Super God: I simulated the heavens and was broadcast live in public

Chapter 282 Activating the Starfall Barrier!

As soon as she finished speaking, dozens of dark figures pierced through the shield, and a hoarse laugh came from behind the mask of the leader, a man in black robes: "The secret of the Holy Energy Crystal of Lieyang Star will finally be revealed today."

He Xi's fingertips traced through the void, conjuring a light shield to defend against the attack: "Morgana, activate the Dark Energy Interference Field! Yunming, you and Di Hongkun protect the elders!"

Her light shield collided with the shadowy tentacles of the black-robed man, and the resulting energy surge blasted a deep crater into the ground.

Morgana grinned, and dark energy surged from her body like a tide: "I've been itching for a fight for ages!"

She suddenly turned to the elder who had been angry earlier, "Hey, old man, lend me your flame!"

Before the other side could respond, the dark energy had already wrapped around the elder's arm, and the two energies strangely merged, turning into a purple pillar of fire that blasted towards the enemy group.

"you!"

The elder's eyes widened in fury, only to see the purple pillar of fire easily pierce through the three invaders. He muttered in astonishment, "This is impossible... how could dark energy and the power of the blazing sun achieve this?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yun Ming grabbed Di Hongkun: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to argue! Those invaders are clearly after the secret of the Holy Energy Crystal. How many are there?"

Di Hongkun gritted his teeth: "Three years ago, a shadowy figure infiltrated the forbidden area of ​​Lieyang Star, but failed to succeed at the time!"

He suddenly turned to the elders, "Activate the Starfall Barrier! Perhaps we can buy some time!"

The eldest elder raised his hand tremblingly, and a huge star map appeared on the palace floor: "Activating the barrier requires the resonance of the Holy Energy Crystal."

Before he finished speaking, Yunming had already taken out the crystal from his pocket.

The patterns on the surface of the sacred crystal suddenly flowed as if alive, resonating with the star map, and countless golden pillars of light descended from the dome.

Upon seeing this, the man in black robes let out a sharp screech: "As expected, it's in your hands! Destroy the barrier!"

More shadowy figures emerged from the void, some transforming into sharp blades that sliced ​​through the beams of light, while others coalesced into giant black hammers that slammed into the ground.

Keisha unleashed a barrage of light spears at the enemy ranks, shouting, "Yunming! I've detected their energy core in the southeast. Destroy it!"

Her words were interrupted by a bolt of black lightning, and she was blasted away, crashing into the wall.

"Keisha!"

In the instant He Xi was distracted, the light shield was torn open, and a dark tentacle went straight for her throat.

At the critical moment, Morgana's Dark Crystal Dagger pierced through the air, severing the tentacle: "Focus on attacking you! I haven't finished playing with this old woman's life yet!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yunming leaped into the air, holding the Holy Energy Crystal high above his head: "Elders! Tell me how to use this crystal to amplify the barrier!"

The eldest elder suddenly coughed violently, blood staining his long, silvery-white beard: "The sun emblem, embedded in the center of the star map, is just the crystal."

Before he could finish speaking, a dark shadow pierced through his chest.

"No!"

Di Hongkun's eyes were bloodshot, and the power of the blazing sun transformed into a giant fist that smashed towards the murderer.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yunming swooped down and embedded the crystal into the emblem.

The entire palace trembled violently, the star map burst forth with dazzling light, and golden pillars of light transformed into a rain of meteors that poured down. Countless dark figures let out shrill screams amidst the light.

Upon seeing this, the man in black robes roared, "Retreat! But we'll find out the secret of the Holy Energy Crystal sooner or later!"

As his figure vanished, the remaining shadows also disappeared into the void.

The palace was in a mess. Keisha struggled to her feet, her wings dim and lifeless: "They may have retreated, but they will surely come back."

Elder He

She looked at the old man lying in a pool of blood, her expression complex.

Di Hongkun knelt beside the elder and gently closed his eyes: "The Starfall Barrier can only last for three days at most, and the army of the Dark Universe will probably arrive tomorrow."

He suddenly turned to Yunming, "Young man, you said before that you found He Xi's remnants in the crystal?"

He Xi's pupils contracted slightly: "What makes Your Majesty say such a thing?"

After a moment of contemplation, Yunming decided to stop hiding it: "Three years ago in the far north ice abyss, the crystal resonated with a mysterious space, projecting the image of Senior He Xi, who also mentioned the 'Eye of Judgment'."

Morgana suddenly clapped her hands: "I remember now! Back then, when that old woman Keisha chased after us, we fell into a spacetime turbulence and ended up in a place full of light particles, and there was He Xi there too!"

Her words were interrupted by He Xi's sharp gaze.

Keisha frowned and said, "I've never heard of the Eye of Judgment. He Xi, what do you know?"

He Xi remained silent for a long time, then traced complex runes across the ground with her fingertips: "The Eye of Judgment is the ultimate weapon jointly created by the Sun Civilization and the Angel Civilization, but it was sealed because it was too dangerous."

And the Holy Energy Crystal is one of the keys to activating it.

Di Hongkun suddenly stood up: "So what the dark forces really want isn't the crystal itself, but to find the Eye of Judgment through it! If they succeed..."

Yunming gripped the crystal tightly: "Then let's find the Eye of Judgment first! Senior, where is the seal located?"

He Xi shook her head: "I don't know."

When I participated in the construction, only a few creator gods knew the location.

But I remember that each piece of the Holy Energy Crystal contained a fragment of a map, and seven pieces were needed to complete the puzzle.

Morgana whistled: "Seven dollars? We only have one now, who has the remaining six?"

"A piece in the ruins of the City of Angels."

Keisha said, "But that place has been swallowed up by the spacetime turbulence; going in there is a certain death."

Di Hongkun interjected, "One piece is in the hands of the mechanical civilization of Nuoxingdun. They regard crystal as a sacred object and will never hand it over easily."

There's another one.

He suddenly coughed violently, blood staining the back of his hand. "It's inside me."

Everyone stared in shock at Di Hongkun, who was standing in his palm with a semi-transparent crystal shard: "Back then, to prevent the secret from being leaked, I transformed myself into a vessel. But the Dark Corruptor's attack accelerated the repulsion reaction of the shard. I can't hold on much longer."

Yunming stepped forward to support Di Hongkun: "Your Majesty, I may be able to stabilize the fragments with the power of lightning, but we must find the remaining crystals as soon as possible."

Morgana, you're familiar with the cosmic black market; could you possibly find out the whereabouts of the other crystals?

Morgana raised an eyebrow: "With this queen in charge, there will be news within three days."

However, once found, those guards won't hand it over so easily.

He Xi suddenly said, "I have a past relationship with the mechanical mastermind of Nuoxingdun, so perhaps I can persuade them."

But Keisha, of the ruins of the City of Angels, are you willing to venture forth with me into danger?

Keisha was silent for a moment, then unfolded her wings of light: "To protect the universe, I am willing to give it a try."

But before that, we need to develop a detailed plan.

"Yunming, your lightning power resonates uniquely with the holy energy crystal; it might be able to open a passage into the ruins."

Yunming nodded: "But we still need to deal with the counterattack of the dark forces."

"Your Majesty Emperor Hongkun, can Lieyang Star spare troops to provide support?"

Di Hongkun pressed the crystal shard against Yun Ming's forehead: "I entrust my power to you."

The remaining fleet from Lieyang Star will deploy on the outer edge of the star system, but the real decisive battle will depend on the crystals in our hands.

Outside the palace, the starry sky remained shrouded in the shadow of the Dark Eroder.

Yunming gripped the crystal tightly, feeling the surging power within: "Let's go."

No matter how many dangers lie ahead, to protect the universe, we must gather all seven Holy Energy Crystals and activate the Eye of Judgment! Morgana flicked her Dark Crystal Dagger: "This is finally getting interesting! Let's start with the cosmic black market. I want to see which of those cowardly fellows dares to try and steal from me!"

As the group disappeared from the palace...
Pan Zhen raised his hand and pressed it on Yun Ming's shoulder, the metal armor emitting a faint hum: "Yun Ming, do you know that activating the ritual requires enduring nine bouts of holy energy tempering? Each one is comparable to the excruciating pain of a collapsing star."

He turned to the elders and asked, "Could you please explain the specific procedures of the ceremony?"

The chief elder waved his scepter lightly, and a golden star map appeared on the ground: "The ceremony must be held at the Star Core Altar of the Temple of the Blazing Sun."

Participants must touch the twelve sacred energy pillars in turn to trigger the crystal resonance.

But the final step...

The aged voice suddenly became hoarse, “You must sink your consciousness into the core of the crystal and confront your deepest fears.”

Keisha traced her fingertips across the void, projecting a holographic model of the temple: "The altar is located in the planet's mantle, where the pressure is enough to crush a third-generation god."

Yunming, your physical strength…

"My gene chain has been reconstructed by dark matter."

Yunming interrupted her, a dark blue energy seeping from the gaps in his armor. "Last time, when fighting the Taotie Legion, I withstood three god-slaying beams. My body should be able to withstand it."

“Tolerance is not the key factor.”

Suddenly, He Xi, who was in the corner, spoke up, her long silver-white hair moving without wind, "The key is one's temperament."

Long ago, a Sun Priest saw a vision of himself slaughtering his people within the crystal core. Upon waking, he immediately self-destructed, shattering half of the temple.

Her amber eyes locked onto Yunming. "Are you sure you don't have any inner demons?"

Yunming remained silent for a moment, and the scene of his childhood village being burned to ashes by the demon's wings surfaced in his memory.

He clenched his fist, his nails digging into his palm until they bled: "If the inner demon is the obsession of protection, then I am willing to coexist with it."

At this moment, an elder with white hair suddenly coughed violently, and the blood beads that coughed up from his palms condensed into dark gold patterns on the ground: "Time is running out."

The Dark Vanguard has broken through the Andromeda defenses and will reach the Sunlit Starfield in three days at most.

He pointed tremblingly toward the altar, "It might not be too late to start the ceremony now."

Lena suddenly burst out from the crowd, her golden eyes blazing with fury: "No! Yunming is a warrior I trained, I can't let him go to his death!"

She turned to Yunming, but her tone softened, "Besides, activating the crystal requires the bloodline of the Blazing Sun Royal Family, you..."

"I have a solution."

Yunming pulled open his collar, revealing a sun mark on his chest similar to Lena's. "During the battle against Hua Ye, your sacred atom accidentally merged into my genes."

Although not perfect, it should be able to fool the crystal's bloodline detection.

Pan Zhen stroked his chin, his tactical goggles flashing with data: "The test results show that the concentration of the Fiery Sun gene in his body has reached 37%."

Theoretically... it's worth a try.

The elder suddenly gasped for breath and slammed his scepter heavily on the ground: "Prepare for the ceremony immediately! Everyone else, follow me to reinforce the planetary defense system."

His gaze toward Yunming was filled with complex emotions. "Young man, if you can return alive, Lieyang Star will owe you an immense debt of gratitude."

The crowd quickly dispersed, and just as Yunming was about to follow, Keisha grabbed his wrist.

Her silver wings trembled slightly, and her voice was so low that only the two of them could hear: "I sensed a familiar fluctuation in the crystal core... it's like..."

She hesitated, then finally just squeezed his hand and said, "Be careful in everything."

As Yunming stepped into the temple, the twelve pillars of holy energy lit up simultaneously.

A wave of heat hit him, and the surface of his armor began to melt, only to be rapidly reformed by dark energy.

Lena suddenly rushed in and shoved a badge covered in runes into his palm: "This is the guardian emblem of the Sunfire Royal Family. It can protect the soul in critical moments."

She turned her head away, her voice trembling, "If you dare to die, I'll scatter your particle stream into the black hole!"

Just as Yunming was about to speak, the holy energy crystal in the center of the altar suddenly emitted a piercing shriek.

The elders' chanting stopped abruptly, and countless scarlet lines appeared on the surface of the crystal, pulsating like blood vessels.

"not good!"

Pan Zhen shouted, "The spiritual pollution of the dark forces has infiltrated! Yunming, begin the ceremony immediately!"

Yunming placed the badge against his heart and slowly walked towards Crystal.

When his fingertips touched the cool crystals, countless fragments of memories flooded his mind—the splendor of the Big Bang, the fall of ancient gods, and a familiar figure reaching out to him in the darkness.

"Don't trust anyone..."

A hoarse female voice echoed deep within his consciousness.

"Initiate Phase One!"

The elder waved his scepter, and the Holy Energy Pillar emitted a golden beam of light that enveloped Yunming.

A sharp pain exploded from the depths of his bone marrow, and he saw his skin peeling away piece by piece, revealing the dark golden energy body beneath.

But what's more terrifying than physical pain is the sudden surge of despair within—if I fail, the entire universe will fall into eternal night.

"hold onto!"

Keisha's voice pierced through the layers of excruciating pain, "This is the crystal testing your faith!"

Yunming bit down and broke one of his back teeth, blood flowing down the corner of his mouth.

He roared in agony, "I've seen abysses darker than this!"

With a roar, the blazing sun gene within his body suddenly erupted, and golden flames gushed out from his pores, burning the surrounding dark energy to ashes.

The blood-red patterns on the crystal surface began to fade, but the second test was just around the corner.

Yunming was struck by his most terrifying vision: all his comrades lying in pools of blood, while he stood in the middle of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, holding a blood-stained sword in his hand.

"Join us and we can stop this from happening."

A seductive whisper came from the darkness, "You are part of the darkness..."

"shut up!"

Yunming's consciousness rampaged through the crystal core, when he suddenly discovered a mass of pitch-black matter deep within.

The mass of matter slowly condensed into a human shape, revealing a face exactly like his, except that his eyes burned with a mad purple flame.

"You think you're a hero?"

The shadowy figure sneered, "Just a pawn manipulated by fate."

Yunming's pupils suddenly contracted—he saw behind the shadows that Keisha was bound by chains, Lena's solar flare was swallowed by darkness, and Pan Zhen's armor was covered in cracks.

"No!"

He rushed toward the shadowy figure, only to find his body beginning to become transparent, gradually being assimilated by the darkness.

"Yunming! Concentrate!"

Lena's voice trembled with tears, "Do you remember the days when we fought side by side on Earth? You said back then that even if the universe were to be destroyed, you would protect the last ray of light!"

(End of this chapter)