445: Chapter 455 A Buddhist Chant Invites You! The Imprisoned Peak Emperor!

As everyone penetrated deeper, the power of Law inside the Brilliant Star Sea grew increasingly dense.

Suddenly, a wave of intense spatial fluctuations rippled through the golden river of stars ahead.

A golden lotus as large as a star slowly bloomed amidst the starlight filling the sky.

Above the lotus, the dense Qi of the Dao's Laws surged like rolling clouds, obscuring the graceful figure of the ethereal woman at the center of the lotus, revealing only her peerless visage capable of turning all living beings upside down.

It was precisely the Dominator of the Brilliant Star Sea — Empress Fanyin!

[Ding! Discovered an SSS+ Grade target!]

[Target: Empress Fanyin]

[Race: Spirit Clan]

[Realm: Peak Great Emperor Realm]

[Characteristics: Proficient in various musical rhythm performances, such as: playing the flute...]

The System's prompt flashed past in Su Feng's mind.

"Greetings, Empress!"

Seeing this universally acknowledged Peak expert of the Great Thousand Star Domain, the surrounding Cultivators stopped in their tracks and respectfully bowed.

Empress Fanyin slightly nodded, her gaze sweeping across the crowd as calm as still water.

However, when her line of sight fell upon Su Feng, a trace of complexity flashed within those ancient, placid eyes.

She spoke softly, her voice ethereal and misty, seeming to enter only Su Feng's ears alone.

"You have come."

Looking at her, Su Feng let out a soft "Mn", forcibly restraining the impulse to activate his Double Pupils and see through the obstructing clouds.

This brief dialogue immediately caused the surrounding Great Emperors to mutter inwardly.

When did this Su Feng hook up with Empress Fanyin?

Aside from a few insiders like Zhu Nanrong and Old Master Jin, other Cultivators had no qualifications whatsoever to pry into the truth of the heaven-shaking battle between Su Feng and Empress Fanyin in Winter Abyss last year.

Therefore, many people did not know that these two had already clashed once a year ago.

"The Star Sea tide will appear at midnight tomorrow. Everyone can follow me now to view the scenery of the Star Sea first."

Empress Fanyin stood up, her lotus steps shifting lightly as she transformed into a beam of golden light, guiding the crowd to fly toward the interior of the Brilliant Star Sea.

Following closely behind, everyone felt as if they were shuttling through a scroll of the Universe.

Stars condensed from pure Laws slowly revolved around them, and the distant nebulae transformed into various forms of ancient Divine Beasts. Every wispy star-wind brushing past them contained an intoxicating aftertaste of the Dao.

Soon, Empress Fanyin stopped at a stargazing platform with a broad view.

"Everyone can calm your hearts to view the scenery here and wait for the tide."

Having said that, she turned her head, her gaze falling upon Su Feng, her tone remaining calm and polite.

"Fellow Daoist Su, this way, please."

Amidst the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of dozens of Great Emperors around, Su Feng smiled slightly and followed.

He naturally understood that strength was the only condition to gain respect.

If he were like those Great Emperors, possessing only the cultivation of the Early Stage or Middle Stage of the Great Emperor Realm, he probably wouldn't even have the qualification to converse alone with this Peak Empress.

"Empress of Winter, this Su Feng... actually managed to receive personal hospitality from Empress Fanyin?"

Looking at the departing backs of the two, Yu Niaoniao of the Spirit Water Pavilion was filled with shock, as if she had seen something impossible happen.

"They already had an agreement a year ago."

Watching Su Feng's back, Zhu Nanrong didn't feel anything special in her heart. She was clearer than anyone else about Su Feng's strength.

Over this past year, Su Feng's Shadow of God had taken her to tour the Wanxiang Star Domain, and she had also witnessed with her own eyes the tragic scars left behind by the Realm Demons battlefield, making her realize that the outside world was far more cruel than she had imagined.

If it weren't for the protection of the Peak expert Empress Fanyin in the Brilliant Star Domain, it probably would have been eroded by the Realm Demons long ago.

"A year ago? Empress Fanyin actually left the Brilliant Star Sea?!"

Hearing this, Yu Niaoniao was even more shocked inside.

She gazed at the departing backs of Su Feng and Empress Fanyin, her eyes flickering as she did not know what she was thinking.

Under the guidance of Empress Fanyin, Su Feng arrived at a special independent space.

There was no dazzling starlight here, only a piece of chaotic nothingness.

Floating in the center of the nothingness was a small mountain.

Empress Fanyin told Su Feng that this was her "Dao Heart Land", and apart from her successive generations of Legacy inheritors, no outsiders had ever set foot here.

"Fellow Daoist Su, please."

With a wave of Empress Fanyin's delicate hand, two crystal-clear glazed cups appeared in the jade pavilion, filled to the brim with golden nectar.

Within that nectar, it actually contained the divine charm of the Dao, and even Su Feng, who was at the Late Stage of the Great Emperor Realm, felt refreshed just by taking a single sniff.

Su Feng picked up the cup and took a light sip, feeling a warm energy slide down his throat into all his limbs and bones, making his comprehension of the Dao a bit clearer.

"Good tea," Su Feng praised.

The two sipped their tea leisurely, just like two old friends.

It was just that Su Feng would occasionally cannot help but look at the clouds around Fanyin.

This woman was truly bold; perhaps she could never dream in her wildest dreams that Su Feng had the ability to see through this layer of defense.

"Since our parting last time, Fellow Daoist Fanyin did say that you would let me get the answer I wanted. Please enlighten me." Su Feng naturally didn't come here just to drink tea.

Empress Fanyin looked toward Su Feng: "Are you asking me why I did not participate in the war when the Realm Demons invaded back then?"

Su Feng did not speak; silence could also be considered a kind of response.

"Although I did not participate in the war, I activated the Star Sea Token to make the Brilliant Star Domain dispatch ten Great Emperors to go to the Realm Battlefield."

Su Feng actually knew that back then, the Brilliant Star Domain sending ten Great Emperors to support the front lines was thanks to Empress Fanyin behind the scenes.

But he didn't understand why she herself didn't make a move personally.

"They cannot solve the root problem, but with your strength, as long as you participated in the initial Realm Battlefield, today's battle situation would not be like this!"

Hearing Su Feng's questioning, a deep sense of helplessness and desolation appeared on Empress Fanyin's holy face.

She remained silent for a long time, and finally let out a faint sigh.

"If I tell you... I cannot walk out of this Brilliant Star Sea."

"What?!" Su Feng frowned.

"The scenery you see is merely a superficial appearance."

Empress Fanyin's eyes became somewhat hollow, "Do you think that the Peak Great Emperor Realm is so easy to achieve a Breakthrough in? The Laws of the Great Thousand Star Domain already had problems ever since the Heavenly Emperor fell. How difficult is it to take that final step!"

"In order to protect this last pure land left behind by the Heavenly Emperor, and in order to possess the power sufficient to contend against future catastrophes, generations of my clan have already fused their Divine Souls with the Heavenly Dao Laws of the entire Brilliant Star Sea."

"I am the Star Sea. The Star Sea is also me."

"Because of this, I gained the supreme mighty power of the Peak Great Emperor Realm, but I also paid the price of never being able to leave this Star Sea. Here is both my Divine Kingdom, and... a cage that has imprisoned me for a lifetime!"