In the known universe, there is a remote corner so remote that it has been almost forgotten by star charts.

Inside the magnificent hall, laughter and seductive music intertwined, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.

Hua Ye leaned back on the throne, a black eye mask covering his eyes, a lazy and satisfied smile on his lips.

He spread his arms wide, his fingertips seemingly reaching out into the air, as if trying to catch something.

No, it's about capturing "them".

Several young women surrounded him.

They were required to remove all their armor and clothing, wearing only thin veils, and move lightly in the swirling fragrance.

Some had empty eyes, like soulless dolls; others were pale, their shoulders bent with fear, yet they dared not tremble.

Others tried to force a smile, a fawning and obsequious one, in an attempt to please the former King of Angels.

Hua Ye enjoyed it all.

Enjoy their fear, enjoy their obedience, enjoy the way they want to escape but dare not move.

Until the temple door was gently knocked on.

"Your Majesty, King Hua Ye."

The voice was respectful and restrained, yet it was like a bucket of cold water poured onto the warm air.

Hua Ye's smile froze slightly.

He released his grip, and the woman who had just been writhing and yielding under his palm felt as if she had been granted a pardon, but dared not show it in the slightest. She simply retreated quietly, lowered her head, and held her breath.

"Step back."

The sound wasn't loud, but it struck everyone like a thunderclap.

The women bowed and retreated hastily, their steps light yet hurried, like a flock of butterflies scattered by the wind.

Hua Ye raised his hand and pulled off the blindfold.

Those pale golden eyes lazily swept over the palace gate, the satisfaction from before had mostly faded, replaced by indifference and impatience from being disturbed.

"Takuma."

He uttered the name in a calm tone, yet it was like the last gust of wind before a storm.

"You'd better have a sufficiently reasonable reason."

He leaned back on his throne, his posture still languid, but the suppressed undercurrent in his voice sent a chill down the spine of Tōma, who was kneeling in the hall.

"otherwise--"

Hua Ye didn't finish speaking; he just smiled slightly.

That smile was more chilling than any threat.

A bead of cold sweat silently slid down Tuoma's temple.

He didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe it, but pressed his forehead even lower, almost touching the cold floor tiles.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of a crime deserving death. I have important matters to report and had no choice but to dare to disturb Your Majesty's enjoyment."

He speaks extremely fast, and every word seems to be squeezed out of his throat.

Hua Ye frowned slightly.

"……explain."

That one word brought some relief to Tama's heart, which had been hanging in mid-air.

He is still alive.

"yes!"

Tamah took a deep breath, not daring to hesitate for a moment.

"Just now, my subordinates accidentally discovered a spatial rift while leading a patrol team on the outskirts of Li Luo."

"Within the crack... two energies seem to be locked in a fierce battle. One is as black as ink, and the other glows with purple light."

He looked up, his eyes still lingering with fear.

"The aftermath of the battle between the two sides... caused the rift to continue to tear and spread. Fearing unforeseen changes, I dared not act on my own and immediately returned to report."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his head again, awaiting the verdict.

A brief silence fell over the hall.

Hua Ye remained silent.

He leaned back on the throne, his fingertips tapping lightly on the armrests, the rhythm slow and regular, like a countdown before a hunt.

A moment later, the curve of his lips changed direction.

It wasn't impatience, nor was it anger.

Instead, it's about... savoring.

"……interesting."

Hua Ye slowly stood up.

"lead the way."

His voice was soft, yet it carried a kind of interest that had been dormant for a long time and had finally been awakened.

"I will go and see for myself."

With Tuoma leading the way, Hua Ye selected three hundred elite Skyfall warriors, along with his personal guards, and they sped off towards the outer reaches of the Li Luo Starfield.

The silver armor and black battle suits left fine streaks of light in the starry sky, like a group of sharks that had caught the scent of blood.

Soon, Hua Ye arrived at the "scene of the incident" that Tuoma had mentioned.

He stopped, his pale golden pupils slightly contracting.

—It was a rift stretching across the void, its edges twisted, pulsating slowly at a frequency visible to the naked eye.

It's a full ten meters long.

Hua Ye turned his head and glanced at Tuoma, who was trying to remain calm but whose temples were sweating profusely.

Why are you in such a panic?

His tone was so casual, it was as if he were asking what we were having for dinner.

Tamah swallowed hard, his voice dry.

"Your Majesty, King Hua Ye... When I left, this crack... was only a little over a meter wide."

Hua Ye did not answer.

He simply turned his gaze back to that ever-expanding, tearing cosmic wound that seemed never to heal.

one meter.

Up to now—

Approximately ten meters.

And it continues to expand.

"……interesting."

Hua Ye's lips curled up slightly.

With a swift movement, he drifted straight towards the crack.

"Your Majesty, King Hua Ye!"

Beside him, Hua Nu's expression changed drastically, and he almost forced out the words of dissuasion from his throat.

He instinctively took a half-step forward, but dared not actually reach out to stop him; he could only clench his fists and speak urgently:

"Your Majesty's health is of utmost importance; how can you rashly take such a risk? Perhaps I should allow you to scout ahead first..."

"Alright."

Hua Ye didn't turn his head, his tone carrying three parts impatience and seven parts arrogance, as if to say, "Do I need you to teach me?"

"I know what I'm doing."

Having said that, he ignored the anxious gazes of the guards behind him and slowly approached the deep crevice.

The guards dared not persuade him any further, and could only grit their teeth, grip their sword hilts tightly, and follow closely behind.

—It's getting closer.

closer.

Hua Ye hovered less than ten feet from the edge of the crevice.

He finally saw clearly the two "fighting" energies that Takuma had mentioned.

It was pitch black.

Like a frozen abyss, like a throat swallowing light. It slowly rotates, exuding an oppressive aura that sends shivers down one's spine.

Another group...

Purple.

At this moment, it was being suppressed by that pitch-black giant shadow, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Hua Ye remained silent.

Behind him, Takuma's voice trembled, filled with barely concealed horror:

"Your Majesty, when I observed them just now, the two energies were clearly... evenly matched..."

He didn't finish speaking.

There's no need to finish speaking.

Everyone can see it clearly.

That ball of black energy was now two sizes larger than the purple one.

And purple—

The purple light dimmed, its edges crumbling, like a dying star that had burned for millions of years and was finally about to burn out.

Before Hua Ye could ponder the origin of those two wisps of energy—

A sudden change occurred.

The black energy cluster suddenly expanded, like a giant beast opening its mouth, swallowing the teetering purple light whole.

The moment the purple light went out, a strange purple pattern seeped out from the blackness.

Black with purple undertones, purple with black hidden within.

The next moment, the fused energy, like a venomous snake that has caught the scent of its prey, pounced fiercely towards this end of the crack—towards Hua Ye's location!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

"retreat--!"

Before Hua Nu could even utter a roar, the overwhelming torrent of blackish-purple water poured down like a tsunami.

too fast.

So fast that there wasn't even time to turn around.

Hua Ye's pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, genuine fear was reflected deep within his pale golden eyes.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Behind him, three hundred Heavenly Scum, the Royal Guard, Tamah, and Hana—all were enveloped by that dark purple wave.

"king--!!"

Hua Nu's eyes widened, and he screamed at the top of his lungs.

next moment.

Darkness swallowed everything.

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