Chapter 161: We Won

"You!"

The person in the rat mask felt their anger surging and said gloomily.

"Chen Long, you had better be able to actually kill that guy or capture him alive, otherwise I will definitely report you to the Lord!"

"Suit yourself."

Chen Long charged into the group of monsters before him, initiating a one-sided massacre.

"Let's go!" the person in the rat mask shouted coldly, leading their people to pursue the direction in which Guo Qin had fled.

Little did they know that Guo Qin had already encountered big trouble. Standing before him was a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious robes, standing with his hands behind his back and watching him—it was none other than the head of the Xie family, Xie Hong!

From the moment Student Zhuge Ni activated the Star Array, Xie Hong had been pursuing Guo Qin. In his eyes, the lives of those twelve masked people were far less important than capturing Guo Qin.

Gulp.

Guo Qin couldn't help but swallow hard, a fawning smile appearing on his face.

"What a coincidence, Big Brother. You're here to take a dump, right?"

"I don't have time for your nonsense. Tell me, what happened inside the Gate of Apocalypse?" Xie Hong asked in a deep voice.

"The Gate of what?"

"The Gate of Apocalypse."

"What Gate of what?"

"The Gate of Apocalypse."

"The Gate of what now?"

"......"

Xie Hong lightly brushed the plate on his hand, and a pitch-black Embroidered Spring Blade appeared in his hand. The scabbard was covered in dragon-shaped cloud patterns, emitting a chilling aura that made one's hair stand on end.

"Since you refuse to speak, then this old man also knows a thing or two about the art of slow slicing."

As soon as the words fell, accompanied by a crisp blade-ringing sound, the long blade in Xie Hong's hand slowly unsheathed, resembling a bright, crescent moon.

"Divine Artifact, Black Moon!"

Guo Qin's pupils shrank violently; he clearly recognized the origin of the blade in Xie Hong's hand!

"That... Big Brother, let's talk this out, shall we? Let's not resort to violence, okay?" Guo Qin said with a forced laugh.

Xie Hong remained silent, walking toward Guo Qin with the blade in hand. The tip of the Black Moon lightly scraped against the ground, sparking a series of flames.

"Don't! Big Brother! Don't be impulsive!"

"Ah!!!"

On the city wall, after Ye Lin successfully neutralized the attack from the person in the rat mask, he reached into Student Zhuge Ni's arms and swiped the compass.

This compass seemed to require the absorption of life force to function, which was perfectly suited to him, wasn't it? Ye Lin didn't have much, but he certainly had plenty of life.

And after checking the compass, Ye Lin finally understood why Student Zhuge Ni had been able to unleash such terrifying power just moments ago.

"Teacher... what kind of existence were you when you were alive?" Ye Lin couldn't help but mutter to himself.

This Astrolabe was a Divine Artifact.

But if it were merely a Divine Artifact, it would naturally be impossible for Student Zhuge Ni to possess the power to suppress everything.

That terrifying power originated from the arrangements Student Zhuge Qianxing had made before his death!

Student Zhuge Qianxing had used the entire Qingcheng as the base of the array to set up the Heavenly Star Array. This Astrolabe was the eye of the array; whoever controlled the Astrolabe in Qingcheng could mobilize the endless power of the stars.

In other words, Student Zhuge Ni was actually just a switch.

It was just that Student Zhuge Ni was too weak. If Student Zhuge Ni were a bit stronger, she would never have been in such a sorry state while manipulating the Star Array.

"With this compass... wouldn't I be invincible in Qingcheng?" Ye Lin's eyes burned with heat. Facing Chen Long, who was charging toward him, he immediately prepared to activate the Star Array left behind by Student Zhuge Qianxing.

But at this moment, he discovered that the Astrolabe in his hand had no reaction at all.

"Wait! This thing is bloodline-locked? Are you kidding me!"

Ye Lin's face turned green instantly. If he wasn't mistaken, this Astrolabe should only be usable by Student Zhuge Qianxing's direct bloodline. Preventing villains was one thing, but why did Student Zhuge Qianxing even guard against him? Did he look like someone who would snatch things from Student Zhuge Ni?

Could it be that he would keep it for himself just because the Astrolabe was a Divine Artifact and particularly useful? Was he, Ye Lin, that kind of person?

Watching Chen Long closing in, Ye Lin couldn't care less. He backhanded and used the Eight Desolations Sacred Silver Bow to cut Student Zhuge Ni's fair wrist.

"Well, I'm doing this to save the people of Qingcheng, so I'm just borrowing a bit of Student Zhuge Ni's blood. Teacher, please don't blame me if your spirit is watching!"

As the bright red blood flowed from Student Zhuge Ni's wrist onto the ancient compass, the compass gradually began to light up with brilliant starlight.

Seeing Student Zhuge Ni's lips turn from rosy to bloodless, Ye Lin hurriedly stopped and stanched the bleeding; he was afraid that if he let any more out, Student Zhuge Ni would die right there.

With Student Zhuge Ni's blood, Ye Lin was finally able to control the Astrolabe.

In an instant, he felt as if he had merged with the entire Qingcheng. With just a single thought, he could destroy everything before him.

Following that, Ye Lin directly unleashed the move against Chen Long that Student Zhuge Ni had failed to execute!

"Starlight Annihilation!"

Ye Lin felt as if the Astrolabe before him had turned into an insatiable black hole, sticking tightly to his hand, impossible to shake off, frantically devouring his life force without any intention of giving him a way out!

It seemed Student Zhuge Qianxing had long anticipated that someone might use Student Zhuge Ni's blood to activate the Astrolabe, so he had left behind a contingency plan early on.

If it weren't for Ye Lin possessing an undying body, he feared that even ten lives wouldn't be enough to die.

"I knew it, how could Teacher guard against even me?"

Ye Lin smiled. In this way, there were only two people in the world who could use the Astrolabe: Student Zhuge Ni herself, and him plus Student Zhuge Ni's blood.

Brilliant starlight gathered above Qingcheng into a torrent of stars, sweeping toward the dense mass of monsters below!

There were no violent explosions, no painful screams, no dying struggles.

Wherever the starlight passed, the massive monsters were annihilated as if they were made of paper. No monster could block that brilliant, dazzling starlight, and Chen Long's figure also disappeared beneath it.

When the starlight slowly dissipated, an extremely obvious gap had appeared in the boundless monster horde; nearly half of the monsters had perished under that single strike.

This terrifying power made even Ye Lin swallow hard.

When the number of monsters was high, they were like a tide, pushing forward wave after wave; even if the monsters were afraid, they had no chance to turn back.

And Ye Lin's strike of Starlight Annihilation had wiped out nearly half, instantly giving the monsters a chance to regret.

"Woo..."

It was unknown which monster let out a piercing whimper, and then those remaining monsters, as if receiving some command, retreated rapidly like a receding tide.

Monsters also had lives and could feel fear. Watching so many of their kind evaporated in an instant, they felt the same terror.

Hu Weng, beneath the city wall, stared blankly at the retreating monsters. His weapon was already riddled with holes, and his body bore many wounds.

With a thud, Hu Weng collapsed to the ground, muttering.

"We... won..."

Then Hu Weng suddenly became agitated, roaring hysterically.

"We won!!!" ===== CHAPTER 162 =====