Chapter 3770: Star

Sanctuary City · Top City, inside the sixth floor of the Supreme Temple.

The entire sixth floor could be divided into three parts: the sleeping hall, the dining hall, and a treasure room. In this treasure room with tightly closed metal doors, there were all the treasures of the Astral Devourer.

One of the Astral Devourer's hobbies was gluttony, especially for all kinds of delicacies. It had a gluttonous desire like a Taotie.

The strong of the myriad worlds were by no means the stronger they were, the more they were devoid of desires. On the contrary, the more powerful they were, the more massive their desires were. Of course, correspondingly, they would also have stronger willpower. Therefore, the "Soul Crown" could be called the nemesis of the strong.

On the banquet table, all kinds of delicacies cooked with life force couldn't make the Astral Devourer have the slightest gluttonous desire today. This made the servants serving on the side, as well as the cook by the banquet hall door, terrified. The one they served, if slightly dissatisfied, would casually pick them up and throw them into its mouth, chewing them in a few bites. So-called monsters, compared to this World-Extinguishing-level entity, couldn't be considered ferocious or terrifying at all.

The Astral Devourer picked up a medium-rare meat steak. Just as it was about to feast, the knife wound across its chest caused the violence in its heart to soar. With a slap, a large piece of meat steak it grabbed was crushed, and blood and life force soup flowed down through its fingers.

The nightmare aura eroded the surroundings along the wound, and star patterns appeared on the Astral Devourer's body surface. A moment later, it suppressed it. After everything calmed down, the Astral Devourer had no heart to enjoy the delicious food. After washing the oil stains on its hands in a black water basin the size of a small swimming pool, it stood up and walked toward the bedchamber. The servants on both sides were as silent as cicadas in winter.

Inside the bedchamber, served by an old Sea Clan servant, the Astral Devourer leaned half-lying on the bed. The old Sea Clan servant on the side took out ointment and applied it to the wound on the Astral Devourer's chest. This old Sea Clan servant was over five meters tall and somewhat hunched, but compared to the Astral Devourer, who was over eight meters tall, this old Sea Clan servant was much shorter.

"Is that therapist you mentioned reliable?"

The Astral Devourer spoke. Hearing this, the old Sea Clan servant said respectfully: "Very reliable. I have seen that Scarlet Eldest Son; his injuries have indeed recovered a lot."

"Hmm."

The Astral Devourer's tone was a bit more satisfied, but it immediately thought of the Progenitor who died miserably, which made it ask: "How long has that doctor lived in Black Iron City? Did he go to Black Iron City recently?"

"No, the subordinate checked. That therapist has already lived there for more than ten years. I also met the officials in that area of Black Iron City and brought our diviner, and there was no problem. That therapist has indeed lived in Black Iron City for more than ten years. It is said that he has a close relationship with the Mechanical Manufacturer."

After hearing this from the old Sea Clan servant, the Astral Devourer felt much more at ease, especially the diviner the other party mentioned—that was a red-robed priest who had been secretly loyal to him for many years as a trusted aide.

Just then, a knocking sound came. The Astral Devourer signaled the old Sea Clan servant to open the door, then changed from leaning to sitting majestically, recovering its usual spirit.

The Priest walked into the bedchamber first, and then a somewhat sneaky-looking little old man followed in. It was Caesar, disguised as a therapist.

Arriving at this place for the first time, Caesar appeared somewhat bewildered. Under the guidance of the old Sea Clan servant, Caesar sat on a tall chair beside the bed.

This chair, several meters high, made Caesar a bit afraid of heights. Strong survivability didn't mean Caesar could fly or burrow. Greed, cowardice, and being sneaky were Caesar's nature. Of course, if the benefits were large enough, under the blessing of greed, Caesar's courage would soar straight up.

Looking at Caesar, who was sitting on the edge of the chair tremblingly, the Astral Devourer narrowed its eyes one by one and began to doubt somewhat whether this little old man, whose expression carried a bit of cowardice and wretchedness, could cure its injuries.

"L... Lord, your injuries are too severe. M... my treatment difficulty is very high."

"Hmm?"

The Astral Devourer's gaze was even more dissatisfied. It asked with a voice like a bell: "Then what do you want?"

"W... want to add money."

"Hmm?"

The Astral Devourer subconsciously thought it had misheard. Right now, this human little old man was so scared he was almost shaking like chaff, yet he was still thinking about adding money. Thinking of this, it laughed loudly. This terrifying laughter made the ground tremble, and the thickened crystal glass buzzed.

Caesar was even more direct; he rolled his eyes and fainted, and fell from the chair several meters high. He just kicked his legs, his body completely straightened, making people subconsciously think whether he would die suddenly because of this.

This made the Astral Devourer a bit confused. It lowered its head and looked at Caesar, who had fallen to the ground and was almost in shock, then turned its head and looked at the Priest with anger, asking: "Is this the person you found?"

"I, I'm fine."

Caesar held an empty potion bottle in his hand, the surging vitality gradually emerging within his body. However, he immediately took out half a bottle of water, poured this somewhat murky liquid into the empty vial to rinse out the remaining dregs, drank it all down, and then, because the residue got stuck in his teeth, he spent quite a while picking it out—an action that caused his just-established aura of a master to vanish instantly without a trace.

Witnessing all this, the Astral Devourer didn't know what to say for a moment and finally chose to remain silent.

Under Caesar's command, not long after, the servants set up a large pot with a diameter of over three meters in the banquet hall, and various materials were placed beside the large pot in turn, waiting for Caesar to perform.

The vigorous flame scorched the large pot. Caesar, standing on a wooden frame on the side, began to put various materials into the pot. Not long after, the soup in the pot turned deep brown, bubbling and bubbling. Judging from the speed at which the bubbles burst, the thickness of this soup was not low.

This was just the beginning. After Caesar added a total of hundreds of materials, this Caesar-improved version of Graham thick soup was considered half-cooked. The subsequent hours of boiling were the key.

An indescribable strange smell gradually diffused in the banquet hall. Besides the Astral Devourer, Caesar, the Priest, and the old Sea Clan servant, there was also a red-robed priest present; he was the diviner loyal to the Astral Devourer.

At this moment, this red-robed priest's face was tense. It wasn't that he was a serious person, but if he didn't sink his breath into his dantian, the dinner he ate last night might have come out directly from his throat.

Even the Astral Devourer was looking solemn at this moment. It occasionally glanced at Caesar, almost directly asking if it really needed to drink this thing.

When the Graham thick soup began to emit uniform small bubbles, Caesar extinguished the fire and said with a face full of smiles: "Lord, the medicine soup is ready. As long as you drink my two potions, I guarantee that you will not only remove the nightmare aura, but your injuries will also recover very quickly."

Hearing Caesar say this, the Astral Devourer's cheeks twitched fiercely. It looked at the thick soup in the large pot, then looked at Caesar, and said coldly: "You drink it first."

Caesar immediately picked up a soup ladle, filled himself a full bowl, and then took a happy sip. Because the taste was overwhelming, his eyelids blinked for a while. Finally, he exhaled comfortably and said with a smile: "The taste is really good."

The Astral Devourer looked confused, but hindered by the strong enemy in front, it had to recover its injuries as soon as possible. However, before drinking this thick soup, it looked at the red-robed priest. The red-robed priest nodded knowingly, indicating that the divination result was that this thick soup was fine and was for recovering injuries.

"Lord, your physique is powerful, you need to drink a larger portion."

As Caesar spoke, he had already controlled the lowering device to lift the large pot and pour the thick soup inside into a large jar taller than him.

The Astral Devourer picked up the large jar and took a big gulp. Its dozen eyes widened, and an eye on its shoulder even burst with bloodshot eyes. However, thinking of how simply Caesar drank it, it gritted its teeth and drank it all in a few gulps.

"Hoo~"

The Astral Devourer exhaled a gray-hot breath. Seeing this, Caesar hurriedly handed over a potion and said: "Lord, this is the second potion."

After the Astral Devourer received the potion, it didn't drink it immediately but poured out a small part, first watching the old Sea Clan servant drink it, and then looked at the red-robed priest. After the red-robed priest nodded, indicating that the divination result was fine, the Astral Devourer drank the potion.

After drinking this potion, the Astral Devourer originally wanted to carefully perceive the efficacy of the potion, but after drinking that large jar of thick soup, its stomach could be described as churning. At this time, wanting to sense the changes after drinking the potion was even more difficult.

Even though the Astral Devourer could digest star cores, world power, etc., facing this strangely flavored thick soup, its powerful stomach seemed to be letting out bursts of wailing.

In turn, the Astral Devourer felt a huge vitality surge from its stomach. This was the effect of digesting the potion it had drunk. The most intuitive manifestation was that the nightmare aura dissipated at its wound.

This made the Astral Devourer feel comfortable for a while, and even the discomfort in its stomach disappeared. It looked down at Caesar in front, considering whether to imprison this person or reward him. As for gratitude, a World-Extinguishing-level entity that had devoured countless worlds would not have emotions like gratitude or pity.

Just when the Astral Devourer hadn't made a decision, Caesar suddenly took out a glass bottle and then shook the translucent liquid inside. Just by shaking it slightly, the translucent liquid inside formed a simple technique.

Almost simultaneously.

Hum~

An identical technique formed in the Astral Devourer's stomach, and then, after less than 0.5 seconds, a muffled space sound spread.

Thud!

It was as if the Astral Devourer had been bombarded by an invisible giant cannon. With its powerful physique, black-blue blood actually sprayed from its mouth and nose. This was an internal organ attack. A space bombardment force, ignoring its physique defense, slammed into its stomach and also teleported something inside. The moment this item was teleported into the stomach, it caused everything else in its stomach to evaporate instantly.

The dozen or so eyes of the Astral Devourer widened to the extreme, the corners of its eyes even splitting open. The terrifying fluctuations coming from its stomach made it open its blood-filled maw wide, and an arm stretched out, heading straight into the stomach. But the next second, a large number of translucent tentacles grew on this arm, and with a 'pop', it exploded, turning into a translucent fluid.

"Roar!!!"

The Astral Devourer roared toward the sky, and layers of air waves spread out, shaking the surrounding space until it was covered with cracks.

"Original Sin..."

The Astral Devourer had already sensed an Original Sin item in its stomach, but for some reason, this Original Sin item was so terrifying that it couldn't even spit it out.

The Astral Devourer looked at the culprit, Caesar, but where its gaze reached, Caesar had already disappeared.

"Kill them all..."

The Astral Devourer ordered the old Sea Clan servant, but the next second, it discovered that the old Sea Clan servant and the red-robed priest were standing respectfully behind the Priest with their heads lowered. Not only that, all the servants in the hall were standing behind the Priest at this moment, looking like they were following the Priest's lead.

Seeing this scene, the Astral Devourer suddenly felt that the Sanctuary City it was currently in was no longer safe. These people, one by one, betrayed it. Perhaps it could be explained as being won over by the enemy, but betraying it all at once could only mean one thing: the Lord of Eternal Darkness and the Abyss Archbishop were about to make a move against it.

With the Astral Devourer's intelligence, it deduced in the blink of an eye that this was a trap set by the Abyss Archbishop. As for the reason, it must be that the Abyss Archbishop and that Law-Breaker had secretly joined forces. The 【Blade of Sealing】 obtained last time was fake; it was simply the Abyss Archbishop choosing not to leave temporarily. After mastering the chips to leave at any time, it joined forces with the Law-Breaker to eliminate the other three giants and then split the origin power left after their deaths. The Progenitor might have died this way.

The Astral Devourer became increasingly certain of this, so it felt that it couldn't stay in this Sanctuary City for even one more second. Fighting these traitors in front of it was just a waste of time.

Boom!

The Astral Devourer crashed through the wall of the Supreme Temple, leaving behind dots of starlight, and rushed to the barrier wall of the Sanctuary City, crashing into it.

Thud!!

The entire Sanctuary City shook because of this. The Sanctuary City's barrier was indeed sturdy after being activated. The Astral Devourer didn't crash through it in one go. However, it shook its somewhat dizzy head, crashed through the barrier wall, and rushed outside.

The Astral Devourer was equivalent to swallowing the "Book of Original Sin," but it didn't die because of this, and it could still crash through the Sanctuary City's barrier with brute force, which showed how powerful this World-Extinguishing-level entity's physique was.

At the hole on the sixth floor of the Supreme Temple, the Priest looked at the Astral Devourer rushing out of the Sanctuary City, his eyes thoughtful. A moment later, he turned and walked into the darkness that emerged behind him, his aura completely disappearing. And the old Sea Clan servant and the red-robed priest behind him—the heads of these two people exploded immediately.

The reason these two people would betray the Astral Devourer had to mention their sneaking into Black Iron City to investigate Caesar's identity. This was actually also a trap. The person sent by the Astral Devourer to investigate this matter must be the Astral Devourer's trusted aide.

The Priest, who traveled with these two, worked from the inside and outside with Zui Yasi. Just after the two arrived in Black Iron City, they were arranged by the Priest and Zui Yasi, and Marrow-Parasitic Worms were parasitized in their brains.

Precisely because of this, the red-robed priest always indicated that he hadn't divined any danger. And for this trusted aide, the Astral Devourer still had some trust.

At this moment, over a hundred kilometers away from the Sanctuary City, a meteorite crashed into a ring-shaped valley.

The diameter of this valley was about a thousand meters, surrounded by barrel-shaped mountain walls. Inside this valley, there was a layer of shallow water, and vines and moss climbed on the surrounding rock walls.

Of the Astral Devourer's remaining three large hands, two grabbed its upper and lower jaws respectively, then pulled them open. Finally, one hand reached into its mouth and abdomen, grabbing an item that looked like a book. But the next instant, a dark green smoke emerged on this arm, the flesh and blood on it evaporated, the bones withered, turned into gray slag, and scattered down.

"Roar!!"

The Astral Devourer let out an extremely angry roar. It was very unwilling at this moment. In its view, it, whose strategy was no weaker than the Abyss Archbishop's, how could it die in such a trap? It should be known that in its view, its strategy had always been on par with the Abyss Archbishop's and, together with the Abyss Archbishop, was a notch higher than the Lord of Eternal Darkness.

Pfft!

The Astral Devourer stabbed one hand into its chest and abdomen, but the next moment, its large hand was repelled. What was even more thorny was that because its state was too poor, it couldn't control its own recovery power, so the wound regenerated and healed in an instant.

Just when the Astral Devourer felt that the terrifying object in its abdomen was about to break and something inside would erupt, a figure jumped down from the rock wall above and landed a hundred meters in front of it.

Hearing the sound, the Astral Devourer looked over and saw the Law-Breaker Shadow standing opposite. This made it prepare to rush toward the enemy, but a sharp pain in its abdomen made it vomit a large mouthful of black-blue blood, which even contained the faint light of starlight. This was its origin power.

Su Xiao raised his hand, and the "Book of Original Sin" appeared in front of him. He grasped the "Book of Original Sin" with one hand, letting its increasingly unstable fluctuation gradually calm down, finally returning to its usual stability. The Aoge crystal clinging to it also peeled off. For some reason, these Aoge crystals were clinging to the "Book of Original Sin" in the form of a technique just now.

Teleporting the "Book of Original Sin" into the Astral Devourer's stomach was an extremely risky plan. In the past, Su Xiao wouldn't have done this; he would rather fight the Astral Devourer to the death to strive to become the winner.

But right now, he couldn't fight the Astral Devourer to the death. There were two reasons: the first point was that this was how he had killed the Progenitor. Regarding this, the Lord of Eternal Darkness and the Abyss Archbishop must have been on guard. If he fought the Astral Devourer to the death and the Lord of Eternal Darkness and the Abyss Archbishop arrived, Su Xiao would surely die.

The second reason was that the Nightmare Blood Shadow's trail was unknown. Su Xiao could be certain that one of the Nightmare Blood Shadow's goals was to kill him, which had extraordinary significance for the Nightmare Blood Shadow. If the Nightmare Blood Shadow appeared during the death battle with the Astral Devourer, Su Xiao would also surely lose.

That was why he used such a risky way to deal with the Astral Devourer. Once the "Book of Original Sin" had a problem in the Astral Devourer's stomach, leading to the release of all five Original Sin items inside, Su Xiao would also be in dire straits.

What the Law-Breaker's luck brought Su Xiao wasn't just huge luck, but also a habit: when facing a strong enemy, he must consider how to face the worst-luck situation.

To prevent the "Book of Original Sin" from shattering in the Astral Devourer's stomach, Su Xiao chose the method of "blocking is worse than dredging." Since the "Book of Original Sin" was unstable because of the five Original Sin items inside, then releasing one would greatly reduce the pressure the "Book of Original Sin" bore, and it would definitely not have any problems.

And choosing which one to release was naturally the "Scarlet Scepter." Su Xiao wasn't the holder of this Original Sin item, so sealing it was the most strenuous. That is to say, just before Su Xiao took back the "Book of Original Sin," he controlled the "Book of Original Sin" and released the Scarlet Scepter sealed on the fifth page.

This meant that at this moment, the Scarlet Scepter was located in the Astral Devourer's stomach. This might be the first World-Extinguishing-level entity that dared to swallow the Scarlet Scepter into its stomach.

After the "Book of Original Sin" detached, the Astral Devourer fell to the ground with a thud, water splashing everywhere. It was panting like a cow in its mouth, but its eyes were all coldly staring at Su Xiao, because the Astral Devourer was already considering how to deal with this enemy.

The Astral Devourer stood up from the ground, water droplets dripping along its horns. Although it didn't know why the Law-Breaker opposite took away that terrifying Original Sin item, it didn't matter. It would make this Law-Breaker who schemed against it pay the price.

Just when the Astral Devourer was considering how to quickly recover its state, the vision before its eyes suddenly twisted. Afterward, Scarlet spread from its mouth and nose. If having the "Book of Original Sin" in its stomach just now was like swallowing a piece of red-hot branding iron, and this branding iron ignored its body defense and resolutely and ruthlessly burned its internal organs, then now, the Astral Devourer felt like it had drunk a stomach full of liquid fire.

Perhaps it was the first time in so many years in the present world that it had been swallowed into a stomach. For a moment, the Scarlet Scepter really didn't stabilize where it was. After discovering it had been swallowed into the abdomen, the Scarlet Scepter showed its anger after a long time.

Su Xiao discovered that the Astral Devourer's life value upper limit, which was as high as 800%, suddenly slid down by a large chunk. It wasn't that this blood bar was cleared, but the 800% life value upper limit suddenly slid down to 700%, then to 600%, 480%, sliding down the life value upper limit at a speed of 100%–150% per second. This was the Astral Devourer with a powerful physique; if it were a being with a 100% life value upper limit, it would surely die instantly.

Su Xiao didn't take this opportunity to attack the Astral Devourer, not wanting to cause the Scarlet Scepter's backlash, and also waiting for an opportunity. The next second, the opportunity came.

The Astral Devourer's massive, blood-filled maw opened, attempting to spit out the Scarlet Scepter, but despite the surging in its abdomen for a long time, it still did not succeed. It roared and once again used both hands to pull at its upper and lower jaws, stretching its maw to the maximum. The Scarlet Power within surged out even faster; with the Astral Devourer's eight-meter size, combined with its current half-human, half-beast form, its blood-filled maw was even larger.

When the life value slid to 60%, the Astral Devourer finally spat out the Scarlet Scepter. Su Xiao had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Taking advantage of the Astral Devourer's giant mouth wide open, the blood-gas phantom behind him released the energy bowstring of the Soul Great Bow, and a crystal long spear composed of Aoge crystals sank into the Astral Devourer's mouth.

The Astral Devourer groaned, but compared to the Scarlet Scepter's terrifying erosion, the attack of this crystal long spear at this time didn't count for anything to it. One of its large hands supported the ground, and its aura stabilized a bit.

However, what the Astral Devourer didn't expect was that the crystal spear that sank into its mouth and abdomen just now wasn't for attack. After this crystal spear exploded in the Astral Devourer's abdomen, it formed multiple techniques in crystal form, clinging to the Astral Devourer's various internal organs. As for its stomach, it had a total of three stomachs; at this moment, two had disappeared, and the remaining half was also broken and incomplete.

Before the Astral Devourer opposite could stand up, Su Xiao took out a "Sun Holy Sword." This "Sun Holy Sword" was very special, not because it had been activated for more than ten seconds and was about to explode, but because its surface was covered with teleportation techniques. To ensure it wouldn't explode during the teleportation process, a crystal layer with a thickness of more than ten centimeters clung to the outside of the glass column.

Su Xiao activated the "Sun Holy Sword," and the "Sun Holy Sword" disappeared. This made the Astral Devourer opposite immediately vigilant. However, after spitting out the Scarlet Scepter and the scepter disappeared, its chest and abdomen were no longer burning like fire. At this time, it even felt warm...

Suddenly, the Astral Devourer felt a piece of scorching heat in its chest and abdomen.

Thud!!

A muffled sound came from the Astral Devourer's chest cavity. Its body size suddenly expanded a bit, and then slowly recovered. A "Sun Holy Sword" had exploded inside its body.

The Astral Devourer, which had just stood up, staggered, and then fell to its knees with a thud. It spat out magma-like liquid from its mouth. Its eyes widened, and finally, it fell down with a boom, and then watched with its own eyes as a Law-Breaker blade, rising with black-blue smoke, stabbed into its head between its horns.

"I... am, after all, the World-Extinguishing Disaster that devoured, the stars!! How could! How could it be... be slashed and extinguished just like this, as long as... let me... devour, one, star, I could, be immortal, indestructible, un... dying..."

All the Astral Devourer's eyes widened to the extreme until its aura completely disappeared. Its double horns exploded, and a massive amount of star power surged toward the sky. A giant tree composed of star power grew rapidly, and the tree roots pushed away the surrounding mountain walls.

In just a few minutes, the surrounding scene changed greatly. Dozens of kilometers around turned into a shallow water area with various plants. A star giant tree tens of thousands of meters high grew in front of Su Xiao. The trunk of this star giant tree was like deep blue crystal, and it also had a bit of wooden gentleness. Translucent tree whiskers hung down. Although it was a beautiful scene, it was hard to imagine how many worlds the Astral Devourer had devoured to have so much star power.

"This idiot, finally dead."

A steady but dark voice came.

Hearing the sound, Su Xiao turned his body, back facing the star giant tree behind him. The water surface under his feet barely covered his ankles. He held his long blade pointing obliquely to the ground, looking calmly at the Abyss Archbishop and the Lord of Eternal Darkness a hundred meters away. ===== CHAPTER 3771 =====