In the Outer Universe, on True Yu Star, Lu Yin stared up at the sky in shock. What was going on? The sky had vanished. Just moments ago, he'd watched it split open and shatter like a mirror—then another sky appeared in its place.
The scene suddenly reminded him of the words he'd heard on an island at the end of the Dead Sea: "The sky has changed, the sky has changed. From now on, this sky belongs to six." "Five changed the sky; five became six. From now on, a false veil covers this starry sky. We refuse to accept it." He also remembered Ghost Marquis's description of the Talisman Dao numbers: "One sky replaced another."
Hai Qiqi suddenly cried out in terror, "Father! I can't feel Father's power anymore!"
Lu Yin jolted. A terrible premonition seized him. Had something happened to the Sea King?
At the Falling Star Sea, beside the waterfall, the Sea King was overjoyed. "It worked! I still succeeded!"
Elder Chan stared at the shattered Third Gate. The pair of bright eyes had vanished. Before long, the broken gate closed on its own.
The Sea King's laughter stopped abruptly. His face paled. "Why? Why did the gate close?"
Elder Chan let out a breath of relief. "They don't want anything to do with us. Thank goodness. Thank goodness."
The Sea King roared and raised the Sea King Spear, ready to smash it against the stone gate. But without the blood garment, his attack couldn't damage it at all.
Elder Chan barked, "Enough! Do you really want this starry sky to be destroyed?"
The Sea King looked at Elder Chan, his gaze resolute. "I refuse to accept this. If we don't break through this gate, we'll always be beneath them. We'll always be ants."
Elder Chan