Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

"Yi Chengzi is absolutely right!"

"Destiny is never entirely waited for—it's fought for!"

"To hell with celestial mechanisms, to hell with divination."

"Turns out, the untranscended Heavenly Ghost and Blood Demon Dao Fruit are not as formidable as I imagined. The All Stars Dao Fruit still restrains most of your strength. Otherwise, with my meager cultivation, I wouldn't still be standing here."

"With my blood, I offer to the stars—it is infinite, boundless, and unending as heaven's melody!"

Unbeknownst to himself, Zhan Xingzi, colored by his proximity to darkness, unexpectedly became a Mother Hunter cultivator.

A crisp Taoist hum resonated through destiny as Zhan Xingzi's entire body ignited with blood flames. His cultivation body began to gradually deteriorate, yet his gaze grew incomparably clear and luminous.

He had a premonition: if he could survive this ordeal, having broken through the barriers of his heart, he was destined to ascend to the Dao Fruit Sixth Layer Realm within a millennium.

At this moment, the speed at which the Heavenly Ghost Dao Fruit and the Blood Demon Dao Fruit manifested in the skies above drastically slowed.

Immediately afterward, the two Dao Fruits began to tremble violently, seemingly enraged by the situation!

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Faster, even faster!

The Ghost Worship Sect Hierarch's ability to orchestrate such a grand spectacle exceeded everyone's expectations. At this moment, Yi Chen was swiftly escaping while clutching Huan Gu by her collar.

The violent speed warped Huan Gu's facial features slightly. Never in her life had she witnessed someone moving at a fleeing speed so fast that it surpassed her spatial teleportation Daoist skill by threefold.

Moreover, it was her first time being carried by the nape of her neck and flying like this.

This experience, she had to admit, was somewhat exhilarating.

"Fellow Taoist Huan Gu, faster!"

"Where exactly is the Star Jade? Quickly lead me to it!"

Nothing could hinder Yi Chen's advance—not even a mountain in his path, for he would charge straight through it.

In less than half a teapot's time, utilizing the reckless flight enabled by his activated Soul Ignition Technique, Yi Chen finally arrived before a tall mountain Huan Gu had mentioned along the way.

This mountain wasn't particularly majestic. However, the Heavenly Star Sect's renowned Star Jade was hidden within a Secret Realm nestled in its heart.

Huan Gu, being a Dao Fruit cultivator, although astonished by Yi Chen's strength and harboring endless questions, clearly understood the stakes. Now was not the time for words.

She produced a Jade Seal and a black-and-white Jade Ruyi, tossing them into the sky as she simultaneously formed numerous mystic rune gestures, sending waves of strange symbols surging into the mountain's core.

The tide of runes suddenly split in two, twisting and intertwining under the guidance of the Jade Seal and Jade Ruyi, piercing ruthlessly into a peculiar spatial tear within the mountain's heart. As for the Jade Seal and the Jade Ruyi, they had already vanished into the void, their whereabouts unknown.

Soon, the space began to tremble violently, gradually revealing an extraordinary Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

Within were countless exotic beasts, blossoming flora, and chirping birds—a veritable paradise of celestial beauty.

Of course, such a sanctuary relied on the Ancient Star Realm for its existence. If the Ancient Star Realm were ever destroyed, this blessed land would wither away like a rootless tree or a dried-up spring.

Yi Chen, now possessing immense cultivation and boundless spiritual power, cast his mind across the Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

Deep within this land, a colossal jade monolith soared nearly a thousand meters high, standing unwavering in its brilliance.

Its surface exuded a radiant splendor, undeniably extraordinary.

"Brother Yi Chengzi, this is the Star Jade... you, Yi Taoist, what are you doing!"

Just as Huan Gu intended to swiftly explain the Star Jade's mysteries to Yi Chen, her starlit eyes suddenly widened in shock.

A surge of Masculine Power erupted, and the colossal Star Jade was abruptly torn from its grounding by an Alien Force sprouting within the space, flying rapidly toward the Cave Heaven Blessed Land's exit.

"Are you an idiot?"

"How much can your lover endure, even at the cost of his life?"

"Don't tell me this broken piece of jade is protected by sect rules or ancestral commandments prohibiting its removal."

"Even if there are, screw them! You'll have to make the decision to defy your ancestors regardless."

"Move, move—let's get out of here!"

Yi Chen extended his colossal hand and, with his True Yang Spirit unleashed, easily grasped the massive Star Jade in his palm.

He then exerted Extreme Origin power and, retracing his route, tore through space to flee.

"The Tao has no form, birthing heaven and earth. The Tao has no emotion, governing sun and moon."

"Understanding the mysteries of the universe, sensing the Divine Power of the stars, severing creation, wielding life and death—with the Star Spirit Light to illuminate one's True Spirit, temper oneself and ascend beyond the mortal!"

"This technique is called—"Myriad Stars Divine Heaven Guide!""

The Star Jade trembled as Yi Chen's eyes sharpened, simultaneously fleeing and sinking his mind into the extraordinary martial scripture inscribed on the Star Jade: the "Myriad Stars Divine Heaven Guide."

The Heavenly Star Sect's patriarch, Wan Xingzi, had unrivaled cultivation, capable of standing one against two, with his All Stars Dao Fruit rivaling the Heavenly Ghost and Blood Demon Dao Fruits in combat.

This "Myriad Stars Divine Heaven Guide" was profound and abstruse. It was but a rough draft Wan Xingzi used to organize his martial insights—barely qualifying as one, given how many details were skipped in its later deductions.

Perhaps, to Wan Xingzi, these omitted parts were self-explanatory, as the work was merely intended for his own understanding.

Or perhaps he found certain details solvable but skipped them out of laziness.

In Yi Chen's view, this scripture was an incomplete work—a framework filled with Divine Intention but hopelessly lacking in detail. No wonder it had never piqued the interest of any Heavenly Star Sect member. Were it not for Yi Chen's pinnacle mastery of the Martial Path and his attainment of near-Divine comprehension, he would also likely find it perplexing.

Still, Yi Chen held this to be one of the most extraordinary martial scriptures he had ever come across.

This scripture swallowed the heavens and earth, encompassed the sun and moon, playing with the cosmos as its chessboard and the stars as its pieces. Its boldness, ambition, and conceptual height were unparalleled.

Wan Xingzi's brilliance, even if confined solely to the Martial Path, was undeniable in its exceptional accomplishments.

"The world is indeed brimming with heroes as countless as fish crossing a river—hidden in every nook and cranny, waiting to astonish."

"While I will surely compile an even greater martial scripture through my own cultivation in the future, standing on the shoulders of giants and drawing from their strengths is undeniably advantageous."

"Hmm, excellent—this martial scripture is now mine! Though much of it still needs some modification."

"The way the Heavenly Star Sect's patriarch structured this, even a Super Saiyan would explode and perish."

"Entity, are you there? Put in the effort!"

Yi Chen's eyes grew profound. Within the Pure Yang Flame Prison, countless "chickens" let out mournful cries.

As innumerable soul remnants were dissipated and marks erased, the progress of the "Myriad Stars Divine Heaven Guide" began to accelerate exponentially.

Huan Gu quietly watched Yi Chen lifting the Star Jade and seemingly losing himself in profound meditation over its back. Her lips moved slightly, but ultimately, no words left her mouth.

After all, she couldn't bring herself to speak, nor did she dare to ask.

To her, Yi Chengzi was as enigmatic as the dragon soaring between peaks—unfathomable in depth and height. A true sage acts with purpose obscure even to mortals; it makes perfect sense not to understand his actions. True comprehension would mark one as his equal, a peer in realm.

So long as he bore no malice toward the Human Race, that would suffice for her.

Time was life itself, and Yi Chen had embarked on a race against death.

Within the Lingxia Realm, Xiong Kui, who had been roasting meat and drinking wine with a violet-haired maiden named Lin Luo, suddenly revealed a change in expression. Speaking a few hurried words to Lin Luo, he rushed back to Falling Dragon Mountain to meditate.

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In less than half a teapot's time, Zhan Xingzi's Dharma Aspect was already visible in the distance.

The scene was chaotic; lands had sunk thirty thousand feet deep, strewn with apocalyptic destruction. An aged Taoist stood towering—his arms uplifted, holding back the slowly emerging Heavenly Ghost Dao Fruit and Blood Demon Dao Fruit.

Despite his best efforts, the two Dao Fruits had already partially emerged.

Seeing this, Yi Chen's expression brightened with joy as he loudly cheered!

"Well done, Fellow Taoist Zhan Xingzi!"

"Hold firm, and we'll figure something out!"

With Yi Chen's resounding encouragement, the Heavenly Ghost Dao Fruit and Blood Demon Dao Fruit quaked violently, now extending beyond two-thirds of their threshold. The increased pressure transmitted from the two Dao Fruits surged to a new height. Unable to hold on, Zhan Xingzi's Dharma Aspect shattered, and he plummeted like a kite with its string cut, blood scattering through the sky.

"Damn it!"

"Consider this a debt! Curse it, pay me more!"

Yi Chen's face darkened. This sudden turn of events caught him utterly off guard. After an inward curse at his own jinxing nature, he flung the Star Jade far onto the ground, then immediately activated Extreme Origin Rage, causing his True Yang Spirit to swell to its utmost limits.

Bam! Bam!

Like a titan, Xiong Kui Taoist stepped up, holding the heavens with both arms as though bearing the weight of an abyss, replacing Zhan Xingzi's position.