Chapter 1780 One White Feather and Three Thousand Stars (1/2)

Kong Fei stood in front of Mosi Mountain, which had been sundered in two. He was standing in the rain, letting it drench his body. He stood there in solemn silence, without speaking a word.

A while later, Kong Fei sighed and said, ”You guys have wanted to leave for all eternity. Even in death, you still wish to be free. I guess a burial is not what you're interested in.”

After that, he waved his hand. Inside the mountain, three thousand graves unleashed a bright white light. Like a spring, bones burst out of the earth, headed for the skies.

The bones melted in the air, becoming dust as they surged up through the atmosphere. They went up into space, disappearing amongst the stars.

”Quick and clean. That will save so much trouble. The only good thing about you guys was the fact you never caused trouble.” Kong Fei looked up at the stars and smiled. But then, a glistening tear fell from his face.

Han Sen and Stay Up Late were standing a few paces away from him, speechless.

A while later, Kong Fei smiled and spoke to Han Sen. ”Do you guys understand yet why I wanted you to accompany me?”

Han Sen and Stay Up Late shook their heads. They didn't know. After all, why would Kong Fei choose them to come along for something so important?

Han Sen had initially thought that Kong Fei wanted to trick them, but he had realized by now that things weren't that simple.

Kong Fei walked over to them and patted their shoulders. He said, ”I was found by a crystallizer, and that is how I escaped the fate of my people. I escaped the mine that none of the others could make it out from. I was helped by a crystallizer, and now, you two appeared as a reminder. It's fate. It had to be.”

”A crystallizer helped you escape? Who was he?” Han Sen and Stay Up Late were shocked. They couldn't believe that someone who had conquered a lantern would have a connection to the crystallizers.

”I don't know. He did not tell me, and I never saw him again. I do know that he was carrying a Nine-Life Cat pendant.” Kong Fei was looking down at the feathers he had given to Han Sen and Stay Up Late. ”Take those as souvenirs. For as long as I live, they may prove useful. And those of higher races will definitely notice them. They're a gift, and they're yours now. You are free to do with them as you please.”

After that, Kong Fei left. He didn't walk away briskly, but he did disappear after a few meager steps. Just as Han Sen was going to call for him to come back, he was gone.

”Nine-Life Cat pendant? Who might that crystallizer be?” Han Sen wondered, as a number of thoughts now raced around his mind.

”This universe is big. It was a good idea to come here.” Stay Up Late suddenly sighed. He had always been quiet and reserved, but now he was brimming with a vibrant passion.

Han Sen was not as sensitive as he was, though. For all intents and purposes, he was a realist. But even though there were many elites, that wouldn't quell his desire to train and improve. He wanted to see the world and everything in it.

”Let's go. We need to get out of here.” Han Sen pulled Stay Up Late back.

Kong Fei had left with no warning. He didn't offer them a way back, and to add to that, they were a thousand miles away from western Gran City. When Kong Fei was there, it was an easy trip. Without him, it most certainly wouldn't be.

Han Sen called out for Kong Fei, so he could lead them back. God only knew what might happen to them if they traveled by themselves.

When the pair reached the bridge they had crossed earlier, they saw someone standing there. The person was holding an umbrella. But due to the item's presence, and the heavy rainfall, they couldn't make out who it was.

But that person had a lifeforce as powerful and bountiful as an entire galaxy. It was unfathomably large.