The avatar slowly reduced the flow of divine power, slowing the Webway's expansion. His gaze pierced the mist and swept across the distant reaches of space-time.
Aside from a dozen or so Beast King Lords restlessly prowling nearby, there was nothing unusual. But he knew it wasn't his imagination. The insight granted to him by the Saint was quietly sounding an alarm: something was lurking in the shadows.
Seated above his divine kingdom and watching the colonization of the New River Galaxy, the Emperor had no choice but to turn his attention from the operation and look toward the avatar constructing the Webway.
His true body's sight reached much farther than the avatar's. At first, he instinctively tried to check fate, only to find nothing. It wasn't until he scrutinized the entire region, refusing to overlook even the slightest clue, that a seemingly empty stretch of the Spirit Mist Sea gradually revealed a phantom under the Star Spirit's gaze.
It
took on solid form.
"Saint Beast King!" Even though he had been prepared for this, his heart sank when he finally saw the lurking creature.
The hidden Saint Beast King was over ten thousand kilometers long and looked like an enormous fish-dragon. A layer of shield-like scales clung to its skin. Just from its appearance, with its unstoppable strength and impenetrable defense, it was unquestionably a
ferocious beast.
And now the beast lay motionless in the Misty Sea. Its naturally radiating domain covered the surrounding area, ensuring that its massive size wouldn't affect the environment and give it away.
Lin Zhichen rose from the throne, his gaze turning grave as he studied the Saint Beast King. He could sense the immense strength beneath the colossal creature's bulk.
"Perhaps it's not much weaker than A'long."
As the Empire grew stronger, the