173: Chapter 173 Ten Thousand Nascent Soul cultivators emerge from seclusion! One hundred million jin of extreme-level power suppresses the entire army!

The edge of the Ancient Star Sea Battlefield,

Skeleton Star City.

Three days passed peacefully in the outside world.

During these three days, the entire Skeleton Star City was so quiet that not even a loud shout could be heard.

Those unruly star sea mercenaries and scavengers all shrank back obediently into their own territories, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Because everyone knew that within the loftiest Divine Bone Palace sat a peerless god of slaughter who could blow up a star destroyer with his Physical Body alone and reflect the attacks of the three giants to their deaths.

Meanwhile, deep within the palace.

Lin Que leaned lazily against a throne carved from the spine of an Ancient Starry Sky Behemoth.

His eyes were closed, and his breathing was long and steady.

With every breath, the 500,000-mile starry sky miniature Universe within his body would rhythmically expand and contract.

"Hoo..."

Lin Que slowly opened his deep, heterochromatic eyes, a glint of dark gold starlight flashing subtly within them.

After three days of solid refinement, he had finally gained complete control over that violent [One Hundred Million Jin Physical Limit].

Now, even if he picked up a feather, he wouldn't crush it; but if he wished, a single punch could still brutally crush the stars.

"Calculating the time, nearly three hundred days should have passed within the hundred-fold time acceleration Formation of the inner heaven and earth."

A satisfied curve slowly formed at the corners of Lin Que's mouth.

During these three hundred days, the army of a hundred thousand had not only devoured the blood qi of a million-strong mutated fleet but had also extravagantly consumed the mountain-like piles of top-grade star skeleton Ores and high-level Medicinal Pills in the Skeleton Star City's vault.

"It's time to test the quality of this army of gold-swallowing beasts."

With a thought, Lin Que casually swept his right hand through the Void Realm.

"Blood Scripture — inner heaven and earth, Open!"

Rumble—!!!!

Accompanied by a terrifying roar that sounded as if it would tear the entire Skeleton Star City apart!

A Starry Sky Gate ten thousand feet high burst open in the center of the Divine Bone Palace!

In the next second.

A violent, terrifying pressure—the convergence of a hundred thousand soaring blood qis and Law powers—poured frantically out of the Starry Sky Gate like a level twelve star sea storm!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"

Uniform roars, carrying an Aura of primordial slaughter like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, shook the palace's dome so hard that bone dust fell frantically.

"Step! Step! Step!"

A hundred thousand Dragon Cavalry, clad in deep 'Chaos Nirvana Black' heavy battle armor, marched out of the inner heaven and earth in a shocking Formation, their synchronized steps powerful enough to crush the galaxy!

At this moment, they were no longer the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators they once were.

Under the abnormal accumulation of massive resources, the entire army of a hundred thousand had actually, without exception, broken through to the — [Soul Transformation Stage]!!!

One hundred thousand Soul Transformations! What kind of concept was that?

Even in the prosperous Central Star Sea, aside from top-tier overlord conglomerates, ordinary galactic Empires couldn't assemble such a heavy-armored elite force composed entirely of Soul Transformation powerhouses even if they emptied their treasuries!

Their blood qi merged into one, terrifyingly condensing into a hundred-thousand-foot-tall dark black Martial Soul Avatar above their heads!

And at the very front of the army.

Chen Family Old Ancestor, Su Qingyu, and Ancient Demon Emperor Ancient Demon Emperor Di Qing were like three peerless, unsheathed malevolent swords.

The Aura on their bodies was as deep as the abyss and as vast as the sea; they had impressively and solidly stepped into the — [Void Return Star Domain Realm Early Stage]!!!

"This old slave (subordinate), leading a hundred thousand Soul Transformation Dragon Cavalry, pays respects to the Lord!!!"

The three led the hundred thousand soldiers, kneeling on one knee with fervor and respect.

The knee armor of a hundred thousand people slammed onto the hard divine marrow floor tiles, producing a muffled, heavy thud.

At that moment, the terrifying pressure of a hundred thousand Soul Transformations plus three Early Stage Void Returning powerhouses—unable to be perfectly restrained due to their recent Breakthroughs—swept out uncontrollably in all directions!

The entire Skeleton Star City shook violently, the defensive Formations outside the city flashed frantically, and countless Loose Cultivators were so terrified that they fell to the ground trembling, thinking doomsday had arrived.

"Good Aura. But your control is too poor."

Just as this pressure, enough to overturn the star city, was about to burst through the palace dome, atop the throne...

Lin Que didn't even stand up.

He lazily rested his elbow on the armrest, and beneath the skin of the Great Desolation Star-Fall Body, the thirty-six Starfall Apertures circulated slightly.

"Sink down for me."

Lin Que calmly uttered those five words.

Buzz—!!!

There were no brilliant magical lights or shadows, only an unreasonable, pure sense of physical mass and pressure!

The terrifying density of the One Hundred Million Jin Limit transformed into an invisible physical gravity net, descending from the Void Realm with brutal dominance!

"Bang!"

That hundred-thousand-foot-tall Martial Soul Avatar didn't even last a second before being cleanly suppressed back into the bodies of the hundred thousand soldiers!

The hundred thousand proud Soul Transformation Stage Dragon Cavalry, along with the three Void Returning powerhouses like the Chen Family Old Ancestor, felt as if an entire star had suddenly pressed down on their shoulders.

Not only were they unable to emit even a shred of pressure, but even the flow of true essence within their bodies was pinned down deep within their Dantians by this abnormal physical gravity!

Within the palace, absolute silence was instantly restored.

*Gulp...*

The Chen Family Old Ancestor swallowed hard, his aged eyes filled with extreme horror.

Is this the Lord's current strength?!

They had thought that with the entire army breaking through to Soul Transformation and themselves stepping into the Void Returning Realm, they could finally close the gap with the Lord a little.

But looking at it now, facing this inhuman One Hundred Million Jin Limit Physical Body, the Lord wouldn't even need to move a finger to crush these hundred thousand people into meat patties just with his physical weight!

"Power is for killing enemies, not for tearing down your own house."

Lin Que casually withdrew that trace of physical pressure.

"The Lord is right to lecture us! We will certainly work hard to refine our Realms!"

The Chen Family Old Ancestor and the others felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted and lowered their heads in awe.

"Green Fish, how is the consumption of resources in the vault?"

Lin Que got straight to the point.

He didn't raise soldiers to eat for free; if he raised them, they had to go out and fight.

Su Qingyu stepped forward, a rare bitter smile appearing on her pretty face:

"Reporting to the Lord, to enable the hundred thousand soldiers to all break through to Soul Transformation, ninety percent of the Skeleton Star City's top-grade star skeleton Ores have been consumed. Of those three trillion star sea coins, a staggering two trillion were spent on high-dimensional Medicinal Pills to assist in breaking through Realms."

"And that's not even the most critical part."

Su Qingyu solemnly took out a warship blueprint:

"The Lord previously ordered the main cannon of the [nine dragon star-destroyer ship] to be upgraded to the 'V3.0 Heaven's Punishment Form,' which can threaten Dao Integration Realm powerhouses. However, we have scoured the star city's shops and are only missing one core high-dimensional material — [Ancient Chaos Thunder Crystal]!"

"Without this item as the Formation eye conduit for the main cannon, when the star destroyer fires energy capable of piercing through Dao Integration Laws, the ship's hull will disintegrate under the terrifying recoil."

"Ancient Chaos Thunder Crystal?"

Lin Que's deep eyes narrowed slightly, his fingers rhythmically tapping the throne's armrest.

"Yes, Lord."

The intelligence network left behind by the Thousand-Faced Enchantress had been perfectly taken over by Su Qingyu in the Void Realm.

She unfolded a holographic star map of the Ancient Star Sea Battlefield in the Void Realm, pointing to a chaotic, dark purple Star Domain about three million light-years away from Skeleton Star City.

"According to top-secret intelligence, this dangerous area is called the [Chaotic Star Sea]. There is a special ancient ruin there — the [Thunder Punishment Star Mine]."

"This Ore vein is perpetually covered by 'Ancient Chaos Lightning' that can shatter even the Souls of Void Returning Realm powerhouses. This sea of lightning is also a famous natural disaster forbidden zone on the ancient battlefield."

Su Qingyu said warily:

"Currently, this forbidden zone is occupied by the [Star-Devouring Pirate Alliance], which is composed of vicious outlaws. They have cruelly captured hundreds of thousands of Loose Cultivators as 'meat-shield slaves,' forcing them into the Lightning Sea to mine thunder crystals."

"The leader of that pirate Alliance is a rare ancient species, a transformed Thunder Beast, whose cultivation has reached the [Peak Late Stage Void Return Star Domain Realm]! With a terrifying home-field advantage, even the patrol fleets of the Central Star Sea don't dare to provoke them lightly."

"Ancient Chaos Lightning that can even shatter Souls?"

"A boss at the Peak of Void Returning?"

After hearing the report, Lin Que didn't feel the slightest headache from the trouble; instead, a burst of excitement, even carrying a hint of abnormal fervor, slowly erupted in his heterochromatic eyes!

"In this world, is there a more perfect 'natural power bank' than this?"

Lin Que lazily stood up, his large red cloak snapping as he flicked it.

He walked down from the throne dominantly, looking at the hundred thousand Soul Transformation Dragon Cavalry below who had just undergone a rebirth and were thirsting for blood.

"Old Chen, Green Fish, Ancient Demon Emperor Di Qing."

"All troops, board the ships!"

"Target, Thunder Punishment Star Mine!"

A cruel, demonic sovereign's sneer curled at the corners of Lin Que's mouth:

"Go slaughter that loach that can discharge electricity."

"And while we're at it, let me take a comfortable high-voltage electrotherapy bath in that Lightning Sea!!!"

...

Five hours later.

Chaotic Star Sea, the outskirts of the Thunder Punishment Star Mine.

"Crackle—Rumble!!!"

Before the warship could even fully approach, a grand and terrifying scene of cosmic doomsday appeared outside the holographic viewport.

Against the pitch-black backdrop of the Universe, a massive dark purple thundercloud covering millions of miles was churning frantically!

This lightning was not ordinary; it displayed a rich, chaotic hue.

Every time a bolt of lightning struck, the Void Realm would be brutally torn open into a black gap tens of thousands of feet long!

"So this is the Ancient Chaos Lightning... With the power of such a natural disaster, if it were to strike this old slave, I'm afraid even my Primordial Spirit would be cleanly split into nothingness in an instant..."

The Chen Family Old Ancestor stood on the bridge, looking at the Lightning Sea and sucking in a breath of cold air.

At the edge of the Lightning Sea, thousands of heavy warships flying the skull flags of the [Star-Devouring Pirate Alliance] were densely moored.

Countless Loose Cultivator slaves, whose cultivations were sealed and who were bound by thick high-dimensional chains, were being cruelly whipped by the pirates. Like miserable ants, they were lined up and pushed into the edge of the Lightning Sea to mine top-grade Ores emitting faint thunderous light.

"Ah!!!"

A Soul Transformation Stage slave accidentally touched a trace of the Chaos Lightning's aftershock. He didn't even last a second before his entire Physical Body and Soul were instantly turned into a wisp of blue smoke amidst a shrill scream!

"What a bunch of inefficient Trash."

Just then.

The [nine-dragon annihilation class star destroyer] dominantly squeezed out of a spatial warp, its massive hull instantly triggering a strong alert from the pirate Alliance.

"Who goes there?! How dare you trespass into the territory of the Star-Devouring Pirate Alliance! Do you seek death?!"

The main cannons of over a thousand pirate warships turned in unison, locking onto Lin Que's ship.

However.

Lin Que paid no attention to the shouting pirates at all.

Alone, he lazily stepped out of the warship's shield, walking through the air with leisure toward that ancient Lightning Sea where even those at the Peak of Void Returning didn't dare to venture deep.

He spread his arms, allowing the violent Chaos Lightning, capable of destroying stars, to gather frantically above his head.

In Lin Que's deep eyes, the sky full of tyrannical thunder light was reflected. In his mind, he rogueishly and crisply rang that Heaven-Defying cheat that belonged only to him.

"System."

"Time to eat."

"The usual rules: I'll absorb the pure thunder crystal energy of this Ancient Chaos Lightning as much as I want."

"As for the deadly side effects of 'Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering' and 'being struck by lightning'..."

Lin Que turned his head and looked cruelly toward the edge of the Lightning Sea, at the pirate Alliance army that was currently full of bewilderment, not knowing what this youth in white was trying to do.

"Preheat it for me first."

"In a moment, I'll air-drop it precisely onto these damn pirates who like playing with electricity!!!"