At last, Walter stared at the twisted mass that had engulfed Jianmu and continued to churn, his brow tightly furrowed as though he had been transported back to many years ago.
Unfortunately, reality was destined not to give Walter much time to reminisce.
With a muffled thump, a long, vividly colored tail suddenly rose from the black gelatinous substance that constantly twisted, churned, and intertwined. It was covered in countless neat scales and brilliant feathers.
Under the surrounding light, every diamond-shaped scale and every vivid feather on that long tail refracted the dazzling fire of finely cut precious gems. Even the most valuable work of art could not compare to it in the slightest.
At that moment, nearly everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to that dazzling tail. Only Walter's eye twitched, as if its style had reminded him of a presence that made cold sweat break out across his body.
"If that's what I think it is, then another star region may be about to fall..."
"?" Jing Yuan turned his head and glanced sideways at Walter. "Do you know this thing, sir?"
Walter shook his head gravely. "I can't be completely certain that it's her yet. But if it is, then all I can say is... anything terrible could happen next. Most importantly, don't make the first move and give her an excuse to attack."
"Understood." Jing Yuan nodded and said no more, merely lowering his gaze as he watched Jianmu get dragged at an incredible speed into the ever-expanding "black mire."
Only when the final section of Jianmu's black gelatinous body was violently snapped off and pulled into that bottomless abyss did the countless intertwined black lifeforms suddenly fall still after several breaths, as though they had collectively lost their lives.
Then, a pale arm shrouded in dense