Star Sea Oath, Great Dao Travels Together to Repel Myriad Calamities

As dawn on Starfall Star pierced through the clouds, Shen Hao stood atop the newly restored Star Core altar. The ground beneath his feet no longer lay cracked; tender green shoots pushed through the soil bearing dewdrops, spirit birds sang from the distant mountains and forests, and Star Spirit Race children chased fluttering light butterflies, their laughter as crisp as shattered jade.

Chieftain Xing Heng approached slowly, carrying a jade seal engraved with Star Core patterns. The seal was pure white throughout, faintly flowing with a silver-violet glow. It was a token forged by the Star Spirit Race from fragments of their life-bound Star Cores. "Sovereign Shen," Xing Heng said, his voice trembling and his eyes brimming with gratitude, "this Star Core Seal is the treasured heirloom of the Star Spirit Race. Today, on behalf of the Star Spirit Race, I offer it to you. From this day onward, Starfall Star shall become a vassal of Hongmeng, and the Star Spirit Race is willing to follow Hongmeng for all eternity, safeguarding the peace of the star sea together."

Shen Hao raised his hand and accepted the jade seal. The instant his fingertips touched it, a gentle stream of Star Core Power merged with his Dao Rhyme. He could feel that the seal carried all the Star Spirit Race's sincerity, as well as the hopes of an entire planet. "Chieftain Xing Heng," Shen Hao said, his voice warm yet resolute, "Hongmeng has never spoken of vassals. Starfall Star and Hongmeng are brother nations, companions upon the same path."

With a wave of his hand, he injected a stream of golden Origin Power into the jade seal. The Star Core patterns upon it entwined with Hongmeng's Starlight Runes, becoming a bond of energy linking the two planets. "From this day onward, should