138: Chapter 138 Void Beast, A Desperate Gap

Stars, especially those radiating endless light and heat.

To most transcendent beings, these behemoths are unshakable.

But before a deity, even an ordinary transcendent demigod has the ability to destroy a star.

Of course, in the vast void, there are also some unfathomably powerful super stars, known as star lifeforms.

Facing such entities, let alone demigods, even main gods avoid them whenever possible.

But clearly, the star before him has not reached that level.

For the current Chen Mo, as long as he has sufficient divine power, even a star can become a weapon in his hands.

"Hum!"

The moment the words "Those who devour stars shall eventually be buried with them" were spoken, the previously dimming crimson star suddenly flared with brilliant light.

A terrifying gravitational force began to spread outward from within the star.

Combustion, collapse, compression!

In just a few seconds, this star reached the end of its Life.

Facts prove that even the most ordinary star, when exploding in its dying embers, possesses terrifying power.

The overwhelming gravitational force bound the "Star Chaser" who was trying to escape, pinning it in place and constantly dragging it toward the center of the star.

Evil causes sow evil results.

This was the inspiration for this divine art of Chen Mo's.

Strictly speaking, what followed was not caused by him, but was a calamity triggered spontaneously after the collapse of "Order".

All he did was use divine power and laws to detonate the worst of countless possibilities in advance.

"Laws and divine arts are merely tools to leverage the rules!"

Watching the "Star Chaser" collapse into its end along with the star, Chen Mo could not help but whisper softly.

This was not his original thought, but a phrase that appeared frequently in theology textbooks; now, he could consider himself to have achieved a small measure of success.

"illusion tower, First Layer, First Level, Passed!"

The illusory voice appeared again, but Chen Mo's figure suddenly froze.

Deep within his divine soul, a fine, intricate vein had appeared at some point.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but the key was the new notification on his panel.

"Please note, you have unlocked the inheritance: 'Trial of the Dreamer'!"

"This inheritance is one of the 108 Preacher inheritances of the Void Sect. Upon obtaining the complete inheritance, you will become a candidate for the 'Dream Preacher'."

"Current completion status: 1/81, Spirit attribute +5!"

Looking at the prompt on the panel, Chen Mo's heart was in turmoil.

The Void Sect, a top-tier civilization that had long since passed away.

Actually, calling it a civilization is not quite accurate; it was more like a proselytizing organization spread throughout the void.

At its peak, the territory it controlled was even more vast than the current Main World Federation.

Of course, these are all things of the past.

Long before the rise of the Main World, the Void Sect had already perished.

No one knows how this behemoth was destroyed, but one thing is certain: the sect's past was quite glorious.

The 108 Preachers were all at least at the level of invincible main gods.

Chen Mo never imagined that this "illusion tower", hailed as the foundational treasure of The Stars Academy, was actually the ruin of a certain Preacher.

"Dream Preacher."

Chen Mo could not help but whisper softly, his eyes shining.

"illusion tower, First Layer, Second Level, Begin."

Following the prompt from the illusion tower, Chen Mo's figure vanished in an instant.

When he reappeared, he had arrived in a vast underwater world.

As for how vast it was, let's just say that with Chen Mo's current spiritual power, his divine sense could extend nearly a thousand miles, yet even so, he still could not reach the surface.

"Such pressure!"

Chen Mo frowned as he looked at his divine power shield, which was creaking under the pressure, but before he could cast a divine art, a blood-colored giant eye, fully a hundred meters across, looked at him from the nearby water.

"Ying!"

A sound like a baby's cry rang out, and Chen Mo finally saw the full picture of that deep-sea behemoth.

Chen Mo had seen this thing before, and it was during the weekly exam at Lanshan Academy.

That's right, it was a Void Behemoth... Leviathan!

"First a Star Chaser, and now a Void Behemoth."

Chen Mo couldn't help but marvel.

In the current world, let alone Void Behemoths, even Star Chasers, which are high-level void lifeforms, are extremely difficult to encounter, let alone ordinary void lifeforms.

There is no help for it; compared to the deities of the major civilizations who are organized, disciplined, and know how to cooperate.

These void lifeforms, though powerful individually, can only become "prey".

According to federal statistics, within the known void, wild void lifeforms are nearly extinct.

Looking at the Leviathan not far away, Chen Mo smiled, and the radiance of a divine art blossomed in his hands.

In an instant, the land beneath the deep sea began to churn and turn red, and before long, it transformed into dozens of thousand-meter giant hands, lunging toward this fifth-turn demigod Leviathan.

Blood Domain, this fourth-tier domain divine art, still has its limitations.

To exert maximum power, it must be cast in an environment with land; although this place is a deep-water continent, at least there is land, isn't there?

However, compared to Blood Domain, this deep sea clearly offers more help to the Leviathan.

"Ying!"

Sensing the threat, the Leviathan hissed, and a powerful fluctuation of laws immediately surged forth.

In the blink of an eye, the water flow for a thousand miles around seemed to be imbued with Life, constantly competing with the Blood Domain beneath Chen Mo's feet for control of this space.

In fact, whether it was the previous Star Chaser or the current Leviathan, both were entities that had mastered laws.

But unlike the deities of the divine path who need to cultivate arduously, these naturally born void lifeforms can naturally master laws just by slowly growing.

Star Chasers and Leviathans are alright; they are not the top-tier void lifeforms.

Both of them, until Death, only manage to raise the laws they are proficient in to 50%, which is the point of gaining recognition from the origin of laws.

But some void creatures with heaven-defying bloodlines can gain recognition from the origin of laws just by reaching adulthood.

Growing to their peak, they can even possess over 90% comprehension of laws, which is the threshold for the main god level!

"20% Water Law, just reached the minor achievement stage."

After sensing it slightly, Chen Mo roughly judged the law level of this Leviathan.

It could be seen that under the effect of the Water Law, the water waves in the deep sea, which were like giant rocks, had turned into mountain ranges.

In this terrifying high-pressure environment, every water peak that crashed down possessed power not inferior to a meteorite.

But Chen Mo remained unmoved...

"3, 2, 1..."

The moment the giant waves crashed down, Chen Mo's countdown had also ended.

The next second.

"Ying!"

A shrill hiss resounded, and those mountain peaks formed from seawater dissipated before they could even touch Chen Mo.

Conversely, that thousand-meter-long Leviathan, which looked like a dragon and a snake, rolled and roared continuously, as if enduring unimaginable pain.

In less than a minute, its body had highly decayed, and its divine soul was slowly extinguished in the radiance of the bone-chilling divine art.

Fourth-tier, Divine Punishment!

This three-law fusion divine art had been perfected to the fourth tier by him not long ago.

Except for the drawback of needing a certain amount of time to erupt, this divine art was simply too easy to use when dealing with such "Void Behemoths" that had almost no divine soul defense.

"illusion tower, First Layer, Second Level, Passed."

The prompt sounded again, and Chen Mo's spiritual power increased by another five points.

"It seems that before clearing the second layer, the increase in spiritual power will be this value."

Chen Mo nodded secretly.

Although five points is not much, at the demigod rank, it is already a rare improvement!

Thinking of this, Chen Mo could not help but glance at his character panel.

During this period, his improvements in both level and laws were huge.

Name: Chen Mo Level: 145 {Demigod · Fifth-Turn} {Experience: 45%}

Divine Domain Level: Seventh-Tier Divinity: 21

Strength: 310 {160+521+45} {Base Attribute + Rank Divinity + Level}

Speed: 310 {160+521+45}

Spirit: 400 {195+521+452+10} {Base Attribute + Rank Divinity + Level + Preacher Inheritance}

Divine Power Reserve: 1,657,852

Life Artifact: chaos cube · Second-Tier divine relics: Death Knell {Mid-tier Relic}

Divine Path Talent: Dao Thief Divinity: {source of plague · damaged}

Calamity {26.11%}, Death {21.35%}, Life {21.33%}, Order: {20.85%}, Blood {30.54%}, Earth {30.22%}

"You go first, or I go first."

Just during the time Chen Mo was clearing the levels, Wu Feng and Du Ruo were finally brought to the front of the illusion tower by Tan Feng.

After Tan Feng finished explaining the rules of the illusion tower to them, both of them could not help but feel eager to try.

"I'll go first; I'll go scout the path for you."

Du Ruo smiled, then walked toward the illusion tower.

Three minutes later!

"Hmm?"

Wu Feng, who was waiting patiently, suddenly frowned and looked up at the dejected figure at the exit of the illusion tower.

"So fast?" Wu Feng asked in surprise.

"See for yourself."

Du Ruo shook his head and pointed, somewhat bitterly, at the light screen directly in front of the illusion tower.

"Du Ruo: 223rd Place, First Layer, First Level, Not Passed!"

"Ah... this!"

Wu Feng knew Du Ruo's strength; his comprehension of both Wind and Thunder laws exceeded 10%, and he had already mastered a Third-Tier Divine Art.

Yet, such a genius, who was second to none in Lanshi City, couldn't even pass the first level of the illusion tower.

"Sigh! Do you know what I encountered in the first level?"

Du Ruo shook his head and sighed.

"What?"

"A Void Behemoth, a Void Behemoth with law comprehension close to the minor achievement stage."

Du Ruo took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

Wu Feng's pupils constricted slightly, and Tan Feng, who was watching the show from the side, finally spoke.

"Don't take it too much to heart; not many freshmen who enter The Stars in previous years can pass the first level, and I was the same back then."

Tan Feng's words did indeed make Du Ruo feel a bit better, but in the blink of an eye, his face fell again.

There's no help for it; in everything, one fears comparison.

Thinking of this, Du Ruo could not help but look at the "lofty" illusion tower freshman ranking list.

Especially the few names at the very top; each one made Du Ruo feel desperate.

illusion tower Freshman Ranking:

First: Du Ming {Second Layer, Second Level, Passed.}

Second: Tao Yao {First Layer, Ninth Level, Not Passed.}

Third: Wu Lingzhi {First Layer, Eighth Level, Passed.}

The names of the first and third, Wu Lingzhi, were still lit up, clearly still in the illusion tower.

But compared to these unfamiliar names, Du Ruo was actually more concerned about the name that had just entered the top 100.

95th: Chen Mo {First Layer, Second Level, Passed.}