Vast Star Realm, Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
Between the endless mountain ranges, brilliant, dazzling radiance shone forth—myriad spiritual lights containing a Dao Rhyme that made hearts tremble.
Yet amid these towering peaks and rugged ridges, figures could be seen darting back and forth everywhere, setting up one killing trap after another.
They were the experts of the Sky Sea Fish Scale Race. At Lantus's command, they had laid an ambush within the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, preparing to slaughter Lin Baichuan and the people from Zhenhai City.
At this moment!
At the heart of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, within that mysterious valley.
A violent vortex had already engulfed the entire valley. Within the pocket-heaven space connected beyond the vortex, endless Dao Rhyme surged forth.
Above the valley, a figure sat cross-legged, mist swirling around him as though he were a water god whose body had fused with heaven and earth.
This person was Lantus.
Ever since arriving in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, he had remained seated cross-legged above the valley, waiting for Lin Baichuan, Lu Daoyi, and the others to arrive.
"Hmm..."
Suddenly, Lantus, who had remained motionless all this time, opened his eyes. Two flashes of divine radiance gleamed within them, instantly piercing the sky as he looked toward the end of the horizon.
A cruel smile immediately appeared on his face.
"They've finally come. I've been waiting for you for a long time..."
His icy voice carried a killing intent that made hearts quail as he stared toward the distant horizon.
The vast sky suddenly shattered. A streak of light came hurtling over, accompanied by an astonishing sonic-boom tempest.
It was the third-tier Cloud Piercing Shuttle controlled by Lin Baichuan. It pierced through heaven and earth, plunging straight into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
Wherever it