My Children’s Gifts Give Me 1000x Returns!

(ARC 6: THE GREAT ASTRAL SEA & THE PRIMORDIAL LEGENDS)

A year had passed since House Sterling claimed the supreme throne of Aethelgard.

Across the Central Galactic Empire, the stability of the new era was felt in every corner of space. The Pentagon Association’s five spires were now integrated into the administrative structure of over twenty thousand star systems, training millions of young cultivators regardless of their background.

Inside the quiet, star-lit grand library of the Aethelgard Imperial Palace, Gabriel stood before a three-hundred-foot holographic sphere displaying real-time spatial currents of the Great Astral Sea.

Evelyn walked up quietly behind him, carrying two cups of warm spatial tea. She rested her head against his shoulder, wrapping her arm around his waist.

"You're still looking at the Astral Sea spatial anomalies, Gabriel?" Evelyn asked gently.

Gabriel wrapped his arm around her, kissing the top of her head. "The spatial currents along the outer boundary shifted three days ago, Evelyn. It isn't a natural cosmic tide... it’s a rhythmic pulse."

BZ—ZZZ-T!

Before Evelyn could reply, the library's high-tier communication array flashed with a brilliant, dark-purple light!

The shadow beneath Gabriel’s feet stretched outward, and Malakor—House Sterling’s loyal Void Sovereign shadow who had been guarding the outer boundary of Sector 7—materialized from the dark floor, bowing deeply on one knee.

"Sovereign Master!" Malakor’s voice echoed in a hushed, urgent tone. "Our long-range deep-space arrays along the edge of the Great Astral Sea have intercepted a distress signal!"

Gabriel’s dark golden dragon pupils narrowed slightly. "A distress signal? From a trading fleet?"

"No, Sovereign Master," Malakor replied, presenting a glowing, ancient black-jade artifact that hummed with primordial energy. "It is an ancient Imperial Sovereign Decree... launched from a dying star system deep inside the Great Astral Sea!"

Inside the tactical command room, Ethan and Elena joined their parents around the central console as Malakor activated the black-jade artifact.

A three-dimensional holographic projection unrolled in the air, revealing an ancient, crumbling star fortress floating amid a sea of violent cosmic lightning. Standing atop the fortress was a figure clad in cracked, ancient dragon armor, holding a broken spear that resembled Ethan’s wooden weapon in shape and rune structure!

[ANCIENT BROADCAST RECORDING — EXPIRING IN 1,000 YEARS]

"To whichever descendant of the Void-Dragon Lineage receives this beacon...

The Primordial Star-Beasts have awakened from their epoch sleep in the Astral Abyss. The outer boundary seal forged by the Ancient Dragon Sovereigns is collapsing. If the seal shatters... the cosmic beasts will sweep across the galaxies like an unstoppable tide.

Seek the Three Primordial Dragon Keys... reawaken the sleeping domain... before the darkness consumes the stars!"

The projection dissolved into glowing golden dust, leaving behind a set of intricate cosmic coordinates pointing directly toward the outer perimeter of the Great Astral Sea.

Ethan looked down at his right palm, where his Void-Dragon Heart Core throbbed violently in direct resonance with the coordinates!

"Dad..." Ethan said, his voice brimming with intense, instinctual passion. "That broken spear... those runes match the core memory inside my Dantian! The Void-Dragon Lineage wasn't just a physical trait... it was an ancient cosmic order!"

Elena’s sharp azure eyes scanned the spatial coordinates. "The spatial turbulence around those coordinates is ten times denser than Aethelgard’s core. It's a true Primordial Domain."

Gabriel stood at the head of the tactical console, holding Evelyn’s hand securely in his.

His dark golden dragon pupils burned with unshakeable, world-conquering authority. He looked at Ethan and Elena, then at the vast, uncharted frontier of the Great Astral Sea.

"We built an empire to protect our home," Gabriel declared smoothly, his voice echoing with profound, absolute majesty. "Now... we go into the Astral Sea to secure its future."

Gabriel turned to Evelyn, cupping her face softly, his eyes filled with romantic warmth.

"Pack your bags, my love," Gabriel smiled softly, pressing a gentle, lingering kiss to her lips. "Our sky is expanding again."

Evelyn smiled radiantly, resting her hand over his. "Where you go, Gabriel... House Sterling goes."

Ethan grabbed his wooden spear shaft, a bright, eager grin spreading across his face, while Elena sheathed her azure blade with a quiet, satisfying click.

The chapter of the Central Galaxy was complete.

The saga of the Great Astral Sea had just begun.

[END OF CHAPTER 79]