In Zhu Xian, people start to rise from plundering entries

"As expected..." Su Han's eyes darkened, but he wasn't surprised. He had been mentally prepared for this trip to be fraught with difficulties.

His gaze swept across the palace's perimeter, searching for a route to infiltrate. A direct assault was the worst possible strategy; a clever approach was necessary.

He recalled the information passed down from the altar: star beasts possessed an instinctive awe for pure, high-level star power. His newly born star seed was of extremely high quality; perhaps he could utilize this...

With a thought, Su Han carefully controlled the star seed, emitting an extremely pure star power fluctuation with an ancient aura, mimicking the pressure of a high-level star beast, or even approaching that of a star spirit guardian.

Sure enough, the low-level star beasts that were roaming in the distance became restless the moment they sensed this fluctuation, growling and retreating, not daring to approach.

"It works!" Su Han was overjoyed and immediately maintained this subtle pressure, sneaking towards a relatively secluded side door of the palace like a ghost.

Along the way, he evaded several patrolling star beasts. When he encountered one that was unavoidable, he used lightning-fast methods, instantly killing it with his newly mastered and greatly enhanced "Star Sword Qi," and carefully hiding the corpse without leaving a trace.

Half an hour later, he successfully infiltrated the palace.

The palace's interior was spacious and complex, with massive stone pillars supporting the dome and ancient star charts carved into the walls. A dense astral energy permeated the air, along with… a faint, yet familiar chill that made his heart clench.

It's the scent left behind by "Tianya Ice Pole"!

Su Han's spirits lifted, and he immediately followed the chill towards the depths of the palace, towards the altar.

The closer he got to the altar, the stronger the chill became, and the higher the density of the star beasts. He could even vaguely sense the three terrifying auras at the top of the altar—the Star Spirit Guardians.

He dared not be careless in the slightest, holding the tortoise shell in his hand, ready to activate it at any moment.

Finally, he arrived at the bottom of the altar. The sight before him made his pupils shrink.

The enormous crater, the shocking cracks, and the charred marks all testified to the terrifying power of that palm strike. The residual star energy in the air was violent and chaotic, but the extreme coldness was like a brand, deeply imprinted on this place.

Su Han's heart sank. Under such an attack... was there really any chance of survival?

He suppressed his panic and focused all his attention on sensing. The newborn star seed was extremely sensitive to stellar energy, and he began to carefully distinguish every minute fluctuation of stellar energy in the air, searching for any anomaly.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, locking onto an inconspicuous crack at the edge of the pit.

There... there was an extremely faint, yet exceptionally pure, fluctuation of icy star power! This fluctuation was completely out of place with the surrounding violent star power, and... it carried a faint trace of spirituality!
It's Senior Sister! It's the Tianya Sword!

Su Han's heart pounded wildly, almost bursting out of her chest! She was still alive! At least... something was still "alive"!

He suppressed the urge to rush over immediately and carefully observed his surroundings. The Protoss Guardian atop the altar stood like a statue, yet its oppressive aura remained. Hundreds of Star Beasts roamed around.

We can't force our way in. We have to find a way to distract the guards and the star beasts.

A cold glint flashed in Su Han's eyes as a plan formed in his mind. He quietly retreated to a relatively secluded corner and took out several items from his storage bag—a few spirit stones of average quality, and a few star cores he had collected when he killed the star beast.

He quickly set up a simple, small array on the ground, which contained his newly realized principles of stellar energy circulation. This array had only one function—to simulate a small-scale, violent burst of stellar energy.

He wanted to create an "accident" to attract the attention of all the star beasts, including the guards!
After setting everything up, he took a deep breath, activated the tortoise shell to form a pale silver light shield to protect his entire body, and then suddenly injected a stream of pure star power into the core of the formation. At the same time, his figure shot towards the crack like an arrow released from a bow!

"burst!"

boom--!
A muffled, deafening roar echoed from the other side of the palace, accompanied by a powerful shockwave of stellar energy! Su Han deliberately controlled his direction, keeping the explosion away from the altar while still drawing attention. "Roar—!"

Sure enough, the Protoss Guardian atop the altar suddenly opened its eyes! The giant lion and the Xuan Turtle also roared angrily! The thousands of Protoss Beasts inside the palace instantly stirred and rushed towards the location of the explosion!
It's now!

Su Han's speed exploded to the extreme, transforming into a streak of starlight, instantly rushing to the crack! Without hesitation, he reached into the crack, touching a bone-chilling cold!

He held a crystal-clear ice crystal the size of a walnut in his hand!
The moment the ice crystal touched his hand, a familiar, bone-chilling coldness traveled up his arm and into his heart. At the same time, the faint yet tenacious spirituality of the Tianya Sword resonated with the tortoise shell in his hand in an extremely subtle way!

"Senior sister!"

Su Han roared inwardly, gripping the ice crystal tightly in his hand. The tortoise shell shone brightly, protecting him and the ice crystal together!
"Roar! You ant! How dare you come back!"

The humanoid Protoss's furious roar exploded like thunder! It instantly discovered Su Han, and that the thing in his hand that should have been "dead" still possessed sentience! The rage of being deceived made it instantly lose its reason, and an even more terrifying giant hand of starlight reached out to grab Su Han, blotting out the sky!
At the same time, the sonic waves of the giant lion and the starlight torrent of the black tortoise also blocked the attack from both sides!

The decisive moment has played out once again!
But this time, Su Han was prepared!

"Tortoise shell! Guard!"

He poured all his star power into the tortoise shell without reservation! The tortoise shell erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling silver light, forming a thick light shield!

Boom——!
The giant hand of starlight slammed onto the light shield, producing a deafening roar! The light shield twisted violently, but miraculously... it held!

The immense force caused Su Han's blood to surge, and he coughed up blood. However, instead of retreating, he advanced, using the force of the impact to rush towards the outer perimeter of the palace like a meteor!

"Stop him!"

The humanoid Protoss roared and personally gave chase! With each step, it covered dozens of feet!
Su Han pushed his speed to the limit, gripping the ice crystal tightly in his hand as if he were holding the entire world in his grasp.

"Senior sister, hold on tight! We're... going home!"

Ahead, countless star beasts had already arrived upon hearing the news, blocking the way.

Pursuers were behind them, and they were blocked in front.

A madness flashed in Su Han's eyes. He pointed his fingers like a sword, and seven extremely condensed star sword energies shot out!

"Seven Stars... Breaking Army!"

Wherever the sword energy passed, the star beasts exploded! He carved a bloody path through them!
"die!"

The humanoid Protoss has caught up, and the giant starlight hand reaches out once more!

Su Han turned around abruptly, shielding the ice crystal in his arms and using his back to take the blow. At the same time, he crushed the jade talisman in his arms with his other hand!

"Elder Mu! Now!"

Coral reef caves on the outskirts of Falling Star Lake. (End of Chapter)