A beam of white light, as pure as moonlight, flashed past, precisely piercing the weakest point of the shadowy figure. The Nether Crystal Clan Emperor roared in disbelief: "Moon Demon?! How could it be you?!"
A hazy female silhouette emerged from the white light, her silver hair cascading down her back, her eyes icy: "You parasitized your bodies for so long without noticing? The Nether Crystal Clan are truly all fools."
Han Feng watched in shock as the two consciousnesses clashed within his sea of consciousness. The Moon Demon Queen's consciousness was like a sharp ice spike, each piercing tearing large chunks of darkness from the Nether Crystal Clan Emperor before devouring him. The once invincible Nether Crystal Clan Emperor was now as powerless as a lamb to the slaughter.
"Zero! What's going on here?" Han Feng shouted in his mind.
Zero's voice was filled with shock: "The Moon Demon Clan is skilled in mental parasitism; she was probably already lurking inside the energy stone before it was corrupted!"
Within a minute, the remaining consciousness of the Nether Crystal Clan Emperor was completely devoured. The illusory figure of the Moon Demon Queen turned around, her silver eyes sweeping across Han Feng's sea of consciousness like sharp blades: "Next, it's your turn."
With a wave of her hand, countless moonlight condensed into ice needles, raining down upon Han Feng's core consciousness. At this critical moment, the absorbed energy stone fragments suddenly reformed in Han Feng's dantian, erupting with blinding starlight!
\"boom--!\"
A golden-red beam of light shot up from the top of Han Feng's head, shattering the Moon Demon Queen's attack. Within the beam, a majestic phantom could be vaguely seen, wearing a star crown and draped in the Milky Way—it was the projection of the First Star Soul Lord!
"Impossible!" The Moon Demon Queen retreated rapidly, her silver hair whipping wildly in the energy storm. "How could the Star Soul Old Ghost's mark be...?"
The starlight, as if alive, pursued the phantom of the moon spirit, crashing into it. The silver-haired woman exhaled a breath of blue light mist, and her figure instantly dimmed by half.
"Star Soul Lord, what cunning you are!" She glared venomously at Han Feng. "When I am fully revived, I will surely take your life on the extraterritorial battlefield!"
The last few words were still echoing when her consciousness, like the receding tide, vanished from the edge of her sea of consciousness. The starlight chased to the boundary, eventually dissipating into countless points of light.
silence.
Han Feng's consciousness returned to reality, and he found himself kneeling on the ground, his clothes soaked with sweat. The energy stone in his palm had long since turned to dust, but a golden-red star-shaped mark remained on his skin, slowly seeping into his body.
"Your Star Soul Bloodline purity has increased to 62%." Zero's voice carried a hint of weariness. "That was the original mark of the first Star Lord. It seems he foresaw this day."
Han Feng struggled to sit up, every muscle protesting: "So...this is also part of the test?"
“No, this is a safety precaution,” Zero explained, pausing for a moment. “We didn’t expect the Moon Queen to still be alive; that wasn’t part of the calculation.”
"What do we do next?" Han Feng asked.
“Let’s stay here and absorb the remaining energy stones completely. There’s nothing else changed here,” Zero said slowly.
At this moment, Han Feng was finally able to detect the situation outside. The dark seabed was completely devoid of light, and the special barrier granted by the energy stone forced the surrounding seawater back several meters.
The array ruins, which originally possessed immense pressure, seemed to have been drained of all life force at this moment.
Han Feng sat cross-legged in the center of the underwater ruins, the golden-red star-shaped mark faintly visible beneath his skin. He examined his own body and discovered that the stellar power in his meridians was several times more concentrated than before, each strand of energy flowing ceaselessly within his body like liquid starlight.
"Zero, my mental power..." Han Feng was surprised to find that his mental perception, which originally could only cover a few hundred meters around him, could now clearly "see" the coral reefs several thousand meters away. A colorful sea snake was swimming through the cracks in the rocks, and the subtle sound of its scales rubbing together was as if it were right next to his ear.
“Battles at the level of consciousness are the best way to hone one’s mental strength.” Zero’s voice carried a hint of approval. “The mental pressure from the Dark Crystal Clan Emperor and the Moon Demon Queen just now actually helped you break through this barrier.”
Han Feng picked up the remaining fragments of energy stones from the ground. These precious materials, which originally required careful absorption, were now as docile as cotton in his hands. With a slight guidance of the power of the stars, the surging energy flowed into his dantian like rivers flowing into the sea.
As he absorbed the energy, Han Feng felt an invisible barrier within his body begin to loosen—the threshold to the Origin Realm. Although he was still far from a true breakthrough, he could already vaguely sense that higher-level existence.
"You've already touched the edge of the Origin Realm so quickly?" Han Feng was somewhat incredulous. At a normal cultivation speed, this would require at least another six months of arduous training.
"That's normal. You were originally just cultivating the Star Meridian Diagram, but now that you've awakened the Star Soul Bloodline, increasing your cultivation speed is child's play."
Han Feng suddenly realized what was going on, and then began to absorb and refine the remaining energy fragments.
As the last fragment of the energy stone turned to ashes, Han Feng suddenly noticed a ball of light, about the size of a thumb, still floating in his palm. Unlike the energy stone, it couldn't be absorbed; instead, it seemed to pulsate slightly, emitting a soft, silvery-blue light.
\"This is......\"
"This is a Star Soul?!" Zero's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "Quick! Use your mental power to contact it and imprint your mark!"
Han Feng had never heard Ling speak with such urgency before. He immediately focused his mind, sending a wisp of his highly refined spiritual power, like a thread, towards the ball of light. The instant they made contact, the ball of light suddenly erupted with blinding light, causing the entire underwater ruins to tremble!
"Boom!"
The ancient stone pillars around them began to crumble, and the array, which had lost its energy support, completely collapsed. But strangely, the seawater was still repelled by some force, remaining three meters away and forming a perfect spherical space.
The ball of light violently deformed in Han Feng's palm, sometimes stretching like a sword, sometimes bending like a bow, finally settling into the shape of a long saber. The saber was about three feet and three inches long, its entire body crystal clear as if forged from the starry sky, with nebula-like patterns slowly flowing inside the blade. The moment Han Feng closed his five fingers and gripped the hilt, countless starlight burst forth from the point of contact, and the hilt automatically adjusted its shape, perfectly conforming to the lines of his palm.
“It’s actually a Star Soul Divine Weapon…” Zero’s voice was filled with awe. “Only a Star Soul Lord who is truly recognized by the power of the stars can summon it. It will evolve as you grow and eventually become a supreme divine weapon that can cleave stars.”
Han Feng gently swung his longsword, without deliberately channeling his energy, yet the blade naturally traced a starlight trail that lingered in the air for a long time. Even more miraculously, he felt as if the sword was an extension of his body, their connection reaching an astonishing level.
The blade trembled slightly, emitting a clear, melodious hum. At the same time, two ancient star-shaped characters appeared on the guard—the two characters "Star Soul".
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