Lu You stood at his dormitory window, feeling those two vast waves of psychic energy collide and intertwine fiercely above Kyoto. Heaven and earth trembled, and the city hummed.
The floor beneath his feet shook faintly.
"A Fourth Tier clash? Thankfully, they haven't lost their minds and are only fighting beyond the sky. Otherwise, this city would be destroyed in an instant."
Kyoto City's defensive barrier had already been activated in an emergency.
Azure membranes of light spread inward from all four directions, enveloping the entire city, an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.
They withstood the shock waves from high above.
Two lights collided high over the city, exploding into a ring of visible, ocean-wave-like shock waves that scattered all the clouds across tens of thousands of kilometers.
Brilliant sunlight shone straight down, yet people felt cold at heart.
The auras of powerful figures across Sakura Continent stirred awake, all startled by the sudden confrontation.
Lu You had never seen a Fourth Tier battle before.
This time, the scale and intensity of that power truly far surpassed every battle he had ever experienced.
"You've started, so it's time I started too. System, enter the Star Realm Space."
Lu You withdrew his gaze, and the curtains closed automatically.
He sat on the edge of his bed and closed his eyes, his consciousness slowly sinking into the Star Realm Space.
The familiar, boundless expanse of stars greeted him.
The galactic stars overhead were denser than ever before, spreading out in a thick blanket, like countless worlds as numerous as grains of sand floating slowly.
The floor of the Star Realm Space had changed from pure white to translucent deep blue. It was like standing on a frozen, crystal-clear lake, with ribbons of light still visibly flowing within.
"System, I