That response came far too quickly—so quickly that he could not react in time, beyond anything he could comprehend.
It was a dazzling symbol, incomparably intricate.
It seemed to have naturally evolved from heaven and earth, yet this response had clearly not formed of heaven and earth's own accord!
"What..." Heavenly Star Child's heart pounded violently, the chill crawling over his skin as his entire scalp went numb. "Could it be...!"
"Unfilial disciple!"
An aged voice rebuked him. It belonged to an elder of the Star Manifestation Clan, several swaying star-manifestation tentacles trailing behind him. He stared at everything before him in disbelief, trembling all over. "Ancient Immortal Markings..."
"Master?!"
Bang!
Heavenly Star Child's master flew into a rage and sent him flying with a palm strike. "Unfilial disciple, do you know what you are doing?!"
"Master, a response came from deep space!! Our race is no longer an isolated island!!"
Heavenly Star Child's voice became somewhat crazed. Knocked flat onto the ground by that palm strike, blood seeped from his skin as he roared at his master, "...There is a heaven beyond heaven!"
His master was named Cong Hezi, the foremost in the world in cultivation—a terrifying existence who had once gone through a heavenly tribulation.
That year, the entire Star Manifestation Clan had managed to withstand the Immortal Realm Calamity, and his contribution had been paramount. He could also be considered one of the first capable figures in the entire Immortal Realm to know how to use the Immortal Realm Calamity to resist the Immortal Realm Calamity.
Yet today, this response from beyond heaven brought him no excitement at all. Instead, it filled him with endless heaviness and fury.
He slowly turned around, star manifestations spreading and flickering across his body, fierce and terrifying. "Heavenly Star Child... a