Inside the Starfall Mech, everyone rejoiced at Chu Tian’s appearance. His earlier state had terrified them. The Starfall’s reported healing probability of only fifteen percent had made their hearts pound with dread. Chu Tian’s next move further startled them. He leaped into the air, landing directly atop the Divine Gate.
"Transform... into an Ancient Demigod!" Chu Tian roared.
*Ching…*
They watched as Chu Tian’s body, atop the thousand-meter-high Divine Gate, transformed into a large, fat bird clad in armor. Its plump form was encased in deep blue armor that shimmered with starlight. Its stature rapidly grew, reaching nearly a thousand meters before stopping, making it half a body taller than the Starfall.
"Forbidden Spell... Stars Fall... Come! Shatter this pathetic artificial world... Die!"
Forbidden Spell: Stars Fall. This was Chu Tian's second time using it. The first was when he first arrived at the Sea of Death and was attacked by sand worms. However, back then, Chu Tian had only cast it in his ordinary Owl Beast form. This time, he was truly enraged. This was the first time he had suffered such grievous injuries since his rebirth. Even though his outward appearance seemed to have recovered, he knew internally how severely his body had been damaged. Almost all his bones were shattered, his spine fractured into pieces. The starlight within his muscles, a result of cultivating the Force Resonance Secret Technique, had dimmed to a faint glow. His internal organs were all displaced. The only reason he was still alive was the inconspicuous sapling within him, continuously emitting a faint green light and, like his spine, supporting his body. The star clusters in his dantian, formed from countless seeds, spun rapidly, creating a tempest that supplied nutrients to the Tree of Life.
In this state of fury, Chu Tian summoned the Ancient Demigod in its Owl Beast form. Simultaneously, he unleashed a Forbidden Spell. The formation of Stars Fall was incomparably faster than during his previous use. In a flash, a colossal hexagram array spanned the sky, seemingly covering the entire small world.
*Boom…*
At that very moment, something pierced through space from the overcast, sunless, moonless sky, its head emerging. It swayed, struggling to squeeze into this miniature world.
*Ching…*
A beam of energy appeared from nowhere, striking the small meteor and instantly shattering it into dust that scattered. The overcast sky grew even dimmer. The long-brewing pressure in the sky, ten thousand meters high, trembled and began to descend. It seemed to sense a great crisis, judging the person before it as a significant threat. Only by killing him could it survive and preserve the Sacred Spirit Realm, which was already in its final two layers.
It was at this moment that the Starfall, pushing the wooden box, completely submerged itself within the Divine Gate beneath Chu Tian’s feet. Seeing this, Chu Tian willed his divine sense, and the Divine Gate vanished, returning to the center of the lake island within the divine platform. To his surprise, the wooden box did not fall upon entering his soul space; instead, it floated above as if weightless, completely unlike its appearance outside.
"Quick, save the boss…" Xiao Hei, seeing Chu Tian retract the Divine Gate, still felt the descending pressure from the sky, though they were inside the Starfall.
【Beep… Star Shield activated… Energy supply 15%, remaining energy 3.5%… Preparing for ascent…】
The Starfall banked in front of Chu Tian and shot towards the sky. It raised its left arm, summoning a semi-transparent light shield, much like a giant shield wielded by a shield warrior, protecting it completely. It adjusted its posture, appearing directly above Chu Tian. This time, kh3106 had spared no expense; though only charged to 19%, less than twenty percent energy, some was used while pushing the box. Fifteen percent of its energy was directly channeled into manifesting the Star Shield.
*Boom…*
As soon as it ascended, less than a thousand meters above Chu Tian’s colossal armored quail form, it collided with the rapidly descending pressure. With a bang, the Starfall Mech's massive body was forced downwards by hundreds of meters.
【Beep, beep, beep… Warning… Descent speed too rapid… Recommend increasing propulsion energy supply allocation!】
"Propulsion, increase it. Allocate 3% energy, use it all…" kh3106 closed his eyes within the virtual cockpit. However, his vision and nervous system were completely integrated with the Starfall, rapidly issuing commands. He knew he had to hold on. He had rescanned Chu Tian again using the Starfall’s system, and the returned data was not good. Chu Tian appeared unharmed, but he trusted the high-tech intelligent analysis of the Starfall more. Therefore, if he couldn't hold on, this impact on Chu Tian would be fatal.
Chu Tian, naturally, saw the Starfall defending him. All of its dozens of thrusters ignited, spewing fiery red light downwards. Even so, it barely managed to stabilize its posture, its giant body swaying precariously. Chu Tian cursed inwardly, "Damn it… are there no larger stars around here?"
Chu Tian cursed internally. The countless small asteroids and meteors falling from the sky were annihilated by an unknown energy the moment they entered the space, turning into billowing smoke and dust. Chu Tian could only let the Forbidden Spell consume his soul power in large quantities. In fact, he was even deliberately increasing the output, knowing this could enhance the Forbidden Spell’s gravitational pull, drawing surrounding stars to bombard this area.
Inside the Starfall Mech, Wei Jin and the others could only watch anxiously, unable to help. They could only listen to the Starfall’s mechanical voice continuously broadcasting data.
【Beep, beep, beep… Energy allocation… 3% energy completely converted to the propulsion system… Propulsion system power output 48%… Duration 30 seconds…】
【Countdown… 29…】
【Countdown… 28…】
【Countdown… 27…】
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"Everyone, I’ve done my best! Whether we can survive depends on fate!" kh3106’s voice echoed from the mech. Hearing his words, everyone fell silent.
"To hell with fate! The one trying to kill boss now is the will of this small world. Let me out! If I have to die… I’ll die before him!" Xiao Hei’s eyes turned red. He broke free from Wei Jin’s arm and kicked the virtual cockpit repeatedly. The cockpit was made of some unknown material; Xiao Hei’s feet bled, but it remained undamaged, only causing slight ripples in the liquid that encased kh3106. This time, Wei Jin did not hold him back. He didn't understand Xiao Hei's frenzy, though everyone was anxious, none had lost their reason like him.
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Xuantian Star… Sea of Death… Hurricane City, mountaintop!
"What exactly is happening? The broadcast has been gone for a day. What has happened in the mystic realm?" The four major powers all looked up at the sky. The previously picturesque scene had vanished, replaced by complete darkness, as if the area was an utterly lightless place.
"Who knows what’s going on!"
"I suspect it’s the Wind Soul Sect’s doing. They must be up to some shady business inside the mystic realm."
"That’s possible…"
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Among the crowds in Clearwater City and Forgotten City, some whispered among themselves, directing their accusations towards Hurricane City’s Wind Soul Sect. This was because they knew the Wind Soul Sect had controlled the entrance to the mystic realm for millions of years, passing down through generations. They surely possessed an unknown method to block the broadcast. However, this time, even the Old Ancestor at the Sacred Body Realm frowned. After inquiring from his subordinates for several days, the replies he received were all that they had no idea what was happening. Yet, even if he knew it wasn’t their people causing trouble, he couldn’t explain it and could only silently bear the blame.
"Look quickly… what is that?" At this moment, the scene changed. They saw countless meteorites appearing. They were marching in formation, converging from all directions towards a single point, and then they simply vanished into thin air… as if there was an invisible giant mouth, a black hole, a monster devouring meteorites.
"Holy… I get it! It’s not that the image is gone, this image is from beyond the heavens…" someone suddenly shouted. Others had similar thoughts, and were immediately stunned. Beyond the Heavens was how people on Xuantian Star referred to the space outside the planet.
"No… that’s impossible! Legend has it that only Supremes of the Void-Breaking Realm can survive briefly beyond the heavens?"
"How is it impossible… Do you see anyone there? Any living creatures? That is definitely beyond the heavens!"
"Hahaha… Old Zou, in my lifetime, to be able to witness beyond the heavens… I have no regrets!"
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Many nodded silently, excitement gleaming in their eyes. However, at this moment, everyone suddenly felt the sky darken. It was noon, the hottest time in the Sea of Death. With this darkness, the temperature began to slowly drop.