(The previous four chapters have been revised a little. If you've already read them, you can go back and take another look.)
Just then!
A will of terrifying strength descended from above.
It was so powerful that Chi Tong's sword froze in midair, unable to fall.
A dazzling sword beam, too brilliant to look at directly, descended from Above the Nine Heavens.
The sword beam was like a river of stars hanging upside down, like the Milky Way crashing down. Wherever it passed, the void shattered and all things submitted.
"Damn it, Void Insight!"
Chi Tong gritted his teeth and unleashed all his strength, trying to shatter that sword strike.
The sword beam shattered, and Chi Tong staggered back a thousand zhang. His aura surged. His armor made it impossible to see whether he was injured, but the heaving of his body made it clear that he hadn't taken the blow easily.
Thunder Control Battle Emperor's expression changed abruptly.
He retreated frantically, yet was still swept by the sword beam's aftershock. Rings of lightning surged around him, forming a lightning shield. The sword beams struck the shield one after another, shattering each layer of lightning until the ninth broke, nearly taking the final layer with it.
Thunder Control Battle Emperor raised his head and looked in that direction, his eyes full of shock.
"It's him..."
A massive figure slowly stepped out of the void.
He was a middle-aged man dressed in blue robes, standing with his hands behind his back. His features were refined, and his eyes were as deep as the starry sky. He released no aura at all, yet no one present dared to move.
"Star River..."
Chi Tong roared, his voice brimming with apprehension.
"Star... Star River Heavenly Venerate?"
Fang Mo stared wide-eyed at the figure, unable