Artificial Star Beasts

At night, Jing Liuli ran back to the base in hops and skips with the Spirit Fox in her arms, all while muttering about filming a training vlog for her fans and sharing her progress.

Tiandao stood where he was, watching her cheerful retreating figure. The Azure Star Power quietly withdrew, and his aura returned to its usual steady restraint.

He did not return to the base immediately. Instead, he lifted his eyes toward the starry sky beyond the base perimeter.

While guiding Jing Liuli's training earlier, he had vaguely sensed a faint yet unusual energy fluctuation coming from the distant stars.

Unlike ordinary Star Beasts, that fluctuation carried a thread of deliberately concealed malice.

Relying on his exceptional perception, Tiandao had precisely caught that anomaly despite the other side deliberately hiding its aura and being so far away.

After thinking for a moment, Tiandao slowly raised a hand. Azure Star Power gently coiled around his fingertips as his sharp, eagle-like gaze turned toward the source of the fluctuation.

His pressure quietly spread outward, though this time it carried several degrees more icy vigilance.

He would not tolerate anything that tried to threaten the base or the people around him.

Before long, the base's defense warning system suddenly emitted a faint alarm, and a notification popped up on the terminal.

[Warning! Unknown Star Power fluctuations detected. Distance from base: 10 kilometers. Suspected high-level Star Beast cluster approaching. Energy level unknown.]

Caroline, who was organizing data in the base control room, changed expression when she saw the alert. She immediately contacted Tiandao, her voice grave.

"Tiandao, an unknown Star Beast cluster has been detected outside the base. Their energy fluctuations are strange—they don't seem like ordinary Star Beasts. Can you sense the exact situation over there?"

"Mm, I've already