dawn sailed through the Sea of Stars for seven days.

During these seven days, Bai Cheng's soul gradually stabilized its fusion with the emperors imprint.

Yu Nian's pure heart vine nourished her daily with gentle vital energy, while Leng Ningxue continuously optimized the resonance algorithm between the imprint and the Emerald Sea star track network.

On this day, in the main control cabin of dawn, the detection system suddenly emitted a high-frequency alarm.

"Massive abnormal law fluctuation detected thirty thousand star-miles ahead."

Data streams rapidly crossed Leng Ningxue's icy eyes.

"Energy signature... chaotic, violent, yet possessing a highly ordered internal structure."

Bai Cheng stood up and walked to the observation window.

Outside the viewport, the originally calm, flowing stellar background suddenly twisted and warped in a region ahead.

That star field seemed enveloped by a translucent, constantly fluctuating thin film, the surface of which shimmered with a seven-colored halo of laws, and within it, lightning could vaguely be seen raging, and clouds churning.

Even stranger, amidst that lightning and mist, the outlines of islands were suspended.

They were not celestial bodies, but real islands held aloft in the void by some power.

The islands were densely vegetated, with faint outlines of buildings visible, and even bird-shaped creatures were shuttling through the clouds and mist.

"This is..." Zi Yuan gripped her long saber. "Sky Islands?"

"Not entirely," Leng Ningxue pulled up the full-band scan results.

"These islands are not solid matter, at least not conventional matter.

They are composed of highly condensed fragments of laws, echoes of beliefs, and the afterglow of some... ancient authority."

Lu Duo leaned close to the screen: "Do they look like the corroded islands in the Emerald Sea... mirror images?"

"More accurately, they are unfinished products or abandoned remnants," Bai Cheng gazed at that area, galaxies reversing in her silver eyes.

"I can feel a faint common origin between the laws remaining there and the Emerald Sea star track."

Yu Nian spoke softly: "Ancient texts of the Emerald Sea once recorded that during the Ancient Sea of Stars War, after the authority of some defeated Star Lords shattered, their star tracks did not completely disintegrate but formed zones of residual laws under specific conditions... Could this be it?"

"The Star Chart Island database has similar records," Leng Ningxue nodded. "Lei Hai Floating Island, also known as the 'Lost Court of Judgement.'

Legend says it is a special domain formed by the entanglement and shattering of the dual authorities of Heaven's Punishment and Amnesty, after the ancient Judgement Star Lord fell."

"Judgement Star Lord?" Lu Duo was puzzled.

"An ancient Star Lord who governed the laws of sin and punishment, judgement and redemption," Bai Cheng said slowly.

"His authority involved the definition of soul essence and the correction of destiny trajectories, holding a special status in the Sea of Stars Covenant."

She paused. "If this is truly the remnant domain of the fallen Judgement Star Lord, then fragments of the Judgement Authority might remain inside."

"Are we going in?" Zi Yuan asked.

Bai Cheng did not answer immediately.

She closed her eyes, the emperors imprint glowing faintly, and her spiritual sense extended toward that region through remote resonance with the Emerald Sea star track network.

Instantly, countless chaotic information fragments flooded her mind—

Thunder, weeping, prayers of repentance, roars of anger, hymns of amnesty, the bell of decree...

And a faint yet exceptionally clear call.

"...Successor... please... reconsider... the unfinished... verdict..."

Bai Cheng opened her eyes, ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) a flash of dark gold light flickering deep within her silver eyes.

"Go in," she commanded, "but maintain the highest alert. This is not just a ruin; it is... an unclosed court of judgement."

dawn adjusted its course and slowly sailed toward that law film.

The moment the bow touched the film, the entire warship shuddered violently, as if passing through a layer of viscous mercury.

The scene outside the viewport completely changed.

It was no longer the deep Sea of Stars, but an endless ocean composed of silver-white thunderclouds.

Within the Sea of Thunder, electric currents flowed like liquid, converging and exploding, emitting a deafening roar.

Above the Sea of Thunder, hundreds of islands floated, varying in size and form.

Some islands were lush green, with waterfalls cascading from their edges, dissolving into electric light upon hitting the Sea of Thunder;

Some islands were desolate and silent, covered in scorched cracks and ruined structures;

Some islands were wrapped in layers of golden chains, the other ends of which plunged into the depths of the Sea of Thunder;

On yet others, the movement of human figures could vaguely be seen, but those figures were ethereal, as if composed of light and shadow.

"Law concentration is seventeen times that of the outside world." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Leng Ningxue rapidly analyzed the environmental data. "The air is permeated with two mutually exclusive law particles: Sin Imprint and Redemption Will, in a ratio of about six to four.

Prolonged exposure will force the soul to undergo a judgement determination."

"Judgement determination?" Yu Nian looked worriedly at Bai Cheng.

"It's fine," a thin film of dark gold law appeared on Bai Cheng's body, isolating the invading judgement particles.

"The emperors imprint inherently possesses a certain degree of exemption.

But you all must maintain Starfire protection at all times and prevent the laws here from invading the depths of your souls."

As soon as the words fell, a huge vortex suddenly burst open in the Sea of Thunder ahead.

At the center of the vortex, a main island several times larger than the others slowly rose.

The island had undulating mountains and towering palaces. The most conspicuous feature was a white giant tower, a thousand zhang high, in the center.

The tower body was mottled and covered in cracks, but a fragmented, scale-like golden emblem still floated above the summit.

The left tray of the emblem was empty, while the right tray held a throbbing, dark red glowing... heart.

"That is... a projection of the Scale of Judgement," Bai Cheng's pupils contracted. "The one on the right tray is the Heart of Sin."

"What is the Heart of Sin?" Lu Duo asked.

"One of the core fragments of the Judgement Star Lord's authority, carrying the final verdict result of its last judgement before its fall," Leng Ningxue pulled up the database for comparison.

"According to ancient fragmented texts, the reason for the Judgement Star Lord's demise was that its final verdict in a great judgement involving multiple Star Lords encountered an irreconcilable backlash."

"So everything here..." Zi Yuan looked at the surrounding islands and the Sea of Thunder, "...is a continuation of that great judgement?"

"It looks more like a frozen trial site," Bai Cheng gazed at the white giant tower. "The judgement is unfinished, the sentence unexecuted. All related parties—

whether the judged, the witnesses, or the Judgement Star Lord's own authority fragments—are trapped in this eternal interstitial moment of judgement."

Just then, the golden emblem atop the white giant tower suddenly shone brightly.

A grand, majestic voice, yet tinged with infinite fatigue and confusion, echoed over the entire Lei Hai Floating Island:

"The judgement is not yet concluded..."

"The guilty have not been punished..."

"The innocent have not been granted amnesty..."

"Successor, since you have arrived here... you must continue the unfinished judgement..."

The moment the voice faded, the emperors imprint on Bai Cheng's forehead trembled violently without her control.

An irresistible law-based pulling force came from the top of the white giant tower, attempting to forcibly drag her toward the scale emblem at the summit.

"Miss!" Zi Yuan and the others exclaimed simultaneously.

Bai Cheng raised a hand, signaling them not to act rashly.

She resisted the pulling force, her silver eyes fixed on the top of the giant tower: "You want me to continue the judgement? In what capacity? And by what standard?"

The voice was silent for a moment, then sounded again:

"As the body of the new Emerald Sea Emperor..."

"By the nature of the Correction and Ruin authority you possess..."

"Judgement requires fairness, but also... compassion..."

"Only one who combines both... can resolve the predicament here..."

Bai Cheng took a deep breath.

She understood.

This Lei Hai Floating Island was not just a ruin; it was a test, a choice, and also... an opportunity.