Chapter 648: Silver Sea City! Nine Heavens Galaxy Array

"God King Lie Yan is dead, and you, Junior Brother, are still alive?" God King Master Master Dongmang's eyes lit up; he had been full of worry just moments ago.

"Even God King Lie Yan's treasures have fallen into your hands? This! This!" God King Feng Yue was even more incredulous, his eyes filled with shock.

Just a moment ago.

Seeing Li Yuan go head-to-head with God King Lie Yan, he had already felt it was inconceivable.

But looking at it now, God King Lie Yan is dead and Li Yuan is alive... In a sense, doesn't this mean Li Yuan used the special environment to kill God King Lie Yan?

No matter the method used, the result is what matters most.

This left God King Feng Yue feeling a bit dazed. After all, in terms of strength, he was slightly inferior to God King Lie Yan... and not long ago, he had been acting as a 'senior' in front of Li Yuan, offering advice and telling Li Yuan to be careful.

"How did you..." God King Feng Yue was about to continue questioning.

Suddenly.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The palace shook violently, and immediately after, figures appeared out of thin air, each with extraordinary auras.

God King Hei Shi, God King Huo Huan, God King Hun Hai, Deity Huang Long, God King Feng Yan... In almost an instant, more than a dozen God King incarnations descended, and even more were on their way.

Most of these God Kings were known to Li Yuan, but there were a few he was meeting for the first time in the Heart Dream God Realm.

"God King Xinyuan."

"Xinyuan, how is the situation?"

"Master Master Dongmang."

"I just received news, hearing that Xinyuan and Lie Yan..." God King Hei Shi, God King Hun Hai, and the others spoke one after another, their topics all revolving around Li Yuan.

Clearly, as the news spread among the major factions, although these God Kings of the Chaos Divine Court had not entered Beichen Star, they all knew the general situation of this battle and naturally rushed over to ask at the first opportunity.

Involving the life and death of a Two-Step Path-Opening God King, and concerning the treasures Li Yuan obtained on Beichen Star, it could be considered a major event.

"Everyone."

"I'm afraid the news you received doesn't contain the specific combat footage." God King Master Master Dongmang scanned them with his gaze. As the leader of the Juexing Imperial Palace, his status was extremely high, and everyone quieted down.

"Take a look, this is the memory projection Xinyuan just released. After watching it, you will know the general situation." God King Master Master Dongmang pointed to the projection in the palace.

Whoosh~ The projection Li Yuan had just played appeared again, immediately attracting the attention of the many God Kings present.

The news was spread by God King Yu Qiu and the Beigui Divine Court; they naturally wouldn't spread the footage.

The Abyss Divine Court had the footage, but they had suffered a huge loss, so naturally, they wouldn't spread it either.

Therefore, God Kings like Hei Shi and Hun Hai really only knew some text-based information.

And upon seeing this.

From Li Yuan and God King Lie Yan's head-on clash, to the two sides fighting for over a thousand moves, until finally falling into the Endless Abyss...

God King Hei Shi, God King Huo Huan, God King Hun Hai, and the other dozen-plus God Kings all wore expressions of shock.

"The news is true."

"Xinyuan's strength is truly formidable. How long has he been a God King? To be able to fight a Two-Step Path-Opening God King to this extent?" These God Kings were secretly shocked.

It must be known that among the dozen-plus God Kings present, several were only One-Step Path-Opening God Kings.

That is to say.

Among the many God Kings of the Chaos Divine Court, Li Yuan had shifted from their original estimation of being at the bottom to being lower-middle... and Li Yuan's domain and soul attack methods could both be called special.

"Xinyuan, truly formidable."

"I admire you."

"Xinyuan has only been cultivating for over a thousand years, yet he is more formidable than I am after cultivating for over a million years... I am ashamed."

"Brother Xinyuan hasn't opened his path yet, right? To be this heaven-defying without opening his path, how powerful will he be once he does?" Many God Kings spoke up.

In an instant.

Including God King Hei Shi and God King Hun Hai, everyone's gaze toward Li Yuan was completely different.

In the past, these God Kings knew Li Yuan had high talent, and after Li Yuan became a Star Domain Lord, he gained the recognition of most God Kings... but deep down, their mindset toward Li Yuan was still somewhat condescending. In their projections, even if Li Yuan could grow, it would take at least tens of thousands of years or longer; in the short term, he was not their equal.

But now, in just a few hundred years, Li Yuan was this powerful.

Give him more time, once he opens his path, how strong will he be? It was hard to estimate.

Li Yuan also saw the attitudes of the many God Kings.

"Strength determines status," Li Yuan thought to himself. A newly promoted God King, becoming a Star Domain Lord, the strength of a Two-Step Path-Opening God King... the status and weight represented by these were completely different.

"Xinyuan, having fallen into the Endless Abyss, what is your situation now?" God King Hei Shi asked.

Everyone looked at Li Yuan.

"Lie Yan is dead, and Xinyuan is still alive," God King Master Master Dongmang said briefly from the side. "And Xinyuan has already obtained Lie Yan's treasures."

To the ears of the many God Kings, these words had a completely different meaning.

What they understood was that Li Yuan had slain God King Lie Yan.

"Xinyuan, you were able to survive in the Endless Abyss?" God King Hun Hai hurriedly followed up, full of curiosity. "What exactly is in that Endless Abyss?"

Other God Kings were also curious.

Any major faction wanted to figure out such secrets.

"The Abyss Storm, I don't have the ability to pass through it," Li Yuan shook his head. "I only had special permissions, which is why I luckily passed through... but there are still many obstacles ahead; whether I can fully survive is still unknown."

"Secondly, I have already made an eternal oath regarding some matters, and I cannot disclose them," Li Yuan said.

In reality, Li Yuan was temporarily safe... but involving Beichen Star and the Little Tomb, he had to keep it hidden.

"Hmm, understood."

"Just surviving for now is enough."

"As long as you are alive, there will be a chance for survival." God King Hei Shi, God King Hun Hai, and the others felt it was only natural and stopped questioning.

Being able to survive in the 'Endless Abyss,' known as a forbidden land, meant the special permissions Li Yuan possessed were already beyond their scope of understanding, so it was normal that he couldn't disclose them.

"Everyone."

"God King Lie Yan is dead, and the Abyss Divine Court will likely think Xinyuan has fallen," God King Master Master Dongmang spoke at the right time, his voice low. "Therefore, the news that Li Yuan is still alive must not be leaked for now; it must be kept secret."

"Understood."

"That is only natural." Many God Kings responded one after another. As the core layer of the Divine Court, they were still extremely united.

What's more.

With the potential Li Yuan had shown, there was every hope he would rise rapidly while they were still alive, reaching the peak of God Kings or even the perfection of God Kings... If he had that kind of strength, there was every hope he would bring them huge benefits.

Just like this trip to Beichen Star, Li Yuan's rise had brought benefits to the contemporary God Lords of the Chaos Divine Court; it was just a matter of how much.

"Xinyuan."

"Don't worry about us for now; put your heart and soul into surviving. The opportunity you obtained on Beichen Star was not easy..." God King Heart Realm urged. "If there is anything you need our help with, send us a message."

She didn't care about anything else, only hoping Li Yuan could safely survive.

"Mm-hmm." Li Yuan felt a warmth in his heart and immediately stopped communicating further with the other God Kings.

The God Kings of the Chaos Divine Court were filled with joy, shock, and sighs.

Meanwhile, on 'Abyss Star' in the territory of the Abyss Divine Court, the atmosphere was quite subtle at this moment.

Many God King incarnations gathered.

"That true body of mine is dead," God King Lie Yan's eyes revealed a trace of lingering fear. "The Abyss Storm was too terrifying, with a full million lightning bolts, each one comparable to the full-force attack of a One-Step Path-Opening God King... At the same time, a thousand lightning bolts attacked me; there was simply no way to resist."

"God King Xinyuan fell faster than I did, so he likely perished even earlier," God King Lie Yan shook his head.

He appeared calm on the surface, but he was bleeding inside; it would take a huge amount of time to cultivate another true body after it was killed in battle.

The treasures were also lost.

Entering Beichen Star this time, for him, was simply a loss of epic proportions.

"Both dead?"

"That Endless Abyss is a forbidden land; entering it means certain death. Although God King Xinyuan's strength was much stronger than a newly promoted God King, he barely reached the level of a Two-Step Path-Opening God King. How could he possibly survive?"

"If Xinyuan is dead, wouldn't the treasures he carried with him also have fallen into it?"

"Is this God King war still going to be fought?" Many God Kings spoke up, pointing directly to the core of the problem.

Their target for the war was Li Yuan, and now that the target was dead, what should they do?

"Are we going to have to ask the God Emperor again?" God King King Moyun frowned slightly; he was not very willing to do so in his heart.

This matter was left to him to handle as the leader of the God Kings... If he had to report to the God Emperor for every little problem, how would the God Emperor view him?

"I actually have a different thought," the 'God King Silver Calamity,' who looked like a giant silver snake, said in a low voice.

"Silver Calamity, speak," God King King Moyun said.

"I suspect that God King Xinyuan is not dead at all," God King Silver Calamity said. "That Endless Abyss is indeed a forbidden land for us, but it might not be for God King Xinyuan... Everyone, don't forget, he was able to come out of the Earth Fissure Abyss alive, and he possesses extremely high permissions on the surface of Beichen Star."

"Although the inner domain of Beichen Star belongs to the 'Supreme Residence,' he should not have permissions as outrageous as those on the surface of Beichen Star... but perhaps he has some way to avoid the Abyss Storm," God King Silver Calamity said solemnly.

These words left many God Kings deep in thought.

"Silver Calamity's words make sense," God King Chen Mo added from the side. "Secondly, I suspect he came to the end of the Heavenly River with a special purpose in the first place... Otherwise, since he had already obtained huge benefits, why would he risk such great danger to come to the inner domain?"

Time passed.

The God Kings of the Abyss Divine Court communicated and speculated... They had dealt with Li Yuan more and more, and gradually discovered that this was a guy who completely exceeded their common sense.

Monstrously talented!

And his luck was even more prosperous... Would he really die so easily just for one true body of God King Lie Yan?

The more they thought about it, the more the God Kings of the Abyss Divine Court felt something was wrong.

Finally.

"Let's call it a fifty-fifty chance."

"God King Xinyuan's true body might be dead, or it might not be," God King King Moyun said slowly. "But we will treat it as if he is not dead. As long as he is not dead, he will come out sooner or later... Anyway, in another two hundred-plus years, the passage from the inner domain to the outside world will open, and everything will be revealed then."

"We will continue to lie in wait outside Beichen Star," God King King Moyun said.

"Mm."

"Two hundred-plus years, we can afford to wait; let's just treat it as quiet cultivation."

"Dead or alive, there must be an ending." Many God Kings agreed with God King King Moyun's plan.

"By the way," a blood-robed figure suddenly said, "through deduction, I discovered some traces of God King Master Master Dongmang in the Dragon Remains Mountain Range... He should be hiding in the eastern region of the Dragon Remains Mountain Range."

"Brother Hongjiu, is that true?" God King King Moyun's eyes lit up.

"Traces of Master Master Dongmang? That bastard! He snatched the Dry Life Undying Fruit, and we let him escape before; we haven't been able to track him since."

"He is already seriously injured." The eyes of other God Kings currently in the inner domain also lit up.

Killing Li Yuan was the God Emperor's order.

But killing Master Master Dongmang was their own pursuit in the inner domain... Unfortunately, God King Master Master Dongmang's ability to save his own life was too terrifying; he had managed to avoid assassination attempts time and time again.

"Mm."

"Therefore, I hope everyone will go to the Dragon Remains Mountain Range first," God King Brother Hongjiu said. "Let's track down Master Master Dongmang's traces together."

"Good."

"I will rush over immediately," God King Chen Mo and seven other God Kings responded immediately.

The Abyss Divine Court had a total of nine God Kings in Beichen Star; now that God King Lie Yan had fallen, eight God Kings remained, and their overall strength was still the strongest among all major factions.

God King Jinhe and the others from the Ziwu Universe Realm had originally been quite happy, believing Li Yuan's true body had fallen; after all, their goal was only revenge, not seeking Li Yuan's treasures.

But they soon received a message from God King Chen Mo.

"God King Xinyuan might still be alive?" God King Jinhe and the others fell into deep thought.

Finally, they chose the same method as the Abyss Divine Court: wait and see.

After all.

The inner domain is easy to enter but troublesome to leave... One must wait for the thousand-year period to expire before one can leave.

Precisely because of this, on the surface of Beichen Star, some Heavenly Gods who obtained great treasures would flee Beichen Star at the first opportunity... while in the inner domain, even if God King Master Master Dongmang had obtained heavy treasures and was seriously injured, he could only continue to hide inside, waiting for the time to leave.

The outside world was tumultuous, but Li Yuan, located at the bottom of the Endless Abyss, was quite leisurely at the moment.

This was a place shrouded in vast white mist.

Li Yuan's spiritual sense could not leave his body, and his six senses were almost completely blocked... and with the pressure of invisible forces, he could only hang in the void and wait with peace of mind.

However, he was not bored; instead, he was studying the treasures left behind by 'God King Lie Yan' with great interest.

That's right!

God King Lie Yan had fallen, and the many treasures he carried with him had instead followed the Abyss's suction force and continued to fall, finally landing beside Li Yuan.

He had roamed the inner domain for hundreds of years, and all the battle armor and weapons on his body now belonged to Li Yuan.

"This mid-grade God King weapon?"

"This one should be low-grade?"

"This storage treasure is quite extraordinary..." Li Yuan identified them one by one, then shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, some treasures must have been annihilated in the Abyss Storm, or destroyed by God King Lie Yan before he died."

Before a powerhouse is attacked and killed, if there is enough time, they will often 'self-destruct their treasures' so as not to benefit the enemy.

And the treasures left behind by God King Lie Yan were relatively few.

Of course, there was another possibility... that the treasures left behind by God King Lie Yan flew in different directions, and only a portion landed beside Li Yuan.

"Of these six weapons, five are mid-grade God King weapons; their total value should be around 500-1000 Eternal Crystals," Li Yuan estimated.

"These two storage magic treasures... hmm, I'll erase their life imprints after leaving Beichen Star," Li Yuan thought to himself. "Let's see what treasures God King Lie Yan helped me find."

God King Lie Yan had not truly perished, so these treasures had not become ownerless objects.

"If I erase the life imprints on the treasures now."

"I'm afraid God King Lie Yan will notice immediately... and then judge that I am likely still alive," Li Yuan thought to himself.

No matter how the outside world speculated.

Anyway, Li Yuan believed that as long as he didn't show himself for the time being, he could reduce many risks.

These treasures were in his hands and wouldn't be lost in the short term, so checking them later wouldn't hurt.

"At least."

"It won't be too late to check these treasures after I fight other powerhouses and expose myself," Li Yuan was very patient.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed... just when Li Yuan began to devote himself fully to cultivation.

After all, the inner universe was still evolving, and just perceiving the mysteries of the inner universe's evolution would bring Li Yuan huge gains.

Suddenly.

"Rumble~" The massive clouds and mist surrounding Li Yuan suddenly began to shake, and the entire space trembled faintly, immediately waking Li Yuan from his cultivation state.

"What is this?" Li Yuan was surprised, sensing the surroundings.

"Haha, finally waited for it," the Little Tomb's voice held a trace of anticipation. "Li Yuan, get ready, we're about to enter Silver Sea City... Silver Sea City, I haven't been here for a very, very long time."

Soon.

"Hum~" Below Li Yuan, a huge space vortex suddenly appeared out of thin air, and the vortex instantly erupted with terrifying suction power.

Whoosh~

Countless clouds and mist were instantly swallowed, and Li Yuan, who was in the clouds and mist, could not resist this force and was directly sucked in.

Completely disappearing.

This was a vast, mighty silver river, circling the sky above this vast city.

One end of the river constantly extended and rose, seemingly leading directly to the world outside the heavens.

And the higher it rose, looking from afar, the wider the river became.

Inside the ancient city, the core palace, the foundation alone was a towering million kilometers high... Layer upon layer of steps were paved, and standing on the steps outside the palace, one could overlook the city covering over a hundred million kilometers.

"Is this the Nine Heavens Galaxy Array?"

"Is this Silver Sea City?" Li Yuan was currently standing on the steps outside the palace, looking up at the unimaginably massive silver river.

This silver river was the same one Li Yuan had seen on the surface of Beichen Star and outside Beichen Star, stretching over a hundred light-years.

"That's right."

"Nine Heavens Galaxy, this is one of Brother Beihe's proudest array works," the Little Tomb's voice held a trace of pride. "Using this array to guard Beichen Star makes Beichen Star unshakable."

"Silver Sea City is the source of the 'Nine Heavens Galaxy Array's' power."

"Controlling Silver Sea City means being able to manipulate the Nine Heavens Galaxy Array for one's own use... Back when Beichen Star was prosperous, a group of God Kings would guard Silver Sea City all year round," the Little Tomb sighed.

Li Yuan couldn't help but nod; he could feel the brilliance and majesty of the 'Nine Heavens Galaxy Array.'

The power it contained was simply infinite.

If he could borrow all of it, he would definitely be able to rival a God Emperor... at the very least, he would be able to fight one.

"Then how should I get in?" Li Yuan said quite helplessly. "It's already been ten days."

That's right!

Li Yuan had been sucked from the bottom of the Endless Abyss and appeared in the 'Core Land' of Silver Sea City.

From the bottom of the palace, just climbing the million-kilometer-high steps had taken him a day... The pressure here was too terrifying; even with God Emperor-level permissions, Li Yuan could not fly at all and had to rely purely on walking.

Then, he was blocked outside the palace gate.

This blockage had lasted for ten days.

"There's no way."

"Li Yuan, when I was here back then, this palace would never close, and God Emperor-level permissions could enter and exit freely."

"So much time has passed, I didn't expect the palace gate to be closed," the Little Tomb said helplessly. "As long as you enter the palace, with your current law comprehension and strength, you should be able to refine part of the restrictions. In this way, you will be able to mobilize part of the Nine Heavens Galaxy Array's power... By then, within the scope of Beichen Star's origin, let alone a Two-Step God King like Lie Yan, even a peak God King powerhouse, you would be able to fight."

"But the prerequisite for all this is that you must first rely on yourself to push open the palace gate."

"The palace itself is a protective array, guarding the cornerstone of the Nine Heavens Galaxy Array."

"Therefore, you must first realize the operating laws of the palace," the Little Tomb said helplessly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 649 =====