Alone Against Eternal Foes, One Hand Holding Up the Falling Heavens, a Killing Trap Unveiled, Annihilation in All Directions

The Chaotic Star Sea was an abandoned ancient star domain, its shattered stars like the carcasses of dead colossal beasts.

They lay strewn across the dim void.

Only endless astral winds howled, like the souls of the previous epoch weeping.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the deathly still void began to seethe without warning.

A terrifying killing intent, powerful enough to freeze divine souls, instantly sealed off a hundred thousand li of heaven and earth.

Above, the faint starlight went out entirely, replaced by crisscrossing blood-red formation patterns, each as massive as a mountain.

"Heaven-Refining Grand Formation, rise!"

A furious roar exploded like thunder, shattering the barriers of the void inch by inch.

In an instant, forty-nine pitch-black devil banners rose on every side. Each snapped in the wind, embroidered with savage totems of gods and devils from Primordial Antiquity.

As they waved, billowing devilish energy poured down like a celestial river flowing backward, turning this star sea into an isolated purgatory.

At the center of that purgatory, only one white-robed figure stood silently.

Ye Tian stood with his hands behind his back, his expression as calm as still water.

His robes, whiter than snow, remained untouched by dust amid the raging devilish energy, his black hair hanging loosely over his shoulders.

The shifting slaughter formation filling the sky was reflected in his fathomless double pupils, yet they held not a trace of panic, only a faint hint of mockery.

"Couldn't wait any longer?"

Ye Tian spoke softly. His voice was quiet, but empowered by the Great Dao Laws, it pierced the formation's roar and echoed clearly in every assailant's ears.

"Since you're here, why skulk in the shadows? Get out here, all of you."

"Arrogant fool!"

"At death's door, and you still dare to boast!"

The void trembled. Several figures of incomparable