In the face of life and death, Yun Che's Star Soul Armor forcefully reassembled. Dark golden patterns crawled across the chains, turning the Xuanming Sect's artifacts to dust. He slashed his sword in mid-air, the sword energy cascading like a river of stars, severing the massive ship's dragon bone. "This sword is named 'Gui Xu'!"
The seawater surged back, and the Xuanming Sect cultivators screamed as they fell into the sea. Yun Che stood upon the waves, and Xing Wen suddenly pointed towards the deep sea. "The Swallowing Star Shark School is migrating... Follow them!" Xiao Qingli grabbed him and leaped into the whirlpool, the elder of the Xuanming Sect's roar fading behind them. "Chase! The relics of Xing Yun must be within Gui Xu's sight!"
Deep beneath the ocean, thousands of fathoms down, the Swallowing Star Shark School surrounded a coral palace. Inside, reclining on a jade throne was the Jiao Ren Queen, her tail fin damaged, playing with the heart of the Swallowing Star Shark.
"After three hundred years, Bai Ruoyou's pawn has finally arrived." The Queen's golden eyes glowed fiercely. "She once carved my tail fin to forge the 'Vessel of Guixu'; today, I shall carve you, Xing Wen, to repay my debt!"
The Star Devouring Sharks went into a frenzy as Yun Che's Sword Wings sliced through the water but could not sever the illusions woven by the merfolk's song. He saw Bai Ruoyou standing among the corals, a dagger dripping blood in her hand. "Che'er, Xing Wen was planted in you by me... It is time to reclaim it."
"That's a lie!" Xiao Qingli pierced her own heart with her Bone Flute, unleashing an icy blue Soul Fire that shattered the illusion. "Use Xing Wen to resonate with Shark Palace's core!"
Yun Che drove his Xing Wen into the coral base, causing the entire palace to tremble violently. The Jiao Ren Queen's throne cracked open, revealing a section of a bronze helm—the remnants of the Vessel of Guixu!
"So you were hiding here..." The Queen laughed maniacally. "Bai Ruoyou, you schemed for three hundred years only to make someone else’s wedding dress!" She swallowed the shark king's heart; her damaged tail fin swelled into a blade aimed at Yun Che’s neck.
The Star Pattern Battle Armor automatically protected its master, but Yun Che thrust the helm into his own heart instead. "With blood as a contract, Gui Xu... open!"
The helm’s Starfall Inscription blazed brightly as the deep sea split open into a vortex of emptiness. The Jiao Ren Queen was pulled in, screaming, "Gui Xu is a land of burial for gods! You will surely die..."
Before her words could finish, Yun Che had already dragged Xiao Qingli into the vortex.
Inside Gui Xu Zhi Yan, countless Stellar Remains floated like graves. Yun Che’s Xing Wen resonated with the helm, tracing a dark golden light track through the void.
Xiao Qingli stared at the end of the light track where a Bronze Giant Gate stood and suddenly trembled as she said, "That is... Southern Heaven Gate of Starfall Royal Court!"
The gate swung open to reveal a skeletal figure clad in imperial robes leaning against jade steps, holding a Blood Book in its hand.
The moment Yun Che touched the Blood Book, the skeleton collapsed with a thunderous crash, and Bai Ruoyou’s lingering image appeared in mid-air:
“Che'er, if you have reached this point, it means I have perished and my path has ended. Beneath Wang Ting lies the suppression of the Heavenly Emperor's true body, but to Shatter the Gods, one must first sever its Causality— the resentment of the Starfall Clan and the Hundred Thousand Lost Souls resides within the Return to the Void Blood Pact in your hands.”
The Blood Book ignited, transforming into Liu Guang as it merged with Xing Wen. Yun Che's pupils turned blood-red, and the Sword Wings unfurling behind him sprouted menacing bone spikes.
Xiao Qingli pressed down on his sword-wielding hand. “It’s not too late to turn back now.”
Yun Che swung his sword, shattering the plaque of the Southern Heaven Gate. “Since the day my clan was annihilated, there has been no turning back for me.”
Amidst the ruins of the Southern Heaven Gate, Yun Che's Sword Wings scraped against the jade steps, producing a sound that grated on the teeth.
On the remnants of the Starfall Royal Court, every crack bore charred sword marks, as if the flames of battle from three hundred years ago still burned here.
Xiao Qingli pointed his Bone Flute towards the dome, and an icy blue Soul Fire illuminated the suspended Stellar Remains —those once-buried bones of the Starfall Clan Leader were now refined by the Heavenly Emperor into Guardian Puppets, their hollow eye sockets flickering with ghostly blue flames.
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