“In this world, the greatest power instills fear, giving rise to reverence. It’s then through reverence that one grasps the essence of gratitude, and to comprehend both reverence and gratitude is to fathom the true meaning of power. You are nothing but a foolish elephant. How dare you speak of power? Do you not know that a summer fly cannot speak of ice, and the frog in the well cannot speak of the ocean?”27

The sea of stars behind Long Chen flowed, resonating with the stars above the nine heavens. This world was then shrouded in starlight.1

Seven stars that were radiant like suns stood out prominently. Encircling a central core star, the rest of the stars formed two triangular formations, and the center Violet Tower Star unleashed a torrent of violet qi, its essence coalescing into a vast sea. 6

Within Long Chen’s Dantian, 108,000 stars quivered in unison....2