The starry sky is filled with mystery and, for many, it also seems nearly infinite.

Even a Soul Realm expert cannot explore the entire starry universe. Not to mention the Soul Realm, even those in the Palm Realm are likely unable to achieve it.

Because the starry universe is truly too vast and boundless; how many secrets are hidden within this mysterious starry universe, no one knows.

After all, no matter how high one’s cultivation, no one would dare to claim they are omnipotent.

Even the Seven Great Realms back then only occupied a portion of the starry universe, and among the Seven Great Realms, the largest was the Human Realm.

After the collapse of the Human Realm, it dispersed into various corners of today’s starry universe, transforming into countless Planets of Life and worlds. It is precisely these various realms of humanity that form the foundation of today’s starry universe, providing a steady stream of fresh blood for the Four Great Realms.

The Heaven Realm, which was once the Supreme Asura Realm, is considered the second largest; however, after being divided into 108 pieces, it too scattered everywhere.

Of course, in terms of territorial scope, the Heaven Realm is likely the largest of the Four Great Realms. After all, when each Star Continent separated, the distances between them are also considered the territory of the Heaven Realm, thus making the Heaven Realm’s territory indeed the largest.

The journey from the Earth Prison Star Continent to the Star Land of Heavenly Might is incredibly long.

Even with Li Chen’s current cultivation and speed, and having the Five Elements Boots, he cannot reach the Star Land of Heavenly Might shortly. Li Chen has prepared for a long journey, calming his emotions while starting to appreciate the charm of the starry universe.

Unknowingly, he began to adapt to the time patterns of a cultivator.

Days, months, or even years hardly count as time.

To many, hundreds of years pass in the blink of an eye, and what does a bit of time mean for Li Chen?

Moreover, Li Chen does not believe that in such a short time, any major changes can happen in the Ancient Battle Realm.

Based on the information he collected, these types of wars typically last at least a hundred years, possibly even several hundred years, in the Ancient Battle Realm for the Four Great Realms.

Even with the emergence of the Doomsday Beast Soul, he does not think it can expand quickly enough to entirely wipe out the Four Great Realms in a short period.

If the Doomsday Beast Souls truly possessed such power, they wouldn’t be secretly exhausting the Four Great Realms in the Ancient Battle Realm but rather would attack directly.

After traveling through the starry sky for over a month, Li Chen finally encountered living people amidst the vast stars.

It was merely a Star Space Ferry, or calling it a Star Boat wouldn’t be inaccurate.

It seemed to belong to a particular Chamber of Commerce, travelling through the starry sky.

What puzzled Li Chen was that this Star Boat seemed to be in trouble.

Through Li Chen’s Eye of the Dao, the entire Star Boat was shrouded in a layer of hazy black mist, and within this black mist, some tiny runes faintly existed.

"What is this? A curse?" Li Chen curiously wondered as he observed these tiny hazy runes.

"Similar, but not quite," an authority on Formation Runes from a certain Array Diagram commented.

"Boss, should we bring it over for research?"

"Alright," Li Chen nodded, and with a flash of his Five Elements Boots, he appeared directly in front of the Star Boat, peering through the hazy black mist to see martial artists inside, struggling to resist the black mist.

Clearly, they won’t be able to hold out for much longer.

Some martial artists, eroded by the black mist, had their life force absorbed directly, and after devouring the cultivators’ life force, the black mist dispersed again, becoming part of the black mist enveloping the entire Star Boat.

"Interesting," Li Chen, accustomed to life and death scenes, did not seem too surprised, only furrowing his brows slightly before reaching out towards the black mist.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

With Li Chen’s gesture, endless black mist was forcibly drawn over, and where Li Chen captured it, there was a closed cage formed by Spatial Power. The black mist, once sucked into the enclosed space, was locked inside, unable to escape entirely.

What felt peculiar to Li Chen was that as the black mist was being drawn away, it emitted strange noises, almost like a living creature.

Soon, all the black mist engulfing the Star Boat was forcibly drawn away by Li Chen, and the survivors on the Star Boat saw Li Chen and hurriedly knelt to offer their profound respects. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you for saving us!"

"No problem," Li Chen waved his hand, using Sound Transmission to speak: "What’s with the black mist? Where did you get entangled with this stuff?"

"We... we’re not sure either," a king on the Star Boat hurriedly replied: "My lord, the black mist appeared suddenly, enveloping the entire Star Boat instantly. We didn’t even have a chance to escape."

This king was the highest in cultivation on the Star Boat, a Fifth Rank King.

However, he knew that as a Fifth Rank King, he could only barely withstand the black mist; the person before him, who removed the black mist with a wave, must be an incredibly powerful existence, perhaps a Celestial Venerable, roaming the starry sky on foot. How dare he not show respect to such a strong person?

"Alright," Li Chen nodded slightly, "I understand, you may leave now."

"Yes!" The king did not dare to speak further, immediately commanding the crew to steer the Star Boat away swiftly. They wished to leave this eerie place at once.

At this moment, Li Chen felt a series of fluctuations coming from the black mist he had sealed within the space.

"Is there truly life?" Li Chen curiously gazed at the black mist, then extended his Divine Sense inside.

"Damn barbaric creature, release me at once, or I’ll exterminate your entire race!!" Such a Divine Sense fluctuation emerged from the black mist.

While spoken language couldn’t be exchanged, Divine Sense served as the ideal mode of communication, often clearer than language.

"Oh?" A smile gradually emerged on Li Chen’s lips, "Now, this is interesting."

"Boom!"

Suddenly within the sealed space, a fire ignited. This flame was not mere flame but transformed by the pure Flame Law. In the enclosed space, the temperature of the Flame Law reached an extreme high, likely comparable to a Star with Li Chen’s cultivated usage.

A harrowing scream immediately emanated from the black mist.

"Ahhhh!! Release me, let me go!! Ahhh! I was wrong, my lord, I was wrong, please stop burning!"

Li Chen’s fingers twisted as if adjusting a water heater, subtly lowering the temperature: "Seems like we have an agreement. Now, let’s have a talk. Firstly, tell me, what sort of ghost thing are you?"