Chapter 46: Star Core Fragment

Buzz——!!!

With Bian Xingyu's shout of "Open," a huge spatial vortex formed above the War God Platform with a boom, emitting a terrifying suction that devoured everything!

The myriad Heavenly Pride's figures were instantly caught up by this force, involuntarily flung into that bizarre, violently chaotic energy channel!

Ye Wuque felt an unimaginable tearing force envelop his whole body; before his eyes lay only shattered, twisted light and shadow, and the laws of space here had descended into utter chaos.

He immediately circulated Sacred Battle Qi, the Undying Indestructible Imperial Golden Body glowing faintly as it protected him, calmly resisting the discomfort of the transmission.

This transmission process seemed extraordinarily long, yet also like only an instant.

When the surrounding violent spatial turbulence suddenly subsided, his feet had already stepped onto solid yet icy ground.

A piercing chill and an aura of ancient dead silence assailed him.

Ye Wuque's gaze instantly cleared, his sharp eyes like two bolts of cold lightning sweeping around.

What met his eyes was an endless expanse of desolation and ruin.

The dim sky hung low, devoid of sun, moon, or stars, only an eternal, unchanging grayish light of dead silence.

The earth was cracked, pitch-black scorched soil, everywhere one could see colossal ruins and broken walls, like the skeletons of giants silently recounting distant glory and cruel destruction.

The air was thick with an ancient, vast aura that could not be dispelled, mixed with a faint yet soul‑eroding chill of death.

In the distance, the eerie howl of spatial rifts and the low growls of unknown beasts could be faintly heard.

"What a deadly place……"

Ye Wuque murmured softly, his expression calm and undisturbed.

He had braved even more perilous environments; his will had long been tempered as hard as divine steel.

He swiftly extended his Divine Sense like a tide, cautiously probing the situation within a radius of millions of li.

Where his Divine Sense reached, aside from clearer signs of ruin and dead silence, he found no trace of other Heavenly Pride—clearly the random transmission had scattered everyone.

"The top priority is to determine our position, seek opportunity, and at the same time keep an eye on Duan Xiu luo he's movements."

Ye Wuque made up his mind, casually chose a direction, and his figure flickered out like a ghost, silently merging into this ancient ruin.

His speed was not fast; each step was extremely steady, his Divine Sense constantly perceiving the subtle energy fluctuations and spatial changes around him.

In the Ancient God Tomb, danger and opportunity coexist; a moment's carelessness could lead to eternal doom.

After advancing about half an hour and passing through a vast area of metallic wreckage resembling a forest of sword blades, Ye Wuque's steps paused slightly.

He keenly sensed that, far to the front‑left, an extremely weak yet extraordinarily pure and mighty energy pulse was transmitting!

That pulse carried an ancient star‑like flavor, as if it were the core essence left after an primordial star's extinction, faintly exerting a considerable attraction on his cultivation level.

"Interesting."

Ye Wuque shifted direction and immediately sped toward the source of the energy pulse.

The closer he got, the clearer that stellar power became.

Finally, he halted before the remains of a relatively intact ring‑shaped mountain range.

At the mountain range's center lay a huge pit, as if formed by an extraterrestrial meteorite impact.

At the pit's bottom, a sheet of sparkling crystal fragments drifted slowly, emitting a soft yet vast starlight that dispelled much of the surrounding dead silence and darkness.

It was precisely the "Star Core Fragment"!

However, just as Ye Wuque discovered this object, sharp breaking‑air sounds suddenly came from several other directions!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several figures arrived at the pit's edge almost simultaneously, their gazes instantly locked onto the glittering Star Core Fragment at the bottom, revealing undisguised greed and fervor.

There were five of them, each dressed differently, with distinct auras.

The leader was a tall, thin youth with a sinister complexion, holding a white bone banner, his aura chilling.

The other four were also not weak in aura, their strength not to be underestimated.

"Haha! It's actually a Star Core Fragment! And it's left by an ancient star! It's my lucky day, Gu You!"

The tall, thin youth let out a hoarse laugh, determined to obtain it.

"Big brother is right! This object contains stellar primordial essence, enough to push our cultivation another step forward!"

Beside him, a broad‑faced man licked his lips and said.

Another glanced over the pit's bottom, then his gaze fell on Ye Wuque, who had been standing aside; his brows furrowed as he barked:

"Huh? Someone got here first? Kid, if you know what's good for you, scram! This treasure is ours, the Black Sha Five Heroes!"

Ye Wuque stood with his hands behind his back, his black robe swaying slightly in the starlight, his expression indifferent as he glanced at the five, as if looking at a few noisy flies:

"Heavenly opportunities belong to the virtuous. When did they become your pocket‑change?"

"Impudent!" the broad‑faced man exploded, seeing Ye Wuque dare to retort, he roared, "A lone wandering cultivator dares to put on airs before us? You're asking for death!"

Before his words finished, he lunged first, wielding a door‑sized ghost‑head blade that emitted a shrill whistle, cleaving a vicious green blade‑aura straight at Ye Wuque's neck! Utterly ruthless!

The other three simultaneously sneered and attacked—some with palm seals, some with fist winds, some with poisonous mist—coming from different directions, clearly aiming to instantly slay him and clear the field for the treasure.

Only the leader, Gu You, holding the white bone banner, fixed Ye Wuque with a cold, sinister stare, not yet attacking, seemingly trying to gauge his depth.

Faced with the four‑man assault, Ye Wuque shook his head, as if sighing, "Why do people always… seek their own death?"

He did not retreat but advanced, merely taking a single step forward!

Boom!!!!

Blinding, supremely pure and yang golden divine radiance burst forth, rendering him like a golden war god!

Undying Indestructible Imperial Golden Body, seventh transformation—Supreme Overbearing Bright Yang—instantly activated!

He didn't even use any divine abilities, relying solely on his unmatched physical strength to crash straight into the onslaught!

Bang bang bang bang!

The vicious green blade‑aura shattered!

Palm seals and fist winds were annihilated!

Poison mist reversed and backlashed!

What?!

His body?!

This! This is impossible!

No! He... he seems to be that... the one who swept many Heavenly Pride in the Myriad Realm Grand Competition... that... black-robed War God!

Damn it! How could we run into this calamity star?!

The ferocious smiles on the faces of the four attackers instantly turned into shock and disbelief!

However, before they could change their moves, Ye Wuque's figure, as if teleporting, already appeared before the burly man, and he threw a simple punch!

As the fist flew, heaven and earth shattered!

No!!

The burly man only had time to let out a short scream as his protective divine light and that ghost-head sword exploded like paper, his whole body pierced by an indescribable terrifying force, his chest blasted open, blood mixed with organ fragments spraying everywhere, his corpse flew out like a torn sack, dying instantly!

Instant kill!

Immediately after, Ye Wuque moved again, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, using finger, palm, elbow, or shoulder!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The other three Heavenly Pride, not even seeing his move clearly, felt an overwhelming power surge, their protective divine light shattered, bones breaking with a sound like popping beans, they screamed and followed their companions' fate, instantly killed on the spot, dead beyond death!

The whole process was so fast it was breathless!

From the four's attack to all turning into corpses, it was only a flash of lightning!

Originally calm and composed, preparing to hold the line, the tall, thin youth Gu You, his chilling expression froze instantly, replaced by boundless fear and shock!

His hand gripping the white bone banner trembled violently!

You... who exactly are you...

His voice was dry and trembling, no trace of his earlier arrogance.

Ye Wuque slowly turned, his calm dark eyes falling on Gu You, like the gaze of the Death God.

Gu You's soul nearly fled, he let out a strange cry, no longer daring to have any thought of contention, he fiercely plunged his white bone banner into the ground, biting his tongue to spit out a mouthful of essence blood!

Myriad Spirits Body Shield! Flee!

The White Bone Banner shone with eerie light, countless wraith phantoms emerged, enveloping him as he tried to flee!

Did I let you go?

Ye Wuque's icy voice boomed like a thunderclap!

He pointed his fingers like a blade and slashed through the air!

Screech!

A golden blade of light, condensed from pure power, tore through the void, instantly cutting through the layers of wraith shield!

The wraiths emitted a mournful wail, like melting ice and snow, instantly annihilated!

The golden blade of light, its momentum undiminished, swept directly past Gu You's neck!

Gu You's escape light stalled, his face filled with extreme terror and unwillingness, his head slowly slid off his neck, blood shooting skyward!

Another Heavenly Pride who had stepped onto the Immortal's Ladder has fallen!

Ye Wuque flicked his sleeve, collecting the five's storage artifacts, not even glancing at the corpses, as if he had merely swatted a few mosquitoes.

He walked slowly to the pit's bottom, placing the fragment emitting soft starlight into his hand.

Pure stellar power surged into his body, giving his cultivation, which had long reached a bottleneck, a faint hint of imperceptible progress.

"Better than nothing." he remarked lightly.

Having collected the star core fragment, Ye Wuque gazed deeper into the God's Tomb, where a stronger summons seemed to await him.

He took a step forward, his figure once again vanished into the vast ruins.