There was no time to lose.
Cain immediately sent his soul force into the Rank 12 Depravita Astral Supremacy Star. Luckily, this part was surprisingly easy—within seconds, the connection was forged. At the beginning, everything proceeded as it had with any other Astral Supremacy Star he had refined before. But the moment the bond was complete, reality shifted.
The world around Cain faded into layers of darkness.
He froze.
His mind spun with confusion, unsure of what was happening, until a faint light returned to his eyes. When he regained sight, Cain was inside the Rank 12 Depravita Astral Supremacy Star.
That alone was shocking. But what came next pushed Cain's understanding of the cosmos to its breaking point.
He wasn't just inside the star—he was sharing its view.
In front of him stretched a realm that could only be described in two words.
"Empyrean World." Cain was beyond shocked, as he knew this was not the Everstrife Empyrean World or any of the other nine.
