Lowering His Gaze!

In the real universe, trillions upon trillions of stars continued their usual rotations.

Within the Four Saints Galaxy, sunlight remained bright on one Life Planet after another, while neon lights continued to flicker on others.

In bustling streets and alleyways, pedestrians flowed like a woven stream; at interstellar ports, spacecraft darted back and forth like shuttles; children chased and played in parks, while workers busied themselves along assembly lines...

For the low-order lifeforms that made up the overwhelming majority of the universe... no, not merely low-order lifeforms. Everyone below the Ninth Order, including the Deans of Star Academies and Ministers of every department, remained immersed in their daily lives, utterly unaware of the drastic change deep within the Star Dome above their heads.

That majestic will suspended Above the Nine Heavens was like an insignificant ripple in the universe's background radiation, silently brushing past the boundary of perception they could never reach.

Yet beneath the same Starry Sky, another kind of existence suffered a soul-freezing shock at this very moment.

Bzzzz—!!!

It was not a physical sound, but a mournful cry from the Nine Layered Sky Curtain, born from the Astral Realm Rules being suppressed.

Inside the meeting room,

"Has he... returned?"

Yu Xing and Shi Feng's expressions instantly froze. Their pupils contracted to tiny dots, reflecting the faintly visible glittering stars beyond layer upon layer of heavenly curtains...

Within the Cao Family's Clan Territory,

Cao Wanjin, whose body resembled a mountain of flesh, suddenly stiffened. The color drained from his fat face, and beads of sweat as large as beans instantly soaked his temples.

Beside him, Little Fatty looked around in confusion, unable to understand why this Taotie ancestor had suddenly frozen like a puppet in the middle of his tirade.

After waiting for a while,

"Ancestor, are you