Bai Qi had now transformed into a living star. Not only could ordinary living beings not approach him, but even steel would melt into molten iron the moment it entered Bai Qi's range of influence.
"This is a bit difficult to handle."
Sensing the changes in his body, Bai Qi was somewhat troubled. His strength had increased, but if he didn't find a way to control it, he might not even be able to return to the main world.
"Do I have to seek help from Lieyang for a solution?"
When it came to controlling stellar energy, the Lieyang civilization was second to none. However, Bai Qi had no prior contact with Lieyang. Although Lena appeared to be the chief god of Lieyang, she was too young and immature. The actual controller of Lieyang was Pan Zhen, the great general of Lieyang. Given Pan Zhen's personality and cunning, Bai Qi would be unlikely to gain any advantage from him.
Of course, Bai Qi could also continue to absorb more stars. This would cause his body temperature to rise further, but as long as he obtained enough Solar Authority, Bai Qi could use the Solar Authority to restrain the stellar energy within his body, allowing him to control it at will. However, as mentioned before, Bai Qi, being an outsider, would never be able to control the authority of this world; the world's will would not permit it.
Just then, a figure appeared before Bai Qi. The person was dressed in a long black robe and wore a silver mask that covered the upper half of his face, exuding an aura of mystery with every movement.
"Lord Holy Lord, greetings. I am Snow. My god, Karl, wishes to speak with you about... your current physical condition."
After appearing, Snow wasted no time and directly stated the purpose of his visit. Seeing Bai Qi's lack of response, Snow assumed he had reservations and continued, "My god, Karl, is the most intelligent being in the known universe. Your current situation is extremely unique, and in the entire known universe, perhaps no other god can resolve it besides my god, Karl."
Bai Qi waved his hand, not answering Snow's words, but walked forward and reached out to touch Snow's body.
*Hummm...*
As Bai Qi's hand touched Snow's body, his scorching palm passed right through it. Snow's body also distorted, as if experiencing a poor signal. As expected, this guy wasn't here in person but had sent a projection through the Great Clock, just like when he had spoken with it before defeating Keisha.
Bai Qi's disregard angered Snow slightly, and he intensified his tone, saying, "My lord, my god, Karl, is awaiting your reply."
"Alright, alright, you're really boring," Bai Qi said. "How do we get there? Let's agree beforehand; I can't use wormholes anymore."
Due to absorbing a large amount of stellar energy without any means of control, Bai Qi's body had become unstable along with his increased power. If he were to travel through a wormhole, the high-temperature energy he emitted would affect the wormhole, causing its destination to change.
"My god, Karl, is aware of your current condition, so he sent me with this."
As Snow finished speaking, a giant skull appeared before Bai Qi. Bai Qi recognized it instantly as the very thing that had killed Keisha. Its appearance here, and having witnessed its terror, Bai Qi instinctively took two steps back.
Seeing this, Snow said with a hint of mockery, "Are you afraid, my lord, and unwilling?"
Bai Qi ignored him and waved his hand towards the skull above him. The skull, responding to the summons, swiftly approached Bai Qi and opened its mouth, swallowing him whole.
The moment he was swallowed, Bai Qi's vision went black, as if he had been forcibly blinded. No matter how hard he tried, his sight could not be restored. Then, his body was subjected to intense pressure, as if he had been stuffed into a can, with hydraulic presses squeezing him from all sides.
Bai Qi's first thought was that he was in trouble and that this "god" intended to kill him. As the pressure increased, Bai Qi could clearly hear the sound of bones breaking. He was unable to repair them because, after several attempts, he found his powers completely sealed. Both his dark energy and stellar energy were in a state of disconnection, rendering him unable to mobilize them.
Just as Bai Qi's bones were breaking one by one under the immense pressure, and his consciousness was gradually fading.
*Boom!*
His sealed vision suddenly returned, and light flooded his eyes once more. The black energy and stellar energy that had been suppressed rushed back. Sensing that everything had returned, Bai Qi dared not delay and immediately activated his dark energy to repair his body.
After healing all his injuries, Bai Qi realized he had been teleported to a hall. Standing up, he looked around. It was a dimly lit, castle-like environment, with windows in the style of Western church stained glass. A large photo of Liang Bing when she was still an angel hung on the wall. Everything appeared ordinary. Those who knew would recognize it as Karl's Death Song Academy, while those who didn't might mistake it for a castle in some backward civilization. However, anyone who found this place ordinary would be making a grave mistake. For one thing, the fact that nothing in the castle had spontaneously combusted while Bai Qi stood there unprotected was telling enough.
Finally, Bai Qi's gaze fell upon Karl, who was reading at a desk not far away.
"Alright, Karl, explain yourself. What's going on?" Bai Qi asked as he walked towards Karl.
Facing Bai Qi's questioning, Karl remained as calm as ever, with no emotion on his face. Without even looking up, he casually made a gesture, and a cubic light barrier descended from the sky, enclosing Bai Qi. The high temperature he emitted was thus isolated. Karl then gently turned a page of his book and said, "You do not belong to this world, and coupled with the uncontrolled stellar energy within you, this is the only way to bring you here."
"Alright."
Bai Qi took a few steps forward, and the light barrier enclosing him moved along. Reaching Karl, Bai Qi casually pulled out a chair, sat down, crossed his hands, and waited. But he waited and waited, and Karl seemed to be deliberately making him wait, his gaze never leaving the book.
Impatient, Bai Qi decided he could wait no longer. He stood up, snatched the book Karl was reading, and said as he did so, "As the great Death God, what are you so engrossed in reading?"
As Bai Qi picked up the book and began to read its contents, his own gaze became fixed. The book contained not just anything, but several methods to resolve Bai Qi's current predicament.