Lu Changsheng's enormous palm had already extended beyond the planet and into outer space. Without slowing down, it continued straight toward the approaching Dark Star meteorite. 

The meteorite was still so distant that it ought to have taken another twenty days to reach the planet, but the massive palm crossed that enormous stretch of space so fast that what was supposed to be an unfathomable distance became nothing at all.

"Heaven! Turning! Seal!" Lu Changsheng declared, enunciating each word as his voice reverberated through the air.

Anyone who knew even a little about him recognized the technique immediately. The Heaven-Turning Seal was one of his signature moves, and he had used it more than once in the past on his opponents. Only this time, his opponent wasn't a human being. It was an apocalyptic meteorite with enough destructive force to end humanity forever. 

No one on the ground could see the confrontation directly. Through...