Tiandao quickly finalized the ambush details. Liu Ma immediately led two Star Envoys into hiding by the secret chamber door, reining in all their star energy and suppressing even their breathing to the faintest whisper.
Su Xiao helped Chen Kong retreat into the shadows at the very back of the chamber, her wary gaze sweeping every movement at the entrance.
Tiandao retreated into the shadows as well, concealing all of his azure-blue star energy. Only the Stellar Eclipse Heavenly Eye remained active as he silently watched the black device nearby.
He could clearly sense the Star Energy Fluctuation within the device's patterns slowly spreading outward, like a silent signal calling to the remaining forces of the Star Beast Royal Court.
The secret chamber fell into deathly silence. Only the occasional Glimmer flashing across the device's surface patterns cast light over the three of their solemn faces.
Leaning against the stone wall, Chen Kong could feel Bai Kong within him still stirring faintly. That restlessness resonated with the black device's Star Energy Fluctuation, like two undercurrents drawing one another in, capable of breaking through his suppression at any moment.
He quietly circulated his remaining star energy to reinforce the seal deep within his consciousness, but Tiandao's low voice suddenly reached his ears clearly through star-energy transmission.
"It's fine. With me here, I've already weakened more than half of the device's Star Energy Fluctuation with Vector Control. Bai Kong won't break through the seal."
Hearing that, the panic in Chen Kong's heart eased slightly.
He looked toward Tiandao in the distance. Light and shadow outlined his upright figure; even concealed in darkness, he still carried an air of complete confidence.
It was the self-assurance tempered through countless battles, and the foundation that allowed everyone to entrust themselves to him without fear.
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