[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-555":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309215,4512,"Chapter 555: Clash","starlight-professional-chapter-555",555,"\u003Cp>Yumir was one of the three peak Fifth-Stage Law Lords of the Starlight Civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly—he was a native of the Starlight Civilization itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have a close relationship with Inquis and the others, but he certainly had some acquaintance with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the three killed, a flicker of anger crossed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, and an inexplicable “Cosmic Catastrophe” filled the space spanning several light-years, sealing off any possibility of instantaneous escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing this, Yumir turned to Fang Xing: “You’re… the one who ambushed the Green Tower last time? And you’ve come back a second time… What grudge do you hold against them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Catastrophe Dao? Indeed, you’re just a hair’s breadth from fully comprehending it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed with deep emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense that Yumir’s “Catastrophe Dao Force” had reached a level beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the various strata of space, Catastrophe Dao Force permeated everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he tried to teleport using the “Illusory Void Layer,” he would inevitably trigger it and suffer unimaginable calamities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grudge? Of course there is one… but so what? Will you spare me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fang Xing’s hand, his flying sword slashed—a series of sword lights quietly emerged, carrying the power to confuse time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was merely a defensive sword light, if a low-rank Law Lord faced it, the difference would be a single thread, yet separated by millions of miles—attack from one second could never reach the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest distance in the world is the distance of time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time-Space Law Lord? I’ll only make you die more swiftly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir’s will stirred, and a terrifying cosmic storm surged toward Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cosmic rays!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supernova explosions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various terrifying calamity forces manifested one after another, yet all were blocked by that single sword light, unable to truly reach Fang Xing’s true body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yumir’s eyes lit up: “Catastrophe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Fang Xing felt a glitch in the fusion point of his time and space laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tiny obstruction instantly shattered the previously fluid sword light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a “Catastrophe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive sword light vanished; the terrifying cosmic storm slammed into Fang Xing, tearing through his Immortal energy defenses, then his Immortal-grade battle armor, skin, flesh… leaving only a crimson skeleton in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then… the skeleton gradually grew ethereal and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it was merely a past body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten Thousand Immortals Sword Array!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of sword lights leapt forth, forming Fang Xing’s figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless flying swords merged into a long river, descending like a white rainbow piercing the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! You’re decent for a Fourth-Stage Law Lord, but you’re still not a Fifth-Stage Law Lord… you haven’t mastered Time-Space Dao Force yet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir laughed loudly, his body exploding into a colossal, indescribably vast “Catastrophe True Body!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Catastrophe True Body’s eyes were two exploding supernovas; its body was a raging cosmic storm; countless cosmic rays converged into three faces, each with a different expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Catastrophe Giant lifted his hand slightly, and the Ten Thousand Immortals Sword Array shattered like an eggshell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against this monstrous giant beyond any scale, Fang Xing’s sword techniques weren’t even like a mayfly trying to shake a tree—they didn’t even qualify as scratching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifth-Stage Law Lord… truly formidable, terrifying as this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even such a powerful Fifth-Stage Law Lord could barely escape from the hands of a Dao Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apart from my Heart Force, my other techniques probably won’t affect Yumir much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing pressed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Image of the Destroying Wolf emerged and surged into the “Catastrophe Giant’s” body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Catastrophe Giant froze, all three faces showing a hint of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immense Catastrophe Giant instantly collapsed, revealing Yumir’s true form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir’s face was pale, his eyes filled with disbelief: “What kind of attack was that? My soul’s origin… was instantly destroyed by one-tenth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one-tenth of my soul’s origin destroyed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir was so enraged he could barely speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had trained in willpower secret arts and possessed precious artifacts to protect his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even against Fifth-Stage Law Lords among the Insect Clan’s Psycho Masters, he could hold his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he never imagined being so humiliated by a Fourth-Stage Law Lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It bypassed all defenses—even my willpower defense secret art was useless…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a True Spirit attack! Who are you? How could you possibly possess such a lineage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir cried out in shock and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw Fang Xing didn’t answer—only pressed his brow again, and another Heart Image of the Destroying Wolf emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir shrieked and turned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether through artifacts or some heavenly secret art, one strike destroyed one-tenth of my soul’s origin—another few and I’ll be dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir transformed into a beam of cosmic ray, moving at incredible speed, his heart still trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying one-tenth of his soul’s origin didn’t mean he needed nine more strikes to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, the number would be far fewer than nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing one-tenth of the soul’s origin was manageable; losing over two or three-tenths would inevitably weaken the soul, making it hard to control Source Force, drastically reducing power and defense. If it exceeded five-tenths, he’d be gravely wounded, his strength reduced to less than one percent, utterly at the mercy of his enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing launched his sword light, but found he could no longer catch Yumir’s fleeing silhouette, and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he could escape from ordinary Dao Masters—he was truly powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his escape skills were top-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, fleeing wasn’t shameful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Law Lords who had lived for countless ten thousand years all understood one thing: only by surviving could infinite possibilities exist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, at all times, escape and survival secret arts were the most precious things!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.3 Inheritance Pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“State your identity and submit to inspection!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s true body arrived near the pillar and was immediately halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around and saw the No.3 Pillar now surrounded by dense military camps; a rough scan revealed dozens of millions of Twelfth-Stage warriors forming countless battle arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please... collect _(!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These Twelfth-Stage warriors’ role is probably daily patrols and early warnings…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or they might hold off a few Fourth-Stage Law Lords, but against Fifth-Stage Law Lords, they’re utterly powerless…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short—they’re cannon fodder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed inwardly, then answered seriously: “Starlight Civilization, Law Lord Fang Xing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flashes of light passed; the dozens of Twelfth-Stage warriors immediately bowed: “Law Lord, please proceed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. Who’s in charge here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing had a soldier lead the way, asking casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Lord Yumir, primarily guarding against a Fifth-Stage Matriarch of the Insect Clan’s surprise attack…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier spoke, then handed him a blue stone: “This is a replica of the ‘Grand Void Stone,’ sufficient only for communication near the No.3 Inheritance Pillar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing took the replica Grand Void Stone and immediately sensed a virtual hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the true Grand Void Universe, this place held only one hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within the hall, there were many Law Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Law Lord Fang Xing, you’ve arrived?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several familiar figures immediately came over to greet him: “This Inheritance Pillar is several light-years tall… according to our estimates, the higher the position, the greater the chance of receiving the inheritance… so we’ve agreed to determine height by Starlight Rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since it’s a mutual agreement, I’ll abide by it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing appeared amiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if he truly wanted to seize it by force, he’d send his Immortal division to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was here only to piggyback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the Starlight Rank, I’m still around nine hundredth, but not every Law Lord comes to the No.3 Inheritance Pillar—this position is already good enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed suit, flying to about 2.5 light-years high, silently observing the Inheritance Pillar before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillar was ancient, vast… radiating an unimaginable majesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet merely contemplating it, he sensed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps... the time hasn't come yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suspicion arose in Fang Xing's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a faint smile appeared on his lips as he entered the council hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This temporary virtual meeting room was extremely busy, with vast amounts of information streaming in every moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Quis has died...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He was killed by a stranger Law Lord.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It doesn't matter—Lord Ymir has already gone; that stranger won't last long.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But moments later, the result came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What? Lord Ymir was defeated? Could this killer really be a sixth-rank Law Lord?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Lord Ymir has returned to recuperate. Here is the latest intelligence...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bull-headed Law Lord raised his hand and projected an image: a young man with sword-like brows and starlit eyes. 'This individual's codename is \"Master of the Sword.\" He specializes in the laws of space and time. Though his own strength hovers around the fourth rank of Law Lord, he possesses a strange secret technique capable of attacking the soul—his soul assault reaches the fifth-rank level, or even higher...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Whoa... a fourth-rank Law Lord this overpowered? How long has it been since one appeared?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Law Lords exclaimed in astonishment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Soul assault reaching the fifth-rank level? I'd say he should be rated as a fifth-rank Law Lord outright. After all, anyone who faces him is doomed—even more quickly than usual...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This \"Master of the Sword\" is probably human too. No one knows why he made a mortal enemy of Quis and the others. But today, by crossing paths with our Star Civilization, he's already made his name echo across the universe.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Indeed. This emergence of the Transcendence Realm has truly been a grand event for Law Lords—how many extraordinary talents have surfaced? Like the \"Blood Prison Divine Emperor\" and the \"Heavenly Blade\"...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Blood Prison Divine Emperor at least had roots in a high-level civilization. But the Heavenly Blade just appeared out of nowhere—a mere cosmic drifter who turned out to be a fifth-rank Law Lord. It's terrifying...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I heard the Heavenly Blade's identity is ancient and far from ordinary... but having lived too long, one might go a little mad.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing conversed with the Law Lords, playing the role of an onlooker: 'Well, our own Law Lords are one thing, but those hostile fifth-rank Law Lords—like the Master of the Sword, the Devourer, the Mind Controller, and others—we must flee the moment we encounter them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Exactly,' the other Law Lords nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing's true body stirred his gaze toward the Legacy Pillar: 'Is the Legacy... about to begin?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1740,"2026-06-20T11:03:22.760Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0a87201b69fc314d8fe7598b36bce78c7ca263298386ca7d73b3f151c3214faa","starlight-professional-chapter-556","starlight-professional-chapter-554",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]