Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 817 - 812: Advancing 2

Chapter 817: Chapter 812: Advancing 2

The intensity of the devouring pull is related to the damage attributes, which determines the ability to capture those living creatures or cultivators that try to escape.

The digestive ability of devouring is related to the defensive attributes, which determines the types of things devoured. If strong enough, even incredibly hard-to-digest treasures can be melted down.

During devouring, an invisible wave is released, which can make creatures powerless and weaken their resistance. The strength of this wave is determined by evasion.

Lastly, physique determines the conversion speed during devouring - the higher the physique points, the faster the conversion to attribute points during devouring.

Moreover, with the strengthening of physique, resistance to various Taoist arts and pure elemental force increases constantly.

"Devouring everything, converting it into one’s own power..." Lin Xin suddenly felt something was amiss.

"If my attributes are sufficient, wouldn’t I be able to completely devour the entire world, converting it into a part of myself to strengthen?"

His heart skipped a beat.

He seemed to understand why he, Fang Yu, and the Buddha’s son were regarded differently, seen as a vital force amidst the great catastrophe.

What reason exists that makes them an essential force in the catastrophe that even the Taoist Ancestor cannot cultivate?

He has his own trump cards, but what about Fang Yu and the Buddha’s son? Perhaps they each have their own true trump cards.

He suddenly recalled why the Chanting Star Cult inexplicably sought him out without asking for anything in return and offered him the greatest support.

Even the Taoist Ancestor unexpectedly gave him the greatest privileges, even releasing the sword mark that sword cultivators dream of for him to observe.

"So, how do Great Saints come to be?"

Lin Xin closed his eyes, recalling scenes from his past experiences.

"Through fighting and struggling... In each great catastrophe, strong heroes always emerge.

I am one, Jiu Se Divine Lord and Fang Yu are the same."

"In this great catastrophe, perhaps we are the true protagonists who have qualified for this role."

With newfound clarity, Lin Xin no longer delayed and flew directly towards the final direction of Shadow City.

Checking his attributes, after just killing the four avatars, since they were all old masters amongst Heavenly Venerables, over a million attribute points frantically surged into his body.

He immediately allocated these points evenly across his four attributes.

Heavenly Venerable avatars are the most unstable source of attribute points; it depends on the extent of the damage to the opponent’s true planet. Sometimes the opponent is caught off guard, and the soul is severely wounded, resulting in a higher attribute point gain.

Other times, although the opponent’s combat strength is average, if their soul defense is extremely strong, even if their avatar is destroyed, the damage might not be significant.

Thus, the acquired attributes are uneven.

The four Heavenly Venerables just now had strong soul defenses, resulting in very few attribute points for Lin Xin.

"Since there’s no limitation now, it’s better to improve the lagging attributes first."

Making up his mind, Lin Xin started improving his weakest evasion attribute.

Simultaneously, a black hole opened in his chest.

With a rumble, black gas exploded in the sky of the Shadow Realm.

The black gas rolled and shot up, quickly enveloping a range of tens of thousands of meters, pulling everything visible and invisible towards the sky.

In the air, a black hole continuously devoured everything and moved quickly towards Shadow City.

Countless creatures screamed and wailed in agony as they were pulled towards the sky and devoured. The black hole seemed to have no limit, continually devouring without end...

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Hiss....

White smoke rose from the black ground.

Like cold water poured onto a searing hot iron pan.

Yao YuanHui and the Jiao brothers watched the desolate black scorched earth with solemn expressions.

She took a step forward.

"Careful of shadow beasts!"

Jiao Mingwei urgently reminded.

The Heavenly Alliance army behind them started to stir, ready to support at any moment.

"There are no shadow beasts left....." Yao YuanHui raised her hand, stopping the army’s commotion.

She stepped onto the scorched earth, constantly stirring the buried wisps of blue smoke.

"Within a stretch of thousands of miles, it’s all this scorched earth?"

She seriously asked Jiao Mingwei beside her.

"The Tao soldiers have already scouted. It’s the same everywhere." Jiao Mingwei nodded in confirmation, with a hint of astonishment in his eyes.

"This area should have been a gathering place for shadow beasts, holding a powerful tribe. We must be very cautious...."

"I already said." Yao YuanHui turned her head, speaking earnestly. "There are no shadow beast tribes left."

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it carried far above the stationary Tao soldiers’ army in the rear.

The army was vast, but truly managed by just the dozen or so people in front of her.

Upon hearing this, everyone stirred slightly.

Yao YuanHui stopped her steps and sighed.

"This is the work of Honored Master. The soil here contains scorching sword intent, an accompanying effect of the Fire Cloud Technique. With a battle fought to this extent, it’s impossible for any living creature to survive."

The Jiao brothers, Jiao Pingwei, were somewhat skeptical. They unfolded a map and examined it.

"We are about to approach the One-Eyed Mountain Range, where there is an exceptionally powerful tribe throughout the Shadow Realm, a tribe of One-Eyed Mountain Spirits that even Shadow City couldn’t entirely wipe out...."

"We are already at the One-Eyed Mountain Range."

Yao YuanHui interrupted before he could finish.

Jiao Pingwei was momentarily stunned.

"But this is clearly..." He pointed at the boundless black scorched plain before them but couldn’t find the words.

A terrifying truth seemed to dawn on him.

"Could it be.....!!?"

He found it hard to believe.

Yao YuanHui sighed.

"I understand Honored Master’s temperament; it’s exactly as you suspect. This place has been obliterated into a plain...."

Upon hearing this, the dozen or so powerful experts present trembled in their hearts.

The One-Eyed Mountain Range, an entire mountain range! Moreover, it was a tribe with an ancient ancestor-level Heavenly Venerable overseeing it!

And it was entirely exterminated without a sound?

No, perhaps the Heavenly Venerable survived, but what’s the point now?

Countless years of accumulation destroyed in an instant. Such deep hatred amounts to an undying vendetta.

"This is troublesome...."

This thought simultaneously arose in everyone’s mind.

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Void Star Domain.

Stars continuously cracked and burst.

Originally floating and rotating around constellations, they also sustained certain damage due to the destruction of avatars in various planes beneath the star domain.

The star domain is an extraordinarily unique place.

It is higher than the void yet closely adjacent to it.

If the void is a massive black ring, then the star domain resides in the central area of that ring.

The Void Universe is infinitely vast, perpetually expanding and twisting.

No creature, no being can reach its so-called limit edges.

Because its edges are purely a distortion, where the end is again the starting point of the void. It’s a circular journey.

The star domain, situated in the center, houses countless stars, galaxies, star rivers, even the star realm.

Numerous Heavenly Venerables raise the stars here, as many also completely fall, their transformed stars losing life and getting expelled from the star domain as lifeless planets.

Now, within one galaxy.

Amongst billions of planets.

A gigantic yellowish-brown planet, as huge as the sun of the Mortal Realm, had a massive mushroom cloud explode on its surface.

A vast and terrifying divine mind roared within the nearby star domain.

"Sherie brat!! Dare to harm my soul!! I will shred you to pieces to vent my anger!!"

The divine mind quickly spread across dozens of surrounding planets.

"Another one whose avatar was destroyed by Sherie Divine Lord."

Nearby planets started to revel in schadenfreude.

"Going after Lin Sherie? Come, come, I still have leftover star realm passages! I’ll offer you one!"

"I’ve got one too!"

"I have two! Don’t be shy! Take them and use!"

"As neighbors, I’ve got five here. Won’t charge you a dime, come on!!"

The Heavenly Venerables became excited, each one stepping forward to join the fun.

The roaring Heavenly Venerable suddenly froze, tongue-tied, not daring to utter another word.

He was just venting. If he really sent another avatar, it would soon be killed again, wounding his soul further.

With this injury, he’d need at least a thousand years to recover the loss of Star Force Soul. Unlike the previous destruction of avatars, even if killed by a star destroyer, the damage wouldn’t be as severe to the soul.

This shows the depth of his hatred toward Sherie Divine Lord Lin Sherie.

Losing just one avatar rendered him unwilling to send another; consistent soul injuries would irreversibly break even an ancient Heavenly Venerable after a few times.

This effectively subdued a Heavenly Venerable.

Recently, the Heavenly Venerables repeatedly destroyed by Sherie Divine Lord of the Heavenly Alliance numbered no less than ten figures.

Most of these Heavenly Venerables were enraged, but none were willing to send down their avatars for revenge.

"The Heavenly Alliance surely made a mark this time. With one Jiu Se Divine Lord and one Sherie Divine Lord, both apex-level overlords of the Heavenly Venerables. They hold far more vital force in the catastrophe than other forces.

The next **** will likely still be Green Lake Mountain leading...."

A Heavenly Venerable sighed deeply with divine mind.

"That’s not a given; although Jiu Se Divine Lord is strong, the Buddha’s son isn’t far behind. Sherie Divine Lord is about to face Fang Yu. Any one of these four is a peerless overlord unparalleled for thousands of years. The outcome is still undecided."

"Merely lucky ones propelled by the catastrophe."

A deep voice neither male nor female echoed from the core of this galaxy.

"Rumors always exaggerate. No matter how strong those four Great Saints are, they ultimately can’t compare to the Taoist Ancestors.

As long as they aren’t Ancestor Level, there is always a possibility of defeat and death."

Speaking was the ancient Heavenly Venerable, the hall master who survived two great catastrophes.

Among the entire star domain, he is one of the top ten most powerful.

With his words, all Heavenly Venerables fell silent.

The tiers of Heavenly Venerables aren’t finely layered, mostly divided based on star size.

The weakest are Comet Level.

Next are Planet Level, then Constellation Level, and Galactic Level.

Beyond this are large galaxies, such as star rivers and galaxies, which correspond to the Ancestor Level.