"They... are all about to achieve legend..."
Qin Tian murmured to himself, a hint of regret mixed with envy in his eyes.
Though he didn't know what had happened, it seemed a great change had occurred in the world!
It was a pity that
the contract spirits of their generation had all perished in battle, losing the qualification to break through to legend,
but a sense of relief and joy filled their hearts...
The realm they had always pursued, their juniors had finally reached it...
"If only Chen Shu were here..."
Qin Tian looked at the scene before him, as if witnessing the dawn of a new era!
But alas, that most brilliant figure was nowhere to be seen...
"Is it because of Chen Shu?"
At this moment, Liu Feng's eyes were still filled with heavy grief.
Gazing at the dramatic changes before him, he couldn't help but wonder if it was Chen Shu's doing.
"No way?"
Qin Tian was slightly taken aback and said, "Did he break the shackles of heaven and earth?!"
"There can't be such a coincidence in the world..."
Liu Feng's gaze turned to the starry sky above, murmuring, "And anyone who can perform such a heaven-defying act... must be him."
"Perhaps he is not dead..."
At this moment, a flicker of hope ignited in Liu Feng's heart.
Qin Tian remained silent, unsure how to comfort his old friend.
All of humanity had witnessed Chen Shu burning his life force, and resurrection was now an impossibility...
"No matter what..."
Qin Tian spoke slowly, "He is the one who ushered in this great era!"
"He is undoubtedly the third Human Emperor!"
The others nodded in agreement, offering no dissent.
Despite Chen Shu's young age, his status in their hearts was on par with the old master.
And at this moment,
the old master, now transformed into fortune, was also filled with astonishment.
As everyone entered their breakthroughs, the golden light on the Human Emperor's Dao grew even more resplendent, like flowing golden sand...
"The shackles... are truly broken..."
He, too, thought of Chen Shu first.
To accomplish what all beings could not,
in this current era, it could only be Chen Shu...
Closing his eyes, he attempted to find that familiar figure through the Human Emperor's Dao, but to no avail...
This meant that Chen Shu had truly fallen...
The old master sighed deeply, his eyes once again filled with an unresolvable sorrow.
Was this time truly without any surprises?
And as humans and fierce beasts alike broke through,
Chen Shu, adrift in the starry sky, still showed no signs of life...
Beside him,
the seed from earlier had changed, transforming into a tender green blade of grass.
Who could have imagined
that it was this unassuming blade of grass that had shattered the heaven and earth shackles that bound all living beings...
The grass had become even more resilient, emanating a faint blue glow, as dazzling as the stars!
It stirred slightly, gently brushing against Chen Shu's lifeless face,
once... twice...
With each gentle pat, starlight merged into Chen Shu's body.
It was not an attempt to revive Chen Shu, but rather to awaken something...
As time passed,
Chen Shu remained still,
but mysteriously, star creatures began to appear around him...
Their gazes were greedy as they fixed upon Chen Shu's body, seemingly wanting to devour him whole.
However, upon seeing the blade of grass,
they instinctively felt fear, as if encountering their natural predator...
Finally,
a colossal star creature could no longer contain itself and moved forward.
But its target was not Chen Shu, but the Time-Space Dragon Rabbit beside him!
Roar!
A flicker of ferocity crossed its eyes as it instantly opened its massive maw, intending to swallow the rabbit.
But in that very instant,
a beam of brilliant starlight shot from Chen Shu's mind.
"Aow aow—"
The star creature, illuminated by the starlight, instantly curled into a ball, its eyes filled with pleading and agony.
At this moment, its body began to vanish, like snow melting under the scorching sun...
In mere moments,
a star creature had perished!
Witnessing this, the remaining star creatures were instantly terrified and fled the scene without looking back...
They grumbled in their hearts,
wondering why the creatures entering the starry sky recently were becoming more and more bizarre...
Life was becoming unbearable...
At this moment, Chen Shu's mind was once again filled with brilliant starlight!
The light was so intense that it illuminated the entire dark expanse of space!
An ancient existence seemed to be awakening from its slumber...
If Chen Shu were conscious,
he would undoubtedly recognize this starlight.
It was the same starlight that had once slain Ling Chen and eliminated the bloodline origin of the Salvation Church!
In a blink of an eye, all the dazzling starlight diffused outwards,
and the blade of grass that had grown from the seed, also sensing this, fused completely with the starlight before them.
Instantly, the starlight seemed to gain a soul, and life began to emanate from it.
The starlight flowed ceaselessly, eventually coalescing into a humanoid form...
"A thousand-year scheme... awakened..."
Its gaze was fixed on Chen Shu, and with its right hand, it gently stroked Chen Shu's head.
At this very moment,
the mysterious creature seemed to sense something and looked towards the dark, deep expanse of the starry sky in the distance.
With a thought, starlight instantly enveloped Chen Shu's five contract spirits.
A peculiar power was released,
and in the blink of an eye, the deceased Chen Shu and his five contract spirits were transported to the deeper reaches of the starry sky, leaving no trace behind...
Only moments later,
a creature emanating a terrifying aura appeared in the vicinity, frantically searching for something.
It was the long-vanished Sky Knight!
"Hmm?!"
The Sky Knight frowned, surveying its surroundings and murmuring,
"Impossible! It's not here?!"
The Sky Knight had been closely monitoring Chen Shu's battle with Jie Long.
It had not expected Chen Shu to be so decisive, burning his life force at the first opportunity simply to destroy the Eye of the Beast Ancestor.
It had believed Chen Shu would be its lifelong adversary,
but it hadn't expected him to fall so quickly, which evoked a sigh from it.
However, even so,
the Sky Knight's first priority was not to deal with Jie Long, but to delve into the starry sky.
It needed to ensure Chen Shu was truly dead!
Otherwise, it doubted it could sleep soundly...
Yet, upon arriving here, it found no sign of Chen Shu's body as expected.
"Impossible..." Da Feng Xiao Shuo Wang
The Sky Knight closed its eyes, and a terrifying perception spread outwards, causing the surrounding star creatures to flee in terror.
After a long while, it had gained no leads.
Chen Shu and his five contract spirits had seemingly evaporated into thin air...
"An anomaly occurred?!"
The Sky Knight scratched its head, a hint of irritation creeping in.
There was always a reason for the abnormal!
It instinctively felt that an unforeseen event had transpired!
It had believed the situation was fatal, but unexpectedly, Chen Shu had still managed to grasp a sliver of life...
"He's not dead even after all this?! Is it that bizarre!"
The Sky Knight exclaimed, then plunged deeper into the starry sky, determined to find Chen Shu's corpse!
Alive or dead, it had to find him!
Meanwhile, Chen Shu and his five contract spirits had arrived in the deeper reaches of the starry sky...
Chen Shu, who had lost consciousness, had actually awakened once more...