Chapter 549: Chapter 455: Chi Chong’s Resurrection, the Immortal Tower Changes

Longevity Eastern Star Realm.

If observed from a great distance in the starry sky, this place doesn’t resemble the Desolate Ancient Battlefield, filled with meteorites and fragments of stars, nor the Western Star Realm, covered by Black Tidal Zones, but rather, it shines with stars like the North-South Star Realm.

However, since the end of the ancient battle, this star realm has been synonymous with terror and taboo, where anyone entering either disappears or escapes by chance but loses their memories.

Gradually, no matter how chaotic the outside world becomes, people intentionally avoid it, and over time, no one mentions it.

But now, this star realm finally begins to change...

A mysterious, untouchable, and difficult-to-detect aura of terror rapidly spreads outward. If Zhang Kui were to be present using the Observing Through a Wall Immortal Skill, he would witness a sight unforgettable for a lifetime:

Countless luminous tentacles emerge from the depths of the starry sky. They have no boundaries, no form, seemingly nonexistent in this world, easily passing through stars large and small, spreading toward the Desolate Ancient Battlefield.

The light and shadows whirl rapidly wherever these things pass.

A massive meteorite is corroded into cavities, within which a plump Star Sky Worm slumbers, occasionally wriggling its body.

Although these cosmic creatures are considered an exquisite delicacy once cooked, they’re also a cosmic scourge. If they fall with the meteorite onto a star, they devour the Star Core, growing into a colossal being and causing the star to shatter.

Yet the Star Sky Worm, in its slumber, is pierced through by the invisible tentacles, undergoing bizarre transformations: one half of its body rapidly shrinks, finally vanishing, while the other half visibly ages.

These tentacles pass through meteorites, through stars, through burning suns, and everything they touch seems subject to temporal distortion...

Fortunately, their target is clear: the Desolate Ancient Battlefield!

...

Rumble!

The dense black lightning grows increasingly intense, this unheard-of Tribulation Thunder tears through space, turning the nearby cosmic void into chaos.

Though there’s no sound in the starry sky, if a creature were nearby, it could hear this terrifying spatial resonance in its Divine Soul.

Yet even as this terrifying black Divine Thunder engulfs the Skeleton Star, it couldn’t drown out the increasingly rapid and resonant heartbeat within.

Suddenly, the heartbeat stopped abruptly.

In the distant starry depths, those unseen terror tentacles appear, spiraling, spreading toward the Skeleton Star.

The heartbeat resumes, more rapid than before, and just as the tentacles are about to reach the Skeleton Star...

Boom!

The starry sky trembles, radiant white light engulfing everything.

In the blazing white light, the Skeleton Star instantaneously turns to nothingness, and a colossal, robust figure slowly emerges, appearing only a hundred meters tall yet exuding a vast, primeval terror as if the heavens and earth were being opened.

Immortal King Chi Chong is fully resurrected!

This is earth-shattering news; during the chaotic ancient upheaval, numerous Immortal Kings went mad waging wars against each other, the rebellion of countless immortals, the invasion of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, and numerous Starry Sky Evil Gods rose to attack...

Even so, the many Starry Sky Evil Gods were struck into eternal slumber, and the Eternal Immortal Dynasty suffered tremendous losses and constant decline.

Yet after such a long time, an Immortal King has returned from death; if the news spreads, the entire cosmos will be astounded!

"Impossible!"

With a deep, loud voice, all falls silent.

After his resurrection, the space around Immortal King Chi Chong distorts, making it difficult to discern his form, but from his center, the entire surrounding starry sky instantly freezes.

All the Law forces seem to cease functioning, those tentacles from the starry sky instantly vanish, and even the black lightning disappears.

Immortal King Chi Chong stands in the void, gazing silently toward the Eastern Star Realm, yet a terrifying killing intent rises.

"Ha...hahaha..."

Immortal King Chi Chong suddenly laughs, a desolate, mocking tone tinged with bitterness, "You actually believed that old man’s words!"

"Well, then, let me help you find release..."

With that, he slowly moves, like an iron mass crashing into shattered glass, as cracks continually form in the surrounding space.

Immortal King Chi Chong’s terrifying figure speeds up, traversing against the overwhelming tentacles without any impediment, closing in on the Eastern Star Realm...

...

In the Southern Star Realm, the Underworld Starry Sky glowed crimson like blood.

A Divine Crystal Immortal Ship swirled with silver flames, dragging a long trail of light as it sped through.

"There’s no anomaly here, everyone be cautious!"

After sending the message, Yuan Huang focused his attention on the scene displayed on the Stargazing Disc, occasionally activating the Divine Fire Floating Cannon to shatter every peculiar meteoroid along the route.

Behind him, in the vast starry sky tens of thousands of miles away, the massive Celestial Essence Star Realm sped through space, with the Earth Evil Silver Lotus shining splendidly, and the All Heaven Star Array spinning. On Kunlun Mountain, the Yin Yang True Fire rose to the sky, rumbling and shaking the surrounding starry void.

The reason the Star Realm is formidable is not only because it mimics Life Stars to protect numerous beings but also because it can move to avoid calamities, greatly increasing the chance of survival in this dark, chaotic cosmos.

Currently, most Star Realms either enslave numerous Star Beasts like the Celestial Craft Immortal Realm to drag along, or suppress countless Disaster Beasts like the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch in Netherworld Realm or utilize the Blood Beasts of the Blood God Sect, Deceitful Immortals’ Immortal-level oddities... basically, all are powered by livestock.

Of course, since the Celestial Essence Star Realm has the Earth Evil Silver Lotus core, it appears relatively more advanced, but it also creates great commotion during travel.

Such a colossal entity shuttling across the Underworld Starry Sky almost awakens all peculiar beings sleeping on the meteoroids, forming small Black Tides that rush towards the Celestial Essence Star Realm.

This is one of the difficulties of traversing the Star Sea.

The cosmos is vast and boundless; for long-distance travel, either use Immortal Sect gates or navigate through the Underworld Starry Sky. Small Starships are fine, but large Star Realms inevitably attract masses of peculiar beings.

But for the Celestial Essence Star Realm, this difficulty evidently does not exist.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The massive Star Shining Thunderfire Shuttle on the orbit has already activated, surrounded by thunder light, thousands of Evil Qi Sword Lights accelerated by the hundreds of miles of Thunder Array, incredibly powerful. All peculiar beings in the Underworld cannot come close, getting blasted into ashes.

Moreover, farther away, over a hundred Divine Crystal Immortal Ships like Yuan Huang are exploring everywhere, all operated by Immortal-level experts.

This is the navigation protection system of the Celestial Essence Star Realm, also the confidence in Zhang Kui venturing into the Endless Void without hesitation.

Meanwhile, inside the Divine Path Dream Realm.

Countless citizens of the Divine Dynasty gathered in a plaza.

This plaza, paved with white jade, surrounded by stars, like a dream, seems endless.

If outside, such a plaza does not exist at all; even if it could be built, no one would expend so much manpower and resources. But in the Divine Path Dream Realm, it can be set up effortlessly.

However, at this moment, all in the plaza are anxious, not paying attention to the magnificent, wondrous scenery.

Ye Fei was among the crowd too, with a serious and somber expression.

He didn’t expect the calamity to arrive so suddenly, and since he’s not at Immortal-level, he can only enter the Divine Path Dream Realm. Remembering the helpless feeling upon the arrival of that terrifying heartbeat, boundless anger surged in his heart.

"Brother Ye, what are you thinking..."

Guo Huai came over with team members, patting his shoulder.

Even with a good relationship, seeing that still extremely excited face, Ye Fei snorted coldly, "We, as Celestial Pride Team, can only stay here like useless ones. You truly have a big heart!"

He regretted his words as soon as they were spoken.

Guo Huai, however, was indifferent, smiling slightly as he gazed at the starry sky, "Brother Ye, being part of Celestial Pride doesn’t mean being omnipotent. The future has endless hurdles, there’ll always be times when powerless. Your mindset may have an issue."

Ye Fei was startled, pondered for a while, then cupped his fist:

"Thank you, Brother Guo!"

Just then, Zhang Kui’s figure suddenly appeared above the starry sky, glancing at the countless citizens below, then said solemnly:

"Everyone, calamity has arrived. In one month, the Celestial Essence Star Realm will leave the Longevity Star Realm, stepping into the Endless Void to wander. For details, Star Officials will explain to you."

"In the past, we opened the Divine Land Barrier, previously, we all went to the Moon Palace. We have overcome every hardship, and the future will be the same. Remember, Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty’s greatest strength is unity!"

After finishing, his figure disappeared, and Star Officials emerged one after another, explaining situations, arranging future matters...

On the top of Kunlun Mountain, Zhang Kui, withdrawing from the Divine Path Dream Realm, slowly opened his eyes, silently gazing at the Star Map before him.

From the Star Map, he could see the red dot representing the Celestial Essence Star Realm continuously heading south, further away from the Desolate Ancient Battlefield.

Such a massive Star Realm, even if its speed is not inferior to Starship, shuttling in the Underworld Starry Sky to completely leave the Longevity Star Realm will still take a month.

The good aspect is, this long distance should already be safe.

Just then, Zhang Kui frowned, as the unsettling terrifying heartbeat suddenly ceased.

What happened?

Zhang Kui couldn’t help but look towards the Desolate Ancient Battlefield.

However, soon, the heartbeat sounded again, like relentless drumming, and to his astonishment, the Immortal King Tower suddenly emerged, shining brightly...