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Chapter 460 'Tian Yuan' [4000 words]

[The desolate wasteland, the central building of the energy ruins]

An Qin, along with Lin Feng, Zhao Yu, and Vivian, finally arrived outside the central building.

The building was much taller than the surrounding ruins, with an intact main structure and dark walls engraved with many strange patterns that gleamed faintly in the sunlight.

Surprisingly, two people in black uniforms were standing at the entrance of the building, which should have been empty.

Upon seeing Lin Feng and his group, they immediately approached them with great respect.

"Lord Lin, Lord Zhao, everything is ready."

Lin Feng nodded and said to An Qin, "Let's go, it's time to carry out the original plan."

Anqin's body trembled slightly. She looked at the strange patterns on the entrance of the central building, and after thinking for a moment, she quietly crushed the star energy jammer in her pocket.

"What do you want to do?" Lin Feng instantly sensed something was wrong, and his enhanced star energy erupted as he lunged at An Qin.

Anqin did not dodge, but instead released all of her star energy.

The next second, a scale-like barrier, a mixture of dark green and dark purple, appeared, protecting Vivi behind her.

According to the official records of the Star Envoy Association, Anqin's Star Source is 'Listening to All Things'.

It can hear the sounds of many tangible and intangible substances, belonging to a special type.

In reality, this so-called listening is merely an ability of Anqin's 'Dark Serpent' bloodline.

The reason she is doing this is not only because of her goodwill towards Chen Kong and the others.

It could even be said that her so-called help to Chen Kong was just an excuse she made for herself.

Having been able to hear other people's 'inner feelings' since childhood, she has witnessed and heard too many of her peers' 'pain' and 'fear' that they dared not speak of.

If she hadn't come to the Star Envoy Association, she might have been able to continue to endure it.

Having experienced a normal life, she had long been tired of that kind of life.

Not to mention that she wasn't completely unprepared this time.

"Vivian, let's go now!"

"what?!"

Vivian was shocked to see Anqin suddenly turn against her.

She had considered many possibilities, but never this one.

From her perspective, even if Anqin wasn't the one in charge of this operation, she was definitely an indispensable part of it.

But she actually ruined her own 'plan' with her own hands.

Unless this is her true 'plan'.

In a flash, Vivian figured out the key point and made her choice without hesitation.

She activated her AI star energy and immediately prepared to break through.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yu's expression instantly darkened.

"traitor!"

The short blade in Zhao Yu's hand transformed into the sharp edge of a 'mantis' and stabbed towards An Qin.

Just then, Chen Kong's figure suddenly rushed out from behind the nearby building ruins.

A silvery-white void pattern erupted around him instantly, transforming into a star energy line that precisely wrapped around Zhao Yu's arm.

In an instant, Zhao Yu's 'blade arm' disappeared, and the short blade's attack also faltered.

"Sorry, your opponent is me."

Chen Kong's sudden appearance caught Zhao Yu completely off guard.

First, the appearance of Chen Kong was unexpected; second, the presence of the Void Pattern disappeared, so they had not noticed Chen Kong's existence at all.

After eliminating Zhao Yu's attack, Chen Kong raised the Void Weaver in his hand without hesitation and fired a shot.

With a 'bang', Zhao Yu crossed his arms in front of his chest, staggered back a few steps, and blocked the 'sneak attack' from Chen Kong.

However, his expression did not change as a result; instead, it became even more unpleasant.

It was only because Liu Ma and Isabel had emerged from behind the nearby building ruins.

As fellow enhanced star sources, Liu Ma immediately approached Lin Feng on the other side.

With his body transformed into gold, Liu Ma resembled a heavily armored tank wearing golden armor, and he threw a punch at Lin Feng.

At the same time, Isabel activated Star Source Absolute Zero, releasing a large amount of ice mist at the two men in black at the door, instantly freezing them in place.

The situation reversed in an instant.

An Qin looked at Chen Kong and the others who had suddenly appeared, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, before she revealed a relieved smile.

She knew she hadn't made the wrong choice.

However, their words alone cannot change anything.

Moreover, his backup plan doesn't lie with Chen Kong and the others.

Just as An Qin was thinking this, Lin Feng, who had been forced back by Liu Ma's fist, immediately revealed a ferocious expression, completely tearing off his disguise.

His body began to transform into a star beast, eventually becoming a five-meter-tall humanoid 'lion-like creature'.

"Very well, I didn't expect you guys to be much smarter than I thought, and I also didn't expect that there would be a traitor among us."

"But it's alright, since you're here, why don't you all stay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Feng suddenly shouted at the central building.

"Start the conversion device!"

The next second, the walls of the central building suddenly lit up with a red light, and strange patterns began to flow. A powerful suction force came from inside the building, sucking in the surrounding sand and gravel, forming a huge sandstorm.

Upon seeing this, Chen Kong's expression changed drastically. He immediately activated all his star energy, and the Void Runes flowed wildly around his body in an attempt to resist this strange suction force.

Anqin faces the same predicament.

"Everyone be careful. This is our 'Heavenly Abyss'' unique 'mother nest,' which has the effect of absorbing all creatures within a certain range and creating entirely new 'creatures' through continuous fusion."

Upon hearing An Qin's words, Chen Kong and the others felt a chill in their hearts.

At the same time, they also began to understand why Anqin and the others, despite being Star Envoys, possessed characteristics similar to 'beasts'.

It is obvious that they are the product of being modified by the 'mother nest'.

Due to the interference of the strange energy in the air, only Chen Kong was able to barely resist it thanks to his special air pattern.

The remaining people not only began to experience a weakening of their stellar energy fluctuations, but their thoughts also became chaotic.

A series of unspeakable whispers echoed in their ears, guiding them deeper into the mother nest.

If things continue like this, it won't be long before they become part of the "reform" process that Anqin mentioned.

"How can we break free from this entanglement of the mother nest?"

Seeing that things were not going to work out, Chen Kong took a moment to loudly ask An Qin, who was not far away.

Anqin's answer to this was unexpected.

"Wait."

"What are you waiting for?!"

Chen Kong looked at An Qin in astonishment, completely unexpected that she had betrayed him.

What are we waiting for? To die?
As if by prior arrangement, the instant Anqin finished speaking, a golden light suddenly fell from the sky, piercing through the perpetual sandstorms of the occupied zone and striking the wall of the central building.

As the eerie patterns faded, the suction force also disappeared.

Everyone looked up and saw a golden star-powered ship hovering in mid-air, with the exclusive emblem of the Heavenly Dao Fate Master printed on its hull.

He is undoubtedly the 'top' in the Tianwu Training Base.

The Heavenly Dao is qualified and capable of purchasing and using a 'Star Energy Ship' independently.

This is a privilege reserved for the Chief. The hatch opened, and Tiandao, Jing Liuli, and Caroline stepped out.

Tiandao looked down at the bewildered man below and said lazily.

"Liuli, I told you, this place will be very interesting."

"The Heavenly Dao and the Destiny?!"

Upon seeing the appearance of the Heavenly Dao, Lin Feng's face instantly turned ashen, and the star energy within his body fluctuated violently and uncontrollably.

He was afraid, afraid of the guy above him who shouldn't have been there.

"How will you be here?"

The two men in black behind him were terrified and instinctively turned to run away, but their ankles were frozen by the icy mist left by Isabel, leaving them unable to move and only able to struggle in vain.

Tiandao remained lying on the floating massage chair, slowly lowered from the starship by the mechanical arm, without even lifting his eyelids when he landed.

Jing Liuli and Caroline followed closely behind, the former with her arms crossed, her eyes scanning the battle below with great interest.

The latter stood expressionless beside Tiandao, surrounded by faint golden star energy, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily like a hawk.

"Passing by."

The voice of Heaven was languid and casual, yet it carried an undeniable and authoritative pressure.

His gaze casually swept over Lin Feng and the others, finally settling on Chen Kong, a playful smile curving his lips.

"Kong, I didn't expect you to pick such a good spot."

Hearing this, Chen Kong asked with a hint of curiosity, "Brother Tiandao, did you already know there was a problem here?"

In response, Heaven yawned and said, "More or less."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Heavenly Dao flicked its finger, and a black aura shot out from the sky, landing on the wall of the central building.

The next second, the wall suddenly trembled violently, and the patterns on it twisted and struggled like living things, but were eventually completely annihilated under the merciless strangulation of Hei Cang.

After doing all this, he said in a calm tone, "I had previously discovered that there seems to be some kind of deeply hidden force within the association."

"But they hid so well that I couldn't catch them until someone suddenly contacted me."

As he spoke, Tiandao glanced at Anqin not far away, and it was obvious who the person he was referring to was.

Then, he looked at the strange building in the center of the desert.

After the outer walls were destroyed by Hei Cang, the special device inside, known as the 'Mother Nest,' was finally fully exposed to everyone.

It was a huge, twisted ball of flesh.

Its appearance is similar to the strange fleshy ball that Tiandao encountered in Yueshan City not long ago when he was on a mission.

But compared to that fleshy ball, the current 'mother nest' has many more mysterious patterns on its surface.

Moreover, from it, the Heavenly Dao sensed something called 'reason'.

This is undoubtedly very incongruous.

Because he could actually see the most inappropriate rationality in a twisted object that seemed utterly irrational at first glance.

Clearly, the creation of this thing was far more bizarre than he had imagined.

"So... this is what they call the mother nest?"

Vivian frowned, and her intelligent electronic eyes instantly activated at maximum power, scanning every detail of the mother nest.

"Ah."

Tiandao glanced at Vivian and gave a brief evaluation.

"The Tianyuan Organization has been searching for special star sources, and the Void Pattern of Emptiness has the effect of precisely eliminating star energy, which can be used as an 'energy harmonizer' for the mother nest to help them stabilize the internal turmoil of star energy."

Tiandao paused, his gaze sweeping over Liu Ma and Isabel, and said meaningfully, "As for you, you are nothing more than incidental experimental subjects."

As the Heavenly Dao spoke, Lin Feng, who knew he was no match for it, flashed a resolute look in his eyes.

Suddenly activating the Star Beast bloodline within his body, he instantly transformed into a beast.

Without hesitation, he lunged at Anqin beside him.

"Since the plan has failed, I'll deal with you, the traitor, first!"

He knew perfectly well that he was doomed, but at the very least he wanted to repay the organization's 'kindness'.

For example, eliminating traitors.

Caught off guard, Anqin could only hastily activate her star energy to construct a barrier.

Ke Linfeng's enhanced star energy, honed over many years, far surpassed that of ordinary students. The pale purple barrier, barely formed, was cracked and on the verge of collapse.

At this critical moment, Chen Kong made a move instantly. The silver-white Void Pattern suddenly surged, and several slender lines shot out like serpents, precisely wrapping around Lin Feng's limbs.

With a soft 'hum,' the enhanced star energy on Lin Feng's body dissipated instantly like the receding tide, his movements suddenly froze, and he crashed heavily onto the scorching sand.

He stared at his arm in disbelief, a beastly growl escaping his throat.

"You're just a bottom-ranked star in the constellation, how could your power eliminate my star core's power? That's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible."

Chen Kong walked slowly to him, his tone icy.

"My Void Mark is the nemesis of Star Energy. And I may not be as good as others, but that doesn't mean I'm inferior to you inhuman beasts."

After speaking, Chen Kong turned to look at An Qin, his tone softening slightly.

"Are you OK?"

Anqin shook her head: "It's nothing."

After speaking, she quickly walked to the front of the crowd and took out a broken black device from a hidden pocket inside her uniform.

That was the star energy jammer that she had crushed beforehand.

"This is a secret jammer from the Tianyuan Organization. It can subtly weaken the Star Envoy's Star Energy. They originally intended to use this to render you powerless and then lure you into the core area of ​​the conversion device."

Seeing that Lin Feng had been subdued, Zhao Yu knew that the situation was hopeless, so he quietly moved his feet, trying to slip away in the chaos.

But as soon as he turned around, an invisible vector force field wrapped around his ankles like chains, pinning him firmly to the spot.

Jing Liuli stepped forward and sneered, "Trying to run? Did you ask us first?"

Zhao Yu roared fiercely, trying to intimidate the other party with the organization's reputation.

"Heavenly Dao Master of Fate! We are core members of the Heavenly Abyss Organization! If you dare to kill us, the organization will never let you get away with it!"

The Heavenly Dao chuckled, and the vector force field around it tightened slightly.

With a sharp crack, Zhao Yu immediately let out a heart-wrenching scream as his bones shattered inch by inch.

"Tianyuan?"

The Heavenly Dao's tone was full of disdain.

"Just a bunch of clowns."

After saying that, Tiandao turned to look at Caroline.

"Take them back and hand them over to the Star Envoy Association for interrogation. Let's see if we can uncover more information about the Tianyuan Organization."

"Ah."

Caroline nodded in agreement, raised her hand and released four intelligent mechanical chains, which bound Lin Feng and Zhao Yu tightly. She then waved to the two black-clad men frozen at the door, and the cold chains instantly wrapped around them.

Having done all this, she dragged the four prisoners and turned to walk towards the golden starship.

Only the Dust Sky Squad, An Qin, Tian Dao, and Jing Liuli remained at the scene.

An Qin took a deep breath, walked up to Tian Dao and bowed slightly, her tone sincere: "Tian Dao, I know that I have concealed many truths before, and I am willing to accept the punishment of the Star Envoy Association."

"But I sincerely want to make amends. I can provide you with internal intelligence about the Tianyuan Organization to help you uncover more spies lurking in the base."

(End of this chapter)