Inside the Grand Formation.
The Heavenly Stars shone down, manifesting powerful star beasts that fought the experts of the Star Beast Tribe.
Then.
The void trembled.
Endless blade qi suddenly erupted, slashing toward one of the star beasts.
That star beast was being attacked by two manifested star beasts. Caught off guard, it took the blade qi head-on. An arm fell away, and blood gushed out like a river bursting its banks.
The excruciating pain made the star beast let out an anguished howl.
The next instant.
A stone saber descended, taking advantage of the star beast's severe injuries to cut its head clean off.
At once.
Its head separated from its body.
An enormous amount of blood sprayed out.
Before any of that blood could fall through the void, a powerful force drew it toward the Godslayer Saber.
In mere moments.
All the energy contained within the fallen star beast had been drained dry.
Its once-powerful body crumbled away as though weathered to dust.
The instant its body vanished.
A star core appeared within it.
One of the Heavenly Stars suddenly flickered. The star core flew toward that star, then sank into it.
Hum—
As the star core sank in, the star trembled.
Its already dazzling starlight grew even more brilliant.
Elsewhere.
The Godslayer Saber rose into the air and hovered directly above the Grand Formation, fully releasing the power hidden within him.
A powerful suction spread outward. As though beyond their control, the blood of all the wounded star beasts gathered into rivers and surged toward him.
Rumble!!
The blood, vast as a river of stars, gathered into a towering torrent that thundered through the void.
At that moment.
The Godslayer Saber was submerged in a river of blood.
"Ah—this feels good!"
The sensation made him sigh in