Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 278 Little Brother Star Tower

In the vast and boundless battlefield beyond the borders, the ancient and majestic Star Tower stands silently, like a silent behemoth.

Deep within the Star Tower, in a grand hall, Jiang Ye stood alone.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and decided to issue a command to Dark Thunder King through the virtual universe. With a thought, his consciousness instantly merged into the network of the virtual universe: "Dark Thunder, quickly sense my location and immediately teleport here through the Divine Kingdom."

In just a few seconds, a hazy light appeared in the hall, like a dazzling nebula, rippled wildly in the space, stirring up layers of spatial ripples.

Immediately afterwards, a tall figure gradually became clear in the light; it was none other than the Dark Thunder King. As soon as he appeared, he knelt on one knee and respectfully bowed, saying, "Greetings, Master."

"Hmm." Jiang Ye nodded slightly, his gaze turning to Dark Thunder King.

At the same time, he keenly sensed a strong intent emanating from the Xuanhuang Pagoda Bead... The Star Tower was asking whether to kill the intruder before him.

Jiang Ye understood that this main hall was already considered a relatively core area of ​​the Star Tower, and unauthorized entry was strictly prohibited. If anyone dared to offend it, the Star Tower, with its immense energy, could instantly annihilate the intruder. However, unlike the strict control over the main hall, the forbidden spaces within the Star Tower were freely accessible to countless powerful beings from across the universe.

"Do not kill." Jiang Ye communicated with the Star Tower through the Xuanhuang Tower Bead.

Recalling the past, the Star Tower's bead attempted to devour Jiang Ye's Xuanhuang Tower Bead, but was easily suppressed by the Xuanhuang Tower Bead. Since then, it has been obedient to the Xuanhuang Tower Bead.

After all, while the Star Tower is hailed as one of the universe's most powerful treasures, possessing world-destroying power, it is ultimately just a weapon, with relatively limited intelligence. Its thinking speed might rival that of advanced intelligence, but in terms of emotions, it is as naive and simple as a two- or three-year-old child; it becomes obedient and compliant the moment Jiang Ye frightens it!

"Was Lin Yuan Wang's affair ultimately exposed?" Jiang Ye asked.

Dark Thunder King immediately straightened up and respectfully replied, "No, Master."

He paused slightly before continuing, "If Master hadn't warned me beforehand, I would have had a hard time noticing anything amiss. That King Lin Yuan was far too cunning and treacherous. Only after extremely careful observation did I discover that King Yu's death, seemingly accidental, actually involved many suspicious points. Moreover, after King Yu's death, as ordered by Master, I didn't linger with them any longer. At that time, the strength of the demon race's team was clearly superior to ours, and we only had King Lin Yuan, a peak-level King-rank expert, left. Logically speaking, King Lin Yuan should have undoubtedly died in that desperate situation, but unexpectedly, he survived unharmed."

"Hmm." Jiang Ye nodded, secretly thinking to himself that not being exposed was within his expectations.

Recalling his past interactions with King Linyuan, he realized that this man was definitely a deep and cunning individual. When he plotted against him, he only struck suddenly at the last moment. If he hadn't possessed the Xuanhuang Pagoda Pearl, he probably would have truly fallen into King Linyuan's trap.

"Star Tower." Jiang Ye began to contact the Star Tower through the Xuanhuang Tower Bead, "to search for human immortality."

……

Inside the grand hall surrounded by numerous sealing stars, Jiang Ye sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, communicating with the Star Tower, while Dark Thunder King stood respectfully behind him.

"There are a total of 458 immortal gods among humans in the entire Star Tower."

At the same time, a message entered Jiang Ye's mind, and a series of images appeared, showing human powerhouses fighting, cultivating, and talking with their comrades in the Star Tower... These were all humans. Although there were hundreds of thousands of immortal gods in the entire Star Tower, the truly human ones were only a very small minority.

I finished reading it all very quickly.

"No Lin Yuan King?" Jiang Ye frowned slightly. "Star Tower, check carefully, is this person on my arm guard screen inside the Star Tower?" At the same time, an image appeared on the arm guard screen, which was indeed Lin Yuan King.

"My master, he's not in the tower. This human left before the battle ended," the Star Tower transmitted its message.

The Star Tower is now terrified of the Xuanhuang Pagoda Pearl. In order to avoid being devoured, it has recognized the Xuanhuang Pagoda Pearl as its elder brother!
"They've already left?" Jiang Ye suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them, and abruptly stood up.

"Master?" Upon seeing this, Dark Thunder King quickly stepped forward and asked respectfully, "Are we going to kill Lin Yuan King?"

“He’s not in the Star Tower right now.” Jiang Ye shook his head.

"Generally speaking, many super strong people will wander in the outer battlefield for tens of thousands of years. This King Lin Yuan left in a hurry before the ownership of the two sealed stars was determined. He is really cautious!" Jiang Ye thought to himself.

"Having left the Star Tower, I wonder if I'm still in the outer battlefield."

"Or rather, have we returned to human territory?"

Jiang Ye shook his head slightly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. "Very well, even if he leaves the extraterrestrial battlefield, that's even better! I will still hunt him down! To the ends of the earth, until he is dead!"

"Master, what do we do next?" Dark Thunder King asked, his eyes revealing absolute obedience to Jiang Ye.

"Don't rush." ​​Jiang Ye's lips curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. "After all, King Lin Yuan is a member of the Hong Alliance, and many of my friends are also his friends! Although I can't contact King Lin Yuan directly, it's still easy to find out where he is through my friends. Then we can make our move. But before that... I have something else to do."

Dark Thunder King looked at Jiang Ye with a hint of doubt, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Jiang Ye turned to look outside the main hall, where countless sealed stars were gently rolling in the vast void. "Practice my skills, and incidentally capture soul servants!"

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With the Xuanhuang Pagoda Pearl present, even though Jiang Ye hadn't officially recognized the Star Tower as his master and couldn't control it, the Star Tower still obeyed his commands without question. Utilizing his position within the Star Tower… everything became much easier. Jiang Ye could clearly see through the Star Tower which forbidden space each of the hundreds of thousands of immortal gods from all over the universe was located in, and he could even arrange for the Star Tower to send him to that forbidden space.

As long as Jiang Ye is willing, he can choose any powerful alien to fight.

Moreover, during the battle, no new "exit" will appear in the forbidden area, not even for a day, ten days, or a month.

"Such exceptionally favorable conditions..."

How could we miss it?

Jiang Ye's eyes flashed with ambition. In his journey through the universe, having comrades and servants was of utmost importance!
However, obtaining a powerful servant is no easy task. One must find one that one can handle and prevent the opponent from escaping. Moreover, direct soul control is something only "soul masters" can achieve, and masters skilled in the soul are extremely rare.

Besides this, there is only one seemingly simple but risky and foolish method!
Kill the opponent into a deep sleep, then take control!

However, this method is also the most foolish and has many weaknesses.

For example, killing someone until they fall into a deep sleep?
The opponent might sense the danger and self-destruct. Secondly, how could it be such a coincidence that it fell into a deep sleep? If things went too far, it could kill the opponent outright. Furthermore, even if it succeeded, how long would it take to restore a sleeping immortal god to its former glory and give it powerful servants? Using precious treasures to restore and awaken it would be far too costly, a completely unprofitable deal.

In short, controlling a powerful immortal servant, especially one whose strength is close to one's own, is extremely difficult.

Those who are masters of spirituality generally have a higher probability of succeeding.

"In the universe, how can one encounter so many powerful individuals at will? And how can one so freely choose which powerful individuals to choose?"

"Now I have the advantage of timing and location."

"Let's see if I have the ability to capture the servants." Jiang Ye sensed the Xuanhuang Pagoda Beads and communicated with the Star Tower, beginning to search for some of the top experts among the alien immortal gods within the Star Tower, with his targets being those at the "King Limit".

With Jiang Ye's current soul strength, although he can unleash the full power of his upgraded King Soul under the Ancestral Dragon Transformation, generating tens of millions of times the power of a World Lord's soul.

However, it is still quite difficult to capture the "King of Demise" or the "Seven Swords King" as soul servants.

As for the peak of the King-level realm? Jiang Ye wouldn't even look at that, unless it's a soul master at the peak of the King-level realm.

Therefore, Jiang Ye set his sights on "the limit of the King-level" and "the peak of the King-level Soul Master".

“It’s him!” Jiang Ye smiled, his eyes revealing a determination to win. “The demon race camp, the Moyu clan… King Yuming, a soul master at the peak of the King level, let’s test our skills with him first.”

……

The Star Tower contains numerous forbidden spaces, resembling the endless stars in the universe.

Within one of the forbidden areas, a fierce wind howled, like an angry beast roaring, and snowflakes danced in the air, resembling a white sandstorm rising between heaven and earth.

Amidst the endless snowflakes, three indistinct shadows were perched on the snow-covered ground.

"Our luck is really bad. That last, slower-escaping, high-ranking human was about to be killed by us, but unexpectedly, at the last moment he broke free from King Yuming's soul control and escaped." A plant life form with the shape of a giant man-eating flower, its petals covered with sharp thorns, and a hideous ghost face protruding from its stamen, roared. Its blood-red eyes were full of ferocity, as if it could burn everything in front of it to ashes.

"Damn it." Another plant, equally enormous, like a moving tree-man, with its trunk covered in black scales and branches like sharp blades, also roared, its voice like muffled thunder, echoing in the wind and snow.

Both of these individuals are from the edge of the universe and have temporarily joined the demon race's camp as members of the "Thornleaf Clan." The Thornleaf Clan is a special type of plant life. These two Thornleaf Clan powerhouses, both at the peak of the King-level, possess the resilient characteristics of plant life and have extremely strong defenses.

The number of Thornleaf Clan members joining the extraterritorial battlefield is already small, and those at the King level are even rarer. Within the Star Tower, there are only three at the King level, and the two of them are the famous "Twin Thornleaf Fiends".

"be patient."

A hoarse and cold voice rang out. It belonged to a tall, slender figure covered in a layer of dark blue feathers, with only one red eye that shimmered with an eerie light. He resembled a giant night owl. This was King Yuming, the leader of this squad. "The Star Tower contains hundreds of thousands of alien immortals. We have plenty of opportunities. As long as we are patient, we will eventually succeed in the hunt."

The two powerful members of the Thornleaf Clan let out a low growl, which can be interpreted as their agreement.

"Ok?"

King Yuming suddenly turned his head to look into the distance, and the two powerful members of the Thorn Leaf Clan who were perched on either side also turned their heads to look in the same direction. A spatial passage suddenly appeared in the distance.

"I told you so, we need to be patient. Look, here comes the prey," King Yuming said hoarsely, his voice tinged with excitement and greed.

"Roar~~"

"Roar~~" Both Thornleaf Clan powerhouses roared excitedly, their eyes flashing with ferocity as they gazed into the distance. Although they were filled with killing intent, they dared not act rashly without seeing their target. It might be someone from the demon race, or perhaps the newcomer was even stronger than them; acting rashly would only bring them trouble.

A figure suddenly appeared in the distant snowstorm.

King Yuming and the Thorn Leaf Duo looked closely and saw that the figure in the distance looked very human. He was wearing golden armor, had two dragon horns on his head, and was wearing a silver cloak. He was walking through the void with an extraordinary aura, like a war god descending.

“It’s a human,” the Thorn Leaf Duo growled.

"Judging from his attire, he seems to be that human, the Gold-Slaying King, but there are some differences." King Yu Ming's expression changed slightly. The Gold-Slaying King was quite famous. Even the Star Crystal King, a soul master at the limit of the King-level, couldn't do anything to him. This made King Yu Ming and the others immediately wary.

"Haha... I actually ran into King Yuming here." The transformed Ancestral Dragon clone (Jiang Ye) stepped through the void, his laughter as loud as a bell, causing the space to tremble.

"Are you the King of Killing Gold?" King Yuming asked.

Wow!
A figure appeared beside them; it was the burly Dark Thunder King, who exuded a cold aura, like an iceberg that had never melted for millennia.

“Soul Servant Dark Thunder King” said King Yu Ming, “King of Slaughtering Gold…we have no grudge against you.”

At the same time, King Yuming also secretly transmitted his command: "Two members of the Thorn Leaf Clan, this King Shijin is not someone you can fight by force. You two hold them off for now, and I will try my best to find the exit of this forbidden space."

"Don't worry, although we brothers are no match for them, we can hold them off for a while and we'll be fine." The Thorn Leaf Clan's Twin Fiends also became serious.

……

Both sides were filled with murderous intent, as if a storm was about to break.

Dark Thunder King stood respectfully to Jiang Ye's side, while Jiang Ye watched the scene with a smile.

"Let's see just how powerful the Starship really is." Jiang Ye (the Ancestral Dragon's clone) flipped his left hand, revealing the Starship fused in his palm. The faint Starship mark was visible to the naked eye. At this moment, eight black spheres slowly emerged from his palm and then hovered above Jiang Ye's palm, exuding a mysterious and dangerous aura.

(End of this chapter)