Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 540 Star God
Star Power!

Endless stellar power poured into the Void God Realm from every corner of the entire galaxy.

At this moment, the galaxy seemed to come alive, shining with starlight that any civilization or cultivator could clearly sense.

If the previous power struggle between Ji Fuyou and the Guardians made all beings who had received power feel that their power was being stripped away, then at this moment, as all the stellar energy of the entire galaxy is absorbed and poured into the Void God Realm...

Or rather, when it returned, it directly affected all living beings.

Those cultivators who are only at the third or fourth level and have achieved physical strength and longevity are in a better position.

However, those beings who relied on a large number of star crystals to cultivate their life force and were already old could clearly feel that a certain energy in their bodies was rapidly flowing away.

As these energies dissipate, the marks of time quickly creep onto their faces, causing them to age visibly.

Some creatures that were over a hundred years old rapidly became frail and, in weakness and terror, quickly succumbed to death.

If this is true for ordinary living beings, then it goes without saying that those creatures that have already turned themselves into energy beings are even more so.

Countless stellar energies were extracted from their bodies and cast into the vast and boundless starry sky.

Many people have to change their life state immediately, degenerating from an energy form back into a flesh and blood life.

Those young lives fared somewhat better, able to barely survive even after reverting to their flesh and blood form. But those who had lived for hundreds of years, or those who had completely energized and lost their flesh and blood structure, felt the approach of death and aging with terror at this moment.

Some life forms that used external objects to achieve pure energy transformation were completely drained of their stellar power, and they screamed as they turned to ashes, transforming into countless starlight. They were drawn into the depths of the starry sky and then transmitted through the authority of the void, projected into the realm of the illusory gods.

At this moment, time seemed to flow backward.

The evolutionary process of all living beings bathed in starlight was interrupted and reversed from that point on.

Even those high-ranking, legendary beings who claim to be cosmic-level life forms cannot stop it.

them……

Even that couldn't stop the loss of stellar energy within his body.

At most, it's because its larger size allows it to hold more stellar energy, thus enabling it to last longer.

This scene naturally plunged the Star River Alliance and millions of civilizations in the Star River into unspeakable fear.

"What happened? What on earth happened?"

“My star power is rapidly dissipating… I have cultivated for 515 years, and once I lose my star power and cease to exist as an energy form…”

"How could this be? First, our authority was stripped away, and now, even the star power within us is being taken away? Why is this happening?"

Chaos and terror spread wildly through the Void God Realm, which had already covered most of the Star River Alliance.

Everyone is using the "portal" of the Void God Realm to vent their fears, while searching for a way to solve the problem of the loss of star power.

Among them, some people even noticed something.

"The Realm of the Void Gods! It is the Realm of the Void Gods that is draining the power of all of us!"

"I knew it! This is a conspiracy! The Void God Realm is a conspiracy! How could such a good thing exist in the world, allowing people to easily obtain all the valuable information that was blocked by the top powers?!"

"It's over, it's over! Everything's over!"

Pain, curses, and despair have enveloped countless civilizations.

This catastrophe swept across the galaxy, affecting all civilizations included in the Heavenly Ranking War; no one could remain unscathed.

In the Flying Realm, the legendary figures were also filled with unease and panic.

"how so!?"

Ying Lin, a fourth-tier legendary figure, could also clearly feel the loss of his own star power: "Although the star power contained within our bodies is extremely vast, it's merely a matter of how long we can sustain it. The star power is still rapidly dissipating. If it's not stopped, it won't be long before we are all exhausted and die..."

"Alliance Leader Ji, why are you doing this?"

Some of the second and third-tier legendary figures even harbored barely suppressed resentment in their eyes.

Yan Huang glared at him coldly: "Fool! What does this have to do with Alliance Leader Ji!?"

Following its senses, the Azure Dragon seemed to "see" the ever-shining figure deep within the starlight.

His face was filled with unspeakable bitterness: "It's Star God Zeus! Star God Zeus... has awakened!"

Yinglong also let out a long sigh: "The star power we refined has always been alive..."

Everyone knows this.

The power of the stars contains the remnant will of the great star god, the light of the universe.

However, these wills are like rootless duckweed.

Once a cultivator has withstood the initial onslaught of willpower, they can easily refine this stellar energy into their own use.

But this does not mean that the will they had endured has dissipated.

They were simply in a state of "slumber" due to depleted energy, and were being refined by them, becoming one with them.

For them, Star Power has always been something they borrowed, not something they truly possessed.

Just like credit points in a technological civilization, the value of such things does not belong to everyone, but to the issuing unit; it is the civilization to which they belong that gives them value.

And now...

"Now, these living stellar energies are being summoned back by their master, by the resurrected Star God of the Cosmic Light, wanting to return to their master's body..."

Yinglong spoke weakly.

"Star God Cosmic Light..."

The legendary beasts behind him, such as Suanni and Chiwen, also felt a sense of suffocation upon hearing Yinglong's words.

Star God Cosmic Light!

That was the magnificent Star God of the Universe!
With his own power, he illuminated the entire galaxy, igniting an evolutionary frenzy that led millions upon millions of civilizations into the era of cultivation, giving birth to countless star legends who, with the power to pluck stars from the sky and seize the moon, shone brightly throughout the heavens.

Every celestial realm is imbued with the profound grandeur of the stars and the universe.

And now...

These were the great beings they thought had perished...

Alive!

He rose again from the dead!
Returning from nothingness once more!

and……

We must take back everything that was once given!
First came power, then starlight...

"Returning to the body of the Star God Cosmic Light!?"

A ferocious glint flashed in Ying Lin's eyes: "What about us!? We've already sacrificed our flesh and blood to better absorb the star power. What will happen to us once all the star power returns!?"

Yinglong, Qinglong, and Yanhuang, these legendary fourth-tier beings, remained silent.

But everyone can clearly sense that countless stellar energies are continuously converging in one direction from the depths of starlight.

To be exact...

It is the starry sky beyond the Flying Heaven Realm.

Therefore, even without visualizing the star god, they could see how dazzling the starlight emanating from that starry sky was. It resembled a star with a diameter of millions of kilometers…

Do not!
It's already more than a million kilometers!
He is still expanding at an incredible rate!

Expanding towards three million, ten million, thirty million, and even one hundred million kilometers...

The massive body, composed entirely of star power, is merely the tip of the iceberg of energy dissipation, yet it is enough to bring suffocating pressure to these so-called third and fourth-tier legends.

These legendary beings, whose size is at most equivalent to tens of kilometers, are no match for the starlight spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers, not even comparable to the fireflies in front of the bright moon.

It was a kind of power that instilled utter despair.

……

"Alive?"

After projecting the Void God Realm onto the Star Power, Ji Fuyou clearly realized that he seemed to have broken free from some kind of shackles.

A sort of……

The constraints of relinquishing authority.

Originally, that "Great One" existed by relying on the power of the Void God Realm.

Once he stops the virtualization and shaping of the "Great One" by the power of the illusory god realm, that "Great One" will become like a rootless duckweed, vanishing into thin air.

but……

In order to gain greater power, he chose to project the Void God Realm onto the Star Power, using the Star Power to support the Void God Realm.

But with such a simple action, something unexpected happened.

The Realm of the Gods has come into contact with stellar power!

Naturally, the "Great Ones" who relied on the Void God Realm to construct also came into contact with this power.

As he drew all the starlight into the Void God Realm, Ji Fuyou clearly sensed that this "Great One" no longer needed him, nor did he need the Void God Realm as a vessel for his existence.

He walked directly out of him and came to the center of the starry sky.

Countless stellar energies were drawn in from all directions, continuously converging within him, causing him to instantly manifest an unbelievably massive size.

The entire galaxy seemed to cheer because of "His" arrival.

The entire starry sky rose and fell with his breath.

The shock and impact of this scene...

No amount of words can describe even a fraction of its beauty.

……

"how come……"

At this moment, Ji Fuyou was unsure of his own emotional state.

Unexpected?

even……

It makes perfect sense!

Yes!

It makes perfect sense!

It's as if this is the right way to develop.

Although he didn't know why he had this idea, the revival of the Star God's light seemed to be the only logical explanation.

"This was an inevitable outcome."

This magnificent "Star God Cosmic Light" also spoke.

This is an indescribable way of transmitting information.

It seems to be language, but...

Yet it can be clearly perceived and understood by any life that has never been exposed to this language before.

It's as if it is the essence of information.

"An inevitable outcome!?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat puzzled.

"When the will of one of your seeds can break through the shackles of information and move towards perfection, I will have the foundation for resurrection."

His voice was neither hurried nor slow.

However, it contains a huge amount of information.

Guided by this information, Ji Fuyou even realized the key to everything immediately.

His eyes widened suddenly: "You mean... that peerless swordsman who could cleave the heavens with his sword!?"

"Ah."

His gaze fell on Ji Fuyou.

A single glance, yet the information contained within it was quickly captured by Ji Fuyou, allowing him to easily understand the entire cause and effect.

He thought of himself, of his conversation with Gu Qing, of that shared dream…

"That peerless swordsman...it was you!?"

Ji Fuyou's heart skipped a beat: "This idea has always been just a seed!? A seed that can break through its budding stage and truly revive you!?"

The revived "Star God of the Universe" nodded slightly: "Perfect realm is the seed of the Star God's existence."

Ji Fuyou understood.

Before He fell into slumber, He sowed many seeds.

Seeds of the soul!

He, Gu Qing, Chen Yunye, even Lin Lun, and many others...

Every seed has the potential to become that peerless swordsman who cleaves the heavens and the abyss with his sword!

As long as they can break free from their shackles, open their minds, and comprehend the realm of perfection!
only……

Lin Lun failed to do it, Chen Yunye failed to do it, and Gu Qing failed to do it.

But he……

done.

"So, my ability to comprehend the realm of perfection is merely an inevitable outcome?"

Ji Fuyou looked at this great being whose starlight was so powerful that it could merge with the trembling of the entire galaxy: "The peerless swordsman who cleaved the heavens and the abyss... it wasn't me, it was me... but in the end... it wasn't me..."

(End of this chapter)