Chapter 2023 : Myriad Star Archipelago

At this moment, Eldrin arrived beyond the Myriad Star Islands, his brow slightly furrowed.

Yet the vast Myriad Stars Archipelago was immensely expansive, an ancient chain of islands formed from the convergence of tens of thousands of ancient stars.

These ancient stars varied in rank, with the vast majority still dwelling within the Ancient Immortal realm, while several 100 had ascended to become Great Luo nests.

Even ancient stars of the Primordial Chaos level numbered as many as 7.

These ancient stars have now been scoured by the Chaotic Desolate Sea, transforming into 1 ancient chaotic abode after another, each exuding an aura of extreme dread.

Thousands of Great Luo Desolate Beings, 13 sovereign-level powerhouses.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, frowning as he sensed the deepest reaches of the Myriad Stars Archipelago. There, an aura blazed like the midday sun—so radiant it struck awe even across 10 million dao distances, making it unbearable to behold directly.

Seventh Layer of the Primordial Chaos Emperor, the legendary Twilight Oblivion Sovereign.

In the span of a 100 thoughts, Eldrin withdrew his focus. The Seventh-Level combat prowess of the Primordial Chaos Emperor was far too astonishing. Even when facing such a powerhouse, Eldrin could merely ensure his own safety and nothing more.

Therefore, he had no intention of provoking that formidable Emperor of Eternal Night's End from the very beginning.

"Let's fight our way in from the periphery and see how many Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) we can obtain."

His thoughts racing, Eldrin immediately stepped into the 10 1000 Stars Archipelago.

After stepping into the Myriad Star Islands, Eldrin concealed his aura and swiftly arrived before a chaotic nest.

Arriving outside the Chaotic Lair, Eldrin immediately sensed the aura within. He discovered a Chaos Desolate clansman draped in starry robes slumbering deep inside the nest.

Early Great Perfection Stage.

Eldrin's thoughts flickered, instantly discerning the cultivation level of this Chaos Barbarian.

A Great Luo early-stage member of the Desolate Race could now be effortlessly subdued by Eldrin.

Without the slightest hesitation, Eldrin immediately summoned the Primordial Chaos Grasping Hand, suppressing it within his palm.

After suppressing the Chaos Barbarian Tribe, Eldrin intended to eradicate them completely, yet he paused in the blink of an eye.

"With my Path of Human Soul, can I help restore His consciousness?"

Eldrin’s thoughts flickered rapidly. Without hesitation, he activated the Human Soul Ancient Scripture, and in an instant, countless golden characters of the Great Dao materialized, flooding into the Daluo Barbarian Clan’s consciousness to restore their clarity of mind.

Purified by the Path of Human Souls, the Great Luo Desolate Race let out waves of mournful howls as the desolate power within their bodies visibly dissipated at a rapid pace.

After a long while had passed, the power of desolation completely dissipated. The fierce and malevolent aura in the eyes of this Great Luo Wastelander gradually faded away, replaced by a serene tranquility within its pupils.

Yet the consciousness of this Great Luo Barbarian had not recovered. Though clarity had returned to his gaze, it remained profoundly unfocused.

"What a pity."

"Although the power of desolation has been purged, His human soul has been completely corroded. Even the power of the Human Soul Scripture can hardly restore it."

Eldrin spoke these words, roughly grasping the situation of the desolate tribes.

These desolate tribes had been corroded by the power of desolation, their human souls long riddled with holes, and it was even likely they had been utterly annihilated.

Moreover, the Celestial Soul and Earthly Soul of this Waste Clan member had also been severely corroded.

Under such circumstances, recovery was exceedingly difficult—even with Eldrin's current level of cultivation, it remained unattainable.

Unless 1 day Eldrin could fully master the innate supreme treasure, the Book of Human Souls, only then would he be able to utilize the power of the Book of Human Souls to help restore his sanity.

After regaining consciousness, he would need to find a Primordial Domain to heal his wounds, gradually restoring his condition.

"Of course, it's not entirely beyond recovery."

Eldrin spoke thus, then clasped his palms together to utterly annihilate this desolate tribesman.

After completing all this, Eldrin shook his head slightly, an involuntary trace of pity flickering in his eyes.

The primordial being transformed from this Star Lord was once a Great Luo Golden Immortal, with a wisp of His divine soul anchored within the Great Dao.

In other words, should his true form be utterly annihilated, that wisp of primordial spirit entrusted to the Great Dao would draw upon the fundamental power of the Dao to revive itself.

When the time of revival comes, his primordial spirit will be fully restored.

However, the Ardents dwell deep within the Chaotic Barren Sea. Even if they were to end their own lives in hopes of regaining clarity, they would continue to be eroded by the power of barrenness.

Fortunately, this Great Luo Star Monarch before him was rather fortunate—just a few desolate paths away lay the Great Desolate Ancient Realm.

If it could seize the opportunity to escape back to the Great Barren Ancient Realm after its revival, it would then be able to avert the fate of being eroded by the power of desolation.

Of course, after a Great Luo Golden Immortal awakens, their physical form, primordial spirit, and magical power all enter their most vulnerable state. Whether they can traverse the Chaotic Desolate Sea and reach the Great Desolate Ancient Realm depends entirely on their own fortune and destiny.

To return to our story, after vanquishing the Star Lord transformed into a desolate being, Eldrin once again scoured the Chaos Nest.

After a thorough search, he contentedly took away a single Sky Star Fruit Tree.

The Heavenly Star Fruit Tree was a low-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), capable of nurturing the power of formation. It served as a supreme treasure for cultivating the Great Dao of Heavenly Stars, yet unfortunately held little practical value for Eldrin (Person Name).

Fortunately, being a Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), opening up the Great Luo Immortal Realm shouldn't pose much of a problem.

With this promising start, Eldrin's motivation grew even stronger.

Next, he continued to conceal his aura, constantly exploring the Great Luo Nests and Ancient Immortal Nests scattered throughout the periphery of the 10 1000 Stars Archipelago.

With his current level of power, exploring these chaotic nests posed little challenge. Even a Great Perfection Golden Immortal could scarcely withstand 3 moves against him.

Thus, Eldrin continued his exploration, and before he knew it, he had already plundered dozens of Great Perfection nests, and even thousands of Ancient Immortal-level lairs.

Throughout this process, Eldrin slew over a 100 Chaos Barbarians, while the number of primordial chaos beasts he vanquished from the Ancient Immortal Realm reached as many as several 1000.

Having slain so many Chaos Desolates and ferocious beasts, the spoils of war were naturally abundant.

Among them were over a 100 Innate Spiritual Treasures, more than a 1000 Great Luo Oddities, and 20-1 stalks of the Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) were obtained.

"These few Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root) are already sufficient to establish 5 immortal domains."

"At present, we've only explored 1-tenth of the 10-1000 Star Archipelago. If we could conquer the entire archipelago, wouldn't we obtain 2 100 Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root)?"

A faint smile involuntarily surfaced in Eldrin's (Person Name) heart as he murmured to himself.

No wonder the denizens of the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss all claim that the Primordial Chaos Barren Sea is paved with treasures—this legend indeed holds true.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin resumed his steps and soon found himself standing before a chaotic nest.

Gazing at this lair, Eldrin could not help but feel a trace of solemnity.

For this was a supreme Great Perfection nest, once belonging to a glorious Great Perfection lineage that had nurtured no fewer than 9 Great Perfection Golden Immortals, among whom stood 1 who had attained the Great Perfection Golden Immortal consummation.

Of course, this alone was still insufficient to bring any significant pressure upon Eldrin.

The reason Eldrin wore such a solemn expression was his fear that the battle might draw the attention of the 7 lairs at the Chaos Origin Emperor level.

"It seems we must end this swiftly."

Eldrin's thoughts surged, then with resolute will, he summoned the Chaos Primordial Grasp, intent on completely suppressing the entire Great Luo Nest.

But at this very moment, an overwhelmingly powerful aura suddenly emanated from the Great Luo Nest.

That aura erupted to its absolute limit, astonishingly clashing with the Chaos Primordial Qi Grasping Hand. The resulting shockwaves swept out in a devastating tide, stirring the vast expanse of the 10-1000 Star Archipelago.

"Damn, we've been spotted."

Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow slightly and looked down at his palm. Beneath the colossal hand of chaos, he saw a towering figure resisting the giant palm, resembling a primordial demon god holding up the heavens and the earth.

"The intelligence regarding the Wild Tribe of the Wild Emperor Realm is incorrect."

Eldrin's thoughts flickered, instantly deducing the cause and effect of the matter.

It turned out that this Eldrin before him was originally a Great Perfection Golden Immortal within the nest, but had broken through to the realm of a Primordial Emperor dozens of kalpas ago.

The Great Desolate Ancient Realm lacked sufficient strength, leading to a certain delay in intelligence regarding the surrounding regions. Consequently, they missed this crucial piece of information.

"Troublesome."

His plans disrupted, Eldrin furrowed his brow slightly before decisively unleashing his full power.

In an instant, he pushed his cultivation base to its absolute limit. With a flip of his palm, he unleashed a crushing pressure, intending to completely subdue the Desolate Emperor before him.

The Desolate Emperor roared in a desperate struggle, yet it was utterly futile to reverse the heavens' decree.

Eldrin's current combat prowess had already half-stepped into the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor. How could a newly ascended Desolate Emperor possibly withstand his full-powered onslaught?

In the mere blink of an eye, the Desolate Emperor was utterly annihilated into swirling fragments, his primordial spirit bound by infinite chains of divine dao, vanishing into the vast expanse of the Endless Dao Sea.

This caused Eldrin to slightly furrow his brow, a trace of astonishment flickering across his expression.

"The Primordial Spirit of the Primordial Chaos Emperor cannot be completely annihilated by external forces. But if it were to be fully corrupted by the Abyssal Sea, wouldn't it become nearly impossible to restore its consciousness?"

This reminded Eldrin of a rumor—that those imprisoned within the Solar Radiance Pagoda would eventually descend into a dazed, devil-like state.

In truth, it was not only the Solar Golden Pagoda. Even within the Forbidden Abyss of Dao Severance, where the Kui Bull Celestial Emperor once suppressed the Ant Celestial Emperor, there existed numerous beings trapped in a dazed and confused state.

At first, Eldrin believed it was the power of the Primordial Supreme Treasure and the forbidden land.

Now it appeared that those suppressed Primordial Chaos Emperors were more like beings whose minds had been corroded by the power of desolation. Yet, because they had not completely perished, they found it difficult to awaken anew from the Great Dao.

"What a sinister and ruthless move."

Eldrin murmured, a cold gleam flickering in his eyes.

Had he been suppressed within the Sun Golden Tower back then, he would likely have met the same fate.

At this thought, Eldrin was reminded of the Black Abyss Emperor. As for the final outcome of that battle back then, Eldrin had no idea what ultimately became of the Black Abyss Emperor.

However, judging from the fact that the Great Emperor of Primordial Thunder Crows had come to hunt him down, it seemed the Black Abyss Emperor was already in grave peril.

"Damn it!"

In that instant, a sky-obscuring killing intent blazed within Eldrin's pupils, his grip tightening until the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Halberd creaked in protest.

An instant later, he took a deep breath and withdrew all distracting thoughts.

He knew he could not return. With his current strength, going back would only mean throwing his life away.

His only recourse was to cultivate until he reached a higher realm—until he could stand against those Great Emperors, even the Quasi-Sages. Only then could he return with invincible might to exact his vengeance.

As for the Great Emperor of the Abyss being suppressed within the Solar Golden Pagoda, there should be no immediate cause for concern.

For experts at the Great Emperor realm, their willpower is often exceptionally resolute, granting them formidable resistance to the power of desolation.

They could even traverse the vast Chaotic Barren Sea, crossing its boundless expanse that had endured for billions of years.

The reason why Great Emperor-level experts dare not venture deep into the Chaotic Desolate Sea is not because they cannot traverse it, but because they fear becoming utterly lost within its depths—ultimately exhausting their very soul force until their spiritual flame extinguishes like a lamp burning out its last drop of oil.

It could be said that unless 1 became completely lost within the Chaotic Abyssal Sea, even a Great Emperor was unlikely to have their sanity eroded by its corrosive influence.

Even a Great Emperor, suppressed within the Solar Golden Pagoda and subjected to the relentless erosion of the Barren Force day and night, could at the very least preserve a fragment of their consciousness, with the potential to even resist the Barren Force.

The former Ant Emperor was able to cultivate the 9 true spirit forms precisely because he withstood the erosion of the Barren Force.

Not only that, but Emperor Ant even reversed the process, using the vast desolate power to temper his own body, thereby compensating for his primordial spirit's weakness in defensive capabilities.

Back to the story.

After suppressing the physical form of the Desolate Emperor, Eldrin withdrew his killing intent and raised his gaze toward the surrounding chaos.

But all around in the endless void, 1 towering figure after another stood firm within the desolate sea, pairs of crimson eyes fixed intently upon him.

13 Desolate Emperors.

Eldrin’s thoughts flickered as he lifted his gaze toward the ethereal heavens above.

There upon the void heavens stood a tall and majestic figure.

Clad in the Celestial Emperor's Robe of Stars and crowned with the 12-beaded imperial headdress, He stood alone, yet the vast 9 Heavens themselves bowed in reverence and swirled around His presence.

Lord of the Myriad Stars, Daylight Vanquishing Sovereign.

Eldrin's gaze flickered slightly as he recalled this individual's origins.

This Dusk-Annihilation Emperor's former incarnation was the Master of All Stars from the Primal Domain of the Great Barrens, a being whose cultivation had reached the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor.

As a minor Primordial Realm, the ancient Great Barrens Primordial Realm was far less endowed than the 3 Extremes Primordial Realm.

This lineage once boasted only a single Paragon, 3 Great Emperors, and fewer than 20 cultivators at the late-stage Primordial Chaos realm.

This Lord of Eternal Night had attained the seventh level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor realm, standing as 1 of the 3 late-stage Primordial Chaos Emperors governing the celestial bodies across the Primordial Wilderness Domain. His power was absolutely not to be underestimated.

"Bzzz—"

At this moment, seeing Eldrin standing with the Chaos Heaven Halberd in hand, the Annihilating Sovereign of Eternal Night finally unleashed his full power.

He unleashed his full power with a single sweep of his sleeve, causing the primordial chaos to tremble. With but a point of his finger, hundreds of millions of stars descended to suppress all in their path.

"Hmph—"

Eldrin let out a cold snort and immediately wielded the Chaos Manifestation of Soldiers technique. In an instant, 10 Chaos Ancient Soldiers materialized across the sky, descending with overwhelming force toward the Emperor of Eternal Extinction.

In an instant, the vast chaos trembled violently, and a world-shaking great confrontation erupted abruptly.

From the very outset of this battle, Eldrin held nothing back, exerting every ounce of his strength in an all-out confrontation.

As for the other 12 Desolate Emperors, Eldrin paid them no mind.

These desolate emperors were only at the early to middle stages of the Primordial Chaos Realm. Unless they activated forbidden divine abilities to fight with their lives on the line, all their attacks would be absorbed by the Annihilation Dao Patterns, utterly incapable of inflicting any injuries upon Eldrin.

In truth, even if they were to unleash forbidden divine abilities in a desperate struggle, it would still prove of little use against Eldrin, who was clad in the Indestructible Battle Attire.

At this moment, Eldrin summoned the Chaos Heavenly Halberd with all his might, engaging in a world-shaking duel against the Annihilation Desolate Emperor through myriad mystical arts and secret techniques. For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand.

In the duel between the 2, Eldrin relied on the Undying Battle Garb and the Abyssal Dao Patterns to neutralize nearly all of Offensive Emperor's attacks.

The Daybreak Annihilation Emperor occasionally unleashed extreme explosive techniques, yet none could be sustained in prolonged combat. They merely inflicted minor wounds upon Eldrin, which were swiftly healed by the Great Dao of Life.

As for Eldrin, his offensive methods remained insufficient to inflict substantial damage upon the Emperor of Eternal Oblivion. Even when adopting an all-out offensive stance without regard for defense, he still failed to deliver a crippling blow.

Thus the 2 battled all the way to the border of primordial chaos, yet Eldrin was astonished to discover that neither could gain the upper hand over the other.

"It seems we are still locked in a stalemate."

Eldrin’s thoughts flickered rapidly, and he instantly understood that he could not subdue this Annihilator Primordial Emperor of Daylight.

Since he couldn’t subdue him, Eldrin saw no point in wasting further effort. He abandoned his assault on the Lord of Eternal Annihilation and turned his attention to another target—a mid-stage Chaos Origin Emperor who possessed the greatest combat prowess among the rest.

This Desolate Emperor was the foremost under the Twilight Annihilation Desolate Emperor, having likely cultivated at least 1 True Spiritual Root foundation. His combat prowess could almost be deemed invincible among sixth-level Primordial Chaos Emperor Monarchs, yet he ultimately remained incapable of harming Eldrin.

In the end, Eldrin endured the onslaught of over a dozen Wild Emperors, suppressed the mid-stage Chaos Origin Emperor with the Abyssal Pearl, and fought his way out of the 10-1000 Starry Sea.

He then fled all the way back to the Primordial Wildlands, pursued by a group of Wild Emperors, before finally escaping into the Ancient Wild Realm.

Watching Eldrin flee into the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, a group of Desolate Emperors still vanished into the Chaotic Desolate Sea, wary of the power of the Book of Human Souls.

Eldrin felt a hint of regret. If those Wild Emperors dared to charge into the Great Barren Ancient Realm, he could have leveraged his authority as Realm Lord to suppress them all.

It must be known that although the Great Desolate Ancient Realm had not yet fully recovered, its primordial essence and power had grown substantially, enabling Eldrin to unleash combat prowess at the Emperor Realm level.

World Sovereign.

As Eldrin returned, the 9 high priests all gazed at him with immense concern.

Eldrin shook his head at this and said, "It's nothing serious. It's just that the Annihilation Eclipse Emperor is truly a handful to deal with."

With these words, Eldrin motioned for the crowd to withdraw before proceeding into the Great Wilderness Sanctum.

Upon arriving at the Great Wilderness Divine Palace, Eldrin immediately released the suppressed Wilderness Emperor.

The Desolate Emperor struggled desperately against his fate, yet beneath the crushing weight of the World’s Authority, he was utterly and completely suppressed.

"Cease your struggle. Allow me to see if I can help restore your sanity."

Eldrin’s thoughts flickered rapidly as he harnessed the Dao of Human Soul. In an instant, countless golden divine patterns of the Great Dao emerged, relentlessly expelling the desolate power emanating from this Desolate Emperor.

But halfway through the expulsion, Eldrin’s brow furrowed slightly as he realized that the Primordial Emperor’s primordial spirit was far too powerful, and its power of desolation was exceptionally tenacious. Driving it out would likely prove exceedingly troublesome.

"It seems I still need to harness the power of the Human Soul Tome."

As he spoke, Eldrin summoned the Human Soul Tome and immediately activated it to continuously cleanse the Desolate Emperor's primordial spirit.

With Eldrin's current level of magical power, he could now unleash approximately 10 percent of the Soul Tome's might.

At this moment, as the Great Dao scriptures of the Human Soul Book continuously cleansed him, the Desolate Emperor let out a cry of excruciating agony.

Until a long while later, when the power of desolation had been completely cleansed, the consciousness of this Desolate Emperor gradually recovered, and a trace of clarity returned to his blood-red pupils.

(End of Chapter)