331: Upgrade to Level 10 Star City

The core of the entire Rotten Star Nest, that huge decaying star, lost the support of the magic eye and the rift, and like rotting flesh that had lost its skeleton, it began to collapse and decompose at an accelerated rate! The remaining monsters entrenched upon it let out desperate wails, easily erased in the aftermath of the core's annihilation!

Within the star dome wall protective light shield, Lin Yuan's face was as pale as paper, his body swaying slightly. The all-out strike just now had nearly drained all of his strength, and even the primordial azure lotus dao embryo in his Sea of Consciousness appeared somewhat dim. But he forced himself to stand steady, his eyes fixed firmly on the annihilating core.

The hundred Origin Guards were even more impacted by the aftermath of the annihilation, their blood and Qi roiling. Had it not been for the blessing of the dao stele and the connection of their battle formation, they would have been severely injured long ago. They looked at Lin Yuan's back, their eyes filled with fanaticism and awe. The might of their Lord actually reached such a level!

[Successfully destroyed the important Dark Abyss erosion node "Rotten Star Nest", erased the Dark Abyss Saint Emperor's will projection (remnant)! Shattered the Dark Abyss Plane rift stabilizer! merit points are unparalleled throughout history!]

[Awarded merit points: 3 billion!]

[merit points leaderboard updated in real-time: Lin Yuan (merit points: 10.87 billion)]

[Additional reward: Because the important Dark Abyss node was completely destroyed, delaying the Dark Abyss erosion process by at least ten years, and obtaining the residual Origin of the node! Territory gains the special status 'Plane Favor' (stacked on top of Blessing): Territory development speed +20% (total +50%), all resource output +30%, defense +30% when encountering Dark Abyss attacks (total +80%)!]

[slaughter value settlement: Total slaughter value obtained: 2.5 billion!]

[Special item discovered: Rotten Star Annihilation Core (Plane Rank)!]

The grand sound of Heavenly Dao resounded throughout the Divine Domain, carrying unprecedented praise and rewards! 3 billion merit points! 2.5 billion slaughter value! The stacked Plane Favor status! Each item was enough to make any lord go crazy!

Following the Heavenly Dao's announcement, where the Rotten Star magic eye had completely annihilated, it was not empty. A tiny, yet pure and ancient dark golden light spot, seemingly containing a trace of the Origin of a newly born plane, slowly condensed and formed in the Void Realm. It was only the size of a fist, yet it exuded a heart-palpitating heaviness, as if it were holding up a miniature world! It was exactly the [Rotten Star Annihilation Core (Plane Rank)] indicated by the Heavenly Dao!

Lin Yuan forcibly mustered a breath of Chaos Qi, his figure flashed, appearing before the light spot, and he took it into his hand. The light spot felt warm to the touch, and within it, scenes of countless shattered and reforming stars seemed to birth and perish endlessly, containing unimaginably vast Origin power! This was the most essential part remaining after the Rotten Star Nest was completely purified; it was a Plane-Rank treasure!

"Plane core..." A light never seen before burst forth in Lin Yuan's eyes! The Origin contained in this object, whether used for upgrading the territory core or for his own or his dao soldiers' Cultivation, would be a Heaven-Defying stroke of fortune! More importantly, he felt a trace of aura from it that was homologous to the New Divine Domain core, perhaps he could use this to deepen his connection with the dao embryo!

"Retreat! Return to the city!" Lin Yuan made a decisive decision. Although he had cleared the Rotten Star Nest, he was greatly exhausted, and his dao soldiers also needed to rest. The annihilation power remaining here was intertwined with the self-healing fluctuations of the New Divine Domain space, so it was not suitable to stay long. Moreover, he needed to digest this huge trophy immediately!

The star dome wall protective light shield slowly converged. Lin Yuan, leading the hundred Origin Guards whose auras were turbulent but whose Battle Intent was high, turned into streams of light, quickly withdrawing from this death Star Domain that was rapidly collapsing, and returned to Chaos Origin City.

Chaos Origin City, beneath the grandmist dao stele.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on the myriad dao enlightenment platform, holding the dark golden plane core in his hand. The divine light of the dao stele and the Chaos spirit liquid condensed by the spirit gathering formation nourished his nearly dried-up body and Divine Soul like sweet dew. The hundred Origin Guards entered the dao soldier camp blood pool to rest and absorb the slaughter insights from this battle, their auras steadily improving.

He sank his Divine Thought into the plane core, feeling the vast Origin power within it. 10.87 billion merit points flowed in his divine seal; it was already enough for the 10 billion merit points required to upgrade to a Level 10 Star City! And the plane core in his hand was the key to that final step!

"Chaos Origin City... must stand at the pinnacle of the Divine Domain!" A look of determination flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

"Consume 10 billion merit points! Territory core — grandmist dao stele, upgrade to Level 10 Star City!"

"Use the plane core (Rotten Star Annihilation Core) as a guide, fuse it into the dao stele, and forge a Supreme Foundation!"

Boom—!!!

As the instruction was given, the vast golden light of 10 billion merit points poured down like a galaxy from the Nine Heavens, crazily surging into the grandmist dao stele! At the same time, the plane core in Lin Yuan's hand turned into a dark golden stream of light, carrying a trace of the vast aura of a newly born plane, and merged into the core of the dao stele!

Hum—!!!!

The entire Chaos Star Core, no, the entire millions of miles of Void Realm where Chaos Origin City was located, shook violently! The grandmist dao stele erupted with unprecedented light! That light was no longer purely Chaos-colored, but had fused with the dark gold of the plane core, presenting a noble, ancient Grandmist divine light that seemed to be from the beginning of the world!

Under the dual infusion of golden light and plane Origin, the stele body began its ultimate transformation! It became more towering, as if it wanted to support this newly born world! On the surface of the stele, the naturally formed dao patterns were no longer nebulae, but evolved into grand pictures of the Universe's birth and destruction, the rotation of galaxies, and the rise and fall of civilizations! The Grandmist Dao Source Divine Crystal at the core completely transformed into a Supreme divine object flowing with Primordial Purple Qi — the grandmist dao source divine seal! A Supreme aura that surpassed all Dao and ruled over all Divine Domains erupted!

[grandmist dao stele upgrade successful! Rank: Level 10 Star City Core!]

[Territory Rank synchronously upgraded: Chaos Origin City upgraded to Level 10 Star City!]

[Congratulations to Lord Lin Yuan for becoming the first star city lord in the 903 Divine Domain!]

[Territory range ultimate expansion: Covering the Chaos Star Core and the surrounding 20 million miles of Void Realm!]

[Territory characteristics ultimate enhancement: Dao affinity: 3000%; Source of dao veins: Energy recovery +3000%; Territory efficiency +1500%; dao stele town world: Hostile suppression 30%; Own side blessing 80%!]

[star dome wall upgraded to: Universal Barrier (passive defense, early warning range, and active shield strength greatly improved, can withstand continuous attacks from the Early Stage of the Saint Realm!)]

[Added ultimate territory characteristic: myriad dao furnace! Within the territory, it can forcibly smelt, decompose, purify, and convert all matter and energy (including beast corpses, minerals, energy attacks, etc.), with efficiency and effect depending on the power of the dao stele!]

[Unlocked ultimate core buildings: Grandmist Dao Palace (Lord's residence/Cultivation Holy Land/command center), myriad worlds star gate (can be directionally connected to other Star Cities or specific coordinates for ultra-long-distance teleportation/trade/troop deployment), chaos creation platform (can use myriad dao furnace products and slaughter value to create/strengthen special buildings, props, and even soldier templates)!]

[star city lord permissions activated: Can command subordinate territories below Star City Rank, form Star City garrison legions! Can issue regional tasks, conscript other seal holders to serve! Can designate exclusive resource zones!]

The grand heavenly dao announcement, accompanied by the Grandmist divine light that illuminated half of the 903 Divine Domain, resounded in the depths of every living being's Soul!

[heavenly dao announcement (Global): Lord Lin Yuan (Territory: Chaos Origin City), successfully upgraded the territory Rank to Level 10 Star City! Created an epoch-making myth! Honored as the first star city lord of the 903 Divine Domain!]

[Awarded merit points: 5 billion! star city lord exclusive title: lord of star radiance (additional combat power bonus 50 Yuan power, all territory output +100%)!]

[merit points leaderboard permanently topped: star city lord · Lin Yuan (Chaos Origin City) (merit points: 5.87 billion)]