The astral wind over the Shattered Star Sea cut like knives, making the Flowing Cloud Shuttle's protective barrier snap and crackle. Han Li stood at the bow, tightly gripping the Jade Slip engraved with "Star-Illusion" patterns-the master outline of the Star-Illusion Two-Yi Formation. He had emerged from seclusion in the Two-Yi Hall three days ago, and the Jade Slip containing Elder Sun's "Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern Suppression Mission" still burned hot in his Storage Bag. Elder Mo Chen's parting warning still echoed in his ears: "That rift was formed by the intertwining of remnant souls from an ancient battlefield and spatial power. It is perilous beyond measure. Your Array-Pill Form Transformation method may be worth trying."
The Shattered Star Sea lay northwest of the Star Palace's territory, named for the spatial fragments that fell there year-round. Han Li's Flowing Cloud Shuttle traveled through gray-black clouds. Occasionally, fist-sized stones skimmed past its sides, striking the barrier in showers of dazzling sparks. He swept his spiritual sense ahead and saw a dark-red expanse of sky in the direction of the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern. The heavens there looked as though they had been torn open, with chaotic energy churning like ink.
"Something's wrong." Han Li frowned slightly. He was still a hundred li from the Ten-Thousand Bones Cavern, yet the protective barrier was already under noticeable spatial pressure. He took out a Void Condensing Pill and swallowed it. The instant its medicinal power spread, a pale-blue, transparent barrier appeared before him-the small spatial barrier established by the Void Condensing Pill. Beyond it, countless tiny space rifts spread like a spiderweb, trying to tear apart the Flowing Cloud Shuttle's protective barrier.
"Earlier than expected." Han Li snorted coldly, formed a hand seal, and inscribed the patterns of the Void Star-Locking Formation into the barrier. The