C1870 The Two Most Mysterious Existences
Crack!
The earth, concealing the Starpierced beneath, could no longer contain its burgeoning life essence and fractured, revealing jagged crevices.
Radiant as divine auroras, light burst forth from the ground's fissures, soaring into the sky and blending with the wall it had created. Within the shimmering barrier, vague star charts sparkled into view.
"Kuvrepros, Zagreus, Glimmerdrift."
Ballo squinted, comparing the familiar constellations of the Star River world to the star charts on the wall.
To his astonishment, there was not a single discrepancy!
Ballo's anticipation grew; he was even more intrigued by the complete star chart the Starpierced would reveal upon reaching maturity.
Boom!
The colossal Starpierced Armor abruptly parted from the earth it had been hidden within. It leaped from the ground, revealing itself at the feet of the onlookers.
On its vast shell, akin to a landmass, constellations seemed to converge, with star charts emerging one by one.
"It's actually maturing!"
"A mature Starpierced Armor holds even greater mysteries. It's definitely worth our attention!"
Duan Yisheng and Tan Junshan exchanged glances, not rushing back to the Everlands just yet. They were eager to witness firsthand the extent of the Starpierced's enigmatic display.
Jun Chen gazed down, witnessing countless stars coalesce above the giant beast's carapace.
Clusters of starlight condensed into luminous points, resembling nascent stars.
These celestial points arranged themselves across the shell, tracing a unique pattern as if a deity of yore had been resurrected, etching the heavens' stars upon its back.
A star chart near its hoof caught Jun Chen's eye, striking a chord of familiarity. Upon closer inspection, he realized it depicted the Everlands.
The Everlands was merely at the edge!
"The Everlands, within this realm, is not the Central World. The so-called Central World, the heart of the cosmos, seems to be a title bestowed due to the abundance of formidable beings in the Everlands, rather than its actual position," Jun Chen had an epiphany.
"Here is the Everlands!"
Liu Ying, her skirt trailing dazzling starlight, hovered like an ethereal sprite at the shell's edge. Her delicate hand pointed to a sapphire-blue, spherical Star of Wonder, her eyes alight with revelation as she explained, "Master, Uncle Tan, look closely, this is our Everlands!"
"Everlands."
Ann Ziqing inhaled softly, her gaze fixed on the blue Star of Wonder, murmuring in awe, "How beautiful."
"Eh?"
Taishi's expression shifted abruptly.
The Star of Wonder, which had been clearly visible on the Starpierced armor and had drawn everyone's attention, suddenly dimmed and blurred.
Moments later, the star representing the Everlands faded to the brink of vanishing!
It seemed as if this Star of Wonder, deeply feared by the races from beyond, possessed its own spiritual wisdom and consciousness!
Sensing an anomaly, it appeared to consciously obscure itself!
Boom! Boom!
The Starpierced armor, now before everyone's eyes, reared its head as if writhing in agony.
Liu Ying, stricken with horror, transformed into a streak of starlight and once again reached the forehead of the Starpierced. Upon connecting with its consciousness, she screamed, "Ah! It, it said..."
Her scream resonated with terror and disbelief.
"What did it say?" Taishi demanded.
Members of the Starmoon Sect sensed the unease and set aside thoughts of immediately returning to the Everlands to vie for the three sources of power that could forge a divine throne.
Their eyes fixed on the Starpierced armor and the ever-fading azure star, their anxiety mounting.
Simultaneously, the mighty from all corners of the Ashlands converged on the scene.
The Secular Bird Queen herself was also swiftly approaching!
Swoosh!
The region where the blue star had represented the Everlands, now seemed as if slashed by a razor, revealing deep, gash-like wounds on the Starpierced's shell.
Such a formidable shell now bore a wound so severe it left onlookers speechless.
Who was responsible?
The Everlands!
It was as though merely revealing the precise location of the Everlands on the shell had incited its wrath.
Thus, the Everlands was exacting its punishment on the Starpierced!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
High Priest Reid, Cardo, and Ballo, the pinnacle warriors of the Otherkin, stood beyond the shimmering wall, their eyes piercing through its clarity to the Starpierced.
They focused intently on the shell's corner, where the stark wound lay.
"How terrifying!"
Rebecca, the enchantress from evilkind, her serpent-like hair whipping about, cast out pale green sparks of lightning.
Whoosh!
Simultaneously, another miraculous scarlet star on the Starpierced's shell also detected its presence, signaling the onset of a transformation.
"Primal Blood Continent!"
Yu Yuan felt a surge of warmth in his heart with just one glance, as if he were basking in the gentle breeze of spring.
Far away in the Dark Star, the mere appearance of the Starpierced seemed to carry the scent of Yu Yuan's own blood within it.
The cosmic giant beast was born from the Life Seed dispersed by the Primal Blood, and within the Starpierced, there was also the essence of Yu Yuan's blood.
As a result...
The wound on the Starpierced's shell began to heal rapidly with the emergence and fading of the azure star.
The Ashlands, forged by the supreme Titan Spinosaurus, concealed the secrets of blood magic, which were fundamentally linked to the Primal Blood!
At this moment, Yu Yuan, the new master of the Ashlands, had been endowed with a complete life sequence by the Primal Blood!
The Ashlands and the Dark Star shared many connections with the Primal Blood Continent within the Dark Star.
The Primal Blood, still unawakened, instinctively aided the Starpierced, bestowing upon it a surge of vital energy.
Sizzle sizzle!
Bloodlight intertwined, swiftly sealing the Starpierced's wounds.
The cluster of azure that signified the Everlands began to fade from the Starpierced's shell, due to the meddling of another will of equal power.
The Starpierced could no longer mirror the Everlands. Whether the Everlands had chosen to conceal itself or not, the azure stars were gone.
The massive Starpierced began to contract. As the star chart on its shell became more pronounced, fear took hold, and it quickly burrowed back into the earth after shrinking.
"It needs to hibernate for a while. Upon awakening, it will be fully matured," Liu Ying explained on its behalf.
The most powerful among the Otherkin beyond the wall, including Yu Yuan, Taishi, and others, fell into silence.
"There are two! This world harbors two extraordinary star worlds; I've seen them," declared Leo, known as the "Starchild." He unveiled his Altar of Rebirth, transforming it into a dazzling sea of stars, attempting to pinpoint their locations.
"Stop!" Ballo bellowed.
Boom!
Leo's Altar of Rebirth, as it tried to reveal the coordinates of the Everlands and the Primal Blood Continent based on the star chart shown by the Starpierced, suddenly shattered.
Leo, who possessed a ninth-level bloodline, was regarded as the heir apparent by Ballo and cherished as a precious gem by Beru. Yet, his innate Altar of Rebirth shattered like a crystal from a single rash act, scattering millions of tiny, sparkling fragments that melded with the Starpierced Armor. Grasping his chest in agony, over a dozen bloodline chains related to the Altar of Rebirth burst apart. Leo's bloodline level plummeted, his body withered, and his vital energy drained away rapidly.
Ballo's expression darkened, and he exclaimed in anger, "I never should have let you come to the Ashlands!" He removed his robe and wrapped the grievously wounded Leo within it, gazing at the ashen-faced young man as if he were a rare treasure, now shattered beyond recognition. His heart ached with sorrow.
"What have I witnessed? The Everlands, the Primal Blood Continent, they possess their own consciousness and will? They are, indeed, the most enigmatic entities of our world?" Shi Jing'er of the Skyreach Consortium, alongside Zhongli Dapan, stood outside the wall, their slender forms shaking.
"Congratulations to you all. You are fortunate to have witnessed the two most magnificent and mysterious wonders of this world." Yu Yuan observed the fissured earth, slowly mending due to Taishi's influence, and sensed the Starpierced armor, filled with dread, entering the slumber of the giant beast. He believed that even in its sleep, the Starpierced armor would be plagued by nightmares.
The juvenile giant beast could never have anticipated that its ancestral bloodline would, at the cusp of its transformation, come into contact with two extraordinary entities hidden within the Everlands and the Primal Blood Continent. It nearly perished as a result!
