On the plaza of the Starfire Palace, the earth-shaking, roaring echoes of "to the death, unyielding" still seemed to reverberate among the leaden-gray clouds, stirring a lingering wave of sorrow and resolve. The solemn atmosphere slowly receded like an invisible tide, leaving behind a battle intent that was even more condensed, like thrice-refined steel.
Venerable Divine Sound stood before the battered star-ship Flowing Cloud Shuttle, her moon-white immortal robes swaying gently in the breeze, utterly spotless and forming a stark contrast with the charred marks that had yet to be cleared from the surroundings.
Suspended before her was the Seven-Stringed Jade Zither. On its three remaining strings were tied rhombus-shaped jade talismans glowing with deep azure starlight and veined with flowing blood. These were none other than the blood-pact star talismans forged by the God-Slaying Alliance, branded with the origin of Water Blue Star and fused with the vital blood of all core members.
Chapter 817