Upon the Star Gazing Platform, the star sea flowed and shifted, as though the stars could be plucked with a raised hand. The Inspector stood with his hands behind his back, his starlit eyes gazing into the depths of the universe. His voice was calm, yet carried unquestionable authority.
"Your injuries have healed and your cultivation has stabilized. It is time to set out." He turned to Li Wuyang. "Your next destination is the Annihilation Star Sea."
The Annihilation Star Sea! Li Wuyang's heart jolted. He had heard this name from the Tomb Keeper before. It was where Xuan Nü had attained enlightenment and where the Dao Venerable of the Starry Sky had fallen. It was also the key to finding clues about the Annihilation Heavenly Tome and the Origin Starfire! Was he finally going?
"The Annihilation Star Sea lies at the very edge of the known star sea, an absolute forbidden zone shrouded in the ultimate Annihilation Law," the Inspector said slowly. "Space and time are chaotic there, laws collapse, and all things return to the void. It is a death ground that even quasi-Saints are unwilling to enter lightly. Yet precisely because of that, it may hold fragments of the Annihilation Heavenly Tome, as well as... an opportunity to sense the Origin Starfire."
With a sweep of his sleeve, a star map unfolded in the air, pointing toward a vast region covered in dense gray darkness. It resembled a wound in the universe, exuding a deathly stillness that made one's heart tremble.
"This journey will be exceedingly dangerous, far beyond anything you have faced before. You will need help." The Inspector tapped a finger, and three points of light appeared on the star map. "Yun Yi will continue traveling with you, handling the Star Shuttle and providing formation