"Tell Shen Yang to come see me right now!! Can't you understand what I'm saying?!"

The Qiankun Mirror shot up from Star Source Star, its mirror surface trembling as it tore through space along the way.

The four Martial Kings guarding it didn't dare get close at all.

"The Qiankun Mirror really has gone mad! Go to Bright Light Star and fetch the Patriarch and the elders immediately!!"

Whether it was truly insane or just pretending didn't matter anymore. The entire Shen Family entered a state of full combat readiness, with experts from all sides and the Shen Family guard forces rushing toward the Qiankun Mirror's location.

"We must return the Qiankun Mirror to the Star Source! Otherwise, not only the Starry Domains, but even the human world will face a great calamity!"

Amidst the vast Starry Domains, the Qiankun Mirror swept past star after star, leaving terrifying spatial rifts in its wake.

Bizarre, multicolored light seeped from within these rifts—those were patches of chaotic space-time currents. Touching them meant immediate banishment into the disordered void!

Fortunately, these rifts appeared only briefly and would quickly seal themselves.

"Let me out!! I want to leave this place!!"

"Qiankun Mirror! No one is restricting your freedom; we just want to use the Star Source to repair you!"

"I'm not talking about the Star Source! I'm talking about the human world! It's too small here, too small! I don't want to be trapped here! This is a cage!!"

"It's over, it's started spouting nonsense again."

Within the Starry Domains, the trails of light left by Star Shuttles flew one after another, layer upon layer.

Tens of thousands of Shen Family members, holding specially crafted iron capture nets, were chasing the Qiankun Mirror as it sped along.

Wan Sanqian, who was accompanying his disciples on a leisurely stroll through the Starry Domains, happened to run into the oncoming Qiankun Mirror.

"What is this thing? It actually has the power to tear space!"

Wan Sanqian recognized the Qiankun Mirror.

But one that was only half intact required a moment for him to process.

Seeing the Qiankun Mirror charging straight toward them, Wan Sanqian immediately summoned his Immortal Artifact, the Immortal-Binding Rope, to protect his disciples.

"Hmph, evil object, don't you dare run wild!!"

Just as Wan Sanqian was about to strike, a pursuing Shen Family Elder immediately called out to stop him.

"Master Wan, hold your hand! This is the Qiankun Mirror! It's damaged and very fragile! Please don't harm it further!"

Wan Sanqian had to change his lethal move mid-execution. He used the Immortal-Binding Rope to encircle his disciples and flung them far away.

As for himself, he couldn't retreat in time and was caught by the chaotic space-time currents opened by the Qiankun Mirror as it swept past!

"Sect Master!!"

Even an expert of Wan Sanqian's caliber would likely face near-certain death if he fell into the chaotic space-time currents.

Fortunately, many Shen Family members had caught up and used their capture nets to pull Wan Sanqian back.

The chaotic space-time currents opened by the Qiankun Mirror were unstable and quickly healed.

"Apologies, Master Wan, we nearly put you and your disciples in danger!"

"Elder, please don't worry about it. But this Qiankun Mirror, how..."

"Ah, it's hard to explain clearly right now. I think this Starry Conference will have to end early. It would be best for everyone to leave the Starry Domains as soon as possible."

While the Shen Family was pursuing the Qiankun Mirror, they also notified all factions, urging them to leave the Starry Domains quickly.

Things were chaotic enough already.

With so many guests wandering around the Starry Domains, the Shen Family's operations would be even more constrained.

While the Starry Domains descended into chaos chasing the Qiankun Mirror.

On Star Source Star.

The guarding Martial Kings and the patrolling guardian Exotic Beasts, fearing punishment for failing their duty, panicked and also gave chase.

The only people left on Star Source Star were the various disciples cultivating there.

"What's going on?"

"Not sure, seems like they said the Qiankun Mirror went crazy?"

"What kind of lousy place is this? Even the Sect Master's communication jade doesn't work here; we can't contact the sect anymore."

"Should we leave?"

While everyone was hesitating, a sinister laugh suddenly echoed from high above.

"Hehehe..."

Everyone looked up to see rolling black mist dispersing the surrounding essence-laden fog.

At the center of this black mist was a soul banner fluttering in the wind!

A person clad entirely in black, wearing a Sacred Flame Cult mask on his face, stared intently at the female disciples.

"You juniors! If you're not cultivating diligently, why not come into my Ten Thousand Souls Banner and become disciples of this 'Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable'! Hahaha!!"

Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable, the last master of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner before its spirit and form were shattered.

That is, the peerless great demon who provoked simultaneous sieges by both the human and demon races.

This person's reputation was immense. Even after being dead for so many years, some present still recognized the name.

"Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable?! Are you kidding? Didn't you die ages ago?!"

The Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and terrifying, ferocious Demon Souls howled out, attacking everyone in the pools.

"See if I'm dead or not!!"

The pressure of the Martial King Realm crushed the entire area.

The Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable unleashed his might, with ghostly wails and wolfish howls emanating from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The disciples were nearly scared to tears.

They each took out the life-saving treasures given to them by their elders and fled in all directions.

"Where do you think you're going!!"

"Ah!! Sect Master, save me!!"

"Little girl, so delicate and pretty. This Venerable has a soft spot for female disciples!"

"Eek!! Pervert!!"

"Merely a Heaven-Grade Spirit Artifact, how can it withstand the might of my Immortal Artifact!"

"So powerful! What's going on in the Starry Domains?! How did this old demon appear here?!"

Under the terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable, Tian Xiaofeng and the others scattered, fleeing from Star Source Star.

Tian Xiaofeng noticed Yi Qianjun wasn't there and immediately sighed with regret.

"Brother Yi is probably already... Alas!"

After everyone had left Star Source Star.

Chen Yi removed the mask from his face.

"Little Wan, you and your former master are really famous. Those people basically had no intention of fighting back the moment they heard the name 'Heavenly Hun Demon Venerable'."

"Bro, what exactly are you trying to do? Do you have a grudge against the Shen Family?"

"No, I just want to borrow something from them."

As he spoke, Chen Yi took out the Demon Refining Pot.

"Absorb!"

The Demon Refining Pot grew with the wind, expanding to dozens of meters in size. Its mouth wide open, it began drawing up the Star Source from below.

However, during this process, the protective formations the Shen Family had set up here activated.

The Star Source remained firmly fixed in the pools on Star Source Star's surface, immovable.

"Master! I can't suck it up!"

The Nine Provinces Cauldron flew out, transforming to a hundred meters tall.

"Let me help you!"

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, the Nine Provinces Cauldron took position on Star Source Star, unleashing its divine might. It began invading the various formations, damaging their structures and disrupting their operation.

Chen Yi wasn't idle either. He used one profound martial art after another, bombarding Star Source Star wildly.

"Unrestrained Sword Formula! Shattering Star Ripple Finger! Dragon Flame Profound Art! Chixin Fist! Wind Wave Palm!!"

And finally, the most brutal one.

"Stellar River Divine Art—Starfall!"

Chen Yi pulled a nearby star over and smashed it hard into Star Source Star!

Even so, Star Source Star didn't shatter. Instead, the star that crashed into it broke apart.

Because Star Source Star had formation protection.

But it couldn't withstand Chen Yi's relentless assault.

Numerous formations were severely damaged, even starting to interfere with each other.

The Demon Refining Pot could finally draw it up.

The Star Source Liquid transformed into a surging river, flowing into the Demon Refining Pot.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was stunned.

"Bro! You're too audacious! This is the Shen Family's treasure! You dare steal this?!"

Chen Yi said sternly.

"What Shen Family's? This belongs to the human world!"

The banner surface of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner curled up into a thumbs-up shape.

"Bro, you're the real deal."

Not far away.

A Dragon-Man floated there in Soul-State, staring at Chen Yi.

"Where did this human Demonic Cultivator come from? How did he enter the Starry Domains without being detected? Gotta learn this technique..."

The Dragon-Man thought Chen Yi couldn't see him.

So he calmly witnessed the entire process.

His demeanor clearly showed he was just watching the show from the sidelines.

Until Chen Yi finished absorbing all the Star Source, his shoulders unmoving, his head slowly turned in his direction. Their eyes met. Chen Yi's gaze turned fierce, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Dragon-Man: "No way..."