Chapter 1098 - 20: Rejected by the Stars (Part 2)

"You just mentioned ’True Sage’, didn’t you? It seems related to that person, so I won’t kill you... for now."

When Dou Yuanhua and Long Yue arrived, they saw the three of Yin Yue all imprisoned in the void. They bore no injuries, but being restrained as Saint Emperors was an extremely humiliating sight.

However, their gaze did not linger on the three of Yin Yue for long.

Instead, they looked at Chong Xu.

At this moment, Chong Xu was utterly horrifying.

Chong Xu had already assumed its true form.

It was a giant worm, larger than the stars themselves.

The worm’s body was adorned with sharp, formidable scales, looking terrifying beyond measure.

The head bore a gaping bloody mouth, surrounded by razor-sharp teeth as if it could crush anything. The tentacles extending from its mouth added to its bizarre appearance.

With each tremor of its tentacles due to energy, the space around it shattered.

And the shattered space did not immediately restore, conversely vanishing as if it never existed.

Coupled with its aura, even Yuanhua felt a tremor in his heart; Chong Xu grew even more sinister. But now was certainly not the time to retreat.

"Chong Xu, do you dare appear again? Aren’t you afraid of falling?"

They absolutely could not let Chong Xu act recklessly, or they would surely be the ones to suffer.

Chong Xu saw Yuanhua, its massive body emitting a chirping noise, then it spoke in an eerie tone: "Hehehe, Yuanhua, so you came first... I’m quite disappointed that Wu Sheng didn’t come."

Long Yue, standing beside Yuanhua, remained silent, staring intently at Chong Xu or rather, the deliberate fluctuation beside it.

Their Feixian Star’s practice methods are to save the world and receive the world origin in return.

After millions of years of efforts, Feixian Star had accumulated ample experience and could detect the world’s cries for help to a certain extent.

She now sensed a similar plea for help.

Only this time, it transformed into the starry sky.

Seeing Yuanhua and Chong Xu’s exchange, she interjected: "Chong Xu, are you devouring the starry sky?!"

Initially, Chong Xu was indifferent to Yuanhua and Long Yue.

In its eyes, there was only Lifeless True Saint that forced them into such a dire situation.

However, hearing Long Yue’s remark, it paid attention to her.

"You’ve noticed, huh? Very impressive. Would you like to follow me..."

"Follow you? Aren’t you afraid of being punished by the starry sky rules? Devouring the starry sky is absolutely intolerable by the starry sky." Long Yue interrupted Chong Xu’s words directly.

Yuanhua, hearing this, was also somewhat surprised.

He immediately scrutinized Chong Xu once more.

Soon, he spotted the anomaly.

"Chong Xu, you’re digging up the roots of the starry sky."

Hearing the two’s accusations, Chong Xu’s enormous body trembled, sporting a half-smile as the space around him grew increasingly unstable, teetering on madness.

"Digging up the starry sky’s roots, facing punishment, why would you think so... What I’m doing might not result in the starry sky’s punishment but rather a reward?"

"Stop dreaming, Chong Xu!"

Excavating the starry sky’s foundations, damaging fundamental rules, not resulting in punishment but a reward is utterly impossible.

"Dreaming, aren’t you curious why, despite suffering such severe injuries, I recovered so quickly? This is the starry sky rewarding me, not only that, but—"

"Under the starry sky, who can sanction me? I’ve surpassed you long ago, reaching levels you can never attain!"

Saying this, Chong Xu erupted with an exceedingly terrifying power.

The mere aftershocks forced Yuanhua and Long Yue to defend themselves.

At this point, the two had no time to discuss further; this power was far beyond their capabilities.

Definitely not what a top-tier Saint Emperor should possess.

"Yuanhua, something’s very wrong with Chong Xu, devouring the starry sky itself, wielding such formidable power... Also, the other Saint Emperors of the Devouring Sect have disappeared..."

"No need to guess, they probably consumed each other, culminating in Chong Xu’s victory. Even Black Abyss failed, reaching the current realm; we likely can’t oppose it." Yuanhua spoke bluntly, admitting he couldn’t withstand such power, "Have the True Sages been notified?"

"The Yin Yue Saint Emperors follow the Lifeless True Sage; they must have been informed, but given their absence, they’re likely hindered by something."

"Then we’ll have to delay until the True Sage arrives." Yuanhua knew facing such power from Chong Xu, they couldn’t make it, so stalling for time was all they could do.

"There’s no other way." Long Yue shared the same thought.

After their discussion, Yuanhua looked at Chong Xu, speaking directly: "Chong Xu, you claim no one can sanction you, really? You’ve had breakthroughs, but what about Lifeless True Sage? He broke through well before you. If you flee now, you might just have a chance to survive, continue lingering on."

Avoiding combat would certainly be ideal.

Buying time with words was optimal.

If that failed, then battle would be necessary.

Evidently, the tactic was effective.

Chong Xu immediately paused: "Breakthrough? What audacity! Without encountering this realm, how could you speak of breakthroughs?"

It was apparent that Chong Xu had just emerged and had not gathered information about the starry sky, nor did he believe Yuanhua’s words.

He was acquainted with this realm and knew how difficult it was to break through.

He didn’t believe that in just a few hundred years, one could become Thirteenth Realm from Twelfth Realm; it was simply impossible.

However, he quickly understood Yuanhua’s purpose.

"Heh heh, trying to stall for time, are you? You must be waiting for that Daoist friend Wu Sheng, hoping he can reverse the situation for you. I shall grant your wish!"

He had already made a critical breakthrough.

Next, he only needed to do one thing: devour.

Devour the entire starry sky.

In doing so, he could completely surpass the barrier.

This was the Dao discovered after devouring several Saint Emperors and an Empress.

The complete Dao of devouring.

His previous Dao of devouring was too superficial.

Now, this was the true Dao of devouring!

A little time was nothing to fret over.

There would be no harm in dealing with old foes after the devouring.

Upon hearing Chong Xu mention waiting, both Yuanhua and Long Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

Avoiding a fight was naturally the best outcome for them.

As for disbelieving their words and not believing in the breakthrough of the Lifeless True Saint, they wouldn’t press on about it.

Whether it was true or not would be known in time!

Underestimating the enemy could actually be better.

Neither Chong Xu nor Yuanhua could understand each other’s thoughts.

Chong Xu, having reached the threshold of the Thirteenth Realm, knew how difficult it was to break through this realm and understood it wasn’t an achievement of a mere hundred or a thousand years.

While Yuanhua and the others had witnessed it firsthand and felt the might of the Thirteenth Realm, surely their views were different.

Now, whether it was Yuanhua or Chong Xu, they both hoped Wang Sheng would arrive soon.

After a while, Chong Xu spoke: "Are you afraid, that you haven’t yet come? If that’s the case..."

"If that’s the case, what will you do?" Chong Xu’s words were interrupted again.

The voice was from the person Chong Xu hated the most.

Wang Sheng!

With Wang Sheng’s arrival, Yuanhua and Long Yue immediately relaxed.

Seeing the scene at the site, Wang Sheng nodded.

When studying the Yama Dao Fruit, he needed to be physically present, entering a very special state, unable to tend to outside matters.

He thought it would just be a momentary thing, nothing significant would happen, yet in that brief moment, an incident arose in the Old Land Starry Sky.

He looked at Chong Xu.

"To think you reached such a realm, indeed the great Dao is boundless and diverse, leading to the same destination, yet alas..." Wang Sheng shook his head.

Upon returning from the underworld, he received two pieces of information,

One was about the reappearance of the Devouring Sect.

The other was a warning from the starry sky.

Since the warning required investigation to understand, he first came to the Old Land Starry Sky.

But upon arrival, he realized the two pieces of information were actually one and the same.

The so-called warning, was indeed warning about the devouring sect, Chong Xu.

Seeing Wang Sheng, the initially calm Chong Xu instantly erupted in rage:

"Wu Sheng!"

"It’s you. Since you’re here, prepare to die!!"

Chong Xu immediately unleashed a momentum far more terrifying than before.

Without any hesitation, he attacked Wang Sheng.

However—

"Without a true breakthrough, do not be overly confident, calm down!"

"Suppress!"

Instantly, the Daoist School descended, and a terrifying force directly suppressed Chong Xu.

The violent aura disappeared immediately, and his once massive form turned into a tiny white worm the size of a palm.

"Unfortunately, your path is destined to be rejected by the starry sky!"