Beyond Blue Star lay the vast starry sky.
The [Starry Sky Great Wall] quietly encircled Blue Star, its entirety woven from countless streams of luminous array runes, like a barrier of glazed glass.
Outside the formation, however.
On a planet that had once been barren and lifeless.
A magnificent, hastily erected palace stood out against the desolation.
"..."
Zhang Qingliu sat upright inside the palace, his hands folded on the table before him.
Although this Pillar of the Nation of Huaxia still maintained an outward air of seasoned composure.
His emotions tossed like a lone boat amid raging seas, leaving him utterly shaken!
After all, this imposing planetary palace.
Was not some outpost they had prepared beyond their defenses.
It was an astonishing marvel casually created by the burly man seated at the head of the hall!
Just moments earlier.
The man had arrived outside the [Starry Sky Great Wall] with a host of attendants, making a grand show of demanding negotiations.
Zhang Qingliu had brought Yang Qingshan out of the formation to confront him, steeling himself all the while.
He had intended to buy some time with the excuse that "this place is barren, with nowhere suitable to sit down."
But to his surprise, the burly man had casually used a Divine Ability and dragged over a nearby drifting, lifeless planet to serve as their negotiating table!
Then, after a couple of brief instructions to his subordinates.
A palace shimmering with light had risen from the barren planet!
Although some of the palace's finer details were perhaps a little crude.
To Zhang Qingliu and his disciple, this power to transform heaven and earth with a mere gesture was nothing short of a miracle they could never replicate!
This is trouble...
Zhang Qingliu inwardly released a weary breath, feeling a