Chapter 1174

Seeing this, how could Heavenly Pivot Master let them succeed? Though injured, he was after all the sect's patriarch, with deep foundations.

"Your opponent is me!" Heavenly Pivot Master roared angrily, disregarding his worsening wounds, and forcefully spat out a mouthful of his lifeblood essence onto the Star Seal!

Hum!

The Star Seal, nourished by the essence blood, blazed with light, instantly expanding to a hundred zhang in size, the Heavenly Stars chart appearing on its base, drawing the power of the entire Star Marrow Sea and transforming into three roaring Star Dragons that coiled toward the three Void Refinement chiefs!

"Old fool, courting death!" the three Void Refinement chiefs were forced to turn and engage, battling the Star Dragons, momentarily unable to divert attention to deal with Han Wuxian.

But in that brief opening, Han Wuxian did something utterly unexpected!

He did not seize the chance to attack those three Void Refiners; instead, he flickered and rushed straight toward the Star Marrow Sea that was being polluted!

"Han Wuxian?!" Heavenly Pivot Master also exclaimed in shock.

The instant Han Wuxian fell into the Star Marrow Sea, the pure yet violent stellar power surged frenziedly into his body; had it not been for the Source Star Core mediating at its center, he would have been blown apart in an instant!

Gritting his teeth against the pain, he slammed both hands onto the surface of the Star Marrow Sea!

"Source Star Core, Star‑Patrolling Torch, hear my command! Purify!"

He exerted all his power to activate the Source Star Core in his dantian, while pushing the Star‑Patrolling Torch's power to the extreme! Chaotic‑hued radiance and azure‑gold purification pillars surged from within him, like two dyes spreading swiftly through the silver Star Marrow Sea!

The Source Star Core is the primal source of all stellar power, wielding absolute dominion over stellar force! The Star‑Patrolling Torch specially counters evil entities and purifies impurity!

The Eternal Dark Silence Extinction deathly aura that was eroding the Star Marrow Sea, upon encountering these two powers, was like snow meeting boiling water, emitting a sharp "hiss" as it was swiftly repelled, purified, and dissolved!

The silver star marrow regained its brilliance at a visible‑to‑the‑naked‑eye speed! Moreover, after merging with the pure primordial essence that Han Wuxian had guided and the Source Star Core had transmuted, it became even more lively and vast!

Roar!

Bolstered by the purified Star Marrow Sea, the three Star Dragons' might surged, actually suppressing the three Void Refinement chiefs in return!

"Damn it! Stop him!" the Eternal Dark chief, both shocked and furious, tried to shake off the dragons' blockade and attack Han Wuxian.

But how could Heavenly Pivot Master let them have their way? The old man's eyes flashed with resolve; he pinched a seal, actually burning part of his soul, the Star Seal's light flaring even brighter, pressing down like a mountain upon the three: "Get lost… back where you came from!"

Boom—

The violent collision caused the entire Star Marrow Sea to boil.

On the periphery, Yun Chen and the Elders saw the Star Marrow Sea swiftly purified, their spirits lifted, they launched a fierce counterattack and gradually turned the tide.

Han Wuxian soaked in the Star Marrow Sea, frantically absorbing power while exerting himself to purify. He felt his fleshly body, infant soul, and sword essence rapidly improve under the dual tempering of star marrow and the Source Star Core, his comprehension of stellar principles deepening. The gate to the Void Refinement stage seemed to crack open just a sliver for him!

With one side waxing and the other waning, the Eternal Dark's offensive was thwarted.

The three Void Refinement chiefs exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with unwillingness and ferocity.

"Mission first! Since we can't take the Star Seal, then… destroy the foundation of the Star Marrow Sea!" the leader snarled through clenched teeth.

The three simultaneously formed the same sinister seal, gray‑dark deathly aura burning wildly around them and pouring into the triangular diagram beneath their feet!

The triangular diagram suddenly expanded, no longer emitting deathly aura but erupting with an extremely unstable, destructive fluctuation! They intended to self‑destruct this powerful formation, forcibly shattering the ley‑node of the Star Marrow Sea!

"Not good! They're going for mutual annihilation!" Heavenly Pivot Master's face changed drastically; he wanted to stop them but it was already too late! The formation's self‑destruct power was enough to severely injure or even obliterate the Star Marrow Sea!

At this critical juncture!

Han Wuxian abruptly lifted his head from the Star Marrow Sea, his eyes flashing with madness and resolve!

He thought of the Wordless Star Stele, of the Star‑Fall Eye, and of the Source Star Core's ability to command stellar power and influence space!

"With my body, I shall draw the Star‑Fall's power! Source Star as bridge, void… exile!"

He made an extremely daring, near‑suicidal decision!

He frantically drove the Source Star Core, not to attack or defend, but using himself as a coordinate to forcibly link with the distant Star‑Fall Eye deep within the Star‑Gazing Cliff!

Simultaneously, he pushed his newly grasped spatial folding to the limit, employing the Source Star Core and Star‑Patrolling Torch to force‑open a temporary, highly unstable spatial passage beneath the triangular diagram about to explode beneath the feet of the Eternal Dark trio!

The other end of the passage connected precisely to the interior of the Star‑Fall Eye in the dead, devastated star‑field ruins!

Though this sounds lengthy when spoken, it all occurred in the flash of lightning and spark!

Hum!

A twisted vortex, exhaling endless deathly desolation, suddenly appeared beneath the triangular diagram!

The three Eternal Dark Void Refinement chiefs never expected Han Wuxian to have such an unthinkable method; sensing the annihilating aura emanating from the other end of the passage, their faces instantly turned ashen!

"No!!!"

A terrifying suction from the far end of the passage swallowed the imminent self‑destructing triangular formation together with the three horrified, despair‑stricken Void Refinement chiefs!

The passage snapped shut in an instant!

The next moment, a muffled boom echoed from the distant horizon, followed by three abrupt, terror‑filled screams cut short!

Above the Star Marrow Sea, everything cleared in an instant!

Only the violent energy aftermath remained, attesting to the recent peril.

Everyone was stunned, Heavenly Pivot Master included.

Who would have thought that three powerful Void Refinement foes would be disposed of in this manner…?

Plop!

Han Wuxian, exhausted, fell from mid‑air into the Star Marrow Sea, his face as pale as paper, his breath weakened to the extreme. Forcibly drawing on the Star‑Fall Eye and opening the temporary passage had nearly drained all his strength, and he also suffered a tremendous spatial backlash.

Heavenly Pivot Master instantly appeared at his side, a stream of pure, gentle stellar energy flowing into him to stabilize his condition, his eyes filled with shock, gratitude, and complexity.

"Han Wuxian… you…" Heavenly Pivot Master was at a loss for words for a moment.

The crisis in the Star Marrow Sea was temporarily resolved; the remaining Eternal Dark Divine‑Transformation assassins, seeing their leaders lost, fell into panic and were cut down or captured by Yun Chen and the Elders.

A sudden catastrophe seemed to have subsided for the time being.

The Heavenly Pivot Pavilion was preserved, but the losses were severe, and it also exposed a shocking internal malady.

Heavenly Pivot Master brought Han Wuxian to a safe place to heal his wounds, gazing upon the scar‑ridden sect, the old man's eyes brimmed with weariness and deep anxiety.

"Eternal Dark…" he murmured, his gaze once again falling on the unconscious Han Wuxian, "The stele guides, the core acknowledges its master, and can even summon the Star‑Fall's power… child, are you the variable in this catastrophe, or… the hope within it?"