Chapter 348: New Card: Break Through Realm Card!

The cold, low command of the Moon Star Lord echoed beside Chen Mu's ear.

Almost simultaneously with the arrival of the evil aura, she stepped forward, placing herself between Chen Mu and the source of the aura.

Hum!

A vast, profound aura—far more immense and deep than that of a Ground Altar realm, as if drawing in the surrounding heavenly qi—exploded violently from the Moon Star Lord's seemingly frail body.

No longer the previous calm and restrained presence, she now stood like the full moon hanging in the sky, bathing all in pure lunar radiance, radiating a solemn majesty capable of purifying all corruption and freezing all things!

Boom—

A muffled yet deafening roar erupted, shaking the entire ruins beneath the pit into trembling fragments.

The Moon Star Lord did not employ any complex technique; she merely lifted her slender hand, and a palm imprint, condensed as solid as substance and glowing with lunar radiance, struck through the air to meet head-on the swirling tide of dark, foul wind.

Two forces, utterly opposite in nature yet both immensely powerful, collided violently.

Air surged wildly, exploded, and whipped up clouds of dust and shattered stones, further chaos-tingling the already ruined ruins.

The terrifying shockwave swept outward; Chen Mu felt an overwhelming force surge against him, involuntarily sending him drifting back more than ten zhang. Only after dissipating the force did he stabilize his stance, his gaze locked tightly on the center of the battle.

Amidst the swirling dust, the Moon Star Lord's starry robe flapped fiercely, her body wreathed in flowing lunar light, already locked in combat with a twisted, dark-red shadow emerging from the ruins' corner!

The shadow's form was wildly unstable—sometimes a blurred human silhouette, sometimes a churning mass of blood mist, sometimes extending countless sticky, filthy crimson tentacles, exuding a nauseating stench and a chilling malice that pierced straight into the soul.

It was precisely the ancient evil entity from Tong Tong Shoutian's memories!

Bang bang bang~

Hss~ hss~ hss!

Muffled explosions, sharp slicing sounds, and the hissing of energy annihilation continued without end.

The Moon Star Lord's movement was ethereal as a lunar fairy's shadow; every gesture carried immense power, her precise, formidable attacks falling upon the evil entity like a sudden storm of rain.

The evil entity was bizarrely resilient—several times crushed into scattered blood mist by the Moon Star Lord's powerful strikes, yet within mere breaths, the mist would rapidly coalesce nearby, reforming into its twisted shape, as if truly possessing immortality, though its aura had clearly weakened and its reformation speed slowed progressively.

It emitted silent, yet spiritually piercing shrieks, retaliating furiously; its bloody tentacles, laden with intense corrosion and spiritual contamination, constantly tried to entangle and erode the Moon Star Lord's protective lunar radiance.

The battle's residual waves swept everything aside; the already half-collapsed ruins crumbled into powder, the ground gouged with deep furrows, stone platforms shattered, their patterns dimmed.

Chen Mu watched the battle intently, silently evaluating.

This evil entity was indeed tenacious; its "immortality" likely stemmed from its unique energy structure or its special connection to this "Xuehuang Sect" ruin.

If it were him, even if he unleashed every technique, utterly eliminating this thing would be extremely difficult—perhaps even ending in him being worn down to death.

The control over heavenly forces and the quality and quantity of power possessed by a Celestial Palace realm cultivator truly far surpassed that of a Ground Altar realm.

The fierce battle lasted roughly the time of one cup of tea.

Though the evil entity could continuously reform, under the Moon Star Lord's relentless, elementally counteracting pure lunar energy that repeatedly washed, purified, and sliced through it, its core was steadily weakened; its reformed form grew increasingly faint, its shrieks ever more feeble.

Finally, the Moon Star Lord seemed no longer willing to prolong the struggle.

Hum!

Pure lunar radiance gathered and stretched in her palm, condensing in an instant into a three-foot-long sword, entirely radiant, as if forged from the essence of moonlight.

The blade was crystal-clear, flowing with mercury-like luminescence; its edge radiated chilling cold, as if capable of freezing the soul.

Shhh!

A flash of light—endless pure radiance burst from the sword's tip, transforming into countless slender yet unbreakable lunar sword qi, imbued with both purification and freezing power.

These sword qi did not strike straight; instead, like living vines, they wove into a vast net shimmering with cold lunar light, enveloping the now-faint, smoke-like evil entity as it tried once more to scatter.

Hssssss—

The sword net contracted, completely enclosing and tightening around the dark-red evil mist, the lunar sword qi frenziedly shredding and purifying every trace of corrupt energy within.

The evil entity let out one final, agonizing spiritual scream, writhing violently under the pure lunar power, yet unable to scatter or reform again.

After more than a quarter-hour of relentless shredding and purification…

Puff!

A soft sound, like a bubble bursting.

The dark-red evil mist, along with its final sliver of malice and demonic energy, vanished utterly, reduced to nothing.

Only a pool of charred, stinking, foul liquid remained.

【Corpse detected. Collect?】

"Yes!"

With the card in hand, Chen Mu casually checked it.

Break Through Realm Card!

New card—

Break Through Realm Card!

As the name suggests, this card allows one to bypass any realm barrier or bottleneck entirely; as long as the basic conditions for advancing to the next major realm are met, it enables direct, safe, and completely side-effect-free advancement.

No need to endure perilous breakthrough trials, no need to fear demonic interference—everything unfolds naturally, effortlessly.

Suppressing his inner excitement, Chen Mu tucked the card away, his expression unchanged; he bowed deeply to the Moon Star Lord, who was slowly sheathing her sword, her lunar radiance now retracted.

"Thank you, Moon Star Lord, for eliminating this evil entity!"

The Moon Star Lord sheathed her luminous moonblade, her aura returning to calm, and said coolly, "This evil entity drew strength from the ruin's blood-sha energy and possessed a certain tenacious 'immortality' trait—ordinary methods could not eradicate it. Yet ultimately, evil cannot overcome righteousness. A pity—this ancient ruin is utterly destroyed."

Her gaze swept over the ruins now reduced to nothing but rubble, devoid of any value, then settled on the distant stone platform, where the "Blood-Devouring Heaven Blade" still floated quietly, though its surrounding blood qi had been thrown into chaos by the battle's residual waves.

"This place is ruined. Continuing to seal the 'Blood-Devouring Heaven Blade' here may pose risks."

The Moon Star Lord spoke, "Wu Quxing, if you trust me, I shall take this blade away and destroy it utterly in some remote, desolate place."

Chen Mu naturally welcomed this—he bowed again in thanks. "Then I am deeply indebted to you, Moon Star Lord."

"No need for such formalities," the Moon Star Lord nodded slightly.

Without another word, she raised her hand and grasped the air; a pure, vast stream of true qi summoned heavenly forces, forming a semi-transparent lunar hand that enveloped, isolated, and suppressed the dark-red "Blood-Devouring Heaven Blade" along with the residual aura of the stone platform's patterns.

Then she withdrew her Star Token; a flash of light—and with the imprisoned blade, she vanished from the spot, clearly returning directly to the Star Palace to handle the aftermath.

Watching the Lady of the Taiyin Star depart, Chen Mu looked around at the utterly ruined, lifeless ruins at the bottom of the pit and did not linger.

He likewise retrieved the Star Token and communicated with it through thought.

Starlight flickered, and space shifted.

The next moment, Chen Mu stood within the Star Palace, beneath him the familiar floating islands and cloud sea.

Identifying the direction, his form became a streak of light, flying straight toward the Wu Quxing Palace.

He entered the grand, silent star palace and closed the doors.

Only then did Chen Mu take a deep breath and calm his agitated emotions.

He walked to the center of the hall and sat cross-legged, flipping his palm.

He pulled out the Break Through Realm card!