Another blunder… Just realized the title for Chapter 1802 was wrong — it shouldn't have been "Returning to the Tongxuan Continent," but rather "Returning to the Suspended Continent." Ah well, ah well… hey, is that a UFO over there?
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Lü Guichen, having barely escaped with his life, felt his entire body go limp. Sweat drenched him from head to toe, and a gust of wind sent a chill through him.
"If you dare lie to me, I'll make sure you can't die even if you want to." Yang Kai stared coldly at Lü Guichen. "Now talk. What exactly is the secret of this continent?"
Lü Guichen's face turned deathly pale. He swallowed hard and pleaded with Yang Kai: "Can you… can you have those two demon beasts withdraw first?"
Those pairs of crimson eyes were fixed on him, and his heart hammered so violently he thought it might burst. This feeling of having one's life hanging by a thread was utterly unbearable.
Yang Kai snorted coldly and issued a mental command. The Tail-Crowned Serpent and the Star Emperor Turtle immediately reverted to Golden Blood Threads and flew back toward Yang Kai.
Lü Guichen wiped the cold sweat from his brow and glanced at Yang Kai, only to find him staring with obvious impatience. He hastily said: "If I tell you this secret, can you guarantee you won't kill me?"
"Your life isn't as valuable as you think. Killing you or sparing you comes down to a single thought of mine — it all depends on whether your secret is worth anything!"
"It is!" Lü Guichen's body jolted. "I — ahem — I swear on my life, you will definitely be interested in this secret."
"Cut the chatter. One more word and you're dead."
"Yes, yes, yes…" Lü Guichen flinched and rattled on without pause: "What if I told you that this continent has given birth to its own Origin Power — would you believe it?"
"Origin?" Yang Kai's eyes lit up, a terrifying gleam shooting from his gaze. He said in a deep voice: "How do you know about this?"
"I've been living here for decades." Lü Guichen gave a bitter smile. "A few years ago, one day while I was in seclusion, I suddenly sensed that the spiritual energy fluctuations of this continent were somewhat unusual. There was also a faint mental signal emanating from deep underground. I thought some kind of extraordinary treasure might have emerged, so I released my Divine Sense to investigate. But the moment I sent it out, it was pulled in by that force. I saw a dazzling orb of light — it gave me the feeling of a newborn infant, curiously making contact with me. But when I tried to look deeper, I was repelled. At the time, I didn't know what it was. Later, after thinking it over carefully, I concluded it was probably the Origin of this continent. As for whether that's truly the case… I can't say for certain."
He finished recounting the story at a rapid clip, then watched Yang Kai with nervous unease.
"The Origin! Ha ha, looks like it really is the Origin." Yang Kai burst into laughter.
Years ago, when he had been traversing the void with his Divine Sense on the Suspended Continent, he had inadvertently plunged deep beneath its surface. And there, he had indeed seen a glowing mass of energy — vast and terrifying in scale, even he hadn't known what it was.
His strength hadn't been high back then, and he'd been powerless to do anything about that energy. But he'd been shrewd enough to leave a strand of his own consciousness within it.
It was precisely by relying on that strand of his consciousness that Yang Kai had been able to pinpoint the exact location of the Suspended Continent and return here.
Now, hearing Lü Guichen's account, Yang Kai was immediately certain — it was unquestionably the Origin.
If the Suspended Continent was a small celestial body, then what both Lü Guichen and he himself had glimpsed all those years ago was none other than the Star Origin.
The only difference was that when he had seen it, the Star Origin was still in a growth phase and had not fully birthed itself, whereas what Lü Guichen had seen was a Star Origin that had only just come into being.
If left undisturbed, this Suspended Continent could one day truly evolve into a genuine Cultivation Star.
"Young master, I…" Lü Guichen read Yang Kai's expression, unsure of what the latter intended to do with him, and asked in a tense voice.
"Stay right where you are. Move without permission, and you're dead." After speaking, Yang Kai reached out with his senses, locating the position of the consciousness strand he had left decades ago. His figure flickered, and he was about to depart — but then he turned back, tossed a storage ring to Lü Guichen, and said: "Put all your collection from these years into this ring."
With that, he vanished.
Lü Guichen clutched the long-lost storage ring, standing rooted to the spot, eyes wide as he stared at the place where Yang Kai had disappeared. It took a long while before he snapped back to reality. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his face still etched with lingering fear.
He hadn't even sensed how Yang Kai had left. If that was the case, the gap between them was utterly immeasurable. How laughable that he had actually thought a desperate fight might at least inflict some wounds on the man.
Had he truly attempted that, his remains would have been scattered beyond recognition.
After standing in a daze for a long time, Lü Guichen finally slumped his shoulders and flew off in a certain direction, preparing to pack all the treasures he had gathered over the years into the ring.
Heavenly materials and earthly treasures were fine and dandy, but one needed to be alive to enjoy them. With Yang Kai's fists being so much bigger than his, he wouldn't dare think of resisting.
Deep beneath the earth, Yang Kai had to exert tremendous effort to break through to this level.
He had descended at least ten thousand li from the surface, and down here there was a vast, open cavern.
At the very center of the space hovered a glowing mass of energy, radiating a soft, gentle light.
It was exactly the same mass of energy Yang Kai had seen decades ago.
But now, it seemed smaller than before — more condensed. And the moment Yang Kai arrived, a powerful repulsive force erupted from within the energy, attempting to drive him out of this space.
Yang Kai stood his ground, utterly composed, unmoving no matter how overwhelming that repulsive force became.
His eyes were locked on the glowing energy, and his expression overflowed with delight: "It truly is the Origin."
He was the Star Lord of the Dark Star and had refined the Star Origin of the Dark Star — in this regard, he naturally carried a measure of authority.