The moment the Ice Soul Sword pierced the swirling undercurrent, the waters of the Return to Void suddenly congealed into a Bronze Divination Bamboo Slip. The Black Tortoise pattern, weeping blood upon the stele’s surface, opened its massive jaws and swept Lin Xuan into the Star Burial Abyss deep within the sea eye. The floor of the abyss was paved with Star Orbits built from the skulls of cultivators; each cranium was embedded with fragments of tortoise shells etched with Soul-Devouring Gu Patterns.
The Artifact Spirit’s star-patterned robes were torn by the gale at the bottom of the abyss, revealing the fragment of the Star Palace map hidden within: "Be careful! These skulls are the star-position offerings for the Abyss-Devouring Formation!"
Before the words could fade, the Ice Soul Sword broke free from his control, its blade plunging into a familiar star position amidst the pile of skulls—the Yaoguang Death Gate that Ling Shuang had divined at the Star Palace Ruins three years ago.
Chapter 302