168: Chapter 168 Extinction of Life, Turas's Plan

The three disciples, Li Feibai, Grandmaster Li Xiping, the three Transcendents of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, as well as the common people under the protective array, and even Wizard Merlin, Mage Ryan, and Saint Laiye, who were setting up defensive arrays in Europe, all looked up at the supernatural phenomenon covering the heavens and the earth, stunned into silence for a long time.

In the Dark Universe outside Blue Star, the Trial Officer Savage and his adjutant were also speechless for a long time.

"This, Lord Savage, is it that this Grandmaster Tianhe has extraordinary talent, or does this Transcendent system possess divine mysteries?"

"Extraordinary talent is certainly present, and the Transcendent system is undoubtedly excellent. However, in my 3,000-plus years of experience, I have never heard of anyone achieving a mid-stage Transcendent Life in just one or two Blue Star years. That observation station, along with the Green Lizard and Blue Octopus civilizations of the Beast Alliance, will likely find it difficult to keep this hidden."

"However, the more extraordinary Grandmaster Tianhe and his Transcendent system are, the greater the tilt in support from the Galactic Extraordinary Council will be. With us, Three Human Races, here, the Beast Alliance will not dare to do anything openly."

"We still need to report this up as soon as possible, lest complications arise."

"Bronze Zun."

"Captain, I am here."

"Immediately, collect and package this information and report it to His Excellency the Eternal Golden Dragon King Sharol, and the other high-ranking Excellencies of Three Human Races."

"Understood."

At the core of the blood-colored barrier across the four continents, a massive 1km-wide blood cocoon lifeform was pulsating, its original Stage 2 aura constantly rising.

Outside the core, countless lives—humans, animals, and even plants—along with various forms of energy and Vital Qi, were converging here.

When the continental-level array reached its peak operation, the barrier seized this opportunity to run frantically, disregarding everything to harvest all living beings.

Thus, the nearly 2 billion people across the four continents were easily harvested by death, like cutting leeks.

The entire Blue Star civilization lost over 4 billion people because of this Star Beast, and the life on the four continents, in particular, was now nearly extinct.

Meanwhile, the four Star Beast bodies at the four cores all advanced to Stage 3 lifeforms, and even reached the peak of Stage 3 after completely absorbing all the energy.

The Star Beast awoke, feeling the boundless power within its body. Turas was even quite certain that with its current four bodies, it could completely defeat that powerful humanoid lifeform.

"Just wait. Once my four bodies merge into one, it will be time to harvest everything."

Cruel and bloodthirsty expressions appeared in the eyes of Turas's four bodies.

After being slain last time, Turas had to re-incubate its bodies across Blue Star. This time, after careful consideration, it no longer devoured the high-level lifeforms, but instead turned to the ferocious beasts that had grown nourished by its body.

Finally, upon returning to the initial stage, it used the Harvester clan's blood-barrier harvesting secret technique from its inherited memories to set up a barrier across the four continents where no Transcendents existed, enabling its resurgence at this moment.

It did not remove the blood-colored barrier; it even used its last bit of strength to maintain the barrier's existence.

"As long as I can hold out during the time I am merging, and attract the attention of those Transcendents so they don't act out of desperation, I will be able to harvest this world without fail."

"Hahaha!"

After the Star Beast completed its advancement to Stage 3, the supernatural phenomenon manifested by Wang An finally dissipated.

However, he felt no joy at this moment, because the magnificent fortune that had originally supported his constant climb to greater heights had lost nearly half its volume.

It could now only support him in completing the five foundation paths; his original deductions regarding higher levels had become completely blurred and impossible to perceive.

You must know, the reason he could cultivate so quickly, apart from his own exceptional talent, was the guiding role of fortune on the path ahead, which greatly reduced his trial-and-error costs and accelerated the speed of his deductions.

Upon careful perception, he discovered that it was the death of a large number of living beings, who had absorbed Vital Qi, that led to this result.

Fortunately, the majority of the population cultivating the Transcendent system were in Asia and Europe, protected by arrays, and suffered no losses.

Otherwise, the loss of fortune, while not causing his realm to drop, would have hindered the development of his orthodoxy and delayed his cultivation progress.

As for why so many living beings died? It was likely the work of that Star Beast.

Wang An felt somewhat helpless. For a Star Beast with mid-stage status and incomplete talent inherited from memories, he could only find them and kill them one by one.

With its special hiding talent, it was also very difficult to locate.

He could only first secure his own base, advance to the Purple Mansion, and then be able to "fight above his rank" to completely eradicate it.

Lifting his hand to calculate the fortune and karma, Wang An roughly understood the Star Beast's plan.

He sent a message to the few disciples who had come to congratulate him, and then entered the Dark Universe.

"You few, come here and properly contemplate the essence of the Purple Mansion's advancement; do not waste this opportunity."

The three, originally feeling joyful about their master's advancement to a Transcendent, restrained their emotions somewhat.

They quietly entered the core location of Tianhe Peak, feeling the essence of the Purple Mansion, which was different from that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The sensation of being flooded with endless knowledge and having their thoughts congeal upon the slightest contact made their brains ache with swelling.

However, for Lu Tianxin, who possessed the [Dao-Seeking] talent, she was able to adapt very quickly.

Every time she adapted, it was an increase in her cultivation, and she was not far from mentally realizing her fourth supernatural ability.

Wang An's physical body traveled through the Dark Universe, wrapping himself in his supernatural ability and transforming into a streak of Nine Heavens Cyan Qi, moving rapidly within.

The so-called Dark Universe was another dimension distinct from the conventional physical universe, where only mid-stage lifeforms that had initially grasped the embryonic form of laws could stay for long periods.

This was also the most common method of travel in such a dense physical universe, without the means to contact spatial rules above the high stage.

If one were to move near the speed of light using the Rainbow Transformation, even traveling within or outside a single galaxy would take a considerable amount of time. Not to mention large-scale interstellar or even intergalactic travel; moreover, the speed of movement in the Dark Universe was not limited by the conventional speed of light, and the speed increased as the output power increased.

Before long, he arrived near the southwest of Australia.

Watching the four Star Beast bodies converging, he saw that the Turas Star Beast did not engage in any communication. They were inherently connected in mind; upon meeting, they began to merge, condensing a special technique. Blue patterns emerged on their skin, connecting them with the other bodies.

These four bodies were, respectively, a bald eagle, a lion, a cheetah, and a jackal.

They combined with each other, converting from the original demonic beast demonic power to the Star Beast's star power. In the center of the eyebrows of the four bodies, there was a mid-stage status suppression to prevent them from advancing to higher-level demonic beasts.

Actually, it could be said that demonic beasts were creatures that combined Vital Qi and star power, but unfortunately, these types of demonic beasts had other powers infused, and Vital Qi only accounted for a small portion, which contributed less to the completion and enhancement of Wang An's Transcendent Dao Tree.

As the Star Beast's aura was about to reach the mid-stage level.