Nie Donghai, Nie Qian, and Dong Li were brought in front of the grand elder of the Divine me Sect, helplessness filling their faces.


    Yue Yanxi from the Divine me Sect shot a nasty re at Lei Tianhong. “What’s with the lightning chains on their necks?”


    “Umm... They are to prevent them from escaping ormitting suicide.” Lei Tianhong came out with the truth.


    After observing in silence for a while, Lei Tianqi finally couldn’t help but say with a confused expression, “Grand elder... We only did this so that you could strip Nie Tian of those fragmentary star marks as soon as you arrive.”


    “Who told you that you could take it upon yourself to make such a decision?!” With these words, Yue Yanxi jerked his head towards Nie Donghai and made a grabbing motion towards his neck.


    “Nie Tian already came as you demanded. What are you still doing?!” Dong Li shouted in her womanly voice.


    Nie Qian’s face turned pale with fright.


    Nie Donghai, however, closed his eyes and didn’t utter a word or move a bit, as if he knew that since they had lost their value, the Divine me Sect had decided to finish them off, leaving no future trouble.


    However, Yue Yanxiid his fingers gently on the lightning chains.


    BZZZ!


    With an effortless flick of his fingers, the lightning chains around Nie Donghai’s neck snapped in an instant.


    Lei Tianhong gave a muffled groan, a hint of a pained look appearing in his eyes.


    It was him who had created those lightning chains and infused each of them with a wisp of his soul power, which was eliminated the moment the lightning chains snapped.


    Nie Donghai’s eyes snapped open, and he stared at Yue Yanxi with a deeply confused look on his face.


    BZZZ! BZZZ!


    Without saying a word, Yue Yanxi went on and snapped the lightning chains around Nie Qian and Dong Li’s necks.


    “Grand elder!?” Lei Tianqi eximed, looking deeply puzzled.


    With three wisps of his soul power eliminated, Lei Tianhong looked to be in quite arge amount of pain. Even still, he didn’t dare to say a word.


    Yue Yanxi smiled somewhat embarrassedly as he asked with a surprisingly warm voice, “Who are you to Nie Tian?”


    “I’m his grandfather.”


    “I’m his aunt.”


    “Well... I’m his fiancee.”


    The three of them answered one by one.


    By this point, they had all noticed Yue Yanxi’s strange behavior and were wondering what this expert from the Divine me Sect wanted to do.


    “The Lei n’s previous behavior was very inappropriate. I’d like to apologize to you on their behalf.” With these words, Yue Yanxi jerked his head towards Lei Tianqi and Lei Tianhong, fixing them with a stern look. Then, he turned his head back towards Nie Donghai and said, “I instructed the Lei n to find the person who’s received the legacies of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce, but I meant no harm.


    “However, these idiots misunderstood me and took it upon themselves to kidnap you to force Nie Tian to give himself up. I’m very sorry for their despicable behavior.”


    With these words, the middle Void domain Yue Yanxi, whose status in the Divine me Sect was only second to the sectmaster, actually bowed respectfully towards Nie Donghai, Nie Qian, and Dong Li.


    The Lei brothers stood aghast.


    The same went for Nie Donghai, Nie Qian, and Dong Li.


    “Where’s Deste City?” Yue Yanxi asked with a stern face.


    “Not far from here,” Lei Tianqi answered hastily.


    Yue Yanxi then summoned an air-transportation spiritual tool that was in the shape of a bird and beckoned for Nie Donghai, Nie Qian, and Dong Li toe on board. Afterwards, he turned to the Lei brothers and ordered, “Show me the way! We’ll meet Nie Tian in Deste City!”


    The Lei brothers exchanged a nce, their faces growing grim, as if they knew something bad was going to happen.


    However, they didn’t dare to say anything. Seeing the impatient look on Yue Yanxi’s face, they hastily flew through the curtain of lightning bolts that surrounded the volcano, and traveled towards Deste City at a moderate speed.


    Yue Yanxi started the air-transportation spiritual tool and followed the Lei brothers into the distance.


    With a confused expression, Dong Li couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, so your sect didn’t tell the Lei n to do what they did?”


    “We only wanted to find Nie Tian, but we never told them to use such a despicable method.” With these words, Yue Yanxi took a nce at the wounds around their necks, which had clearly been caused by the lightning chains. “Rest assured. We’ll make amends for what’s been done to you and Nie Tian.”


    At this moment, Nie Donghai finally couldn’t help but say, “If I may ask... What’s going on?”


    Yue Yanxi hesitated briefly before saying, “Sorry, I can’t discuss the details with you. I can only talk to Nie Tian about that. But I can assure you that we never harbored the intention of stripping Nie Tian of his fragmentary star marks. You have to believe that my sect has no evil intentions toward Nie Tian.”


    Seeing that Nie Donghai finally seemed to set his mind at ease, he said inwardly, <i>“The Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce arranged for those Heaven Gate trials for the sole purpose of picking a Son of the Stars. The fact that he obtained those fragmentary star marks proved that he’s the Son of the Stars the Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce has gone to great lengths to find.</i>


    <i>“The Lei brothers are such a couple of morons!”</i>


    ...


    In Deste City.


    With an iparablyplicated look in his eyes, Qi Bailu gazed off in the Lei n’s direction and said in a low voice, “The representative of the Divine me Sect seems to have arrived. Theva at the heart of the earth suddenly became very active just now. Many volcanoes have started to show signs of erupting.


    “Even the me power in the vicinity seems to be influenced somehow and is starting to converge on that area.


    “His arrival alone brought such great changes to heaven and earth. It must be a powerful expert from the Divine me Sect.”


    Zhen Hun nodded slightly. “I sensed the changes as well. Plus, today is the day they said the people from the Divine me Sect were going to arrive. That must be them.”


    Lei Zhenyu, Lu Minhuang, and Zhang Zhongchi were waiting by the inter-realm teleportation portal at the center of Deste City.


    “This is it,” Lei Zhenyu said, his eyes narrowed. “This is the day when everything is determined.”


    Standing beside him, Xia Yi chuckled and said, “Please try to talk to the Divine me Sect and let them know that as long as they give the me Dragon Armor to me, I’ll be willing to join the Divine me Sect along with my entire sect.”


    “I’ll see what I can do,” Lei Zhenyu said, looking high-spirited and vigorous.


    Immediately afterwards, two lightning-wreathed figures appeared in the distant sky, flying towards Deste City from the Lei n’s direction.


    Lei Zhenyu’s expression flickered before his face split into a smile. “The nmaster of the Lei n must being here to take Nie Tian back to their headquarters to meet the expert from the Divine me Sect. After they’re finished with Nie Tian, they’ll probably summon all of us to discuss the future of the Domain of the Falling Stars.”


    “Where’s Nie Tian!?” he thundered.


    Nie Tian jumped off the remote stone pavilion where he had stayed by himself and refused to see anyone over the past few days. After a lightnding, he walked along the streets towards the center square.


    Qi warriors from all over the Domain of the Falling Stars within the towering stone pavilions on both sides of the street pushed their windows open or came to their balconies to see Nie Tian, sympathy filling their eyes.


    In their eyes, Nie Tian dragged his dreary steps, as if he knew that death awaited him.


    They felt even sadder as the things Nie Tian had done for the Domain of the Falling Stars over the years shed across their minds.


    Zhao Luofeng from the Heaven Pce Sect stood on the balcony of one of the stone pavilions with Ling Dong beside him. He sighed and said, “He might have been the brightest star the Domain of the Falling Stars has ever seen. Who would have thought that he would suffer such a fate? Before, every time I thought of Ning Yang, I grew indignant, for he should have been the one to inherit the Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce’s legacies. But now, it seems that it’s not necessarily a fortunate thing to possess the Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce’s legacies. I’ve got to say that it’s a pity to watch that kide to such an end.”


    Ling Dong, however, said with a gloating tone, “That’s because he doesn’t deserve to have the Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce’s legacies in the first ce. After all, he’s only a brat from a low background.”


    Those who resented Nie Tian fixed him with cold gazes while making taunting statements.


    However, those who admired him stepped out of their stone pavilions and followed him towards the central square in silence.


    After Nie Tian arrived at the central square, Lei Zhenyu said coldly, “Wait here. The master of the Lei n ising to take you to the grand elder of the Divine me Sect.”


    Without uttering a word, Nie Tian nodded, expecting the worst case scenario.


    Soon, Soul realm experts, including Hua Mu, Wu Ji, Dong Wangling, and Zong Zheng gathered around the square, along with juniors like Dong Baijie, Qin Yan, and Li Ye. Each and every one of them had grim expressions on their faces.


    PHEW! PHEW!


    Two streaks of lightning shed down from the sky, which turned out to be Lei Tianhong and Lei Tianqi.


    “nmaster,” Lei Zhenyu said respectfully. “Nie Tian is here, waiting to be taken away.”


    With aplicated expression, Lei Tianqi waved his hand at him and said, “There’s been a change of ns. The grand elder ising to Deste City himself.”


    As he uttered these words, the air-transportation spiritual tool that looked like a zing bird entered everyone’s sight.


    Yue Yanxi from the Divine me Sect was standing in it with Nie Donghai, Nie Qian, and Dong Li.


    In everyone’s eyes, the three of them were being used to force Nie Tian to give up his fragmentary star marks.


    WHOOSH!


    The air-transportation spiritual tool gradually came to a stop in the central square. Yue Yanxi nced down and spotted Nie Tian instantly. “Are you Nie Tian, the one who received the Ancient Fragmentary Star Pce’s legacies?”


    “I am,” Nie Tian said expressionlessly. “I’ll do my utmost to cooperate so that you can strip the fragmentary star marks from me. All I ask is for you to release my family and friend.”


    Yue Yanxi gave an embarrassed smile. Just as he was going to exin, Xia Yi stepped forward, bowed, and said respectfully, “My name is Xia Yi. I’m the sectmaster of the me God Sect. I have a small favor to ask before you strip his fragmentary star marks. I hope that you’ll grant me the me Dragon Armor, which is currently in Nie Tian’s possession. It belonged to me originally.


    “As long as you can grant me this favor, I’ll pledge my loyalty to the Divine me Sect along with all of my sect members!”


    Yue Yanxi’s expression flickered drastically. “me Dragon Armor!?”