At the critical moment when Shang Xia barely escaped from the Six Essence Heavenly Field, he suddenly found himself face-to-face with an Eternal Golden Boat floating across the void, its prow marked by obvious traces of repair.0

He was not unfamiliar with this vessel, nor with the Star River Stowaway who owned it, Dong Jin, the very same opponent he had clashed with multiple times in the Illusory Sea of Stars.0

Shang Xia’s first instinct was that Dong Jin intended to intercept him. It seemed highly possible that the Star Origin Lord had arranged the encounter in advance as a contingency.0

If Dong Jin struck at that moment, then with the Star Origin Lord pursuing close behind, Shang Xia would find himself caught between two enemies. It would throw him into a deadly predicament.0

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