Once the flowing gauze curtain had completely faded away, Eternal Night, frozen in midair, vanished as well.
A faint breeze swept across the barren land, stirring the dust. Even after a long while, no other unexpected events occurred.
Everything was so quiet, so natural, as if the rapidly moving figure and the abruptly cut-off cry had never appeared at all...
Meanwhile.
At the other end of the Demon Domain, ten thousand li away from where Eternal Night had vanished, inside a hidden underground cave.
Black Star stared blankly at the cracked earthen wall before him, his face streaked with tears.
Empowered by the authority's strength, the boy's gaze had long since pierced through the constraints of physical matter and fallen upon the illusory God Realm.
Behind him, in the shadows, a woman leaned against the wall. She had completely restrained her aura, like an invisible person who did not exist.
Only when Black Star called out "Mom" through tears, and his reddened eyes refocused, did the woman in the shadows slowly speak, comforting him:
"You're already this grown up, yet you're still so emotional."
"If you want to see your mother, then you should work even harder to become stronger."
"Once you take command of the authority of 'Space' and truly ascend the divine throne, seeing your mother will be a matter of minutes, won't it?"
The boy stood with his head lowered, his shoulders still trembling faintly from his sobs.
After a long while, he finally replied:
"I understand, Mama Sun..."
Whether she was dissatisfied with his reluctant attitude or felt that "Mama Sun" made her sound a little old, the woman in the shadows pursed her lips, straightened up, and slowly approached Black Star as she continued:
"I know you hate your father. You hate that he refused