After calming Liu Mengran and Su Wanwan down, Han Feng returned to his room alone. He stood by the window, the cool night breeze ruffling the stray hairs on his forehead. He took out his encrypted phone and dialed Lin Zhengguo's number.
"Uncle Lin, I have something to report."
The sound of papers turning over came from the other end of the phone, and Lin Zhengguo's voice sounded slightly tired: "Speak."
"I already went to the Dongfang family today. The head of the Dongfang family instructed his granddaughter, Dongfang Wantang, to come see me in three days and then stay with me." Han Feng went straight to the point. "According to the head of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Wantang's ability is to predict the future to a certain extent."
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone; even breathing ceased. A few seconds later, Lin Zhengguo coughed violently: "What?! Are you sure it's the ability to predict the future??"
"She said she only occasionally sees fragments," Han Feng said, leaning against his desk, "but the accuracy rate is very high."
Lin Zhengguo's breathing became heavy. Han Feng could even imagine the old commander pacing back and forth in his office: "Dongfang Wantang... Dongfang Wantang..." he murmured, repeating the name. "Did they say anything else? Or did they tell you to do anything?"
Han Feng was taken aback: "No, not at all." Han Feng did not tell Lin Zhengguo that he was the Lord of Star Souls.
"That's strange." Lin Zhengguo's voice suddenly lowered. "Why would an ancient martial arts family arrange for their own members to be involved? Didn't they say they wouldn't interfere in worldly affairs...?"
Han Feng replied, "I don't know about that. In short, Dongfang Lin, the head of the Dongfang family, said that they and the Zhang family would assist me. As for the other family, the Shangguan family, they are in some trouble now."
The click of a lighter came through the phone. Lin Zhengguo took a deep drag of his cigarette: "Since she's willingly staying by your side, it might not be a bad thing."
"Why?" Han Feng pressed.
"Idiot!" Lin Zhengguo cursed. "These kinds of ability users can save lives in critical moments! Mu Xiaoxiao is elusive; wouldn't having multiple early warning systems be better?"
Han Feng fell into deep thought. He recalled Dongfang Wantang's eyes, which seemed to see through everything. If she truly could foresee the future, perhaps she could have prevented many tragedies...
"What did you mean by the Shangguan family's ambiguous attitude?" Lin Zhengguo changed the subject.
Han Feng gave a brief report on the meeting: the Dongfang family and the Zhang family were clearly on his side, and the Zhang family would even send someone to contact him in a few days. As for the Shangguan family, their stance was ambiguous due to Mu Xiaoxiao's involvement.
"The Shangguan family..." Lin Zhengguo snorted coldly, "This Mu Xiaoxiao is truly capable." He paused, "No matter what, you must keep Dongfang Wantang by your side. Her value far exceeds your imagination."
After the call ended, Han Feng stood motionless in the night for a long time. He took out the Star Mirror from his inner pocket. The antique metal surface gleamed with a faint blue light under the desk lamp, and it seemed as if a galaxy flowed within.
Since acquiring this treasure, he hadn't seriously explored its mysteries. Han Feng sat on the bed with it in his hand, examining it closely.
"I wonder what will happen if I take it into the cultivation space," Han Feng murmured.
Han Feng sat cross-legged on the bed, the Star Mirror slightly warm in his palm. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and entered a state of inner vision. After the familiar feeling of falling subsided, he opened his eyes again to find himself in a vast cultivation space.
However, this time, the space was completely different from usual.
"This is..." Han Feng had just opened his mouth when the Star Mirror in his hand suddenly trembled violently. Before he could react, the ancient Star Mirror broke free from his hand and floated in mid-air.
Buzz—
A blinding blue light burst forth from the center of the Star Mirror, like a supernova explosion. Han Feng instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes, but the light was not dazzling; instead, it flowed like mercury, permeating the entire space.
The originally empty starry sky background suddenly became tangible, with countless stars forming, moving, and annihilating at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if the evolution of the universe had accelerated by billions of times.
"What's going on?!" Han Feng tried to control the restless star power within his body, but found that the energy was completely out of control and was running on its own along some strange and ancient trajectory.
Even more astonishingly, the energy circulation within his body resonated with the extraordinary phenomena triggered by the external star mirror. Whenever the stellar power in his meridians flowed through an acupoint, a corresponding star would light up in the space.
In the blink of an eye, his body seemed to become the center of a miniature universe, perfectly echoing the grand star map outside.
"Huh?"
A long-lost voice suddenly rang out. A ball of starlight, more solid than ever before, coalesced in front of Han Feng, gradually taking on a humanoid shape.
Zero's appearance this time was much clearer; he could even be identified as a tall, slender man, though his face remained blurry.
"Zero? You..." Han Feng stared in shock at the completely transformed remnant soul.
Zero ignored Han Feng and floated straight toward the suspended Star Mirror. He stretched out his fingers, made of starlight, and gently touched the blue-glowing Star Mirror.
"Where did you get this?" Zero's voice was no longer calm, but carried obvious emotional fluctuations.
Han Feng briefly recounted his trip to the Dongfang family, including Dongfang Lin's account of the Star Soul Master. As he narrated, Zero's figure became increasingly solid, and the surrounding stars moved at an accelerated pace.
"So you know about the Lord of Star Souls?" Zero turned around, his eyes, formed of starlight, staring directly at Han Feng.
Han Feng nodded: "Dongfang Lin said I am the Star Soul Master of this generation." He carefully observed Zero's reaction, "It seems you've regained some of your memories?"
After a moment of silence, Ling suddenly raised his hand and waved it, instantly freezing the entire starry space. All the celestial bodies stopped moving, as if a pause button had been pressed.
"That's right, it has recovered somewhat, but it's still incomplete." Zero regained his calm tone.
Han Feng's heart skipped a beat: "What does this mean? What exactly is this Star Compendium?"
Zero's figure flickered a few times, seemingly hesitant to answer. Just then, the Star Mirror suddenly shot out a beam of blue light, enveloping both Han Feng and Zero simultaneously. Countless unfamiliar images flooded into Han Feng's mind like a torrent—
A colossal complex of buildings floating in a vast sea of stars, a brutal war sweeping across multiple dimensions, a terrifying entity sealed deep within a black hole...
"Ah!" Han Feng clutched his head and knelt on the ground, the amount of information far exceeding the limits of his brain's capacity.
Zero immediately waved his hand to sever the blue light connection: "It's not time yet!" he shouted to Xingjian, "He hasn't reached the Great Dao Realm yet, and he can't withstand such a large amount of energy with just a fragment."
The light of the Star Mirror gradually dimmed, returning to calm. Han Feng was panting heavily, drenched in sweat; the shock of that moment had made his vision go black.
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