136: Chapter 136 Another Wonderful Use of the Star Devouring Technique

Construction area on the south side of the amusement park.

The aftershocks of the battle had not yet fully subsided. Beside the blood-red barrier lay a massive shallow crater, and in its center, one could vaguely see carbonized humanoid matter.

A young girl with a high white ponytail and a black baseball cap stood by the crater, her hands, wrapped in golden light, clutching at the air.

"Yes, yes, yes, Navigator, you have to be gentler. Even after fusing with the Star Souls of the Lost, these two human Souls are still too fragile. You need to be a bit more gentle..."

Xiao Dao's voice echoed from within her Spirit Sea.

Xing Yaoyan loosened her grip slightly.

Under her golden wolf eyes, the complexions of the two Soul bodies—one tall and one short—improved significantly following her movements.

"Speak. Where is the barrier's core, where did these Star Beasts come from, and what is the Star Cult's objective!"

Xing Yaoyan glared fiercely at the two trembling Souls in her hands, her grip tightening slightly.

"No, please don't, Lady Star Beast, we really don't know!"

The tall Apostle's voice rang in Xing Yaoyan's ears.

"You don't know? Then how did you open the barrier and release the Star Beasts!"

"We're just low-level lackeys doing the final tasks. All the preparation work was done by Advanced Apostles; we were only responsible for pressing the 'start button.'"

"That's right, that's right, we truly know nothing!"

The short Apostle's Soul chimed in from the side.

The two of them had originally thought they could play dead, wait for the girl to walk away, and then use their Soul strength—enhanced by the Fusion with Star Souls—to sneak away and escape back to the Star Cult.

They hadn't expected this girl to see right through their little trick and grab their Soul bodies with her bare hands.

"Oh, still acting tough, are we?"

Xing Yaoyan increased the pressure in her hands again, eliciting a series of miserable screams from the two.

But to her dissatisfaction, even though she had controlled her strength to the absolute limit before the Souls would shatter—the stage of maximum pain—these two kept insisting they knew nothing. Their tone was so earnest it almost moved her.

"Tch..."

She loosened her grip.

"Xiao Dao, do we Star Beasts have any Cultivation Techniques that can read other people's memories?"

"Read memories? I don't think so. However, I have heard that you Heaven-Swallowing Star Wolves have a Divine Ability called the 'Star Swallowing Art.' Legend says it can swallow all laws and even Luck. If that's the case, reading Souls should be possible."

"It's just that, according to the oral traditions of our race, the 'Star Swallowing Art' has been lost for a long time. Your current Legacy memories only contain the 'Star Eating Technique,' which seems to be a neutered version of the 'Star Swallowing Art.' It's definitely not as Heaven-Defying as the original... Eh?!"

Before Xiao Dao could finish, it was shocked to see the three Sacred Marks in the Spirit Sea light up simultaneously, as a mysterious and magnificent pattern manifested within the circle formed by the marks.

"Star Swallowing Art!"

Following the girl's soft shout.

The two Soul bodies instantly appeared within the Spirit Sea. They rapidly decomposed, bursting into countless white specks of memory light.

As the girl's Soul avatar formed hand seals, these memory specks quickly aligned themselves, and scenes of memories began to manifest one by one.

"Hehe... Holy crap, it really is the Star Swallowing Art..."

Xiao Dao's mouth twitched, suddenly feeling as though it had truly walked through the gates of hell before.

When it was first captured by Xing Yaoyan, it really thought she was using the 'Star Eating Technique,' which wouldn't be able to harm its Soul body that was a whole rank higher than hers. That was why it had been so fearless and not particularly polite.

At that time, its primary goal was to stay inside the girl's body and wait for an opportunity to perform Possession on another Star Beast's body.

Later, for various reasons, it no longer had any thoughts of leaving Xing Yaoyan.

But... this is for the best. She is my Navigator; the stronger she is, the better...

While Xing Yaoyan was digesting the memories of the two Soul bodies, over on Qian Mo's side.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Looking at the dense cluster of Star Beasts ahead, Qian Mo practically collapsed to his knees.

He was now only a hundred meters away from the Ferris wheel.

But for some reason, the entire hundred-meter radius centered around the Ferris wheel was swarming with Star Beasts. They wandered aimlessly like this, but never once did they leave the area.

With such a high density, even Qian Mo had zero confidence in sneaking through.

"System! How is this mission even possible!"

Even with a calm personality like Qian Mo's, he couldn't help but complain bitterly.

To his surprise, the System actually responded to his grumbling.

[Ding! Host, don't panic. Don't forget you have a cheat like me. You still have so many System Coins; you can totally buy the latest limited-time item in the System Shop!]

Hearing this, Qian Mo quickly opened the System Shop.

In the very center of the shop interface, a massive poster was plastered there with several large, eye-catching characters written on it:

"New Arrival: random lucky potion, helping you escape the confusion of being trapped in a predicament!"

He clicked to check the price: 1,500 System Coins. It was exactly his entire fortune.

Then he looked at the listing time—ten seconds ago...

"System, are you doing this on purpose..."

[Ding! Not at all, meow~ I don't know anything, meow~ (=ᗜωᗜ=)]

"Don't play cute with me... Sigh... Forget it..."

Qian Mo knew there was no time to bicker with the System.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly purchased the random lucky potion.

Without even reading the item description, he gulped it all down at once.

Because he could feel that the Star Beasts behind him were increasing in number. Since he was bound to be discovered sooner or later, he might as well take the initiative.

As for this weird potion, whatever, it was a last-ditch effort!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As the number of Star Beasts grew, the creatures surrounding the house where Qian Mo was hiding inevitably moved toward him, crushing any obstacles in their path.

It was about to be the turn of Qian Mo's house...

"Bang!"

Amidst the sound of an explosion mixed with the collapse of the building, a figure burst out from the dust, charging toward the Ferris wheel at high speed.

Black spiritual power permeated his body, and the massive black balance behind him radiated immense spiritual power fluctuations.

"Roar?"

The nearby patrolling Star Beasts were stunned for a moment, their violent auras quickly erupting.

This 'snack' is so arrogant, daring to show himself so openly before our eyes, as if we don't even exist!

In an instant, red light flashed in the eyes of dozens of Star Beasts as they roared in unison and lunged at the uninvited guest.

Qian Mo didn't show a hint of panic.

He simply spoke calmly:

"Balance of Equivalence, activate!"

As soon as he spoke, countless threads of black spiritual power rapidly spread out from beneath the youth's feet, connecting to all the attacking Star Beasts in almost an instant.

"Now, it's my turn."