232: Star Emperor's Will, Tower Spirit Resurrected

"Who dares... to touch... my... Star Emperor's... successor?!"

This roar, as if from the ancient starry sky, was like billions of thunderbolts exploding simultaneously! The space of the entire Perpetual Frozen Ice Plain violently vibrated! The despairing pressure that had originally enveloped everyone's hearts was actually dispersed by more than half due to the supreme majesty and vast star power contained in this voice!

Everyone looked in horror towards the star tower, which had once again become resplendent with light! On the tower's body, billions of star runes seemed to come alive, circulating wildly! The star stone at the top of the tower erupted with light even more dazzling than the sun! A blurry old man's phantom slowly rose from the tower's peak!

The phantom wore an ancient star-patterned robe, his face indistinct, but his eyes seemed to contain the entire universe's starry sky! Profound, vast, filled with endless wisdom and vicissitudes! The aura emanating from him, though not as aggressive and deathly silent as that of the enemy from beyond the border, was even more vast and profound! As if he was the master of this starry sky! The embodiment of eternal stars!

"Star... Star Emperor Your Majesty?!" Dragon Emperor's huge dragon eyes were filled with unbelievable shock and excitement! As a powerful race that survived from ancient times, he had naturally heard of the Star Emperor's legend! He was one of the supreme emperors who stood at the peak of this world in ancient times!

"A remnant will... dares to block me?" The black figure's hollow eye sockets turned towards the Star Emperor's phantom, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity, but even more so, a cold killing intent! "If your true body were here, this seat might still be wary, but now... merely a wisp of a remnant soul about to dissipate... dares to be presumptuous!"

"Boom—!!!"

The black figure stopped wasting words! The gray airflow, imbued with the power of decay and termination, suddenly accelerated! Like a world-destroying venomous dragon, it slammed fiercely into the star tower!

"Stars... guard the realm!" Star Emperor's phantom let out a low roar! He slowly raised his hands! The entire star tower immediately erupted with endless starlight! These stellar rays were not simple light, but were composed of countless intricate star runes! They rapidly intertwined and condensed outside the tower, forming an enormous star light shield! Upon the light shield, three hundred and sixty-five main stars were arranged according to the heavenly positions, slowly rotating, exuding a supreme power that suppressed all heavens!

"Thud—!!!!!!!"

The gray airflow slammed heavily against the star light shield! Emitting an extremely dull thud! There was no earth-shattering explosion, only two completely different forces of law frantically annihilating and clashing! The star light shield trembled violently! The stars upon it dimmed and extinguished one by one! But the gray airflow was also rapidly consuming and dissipating!

"Hmph! Let's see how long you can last!" The black figure snorted coldly, and the black mist around him surged again! More gray airflow surged out like a tide!

"Ten thousand years of silence... today, I shall burn my remnant soul... protect my successor... and defend this realm!" Star Emperor's phantom's voice carried a hint of determination! His figure began to become even blurrier, but the light emanating from the star tower grew increasingly brilliant! It even began to draw upon the true stars above the nine heavens, causing thick beams of starlight to descend and reinforce the light shield!

"Madman!" The black figure seemed not to have expected that Star Emperor's remnant soul would be so resolute! It could feel that the other party was burning the last Origin Qi of this wisp of will! Even it was unwilling to directly confront such a desperate fighting style!

"This child... possesses Origin Qi... a matter of great importance... today, I shall temporarily let you go..." The black figure murmured unwillingly, and the surging gray airflow suddenly retracted! Its figure began to become illusory. "But... this realm's coordinates... have been exposed... when this seat's true body descends... it will be your doomsday!"

"Buzz—!!!"

As the words fell, the black figure, along with the ice coffin below and the entire black ice tower, transformed into specks of black light and dissipated into the void! As if it had never existed! Only the lingering terrifying pressure and the shattered space proved the thrilling scene that had just occurred!

"Gone... gone?" Flame Emperor gasped, saying with some disbelief.

"It was Star Emperor Your Majesty's will that forced it back!" Dragon Emperor looked at the gradually dimming Star Emperor's phantom, his dragon eyes filled with respect and sorrow.

At this moment, Star Emperor's phantom had become so faint it was almost transparent. He slowly turned his head, his profound gaze seemingly piercing through the tower walls and falling upon Xiao Chen, who was unconscious inside the tower.

"Later generation bloodline... Chaos Emperor Mark... this realm's hope... lies with you..." A faint wave of spiritual energy entered the depths of Xiao Chen's soul. Immediately, the phantom completely dissipated, transforming into specks of starlight that merged into the star tower.

"Star Emperor Your Majesty!" Xuan Kongzi and the others all knelt on the ground, tears in their eyes! They knew that the last wisp of will of this ancient emperor had completely dissipated in order to protect them and the hope of this realm!

"Quick! Check on Emperor Xiao!" Flame Heart was the first to react, rushing towards the star tower.

Inside the tower, Xiao Chen remained unconscious. However, the Chaos Emperor Mark on his forehead was no longer dim; instead, it emitted a faint but steady light. Streams of pure star origin power continuously poured into his body from within the tower, nourishing his almost dried-up Emperor Heart.

"Brother Chen's aura has stabilized!" Flame Heart cried tears of joy!

"It was Star Emperor Your Majesty who used his last strength to stabilize his life force..." Xuan Kongzi's old tears flowed freely, filled with both the relief of surviving a disaster and endless gratitude and mourning for Star Emperor.

"Immediately escort Emperor Xiao back to Pill Tower!" Dragon Emperor said in a deep voice, "This place is not suitable for long stays! Although the enemy from beyond the border has temporarily retreated, it will never give up! We must prepare as soon as possible!"

Everyone nodded, their faces filled with solemnity. Although the powerful enemy had been temporarily repelled, the true crisis was far from over! The final words of that enemy from beyond the border hung over everyone's hearts like a sharp sword!

A storm concerning the survival of the entire world was about to arrive!