Chapter 109

The moment he crossed the starlight portal, Lin Xuan felt a sense of dizziness, as if he had been thrown into a turbulent river made of pure starlight. His entire body was enveloped and torn by the vast and ancient star power; if not for the soft halo emitted by the Starfall Token protecting him and the Chaos Dao Seed stabilizing his body, he would likely have been severely injured by this violent spatial force in an instant.

Huangfu Hao, who followed closely behind, let out a muffled groan, his face turning pale; he only managed to hold on because Lin Xuan split off a trace of chaos spiritual power to protect him.

Only Feng Xi, as a divine bird, had a natural affinity for spatial power, and with its extraordinary Azure Luan bloodline, it appeared relatively composed, letting out a clear cry as blue flames swirled around its wings, offsetting most of the pressure.

This teleportation process seemed extremely long, yet it also felt like only an instant.

When the feeling of having his feet on solid ground returned and the violent spatial tearing force around him suddenly vanished, Lin Xuan and the other two were already in a completely unfamiliar world.

Before their eyes was not the ethereal paradise they had imagined, but rather… a dilapidated, deathly silent, ancient starry sky that seemed to have experienced a doomsday war.

They stood on a huge, broken landmass suspended in the pitch-black void. On the land, mountains had collapsed, rivers had dried up, and only countless broken star stone pillars and collapsed palace ruins remained, telling of past glory and tragedy. In the extreme distance, dots of stars flickered, but that starlight carried a kind of coldness and deathly silence, like the eyes of a dying giant.

The air was filled with rich star spiritual energy, but mixed within it was a heart-palpitating aura of decay and destruction. Furthermore, an invisible, powerful pressure shrouded the surroundings, making the circulation of spiritual power several times more difficult than in the outside world.

"Is this the Starfall Mystical Realm?" Huangfu Hao steadied himself, looking at the dilapidated scene before him, unable to hide his shock. "How can it be so broken? As if… it was forcibly shattered by some power."

Lin Xuan's gaze swept across this deathly silent ruin, feeling the trace of destruction aura in the air that was of the same origin as the Abyss Demon Qi but even more ancient and profound. He said in a deep voice, "I fear this is not natural decay. The destruction Dao Rhyme remaining here is related to that War of Heaven-Slaying."

He raised his hand, the Starfall Token in his palm still emitting a faint light, pointing toward the depths of this broken continent. The sense of calling originating from his bloodline and lineage became increasingly clear and intense.

"The Primordial Star Palace is in that direction." Lin Xuan confirmed the orientation. "We must get there as quickly as possible; the old monster Xing Yan and the others will also enter soon."

Just as his voice fell, the void not far behind them distorted, and Elder Xing Yan stepped out with a gloomy face. He had clearly also endured significant spatial pressure, his aura fluctuating slightly, but his Spirit Transformation cultivation base remained unfathomable. As soon as he appeared, his cold gaze locked firmly onto Lin Xuan.

Immediately following, the Zhao Clan elder and three other late-stage Soul Formation cultivators from unknown forces also traversed out in a disheveled state one after another.

Everyone was stunned upon seeing the dilapidated scene of this Mystical Realm, but immediately, their gazes turned in unison toward Lin Xuan and the Starfall Token in his hand that was still pointing the way.

"Brat, hand over the Starfall Token!" Elder Xing Yan's voice was cold, carrying an unquestionable tone of command. His Spirit Transformation pressure spread out once again, attempting to form absolute suppression within this relatively enclosed Mystical Realm space.

The Zhao Clan elder and the others also tacitly spread out, vaguely forming a surrounding posture.

Within the Mystical Realm, there were no longer the rules of the outside world to bind them; the law of the jungle, where the weak are prey to the strong, was displayed to the fullest at this moment!

Huangfu Hao's expression tightened, and he subconsciously moved closer to Lin Xuan. Feng Xi let out a warning long cry, blue flames rising around its body.

Facing the encirclement, Lin Xuan's expression was unusually calm. He even looked around at this broken land with interest, saying indifferently, "Senior Xing Yan, this place is fraught with crises, filled with ruin restrictions, and even unknown dangers. Instead of internal friction here, it would be better to find opportunities first, and then discuss ownership later. What do you say?"

Elder Xing Yan's eyes flickered. How could he not know the danger of this place? The omnipresent destruction Dao Rhyme and aura of decay made even him, a Spirit Transformation cultivator, feel vaguely uneasy. But he was even more wary of Lin Xuan, this successor of Chaos, seizing the inheritance of the Mystical Realm core first.

"Hmph, glib-tongued! Once I kill you, the Starfall Token and the opportunities will naturally all be mine!" Elder Xing Yan's murderous intent was set, and he stopped talking nonsense. Raising his hand, he unleashed a condensed "Star Chain," which shot toward Lin Xuan like a venomous snake, intending to bind him!

Seeing Elder Xing Yan make a move, the others also sacrificed their magic treasures and spells. For a time, spiritual light of various colors lit up in this deathly silent starry sky, and murderous intent overflowed!

"Stubborn and unyielding!"

Lin Xuan's eyes turned cold, knowing there was no avoiding this. With a thought, his Chaos Star Dharma Idol manifested once again. Although suppressed by the Mystical Realm and only a zhang in height, its momentum did not diminish! The Dharma Idol's hands formed seals, and the phantoms of the stars in the sky swirled, instantly deploying a star vortex barrier in front of him!

The Star Chain slammed into the barrier, emitting a harsh friction sound, but it was deflected by the rotating star power and failed to achieve its goal.

At the same time, Lin Xuan's main body moved! "Shrinking Ground to an Inch," under the blessing of chaos spiritual power, remained incredibly swift on this broken land! His figure flickered, dodging a sinister blade aura slashed by the Zhao Clan elder, and he appeared instantly before a late-stage Soul Formation loose cultivator who was preparing to cast a spell!

That loose cultivator was terrified, not expecting Lin Xuan to be so fast, and hurriedly drove a bone shield to protect himself.

"Break!"

Lin Xuan joined his fingers like a sword, gray star light condensing at his fingertips—this was the Nirvana Star Finger! With a single point, it was silent and soundless, yet it arrived first despite being launched later, accurately hitting the center of the bone shield!

"Crack!"

That bone shield of decent quality shattered upon impact!

The finger force pierced through the body!

The loose cultivator's body stiffened, the light in his eyes rapidly dimming, and he fell straight down, a tiny hole in the center of his brow, his soul completely destroyed!

Instant kill!

Having succeeded in one strike, Lin Xuan did not stop at all. His figure flashed again, and he was already at the side of another late-stage Soul Formation cultivator, his Chaos Immortal-Slaying Sword Embryo unsheathing fiercely! The sword light was gray, carrying the will to slash through chaos, aiming straight for the opponent's neck!

That cultivator's soul was terrified, and he retreated crazily while sacrificing a string of prayer bead magic treasures, which transformed into layers of light screens to protect himself.

"Screech—!"

Where the sword light passed, the prayer bead light screens were torn apart like paper! One by one, the prayer beads exploded with mournful cries!

The cultivator screamed, one arm and half his shoulder shredded by the sword energy, blood spraying wildly as he fled in severe injury!

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xuan launched two moves, resulting in one death and one severe injury, instantly breaking the encirclement! His ruthless, decisive, and peerlessly powerful strength left the remaining late-stage Soul Formation cultivator and the Zhao Clan elder terrified, their offensive stalling!

Seeing this, Elder Xing Yan was furious: "Brat, you are courting death!"

He no longer held back. The Heavenly Star Dharma Idol behind him became completely solid, and with both hands held in a hollow embrace, a dark star composed entirely of destructive energy rapidly condensed and expanded between his palms! It radiated terrifying fluctuations capable of annihilating a small world!

Star Palace Secret Technique: Dark Star Meteor Explosion!

This was a true Spirit Transformation-level killing move!

However, at this critical juncture—

"Woo—!!"

A desolate, ancient horn sound, as if from ten thousand ages ago, sounded without warning from the depths of this broken continent!

The horn sound contained a strange rhythm, piercing through the void and entering everyone's consciousness sea!

Immediately following, the entire broken continent began to vibrate violently! Within those ruins that had been silent for who knows how many ten thousand years, countless broken runes suddenly lit up! One after another, illusory figures of heroic spirits clad in ancient star armor and holding broken weapons slowly condensed and emerged from the ruins, from the void, and from the stars!

Their eyes were hollow, yet they carried unyielding fighting spirit and the obsession of protection, all turning in unison toward Lin Xuan, Elder Xing Yan, and these "outsiders"!

The Mystical Realm's guardian heroic spirits had been disturbed by their battle!

The leading heroic spirit, ten zhang tall and clad in broken general's armor, swept its hollow gaze over the crowd, finally landing on Lin Xuan, who held the Starfall Token. It seemed to pause for a brief moment, then raised the broken sword in its hand and let out a silent roar!

"Kill!!"

Countless heroic spirits, like a tide, launched an indiscriminate attack on all the intruders!

The situation instantly spiraled out of control!