The Star Boat cleaved through the waves. At the boundary between the Inner Sea and the outer sea, the water turned from azure to ink-black, and the fluctuations of spiritual power grew ever more chaotic. Han Li stood at the bow, the Nascent Soul Profound Water slowly revolving within his sea of consciousness. His deep-blue eyes pierced the surging waves and looked toward the gray-shrouded waters to the northwest—the Magnetic Essence Sea Eye lay ahead.
The Magnetic Essence Griffin lay quietly at the stern, his jade-green scales glimmering as magnetic essence power seeped out. His wings occasionally trembled, dispersing the surrounding astral wind. Three days after leaving the Star Palace, the spirit beast showed no sign of fatigue. Instead, he remained wary of the sea eye ahead, low growls rumbling in his throat like muffled thunder.
System, scan the Magnetic Essence Sea Eye's environment, Han Li commanded silently.
[System notification: Magnetic Essence Sea Eye, an area densely packed with space rifts. Magnetic essence power concentration exceeds limits. Energy fluctuations from the Inverse Star Alliance's "Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Stars Formation" detected. Threat level: peak Nascent Soul Late Stage.]
Han Li frowned slightly. The Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Stars Formation was the Six Paths Extreme Sage's signature grand formation. Using the souls of Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave cultivators as catalysts, it could devour spiritual power within a hundred li and specifically counter the protective astral energy of Nascent Soul cultivators. The Inverse Star Alliance actually dared to set it up here. Clearly, they were determined to succeed.
Boom!
Before the sound faded, several columns of water suddenly exploded from the sea. Twelve black-robed cultivators emerged, treading the waves. Each had the blood-red characters for "Inverse Star" embroidered on his chest, and the Ghost-Head Sabers in their hands flickered with