In a quiet chamber deep within the fortress on the Star-Gazing Platform, Han Li sat cross-legged, his expression calm. A wisp of pure water spiritual power slowly circulated around his fingertips. He appeared to be regulating his breathing and recovering, but his awareness had actually sunk into his dantian, carefully sensing the newly acquired fragment of the Dark Red Remnant Token.
The fragment was only the size of a fingernail, with sharp edges and an icy touch. When brought near the fragment he already possessed, its resonance grew clearer and stronger. He could even sense a faint attraction between them, as though they sought to fuse. Yet both fragments were far too incomplete to fit together, let alone reveal the mysteries within.
The Teleportation Array Disk, the remnant token fragments, the Sea Race altar, the Demon Tribe ambush... Numerous clues churned through Han Li's mind. The discovery in Sector C had seemed accidental, yet something about it was suspicious. That hidden Teleportation Array Disk was anything but ordinary. Did it actually require this remnant token fragment as a power source or a key? Had Ling Yuling truly failed to notice it, or had he deliberately left it for someone destined to find it? Or had that sudden attack by a Core Formation demon bird been part of the plan all along, intended to interrupt the investigation and prevent him from probing deeper?
He recalled Ling Yuling's composure when confronting the demon bird, along with the Silver Jade Pendant that had given the warning. As a Star Palace elder, this man possessed extraordinary talent and a meticulous mind. He would never expose himself to danger lightly. Recruitment had merely been the pretext for this journey to the Shattered Star Sea; testing him had been the true purpose. What Ling Yuling sought