The tower ship sailed far and wide. After more than ten days, they finally left Heaven Duke’s Profound Capital. Quinn Shepherd looked back, but still couldn’t glimpse Heaven Duke’s true form, feeling a pang of regret.
Quinn gazed at the distant sun. The tower ship was traveling along its edge. Though the sun was millions of miles away, it appeared deceptively close.
Long solar prominences erupted from the sun, stretching for millions of miles—some resembling bird wings, others like rounded ears.
So close to the sun, Quinn could feel the waves of heat rushing toward him, strange solar rays stinging his body as if piercing right through him.
The solar wind was scorching, blasting past at terrifying speed. Quinn’s heart stirred—he activated the Overlord Three‑Core Art, using the solar wind and rays to temper his flesh. Buddha light flared behind his head, mingled with dragon forms; the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones fused with Buddhist chants, harmonizing as one.
This method—melding dragon and Buddha, powered by the solar wind and rays—let him advance at astonishing speed.
“He just won’t cultivate my Heaven‑and‑Earth Heart Saint Art…” the First Ancestor said, dejected.
On the other side, Lynn Ling saw this and activated the Ancestral Dragon Supreme‑Mystic Art, using the Ancestral Dragon Eight Tones to temper her flesh and resist the solar wind and rays. Ben Coates, meanwhile, was practicing the Seamless War‑God Art, forging his body through brute force.
Chi Creek recalibrated the star chart, steering by the sun’s orbit. The tower ship circled halfway around the sun before Chi Creek raised the sails. The solar wind and rays billowed the sails full, and the ship surged forward at breakneck speed.
Quinn looked up—the sails were stitched from god‑demon hide, embossed with raised patterns. Solar rays struck the hide but couldn’t penetrate; instead, the ship harnessed their power, reaching extreme speeds.