With a lineup like this, with this kind of strength, the Frostbane Dynasty—without Evan Chu as its central pillar—can only fall into utter despair.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the East-Star Prefecture Master was racing at top speed toward the Central World of the Star-River Dominion. Even piloting a starship himself, it still took him a full three years—arriving in Evan Chu's eighth year of sleep—before he reached the Star-Treasure Pavilion Main Headquarters.
But when he arrived at the Main Headquarters, he found that everything had changed—a colossal upheaval had taken place!
Lydia Snow, the Ninefold Sacred Emperor’s Dao-companion, had endured endless hardship, managing the Star-Treasure Pavilion for countless ages. At last, she’d nearly finished collecting all the fragments of the Ninefold Sacred Emperor’s divine soul.
But just as the final fusion was about to begin, a world-shaking disaster struck—the Ninefold Sacred Emperor’s soul vanished from the Soul-Nurturing Pool ahead of schedule!
Normally, the Ninefold Sacred Emperor’s soul would have to fully fuse and recover consciousness before disappearing and entering that mysterious Seed-selection space to choose a suitable vessel.
But now, his incomplete soul was clearly yanked away by some strange, overpowering force. Even Lydia Snow couldn’t sense a single trace of him—not even the faintest sympathetic aura that once linked their hearts. It was gone, utterly gone!
The moment the Ninefold Sacred Emperor vanished was exactly when Evan Chu fell into his deep sleep...
You have to understand—even when the Ninefold Sacred Emperor first died, Lydia Snow could still sense a faint aura from him. But now, it’s vanished without a trace!
The East-Star Prefecture Master relayed Evan Chu’s situation to Lydia Snow, but she could only look devastated, her voice so weak it was barely audible.