116: Star Bloodline 3

Just at this critical moment, a blue light descended from the sky, precisely hitting the Clone of Chaos! Following that was a familiar cold female voice: "Xuanming Extreme Ice · Eternal Seal!"

"Aunt Ice Soul!" Xiao Bing looked up at the sky in surprise.

Ice Soul floated in the air, stepping on an ice lotus, forming hand Seals. The Xuanming Ice Flame transformed into countless chains, entangling the Clone of Chaos. Even more surprisingly, behind her stood over a dozen Cultivators in blue robes, who looked like people from the Purification Sect by their attire, yet they were helping her fight against Chaos!

Xuan Shuang Celestial Venerable saw this and shouted angrily: "Ice Soul! How dare you bring traitors to appear before me!"

Ice Soul responded coldly: "Senior Sister, haven't you seen clearly yet? Absolute Purification cannot kill the Chaos Devourer! Lord Ice Lord's Dao needs to be corrected!"

Two streams of extreme cold energy simultaneously acted upon the Clone of Chaos, temporarily immobilizing its movements. Yao Chen seized this opportunity: "Now! We must transfer immediately!"

"Where to?" Xun'er asked, while helping Xing Lan up.

Xiao Yan gripped the star-shaped pendant: "Star Observation Platform... Star Clan Holy Land."

Ling Xiao sensed the direction: "It's to the northwest, at least three days' journey from here." He looked worriedly at the weak Xing Lan and the unstable Xiao Yan, "But in our current state..."

"We must take the risk." Yao Chen decided decisively, "Ice Soul and her group won't last much longer."

Indeed, the sounds of battle outside grew more intense, and Ice Soul's Seal had already begun to crack. Xuan Shuang Celestial Venerable seemed to be arguing with Ice Soul, but ultimately they joined forces to fight their common enemy.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and looked at Xing Lan: "Mother... can you hold on?"

This address made Xing Lan's pale face light up: "For you... Mother can do anything."

Xiao Yan nodded, then turned to the others: "We'll split into two groups. Old Yao, Xun'er, and my Mother will go directly to the Star Observation Platform; Xiao Bing, Ling Xiao, and I will be responsible for drawing away the Clone of Chaos."

"No!" Xun'er immediately objected, "Your current state is too dangerous!"

"Precisely because it's dangerous, we can't let everyone risk it together." The star point in Xiao Yan's right eye flickered, "And... I sense that it's mainly coming for me."

Yao Chen knew Xiao Yan was right, but he was still uneasy: "At least take this." He handed Xiao Yan a Jade Slip, "Crush it if you encounter danger, and I will sense it immediately."

Xiao Yan put away the Jade Slip, took one last look at Xing Lan, and hesitated to speak. Xing Lan, however, smiled and reached out, gently caressing his face: "Go, my child... The stars will guide you..."

A moment later, the back door of the small house quietly opened, and the three of them, Xiao Yan, slipped out. Just as Xiao Yan had expected, the Clone of Chaos immediately sensed the seed of chaos within him, and disregarding the attacks from Ice Soul and Xuan Shuang Celestial Venerable, it split off a cloud of mist and pursued them!

"Run!" Xiao Yan whispered, and the three immediately sped into the depths of the forest.

The Chaos cloud mist pursued relentlessly, and wherever it passed, plants withered. Xiao Bing ran while looking back: "It's too fast! At this rate, we'll be caught soon!"

Ling Xiao suddenly pointed to the front left: "There's a cave there!"

The three changed direction and rushed towards the cave. Just as the Chaos cloud mist was about to catch up, Xiao Yan suddenly turned around, and the star glow and black threads in his right eye erupted simultaneously! An unprecedented cyan-black starlight shot out, hitting the core of the cloud mist!

"Roar—!" The Clone of Chaos let out a painful roar, temporarily pausing for an instant.

"Get in!" Xiao Yan pushed the two into the cave, and he was the last to leap in. The moment he entered, Ling Xiao activated the pre-arranged barrier stone, and the cave entrance was sealed by a layer of silver light.

The Chaos cloud mist furiously slammed into the barrier, and the silver light flickered continuously, but it temporarily blocked the attack. The three were able to catch their breath and delve deeper into the cave to look for other exits.

"Big Brother, that move you just used..." Xiao Bing looked at Xiao Yan's right eye in surprise, where the star point already occupied a third of the space.

Xiao Yan touched his faintly aching right eye: "A temporary Fusion of the Star Bloodline and the seed of chaos... but the cost is great." He felt something essential within his body draining away, "Cannot use it frequently."

Ling Xiao was scouting ahead and suddenly stopped: "This cave... something's not right."

Only then did the three realize that they were not in a natural cave at all—the walls were carved with star patterns, and the ground was paved with some kind of glowing crystal, extending deep into the interior.

"Star Clan ruins?" Xiao Bing guessed.

The star-shaped pendant in Xiao Yan's hand suddenly floated up on its own, emitting a dazzling light, pointing towards the depths of the passage: "It's guiding us... to go forward."

As they went deeper, the passage became wider and wider, and eventually they arrived at a circular hall. In the center of the hall was a stone platform, on which floated a fist-sized crystal ball, seemingly sealing a miniature starry sky within.

"Star Core!" Ling Xiao exclaimed, "The purest crystallization of Star Power!"

Xiao Yan involuntarily walked towards the stone platform, and the pendant resonated with the crystal ball, emitting a pleasant hum. When he reached out to touch the crystal ball, a series of images suddenly flooded his mind—

Under the starry sky, the young Star Lord, Flame Lord, and Ice Lord drank and chatted; Chaos descended, and the three Lords joined forces to fight; the Star Lord discovered that Star Power could slow down the erosion of Chaos; finally... on the Star Observation Platform, the Star Lord sealed a part of his power into the crystal ball, leaving it for future hope...

"Father..." Xiao Yan murmured, tears falling uncontrollably. He finally understood what Xing Lan meant by "gift"—not only her Origin, but also this Legacy spanning twenty years.

The starlight from the crystal ball flowed into Xiao Yan's body, temporarily stabilizing the balance between his Star Bloodline and the seed of chaos. The star point in his right eye expanded by a circle, while the black threads correspondingly retreated.

"This can temporarily suppress the seed of chaos." Xiao Yan turned to the two, "But we still need to go to the Star Observation Platform to find a way to completely purify it."

Suddenly, the entire cave shook! A booming sound of a breaking barrier came from afar!

"It broke in!" Xiao Bing nervously looked towards their original path.

Ling Xiao quickly surveyed the hall: "There are no other exits! We're trapped!"

The Chaos cloud mist surged into the passage, moving faster than before. Just as the three were preparing for a desperate fight, the crystal ball suddenly shot out a ray of starlight, shining on the dome of the hall—a complex star map appeared there!

"Teleportation Array!" Ling Xiao immediately recognized it, "Activate it!"

The three simultaneously poured energy into the crystal ball. The star map grew brighter and brighter, and the moment the Chaos cloud mist rushed into the hall, blinding starlight erupted, engulfing the three figures...

When the light dissipated, the hall was empty, with only the enraged Chaos cloud mist swirling within. The crystal ball also lost its luster and shattered into powder with a "crack" sound.

At the same time, hundreds of miles away from the Magic Beast Mountain Range, in a desolate wilderness, starlight abruptly appeared and then vanished, leaving behind three stumbling figures.

"Where is this?" Xiao Bing looked around, seeing continuous mountain ranges in the distance.

Ling Xiao sensed the direction: "Northwest... The Teleportation Array sent us closer to the Star Observation Platform!"

The star point in Xiao Yan's right eye flickered slightly, pointing in a certain direction: "Over there... I sense Mother's Star Power... and Old Yao and Xun'er!"

Just as the three were about to set off, Xiao Yan suddenly clutched his right eye and fell to his knees—the black threads raged again, fiercely clashing with the star point! Even more terrifying, this time the seed of chaos seemed to have learned to utilize Star Power, and star glow also began to appear on the black threads, forming a new, more dangerous energy!

"Star Eclipse Seed..." Xiao Yan gasped in pain, "It's evolving..."

Xiao Bing and Ling Xiao anxiously supported him, but didn't know what to do. Just then, a familiar silver light lit up in the distant sky—it was the Spirit of the Plane signal Ling Xiao had left for Old Yao earlier!

"They found the Star Observation Platform!" Ling Xiao exclaimed excitedly, "Hold on, Big Brother!"

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and nodded, moving towards the signal's direction with the two supporting him. With each step, the conflict within his body grew more intense. He vaguely understood that he was facing a cruel choice—to completely suppress the seed of chaos, he might need to sacrifice his newly Awakened Star Bloodline...

And on the Star Observation Platform, waiting for him was not only salvation, but also the last message left by his father twenty years ago, and a shocking truth about the Fusion of the Three Spirits...