Jealousy

The Ancient Star was vast.

The Great Abyss Dynasty was merely one of the sixteen southwestern commandery kingdoms, tucked away in a remote corner.

The true ruler was the Skymang Empire, which governed more than a hundred commandery kingdoms.

But as the years passed, the empire's grip on its territory had long since weakened.

Deep within the Skymang Empire's territory.

A towering ancient city rose from the earth, its outskirts shrouded year-round in hazy currents of chaos.

There lay the entrance to a mysterious realm.

According to legend, that realm was the core of the entire Ancient Star!

"The great world's top powers have all put down roots here."

Within the city, an entirely black tower soared into the clouds.

This was Spacetime Islet's true headquarters on the Ancient Star.

It was nothing like those frontier areas where Special Training Camp trainees played at fighting.

This ancient city gathered the core disciples of the Supreme Unity Mystic Sect and other great powers!

It was a true proving ground.

On the tower's top floor.

A middle-aged man in gray stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the people below as though they were ants.

"How much longer until the young master arrives?" the gray-robed man asked evenly.

"Reporting to you, Your Excellency."

Behind him, a black-clad subordinate knelt on one knee and respectfully replied, "The young master has passed through the cross-realm teleportation array. He is expected to arrive on the Ancient Star in three days and begin his training in the core region."

"Mm. See that everything is arranged. The young master's status is too exalted to allow the slightest mishap." The gray-robed man nodded faintly.

The black-clad subordinate hesitated.

"What else?" the gray-robed man asked with a frown.

"Your Excellency, there's been a complication on the