Before he knew it, Sha Xing had arrived at the Star-Moon Thousand Machines Tower.
He looked up at the overlapping layers of shining starlight and moonlight, and recalled the scene when he and Xianyue worked together to climb the tower, and they laughed at each other after each climb. He felt sad.
He remained silent for a long time. Just when he finally came to his senses and was about to leave, two Star God disciples walked out of the tower, supporting each other. They were soaked in sweat and covered with scars, but their faces were full of excitement, and it was obvious that they had made a breakthrough.
"Just now, I seemed to hear the disciples guarding the tower talking about how Yue Shenzi climbed the tower alone after his breakthrough this time, and he broke through to the 50th floor on his own."
"As expected of the Son of the Moon God. Unfortunately... Unfortunately, it seems that the Son of the Star God has not set foot in the Thousand Machines Tower in the past six months. Junior brother, do you think that the Son of the Star God is really as rumored... half-wasted?"
“It’s not half-disabled, but the Abyss Corrosion has entered the Mysterious Veins. Unless the part of the Mysterious Veins that has been corroded is removed, even if the Supreme Abyss Emperor comes in person, there is nothing he can do. But Star God Son has always been unwilling to accept his fate and has been searching for a way to perfectly dispel the Abyss Corrosion… Alas.”
“In fact, according to fellow disciples from the Moon God’s side, the pain of the Moon God’s son was no less than that of the Star God’s son. The Moon God’s son could have broken through three months ago, but he had been suppressing it for fear of irritating the Star God’s son. It was not until his profound energy was on the verge of losing control under the strong pressure that he was forced to break through.”
Xingsha, who had been listening coldly, slowly clenched his fists.
“Star God Son and Moon God Son grew up together, and became God Sons together. Although they are not blood brothers, the depth of their relationship is definitely beyond the imagination of outsiders. Now it seems that after Star God Son is completely hopeless, he will eventually choose to cut off part of his profound veins, and Moon God Son will definitely deliberately slow down his own progress for him…”
“If it were just this, it would be fine. However, if the Star God Son with an incomplete profound vein were to become a God Lord in the future, wouldn’t that mean he would be… an incomplete God Lord?”
“In addition, the inheritance of the power of the stars and the moon must be carried out at the same time, and the recipients must achieve sufficient compatibility. Even if the Star God Son, whose profound veins are incomplete, still maintains the same cultivation as the Moon God Son, can it really be called a perfect match?”
The conversation between the two was filled with doubt and worry, and their words undoubtedly represented, to a large extent, the thoughts of the people in the Star-Moon Divine Kingdom that they dared not express openly.
“By the way,” the voice suddenly became quieter, and the person who spoke glanced around vigilantly: “I heard from my uncle that a male baby with eight points of innate godhood was born in the Star God lineage in the northern border... just six days ago.”
"What? Wait, if this is true, why is there no movement?"
"Because the Heavenly Star God said that this matter cannot be disclosed! The reason why I know this is because my uncle happened to be by his side when the son of the Star God was born."
"Tianxing Divine Master requested that this matter be kept secret, which means...he went to see the newborn child with his own eyes?"
"So my uncle said that the Star God lineage might be about to change, so he asked me to pay attention to it recently. I only told you about this, so you'd better..."
His voice suddenly became softer because they felt the sudden chill approaching from behind.
The two of them turned their heads at the same time and were shocked to meet the cold gaze of Xianyue.
"Moon...Son of the Moon God." The two men's bodies tensed and their hearts beat violently.
The shadow of the moon flashed by in an instant, and Xianyue was already standing in front of the two people, but her pair of cold moon-like eyes were as cold as a blade piercing the heart: "Listen, I don't care whether what you just said is true or false, remember one thing, as long as I, Xianyue, am the Son of the Moon God, the Son of the Star God can only be Shaxing! For others, even if it is a Son of the Star God with a perfect godhood sent from the sky, I, Xianyue, will not recognize him!"
“Don’t let me hear any slander against the Star God Son again. Otherwise… you don’t want to know what I look like when I’m angry!”
"Moon... Moon God, please calm down. The two of us just blurted out... we didn't dare to say anything disrespectful..."
"roll!"
The two men were silent, not daring to say another word, and left in a hurry.
Xianyue stood there, the coldness in her eyes slowly dissipated after a long time, and finally turned into a long sigh.
When he turned around, he vaguely sensed something, and suddenly turned his head, immediately meeting Sha Xing's gaze.
His eyes were slightly confused, but then they calmed down again. He flew up and came to Sha Xing, smiling and said, "I let these two fools go on my own initiative. I believe you won't take their words to heart."
"Congratulations on the breakthrough." Sha Xing also smiled back.
The expression on the crescent moon remained unchanged, and she was still smiling: "This time, I took the lead. But I believe that after you break the Abyss Eclipse, a breakthrough will only be a matter of time."
Sha Xing looked into his eyes and said, "Do you also think that I should let go of my obsession and stop the Abyss Eclipse?"
Xianyue asked back, "If it was me instead of you who went to check on the corpse of the Abyss Beast half a year ago, then I would be the one in this situation. If I end up with my profound veins permanently broken in order to stop the Abyss Eclipse, would you give up on me?"
Sha Xing was slightly moved, and he said without hesitation: "No."
"Then would you be willing to slow down and delay your own progress in order to drag along a heavy burden like me?"
"meeting."
"Will you feel resentful about this?"
"……Won't."
"So..." The crescent moon smiled happily, "What are you worried, hesitant, and confused about? Our compatibility is not just about our superficial cultivation, aura, and posture, but also about sharing weal and woe, honor and disgrace."
He grabbed Shaxing's wrist, and every word came from his heart: "This catastrophe is just the first slightly bigger test we have experienced together. Our bond that has lasted for thousands of years, how could it be defeated by such a small test."
"Also, I have already thought about it. If your Profound Veins are damaged and we are unable to achieve the same harmony and synchronization as before, and cannot become the Star-Moon Twins as before, then I will choose to damage my own Profound Veins until we are reunited! I believe that if it were you, you would make the same choice."
Seeing that Xianyue was clearly determined to retreat and sacrifice herself, but she had to keep changing her stance for fear of hurting his dignity... He felt one point of warmth in his heart, but nine points of indescribable discomfort.
“Hahaha!” Sha Xing laughed loudly: “Xian Yue, we have known each other for so many years, you underestimate me too much. Even if the Abyss Eclipse is broken, it will only damage 10% of the Profound Veins at most. Is this enough to make me heartbroken?”
He grabbed Xianyue's wrist, squeezed it hard for a moment, then released it, turning around and saying, "It's just that people always have fantasies, and always think that they can do what others can't do. So... give me another three months. If after three months, I still haven't found a way to purify the Abyss Eclipse, then I'll just give up."
"After that, the worst that can happen is that I'll always be dragged behind you. Anyway, if it's you, I won't feel guilty at all."
"Okay!" Xianyue nodded with a smile: "It's a deal!"
The crescent moon left and waited until his figure disappeared from sight. Shaxing's originally proud and fearless expression instantly cracked.
He turned around suddenly, his teeth trembling as he clenched them tightly.
"I... can be disabled. But... how can I... become a burden to you!"
He looked into the distance, and his eyes suddenly became more determined than ever before.
There is the sea of fog.
Without informing anyone, he tried his best to avoid the presence of others, and stepped out of the divine realm and the country alone...
"I need to be alone and calm down, stop following me!"
Outside the border, he spoke coldly.
The figure who had always been protecting him never left.
He smiled coldly: "What? Seeing how miserable I am, even you don't listen to me?"
The figure in the dark sighed and could only retreat helplessly.
However, several hours passed...several days passed, and he still did not wait for Shaxing to return.
As he searched, the world was so vast that he could no longer find any trace of the Shaxing.
…
The gray and misty sea is filled with the breath of death.
This was the first time that Sha Xing entered the sea of fog alone, and it was also the first time in his life that he went against the norm.
Just for that glimmer of hope...the only hope.
He avoided the mysterious ones and the abyss beasts, and finally, he came to the place that had trapped him in nightmares half a year ago.
The scene of that day came back to him like a nightmare. He gritted his teeth and continued to go deeper... As the concentration of the Abyss Dust continued to increase, the aura of the mysterious masters he could sense became less and less, until there was no one else in his perception.
He stopped, his chest rising and falling, and finally he let out a trembling roar: "Star-Moon God's Son Shaxing, begging to see the Mist Emperor!"
He knew that every day countless people suffering from the erosion of the abyss begged for the favor of the Fog King in the fog sea, but their hope was infinitesimal. He also heard that the Fog King was everywhere in the fog sea, and every grain of dust in the abyss was his ears and eyes.
So, he called out his own name, the Son of God. If the Mist Emperor was really omnipresent in the sea of fog, at least, this was a special enough identity to attract the Mist Emperor's attention.
However, his shouting did not bring the Mist King's arrival, but instead startled a large number of Abyss Beasts.
Continuous roars came from the deep abyss of fog. Sha Xing's brows darkened, a heavy sword appeared in his hand, and the power of the star god instantly flowed through his body.
However, when the abyss beast pounced on him with a terrifying aura, the coldness in his eyes immediately turned into fear.
God-destroying realm...a fifth-level abyss beast!
And there are three of them!
He swung his heavy sword, and the Heavenly Wolf roared angrily, but it also alarmed Yuanshi who was trapped in the Xuanmai. The severe pain pricked his nerves, and the obstruction of Xuanqi distorted his sword force, causing him to be injured for a moment when he was already at an absolute disadvantage.
Snap!
Before Savage Fang could be swung, the heavy sword was already shaken away, and the beast claws that were flashing with dim light tore apart his star god power and also tore apart his chest.
The power of the abyss erupted brutally in his body. Shaxing stepped on the broken image of the Star God and moved with difficulty. But before he could stand still, the other two abyss beasts pounced on him, and their intertwined claws cut out eight terrifying dark marks.
Blood burst out between his teeth and he roared violently. The shadow of the Heavenly Wolf on his body also let out a violent roar, and the Heavenly Wolf's fifth sword, the Canglang Claw, rushed forward with a resolute force.
boom--
The erupting power of the Heavenly Wolf was torn apart by the overly powerful power of the Abyss. The two God-Destroying Abyss Beasts were slightly repelled, but Sha Xing's arms and chest suddenly had several blood grooves deep enough to see the bones... and he could no longer resist the power of the third Abyss Beast, and was hit in the heart by a claw.
The heavy sword left his hand and his body flew out with blood spilling.
Even if he had not been eroded by the abyss, in his prime, he could not be a match for any one of them, let alone three.
Before he fell, he was once again swept into the storm of the abyss. The primitive destructive instinct and pure destructive force fell on him without any hesitation or mercy, making the Son of the Star God like a dead leaf without a branch, being cruelly destroyed by the dense and chaotic storm of destruction. In the blink of an eye, his body was covered with scars and blood was splattered countless times.
Bang!
He fell heavily to the ground, and when he subconsciously tried to get up, he found that his legs were broken. The upper body that he held up with great difficulty was crushed by the claws of a deep beast that suddenly swooped down on him, causing his head to hit the ground heavily, and his internal organs shattered under the huge force.
Sha Xing’s pupils were wide open, refusing to accept his fate. However, his injuries were too severe, and the starlight in his pupils quickly lost its color and gradually merged into the grayness of the sea of fog.
How can I... die here...
He tried his best to struggle, but his consciousness gradually faded away, and then became nothing...
At the moment when his consciousness completely fell silent, the three violent abyss beasts suddenly stopped attacking, then slowly retreated, and simultaneously fell into complete silence.
In the darkness, a shadow shrouded in thick dust walked out slowly and stood in front of Sha Xing.
He raised his hand, and the deep dust in the surrounding space was swept by a storm, quickly condensing towards his palm until it condensed into a long and narrow black line.
"Welcome to the Mist Sea, honorable...Yuan Gui Shen Zi!"
As he hummed softly, the long black mark was ruthlessly pierced into the center of Shaxing's eyebrows.
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