Deep within Illusion Star Palace.
The space was exceedingly dim.
A young man clad in a luxurious Star Robe stood silently beneath a vast curtain of stars, his hands clasped behind his back as he calmly gazed at the stars before him.
These twinkling stars were not real stars, but manifestations formed by an array.
The young man in the Star Robe possessed an aura as deep as the sea, and a unique, formidable pressure belonging only to the Spirit Transformation realm radiated from him.
This man was one of Illusion Star Palace's two Palace Masters.
"Found you."
His deep gaze suddenly settled upon one particular star.
That star was exceptionally bright at this moment, shining far more brilliantly than all the others.
"You little brat, you've hidden yourself well."
The young man in the Star Robe gave a cold smile, his eyes overflowing with boundless killing intent. He muttered to himself, "Back then, you stole Illusion Star Palace's opportunity within the Lower Ancient Moon Secret Realm, delaying our breakthrough into the Spirit Transformation realm by many years. This debt... it is time to settle it properly!"
"Are you going in person?"
A cluster of starlight slowly rose from the distant darkness. An enchanting woman sat cross-legged within it, her features blurred by the light.
"That's right."
The young man in the Star Robe smiled coldly. "Unless I eliminate this man, I will never rest easy."
"Very well."
The woman smiled seductively. "Only by going yourself can you ensure nothing goes wrong."
"Don't worry. I will retrieve the Golden Core portion of the Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art."
The young man in the Star Robe smiled impassively, then vanished in a flash.
In the vast skies above Mystic Ice Island, a figure continuously used teleportation, leaving the island at an incomprehensibly