The distance of two thousand light-years would take an Emperor-tier cultivator without spatial distortion abilities ages to traverse.
However, for those at the Divine Spirit level and above, it was much easier. They could effortlessly warp space, allowing them to travel at speeds exceeding light for high-speed movement.
One could say that achieving the Divine Spirit cultivation level was the basic entry ticket to this vast starry sky.
For Ye Yun, who possessed peak Star God cultivation, this two-thousand-light-year journey would only take about three days of continuous travel.
In the blink of an eye, only a little over a hundred light-years remained to Ling Luo Domain, which was considered a very short distance for the entire journey.
According to the markings on this star chart, this area was already within the sphere of influence of Ling Luo Domain.
As a Level Three Great World, its sphere of influence radiated at least several dozen light-years, making it highly unlikely to encounter unknown Great Worlds nearby.
"Sigh, I'm finally almost there. Nothing should go wrong now..."
Ye Yun sighed deeply. However, sometimes, making such peculiar pronouncements usually boded no good.
As expected, just as he finished speaking, a powerful surge of energy swept in from ahead!
The force was so immense that the three of them, who were flying on their swords, swayed violently.
"What's going on? Is someone fighting ahead?"
Xiao Ai, jolted by the force, landed squarely on her sword, her mouth agape.
Ye Yun frowned, gazing ahead, and said, "I'm afraid that's the case. There are two auras, they are... damn it..."
Before he could finish, his expression changed, and he immediately steered his flying sword to veer off to the side.
Almost in the next instant, a powerful residual wave of divine power swept past from ahead, distorting the surrounding space into a circle.
The sheer power of this residual wave was enough to kill ordinary Divine Spirits!
"Such powerful auras. It seems a strong individual is engaged in combat."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow, then froze.
In the distance, two figures were exchanging blows at an extraordinarily high speed in the void.
However, it wasn't the clash of equals he had imagined, but a complete and utter one-sided suppression.
What met his eyes was a black-clothed man at the Heavenly God level, completely overpowering a blue-robed woman at the Star God level.
Throughout the encounter, the blue-robed woman was utterly defenseless, being suppressed without any room to retaliate. If not for a peculiar artifact in her possession that seemed to have unique life-saving properties, she would have been instantly killed!
Even so, all she could do was fight and flee, but she couldn't shake off her pursuer, appearing utterly pathetic.
Of course, for Ye Yun, none of this was the main point. The crucial issue was that those two fellows were heading straight towards him!
"What a mess..."
Ye Yun sighed and then dodged to the side.
While this situation presented a prime opportunity for a heroic rescue, Ye Yun was past that age. Provoking a Heavenly God-level expert for a stranger seemed entirely not worth the trouble.
Therefore, as the two fighters approached his vicinity, Ye Yun immediately flashed away with his disciples.
The blue-robed woman zipped past him. In the moment of their near-miss, their eyes met.
Her beautiful eyes blinked, while Ye Yun remained as calm as ever, having long since become indifferent to such matters.
After they passed each other, the black-clothed man behind her was about to sweep past his position. Their eyes met for a fleeting second.
Then, the black-clothed man conjured a divine power with a highly destructive aura in his palm.
"God Devouring Fire!"
The black divine power transformed into dark karmic fire, blooming in the void like a resplendent flower of flame.
Beneath its beautiful facade lay an oppressive destructive force.
The moment the black-clothed man passed Ye Yun, the God Devouring Fire in his palm surged towards Ye Yun from behind.
It was obvious that he assumed Ye Yun had seen him and intended to silence him casually.
"Damn it!"
Ye Yun's lips twitched, and he instantly sent Xiao Meng and Xiao Ai into the Master-Disciple Space.
Simultaneously, the Star Shield, which he had prepared, instantly glowed with a blue light, positioning itself in front of him.
In the next instant, the God Devouring Fire slammed into the Star Shield. The destructive power of a Heavenly God-level killing move was imaginable.
If he had been hit directly, his body and even his divine spark would have suffered a fatal blow.
The scorching and potent divine power struck him relentlessly. A violent explosion erupted, instantly paling his face and sending him flying backward uncontrollably.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, the black-clothed man had flown a considerable distance away.
However, a trace of his senses remained behind. To his surprise, the Star God he had attempted to eliminate had not disappeared.
"Fine, consider yourself lucky."
Taking down the target ahead was his priority. He didn't really care about the person behind him.
His attack was merely akin to casually stepping on a roadside ant while carrying out a mission.
Since he hadn't killed it with one try, no one would bother to step on it again.
Thus, attributing it to Ye Yun's good fortune, he intended to resume his mission.
But while he had come to terms with it, someone else was displeased.
"Damn it, what a nuisance!"
Ye Yun suppressed the churning blood within him. He felt as if his very brains had been rattled.
He hadn't intended to provoke the other party at all. Yet, while he was minding his own business, he was suddenly struck. Who could tolerate that?
He narrowed his eyes, looking up at the retreating black-clothed man, his eyelid twitching.
"You hit me and then you think you can just leave? Who gave you the courage!"
Even a clay figurine has its temper, let alone Ye Yun, who possessed a formidable weapon capable of killing.
He glanced at the black-clothed man's position and then at the blue-robed woman nearby. Ye Yun temporarily abandoned the idea of using a wide-area destructive divine ability.
Instead, he grabbed the previously used Star Killer Shuttle, adjusted its trajectory, and directly drove his divine power to its fullest.
"Go!"
Ye Yun flicked his finger, and the Star Killer Shuttle in front of him pierced through space with a "bang," leaving a red streak of light in the void, heading directly towards the black-clothed man ahead.
Concurrently, the black-clothed man, who was in pursuit of his target, landed another direct hit on the woman ahead, sealing off her escape route.
"Stop wasting time, and come with me obediently."
The black-clothed man sneered. Now was the opportunity to capture his target in one fell swoop.
But suddenly, a needle-like sensation from behind made his expression change drastically. Instinctively, he dodged to the side with all his might.
Even so, a gash was left on his shoulder, as if cut by a sharp blade.
"Who is it?!"
The black-clothed man halted his movement and spun around abruptly.
Then he saw the innocent individual he had tried to eliminate earlier, rushing towards him from afar.
"You?"
The black-clothed man was stunned. He simply couldn't believe that this person had not only blocked his attack but had also dared to retaliate, and with such a powerful strike...
As for the pursued blue-robed woman, she was also somewhat astonished to see Ye Yun approaching.
What was this guy doing? A Star God, daring to provoke a Heavenly God-level expert?
Ye Yun, who had arrived at this moment, fixed his gaze directly on the black-clothed man, intending to engage him in a discussion about the art of language.
But then he noticed something about the aura emanating from the other party – it was vaguely familiar.
"Hmm... this divine power aura..."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow. As if struck by an idea, he looked at the man and asked.
"You, are you from Qian Yuan Domain?"
The reason he said this was because he sensed a significant similarity between the other party's divine power aura and that of the Divine Envoys from Qian Yuan Domain he had encountered before.
Therefore, he inferred that the other party might be a Heavenly God from Qian Yuan Domain.
The black-clothed man, who had been executing his mission while concealing his identity, was surprised that a passerby had seen through it. He immediately questioned coldly.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Me?"
Ye Yun pointed at himself and said with a cold snort.
"I am me. A good person who was inexplicably kicked by you on the road."