"Such potent Chaos energy. The lamentations of a soulless cry. Kalagunis is cornered, and the slightly weaker one must be Lord Philoye. And two other powerful entities... could those be Lords Yang Ying and Blade? Impossible! They only ascended to the Fourth Tier recently, how can they be this mighty? What in the heavens has happened on Beihu Star?"

On the veranda atop the Cyclone Cylinder, Yafei gazed up at the star-dusted expanse. She could feel the boundless turmoil and the heavy scent of death radiating from Beihu Star, sensing Kalagunis engaged in battle, caught in a desperate struggle.

"Teacher." Several attendant female disciples noticed the change in Yafei’s expression and inquired, half curiously, half with concern.

Suddenly, Xinnidi shimmered into existence from the void, standing respectfully behind Yafei, and bowed: "Teacher. The intelligence network of the Flin Kingdom reports that the Kustar Star people’s main encampment on Beihu Star has been fully mobilized. They are currently besieging Lords Yang Ying and Blade alongside Kalagunis. The fighting is fierce, and intelligence agents cannot approach the battlefield due to the shockwaves of combat. However, judging by the fact that Kalagunis has deployed the space fleet and is bombarding Beihu Star, he must be at a disadvantage!"

Yafei nodded, recalling the circumstances of Yang Ying and Blade’s arrival. She turned to her disciples: "The conflict on Beihu Star has vast implications. I must go and observe. You wait here; I will return as soon as possible."

"Yes, Venerated Teacher," the disciples replied in unison. Because they all cultivated Song Tone, their voices were exceptionally melodious and beautiful, like a harmonious chorus.

Yafei stepped into the void, her entire form transforming into a streak of silver light, encircled by a cascade of musical notes, soaring into the heavens enveloped in that radiance, vanishing into a wormhole.

Emerging from the wormhole, Yafei had arrived outside Beihu Star. She veiled her presence and looked upon the planet. She saw an endless armada of warships encircling the celestial body. The surface of Beihu Star had drastically changed; volcanoes erupted everywhere, and the sky was choked with oppressive black clouds. Most strikingly, one massive continent had been shattered, tearing away from Beihu Star to become a piece of planetary debris!

"This level of bombardment could annihilate every single citizen of the Flin Republic on this planet. Kalagunis, after ten millennia, you remain unchanged—still so cold-blooded, showing zero respect for life."

Yafei sighed inwardly and focused her gaze near the planetary fragment. She pierced through the dark clouds and smoke to see two giants locked in fierce combat. She recognized both giants: one was Kalagunis, the other, Yang Ying.

The battle was already reaching its climax. Millions of Kustar fleet main and secondary cannons fired in unison toward Beihu Star. In an instant, Yang Ying unleashed a sword light of lightning, radiating the peak power of the Fourth Tier, and cleaved Kalagunis into oblivion.

Then, the entire planet was struck by the limitless beams of the million warships. Explosions erupted endlessly, and the planet-destroying reaction was silently brewing within its core.

Simultaneously, the demise of the Fourth Tier High-level entity, Kalagunis, spread throughout the entire spiritual world.

Yafei’s eyes froze abruptly. She murmured, "Kalagunis’s presence... it’s gone. Truly gone."

A feeling of lightness washed over her, as if a massive burden carried for thousands of years had been suddenly lifted, leaving her with a complex mix of emotions.

Before she could dwell on the sentiment for even a fleeting moment, a flash of electric light appeared, and Blade materialized before her, bringing Philoye with him. Yang Ying appeared almost simultaneously. They had shed their giant forms, returning to human scale.

"Lord Yafei, you have arrived," Yang Ying said. "Good. The fall of Kalagunis would have felt incomplete without your presence. Lord Tibuz must be here too, please reveal yourself."

"As expected of Lord Yang Ying. I was concealed in another dimension, caught in the interstices of spacetime, yet I was still discovered." Tibuz’s voice resonated near them. Simultaneously, Tibuz dropped his disguise, and alongside him, the figures of Bada, Su, Jilunke, and Hilna materialized.

Adding Philoye, the entire contingent of the House of Tibuz was present.

Yafei executed a slight bow. "Lord Tibuz, esteemed Lords of the House of Tibuz, it has been long."

"Sister Yafei." The captivating Hilna stepped forward, linking her arm with Yafei’s, adopting an appearance of great intimacy.

Before they could exchange many words—

"Everyone, look! The planet is about to explode!" Su exclaimed.

At that moment, the shockwave of Beihu Star's explosion reached them. Although space has no air to transmit sound, the ejection of countless material particles during the destruction of a world transmitted the feeling of an energy surge directly into the hearts of the four Fourth Tier beings.

A sun-like brilliance erupted from Beihu Star. This planet, once the economic and political core of the rebellion, was rapidly torn apart. Magma from the core spewed outward as if propelled by explosives, and continental plates shattered like a sphere constructed of building blocks collapsing—the entire world spun out of control.

Everyone knew Beihu Star was finished. The Flin civil conflict had ended, and the millennia-long friction between the Song Stars people and the Kustar Star people had finally reached its conclusion.

The million Kustar warships still maintained their dense encirclement, but Yang Ying perceived an essential difference between this fleet and the one moments before, on an internal level.

The Awakened within this Kustar fleet had sensed the signal of Kalagunis’s demise echoing from the spiritual world.

This was not a shadow banished into the spirit realm; it was a genuine, absolute annihilation—body and spirit gone, leaving not a trace.

A wave of despondency enveloped the fleet. It was as if they had lost all ambition, becoming listless and without direction.

Although the Kustar fleet possessed several reconnaissance systems capable of detecting the gathering of nine Fourth Tier beings here, seemingly no one paid heed; the entire fleet had lapsed into paralysis.

"Since ascending to the Fourth Tier, Kalagunis has been the spiritual pillar, the soul guide, and the driving force behind all Kustar conquest power—unchanging for ten thousand years," Yafei said slowly. "Now that he has fallen, for the Kustar Star people, it is as if their cornerstone has been pulled away. Their morale, cohesion, and all other aspects will weaken comprehensively."

Hilna immediately nodded in agreement. "Sister Yafei, if you wish to utterly defeat the Kustar Star people, you must strike now while they are reeling from the sudden loss of Kalagunis. Chaos will surely ensue, and fracturing is inevitable in the short term. But if too much time passes and they manage to reconcile their internal conflicts, they might re-coalesce. Some species, like the Burkeans or the Hysen Federation, do not have Fourth Tier entities presiding over their nations, yet they maintain their position among the top ten in the Orion Arm through sheer military might."

Yafei smiled and nodded. "I do not need you to tell me such things. The Kustar Empire has traditions spanning hundreds of generations; even the authority of the Royal Family is inferior to their potential for resurgence if given enough time. They could very likely re-integrate the Kustar Star people, and in that case, the Kustar Star people would still be among the top ten species in the Orion Arm—a difficult opponent."

Pausing briefly, Yafei continued, "This is hardly the place for discussion. If you all have time, perhaps you would honor me by returning with me to the temporary residence on the Flin Kingdom's capital planet to reminisce?"

Hilna’s eyes brightened, and she was about to accept, but Tibuz spoke before her. "We still have some pressing matters. We turned back upon hearing the news that Lords Yang Ying and Blade had visited the House of Tibuz midway through our journey. Now that this affair has concluded, we naturally must see to that other matter."

"I heard Lord Tibuz intends to establish a House of Tibuz in the Cygnus Arm as well. The war between the True Human Empire and the Perseus Arm Fifteen-Clan Alliance is nearly finished; I presume you are heading out to scout for a suitable planet?" Yafei seemed to have anticipated this and was unfazed by Tibuz’s refusal.

"Precisely," Tibuz admitted without surprise that Yafei had guessed correctly. He added, "Lord Yafei, as expected of the Song Stars people’s intellect, your information network is remarkably well-informed. Well then, our gathering here today was due to fate. Now that fate has run its course, we each go our separate ways. We shall meet again if fate wills it."

He turned to Blade. "Lord Blade, you have kept your promise. The House of Tibuz will not pursue the matter of today further. We shall meet again when the time is right."

"We shall meet again, Lord Tibuz," Blade replied.

Philoye had remained silent the entire time. Bada and Su, seeing Tibuz’s refusal, did not press to stay either. They understood Tibuz’s philosophy of life: staying clear of conflict and pursuing peaceful development. Yafei, being the guardian deity of the Song Stars people, held a status fundamentally different from them—free Fourth Tier entities—a dynamic Tibuz had always regarded with slight reserve.

Subsequently, the members of the House of Tibuz bid their farewells and departed. Yang Ying, Blade, and Yafei returned together to the Flin Kingdom’s capital planet.

Back in the golden hall atop the Cyclone Cylinder, Yafei informed her female disciples of Kalagunis’s demise. She then immediately commanded the fleet to mobilize; she intended to eliminate the disheartened million-strong Kustar fleet as they passed.

Yang Ying was not a Song Stars person and could not grasp what Kalagunis signified to them. Xinnidi and the others had been taught since childhood that Kalagunis, the guardian deity of the Kustar Star people, was the greatest demon in the Orion Arm—no, the entire universe; no word in all the galactic languages could adequately describe such a nightmare-inducing existence. Now, hearing of his death so abruptly, they felt as though they were immersed in a dream, completely unreal.

Yafei told them plainly that Yang Ying was the one who killed Kalagunis. Consequently, Yang Ying instantly felt a barrage of reverent gazes focusing upon him.

However, regardless of their excitement, and despite their melodious, chattering voices, the order to assemble the fleet was quickly relayed. All manner of Song Stars warships began gathering outside the capital planet.