Chapter 620: 619. Chapter 614: Star Lord

619. Chapter 614: Star Lord

Jin Lingzi said with a pale face:

"After what happened in the Infinite Void Shangcheng and the Boundless City, I dared not show the slightest disrespect toward Brother Ding.

Later, by chance, I arrived in the Immortal World, met the Guild Leader Shi Tuo, earned his favor, and began assisting him with various tasks.

In truth, I'm merely a hired servant of the Infinite Void Shangcheng. Now that Shi Tuo has perished, I am no longer considered part of the Infinite Void Shangcheng.

I have no grievance against Brother Ding; I hold nothing but respect for him, not the slightest intention to harm him.

Even when I was at Lanxing Sect, I repeatedly advised Master Shi not to oppose Brother Ding, but I was lowly and my words were ignored.

If Brother Ding insists on killing me, I cannot escape—even if I flee, I cannot outrun you. I lack the ability of Zhongbing to survive your grasp."

Ding Huan nodded: "Alright, go."

He had never intended to kill Jin Lingzi.

She is a clever person.

Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, Jin Lingzi bowed deeply in relief: "Thank you, Brother, for sparing my life. I have nowhere to go—may I go to the Semi-God Star Continent?"

Ding Huan knew that for someone of Jin Lingzi's cultivation level, the only viable path was the Semi-God Star Continent—and it was also her best choice.

"Of course you may. The Semi-God Star Continent isn't mine alone; anyone may enter. But you must go soon, or once I set up the star continent's protective array, entry will become far more difficult."

Jin Lingzi finally exhaled in complete relief.

She had chosen correctly again.

Even as Shi Tuo was killed, she never intended to flee.

If Ding Huan had wanted to kill her, no matter where she ran, he would have slain her.

With someone like Ding Huan, she believed he must have his own sense of right and wrong; if she misjudged him, then so be it—she would die.

Indeed, she had not misjudged him—Ding Huan truly did not care about her.

"Brother Ding, inside Shi Tuo's ring is a Guild Leader's Token. This token is valid across all realms of the Infinite Void Shangcheng; the Shangcheng recognizes only the token, not the person."

After saying this, Jin Lingzi turned and left.

She had resolved that if Lanxing Sect accepted disciples, she would use every means possible to join it.

She did not know what Lanxing Sect was like, but this Lord Ding Huan would surely become no ordinary person.

Ding Huan understood: if he now claimed Shi Tuo's Guild Leader's Token, he would become the Guild Leader of the Infinite Void Shangcheng.

Ding Huan was somewhat eager to see what exactly was inside Shi Tuo's ring.

He never expected that killing Shi Tuo would yield such a reward.

He had accidentally become the Guild Leader of the Infinite Void Shangcheng.

If he didn't rush to ascend to the Divine Realm, he could live very comfortably.

He could go to any realm—wherever the Infinite Void Shangcheng existed, he, Ding Huan, would be the top authority.

But not ascending to the Divine Realm was impossible.

Even though he still had a few matters to settle in the Immortal World—like going to Changyi Continent, or retrieving the Dao-Devouring Silver from the Myriad Void Marshes…

None of these mattered as much as ascending to the Divine Realm.

His greatest concern was Zuo Shanwei, that dung beetle—he was constantly plotting to kill him.

If that bastard reached the Divine Realm first, and then got the chance to return to the Immortal World, he would come for Ding Huan first.

This was not impossible.

Back on Shenxing, hadn't he and Song Chengdao and others encountered a being from the Divine Clan?

Had that being not been bound by a Rule Talisman, all of them together wouldn't have been enough to withstand a single slap from him.

But Zuo Shanwei is different—he received the Piju inheritance and can surely resolve the Rule Talisman problem.

Ding Huan also retrieved Shi Tuo's Divine Flame Sword and stored it in his ring, then directed the Cosmic Cauldron to continue circling the Semi-God Star Continent.

A month later, Ding Huan returned to Lanxing Sect.

At this moment, Lanxing Sect was no longer the quiet, desolate place it once was—almost every faction on the Semi-God Star Continent had sent representatives.

And they were not mere sect leaders, but abbots, deans, or clan chieftains.

Everyone knew that Lanxing Sect would become the premier immortal sect on the Semi-God Star Continent.

No one dared refuse to come when Lanxing Sect organized the setup of the star continent's protective array, for this directly affected each immortal sect's standing on the Semi-God Star Continent.

If the leaders of other immortal sects could enter and leave the Semi-God Star Continent freely, while your sect's leader could only enter after applying for permission, your status would invisibly drop one level.

Ding Huan sat in the main seat of Lanxing Sect's grand hall, facing a sea of people.

Not only were the Immortal Lords of the major Immortal Corners, the deans of nearly every academy in the Great Dao Corridor, and the leaders of major factions all present—

"Ladies and gentlemen, I must first say this: the Semi-God Star Continent is capable of ascension…"

Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, the Immortal Emperors erupted in excited murmurs.

What is cultivation for?

Is it not to pursue higher Dao, to seek eternal life?

In the Great Dao Corridor, bound by laws, one might endure it—but the problem is that cultivation's endpoint is clearly visible.

Because the end of cultivation is precisely what Xie Kuangren has become.

Even if one became a second Xie Kuangren, what good would it do? Still trapped in the Great Dao Corridor.

Ding Huan quieted the assembly, then continued:

"Based on my understanding of this universe, the only star continent capable of ascension is our own Semi-God Star Continent.

Yet, to this day, the Semi-God Star Continent has not a single protective array. I propose that everyone contribute what they can—materials, effort, resources—to establish the star continent's protective array…"

As expected, upon hearing Ding Huan's words, the grand hall of the newly established Lanxing Sect erupted in even greater fervor.

A man in red robes stood up, performed the Immortal Master's salute, and spoke loudly:

"Everyone, I think what Ding Sect Master said is very right. The Half-God Continent must establish a Star-Protecting Grand Array; otherwise, if countless bugs invade again, what should we do?

But even for a single continent, it won't work without a leader. The Half-God Continent was taken single-handedly by Ding Sect Master, and now he's taking the lead in establishing a protective array for the Half-God Continent.

What I mean is, let's recommend Ding Sect Master as the Star Lord of the Half-God Continent. What does everyone think?"

"The North Immortal Horn agrees with Dou Immortal Lord's words."

"Our Tianyu Dao Law Academy agrees with Dou Immortal Lord's words…"

……

The words of the red-robed man immediately drew the agreement of almost everyone present.

Ding Huan becoming this Star Lord is well-deserved. Not only is his strength number one, even the Half-God Continent itself was taken by Ding Huan.

The Grand Dao Corridor and the Dao-Stealing Bug Race have been in standoff for so many years, and Xie Kuangren has controlled the Grand Dao Corridor for just as many years, yet not even a single hair of the bug race was damaged.

The moment Ding Huan arrived, he wiped out the bug race and occupied the Half-God Continent.

With this comparison, the difference in strength becomes clear.

Moreover, hearing Ding Sect Master say that the Half-God Continent can still be ascended from—who would be willing to miss this opportunity?

Ding Huan recognized who this speaking red-robed man was—it was Dou Yuying, the Immortal Lord of the West Ruins Immortal Horn.

The West Ruins Immortal Horn occupies first place among all the factions in the Grand Dao Corridor. The West Ruins Dao Law Academy, ranked first in the Grand Dao Corridor, is precisely the academy of the West Ruins Immortal Horn.

Seeing that everyone agreed to him becoming the Star Lord of the Half-God Continent, Ding Huan didn't stand on ceremony. He was very clear that without a leader, this continent's protective array truly could not be set up.

And for him to set up this protective array, he had to become the Star Lord of this continent.

Even if Dou Yuying hadn't proposed it, he himself would have brought it up.

"Everyone, since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony. From today onward, I, Ding Huan, am the first Star Lord of the Half-God Continent.

Thereafter, every Star Lord shall be the one who controls the Star-Protecting Grand Array's formation flags of the Half-God Continent, and the Star-Protecting Grand Array's formation flags also symbolize the identity of the Star Lord.

Every Star Lord must take the prosperity of the Half-God Continent as his own duty, and maintain the stability of the Half-God Continent…"

"Star Lord, we are also willing to contribute our share to the Half-God Continent." Someone else stood up—two people, in fact.

Seeing these two stand up, the various Immortal Lords who had been heatedly discussing all voluntarily stopped their discussion.

Because these two fellows who stepped forward were the two great Protectors of the Grand Dao Corridor—Ji Yi and Quan Er.

Anyone with half a brain knows these two have a past grievance with Ding Huan.

These two only take Xie Kuangren's orders. For them to step forward and support Ding Huan—that's strange.

"Did Xie Kuangren send you?" Ding Huan looked at Ji Yi and Quan Er. When he was undergoing his Lei Jie, Xie Kuangren had ambushed him—he still hadn't settled that score.

Ji Yi bowed: "Star Lord, we merely uphold the laws of the Grand Dao Corridor. No matter who the Overlord is, we will do our duty all the same."

Ding Huan nodded: "Since that's the case, you may join as well. However, those hundred thousand laws of the Grand Dao Corridor are too trashy—don't implement them on the Half-God Continent."

Even if the Half-God Continent were to implement cultivator laws, Ding Huan would not adopt that trashy kind of law from the Grand Dao Corridor.

Ding Huan's strength speaks for itself, and since Ding Huan is doing this for the Half-God Continent, this gathering of the major immortal sects of the Half-God Continent can be considered relatively successful.

As the first Star Lord, Ding Huan formulated the plan for laying out the Half-God Continent's protective array.

He would take the lead, with the Immortal Lords of the four great Immortal Horns of the Grand Dao Corridor, the Alliance Chiefs of the four great alliances, and the Left and Right Protectors of the Grand Dao Corridor as assistance.

He gathered twenty-three thousand immortal formation masters to lay out the Half-God Continent's protective array.

Because the immortal sect faction that contributed the most immortal materials would receive more slots in the various secret realms of the Half-God Continent, and gain greater freedom of entry and exit to the Half-God Continent.

The various major immortal sect factions did not stint on materials.

So this time, the Half-God Veins alone gathered sixty-one of them, and the various other array-laying immortal materials were too numerous to count.

After all, when they came to the Half-God Continent, good things could be found everywhere on the Half-God Continent.

Almost every immortal sect or family here obtained enormous benefits.

For them, putting out some immortal materials and resources simply wouldn't weigh on their minds at all.

Under Ding Huan's leadership, over twenty thousand immortal formation masters of the Half-God Continent spent three years to set up the continent-protecting array of the Half-God Continent.

This was not one immortal array, but three immortal arrays.

One Grade Nine defensive immortal array, plus one Grade Nine trapping-and-killing immortal array and one Grade Nine offensive immortal array.

It can be said that the Half-God Continent's Star-Protecting Grand Array is two grades higher than that of the Grand Dao Corridor.

In the Grand Dao Corridor, there was only one defensive immortal array and one simple offensive immortal array.