"The Dim Flame Belt is not an ordinary stone belt. This area was one of the main battlefields of the 'Armageddon Rebellion' ten thousand years ago. The battle was so fierce that the entire Flying Star Sector was torn apart!
"You may consider the Dim Flame Belt as a wound or a giant crack in the Flying Star Sector.
"Over the past ten thousand years, countless asteroids, meteoroid showers, and world fragments were attracted by the crack and fell into it. They crashed into each other, shattered, and gathered. Thousands of streams of spiritual energy were melded together, resulting in countless mysterious reactions. Eventually, the Dim Flame Belt was formed.
"The meteoroids in the Dim Flame Belt all boast immense spiritual energy of the fire class. Their damage is hundreds of times higher than that of normal meteoroids. Some of the debris from the great war ten thousand years ago even have some attack rune arrays on them that haven't lost their effect yet. They are like ticking time bombs. Nobody knows when they will explode."
"The moment you enter the Dim Flame Belt, you will feel like you have entered a river that is flooded by gloomy winds. Therefore, the experienced navigators all call this place 'Wraiths' Wrath '. They will not enter the Dim Flame Belt unless they have no other choice. “
"But we don't have a choice. The Dim Flame Belt has absorbed the materials and spiritual energy in quite a few space zones nearby, turning the nearby space zones into barren, desolate, and uninhabited areas.
"If we want to bypass the Dim Flame Belt, we will have to sail for another two to three months before we find a world fragment of value.
"With our current supplies and the condition of our starship, we won't be able to last two to three months. Once the spiritual energy is exhausted, even training will be extremely difficult.
"But if everything goes well, it will only take us three days to pass through the Dim Flame Belt.
"After another ten days of sailing, we will arrive at the Angry Dragon Domain. The Angry Dragon Domain is a world fragment of a large scale. Quite a few Cultivation sects have established branches in it. There is also a medium-sized dock where we can take a simple rest and get a lot of supplies.
"If we march forward from the Angry Dragon Domain, we will be entering the heartland of the Flying Star Sector. There will be more world fragments and space towns with Cultivation sects on our way. The sailing routes are well-connected, too. It will be relatively safe for us to get a lot of supplies.
"Therefore, we have to pass through the Dim Flame Belt!"
Looking at the star map on the light beam, Bai Ze explained to Li Yao in detail, "Passing through the Dim Flame Belt will be a great test for your spiritual shield. Is it done yet? What's the situation in Unit 7? "
"It's because the stabilizer was burnt out, causing the spiritual pressure to rise abruptly and destroying the nineteen defense rune arrays around it. I've replaced it with a higher-level stabilizer and carved the nineteen defense rune arrays again. Besides, I've also optimized the alarm. When the spiritual pressure reaches 80% of the limit, it will emit green light and red light when it reaches 90%. When it reached 95%, it would produce an ear-piercing buzzing sound. Thus, I can foresee the abnormality of spiritual pressure in advance. "
Li Yao said quickly.
He respected Bai Ze very much.
Although Bai Ze was only in the high level of the Building Foundation Stage, which was almost the same as him, it was possible that he was better than him in terms of the comprehensive skills of refining.
However, Bai Ze had devoted himself to the studies of defense rune arrays and spiritual shields for decades, both in theory and practice. Both of them had high attainments and were well-deserved specialists of spiritual shields.
Li Yao, on the other hand, had learned a lot of things. In terms of defense rune arrays and spiritual shields, he was far from Bai Ze's match.
The three of them walked together. There was always someone to learn from. Li Yao had always respected such specialists. Not to mention that they were in a higher level than him, even if they were only in the beginning level of the Building Foundation Stage, Li Yao would still humbly learn from them after spending most of his life studying spiritual shields with abundant experience.
Over the past half month, he had indeed learned a lot from Bai Ze.
Other than anything else, the ninety-seven brand-new spiritual shield configurations were enough for him to study for a year and a half.
Li Yao was also inspired by the spiritual shield generator and designed quite a few small pieces of defensive magical equipment in private. If there was a chance in the future, he would be able to further improve the defense ability of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit. "Very well.
"Very good. In three days, we will examine all the units again. I will ask Master Xiong to summon more people to move the usable components from the debris of the spiritual shield generator of Ghost Jail to this place."
"A storm is coming!"
…
Three days later, Gold Horn sailed into the Dim Flame Belt.
Li Yao appreciated the splendid view through the panoramic light beam.
Viewed from afar, the Dim Flame Belt was like a river of magma in the boundless sea of stars. Countless burning red meteoroids were rushing, crashing, smashing, and condensing in the middle of the river, raising thousands of waves like magma. Every wave was even more splendid than the solar prominence of the sun.
'Wraiths' Wrath 'was indeed a well-deserved name. Even the deities in the universe would be scared if they were here.
Li Yao secretly wiped his sweat with his palms.
It would not be easy to pass through such a brutal stone belt.
As Gold Horn completely entered the Dim Flame Belt, the view on the light beam changed again.
Most of the crimson meteoroids were still far away from them, but the intense light and heat they released were blowing past Gold Horn like crimson tornadoes.
Half an hour after they entered the Dim Flame Belt, the temperature around Gold Horn had already exceeded 1,500 degrees.
The originally bright gold spiritual shield gradually emitted crimson brilliance to resist the high temperature.
"Attention, we are entering an extremely hot environment. Adjust the spiritual shield to the heat-resistant mode immediately. Activate the cooling rune arrays to cool the shell and the engine compartment. Activate the rune arrays of the wind class to blow away the hot currents!"
Under the command of Bai Ze, the light beam in front of Li Yao suddenly changed from the view in space to a series of dense runes in the head of a fly, which rained down from the top of the light beam like a storm.
Emotionlessly, Li Yao's hands turned into two clusters of gray mist. Then, the gray mist dispersed and circled around him. He started operating on the panoramic light beam.
As Li Yao operated swiftly, the sixteen metal plates that made up the generator were rapidly changing. Countless runes were bouncing and interweaving, constituting brand-new flashing structures.
The coolant around the generator was roaring. A lot of bubbles were popping up. The generator was in an extremely high temperature.
"Alright. Keep the temperature of the armor of the starship at 850 degrees. This temperature is bearable for us. Keep the total spiritual pressure unchanged. Also, check whether the twisting force field has failed in the high temperature. The meteoroids in this area are flying chaotically. There is no pattern at all. Be careful of meteoroids. "
Hardly had Bai Ze concluded his sentence when a dangerous redness beamed out of the light beam.
It turned out to be a meteoroid more than five hundred meters in diameter, emitting weird redness. The meteoroid with an extremely high temperature was crashing at Gold Horn at an unbelievably high speed.
According to its trajectory, it would hit the Gold Horn in 13 seconds!
The chaotic heat in the Dim Flame Belt had interfered with the probe magical equipment of Gold Horn. Therefore, it was not detected until now.
Bai Ze's heart was heavy. He was hesitating whether or not he should take over the operation. Li Yao, however, did not even bat an eyelash. His movements a moment ago were like a storm. Strangely, he became gentle, as if he was combing the fur of a cat that had just fallen asleep. His slender fingers slid on the light beam softly and smoothly. In just five seconds, he completed the release of the twisting force field and the adjustment of the intensity.
"Hu!"
It was interfered with by the twisting force field. The aggressive meteoroid slightly changed its trajectory and brushed past Gold Horn.
The shortest distance between the two parties was only 99 meters!
Affected by the spiritual energy contained in the meteoroid, Gold Horn trembled slightly. Crimson, twisted ripples appeared on the light beam.
Bai Ze was soaked in cold sweat.
He looked at Li Yao again. His face was still expressionless, but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes. He was even licking his lips, as if he were enjoying himself.
Exploring the perilous Dim Flame Belt seemed to be just an interesting game for Li Yao.
Bai Ze took a long breath in relief. He was completely reassured now.
"Well done. The spiritual energy switch between the two defense modes, 'twisting force field' and 'energy neutralization', is very smooth. Even when the meteoroid brushed past us, the temperature of the shell of the starship did not rise much. Very good!
"However, the temperature will only be higher, and there will be more meteoroids. Let's study and set up a few processing modes in advance!"
Bai Ze had completely forgotten that Li Yao was a newcomer who had only been on board for one month. He regarded him as an equal partner and began to discuss with great interest.
…
"No. 337 magical equipment unit has exploded. Replace it now!"
"There is a meteoroid shower up ahead. More than ten meteoroids with a diameter of more than 300 meters are hidden in it! Disrupt the trajectories of the meteoroids with the twisting force field! If you can't, inform the bridge immediately and deal with them with the cannons on board!
"The temperature of the interlayer of the armor is more than 1,300 degrees. Some parts of the armor are more than 1,900 degrees! The No. 16 area is about to be melted through. Inform the bridge of the situation. Inform the crew in the No. 16 area to put on the Crystal Suit and ask the rescue team to be prepared to repair the loopholes! "
Two days later, the environment in the cabin had undergone drastic changes.
The spiritual shield generator had experienced four small-scale explosions. The cabin was a mess. A vague smell of burnt flesh was lingering in the air. The previously glittering units were all black. Li Yao and Bai Ze both had disheveled hair, bloodshot eyes, ragged clothes, and grease all over their faces.
But the two of them did not seem to care at all. Like two angry gorillas, they were roaring at each other and operating crazily every now and then.
The same scene was happening in the bridge, the engine compartment, and every other cabin.
With the concerted efforts of all the crew members, they were about to accomplish an impossible mission, which was to jump out of the Dim Flame Belt on a ragged starship!
"Let's work harder. In three hours at most, we will break out of Wraiths' Wrath!"
"By then, we will be the greatest miracle of the Flying Star Sector!"
"Abandon all the areas that are beyond repair. Everything can wait until we are out of Wraiths' Wrath!"
"We made it. We are about to make it!"
Li Yao and Bai Ze shouted desperately, cheering each other up and hypnotizing themselves.
Under the high-intensity operation, the two of them had burnt their souls to the maximum. They were completely exhausted. If they were slightly relaxed, they would fall on their back like a piece of rotten wood.
Right then —
Gold Horn trembled violently. A soul-stirring sound of metal breaking came from the bottom of their feet!
The two of them fell to the ground.
Countless components were dancing crazily in midair like a blossoming flower.
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