A weight settled into his palm as the letter appeared. He Mu snapped back to his senses, lowered his head, and clasped his hands in salute.
"I shall obey my teacher's decree."
He said no more, turned, and walked out of Jade Purity Hall. Summoning his escape light, he left Kunlun Realm and headed straight for the Demon Race's star domain, feeling as though his whole body were damp and feverish, his breathing labored.
This time, He Mu did not conceal his aura or disguise himself as a demon. His sword light swept forth in a vast torrent, like a heavenly river hanging upside down, cleaving through the dark starry sky as it shot toward the boundary of that immense star domain.
Sensing his aura, countless strange lights suddenly rose from a planet teeming with demons. Pure white, blue-green, scarlet—all the colors converged into a colossal monster with a tiger's head and a human body, as vast as a star.
"Humans, halt! What are you doing in the Demon Race's star domain?" the terrifyingly enormous demon roared. The aura of the sole Legend in all the realms spread out, forming a barrier that stopped He Mu beyond that sea of stars.
He Mu halted his sword light and showed himself, calling out in a clear voice:
"I am He Mu, a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun of Jade Void Palace in Kunlun Realm. I have come to visit Demon Emperor Hall under the decree of my Sect Master."
A man's name cast a shadow like a tree. When the little sage guarding the boundary of the Demon Race's star domain heard "Yuanshi Tianzun of Jade Void Palace in Kunlun Realm," he could not help but rein in his aura, his tone softening instinctively.
"You say you've come under Su Tianzun's decree.