"What?!"
Across the mist, Mad Blade's voice shot up.
"The Star Beasts weren't wiped out?"
Seeing this, Ji Yuan said nothing more.
He edged half a step backward, almost imperceptibly.
The blurred figure he cast upon the mist grew fainter as he retreated, until it vanished into the white haze.
The three on the other side seemed not to notice.
Zhao Changkong spoke next. The head of the Heavenly Strategy Residence was clearly enraged by the news.
"The Star Beast Clan was lucky enough to survive, yet instead of hiding away and rebuilding, they dare attack the Human Race? They're courting death!"
Lei Pojun was steadier, but his tone had darkened too. "We should return at once. The Army-Breaking Hall is closest to the Star Abyss. I'll go ahead and assess the situation."
Mad Blade pondered briefly, then agreed. "Fine. We've found the Martial God Tower. It's stood in this damned place for who knows how many tens of thousands of years; it won't sprout legs and run off. We'll deal with the Star Beasts first, then come back and haul the tower away."
After saying that, he gave a cold snort.
"The Star Beasts have emerged, and the Central Continent hasn't sent word? If they don't give the Martial God Continent an explanation, they can wait for me to come raise hell myself."
Zhao Changkong sneered in agreement. "We've been bearing the pressure from the Demon God Continent for them, and what do we get? Enemies at our front and back. What a bargain."
The three voices receded into the distance.
Their blurred outlines in the mist faded too, dissolving bit by bit from the edges until they merged completely with the surrounding haze.
Silence returned to the entrance of the Martial God Tower.
Ji Yuan stood alone where