Chapter 488: Chapter 488: 440 Stars (2)

"...So soon?"

The moment those words left their mouth, Li Feng’s cold, suppressed, and furious voice rang out across the rooftop like thunder.

"So you’re the bastard!!"

His face was cold as ice as he swept his gaze across the devastated rooftop.

He had finally found the culprit who dared to scheme against him and treat him like a fool.

But then—

The moment he saw Shadow’s heavily damaged form and the cracked Divine Brick, a flash of relief crossed his eyes, followed immediately by boundless killing intent.

He clenched his fist so hard that the air around it cracked.

Without wasting even a single breath, Li Feng poured the power of all 440 Stars from his [Star Ignition] into one devastating strike.

"FALLING STAR FIST!!"

A brilliant spiral of silvery starlight erupted from his fist.

The attack transformed into a massive, roaring pillar that descended with world-shaking momentum, aiming straight at the cloaked figure.

The entire rooftop trembled violently.

The dark walls around the palace shook as if terrified by the incoming power.

And at that moment, the cloaked figure immediately released the condensed dark-golden arrow toward Li Feng while leaping backward.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

The collision between the Falling Star Fist and the dark-golden arrow produced an explosion so massive it lit up half the imperial capital.

And even the whole city trembled under the terrifying shockwave.

But Li Feng didn’t stop.

FLASH-!

He vanished like a ghost in the explosion’s aftermath and reappeared directly in front of the retreating cloaked figure in a flash of silvery light.

The cloaked figure stared at Li Feng with intense amber eyes, their body still slightly trembling from the previous collision.

... And for the first time, a hint of real pressure appeared in their gaze.

Li Feng’s eyes burned with murderous rage as he threw another punch filled with the power of the stars.

As if sensing his rage, the stars in the night sky began to glow beautifully.

Countless streams of silvery starlight gathered rapidly at his fist, condensing into a terrifying, concentrated point of power.

"Die!! STAR IMPACT!"

The punch tore through the air with terrifying speed and momentum.

For the cloaked figure, time seemed to slow down dramatically at that moment.

They could clearly see the brilliant silvery starlight spiraling violently around Li Feng’s fist, and the overwhelming killing intent contained in that single strike.

Their amber eyes widened slightly.

’...This attack... if it hits me directly... I might really die here.’

A rare sense of mortal danger surged in the cloaked figure’s heart.

Their instincts screamed at them to dodge with everything they had—

But it was already too late.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

The Star Impact landed with devastating force as a burst of thunderous, brilliant silvery light exploded outward.

A blinding pillar of starlight erupted on the rooftop, shooting straight into the sky like a reverse meteor.

The sheer power of the strike created a massive shockwave that swept across the entire palace complex.

RUMBLE!

RUMBLE!

The ground trembled violently.

Several of the remaining dark walls around the palace collapsed at once.

Windows in nearby buildings shattered simultaneously.

Many citizens in the imperial capital looked up in fear and awe as the night sky was momentarily dyed in silver.

The explosion was so intense that for a brief moment, the entire imperial palacel’s grand protective formations suddenly flared to life.

Countless glowing runes and ancient arrays lit up across the imperial palace, forming a massive, semi-transparent barrier that protected the buildings from collapsing under the terrifying shockwaves.

Even with the formation’s protection, many people still felt their hearts shake.

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Soon, as the dazzling sphere of starlight faded, Li Feng stood motionless in the center of the destruction.

His hair and cloak fluttered gently in the wind.

The power of 440 Stars still faintly glowed around his body.

But slowly... his expression changed.

His cold, furious eyes widened slightly in visible shock.

"...What?"

Li Feng murmured in confusion as he stared at his own fist.

It was... completely deformed.

Drip...

Blood dripped from the shattered knuckles, white bone fragments visible beneath torn his skin.

And smoke rose from the damaged hand due to the sheer intensity of the strike.

Li Feng’s face twisted in disbelief and pain for a brief moment before he slowly looked up...

And there... he saw something very, very strange.

In the settling dust, the cloaked figure slowly straightened up.

And in front of them floated a single strange... cube.

It hovered silently in the air, its surface rippling like liquid metal with countless ancient, glowing runes that constantly shifted and flowed across it.

The cube was dark-golden in color, giving off an eerie, oppressive aura that made space itself feel slightly distorted around it.

Even though Li Feng’s devastating Star Impact had clearly landed, the cube had actually taken the brunt of the force and remained... completely unscathed.

There was not a single crack and not even a scratch.

"What the hell is that..." Li Feng murmured dumbfoundedly at the sight.

His deformed right hand continued to drip blood, but the shock on his face was genuine.

He had poured nearly everything into that last strike, yet this mysterious cube had blocked it without any visible damage.

Meanwhile, the cloaked figure stood up while being protected behind the cube.

But instead of looking happy or triumphant, their amber eyes were filled with clear frustration and irritation.

Then, as if talking to themselves, they muttered in a low, resentful voice.

"...Yes, Divine Envoy."

The moment those words left their mouth, the cube suddenly hummed loudly.

The runes on its surface flared with intense dark-golden light.

Then the cube rapidly expanded, spinning faster and faster until it created a swirling vortex of distorted space around the cloaked figure.

Li Feng’s eyes widened.

"Not good!"

He shot forward instantly, ignoring the pain in his deformed hand as he threw a powerful left-handed punch infused with starlight.

But it was too late.

The cube suddenly released a blinding flash of dark-golden light.

BOOOMMM!!!

A powerful spatial force erupted outward, forcing Li Feng to stop in his tracks and shield himself.

In that moment, Li Feng seemed to hear the cloak figure’s voice echo in his mind.

"The next time we meet... It will be when I become... Perfect."

And when the light faded, the cloaked figure had already vanished.

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