Endless Starry Sky, the Missing Zhou Kuang

A superpower—the Ren Family.

"Ren Family Patriarch, have you still not made your decision? This is a perfect chance to overthrow the Zhou Clan's hegemonic position. You don't want to marry your precious daughter to trash like Zhou Qiongtian, do you?"

"He only attained such cultivation by using other people's eyes and bones. Without them, Zhou Qiongtian is nothing but trash."

Mo Xuantian and the others had come to the Ren Family, intending to draw them into the Anti-Zhou Alliance as well. The Ren Family had been bound to the Zhou Clan through marriage for many years, making them an uncertain factor.

Mo Xuantian's minimum goal was for the Ren Family to remain neutral and not support the Zhou Clan. After all, the Ren Family was also a superpower and possessed Supreme experts!

The Ren Family Patriarch frowned deeply. To be honest, he did not want to get involved. Whether it was overthrowing the Zhou Clan's hegemonic status or anything else, he wanted no part of it. He felt that it was already enough for the Ren Family to remain as it was.

Seeing that the Ren Family Patriarch still had not stated his position, Mo Xuantian stepped forward and pressed closer. "Ren Family Patriarch, honestly speaking, your Ren Family is too deeply entangled with the Zhou Clan. This is now a matter of choosing sides. Either you join our Anti-Zhou Alliance, or you continue standing with the Zhou Clan."

"I understand that you want to remain neutral and avoid being dragged in, but we cannot ignore a bomb by our side that could explode at any moment. The more exquisite a machine is, the more easily it can collapse because of a single screw. Ren Family Patriarch, you are a smart man. You understand what I mean, don't you?"

The Ren Family Patriarch's expression turned ugly. After pondering for a moment, he looked at Mo Xuantian. "This matter is of great importance. I will give you an answer in three days."

Mo Xuantian smiled. "That's more like it. I believe you will make the right choice. I'll await your answer, Ren Family Patriarch."

The endless starry sky.

A man lay drifting through the starry sky. He had a square face, his eyes tightly shut, and black hair as dark as ink. An overbearing aura of natural authority radiated from him even in his angerless stillness.

This person was Zhou Kuang!

A faint layer of lightning flickered across Zhou Kuang's body. His physical body was incomparably tough. At times, enormous meteors crashed into him, yet his body suffered not the slightest damage; instead, the meteors shattered apart.

For some reason, the dust produced by the shattered meteors clung to Zhou Kuang's body. Gradually, Zhou Kuang became gray and hazy, looking like a lifelike statue.

Zhou Kuang did not open his eyes. His aura was restrained, making him seem like an ordinary mortal. If anyone saw him, they would likely think he was a hard statue made from some unknown special material.

Just then, a Star Disk sped toward Zhou Kuang through the starry sky. The Star Disk was not large, less than ten square meters in size. It emitted faint starlight that protected those inside from the pull of the starry sky's gravity.

Two men stood on the Star Disk. Both possessed considerable cultivation and were Supreme experts. At this moment, their faces were filled with anxiety and panic.

There was also a woman seated cross-legged. She too was a Supreme expert, but her face was deathly pale and her aura was in disarray. She had clearly suffered severe injuries.

Behind this Star Disk, two more Star Disks were pursuing them. Each of those two Star Disks carried three cultivators, all of them Supreme experts!

Such figures were exceedingly rare in the Azure World, existences capable of founding sects and becoming ancestors—yet there were nine of them here!

The starry sky was incomparably dangerous. Only Great Emperor-level experts and above could roam it without relying on a Star Disk. Cultivators below the Great Emperor realm had to ride Star Disks, Star Boats, and the like if they wished to enter the starry sky.

Moreover, the starry sky was fraught with danger. Aside from disasters naturally born within it, there were also Star Beasts. Some Star Beasts were so powerful that they could devour planets and continents.

Beyond that, there were star pirates. And now, the three members of the Zhou Clan had encountered star pirates.

"Hahaha, little lady, stop running. You can't escape. Just obediently submit to us brothers, and we guarantee we'll make you feel like you're in heaven, craving more after you're done!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, little lady. Us brothers are very skilled. We guarantee you'll never want to leave."

"Hand over your resources now, or death is the only thing awaiting you!"

"Damn it! How could we be so unlucky as to run into a band of star pirates?" Zhou Ling's expression was ugly.

The three from the Zhou Clan had been invited by a Great Emperor expert from Qingling Star. This time, they were heading there to attend that Great Emperor's ten-thousand-year birthday banquet, yet they had unexpectedly encountered a band of star pirates. Normally, star pirates only robbed resources.

Naturally, they had prepared gifts for that Great Emperor's birthday banquet, and those gifts were extremely precious. The Zhou Clan had a Great Emperor, but his Lifespan was nearly exhausted. He had a close personal friendship with the Great Emperor of Qingling Star, so he had dispatched three Zhou Clan Supremes to deliver the gifts.

On one hand, Zhou Ling and the other two were attending the birthday banquet for that Great Emperor; on the other, they were there to form connections with other factions. The Zhou Clan's Great Emperor knew that he did not have long to live, and while he was still around, he hoped the Zhou Clan could find a powerful backer.

Naturally, Zhou Ling and the other two would not hand those resources over to the star pirates. Their strength was not weak either: two mid-stage Supremes and one Supreme Great Perfection. But after exchanging blows, they discovered that this band of star pirates was outrageously powerful.

There were six Supremes among them: three mid-stage Supremes, two late-stage Supremes, and one Supreme Great Perfection!

Although Zhou Ling was at Supreme Great Perfection, two fists could not fend off four hands. She was severely injured after the battle, while the other two were less seriously wounded due to Zhou Ling's protection. They could only activate the Star Disk and flee, hoping to reach Qingling Star as quickly as possible.

However, the Star Disk was soon damaged by the star pirates' attacks. Its speed was growing slower and slower, and they would likely be caught very soon.

"Elder Zhou Ling, what should we do?" The other two Zhou Clan Supremes looked at Zhou Ling. Clearly, she was the backbone among the three.

Zhou Ling's expression was grim. "Keep running. Pour all our Law Power into the Star Disk. We have no chance in a head-on clash!"

In the next moment, Zhou Ling's face changed dramatically. A crucial point on the Star Disk had been destroyed, and its speed abruptly plummeted.

"Oh no!" Zhou Ling cried out, hurriedly trying to repair it, but it was already too late.

Very soon, the two Star Disks behind them caught up to Zhou Ling's group. "Hahaha, Second Brother, what accurate aim! You directly destroyed the Star Disk's propulsion device. Now they can't run!"

"Huh? What's that? It looks like a person?"

Everyone looked over and saw that the Zhou Clan's Star Disk had stopped. Beside it floated a gray thing that looked like a human.

"Heh, I thought it was something else. So it's just a statue. This statue really is lifelike!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and completely destroy their Star Disk, just in case!" The eldest among the star pirates, that Supreme Great Perfection cultivator, immediately ordered.

The other five fell silent and unleashed their attacks. Instantly, six attacks formed from Law Power shot toward the Zhou Clan's Star Disk.

Zhou Ling and the other two's expressions changed, becoming incomparably ugly. They deployed defensive methods and defended with all their strength. They had already contacted their own Great Emperor Old Ancestor, but the Zhou Clan was far from here. Even a Great Emperor expert could not arrive in such a short time.

"My life is finished!"