Xiang Hao!

"Are you saying…"

Wang Duanxing's eyes widened bit by bit, and he swallowed involuntarily, uttering two words with difficulty.

"Xiang… Hao!"

Fu Yang nodded helplessly.

"Besides Dean Xiang, who else could it be?"

Even though the answer was confirmed, Wang Duanxing still found it hard to believe.

"It shouldn't be! How could a prodigy like Dean Xiang establish his Dao in such a remote place?"

"Who can say for sure about something that happened 120,000 years ago?"

Fu Yang shrugged helplessly, reminding him:

"Why don't you think about why Dean Xiang, who had already achieved great power, would come to such a remote place to deal with the Crimson Rainbow Continent and establish the Crimson Rainbow Star Region?"

Wang Duanxing was immediately speechless.

He couldn't possibly fathom the thoughts of a great power, let alone Xiang Hao.

"So, what should we do now?"

Fu Yang turned his gaze back to the window, but now all he could see was the window, and no longer the scenery of the Chaotic Star Sea.

"Let's just wait. Since the tribulation waves have been forcibly interrupted, what happens next is beyond our ability to窥探."

Chaotic Star Sea.

Between the star belts, two figures floated in the void, their eyes fixed on the hundredth star that was rising.

Cao Ya's face trembled, and he couldn't help but exclaim excitedly:

"Old Master, how high do you think Li Qingshan's Dharma Form can actually get?"

Cao Ding'an lowered his gaze, looking at the still-rotating Star Cloud.

Clearly, the hundredth star was not the limit.

"I don't know, maybe… ex… ceed…"

His voice grew slower and slower, until his open mouth completely stopped moving.

Next to him, Cao Ya's ruddy, plump face had also frozen, not even his eyelashes twitched.

The constantly flickering starlight around them seemed to stop breathing, solidifying in the void.

Not just the starlight, the entire Chaotic Star Sea, all the interwoven star belts, came to a complete standstill.

It was as if time and space had frozen.

Also stopping was the rotating Star Cloud.

Li Qingshan slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the hundredth star that was still rising, and then surveying the surrounding starry sky.

"So, after a Dharma Form of ninety-nine zhang, there's a new change in the Tribulation of Establishing the Dao?"

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to above the Star Cloud, where a void figure was emerging.

"Starting at one hundred zhang, one tribulation per zhang?"

Li Qingshan seemed to understand something, stood up, and faced it solemnly.

When facing Feng Boyong, with the same Dharma Form, he was no longer able to kill him with a single blow.

And the figure before him was definitely stronger than Feng Boyong, having achieved a Dharma Form of one hundred zhang…

Dean Xiang Hao?

Li Qingshan's eyes widened, staring fixedly at the gradually solidifying figure.

The youth was dressed in black, reflecting starlight, managing to exude a sense of magnificence.

His chin was slightly raised, at a 45-degree angle, unmoving.

Alright, there was no need to look closely at his face; just the overwhelming aura of superiority was enough for Li Qingshan to confirm his identity.

Dean, another Dean!

First Dean Fu Yang, then Dean Ye, and now even Dean Xiang Hao has popped up?

At this moment, Li Qingshan was a little numb.

Just then, The projection completely solidified, and Xiang Hao slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over.

In an instant, Li Qingshan's hair stood on end.

The eyes!

Before, whether it was Feng Boyong, Dean Ye, or other senior projections, all had dull eyes, like machines.

In fact, that was how it should be, after all, they were just space-time projections, remnants left in the cosmic starry sky.

But at this moment...

Xiang Hao's gaze was clearly sizing him up, and there was even a hint of... joy visible to the naked eye?

Just as Li Qingshan was feeling horrified and puzzled, "Cough, cough!"

The projection... no, it was Xiang Hao who spoke!

"Let me introduce myself. I am the champion of the Azure Dragon War in the Gengmao Era, recipient of the honorary title 'Child of Azure Dragon,' holder of the military rank 'Azure Dragon General,' founder of the Crimson Rainbow Federation..."

"De... Dean!"

Li Qingshan interrupted, adjusting his mindset and breaking into a smile.

"Dean, I come from the Seven Stars Academy, and I have previously admired your unparalleled grace in the Secret Order."

One doesn't hit a smiling face, so he had to not only state his identity but also show enough respect.

He wasn't afraid of a space-time projection, but the Xiang Hao before him was clearly beyond the scope of a projection, completely exceeding his imagination!

"Oh? You came from the Crimson Rainbow Star Region?"

Xiang Hao raised an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

"Not bad, not bad!"

After two compliments, he lowered his mouth and his face became serious.

"However, there isn't much time left."

Li Qingshan's expression straightened, and he turned his gaze to the Star Cloud, staring at the hundred stars.

Just as he was about to condense his Dharma Form, "Next, don't interrupt me again."

Xiang Hao earnestly instructed, then spoke again.

"I am... hmm? You should have heard the beginning already, so let's just start from the middle!"

"I am an unparalleled genius of the Four Saints Star System, my fame spreads far and wide in the Ten Fiends Domain, reaching directly to the alien star space."

"The aliens fear power but not virtue, using the name of Celestial Devils to slander my human race, and I was also given the title 'Hao,' listed as one of the honored Celestial Devils..."

His voice fading away, Xiang Hao tilted his head at a 45-degree angle, a faint smile on his lips, and dissipated into the starry sky.

The surrounding starry sky remained still, the Cao Family grandfather and grandson still frozen in place, but the Star Cloud had begun to rotate again.

Li Qingshan stood beneath the Star Cloud, looking utterly bewildered.

So, Dean Xiang Hao went to all the trouble of displaying his power just to come out and put on a show?

Recalling the joy in Xiang Hao's eyes at the beginning, Li Qingshan wasn't even sure if it was joy at seeing a human junior, or joy at being able to come out and show off?

Time passed, second by second, At the center of the vortex, The one hundred and first star rose slowly!

Li Qingshan raised his eyes, looking towards the starry sky.

There was no movement, no figure appeared, and after a pause, the Star Cloud rotated again.

Immediately afterward, The one hundred and second, the one hundred and third...

Li Qingshan stared at the silent starry sky, lost in thought.

"Is there no projection, or was it erased by the seniors who achieved great power?"

With the power that Xiang Hao had displayed, he had no doubt that he had the strength to erase the projection.

Of course, Xiang Hao would definitely not do that, but other seniors might very well do so.

As he pondered, the panel floated before his eyes, overlapping with the rotating Star Cloud.

As each star rose, the experience bar of the Star River Cosmos Sutra also jumped continuously.

Finally,

[Star River Cosmos Sutra 107/108 (Outer World)]→
[Star River Cosmos Sutra 108/108 (Dharma Form)]

The Star Cloud rotated rapidly, quickly draining, and the one hundred and eighth star was born.

Li Qingshan smiled slightly, all one hundred and eight stars returning to his body, leaving nothing in front of him.

At the same time, Time, at this moment, seemed to begin to run again.

The stalled star belt resumed its operation, and the sky was filled with shining starlight.

In the distance, "Exceeded..."

Cao Ding'an's voice trailed off abruptly as he stared at a seemingly empty void, a puzzled expression on his face.

"It's over? So suddenly? It stopped at a hundred zhang?"

Beside him, Cao Ya's smile faltered slightly, a hint of regret flashing across his features, but he remained silent.

Li Qingshan, however, remained rooted to the spot, lost in thought.

"One hundred and eight zhang... what should I do next? Should I perhaps emulate Dean Xiang Hao? We're practically cut from the same cloth, after all..."

Tear!

A jarring ripping sound shattered his contemplation.

A slender fissure, no more than ten meters away, suddenly materialized, brutally tearing through the void.

A furious roar erupted from within the rift.

"So what if you have a hundred-zhang Dharma Form? Li Qingshan, you dare interfere with Taotie's grand plan? Today, you will not be spared!"