Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 279 Test

In the forbidden space ravaged by wind and snow, the battle erupted like a sudden storm.

"King Yuming, quickly find the exit from the forbidden area!"

"We can only hold them off for a short while at most. You must finish this quickly!" The two Thornleaf Clan experts were extremely anxious and hurriedly transmitted their voices to King Yuming, their voices filled with fear and urgency.

"Don't worry!" King Yuming replied as he sped away into the distance.

From the very beginning, they had already planned it out: two members of the Thornleaf Clan would block Zu Longjiangye and his group, while King Yuming would find the exit of the forbidden area as soon as possible.

……

Zu Long Jiang Ye witnessed the actions of the three demons and transmitted his voice to Dark Thunder King: "These two are yours!"

"Yes, Master!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dark Thunder King moved like lightning, teleporting and appearing like a ghost above the two Thornleaf Clan experts.

Almost simultaneously, one of the two Thornleaf Clan powerhouses swiftly cast "Spatial Lockdown," and in an instant, the surrounding space seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible, immense force, becoming stagnant.

At the same time, a thick layer of fleshy growths instantly appeared on their bodies, and the growths expanded and burst open at an alarming speed.

One of the powerful members of the Thornleaf Clan transformed into a gigantic, man-eating flower that blotted out the sky. Its petals were the size of a small mountain, with sharp, serrated edges. A nauseating, dark green mist emanated from its stamens, and a hideous, grotesque face was faintly visible deep within them.

The other powerful member of the Thornleaf Clan transformed into a colossal ancient tree. Its trunk was incredibly thick, and its bark resembled black scales with a cold, metallic sheen. Each scale was the size of a door panel. Its branches, like spears forged from steel, stretched out in all directions, their twigs shimmering with a chilling light, as if concealing countless deadly hidden weapons.

Tree roots burst forth abruptly from the ground, like giant tentacles, waving wildly across the earth, causing rocks to crack and the earth to tremble wherever they went.

"Boom~~~"

Space seemed to be unable to bear the weight, emitting a dull tremor. These two Thornleaf Clan powerhouses, like two moving fortresses of destruction, crushed the cosmic space and aggressively attacked Dark Thunder King and Ancestral Dragon Jiang Ye.

Dark Thunder King faced two powerful members of the Thornleaf Clan who were attacking him like a mountain pressing down on him.

A layer of chilling lightning instantly erupted around him, spreading out as if it were a tangible substance, making his body appear even taller and more imposing. The Dark Thunder King thrust his hands forward with a mighty roar: "Break!"

In an instant, a beam of lightning as thick as a water bucket burst forth from his palm, roaring like a thunder dragon, crashing down on the giant man-eating flower and the ancient tree with overwhelming force.

Wherever it passed, space was torn open with narrow cracks, which flickered with eerie light.

Sensing danger, the giant man-eating flower emitted a piercing roar from its stamen-like face, sending chills down one's spine.

It spewed out a torrent of dark green venom in an attempt to block the pillar of lightning. But the pillar of lightning was too powerful; the venom evaporated instantly, like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, leaving only a thick poisonous mist.

At the same time, the ancient tree swung its steel-spear-like branches at the pillar of lightning, the sound of the impact deafening, causing the forbidden area to tremble. But under the Dark Thunder King's attack, the branches snapped in the impact, scattering like broken javelins.

Immediately afterward, the pillar of lightning struck their bodies. With a deafening roar, the giant man-eating plant and the ancient tree were blasted open with gaping wounds. The edges of the wounds were charred black, crackling with lightning, and emitting a pungent, burnt smell. The two powerful members of the Thornleaf Clan roared in pain, their bodies trembling violently. However, for plant life, this injury, though seemingly severe, did not actually shake their very foundations. It could be said that even their divine bodies were not shattered.

……

However, this brief suppression was enough.

Seeing that Dark Thunder King had succeeded in his attack, Zu Long Jiang Ye immediately shot off like a golden streak of light along the path pierced by Dark Thunder King, pursuing his target—Yu Ming King.
Zu Longjiangye's speed was so fast that the wind and snow were forcibly parted wherever he went.

With the Starry Sky Cloak, a supreme treasure, few kings could match Zu Long Jiang Ye's flight speed under spatial constraints.

In an instant, Zu Long Jiang Ye appeared in front of Yu Ming Wang like a ghost, blocking his way.

Zu Longjiangye's golden armor shone brightly, and the dragon horns on his head emitted a chilling light, making him appear like an inviolable god. He coldly looked at King Yuming, his eyes filled with disdain and determination, "King Yuming, you cannot escape."

……

"What, this...!" King Yu Ming stared wide-eyed in horror at Zu Long Jiang Ye, who had suddenly appeared before him, and a chill ran through his heart.

"The Fire God Source Crystal caused the Crack King to fall, which intimidated the Star Crystal King and made him famous in one battle! This Gold Slayer King... his defense and speed are extremely powerful, even stronger than the Seven Swords King and Black Shave King. Moreover, his battle sword is also extremely powerful. He once killed more than ten peak Immortal Kings in a row, one sword at a time. I cannot let his battle sword touch me." King Yuming knew the Gold Slayer King's information very well.

The battle that made him famous by killing the Gold King had already spread like wildfire throughout the universe, becoming a legend among many powerful figures.

Based on that battle, everyone analyzed the formidable strength of the King of Killing Gold: First, his defense was extremely strong, capable of withstanding the explosion of the strongest Fire God Source Crystal; second, his speed was astonishing, even when dozens of Kings joined forces to attack him, they could hardly touch him, his figure was ghostly and unpredictable; third, his weapon was special, he was very likely to possess a special weapon, and it was even possible that he possessed a great treasure... All of this made King Yuming feel extremely fearful and desperate.

"Hopefully, this King of Gold Slayers isn't that skilled in matters of the soul." King Yu Ming harbored a sliver of hope, a glint of madness flashing in his eyes, and he roared hysterically, "Become my servant!"

A glint of madness flashed in her emerald green eyes as she gazed at Zu Long Jiang Ye in the distance, instantly unleashing a soul illusion technique. Imperceptible to the naked eye, this soul illusion, like an invisible blade, pierced through Zu Long Jiang Ye's "golden armor" in an instant. Although its power weakened during the penetration, it still rushed straight into Zu Long Jiang Ye's body.

"Roar~~"

The primordial crystal sphere within the Ancestral Dragon's avatar was already enveloped by a golden water droplet, which was the King's Soul. Within the sea of ​​consciousness, there was also a "Mysterious Yellow Pagoda Pearl" guarding it. However, this soul illusion alone was not enough to force the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda Pearl to take action. The golden water sphere trembled slightly.

The illusion of the soul vanished instantly, like a mud ox sinking into the sea.

"go."

The transformed Ancestral Dragon avatar had a cold and stern expression, its left palm steadily holding eight floating black spheres. Each black sphere was only the size of a marble, with faint traces of mysterious laws engraved on it, seemingly ordinary... But who could have imagined that these marble-like black spheres were actually the incredibly terrifying treasure "Suppressing Stars," whose power was several times greater than that of a real star.

If it were used to smash a star, the star would shatter instantly.

However, at this moment, they obediently shrank to the shape of marbles, quietly resting in Zu Longjiangye's palm, looking completely ordinary. With the powerful activation of his mental energy, the eight black balls instantly aligned into a straight line, as fast as lightning, and shot directly towards Yu Mingwang in the distance.

When the Mountain Guest originally crafted this Starship, he envisioned it as a flying palace-type treasure. However, due to the mutations in the Star Tower and the Star-Sealing Tower, it was eventually given the additional function of a telekinetic weapon.

"My soul illusion has been broken! Those eight black spheres... No good!" When Yu Mingwang saw the eight black spheres shooting towards him, he saw that they had caused a shattered spatial channel to appear directly in the universe. The shattering was extremely neat, as if the universe had specially opened a dedicated channel to allow these eight black spheres to advance. How could Yu Mingwang not know what this scene meant?

Whoops!

King Yu Ming tried to dodge, but the black ball was so fast that even with Jiang Ye's Starry Sky Cloak, it was difficult to avoid. After all, the speed of a psychic weapon is generally much faster than that of a strong person.

The moment Yu Mingwang had a thought to dodge, the eight black spheres had already caught up with him like shadows. One of the black spheres instantly collided with Yu Mingwang's slender body, and a muffled thud was heard, as if the entire space froze. The dark blue feathers around Yu Mingwang instantly bristled, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, carving a deep furrow in the snow.

That wasn't all. The remaining seven black balls, like ghosts, arced around and shot towards King Yuming once again.

King Yuming looked terrified.

"Peng!"

In his panicked hand, Yu Mingwang produced a strangely carved shield with a pale white hue. The second black sphere, carrying a terrifying impact, slammed directly into the shield. With a crack, the bones in Yu Mingwang's arm holding the shield were broken by the impact. Almost at the same moment, the third black sphere also smashed into the shield.

Peng~~~
The shield flew from his hand, transforming into a streak of light and disappearing into the endless snowstorm.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Five black spheres followed in quick succession, slamming into King Yu Ming. Despite his desperate attempts to defend himself, he felt an overwhelming weight emanating from the five spheres, the impact far exceeding the force of the impact he had experienced on the neutron star. Instantly, his incredibly strong bones and muscles shattered.

"Pfft!" King Yuming also coughed up blood, his bones and muscles were broken and shattered, and his whole body was stained blue with blood.

Almost instantly, King Yuming's body was fully recovered.

"What? With just one strike, you forcibly annihilated five percent of my divine body?" King Yu Ming stared intently at Jiang Ye in the distance, his face pale.

"Fight!"

King Yuming instantly burned his immortal divine body.

"Feather Cry!"

boom!
A terrifying soul impact instantly pierced through the golden armor of Zu Long Jiang Ye, losing more than 90% of its power. Then, before the water sphere containing Zu Long Jiang Ye's powerful will, the soul impact dissipated into ripples, failing to even touch the primordial crystal sphere, let alone cause any damage.

Zu Long Jiang Ye, who was attacked, was satisfied: "Although this Starship only has some functions as a mental weapon, its power is still quite good. Just now, I did not use the mysteries of the laws. I relied purely on my strong willpower and mental strength, as well as the eight sealing stars themselves, to smash it directly. It actually managed to annihilate part of Yu Ming King's divine power!"

The test... left Jiang Ye extremely satisfied.

This is the advantage of a supreme treasure. Compared to the Starry Sky Cloak... this Starship, formed by combining "numerous sealed stars" with a "boat," is actually easier for Jiang Ye to wield in battle. In terms of control difficulty, it's actually more difficult to control than a heavy treasure, but its power can cross the threshold of a supreme treasure.

This is also one of the reasons why Jiang Ye did not use the Qiankun Cauldron to upgrade it. After all, the Star Boat is already a supreme treasure. Once it is upgraded to a high-level supreme treasure, the threshold for use is extremely high. At that time, Jiang Ye would probably need to spend a lot of time to barely use it, and its power might not even be as good as the original supreme treasure.

This is like a child who, no matter whether given a kitchen knife or a precious sword, will mostly only use it for chopping and cannot unleash the true power of the precious sword.

"Inspection complete, begin hunting!"

Coldly watching the distant King Yu Ming manipulate the eight black spheres, the law-enhancing runes on their surfaces were activated, instantly drawing upon the power of the primordial laws of the universe… Suddenly, a faint, enormous phantom of an ancestral dragon appeared amidst the vast snowstorm, with dragon horns and a robust body…

But only its right claw held eight black spheres, clearly and distinctly condensed.

Sky-Splitting Claw - Void-Piercing Wind-Slashing Claw!
Although this secret technique was learned by the Ancestral Dragon's clone from a set of claw techniques of the Dragon Clan, all techniques are based on the same principle. Whether using dragon claws or psychic weapons to unleash this move, the power is the same. However, compared to using the Ancestral Dragon's clone's own claws, Jiang Ye is not yet very proficient at using psychic weapons to condense this move.

"Isn't this King of Slaughter famous for his swordsmanship? Isn't he a martial artist?" King Yu Ming was terrified. At this moment, the eight black spheres drew upon the power of endless cosmic laws, causing their power to surge wildly...

"Tear!"

The enormous dragon claw tore through, ripping King Yu Ming into pieces. The powerful and terrifying claw force shattered even the fragments into smaller pieces.

Seeing this from afar, Zu Long Jiang Ye's eyes lit up: "This is the time." A black sphere reappeared in his left palm, but this black sphere had a faint purple halo on its surface. It was the Star-Sealing Star coated with Dark Demon Poison Water. The Starship contained more than six thousand Star-Sealing Stars, and Jiang Ye had only activated a few points of them.
Therefore, Jiang Ye specially coated a hundred sealed stars with the dark demon poison secreted by the dark demon scales.

"call out!"

The black sphere with a purple halo transformed into a stream of light and shot towards the Feathered King, who had turned to dust. The endless dust was gathering, and just as it was mostly gathered and the divine body was beginning to take shape, the black sphere pierced through it in an instant!

"Ah, no!" King Yuming felt his divine body being frantically eroded. Almost instantly, 45% of his divine body was lost. Adding the previous 5%, it was already more than half, which terrified him.

"Run! Run! Run!"

King Yu Ming immediately sent a telepathic message to his companion.

"Escape?" The Thornleaf Clan powerhouse, who was entangled with Dark Thunder King and had transformed into two enormous plant tumors, was taken aback. However, they were quick to react when venturing into the outer battlefield and immediately decided to flee.

"boom!"

The moment Yu Mingwang's strength was greatly diminished, a powerful psychic force rushed directly into Yu Mingwang's body.

(End of this chapter)