Guess where I am now?

The screams from viewers across the internet were almost enough to lift the roof off.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Xuan Cat, bearing the golden title of interstellar swindler, caught up with the Great Qin Dragonbone Ship, which was sailing in the void, at a speed that completely defied the common sense of physics, leaving a blurry afterimage.

"Squeak—"

A piercing screech, like something out of a cartoon, rang out.

The black cat's two hind paws created a trail of invisible sparks in the air before landing steadily on the bow of the ancient and heavy dragon-bone boat.

It grinned at Jiang Han, who remained calm, revealing a sly smile, its eyes narrowing into two curved lines, and its beard trembling.

"(✧∇✧) Little Jiang Han, I'm here to deliver your goods to your door!"

The live stream was instantly flooded with a tsunami of comments.

[Holy crap!!! It...it appeared in the comments?!]

[This is unscientific! This isn't cultivation! What the hell is the principle behind this?!]

[Just a moment ago it was typing on the screen, and the next second it caught up with Jiang Shen's ship? Is this cat cheating?!]

[Stop arguing, I'm so scared I peed my pants! Does anyone have a diaper they can lend me...?]

Jiang Han's eyelids twitched as he looked at the black cat in front of him, which had its paws tucked in and looked exactly like it had jumped out of an old cartoon.

This guy, one second he was selling information through bullet comments, the next second he actually achieved a "cross-dimensional" pursuit.

This ability to disregard the laws of space and physics is truly astonishing.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Han's tone was flat, revealing no emotion.

"Hehe, don't be so cold."

The black cat's face was full of smiles. It reached behind its back and magically produced an old-fashioned brass kerosene lamp, which it then stuffed into Jiang Han's arms without saying a word.

"This is a small gift to thank you for giving me the title!"

Xuanmao had a "you got a great deal" look on his face and deliberately lowered his voice to instruct him.

"Cyberus is a special place, the waters run deep, so be careful, don't make the same mistake as last time and blow it up again."

Jiang Han: "..."

"When did I ever blow up a planet? Wasn't that an accident?"

His reputation as the "Director of the Demolition Office" seems to have spread throughout the myriad realms.

Xuanmao's gaze darted around and suddenly landed on the Candle Dragon cub perched on the bow of the ship, which looked like the most perfect work of art.

Its eyes lit up instantly, emitting a golden light.

"Wow! Little Jiang Han, are you selling this figurehead ornament? I'll pay double! No, triple! The craftsmanship, the spirit, it's simply a work of art of cosmic scale!"

As it spoke, it reached out its paw to touch it.

The sleeping Candle Dragon cub seemed to sense the offense, stirred unhappily, and let out a soft dragon roar.

Jiang Han slapped away the black cat's paw without expression.

"Not for sale."

He said with a forced smile, "If you have nothing else to do, you should leave now and not delay my exploration of the forbidden zone."

"No way, let's chat for another five cents!"

The black cat showed no disappointment at being rejected; instead, it became even more enthusiastic. It circled Jiang Han twice and sniffed the air.

"The scent on you... wow, incredible! It's a mix of Qilin blood, solar fire, and the ancient smell of the Qin Dynasty royal family. It smells amazing, so incredibly fragrant!"

As it spoke, it revealed a look of deep longing.

[Why do I have a feeling this cat wants to sell off Jiang Shen as a package deal?]

[Regarding the initial point about confidence, remove any feelings or perceptions; that's just how it thinks!]

How does this cat know everything? What's its background?

Just then, the playful smile on Xuanmao's face suddenly froze.

It suddenly looked up, gazing in a certain direction in the void, a rare look of solemnity and anxiety flashing in its eyes.

"Damn it, we're running out of time!"

It spoke hurriedly to Jiang Han, as if it were being chased by something terrifying.

"Those old bastards are catching up, I have to get going!"

As it spoke, it frantically prepared to run away.

Just before it turned into a streak of light, it seemed to remember something, and hurriedly turned back to leave behind a single sentence.

"Oh, right! Those fish-men of Atlantis are waiting for you to return and inherit the throne! Don't forget!"

Before the words were even finished, the black cat's figure vanished from the spot in a flash.

The space where it had just stood rippled like the surface of water before returning to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Han was left with a completely bewildered expression, and the viewers in the live stream were stunned by this shocking revelation.

[Wait...wait a minute? Inherit the throne? What throne? The throne of Atlantis?!]

[Holy crap! What did I miss? When did Jiang Shen get involved with Atlantis?]

[Selling sunflower seeds, peanuts, and bottled water in the front row. Is there any class representative who can explain this?]

[The Night Watchman: Atlantis...isn't that the legendary prehistoric civilization that sank to the bottom of the sea? Could it also be one of the Qin Dynasty's prisons?]

Jiang Han ignored the frenzied discussion in the live chat.

He looked down at the cold, ancient brass lamp in his arms, then looked up in the direction where the black cat had disappeared, lost in thought.

This so-called interstellar merchant is definitely not as simple as it appears.

They come and go like the wind, disregarding the rules, and can accurately predict danger...

It even seems to know its own biggest secret.

Jiang Han put away the Soul-Suppressing Ancient Lamp and refocused his attention on the course ahead.

The Great Qin Dragonbone Ship continued at high speed, heading towards the absolute darkness of the Cyberus star system's boundary.

However, just as the bow of the ship was about to touch that darkness.

"Thump—!!!"

A deep, muffled bang, accompanied by a violent jolt that seemed to shake bones apart, suddenly rang out!

The keelboat seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of sighs, forged from the entire world, and its speed plummeted to zero!

The ship groaned under the strain, and its contents were tossed about and thrown about.

The live stream also experienced strong signal interference at that moment, filled with distorted, snowy images.

What happened?! What did you bump into?!

[I threw up... That was way too much! My sensory system almost overloaded and went off!]

[The footage is blurry! Jiang Shen! Are you alright?]

A few seconds later, the live stream stabilized.

The keelboat remained stationary, and ahead of it stretched the same deep, unchanging darkness of the universe.

There was nothing there.

There were no meteorites, no energy walls, and no visible obstacles.

But at that very moment, an indescribable eerie feeling was transmitted to every viewer watching the live stream through the multi-sensory live streaming equipment.

No matter where they are on Earth, whether they are human or other alien life forms viewed through the Ghost Network.

Everyone clearly "felt" it.

Before Jiang Han, in front of the dragon bone boat, lay a bottomless river, exuding terrifying mental pressure... the Abyss River.

It is formless and intangible, invisible to the naked eye.

But every living being with "consciousness" can sense its existence.

It's as if your soul is gripped by a cold, giant hand and dragged to the edge of a cliff, gazing down at the end that could devour everything.

I...I feel...there's something ahead...

[It's not just a feeling, it's real! My soul is screaming! It's trembling!]

What the hell is this thing? I can't see anything, so why am I so scared?

[Taotie: This feeling... is similar to the edge of the Void, but completely different. The power here is purer, more... targeted at the 'soul'.]

[The Night Watchman: I understand... This is a filter, a... filter only for souls.]

Despite the widespread panic online, Jiang Han remained calm.

He stood at the bow of the ship, gazing into the void ahead, and spoke softly, his voice carrying clearly throughout the entire live broadcast room.

"It seems you all sensed it."

"That's right, what we're facing isn't a physical barrier."

He reached out his hand, as if touching that invisible boundary.

"This is a barrier of laws, a boundary that only beings with sufficiently strong 'spiritual will,' or rather, beings with 'souls,' can perceive and cross..."

Jiang Han's voice, like a cold carving knife, etched a revolutionary fact into everyone's minds.

"The reason you can feel it, you can feel fear."

He paused, a cold smile curving his lips.

"It's because your souls are screaming for the unknown ahead. (ㅍ_ㅍ)"

The live stream fell into a deathly silence.

Jiang Shen's groundbreaking science popularization once again left everyone speechless.

A few seconds later, Jiang Han's voice rang out again, his tone even colder, his eyes fixed on the endless darkness as if gazing at a massive prison spanning the entire galaxy.

"This barrier is very interesting."

"It is open to those who have souls, but it forms an absolute barrier to inanimate objects that do not have souls."

"So, don't you find that strange?"

"This is less about preventing outsiders from entering..."

"It's more like... to imprison the 'thing' inside forever."

captivity!

These two words, like two heavy hammers, struck the hearts of every audience member!

What could be something that requires an entire galaxy as a cage and "souls" as locks to imprison it?

Just as viewers across the internet were engrossed in their fearful imaginations of the "soulless thing," conjuring up countless terrifying images.

Jiang Han remained silent.

He turned around abruptly, walked back to the driver's seat, and pushed the keelboat's engine output to its maximum in an instant!

The ancient ship roared deafeningly, and the keel at the bow burst forth with brilliant light!

Amidst the incredulous exclamations of viewers across the internet, the Great Qin Dragon Bone Ship transformed into a streak of light, crashing headlong into that invisible barrier of the soul in a suicidal and resolute manner!

The moment the bow of the ship completely disappeared into the darkness, the live broadcast was completely swallowed by the darkness.

The piercing alarm blared and the screams of the audience mingled together.

Jiang Han's last words echoed in everyone's minds like a curse from the abyss.

"So, what do you think... those things locked inside are?"