binnovel Chapter 469 Crossing the Dimensional Rift
Chapter 469 Crossing the Dimensional Rift
After a week of continuous hop-jumping flight, the Flying Dragon finally arrived in the vicinity of the coordinate point. However, upon arrival, the scene before him filled even the well-traveled Li Chenglong with fear.
Logically, the universe should be completely dark except for areas with stars or areas illuminated by stars, but this place is different. The surrounding space is entirely red, and the reason for this is a huge spatial rift located at the coordinate point.
Long Ling said with lingering fear, "It's good that you suggested we not jump directly to the coordinates, but instead go to the nearby area to observe the situation first. If we had jumped directly there, who knows what might have happened."
Li Chenglong stared intently at the massive rift through the cockpit window, offering no response to Long Ling. At that moment, the AI on the Flying Dragon, Aida, reported: "Information on this spatial rift has been obtained. Based on our reconnaissance drones and detectors, this spatial rift is more accurately described as a dimensional rift."
Then Aida reported all the data in detail. The huge rift in front of them was about 16 kilometers high and about 6 kilometers wide at its widest point. Moreover, according to the investigation, this huge rift that appeared in this space was a dimensional rift, and this dimensional rift might be the key to returning home.
Ada explained, "Our unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and probes lost contact with the Flying Dragon as soon as they entered the rift, but the energy emitted is 100% proof that it is a dimensional rift. But now there is a key problem: we cannot be sure that the other side of this dimensional rift is our universe. If we end up in another universe, it will be even more difficult to get home."
The Flying Dragon was actually quite far from the rift, but even from here, one could feel the energy emanating from it and its immense size. This put Li Chenglong in a dilemma. On one hand, he really wanted to return to his own world; on the other hand, such a massive dimensional rift was bound to be fraught with danger, and a moment's carelessness could turn him into cosmic dust.
For a moment, Li Chenglong was caught in an internal struggle, sitting in the captain's seat without speaking for a long time, while Long Ling and Ada were still using various equipment on the Flying Dragon to check the data of the huge dimensional rift.
An hour later, Li Chenglong stood up and said decisively, "Let's go home, back to Dawn City!" Seeing that Li Chenglong had made up his mind, Long Ling and Ada immediately replied, "Yes!"
Then Li Chenglong made arrangements. First, he used the crystal to fill the Flying Dragon with energy, and then he piloted the Flying Dragon toward the dimensional rift.
The closer they got, the more terrifying the enormous dimensional rift became. Once they were close enough, Li Chenglong, wearing the latest spacesuit he had purchased from the Interstellar Alliance, stored the Flying Dragon in his psionic space, then unleashed his full power, activated dimensional travel, and plunged into the rift.
The crack appeared to have been forcibly torn open by some force; its shape was highly irregular, radiating a mixture of red, gold, and white light that illuminated the surrounding space. Normally, a vacuum would be devoid of reflective material, so the colors wouldn't be visible. However, numerous asteroids and fragments from the crack gradually coalesced into nebulae, making the colors discernible. The reflection from these materials illuminated the surrounding space.
At this point, Li Chenglong had made a deduction: he estimated that the void creatures of this universe had come through this rift, and the other side of the rift must be his own universe. It was for this reason that he made up his mind to cross this dimensional rift.
To his surprise, although the outside of the dimensional rift was extremely dangerous, the inside was very calm. Only some tiny celestial bodies flew over from the other side and headed towards the dimensional rift behind them.
During this time, he also encountered some void creatures, but because the place was so large, and he had reduced his energy to a minimum, he did not attract too many void creatures. Those that did come were easily killed by him.
At this moment, Li Chenglong couldn't help but sigh that he was fortunate to possess both spatial teleportation and dimensional travel. Spatial teleportation is about moving from one space to another, and no matter how powerful one is, it can only be used within the same large space. Dimensional travel, on the other hand, not only allows for spatial teleportation but also for traveling between different dimensions, making it possible for him to successfully return home.
Because time and space often become disordered in the dimensional space, even Li Chenglong, who has the ability to travel between dimensions, must be extremely careful. If he takes the wrong step, he will either end up in another place or be completely annihilated.
He didn't know how long he had been flying through the dimensional space. Just when his psionic energy and the energy of the G-Gem were both about to be exhausted, and even his spacesuit started to alarm, he finally saw the exit. Li Chenglong gritted his teeth, used the last bit of strength to fly out of the dimensional space, and finally arrived in the normal space.
He quickly retrieved the Flying Dragon, but collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness as soon as he entered the spaceship. Due to his severe energy depletion, the Dragon Spirit was also affected and unable to assist him. It was Ada who mobilized the robots within the Flying Dragon to carry Li Chenglong to the captain's cabin to rest and gave him some energy supplements.
After a while, Long Ling was the first to regain his mobility. Once Li Chenglong's condition had stabilized, he flew out of his body and into the cockpit. At this time, Ada was automatically piloting the Flying Dragon.
As soon as Long Ling entered, she asked anxiously, "How did it go? How did it go? Are we back?" Ada nodded, "Yes, we've successfully returned. But our current location is quite far from both the Interstellar Alliance and Earth. Even using jump flight, it will take about a month."
Long Ling laughed and said, "It's just a month. We've waited for months, what's another month? Besides, by the time we get back to Earth, Sister Yunlan will probably have already given birth. I did the math, and we've been away from Earth for more than eight months now. One more month, and it'll be perfect."
Li Chenglong lay in bed for a whole day before waking up. When he learned that he had returned to his original universe, he was overjoyed. "It seems that even with my level 13 strength and the energy of the G-Gem, I can only barely manage dimensional travel between universes. There is still a long way to go," he said with great emotion.
During their flight, Li Chenglong spent most of his time resting and recuperating, or learning from Ada. They also passed through some smaller star systems, some containing Earth-like planets. However, many of these planets had been destroyed by void creatures, and in some places, it was clear that extremely fierce battles had taken place.
When they arrived at a planet somewhat similar to Earth, Li Chenglong made a point of stopping the Flying Dragon to conduct an investigation. This was because the planet had clearly been the site of some recent battles, and there were still many wrecks of Interstellar Alliance warships and traces of being ravaged by void creatures.
Upon seeing this, Li Chenglong felt a pang of anxiety. It seemed his previous efforts had only eliminated a portion of the void creatures; many more were still invading the universe. He carefully examined the planet and, finding no signs of life, left.
He had originally planned to help any survivors if they were still alive, but now that the planet had become a dead star, he was powerless to do anything about it.
On August 5, 2027, Li Chenglong, piloting the Flying Dragon, finally arrived at the outer edge of the solar system. Two more jumps would allow him to return to Earth. Calculating the days, Yunlan should have already given birth, since the expected delivery date was calculated to be early July.
Li Chenglong also prepared a gift: a pendant made of a level 13 azure crystal, with a chain made of the most precious Silvia metal in the universe, a gift from Queen Raymond of Roland. As for the child's gift, he hadn't decided yet, mainly because he wasn't sure if it would be a girl or a boy; he could prepare it later.