132: Chapter 132 Star God's Literary Melody

Above the Tianyuan Arena, the world bridge for match 008 had completely docked.

Grey-white Yin Qi and silver-white starlight intertwined in the void, like two massive pythons coiled together, biting, devouring, and eroding each other.

Every collision erupted with a deafening roar, and shockwaves spread in all directions, causing the void of the Tianyuan Arena to tremble.

On the light screens of sixty-seven star sectors and thirty-two trillion viewers, the image was split in two.

On the left was the grey-white Netherworld World, where the Ghost Gate Pass stood towering, the River of Oblivion flowed silently, and the Bridge of Helplessness spanned both banks. On the right was the silver-white Star World, where nine Star Gods floated in the starry sky and six million Star Spirits were arrayed like a sea.

Two surges of aura collided in the void.

Yin Qi and starlight.

Death and stars.

Su Bai stood in the center of the world pod, grey-white Yin Qi swirling around him like an invisible cloak. His expression was as calm as water, his grey-white eyes looking at the brilliant galaxy opposite him.

Beside him, there were no light screens, no tactical panels, and no auxiliary tools.

There was only him and his world.

Opposite him, Bei Chenyao stood in his world pod, his long silver-white hair fluttering in the starlight, his deep blue eyes like two miniature stars. His face was equally calm, but the light in those eyes was brighter than starlight.

Two young men looked at each other across the void.

One came from Qinglin Province, a "trash world" that everyone had mocked upon its awakening.

One came from Beichen Province, the favored genius ranked third in the Tianshu Star Sector.

[Countdown: Ten seconds.]

[Nine.]

[Eight.]

[...]

[One.]

[Match 008, officially start!]

Bei Chenyao moved first.

He did not wait for Su Bai to attack like previous opponents; instead, he took the initiative. He knew that facing Su Bai's Netherworld, waiting meant death.

"Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang, Dongming, Yin Yuan."

He recited the names of the nine Star Gods, each name sounding like the chanting of an ancient stellar poem.

"Star Gods, take your positions. Star Array, rise!"

The nine Star Gods moved simultaneously.

Their bodies expanded in the starry sky, from ten zhang to a hundred, then to a thousand zhang. Nine Rank Six peak auras, like nine pillars holding up the heavens, propped up the entire starry sky.

Endless starlight poured from their bodies, converging into a massive pillar of light that cascaded from the sky, enveloping the entire land of the Star World.

Six million Star Spirits simultaneously raised their Stardust Weapons and let out a world-shaking war cry. Silver-white flames burned on them, their eyes like brilliant stars, and their will as hard as steel.

Standing in the starry sky, Bei Chenyao looked down at the grey-white world opposite him, a flash of battle intent in his deep blue eyes.

"Su Bai, let me see if your Netherworld can withstand the light of the stars."

He raised his hand and pointed forward.

"Star Array: Starlight Purification."

Tianquan Star God Wen Qu was the first to act.

He was the mage of the Star World, controlling the stellar power of the Tianquan star. His body spun in the starry sky, transforming into a massive star that erupted with blinding silver-white light, like a second sun.

The light turned into a torrent, surging from the Star World and pouring into the borders of the Netherworld World.

In the face of the starlight, the grey-white Yin Qi began to melt like ice and snow before a blazing fire. The Yin Qi mist drifting at the edge of the Netherworld World hissed under the starlight, evaporating into nothingness.

The starlight continued to push into the depths of the Netherworld World; wherever it passed, the Yin Qi dissipated and the grey-white faded, replaced by silver-white light.

Su Bai watched the incoming starlight, his expression unchanged.

This time, he did not plan to use Meng Po, keeping a trump card for himself.

"City God."

"Present."

The City God's voice came from the City God Temple, steady as a bell. He sat behind his desk, his dark brown eyes looking at the incoming silver-white light, holding the seal of the city god in his hand.

"Is the Judgment of the Underworld ready?"

"Ready at any time," the City God's voice was as calm as water.

He stood up, walked down the ninety-nine steps, exited the gates of the City God Temple, and stepped onto the Soul Capturing Platform.

The massive word "Decree" in the center of the Soul Capturing Platform erupted with blood-red light the moment the City God stepped onto it. That light complemented the deep blue official robes on the City God and resonated with the power of rules within the seal of the city god.

The City God raised the seal of the city god, and the four characters for "seal of the city god" on its face erupted with blinding golden light.

"By order of the Yinsi: Starlight, halt at the Netherworld border."

Golden light poured from the seal of the city god, transforming into a golden barrier that enveloped the entire border of the Netherworld World. That barrier was not condensed from Yin Qi, but from rules.

The rules of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

The rules of the Netherworld World.

The starlight shone on the golden barrier and was blocked. The silver-white light collided with the golden light, erupting with a piercing roar, but the golden barrier remained motionless.

Wen Qu's Starlight Purification was blocked.

Above the Tianyuan Arena, the commentator's voice cracked with excitement.

"It's blocked! Su Bai's Netherworld blocked Wen Qu's Starlight Purification! What is that? That barrier isn't Yin Qi, it's rules! Rules have been born in the Netherworld World!"

"Six Paths of Reincarnation! The data from the eye of destiny shows that the Netherworld World has already birthed its first rule. The Six Paths of Reincarnation! The power of rules has integrated into the world core; no external force can strip it away!"

"A Rank Six world giving birth to rules—this is unprecedented in the history of the Zhuangyuan Hegemony Competition!"

Bei Chenyao watched the golden barrier, his deep blue eyes narrowing slightly.

"The power of rules?" His voice remained calm, but his speaking speed quickened slightly. "A Rank Six world has already birthed rules? This Su Bai..."

He didn't finish the sentence. He didn't need to.

He raised his hand and pointed toward the Netherworld World.

"Tianshu, break the array."

Tianshu Star God Tan Lang moved.

He was the strongest warrior of the Star World, controlling the stellar power of the Tianshu star. His body turned into a streak of light in the starry sky, moving so fast that even the high-definition lens of the eye of destiny could not capture it.

A second later, he had already appeared at the border of the Netherworld World, in front of the golden barrier.

In his hand, he held a longsword condensed from stellar power, with the characters for "Tan Lang" engraved on the blade, shimmering with a cold light amidst the starlight.

Tan Lang raised the longsword and slashed at the golden barrier.

BOOM!!!

A violent shockwave spread in all directions, causing the entire Tianyuan Arena to tremble. A crack appeared on the golden barrier, but it was instantly repaired by the power of rules.

Tan Lang's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What a hard turtle shell."

He raised his longsword again, and this time, the full power of the Tianshu star condensed on the blade. That star burned fiercely in the sky, pouring endless energy into Tan Lang's sword.

"Tianshu: Tan Lang Slash!"

The longsword slashed down.

The power of this strike was enough to split a mountain range in half.

Cracks spread across the golden barrier like a spider web. But the power of rules surged again, and the cracks began to repair.

However, this time, the speed of repair was slower than the speed of Tan Lang's destruction.