The river of stars stretched on, vast and without end. Stars beyond counting filled a void that spanned hundreds of millions of miles.
Zhao Rui wandered for an unknown number of days until he was weary in both body and soul. With no strength left to search, he returned to Manghuang Star, dejected.
Manghuang Star was slightly larger than the fully restored Blue Star. Its orbital period around its central star was also about three times longer; basically, one year here was equivalent to three years on Blue Star.
Zhao Rui wasn't sure how to even calculate the time.
'This must be like the old saying, "a day in the heavens is a year on earth."'
Ever since he had stepped into the Starry Sky Realm and begun absorbing Dark Energy, Zhao Rui could clearly feel that the activity level of his cells had leaped to a completely different order of magnitude.
The feeling was difficult to describe, but Zhao Rui knew one thing for certain: his lifespan had increased dramatically.
