The secret chamber was silent, with only his steady breathing echoing within. Suddenly, his tightly shut eyes snapped open, and two tangible beams of light shot forth, illuminating the entire chamber.
Shock appeared on his face. His brows drew together as his gaze seemed to pierce through layer upon layer of walls and reach toward the distant horizon, as though he had seen something unbelievable.
"An Eleventh Tier aura... and it's fighting?" he muttered, his voice grave.
"On all of Sirius, there are only a handful of Eleventh Tier experts, and I am familiar with every one of their auras. But this aura... is far too unfamiliar. Did someone come from the Star Sea? Or has some existence I don't know about descended here?"
He slowly rose to his feet, standing with his hands behind his back and a profound look in his eyes. As the ruler of Sirius, he knew everything within this starfield like the back of his hand. No disturbance could escape his senses.
Yet this unfamiliar aura gave him a faint sense of unease. The power contained within it had clearly reached the Eleventh Tier, and it was still continuously rising, like an ancient beast awakening and slowly baring its fangs.
"This aura... is still getting stronger." His frown deepened, and a thoughtful glint flashed through his eyes.
"And the battle's fluctuations are intense, which means it is fighting someone. Who is it? Who dares to run wild in this starfield? A force from the depths of the Star Sea, or some reclusive old monster?"
He pondered for a moment, his gaze flickering. As the Lord of a region, he had always been cautious and never readily involved himself in unknown conflicts.
But this unfamiliar Eleventh Tier aura made him feel threatened. If the other party