167: Chapter 167 The Ancient Star Core! Primordial Karmic Fire? The System Invites a Peak Powerhouse for "Fire Healing"!

Ancient Star Sea Battlefield,

The deepest part of the Divine Kingdom Cemetery, the Main Burial Chamber space.

After crossing that silent Extreme Cold Abyss, the entire world seemed to instantly lose all sound and color.

No Formations, no traps.

Only a vast, profound darkness and Void Realm to the extreme.

"Thump... Thump... Thump..."

In this absolute dead silence, a dull thumping sound, as if it could resonate with the entire Universe, echoed rhythmically in the Void Realm.

Lin Que walked alone in this Void Realm.

Every time that "thump-thump" sounded, the 55 million pounds of dark gold Qi and blood in his body would vibrate uncontrollably along with it.

That feeling was like encountering a supreme holy object of the same Origin but countless times more magnificent.

"I've arrived."

Lin Que stopped in his tracks, and in his heterochromatic eyes, a shocking scene ahead was reflected.

In the very center of the darkness, a [Ancient Star Core Heart] about a thousand feet in size, deep purple-gold in color, and slowly beating like a real heart, was suspended!

This was not an ordinary star core at all!

This was a life crystal formed by that Half-Step Dao Integration Realm ancient powerhouse at the moment of his fall, by brutally kneading and compressing his lifelong cultivation, the World Tree Origin of his inner heaven and earth, and an entire Star Sea main vein together!

Just a wisp of the Aura it emitted caused Lin Que's 200,000-mile starry sky inner heaven and earth to let out a fanatical roar!

"As long as I swallow it, the apertures of the Great Desolation Star-Fall Body can even be broken through by more than half in one go, and the Realm Breakthrough to the Late Stage will be a natural result."

Lin Que licked his lips, his eyes full of greed.

But he did not step forward immediately.

Because, around this thousand-foot-sized star core heart, there was a layer of seductive, dark red sea of fire.

Those flames did not have a trace of temperature, and even the surrounding Void Realm was not burned.

But as they burned quietly, they exuded a strange Aura that could even burn through the Heavenly Dao.

"[Primordial Red Lotus Karma Fire]."

Lin Que had seen records of this thing in the memories of Lei Xiao's Soul search.

It does not burn the Physical Body or True Yuan; it specifically burns a Cultivator's "True Spirit" and "Karma"!

As long as a trace of it is touched, no matter how strong your Physical Body is, your True Spirit will be instantly burned into nothingness and completely erased from the Karma lines of this Universe! This was also the ultimate barrier that allowed this heart to be preserved perfectly for hundreds of millions of years.

"No wonder Heavenly God Heavy Industry prepared for three hundred years; this Red Lotus Karma Fire is indeed not something that can be broken by brute force."

Just as Lin Que stood at the edge of the Karma Fire, preparing to awaken the System to start "cheating."

"Jie jie jie... As expected of a peerless Prodigy who could kill my Young Lord and break through the Weak Water and the Extreme Cold Abyss single-handedly. Even this old man can't help but praise such insight and composure."

An old, raspy voice containing endless pressure of high-dimensional Laws suddenly rang out in the dark Void Realm behind Lin Que.

"Buzz—!!!"

Along with this voice, the surrounding darkness receded like a tide!

A pressure ten times more terrifying than the previous Black Abyss Alliance leader, Furious War, crashed down!

A gaunt old man wearing a dark gold Daoist robe, looking like he already had one foot in the grave, emerged strangely from the Void Realm, leaning on a cane made of Primordial Dragon Bone.

He did not deliberately release his Aura, but the moment he appeared, the space around Lin Que seemed to turn into thick cement, pinning him firmly in place!

Void Return Star Domain Realm—Peak of the Late Stage!!!

A Central Star Sea giant who was only half a step away from the legendary Dao Integration Realm!

Heavenly God Heavy Industry Grand Elder—Venerable Jin Ku!

"Are you the shrinking turtle who hid in the shadows and refused to act even when your own Young Lord died?"

Lin Que was firmly suppressed by this terrifying Law, but not only did he not panic, he didn't even bend his upright back by half an inch.

His heterochromatic eyes looked at Venerable Jin Ku mockingly.

"Young Lord? Hmph, Lei Xiao was just a spoiled waste."

"If he's dead, he's dead. As long as this old man can get this star core heart and step into the Dao Integration Realm, the Sect Master will not only not blame me but will also respect this old man as the Supreme Overlord!"

Venerable Jin Ku smiled coldly, his cloudy old eyes full of extreme greed and cruelty.

"This old man had already set up a Stealth Formation around this Main Burial Chamber, originally intending to use the lives of those Loose Cultivators to fill the Blood Sacrifice Formation for this Red Lotus Karma Fire."

"I didn't expect that you, kid, would not only clear the obstacles for me but even thoughtfully deliver the key."

Venerable Jin Ku arrogantly pointed his cane at Lin Que, as if looking at a plump scapegoat:

"Your Physical Body is strange; you can even crush Magic Treasures with your bare hands. Using this Extreme Realm Physical Body of yours to fill the Formation Core of this [Primordial Red Lotus Karma Fire] is simply perfect!"

"Boom!!!"

With a tap of Venerable Jin Ku's cane, a complex black Blood Sacrifice Formation instantly lit up in the Void Realm beneath Lin Que's feet!

A tyrannical Void Return Peak push attempted to shove Lin Que directly into that sea of Red Lotus Karma Fire that even True Immortals dared not touch!

"Use me to fill the Formation Core?"

Facing this almost certain death-trap pressure.

Lin Que suddenly lowered his head and let out a low but crazy laugh.

"Hehe... Hahaha..."

"Kid, what are you laughing at? Have you gone mad with fear?"

Venerable Jin Ku frowned slightly; he faintly felt something was wrong. This white-robed youth's reaction was too calm.

Lin Que slowly raised his head.

After sensing the pure energy of the Red Lotus Karma Fire, the Blood Scripture in his body not only didn't feel fear but instead let out a deafening roar of extreme hunger!

That was a pure greed for extreme energy from a Demonic Path Cultivation Technique!

"I'm laughing at you..."

Lin Que's large red cape suddenly whipped out, and he actually arrogantly and proactively withdrew the resistance of his feet!

"No need for you to push."

Under Venerable Jin Ku's stunned, ghost-seeing gaze.

Lin Que actually turned around, spread his arms, and calmly and enjoyably took a step forward into that [Primordial Red Lotus Karma Fire] emitting the breath of death!!!

"Is he crazy?!! He's actively seeking death?!! My Blood Sacrifice Formation hasn't been fully activated yet!!!"

Venerable Jin Ku was pale with shock. If Lin Que was directly burned into nothingness, what would he use for the blood sacrifice to break through this sea of fire?!

However.

Lin Que, who stepped into the sea of fire, was not burned to ashes.

That terrifying Red Lotus Karma Fire instantly enveloped him, attempting to follow his pores and directly burn his True Spirit and Karma!

"Hiss... This fire is a bit hot for the Soul."

Lin Que frowned slightly in the sea of fire.

This kind of burning directly targeting the high-dimensional Soul was indeed not something his current Physical Body could withstand head-on.

But he didn't need to withstand it head-on at all!

"System, stop sleeping. It's time to eat."

Lin Que snapped his fingers crisply in his mind.

"I'll take the purest Primordial Yang Qi contained in this Red Lotus Karma Fire."

"As for the deadly side effect of 'burning the True Spirit and erasing Karma'..."

Lin Que turned his head and, through the seductive dark red firelight, cruelly locked onto the Void Return Peak powerhouse who was jumping in anxiety outside the Formation—Venerable Jin Ku.

"The usual rules."

"Pack it in full, precision express delivery!"

"Please let that old dog outside have a good 'cupping Fire Therapy'!!!"

【Ding! side effect transfer system activated!】

【Detected Primordial Ultimate Debuff: Red Lotus Karma Fire (True Spirit Incineration, Karma Erasure, Eternal Damnation).】

【Locking transfer target: Heavenly God Heavy Industry Grand Elder Jin Ku (Peak of the Void Return Star Domain Realm Late Stage)!】

【Logic reconstruction complete! Ignoring Realm barriers! Karma line forcibly bound!】

【Highest-level transfer, beginning!!】

Buzz————!!!

The moment the System's cold and heartless prompt finished!

An absurd, scalp-numbing scene erupted in this silent burial chamber!

The Red Lotus Karma Fire that was originally frantically drilling into Lin Que's body, attempting to destroy his True Spirit, suddenly seemed to have all its "toxicity" drained away!

That world-destroying burning power smoothly followed an invisible Karma line and disappeared from Lin Que's body!

And what remained,

Was only a pure, extremely warm Primordial fire-type Origin!

"Blood Scripture—Extreme Realm Furnace, open up and absorb it all for me!!!"

Lin Que spread his arms in the sea of fire, and the 200,000-mile starry sky inner heaven and earth in his Dantian operated at full speed like a black hole, greedily devouring the fire energy that had been "purified" by the System!

It nourished his 55 million-pound Dark Gold Demon God Body, causing his muscle density and bone toughness to settle solidly once again!

And outside the Formation.

"Hahaha! Even if you seek death proactively, as long as a bit of your remains are left... Uh, aaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!"

Venerable Jin Ku's wild laughter, in an abrupt moment, turned into a shrill scream as if being sliced by thousands of sharp knives at the same time!!!

"Puchi!!!"

Without any warning! Dark red Red Lotus Karma Fire actually violently erupted from Venerable Jin Ku's seven orifices!!!

"What's going on?!! My True Spirit!!! My True Spirit is burning!!!"

Venerable Jin Ku was scared out of his wits; he slapped his chest like crazy, attempting to use his vast Void Return Peak magic power to extinguish the flames.

But it was useless!

This fire didn't burn from the outside in; it ignited directly from the depths of his Soul, from his Karma line, completely unreasonably!!!

"This is impossible!! I clearly didn't touch the Karma Fire!! How did this Karma get counted on me?!!!"

Venerable Jin Ku rolled frantically on the ground, his precious Primordial Dragon Bone cane falling to the side.

The Void Return Peak Laws he was so proud of were as fragile as a thin piece of paper in the face of this dimensional strike from the System!

"Help... Save me... My Dao Foundation is melting..."

He watched helplessly as his hands became transparent. His memories and lifespan cultivated for tens of thousands of years, and even the traces of his existence in this Universe, were being cruelly erased bit by bit under the side effect transferred by Lin Que!

"In this world, nothing is impossible."

Within the sea of Red Lotus fire.

Lin Que leisurely finished absorbing the last trace of purified fire energy.

He pushed aside the gradually dimming flames, walked lazily to the edge of the sea of fire, and looked down at Venerable Jin Ku, who was turning into nothingness.

"Don't you like using others to fill the Formation Core?"

"Today, I will use the life of you, a Void Return Peak powerhouse, to be a source of amusement for me."

"You... you... monster who doesn't belong to this Star Sea..."

Venerable Jin Ku stared fixedly at Lin Que with desperate and extremely venomous eyes. He finally understood that the white-robed youth in front of him could not be judged by common sense at all.

"Whoosh—"

A slight chilly wind blew past.

This once-unbeatable Central Star Sea giant, who was only half a step away from the Dao Integration Realm.

Under this extremely unreasonable side effect transfer, he was humiliatingly burned into a wisp of blue smoke by his own greed and Karma fire, without even a trace of ash left.

Completely erased from the Karma of the Star Sea.

Dead silence.

The entire Divine Kingdom Main Burial Chamber returned to that absolute dead silence once again.

However, the blocking Primordial Red Lotus Karma Fire had already been perfectly "freeloaded" clean by Lin Que and the System.

"Phew... The warm-up is over."

Lin Que moved his wrists casually.

Having just absorbed so much pure fire energy, he felt that his 55 million pounds of strength had been compressed to a terrifying critical point.

He slowly turned around.

Ahead, there were no more obstacles.

That [Ancient Star Core Heart], about a thousand feet in size and emitting a vast Origin, was presented unreservedly before him.

A wild and extremely domineering smile finally curled up at the corners of Lin Que's mouth.

He strode forward with large steps.

Brute-forcely, he pressed his dark-gold-glistening right hand firmly onto that huge star core heart!

"This ultimate creation of the Divine Kingdom."

"I'll be taking it!!!"