Jiang Shu listened to Ao Hai's flattery.
Deliberately making his breathing grow a shade heavier, he replied without turning his head in a low voice that carried the weight of "struggling onward under a burden," as though every extra word cost him tremendous effort.
"Brother Ao, do not lose focus. Our foremost task now is to hurry through Starfall Road. Whatever you wish to say can wait until we reach the core."
His heart remained utterly calm.
This Starfall Road was indeed incomparably difficult for Demon Monarchs.
Yet for him, who had already advanced to the Dao Venerable realm, he could have simply waded straight through.
He only needed to summon Great Dao after Great Dao to protect his body.
But if he did that, his identity would be completely exposed.
Thus, what Jiang Shu was doing now was partly concealing his identity, and partly using the residual power of the ancient stars to scour his flesh once more.
"If I did not possess the World Tree and Desolation, as well as the Great Dao of Primordial Beginning, granting me a certain degree of control over and resistance to the powers of Chaos and decay, I could never act so easily with the Dragon Race disguise alone."
"This is a natural defensive array. The Grand Array core we seek may well lie in that core region."
Just as Jiang Shu was pondering in secret, several shrill screams suddenly rang out from the advancing group.
A Demon Race Heavenly Pride whose form resembled a gigantic pangolin, its entire body clad in crystal-like armor, saw the defensive shell it relied upon endure wave after wave of dense ancient star residual power, followed by the corrosion of suddenly intensified earth turbidity as black as ink. At last, it emitted a series of heartbreaking