An hour later, Gai Jun, Huang Tan, Ou Tuo, Ning Shiyi, and Yan Wudi gathered above Star Island, ready to depart.
The five did not set out immediately. Instead, Gai Jun, the former First Floor Master, opened a Spirit Beast Pouch. Huang Tan, Ou Tuo, Ning Shiyi, Yan Wudi, and the others then filed inside one after another.
The next instant, dazzling Spiritual Light abruptly erupted from Gai Jun's body. His speed surged to its absolute limit in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished into the vast horizon.
Ye Zhen, hidden within the underground river beneath Star Island, merely smiled faintly at the sight. Judging from the spiritual power fluctuations when Gai Jun departed, Gai Jun was flying at full speed regardless of the cost. Ye Zhen estimated that even Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao would have been unable to catch up to that explosive burst of speed.
Though this mode of flight was incredibly fast, its consumption was immense. It could not be sustained for long at all.
From this alone, Ye Zhen understood how Gai Jun and the others intended to travel. Presumably, even if they had to risk their lives, those five would arrive before the deadline Ye Zhen had set.
However, Ye Zhen did not leave at once. Instead, he continued lurking beneath Star Island, spreading out his divine sense to monitor the Palace Opening Realm Kings on the island.
Ye Zhen was no longer a fledgling who had only just entered the world. He had considered many possibilities, especially since he had received no information whatsoever when the Myriad Stars Tower's current five great figures held their secret discussions earlier.
If Ye Zhen left early on his side, only for Myriad Stars Tower to make another covert move and