He continued taking control of the Sun's core.
Time trickled by, drop by drop.
Another half month, then a month...
In the blink of an eye, more than three months—nearly four—had passed since the day Li Tianming had first begun merging with the Sun's core.
The Azure Underworld Emperor had once said that Sirius would arrive in around five months.
In other words, Sirius had to be very close by now.
Because the Flameyellow Guardian Formation had sealed off the Sun, neither Li Tianming nor the Myriad Sects could see what was happening outside.
Perhaps Sirius would be visible as soon as they left the Burning Cloud!
Since they could not take down the Heavenly Palace God Realm, the Order Celestial Clan appeared to be making all-out preparations for Sirius.
Much of their military strength had been transferred directly onto the Burning Cloud, embedded within the Flameyellow Guardian Formation.
"Looks like the Sun Emperor has no intention of paying us any mind. He wants to fight Sirius alone."
Otherwise, he would have come knocking long ago to seek an alliance.
"Would you call him recklessly bold, or say he truly has the nerve?"
At a time like this, being left out in the cold made the Myriad Sects' warriors feel rather idle.
They could not go out, because they were not the ones controlling the Flameyellow Guardian Formation. If they emerged, the Emperor might directly wipe them out.
Thus, the Sacred Dragon Emperor and the others decided to preserve their strength and hold their positions for now.
Li Tianming therefore threw himself fully into merging with the Sun's core, entering the final sprint.
"This Sun core is only 'half' of it—half the Stellar Guardian Formation, and half the fusion formation. Yet the way these two halves manifest is different."
"Half