Chen Rui was channeling Star Power, helping Tiffany break free from the final restraints of the Spirit-Gathering Array.
Lola and Isabella's battle had remained within his senses the entire time, yet he had neither intervened nor rescued them.
Just as Camael and Eudora had seen, after Lola and Isabella were defeated, they turned into phantoms and vanished. Their true selves had not suffered any actual harm.
This was "War Projection," one of the Star-Sealing Platform's new wondrous applications.
At the "Crimson Extreme Star Emperor" level, once a linked target accepted Star-Sealing, a corresponding statue would appear within the Star-Sealing Platform. The person could merge into the platform itself and be carried through spatial travel such as the "Stellar Gate." They could also be taken into the Star-Sealing Platform in moments of danger, avoiding harm and recovering from their injuries.
After advancing to the "Violet Extreme Star Emperor," the Star-Sealing Platform's functions were greatly enhanced. The original fusion duration had been extended from three hours to three days, and "Star God Statues" could be constructed based on the statues.
These Star God Statues could project their avatars into certain lands of faith within the great galaxy, becoming the core of the Pillars of Faith and receiving the corresponding power of faith. In effect, they became the local "gods."
The benefits this brought were immense. Apart from stabilizing and maintaining the galaxy's power of faith, it also provided powerful refinement and amplification effects to the person who had been "deified." Moreover, while in a fused state, they could summon the Star God Statue's "War Projection" to fight.
As its name implied, "War Projection" was a genuine combat projection that could reproduce the user's strength one hundred percent, with additional special enhancements. Death would not harm the actual person, though it would take