Still an Old Hand

Above the East Sea, within a small plane where spatial ripples had gradually begun to emerge.

This small plane was a node of interaction between the Dragon Fighting Plane and the Douluo Plane, linking the two worlds like a lone island floating in the void. Space twisted along its edges, light shattered, and streams of golden radiance occasionally surged from the void like invisible rivers connecting the two worlds.

At the center of this small plane stood a massive round tower.

Its body consisted of twelve distinctly layered circular rings, each with different colors and patterns. From the earthy yellow at its base to the gold at its peak, it resembled a pillar of light stretching from the earth into the sky. Complex runes and array patterns flowed across the tower, constantly flickering, reforming, and changing within the light like living creatures breathing and pulsing.

The Star Dragon Tower.

It was one of the legendary creations revealed after the Dragon Fighting Plane's revival, containing the plane's most ancient laws and powers. Its very existence suppressed this small plane's spatial node, preventing the interactions between the two worlds from causing uncontrollable upheaval.

At this moment, there were no Star Dragons within the Star Dragon Tower.

Yet two people stood in the main hall on its lowest floor.

One was tall and fierce, with scorching crimson flame miasma swirling around him. His skin carried a charred red hue, as though it had been burned. Reflections of surging flaming palms flowed through his golden vertical pupils, while dancing open flames wound around his crimson hair and scattered blazing sparks. Waves of fire rose from his body, leaving trails of searing distortion in the air.

He was Blazing Black Hand, the Black Hand Clan's strongest expert from ancient times.

The other had a slender