Chapter 6319 - Seed of the Stars

“Senior, please don't say anymore!” Long Chen was both shocked and furious. No wonder so many people knew but dared not speak; it turned out that the Heavenly Dao was watching. This Heavenly Dao was all-pervasive, capable of even capturing the exchanges within the sea of consciousness on this ghost ship. The woman smiled faintly and said, “I am just a remnant soul. Being able to clear your doubts makes me very happy. After the Star Lord and the Pill Emperor discovered this secret, the void passage opened wide, and endless fierce spirits from beyond the heavens descended upon the Nine Heavens, beginning a frenzied slaughter of the strong within. The Star Lord and the Pill Emperor led the counterattack, but unexpectedly, a traitor emerged from the Pill Emperor’s disciples, leading to an eventual defeat...” As she spoke, the woman’s figure dimmed, becoming almost invisible, and even the sea of consciousness began to dry up. The woman continued, her voice now intermittent, “Both the Star Lord and the Pill Emperor fell, and all disciples of the Nine Stars lineage perished in battle. Before the Star Lord fell, he swore to the Nine Heavens that he would scatter the seeds of stars throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Someday, a successor of the Nine Stars will emerge to slay the traitors of the Nine Heavens and eradicate the extraterritorial demons, leading...” “Hoo...” The woman’s sea of consciousness completely dried up, her voice abruptly stopping, and Long Chen retreated from her sea of consciousness. “How was it?” Mo Nian asked hastily upon seeing this. At this time, the woman’s physical body began to rapidly decay, disappearing in an instant. Long Chen said in a deep voice, “This senior told me a secret, but unfortunately, it was caught by the Heavenly Dao, depleting her soul. Damn this Heavenly Dao.” Long Chen was both shocked and angry, finally understanding that he had been targeted by the Heavenly Dao for years, realizing that it was being manipulated by someone. However, this manipulation was not absolute, or Long Chen wouldn’t have survived until now. It meant that someone could control part of the Heavenly Dao’s power, which could even cover the Heavenly Domain Battlefield. Long Chen respectfully bowed towards the spot where the woman’s body disappeared: “Senior, don’t blame yourself. You’ve sacrificed enough. From here on, leave it to us!” Long Chen recounted the conversation with the woman to Mo Nian without omitting a single word, as they were close as brothers and didn’t fear any karmic repercussions. Hearing Long Chen’s explanation, Mo Nian wasn’t surprised, as if he had anticipated this. “In the ruins of an ancient underground tomb, I found some records about the Chaos War. However, many important parts were already decayed, seemingly intervened by laws, not allowing them to be recorded in writing. But some people didn’t use words; they used drawings and symbols to record. Although difficult to understand, with so many eyes guessing and deducing, we gleaned some secrets. Our history was altered, and the history we can trace only goes back to the Chaos Era. Before the Chaos Era, it’s all a fog. Considering what that senior said, could there be a sharp sickle treating the beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands like chives, harvesting them repeatedly?” “After the chives are harvested, history disappears, and then it’s a new cycle?” Long Chen’s heart raced. Mo Nian nodded, “It’s possible, which is why the Star Lord led the strong of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands in a revolt, initiating the Chaos War. Although the Star Lord fell, he shattered the sickle, buying us a respite. History couldn’t be completely erased, leaving threads and clues that allow us to reverse-engineer the river of time and see scenes from history.” Long Chen was both shocked and furious, the Star Lord led the Nine Stars lineage, fighting for the Nine Heavens, and perished, while the new Nine Stars lineage was slaughtered by the Nine Heavens, which was heartbreaking and enraging. What angered Long Chen the most was that some foolish people now blamed the Chaos War on the Star Lord, saying he initiated the bloodshed, leading to the depletion of vitality in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. “Damn it, next time someone dares say that, I’ll rip their tongue out.” The more Long Chen thought, the angrier he became. Such distortion of truth and reversal of black and white was even more vicious than the extraterritorial demons. Their words were a desecration of those heroes. Although the woman’s words were few, they showed Long Chen the light and bolstered his confidence. “But from the current situation, that sickle may have already recovered, and among us ‘chives’, there’s a group deliberately creating chaos. I wonder if we can withstand this strike when the time comes,” Mo Nian said solemnly. “Not only must we withstand it, but we must also bring out the person behind it and chop them into pieces, or else it would tarnish the reputation of us ‘Eastern Maniacs and Western Despicables’ of the Tianwu Continent,” Long Chen said with clenched fists. “Cough cough, this ‘Western Despicable’ title, I personally think, needs reconsideration,” Mo Nian quickly added. “What weapon do you use?” “A bow?” “What do you shoot?” “Arrows?” “Then there you have it.” “Damn, you set me up?” Mo Nian was speechless. “No more joking, we’ve gained a lot this time. Do you want these corpses?” Long Chen asked. “I don’t want them. These corpses are cursed and disconnected from the earth. They’re useless to me,” Mo Nian shook his head. Seeing Mo Nian didn’t want them, Long Chen didn’t hesitate and directly stored the corpses in the Chaos Space. The strong of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were left for people to claim, while the rest were thrown into the black soil. Long Chen had tried before; these bodies soaked in the River of the Dead couldn’t be used for soul blood curses, and his plan to refine Divine Emperor-level puppets failed. After storing the bodies in the Chaos Space, the two searched again and indeed found nothing of value. They went up to the deck, looking at the corpse collector sitting there dumbfounded, holding a bright corpse hook. They exchanged a glance and walked straight over. When they reached the corpse collector, Long Chen raised his large hand high, while Mo Nian’s hand stealthily reached for the corpse hook. “Pa!” As Mo Nian’s hand touched the hook, the corpse collector immediately became alert, his sunken eyes glowing, and a terrifying aura rose, unleashing the might of a Divine Emperor. This was also a Divine Emperor puppet, but before it could act, Long Chen’s star-filled hand slapped it hard across the face. “Boom!” With a loud bang, the mummy spun in place, and when it stabilized, the corpse hook in its hand was gone, and at the same time, Long Chen and Mo Nian had already escaped on a small boat. “Roar roar...” The corpse collector stood at the bow, looking in the direction Mo Nian and Long Chen had left, letting out beast-like roars but not daring to leave the ghost ship to pursue them. “Hehe, this hook is not ordinary, a genuine Divine Emperor Artifact. I wonder if the divine patterns can still be activated. I need to study it well when I get back,” Mo Nian said excitedly, examining the “spoils.” The runic array engraved on the hook was in the style of the world of the Nine Heavens. Such a powerful Divine Emperor Artifact used as a corpse hook was truly a waste. “Land in sight.” Suddenly, Long Chen shouted, and Mo Nian quickly put the hook away, looking ahead. Indeed, a blurry scene appeared in the distance.