The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Of course, the East Sea Dragon Clan isn't one to be trifled with; how could they possibly surrender to those monstrous creatures?"

Tengyu waved his hand, "We can discuss this matter later. Right now, the most urgent thing is to help you leave this world."

"The Star Envoy of the Beak Constellation is not lying to you. Even from this distance, I can sense an extremely dense aura of stellar power hidden within that branch hall,"

"If you can obtain what he mentioned and refine it, it may help you comprehend the Great Dao of the Stars."

"The Great Dao of Stars?" Chu Xiu looked puzzled.

Tengyu explained, "This Great Dao of Stars is much closer to the origin that cultivators revere than the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, because the origin of most worlds comes from a brilliant stellar eruption."

"If you have the opportunity to comprehend this path, you may be able to step into the realm of supreme beings. At that time, you will be walking another broad road buried in history..."

"A supreme path... exclusively for inheritors of the ancient gods of the stars!"

After saying that, Tengyu patted Chu Xiu's shoulder, who was deep in thought and looking down in shock, "You don't need to think about so much right now. If you really have that kind of luck, then things will fall into place naturally."

Chu Xiu nodded upon hearing this and looked at Hai You: "In this battle, we must take down that branch hall!"

Haiyou nodded emphatically, turned to face the fifty thousand star beasts, surveyed them with cold eyes, raised the tiger tally, and gave a cold command:

"The tiger tally is here; all troops, heed my command!"

"Roar!"

"Advance three thousand li north! Those who obstruct our advance will be slaughtered!"

Within the White Tiger Star Palace.

After waiting for Kui Mulang's signal for a long time, Qingyang and Fenghong finally sensed that something was wrong.

Qingyang summoned his personal guards: "Summon the two Star Envoys, Wei and Ang."

Unexpectedly, the personal guard replied, "The two star envoys have already received their orders and led their respective troops to attack the rebels."

Qingyang was taken aback upon hearing this and looked at Feng Hong: "You gave the order?"

Feng Hong frowned and shook his head, asking doubtfully, "Wasn't it you?"

Qingyang's heart sank: "Are the life tablets of the three constellations, Kui, Wei, and Ang, still intact?"

Feng Hong flipped his hand, and three Starlight Tokens appeared in his hand. The tokens, which should have been emitting starlight, appeared rather dim at this moment.

This token imprisons a wisp of the soul from each of the Three Constellation Envoys. Whoever holds the token will be subject to their control. If the token is destroyed, they will suffer severe soul injuries that are extremely difficult to heal.

Confident in their possession of the Three Destiny Cards, the two were unafraid that the Three Destiny Cards, like the other four, would choose to betray the White Tiger Palace.

But seeing the token's starlight dim, the two who were originally calm and composed couldn't help but frown.

Qingyang reached out and probed, but his brows furrowed even deeper: "The spiritual aura on the life tablet has disappeared!"

"How is this possible?" Feng Hong couldn't believe it. He investigated several times, but the result was no different from Qing Yang's.

“How could this be… The life tablet of the Three Stars has always been with me and has never been lost. How could the soul inside disappear for no reason?” Feng Hong lowered his head, racking his brains but still couldn’t figure out where he went wrong.

Qingyang sneered, "What other reason could there be?"

"Those three...what incredible courage they have!"

"He actually chose to extinguish the wisp of his soul that was imprisoned within the life tablet in order to gain freedom!"

Feng Hong frowned and said, "Impossible. If that were the case, their souls would be severely damaged. Even you and I wouldn't dare to take such a risk. They are only at the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm. How could they dare to act like this?"

Qingyang shook his head: "Perhaps they have some means to avoid injury..."

"Now that things have come to this, let's discuss a solution first."

"Pass on my order: All troops, prepare for battle!"

"Order the troops stationed at the Divided Hall to strengthen patrols and defenses!"

"Yes!"

No sooner had the personal guards left than an urgent report arrived:

"Palace Master! The Southwest Branch Palace is in dire need of help: Star Envoys Wei and Ang have led their troops in a surprise attack and captured the Southwest Branch Palace. The defending army has been completely annihilated!"

"What?!" Qingyang and Fenghong exclaimed in surprise at the same time. Before they could react, several urgent reports rained down on them:

"Report! The Northwest Branch Palace is in dire need of help: the Star Envoy of the Orion Star is leading 100,000 star beasts in an attack on the branch palace, and the defending troops are about to be overwhelmed! Requesting reinforcements from the Star Palace!"

"Report! The Southern Branch Palace is in dire need of assistance: Kui and Zi Star Envoys are leading their troops in an attack on the branch palace! The situation is critical! We request reinforcements from the Star Palace!"

"Damn it! These traitors!"

Enraged, Qingyang shattered the crystal throne behind him with a single palm strike.

If it weren't for my great mercy in taking them under my command and protecting them, these Star Envoys who were left with only remnants of their souls would have long become food for those powerful Star Beasts on Star Island. How could they have had the chance to be ungrateful?

"Pass on my orders!"

"Summon the five Star Beast Kings stationed at the Star Palace, and have three of them split into three groups to support the Southwest, Northwest, and South branch palaces. At all costs, kill the rebels and reclaim the branch palaces!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, dispatch the remaining two Star Beast Kings to lead troops to the northeast and southeast branch halls respectively to reinforce them, in case other traitors launch a surprise attack!"

"Your subordinate obeys!"

After giving instructions on the reinforcement arrangements, Qingyang was still uneasy. He looked at Feng Hong and said, "Only one of us needs to stay behind at the Star Palace. One of us can go to the front line to help. Who should go?"

"I'll go. I'm faster than you and can reinforce any branch hall at any time."

Even if you encounter danger, you can leave freely, so you can stay in the palace to command the entire army. Feng Hong turned around and changed out of his shamanic attire into a fiery red outfit.

"Alright, be careful in all your actions!"

Qingyang instructed, "Be especially careful of that inheritor of the Fallen God Palace. He must be involved in the Star Envoy rebellion!"

"understand!"

Feng Hong nodded heavily, transformed into a fire phoenix, and soared into the sky, flying straight out of the palace.

Qingyang sighed, facing the ruins of the throne behind him, and let out a long sigh:

"It's finally come to this..."

The Southeast Branch of the White Tiger Star Palace is located on the highest peak of a mountain range along the southeast coast of Star Island.

Legend has it that this mountain range was formed from the body of a gigantic star beast king after its death, and it stretches for tens of thousands of miles.

The mountain's strength is so high that it can withstand a full-force attack from a supreme earth-level expert.

The temple is located in a treacherous area with only one access road leading up the mountain, making it truly easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Star Palace Guards stationed at this palace only need to guard the nearby airspace, and they can be basically indestructible.

At this moment, a Star Beast King who had received the command of the Qingyang Palace Master had already arrived with his army to provide reinforcements.

Countless star beasts roam the mountains, waiting for their leader's command to organize their ranks and form a military formation to defend against the enemy.

Twenty thousand miles south of the branch hall, Chu Xiu and Hai You stood in mid-air, concealing their presence, observing the every move of the branch hall's garrison from afar.

Chu Xiu pondered, "It seems that the guards of this branch hall have been reinforced quite a bit."

"I'm afraid the Star Palace already knows about the defection of several Star Envoys."

Hai You nodded slightly, agreeing with Chu Xiu's view, and asked, "Can you sense the scale of the reinforcements?"

"I'll give it a try."

Chu Xiu focused his mind and held his breath, sending his divine sense in a straight line towards the branch hall. As he approached the mountain peak, he then expanded it outwards.

Even though such actions would arouse the vigilance of the other experts of the same level within the branch hall, they could still bring back a certain amount of information for their side.

As expected, just as Chu Xiu's divine sense spread across the mountain peak, it was instantly detected by several powerful figures. Several Star Beast Kings, transformed into human form, appeared outside the branch hall, scanning the mountain range with their divine senses, but found no trace of the intruder.

"It's divine sense detection."

"Pass on my order: expand the perimeter of the perimeter to a radius of five thousand miles, and execute anyone of unknown origin!"

As soon as the divine sense from the mountain range dissipated, Chu Xiu received the message transmitted back by the divine sense.

"The Star Palace has received reinforcements including a Star Beast King at the Great Perfection of the Qiankun Realm and his Star Beast Army."

"In this way, this branch hall will be guarded by a total of six Star Beast Kings!"