Chapter 1258

This sentence was like a sharp sword, piercing the heart of the Star of Azure all at once, making it feel cold and desolate.

Too old? It, a dignified star, would actually fall to the point of being looked down upon?

However, what was even more heart-piercing was that Ang was stating a fact. It was old, and its power was exhausting. But why did Ang state this fact so definitively? Could it be that he had seen star power that hadn't exhausted?

Negris and Anthony also understood Ang's words, especially the latter part, "too late," making them subconsciously look in the direction from which the Guman Snake was coming.

The volume of a star is too enormous. Even though it was the aging Star of Azure, its main body was not something Ang could digest and control within Ang's short two hours. Once the Guman Snake arrived, they would have to drag a star that wasn't fully controlled to fight the parasitic body of the World Tree.

Anthony immediately agreed: "Right, it's too late. Returning it is the best method. By signing the spiritual lock-contract, the Lord can fully borrow its power without having to drag a burden to fight."

Thinking carefully, Anthony also had to admit that this was the best choice at the moment.

The Star of Azure looked at its main body, then looked at Ang. Its heart was filled with sorrow, a bit of joy, and a bit of regret. It was very complicated. After a long while, it asked hesitantly: "Then... what about the star seed?"

"In the future, I'll give it to you." Ang said.

The Star of Azure breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, it asked again: "Have you seen star power that hasn't exhausted?"

Ang nodded, reached out his hand, and a ball of flame rose in his palm—Star Power: Unexhausted Version.

The Star of Azure shook all over, subconsciously floating forward, and asked tremblingly: "You... you really are a star. Which star are you? Why have you been hiding your identity? Are you in a projection state now?"

Ang shook his head, then nodded.

The Star of Azure clearly didn't understand Ang's meaning, only seeing him nod: "You should have said earlier that you were a star. Really, I knew it. You know so much about stars and have so many methods to restrain me; how could you be an ordinary creature? Could it be that you are Gomeizburg?"

After misunderstanding that Ang was also a star, the depression of the Star of Azure was released in an instant. Losing to another star was not shameful; it was already an aging star entering its twilight years. It wouldn't be strange to lose to any star, and submitting to a strong star was even less of a shameful thing.

The thoughts of the Star of Azure became clear in an instant.

Negris couldn't help but correct him: "Ang means he is not a star, but he is in a projection state right now."

"Impossible. If he's not a star, how could he manifest star power? This is the most primordial power in the void, bar none." The Star of Azure said.

"What primordial, Ang is the seven-power..." Negris still wanted to say what was so great about it; Ang was the seven-power unification origin, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Anthony.

Anthony interjected: "Lord, may I ask what the difference is between exhausted star power and normal star power?"

Ang lifted his other hand, and another flame rose in his palm.

Putting the two different flames together, everyone immediately saw the difference. Anthony said: "The exhausted star power is a bit dimmer, and the unexhausted star power is a bit brighter."

The Sovereign also leaned over at this time, observing while saying: "It's not just that. The unexhausted star power is... is growing? Right, growing. It is becoming stronger and stronger, while the exhausted star power is constantly weakening. It is constantly casting itself out, and once cast out, it's gone."

The Star of Azure looked at the Sovereign unexpectedly: "Not bad, you saw the most fundamental difference. Unexhausted star power will constantly grow, just like those stars in their prime; they are still growing. And I have already begun to age. The power of my main body is being cast out as light and heat, and once cast out, it's gone. So I learned to change my form, so that I no longer emit light and heat, in order to extend my lifespan."

"Then about how much lifespan do you have left?" Hearing this, Negris couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I'm dying soon; I probably have a few tens of millions of years of lifespan left." The Star of Azure said depressedly.

Negris almost fell to the ground: "A few tens of millions of years? You call this dying soon? I..."

The last time it was shocked was by the Old Tree, and now this star was even more outrageous. A few tens of millions of years? A few tens of millions of years, even immortal undead creatures would have calcified.

The void hasn't even formed for a few tens of millions of years, and the Chaos Plane only took a few million years from formation to destruction. Kubada, this old star still has a few tens of millions of years of lifespan, and it says it's dying soon?

"Yeah, is there something wrong with that? The lifespan of stars is measured in hundreds of millions of years. Isn't a few tens of millions of years dying soon?" The Star of Azure said depressedly.

It knew that Negris was comparing it to the lifespan of ordinary creatures. This was exactly why it was depressed. It was a star; why compare it to ordinary creatures?

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this. You go back to your main body to prepare first. The Guman Snake will be here soon. Can you beat it?" Anthony changed the subject.

"As long as the main body of the World Tree doesn't arrive, I can handle it. But it's dragging a strange thing, and it seems very sturdy." The Star of Azure said.

"You don't need to worry about that thing; it won't hit you." Anthony said.

"Uh... alright." Although it didn't know why Anthony was so sure the thing wouldn't hit it, it wasn't familiar with Anthony, so it wasn't easy to keep asking. Anyway, it could handle the thing it was dragging. At worst, it would consume a bit of energy. Anyway, Ang had already promised to give it a star seed.

Dragging its clone, the Star of Azure threw itself toward its main body, like a small drop of fire merging into a large drop of water, splashing only a ripple.

Only after it entered the main body did Negris ask in a low voice: "Why does it feel like you want to send it away? You've already offered the spiritual lock-contract; is there anything you can't let it hear?"

"That's not it, it's just that the truth is too hurtful. Let it misunderstand if it wants to; it'll feel better that way. If you insist on telling it that the Lord is not a star and was once a skeleton that grew vegetables, it'll become autistic if it finds out." Anthony said.

Uh, is its self-esteem that strong? It, a dignified Brass Prophet Dragon, didn't feel it was shameful to lose to Ang either.

The face of the Star of Azure floated up on the surface of the star and said: "I'm ready."

Anthony said: "Then we'll hide first, just hide behind the star. Xia... uh, what are these two guys doing?"

Turning his head to look, he saw Xia Mala, Luna, and a form condensed from fallen power playing a very strange game.

(End of chapter)