Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 268 Another Sealed Star?
Upon witnessing the emergence of the "Suppressing Star," the astute King Lin Yuan instantly realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The moment he discovered Jiang Ye in the virtual universe, a surge of elation flashed through his heart.

After all, Jiang Ye, the "King of Killing Gold," was a "big fish" that he coveted!

Jiang Ye not only obtained the treasure of the sacrificial tower, possessing wealth far exceeding that of a typical king, but more importantly, he was even able to defeat the Star Crystal King, who possessed two great treasures.

With such a brilliant record, how could King Lin Yuan not be certain that Jiang Ye must be hiding an unparalleled treasure?

In addition to the above,
What Lin Yuanwang didn't expect was that the moment he saw Jiang Ye with his own eyes, the most important soul-type treasure in his sea of ​​consciousness—the Spirit Pearl—seemed to be drawn by some powerful force and began to tremble violently.

"Although this spirit pearl isn't a treasure in the traditional sense, its power is in no way inferior to those soul treasures. Ever since I obtained it by chance when I was weak, it has silently accompanied me, providing me with countless crucial assistance. This spirit pearl deserves the most credit for my ability to gradually become a soul master at the peak of the King level. But what secrets does this human before me hold that could cause such a strong reaction from the spirit pearl?" When King Lin Yuan felt the sea-blue spirit pearl trembling violently in his sea of ​​consciousness, the greed in his eyes burned even more intensely, almost consuming his reason.

If it weren't for his fear of Jiang Ye's strength and the rule that members of the same faction cannot harm each other, he would have already made his move.

……

However, driven by greed, King Lin Yuan secretly issued the order.

According to his plan, the Ghost King and Kui Jiu King, whom he controlled, invited several other powerful figures from the demon race to launch a joint attack on Jiang Ye and the others.

Both King Guilin and King Kuijiu are under the control of King Linyuan!

At the start of the battle, King Guilin and another King of Limits pretended to besiege King Linyuan. All three of them burned their immortal divine power and made a show of fighting to the death.

However, just when everyone thought the battle was reaching its climax, King Lin Yuan and King Gui Lin launched an attack simultaneously, suddenly targeting the Demon Clan's King of Limit.

As two masters of the soul, and possessing immortal divine power, their primary goal was to control this King-level expert; if they failed, they would kill him without hesitation…

Who would have thought that this seemingly incredibly difficult control operation would actually succeed?

"Heaven is helping me! Controlling the limit of becoming a king is so difficult. Even if I burn my immortal divine power, even if King Guilin and I are both proficient in the Dao of the Soul, even if we cooperate from the inside and outside, the probability of success is extremely low. I never thought I would succeed again, hahaha..." King Linyuan was so excited that he was almost frantic, his heart filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.
Thus, in this meticulously planned melee, King Lin Yuan had quietly gained three allies at the limit of the King level, while neither the other three limit-level Kings in the demon race camp, nor Jiang Ye, the Rain Demon King, the Dark Thunder King, and others knew anything about it.

“All of you are my prey.”

"All your treasures and wealth will be mine!" King Lin Yuan was filled with fervor, as if he could already see himself standing at the pinnacle of the universe, possessing endless wealth and power.

I want to become a super strong being in the universe...

You either need special opportunities or a powerful mentor to guide you.

Since he had neither, he could only create his own opportunities... King Linyuan accidentally controlled the Ghost Phosphorus King, but did not expose it. Instead, he allowed it to remain hidden in the demon race's camp.

The rudimentary communication system of the demon race provided him with unique advantages for his plan, enabling it to be implemented smoothly and giving King Lin Yuan hope for his rise.

……

During the battle, King Lin Yuan pretended to be blasted away, but in reality, he was waiting for Jiang Ye to come to his rescue.

He knew that if Jiang Ye came to his rescue and was attacked by the Ghost Phosphorus King at the same time, Jiang Ye would definitely fall rapidly downwards.

"Kill the King of Gold!" King Lin Yuan feigned pain and anxiety as he swooped down, but secretly he was smug. "His wealth and treasures are mine, and no one can take them away!"

He was terrified that Jiang Ye would be annihilated if he fell into the dangerous area, while other powerful figures would get there first to seize his treasures and wealth. That's why he followed closely at an extremely fast speed, disregarding everything else.

"Kill the King of Gold!" King Lin Yuan continued to shout, his urgent voice echoing in the void.

"Master!" Upon seeing this, Dark Thunder King was extremely anxious. He disregarded Rain Demon King, who was engaged in fierce battle with the enemy, and rushed towards Jiang Ye's location without hesitation.

Seeing this, the Rain Demon King knew he couldn't withstand the attack of six Kings at their peak on his own. After a moment's hesitation, he quickly retreated towards Jiang Ye along with the Dark Thunder King.

However, no matter how fast they flew, how could they catch up with the speed at which Jiang Ye was falling?

Watching...

Jiang Ye was about to fall into that terrifying and dangerous area.

"Hmph!" Just at this critical moment, Jiang Ye suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.

Jiang Ye had said long ago that with the Xuanhuang Pagoda Pearl protecting him, soul attacks were nothing to fear.

However, this soul attack was somewhat different. When the Ghost Phosphorus King's soul attack invaded Jiang Ye's sea of ​​consciousness, a mysterious force suddenly emerged from nowhere and impacted the Xuanhuang Pagoda Bead along with the soul attack. This is why part of the soul attack actually affected Jiang Ye.

This is something that has never happened before.

Fortunately, in addition to possessing the powerful Xuanhuang Pagoda Pearl as his reliance, Jiang Ye also has the understanding of laws at the King level, an unwavering and powerful will, and the innately powerful consciousness of the Ancestral Dragon Avatar!

Furthermore, with the weakening effect of the King Armor on his body, even for Nan Cheng, who was proficient in soul attacks, it would not be easy to kill Jiang Ye's soul. Therefore, that little bit of soul attack could not cause any substantial damage to Jiang Ye.

He pretended to be struck by a soul attack and fall unconscious, all to lure the King of the Abyss into a trap.

From the moment Jiang Ye first saw King Lin Yuan, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong with him. Although he couldn't quite put his finger on why, this intuition kept Jiang Ye on guard.

"King Lin Yuan!!!" Jiang Ye looked at King Lin Yuan with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "You're courting death!"

The moment the Ghost Phosphorus King's attack landed on him, Jiang Ye instantly understood... that the Abyss King had attacked him from behind!

Given Lin Yuanwang's status as a Soul Master, how could he allow the enemy Soul Master "King of Ghost Phosphorus" to easily inflict an attack on Jiang Ye, knowing that Jiang Ye had come to rescue him? This was clearly intentional. Secondly, when Jiang Ye reached out to support Lin Yuanwang, logically, Lin Yuanwang should have been fully prepared to withstand the powerful impact. However, in reality, Lin Yuanwang not only didn't resist, but instead actively applied an additional impact to Jiang Ye the instant he was supported! At the same moment Jiang Ye was struck by this impact, the soul illusion attack followed immediately!

The impact and the illusion of the soul were combined so perfectly.

Everything was designed perfectly; this was clearly a doomed trap tailor-made for Jiang Ye!

Unfortunately... all of this was within Jiang Ye's expectations.

"Not good." Seeing the look in Jiang Ye's eyes after he woke up, King Lin Yuan's heart tightened. He immediately guessed that Jiang Ye already knew about his conspiracy. But then, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "Hmph, so what if you found out? It's too late. You were too close to the danger zone. The impact of the fall was so strong that you couldn't slow down or dodge at all!"

The impact of Jiang Ye's fall was too great. Even for a peak-level expert like Jiang Ye, it would be almost impossible to avoid that vast and dangerous area in such a short distance.

However, Jiang Ye possesses a special treasure, the Starry Sky Cloak.

Jiang Ye curled a cold smile at the corner of his mouth and quickly circulated the power within his body. A burst of energy containing the power of spatial laws burst out from his body and precisely poured into the starry sky cloak behind him.

In an instant, the starry cloak shone brightly, its mysterious star patterns shimmering with strange light. A mysterious and powerful force surged from the cloak, like an invisible hand that firmly grasped Jiang Ye, instantly slowing his descent.

"You're still too green to kill me!" Jiang Ye's eyes were full of disdain. He flashed and rushed towards King Lin Yuan.

"King Shijin, you're alright, that's wonderful!" King Linyuan feigned joy on the surface, but inwardly he was terrified, gritting his teeth and thinking, "How is this possible? How could he be so fast? But do you think you can escape like this? You're doomed today!"

Thinking of this, he burned even more immortal divine power and secretly launched another soul attack on Jiang Ye.

As Jiang Ye felt the incoming soul attack, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a mocking smile. To him, the soul attack was like a gentle breeze, unable to cause any harm at all.

Without hesitation, he continued charging towards King Lin Yuan, with only one thought in his mind: to make this traitor pay the price.

Jiang Ye, like a ferocious wild beast, quickly closed the distance between himself and King Lin Yuan.

"What!" King Lin Yuan was shocked to see that his all-out soul attack had no effect on Jiang Ye. He sensed something was wrong and turned to flee.

However, he had been following closely when Jiang Ye fell, and now the two were extremely close, and Jiang Ye was famous for his extreme speed, so he had no time to escape.

Jiang Ye naturally wouldn't give him that chance.

Jiang Ye moved with lightning speed, instantly appearing behind King Lin Yuan and grabbing his arm tightly like an iron clamp.

"What...what do you want to do?" King Lin Yuan struggled in terror, trying to break free from Jiang Ye's restraints, but Jiang Ye's strength was too great, making it impossible for him to move.

"King Lin Yuan, quickly pull me up!" Jiang Ye shouted, feigning panic.

But secretly, Jiang Ye transmitted his voice to King Lin Yuan, coldly saying, "Since you enjoy scheming so much, then go down there and enjoy yourself!" With that, Jiang Ye exerted his strength and dragged King Lin Yuan down to the dangerous area below.

It should be noted that Jiang Ye and King Lin Yuan both belong to the human camp and are of the same human race. It is impossible for Jiang Ye to openly kill King Lin Yuan in front of everyone.

However, he could use the same tactics against him. Since King Lin Yuan wanted to send him into this dangerous area, he could also use the terrifying power of this dangerous area to eliminate King Lin Yuan.

On the surface, it seems that Jiang Ye fell into the dangerous area with Lin Yuan Wang, but with the help of the Starry Sky Cloak, Jiang Ye was confident that he could escape at the last moment.

As the danger zone drew ever closer, King Lin Yuan's face turned deathly pale.

"No!" King Lin Yuan cried out in terror, "Damn you, King Shi Jin, you actually want to die with me!"

King Lin Yuan struggled desperately, knowing full well that if he were dragged into the danger zone, he would surely be crushed to pieces.

But Jiang Ye's strength and flying speed were no less than his, and now that he had the upper hand, his resistance seemed so futile.

"Kill the King of Gold, you can't do this! We are all human beings! How dare you kill me!" King Lin Yuan tried to persuade Jiang Ye with the righteousness of the race, but Jiang Ye was unmoved.

"Hmph, you despicable scoundrel, you don't deserve to mention the human race at all!" Jiang Ye's eyes burned with fury, and he increased the force in his hand.

Just as they were approaching the dangerous area, Jiang Ye suddenly released his grip, throwing Lin Yuan Wang violently downwards.

King Lin Yuan stared at the dangerous area so close at hand, his face instantly filled with despair.

Just then, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, another sealing star emerged slowly from the dangerous area without warning. Unlike the first sealing star, this star appeared without any warning. Even the suppressive force that had been covering the entire void below had no time to react. The surrounding space was squeezed and distorted by its powerful force, as if the whole world was collapsing under this force.

This sealing star, like an enormous meteorite, carrying a terrifying aura of destruction, rushed straight upwards, or more precisely, it hurtled towards Jiang Ye.

"What? Another sealed star has been born? How could this be?" Jiang Ye was shocked. His original plan to escape this dangerous area and eliminate King Lin Yuan with the help of the starry sky cloak was completely disrupted.

"Master!" Dark Thunder King was extremely anxious and rushed towards Jiang Ye without regard for anything else, trying to share the crisis with Jiang Ye.

Seeing this, the Rain Demon King hesitated for a moment, then quickly fled the area.

However, the power to seal the stars was too great. Wherever it passed, space shattered, forming dark cracks, like a ferocious beast devouring everything around it.

Before Dark Thunder King could even get close to Jiang Ye, he was forced to retreat repeatedly by that powerful force.

"Don't come any closer!" Jiang Ye shouted. He had a clone, and he could reassemble his body if it was lost, but Dark Thunder King did not. He did not want his soul servant to die in vain.

At this moment, he must make a quick decision to deal with this sudden crisis.

(End of this chapter)