130: Chapter 130 Bei Chenyao

[Match No. 008]

[Red Side: Su Bai (Tianxuan Star Sector, Qinglin Province)]

[World Type: Yin Qi World - Netherworld]

[Star Sector Rank: 89]

[World Level: Tier 6]

[Blue Side: Bei Chenyao (Tianshu Star Sector, Beichen Province)]

[World Type: Star World - Tianxuan]

[Star Sector Rank: 3]

[World Level: Tier 6 Peak]

[Note: Ranked 3rd on the Tianshu Star Sector leaderboard, undefeated in twenty-two qualifying matches, with an average match time of seven minutes. The world type is the extremely rare 'Star World,' constructed with the power of stars as its core. It possesses nine Tier 6 'Star God' Hero Units and a population exceeding six million. One of the top favorites to win this year's Zhuangyuan Hegemony Competition, predicted by thirty-seven mainstream media outlets to be among the national top ten.]

Su Bai looked at the three characters for 'Bei Chenyao,' the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Third in Tianshu Star Sector... Star World... nine Tier 6 Star Gods..."

He softly read out the note, his smile widening a fraction.

"Now that's more like it."

He stopped looking at the light screen, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into the Netherworld World.

Greyish-white Yin Qi surged like a sea.

Before the Ghost Gate Pass, the Ten Great Yin Marshals had already assembled.

Inside the City God Temple, the City God sat behind the desk, his deep brown eyes as calm as still water.

On the Soul Capturing Platform, Golden Shackle and Silver Lock stood side by side, their golden shackles and silver chains flashing with a cold light amidst the Yin Qi.

At the head of the Bridge of Helplessness, Meng Po stopped her movements and looked up toward the world core.

"My Lord," her voice was raspy yet calm, "is the battle starting?"

Su Bai's conscious avatar stood at the world core, overlooking the entire land.

"Yes," he said. "The strongest opponent yet."

Meng Po smiled, a rare trace of battle intent appearing on her aged face.

"Then this old lady will have to brew this soup a bit thicker."

Tianshu Star Sector, Beichen Province.

Unlike the tension in Qinglin Province, the viewing platform in Beichen Province was filled with a natural sense of composure.

Beichen Province was one of the top three provinces in the Tianshu Star Sector, with at least ten people entering the final three thousand every year. This year, they had six finalists, three of whom had reached the third round.

Bei Chenyao was their greatest pride.

The ancestral land of the Bei Chen Family was located on 'Star Gazing Platform,' the highest peak of Beichen Province. It was a mountain over ten thousand meters high, its summit shrouded in mist year-round, but above the clouds lay a brilliant starry sky.

Bei Chenyuan, the head of the Bei Chen Family, sat in the front row of the viewing platform. He was a middle-aged man who looked to be about fifty, with a lean face and deep blue eyes like the night sky. His aura was restrained yet profound, like a sea of stars.

Behind him, dozens of direct descendants, branch members, and retainers of the Bei Chen Family were seated in an orderly fashion, each with a confident smile on their face.

"Who did Yao'er encounter in the third round?" Bei Chenyuan asked.

The butler beside him glanced down at the light screen, then looked up with a somewhat strange expression.

"Reporting to the Family Head, Young Master Yao's opponent is... Su Bai from Qinglin Province in the Tianxuan Star Sector."

Bei Chenyuan's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Su Bai? The kid who shattered Shen Zhao's Incense Divine Kingdom in the first round and crushed Sikong Xuan's Hou Tu Realm in the second?"

"Yes."

Bei Chenyuan fell silent for a moment.

"Yao'er will not underestimate his enemy," he finally spoke, his voice calm as water. "His Star World is the most powerful Tier 6 world the Bei Chen Family has seen in three hundred years. Nine Star Gods, six million star citizens. A Tier 6 peak world, integrated in offense and defense."

He paused.

"That Su Bai's Netherworld... is strong. But Yao'er is stronger."

At the highest point of the Star Gazing Platform, a transparent world pod stood on the edge of the cliff.

Inside the world pod, Bei Chenyao stood on a circular platform, with all of Su Bai's public information displayed on the light screen before him.

He was a young man who looked to be about twenty, with a slender build, delicate features, and skin so fair it was almost transparent. His hair was silver-white, shimmering with a starlight-like luster under the lamps. His eyes were deep blue, with countless stars swirling deep within his pupils, like a miniature universe.

He wore a silver-white Creator's ceremonial robe embroidered with star patterns.

The Big Dipper, the Southern Dipper, and the Twenty-Eight Mansions—each star was drawn with actual star dust powder, shimmering with a faint light under the lamps.

Twenty-two years old, ranked third in the Tianshu Star Sector, the seventh-generation successor of the Star World.

His world was one of the oldest, most powerful, and most mysterious worlds in Beichen Province.

Star World.

It was a world composed of pure star power. Countless stars floated in the sky, each an independent space containing world-destroying power. The ground was condensed from star dust, and silver-white light illuminated the entire world.

Six million star citizens lived and multiplied on this land. They were not humans, but Star Spirits.

Beings condensed from star power, their bodies were like silver-white flames, and their eyes were like brilliant stars.

Their social structure was perfectly refined, mirroring the stars in the sky. Every star had its own orbit, and every Star Spirit had its own place. There was no conflict, no turmoil, only eternal order and endless energy.

And the core of the Star World was the nine Star Gods.

Hero Units condensed from star power, each possessing Tier 6 peak strength.

[Star World - Nine Star Gods]

[Tianshu Star God · Tan Lang: Tier 6 peak, the strongest warrior of the Star World, controls the star power of Tianshu Star, speed like the wind, attacks like lightning.]

[Tian Xuan Star God · Ju Men: Tier 6 peak, the guardian of the Star World, controls the star power of Tianxuan Star, defense like a mountain, tough as iron.]

[Tianji Star God · Lucun: Tier 6 peak, the sage of the Star World, controls the star power of Tianji Star, foresees the future, perceives all.]

[Tianquan Star God · Wen Qu: Tier 6 peak, the mage of the Star World, controls the star power of Tianquan Star, unparalleled star arts, boundless magic power.]

[Yuheng Star God · Lianzhen: Tier 6 peak, the adjudicator of the Star World, controls the star power of Yuheng Star, judges evil, sanctions injustice.]

[Kaiyang Star God · Wu Qu: Tier 6 peak, the warrior of the Star World, controls the star power of Kaiyang Star, fierce combat power, unparalleled bravery.]

[Yaoguang Star God · Po Jun: Tier 6 peak, the vanguard of the Star World, controls the star power of Yaoguang Star, charges into battle, invincible.]

[Fuxing Star God · Dongming: Tier 6 high-stage, the supporter of the Star World, controls the star power of the auxiliary star, healing and buffs, omnipotent.]

[Bixing Star God · Yin Yuan: Tier 6 high-stage, the hidden one of the Star World, controls the star power of the assistant star, stealth and assassination, elusive.]

Nine Star Gods, nine roles, forming the complete pantheon of the Star World.

Bei Chenyao looked at Su Bai's data, his deep blue eyes showing no contempt, only a star-like calmness.

"Yin Qi World... Netherworld..." he said softly, his voice like stars colliding, crisp and cold, "Shattered the Incense Divine Kingdom and Hou Tu Realm in the first two rounds? Interesting."

He raised his hand, his consciousness sinking into the Star World.

The ground of the Star World trembled.

Nine Star Gods, nine Tier 6 peak auras, like nine brilliant stars, illuminated the entire starry sky.

Six million Star Spirits rose from the star dust, their bodies like silver-white flames, their eyes like brilliant stars, their hands gripping weapons and armor condensed from star dust.

Bei Chenyao's conscious avatar floated above the Star World, overlooking this land as brilliant as the Milky Way.

"This battle," his voice was like stars colliding, crisp and cold, "the opponent is a Yin Qi World. Yin Qi is countered by star power; our starlight can dispel Yin Qi and purify dead souls."

He paused.

"Tianshu, you will face the opponent's Ghost King head-on. Tianxuan, you are responsible for the army's defense. Tianji, you will predict all the opponent's movements. Tianquan, you will suppress the opponent's Yin Qi with star arts. Yuheng, you will judge the opponent's souls. Kaiyang, you will lead the Star Spirits in the charge. Yaoguang, you are responsible for breaking through the opponent's defensive line. Dongming, you will ensure the army's healing and buffs. Yin Yuan, you will infiltrate the opponent's rear to assassinate their priests and support units."

The nine Star Gods bowed their heads simultaneously.

"Yes."

Bei Chenyao withdrew his gaze and looked toward that greyish-white light in the void opposite him.

"Come, Netherworld. Let me see if your Yin Qi can withstand the light of the stars."