175: Chapter 175 The Core of the Array Returns to Its Position, and the Stars Begin to Appear

Front line, tianshu array eye.

Heavenly Craftsman held the silver seed with trembling hands.

The seed was only the size of a pigeon egg, its surface flowing with pure spatial ripples, and the faint glimmer of stars visible within.

"Completely purified... it really has been completely purified!"

His old face flushed with excitement.

After three months of suffering and countless deductions and calculations, he finally saw hope at this moment.

"Senior, time is pressing."

Lin Yue's face was pale, his aura weak—the backlash of the Star Devouring Forbidden Technique began to manifest.

But he still forced himself: "Please immediately use the seed as the core to redeploy the Great Array."

"Good! Good!"

Heavenly Craftsman nodded repeatedly and turned to fly toward the central formation platform.

He issued orders as he flew:

"All Formation Masters, in position!"

"The seventy-two Earthly Fiend auxiliary array eyes, recalibrate according to the third plan!"

"The three hundred and sixty Zhou Tian minor array eyes, increase energy output by thirty percent!"

"Clear the main array eye area; no one is allowed within a hundred-zhang radius!"

Orders were issued like flowing water.

The entire Great Array system instantly began operating at high speed.

The Star Track Pavilion Master appeared beside Lin Yue and handed him a bottle of Medicinal Pills: "Heal your injuries first. Leave the matter of setting up the formation to Heavenly Craftsman."

Lin Yue took it and swallowed three pills.

As the medicinal power dissolved, a hint of color finally returned to his pale face.

"Pavilion Master, what is the situation on the front line?"

"Stabilized for now."

The Star Track Pavilion Master looked into the distance: "The news of you devouring the Origins of two war generals and slaying five in a row has spread. The morale of the monster army has collapsed, and they have retreated fifty li."

"But... it's only temporary."

He changed the subject: "The rift in the depths of the Burial Dragon Abyss did not shrink after you destroyed the altar; instead... it has accelerated its expansion."

"What?"

Lin Yue's pupils constricted.

"The rift is now thirty-three zhang wide. Moreover, its expansion speed is three times what it was before."

The Star Track Pavilion Master's expression was grave: "I have performed a deduction. When those five war generals fell, their Origins were absorbed by the rift, which instead... nourished a certain existence on the other side of the Seal."

"A certain existence?"

"A Spirit Transformation Commander."

The Star Track Pavilion Master said word by word: "It is using the deaths of the war generals to forcibly expand the passage. At this rate, it will be able to squeeze through in seven days at most."

Seven days... Lin Yue clenched his fists.

"Therefore, the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array must be fully operational within seven days."

"At that time, using the Void Seed as the core, we might be able to... push it back."

Just as he was speaking.

Boom—!!!

From the direction of the central formation platform, a silver pillar of light soared into the sky!

The pillar of light pierced the clouds and was visible for a hundred li.

Immediately after, a second, a third... thirty-six Heavenly Stem pillars of light!

Fifty-four Earthly Fiend pillars of light!

Two hundred and forty Zhou Tian pillars of light!

All the pillars of light interlaced in the sky, forming a massive star net covering a hundred li.

And at the center of the star net was that very Void Seed.

The seed floated in mid-air, rotating slowly.

With every rotation, it showered down countless silver specks of light.

As the light specks fell into the array eyes, the light of the array eyes became more solid.

As they fell onto the Cultivators, the Cultivators felt their spiritual power surge and their injuries heal faster.

As they fell onto the earth, plants grew wildly, and Spiritual Veins vibrated.

"The array eye... has returned to its place!"

Heavenly Craftsman's voice echoed across the battlefield, carrying uncontrollable excitement:

"Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array—Simplified Complete Form, ninety percent completion, activate!"

As the last word fell.

Buzz—!!!

Within a hundred-li radius, the world changed color.

Daylight instantly turned into a starry sky.

Not a phantom, but a true starry sky descending!

Countless stars rotated overhead, starlight cascading down like a waterfall.

Wherever the starlight reached, the dark red evil Qi melted away like ice and snow.

Foundation Establishment level monsters didn't even have time to scream before turning into ashes.

Golden Core level monsters struggled to endure, but the evil Qi shields on their bodies were thinning at a visible rate.

Only Nascent Soul level monsters could barely withstand the starlight purification, but their strength was also suppressed by more than fifty percent!

"This... this is the power of the complete Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array?"

The Cultivators on the defensive line stared blankly at this scene.

Someone reached out and caught a wisp of starlight.

The starlight dissolved upon contact, merging into their Meridians, and their cultivation actually improved slightly!

"Star Domain..."

Lin Yue felt the surging Power of the Stars around him, shock flashing in his eyes.

This was the true power recorded in the Star Lord Inheritance—

Using the Power of the Stars to purify evil and nourish oneself.

Within the Domain, I am the Dominator!

"We won! We won!"

Cheers erupted like a mountain landslide or a tsunami.

But Lin Yue, the Star Track Pavilion Master, Heavenly Craftsman, and the others showed no joy on their faces.

Because they saw—

On the Formation Plate, the scale representing the consumption of Spiritual Veins was dropping frantically!

"Every hour... three first-grade spiritual veins!"

Heavenly Craftsman's voice trembled: "This consumption is... three times what it was before!"

Three first-grade spiritual veins, what did that mean?

One first-grade spiritual vein is enough to support a medium-sized Sect for ten years.

Yet the Great Array burns through three in a single hour!

The Luoxia Sect's current Spiritual Vein reserves, plus the support from allies, totaled only eighty-seven.

At this rate of consumption... "It can only last for twenty-nine hours."

Lin Cang calculated quickly, his face pale: "Less than... three days."

Three days.

In three days, if no new Spiritual Veins are added, the Great Array will collapse due to energy exhaustion.

At that time, the starlight will dissipate, and the Domain will vanish.

The monster army will make a comeback.

And... it will be a frantic counterattack after being suppressed for three days!

"We must find an alternative energy source, or... completely solve the problem within three days."

The Star Track Pavilion Master said in a low voice.

Completely solve the problem?

Easier said than done.

Lin Yue looked into the depths of the Burial Dragon Abyss.

There, two dark red figures were slowly retreating toward the rift.

They were the last two war generals—seeing that the situation was lost, they chose to retreat.

But before retreating, they did one thing.

The two war generals simultaneously detonated half of their bodies!

Dark red blood mist surged into the rift, which trembled violently, its width... expanding from thirty-three zhang to thirty-eight zhang!

Moreover, from deep within the rift, the sound of chains snapping could be faintly heard.

"They are sacrificing themselves to forcibly destroy the underlying structure of the Seal!"

The Star Track Pavilion Master's face changed drastically: "Quickly, stop them!"

But it was too late.

The remaining halves of the two war generals' bodies turned into two streaks of bloody light and merged into the rift.

The width of the rift settled at... forty zhang!

At the same time.

From the other side of the rift came clear footsteps.

Thump, thump, thump... Every step made the ground for a hundred li tremble.

Every step caused ripples to form in the starlight Domain.

"That is..."

Lin Yue's pupils shrank.

Through the forty-zhang wide rift, he saw—

On the other side, five massive figures were slowly walking toward the rift.

The aura of each one was no weaker than the previous Triangle War General.

Behind them, there was an even more terrifying figure sitting cross-legged on a White Bone Throne.

The figure was blurry, but those eyes... stared at Lin Yue from across the two realms.

The gaze was like a knife, causing Lin Yue's Divine Soul to throb with pain!

"A Spirit Transformation... Commander."

The Star Track Pavilion Master said dryly: "And... it is a Spirit Transformation Commander who is about to fully descend."

He took a deep breath, his hands quickly performing calculations.

A moment later, his face was as pale as paper:

"The result of the deduction..."

"Seven days."

"In seven days, those five war generals will be the first to squeeze through the rift."

"And the Spirit Transformation Commander... will definitely descend upon this world in ten days at most!"

Ten days... The hall was deathly silent.

Spiritual Veins exhausted in three days, five war generals descending in seven days, and the Spirit Transformation Commander arriving in person in ten days... How could this situation be resolved?

"There is one more way."

Lin Yue suddenly spoke.

Everyone looked at him.

"Before the Spiritual Veins are exhausted, use the Void Seed as a coordinate to forcibly activate the 'Exile' function of the Great Array."

Lin Yue said slowly: "Although the seed has just been purified, the success rate of the Exile is only fifty percent, and it might trigger spatial turbulence and backlash against the Great Array..."

"But this is the only way to resolve the Spirit Transformation threat within ten days."

"A fifty percent success rate..."

Heavenly Craftsman smiled bitterly: "Half life, half death. Shall we gamble?"

"Gamble."

Lin Yue did not hesitate: "But not now."

He looked at the crowd: "Give me three days."

"Within three days, I will enter seclusion again to strive for the Peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage."

"If I succeed, I will personally preside over the Exile, and the success rate can be increased to seventy percent."

"If I fail..."

He paused: "Then we will gamble on the fifty percent probability."

The Star Track Pavilion Master was silent for a long time before finally nodding:

"Fine, I'll give you three days."

"In three days, regardless of success or failure, activate the Exile."

Lin Yue said no more and turned to walk toward the grotto-heaven.

After taking two steps, he turned back to look at the heavily injured Lin Mo, the one-armed Lin Qing, and... the remains of Lin He and the other two.

"Their vengeance..."

Lin Yue's voice was very soft, yet it carried a bone-chilling coldness:

"I will make the Spirit Devouring Clan repay it a hundredfold."

As his voice fell, his figure vanished into the starlight.

Three days.

The final... three days.