novelraw Chapter 1569 - 1107: Neither Side Chose
Chapter 1569 - 1107: Neither Side Chose
When they forged the bodies of the Supreme Demons, if it were in this world, perhaps there would be even more significant changes.
"Eat it." Before Yao Xing could complete her own transformation, Lilith directly took out a black sphere, the Star Curse.
Looking at it, Yao Xing didn’t hesitate to swallow it whole, and her perspective instantly shifted to what her ’Star Lord’ was seeing.
After consuming a Star Core, Yao Xing’s power was nearly akin to her Star Lord.
With the influence of reversal, Yao Xing’s existence directly rebounded onto her Star Lord, maintaining this connection, she could sense the Star Lord’s fear.
The source of the curse she consumed was transferred entirely onto the Star Lord through this connection.
Among the raw materials of the curse source, there were cursed crystals that Zheng Yichen collected in the previous world.
That stuff was literally a crystal formed by the sacrificial offering of millions, tens of millions of souls.
It sounds brutally extreme, but in that world, it was standard practice; Parallel Differentiation turned all bloody sacrifices into mere numbers on paper.
Otherwise, how could that world seem so full of potential?
Things from that world would become massive weapons when placed in other worlds.
As the medium transmitting the curse, Yao Xing wouldn’t be too affected, but the experience during this process definitely wouldn’t be pleasant.
Yet Yao Xing did not appear to suffer; instead, she showed a ferocious and maniacal smile, genuinely indulging in the pleasure of revenge against all Star Gods.
The Star Curse’s transfer onto her Star Lord, upon eruption, made the Star Lord’s wails clearly heard.
The curse swiftly spread with this Star God, causing the Shadow of the Eye of the Heavenly Law to immediately detect the anomaly.
But the Star Curse had already spread; it was specifically potent against Star Gods and couldn’t be shaken off once touched.
The Star God’s body cracked open extensively, and the star body, devoid of blood, leaked a black substance.
These substances spilled into the space environment, as if they had a life of their own, actively seeking other Star Gods.
Worse still, when the curse erupted from inside the Star Cluster Defense Line, Zheng Yichen instantly transformed into a giant, wielding the Firmament Wheel as if twirling the cosmos.
The black Demonic Abyss clung to the Firmament Wheel’s surface like a black saw blade, smashing any Star God in its path.
Under Lilith’s precise control, the shattered star bodies and crumbling consciousness of Star Gods left behind Star Cores, most of which she recovered.
These Star Cores would first be sent to the Demonic Abyss in the Virtual World by Lilith, for a secondary cleansing before being reused.
"Fascinating." Lillian watched the scene outside; although the Firmament Wheel spun at high speed, those inside felt no discomfort.
Not only that, she could still operate the turret normally to attack.
Even though under Lilith’s manipulation, the turret could attack the enemy with more precision, the manipulated turret could also integrate with the user’s strength.
Like Liu Hongzhao and others, they could even try using the turret to unleash their skilled Demonic Abyss Seven Kills.
Only their Demonic Abyss Seven Kills differed from Zheng Yichen’s original mode, making it less convenient to use.
With hands on the joystick, Little Holy Maiden Lillian squinted slightly, shooting once more at the nearby Star Gods.
At this moment, accuracy wasn’t a concern; just firing would almost guarantee a hit.
If manual operation felt tedious, Lilith could enable assist mode, and all she needed to provide was power.
The inverted Firmament Wheel, infused with a bit of harmonizing stone, ensured the energy input was directly utilized.
"The effect of the Star Virus has reached the projected standard, boss, we can commence Stage 2 operations."
"Alright." Zheng Yichen flicked his hands, and more beads appeared covered by the black substance emanating from him.
The black spear was hurled by Zheng Yichen without concern for accuracy, launching attacks as far as possible.
The flying spears were bombarded by a concentrated Star Fluctuation Cannon, with most evaporating instantly.
However, the Star Virus wouldn’t vanish as a result.
It was cultured with Zheng Yichen’s blood and diluted Chaotic Sea Water, having transcended normal transmission routes.
The spread of the Star Virus was more akin to ’radiation,’ with virus radiation in its range infecting nearby Star Gods inevitably under external attack influence.
Once the virus and curse began spreading, it became unstoppable.
The bidirectional bursting crisis, coupled with the current Star God Defense Line’s intricate structure, required abandoning nearly half the defense line to control the curse and virus otherwise.
If they abandoned it, Zheng Yichen’s goal was achieved.
Normal outcomes, whichever one, benefited Zheng Yichen.
If the Boundary Breakers abandoned the Star Cluster Defense Line, Zheng Yichen’s goal was achieved; with almost half the Star Gods gone, the defense line’s strength wouldn’t just be halved.
At that time, even if the same method couldn’t be used again, the weakened Star Cluster Defense Line would be easier to handle.
At least when breaching, Zheng Yichen wouldn’t incur as much cost; if the Boundary Breakers stubbornly maintained the defense line, it would be even better.
But in either case, the Boundary Breakers had no choice.
The Star Cluster Defense Line’s structure changed once again.
Those Nightmare Planets acted like activated charcoal, absorbing the curse and virus; despite the ongoing uncontrolled spread, the initial speed waned.
"What are those blackened Star Gods?" Zheng Yichen looked at his hand, already stained black.
This was the impact of the Star Virus and curse; the black Star Gods had a similar willpower interference effect, and after absorbing the curse and virus, they influenced Zheng Yichen through such interference.
"Boss, the executed strategy met obstacles, projected to achieve only 27% of its original effect," Lilith reported to Zheng Yichen.
Zheng Yichen pursed his lips; this wasn’t acceptable.
The disparity from the anticipation was too large; with the Star Virus and curse tactic already employed, the only better option would be approaching from the Formation standpoint.
This wasn’t Zheng Yichen’s forte, but Lilith excelled at it; however, cracking the Star Cluster Defense Line wasn’t easy, estimated to take over six months.
It wasn’t Lilith’s performance issue; it was the inherently complex and changeable nature of the defense line, coupled with incomplete intelligence.
A substantial part of that time was devoted to gathering information.
Complete intelligence on the Star God Defense Line would cut that time significantly.
"I’ll handle those black Star Gods."
Zheng Yichen exhaled, bearing the interference and suppression from the black Star Gods.
He once more employed Alien Phenomenon manifestation, shifting the Firmament Wheel before him, where diverted beams and ongoing Star Fluctuation Cannon resisted.
The center of the Firmament Wheel revealed a black light point after expansion, aiming at Zheng Yichen’s open palm, rapidly inflating after manifestation.
As the light point expanded, the space around the light ball twisted intensely, even emitting a creaking sound under the strain.
With further compression of the light ball, the number of radiance emitted from the Firmament Wheel diminished, while Zheng Yichen endured a mass of Star Fluctuation Cannon’s attacks.
To ensure enough charging power, he bore all these attacks.
"Trouble!!" In the Space Camp, a Boundary Breaker instantly sensed something amiss.
The Shadow of the Eye of Heavenly Path mobilized the Star Cluster Defense Line, using the best strategy to temporarily suppress the erupted curse and virus, otherwise near half of the Star Gods would be abandoned.
Another option was finding a bearer.
The problem was the curse and virus intensity was too high, beyond a single Star God’s capacity, and even the Eternal Star Stele might not withstand.
Analysis indicated that the curse and virus involved the local Sea of Chaos.
Zheng Yichen seemed not to have sourced from the Sea of Chaos before.
A surprisingly significant revelation.