Devouring Star Heart: Illusionary Demon Lord

The moment Wu Qingfeng stepped into the pale purple vortex, he was enveloped by a gentle yet powerful spatial force.

The laws surrounding him were temporarily suppressed, the whistling sound of star energy flow reached his ears, and the scene before his eyes was distorted and blurred, as if he were traveling through a crack in space and time.

Fatty clung tightly to his shoulder, its round body enveloped in a faint energy shield, and chattered close to his ear: "Master, Master, the spatial passage is rushing through us. I can sense the aura of the forbidden area ahead. It's cold and eerie, much more dangerous than the Crystal Cluster Secret Realm. We have to be extra careful!"

Wu Qingfeng nodded slightly, and his Flame Demon Armor quietly activated, with 1008 Fire Void Golden Swords floating around him, forming a tight defensive circle to prevent unknown dangers from the new forbidden space.

In just a few breaths, the spatial pulling force suddenly dissipated, and Wu Qingfeng steadied himself, stepping into a completely new forbidden space.

In stark contrast to the dazzling brilliance of the Crystal Cluster Secret Realm, this forbidden area is dark and desolate, known as the "Nether Bone Cold Abyss," a highly dangerous forbidden area of ​​the Star Tower.

Beneath their feet were jagged, pitch-black rocks, each step accompanied by the sound of tumbling stones. A pale blue chill seeped from the cracks in the rocks, and even the space itself seemed to tremble slightly from the cold.

In the distance stood countless broken skeletons, including the remains of giant beasts as large as stars and the immortal remains of alien races.

The skeleton was covered with a thick layer of blue frost, exuding a decaying and cold aura.

The sky was an inky black, devoid of any starlight, with only the occasional flash of pale blue lightning illuminating this desolate land.

The air was filled with a pungent stench of decay and chill, making one feel uneasy.

"Master, this is the Netherbone Abyss, one of the most dangerous forbidden areas in the Star Tower!" The chubby voice turned serious, his black grape-like eyes scanning the surroundings warily. "I detected strong energy fluctuations around us; they should be the guardians of the forbidden area, and there's more than one. Their combat power might even be stronger than the Crystal Armored Star Lizard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Nether Bone Cold Abyss suddenly trembled violently, the rocks beneath their feet cracked open, and countless icicles gushed out from the fissures.

Meanwhile, in the distant pile of bones, two enormous figures slowly rose to their feet, emitting a "crackling" sound of bones grinding together.

Wu Qingfeng's eyes narrowed, and his divine sense spread out instantly, allowing him to see the appearance of the two forbidden area guards clearly—they were not crystal puppets, but giant monsters pieced together from countless skeletons, with a body length of over five thousand kilometers.

Its body was forged from a mixture of jet-black beast bones and ice crystals, and its head was a huge skull with pale blue soul fire burning in its eye sockets, exuding a chilling killing intent.

Its limbs are thick and strong, with sharp bone claws at the tips of its fingers. Thick frost has been condensed on the bone claws, which can easily freeze space.

A pair of enormous bone wings unfolded from its back, the wing bones covered with ice patterns. When it flapped, it would stir up a violent torrent of cold air, freezing even rocks into powder wherever it passed.

"Master, it's a Ghost Bone Ice Skeleton!" The chubby voice was tinged with tension. "These forbidden area guardians are formed from the fusion of immortal bones and star ice energy. Not only are they skilled in ice attacks, but they can also control the surrounding bones to launch a siege. Their combat power is far superior to the Crystal Armor Star Lizard, and they're already infinitely close to becoming invincible kings! We must be careful!"

Just as Fatty was speaking, one of the Nether Bone Ice Skeletons suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a condensed ice-type beam of light. The beam of light was wrapped in extreme cold, and wherever it passed, the space was frozen into a transparent ice wall, shooting straight towards Wu Qingfeng.

The other figure flapped its bone wings, and the pile of bones around it instantly boiled, with countless tiny bones transforming into ice bone arrows that rained down on the Blazing Flame clone like a storm.

At the same time, it flashed, carrying a violent chill, and swung its bone claws straight at Wu Qingfeng's chest. Before the bone claws even got close, a thin layer of ice had already condensed on the surface of the Flame Demon Armor.

Wu Qingfeng remained expressionless as the Fire-Void Fusion Law erupted from his body, spewing out crimson-gold flames that formed a fire barrier, forcefully blocking the ice-type light pillar and ice bone arrow.

"Crack—" The flames collided with the cold air, producing a piercing sound. The ice-type light pillars were melted by the flames, and the ice bone arrows turned into water droplets. The flame barrier also trembled slightly, clearly indicating that the ice-type attacks of the Ghost Bone Ice Skeleton were extremely powerful.

"Blazing Sky Burns the Silent Realm, Burning Heaven and Boiling Sea!" Wu Qingfeng shouted, and with a thought, 1008 Fire Sky Golden Swords instantly transformed into a crimson-gold sword tide, with raging flames wrapped around it, sweeping towards the two Nether Bone Ice Corpses.

At the same time, he activated the soul secret technique of the Flame Sky Burning Silence, and a wisp of condensed soul power quietly shot out, avoiding the interference of the soul fire of the Nether Bone Ice Skeleton, and directly impacting their soul cores—although the Nether Bone Ice Skeleton is immune to most soul interference, the soul core is still their weakness.

As expected of the guardian of the Star Tower's unique forbidden area, Wu Qingfeng's soul secret technique is an ultimate secret technique. Even a high-level Venerable would have his soul annihilated if he didn't have a soul treasure. However, it only had a disruptive effect on this Nether Bone Ice Corpse.

Forget about instantly killing them, even severely injuring them would be difficult!

"Roar—!" The two ghostly skeletal remains let out a piercing roar, the soul fire in their eye sockets flickering violently, clearly suffering greatly from the impact of the soul power.

They flapped their bone wings frantically, their bodies radiating a chilling aura, and countless icicles rose from the ground, forming an ice wall in an attempt to block the onslaught of swords.

"Clang clang clang—!" The sword tide crashed against the ice wall, the sound of metal clashing was deafening. The ice wall was instantly covered with cracks, but it did not break immediately. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yougu Binghai swung his bone claws and pounced towards Wu Qingfeng. The frost on the bone claws carried the power to tear through space, and its power should not be underestimated.

Wu Qingfeng teleported, easily dodging the bone claw attack. At the same time, a giant fire blade condensed at his fingertips and slashed fiercely at the head of one of the Nether Bone Ice Skeletons.

"Crack!" The Fire Sky Giant Blade, carrying scorching energy, shattered the skull of the Ghost Bone Ice Skeleton. The soul fire in its eye sockets was extinguished instantly, and its massive body crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of scattered bones and ice crystals.

Upon seeing this, the other Nether Bone Ice Corpse's killing intent intensified. The pile of bones around it boiled again, and countless bones condensed into a huge bone hammer covered with thick ice patterns. It slammed down fiercely towards Wu Qingfeng, causing the space to tremble violently and appear with dense cracks.

"Yan Yunhai, open!" Wu Qingfeng shouted, and the crimson jade pendant on his chest flew out instantly, turning into a crimson stream of light, spreading a fiery domain of tens of millions of kilometers around him.

Within the domain, the power of the Fire and Void Laws was greatly amplified, the cold air was instantly suppressed, and the movements of the Nether Bone Ice Skeleton became sluggish.

Wu Qingfeng seized the opportunity and instantly teleported behind You Gu Bing Hai.

The Fire Void Golden Sword instantly converged, transforming into a gigantic sword shadow. With the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, it fiercely pierced into the Nether Bone Ice Corpse, directly penetrating its soul core.

"Roar—!" The Ghost Bone Ice Skeleton let out its last roar, the soul fire in its eye sockets was completely extinguished, and its huge body crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of bones.

Together with the remains of another Nether Bone Ice Remains, they slowly coalesced into two pale blue vortexes, carrying with them chilling air and spatial fluctuations, which were the passages leading to the next forbidden space.

"Master is amazing!" Fatty jumped up excitedly, his round body swaying back and forth in front of Wu Qingfeng. "Master dealt with both Netherbone Ice Skeletons so easily, much stronger than the Crystal Armor Star Lizards. Master didn't even break a sweat. Invincible!"

Wu Qingfeng smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over the two pale blue vortexes.

"Fatty, confirm the coordinates." Wu Qingfeng's tone was calm. The flames around him gradually subsided, and the Flame Demon Armor returned to calm. He suppressed his aura to the limit of the King-Sealing Realm once again to avoid revealing his strength too early.

Fatty immediately began to investigate seriously, and after a moment he excitedly shouted, "Master, Master! The vortex on the left is the passage to the forbidden area where the Spirit Devouring King is located. We're only one step away from our target! Moreover, I detected that there's only the Spirit Devouring King's aura in that forbidden area; there are no other powerful alien beings. It's perfect time to make our move!"

"Alright, I've finally found my target." Overjoyed, Wu Qingfeng didn't hesitate any longer and stepped straight into the light blue vortex on the left.

This time, the spatial traversal took slightly longer than the last time, about ten breaths. The spatial pulling force dissipated, and Wu Qingfeng steadied himself, stepping into the last forbidden space—the Soul Crystal Secret Realm.

This forbidden area is completely different from the previous two. It lacks the brilliance of the Crystal Cluster Secret Realm and the desolation of the Nether Bone Cold Abyss. Instead, it is filled with rich soul energy.

The ground beneath my feet is paved with soul crystals, and with each step I take, I can feel a faint surge of soul power flowing into my spiritual sea.

Countless crystalline soul crystal pillars stood all around, their surfaces shimmering with a faint spiritual light and radiating pure soul energy.

The sky was a soft, pale gold, dotted with countless tiny points of soul light. The air was filled with a rich soul aura that soothed the mind and body, yet concealed a deadly intent—this rich soul energy was the perfect environment for the Soul Devouring King to cultivate.

No wonder the coordinates of the Soul Devourer King have remained unchanged.

"Master, the Soul King is in the Soul Crystal Palace ahead!" The chubby man's voice was low and tinged with tension. "I sensed that his aura is very powerful; he is indeed at the Invincible Immortal King level."

Wu Qingfeng nodded slightly, and his divine sense quietly spread out. Sure enough, in the core of the Soul Crystal Secret Realm, he discovered a palace made of Soul Crystals.

Inside the palace, a slender insectoid figure sat cross-legged, surrounded by a dense aura of soul power. This was none other than the insectoid soul master—the Soul Devourer King.

The Soul-Eating King is slender and three meters tall. Its transparent skin makes it look like a perfect elf, with an incredibly long pair of legs. It exudes mystery and strange beauty.

Its eyes are pure black, exuding an eerie aura, and it has a pair of transparent wings on its back. When the wings flap, they emit faint ripples of soul energy.

At this moment, she was closing her eyes and immersing herself in cultivation. Her soul power surged like a tide, constantly absorbing the soul energy in the Soul Crystal Secret Realm. She was completely unaware of Wu Qingfeng's arrival.