Chapter 912: Trivial
The Luminous Ark drifted slowly through space. Its propulsion didn't rely on any conventional engine, but instead drew power from the spatial ripples that pulsed through the fabric of the universe itself.
To the naked eye, these ripples seemed almost imperceptible and unbearably slow. But on a cosmic scale, they could carry the vessel across hundreds of thousands of light-years in a single day, moving at speeds far beyond that of light.
Li Pin was standing on the deck with his gaze fixed on the starlight streaking past.
Each glimmer represented a star, a celestial body capable of illuminating space for several light-years. Yet at his current speed, it flashed by in mere seconds.
Just then, Sasha's voice came through, cutting into his thoughts. "Your Majesty, we're approaching the Frostbound Star Abyss."
The Frostbound Star Abyss was where the Gaia System resided. Spanning over 300 million light-years in diameter, its countless star systems and clusters orbited a single, massive gravitational core.
Within its vast bounds lay hundreds of star regions, and throughout history, it had given birth to hundreds of Cosmic Radiances. Even now, more than a dozen Cosmic Radiances still resided within the abyss.
Surprisingly, the most powerful faction in the entire Frostbound Star Abyss wasn't the Xuanye Empire, founded by Xuan Yu, a newly ascended Tyrant. Instead, it was the Sunflare Sword Sect, sustained by the combined strength of six Cosmic Radiances.
The sect's history dated back tens of thousands of eras. Its founder had once been a Sacred Monarch.
That Sacred Monarch had long since fallen, but the vast network of influence he built, along with the powerful divine weapons he left behind, was enough for the Sunflare Sword Sect to maintain its grip over the Frostbound Star Abyss.
Of course, this partly had to do with the fact that Tyrant Xuan Yu's ascension was still recent.
But as time went on, old ties would fade and favors would run dry. If the Sword Sect couldn't raise another Tyrant soon, then in a few dozen or even a hundred eras, it would only be a matter of time before they were dethroned.