Rumble—!
The Galaxy Giant charged headlong, trampling through layer upon layer of Nine Heavens void barriers without restraint before vanishing into the depths of the boundless Stellar Sea.
All that remained at the scene was the shattered space along its path, along with the echoing...
Dead silence!
Dazzling starlight illuminated the three frozen faces before the Main Hall.
Lang Yu, who had been smugly preparing to enjoy Yi Xing's splendid expression after his "plan was exposed," now had his smile completely frozen, the corners of his lips locked in a ridiculous curve.
His gaze snapped back from the outer barrier and fixed on the tightly shut Main Hall before him.
He had long since seen through Yi Xing's plan!
Five thousand years ago, he had even personally watched that "Starry River body" return without accomplishing anything, reenter the Main Hall, and never emerge again.
The hall doors were still tightly shut now, so... what was this "Li Qingshan" that had just rushed out?
In an instant, his gaze shifted from the hall doors back to the frowning Yi Xing, his eyes filled with suspicion.
The composure on Yi Xing's face had long vanished. The smooth black-and-white chess piece between his fingers had stopped turning at some point.
It was now giving off a faint yet piercing crackle, fine fractures spreading across its surface.
He ignored Lang Yu's gaze. His eyes remained fixed in the direction where the Galaxy Giant had disappeared, his brow furrowing ever deeper...
Beside him,
You Hong stood with his mouth agape, his jaw seemingly dislocated and unable to close, his eyes nearly popping from their sockets.
His stiff neck turned as his gaze wandered between the starlight turbulence and the Main Hall before them, before finally returning to Yi Xing.
"Yi... Boss Yi... Th-this..."
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