The Ice Blade of Xiao Qingli pierced toward Bai Ruoyou's back, only to be shattered by a surge of demonic energy. "Fool! Can't you see? He is merely a vessel for Xing Wen!"
Yun Che's consciousness sank into darkness amidst the excruciating pain. He witnessed Bai Ruoyou's true memories:
— Three hundred years of imprisonment, the Heavenly Emperor had planted the core of Moyuan in her heart;
— To prevent the Demon Seed from erupting, she had to devour the Starfall Bloodline to suppress it...
"Feed the Demon Seed with your Xing Wen, and the Eastern Sea will be spared from disaster," Bai Ruoyou gently caressed Yun Che's face. "This is what you owe to the Hundred Thousand Clansmen."
In the moment when Xing Wen was forcibly ripped from his body, the Tide Sound Guard Souls suddenly self-destructed! The violent spiritual energy dispersed the demonic aura, and Xiao Qingli seized the opportunity to throw out the remnants of Fu Mo Qin—hidden within its bones was half a Star Fragment!
The shard pierced Yun Che's heart, resonating with the half piece of Xing Wen in Bai Ruoyou's hand. The Underwater Ruins began to collapse, and the true Heavenly Gang Formation Diagram rose from beneath the altar. In the chaos, Yun Che grasped the edge of the Formation Diagram; after Xing Wen left his body, it burned even more fiercely—
It turned out that the complete Xing Wen was Jail itself!
"With the formation as body, and blood as guide..." He bit his tongue and inscribed ancient incantations on the Formation Diagram.
The Xing Wen in Bai Ruoyou's hand suddenly backfired, and the heart of the Demon Seed was drawn into the Formation Diagram. She screamed and transformed into black mist to flee: "You will regret this!"
Yun Che knelt upon the Formation Diagram as the newly reborn Xing Wen spread from his spine. This time, the patterns were no longer golden but a dark silver interwoven with stars and demonic energy.
The last whispers of Tide Sound Guard Souls faded in his ears: "Young Clan Leader... beware of the Heavenly Emperor's Observatory..."
Suddenly, golden light descended upon the sea surface, and a flying vessel from Lingxiao Pavilion blotted out the sun. The newly appointed Elder of Discipline stood atop his sword: "Starfall Remnants Yun Che, for stealing our sect’s treasure, kill!"
Xiao Qingli pulled up the exhausted Yun Che and leaped into the dark currents, illuminated by pursuing artifacts in the eerie blue waters. She suddenly bit into Yun Che's neck, swallowing his Xing Wen blood: "Remember, you owe me a life."
At that moment when the blood curse took effect, they transformed into phantoms and merged into the sea.
On a lonely island miles away, Bai Ruoyou looked at her palm where the Demon Seed dissipated with a cold smile: "My dear brother, we shall meet again at the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb..."
The rocks on the lonely island were bathed in pale moonlight as Xiao Qingli concentrated a droplet of Xing Wen blood at her fingertips, drawing intricate Formation Diagrams in the sand. With each drop that fell, her complexion grew paler until she staggered to her knees, coughing up ice crystal-like blood clots.
"Your life vein is repelled by Xing Wen," Yun Che grasped her wrist as Dark Silver Star Pattern flowed through her bloodline. "If you forcefully calculate again, your heart vein will shatter."
Xiao Qingli shook off his hand; on the sand lay an incomplete Formation Diagram that had already taken shape—it was actually Xing Gui of Lingxiao Pavilion’s forbidden area, Observatory! She sneered: "Bai Ruoyou deliberately revealed the location of Heavenly Emperor's Tomb; do you really think that is a path to survival?"
The waves suddenly exploded, and twelve figures in black robes stepped forward on the water, their sleeves embroidered with golden threads depicting the Star Observation Pattern. The elder at the forefront held a compass, its needle pointing directly at Yun Che's forehead. "Xing Yun's spawn, Stargazer is ordered to apprehend you!"
Yun Che's pupils constricted.
The design on the compass was identical to that of Xing Gui and Xiao Qingli—this was clearly a trap set to ensnare him!
Stargazer waved his sleeve and scattered Star Sand, which formed a cage in the air. Each grain of Star Sand weighed like a thousand pounds, igniting upon contact with the Dark Silver Star Pattern, instantly burning through Yun Che's protective spiritual energy.
"What is this... Fallen Star Core?" Xiao Qingli struck at the cage with her bone flute, sparks flying. "The Heavenly Emperor is actually willing to use this against you!"
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