Chapter 593: The Fall of the Star Venerable

The Third Elder's expression stiffened.

The gathered Venerables fell silent once more. These words were so direct, showing absolutely no face; would the Third Elder be unable to step down from this?

Xingzun was also stunned in his heart, feeling somewhat indignant. You are a Great Venerable, and you are indeed powerful, but do not forget that a Great Venerable is constrained and repelled by the Great Void, and is not truly an invincible existence.

To be so aggressive now, are you not afraid of suffering a calamity in the future!

He roared in his heart, somewhat hysterical, but dared not speak aloud. Because he knew very well that if he spoke casually in this situation, even the Third Elder might not protect him, only accelerating his death.

"Does the Great Venerable truly intend to be this way?"

The Third Elder spoke in a low, hollow voice.

"Do not misunderstand; I am not here to negotiate with you, nor do I mind being an enemy of your Multiverse Alliance. Of course, you must also possess the qualifications to be my enemy."

Li Heng said with a smile.

"Fine!" The Third Elder shouted immediately.

The gathered Venerables felt a shock in their hearts; the talks had broken down, were they about to start fighting? Was the Third Elder planning to protect Xingzun to the death to maintain the majesty the Multiverse Alliance had built over countless years!

This was a Great Venerable, after all!

Although a Great Venerable is considered a prisoner of the Great Void, to put it bluntly, they did not even have the qualifications to be prisoners of the Great Void. Among them, who could withstand a single blow from a Great Venerable?

Even the strongest among them, "Fan," had no confidence in his heart.

"Xingzun, why have you not stepped forward to accept your death!"

Unexpectedly, the Third Elder's next sentence was the complete opposite of what the Venerables had anticipated; he turned to glare at the bewildered Xingzun and shouted coldly. At the same time, he erupted with powerful momentum, surrounding Xingzun to prevent his escape.

"What are you dawdling for? You have offended the Great Venerable and committed a monstrous crime; dying now is getting off easy. If it were me, I would certainly torture you for hundreds of millions of years first!"

The Third Elder's words carried boundless baleful energy, which shocked the Venerables even more. They had actually guessed wrong; even if negotiations failed, one could only take a step back and bow their heads, offering up Xingzun.

Is a Great Venerable really that terrifying?

But one could also see from the previous words that although a Great Venerable is strong, they are not invincible and without weaknesses; if one could delay time to make them erupt with even more powerful strength, the Great Void would imprison and expel them—would that not be the same as death?

The Third Elder sighed in his heart; how could he not know what the Venerables were thinking? It was just that the plan was at a critical stage, and the Alliance Leader was away and had not yet returned, so it was not appropriate to stir up more trouble.

Especially when facing a supreme Great Venerable.

Furthermore, who could withstand a Great Venerable's full-force strike? They would likely be wiped out in body and soul, with every trace of them erased, before the Void could even target or imprison them.

Who would gamble with their own life?

Given this, it was better to abandon Xingzun.

As for whether this would destroy the inviolable majesty the Multiverse Alliance had accumulated over countless ages? That was certain. Just like a dam, as long as a small hole is opened, no matter how small, the dam will slowly collapse.

But it does not matter, as long as the plan is completed...

The Third Elder pondered.

"Accept my death? That is unnecessary; if one does not go mad, one cannot live. I would like to test the might of this Great Venerable."

Xingzun said calmly, and then the Void rippled. His true body stepped out from within, merging with the Dao Body that had been suppressed by the All-Heaven Stars, erupting with powerful might, sublimating to the extreme, as if seeking to break through.

Li Heng smiled and did not stop him.

The gathered Venerables were silent at the sight.

Although Xingzun's momentum was climbing step by step at this moment, as if he were about to break through his realm, that was only achievable by burning his origin—a means of killing the enemy and contending, a path of mutual destruction.

Regardless of whether Xingzun succeeded in breaking through or not.

He was undoubtedly going to die!

"A futile struggle, though you have done your best."

Li Heng shook his head lightly.

At this moment, although Xingzun's true body and Dao Body had merged and his momentum was erupting, with his strength climbing step by step, he still could not break the suppression of those All-Heaven Stars. By now, his momentum had ceased, yet the suppression of the All-Heaven Stars remained unmoved, like Pangu whose genius died halfway through, devoid of the slightest strength.

Xingzun's face turned deathly pale.

Could he not even do this much?

Did he not even have the qualifications to go mad?

Accompanied by the bitterness on his face, under the crushing and refining of the All-Heaven Stars and the surrounding starlight, his figure began to slowly disappear and fade, and his aura gradually became weak.

Finally, he turned into nothingness before the eyes of the crowd.

The Venerables knew that Xingzun was dead.

"I wonder if the Great Venerable is satisfied!"

The Third Elder looked at the place where the figure had disappeared, silent for a long time. Finally, he came to his senses, turned to look at Li Heng, and bowed once more.

"It was alright, I suppose."

Li Heng nodded lightly and said indifferently.

The Third Elder was stunned upon hearing this. Alright? Was this still not enough?

"It was indeed just alright, but do not overthink it."

Li Heng added.

The "alright" here was not simple; it did not refer to the Multiverse Alliance's handling of the matter, but rather to the Source Power and Golden Source Points he had gained from Xingzun, this Venerable. Clearly, Xingzun was stronger than the average Venerable, but no matter how strong, he could not escape the Venerable realm, so the Golden Source Points he had just harvested were only 150,000.

This 150,000 was a lot in the past, but now it was too little.

He sensed that to continue the development of the Three Pure Heavens now, each firmament required one million, totaling three million Golden Source Points. That meant he needed to kill thirty Venerable-level beings to save up three million.

The Multiverse Alliance did not even have that many Venerables.

Not to mention that he would need to use Source Power and Golden Source Points during the process, which would also cause some additional consumption, plus he had to keep a portion of Source Power and Golden Source Points in reserve.

And let's not even talk about paying back the debt to the Great Void...

Li Heng calculated in his heart and sighed.

So much for being a dignified Great Venerable; he was poor.

The Third Elder was confused for a moment. Could it be that this Great Venerable was hinting at something? It seemed that besides this matter, he needed to offer some additional resources and benefits?

His heart couldn't help but ache; was he really going to have to suffer a massive loss?

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and an idea sprouted in his mind.

"Great Venerable, I heard from the Venerables under me that you possess the Number Five Strange Object that our Multiverse Alliance has lost for a long time?"

Li Heng heard this and responded with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"Perhaps I do, that Strange Fire Pile? But how can you prove that it belongs to your Multiverse Alliance, and do you still want to take that Strange Fire Pile back now?"

He currently had a large deficit in Golden Source Points, so he wouldn't mind if the Multiverse Alliance continued to make things difficult for him on this point; he could use this as a pretext to strike hard against the Multiverse Alliance and obtain more Source Power.

However, this Third Elder was clearly an old fox of countless years; he didn't give him this opportunity on the surface at all, stroking his beard to the end and smiling broadly.

"Great Venerable is joking; the Number Five Strange Object is not being wasted in your hands. But since you have the Number Five Strange Object in your possession, I would like to invite you to join the Multiverse Alliance to discuss a grand plan together!"