Outer Heaven Demon Star Hangs Night After Night

"What is this demon star?"

He Ping asked indifferently. He had heard the name "demon star" before and harbored some doubts, so he was the first to speak.

Mystic Elder smiled and said unhurriedly, "My master once divined the heavenly mechanisms and calculated the changes in the ordained span of the Spring-Autumn Great Calamity. He sensed shifts in the Three Laws, as well as the calamity of the Supreme True Dragon descending into the world... This is a calamity decreed by Heaven, beyond the power of this world to alter. Yet a great calamity of heaven and earth is also an immense opportunity. This demon star is also called the 'Outer Heaven Demon Star,' and its origins are exceedingly mysterious—"

At this point, the old man in hemp robes recited a poem.

"The cosmos lies desolate, its killing aura stern; fierce winds have yet to sweep away the smoke of ages. Beacon fires rise time and again among men; the Outer Heaven Demon Star hangs night after night!"

Mystic Elder continued, "This poem was my master's prophecy. According to him, the Outer Heaven Demon Star is no ordinary wandering star. It originates from a secret heaven beyond the sky, and whenever the Spring-Autumn Great Calamity draws near, it comes exceptionally close to the firmament above the Nine Provinces of Central Huan. If it comes close enough, one can see that its starlight is deep and uncanny, containing a terrifying destructive force capable of annihilating the entire land. It is said that when this demon star first approached the lands of Central Huan, stars fell like rain and nearly destroyed the short-lived dynasty, lasting only seventy years, founded by the Great Achievement Overlord..."

"You mean the Great Achievement Dynasty."

Upon hearing that name, a flicker of interest appeared in the Dragon