Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 285 Morning Sand Starfield
Looking out from the distant horizon, the Morning Sands Starfield resembles a dreamlike cosmic spectacle, its overall shape resembling a giant and magnificent spiral galaxy.

It is composed of countless twinkling stars, magnificent nebulae, and stardust.

The most unique feature of the Morning Sands Starfield is its distinctive structure, resembling a black hole. Its powerful warping forces cause bizarre changes in the flow of time within it. The closer one gets to the core of the starfield, the faster the flow of time becomes.

This huge difference in time is undoubtedly an irresistible temptation for some powerful individuals.

Because the closer one is to the core of cultivation, the more time one can gain in a relatively short period of external time, thus greatly accelerating the improvement of one's strength.

"Master, this meteorite has maintained this speed and has been flying along this orbit for countless years. It is unable to break free from the shackles of this vast stardust and sand, and the repulsive force within the Morning Sand Starfield makes it difficult to advance deeper." King Hanyuan respectfully reported to Jiang Ye.

At this moment, Jiang Ye was standing on the meteorite, looking around. Before him was a vast expanse of yellow sand and dust, and he could vaguely make out the outlines of some meteorites and small hills.

In the Morning Sand Starfield, there exists a unique treasure—Morning Sand.

Morning Sand is born in extremely special environments within the star field, usually appearing at the intersection of regions with abnormal time flow and powerful energy fields.

It appears as a fine and shimmering golden powder, each grain of morning sand seemingly containing the powerful force of the fundamental laws of time.

As an extremely rare and precious material, Morning Sand is of immeasurable value. Treasures crafted using Morning Sand often possess time-related abilities.

For this reason, Morning Sand has become a treasure coveted by countless powerful beings in the universe, and it has also caused fierce battles to frequently erupt in the Morning Sand Star Region.

"The flow of time here seems to be twice that of the outside world." Jiang Ye frowned slightly, carefully sensing the subtle fluctuations of the surrounding time laws, and muttered to himself.

King Hanyuan respectfully replied, "Master, that's right. As far as I know, we are currently only on the outer edge of the Morning Sand Starfield. The further we go into the core, the more astonishing the increase in the flow of time becomes. I've heard that deep within the core, the highest flow of time is a hundred times that of the outside world."

Jiang Ye gazed intently towards the core of the star field, pondering to himself that his biggest weakness right now was time. Perfecting the Devouring Dragon Armor, cultivating secret techniques, and upgrading the treasure with the Qiankun Cauldron all required time.

If he could find a suitable place to cultivate during this time difference, his strength would be greatly improved. He also wanted to know what was attracting him to that depths.

……

“King Qimeng.” Jiang Ye contacted King Qimeng through the virtual universe. “I have arrived in the Morning Sand Star Region.”

"So fast? I've also found the coordinates of King Lin Yuan, I'll send them to you right away."

"Thank you. Once I confirm everything is correct, I will transfer the reward directly to your account."

After a brief exchange, Jiang Ye successfully obtained the accurate coordinates.

Although this Queen Qimeng is only at the high-level of the King rank, she is a member of a secret force within the Hong Alliance. This force is extremely mysterious, skilled in intelligence gathering, and its members are all women. It is rumored that the force's leader is a Palace Master within the Hong Alliance.

"King Lin Yuan is not far from us, let's set off," Jiang Ye ordered.

“Master, when using teleportation in the Morning Sands Starfield, you must pay extra attention to the coordinates. If there is a significant error and you accidentally enter a dangerous area, you could very well lose your life,” King Hanyuan hurriedly reminded him.

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, and with his keen sense of spatial fluctuations, he quickly determined the location near the target.

Immediately, Jiang Ye, Han Yuan Wang, and An Lei Wang vanished in a flash.

In the outermost and most extensive stardust belt of the Morning Sands star field, there is a continent with a diameter of more than 30 million kilometers, which is endlessly orbiting the stardust.

On this continent, two teams faced off in a tense standoff, one of which was the team led by King Lin Yuan.

"Hmph." King Lin Yuan, with his long hair disheveled and a gloomy expression, sat cross-legged on the vast earth. Behind him, a burly alien warrior covered in scales followed him like a shadow.

Since the great success of the battle at the Star Tower, King Linyuan now has three servants, two of whom are at the limit of the King level, and the other is a peak King-level soul master—King Guilin.

With his own strength and the assistance of three powerful figures, King Linyuan accumulated a vast amount of wealth and treasures through repeated killings, and also purchased many rare items from the Hong Alliance. Strength and wealth mutually reinforced each other, forming a virtuous cycle.

However, at this moment, King Lin Yuan was in a terrible mood.

"Kill the King of Gold!" "Kill the King of Gold!" King Lin Yuan kept repeating this name, and the relevant information clearly appeared in his mind.

In just half a month, King Shijin, along with his servant King Anlei, slaughtered more than ten peak-level King-level Soul Masters and King-level Limit experts, as well as about fifty other King-level experts.

"I knew it!"

“I knew that if he got away back then, he would definitely cause trouble later.”

"I knew from the moment I met him that this King of Gold Slayer, who could make King of Dark Thunder his servant, must possess a great treasure and have a bright future. I carefully prepared that opportunity... to strike suddenly from the shadows, but I didn't expect him to break free from the illusion at the crucial moment, even trying to kill me. Fortunately, a Star-Sealing Star suddenly appeared, allowing me to escape." King Lin Yuan still remembered the scene from several months ago when King of Gold Slayer unhesitatingly took out the Fire God Source Crystal...

too frightening.

After escaping this calamity, King Linyuan understood that as long as King Shijin lived, he would surely face a calamity in the future. Therefore, he did not even participate in the final struggle for the Star Tower and hurriedly left. He could only try to increase his strength. However, although he had anticipated that King Shijin would be troublesome, he did not expect King Shijin to be so terrifying.

"Hmm? Teleportation fluctuations?" King Lin Yuan keenly sensed the abnormality of the spatial fluctuations and quickly turned his head to look into the distance.

brush!
Three figures exuding powerful auras appeared instantly.

The leader, King Hanyuan, was tall and imposing, his skin radiating a chilling, icy blue sheen. His eyes, like deep, boundless icy lakes, held a chilling depth, and he gripped a chain that shimmered with an eerie light. King Lingju was covered in dark purple scales, with a pair of twisted horns on his head, and his blood-red vertical pupils gleamed with ferocity and cruelty. King Huanjin was relatively small and agile, his body shrouded in a hazy red mist, giving him an air of mystery and unpredictability.

These three are all at the peak of the King-level powerhouses. Among them, the Spirit King and the Illusion King are even at the peak of the King-level soul master, possessing the soul treasures "Soul Weeping Spirit String" and "Illusionary Mirror" respectively. They are the strongest among the nine powerful figures under Jiang Ye's command.

If the nine powerful figures were to lack their most powerful treasures, King Hanyuan would be considered the strongest. Now, with the top-tier treasure "Frosty Crystal Chain," his strength is second only to King Anlei, who possesses numerous powerful treasures.

The three of them... were the three strongest under Jiang Ye's command, besides Dark Thunder King and the Zerg Queen.

...When King Lin Yuan saw the three figures appearing in the distance, he was suddenly startled: "King Han Yuan, King Ling Tong, King Huan Jin... They are all powerful figures at the peak of the King-level, and they have all ventured into the Star Tower. How come they are here? Hmm, it is said that King Han Yuan has fallen. I did not expect him to appear here. I wonder if he was enslaved or if he survived by chance."

"They probably came here because the Star Tower has been in too much chaos lately, and they fled here."

Although King Hanyuan, King Lingtong, and King Huanjin belonged to two different camps, King Linyuan was not too surprised by the joint appearance of powerful figures from different camps.

In the four factions of the extraterrestrial battlefield, most of the powerful individuals do not come from the four top races, but rather from billions of races across the universe. Unlike the four top races, these powerful individuals do not harbor deep-seated hatred for each other, so alliances between different factions are extremely common.

Even in special circumstances, the strongest members of the four top clans will choose to join hands and cooperate.

"The three of them working together, especially King Hanyuan, pose the greatest threat! Even if I summon my two other servants, we will only have four powerful individuals, including myself. One of them is a peak-level King-level Soul Expert, and the other two are peak-level King-level Experts. If we really fight, we have no chance of winning." King Linyuan's mind raced.

Over the years of cultivation, King Linyuan had killed many powerful figures, but he also knew how to assess the situation.

Faced with the simultaneous appearance of three powerful kings—King Hanyuan, King Lingtong, and King Huanjin—he wouldn't be so crazy as to fight to the death.

……

The two sides stared at each other, with King Hanyuan's side clearly having the greater momentum. King Hanyuan's face was cold as he spoke first: "King Linyuan, I never expected to meet you here."

"King Hanyuan, King Lingku, King Huanjin... What a coincidence! It seems you've all come to the Morning Sand Starfield for adventure. However, I have urgent business to attend to, so I'll take my leave first." King Linyuan forced a smile, then, along with the burly, scaled alien warrior behind him, prepared to teleport away. However, just as King Hanyuan finished speaking, an invisible wave quietly spread out, instantly sealing off the surrounding vast space.

“Spatial blockade?” King Lin Yuan’s face darkened. “What is the meaning of this, three of you?” The burly, scaled alien warrior behind him also stared warily at King Han Yuan’s group.

"I have something to discuss with you," King Hanyuan said with a sinister smile.

The moment the words left their mouths, the air seemed to ignite, and both sides launched their attacks almost simultaneously.

King Hanyuan, King Lingku, and King Huanjin pounced on King Linyuan's side like hungry wolves. Meanwhile, two powerful alien warriors appeared out of nowhere on King Linyuan's side, instantly increasing his forces to four. King Linyuan and his three great servants roared in unison, fearlessly facing the challenge!

"Now that the war has begun, let's go all out and try to control them. If we can't, then kill them all!" King Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a crazed light as he ordered his three great servants through telepathy, "King Gui Lin, burn your immortal divine power with me, and then cast an illusion!"

"Yes, Master."

boom! boom!
Without hesitation, King Lin Yuan and King Gui Lin unleashed their power, causing the surrounding space to distort and deform. Having burned their immortal divine power, their strength became terrifyingly formidable.

The two simultaneously unleashed soul illusions, attacking King Hanyuan and King Lingxi respectively. While casting the illusions, they also attempted to control the souls of the two. Although the probability of success was extremely low, if successful, they would gain an additional servant.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" As the auras of King Lin Yuan and King Gui Lin surged, the three peak-level experts on King Han Yuan's side also burned their immortal divine power without hesitation. This action forced the other two servants under King Lin Yuan to also burn their immortal divine power.

Thus, in this battle, all seven powerful figures from both sides unleashed their immortal divine power. This infuriated and anxious King Lin Yuan.

"You may leave now, we will not pursue you," King Lin Yuan commanded via telepathic communication.

"Haha, don't be delusional." Han Yuanwang's side ignored them and launched an even fiercer attack.

“I have no grudge against you. If we continue fighting like this, we will only suffer heavy losses. Let’s stop. It will be better for both of us.” King Lin Yuan tried to negotiate, but all he received in response was an even more frenzied attack from King Han Yuan’s side.

Boom! The continent, which was continuously flying through the endless stardust belt, had a layer of its incredibly hard and thick earth shaved off by the impact of the battle between the seven powerful beings.

……

And within a world ring that King Hanyuan always carried.

Jiang Ye, Dark Thunder King, and five other powerful figures under his command were present. The five powerful figures stood in a row, maintaining their respect for Jiang Ye.

"The battle has already begun," Dark Thunder King laughed. "Master, I'm afraid even now, Lin Yuan King doesn't understand why Han Yuan King and the others are so crazy."

"Haha..." Jiang Ye laughed too.

They are evenly matched and rarely engage in direct combat.

Han Yuanwang and the other two, having received their orders, naturally obeyed them completely and fought according to their plans.

"First, we'll try to force King Linyuan into serious injury, causing him to lose more than half of his divine body and reduce his strength to less than one-tenth. At that time, I will appear with the other powerful warriors under my command and work together to try to control King Linyuan with my soul." This was Jiang Ye's general plan.

The reason they didn't show up at first was because they were worried about causing unnecessary trouble.

After all, many super strong individuals, such as the King of Destruction and the King of Tower Dragon, are eyeing the King of Slaughter and have offered a bounty for his coordinates.

King Lin Yuan was naturally aware of this and was extremely wary of the assassination of King Jin.

Once Jiang Ye appears, King Lin Yuan will most likely quickly reveal the coordinates of the assassination of King Jin through the virtual universe.

“I have chosen to retire, and there is no longer a record of me in the military system. As long as I do not expose myself, King Lin Yuan will naturally not be able to find me.”

"For now, let's hold back."

"Once King Lin Yuan is seriously injured and the situation is settled, I will reappear, quickly resolve everything, and then immediately withdraw." Jiang Ye thought to himself, "King Lin Yuan, I had my suspicions about you from the beginning, but I never expected that you would control three powerful people as your servants... Fight to your heart's content. After this battle, you will either perish or become my slave."

"King Hanyuan, make your move," Jiang Ye commanded through soul communication.

"Yes, Master!" King Hanyuan replied.

(End of this chapter)