The Shadow Boat cleaved through the gray-blue waves of the Falling Star Sea, the magnetic essence crystal clusters embedded in its hull glowing eerily within the Soul-Eroding Mist.
Han Li stood at the bow, the Water-Magnetic Sword hanging at his waist. The Blood Magnetic Star Pattern on its blade resonated with the magnetic essence in the mist, forming a pale silver shield over its sheath—the combined effect of his passive blood-magnetic resistance and Star Magnetic Body Protection, which kept the Soul-Eroding Mist's venomous spiritual power at bay.
At the stern, Zi Ling unfurled the Star-Illusion Maze Formation Flag. Its Star-Illusion Evil-Breaking Pattern flowed like a river, dispersing every phantom of a vengeful soul that occasionally darted out of the mist.
"We've reached Sinking Star Island." Zi Ling touched a star pattern on her fingertip to the map on the flag. The outline of an island surrounded by gray-black reefs appeared, with a red dot labeled "Blood Lotus Altar" at its center. "The Enforcement Hall's Cloud-Chasing Guards have sent back word from their feint against the Magnetic Storm Eye. The Blood Magnetic Old Freak is indeed setting up a formation at the altar. It seems he intends to use the second piece of falling star iron to trigger the blood magnetic tide."
The faint light in Han Li's sea of consciousness trembled, and a system notification appeared at the same time: [Team mission "Halt the Falling Star Sea's Starfall" updated: the Blood Magnetic Old Freak has obtained the second piece of falling star iron from the seabed beneath Sinking Star Island and is refining it at the Blood Lotus Altar using the Blood Magnetic Demon Art. His objective is to gather all three pieces of iron within three days and reforge the demon banner. Warning: if the blood magnetic tide forms,