Chapter 1256: Here, Take This World Seed

Could fate be any more dramatic? He had originally intended to use this as a weapon to beat others, but in the blink of an eye, he had become the victim himself.

However, it was impossible to abandon the world core just because he might get beaten up later. Impossible. Even if the Azure World Star knelt down and begged for mercy now, Ang would never give up a world core that was already within his grasp.

"Give it back! Get out! Give it back! Give my world core back! I'm begging you, okay? Just give it back, I'm begging you." The Azure World Star's tone shifted from fury to panic, then to pleading, yet Ang remained unmoved.

This was his second time occupying a world core; he had experience. Not everyone had the qualifications to possess such experience. In the void, he was likely the only one with this kind of resume.

Experience in occupying world cores was rare, but experience in occupying bodies was something Ang had in abundance. Back when he was just a fragile farming skeleton, he had to change his bone frame every few decades, and occasionally swap out a palm or a foot. What was a world core? Wasn't it just a skeleton? Occupied.

Ang's consciousness entered the world core. After weathering the first wave of rejection and ensuring he wouldn't be ejected, he began searching for the world core's "bone frame."

Although skeletons were made entirely of bone, not all bones were created equal. The skull was the most important, followed by the spine, then the limbs; the least useful were the ribs and the jaw.

A skeleton consisting only of a skull could hang on a wall, like Lache the Ironhoof, but a skeleton without a skull couldn't form. A skeleton without a spine couldn't control its limbs, but a skeleton without hands or feet could at most just be unable to stand.

So, strictly speaking, the skull and spine were the "bone frame." The hands, feet, and ribs were just replaceable parts. What Ang was looking for now were the "bone frames" of the world core that couldn't be replaced.

Ang quickly found them. The power of the entire world core converged toward the center, layer upon layer, constantly stacking. But when this immense power stacked to the limit, it inevitably had to vent from certain points, erupting to the surface before being pressed back down again, forming a cycle.

Inside the world core, these erupting conduits were evenly distributed, like "bones" running through the interior and exterior, supporting the entire power cycle of the world core. Through these, Ang could instantly spread his consciousness across the entire world core.

Once his consciousness filled the world core, the process of occupation began. The whole process was much like a paralyzed patient relearning how to control their body: first sensing it, then moving it, and once it moved, exercising it to become familiar with it.

Only at this moment did the Azure World Star realize what was happening. Its consciousness tried to retreat back into the main body, only to find that Ang had already occupied its "bone frame" and was busy exercising its limbs. The world core itself was now rejecting its consciousness.

The Azure World Star's pleading grew weaker and weaker, until finally, it had no choice but to retreat into its avatar.

If the main body had still been under its control, its consciousness projecting outward for a long time wouldn't have been an issue. But after this struggle, it felt a sense of exhaustion—the precursor to consciousness dissipation.

This shattered its last shred of hope. It had truly lost its main body.

The Azure World Star's avatar formed a face and looked sorrowfully at its main body. This glowing red world core no longer belonged to it. What now? How could it take it back?

The avatar surged forward, about to pounce on the main body, but the moment it moved, a skeleton carrying a scythe appeared from the front-left, staring at it expressionlessly.

The Azure World Star felt a sense of profound desolation. It was a World Star, the most powerful entity in the void, the root of all things, the source of all life and matter in the void. It only needed to exist there, and the entire void would be bound by it.

It had simply grown old, and then the whole world seemed to turn against it. First, the Star-born betrayed it, imprisoning it. After finally escaping the prison, it fell into an even more miserable situation, and now, even its main body had been snatched away by someone else.

It couldn't even complain about the unfairness of fate, because the God of Fate was also something it had birthed... unless it was the fate of another world.

Now, even trying to snatch back its main body was being blocked by someone. This damn guy didn't even need to do anything; just standing there was enough to stop all its actions.

The Azure World Star had never felt so powerless. It didn't know what to do and just stood there, dazed.

It didn't move, and neither did the Monarch. After a dozen minutes of this, the Monarch suddenly said, "You still have a portion of your power. Leave here, go far away, and you can still live for a very, very long time."

The Azure World Star remained silent for a while before saying, "I am a World Star."

"Tch, I'm a Monarch. I've commanded a hundred billion living beings, my soul network connects ten billion souls, I am immortal..." the Monarch boasted.

The Azure World Star remained silent for a while before saying, "I am a World Star."

"I know you're unwilling to accept this, but you were imprisoned by the Lord of the Star-born for so long that you're already outdated and left behind. You're just an old World Star that's only recently been released; it's no big deal. Give up." The Monarch advised.

The Azure World Star roared word by word, "I... AM... A... WORLD... STAR!!!"

As soon as it finished roaring, the Monarch swung his scythe and lunged at it aggressively, "I'll chop this World Star of yours right now!"

The Monarch hooked it a few times with his exquisite scythe, nearly pulling its consciousness out. Only then did the Azure World Star realize that the Monarch, who had been tangling with it all this time, hadn't been using his full strength at all.

"I am... a World Star..." The Azure World Star said this again, its tone incomparably dejected.

"Pfft—" The Monarch didn't want to bully it. Seeing it lose its fighting spirit, he stepped aside. "Fight if you want, leave if you want. I'm not stopping you. If you don't leave now, you might not be able to leave at all. Nagustai will be here soon."

This was the Monarch's true goal. He couldn't take it down in a short time, but as long as it remained here, it was a variable. He didn't want it jumping out to cause trouble when they fought Nagustai. Scaring it away was the best outcome.

"..." Although the Azure World Star didn't speak, its form tightened significantly. It was clearly hesitating. It was unwilling to leave, but after being beaten down by the Monarch like this, it felt that being unwilling was meaningless, because the enemy didn't care about its feelings at all.

Just then, a face emerged on the surface of the world core.

The Azure World Star's heart trembled, and it turned to leave. The other party had already occupied its main body and could even manifest power; being unwilling was truly meaningless now.

However, just as it turned, a voice came: "Hand over... the mental lock contract, and I will give you... a World Star Seed."

(End of Chapter)