Chapter 530: Rescue

Inside a tree-like galaxy with light networks.

A blue palace was violently colliding with a black colossal beast.

Each clash's residual shockwave could destroy countless planets light-years away.

The combatants were none other than the Lord of Qingli Palace and Behemoth.

Suddenly!

The Lord of Qingli Palace paused mid-movement, and Behemoth opened its massive jaws, biting down hard on Qingli Palace.

A deep tooth mark immediately appeared on the heavy treasure, "Qingli Palace."

"Hahahaha… Qingli, you've become distracted."

Behemoth laughed.

In the next instant, he saw a flash of emptiness behind Qingli Palace, revealing the figure of Yinkesi.

"Phew… I won the bet—I didn't land in some other dangerous place, but right beside the Lord of Qingli Palace…"

Yinkesi exhaled in relief, but the next instant, he felt the gaze of a pitch-black colossal beast—and his hairs instantly stood on end.

"Another Fa-Zhu fourth-rank… no, a severely wounded Fa-Zhu."

Behemoth opened its bloodied maw: "Devour!"

A terrifying suction force instantly descended upon Yinkesi, bringing a life-or-death crisis even more terrifying than when he'd been targeted by a hundred past-body sword-point attacks!

"Your opponent is me."

The Lord of Qingli Palace waved his hand, severing the devouring force, and casually swept Yinkesi into Qingli Palace.

During battle, possessing such a heavy treasure truly allows for both offensive advancement and defensive retreat.

As the Lord of Qingli Palace continued to entangle with Behemoth, he also conversed with Yinkesi: "Where are Rui De and Lüta?"

"Both dead…"

Yinkesi grew somber, manifesting the images of Fang Xing's cultivation avatar, the black-robed man, and Kui Lan: "They were all the killers—suspected to be a group, yet somehow not quite…"

Even Yinkesi himself was uncertain now.

If the final one had been allied with Kui Lan, Rui De and Lüta would have died faster—there would have been no time for him to react.

"Hmph, regardless, anyone who dares kill a Fa-Zhu of my Star Civilization must die."

The Lord of Qingli Palace said: "I've already contacted the Tai Xu Universe—official wanted notices from the Star Civilization will be issued immediately!"

Boom! Boom!

Outside, Qingli Palace still tangled with the black beast, occasionally using its proximity advantage to intercept fragments of "Star Source Fruit."

But soon, those blue comets abandoned this region and broke out toward other directions.

"Again? It's definitely the Starwood Clan pulling strings behind the scenes! So stingy!"

Behemoth roared and voluntarily shifted the battlefield.

After all, it knew well that killing or even seriously injuring the Lord of Qingli Palace was unrealistic.

Its sole purpose was to distract, while opportunistically gathering more Star Source Fruit.

…

At the core of the tree-like galaxy stood a colossal tree hundreds of light-years tall, lush and verdant, its canopy glittering with blue dots like countless stars.

"Hah! I've avoided that black behemoth…"

"Hmm, those two bastards are too nasty—must avoid them…"

"Enough. Star Source Fruit is vital for us too—once we've gathered a thousand, stop playing around…"

Giant birds with green bark-like skin chirped incessantly, their minds clearly immature.

Occasionally, they snatched up a Star Source Fruit and casually tossed it toward some unknown direction.

In midair, the Star Source Fruit transformed into a blue comet, trailing a long tail as it swept across the galaxy.

Chirp!

With a long cry, a Starwood Clan member, clearly larger than the others, descended and transformed into a human figure midair.

He walked into the canopy, where countless massive branches supported entire planets teeming with life and reproduction…

This Starwood Clan member pressed deeper into the canopy until he reached its heart, where he saw a palace seemingly forged from starlight: "King… have you awakened?"

Inside the palace sat an old man whose skin was dry, cracked… like dead bark.

Now he opened his cloudy eyes, and an indescribable aura of authority erupted: "I sensed among the incoming Fa-Zhu a being who meets the Master's inheritance requirements…"

"Truly?!" The Starwood Clan member was stunned, yet also resentful.

They were the guardians of the secret realm—yet the Master refused to grant them the inheritance!

"But now, I can no longer sense him… issue orders: find this human!"

The bark-skinned elder waved his hand, and an image appeared—clearly the cultivation avatar of Fang Xing!

"Yes!"

The Starwood Clan member bowed respectfully and withdrew, but as he turned, a flash of malice crossed his mind…

…

At the edge of the Ten Thousand Stars Secret Realm.

"That was close!"

Yuan Yan Palace shrank into a speck of dust, stationed near the entrance, ready to flee at any moment.

Inside, Kui Lan wiped sweat from his brow: "I'd already lured a fourth-rank Fa-Zhu Starwood Clan member to harass Yinkesi—never expected him to arrive so fast… just barely escaped with our lives."

"Sorry—you'll definitely be wanted now."

The black-robed man unclasped his robe, revealing a white-haired boy—it was "Xiao"!

"Hmph, a human wanted notice means nothing—I can just defect to the Beast Civilization. Here, it's a bounty; there, it's proof of merit."

Kui Lan seemed unconcerned: "Besides, you saved my life. When you asked me to act, I already accepted the worst outcome… Hah! Now, no matter what, it's better than the worst, isn't it?"

"True…" Xiao smiled: "I'm off to gather Star Source Fruit and meet up with other human experts. Stay careful… and though I can't confirm it, Star Source Fruit is definitely valuable—try to collect as many as possible, of course, only if your safety isn't compromised…"

…

"Hmm… bountiful harvest…"

Fang Xing's true body remained low-key, only occasionally snatching passing "comets."

Gradually, as the secret realm neared its end, he had gathered six Star Source Fruits.

"My strength among the entering Fa-Zhu should be decent—I've worked hard and diligently… yet only earned six. Clearly, hard labor leads nowhere…"

"The cultivation avatar killed and looted relentlessly, could teleport—huge advantage… collected over a hundred Star Source Fruits and returned already."

If he lingered too long, Fang Xing feared becoming a target.

But his true body had no such problem.

"Huh?"

As he prepared to head to the rendezvous point, a voice suddenly echoed through the Tai Xu Universe: "Save me… I'm being hunted by a Six-Clawed Tyrannosaur of the Beast Civilization! Who's closest? Help!"

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Fang Xing looked over and recognized the Ox-Head Fa-Zhu.

Seeing the Ox-Head Fa-Zhu's coordinates, he immediately transmitted: "I'll save your life—for four Star Source Fruits. Deal?"

"I accept!"

The Ox-Head Fa-Zhu gritted his teeth.

"My true body is arriving immediately—you still have time to sign a Tai Xu Universe contract with me…"

Fang Xing smiled faintly: "If you don't sign the contract, I won't lift a finger."

"Don't worry—I'm not like some people…"

The Ox-Head Fa-Zhu nodded frantically, sending over a contract authenticated by the Tai Xu Universe.

Fang Xing glanced at it and signed immediately.

Moments later.

He saw the Ox-Head Fa-Zhu sprinting desperately toward him, pursued by a terrifying dinosaur-like beast with four forelimbs and two powerful hind legs—exactly six claws.

"Lord Fang Xing, save me!"

The Ox-Head Fa-Zhu screamed.

Behind him, the Six-Clawed Tyrannosaur roared and slammed one claw downward.

Boom!

A crimson mountain materialized—Blood Origin Mountain!

Boom!

That claw, impossibly condensed, carried unimaginable force and shattered Blood Origin Mountain into fragments.

"It's the Law of Force!"

Fang Xing's eyes gleamed: "The final component of Pan Wu Dao requires integration of partial Law of Force!"

Behind him, the Dari Rulai Dharma Body silently emerged, forming a giant nearly as tall as the Six-Clawed Tyrannosaur, and slammed a palm forward—Dari Rulai Divine Palm!

Boom!

A blazing sun appeared, engulfing the Six-Clawed Tyrannosaur in terrifying light and heat.

"Damn human Fa-Zhu!"

The Six-Clawed Tyrannosaur roared, tearing the sun apart with its claws.

Every inch of its body was a perfect embodiment of raw power.

After tearing apart the sun, the Six-Clawed Tyrannosaur turned its gaze to Fang Xing: "You're decent… survive six claws, and I'll spare you today."

"Enough talk."

Fang Xing laughed heartily, summoning the Great Sun Tathagata Body; the terrifying Great Sun Buddha formed the Dharma Seal of Meditative Absorption, and the Great Sun Dharma Realm crashed down.

The surrounding starry sky vanished, replaced by a single, eternal, indestructible Great Sun, standing above infinite time and space, beyond any description by color.

With the enhancement of the "Eternal Great Sun King Mantra," all of Fang Xing's previous techniques linked to the "Great Sun Tathagata Mantra" surged in power.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A Buddha Arahant extended five-colored arms and five-wheel fingers, merging them into a single palm that descended upon the six-clawed Tyrannosaur Beast's head — it was the "Buddha Head Defilement"!

Crash! Crash! Crash!

Fang Xing met claw with palm, enjoying the fight immensely: "This six-clawed Tyrannosaur Beast isn't ordinary — in strength, it's likely among the top of Third-Rank Dharma Lords…"

"Damn it! You have a powerful treasure protecting you — I'm no match for you; fighting you is too disadvantageous…"

After dozens of claw strikes, the six-clawed Tyrannosaur Beast retreated on its own.

Once one reaches the Dharma Lord realm, even beasts grow exceedingly cunning and rarely risk their lives.

Fang Xing made no pursuit, watching as the beast departed.

Revealing too much power now would benefit him nothing.

What he had shown was merely the standard of a rank 999 on the Starry Sky List.

"Thank you, Dharma Lord Fang Xing — here are four Star-Source Fruits…"

The Ox-Head Dharma Lord flew over, his demeanor far more respectful, offering four Star-Source Fruits.

Fang Xing accepted them without modesty: "Thank you — my mission is finally complete…"

"Sigh, my mission is doomed to fail — my source fluid allocation will be halved now; I'll have to cut back…"

The Ox-Head Dharma Lord waved dismissively: "Still, even without this, I don't think I could gather ten anyway — this mission's too strange; there seem to be too many variables…"

Fang Xing's face was solemn, but inside he was smirking.

He had secretly taken over a hundred of the original thousand shares — of course it now seemed like too many monks and too little porridge…

(End of Chapter)