Chapter 187: Star Flame Realm Star Beast, Great Kun; Star-Shattering Divine Puppet; The Figure in Ye Xingyun

When the Star Palace gates opened, an immensely rich surge of stellar energy spread forth.

This energy made Ye Xingyun, who bore the Star God King Body, feel profoundly at ease.

But he had no time to linger—he instantly flashed inside the Star Palace.

Mo Fan followed right behind.

Not long after, Jun Xiaoyao and the others arrived.

"So this is the Star Palace treasury? It's already been opened."

Jun Xiaoyao spoke, gazing at the palace beneath the earth, shimmering with flowing starlight.

He knew it must have been Ye Xingyun and Mo Fan who got here first.

But Jun Xiaoyao didn't care—so long as the Star Palace treasury remained here, the opportunity wouldn't slip away.

"Enter." Jun Xiaoyao stepped through the treasury gates with Yi Yu and the Nine-Headed Lion.

Afterwards, the Heavenly Star Saint Disciple, Zhao Lie, Chu Hongyi, and others arrived.

Seeing the Star Palace treasury, they froze for an instant, then dashed inside at once, fearing they'd miss the opportunity.

Of the remaining prodigies, only a tiny fraction reached this place.

The vast majority of cultivators had died en route, never even laying eyes on the Star Palace treasury.

Inside the Star Palace treasury.

Jun Xiaoyao and the others moved through it.

The entire treasury was divided into numerous chambers, each piled high with rare treasures.

"I never expected the mortal realm to have a treasury like this," the Nine-Headed Lion murmured in awe.

Though born into great privilege and raised with endless resources, even it was momentarily dazzled by the sheer abundance here.

"These are merely the cheapest items—no point wasting time on them," Jun Xiaoyao said coolly, shaking his head.

His standards were higher than the Nine-Headed Lion's—he didn't even glance at these things.

The true treasures of the Star Palace treasury lay deep within.

The Heavenly Star Saint Disciple and the others had also entered, and seeing the treasures strewn everywhere, they were genuinely stunned.

"Hmm? I can sense intense stellar energy ahead!" The Heavenly Star Saint Disciple's eyes flashed, darting toward one of the treasury chambers.

Zhao Lie and Chu Hongyi followed immediately.

Inside this chamber, it resembled a starry sky.

Countless starlike crystals glimmered within.

"That's… a Star Core!" The Heavenly Star Saint Disciple's eyes widened.

A Star Core is the essence core of a star, brimming with immense power.

One Star Core's energy roughly equaled that of a low-grade Immortal Source.

And here, stretching as far as the eye could see, there were thousands of them!

"Star Cores—equivalent to low-grade Immortal Sources!" Chu Hongyi's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Zhao Lie couldn't hold back—he stepped forward, reaching to claim the Star Cores.

At that moment, a terrifying ripple surged forth.

From deep within the starry expanse of Star Cores, a colossal star beast suddenly thrust its head forward.

It was a star beast resembling a giant Kun.

"Spirit Flame Realm!"

Upon sensing the Kun's aura, Zhao Lie turned deathly pale with terror.

The giant Kun gave him no time to react—it swallowed him whole.

Zhao Lie, dead!

"Run!"

The Heavenly Star Saint Disciple and Chu Hongyi were terrified beyond words, spinning around to flee.

A Spirit Flame Realm star beast was far beyond their capacity to fight.

But the next instant, with a wet *sploosh*—

The Heavenly Star Saint Disciple was swallowed by the Kun as well.

Only Chu Hongyi remained.

Her face turned as white as paper—her strength was no match for this Spirit Flame Realm Kun's devouring maw.

Just as the Kun opened its jaws, about to swallow Chu Hongyi—

A blade of light, carrying the aura of eons, swept across, piercing straight into the Kun's mouth.

Instantly, the Kun let out a agonized roar.

Followed by flaming arrows, the Fearless Lion Seal, and other attacks.

Chu Hongyi's beautiful face lit up with relief and joy—she turned to see the figure like a white-robed sword immortal.

It was Jun Xiaoyao.

Yi Yu and the Nine-Headed Lion flanked the Kun, attacking from both sides.

"I never expected so many Star Cores here," Jun Xiaoyao said, completely ignoring Chu Hongyi.

He had intervened only because he saw the Star Cores.

Each Star Core equaled a low-grade Immortal Source.

These thousands of Star Cores were equivalent to thousands of Immortal Sources.

The cultivation of the Great Luo Immortal Bone didn't require Immortal Sources alone—it could use any resource matching their energy.

Star Cores were one such resource.

"Thank you, Divine Son, for saving me! Hongyi is eternally grateful!"

Chu Hongyi's expression held both the joy of survival and deep unease.

Still, she bit her lip and forced herself forward to thank him.

"Hmm, no need. I acted only for the Star Cores," Jun Xiaoyao replied coolly.

Chu Hongyi's lips curled into a bitter smile.

On the Star Continent, she had been the dream of countless male prodigies.

Yet Jun Xiaoyao hadn't even looked at her properly.

Chu Hongyi knew she and Jun Xiaoyao belonged to different worlds—after thanking him, she left quietly, heartbroken.

Jun Xiaoyao didn't notice he'd wounded a beauty's heart.

Even if he had noticed, he wouldn't have felt a thing.

Too many women adored him—could he comfort them all? Obviously not.

Soon, the giant Kun died under the combined assault of Yi Yu and the Nine-Headed Lion.

Jun Xiaoyao collected the thousands of Star Cores.

After securing them, Jun Xiaoyao gazed into the depths of the Star Palace treasury and smiled faintly.

"Now, let's see what kind of opportunity Ye Xingyun has left for me…"

…

Elsewhere, Ye Xingyun and Mo Fan, who had entered earlier, didn't waste time elsewhere.

Though the treasures had dazzled Mo Fan.

But Ye Xingyun knew the true opportunities and legacies lay deep within the Star Palace treasury.

They had arrived ahead of everyone else.

Before them loomed a massive, heavy bronze gate.

"Mo Fan, it's your turn," Ye Xingyun said.

Mo Fan seethed inwardly—Ye Xingyun was using him as a tool.

But Mo Fan had no choice—he stepped forward, pressing his palm against the bronze gate.

A surge of stellar energy flowed from the Star Child within him, and the massive bronze gate groaned open.

"I'm almost there—my opportunity, Ye Xingyun's, is finally within reach. Then I'll stand against Jun Xiaoyao," Ye Xingyun's breath grew rapid.

Finally, the bronze gate swung fully open, revealing the scene within.

The hall was vast beyond measure.

Six colossal puppets stood in rows on either side.

Each puppet shimmered with starlike patterns, forged from meteoric star iron, radiating the aura of the Saint Realm.

"These are… the Star-Shattering Divine Puppets!" Ye Xingyun's spirit trembled.

The Star-Shattering Divine Puppets were Saint-level puppets—even rare in the Immortal Realm.

After all, puppets comparable to Saints were exceedingly scarce.

And here, there were six of them!

But the true prize wasn't them—it was at the center, between the six puppets.

A towering throne of starlight.

Upon the throne sat a figure draped in robes of sun, moon, and stars, seated in solemn majesty!

It was the figure that had appeared countless times in Ye Xingyun's memories!