The instant he stepped into the passageway, that terrifying "Falling Star Dao Might" seemed to have found an outlet, crashing madly against Lin Ye's body and soul.
An icy intent of deathly stillness seemed determined to turn him into part of this eternally silent void.
Yet the strange core within Lin Ye's body hummed with delight, like parched earth receiving long-awaited rain.
Dark-golden light flowed through it, frantically devouring the incoming "Falling Star Dao Might."
He could feel his understanding and control of the Dao of Stellar Annihilation rapidly deepening. Even his flesh and soul were undergoing a transformation.
He proceeded steadily onward, until a faint change finally appeared.
Starlight gathered, outlining a gateway formed entirely of condensed starlight.
Lin Ye stepped through it, and the scene before him suddenly opened up.
A sky full of stars hung high overhead, vast, desolate, and boundless.
Beneath his feet, a great road of stars stretched on without end, cold and tranquil.
The entire space was vast and ancient, steeped in the weathered passage of time.
At its center stood a nine-tiered ancient altar piercing heaven and earth—the Starwatching Platform.
Stars flowed across each tier of the altar, Dao auras of every kind intertwining, their pressure vast and majestic.
At the summit of the platform, he could vaguely make out a figure seated cross-legged, formed from gathered starlight.
"Later arrival..." An aged voice rang directly within Lin Ye's soul.
"To withstand the Falling Star Dao Might and set foot upon the Starwatching Platform proves that you possess an affinity with the stars and a will of iron..."
Lin Ye did not reply. He merely gazed calmly at the figure of starlight.
"This tower was forged from my life's cultivation, merging the Fallen Star Core with the eye of the earth vein. It is