448: Chapter 449 Pure Yang Fire Burns the Void Devourer!

Su Yang fell straight down, the wind whistling in his ears.

A few seconds later, his feet landed steadily on the white jade execution rack.

The surface of the execution rack was covered with dense Formation patterns. Nine thick, black metal chains were tightly wrapped around the starlight figure. The ends of the chains were connected to a massive gear slowly rotating below. The Origin energy within the starlight figure was being continuously drained away along the chains.

The starlight figure raised its head, its eyes like silver galaxies looking at Su Yang.

"Outsider. Leave quickly. The Formation cannot be destroyed. Once the monster suppressed underneath is released, the entire continent will be destroyed," the figure said in a very weak voice.

Su Yang had his hands in his casual pants pockets, his expression as calm as water.

"A pile of scrap metal dares to teach me how to do things."

Su Yang pulled out his right hand and grabbed the thickest black chain wrapped around the figure's chest.

"Don't touch it!" the starlight figure exclaimed.

Su Yang's right arm muscles bulged instantly. Dazzling golden Pure Yang True Fire erupted from his palm.

Sizzle!

The energy-draining chains, claimed to be indestructible, turned red instantly upon contact with the Pure Yang True Fire. Su Yang exerted force with his five fingers.

With a crisp snap.

The thick chain was snapped by his bare hand. The broken iron ring fell onto the white jade rack, striking sparks.

Su Yang didn't stop, his hands moving as fast as lightning, pulling continuously.

Bang, bang, bang!

The remaining eight chains snapped one after another. Having lost its restraints, the starlight figure tipped backward.

Su Yang reached out with his left hand, grabbed the figure's collar, and threw it upward with force.

"Catch."

Like a meteor, the starlight figure was thrown directly out of the hundred-mile deep pit.

Above the pit, Bai Li quickly waved her nine snow-white fox tails, turning them into a soft net, catching the incoming starlight figure steadily and placing it on the vitrified, smooth ground.

Qin Xueji and Chu Ling gathered around. The starlight figure lay on the ground, its body becoming very transparent, as if it could dissipate at any moment.

At the bottom of the deep pit.

Having lost the starlight figure as a power source, the massive star core gear Formation emitted a harsh grinding sound.

Rumble.

The rotation speed of the city-sized giant gears dropped sharply. Where the gears meshed, sparks filled the air. The entire crater shook violently, and countless huge rocks fell from the rock walls.

Immediately after, the core of the Formation came to a complete stop.

Click, click, click.

Deep, bottomless cracks appeared on the surface of the gears.

An unusually heavy pressure, carrying an aura of destruction, slowly rose from the endless darkness beneath the gears. This aura was different from the previous corpse aura and Yin Qi. This was a pure Law of Devouring.

The surrounding light seemed to be forcibly sucked away by this aura. The bottom of the pit became extremely dim.

"As expected, something is hidden here." Su Yang stood on the white jade execution rack, looking down at the shattered gears below.

Bang!

The largest central gear exploded. Countless heavy metal fragments shot out in all directions.

A massive mass of black sludge gushed out from the abyss beneath the gears.

This was no ordinary sludge. The black mud rolled and squirmed continuously, its surface having no fixed shape. Hundreds of pale white eyeballs of varying sizes grew out of the mud. All the eyeballs turned simultaneously, staring fixedly at Su Yang on the white jade rack.

The violent pressure of the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage instantly swept across the entire deep pit.

"The Seal... has been lifted..."

A muffled, indistinct voice came from the black sludge. The sound was like two pieces of ragged cloth rubbing together, making one's eardrums ache.

"Fresh flesh... Devour..."

The sludge monster had no hands or feet. Dozens of black tentacles, as thick as buckets, suddenly shot out from its body surface. The tips of the tentacles split open into mouthparts filled with sharp teeth, carrying a pungent, fishy stench, and headed straight for Su Yang's vital points.

The speed was as fast as lightning, cutting off all paths of retreat.

Su Yang did not retreat.

"You look truly nauseating. A puddle of rot daring to come out and show its face."

Su Yang bent his knees slightly and exerted force suddenly. The white jade execution rack was instantly crushed to pieces.

His whole body became like a golden cannonball, rushing into the sky against the sky full of black tentacles. He clenched his right fist, and the brilliant golden Pure Yang True Fire burned fiercely.

He threw a punch.

The golden fist radiance collided with the foremost black tentacles.

There was no sound of breaking. The black tentacles were very soft; the moment they touched the fist radiance, they actually caved in, attempting to completely wrap around and devour the golden flames.

"Want to eat fire? I'm afraid your appetite isn't big enough."

Su Yang's arm shook. Pure Yang True Qi erupted like a volcano.

Boom!

The golden flames wrapped by the tentacles exploded instantly. Blinding golden light pierced directly through the black sludge.

"Chi chi chi!"

A large amount of white smoke rose from the surface of the tentacles, emitting sharp, mouse-like screams. The Pure Yang True Fire was extremely rigid and Yang-aligned; the black rot could not withstand the high-temperature roasting at all. Dozens of tentacles were burned into shriveled black ash and broke off one after another.

The sludge monster felt pain, its massive body contracting violently.

Dense black rays shot out from all the pale eyeballs. The rays intertwined into a web of death, covering Su Yang in mid-air. The rays possessed extremely strong space-corroding capabilities, causing the surrounding air to collapse one after another.

Su Yang's expression was calm. He drew a circle in the air with his left hand.

The golden True Qi turned into a sturdy circular shield.

The black rays struck the shield, emitting dense explosions. The shield remained unmoved.

Su Yang flashed, turning into an afterimage, and instantly appeared directly above the sludge monster.

"Go back to the pit and stay there."

Su Yang's right leg brought with it a harsh sonic boom, like an axe that could split the heavens, slamming heavily onto the monster's rolling black body.

Bang!!!

The incomparably heavy impact force directly smashed the sludge monster's massive body down by tens of meters. The monster slammed heavily onto the rocks at the bottom of the deep pit, smashing a huge crater into the hard ground.

Black mud splashed everywhere, landing on the rock walls and corroding them into holes.

Su Yang landed steadily, stepping on the monster. Pure Yang True Fire flowed through his feet, madly pouring into the monster's interior.

"Hot... so hot..."

The monster let out a miserable howl. The black mud boiled and rolled in the golden flames. Its originally massive size shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It tried to extend tentacles to wrap around Su Yang's legs, but the moment they extended, they were burned to ashes by the high heat.

In less than two minutes.

The sludge monster of the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage was thoroughly dried out by the Pure Yang True Fire. It turned into a pile of hard, black, dry clods of dirt. As the wind blew, the dirt clods turned into powder and completely dissipated.

A dragon-eye-sized, completely pitch-black Crystal Core fell to the ground. The surface of the Crystal Core shimmered with the Law fluctuations of space devouring.

Su Yang reached out and beckoned, sucking the black Crystal Core into his palm.

"Origin of Devouring. It's not bad for Artifact Refining." Su Yang casually threw the Crystal Core into the System space.

The bottom of the deep pit returned to silence.

Su Yang looked up toward the top of the hundred-mile deep pit. Two clusters of golden flames surged from the soles of his feet, and his figure rose from the ground, shooting straight into the clouds.

A few seconds later.

Su Yang landed steadily on the vitrified, smooth ground.

Chu Ling, Mary, Qin Xueji, and Bai Li gathered around.

The starlight figure lay on the ground. Its body was still weak, but its eyes like silver galaxies had regained a bit of luster.

Seeing Su Yang return unscathed, the starlight figure forced itself to sit up.

"Many thanks to you, benefactor, for saving my life. Not only did you sever the energy-draining chains, but you also annihilated the Void Realm Devourer below. Such strength is simply unfathomable," the figure said in a voice full of awe.

Su Yang stood with his hands in his pockets, looking down at the figure.

"Who are you? Why were you locked underneath as a battery?"

The starlight figure smiled bitterly, the silver light on its body flickering slightly.

"I am of the Starry Sky Wanderers clan. One hundred thousand years ago, this continent was still a prosperous Star Domain. A group of interstellar marauders calling themselves the God Race descended and slaughtered all the living beings on the continent."

"They built this massive star core gear Formation to extract the energy of the entire nebula. My clan rose up in resistance, but in the end, the entire army was annihilated. As the Clan Chief, I was captured alive and locked here with Star Profound Iron, having my Origin extracted day and night to maintain the operation of the Formation."

Qin Xueji was greatly shocked after hearing this.

"Marauders again? Could they be the same group as the Sirius God Clan we encountered before?" Qin Xueji asked softly.

Bai Li waved her round fan, her purple eyes filled with contemplation.

"The Universe one hundred thousand years ago was very chaotic. Various Starry Sky Ancient Races were waging wars everywhere. This place being turned into a massive energy extraction field is indeed an astonishing feat."

The starlight figure took out a diamond-shaped stone flickering with silver light from its bosom. Holding it in both hands, it handed it to Su Yang.

"Benefactor. This Star Nebula Mother Stone is a treasure passed down through generations of my clan. It records the original coordinates of this Star Domain, as well as the location of a hidden Starry Sky arsenal. My time is short, and I am willing to offer this item to you, benefactor."

Su Yang did not stand on ceremony and took the Star Nebula Mother Stone directly into his hand.

The stone was warm to the touch. He probed it with his Divine Sense, and a vast map of the starry sky was instantly imprinted in his mind. The map detailed various resource mining points and a huge, hidden base.

"The deal is made. I will protect your life."

Su Yang flicked his finger. A wisp of gentle Pure Yang True Qi shot into the starlight figure's body.

The figure's body, which had been on the verge of dissipating, instantly became solid. The depleted vitality within its body was replenished, and its complexion returned to a rosy hue.

"Many thanks, benefactor, for the grace of rebirth!" The starlight figure kowtowed in gratitude, moved.

Su Yang waved his hand.

"No need to thank me. From now on, just stay in my Inner World and work. Help me take care of those flowers and plants."

A silver light flashed between Su Yang's eyebrows. The space gate of the world king bead opened, directly sucking the starlight figure into the Inner World.

The surroundings were dead silent. The huge crater was completely ruined.

"Boss, where is the arsenal marked on the map? Are we going there now?" Mary leaned over excitedly, her face full of anticipation.

Su Yang looked at the vast black soil, his eyes calm.

"No rush. On this continent, there are still a few rats that haven't been cleaned up yet."