Chapter 108: Star Evolution: Soul Transformation

Lin Xuan held the Star Fall Token, the phantom of the Chaos Star Dharma Form undulating behind him, his voice resonant as he faced the Star Palace Soul Transformation cultivator, Elder Xing Yan, without the slightest intention of retreating!

This scene deeply shocked all the cultivators by the lakeside.

A Nascent Soul facing a Soul Transformation was, by nature, like a firefly vying with the bright moon! Moreover, Elder Xing Yan was no ordinary Soul Transformation cultivator; he was an Elder of the Star Palace with a long heritage, and his strength was among the best even among early-stage Soul Transformation cultivators!

"Arrogant brat!" The killing intent in Elder Xing Yan's eyes almost solidified. The vast star power around his body surged like a tide, causing the heavens and earth to change color. The starlight above the entire Star Fall Lake seemed to brighten, pressing down toward Lin Xuan! "A mere Nascent Soul, relying on a bit of chaotic legacy, dares to act presumptuously before this old man! Hand over the Star Fall Token and the Chaos inheritance, kneel and beg for mercy, and perhaps I shall spare your life!"

The pressure of a Soul Transformation cultivator was like the heavens collapsing! Many Golden Core cultivators by the lake could not withstand it; their faces turned deathly pale as they retreated repeatedly. Even some Nascent Soul cultivators felt their breathing become labored and their spiritual power circulation sluggish.

Huangfu Hao and his secret guards were even more like they were facing a formidable enemy, exerting their full spiritual power to resist, their hearts sweating for Lin Xuan.

However, Lin Xuan, at the very center of the pressure, remained as straight as a pine. That vast Soul Transformation pressure fell upon him like a clay ox entering the sea, quietly dissolved and absorbed by the Dao aura naturally circulating from his Chaos Dao Seed and Star Dharma Form, failing to shake him in the slightest!

The Chaos Dao Seed within his dantian was the source of all Daos, and its essential level far exceeded the Star Dao cultivated by Elder Xing Yan! Were it not for the vast gap in cultivation base, Lin Xuan could have even seized the initiative based on Dao aura suppression alone!

"The might of a Soul Transformation is nothing more than this." Lin Xuan's tone was indifferent, yet carried a pride that looked down upon the world. "You want the Star Fall Token and the inheritance? Come and take them yourself!"

The moment his voice fell, he did not wait for the other party to strike; he took the initiative to attack!

One could see the three-foot Dharma Form behind him shine brilliantly, instantly surging to three zhang in height! The phantoms of the stars in the heavens swirled rapidly, and endless starlight gathered at the Dharma Form's right hand, transforming into an incomparably condensed giant star sword! On the blade, chaotic air currents entwined, adding an supreme will capable of destroying all laws!

Heavenly Star Secret Technique: Star Brilliance Slash!

The Dharma Form swung the giant star sword, slashing through the air at Elder Xing Yan!

There was no earth-shattering momentum, only a gray sword aura condensed to the extreme, as if capable of splitting light and darkness, tearing through space and appearing instantly before Elder Xing Yan!

This sword not only contained the purest destructive power of the stars but also incorporated the "Return to Ruins" characteristic of the Chaos Dao, its power far exceeding the previous Star Fall Divine Spear!

Elder Xing Yan's pupils constricted, the look of contempt on his face slightly fading. He could feel the threat contained in this sword! This brat truly had the capital for arrogance!

"A grain of sand dares to shine?"

He let out a cold snort. Without using any magic treasure, he simply raised his withered right hand, spread his five fingers, and gently gripped the incoming sword aura!

"Star Imprisonment!"

In an instant, with his palm as the center, the space within a hundred-zhang radius seemed to be completely frozen and imprisoned by invisible star power! That sharp and peerless Star Brilliance Slash sword aura, upon rushing into this imprisoned area, saw its speed plummet, like a mosquito trapped in amber. The starlight and chaotic air currents on the sword aura flickered wildly, clashing fiercely with the omnipresent star imprisonment force, emitting a teeth-gritting "creaking" sound, yet it could not advance a single inch!

A Soul Transformation cultivator's control and application of the laws of heaven and earth were far beyond what a Nascent Soul could compare to! With a mere gesture, they could trigger laws to form a domain-like suppression!

"Shatter!"

Elder Xing Yan's five fingers closed abruptly!

"Crack!"

That condensed Star Brilliance Slash sword aura finally could not hold on under the terrifying star-crushing force; it shattered with a boom, dissipating into starlike specks like fireflies filling the sky!

In the first exchange, Lin Xuan's offensive was resolved by the opponent with a mere wave of his hand!

A chorus of gasps sounded by the lakeside. The might of a Soul Transformation was indeed not something a Nascent Soul could shake!

Huangfu Hao's heart sank.

The people of the Zhao family wore gloating, ferocious grins.

Elder Xing Yan resolved the sword aura, the cold light in his eyes intensifying: "Brat, if this is all the skill you have, then this is the end!"

He no longer held back, forming seals with both hands and chanting. The void behind him trembled, and a star Dharma Form, taller than his physical body and entirely condensed from pure star power, slowly emerged!

This Dharma Form was brilliant throughout, as if cast from glaze; its features were blurred, yet it radiated a vast, majestic, supreme aura of governing the stars of the heavens! Its momentum was more solid and more imposing than Lin Xuan's Chaos Star Dharma Form! This was the orthodox Star Palace Heavenly Star Dharma Form!

Although it was not a truly complete Dharma Form, when wielded by a Soul Transformation cultivator, its power was already shocking!

"Star Prison Suppression!"

Elder Xing Yan synchronized with his Dharma Form, all four arms pressing downward simultaneously!

That star Dharma Form erupted with immeasurable light, its four giant starlight palms like four ancient divine mountains, carrying the terrifying power to suppress hell and crush stars, pressing down fiercely toward Lin Xuan and the Dharma Form behind him!

Before the palms arrived, the terrifying pressure had already caused the ground beneath Lin Xuan's feet to crack inch by inch, and the entire surface of the lake was pressed downward, forming the outline of a giant palm print!

This was a pure attack of crushing by realm!

Facing this terrifying strike that could instantly flatten an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul into meat paste, Lin Xuan's eyes burned not with fear, but with an even more intense fighting spirit!

"Chaos Star Vortex, Devour the Heavens and Earth!"

He roared, and the Chaos Dao Seed within his body spun at an unprecedented speed! The three-zhang Dharma Form behind him merged almost entirely with his physical body, its hands held in a hollow embrace before its chest, and a massive Chaos Star Vortex that seemed capable of devouring the heavens and worlds suddenly took shape!

This vortex was different from the previous Return to Ruins vortex; its center was extreme darkness and deathly silence (Chaos Return to Ruins), while its edges were brilliant, wildly spinning stars of the heavens (Star Evolution)! Life and death alternated, evolving in a cycle!

The four giant starlight palms slammed heavily onto the Chaos Star Vortex!

The earth-shattering explosion expected did not occur. The moment the star-suppressing giant palms touched the Chaos Star Vortex, their vast star power was rapidly decomposed, absorbed, and transformed by the brilliant stars at the edge of the vortex! Meanwhile, the Return to Ruins power at the center of the vortex acted like a millstone, grinding and devouring the purest origin power within!

The vortex trembled violently, its light flickering, as if it might collapse at any moment, yet it stubbornly withstood the suppression of the four giant starlight palms! Furthermore, it was continuously devouring and weakening their power!

"What?! It can actually devour my Star Prison Suppression?!" Elder Xing Yan's expression finally changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief! Even a Soul Transformation cultivator of the same rank would not dare to take this strike head-on; how could a Nascent Soul cultivator block it? And even dare to devour it?!

He felt the star power output from his Dharma Form draining away at an astonishing speed!

"This brat must not be left alive!" Elder Xing Yan's killing intent burned to the extreme, and he was about to spare no cost to use an even stronger divine ability.

Just at this moment—

"Hum—!"

The Star-Gazing Platform floating in the center of the lake seemed to be triggered by the intense collision of laws and powerful energy fluctuations below, and the Heavenly Star Array at its center suddenly accelerated! The star phantoms atop the dozens of star stone pillars shone brilliantly, projecting countless thick beams of starlight that intertwined above the platform, instantly condensing into an incomparably huge portal made entirely of starlight!

Behind the portal, one could vaguely see a more ancient and vast starry sky, as well as the phantom of a dilapidated palace floating within it!

The entrance to the Star Fall Secret Realm had been opened early and by force!

At the same time, the Star Fall Token in Lin Xuan's hand trembled violently, erupting with unprecedented light, resonating strongly with the Chaos Star Dharma Form behind him, and a clear piece of guiding information flooded into his mind—pass through the starlight portal, straight to the core of the secret realm, the Hunyuan Star Palace!

An opportunity!

A sharp light shot from Lin Xuan's eyes!

He slammed all his spiritual power into the Chaos Star Vortex, and the vortex expanded with a boom, temporarily forcing the four giant starlight palms to open a gap!

"Feng Xi! Your Highness Huangfu! Go!"

He grabbed Huangfu Hao beside him, his body transforming into a stream of light fusing chaos and starlight, and without hesitation, he charged toward the suddenly opened starlight portal!

Feng Xi let out a long cry, wrapped in green flames, its speed even faster as it followed closely behind!

"Stop him!" Elder Xing Yan was both shocked and angry, shouting sharply while urging his Dharma Form, one giant starlight hand grabbing fiercely at the stream of light Lin Xuan had become!

The Zhao family Elder also reacted extremely quickly, sacrificing a large black net that covered the sky and sun, casting it toward the portal!

However, it was a step too late!

Lin Xuan's speed, under the dual blessing of chaos and star power, was fast to the extreme! He even utilized the resonance and traction between the Star Fall Token and the Star-Gazing Platform!

"Whoosh!"

The stream of light flashed and vanished, plunging straight into the starlight portal! Feng Xi and Huangfu Hao followed closely behind and disappeared!

The giant starlight hand and the black net both missed, slamming heavily into the light screen of the Star-Gazing Platform, stirring up ripples across the sky, yet unable to shake it in the slightest.

After the three entered, the portal rapidly became unstable, its light flickering violently, on the verge of closing.

Elder Xing Yan's face was livid; without hesitation, he transformed into starlight and charged directly into the portal! He would absolutely not allow the successor of Chaos to enter the core of the secret realm first!

The Zhao family Elder and several other late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who had reacted also used their various methods, exerting their full strength to charge in at the very last moment before the portal closed, narrowly making it through.

"Boom!"

The starlight portal dissipated completely, and the Star-Gazing Platform returned to calm, with only the Heavenly Star Array still slowly rotating.

By the lakeside, a deathly silence remained, along with countless gazes of confusion, regret, and unwillingness.

No one had expected that this highly anticipated battle for the Star-Gazing Platform would, in such a sudden manner, raise the curtain on the exploration of the Star Fall Secret Realm!

And as for Lin Xuan, who had taken the first step, what kind of opportunities and challenges would he face within the secret realm?