"That was after the Nine Yang Divine Palace had just opened. The twelve-day time limit had expired, and all of us had already exited the Nine Yang Divine Palace."
"But we all had a habit — we wanted to witness the gates of the Nine Yang Divine Palace close with our own eyes before departing. So that day, there were actually quite a few people present."
"But who could have imagined that, the moment the gates of the Nine Yang Divine Palace shut, a colossal hand would tear through the void and descend from the heavens — forcibly ripping the immovable Nine Yang Divine Palace from the surface of the sea?"
"The instant the Nine Yang Divine Palace was torn free, tsunamis surged in every direction. Perhaps because some form of oppressive might was contained within, the waves were incredibly violent. If not for the fact that the Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master was present and forcibly blocked those waves, most of the people there that day would have been killed or injured."
"Yet even the Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master could only watch helplessly as the Nine Yang Divine Palace was taken away," Elder Ma Changchun said.
"So the Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master was there that day." Li Xiang perked up considerably — it was clear he had not been aware of the Clan Master's presence.
But Li Xiang was also filled with questions: "But if the Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master was there, why didn't he stop that person?"
"The Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master is the undisputed strongest fighter in our Great Thousand Upper Realm."
"However, even he has always been powerless against the Six Great Divine Landmarks."
"But that hand that descended from the sky forcibly tore the Purple Yang Divine Palace from the earth. The opponent's strength needs no explanation."
"The Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master knew very well that he was no match for that individual, so naturally he would not act rashly — doing so would only bring disaster upon himself," Ma Changchun said.
"So that's how it was. No wonder." Li Xiang came to a sudden realization. He too felt that Ma Changchun's reasoning made perfect sense.
To act rashly against an opponent who could not possibly be defeated — that would indeed be a most unwise decision.
"Senior, do you happen to know who the person was that took the Purple Yang Divine Palace?" Chu Feng asked.
"No. He revealed only a single colossal hand that blotted out the sky. His face was never shown."
"In fact, it couldn't even be confirmed whether he was a member of the human race. Everything was merely inferred from the appearance of that hand."
"This matter also alarmed the Starfield Main Realm. They dispatched investigators, but in the end, nothing was uncovered," Ma Changchun said.
"The Starfield Main Realm?" Chu Feng asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot to mention — the Starfield Main Realm is the world where the ruler of our star field resides. It governs countless upper realms, presiding over all things like a god."
"To speak somewhat irreverently, even the Chu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master would have absolutely no say if he set foot in the Starfield Main Realm," Ma Changchun said in a hushed voice.
"Then that person really was formidable." Chu Feng was incredibly curious — who on earth could it have been that took the Purple Yang Divine Palace?