"Where do I want to go..." Yefan thought as the Yefan Sword began to emit a dazzling light.
In no time, the entire sword left Lin Luoluo's hand.
Quickly, the whole sword was enveloped in blinding light.
Yefan's figure appeared within the glow!
"It's been a long time since I came out," Yefan said with a sigh.
Lin Luoluo looked at him, not surprised by his appearance.
A sword spirit?
The five-clawed black dragon, on the other hand, was filled with fear. The terrifying power that the sword had just unleashed had nearly sliced it into pieces.
"I thought about it, and yes, there is a place I want to go," Yefan said, his gaze turning toward Lin Luoluo.
"I can tell you don't belong to this 'realm,'" Lin Luoluo replied, a faint smile on her face.
"Yes," Yefan nodded.
It felt surreal—hundreds of years had passed since he had become a sword. He was growing tired of this life.
"I want to return to my old home," Yefan said, looking into the distance.
It was a blue planet.
But despite his immense power, he still couldn't find the way back.
"I can help you," Lin Luoluo offered.
As soon as she spoke, her right hand reached out, and a special energy began to flow into Yefan's body.
Yefan could feel that this energy had no malice toward him.
Even if it did, it wouldn't matter.
Yefan was now the most indestructible being in existence.
Soon, as the energy enveloped him, he felt memories long buried deep in his mind begin to resurface.
The life he had lived before becoming a sword flashed through his thoughts like a lantern parade.
Home!
He wanted to go home!
Boom—
In the next moment, Yefan's energy spread out from his body.
"This will guide you back 'home,'" Lin Luoluo said, summoning a white stone and sending it toward Yefan.
Yefan instinctively caught the stone.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a multifaceted stone, emitting a faint white glow.
He could feel the stone's coldness.
It was freezing.
"This is a Tracing Stone. It will track your soul's original location based on your memories," Lin Luoluo explained.
Unfortunately, the Tracing Stone only worked for its holder.
"Thank you."
Yefan gripped the stone tightly, channeling his immense energy into it.
Boom—
A massive spatial rift opened in front of him.
"No, I should be thanking you," Lin Luoluo shook her head.
If she hadn't found this sword back then, she would never have gained the power she had now.
"Goodbye then."
Yefan took a deep breath and stepped into the spatial rift.
After all these years, with the power he now possessed, he should be able to cross both space and time and return to Blue Star.
Lin Luoluo watched as Yefan disappeared into the rift. She then turned her gaze to the five-clawed black dragon.
"Let's go," she said, and with a wave of her hand, she tore open another spatial rift.
No matter how many dimensions she had to cross, she would find her sister's scattered soul.
...
Endlessly crossing space and time, Yefan repeated this process for what felt like an eternity.
Traversing the rivers of space and time was no simple task.
He encountered countless dangers along the way.
The powerful explosions and space-rending forces in various dimensions inflicted considerable damage even on Yefan's indestructible body.
Who knows how many years had passed.
With a body battered and worn, but a heart filled with resolve, Yefan finally emerged from another dimension.
"This is..."
Upon stepping out, Yefan looked into the distance.
There it was—a blue planet!
It was exactly as he remembered it!
Even though hundreds or perhaps thousands of years had passed, his memory of this planet had never faded.
"I've finally returned!" Yefan exclaimed, his voice trembling with excitement.
The Tracing Stone in his hand vibrated slightly, emitting a blinding light.
"Perfect!"
He dove toward the planet, like a meteor streaking across the sky!
As he descended through the atmosphere, his body became engulfed in flames.
His entire form was ablaze.
But Yefan felt no pain.
Like a small fireball, he shot toward a location on Blue Star!
Boom—
Upon impact, the ground erupted in a massive explosion!
The earth trembled violently, and a gigantic crater formed at the site.
The scene was awe-inspiring, but no one seemed to notice.
Because, at this very moment, Blue Star was facing its most terrifying catastrophe ever.
...
"Breaking news: a new spatial rift has appeared in the northwest region, and alien beasts have begun invading..."
"Another nation has fallen to 'human' invaders from another world..."
"...."
Major news bulletins appeared on every household's TV screens.
People watched the news with grim expressions.
Five years ago, spatial rifts had started appearing all over the planet.
From these rifts, strange alien beasts emerged, wreaking havoc across the globe.
It wasn't just the beasts—humanoid creatures from other worlds had also begun to invade.
The battles raged on.
Meanwhile, in the center of the massive crater, a figure slowly rose.
"What is this..." Yefan murmured as he stood up, glancing at his body with shock in his eyes.
He noticed blood was flowing from his wounds!
He was bleeding!
As a sword, Yefan had never been able to bleed!
Wait...
Suddenly, Yefan tried to summon his system panel.
But to his shock, he realized it was no longer accessible!
What's happening?!