"This... How could this be? The Vast King's phantom was swallowed just like that?"
Galen, who had been watching from the shadows, nearly goggled his eyes right out of their sockets. Disbelief filled his face, and a tempest surged in his heart, leaving him unable to calm down for a long while.
"That Stone Coffin just now, and those strange phenomena... Could that person really have comprehended the profound mystery spoken of in legends?"
"No doubt about it. That person definitely comprehended the legendary mystery. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly be so terrifying—or capable of challenging opponents above his level!"
At that thought, Galen's expression changed once more. At the same time, an uncontrollable heat welled up in the depths of his eyes.
"Possession! I absolutely have to possess him, whatever the cost. Only I, Galen, deserve to own such a body. As long as I possess it, I'll have the potential to reach the highest realm. That would be worth countless times more than obtaining the Vast King's remains!"
At that moment, an irrepressible ambition arose in Galen's heart. He stared greedily in the direction of the Main Body, his thoughts racing as he came up with countless sinister schemes in an instant.
After manifesting the strange Stone Coffin and swallowing the War Puppet whole, the Main Body returned to human form. He gave Li Yi a slight nod, then tore open space and left.
"Phew, we finally made it through this calamity!"
Li Yi let out a long breath of relief. This great tribulation had been so perilous that the slightest misstep would have left him dead in this starry sky.
But when he thought of Galen and Hongjun, the ones who had orchestrated this whole affair, boundless rage erupted in Li Yi's heart. Chilling murderous intent spread