A gold-red imprimatur, its surface shimmering with mysterious patterns, enveloped the Sealrise Core Planet. Not merely larger than a life star—it rivaled the majesty of a true star. Its vast soul power surged like erupting light and heat, and with a gentle turn, it seemed to flip all of outer space upside down, pressing down on the core planet with the terrifying might of billions of thunderous explosions.
Ferocious suppression!
As the imprimatur descended, the sky darkened, the world dimmed, and the sun and moon lost their light.
A full-force strike from a Void Rift peak powerhouse could destroy a life star.
Let alone the power of a Cosmos Union peak—enough to pulverize a life star, grind it to dust, and reduce it to cosmic ash.
"Our crimes are not worthy of death!" the child-faced elder roared.
Andrew Han replied coldly, "Inspector envoys possess temporary judgment and sentencing authority. Today, I declare Sealrise Sect guilty of a capital crime."
The Sealrise Core Planet began to tremble. An indescribable sense of oppression descended on the life star's surface; in an instant, continents and mountains fractured, oceans boiled and evaporated. The apocalyptic calamity made the child-faced elder's eyes widen in shock. "Are you mad? Do you truly intend to annihilate all of Sealrise Sect?"
Within the sect, the sky collapsed, the earth split, and space caved in. From afar, the entire life star appeared to be collapsing inward. The gold-red imprimatur's crushing force was truly terrifying, revealing its power to compress stars.
As the sect master and strongest expert of Sealrise Sect, the child-faced elder hurried to mobilize the power of his Sealed Celestial body—a cultivation technique unique to Cosmos Union and above, binding celestial objects as sources of strength.
"Stop!"
He transformed into a blazing comet and charged at Andrew Han.
With death imminent, he no longer cared about the consequences—he was determined to kill Andrew Han, even if it meant sacrificing himself to protect Sealrise Sect.
"Ignorant."
Andrew Han stood with his hands behind his back, high in the sky, his gaze indifferent.
Boom!
His left hand remained behind his back as his right hand rose, five fingers unfurling like a radiant lotus in bloom. With a single palm, he struck the child-faced elder on the forehead.
A crisp, splintering sound echoed—the child-faced elder shattered instantly.
A new-generation Void Rift peak Eternal King could rival a Cosmos Union peak. Coupled with the gray-white aura symbolizing destiny's favor, the child-faced elder stood no chance against Andrew Han.
"You cannot kill me!"
The child-faced elder's body shattered instantly, yet he immediately reached out to the surrounding stars. Planets and stars lit up one after another, and the immense black hole hovering nearby began to tremble. As a Sealed Celestial, he could channel the power of stars and black holes, wielding celestial might as his own.
He was a Sealed Celestial at the Fifth-Fusion Cosmos Union stage!
Stars blazed, the black hole spun, and the child-faced elder unleashed his full power. But it was futile—Han Dong swept his sleeve and sent the elder flying.
If he could truly harness the full power of the black hole, Han Dong would have no way to defeat him unless he ascended to Cosmos Union. But the depths of a black hole are unfathomable—a Fifth-Fusion Cosmos Union cultivator cannot reach its core.
In short—
The Sealrise Sect master could communicate with the black hole and establish a bond, but he did not truly control it.
"Hmph."
Han Dong's gaze was icy. His form shifted as he struck the child-faced elder, sending them both out of the planet and into fierce combat in outer space.
Bang! Bang! Each blow landed on Han Dong with near-primordial force, the energy almost tangible. The child-faced elder gritted his teeth, preparing to burn stars for a burst of power.
"Besides Sealrise Sect and Everglory Sect, who else is involved?" Han Dong's cold voice echoed across the void.
As his voice carried, Han Dong took a step that nearly pierced through space-time itself.
Before the elder could respond, Han Dong appeared directly before him. Gold-red streams of light, like iron clamps, wound around the child-faced elder, capturing and restraining the Sealrise Sect master on the spot.
Han Dong, of course, gave him no chance to struggle.
A Sealed Celestial fighting desperately, self-destructing stars, was still a formidable challenge... Han Dong held the child-faced elder, while behind him, planets exploded in spectacular silence. The life star fractured quietly, and an incomparable wave of energy spread outward from the planet's center.
It was as if an annihilating tsunami had swept through, erasing everything.
Like a volcanic eruption—sound lost all meaning, the scene frozen in eternity.
"No!"
The child-faced elder's eyes widened in horror.
After countless hardships, Sealrise Sect had finally become one of the three great sects of the Grand Epoch Sect Zone—only to be destroyed in a single day.
"You brought this upon yourselves." Han Dong gazed coldly at the elder, traversing the dark void and splitting Sealrise Sect's inner-sect planet with a gesture.