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Meanwhile, deep in the Abyss Universe—Blue Star.

Inside the Imperial Capital Command Center, the air seemed as thick as amber.

Li Qingcang clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking loudly.

He had only just recovered enough to catch his breath after that baffling mass ascension.

The divine power within him surged like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, battering against his meridians.

Elder Wang sat in a floating wheelchair. Golden lightning coursed through his newly regrown legs, and every breath he took made the surrounding air tremble.

Suddenly, a shrill alarm tore through the Command Center's silence.

Red lights flashed wildly. The needle on the energy detector displayed on the Big Screen shot straight past the limit and blew out the gauge.

"Alarm! Unknown high-dimensional energy intrusion detected!"

The operator's voice was shrill, and his face was filled with terror.

"No! This isn't an intrusion! It's... directed infusion!"

Another officer at the main console abruptly stood up and pointed at the analysis charts on the screen, his finger trembling like a sifter.

Li Qingcang strode out of the Command Room and shoved open the heavy alloy doors.

He raised his head, and his pupils contracted sharply.

The entire sky over Blue Star had completely changed color.

There was no blue sky or white clouds. In their place was a dazzling sheet of pure gold that made it difficult to breathe.

Boom!

A muffled explosion erupted in everyone's minds.

At the center of the Skyvault, a massive rift stretching tens of thousands of kilometers was violently torn open.

Ancient totems belonging to the Abyss faintly appeared along the rift's edges.

Then, the Heavenly River poured down.

It was a liquid impossible to describe in words.

Brilliant golden radiance churned within its deep-red base, and its consistency was as thick as