At this moment, the crystalline sheen of the starry sky gradually faded, like a shell drained of its soul. Chen Rui's figure appeared in midair.
The near-annihilation just now still left his heart pounding with lingering fear. That power had been far too terrifying; with his current strength, it was utterly beyond his reach. Fortunately, the Super System had been there—otherwise, he would already have been reduced to ashes in an instant.
That wisp of power the Super System had extracted at the critical moment could not be converted into aura at all. It had merely been swallowed whole by the Super System's "Star Devourer" and remained stored within "Star Transformation."
After that frightful brush with death, Chen Rui did not dare casually touch that terrifying power again. For the time being, he shut down the function of "Star Transformation," effectively sealing it away until his strength and the timing were ripe enough to study it slowly.
After this refinement within the starry space, Chen Rui's Star Power had been comprehensively purified and consolidated. His overall strength had risen to S++, and his strength, physique, and speed had finally reached S++ in step with his spiritual power. He was now only one step away from truly attaining Kingdom-level power.
Most importantly, Chen Rui had already found the path forward. He would no longer forcibly seek to comprehend laws, including the power of the True Flame Shackles that he had already absorbed. Instead, he would further temper his power. When the time came, it would flow as naturally as water reaching a channel, allowing him to break through the bottleneck in his strongest state.
Just then, Chen Rui suddenly frowned. The space in the sky began to twist irregularly, and the nearby stars were all forced away. A faint humanoid figure