53: Supreme Star Fruit

【 Supreme star fruit 】

【 Effect: Evolves Spiritual Qi crystals, doubling the Spiritual Qi value of already condensed Spiritual Qi crystals 】

So this was the greatest fortune. After Lin Yuan condensed all 100 red Spiritual Qi crystals and consumed this Supreme star fruit, his base combat power would reach a staggering 20 million. At that point, what kind of terrifying total combat power would he possess! This number had already transcended the scope of ordinary Myriad Laws Realm experts, enough to occupy a place in the Six-Star Great World.

All the prodigies stared at this fruit, but no one dared to act rashly. Jun Wuye stood on the outermost perimeter, his eyes sinister like a viper; Flame Without Limit and the other two hid far away, no longer daring to provoke anyone; even the proudest Ye Lingxiao was silent at this moment, the broken sword in his hand trembling slightly.

Lin Yuan chuckled, his chaos heaven-grade sword pointing toward the top of the ancient star tree, the blade shimmering with a chilling light that made one's heart palpitate: "This star fruit is mine. Does anyone have an objection?"

A pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth suddenly erupted from the top of the ancient star tree. The massive Supreme star fruit had finally fully matured. The dao patterns on the surface of the fruit skin flowed like living creatures, each flicker causing the Void Realm to tremble. The Spiritual Qi within a radius of ten thousand miles surged madly toward the fruit, forming tens of thousands of Spiritual Qi vortexes; the scene was extremely spectacular.

"The Supreme star fruit is mine!" Flame Without Limit suddenly erupted, not hesitating to burn his essence blood to transform into a streak of fire rushing toward the top of the tree. His body twisted and deformed within the flames, his aura instantly surging several times over; clearly, he had used some kind of forbidden Divine Ability.

The other prodigies awoke as if from a dream, each displaying their own Divine Abilities. Ye Lingxiao merged with his sword, transforming into a brilliant sword light, his Sword Intent piercing the heavens; Yue Qingshuang's figure merged into the Cold Moon Wheel, her speed suddenly increasing threefold, leaving a trail of afterimages in the Void Realm; even the heavily injured Jun Wuye gritted his teeth and sacrificed the broken Yellow Springs Map, riding the river of the underworld against the current, his eyes filled with madness.

Lin Yuan, however, stood in place, unmoving, only gently stroking the blade of his chaos heaven-grade sword, a cold sneer rising at the corner of his mouth: "It's here."

"Boom—!"

The space at the top of the ancient star tree suddenly collapsed, and a giant claw covered in star core armor tore through the Void Realm. This claw was fully a hundred feet in size, each fingernail like a sharp giant sword. Flame Without Limit, who had rushed to the front, was struck by the claw, his Burning Heaven Wheel instantly shattered, and he was sent flying backward like a broken ragdoll, leaving a shocking trail of blood in the air.

【 Seventh-Order Star Beast ・ Star Guardian (King) 】

【 combat power Assessment: 20 million stars 】

【 Characteristics: Immune to 80% Law damage, 99% Star Law, 10% Life Law 】

This star beast's size was ten times that of the previous sixth-order star beast, with twelve pairs of starlight wings growing on its back. Its entire body was covered in armor condensed from pure star cores, each scale shimmering with cold light. After it fully appeared, the gravity of the entire Star Domain became chaotic, and several prodigies who had rushed too fast were directly twisted into blood mist by the distorted space, turning into white light and disappearing from the Tian Yuan Secret Realm.

"Form the Nine Heavens Star Array!" Jun Wuye shouted sharply, his voice filled with unprecedented gravity. The remaining sixty-plus prodigies quickly returned to their positions, standing according to specific orientations. Golden array patterns intertwined in the Void Realm, forming a vast star map. This was their final trump card; the power of the Formation was enough to briefly contend with attacks of ten million combat power.

The Star Beast King raised its head and let out a roar that shattered the Void Realm, its twelve pairs of wings unfolding simultaneously. Countless starlight transformed into tangible blades, pouring down like a rainstorm. Each ray of starlight contained destructive power, capable of easily piercing through mountains.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft—"

The great array was instantly riddled with holes, and more than twenty prodigies vanished on the spot, turning into white light. Jun Wuye was bleeding from his seven orifices but still gritted his teeth to maintain the Formation: "Attack its eyes!" His voice was terrifyingly hoarse, clearly having reached his limit.

Ye Lingxiao seized the opportunity, merging with his sword to stab at the star beast's left eye. This sword strike condensed his lifelong cultivation, and wherever the sword light passed, space was sliced apart, displaying astonishing power. However, the moment the sword tip was about to touch the star beast's eyeball, a starlight barrier suddenly appeared, easily blocking this strike.

"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out, as if tolling the bell of fate. Ye Lingxiao's natal sword shattered inch by inch under the star beast's gaze, the fragments of the broken sword streaking across the horizon like meteors. The backlash force was like a surging tide, instantly crushing his Meridians. Ye Lingxiao screamed and fell like a kite with a broken string, smashing heavily onto the ground and splashing up a large amount of dust.

"Ants." The Star Beast King spoke in human language, its voice seeming to come from the vast Universe, carrying endless pressure and disdain. "All of you deserve to die." It slowly raised its front claw, brilliant starlight gathering in its palm, condensing into an energy ball with a diameter of a hundred feet in the blink of an eye. That energy ball emitted a heart-palpitating light, as if it would swallow everything at any moment. If this strike fell, the remaining prodigies present would surely be left without corpses, and even their Souls would be completely annihilated.

Just at this critical moment, a grey sword light like lightning cutting through the long night streaked across the sky. The Chaos Law arrogantly ignored all defenses, and the Law of Destruction, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, madly destroyed the cellular structure. The sword light precisely slashed at the star beast's forelimb joint, and with a crisp "crack," this sword strike, containing two terrifying Laws, actually severed a small portion of the Star Beast King's front claw!

"Roar!!" The Star Beast King let out a heaven-shaking roar of pain, and the out-of-control energy ball in its palm exploded with a bang. The intense air wave swept through the surroundings, kicking up clouds of dust; the aftermath of the explosion not only blew away the nearby clouds and mist but also blasted the Star Beast King itself until it was covered in wounds. Its massive body staggered backward, its eyes filled with shock and anger.

Lin Yuan stepped through the air, each step as if measuring heaven and earth. Ripples of Laws emerged beneath his feet, like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake. At this moment, his aura was completely different from before; with a base combat power of 9 million stars, under the augmentation of various means, the actual power erupted had exceeded 40 million stars! The powerful pressure permeated like a physical substance, causing the surrounding space to begin to twist and deform.

"You all step back." Lin Yuan's voice was steady and powerful; without looking back, he seemed able to perceive everything behind him. "This is not a battle you can participate in." His words carried unquestionable majesty, as if the Laws of heaven and earth were issuing an order.

Jun Wuye's face was ashen, his clenched fists trembling slightly. His heart was filled with unwillingness, but he had to admit this cruel fact. In the end, he gritted his teeth and took the remaining prodigies to retreat a thousand miles away. Everyone looked at Lin Yuan's lonely yet powerful back, complex emotions surging in their hearts; this battle was already unrelated to them.

The Star Beast King stared fixedly at Lin Yuan, starlight flowing at the severed claw, the flesh at the wound regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye. It flashed a fierce light in its eyes and said in a deep voice: "Human, you are strong. But here, I am immortal." The words carried a trace of provocation, as if declaring its invincibility to Lin Yuan.