon Throne to shield himself, holding Yaya in his embrace.

It was clear that Yaya also felt the suppression of this magnetic field, her little brow furrowed tightly, looking discontent. However, with her Sun Blaze background, how significantly this suppression affected her, Lu Ye wasn't sure.

This geomagnetic storm lasted for almost half a day before it finally passed. Lu Ye then retracted the Dragon Throne, holding Yaya as they emerged from the ground fissure. Gazing in the direction the storm had departed, he summoned the starboat again and hurried on his way!

In this geomagnetic turbulence zone, although there are many dead stars and desolate planets to seek shelter from, if one's luck is bad and they can't find a suitable refuge when a geomagnetic storm hits, it would be a huge problem.

In such a bizarre place, Lih Shang was of no help at all. Since retreating into Lu Ye's Divine Sea, he hadn't shown himself.

Lu Ye's luck wasn't too bad; several times he encountered the stellar space geomagnetic storms and managed to find shelters in time.

But luck is something that eventually runs out. Once again, he saw a stellar space geomagnetic storm from a distance. Lu Ye searched around hurriedly but failed to find any trace of a dead star or a desolate planet.

As he watched the storm roaring towards him, Lu Ye had no choice but to grit his teeth, summon the Dragon Throne once more, and grab Yaya, placing her against his chest in preparation to withstand the storm head-on.

Instead of dodging, he turned around and charged towards the storm because only by going in the opposite direction could he quickly escape the storm's coverage.

The enormous Dragon Spine Saber was already summoned. The three-zhang high crimson figure plunged into the storm like a drop of water into the sea, causing no ripples.

Previously, he always found suitable places to seek refuge and didn't fully comprehend the terror of a geomagnetic storm. Now being inside, he immediately sensed its peril.

Inside the storm, he soon lost his sense of direction. Even if he exerted all his strength, he could only be carried along with the storm's waves. If that were the only issue, it would be fine, but the storm was filled with numerous meteorites, which, after being spun vigorously for an unknown duration, moved at incredibly high speeds.

Lu Ye wielded the Dragon Spine Saber, attempting to chop a few meteorites headed his way, but his arms went numb from the impact.

An unexpected moment saw him hit squarely by a massive meteorite. Even with the Dragon Throne's protection, Lu Ye's blood Qi surged and stars danced before his eyes.

Within the geomagnetic storm, Lu Ye scrambled around awkwardly. In such a magnificent stellar space phenomenon, individual strength was truly insignificant.

For more than two hours, Lu Ye couldn't get out of the storm, even beginning to doubt whether he could actually make it through, as he was often swept along without the ability to resist.

As Lu Ye was feeling troubled, he suddenly sensed Yaya in his embrace waking up. In the blink of an eye, her aura surged to Moon Jade's level, yet that was its limit... It seemed the storm was also greatly suppressing her.

Just as Lu Ye couldn't understand what was happening, Yaya grabbed his arm and swiftly led him in a particular direction, her expression showing clear urgency.

The next instant, Lu Ye felt an incredibly terrifying force of suction coming from one direction. That suction felt familiar, and then he astonishingly noticed that the rapidly rotating meteorites around him were changing direction, moving towards where the suction originated.

Yaya was straining her grip, clearly resisting the suction, but no matter how she resisted, both figures, large and small, were still slowly being drawn towards the source of the suction, carried by the storm.

The surrounding storm was getting smaller, gradually dissipating into nothing, and that terrifying force of suction also disappeared.

Dazed and confused, Lu Ye suddenly saw a pair of eyes shining like a big sun, staring at his position. Looking beyond, there was a giant bird head and a body as large as a star, emitting a blue glow.

Azure Bird!

Lu Ye was startled, not expecting to encounter the enormous azure bird again in this place. However, this time the azure bird felt different. The last time, it showed no interest in him, but now Lu Ye sensed a hint of hostility in its eyes.

"Papa, quickly remove it!" Yaya suddenly spoke, her expression somewhat tense.

Though Lu Ye didn't know the situation, he hurriedly deactivated the Dragon Throne and put it away.

The azure bird stared at him for a while longer, making Lu Ye's heart pound, but fortunately, the hint of hostility in its eyes gradually disappeared. Then it slowly turned, flapping its wings a couple of times as if about to leave the area.

Lu Ye looked around, realizing the stellar space geomagnetic storm that had enveloped him had vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

A storm in stellar space couldn't disappear for no reason; combined with his previous experience and the present azure bird, Lu Ye had a vague guess.

But it was peculiar that the azure bird had traveled from the Thousand Mounds Cemetery to here.

As it was about to take flight, Lu Ye acted on an impulse, taking Yaya with him and jumping onto its back. In the next instant, Lu Ye felt a sensation of stars shifting and constellations moving.