The Strongest from the Start

Hearing Yi Feng's question, Gu Daofang waved his hands repeatedly.

"Senior, you misunderstand, you misunderstand..."

"How could this junior dare to harbor such presumptuous thoughts?"

"That black shadow's strength is extraordinary, and its origins are unknown. Rashly engaging it in combat is definitely not a wise choice. This junior has come with thick skin to beg a favor, simply to ask Senior to deliver a message and inform the Realm Star of this matter."

"The Realm Star rules over many subordinate stars, including my Yuan Star. It has countless experts and mighty figures. If the Realm Star learns of this, they will surely be able to send someone to investigate and clarify the situation."

"Recently, many tyrannical auras have appeared on the Yuan Star. This junior must stay behind to hold the fort and investigate, making it difficult to leave for long. After thinking it over, I could only shamelessly ask Senior to deliver the message. This matter carries no risk and shouldn't be difficult for Senior. I only hope Senior will take pity on the myriad living beings of the Yuan Star and agree to this request."

"This junior, Gu Daofang, thanks Senior on behalf of everyone on the Yuan Star!"

After this solemn explanation, the long-bearded middle-aged man stood up again, bowed his head, and cupped his fists.

Yi Feng, however, listened with a look of confusion in his eyes and did not immediately agree.

"Realm Star?"

"Since it's just delivering a message, it naturally isn't hard. Why does it have to be me? Even if you can't leave the Yuan Star, couldn't you send someone else?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Daofang slowly raised his eyes and sighed.

"Alas."

"Senior, there is something you do not know. This junior did try to send people to deliver the message, even asking several experts to make the trip. The result was that not a single one succeeded. The messengers from the past few attempts lost all contact before they even left the vicinity of the Yuan Star."

"We guess that it was most likely those mysterious existences acting in the dark. Unless one is incredibly strong, they cannot break through the restrictions. Successfully delivering a message is no longer something an ordinary person can accomplish."

"In a state of absolute helplessness, this junior finally thought of you. I mobilized all my forces to investigate and barely managed to find the Hai Star, causing such a commotion."

"I hope Senior can forgive the disturbance..."

After hearing everything, Yi Feng slowly picked up his teacup, still not saying a word.

His calm face remained exactly the same. His starry eyes exuded a faint light. Although his body showed no strange phenomena, he felt unfathomably deep.

Facing such an existence.

Even if Gu Daofang was anxious in his heart, he did not dare to show it. He could only plead tactfully, explaining the various righteous causes and stakes involved.

"Senior..."

"This matter is truly of grave importance. Once those mysterious auras show malice, we don't know what will happen. The consequences would be absolutely unimaginable. It is highly likely to be a world-ending disaster."

"Your cultivation reaches the heavens. No one this junior has ever seen in his life can even compare. Only you can accomplish this task. An expert like you absolutely should not let the common people of the world fall into a deadly peril. I beg Senior to take pity on the Yuan Star!"

"If the message is successfully delivered, this junior and everyone on the Yuan Star will definitely repay you, even if it costs our lives!"

Gu Daofang bowed deeply, showing absolute sincerity.

At this moment.

The dignified status of the Yuan Star's master had long been discarded by him. His body and mind were filled only with the urgency of worrying for all living creatures. He had already come to view this mysterious expert, Yi Feng, as his only lifeline.

Faced with these repeated pleas, Yi Feng also lost his mood for drinking tea, and his expression turned serious.

He looked on silently for a long time, his thoughts racing...

The so-called common people of the world—these words carried too much weight. He had never thought about shouldering such a massive responsibility before, and he didn't even have much of a concept regarding his own strength or weakness.

After experiencing various things, Yi Feng had finally begun to realize it.

Actually, he was quite strong.

The mission to seek death was basically a joke. There probably wasn't any existence in this world that could threaten his life. If he had to name a crisis, perhaps it would only be the world-ending great tribulation that the system had once mentioned.

Hearing about the anomalies on the Yuan Star right now, and then hearing the talk of a world-ending disaster, Yi Feng couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Could this be some kind of omen?

Proving that a great disaster was highly likely to truly happen in the future.

Or, was there some connection between the two?

The only worry at the bottom of his heart surfaced once again, and Yi Feng also felt a bit of pressure. Even though he realized he couldn't complete the death-seeking mission and had already chosen to lie flat, he still couldn't remain calm at the thought of the world being destroyed.

Nowadays.

If he wanted to achieve immortality by completing the mission to deal with that legendary tribulation in the future, it was probably a lost cause. But if he changed direction and used his own efforts to reduce the impact of the disaster, perhaps it was still feasible.

At the very least, he couldn't just sit back and watch the disaster arrive. Even if he wasn't sure about the connection between these two things, he should still try his best.

Thinking of this, Yi Feng raised his eyes and replied.

"Alright, I promise you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Daofang was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Senior!"

"We will remember Senior's grace and righteousness for the rest of our lives!"

Before he could finish his thanks, Yi Feng asked another question.

"Going to deliver the message isn't hard, but I don't know where this Realm Star you mentioned is?"

Hearing this, Gu Daofang was stunned, his eyes revealing astonishment.

"Senior, you actually don't know where the Realm Star is?"

He really couldn't believe it. An expert like Senior Yi Feng should have deep connections in the Realm Star. To actually not even know where it was—wasn't this a joke?

Could it be that this Senior didn't originate from the Realm Star?

Looking at the wide-eyed bearded middle-aged man, Yi Feng nodded expressionlessly.

"I really don't know."

Gu Daofang's eyes widened even further. After a few breaths, he half-believingly cupped his fists and replied.

"Uh..."

"Well, it seems understandable that Senior doesn't know the location of the Realm Star. After all, the Realm Star of our star domain is a bit special. Besides the various lords of the Realm Star, only a few masters of the subordinate stars know its location."

Special?

Yi Feng waited curiously in silence, and a soft voice was already drifting over.

"To tell you the truth, the Realm Star of our star system is the Yun Star, located far away at the border of the star domain..."

Yun Star?!

Yi Feng suddenly widened his eyes.

Seeing that look of shock and doubt, Gu Daofang didn't seem surprised and continued to explain softly with a smile.

"Senior, it seems you truly didn't know about this. You must be surprised hearing it, right? Back then, when this junior first heard of it, I was a hundred times more shocked than you."

"This matter is truly beyond imagination. Even if the outside star masters learned of it, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare believe it. The Realm Star that rules over numerous planets is actually the Yun Star that no one cares about. That seemingly most barren and secluded place is the center of our star domain..."

Gu Daofang's words continued, but Yi Feng could no longer hear anything.

At this very moment.

He sat blankly by the stone table, waves of shock and doubt constantly churning in his heart. No matter what, he couldn't dare to believe that the lowly Yun Star where he originated from was actually the legendary Realm Star!

His home planet was actually the center of this star domain?

From the very beginning, he had been in the strongest place?

How could this be possible!

In an instant, the world turned upside down, and his cognition completely collapsed.

Various shocks and doubts flooded his mind, and Yi Feng fell into a stupor, doubting his entire life.