I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Everyone's movements on the platform were frozen.

Li Wu immediately turned his head to look at the source of the sound, at the black vortex in the center of the platform formed by the collision of two evil forces.

The vortex was slowly expanding, its rotation speed increasing, drawing in space debris from its edges with a screeching sound.

He tried to use his perception of the laws to scan the essence of the vortex, but his mental energy was already depleted.

Just now, I first projected my consciousness into the Origin Realm to investigate Hua Yufengyin, and then created the "Light of Purification" to purify the poison of the laws of the Shattered Stars for Hua Zitong.

These two events nearly depleted his mental reserves.

His mind was buzzing, and the flow of the laws within his body had slowed to a minimum.

Even in this state, he still made a judgment immediately.

"Everyone, get out of the center area!" Li Wu roared hoarsely. "Retreat to the edge of the platform!"

Hua Zitong was the first to rush to Li Wu's side and reach out to support his arm.

She could feel Li Wu trembling; it wasn't fear, but the body's instinctive reaction after its mental energy was depleted.

"How are you?"

"We can still hold on." Li Wu shook his head, forcing himself to concentrate. "Let's retreat first."

Chasing Wind, Shadow, and the others quickly retreated, while Gu Yuan immediately crouched down beside the Iron-Blooded Emperor who had fallen to the ground.

The Iron-Blooded Emperor's entire body was covered in black patterns, resembling a corroded stone statue, its breathing weak but still present.

"How is he?" Li Wu asked from afar.

Gu Yuan placed his hand on the Iron-Blooded Emperor's chest, and the power of law at his fingertips probed into it. His expression then changed drastically.

"Something's not right..." Gu Yuan suddenly looked up, "The Star Shatterer markings on his body... are sending something out!"

"What?" Zhui Feng exclaimed anxiously, "What are you sending?"

"The fluctuations of the laws are moving towards the vortex..." Gu Yuan's voice was urgent. "Those patterns aren't eroding him; they're transmitting them outwards through him!"

Li Wu's heart skipped a beat.

He gritted his teeth and forcibly pulled up a sliver of his perception of the laws, stretching it towards the direction of the vortex.

The pain from the exhaustion of his mental energy made his temples throb, but he still managed to scan the area.

This sweep sent a chill down my spine.

The vortex does not simply transmit energy.

That was a complete set of packaged law data, including the law application patterns exposed by all the transcendents during their training on the platform, the characteristics of each person's soul frequency, and even the complete law structure when he created the "Light of Purification".

Everything is being compressed into data packets and is being sent out through this vortex.

Li Wu clenched her fists.

"What is it delivering?" Hua Zitong sensed something was wrong from his expression.

"Our trump card," Li Wu's voice was low and deep, "all of our trump cards."

Hua Zitong's pupils contracted: "Including the Light of Purification?"

"include."

Chasing Wind felt like he'd been slapped in the face: "Does this mean the Starbreakers now know all of our trump cards?!"

Gu Yuan had already stood up, the color draining rapidly from his face:

"That's not all. It obtained the structure of the Light of Purification."

"If the Starbreaker can reverse the process... the Light of Purification will become completely ineffective. Our only means of combating the poison of the laws will be gone."

There was a two-second silence on the platform, then panic began to spread.

Po Jun's voice trembled: "Then aren't we standing naked in front of the enemy now?"

Xinggui took a half step back: "It even has the soul frequency of each of us... which means it can target and attack each and every one of us..."

Just then, the vortex began to contract.

The transmission is complete.

The black vortex shrank at a visible speed, eventually turning into a single point of light and disappearing into the air.

The platform returned to calm, with only the cold light of the distant starry sky shining on everyone's faces.

But the fear of being stripped naked did not disappear.

Li Wu did not look at the location where the vortex disappeared.

His gaze fell on the Iron-Blooded Emperor.

The man, whose body was covered in black markings, lay on the ground, breathing heavily, looking like a hero who had been seriously injured while taking a knife.

But Li Wu was recalling something.

From the moment the Starbreaker's claws appeared and ambushed him, to the Iron-Blooded Emperor using fragments to block the attack, the two forces collided to form a vortex, and then the vortex transmitted data.

This process was so smooth.

It flowed so smoothly it didn't seem like an accident, it seemed like... it was designed.

"This is no coincidence," Li Wu said.

Everyone looked at him.

"From the appearance of the Starbreaker's claws, to the Ironblood using fragments to block the sneak attack, and then to the collision of the two forces forming a vortex, the whole process was interconnected."

Li Wu's gaze sharpened. "Someone is orchestrating all of this."

The platform fell silent again.

"You mean..." Hua Zitong's voice was very soft.

Li Wu did not answer her.

He took one last look at the Iron-Blooded Emperor.

In that instant, he saw it.

Beneath the closed eyes of the Iron-Blooded Emperor, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

The arc was extremely faint and fast, so fast that no one present except Li Wu could detect it.

That wasn't a painful spasm.

It was a smile.

Li Wu withdrew his gaze, his expression unchanged.

He turned to Hua Zitong: "Help me sit by the stone pillar for a while. My mental energy needs to recover."

Hua Zitong nodded and helped him walk towards the edge of the platform.

After taking a few steps, Hua Zitong said in a low voice:

"What did you discover?"

It's not a question.

Li Wu's lips moved slightly: "Let's not talk about it now. We'll discuss it later."

Hua Zitong didn't ask any more questions, but her fingers unconsciously tightened around Li Wu's hand.

night.

The Starry Sky Platform doesn't distinguish between day and night, but everyone agreed on a rest time.

The pillars of law emitted a faint light, and most of the transcendents were scattered around resting, or rather, trying to rest.

After experiencing a series of events including the poison of the law, the black vortex, and the data breach, no one can truly sleep.

The Iron-Blooded Emperor was carried onto the temporary energy cushion.

Gu Yuan conducted a preliminary examination and said that his vital signs were recovering and the black lines were fading, and he needed to rest.

Zhui Feng even specially covered him with an outer robe.

Shadow rolled his eyes but didn't say anything.

Only Li Wu knew that things weren't that simple.

He leaned against a stone pillar, closed his eyes, and struck a pose as if he were "restoring his mental strength".

In reality, his mental strength hadn't recovered much, but he was doing something more important.

remember.

He was recalling all the details of what had happened that day.

First question: When did the Iron-Blooded Emperor pick up the fragment?

The answer came when everyone was gathered around Hua Zitong, concerned about the black mark on her forehead.

Everyone's attention was on Hua Zitong, while the Iron-Blooded Emperor lowered his head, "rubbing something."

He picked up the fragments that had fallen from the Void Hunter's shattered claws.

But he didn't tell anyone.

The second question: When did the Starbreaker's sneak attack occur?

The answer is the moment he completed his consciousness projection and his mental energy was completely depleted.

When did this "weakest moment" occur?

It was when he announced in front of everyone that he would conduct a consciousness probe and then closed his eyes to begin the procedure.

Everyone witnessed the process and knew that the moment the investigation ended was when he was at his weakest.

But how would the Starbreakers outside know?

Unless someone is transmitting intelligence in real time.

The third thing: The way the Iron-Blooded Emperor "blocked the sneak attack".

If you really want to save him, what is the most direct way?

Push him away, or take the fall for him with your body. Both methods can achieve the effect of "saving a life".

But what did the Iron-Blooded Emperor choose?