189: Chapter 189 The Final Line of Defense, Stars Unleashed

The seventh day, dawn.

Above the Burial Dragon Abyss, a hundred-zhang rift was like a scarlet giant eye completely opened, with evil qi gushing out like a tide of blood.

Around the rift, densely packed demonic creatures had gathered into a boundless dark red ocean, their roars converging into a heaven-shaking wave of sound that hammered against the Human Race's line of defense fifty li away.

At the very front of the defense line, Lin Yue stood in white robes atop a temporarily constructed high command platform.

Behind him stood four Spirit Transformation Ancestors: the Star Track Pavilion Master, Sword Origin Master, Ancestor Chi Yang, and Xuan Mingzi.

Further back were dozens of Nascent Soul Cultivators, including Immortal Master Qingluan, Sect Master Mo Chen, and Lin Hu, as well as Core Disciples like Little Star and Lin Mo.

Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on that rift.

“The time has come.”

The Star Track Pavilion Master's voice was dry, and the Star Compass in his hand was vibrating frantically, the scale representing the evil qi concentration having soared to the limit.

Before his voice could fade.

BOOM—!!!

From deep within the hundred-zhang rift came three heaven-shaking and earth-shattering roars!

The roars hammered against everyone's Divine Soul like physical blows; half of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators collapsed on the spot, the Golden Core Cultivators turned pale, and even the Nascent Soul Cultivators felt their blood and Qi roiling.

Immediately after, three massive figures that made one's breath hitch slowly stepped out from the rift!

The one on the left was shaped like a giant ape, fifty-zhang tall, its entire body covered in dark gold bone armor, its six arms each holding a hideous evil weapon; its aura was clearly that of a Mid stage Soul Transformation!

The one in the middle had twelve wings on its back, its wingspan blotting out the sky, and dark red blood flowing like lava all over its body; wherever it passed, the air evaporated and space warped, its aura reaching the Mid stage Soul Transformation Peak!

The one on the right was the most terrifying.

Its lower body was a thousand-legged centipede, while its upper body was humanoid with three heads and six arms; each head had three vertical pupils, and as they opened and closed, evil light flowed within them; its aura... had already touched the threshold of the Late Deity Transformation Stage!

The three great commanders had descended simultaneously!

And behind them, a hundred thousand demonic creatures rushed out from the rift like a flood breaching a dam!

Some flew in the sky, others crawled on the ground, in various forms, hideous and terrifying.

The weakest had Foundation Establishment strength, Golden Core demonic creatures were like a passing swarm of locusts, and there were also over thirty Nascent Soul demonic creatures!

As the black tide pressed forward, the world lost its color.

“Finally... they're here.”

Lin Yue slowly exhaled, his eyes frighteningly calm.

He raised his right hand, and in his palm, the completely purified void ancient tree seed floated quietly, emitting pure silver-gray spatial ripples.

“Little Star.”

“Disciple is here!”

“Initiate the final plan.”

“Yes!”

Little Star stepped forward, his hands forming seals as fast as butterflies dancing through flowers.

Behind him, seventy-two hand-picked Formation Masters moved in unison, each holding a specially made Formation Eye Token engraved with star formation patterns of the same Origin as Little Star's.

This was not to repair the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array.

Instead... it was to forcibly construct a temporary version of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Absolute Domain, using the Void Seed as the core and the seventy-two Formation Masters as nodes!

The price was... that every Formation Master would burn most of their Lifespan and Divine Soul!

“With my blood, I draw the stars!”

“With my soul, I forge the Absolute Domain!”

Little Star roared hoarsely, biting the tip of his tongue and spraying a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Formation Flag in his hand.

The other seventy-two Formation Masters did not hesitate, spraying out Essence Blood at the same time.

Hum!!!

Seventy-two streaks of blood-colored starlight shot into the sky, weaving into a massive star net that covered a hundred-li radius!

At the center of the star net, the Void Seed shone brilliantly, and countless silver-gray spatial ripples rippled out, merging perfectly with the blood-colored star net.

The next moment.

The sky changed.

The sky within a hundred-li radius instantly transformed into a sea of stars, brilliant to the extreme!

This was not a phantom or a projection.

It was a true Starry Absolute Domain, jointly formed by the Power of the Stars and the spatial origin!

Within the Absolute Domain, starlight fell like a waterfall.

Every strand of starlight contained the Power of the Stars that could purify all filth, as well as spatial ripples that could solidify and cut through space.

The moment Foundation Establishment level demonic creatures stepped into the range of the starlight, they were vaporized instantly, without even having time to scream!

Golden Core level demonic creatures barely lasted three breaths before their evil qi shields shattered like paper, followed by the dissolution of their Physical Body and the annihilation of their demonic cores.

Only Nascent Soul level demonic creatures could withstand it by relying on their massive evil qi Origin, but even their strength was suppressed by at least seventy percent!

Furthermore, within the Starry Absolute Domain, the Human Race Cultivators were not suppressed; instead, they received the blessing of the starlight, and their combat power surged by thirty percent!

As one side weakened and the other grew stronger, the situation instantly reversed!

“This is... the Star Lord's method?!”

Ancestor Chi Yang was dumbstruck.

He had thought that the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array was destroyed and the Human Race had no more barriers.

He never expected Lin Yue to be able to forcibly reconstruct the Absolute Domain in this manner!

“But the consumption...”

Sword Origin Master's expression was grave as he looked toward Little Star and the others.

The seventy-two Formation Masters were all deathly pale and their auras were withered; several were even teetering on the edge of collapse.

The light of the Void Seed floating at the core of the Absolute Domain was also dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“For every double-hour the Starry Absolute Domain operates, it consumes three first-rank Spiritual Veins.”

Lin Yue's voice rang out calmly: “The total Spiritual Vein reserves beneath the Luoxia Sect, combined with the support from our allies, amount to ninety-seven.”

“In other words, it can only be sustained for thirty-three double-hours at most.”

Less than three days!

Everyone's heart sank.

“And on the other side.”

Lin Yue looked at the three great commanders, his gaze ice-cold: “They will certainly not give us three days.”

As if to confirm his words.

The twelve-winged commander in the middle scanned the Starry Absolute Domain with its scarlet pupils, its mouth curling into a hideous grin.

“Interesting... the Star Lord's toy.”

It raised an arm flowing with lava and gave a light wave.

“My children, tear this light apart.”

“Let these ants know.”

“What true despair is.”

ROAR!!!

A hundred thousand demonic creatures roared in unison, like a black tsunami, charging fearlessly into the Starry Absolute Domain!

The front row of demonic creatures vaporized in the starlight, but those behind them continued to charge forward, stepping over the ashes of their companions.

Wave after wave.

They were filling the gap with their lives!

Meanwhile, the three great commanders slowly raised their arms, dark red evil qi converging frantically, clearly preparing...

A terrifying blow capable of tearing the Absolute Domain apart!

“We cannot let them build up power!”

Sword Origin Master shouted, drawing his sword and soaring into the sky.

“Disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, follow me and kill!”

“Qingyang Sect, keep up!”

“Xuantian Sect, form the array!”

The three Spirit Transformation Ancestors led the elites of the allied forces, taking the initiative to charge out of the Absolute Domain and face the army of demonic creatures!

They wanted to deplete the demonic creatures' strength as much as possible before the battle fully erupted and interrupt the commanders' power accumulation.

And within the line of defense.

Lin Yue looked at Immortal Master Qingluan, Sect Master Mo Chen, and the others: “According to the predetermined plan, set up three lines of defense.”

“The first line will be composed of the allied forces' Golden Core battle formations, relying on the edge of the Absolute Domain, focusing on defense and delay.”

“The second line will be composed of the Luoxia Sect's War Department and the Nascent Soul Cultivators of various Sects, responsible for intercepting and killing any Nascent Soul demonic creatures that break through the defense line.”

“The third line, and the final one.”

He paused and looked at the towering main Peak of the Sect behind him: “Will be composed of all remaining Cultivators, logistics Disciples, and even the disabled, old, and weak.”

“That place is our root.”

“We must not allow it to be lost.”

“Yes!”

Everyone took their orders and hurried to their respective lines of defense.

On the high platform, only Lin Yue, the Star Track Pavilion Master, and Little Star and the others, who were struggling to maintain the Absolute Domain, remained.

“Young Friend Lin.”

The Star Track Pavilion Master hesitated to speak.

Lin Yue knew what he wanted to ask.

Where did the Void Seed come from?

Why could this Absolute Domain be constructed directly by bypassing the damaged Great Formation?

And where did the secret technique for the seventy-two Formation Masters to burn their Lifespan come from?

But he did not explain.

Some secrets must be taken to the grave.

“Pavilion Master.”

Lin Yue looked into the distance, where the Sword Origin Master was already engaged in battle with a Nascent Soul Peak demonic creature, sword light crisscrossing as demonic blood splattered into the air.

“If the Absolute Domain shatters, if the defense line collapses.”

“Please... take Little Star and the others and leave.”

The Star Track Pavilion Master's whole body jolted.

“Remember, staying alive is more important than anything else.”

Having said that, Lin Yue spoke no more.

He slowly drew the starfall sword.

The blade reflected the star-filled sky, as well as his eyes, which were as calm as an abyss.

“This battle.”

He whispered to himself, as if speaking to his own soul: “Either we win.”

“Or we die.”

As the words fell, he stepped off the high platform, his figure merging into the starlight as he charged toward the deepest part of the battlefield.

There, the three great commanders' power accumulation was nearing completion.

The true decisive battle, at this moment...

Had only just begun.