138: Chapter 138 Azure Wave Seal, Mystery Reappears

Bai Yunzhou sat cross-legged in front of the giant scar Seal.

His aura was much weaker than before.

A month of continuous consumption had damaged his Origin.

However, the Seal was temporarily stable, and the Grey Devourer Sovereign did not attack again.

On this day, the communication talisman suddenly vibrated urgently.

Bai Yunzhou unfolded the talisman paper, which was a call for help from the Bibo Small Domain.

"Ancestor, cracks have appeared in the Bibo Seal again, and they are larger than before!"

His brows were tightly furrowed; the Bibo Seal had been set by his own hands.

Under normal circumstances, it could be maintained for at least a hundred years.

Now, less than a year had passed, and cracks had appeared again.

Bai Yunzhou stood up and looked toward the giant scar Seal.

If he left, no one here could guard it.

However, the call for help from the Bibo Small Domain could not be ignored either.

He took out a secondary Chaos Realm-Protecting Seal and handed it to the garrison general.

"This Seal can temporarily stabilize the Seal. If there is any abnormality, send a message immediately."

The general received it with both hands and solemnly agreed.

Bai Yunzhou turned into a cyan rainbow and sped toward the Bibo Small Domain.

Along the way, the sea of stars was calm, with occasional patrols passing by.

Three days later, the outline of the Bibo Small Domain appeared in his field of vision.

The Guardian formation outside the small domain had already activated, flashing with light.

However, the formation base was covered with bizarre black patterns.

Bai Yunzhou landed, and the small domain's realm master hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Ancestor, you are finally here!"

The realm master's face was filled with anxiety, and his eyes were full of bloodshot veins.

"The Seal suddenly acted abnormally, and the cracks expanded several times over."

"We tried to reinforce it, but it had no effect at all."

Bai Yunzhou accompanied him to the place of the Seal.

That was a spatial node on the eastern border of the small domain.

The Seal he had set up with the realm core crystal back then was now crisscrossed with cracks.

Bizarre grey mist overflowed from the cracks.

It was identical to the mist at the giant scar Seal.

Bai Yunzhou's heart sank; this was the aura of the Ash-Eater Clan.

Could the Bibo Small Domain also be connected to that grey space?

He circulated the Chaos Eye to investigate the depths of the cracks.

At the other end of the cracks was indeed a grey, hazy space.

Countless Ash-Eater Clan monsters were wandering along the edges of the cracks.

Sensing Bai Yunzhou's investigation, they let out sharp screeches.

Bai Yunzhou raised his hand, injecting the Power of Chaos into the Seal.

Yet the Seal showed no reaction at all, and the cracks even continued to expand.

"Ancestor, what is going on?"

The realm master's face showed terror, and his voice trembled.

Bai Yunzhou pondered for a moment and took out a realm core crystal.

He embedded the realm core crystal into the core of the Seal.

The realm core crystal flashed with light, but it only maintained it for a moment before dimming.

"The Seal repels the energy of the Ash-Eater Clan and cannot be compatible."

Bai Yunzhou drew a conclusion, his expression solemn.

This meant that the original sealing method was ineffective.

A new method was needed to reseal the cracks.

He asked the realm master to evacuate the surrounding commoners and retreat to a safe area.

As for himself, he sat cross-legged in front of the Seal to deduce a new sealing method.

The Power of Chaos circulated within his body, deducing various possibilities.

The energy of the Ash-Eater Clan was characterized by devouring and corrosion.

It required a power that restrained devouring in order to Seal it.

Although the Power of Chaos was strong, it was not specifically restraining.

The Star Spirit power could purify, but it was difficult to sustain.

Bai Yunzhou suddenly thought of the "Backlash Seal" recorded in ancient books.

Using the Ash-Eater Clan's own energy as a catalyst, make them devour each other.

If successful, the Seal would automatically absorb the Ash-Eater Clan's energy to maintain itself.

He extracted a trace of grey mist from the crack.

Wrapped it with the Power of Chaos and carefully analyzed its composition.

Inside the grey mist were countless tiny particles.

The particles devoured each other, constantly dividing and multiplying.

"It is indeed the product of the Law of Devouring."

Bai Yunzhou attempted to reverse the operation of the Power of Chaos.

Turning the devouring between particles into mutual repulsion.

After countless attempts, he finally found the key node.

He raised his hand to condense the Power of Chaos, transforming it into countless tiny threads.

The threads pierced into the crack and wrapped around the grey mist particles.

"Chaos Reversal, Devouring Inversion!"

Bai Yunzhou gave a low shout, and the Power of Chaos operated in reverse.

The devouring between the grey particles instantly turned into repulsion.

The particles moved away from each other, and the mist began to dissipate.

The expansion trend of the crack suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, the realm master was overjoyed: "The Ancestor has succeeded!"

Bai Yunzhou shook his head: "This is only temporary."

"It is necessary to use the realm core crystal as the foundation to set up a reversal Seal array."

He took out all the realm core crystals on his body, twelve in total.

With the crack as the center, he set up a twelve-pointed star array.

Every realm core crystal was injected with the Power of Chaos reversal.

When the array was formed, twelve streaks of light intertwined.

The grey mist in the crack was forcibly extracted.

The mist turned into energy, which in turn nourished the Seal array.

The crack began to slowly shrink, becoming smaller and smaller.

In the end, the crack completely closed, and the Seal array shone brilliantly.

Bai Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but his consumption was huge.

The realm master hurried forward to support him, shedding tears of gratitude.

"Thank you, Ancestor, for saving my Bibo Small Domain!"

Bai Yunzhou waved his hand: "This matter is not yet over."

"We need to send designated personnel to garrison and regularly check the Seal."

"If there is any abnormality, send a message to Black Stone City immediately."

The realm master nodded repeatedly and immediately arranged for garrisoning Cultivators.

Bai Yunzhou rested in the Bibo Small Domain for a day to recover some of his consumption.

Just as he was preparing to return to the giant scar Seal, the communication talisman vibrated again.

This time it was news from Ling Shuang.

"Ancestor, abnormal movements of cracks have appeared in multiple places in the sea of stars."

"The Seals of three small domains have already failed, and the commoners have evacuated."

"Ash-Eater Clan monsters gushed out from the cracks, causing casualties."

Bai Yunzhou's heart tightened; the situation was worse than he had expected.

He hurriedly asked for the specific locations and planned the rescue routes.

Ling Shuang sent back detailed intelligence that there were seven places with crack anomalies.

Three of them had already fallen, and four were in fierce battles.

Bai Yunzhou decided to first reinforce the four places currently in fierce battles.

The closest place to the Bibo Small Domain was only a two-day journey away.

He set off immediately, the cyan rainbow speeding through the sea of stars.

Two days later, he arrived at the destination—the Hongye Small Domain.

Outside the Hongye Small Domain, the Realm Guardian Army was fiercely fighting the Ash-Eater Clan.

Sword Qi crossed horizontally and vertically, spiritual light flickered, and the shouts of battle shook the heavens.

Ash-Eater Clan monsters poured out of the cracks endlessly.

Although the Realm Guardian Army was brave, it was difficult to withstand the numerical advantage.

Bai Yunzhou unfolded the Chaos Domain, instantly enveloping the battlefield.

Under the coercion of the Body Integration Stage, the aura of the Ash-Eater Clan plummeted.

"Chaos Star Spirit Slash!"

The cyan-purple Sword Qi swept across, and dozens of monsters died instantly.

The morale of the Realm Guardian Army greatly boosted, taking the opportunity to counterattack.

Bai Yunzhou rushed toward the entrance of the crack and operated the reversal sealing method.

Twelve realm core crystals flew out, setting up a twelve-pointed star array.

The grey mist was extracted, and the crack began to shrink.

The monsters sensed the crisis and frantically pounced on Bai Yunzhou.

The Realm Guardian Army desperately blocked them, buying time for the Ancestor.

A quarter of an hour later, the crack completely closed.

The remaining monsters lost their retreat and were all slaughtered by the Realm Guardian Army.

The Hongye Small Domain turned danger into safety, and the commoners cheered with joy.

Bai Yunzhou had no time to stay and immediately rushed to the next place.

Along the sea of stars, communication talismans kept flying over.

Ling Shuang transmitted the latest battle situation in real time.

The second domain in fierce battle was the Qingshi Small Realm.

The Realm Guardian Army of the Qingshi Small Realm had already suffered casualties of over half.

The realm master led the commoners to retreat and defend the core area.

More and more monsters poured out from the cracks.

When Bai Yunzhou arrived, the defense line of the Qingshi Small Realm was on the verge of collapse.

Without saying a word, he rushed straight toward the crack.

The Chaos Domain was fully opened to suppress the monsters' aura.

At the same time, he set up the reversal Seal array to forcibly close the crack.

This time, the monsters reacted faster.

Hundreds of monsters gave up attacking the commoners and instead besieged Bai Yunzhou.

While setting up the array, Bai Yunzhou swung his sword to slaughter them.

The chaos star spirit sword danced into a curtain of light, and the corpses of the monsters fell one after another.

When the Seal was completed, Bai Yunzhou was covered in blood.

There was the blood of monsters and also his own blood.

Yet he could not spare time to rest and headed straight for the third place.

The third place was Cangyun Small Domain, where the situation was slightly better.

Relying on the defense array, the Realm Guardian Army barely managed to hold back the monsters.

Bai Yunzhou followed suit and closed the crack.

By this time, he had been traveling continuously for five days, and his consumption was huge.

Yet news came from the fourth place that the battle situation was critical.

That crack was located in the Hanshuang Minor Realm at the edge of the sea of stars.

The Hanshuang Minor Realm was weak in strength, and its defense array had already broken.

The commoners suffered heavy casualties and deaths, and the realm master died in battle.

The remaining remnant of the Realm Guardian Army was still fighting to the death without retreating.

Bai Yunzhou gritted his teeth and burned a portion of his Origin to accelerate.

Half a day later, he arrived at the Hanshuang Minor Realm.

The scene before him made his eyes turn scarlet.

Within the small realm, corpses were strewn everywhere, and blood flowed like a river.

Ash-Eater Clan monsters were hunting down the surviving commoners.

The soldiers of the Realm Guardian Army resisted the monsters with flesh and blood.

Bai Yunzhou let out an angry roar, and the chaos star spirit sword swept horizontally.

Where the Sword Qi passed, the monsters turned into grey mist one after another.

He fought his way through a bloody path and rushed toward the crack.

The crack had expanded to a hundred zhang, and monsters gushed out like a tide.

Disregarding his own safety, Bai Yunzhou forcibly set up the array.

Twelve realm core crystals flew out, but due to his excessive consumption, the array base was unstable.

The crack only shrank by half before stopping completely.

The monsters seized the opportunity and launched a crazy counterattack.

Several monsters pounced on Bai Yunzhou, biting his protective Chaos.

Enduring the intense pain, Bai Yunzhou burned more of his Origin.

"Chaos Reversal, Seal for me!"

He roared, injecting his final power into the Seal.

The light of the Seal array surged violently, forcibly closing the crack.

The remaining monsters lost their energy source and collapsed to the ground one after another.

The Hanshuang Minor Realm was saved, but it paid a heavy price.

Bai Yunzhou collapsed to the ground, feeling completely weak.

The remaining Realm Guardian Army gathered around and helped him up.

"Ancestor! Ancestor, how are you?"

Bai Yunzhou waved his hand and looked at the devastated Hanshuang Minor Realm.

The commoners were searching for their loved ones in the ruins.

Cries, shouts, and wails rose and fell one after another.

His heart was filled with grief, yet he felt powerless.

This was war, and this was invasion.

Ling Shuang's communication talisman flew over again.

"Ancestor, all seven cracks have been dealt with."

"In the three small domains that fell, the commoners had already evacuated in advance."

"Casualties are being tallied, and follow-up resettlement work is underway."

Bai Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was only the beginning.

The seven cracks were merely probing vanguard tests by the Ash-Eater Clan.

The true decisive battle was yet to come.

He ordered the Realm Guardian Army to rest in place and treat the wounded.

As for himself, he sat cross-legged to adjust his breathing and recover the consumed Origin.

The surviving commoners of the Hanshuang Minor Realm began to rebuild their homes.

The soldiers of the Realm Guardian Army helped clean up the ruins and collect the corpses.

Watching this scene, Bai Yunzhou swore secretly in his heart.

He must never let more small domains suffer such misery.

Three days later, he set off to return to the giant scar Seal.

Before leaving, he set up a new defense array for the Hanshuang Minor Realm.

He also left ten realm core crystals for the garrisoning Cultivators to use.

The realm master's widow, bringing her child, knelt on the ground to see him off.

"Ancestor, my husband sacrificed his country and died a worthy death."

"I only hope the Ancestor takes care of his health and protects our sea of stars."

Bai Yunzhou helped the mother and son up and said softly,

"Rest assured, the Star Sea Alliance will never let you down."

The cyan rainbow rose into the sky and flew toward the depths of the sea of stars.

Along the way, passing through several other small domains, they had all returned to peace.

The Realm Guardian Army garrisoned the original sites of the cracks, monitoring them day and night.

Although the commoners still had lingering fears, they believed the Alliance could protect them.

Seeing this, Bai Yunzhou felt somewhat at ease.

The cohesion of the Star Sea Alliance was even stronger than he had imagined.

No matter what kind of crisis they encountered, as long as they united as one,

there was no difficulty that could not be overcome.

Ten days later, Bai Yunzhou returned to the giant scar Seal.

The garrisoning general hurriedly welcomed him and reported the situation.

"Ancestor, during your absence, the Seal was stable."

"The Grey Devourer Sovereign did not attack again."

Bai Yunzhou nodded and checked the condition of the Seal.

There were a few more cracks on the Seal than when he left.

Overall, it was still quite stable, and the realm core crystal energy was sufficient.

He sat cross-legged in front of the Seal and continued to guard it.

Yet his mind was full of thoughts.

The bizarre regeneration of the Bibo Small Domain made him realize that

the penetration of the Ash-Eater Clan was deeper than expected.

Those cracks were perhaps just the tip of the iceberg.

In the sea of stars, how many hidden cracks were there?

How many small domains were facing silent threats?

The Investigation Department must expand its patrol range.

Each domain must strengthen its self-monitoring capabilities.

He took out the communication talisman and transmitted his thoughts back to Black Stone City.

Ling Shuang replied quickly: "It has been arranged. Song Xinghe is personally leading the team."

"The Investigation Department will conduct a carpet search and not miss any corner."

"Various domains have also formed monitoring teams to report the situation daily."

Bai Yunzhou nodded with satisfaction; the Alliance's reaction speed was very fast.

This was precisely the result of his meticulous cultivation over thousands of years.

With such an Alliance, why fear any powerful enemy?

He looked at the grey space on the other side of the giant scar Seal.

The figure of the Grey Devourer Sovereign was still faintly discernible.

It was waiting, waiting for the moment when the Seal completely loosened.

Bai Yunzhou was also waiting, waiting for the moment when the Alliance was fully prepared.

At that time, it would be a decisive battle concerning the survival of the sea of stars.

Win, and the sea of stars will have eternal peace.

Lose, and it will be utter doom.

Yet he was fearless.

As a Guardian, why fear death?

He only wished that the living beings of the sea of stars would forever enjoy peace.

The light of the cyan rainbow quietly flowed in the depths of the sea of stars,

guarding this Seal, guarding this sea of stars.