"W-what was that sound just now?"
"That didn't sound like any of the Three Pillars..."
"Could someone have invaded the Starry Sky Palace at a time like this?"
"How could that be..."
Within the Starry Sky Palace, where thunderous cheers had just erupted, the Crimson Realm Denizens gradually began to stir with noisy unease.
The Three Pillars atop the High Tower were no exception.
"That voice just now...!"
"Could it be...!?"
Shudenan and Belphegor, who remembered the owner of that voice all too well, went completely pale.
Even ripples appeared in Black Catty's eyes. As though she had sensed something, she suddenly lifted her head and looked above the Starry Sky Palace.
Almost at the same time, one of the countless Crimson Realm Denizens below seemed to notice something as well and shouted aloud.
"Look over there!"
All the Denizens present immediately turned as one to look toward the sky above the Starry Sky Palace.
"It's quite lively here."
As that voice rang out, a figure hovering in midair appeared before everyone.
Looking down at the dense mass of countless Crimson Realm Denizens below, Fang Li's lips curled into a somewhat cold smile.
"Since that's the case..."
Fang Li abruptly raised his hand and took out another talisman.
"Then let us join in the fun too!"
The moment his words fell, immense Star Pulse Energy blazed from Fang Li's hand, flowing like water as it surged wildly into the talisman in his grasp.
Then, Fang Li threw the talisman into the air.
"By the urgent decree of the law! Command!"
Under the rapid chant, the talisman infused with vast amounts of Star Pulse Energy and tossed into the air began to shine with an incomparably intense light.
"Rumble—!"
Amid the thunderous roar, countless bolts of lightning descended from the light,