"The [Black Sun] of Erosion Sun Swamp... has fallen?"

The words had barely escaped.

Even Chi Fu Dragon Lord was stunned, and the entire Phoenix Fire Cave Heaven was silent enough to hear a pin drop. The Great Palace Master’s hand plunged into the void, momentarily paused, causing the sea of flames to churn and emit waves of silent annihilation.

"Erosion Sun... is dead."

Wu Jiu lowered his voice, his throat hoarse as he conveyed this news in the simplest terms.

The espionage network of Heavenly Phoenix Palace spans the entire Demon Country.

Not long ago, the news of Sun Eater Venerable advancing to the Eighth Heaven had just reached Phoenix Fire Cave Heaven, and the Great Venerables of Heavenly Phoenix Palace were still discussing how to suppress the soaring prominence of Erosion Sun Swamp...

Now, such discussions are no longer necessary.

Erosion Sun is dead.

Naturally, Erosion Sun Swamp no longer exists.

For a moment, Chi Fu Dragon Lord’s expression was complex, not knowing what to say.

"Erosion Sun is dead." The Great Palace Master was extraordinarily calm, asking in a deep voice, "What about the others? Did the other Venerables and Great Venerable of Erosion Sun Swamp all die as well?"

"Due to the [Solar Eclipse] abnormality influence... Silver Moon Great Venerable and Dragon Wood Venerable went to Howling Wind Valley for seclusion early, avoiding the major catastrophe. The death news of Erosion Sun is from the Pocket World of Howling Wind Valley Sacred Land," Wu Jiu explained. "Dragon Wood Venerable had a Life Lamp, and just now, the lamp shook violently and then extinguished, confirming the death news."

"Shush."

The Great Palace Master remained expressionless, continuing to stir with that hand, the void shattered like a lake, producing ripples and reflections that swayed. He didn’t choose [Erosion Sun Swamp] as an anchor point, but instead, using Divine Skills, grasped a Void Gate near Howling Wind Valley.

The next moment.

The Great Palace Master enveloped Wu Jiu, Chi Fu, and Jiang Huang with Divine Skills, the four disappearing together from Phoenix Fire Cave Heaven.

"This is..."

Jiang Huang only felt a flash before her eyes, and upon raising her head, the world had changed.

The fiery and searing cave heaven morphed into an icy and snow-filled terrain.

"This is ’Star Shifting’."

Wu Jiu whispered, explaining to the newly arrived young Throne, "This is the top-level Divine Skill that only the past Thrones have the qualification to master. Across the entire Demon Country, there are a total of three thousand ’Star Gates.’ Utilizing this Skill enables one to directly cross the void and relocate to the corresponding Star Gate location."

"Interesting..."

Jiang Huang’s eyes lit up.

Theoretically speaking, one could activate a Teleportation Portal for void traversal by expending corresponding Primordial Stones, but ’Star Shifting’ is considered a top-level Divine Skill, naturally surpassing the Teleportation Array.

The transmission speed of this Skill is much faster than the array; once the caster locks a [Star Gate], the shift and relocation occur nearly instantly.

Beyond that.

Jiang Huang discreetly captured another key point: it’s not merely a supplementary Skill for traveling... if [Star Shifting] is deployed in combat, the true power of this Skill shines through!

If beaten, one can [Star Shifting] to instantly escape.

If caught in a stalemate, one can [Star Shifting] to lead the enemy into a pre-arranged Great Array.

"This Skill seems to consume not Primordial Energy..."

Jiang Huang murmured softly.

"It’s the Power of the Sky Vault."

The Great Palace Master smiled, personally explaining, "These three thousand Star Gates were left by the Ancient Saints of Heavenly Phoenix Palace before the catastrophe. Each Star Gate is connected with the Sky Vault. Hence... to cultivate [Star Shifting], one needs to seclude oneself in the Heavenly Phoenix Forbidden Land and comprehend the ’Power of the Sky Vault.’"

This is the final trial before becoming a Throne.

It’s also the reason why only Thrones can perform this Skill.

The wind and snow howled.

The four stood atop a small mountain peak. The Great Palace Master casually flicked his sleeve, and countless Phoenix Fires swept out, burning the vast snowstorm clean.

The elder menacingly growled, "Come out!"

The void reverberated like thunder.

Two streaks of tunneling light darted out one after the other, respectfully arriving at the mountain summit, bowing with etiquette.

"Silver Moon, Long Mu... Pay respects to the Great Palace Master!"

Even having reached the level of Silver Moon Great Venerable, when facing the Great Palace Master of Heavenly Phoenix Palace, one still had to pay respects.

"Erosion Sun suffered a calamity, and you just hide here?"

The Great Palace Master’s gaze was knife-like, coldly speaking.

The fall of Sun Eater Venerable was indeed too sudden!

Logically speaking, these two should have been in the Great Marsh, sharing life and death with the Venerable Master, advancing and retreating together!

"This..."

Silver Moon Great Venerable’s expression was complex.

He recalled the scene three days ago when he left the Great Marsh.

Due to [Solar Eclipse], it would absorb a massive amount of Blood Qi. The closer one was to the main hall, the more Blood Qi was lost.

Hence... he and Long Mu wished to be as far away as possible.

Who could have anticipated such an unexpected event?

"Great Palace Master..."

Silver Moon Great Venerable gritted his teeth and said, "I truly didn’t expect such a thing to happen."

The Howling Wind Valley Sacred Land had just been captured.

As the Great Venerable beneath Sun Eater, of course, he had claimed the Pocket World as his own, spending these recent days in seclusion exploring, attempting to refine the entire Pocket World. Both Howling Wind Valley and the Great Marsh had barriers of Great Arrays in place, layers upon layers of Pocket World fortifications.

By the time Silver Moon received the news, it was already too late.

The soul lamp had gone out, Erosion Sun was dead.

He had no idea what was happening outside...

If someone could kill Erosion Sun, an Eighth Heaven, wouldn’t he, a "Fourth Heaven" Great Venerable, be even more in danger?

Thinking like this.

Silver Moon didn’t even dare to leave the Howling Wind Valley Sacred Land, directly contacted Heavenly Phoenix Palace, and sent out the message.

What he awaited was the arrival of the Great Palace Master.

The Great Palace Master’s presence meant... he was safe for now.

"..."

The Great Palace Master looked at Silver Moon, filled with disappointment in his eyes.

At such a high stage, so fearful of death.

"You can’t really blame him."

Chi Fu Dragon Lord sighed at this moment, speaking fairly, then asked, "However, this matter is indeed strange... Even if Mo Zhen reincarnated and completed Harmonization, he has just advanced. How could he alone take down Erosion Sun?"