The Emperor's Path, numerous Star Domains, the power of Domain Barriers, Guardians…
All these novel things assaulted Yang Kai's mind, leaving him speechless for a long time.
Yang Yan had seemingly opened a new door before him. Beyond that door, brilliant light blazed — though it made Yang Kai's eyes sting, it set his blood boiling…
"As you say, our Star Domain's Guardian has been missing for tens of thousands of years. Wouldn't that make it a fat cake anyone could covet? Why is it that in all this time, only the Insect Emperor has invaded?" After a long pause, Yang Kai finally raised his head and looked at Yang Yan.
Yang Yan chuckled lightly. "You think breaking through the power of the Domain Barrier is that simple? The power of the Domain Barrier is a Law — Laws are supreme and inviolable. Even the ten strongest cultivators of old wouldn't dare to casually meddle with them. To break through the Domain Barrier and descend into this place requires paying an enormous price!"
As she spoke, her delicate brows furrowed, as though she had recalled something.
After a pause, she continued: "In any case, this price isn't one that just anyone can afford. If one could comprehend the power of the Laws on their own, why risk coming to a Star Domain to refine the origin of a Cultivation Star? Only those whose cultivation has stagnated, whose realm has hit a bottleneck, would choose to do so. You should know — once you arrive in a Star Domain that doesn't belong to you, your realm will plummet. No powerhouse wants that to happen to them."
"Even if their realm drops, they still want to refine a star's origin and glimpse the Laws?" Yang Kai cried out in shock.
As a warrior, he naturally understood how painful it was to lose one's realm after possessing great power. If he was currently at the Void King Realm and dropped to the Return Void Realm or the Saint King Realm, it would be a devastating blow.
It would very likely shatter his martial will forever, bringing his path to an end.
"Of course!" Yang Yan lifted her fair neck slightly. "You haven't reached this realm yet, so you don't understand the temptation the power of Laws holds for those people. A dropped realm can be cultivated back, but comprehending the Laws isn't so simple. Right now, you're the master of the Dark Star — you can faintly sense some of the Laws. That's your advantage. Every Star Master has this advantage. If they had the ability to shatter the void and travel to that place, they would become targets that every major force would try desperately to recruit."
"That place… is called the Star Realm?" Yang Kai narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Yan.
Yang Yan started. "How do you know about that? I don't remember ever telling you about this…"
As she spoke, her expression suddenly changed. "Did you encounter someone?"
Yang Kai smiled bitterly. "I did run into a fellow. He's the one who told me about the Star Realm."
Yang Kai then recounted in detail his encounter with the Spirit Devouring Sect on the Profound Spirit Continent.
After hearing it all, Yang Yan snorted coldly. "So someone else has come down again — truly seeking their own death! The Spirit Devouring Formation is such an evil thing — even in the Star Realm, its use is forbidden and has long been completely sealed. I never expected someone still knows it and brought it to this Star Domain."
"That formation, while impressive, and the Spirit Devouring Crystals it produces by extracting spiritual energy are quite useful — but they're not really that significant, are they?" Yang Kai mused. "Absorbing Spirit Devouring Crystals to boost your strength can't compare to the benefits gained through your own Cultivation. When I fought the Spirit Devouring Sect Master, I noticed that though he was at the first level of the Void King Realm, his actual combat power was lower than any other Void King cultivator."
"You think that person taught the Spirit Devouring Sect this secret technique to boost their strength?" Yang Yan snorted coldly. "He was merely testing the waters — probing what reaction the Guardian of this Star Domain would have. Until he received definitive news, he wouldn't dare to act rashly. The Spirit Devouring Sect was nothing more than a pawn he pushed to the forefront."
Yang Kai was stunned. "I heard the Spirit Devouring Sect rose to power suddenly a hundred years ago. Doesn't that mean the man came to this Star Domain a hundred years ago? And has been lying in wait until now?"
"What is a hundred years compared to one's own life?"
"That's true. You've been sleeping for tens of thousands of years…" When Yang Kai thought about it, it didn't seem so strange anymore. A hundred years of scheming paled in comparison to the length of Yang Yan's slumber.
"Lower your Divine Sense defenses and let me enter to see exactly what that fellow left in your Sea of Consciousness. If I can, I'll personally root him out — consider it the last thing I do for you all before leaving this Star Domain."
"Alright!" Yang Kai nodded slightly.
The next moment, he calmed his mind and released the defenses of his Sea of Consciousness.
He had no reservations about Yang Yan. Though this meeting with her felt different from before, Yang Kai still found many familiar aspects about her.
A slight coolness entered his Sea of Consciousness, and a graceful figure appeared mysteriously beside Yang Kai — Yang Yan's Divine Soul Spirit Body.
She looked around for a moment, a hint of approval on her face. "Your soul strength is truly extraordinary — it's probably at the level of a third-level Void King Realm cultivator. And it's a mutated fire-type Divine Sense… Hmm? The Warm Soul Lotus? The Seven Colored Warm Soul Lotus?"
She suddenly cried out in alarm, covering her mouth with her hand, her beautiful eyes trembling as though she had seen something inconceivable. "You actually possess the Seven Colored Warm Soul Lotus?"
This was her first time entering Yang Kai's Sea of Consciousness, and upon seeing the Seven Colored Warm Soul Lotus, she was completely stunned.