Li Tianming could sense the uninvited guests behind him, but without Silver Dust's absolute command of the surrounding view, he had no way to tell exactly how strong they were.
With that uncertainty, he needed to be more cautious than ever.
After all, this was a battlefield for young geniuses, and some participants in the Sun Group had even reached light-year scale!
That alone showed how the Myriad Sects Imperial War teemed with formidable fighters. The Star Group's participants were much younger by comparison, but it, too, held countless geniuses.
What was more, when Li Tianming had first entered, he had noticed that most Star Group participants had already reached the level of top-tier Heavenly Venerates or beyond.
So, judged by size alone, Li Tianming would hardly stand out among the Star Group geniuses of the Outer Territory's myriad sects.
That suited him perfectly. He had no need to attract too much attention right away; it would only make his movements less convenient.
At that moment...
Li Tianming drifted through the cosmos as though without a destination, seemingly searching for an opponent.
Before long, he arrived, almost by chance, at an open expanse within a star region.
The place resembled a basin amid a river of stars billions of meters wide. Its cosmic resources looked sparse, but it was ringed by dazzling silver spiral arms, making it seem like a natural arena enclosed by the galaxy.
Li Tianming stopped at the sight.
And just then...
Hum—
A streak of starlight swept past, and a blue-robed young man appeared before Li Tianming, hand in hand with a young woman in white.
The young woman quickly let go of his hand as soon as they appeared.
The blue-robed young man had sharp features and striking good looks, but his attention kept straying