Planning

Beyond the heavens, in an unknown river of stars.

Deep within a foreign region where starry sky abilities were as rich as a sea, there lay a secluded emerald-green cave. Piercing winds howled from within, like ghosts wailing and gods roaring.

At times, powerful spatial ripples surged forth.

At this moment, two illusory soul forms appeared within this mysterious secluded cave.

"Teacher, are you truly willing to help me plot against that Soul Sea?"

Fuya, one of the Four Sovereigns, had descended in the form of a divine soul spirit body, no longer carrying herself with lofty superiority.

Like a docile little girl, she humbly asked, "It is difficult for my true body to set foot in Underworld Prison. With merely an extension of my divine consciousness, I fear I cannot refine that sea."

"I can help you." Ling Yun wore a calm expression, once again becoming the elder of the clan who loved instructing others, as though he had forgotten that the disciple before him—the one he had personally taught—had joined the others in turning their blades against him.

"I once fought across the starry river beyond the heavens for it, resisted the Sovereigns above for it, and wished to spread its influence throughout the major star domains."

A self-mocking smile touched Ling Yun's lips. "I lost, and thus lost its favor. It instead chose that junior of the human race, allowing that junior to forcibly seize the Ruins Domain."

"Since it abandoned me first, it cannot blame me for resisting it."

"Fuya, your teacher sincerely hopes that you can become the God King of this era, and that Soul Sea is the key to helping you ascend the God King's throne."

"If you become the God King and command the Hall of Gods into the Sea of Mist,