Chapter 207
"It seems there’s no choice," Chen Yang muttered, drifting toward the tallest stone chair at the center.
Hesitation lingered in his heart—he knew nothing about this mysterious space. Earlier attempts to return to the real world had failed, his scattered consciousness meeting only silence. This place was entirely cut off from reality. His spiritual body had been summoned here through something like a "call."
"Fortune or misfortune, neither can be avoided. Let’s try."
Shaking off his doubts, Chen Yang steadied his mind and settled onto the central throne.
Boom!—
Crack! Crack!
…
The entire hall shuddered.
The dull surface of the stone pillar behind him began shedding large chunks, revealing a glistening jade core beneath. The falling fragments didn’t pile up but dissolved into flecks of Starlight, vanishing into the night sky. When the last speck rejoined the sea of stars, a towering white jade Ascend tower stood before him.