On the Eight Extremes Star, I awakened the twelve talismans.

Dia raised his hand and pointed to a spaceship with an emblem on it, which was vaguely recognizable as the Star Society's badge.

"That...that is..."

"That's Merlin's fleet! The Infinite Star! It's Merlin!"

The Eternal has deactivated its ethereal ability and is now close to the outer perimeter of that fleet.

Ye Han activated his super vision, penetrating the spaceship's outer shell to take in the situation inside.

There were many people inside, including quite a few Earthlings whose skin color, facial features, and body shape matched.

On the main ship in the very center, a middle-aged man in a red coat stood with his arms crossed in front of the control panel.

He had a stubble beard and his hair was tangled and tied back, giving him a rugged and unkempt appearance.

Even through its outward appearance, one can sense an aura of considerable strength.

He is most likely a martial arts master.

Besides Earthlings, the fleet also includes faces from various different races.

Judging from their clothing, they should all be researchers, distributed across various spacecraft.

On one of the side-wing spaceships, Ye Han even saw several astrologers wearing the robes of the Star Society, sitting together discussing something.

Just then, the man in red noticed the change on the screen.

On the unassuming auxiliary screen in front of them was the fleet's wide-area detection system, which had not shown any abnormal signals for several months.

But now, a point of light is dancing on it.

A large spaceship is visible approaching.

The moment the man in red's coat fluttered behind him, he had already flown out of the ship.

As the strongest force in the fleet, he has the responsibility to eliminate all potential threats and protect the fleet.

The middle-aged man hovered in the void, blocking the fleet and the Eternal, raising one hand with his palm facing forward, making a clear gesture of refusal.

"I don't know why you're here, but please don't come any closer. Maintaining a safe distance is better for everyone."

Looking at the red-clad figure standing alone in front of the fleet on the screen, Ye Han had already made a definite judgment in his mind.

"Snow White, stop the spaceship."

"it is good."

With a flash, Ye Han appeared in the void outside the Eternal.

The two stood facing each other, about ten meters apart.

"We have no hostility. I come from Earth and entered the Devil's Footprints with the goal of reaching the Rainbow Sea. I happened to pass by here and saw your fleet."

"I can't believe it really is you, Uncle Merlin."

Merlin raised an eyebrow slightly.

The name "Red Devil" is infamous throughout the universe, yet it remains untraceable in this chaotic sea of ​​stars.

He's isolated from the outside world here, and no one would recognize him.

The young man in front of me could call me by my name right away, and he was from Earth. It didn't seem like he was lying.

Having been trapped in this desolate place for several months, Merlin was somewhat pleased when Earthlings suddenly set foot here.

This at least shows that the visitor was not hostile; otherwise, they wouldn't have brazenly removed their disguise and stood in front of him.

But amidst the joy, there was more confusion.

The entire area was sealed off by the black hole, making it completely airtight. Even the fleet was trapped here by accident.

Where did this young man and his spaceship come from?

"I didn't realize you were from Earth too."

Merlin withdrew his gesture of refusal, crossed his arms, and sized Ye Han up and down:

"Following the path of the devil's footprints, and with the entire area sealed off by black holes, how did you get into this perilous place?"

Ye Han smiled.

He had anticipated this problem, but to explain it clearly would probably take a long time.

Seeing that Merlin was still wary of him, Ye Han did not rush to answer, but instead started talking about other things to show that his position posed no threat to him.

Cynthia and McDonald reunite, Red Eye returns, and Old Ding stays behind on Flowing Star...

He recounted everything, one by one, about all the people and events related to Merlin.

As for how to enter this forbidden land, he only briefly mentioned it using his Rainbow Stone ability, without going into details.

Merlin listened quietly.

From initial doubt to being moved, and finally, the rugged man in red suddenly laughed loudly.

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Although he couldn't verify whether every word Ye Han said was true or false, his intuition told him that they were all true.

Without firsthand experience, no one could recount the details so thoroughly, let alone know the ins and outs that only those who have experienced it can understand.

This young man had helped McDonald several times, and also helped Cynthia. He even ran into Old Ding, who stayed on Flowing Star.

The entire Mai family had received his help.

"I didn't expect this..." Merlin stopped laughing, reached out and vigorously rubbed his stubble-covered face, his voice tinged with a rough sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection):

"That kid McDonald really did it. I told him I'd wait for him in the Rainbow Sea when he was so little, and now he's all grown up. It's a shame I'm so old. I made a promise to meet my son in the Rainbow Sea, but I'm stuck in this godforsaken place and can't even move."

His tone was full of self-pity, a fact that makes any father feel frustrated.

Ye Han looked at him and asked, "Uncle Merlin, how did your Infinite Star fleet end up here? This place is too far off course; it's impossible for us to enter this area under normal navigation."

Merlin sighed and gestured invitingly, "It's a long story. Let's go to the main ship and talk about it."

Ye Han nodded and gestured in the direction of the Eternal.

Bai Xue received the signal on the bridge and slowly brought the Eternal to a stop near the fleet.

Dia couldn't contain herself any longer: "Bai Xue, Ling Ling, you two go ahead, I'll go check out the Star Society's spaceship! There are Star Society astronomers on that spaceship too, I absolutely have to meet them!"

Snow White understood Dia's excitement.

The Star Society was destroyed by the Carat years ago, and all its members are dead.

One of Dia's purposes in coming here was to find the astrologers who followed Merlin and bring them back with him.

"Alright, you look like you can't wait. Go ahead, we'll just talk to Ye Han later."

Covered in his armor, Dia left the spaceship and headed straight for the ship bearing the Star Society's emblem.

In the main ship's passenger cabin, Ye Han and Merlin sat facing each other.

Merlin poured Ye Han a glass of wine, and the two chatted non-stop from the moment they entered the cabin.

Lingling pouted in dissatisfaction: "I don't know what Master and that uncle are talking about. They've been talking nonstop ever since they went in, like they haven't seen each other for centuries..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xue smiled and said, "Ye Han and Mai Lin are both from Earth. It's normal for them to talk more when they meet old friends in a foreign land."

Red Devil Merlin, that infamous man in the universe, and his fleet have been trapped here for who knows how long.

It turns out he didn't go to Rainbow Sea.

For so many years, there has been no news of Merlin or the Infinite Star. Everyone thought that he had either died deep in the Devil's Footprints or had already reached the legendary end of the rainbow.

Who would have thought that he would be trapped in such a place, unable to move forward or backward?