Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao (29)

Su Han turned a deaf ear to its furious roar. This was what he was betting on! He was betting that Elder Mu had drawn most of the Star Spirit Guards' attention, betting that they would never imagine a man gravely wounded and on the verge of death would dare charge straight at the altar's core!

His goal was not to clash head-on with the Star Spirit Guards, but rather... the edge of the enormous crater at the altar's peak, blasted open by a single strike of Tian Ya Ice Extreme—the place where the densest icy aura still lingered! He vaguely sensed that it might conceal some secret, perhaps the final clue his senior sister had left behind, perhaps... the only hope of truly bringing her back!

"Stop him!"

The Humanoid Star Spirit split off a thread of its consciousness, controlling a portion of the Starlight Net as it coiled toward Su Han like a tentacle. But how could Elder Mu let it have its way? The Azure Emperor Dharma Form let out a low roar, and its thickest azure vine swept out like a divine dragon's tail, smashing fiercely into the starlight tentacle and shattering it in an instant!

Taking advantage of that opening, Su Han had already rushed to the top of the altar! Without hesitation, he leaped into the enormous crater!

"Seeking death!"

The Humanoid Star Spirit flew into a complete rage. Ignoring Elder Mu, it flashed forward, actually abandoning its struggle with the Dharma Form to personally dive at Su Han in the crater! The giant lion and the black turtle roared as they followed close behind.

Elder Mu's expression changed, and he was about to intervene when he saw that, without the Humanoid Star Spirit directing it, the Starlight Net's power had greatly diminished. His