174: Chapter 174 Void Seed, Purification Finally Complete

Three War Generals, with three pairs of crimson pupils, were locked onto Lin Yue.

The Triangle War General held a massive blade; the one on the left resembled a giant ape with arms reaching past its knees, while the one on the right had bone wings on its back and held dual spears.

Their auras intertwined, forming a dark red field of evil Qi that firmly enveloped Lin Yue.

Within the field, the evil Qi coiled like venomous snakes, constantly eroding the starlight shield on Lin Yue's body.

"Human, you destroyed my altar and cut off our Commander's path of descent..."

The Triangle War General's voice was hoarse, every word carrying overwhelming killing intent: "Today, your Soul and body shall both be extinguished!"

Lin Yue did not respond.

He only slowly raised his eyes and looked into the distance—

Lin Mo lay in a pool of blood, a hideous hole in his chest, his aura as weak as a flickering candle in the wind.

Lin Qing knelt on one knee, blood flowing incessantly from her severed arm, yet she still stared fixedly at the battlefield, her eyes filled with resolution.

There were also the corpses of Lin He, Lin Shan, and Lin Chuan, lying quietly on the cold ground.

They had only just achieved a Breakthrough to the Late Golden Core Stage.

They had only just become Seven Star Guards.

They... should have had a longer road ahead of them.

Lin Yue closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, there was no anger, no sorrow in his eyes.

Only... cold killing intent.

"You lot..."

He spoke slowly, his voice very soft, yet it made the three War Generals feel an inexplicable chill in their hearts.

"Do you know why I spared the lives of those two War Generals?"

Lin Yue raised his hand and pointed at the two War Generals trapped within the residual power of the Seven Star Demon Slaying Formation—they were heavily injured but not dead.

The Triangle War General frowned: "What do you mean—"

Before he could finish his sentence.

Lin Yue's hands formed hand Seals.

It was not a sword technique, nor a Spell.

It was... a Formation Seal!

"Using blood as a guide, using the Soul as a sacrifice..."

With every word he uttered, his face grew a shade paler.

But the aura around him surged frantically!

"Zhou Tian Xing Dou—Blood Sacrifice Spirit Transfer!"

Boom—!!!

The two heavily injured War Generals in the distance suddenly froze.

Immediately after, the evil Qi, Essence Blood, and even the Soul Origin within them were forcibly extracted by an invisible force!

They turned into two dark red pillars of blood, soaring into the sky!

Then, they curved in the air, pouring into Lin Yue's body like a waterfall!

"You... you are devouring our power?!"

The Triangle War General's pupils shrank abruptly.

Devouring evil Qi was an exclusive ability of the Spirit Devouring Clan!

This human... how could he?!

"Surprised?"

A cold arc curled at the corner of Lin Yue's mouth.

Intertwined dark red and silver-white lights surrounded him, his aura strange and powerful.

"Did you think only the Spirit Devouring Clan could devour?"

"Within the Star Lord Inheritance, there is a forbidden technique called 'Star Devour'."

"Using the Power of the Stars as a guide, one can forcibly devour the Origin of all things—including you evil creatures!"

As his voice fell, Lin Yue's aura instantly broke through the limit of the Late Nascent Soul Stage, touching upon... the Peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Though it was only temporary, it was enough.

"Now..."

Lin Yue gripped the starfall sword, dark red and silver-white lights flowing across the blade.

"It's your turn."

He took a step forward.

Space shattered!

When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Giant Ape War General.

"Die."

A sword strike slashed down.

The Giant Ape War General roared, crossing its arms to block.

But this strike contained the Origin power of its two companions!

Pfft—!

Both arms were severed!

The sword light's momentum remained unchecked, splitting the Giant Ape War General from the top of its head down to its crotch, slicing it in two!

The second War General had fallen!

"Old Ape—!"

The Bone-Winged War General let out a sorrowful roar, its dual spears stabbing forward like lightning.

Lin Yue neither dodged nor parried, his left hand making a grasping motion.

"Star Lock."

Seven starlight chains appeared out of thin air, binding the Bone-Winged War General tightly.

Although they only bound it for an instant.

But this instant was enough for Lin Yue to thrust a second sword.

The starfall sword pierced through the Bone-Winged War General's chest, and the Power of the Stars along with the devoured evil Qi exploded within its body.

Boom—!

The Bone-Winged War General exploded into a mist of blood!

The third War General had fallen!

From Lin Yue devouring the Origin to killing two War Generals in succession, the entire process took... less than three breaths!

The Triangle War General was finally afraid.

Looking at Lin Yue, who was covered in blood but had an increasingly terrifying aura, the thought of... escaping arose for the first time.

But Lin Yue would not give it the chance.

"The final strike."

The starfall sword was raised high.

All the light on the blade completely withdrew.

Leaving only... pure black.

Not the dark red of evil Qi.

But... the black of the Void Realm.

"Starfall: Return to Ruin."

A sword thrust out.

No sword light, no sound.

Only a thin black line extended from the tip of the sword, silently piercing through the Triangle War General's forehead.

The Triangle War General's body stiffened.

It looked down at its chest—there, a fist-sized black hole was slowly expanding.

Wherever the black hole passed, flesh, bone, evil Qi, and even space... were all annihilated.

"This... this is..."

"Void power."

Lin Yue withdrew his sword, his face as pale as paper.

This strike had drained all the power in his body—including the evil Qi Origin he had just devoured.

But it was worth it.

The Triangle War General opened its mouth, wanting to say something, but could not make a sound.

Its body, starting from the chest, turned into nothingness inch by inch.

Finally, it completely disappeared from this world.

The fifth War General had fallen!

Around the altar, there was a dead silence.

Only Lin Yue's heavy breathing and the faint groans of the Lin family disciples in the distance could be heard.

He forced himself to walk to Lin Mo's side, took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills, poured out three, and stuffed them into the mouths of Lin Mo, Lin Qing, and the other two heavily injured Seven Star Guards.

Then, he looked up at the collapsing altar.

Although the altar was destroyed, the dark red pillar of light at the top had not completely dissipated, still slowly drawing energy from the rift.

"It's not over yet..."

Lin Yue gritted his teeth, about to step forward to completely destroy the pillar of light.

Just then—

Within the Cave-Heaven, Hao Tian's voice suddenly rang out, carrying rare excitement:

"Master! The void ancient tree seed—the purification is complete!"

Lin Yue was startled.

The purification is complete?

It was originally estimated to take another ten days, how could... "It's the World Tree!"

Hao Tian quickly explained: "Just now, when Master devoured the Origin of the two War Generals, a portion of the evil Qi was absorbed by the Cave-Heaven. The World Tree used this evil Qi as 'nutrients' to reverse-engineer the Path of Purification, increasing efficiency tenfold!"

"Now the seed is completely purified and can be transplanted into the Cave-Heaven at any time, or... used as the Great Formation's formation eye!"

A sharp light flashed in Lin Yue's eyes.

formation eye!

The Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array was currently using a temporary formation eye, which consumed a huge amount of energy and was unstable.

If the purified void seed could be used as the main formation eye, the Great Formation's power would increase by at least thirty percent, and its consumption would be halved!

More importantly—

"Hao Tian, analyze the seed and see what else is there besides the spatial origin?"

"Analyzing..."

After a moment, Hao Tian's voice was filled with shock:

"Master, inside the seed... there is a wisp of a remnant Soul left by the Star Lord!"

"And... a set of spatial coordinates!"

"The coordinates point to... the place where the Star Lord fell!"

Lin Yue's heart skipped a beat.

Star Lord's remnant Soul?

Coordinates of the place where he fell?

"What about the specific information?"

"The remnant Soul is too weak and can only transmit sporadic information. But it is certain—the place where the Star Lord fell buries the Star Lord's complete Legacy, as well as... the ultimate secret to countering the Spirit Devouring Clan!"

Hao Tian paused: "And those spatial coordinates were recorded by the seed's spatial origin. As long as the seed is used as the formation eye to activate the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array, the coordinate sensing can be activated to lock onto the location of the fallen site!"

Lin Yue took a deep breath.

This information was too important.

The Star Lord Inheritance, the secret to countering the Spirit Devouring Clan... this was likely the key to the Human Race's turnaround!

But for now, it was not the time to explore.

"The seed won't be transplanted yet."

Lin Yue made a decision: "The Great Formation at the front line is in critical condition and needs the seed as the main formation eye to stabilize the situation."

"We will make other plans after this battle ends."

"Understood."

Hao Tian complied.

Lin Yue didn't delay any further. He glanced at the heavily injured Seven Star Guards and then at the scattered demon army in the distance.

With the altar destroyed and the five War Generals wiped out, the demon army was no longer a threat.

However, the sealing rift deep within the Burial Dragon Abyss was still slowly expanding.

Although the Spirit Transformation Commander had failed to descend, it was still watching greedily from the other side.

"The Great Formation must be stabilized as soon as possible."

Lin Yue picked up the unconscious Lin Mo and had the still-mobile Lin Qing and the others support each other.

"Let's go, back to the front line."

The group dragged their broken bodies and retreated toward the defensive line.

What Lin Yue didn't know was—

Shortly after they left.

Amidst the ruins of the collapsed altar, a nearly imperceptible dark red blood light silently seeped into the ground and disappeared.

Within the blood light, a hoarse voice could faintly be heard:

"Successor of the Star Lord..."

"We... will meet again."