In the boundless Star Sea, no one dared come within a million miles of Yuan Hong.
It was a zone of absolute emptiness, as though shrouded in an invisible, terrifying pressure.
Any living being who approached felt a suffocating weight, as though facing death itself.
A dazzling Immortal Dao rune woven from order streaked across the heavens like a meteor. Carrying a mysterious, mighty power, it plunged into the void and vanished, speeding toward a great city far away.
Yuan Hong had sent word back to his family. He reckoned he would need to mobilize an army to capture Jiang Yun and the others.
He knew he and the few Supremes beside him were nowhere near enough. He feared someone might seize the chance to escape.
"Who's there?"
At that moment, an inexplicable ripple stirred in the void less than a hundred meters away.
Tiny as it was, the ripple struck like a boulder hurled into a still lake. Yuan Hong's expression changed at once.
He knew his family could not have arrived so quickly in response to his message. Someone else must have received word and come.
The Immortal Gate woven from order was far too vast to hide. It was bound to draw the attention of every faction.
"Hahaha! Family Head Yuan, forgive an old friend for dropping by uninvited!"
As a tide of Immortal Radiance receded, a group of indistinct figures appeared beside Yuan Hong.
At their head, a white-haired elder with a rosy face as smooth as a baby's laughed heartily as he spoke.
His laughter seemed to pierce the void, making the surrounding stars tremble faintly.
"Yu Haizhi—Family Head Yu. You entered Yuan Family territory without permission. Aren't you overstepping?"
Once Yuan Hong saw who had arrived, his face darkened. Suppressing his anger, he spoke