After a prolonged battle with no victory in sight, Fu Sanyuan's gaze sharpened, and he abruptly shattered the star token in his sleeve.
At once, a vast radiance of stars pierced the void. Twelve ancient, imposing phantoms descended from the star realm, intertwining into an enormous star formation. Each held a different celestial magical artifact, their Dao auras mysterious and wondrous.
Behind the phantoms of the twelve Elder Stars, a figure of peerless bearing, radiating terrifying fluctuations, slowly took shape.
The figure stepped out from the depths of the starlight, each footfall making the void tremble.
White gauze covered his eyes, and a robe of starry rivers draped loosely over him. His aura was ethereal and unfathomable, as though he were one with all the stars in the universe.
"Heaven's secrets, primordial unity; divine fate and set the stars."
The softly intoned words rang through the void. It was none other than Fu Sanyuan's master, the Cosmic Star Lord-Star Seer.
The moment his phantom appeared, the surrounding starlight bowed slightly toward him, as though paying homage to a king.
Fu Sanyuan immediately straightened his back and pointed at Bing Xixi, complaining, "Master! She's the one stealing the heart crystal you wanted!"
With the man himself present this time, he refrained from calling him an "undying old fossil."
Far from being afraid at the sight, Bing Xixi grew even more excited.
"Hee-hee!"
"Calling for backup, are you? Who can't do that? Bleh~"
She made a face at Fu Sanyuan. Behind her, countless Ice Dolls suddenly huddled together, piling up in the void to form a gigantic ice coffin.
Inside the ice coffin, a woman lay in silence.
A thin veil of icy mist shrouded the woman's face, obscuring her features. Even so, the perfection of her contours could still be faintly