"Teacher, what kind of devilish creature is a Star Beast?"
That was right.
Compared to the arrival of other Long-lived Species, Xiao Feng was far more interested in the "Star Beasts" Lan Qingyou had mentioned.
He had no idea what they were.
But instinct told him they were dangerous.
It was not Magic.
Nor was it a gift from his Magic Eye.
It was simply a battle instinct honed over a thousand years of fighting.
He felt it even though he had never seen one.
"Star Beasts... Kahamama, the one that devastated this planet, was a Proto-Star Beast."
Lan Qingyou poured herself a drink as she spoke, her tone casual.
Kahamama...
Xiao Feng had not known that name before.
But Lan Qingyou had mentioned it while talking to someone earlier, when they were discussing the soul inside the Obsidian.
So the thing he had investigated was what his teacher called a Star Beast.
But...
If he understood her correctly, the "formerly unidentified summoned creature" that had polluted the entire continent was only a Proto-Star Beast?
How powerful was a true Star Beast, then?
Xiao Feng did not dare think further.
But Lan Qingyou immediately put his mind at ease.
"Star Beasts might seem incredibly powerful."
"But they aren't as powerful as you think."
As if she knew what Xiao Feng was thinking, Lan Qingyou began explaining how Star Beasts worked.
"Their greatest strength isn't some enormous reserve of Magic Power."
"It isn't their ability to multiply the concentration of Magic Power across an entire planet."
"It's Assimilation."
"They can turn an entire planet into something that reflects their own nature."
"Kahamama, the one you encountered, is a Pollution Element Star Beast."
"That's why it was able to pollute the entire Karim Continent into its present state."
"There may appear to