Lately, I've felt out of sorts, both physically and mentally. I'll try to do a massive update tomorrow morning.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past Ye Lin's side.

Seeing this, the corners of Ye Lin's lips curled up slightly.

Pretty fast. What a pity—I spotted you.

With a wave of Ye Lin's hand, the Emperor Sword appeared in his grasp, a faint Sword Qi coiling around his body.

"Slash."

Ye Lin raised his sword and slashed toward his side.

As a sharp streak of sword light cut through the air, a distant star was cleaved apart and exploded. Behind that star was a small beast, pitch-black and furry-looking.

It was small only in name; to Ye Lin, it was incomparably massive.

Its body stood a million zhang tall. It looked plump and chubby, covered in purplish-black fur, with four exceedingly short paws.

At that moment, it was hugging itself with all four paws, curled into a ball as it drifted through the starry sky.

But the moment the star shielding it exploded, it flashed and vanished straight into the starry sky.

"Xinyou, go. Have some fun with it."

Seeing this, Ye Lin's lips curved upward slightly.

Since he had already found it, how could he possibly let it escape?

"Awoo!"

Xinyou threw back his head and howled, then leaped into the air.

A streak of white light flashed by, and Xinyou's body, as large as a star, shot forward in pursuit.

Meanwhile, Ye Lin shifted to another position and began to encircle and intercept it.

Three streaks of light crisscrossed the starry sky.

Although Ye Lin had never seen a star beast, and the Heavenly Dao had not warned him either, his instincts told him that this thing was his target.

Though it looked adorable and did not seem particularly dangerous, Ye Lin was no softhearted man.

Countless streaks of sword light flashed past, reducing the surrounding stars to