Connecting to a new Astral Supremacy Star (I)

A tense silence hung in the air as the Eclipse School contingent cast one last glance at Cain. Their collective gaze flickered with confusion.

Moments earlier, they had witnessed this young man ruthlessly attack with overwhelming killing intent, displaying a ferocity that belied his relatively unassuming appearance. Yet now, he had unexpectedly shown them mercy. By all rights, given his advantage, he could have demanded a steep ransom for the Atrox in his grasp; instead, he had released them with only the loss of a pair of space rings. His motives were impossible to decipher.

Despite their puzzlement, the Eclipse School cultivators were hardly about to linger. They counted themselves lucky to have escaped with their lives and turned back the way they had come. Their movements were swift but cautious.