[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent":3,"chapter-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-323":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Devouring the Starry Sky 2: The Origin Continent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2332951,4561,"Chapter 323: Chapter Eight: Action","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-323",323,"\u003Cp>As the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall, a being who wields two and a half levels of Chaos Source Dao, and having endured corruption for so long without yielding, he would never easily give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elders, all of you know the situation has grown dire,” the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall transmitted mentally. “Outside Yulan City, a vast army of low-level Chaos Source lifeforms surrounds us. Only a handful within the entire city could escape such a blockade—and I am not one of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more than three hundred Elders all understood this point—they themselves could not escape either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Gaitao, who had long forged weapons and mystical treasures, believed the Jiuhe Sacred Realm was far safer than the Dark Sacred Realm; this place was his forge’s stronghold, and the majority of his accumulated wealth lay in the countless artifacts he had stored here—he could not afford to lose them, which is why he spared no cost to acquire escape treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Elders were nowhere near as wealthy as the Lord of Gaitao and lacked the means to guarantee their escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can’t escape, then we hold out to the end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have already sent a plea for aid to the Dark Sacred Realm! A super-limit-level Heartworm has appeared, and the Dark Sacred Realm has dispatched a small team of cultivators—they will reach Yulan City in over a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can just hold on for over a day, we will win!” The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator team consisted of three members, each as powerful as the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall at his peak. They must first reach the teleportation lake in the Dark Sacred Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from the teleportation lake in the Jiuhe Sacred Realm, they must travel to Yulan City. Even if they moved at top speed, the total journey would still take over a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ninety-two Elders of the Star Array, continue exterminating the infiltrator squads.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All other Elders, quickly scatter more of your avatars. If discovered by the infiltrator squads, immediately dissolve your avatars. We must delay them as long as possible.” The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall issued his orders one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” All the Elders responded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Lord of Gaitao could have scattered multiple avatars to buy time—but he refused to gamble. Facing pursuit by the ‘King’ and other terrifying beings, even a moment’s delay would mean all his avatars perished and his treasures were lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Elders within the city either had no choice or scorned escape—they naturally did everything possible to delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—boom—boom~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Lord of Gaitao, the Star Array’s power had diminished by one-third, yet now its full might focused solely on three of the thirty-nine elite infiltrator squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the array’s power converged, these three elite squads suffered casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“King, these Elders are too cunning—they dissolve their avatars the moment we’re detected. They have other avatars!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The array’s power is too great—our squad has already lost three core members’ true bodies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“King, our squad retains only sixty percent strength! These Elders are too cunning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We succeeded! Elder Qiu Ge’s avatar speed pales before our Mind Bodies—his fleeing avatars all dissolved. Yulan City has lost one Elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messages streamed to the King, but only one brought good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King had anticipated this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure from the low-level Chaos Source lifeforms outside was insufficient; thus, the infiltrators grew even more vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Endure it—we’ve reached the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s cave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King and thirty full true bodies of leaders arrived here. Originally, Yulan City had thirty-two infiltrator leader true bodies; two had already been eliminated during the ambushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King and the thirty leaders, each appearing spectral and moving with astonishing speed, slammed toward the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall sat there, smiling at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve come,” the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall smiled faintly—then vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King and the thirty leaders landed nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“King, I can’t sense any trace of the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s avatars,” one leader said, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nor can I,” the King murmured, slightly confused, gazing upward at the array’s operation. “But as the city’s founder, if he died, the Yulan City array’s power should plummet without his control. Yet now… its power remains unchanged! He’s still alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I am still within Yulan City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice echoed inside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King and the thirty leader true bodies carefully sensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve suffered under corruption—my entire mental strength is devoted to resisting it. I know I am Yulan City’s greatest weakness—how could I have made no preparations?” The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s voice rang out. “You will never find me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King and the thirty leaders were furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, dealing with the Lord of Wei Yang and the Lord of Gaitao had gone smoothly—everything followed the plan, resulting in one death and one escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, against the weakest of them—the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall—they still couldn’t locate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guess where I’m hiding?” The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s voice continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignore him—he’s stalling for time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King’s gaze swept over the thirty leaders. “Proceed to the next phase. I act alone; you divide into five squads! Begin slaughtering the Elders one by one—the more you kill, the more the array weakens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King no longer paid heed to the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s voice. He swiftly moved apart, beginning to ambush the Elders in the surrounding caves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside one cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qin Yi had no time to react before the King struck. His innate secret art, “Heart Distortion,” reached an unimaginable level. This Elder possessed only one precious artifact, kept in the Dark Sacred Realm—his body in Yulan City offered no resistance whatsoever and died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Elder’s avatars across the Jiuhe Sacred Realm perished entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next,” the King’s eyes turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s realm was the highest in Yulan City—even the King found it hard to ambush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ordinary Elders never even sensed the King before they were struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they could not resist, all their avatars in the Jiuhe Sacred Realm would perish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a modest cave in Yulan City’s outer district, the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall hid here, carrying a treasure that completely severed all light, aura, and causality. Even Luo Feng, using his “Simulated Annihilation Eye,” could not perceive him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall knew he was weak—but he was wealthy. Long ago, he had purchased a treasure capable of perfectly concealing himself. In the Dark Sacred Realm, few could break this concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the Elders can scatter avatars, these infiltrators are Mind Bodies—too swift. The Elders are gradually being whittled down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even holding out half a day is unlikely,” the Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall observed through the array, fully aware of the dire situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the infiltrators also suffered losses under the Star Array’s assaults, they were mainly the core lineages. As for the King and the leaders, eliminating them was far more difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alchemy Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng was in seclusion, cultivating, with his strongest avatar guarding outside the meditation chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng,” the Master of Changqing Tower hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master,” Luo Feng looked at him, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng, I am one of Yulan City’s Elders—and one of the infiltrators’ targets. An elite squad has already approached the Alchemy Tower.” The Master of Changqing Tower handed Luo Feng a bracelet. “These are all the treasures within the Alchemy Tower—worth roughly 2.7 billion Chaos Crystals. Please keep them safe for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the Alchemy Tower’s treasures? That’s far too valuable—I can’t guarantee their safety. Master Changqing, you should find your own solution,” Luo Feng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not an Elder, so you’re not their target. Your strength surpasses mine—you have a far greater chance of survival. Even if you fail to protect them, I won’t blame you. If you succeed… I’ll be eternally grateful! The Hundred Trials Heart Core you received earlier will count as storage fees.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fee for the Hundred Trials Heart Core must still be paid later,” Luo Feng said, taking the bracelet. “I’ll hold onto the Alchemy Tower’s treasures for you. I can only promise to do my utmost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Luo Feng,” the Master of Changqing Tower said, turning to gaze outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elite infiltrator squad had reached the Alchemy Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master of Changqing Tower instantly shot skyward, fleeing far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill Master Changqing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This elite squad consisted of eight leader-level avatars, six core lineage true bodies, and fifty-nine core lineage avatars. In true strength, a single core lineage true body could threaten Master Changqing—combined, this squad was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spectral serpent let out a deafening roar, its shockwave ripping through the entire Alchemy Tower complex and striking the fleeing Master Changqing, distorting his form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heartworm Clan and the Soul-Devouring Serpent Clan are psychic lifeforms among the low-level Chaos Source beings—capable of shifting between phantom and physical forms. They resemble the psychic beings Luo Feng once fought in the Infinite Space, yet are far more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a cold snarl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surging crimson tide erupted into existence, spreading across the vast area around the Alchemy Tower, instantly engulfing the elite infiltrator squad. The terrifying blood sea corroded and dissolved every one of their true bodies and avatars in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink, all were dead—not a single survivor remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?” The fleeing Master Changqing stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible?” he could not believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the outer district cave, the hidden Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall, ever observing the situation, witnessed this scene at the Alchemy Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entire elite infiltrator squad—annihilated in one blow, without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heartworms and Soul-Devouring Serpents at the Divine Emperor’s late stage—lifeforms capable of shifting between real and phantom states, with extraordinary resilience. To obliterate their bodies in one strike, fewer than twenty in the entire city could manage it. To wipe out the entire squad in one blow? Only the Lord of Wei Yang and the Lord of Gaitao could do it.” The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Gaitao fled without fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Wei Yang held out for several breaths against the King and twelve leader true bodies, even at great cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elite infiltrator squad, in terms of threat, was roughly equal to a single leader true body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Lord-level power could crush such a squad with a mere gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Feng… have you reached the realm of a half-Chaos Source Dao-seeker?” The Lord of the Abyss Elephant Hall immediately transmitted mentally. With two Lords dead or fled, it seemed another Lord had emerged within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you to our new patron, “Reader20241130150437038,” for the donation! Thank you for your support!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1842,"2026-06-20T20:45:00.697Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","debdda47c8ed9f320a6e96853fbf6ab33629a317e2acb844200752b1c594aec8","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-324","devouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-chapter-322",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-the-starry-sky-2-the-origin-continent-cover.jpg"]