Xu Qing felt a sharp, prickling sensation on his back, and it was growing stronger by the moment. His pupils constricted, and he was breathing heavily as the sensation of crisis grew explosively within him.

Back when he activated the permission medallion, he had briefly glimpsed all of the other medallion-holders in the southern region. They looked like densely packed stars. Though they differed in brightness, he had been able to glance over all of them. But the star he was seeing right now looked different than all the others. Though it was a mere symbol, it filled his heart with dread. And despite being so far away, it was so bright that it seemed blinding.

This person… is extremely strong, with a cultivation base that isn’t even in mid Imperial Sovereign. This person is probably a late Imperial Sovereign! The guy I just killed was waiting for this person to show up!

Given all the conclusions he had reached up to this point, Xu Qing felt lingering trepidation. It was easy to imagine what would have happened if he hadn’t ended that fight so decisively by injuring himself and killing the young man with the birthmark….

For one thing, the range of his medallion wouldn’t have allowed him to detect this person 5,000,000 kilometers away. And if he had been wrapped up in the fighting, that person would eventually have shown up, and he would have been dead. He wouldn’t even have had a chance to flee.